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Empty Bowls set March 25

Empty Bowls, a soup benefit and arts and crafts fair, will take place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud. There will be music, kids’ activities and fun for the whole family. Proceeds benefit Place of Hope Ministries.

For more information, visit placeofhopeministries.org.

5K walk/run set April 29 to benefit Miracle League

DeZURIK and Brenny Transportation will host the seventh annual 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, April 29 at Watab Creek South Park in Sartell. Arrival time is 8:30 a.m; walk/run starts at 9 a.m. The entire 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit “The Miracle League of Central Minnesota,” which provides an opportunity for youth with disabilities to play baseball in an organized league.

To register, contact DeZURIK at 320-259-2000 or Brenny Transportation at 320-363-6999. This 5K walk/run is a non-competitive/non-timed family-fun event.

Entries are limited so sign up soon.

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Daniel Coborn, a resident of Sartell and a local grocerystore entrepreneur and b e n e f a c t o r, died March 15 Coborn at the age of 86.

Coborn developed the chain of Coborn’s grocery stores far and wide in the many decades after his grandfather, Chester, started the first Coborn’s store in Sauk Rapids in 1912. When Chester died in 1921, his sons Chester Jr. and Duke, became the business’s owners/managers.

Dan Coborn, whose parents were Duke and Florence, led

the company for 40 years, beginning in 1959 when his father died. Currently, Dan’s son, Chris, is Coborn’s Inc.’s president and chief executive officer.

Coborn started a second Coborn’s store in Foley in the 1960s.

In the years that followed, a new store opened in 1974 and is still thriving in Sauk Rapids. By and by, other stores opened: two in St. Cloud, one in Sartell, one in Little Falls and in many other cities. Three of the newest are located in St. Cloud (the Cooper Avenue one), the Coborn’s SuperStore in Sartell (Sartell now has two) and one in St. Joseph.

From the fledgling Sauk Rapids produce market in 1912, Coborn’s Inc. has expanded far and wide in the 105 years since, now employing more than 8,000 people.

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Children enjoy making “fire-breathing dragons” out of toilet paper rolls, glitter glue, plastic eyes, and colorful paper at the Funfest at Sartell High School March 18. From left to right are Kylee Kron, 7, Sartell; Olivia Erickson, 7, Willmar; Hailey Hooper, 3, Sartell; and Norma Conway, Willmar. Erickson and Hooper are cousins and also granddaughters of Conway.

For additional photos, see related story on page 7.

Bertsch’s gardening a hobby, a job

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

When people describe Alex Bertsch as “down to earth,” they’re not kidding. He’s been working closely with the good earth for years, growing good foods and even starting his own earth-based business, “Epic by Nature Farm.”

The Sartell High School ju-

nior has a level-headed mission: to grow, sell or donate crops that are highly nutritious, grown in an eco- Bertsch friendly way without the use of pesticides or herbicides.

Recently, Bertsch gave a talk

from the stage at the Home Show in St. Cloud. The title of his talk was “Organic Gardening: the Epic Truths,” and Bertsch gave many tips prospective gardeners should remember as the planting season approaches: • Water in the mornings, and then don’t over-water.

• Cover soil with some form of mulch – leaves, grass clip-

pings, wood chips or other.

Mulch holds in moisture, guards against splashes and erosion, keeps the soil soft and allows beneficial micro-organisms to flourish.

• Create a habitat for beneficial insects like butterflies, bees, aphid wasps and lady bugs. Such “friendly” critters will keep down harmful pests.

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Two Sartell robotics teams to compete at world level

Project Astride sets meet, greet for volunteers

Project Astride is seeking seasonal and year-round volunteers for numerous positions. Get your questions answered at one of two “meet-and-greet” opportunities coming up soon. Established in 1986, Project Astride is a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic horseback-riding sessions for people with developmental, physical or sensory challenges. Riders benefit socially, emotionally and physically because of their experiences with the program. The setting one mile east of St. Stephen is a beautiful, peaceful rural property that includes a barn, indoor arena, outdoor arena and riding trails.

Weekly riding sessions are offered in the spring, summer and fall; chores are done year-round.

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The middle school team Metal demonstrates its VEX robot.

Two teams from Sartell’s Boy Scout Troop 211 have qualified to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship April 19-25 in Louisville, Ken. The high school-aged team, called BeatBotz, earned its way to the world championship by placing first, and earning the Excellence Award at the state competition Feb. 3 and 4 at River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.

In the middle-school competition, team Metal earned its way with a fourth place in the qualifying rounds and performed well in a separate skills field.

To get to state, a team must receive an invitation by competing well in an earlier tournament.

Neither team had trouble getting an invite.

“They are an amazing group of

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kids,” said Kevin Schatz, a troop leader and robotics coach. “Both teams have done well all year. The BeatBotz have won the excellence award and were tournament champions in several tournaments before state this year.”

The competition game for VEX Robotics changes every year. This year’s game is called Star Struck. The game consists of a 12-foot by 12-foot field divided by a two-foot fence. A team must maneuver their robots to pick up and throw objects over the fence. The objects are large stars, about 10 inches in diameter and made of foam, similar in shape to the small six-pronged stars in a game of jacks. There are also soft, one-foot cubes weighing about a pound. The objective is to put all the stars and cubes on the opponent’s side of the fence. This is what BeatBotz won at state.

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Friday, March 24, 2017

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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301, or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org.

Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department.

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Sartell Troop 127 achieved the Bronze Award by making tie blankets, pillows, bags and books. Troop members include the following (front row, left to right): Emily Berndt, Breanna Duea and Skylar Nordquist and (back row) Brooke Legatt, Brooklyn La Bosco, Aubrey Flynn and Isabelle Nygaard. The troop donated these items to Anna Marie’s Alliance, which is a shelter for women and their children who have been in a situation where they were being threatened or abused. These were specifically made for the younger children in the facility, the books were made to give the children a fun experience in reading.

State honors for community corrections agent A Stearns County Corrections Agent is the first to win the Outstanding Agent Award from the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties.

Jeremy Gallagher of Sartell was nominated for his excellent work during the past 11 years as an agent in Stearns County’s Community Corrections Division. For the past four years, Gallagher has worked as an agent in the County’s Domestic Violence Court and has had an immeasurable positive effect on the agency’s response to domestic-violence cases. When he was assigned this role, Gallagher willingly embraced it, and has taken the time to learn and understand the dynamics of domestic violence.

He has since advanced Stearns County’s systematic approach to supervising this population, not only with the Community Correction Division, but within the legal system and among area treatment providers and social services.

Gallagher does a great job motivating his clients, while at the same time holding them accountable for their actions.

He spends a lot of time in the field and works a non-traditional schedule making sure the offenders are compliant.

In his nomination letter, Gallagher is recognized as someone who goes above and be-

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Jeremy Gallagher (right) receives the first-ever Outstanding Agent Award for his work responding to domestic-violence cases from fellow corrections officer Scott Ergen. yond to protect the victims and children in the cases he supervises. His passion for the children who witness domestic violence has driven him to learn and understand how it affects them. He shares that knowledge to collaborate with child-protection workers in area counties to advance the intervention and treatment of the trauma children experience.

The Outstanding Agent Award goes to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to their profession and to their communities, recognizing outstanding performance as a probation agent as well as outstanding citizenship and involvement in their communities.

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The Sartell seventh-grade B team played in a B tournament March 18 in Marshall finishing second to New Ulm. Team members include (front row, from left to right) Will Hoekstra, Jacob Merrill, Eric Liveringhouse, Zach Mathiasen and Jalen Vorpahl; and (back row) Larking Lang, Aiden Oglesby, Steven Brinkerhoff, Jackson Vos and Ben Karasch. Not pictured: team member Connor Eischens and Coaches Tosh Brinkerhoff, Jason Merrill and Troy Hoekstra.

Two Sartell swimmers Claire and Isabelle Westling, who compete with the YMCA Gators swim team, recently placed in several categories in the state meet held in Rochester. The Gators brought 10 swimmers to the meet and all but one earned points for the team, which brought home the third-place finish for points in the A Division.

Claire competed in the 100 Breast, placing 13th; 100 Back, placing 14th; 50 Back, placing 18th; 100 IM, placing 19th; 50 Breast, placing 19th; 200 IM, placing 21st; 50 Fly, placing 41st; and 200 Free Relay, placing 24th. Isabelle competed in the 200 Free Relay, placing 24th.

The YMCA Gator swimmers also who competed the weekend before at the USA Senior State Meet in Rochester, and took third place in points. A banner ceremony will be held at 5:30 Monday, April 10 at YMCA to celebrate the team’s accomplishments.

Omann Insurance Agency of Sartell was among 50 independent agencies and 13 mutual insurance agencies recently named as President’s Club members by the Grin-

nell Mutual Reinsurance Co. These companies are being recognized for outstanding achievement in the insurance profession and superior performance for Grinnell Mutual in 2016.

“Our President’s Club members are an impressive group of insurance professionals,” said Larry Jansen, president and CEO of Grinnell Mutual. “Many of these businesses have successfully served local policyholders for decades in an ever-changing market. Listening to our top agents and mutual companies keeps our partnership and our service to policyholders strong and stable.”

President’s Club members will be treated to a celebration for their efforts June 4-7 at the Moana Surfrider Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hannah Wohletz, daughter of Sandy and Frank Wohletz, was named to the fall dean’s list at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph. She is a freshman majoring in nursing.

Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.

March 5 3:42 p.m. Vehicle accident. CR 120. Officers were dispatched for a vehicle/deer accident. The vehicle that struck the deer had moderate damage but was able to be driven off of the roadway until a tow company could arrive. The officer issued a deer-possession permit to a passenger of the striking vehicle and the deer was removed from the roadway.

4:19 p.m. Vagrancy. 600 block of Pinecone Road N. Officers were dispatched for people seen walking around on a golf course and setting up hammocks between the trees.

Officer located the parties and advised them they needed to get permission from the property owner to be there as it’s considered private property. The parties advised they were out to enjoy the weather and unaware they could not be on the golf course. They left the area without incident.

March 6 12:32 p.m. Assist agency. 1700 block of Pinecone Road S. Officers were dispatched to assist another agency with locating a suspect in a domestic who was possibly suicidal. Officers located the suspect and they were transported to the hospital by the agency requesting assistance. Another officer stood by with a child who was in the vehicle with the suspect until the other parent arrived to take custody.

9:33 p.m. Suspicious vehicle.

600 block of Sixth Street S. Officers were dispatched for a report of a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed with no lights on and honking their horn. Officers checked the

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For sixth year in a row, Thrivent named a ‘World’s Most Ethical Company’ Thrivent Financial was recently recognized again by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company. The designation recognizes those organizations that have had a material impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every

level of the company. For six years in a row, Thrivent’s commitment to operating with ethical business standards and practices has been highlighted by this honor. This continued recognition ensures longterm value to members, employees, suppliers, regulators and investors.

Thrivent is one of only seven companies in the Financial Services category honored this year. Scores

are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance program (35 percent), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20 percent), culture of ethics (20 percent), governance (15 percent) and leadership, innovation and reputation (10 percent) and provided to all companies who participate in the process. To read the entire story, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on People.

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Hobby from front page “It was my first time ever talking to a group from a stage,” Bertsch said. “I was a bit nervous, but I thought it went really well.”

It may have been his first talk from a stage, but it won’t be his last because he loves to share his knowledge about gardening and marketing with anyone who will listen – at schools, farmers’ markets and any other places where people gather to talk about and learn about nutritious foods.

Entrepreneur

Bertsch is not only a gardener but also an entrepreneur and homegrown philosopher.

One of his main messages is this: People don’t have to shift their entire lifestyles to contribute to the organic, sustainability movement.

“Just buy one or two food items at a local farmers’ market,” he tells listeners. “And with help, little by little, they can shift our world to a more natural and sustainable way of life.”

Bertsch’s produce includes such staples as tomatoes, sweet corn and pumpkins, but his true specialties are salad fixings and nutrient-dense microgreens.

His salad greens include red Russian kale, arugula, spinach, spring-mix lettuce varieties, mustard greens and purple Santiago radishes. Microgreens are the seedling shoots of such foods as peas, broccoli and sunflowers foods. The seedlings, seven to 14 days old, depending, contain up to 40 times more nutrients than their full-grown counterparts.

And they are infinitely versatile. Customers make shake drinks using them, they can be used in salads, eaten by themselves with or without a dressing, made into sandwiches or added to or blended with other entrees on a dinner plate.

Bertsch has almost 40 feet of indoor shelving space on which he grows his micro-greens under rows of grow lights. He sells them in fiveinch by five-inch containers

Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com with the micro-greens still embedded in the sterilized soil in which they’d grown – a way to guarantee optimal freshness and maximum nutrients.

Bertsch sells his produce at the Sauk Rapids Farmers’ Market and at Mixin’ It Up, a gluten-free bakery in Sauk Rapids. His products can also be ordered privately. Currently, he is pursuing a way to sell them by orders placed from Mighty Farm Food Inc. He is also going to be a vendor at the Sartell Farmers’ Market this spring and summer.

Socially connective

Bertsch’s concept of social responsibility stems naturally from his passion for growing good foods, from working closely with the earth and from helping people learn about eating nutritious foods.

He’s an avid supporter of food shelves. Last March, when he was 16, he began a collection drive for the food shelves at Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army and brought in well over 100 pounds of food.

Bertsch also said he believes the sharing of good foods and knowledge about them will help strengthen the ecofriendly sustainability movement’s rapid growth, thanks partly to local farmers’ markets far and wide.

“I love to grow as sustainably as possible,” he said. “I like to start from the soil with

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composts, manures, mulches.”

Early green thumb

When he was only 10 years old, Bertsch discovered his young green-thumb knack for gardening.

“I kind of stumbled upon it,” he recalled. “I’d grow things in pots on the deck, seedlings in cupboards, and then one day my parents let me dig up a small spot in the yard where I could garden.”

When his paternal grandfather, Randy Bertsch, moved to Milaca from North Dakota, he plowed up a plot for his grandson to garden to his heart’s content. It wasn’t long before Bertsch bought his own roto-tiller. The gardening plot reached a half-acre in size.

“I might do sweet corn there and summer squash this season,” he said.

His other garden, near his Sartell home, is about 500 square feet.

“From the time I started, I wanted to grow foods that are more fresh, more quality, more local,” he said.

An ongoing impetus for his gardening is experimentation.

“I love to experiment, to try planting different things,” he said. “I even took a community-education class on how to grow mushrooms. My grandma (Zena Persons of St. Cloud) also took that class, and we inoculated two logs (with mushroom spores) and we grew

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Broccoli microgreens are not only a blazingly beautiful fresh green but they are also incredibly nutritious. shitake mushrooms.”

Constant learning

Gardening, Bertsch said, is a never-ending learning process.

He listens to iPodcasts while gardening, learning about the subject along with programs about entrepreneurship.

His friends sometimes razz him about his iPod listening and his passion for gardening, but – all the same – they have been very supportive, as has his family – parents Carolyn and Matt, and siblings Madelyn, 11; and Adam, 8.

“My friends have helped me so much, almost every weekend,” he said. “It’s so good to bounce ideas off family and friends.”

Bertsch’s busy life is certainly not constricted by his hard work in gardening, marketing and selling. An avid out-

doorsman, he loves to camp, fish and kayak.

His favorite school subjects are English, automotive metal, marketing and accounting. After graduation, he plans to earn a marketing-and-business degree in college. His passion for gardening, now both a hobby and a job, will no doubt keep him grounded for a very long time.

Teaching

Bertsch will teach sessions on how to make his own recipe, “Microgreen Blender Muffins,” from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Mixin’ It Up glutenfree bakery in Sauk Rapids.

All are welcome to attend the free lessons.

The bakery is located at 106 Second Ave. N. near Jimmy’s Pour House in downtown Sauk Rapids.

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Thank you, Dan Coborn, for generous philanthropy A local grocery-store legend and kindhearted philanthropist has died.

Dan Coborn, 86, who died March 15, left so many good, enduring things in his nearly nine decades in the greater St. Cloud area.

Besides being a great entrepreneur, Coborn was extraordinarly generous in “giving back to the community,” as he called it. He, his wife Mabel and their five children have been constantly donating, directly and indirectly, to scores of good causes in the area, which include the CentraCare Coborn Cancer Center, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the local YMCA, St. John’s University facilities, scholarship funds for the universities of St. John’s and St. Benedict’s, and United Way of Central Minnesota that Dan and Mabel Coborn helped start.

Such generosity was not limited to the greater St. Cloud area. Coborn and family have donated consistently to the many cities and areas where customers shop in their dozens of stores that include Coborn’s, Cash Wise and the Little Dukes and Holiday gas stations.

Dan Coborn was a third-generation businessman. His grandfather, Chester, started a produce store in Sauk Rapids in 1912, then nine years later he opened the first Coborn’s grocery store in that city.

Chester’s offspring and their offspring were always passionately committed to the grocery-store business, which grew steadily, one success after another. In 1963, two more Coborn’s were opened – one in Foley, the other on St. Cloud’s Fifth Avenue S. near the college area.

Many in this area are old enough to remember shopping at the south St. Cloud store. Before that, the larger St. Cloud grocery stores were Piggly Wiggly (where downtown Perkins is now) and further to the west Red Owl and Super Valu.

Coborn stores were always innovative, especially in featuring food products that customers wanted, such as ingredients for ethnic foods – Chinese, MexicanAmerican, as well as more varieties of fruits and vegetables. As society grew in new directions and as more people began to cook more adventurously, Coborn’s always strove to accommodate their customers with food products that had been impossible or hard to find at other stores.

Besides Dan Coborn’s keen awareness of customer needs, he was determined to serve cities directly through philanthropy and also through civic participation. He served on the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce, the St. Cloud Hospital Board and the boards of schools and colleges.

We who have long lived in the greater St. Cloud area and the newer people who live here now should be grateful for Dan Coborn and his family. Coborn was a classic example of a successful entrepreneur and visionary who loved to share that success, in so many ways, with others.

Thank you, Dan Coborn.

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Opinion

Friday, March 24, 2017

Grace-under-pressure rules at humane society Want to see up-close what grace-underpressure looks like? Go visit the Tri-County Humane Society in east St. Cloud.

I saw those wonderful people in action five times recently – the five times I brought homeless cats to them during late February, early March. In my neighborhood, every winter and spring there are pitiful homeless cats wandering around here, seeking a place to huddle out of the cold, looking for something – anything – to eat, hoping for a warm home.

Those poor cats are either dumped off from cars or tossed out of homes by ignorant people who think, mistakenly, that cats are by nature “outdoor” creatures. Some of the cats, no doubt, were at one time “cute cuddly kittens” until they aged a year or two into cats, when their unfeeling owners decided they weren’t so “cute” anymore and tossed them out of their homes to fend for themselves. I’ve often said I would like to take those owners, drive them into the frozen countryside miles from anywhere, dump them off and see how they’d like it – cold, alone and helpless.

I, along with next-door neighbors Richard and Marty Dubbin, deal with homeless cats every year. We have multiple pets of our own so we cannot take the strays into our homes. We do, however, feed them constantly and provide ways they can stay somewhat warm until we can live-trap them, before spring comes with its kitten-birth explosion.

A month ago I called the TCHS and explained the problem to a woman named Lizz. Kind and thoughtful, she scheduled times on days that I could bring in the five

Dennis Dalman Editor cats, one by one.

One morning, I baited the trap on my deck. I waited. Within minutes, my breath stopped as I saw the familiar black-andcinnamon cat step into the long wire-cage trap. To my astonishment, it stepped gingerly over the trap mechanism, ate the sardines, then expertly backed out of the cage and dashed off. You’d think it had graduated with honors from the Houdini Feline School of Escape. I learned quickly how to conceal the trap mechanism with a light kitchen towel.

The next day, I caught the cute blackand-white cat, the one that would often look longingly through the windows into my warm living room, making my heart sink every time. It was traumatic to see her struggle in the cage with her bloodied nose, but I had to do what I had to do, driving her the 12 miles to the TCHS. Lizz expertly did the intake paperwork, putting “Dolores” (the name Lizz gave the cat) into the back room.

During the next two weeks, with help from the Dubbins, I managed to catch four more cats – all of them sweet critters that had probably been housecats until their thoughtless owners discarded them like old socks.

Every time I brought a cat in, the TCHS

was bustling with commotion – its staff busy with people popping in with questions or to view pets up for adoption. Despite the hectic hubbub, someone always dealt immediately with the intake of a cat I’d bring in. Lizz helped so expertly three times (with cats Dolores, Sylvester and Hazel), Claudine lovingly helped with a cat she named Tara, and Adam patiently processed one he dubbed Bubo. Another employee, Bryce, suffered a nasty scratch from Sylvester when the panicked cat dug one of its claws into his hand.

Later, I learned Dolores (oops!) had to be renamed Dougie, as it was a male cat. The staff fell in love with its sweet purring nature, and the irresistible critter was adopted by happy “parents” within a week. Two of the cats, it was later learned, were pregnant. They were placed in foster homes. Poor Sylvester (not fond of people), was placed on a farm as a barn cat. The others, I think, I hope, will soon be put into the adoption room.

There are no words to express my gratitude for the TCHS and its staff. Without it, without them, the cats they accepted from me would have been doomed in one terrible way or another.

The TCHS has long been my favorite charity. My admiration for it is now stronger than ever. I keep urging everyone I know to give generously to it – in money, needed supplies or volunteer work. To find out more about it, ways you can help or how to adopt, visit tricountyhumanesociety.org – or, better yet, visit the place in person. Its address is 735 Eighth St. NE. Its number is 320-252-0896.

Letter to the editor:

Spring – time for balmy weather, rejuvenation, meatless meals Sami Nicholson, Sartell

Where is global warming when we need it? I do look forward to the first day of spring, balmy weather and flowers in bloom.

The first day of spring is actually a perfect opportunity to turn over a new leaf in our personal habits – to clean house, to jog outdoors and to replace animal foods with healthy, delicious vegetables, legumes, grains and fruits.

The shift toward healthy eating is ev-

erywhere. Fast-food chains like Chipotle, Quiznos, Starbucks, Subway, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s offer plant-based options.

Parade, Better Homes and Gardens and Eating Well are touting vegan recipes.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt views replacement of meat by plant protein as the world’s number-one technical trend. The financial-investment community is betting on innovative start-ups like Beyond Meat or Impossible Foods, while warning clients about “death of meat.” Even Tyson Foods’ new CEO sees plant protein as the

meat industry’s future.

Indeed, Global Meat News reports that nearly half of consumers are reducing meat intake. Beef consumption has dropped by 43 percent in the past 40 years.

Each of us can celebrate spring by checking out the rich collection of plantbased dinners and desserts in our supermarket’s frozen food, dairy and produce sections.

Let’s all celebrate our heritages, our diversities St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone again. In traditional fashion, the day is marked by parades, festivals and drinking.

President Donald Trump had his annual meeting with the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) in the White House, and the city of Chicago colored its river green. It’s quite amazing just how St. Patrick’s Day, as a celebration of Irish heritage, has become a national undertaking.

But what about the many Minnesotans who do not have Irish heritage? St. Patrick’s Day is such a large event it made me wonder about some of the other ancestry we have here in Minnesota and the rest of the United States. The 2010 U.S. Census reports about 12 percent of Minnesotans have Irish roots. Our state is often associated with Germans and Scandinavians, and the census shows this as well. A little under 38 percent of Minnesotans reported themselves as German, with Scandinavians making up a little under 17 percent.

Rounding out the rest of the population, Minnesota has six percent English, five percent Polish and about four percent for both French and Italian ancestry.

All other ethnicities and ancestry groups make up less than three percent of the population each.

So the question is: What celebrations are there for the other ancestry groups in our state, and how do they compare to St. Patrick’s Day? To start, there are two days celebrated most often for GermanAmerican heritage. These are Von Steuben Day and German-American Day. Von Steuben Day is usually celebrated in mid-September, and honors the famous general who helped train American troops

Connor Kockler Guest Writer in the Revolutionary War. German-American Day is Oct. 6. It was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, with the date honoring the founding of the first German-American settlement in Pennsylvania in 1683.

For Scandinavian-Minnesotans, Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danes and others, there are a multitude of festivities.

Norwegian-Americans often celebrate Syttende Mai, or Constitution Day, on May 17. Sweden Day has been held on June 6 in New York City since 1941.

Finnish-Minnesotans have an especially local holiday, as St. Urho’s Day was created in Virginia, Minn. When questioned about the Finns’ lack of a saint like St. Patrick for the Irish, Richard Mattson invented St. Urho, whose celebration day of March 16 is observed in several northern states, as well as Canada.

Another major holiday is Juneteenth.

Observed every June 19, it commemorates the end of slavery in Texas announced on that day in 1865, being one of the last places in the country to continue the horrific practice. It has been increasingly growing as a day to celebrate AfricanAmerican heritage.

While often not as nationally noted

as St. Patrick’s Day, these and other celebrations show just how varied and rich our state’s culture and history are.

So many people came to make this state their home throughout the years, as well as those here before the existence of the United States. I think we should make an effort to publicize and grow some of these lesser-known days, as well as St. Patrick’s Day. It would serve as a great reminder of the melting pot that is our state and our nation.

We continue to add new people as well through the United States’ long history of immigration. In today’s increasingly cosmopolitan world, this diversity is almost impossible to quantify. It is, I believe, one of the cores of America’s success. Our country attracts people who are drawn to the prospect of a better life for themselves and their families and driven to build successful careers and businesses. We enjoy freedoms and opportunities every day many in countries all over the world can only dream of.

We should always remember to celebrate where we came from and know the story of how we got here. America is a special place, indeed, because here our differences and diversity constitute our strengths, not our weaknesses. Around the world, in some places, different groups split nations apart. Here, it’s part of what makes us Americans. That is something we should never forget and always be grateful for and celebrate.

Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.

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Blotter from page 2 area and located the vehicle leaving the area. An officer conducted a traffic stop and the driver advised they were near a friend’s house and that’s why they were honking their horn. The officer advised the driver they should make better decisions.

March 7 5:02 a.m. Medical. Meadow Drive. Officers were dispatched for a person who had passed out multiple times and was possibly locked inside their room. The caller advised they were diabetic and may be having a stroke. Police, fire and ambulance responded and located the caller in their bathroom, lying on the floor, conscious and breathing. The caller was transported to the hospital by ambulance.

March 8 9:28 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 120.

While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle traveling with no license-plate lights. The officer conducted a traffic stop and upon speaking with the driver, learned there was no proof of insurance in the vehicle. The driver also gave a false name to the officer. The driver was issued a citation for no proof of insurance and false name to police and arrested on a misdemeanor warrant. The driver was transported to jail without incident.

March 9 2:38 p.m. Juvenile problem.

19th Street S. Officers were dispatched to a report of a disorderly juvenile who was gaining unauthorized access to secured areas of the building using tools. Officers arrived and located the juvenile in the doorway. The juvenile was disrespectful toward parents and officers who explained the seriousness of the actions. The juvenile was issued a citation for disorderly conduct and released to parents.

March 10 4:04 p.m. Traffic stop. 1500 block of Pinecone Road N. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle traveling at a speed of 61 mph in a 40-mph zone. The officer conducted a traffic stop and upon speaking with the driver, driver told the officer they thought it was a 55-mph zone. The driver was issued a citation for speeding.

9:09 p.m. Fire alarm. 12th Avenue S. Police and fire were

Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com dispatched to a local apartment complex for a fire alarm. Upon searching the interior and exterior of the building, no smoke or fire was located. Upon further search, water was located leaking through the ceiling to the lower level of the building. Maintenance personnel arrived on scene and advised no further assistance was needed from police or fire.

Submitted by the Minnesota State Patrol March 18 7:21 a.m. Fatal car crash.

Highway 10/St. Germain Street. A Dodge Caravan (Taxi) was southbound Highway 10 stopped at the red light at St. Germain Street.

A Freightliner Semi was southbound Highway 10 and rear ended the Dodge van. Passengers in the Dodge included a 66-year-old male of Sartell, a 22-year-old female of Big Lake, and a 24-yearold female of New Hope. Both the male and the 22-year-old female were killed in the crash. The 24 -year-old female was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening conditions. The semi driver was a 61-year-old male of Owatonna.

Submitted by the St. Cloud Police Department March 18 8:14 p.m. Car accident. Clearwater Road/Sportsman’s Island Road. Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Clearwater Road and Sportsman’s Island Road. Upon arrival, officers determined a sedan being driven by a 16-year-old female from Sartell was driving eastbound on Sportsman’s Island Road. At the intersection with Clearwater Road she attempted to make a left turn onto northbound Clearwater Road but failed to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic. A sedan traveling northbound on Clearwater Road driven by 64-year-old male of International Falls was subsequently struck in a right-angle collision. The 16-year-old driver reported minor injuries that did not require medical attention.

The 64-year-old driver reported no apparent injuries, however a passenger in that vehicle, 64-yearold female of International Falls was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The 16- yearold driver was cited for failure to yield right-of-way. The St. Cloud Fire Department assisted with the accident scene.

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Sartell garden plots available

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

There are about a dozen garden plots available this coming spring in Sartell’s Community Gardens.

The plots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and only to residents of the City of Sartell, said Dennis Molitor, who founded the community-garden

concept in Sartell about 10 years ago along with Sartell resident and volunteer Kaye Wenker.

Anyone who wants one of the open plots should call Molitor at 320-252-7055 or 320-333-1293.

Each plot is about 20 feet by 20 feet. There are 96 of the plots near Oak Ridge Elementary School and 10 plots in east Sartell right next to the water plant.

Each gardener pays $25 for a

plot. City workers till the plots and amend the soil each spring with organic turkey-manure compost from Luxemburg Feed Service. There are also convenient water hookups along every row between the garden plots, a tool shed with tools for use and a compost pile for the gardeners’ use. All of those amenities are covered by the $25-per-plot fee.

Sartell announces photo contest

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The City of Sartell is sponsoring a photo contest, asking residents to submit photos that show what they love in the city.

Appropriately enough, the contest began on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, and will run through April 18.

The grand-prize winner will receive a gift basket valued at $250.

Any person can submit up to five photos with the theme of “Why I Love Sartell.” The 10 finalists’ names in the contest will be announced May 7.

Online voting for the grandprize winner will occur from May 8-22. On May 8, the city will announce details on its Facebook

page. The winner will be announced at Sartell Summerfest on June 10.

Photos will be judged by lighting, uniqueness and overall impact that evokes emotion and pride as captured by the photographer.

To see the complete rules and how to submit photos, visit www. sartellmn.com/photocontest.

Old photos, stories sought by SSC

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Members of the Sartell Senior Connection are determined to help preserve the past in photos and stories.

They are seeking old photos and photos of artifacts from Sartell residents that can be preserved for posterity, along with stories if resi-

dents would like to share them. At this time, the SSC cannot accept actual physical artifacts as there is no place to store them. Photos submitted will be copied digitally, then returned to their owners.

Stories from the past can be submitted in writing, with or without photos, or stories can be recorded if the people are willing to be recorded.

To become involved with the historical project or to submit photos and/or stories, contact Ann Doyscher-Domres at 2534036 (option 4) or send an email to Doyscher-domres@sartell.k12. mn.us.

Please include full name and address with photos and stories, so they can be credited and returned to the owners.

Each year, the council members noted, the priorities list gets longer and longer to the point that it probably doesn’t have any impact with legislators the way it would if there were only four or five priorities, each city-specific or one or two of definite regional benefit.

The document for this year, as it is now, has been approved by all area cities except Sartell. It contains seven policy proposals, five funding proposals and 14 general-policy statements.

The list is so long, with so many varying items on it, that Sartell Council members said legislators would easily overlook it.

To have any real impact with legislators, the items on the list should be fewer, more specific and defined in some detail, the members agreed.

Sartell City Administrator Mary

Degiovanni, after listening to the council members’ opinions, said she would share their viewpoints with the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization.

One of the funding proposals in the list does relate specifically to Sartell – a request for state funds to help pay for Sartell’s Fourth Avenue S. extension project as part of the larger project known as West Metro Corridor.

The many other items on the list have to do with everything from water-standards regulations to publication requirements, from sales-tax exemptions for public purchases to extension of the Northstar Commuter Rail to St. Cloud.

Most of the projects and proposals are regional in nature but few have direct bearing on the City of Sartell.

Council declines to endorse priorities list

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Each year, for the past 10 years, as springtime approaches, the five cities in the greater St. Cloud area try to agree with one another on which legislative priorities they should urge legislators to pass for the good of each city, as well as for mutual regional benefits.

This season, however, the Sartell City Council decided to hold back on its agreement. It’s not that the council is averse to the priorities. Not at all. However, council members in a recent meeting did agree the list of priorities amounts to a too-lengthy “laundry list” of wishes that are vague, poorly defined, non-specific and mostly unrelated to Sartell, and so members agreed to hold off on signing the non-binding document.

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Fredrickson nominated as Teacher of Year

by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com

photos by Dave DeMars

Above: Karrie Fredrickson explains how students are to work together to solve the puzzle project with the hidden secret message. The project teaches students critical-thinking skills and how to best work in groups to solve problems. Below: Karrie Fredrickson, recent nominee for Minnesota Teacher of the Year, supervises students as they work on a project for her Leadership and Development class.

Sitting in her high school Leadership and Personal Development class, teacher Karrie Fredrickson agreed to do an interview with the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader, but she had little time to talk. Her students, spread out in groups, worked diligently on a project, and Fredrickson had to juggle her time between the interview and her work as a hands-on kind of teacher, constantly helping the groups of students in their problem-solving projects.

“I’m a hands-on kind of teacher, so kids get lots of problem-solving projects,” Fredrickson said.

After 22 years of teaching, Fredrickson still finds a way to connect with kids and make learning interesting and fun.

“Connect” and “making a connection” are words Fredrickson will use often during our conversation. For Fredrickson, being able to connect is one of the key reasons she was nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year by her peers.

In a time when many teachers are teaching for five years and then getting out of the profession (the result of a program designed to attract enough people into the profession to staff the nation’s classrooms) Fredrickson’s story is the reverse of that.

“I did not [start out to be a teacher], I thought I would be a great big international business lady,” Fredrickson said,

with a hearty laugh. “I went to St. Ben’s for business, and realized all my favorite classes were social-studies classes. For a while I wondered what I was going to do with that.”

Development

It was her college advisor who suggested she think about teaching and taking a clinical experience. She loved it and as they say, “The rest is history.”

Once bitten by the teaching bug, Fredrickson went right to work getting her student-teaching experience at Sartell and was hired by the district right out of school. Her entire experience has been in the Sartell-St. Stephen district, and that in itself is unusual.

“I think there’s a lot more movement today, and a lot of teachers who don’t stay teachers very long,” she said. “For some it’s the stress of the job, and for others, you either connect with kids or you don’t.”

Fredrickson searches for and finds that way to connect. And it’s that ability to connect that keeps her fired with enthusiasm for teaching. Her excitement and commitment are almost palpable when she talks about students. She glanced quickly around at the students in her Leadership class, then returns to her conversation during the Newsleader interview.

“I think kids today are awesome,” she said. “I love them.

They are very talented and insightful. The kids I work with today are of all ability levels and they all are just fun to work with. They are sponges for what we can give them, but they also teach me something every day.”

Asked about differences between today’s school and when she first walked through

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“When I first came to Sartell we had a smaller school,” she said. “We were only a little over 700 kids. It was different. My class sizes were really small. And I liked that because I felt like I got to know every individual kid really well.”

Class sizes are larger now, she said. One of her advanced placement classes has 34 kids in it. With the pace of the class and the rigor of the class, it makes it harder for her to make that connection with her kids. When she started teaching back in 1994, she had one class of 17 and her largest class was 22.

Philosophy and style

She explained what she meant by the term connection and why making the connection is the secret to being a successful teacher.

“It’s when I get to know kids on a more personal basis,” she said. “I get to know more about their family. I think if kids know you care about them, they care more about what we are doing in here. When you can make the connection with your kids, it sets the climate of the school. When kids know they are a part of something, they are invested, too.”

While Fredrickson is willing to talk about education and her philosophy, she is not one to toot her own horn, so when asked about how she felt about being nominated as Teacher of the Year, she giggled a bit and shifted nervously in her seat.

“I’m kind of a background person,” she said. “I mean I do a lot of things in our school like student council and NHS Teacher • page 9

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photos by Carolyn Bertsch

At left: Mitchell Meyer, 7, St. Joseph, found the fish were biting at the Funfest event at Sartell High School March 18. Meyer receives fishing tips from Mitchell Dockendorf, a Sartell High School senior. The Funfest raised money to buy a “kittycat” golf cart for Jackson Stewart, a Sartell fourth-grader suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. At right: The Schiller family from Sartell enjoys perusing through the various silent-auction items available to bid on at the event. From left to right are Katrina, a Sartell High School junior and member of the student council, mother Janell and sister Samantha, a 2015 Sartell High School graduate.

Funfest raises more funds for Jackson’s golf cart

by Dennis Dalman reporter@thenewsleaders.com

A Sartell fourth-grader will soon have his wish come true, thanks to members of the Sartell High School Student Council.

On March 18 at the high

school, the student council sponsored Funfest, an event to raise money for the Make-AWish Foundation.

Jackson Stewart, a fourthgrader at Oak Ridge Elementary School, is suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

His long-time wish was to get

a “kitty cat” golf cart so he can become more mobile when visiting his friends in his neighborhood. Children suffering from Duchenne lose their strength quickly and have trouble walking or doing much of any physical activity.

When the SHS Student Coun-

cil got wind of Jackson’s wish, they decided to make his wish come true via the Make-A-Wish Foundation. So far, after many fundraisers, about $17,550 has been raised not just for Jackson but toward a goal of granting two more children’s wishes, said Karrie Fredrickson, stu-

dent-council advisor.

The March 18 Funfest was the latest fundraiser, which featured crafts, games, a bouncy-house and silent-auction items.

Jackson is expected to receive his golf cart sometime in late April.

Soil borings to determine plans for road projects

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

As soon as a series of soil borings is completed this spring, specific plans can begin for re c o n s t r u c tion on seg- Halter ments of Pinecone Road and from 27th Street N. from Pine-

cone Road all the way to Riverside Avenue.

Sartell City Engineer Jon Halter outlined the projects for the Sartell City Council at a recent meeting. New soil borings will be added to soil borings that had previously been taken, and together they will form the basis for a feasibility study for the road projects.

The borings will be done at different depths depending on sewer and water utilities, with

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an average depth of about five feet. The soil samples will then be analyzed and will determine which kind of surfacing would be best for the road portions – for instance concrete or bituminous.

The sections of Pinecone Road in the feasibility study include an overlay from Seventh Street N. (by Pine Meadow Elementary School) to 15th Street N. (one of the city’s busiest intersections); reconstruction of

Pinecone Road from 15th Street N. to 35th Street N.; and a road widening and surface overlay of 27th Street N. from Pinecone Road to Riverside Avenue.

A huge part of the Pinecone Road project will be its connections to the new high school, which will be built near Oak Ridge Elementary School.

There are plans for a roundabout east of the new school.

About 100 soil borings will also be done on the site of the new

school, as well as a traffic study in that area. Wetland impacts will also be determined in the school area, as well as drainage plans and routing of storm-water and sewer services.

Bike-hike paths will also be part of the project so students who walk or bike to school will be safer.

The estimated cost of the feasibility study is $11,602. The council voted to give unanimous approval for the study.

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Coborn from front page Besides its Coborn’s-named stores, the business also expanded with the openings of many Little Dukes and Holiday convenience stores, Cash Wise grocery stores and liquor stores.

Coborn retired as head of the company in 1999, although he continued to serve on its board of directors and remained a guiding force. Currently, Coborn’s Inc. owns and operates 54 facilities in six states (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North

Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois).

Born during the tough economic times of the Great Depression, Coborn and his three brothers did all kinds of menial and sometimes unpleasant work. He graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1948 and then enrolled in St. John’s University, where he played football and graduated with an economics degree in 1952.

Coborn married Mabel Hansen of Rockville in 1952, then served in the U.S. Army for two years at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. After military service, he was accepted into law school

but decided to return to Sauk Rapids to work with his father in the grocery business.

Through the years, Dan Coborn developed a strong streak of philanthropy. He and Mabel gave generously to many good causes, such as United Way of Central Minnesota, which they helped found; the Boys and Girls Club, which they also helped found; Big Brothers Big Sisters; local schools and colleges; and the CentraCare medical system whose cancer center is named after the Coborn family.

Coborn’s leadership in the grocery business and commitment to his customers, as well

as his philanthropy, earned him many honors. In 1987, he was named Minnesota Grocer of the Year by the Minnesota Grocers’ Association. He also received awards from the College of St. Benedict, St. Cloud State University, the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way. In 2002, he received the Father Walter Reger Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. John’s University, its most prestigious award, for his outstanding service to St. John’s as an alumnus. In 2013, Dan and Mabel were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the CentraCare Health

Friday, March 24, 2017 Foundation.

In 1999, Coborn’s was honored as one of the 10 most generous companies in the United States, an award sponsored by George magazine, which was founded by John F. Kennedy Jr. Dan Coborn is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mabel, and their five children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Coborn died peacefully in his Sartell home, surrounded by loved ones.

His funeral service took place March 20 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Sartell; interment was in his home town’s Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sauk Rapids.

LEGAL NOTICE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FEB. 27, 2017 DISTRICT SERVICE CENTER BOARD ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 6 p.m. by Vice Chair Jason Nies. Members present: Nies, vice chair; Pam Raden, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Lesa Kramer, director; and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent. Members absent: Michelle Meyer, chair; Patrick Marushin, treasurer.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS: add to personnel omnibus – Breonna Samuels; add to resignations – Brittany Ranck. All in favor. Motion carried.

During the public-comment opportunity, Janelle Von Pinnon, The Newsleaders, 32 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph, inquired about the district’s opinion of the Newsleader covering the district athletic program on a routine basis.

A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Kramer to APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS A-D AS PRESENTED BELOW. All in favor. Motion carried. a. Minutes of the regular school board meeting held on Jan. 23, 2017 Minutes of the board work session held on Feb. 9, 2017 Minutes of the special school board meeting held on Feb. 9, 2017 Minutes of the board work session held on Feb. 21, 2017 b. Checks in the amount of $1,942,274.65 as presented: General Fund 1,610,982.06 Food Service Fund 133,885.24 Transportation Fund 125,962.92 Community Service Fund 42,266.69 Capital Expenditure Fund 29,177.74 Check numbers 166779 - 167166 Receipts in the amount of $3,504,976.27 as presented: General Fund 2,640,670.83 Food Service Fund 207,255.67 Transportation Fund 45,577.86 Community Service Fund 109,416.31 Capital Expenditure Fund 348,734.15 Building Fund 75,310.79 Debt Service Fund 78,010.66 Receipts 42954 - 43048 Wire transfers in the amount of $41,523.18 as presented: General Fund 34,856.54 Food Service Fund 4,995.25 Community Service Fund 1,671.39 Wire transfers 201600052-201600055, & 201600057-201600062 Building Fund Checks in the amount of $427,408.76 as presented: Building Fund 427,408.76 Check numbers 600025 to 600033 c. Accept the following donations: Pinecone Central Park Association, Sartell-St. Stephen School District – ISD748, $3,500, sheds. d. Accept the resignation of Emily Andrewsen, ORE, cashier, 2/3/17; Carla Swanson, ORE, student supervisor, 2/24/17; Tressa Zimmerman, Early Childhood, para, 2/22/17; Brittany Ranck, PME, para, 2/24/17.

Student Representative Report: Tristen Nies, student representative • Nies reported the high school boys swim, wrestling and gymnastics teams will participate in the state tournament. The high school dance team took first place at the state tournament in high kick. Student Council will host their Spring FunFest and Blood Drive in March. The junior class will take the ACT test in April. The middle school held the Kids Connecting with the Community event Feb. 14 and 15 and seventh- and eighth-grade SMS theater students performed “Shrek

the Musical Jr.” Oak Ridge will begin its Music in our Schools programs starting in March.

Pine Meadow and Oak Ridge thanks the SSEF, LeSauk Lions and Liberty Bank for their support in the successful presentation of the One District, One Book initiative which included a GREAT Theatre presentation of “The BFG.” Thanks to The Waters Church for their generosity in hosting the event.

Architect Report on Building Process: • Architect Dave Leapaldt presented updates on the site plans, parking lots, planting areas and drainage areas in regards to the new building site.

hour, R1, S1, two hours/day, replacing Neshaw Houg, 2/14/2017;

& GIRLS LACROSSE. All in favor. Motion carried.

Matt Horning, SMS, junior high boys tennis, $1,645 ($36,559), BS1, replacing Beau Penk, 4/3/2017; Neshaw Houg, SMS, para, $16.26/hour, RIV, S1, four hours/day, replacing Rachel Rhines, 2/6/2017; Barbara Kennan, ORE, cashier, $14.18/hour, R1, S1, three hours/day, replacing Emily Andrewsen, 2/16/2017; Danielle Olson, SMS, junior high softball, $1,645 ($36,559), BS1, replacing Karyle Rude, 3/20/2017; Nichole Perius, ORE, elementary education teacher, MA10, S12, $58,996, return from LOA, 8/28/2017;

Schedule Work Session and Committee Meetings: • Work Session meeting to be held at 5:15 p.m. March 6 at the District Service Center.

Committee assignments were reviewed.

School Board Committees 2017: Policy - Kramer, Marushin, McCabe Finance/Operations - Marushin, McCabe, Nies Negotiations - Meyer (Marushin)

Newsleader Request: • Superintendent Schwiebert reported to the board of the Newsleaders’ publication request.

Paul Rolfzen, PME, part-time cleaner, $14.18/hour, R1, S1, 3.25 hours/day, replacing Adam Thiel, 1/31/2017; Breonna Samuels, SMS, dishwasher, $14.18/hour, R1, S1, three hours/day, replacing Rachel Ertl, 2/23/2017; Bruce Wagner, DSC, part-time cleaner, $14.18/hour, R1, S1, 3.5 hours/ day, replacing Joe Zimmerman, 1/24/2017; Jasmyn Williams, DSC, information tech – Level 1, $18.50/hour, 180 days/year, replacing Nathan Lahr, 2/15/2017; Joe Zimmerman, SMS, custodian, $15.72/hour, RIII,S1, eight hours/day, replacing Lori Stadther, 1/26/2017.

School Board Committee Report: • Clerk Pam Raden reported on the Curriculum Instruction Advisory meeting held on Feb. 21.

• Superintendent Schwiebert reported on continued negotiations with the Multi-284 group and negotiations have begun with the Sartell Education Association on behalf of Chair Michelle Meyer.

Leaves of Absence: Bridget Kuhl, SHS, teacher, LOA, 4/3/17 through 6/2/17; Jennifer LaBonne, ORE, teacher, LOA, 2017-18 school year; Holly Olson, ORE, para, LOA, 2/13/17 through 3/31/17; Karlye Rude, SHS, teacher, LOA, 8/28/17 through 10/22/17; Vicki Schneider, ORE, food service, LOA, 3/6/17 through 4/2/17.

SEE - Raden

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Kramer to APPROVE #1-20:

All in favor. Motion carried.

Superintendent Report: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent • Schwiebert reported he has been meeting with cities, townships and outside activity groups to discuss possible partnerships and will have the steering committee look at priorities within these partnerships.

New Employees/Changes: Julie Busta, SMS, SLP-LTS, $45/ hour, replacing Marcia Gaetz, 4/10/17-6/2/17; Dan Eekhoff, SHS, SPED – LTS, $120/day, replacing Aimee Gilmore, 4/3/17 – 5/26/17; Rachel Ertl, SMS, cashier, $15.07/ hour, R1, S2, three hours/day, replacing Greta Ringstad, 2/6/2017; Meghan Hennagir, SMS, cleaner, $14.18/hour, R1, S1, eight hours/ day, replacing Joe Zimmerman, 2/13/2017; Samantha Heschke, ORE, student supervisor, $13.73/

A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Kramer to APPROVE THE TRAP TEAM CLAY TARGET FUNDRAISER. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion was made by Raden and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE REVISIONS TO POLICIES 410, 414, 415, and 524. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by Raden to APPROVE ANNUAL MSHSL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR BOYS

Facilities - Entire Board @ this time High School Steering CommitteeMarushin, Nies, Raden Communications - Meyer, Raden Technology - Nies, Raden Community Outreach - Meyer, Raden Curriculum Instruction Advisory Marushin, Meyer BSED Board - Meyer

Stearns County Board - Meyer

Collaborative

SPED Advisory Board - Marushin Sartell Senior Connection - Meyer Drug-Free Coalition - Kramer Community Education Advisory Council - Kramer The Board had the official second reading of revision of policies 410, 414, 415 and 524.

The Board had the official second reading of adoption of proposed policy 427.

A motion to ADJOURN THE MEETING at 6:51 p.m. was made

by Kramer and seconded by McCabe. All in favor. Motion carried. /s/ Pamela Raden, clerk Publish: March 24, 2017

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Residents find their artistic flair at local painting classes

by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Many local residents are finding they have a bit of an artistic flair when it comes to creating works of art dur- Sullivan ing Julia Olson’s paint-party classes held at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. in downtown St. Joseph.

Olson has been packing the house with her paint-party classes, having hosted five classes so far.

Lori Baggenstoss, who is a studio instructor at Rejuv Medical Sports and Orthopedic Medicine in Waite Park, lives in St. Joseph with her husband, Joe, and their three daughters.

Baggenstoss recently attended one of Olson’s classes with friends, Shareen Stommes of Cold Spring and Stephanie Spychala of St. Joseph. She has taken a few of Olson’s painting classes and loved every one of them.

Baggenstoss said she chose to attend the classes because they are a fun alternative to the dinner-and-movie routine.

She added that it’s affordable, different and when she’s there she doesn’t have to think about her job or what’s going on at home but can instead just immerse herself in the art and

Teacher from page 6 [National Honor Society] but I’m kind of in the background.”

She went on to explain how she was completely surprised when she got the manila envelope containing the nomination papers. There’s lots of paper work connected to the award and some of it entails asking fellow teachers, students and administrators for their input.

She said she felt somewhat self-conscious asking recommendations from fellow teachers.

“It’s not that it’s embarrassing, but I’m just not that kind of person,” she said. “But the process is interesting because you have to be reflective about what is your actual teaching style, and I guess I don’t think about that every day.”

Her own experience of being a student in school was a positive one. Originally a native of St. Joseph, Fredrickson attended Apollo High School in St. Cloud back when “they had open mods.” She loved the system because she didn’t have class every day and it taught her to manage her time.

As much as she enjoyed her

have fun catching up with her friends. Baggenstoss said she also likes that it helps support a local business.

“Sounds amazing, right?” she said. “Drink, socialize, follow a few steps – or ignore them – and leave with a gift you made. That ‘wow, I did this’ moment is pretty amazing too.”

Matt Johnson of St. Joseph also attended two of Olson’s classes. He said he chose to try the classes to see what little artistic abilities he has.

Johnson said Olson walked the class through step-by-step and made the class very enjoyable.

“A fun event, with lots of fun people to meet, at a great venue,” Johnson said. “The employees at Bad Habit and Julia have combined to make a great event to bring friends and community members together.”

Erica Sullivan of Sartell, who works in the banking industry in St. Cloud, has attended two of Olson’s classes.

Sullivan has known Olson more than three years and said she knows she is an awesome elementary school art teacher and knew she would be great at teaching a non-artsy person how to paint beautifully.

Sullivan attended Olson’s first painting class event to see what it was like and got hooked.

“Julia doesn’t teach people,

she guides them during her painting parties,” Sullivan said.

“She is fun, easy-going and very personable. She is the perfect balance of positive attitude, fun and ability to help you end up with a great painting.”

Olson, an art teacher at Avon Elementary School, has a bachelor’s degree in art education from St. Cloud State University. She lives in St. Cloud but spends a lot of time in St. Joseph.

“My classes are for everyone,” Olson said. “No experience is needed to attend and (you) leave with a beautiful canvas. It’s a fun and different night out in a relaxed environment.”

Olson began instructing painting classes two years ago to raise funds to donate to the March of Dimes. Her sister-inlaw, Josie Muyres of St. Joseph, and her mother-in-law, Bette Olson of St. Cloud, are very active in helping raise funds for March of Dimes and asked if she would be able to instruct adults also.

Olson said she quickly learned she could. Since she already had the supplies, she decided to start her own small business called “Pretty Palettes.”

Olson said she discussed the idea of having paint-party classes at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. with owner, Aaron Rieland, and he liked the idea

classes, she also enjoyed the social aspect of school and that was also a very important part of her school experience.

“It’s not just all academics,” she said. “You have to have some fun in school, too.”

Asked about the general preparedness of kids graduating from high school and the current public criticism of schools and whether schools were failing as some people allege, Fredrickson didn’t duck the question.

“I don’t think we are [failing], looking at it in the sense that kids aren’t performing,” she said. “I think we are looking at it as where we need to help different groups of kids.

So we’re looking at testing, and we’re looking at how much growth kids have had in a year, and that’s our job to help them.

If we see they are not making it in an area, how can we help them get to a proficient level within a given time period?”

In her Leadership and Personal Development class she tries to help kids recognize their own strengths and abilities and how they can best use them to develop their own leadership style. What makes a good leader, she said, is the ability of a person to recognize talent in other people and get

them to join their team. It’s being concerned with the whole group and not just concern for one’s own success and glory.

It’s what teachers do every day, she added.

“I think we have wonderful teacher leaders,” she said.

“That’s one of the best things about working at Sartell. I work with some of the best people, and I feel I learn from them everyday.”

Spare time

She said her husband loves the fact she is a teacher, but he doesn’t love all the time she spends at school. And Fredrickson spends a lot of time at school.

“I’m usually here until six, seven, sometimes eight at night – every night,” she said. “I want my students to do something that – I don’t do the same thing every single year, so I research and find new activities.

If I do it here, I know I will do it. If I go home, I don’t always get to them.”

So what does a nominee for Teacher of the Year do in her spare time? She admits during the summer she tends to stay up late and sleep late in the mornings. In her spare time during the summer, she spends time at a camper on Leech

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Art instructor Julia Olson demonstrates during one of her recent paint-party classes at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. Her next class will meet from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. of bringing a paint class to the brewery to offer a fun and different night out.

“The rest is history,” Olson said.

Anywhere between 18 to more than 30 women and men have attended Olson’s past painting classes held at the brewery. Due to space limitations, 33 is the most people she can have in a class.

Most of her paintings are of landscapes and trees.

“Trees and landscapes are organic and imperfect by nature,” Olson said. “They can all look completely different but still be beautiful.”

She said she loves the idea of sharing her painting with others, especially with those who feel they don’t have an artistic bone in their body. Olson said she enjoys seeing those people walk away amazed at what they can do.

Olson’s next class at the Bad Habit Brewing Co. is scheduled from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. The cost to attend the class is $45 and includes all supplies needed for the painting, including a canvas, apron, paint brushes and more. It also includes a beer or beer flight – a sample of several beers – and snacks.

Lake paddle-boarding and skiing. Most of all she loves to travel, but even traveling is often done with students. She has taken student groups to England, Ireland, Wales, Switzerland and Italy. If she couldn’t be a teacher, she said, she

would like to be a travel agent.

While she likes to travel, she said she is most fortunate to be a teacher for one major reason.

“I get to do what I love all the time,” she said. “It’s fun every day. I may get tired, but I’m never tired of school.”

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Red Carpet event showcases local businesses

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Above left: Sophia Kapoor (left), 10, of Sartell, and her brothers Nicholas, 6, (center) and Patrick, 8, enjoy playing foosball at Sartell Middle School Feb. 25 at the 12th annual Red Carpet Showcase, a family-friendly event to introduce community members to Sartell-area businesses. Above: Jack Hengel (center), a 6-year-old boy from Sartell, tries his balance at a business booth emphasizing rehabilitation while his 4-year-old brother Benjamin (left) looks on at the Red Carpet event, which drew more than 2,000 people and more than 75 business booths.

Champion, Pinecone combined in one lease

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

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The Sartell City Council and the Sartell Baseball Association have renegotiated a lease agreement to include Champion Field in the lease, along with Pinecone Central Park.

The city currently leases those parks to the Sartell Baseball Association (also known as the Sartell Athletic Club) for its ballgames and other functions.

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The council approved the lease unanimously.

Can Sartell expect more local-government aid?

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Will local-government aid to Sartell increase this year?

According to a bulletin from the League of Greater Minnesota Cities, there is a proposal to try to increase local-government aid. However, there is nothing certain yet, according to Mary Degiovanni, city administrator and financial director for Sartell.

Degiovanni addressed that topic at a previous city-council meeting after council member

David Peterson asked if an increase will be forthcoming.

Last year, Degiovanni noted, Sartell received $140,000 in aid from the State of Minnesota.

That’s a far cry from the peak level in 2002, when the city received $600,000. Levels of aid to all cities fell precipitously in the past 15 years.

Degiovanni told the council the city will know by mid-May if the legislature will authorize an increase and maybe sooner than that, if they agree to pass a bill to that effect.

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CITY OF SARTELL Ordinance No. 2017-03ORD AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE REZONING OF PROPERTY TO I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL On March 13, 2017 the City Council approved the rezoning designation of certain tracts (“Tract D” and “Tract B”) from B-2 to I-1 Light Industrial.

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World from front page The Excellence Award is given to the best all-around team, not necessarily the one who wins the main game competition. It’s given to the team who demonstrates the best skills in competition, engineering and programming as well as sportsmanship. It’s determined by a judge’s decision from observing the teams in competition and interviewing them about their engineering and programming process, Schatz said.

Considerable improvement by the Metal team in the last few weeks before the tournament resulted in a strong performance in a separate skills field that enabled them to qualify for the world championship, Schatz said.

The skills field is two parts: one minute of driving skills – operating the robot with a controller – and one minute of autonomous control skills, or programming.

“A few weeks before the state tournament, the middle school kids really spent a lot of time working on their autonomous program,” Schatz said.

The BeatBotz team is also strong in this area. “The high school has dominated the skills field all year,” Schatz said.

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BeatBotz team robot captures two stars and a cube.

The Scout troop has been running teams for six years now, and last year the highschool team qualified for worlds. They were somewhat overwhelmed, but they were also inspired, Schatz said.

Also coaching alongside Schatz is Dave Ruder and helping out are Scouts Max Hennen and Eric Schatz. Members

of the BeatBotz are Peter and Brian Amundson, Zach Christopherson, Josh Harrington, Colten and Talon Sigurdson, Callen Markey and Aaron Amberson.

Members of Metal are Caleb Skold, Matthew Ruder, Mark Amundson, Dylan Posch, Bobby and Thomas Burnett, Nick Joul, Quentin Sigurdson and Brian Klehr.

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