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Market Monday now expands to Thursdays

Sartell Market Monday is now expanding to include Thursday. The same great products available on Monday are now being brought to you two times per week on Monday and Thursday from 3-6:30 p.m. Both markets are located on Seventh Street N. in the Hardware Hank parking lot. You will find meat, eggs, vegetables, baked goods and treats available on both days.

Pinecone Road closure on Saturday, May 27

Pinecone Road from Seventh Street to 40th Street will be completely closed to traffic from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27 for the Sartell Apple Duathlon. Avoid travel or be prepared to stop on Seventh Street N. and on 2-½ Street between Pinecone and Second Avenue because of cyclists and runners. The Apple Duathlon is a local, nonprofit race whose proceeds are returned to the community through donations to local service agencies and for college scholarships for local students. Come out and cheer on the racers!

Volunteers needed for Apple Duathlon

Support the local race and your community by volunteering to help with the Sartell Apple Duathlon kids’ race on Friday evening, May 26, and with the adult race on Saturday morning, May 27. We need people to staff registration and manage packet pickup, staff food tents and water stations, supervise parking, direct racers and more. Organizations who provide at least eight volunteers may earn $100 for your organization. All volunteers receive a 2017 Apple Duathlon T-shirt. Bring a friend. Contact volunteer@appleduathlon.com to sign up.

Stamp Out Hunger set this Saturday

Help Stamp Out Hunger by donating food to the letter carriers’ national food drive scheduled Saturday, May 13. Put your food out by your mailbox by 9 a.m. and the food will be collected and delivered to your local food shelf, Catholic Charities Emergency Services or the Salvation Army.

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The 70th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener will take place May 11-14 on the Mississippi River. The cities of Sartell, Sauk Rapids and St. Cloud will be involved. In Sartell, the designated area for the opener will be between Mississippi River County Park and the Sartell Dam. There is great fishing to be had along the river. Pictured is Dr. Mike Svensson of Sartell, who while fishing for pike during the summer of 2016, caught this handsome fellow instead. See page 5 for an additional tale.

A groundbreaking for the new Sartell High School took place May 8 at the site near Oak Ridge Elementary School along Pinecone Road N. The event was attended by teachers, architects, builders, students and Sartell-St. Stephen School District Superintendent Dr. Jeff Schwiebert. Chosen guests took the gold-colored shovels and dug into a patch of dirt to do the ritual groundbreaking. Officials from Cuningham Architecture, Winkelman Construction, Design Tree and iiW Architecture joined in at the groundbreaking. A series of artists’ conceptions for the new school were on display for all to admire. Voters in the school district approved the $105.8-million bond referendum May 24, 2016. The vote was 2,281 to 2,034. The new high school, expected to open for school year 2019, will cost about $90 million. The rest of the bonded money will be used to alter and improve the other existing schools. An enormous amount of research, brainstorming, needs assessments and architectural options were involved in School • page 3

Newman shares lifetime love of baseball

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

There’s more than one way to strike out in the game of baseball. It’s a truism known well to for- Newman mer Minnesota Twins’ player Al Newman, who learned never to take any success for granted.

Newman, who is now a St. Joseph resident, was the keynote speaker May 5 at a leadership conference sponsored by the Sartell Area Chamber of Commerce at The Waters church. He held the audience spellbound with fascinating and sometimes hilarious anecdotes from his long career in baseball. As a member of the Twins, Newman was a world champion, not once but twice, when the Twins won the World Se-

ries in 1987 and in 1991. And Newman, more than most people, knows how such dizzying heights of greatness should never go to one’s head. “Let failure be part of your success story,” Newman advised. For many years, Newman played in the minor leagues, daring to dream that one day his chance just might come – a call to play in the major league. When the call did come, he didn’t believe it.

He was staying at a hotel at the time. He answered the phone. It was a man saying something about wanting Newman to play for the Montreal Expos. He thought it was a buddy, messing with his mind. “Stop fooling around,” he said and hung up. Later there was a knock on his hotel-room door. “If you don’t want to be in the big leagues, I’ll get somebody else,” the guy told NewNewman • page 2

Gomes brings ice cream, happiness to kids by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Neighborhood kids are so attuned to Francis Gomes’s ice-cream wagon, they seem to have a knack for knowing just when it will come rolling down the street, even before they hear its merry storybook songs like Pop Goes the Weasel. They grab some money and go running, leaping, skipping, bouncing curbside to buy delicious ice-cream treats in the warm days and even when it threatens to rain. “It’s the most enjoyable job I’ve ever had,” said Gomes, who decided in 2012 to start his ice-cream wagon business, which he calls “Fun Time Ice Cream.” “It’s the most fun because the kids are so excited and there is so much laughter.

They so look forward to it. I love to bring them happiness.” Gomes, a Sartell resident, recently repainted his ice-cream bus, which was originally a short school bus he completely remodeled. The vehicle is so Technicolor bright and lively looking it could be seen blocks away even by the sight-impaired, no problem. Gomes sells pre-packaged frozen icecream treats as well as some bagged snacks. In 2012, Gomes retired as manager at McDonald’s McStop in south St. Cloud, but after only a month he became bored and restless. “What can I do? What can I do?” he photo by Carolyn Bertsch kept asking himself. Francis Gomes of Sartell carefully details the He kept remembering all the neighbor- front grill of his ice-cream truck with bright Gomes • back page pink paint.

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Newman from front page man, who turned speechless. The next day, Newman found himself on a flight to Philadelphia for a game. As he entered the ballpark, a certain panic took over. “I was scared to death,” he said. Life in baseball is fraught with anxieties. “It takes two or three years before you think you’re comfortable,” he said. In the “old” days, baseball was broadcast about once a week on TV, Newman noted. It just wasn’t ever-present and so accessible as today. As a result, if a ball player messed up or didn’t perform well, the failings made the news big-time. It was easy for insecurities to take hold. In Hollywood, they say you’re only as good as your last picture. The same could be said of baseball – only as good as your last season, your last game. Newman recalled how he, a couple other players and Twins’ manager Tom Kelly enphotos by Carolyn Bertsch

Top: Baseball great Al Newman regales a “Leadercast” conference in Sartell with his wisdom and wit – life’s lessons as learned largely through the game of baseball. At left: An avid fan from the audience steps up to the podium to get an autograph from Al Newman, who was a member of the Minnesota Twins when they won their two World Series in 1987 and 1991.

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joyed playing card games at ball fields in early afternoons. During that time for relaxation, they would sometimes read fan mail. Newman read a letter from a woman who wrote that on Newman’s birthday she bought two tickets to an upcoming game for the pleasure of watching Newman play. “Which game?” Kelly asked Newman. “The one on June 3,” he answered. “But will you still be here June 3?” Kelly rather mischievously asked, yet another reminder that being a member of a baseball team can suddenly end. However, despite the anxieties and occasional insecurities, Newman loved and still loves baseball, which is a part of his very soul. He vividly recalled his first trip to a baseball stadium when he was a boy in Kansas City, Mo. He was eager to watch the Kansas City Athletics play ball. “I walked in and saw the greenest, greenest grass I ever saw in my life,” he recalled with awe still in his voice. Then, across the field he saw what looked like a rabbit’s wicker basket. He saw a player lean toward the basket and expected him to pull a rabbit out. Instead, the player lifted a baseball out of the basket. “It was so white, the whitest baseball,” he said, recalling the magic moment as if a rabbit had suddenly become a baseball. “And that was it; I was hooked.” Newman loves to share his love of baseball, especially with young people. He is assistant coach for the St. Cloud Rox baseball team, which is a member of the Northwoods League, and he is also an instructor at Acceleration Baseball in St. Cloud. Training players, to Newman, is a “daily joy.” He loves to see young people – boys and girls – develop and strengthen baseball skills – especially the all-important hand-eye coordination.

He loves to see their dedication and determination when they hit the ball, field the ball as they eventually acquire “an amazing feeling of accomplishment.” Now, more than ever, baseball is a global sport, Newman noted. “It includes the whole world,” he said.

Life in baseball

Born in Kansas City, Newman, now 56, had the rare honor of helping the Minnesota Twins win two World Series. He was with the team from 1987 to 1991. Previously he played for the Montreal Expos (1985-1986) and, after his years with the Twins, he played for the Texas Rangers (1992). From 1979-1982, Newman studied accounting at San Diego State University where he played baseball for famed coach Jim Dietz. He was also a football player at the school. Although he had major-league offers, Newman turned them down during his college years for one reason or another. After college, he spent four years playing in the minor leagues. Newman usually was a second baseman, but he also served as a shortstop, third baseman and left fielder at various times in his career. Newman is a switch-hitter who throws with his right hand. The high point came in 1989 when Newman had 113 hits, 19 doubles, 38 runs-batted-in, 62 runs and 25 stolen bases. After his time in the major leagues, in 2008 Newman founded Newmie Rewards LLC, a business to help raise funds for sports teams. That same year, he was host of a radio show in Minneapolis, The Al Newman Show. Throughout his entire career, he has worked tirelessly for development of youth baseball, and it’s a job he is still doing and one he says he still loves.

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People Ally Haas from Girl Scouts’ Lakes and Pines and Sartell High School received the Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, after completing a Take Action Project. Haas’ Girl Scout Gold Award Project was named Agiascendit which is Latin for “moving up.” Her project’s goal is to help struggling students at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School pair up with high school and college students for tutoring. Grace Kuhl, daughter of Kathy and Mark Kuhl, Sartell has been named a Clare Boothe Luce Scholar for 2017-18. Clare Boothe Luce Scholars are women engaged in science, technology or mathematics. Kuhl is a senior studying Chemistry at Creighton University, Omaha. 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. April 29 1:49 a.m. DWI. Highway 10/ CR 33. While on patrol, an officer was following a vehicle when the driver threw their cigarette butt out the window. After conducting a traffic stop, it was determined the driver was impaired. The driver failed field sobriety testing and blew a PBT of .10. The driver was arrested and transported to jail on charges of 4th degree DWI and .08 within 2 hours. 3:22 p.m. Cheval Drive. Burglary. Officers were dispatched for a report of a burglary that had taken place at a residence. Officers arrived and located a door that had signs of forced entry. Officer cleared the house and located no one inside. The homeowner was advised to complete a list of items missing. Investigation is ongoing. April 30 2:39 p.m. Juvenile problem. Fifth Avenue N./Seventh Street N. Officers were dispatched to the area for a report of a person seen pitching a tent in the woods nearby. Officers spoke with the person who was a juvenile. They advised that they wanted to pretend that they were camping and had started a small fire. The juve-

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Above: Sartell-St. Stephen Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert (left), teachers, students, architects and builders listen to some speeches before breaking ground for the new high school May 8. The school is expected to open in 2019. Above right: Flooded with light and airy space, the commons area of Sartell High School was designed for a flexible use of space, as this artist’s conception shows. nile was escorted home by officers and explained the dangers of starting fires. 7:56 p.m. Domestic in progress. Seventh Street N. Officers were dispatched for a possible physical domestic disturbance in progress. Upon arrival, it was determined that no one was hurt but the argument did get physical. Neither party involved wanted charges pressed. Officers spoke with both parties about their options related to domestic violence and how to better handle a disagreement. May 1 12:43 p.m. DWI. Pinecone Road S/15th Street S. Officers were dispatched for a vehicle crash. It was reported that the vehicle ran over 4 trees. Officers spoke with the driver and learned they were intoxicated. The driver failed field sobriety testing and blew a PBT of .15. The driver was transported to jail with charges of 3rd degree DWI and .08 or more within 2 hours. The vehicle was removed from the scene. May 2 9:57 a.m. Traffic accident. 1900 block of Connecticut Avenue S. Officers were dispatched for a vehicle that had crashed into another vehicle in a parking lot of a local business. After further investigation, it was determined that the driver of one vehicle hit the other while backing out of a parking stall. Officers assisted both parties with exchanging information. 3:56 p.m. Building fire. 200 block of Riverside Avenue N. Officers and Sartell Fire Department were dispatched to a local business for a report of a fire. Upon

the planning for the high school and for upgrades at the other schools in Sartell. Periodic updates to the architectural designs were presented to the school board

by architects David Leapaldt, Scott Krenner and Judy Hoskens. Workshops, committees and programming sub-groups scrutinized every aspect of the needs and the planning process to ensure the finished facility will be exactly what is required for education well into this century.

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arrival, officers located smoke coming from inside the building and people evacuating. It was determined that the fire started in a machine inside the building. The fire department extinguished the fire and the scene was cleared for re-entry shortly after. Submitted by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office May 12 5:07 a.m. Fire. 6494 CR 3 in Brockway Township. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fire. The St. Stephen Fire Department responded and found a large amount of corn stalk bales on fire. The corn stalks were located away from the buildings on the property. The pile of corn stalks required a back hoe to be brought to the property to break them apart to put them out. The property is owned by a male resident, 42, of St. Stephen. No injuries or damage other than the corn stalks were reported. The St. Stephen Fire Department was assisted by the Rice and Sartell fire departments with putting out the fire. Submitted by the St. Cloud Police Department May 3 Theft. A Nichole Renee Zachow, 45 of Cold Spring, was arrested today after an investigation was conducted into a theft complaint. The police department had originally taken a theft complaint from the victims back in April, and throughout the investigation, the officer was able to name Zachow, employed by “Over the Top Cleaners” as a possible suspect due to similar types of complaints in 2016

taken by the same officer. Through the use of surveillance equipment, the police department was able to catch Zachow in the act of stealing prescription medication from the victims home today, while she was there to clean the client’s home. Zachow is a suspect in several thefts in Sartell, St. Cloud, Cold Spring and Stearns County. The investigation also revealed Zachow also goes by the name of Nichole Johnstone. Zachow was taken to the Stearns County Jail, and is facing charges of felony theft. The St. Cloud Police Department encourages homeowners to

be cautious when allowing cleaning services to be at their homes without being present. Homeowners should conduct some type of background check on businesses they are hiring to clean their home, or be at home when workers are present, to prevent similar types of incidents. Anyone with information regarding the above incident is urged to contact the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200, or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301,1-800-255-1301 or at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org.

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Our View

Welcome to our Mighty Mississippi It’s such a good thing that our Mighty Mississippi River right here in central Minnesota was chosen as the venue for the 2017 Governor’s Fishing Opener. A good time to show off. The fishing opener, which attracts media from far and wide, will shine the spotlight on the wonderful river, and it should remind us all, once again, what a great resource that magnificent river is. For all too many years, the river was taken for granted by those who live near it. Once upon a time, it was a major form of transportation. But in more recent decades, it was for so many people just a thing to cross on a bridge to get to the other side. Thanks to the hard work of visionaries – people like St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and some of the council members in St. Cloud and Sartell – the options of making the great river a major recreational asset is now underway. The walkways, trails, businesses and shops being developed at or near the river help hugely in our enjoyment of the Mississippi. The River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud is aptly named. Rotary Park in Sartell, with its fishing dock, is another example of opening up the river for recreational potential. Mississippi, which begins at Lake Itasca is 2,350 miles long – the fourth longest river in the world. A major source of drinking water, the river in the past was foul with pollutants of every description. Thankfully, in the past few decades provisions in the Clean Water and Air Act have done wonders to clean up the river and its wider watershed areas. The river remains a major transportation “corridor” for the movement of material goods and food, from Minneapolis all the way down to New Orleans. Last but not least, the river and its floodplain are home to a vast variety of living creatures, including 260 kinds of fish, migrating birds, at least 50 types of mammals and 150 species of reptiles and amphibians. Like the Nile River in Egypt, the Mississippi River is a great giver of life. It is also a mystical enchantress, as that great prose-poet of the river, Mark Twain, knew so well. “The face of the water,” he wrote, “in time, became a wonderful book – a book that was a dead language to the uneducated (steamboat) passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as if it uttered them with a voice. And it was not a book to be read once and thrown aside, for it had a new story to tell every day.” We, the staff of the Newsleader, would like to extend a warm welcome to Gov. Mark Dayton, to Lieutenant Gov. Tina Smith, to the hundreds of media people and to all others, residents and non -residents, who will help us celebrate our Mighty Mississippi during the fishing-opener. Enjoy!

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Opinion

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By plan or serendipity, life is richer with a dog

This week marks the seventh anniversary of my mother’s untimely death. And previously at this time of year, while others were planning their Mother’s Day weekends with their families, I would avoid all the sappy TV commercials like the plague, feeling profoundly sad, angry and bitter. Both sets of my grandparents had lived into their 90s so I always thought my mother would follow suit. You see, my mother wasn’t only my mother, she was my best friend, my mentor, my cheerleader – the one who lifted me up. Life is a lot emptier without her in it. Fast forward to four springs ago. My then 11-year-old son asked if we could visit the Tri-County Humane Society to “just look” at the available dogs. Our 12-yearold golden retriever had passed away the previous autumn, and our household was missing the companionship and energy of a pup. My son said he wanted a black lab or another frisky-type of dog to play fetch and run around with him in the yard. We observed several dogs of all shapes and sizes, many of whom needed a larger house or fenced-in yard (neither of which we had), and some of the available dogs had issues with sharing their home with cats (of which we have three). Suddenly, I came upon a rather shaggy mid-sized dog who timidly came up to the front of the kennel and licked my hand through the fencing. He looked like he could use some TLC as his coat was overgrown and badly in need of a wash and haircut. His tail wagged slowly and tentatively as he assessed us from head to toe. His soft big brown eyes looked imploringly into mine and my heart melted. I knew in that moment, though we were supposed

Janelle Von Pinnon Publisher to be window-shopping, we couldn’t leave without him. My son was ecstatic. He finally had a dog of his own. This was going to be “his” dog. Little did we know, this pooch had other ideas. I’ve always been an animal lover. My husband calls me an animal “magnet” because if there’s a stray within a 50-mile radius, I’m the one it usually gravitates toward. This is how we attained the three cats we have and many more cats (and dogs) I’ve found homes for throughout the years. This also explains the “shop” cat, dubbed Kit-Kat, we keep at the Newsleader office. I’ve been known to hop out of my car to save a turtle crossing the road; I also stop for geese and ducks leading their “broods” to safety; and once, while on vacation, I donned my reflective vest and directed traffic around a dog who was lying in the middle of a very busy roadway who had been hit by a car and needed medical attention. I spent all my holiday “mad” money on vet bills so this dog had a chance to survive. Thankfully, it recovered from a severely broken leg and was adopted by a local family. I digress. The newest addition to our family, Jeffrey (also known lovingly as Mr. J and Mr. Magoo), then a 5-year-old Tibetan terrier (like the one in the 1970s

Benji movies), latched onto me with a vengeance. He exhibited separation anxiety and still to this day will not let me out of his sight. Jeffrey made it very clear, he is “my” dog no matter who else tries to take care of him. If he’s left alone, he curls up in whatever clothing of mine he can find and has been known to chew on some of my unmentionables. I also have the dubious honor of being the only family member he’ll “poo” for. Despite his shortcomings, Jeffrey is now my people “magnet.” Wherever we go, he’s the life of the party, drawing people of all ages, nationalities and walks of life into friendly conversations wherever we go, whether for a walk in the neighborhood, a run in the dog park, a drive around town, or at the football or baseball fields where we watch my son’s teams play. Recently, Jeffrey’s friendliness is what led to our neighbors inviting me to participate in the Freedom Flight hot-air balloon launching at Whitney Park. Who knew the pilot of the balloon lived a few houses from us. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience with extremely welcoming people whom I probably would have never met had it not been for my lovable pooch. Their hospitality helped raise me up during this personally difficult time of the year. While attending Leadercast this past week, one of the speakers profoundly remarked, “The legacy you leave may not be something you do but someone you raise.” There’s a variety of ways to raise people up – whether you’re a devoted parent, sibling, friend, even co-worker; a pilot of a hot-air balloon; or simply an affectionate stray whom I’ve come to realize I need as much as he needs me.

Letters to the editor:

Residents urged to support May 23 SRR school referendum Barb Nelson, Sartell The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District will have a special bond referendum election May 23. During the past seven years, the district’s enrollment has increased by 1,000 students, and thus they no longer have adequate space to accommodate more students. Adding more classrooms is also not the solution since there

are no additional classrooms available. Another issue of concern is that security in the schools needs to be updated. Unfortunately, this need is the sign of the times. My husband and I are retired and don’t have children in this school system, but we appreciate the value of a fine education, and I trust the district is advocating for the best interest of the students in the schools. Many whom are educated locally become citizens

in the same community, and in turn will work and advocate for quality education for their families in the future. It’s important those of us who are retired recognize the significance of a fine school system and vote for families and children who will benefit from this. In the long run, we will all benefit. Please be mindful of this when you vote yes to both questions for the referendum on May 23.

Mayor, council thank Sartell police department for all they do Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll, Council members Mike Chisum, Ryan Fitzthum, Pat Lynch and David Peterson In recognition of National Police Week May 14-20, 2017, the Sartell City Council ex-

presses our support and appreciation for the talented and dedicated administrative staff, police officers and police reserves serving the Sartell community. Our entire police department team works to make Sartell a safe, wonderful place to live

and they strive to enforce the law in the impartial, fair manner we have all come to expect from the Sartell Police Department. We are proud of all of you, and we sincerely appreciate all that you do in and for our community.

Trump is right: Australia’s is better Once in a blue moon a truth slips from the lips of President Trump. That rare lunar phenomenon happened one day last week shortly after TrumpCare, so-called, (more like RyanCare) was approved by a slim margin in the U.S. House. Trump was crowing about “his” health-care plan to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: “It’s going to be fantastic health care,” Trump said. “I shouldn’t say this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia because you have better health care than we do.” Trump’s first statement (fantastic health care) is a lie and/or a delusion. The second statement (Australia’s better health care) is true. Trump has told similar truths before – when he praised the health-care systems of Britain and Canada. All three of those countries have universal, single-payer health care. They spend less money on care than we do, patients pay few or no out-of-pocket costs, every person is covered and health outcomes are generally better than those in the United States. A single-payer system is similar to a Medicare-for-All concept in which taxes cover the costs of health care rather than premiums and in which insurance companies no longer wag the dog. Almost all other civilized countries have single-payer systems, and study after study proves they work – and work very well.

Dennis Dalman Editor Thanks in large part to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ impassioned speeches, the idea of a single-payer system is catching on with more Americans, including with many hospitals and doctors. That’s because Sanders helped dispel the stupid notion of single-payer as a death-dealing commie bogeyman. For decades, we Americans have been lied to constantly by the powers that be, and most all too eagerly believed the lies. We were told (we’re still being told) that people in “those” countries “over there” are waiting in lines, getting sicker, doing without, dying, committing suicide and that Canadians are flocking en masse to our country for our “superior” care. Why the barrage of lies? Because healthinsurance companies, Big Pharma and other greedy interests keep feeding us lies, wanting to scare us so they can retain control of their indulgence in profits-over-people. If Trump and Co. are serious about a good plan, with lower costs, lower premiums and universal coverage, they would do well to start

exploring a single-payer system. Anything less will prove to be as impossible as putting Humpty-Dumpty together again. ObamaCare, of course, has its serious problems. But it’s better than nothing – especially for the 24 million Americans who now have health insurance, who didn’t before. What’s almost funny is the spectacle of Trump and Congress members patting themselves on the back for repealing ObamaCare and trying to replace it with such a piece of legislative garbage. It’s nothing but more snake oil, just as their last legislative effort was, the one that fell flat on its face. There they stood in the White House Rose Garden – that alternative world with its alternative facts – beaming with beatific smiles as they all pretended to believe their legislative “triumph” will be the greatest thing since cupcakes and just what the doctor ordered. In fact, it’s more like what the executioner ordered. And this (feel free to laugh) comes courtesy of the politicians who excoriated ObamaCare for its “death panels.” What the Rose Garden folks were really grinning about, most likely, is the frosting on the cake – the $620-billion tax break for the wealthy that this wretched excuse for health-care reform contains. Even many conservatives, like Ohio Gov. John Kasich, are blasting TrumpCare. He said as many as 700,000 people in his state would

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Tonya Paul steps up to bat during a recent softball game. Paul is pitcher and first-base player for the Sartell Girls’ Softball Team.

Paul: great team dynamics make best softball by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

As sure as a foolproof math equation, a great team dynamic equals a great softball team, according to Sabre softball player Tonya Paul. “I like the way our team works together,” she said. “We have great dynamics, a great group of girls. It’s so good to work with them in a sport that’s so much fun to play. Hitting, fielding, pitching. Softball is such an entertaining thing to do. Even during practice, it’s mostly fun stuff to do.” Paul, the daughter of Deb and Doug Paul of Sartell, is a senior and one of the softball team captains, along with Addy DeMaine, Cami Doman, Julianna Tavale and Lindsey Widvey. She plays first base and is also one of the team’s two pitchers, the other being Riley Trobec. Recently, the team won games against Willmar and Little Falls with Paul pitching – so well that she didn’t let the opposing teams get any earned runs, thus there was an earned-run average of 0.00 during the two games.

Paul has batted 4-6, with a .667 batting average. As a little girl, Paul enjoyed playing T-ball in community -education programs, then she joined the Sartell Swarm travel team. In seventh grade, she became a member of school softball teams and has loved it ever since. She was also a member of the swimming program. The Sartell Sabre girls’ softball team, with head coach Dave Driste, is part of the Central Lakes Conference, one of its eight member teams. “We play in summer, too, on the Sartell Swarm team, and that team goes to the state tournament no matter what, unlike the 12-member varsity team,” Paul noted. “Most of the members of the Swarm team are also on the varsity team.” Winning, of course, is always a pleasure. “Bus rides home are always more fun after we win,” Paul said. One of Paul’s favorite softball memories is the time the team was playing at state. One by one, the opposing team members hit the ball while Paul was pitching. At one

point, there was a solid hit to center field, but the centerfielder quickly caught the ball and sent it hurling to second base where the second-base Saber tagged the runner to second out, making a double play. “Then I struck out the last person, and we won that game,” Paul said. “That’s a really good memory.” Pauls’ goal for the season? “We want to have a winning record, more wins than losses,” she said. “We want to get higher up in the conference than last year and make it to more play-off games than we did last year.” Paul enjoys science classes. To unwind and relax, she likes to watch movies.

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Bob Schwalboski of Sartell shows off a nice smallmouth bass caught in the Mississippi River on a Storm Chug Bug near the Sartell bridge in August of 2015. The 70th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener will take place May 11-14 on the Mississippi River.

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The Sartell girls’ softball varsity roster, as listed on the Minnesota State High School website, lists the following players: Kami Counter, DeMaine, Courtney Deters, Doman, Emily Driste, Bailey Dumonceaux, Abagail Hieserich, Samantha Lundgren, Marissa Martins, Kayla Nelson, Paul, Tavale, Madaline Tieschafer, Trobec and Widvey.

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Let’s hear it for all our police officers They help our kids when they’re lost. They’re on call at all hours of the night to mediate the worst domestic disturban­ ces. They do all the legwork that drives a successful conviction when the law has been broken. During National Police Week (NPW) this May 14-20, let’s shout a big Woot! Woot! to our local po­lice officers who carry the badge and swear to keep us safe. NPW is celebrated across the coun­ try in many different ways. Our local police departments hold special events for families and kids, such as National Night Out and many other gatherings

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tough side of life that wears people down and that many lucky people in our cities and towns never really have to deal with. But worst of all, they battle negative public perception in the very streets they patrol. During National Police Week, wave and give a friendly smile to a police officer. And remember they are our front-line buffers between safe­ ty and chaos.

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Freedom Flight launches first spring voyage by Janelle Von Pinnon news@thenewsleaders.com

Anyone who was out on the calm spring evening of May 6, may have spotted a black exclamation point dotting the sky. During that time, the husband-and-wife team of Jim and Diane Tuorila of St. Cloud, neighbors of Newsleader publisher Janelle Von Pinnon, joined a ground crew of approximately 10 to launch the Freedom Flight Prisoners of War/Missing in Action hot-air balloon from Whitney Park. For those who missed it last weekend, it will also fly for the Governor’s Fishing Opener this weekend. While curious gawking bystanders watched with fascination, the crew unloaded the wicker basket, the burner and the ripstop nylon material, which stretched nearly a third of a football field in length and looked like an overgrown earthworm. Diane walks around the perimeter of the launch site prior to inflating the balloon to warn spectators that when the burner is ignited it’s quite loud and may scare pets and young children. With a bright yellow flame and a thunderous whoosh of

air, the ebony material becomes animated as it starts to billow and sway. While the balloon slowly fills with hot air generated from the propane-gas burner, the three or four ground crew members, who are responsible for tethering the crowning line so the balloon doesn’t fill too quickly, slowly handover-hand release the 110foot rope until the balloon is upright. After approximately a halfhour prep time, pilot Jim, along with three passengers, climb into the gondola for take off and with a few more puffs from the dragon-breathing flamethrower, the party lifts off. From the ground, it looks as though it barely clears the grove of trees nearby. The calm 7-mph northerly breeze allows the slow drift of the balloon over the trees and power lines. The pilot must keep the contraption under 10,000 feet to avoid having to use oxygen. The chase crew, including Diane, hop into their vehicles and start wending their way toward the VA and follow the balloon to a park near Westwood school. The balloon touches down for a few minutes, then with another

few blasts from the furnace continues its journey southwestward. The crew questions among themselves where the pilot hopes to land, then jumps into their cars again and continues to follow the flight pattern. Though the ground crew is in constant contact with the pilot by radio, the balloon is at the mercy of the wind direction and no one knows exactly where it will land. All along the way, witnesses seem startled but then smile and wave as the balloon drifts quietly over them, many not realizing it’s there until they hear the roar of the burner igniting. After nearly an hour, the balloon has floated along CR 134 and starts to slowly descend near St. Joseph. The ground crew has parked outside the Army Reserve fence watching the trek unfold. Diane explains the pilot is lowering the balloon among some trees to slow it down and once he “hops” the trees, he will then land in the field nearby. Being there are no roads to where the balloon alights, the ground crew tramps a quarter mile through the field Freedom • page 11

photos by Janelle Von Pinnon

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CITY OF ST. STEPHEN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 56 GAMBLING ORDINANCE The City Council for the City of St. Stephen, HEREBY ORDAINS as follows: That Section 56.02, Subd. 3 Trade Areas be removed from the Gambling Ordinance; That Section 56.12 EXPENDITURE OF PROCEEDS/LOCAL BENEFITS be removed from the Gambling Ordinance. This Amendment was approved by a vote of three in favor and two opposed by the City Council of St. Stephen on this 3rd day of May, 2017. /s/ Cindy VanderWeyst Mayor /s/ Cris M Drais City Clerk Submitted for publication: May 9, 2017 Publish: May 12, 2017

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“We all have access to Cadillacs, but who can afford one?” TrumpCare, at least this version of it, amounts to a crazy-quilt way of letting states erode federally guaranteed rights, the ones enshrined in ObamaCare. We are overdue for a miracle – the miracle of Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate working together either to fix ObamaCare or to come up with a better replacement. Enough snake oil!

LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF SARTELL ORDINANCE NO. 2017-06 SUMMARY ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 10 GENERAL REGULATIONS Title 10, Chapter 8 (General Regulations) is amended to allow permit exemptions for small sheds (100 square feet or less), allow detached garages in side yards, and allow flexibility in the type of allowable materials for detached accessory buildings and structures. The City Council has determined that publication of this title and the summary Ordinance will clearly inform the public of the intention and effect of the ordinances. The Council also directs that only the title and this summary be published. Copies of the entire text of the ordinances are available for inspection by any person between

the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. any Monday through Friday at the office of the City Clerk or on the City website at www.sartellmn. com. Adopted by the City Council of Sartell on the 24th day of April, 2017. /s/ Sarah Jane Nicoll Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Mary Degiovanni City Administrator Publish: May 12, 2017

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The Sartell Police Department, along with the City of Sartell and the Sartell/St. Stephen School District will hold a garage sale consisting of found, seized and used items. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7 A.M.

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photos by Janelle Von Pinnon

Upper left: Members of Freedom Flight start inflating the balloon during a perfect nearly windless evening May 6 in Whitney Park, St. Cloud. Middle: A secret induction ritual involving champagne, a certificate of flight, a pinning ceremony and the reading of the Ballonists’ Poem is conducted shortly after a safe touchdown. At right: Freedom Flight crew members (clockwise from left) Colleen DeGrote (in blue), Steve Daniels, David Hoien, pilot Jim Tuorila, and Jane and Mike Spaude hoist the gondola to load into the support vehicle for storage until the next flight. For additional photos, visit thenewsleaders.com.

Freedom from page 8 then grabs the balloon tether and “walks” the travelers to a destination point where they can all then disassemble the apparatus and begin the strenuous task of tearing it down. Another half hour goes by while some tend to separating the basket from the balloon then dismantle the burner from its lodging, the others slowly letting the air escape from its trappings as the balloon deflates to its earthworm stage again. Once the balloon is on the ground, a fiberglass gizmo specifically made to help squeeze the air out of the balloon, is physically pulled steadily but unhurriedly from the lower end of the material to the opening at the top of the balloon so as to release the air and allow for the balloon to be “bagged” for transport. Then all parts are hoisted into the support vehicle, which houses the equipment between flights. The entire crew participates in the christening of the passengers with a spray (and then a glass) of champagne, a scattering of grass clippings over their heads to show they’ve safely returned to Earth, a pinning ceremony and a recitation of the Balloonists’ Poem (see below)

to commemorate their experience. Jim says a short toast about the main reason the balloon flies: to honor the thousands of men and women who have been and may still be prisoners of war or missing in action. He says of the hundreds of hot-air balloons which rise on occasion all over the nation, only four in the world (those hailing from St. Cloud) honor the POW/MIA soldiers, past and present. With the sun setting in the west, the crew says their goodnights then heads to their respective homes to dream of the next flight. Fun facts about hot-air ballooning. • Freedom Flight was Jim Tuorila’s idea; he’s piloted since 1989. The other local pilot is Luke Cesnik, who’s been piloting for 25-plus years. • Jim is the self-proclaimed local expert regarding prisoners of war and missing-in-action veterans. He says he thought a hot-air balloon would be a unique way to honor vets and also would help people remember the experience, whether flying or witnessing. • The first launch of the Freedom Flight balloon was held shortly after Veterans’ Day in 1989; the first passenger was a WWII POW Henry Sha from St. Cloud. • Freedom Flight has four operable hot-air balloons, which travel nationwide and

participate in various events to deliver their message. • Average cost of a balloon, which carries a pilot plus four passengers, is roughly $40,000. This price includes the envelope (the balloon), a gondola, fuel tanks and instruments, but does not include any ground-support equipment or chase vehicle. • The balloons are made by Cameron Balloons out of Michigan. • The balloons are nine stories high, 60 feet wide and hold 105,000 cubic feet of hot air. • The pilot must have at least 10 hours of flight time in free balloons, which must include six flights under the supervision of an instructor. The private pilot must pass a written test, an oral test and a flight check prior to being issued a private pilot’s license. The second rating is a commercial pilot. • During the flight, the pilot’s only ability to steer the balloon is the ability to climb or descend into winds going different directions. Thus, it’s important for the pilot to determine what direction the wind is blowing at altitudes other than the balloon’s altitude. • It takes roughly 20 gallons of propane for an hourlong flight; $300-$400/flight including the wear and tear on the balloon as well as insurance and maintenance. • The average life expectancy of a balloon is roughly

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500 flight hours, which if used approximately 50 hours a year, amounts to a 10-year span. • Freedom Flight has been represented roughly 25 of the 28 years of its existence at the Albuquerque (N.M.) International Balloon Festival held in early October each year. • Freedom Flight is a non -profit 501c3 organization supported solely by private and business donations. To donate, contact Jim or Diane at jd2rala429@charter.net.

Balloonists’ Prayer The Winds have Welcomed you with softness. The Sun has blessed you with its warm hands. You have flown so high and so well that God has joined you in your laughter and set you gently back again into the loving arms of Mother Earth.

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Gomes from front page hood ice-cream trucks he would see when he lived in Maryland and North Carolina. Maybe I could drive an icecream truck and bring excitement and fun to kids,” he pondered. He asked everyone, including his family – wife Shikha, daughters Justina and Christina and son Lawrence. They all thought it was a grand idea. And so it was. “When I see those kids, I keep thinking one of them could grow up to be a leader, a doctor, a scientist or even a president,” Gomes said. “It brings me such pleasure that I am able to bring some happiness into their lives.” Gomes travels the streets of Sartell, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids, Rockville, Cold Spring, St. Augusta and St. Cloud. He has many favorite memories of his many rounds through neighborhoods. One day, an older man and woman were sitting on the porch of their home in Cold Spring. The woman was knitting; the man was in the yard. Suddenly, the man saw Gomes’s ice-cream vehicle. He looked back, calling to his wife, then waved his hands wildly to make sure Gomes would stop. Gomes

Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com stopped. The man and his wife scurried over to the truck, both of them smiling to beat the band. Then Gomes found out why. When they were in their teens, the couple met in front of an ice-cream van. And the man said he fell in love with that girl instantly, at first sight. Delighted, Gomes wanted to give them their ice-cream treat for free, but they wouldn’t hear of it. They paid up just as they did when they were teenagers in love. The man has nostalgic memories of ice-cream trucks coming through neighborhoods, way back when, when a treat cost only a quarter. He told Gomes he’s so happy to see the tradition continuing in the greater St. Cloud area. Two years ago in Sauk Rapids, a man in his 50s ordered a treat. The man used to sell ice cream in Iowa for years. He now trains employees for Hardware Hank stores. Recently, on one of his stops, Gomes saw a little boy step up to the vehicle with his mother. The boy, wide-eyed with excitement, said, “Hey, mom, when I grow up I want to drive an icecream truck!” Gomes smiles with delight when he recalls that boy’s excitement. “That is why I love my job,” Gomes said. “I bring so much happiness, and I will do this job as long as I can.”

Friday, May 12, 2017

photo by Carolyn Bertsch

Francis Gomes of Sartell repaints his ice-cream truck from white to a bright pink-and-blue. On the hood of the truck is his son-in-law, Justin Ostrowski of Savage, and in front of the truck (left to right) are Christina Ostrowski, Gomes’s daughter, also of Savage, and Francis Gomes.

All-in-One Event Saturday, May 20 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Benton County Fair Sports Arena Crafters • Up-cyclers • Vendors Flea marketers • Garage salers Donations collected at the door for:

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