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Town Crier Sports boosters to hold spring social
The Sabre All-Sports Booster Club Spring Social will be held from 8-11 p.m. Friday, April 15 at Blackberry Ridge in Sartell. This will be a fun evening together to enjoy hearing what each sport is up to and see how you can help. There will be a silent auction sponsored by all Sabre Sports and area businesses. Go Sabres!
Delays expected on parts of Hwy. 15
Starting Monday, April 18 many motorists will notice Hwy. 15 has become a single-lane roadway during the evening and night hours between Hwy. 23/Division Street in St. Cloud and the Hwy. 15/Benton Drive interchange in Sauk Rapids. Motorists should expect slowdowns and delays. Closures will occur from 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m. up to seven days a week. No closures are planned from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sundays. Work crews will be resurfacing Hwy. 15, as well as improving the Hwyy. 15/12th Street N. intersection and the Hwy. 15/CR 1 intersection. The work is expected to result in a smoother ride for motorists and improved safety for pedestrians.
CentraCare offers health-care sessions
CentraCare Health and Light the Legacy will offer several free events to inform and assist the public in completing an advanced health-care directive on the following dates: from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, April 18 at CentraCare Health Plaza, Windfeldt Room and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 at St. Cloud Hospital, Hoppe Auditorium. For more information, call 320-259-9375, ext. 28762, or visit centracare.com.
School district to have survey available
A community survey is ready for residents of the Sartell-St. Stephen School District to fill out. The survey can be taken between Wednesdays, April 20-27, via a link on the school district’s website. Or, to request a paper copy, call Amy Trombley at 320-656-3779 or stop at the District Service Center. Once the survey period is closed, the results will be shared with the school board, district leadership and district staff, as well as to all who live in the district since the results will also be posted on the district website. The district’s website is www. sartell.k12.mn.us.
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Above: The Benton County Snowmobile Club recently donated 25 ResQ discs to various area law-enforcement agencies at the club’s snowmobile-trail equipment shed in Gilman. From left to right are Del Rothstein, club president; Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck; Sartell Police Deputy Dale Struffert; Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise; Rice Police Chief Ross Hamann; and Scott Jerve, vice president of the snowmobile club. At right: This amazing photo of the ice rescue of David Hanson, who fell through the ice on Sweeney Lake in Golden Valley, Minn., was taken on Dec. 1, 2002 by his wife Mim through their living-room window. Rescuers used a ResQ disc such as the ones donated by the Benton County Snowmobile Club.
Benton snowmobile club donates ResQ discs by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Something as simple as a fancy Frisbee can save lives, and that is why local law enforcement are grateful to have ResQ Discs, one for each patrol car. Last week, the Benton County Snowmobile Club presented several
law-enforcement agencies with the discs during a presentation inside the snowmobile-grooming equipment shed in Gilman. The club, whose members were well aware of the discs’ lifesaving potential, decided to buy 25 discs. There in Gilman to accept the discs were Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck, Sartell Police Deputy Dale Struffert, Sauk Rapids Police Chief
Berry Beise and Rice Police Chief Ross Hamann. Those who presented the discs were Del Rothstein, Benton County Snowmobile Club president, and the club’s vice president, Scott Jerve. ResQ Discs were invented years ago by a man named Dr. Tom Sytko of the nationally famous Save A Life Club • page 5
Absentee voting open for school bond-request by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Absentee ballots are now available for residents who want to vote early for the $105.8-million bond issue for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. As of April 8, residents could and still can vote in person at the District Service Center
(please enter through Door 10) between the hours of 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Voters can also call the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at 320-656-3920 to request an application for a ballot be mailed, or fill out an application online which can be accessed via the district’s website. People may choose to vote
via absentee ballot right up until Tuesday, May 24, which is the date of the school-bond election. If voting absentee, voters need to be registered. If they are not, they may register at the District Service Center before casting an absentee ballot. Visit the district website to determine what documentation is
needed to become a registered voter. The district website is at www.sartell.k12.mn.us/bond2016. The school bond would pay for a new high school and all kinds of improvements at the other school buildings in the district. To learn more, visit the district website listed in the paragraph above.
Kids take springtime cruises in snazzy cars by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
His face beaming with unbounded joy, Aiden Peterson crawled into a snazzy white mini-car and then took off for a joy ride that had him giggling, waving and speechless with delight. Aiden, a young boy from Sartell, is just one of many students – all dealing with mobility limitations – who had a chance to drive the little cars on the afternoon of April 7 at Hillside Early Childhood Center in Sauk Rapids. The children were thrilled as they drove around the big room and a long hallway of Hillside, at times having gentle collisions and near misses with their vehicles.
At the event, children and parents could choose among five specially equipped minicars: a pink one, a blue one, a black one and two white ones. Each one was unique because each was equipped with controls suitable for each child’s mobility limitations. The battery-powered cars were equipped with switches especially made by students in the biomedical engineering program at the St. Cloud Technical and Community College. The “Spring Cruise” bash, as it was dubbed, was a collaboration among the Benton-Stearns Education District and its executive director Diane Moeller; area school districts, the technical college students and the St. Cloud Metro Lions, who donated funds to make it possible.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Aiden Peterson’s brother (right) watches with pride as Aiden zips around in his car. A room at Hillside was packed with visitors who wanted to watch the children have a blast with the mini-cars. Guests included parents, phys-
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The Dan Anderson Agency donated money to the Salvation Army for a program called Philanthrofeed and served hot meals at its St. Cloud location on March 22. In this picture are the following: (from left to right) Rosie Hennen, Mollie McClure, Linda Dolan, Trent Thompson, Laura Washington, Isabella Christopherson and Taylor Frank. Missing from the picture is Dan Anderson, who was out for a bereavement.
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The BeatBotz team captured multiple awards at the Minnesota State Robotics Tournament in St. Cloud and will be moving on to the World Championship. From left to right are Callan Markey, Zach Christopherson, Brian Amundson, Colten Sigurdson, Josh Harrington, Peter Amundson and Coach Kevin Schatz. Thank you to all who supported the BeatBotz April 5 at their House of Pizza Fundraiser.
Sartell robotics team heads to worlds after state-tournament win “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto” was the theme song for a Sartell Robotics team at the recent Minnesota State Robotics Tournament held in St. Cloud. It proved to be a great choice, as Team BeatBotz (Sartell Boy Scout Troop 211) is headed to the World Championship April 20-23 in Louisville, Ken. BeatBotz is a group of friends from local Boy Scout Troop 211 that are recent newcomers to the sport. They work together designing, building and practicing the competitive strategy for the Robotics competition. To earn the trip to the World Championship, the BeatBotz won the Robot Skills Championship along with winning the Create and Sportsmanship Award. This is actually the second time the BeatBotz won the Create Award (awarded to creativity in robot design), as they captured the prize at the Granite City VEX Tournament Dec. 12 in Albany with
a different design. “We are especially proud of multiple teams from Troop 211 winning the sportsmanship award this season,” said BeatBotz Head Coach Kevin Schatz. Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation and application of robots as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback and information processing. The competitions were originally designed to draw career interests in this fast-growing field that is already touching our lives in many ways. Teams and competitions are sweeping the nation and some leaders in the field happen to be right here in Sartell. The April 5 fundraising event at House of Pizza was very well attended by members of the Sartell community with generous donations.
Drewes appointed to Sartell EDC by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Ben Drewes was recently appointed by the Sartell City Council to fill a vacancy on the Sartell Economic Development Commission. Drewes is one of four applicants who was interviewed by the council at a special meeting held Feb. 9.
He was appointed to a threeyear term, which will end Dec. 31, 2018. Drewes is technology advisor for Marco in St. Cloud; he advises clients on a multitude of office equipment and services. He has been with Marco for nearly 20 years and has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Cloud State University. He is a member of the American
Marketing Association. O t h e r members of the commission are Jim Illies Jr; Dawn Loberg; Mike Schoenecker,Drewes Bruce Stainbrook, Julie Whitney, Heladio Zavala and Chad Zimmerman.
DECA student to compete in international conference Kelsey Jones of Sartell is one of four Central Minnesotans who are part of the St. Cloud State University DECA team competing April 16-20 at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Washington, D.C. As DECA president, she is leading a contingent of 13 students to the 55th national competition, which is expected to attract more than 1,300 competitors. Collegiate DECA has more than 5,400 chapters in the United States with about 215,000 members.
Students choose from among 24 competitive events. Jones is competing in human resources management. This spring, the senior earned a national Gold Leadership Passport Award: a top-level achievement that acknowledges competence, innovation, integrity and teamwork. Collegiate DECA prepares students for careers by integrating classroom skills with real-world experiences. The student-driven organization puts an entrepreneurial focus on marketing and sales, arts, communications and technol-
ogy, business management and administration, finance and accounting, and hospitality and tourism. Advisor Craig H. Wilson, assistant professor of accounting, predicts St. Cloud State will earn top-three finishes. St. Cloud State was the only Minnesota school to earn a national Community Service Award, which recognizes civic activities performed in the community. The acronym “DECA” formerly stood for “Distributive Education Clubs of America.”
Jessica Warzecka, a Sartell High School sophomore and daughter of Sandy and Keith Warzecka of St. Joseph, was
among more than 300 Concordia students who presented their research April 13 as part of the allday campus-wide Celebration of
Student Scholarship at Concordia College, Moorhead. Warzecka’s research is entitled “The Effects of Gall Formation on Goldenrod.”
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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 320-2551301 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 crime. March 30 10:02 a.m. Theft. Riverside Avenue. A report was made regarding items possibly taken from a car sometime the day before at a business on Riverside Avenue or at a business in St. Cloud. 12:26 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Roberts Road. A complaint was made regarding a Yellow Cab van that had driven over the curb and parked on the wrong side of the street. Officer spoke to cab driver and determined he was waiting for a customer at their residence and that he was OK to drive. 2:20 p.m. Suspicious person. First Street S. A report was made regarding a person trying to get into a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers determined this person appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. Officers learned this person was diabetic, and he was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
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SFX to become part of Catholic Schools by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
St. Francis Xavier Elementary School in Sartell, as well as many other Catholic schools in the greater Kettler St. Cloud area, will soon be included in what will be known as a combined organization called “Catholic Community Schools.” Organizers hope to have CCS operational starting in the 2017-18 academic year. The goal of CCS is to bring all area Catholic schools under
the guidance of one organization that can collectively strengthen all the schools with wise financial management and top-quality academic and spiritual standards. It’s hoped the CCS can get a longterm grasp on rising costs and fluctuations in enrollments. St. Cloud Diocese Bishop Donald Kettler announced formation of the CCS after reviewing the 12-member steering committee’s recommendations. “It’s an important desire of mine that all of our Catholic schools work together in every way possible, and this is the way to go forward,” Kettler stated in a press release. “The steering committee did superb work over the last year looking at the possibilities and putting together a good
plan.” A CCS corporate board was formed and will appoint a board of directors to oversee major CCS decisions in the areas of finances, programming and human resources. The board will be comprised of pastors and lay people from all the parishes involved. Other schools slated to participate in CCS are All Saints Academy (St. Cloud, St. Joseph), Cathedral (St. Cloud), Holy Cross (Pearl Lake), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (St. Cloud), St. Katharine Drexel (St. Cloud), St. Mary Help of Christians (St. Augusta) and St. Wendelin (Luxemburg). Each school site would maintain its own site council, which would serve the CCS board in a consultative role.
As part of its work, the steering committee reviewed and adopted “National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools.” The standards were created by the schools of education of Boston College and Loyola University in Chicago in cooperation with the National Catholic Educational Association. Throughout the process, the committee emphasized there is no intent to close school buildings or change the individual cultures of schools as part of the CCS process. The goal is to fill classrooms and revitalize Catholic education. A finance sub-committee drafted an initial budget that the steering committee presented to Kettler for further review.
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Left: Right after her ordination, womanpriest Ruth Lenstedt walks into the lobby to be greeted by friends, family and well-wishers. Behind Lindstedt in the photo above is Womanpriest Bishop Nancy Meyer of Indianapolis. Right: Women predominate on the altar during the April 10 ordination of Roman Catholic Womanpriest Ruth Lindstadt of Sartell, who is on the right at the altar. Because the Vatican does not recognize women as priests, those who take the steps to become one and go through ordination are excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. That is why the ordinations take place at non-Catholic host churches, such as First United Methodist in Sartell.
Lindstedt ordained as priest in Sartell at First United Methodist by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It was the culmination of a life of love of God, abiding faith, dedication and service to others when Ruth Lindstedt of Sartell was ordained a Roman Catholic Womanpriest in a two-hour ceremony April 10 at First United Methodist Church in Sartell. Her ordination brought hearty applause from all those gathered in the church to witness the historic moment. Why a Methodist church? Because Lindstedt, by being ordained, has now been excommunicated by the Catholic Church, which does not allow the ordina-
tion of women as priests. Lindstedt is the second Sartell woman to be ordained a womanpriest, as they’re known. The other, Bernadyne Sykora, was ordained three years ago at St. John’s Episcopal Church in St. Cloud. Sykora played a part in the April 10 ordination of Lindstedt. They are now two of five womenpriests ordained so far in Minnesota and among 220 womenpriests in the United States, Canada, South America and elsewhere. Womenpriests are ordained through an international organization known as Roman Catholic Womenpriests. The bishop of that organization, Nancy Meyer of Indianapolis, was present at United
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Methodist and led the ordination of Lindstedt. Canon 1024 of the Roman Catholic Church proclaims only baptized males can be ordained. Lindstedt and Sykora obviously disagree. They believe very strongly the Catholic Church, like all churches, should be totally inclusive, accepting with love and faith the innate spirituality and divine humanness within every church member, and that inclusiveness, they emphasize, should include women and women as priests. The adherents of the Womenpriest movement believe the church’s refusal to ordain women is a sexist, patriarchal exclusion stemming back 2,000 years and based on a specious interpretation of the Bible – basing the exclusion of women only because all of Jesus’s disciples were male, even though one of Jesus’s most beloved friends and advocates was a woman, Mary Magdalene, who was the first human being Jesus appeared to after his resurrection from the tomb. Because of their automatic excommunication for daring to become womenpriests, they cannot – obviously – say the Mass in Cath-
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olic churches, but they are invited as guests to give Masses in other, non-Catholic churches. For example, a Mass is celebrated at 1 p.m. every second Sunday of the month with St. John’s Episcopal Church serving as the venue.
She heard the calling
Lindstedt has been a member of “Mary Magdalene, First Apostle,” which is a St. Cloud-based womenpriest group formed in 2012 and pastored by womanpriest Mary Smith. Shortly after, she pursued her interest in theological studies via St. John’s University. At first, Lindstedt thought such a degree could allow her to become a chaplain in a health-care field. But during her time of intensive studies, she kept hearing a call to the priesthood, and in 2014 she decided to pursue that goal in the RCWP movement. After graduating in 2015 with a master’s degree in Divinity, Lindstedt was ordained a deacon that August. Throughout the formation process, Lindstedt was guided and supervised by womenpriests from the Midwest Region of RCWP. The region covers Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan Upper Peninsula,
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. It has 16 womenpriests, one deacon and three candidates. “As women and as Catholics,” Lindstedt has written, “we take hope for a church in which the focus turns to the power of God’s love and mercy. And we applaud the steps Pope Francis has taken to move the church in this direction. One of my roles as a woman and a priest is not only to say ‘God loves and forgives you,’ but offer a place at the (sacramental) table to all who need and want to experience what it means to be a loved member of God’s family without any caveats about who is ‘allowed.’”
Ceremony
The ordination celebration/ ceremony began in First United Methodist Church with a joyous burst of music as Lindstedt and other women in white entered the church led by a cross bearer. A ceremony with Catholic rituals then followed, interspersed with prayers and lots of inspirational music performed under the direction of music director Stephanie Hart, leading 15 superb musicians and vocalists.
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Friday, April 15, 2016 Bishop Meyer offered inspirational messages, speaking of how Lindstedt is yet another example of how “the Spirit is calling to all the people of God” and how Lindstedt’s contemplative prayers throughout her life is “an inspiration calling to all of us. “We gather to ordain our sister Ruth a priest,” Meyer said, inviting others to come forward to give witness as to why she should become a priest. Seykora spoke of Lindstedt’s strength, her friendship, her loyalty and her constant striving for equality and justice for all people in the world. One of Lindstedt’s mentors, the Rev. Barbara West, noted Lindstedt had been a teacher and nursing professional, that she has two children (Anna and Nate) and a grandchild, Ava, and that she instilled a love of learning in all of them. “Ruth thinks creatively and clearly,” West said. Then West used a string of adjectives to describe her friend: Peaceful, loving, spiritual, honest, wise, comforting, determined, hopeful, humble and humorous too. Lindstedt’s humor came through loud and clear after she was asked if she would like to thank anybody. Standing before the altar, she let loose a long scroll of white paper that uncoiled from her hands all the way down to the floor. The church erupted with delighted
laughter. She then proceeded to thank many people in her life. After which Lindstedt, in a ritual of questioning, repeated several times she is ready for ordination. “I am ready,” she said. “With the help of God, I am ready.” After prostrating herself facedown on the floor for several minutes as music was played and the singers sang, Lindstedt rose to her feet and was formally ordained, as fellow womenpriests and invited guests came forward for a “laying on of hands” on the newly ordained priest.
The movement grows
The Womenpriest movement began in 2002 when Roman Catholic male bishops dared to ordain seven women as priests during ceremonies on a barge in Germany’s Danube River. That historic action was based on what is known as “Apostolic Succession,” meaning the line of ordained priests extends unbroken back to the original apostles of Jesus. RCWP believes both men and women are equally called to serve in the ministries of the Roman Catholic Church, including in the priesthood, to give substantive witness to living the inclusive message of the Gospel. RCWP, since that day on the Danube, has grown and extended throughout the world.
Club from front page website. Since then, there have been stirring testimonials Coast to Coast about how the discs have saved lives.
How they work
Each ResQ disc is a round blaze orange hard-plastic ring that resembles in shape and function a large yoyo combined with a Frisbee. There is 100 feet of very strong but light nylon rope coiled within the disc. The user quickly unwraps about 20 feet of the rope, then throws the disc to a victim in danger of drowning. The person in peril grabs the disc, which is buoyant, and then the rescuer pulls the victim to safety. Inventor Tom Sytko donated one of the discs to the Benton County Snowmobile Club because they have often been used to help snowmobilers who have fallen through thin ice. The members of the club were so impressed by the way the disc works they decided to buy some as gifts for local law enforcement. Club members used to carry old sealed milk cartons and nylon rope just in case of a through-the-ice rescue. The ResQ discs are infinitely better, said Rothstein, the club president. And the law-enforcement officials who accepted them as gifts gave great big thank-yous to the club who gave them as gifts.
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The Benton County Snowmobile Club was incorporated as a non-profit organi-
zation in 1984 and now has nearly 70 family memberships. Annual dues are $35 per family, and the club meets for social hour at 6 p.m. with the business meeting starting at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday at Rumors Bar & Grill south of Rice for nine months of the year, other than the summer months (June, July, August). The club is responsible for maintaining and grooming 101 miles of snowmobile trails in Benton County. It’s the club’s biggest job. They also clear the rails of overhanging branches and other debris, build and maintain bridges and gates as needed, maintain warming houses on the trail, work with landowners regarding trail location and trail use, and work very closely with the Department of Natural Resources Trails and Waterway Division. Once tasks are completed, the paperwork covering all tasks and expenses is submitted to a grant-in-aid program through which a lion’s share of the cost is reimbursed. Grant-in-aid trail funding comes from various sources, including registration fees people pay for their snowmobiles, trail-pass fees paid by Minnesota snow-
5 mobilers and a gasoline tax on gas when filling one’s sled. Twenty-five percent of the snowmobile gas tax is dedicated to snowmobile trails. The tax and its results pays off, according to snowmobile enthusiasts who say snowmobiling generates up to $200 million in tourism dollars in Minnesota whereas the total budget for the state’s trail systems is only about $15 million. The grant-in-aid funds cover the work done by members of the snowmobile club, including equipment purchases and rentals, fuel, culverts, bridges, signage, trail maps and insurance. However, club members also work hard to raise funds to enhance other trail amenities. The Benton County Snowmobile Club teaches a Youth Safety Snowmobile Training Course, hosts hot dog/ brat cookouts on the trails and sponsors a Landowners Appreciation Dinner on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Members also organize a special annual snowmobile trip to somewhere else. Anyone is welcome to join the Benton club. Just show up at the monthly meetings as mentioned above.
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Our View Northstar promise should be implemented Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) deserves kudos for authoring a bill that would extend the Northstar Commuter Line rail service to St. Cloud. Many people – rightly so – view a Northstar extension as a long-deferred promise perhaps soon to be fulfilled. Still, don’t go popping those champagne corks just yet. The extension plan is far from certain at this point. There are many things yet to be worked out, including negotiations with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for use of the existing tracks between St. Cloud and Big Lake, the line’s current northern-most stop. Basically, Knoblach’s suggestion in his bill is that Northstar Line service drop some round trips between Big Lake and Minneapolis and add stops at St. Cloud – at least one in the morning and one in late afternoon, so commuters between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities area could take the line to and from jobs. It certainly sounds doable. But there are several pre-conditions that must be met before Knoblach’s suggestion can become a reality. One pre-condition is the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway would have to give permission for Northstar to use its rails for the 27-mile stretch from Big Lake to St. Cloud. Knoblach said BNSF is amenable to negotiations for track-usage rights. Another concern is the East St. Cloud train depot, which would become the Northstar St. Cloud stop, would have to be repurposed and updated, including more parking places. Knoblach said he thinks extending the line to St. Cloud would not cost any extra money because it will just be a rearranged scheduling of what now exists (a couple fewer Big Lake stops, with St. Cloud stops to take their place). But even Knoblach has said he couldn’t guarantee there would not be some added costs. Yet another possible hurdle, however, is the Northstar Line has been a bit of a disappointment, especially in ridership rates and disruptive delays some years back during a rough winter. Thus, some people are completely against the line or an extension of it. The good news is Knoblach’s bill has had some healthy bipartisan support in the Capitol, which is half the battle in these contentious political times. It’s very possible ridership on Northstar will increase, once more and more workers, students, retirees and others learn how convenient it is – especially with an extension to St. Cloud. We’d like to say to the plans’ opponents to drop their objections and get “All Aboard!” with the plan. In the meantime, thank you, Rep. Knoblach and thank the members of the interdenominational faith group, ISAIAH/GRIP, for putting this long-deferred promise back on the tracks.
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Friday, April 15, 2016
Opinion Drivers, admit guilt, change our ways What senseless deaths! • A New Prague school-bus driver walking to get his morning newspaper was killed by a woman allegedly responding to a text message. • A driver sending Facebook messages ran a red light, killing a father and his young daughter in Sherburne County. • A 20-year-old suspected of being distracted lost control of his vehicle in Washington County, hit an embankment, went airborne and smashed into a car, killing a 22-year-old mother. As Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck said, “News headlines about people losing their lives to distracted driving are becoming all too common in Minnesota.” Or, as Minnesota State Patrol Chief Matt Langer put it: Deaths caused by distracted drivers have become “a neverending nightmare.” What is most disturbing is distracted driving is one of those bad behaviors we are so quick to criticize others for doing when, in fact, if most of us were utterly honest, we would admit we have done it, too. I plead guilty. Too many times, after stopping to get my mail on the way to the St. Cloud area, I would pick up the items of mail, one by one, from the pile of bills and letters on the passenger seat, to see what they were. I would do that while I was driving south on Hwy. 10, which I’ve dubbed the Speedway from Hell. It was a very stupid thing to do, but I did it all too often. I didn’t open the envelopes to read the mail, but just picking them up to glance at them for a few seconds each was a bad-enough distraction. I have stopped doing that. Now, after I pick up the mail, I stay parked at the mailbox and peruse the
Dennis Dalman Editor items briefly, parked, before proceeding onto Hell’s Highway. Just the other day, a friend emailed me about distracted driving. This is what she wrote: “A co-worker and I were just talking and we both admit to texting and driving at some point. Which, I know, is totally stupid. We also chatted about our reasons as to why. Mostly because we have the mindset we are invincible and we could never hurt anybody and nothing bad would happen. We know that is not true, but still, we admit to sometimes texting while driving. Reading statistics (about deaths caused by distracted driving) made me cry. I hope and pray I won’t need to actually have something bad happen before I realize how stupid I really am.” Well, good friend, you’re not alone. Join the club. When it comes to foolish, dangerous distracted driving, we are all stupid – all guilty. As Sheriff Heck reminds us, how many times have you . . . • Texted while driving? • Fiddled with radio knobs while driving? • Adjusted your GPS while driving? • Turned around to talk with backseat passengers while driving? • Ate sloppy foods while driving? • Spilled hot coffee on your lap while driving?
• Engaged in hot-headed arguments while driving? • Lost emotional control while driving when yelling and gesturing rudely at other motorists? • Attempted sex while driving? (Oh, yes, such acrobatic desperation does happen – in some cases with lethal results.) Since April 11, there have been overtime patrols on Minnesota roads in an effort to catch distracted drivers. That’s good. However, nabbing culprits is only part of the solution. A change in human behavior is the major answer. And that change will occur only when each and every driver moves out of denial mode, stops blaming everyone else, and admits stupidity and guilt. That’s the first step; the second step is to stop it. In a five-year period (2010-14), 328 people died and 1,138 suffered injuries in distracted-driving crashes. One in four crashes is caused by distracted driving. In 2015, there was an 80-percent increase in texting-while-driving noted by law enforcement in Minnesota. Like the efforts for seatbelt use and against drunken driving, it will take more time (and, sadly, more deaths and injuries) for all people to wake up. Please, let’s all ponder those awful statistics and wake up now. Sheriff Heck said it well: “We can no longer remain silent when drivers are distracted by their phones or take their eyes off the road to change their music, talk to their friends in the backseat or answer that text. Enough is enough. Let’s all speak up and do our part by ending distracted driving before it’s too late for you or someone you love.” Amen.
VA health care is not charity but a promise The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can’t seem to go a week without being in the news. And usually it’s for bad news. The latest is denial of services to suicide-prone patients seeking help from the Phoenix facility. Very recently another VA facility made the news because its elaborate phone system constantly drops calls or loses them. I personally would rather call the Social Security Administration or the IRS than to try to call the VA. Its phone system is a joke. So, why is this? Why, with all the attention being paid to their misdeeds lately, can they not fix their messes? I have heard a lot of excuses, but I have developed my own theories for the causes of such problems. First and foremost, the VA is a government-run entity. It is staffed by unionprotected civil service workers who are employed for a lifetime with little chance of being fired. It doesn’t matter if they are competent – it doesn’t matter if they are even functional – they still keep their jobs. Such job security takes away the incentive to improve. I am enrolled in the VA health-care system and have been for years. Throughout those years, I have been seen and treated by seven different VA health-care facilities. Some were marvelous; some were
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer absolutely terrible. It all comes down to what is called the “culture” of the facility. That culture is both created and nurtured by management, or lack of it. The good ones see patients as true heroes who deserve the best their country can give them; they are proud to do their jobs. The bad ones see themselves as charity wards who deign to take care of what they seem to see as indigent people off the streets. They don’t answer the phone or see to the needs of the patients because they just don’t care. VA health care is not charity anymore than Social Security is. It’s a promise made by this country to her champions and defenders. It’s a payment for the sacrifice some have made for their country. As we all have heard, freedom is not free. It takes sacrifice and that’s exactly what our military does – sacrifice. The very least we can do is keep that promise. To those who say the VA health-care system is too expensive, how much is your freedom worth?
The current VA mess can be fixed very easily. It’s as simple as veterans being given a choice of where to get their health care. Every veteran has in his possession an identification card. He should be able to go to any doctor, hospital or pharmacy that accepts Medicare patients for care and treatment, just like a Medicare patient. Such a fix would improve the care veterans receive as well as relieve the back load on the VA. The reason they won’t do this, I believe, is because of the union that protects VA workers. This union would rather protect their members than serve the veterans of this country. The union is further protected by the Democrats who, by their actions, are deserting veterans in favor of unions and their political support. If some Democrats, like Hillary Clinton, believe illegal immigrants should be covered by Obamacare, how can they justify this treatment of veterans? This is a shameful situation and should be fixed immediately. 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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Community Calendar Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, April 15 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Saturday, April 16 State Project Bowl, 8:30 a.m., Sauk Rapids Middle School, 901 First St. S. Craft Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. Wood Expo, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Benton County Fairgrounds (Sports East), 1410 Third Ave., Sauk Rapids. Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. Remember W.W. Holes Hall, a tour of the storied tunnels beneath SCSU’s Holes and its sister student residence, Stearns Hall, prior to their demolition this summer, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. Hmong Night, 6 p.m., St. Cloud State University (Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom), 720 Fourth Ave. S.
1300 W. St. Germain Street. 320-5299000. Advanced health-care directive program, 5:30-7 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza (Windfeldt Room), 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-2599375. Facilities Plan and Bond Referendum, 6 p.m., St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. S.E. sartell.k12.mn.us/ bond-2016. The Geography of Old Growth Forests, a Minnesota natural history lecture by Kyle Rauch from Outdoor U, 6:30 p.m., St. John’s University (New Science Center, Room 146), 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.
Sunday, April 17 Build-your-own-omelette breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, Waite Park American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-251-5498. Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra, 4 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 CR 137, St. Cloud.
Tuesday, April 19 55+ Driver-improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 1-5 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 2163 Mayhew Lake Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-252-3670. ICAN Prevent Diabetes, 3:15-4:15 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-650-3082. 55+ Driver-improvement program (eight-hour first-time course), 5-9 p.m., Sartell-St. Stephen Middle School, 627 Third Ave. N. 1-888-2341294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.
Monday, April 18 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., St. Cloud Library,
Wednesday, April 20 Rice Chamber of Commerce, noon, Rice City Hall, 205 Main St. E. Free car-seat checks, 3-6 p.m., Gold Cross Ambulance Garage, 2800 Seventh St. N., St. Cloud. 320-6567021.
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Family-to-family, 6:30-9 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. 320-290-7713. 320-2492560. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104. Thursday, April 21 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Sleep Apnea Support Group, 5-6 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital Sleep Center, 1586 CR 134. 320-251-2700. Education Done Differently, showcasing how technology is redefining the classroom learning environment and how students are engaged in technology integrated projects, 6:30-8 p.m., Sartell Middle School, 212 Third Ave. N. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave., S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104. Friday, April 22 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104. Saturday, April 23 “Move the Mall” walk for volunteerism, 8-10 a.m., Crossroads Center, 4101 Division St., St. Cloud. ci.stcloud. mn.us/RSVP. 4-H Fashion 101 Workshop, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, 901 First Street S. Career Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Cloud VA Medical Center (Bldg. 8), 4801 Veterans Drive. 320-252-1670 exts. 6571 or 7276. Hair, 7:30 p.m., SCSU Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.
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Kids take springtime cruises in snazzy cars photos by Dennis Dalman
Ayla Kitzmann of Sauk Rapids, daughter of Sara and Josh Kitzmann, smiles shyly as she maneuvers her bright-pink car up and down a hallway at Hillside School in Sauk Rapids. Behind her in his white car is Aiden Peterson of Sartell.
At Hillside School, five spanking new kiddie cars are all lined up ready for little drivers to take a joy ride.
Aiden Peterson stops his car so his parents can snap a quick photo of him, and then in a few split seconds it was off to the races again.
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