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Town Crier Roads close due to Apple
Apple Duathlon is Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23. The Kids Apple will be held Friday evening at Pine Meadow Elementary School, 1029 Fifth St. N. Road closures will be: Fifth Street from Pine Meadow entrance to Ninth Avenue and Ninth Avenue to 2-1/2 Street. The adult race is held Saturday morning at Sartell Middle School, 1029 5th St N. Closures involved will be Seventh Street and Pinecone Road from 15th-40th streets. Please be aware of these closures. “Thank you for your cooperation and for helping make the Apple a safe race for both kids and adults,” said Apple spokesperson Adam Konczewski.
Celebration to host Spring Fling May 17
The community is invited to participate in the family friendly Spring Fling from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road, Sartell. The Spring Fling includes a silent auction, Pantown Classic Car Exhibit and award ceremony, a cake walk, many local businesses and handmade items, games and inflatables. Proceeds from the event benefit senior high students going to their national youth gathering in Detroit. For more information call 320-255-0488 or head to celebrationlutheranchurch.com.
Hospital to host Strides for Stroke
St. Cloud Hospital Stroke Center is joining other cities across Minnesota to increase community awareness and stomp out stroke at the Minnesota Stroke Association Strides for Stroke starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16 at CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle. Tour a GoldCross ambulance, get a stroke risk screening and learn about other community resources. There will be many opportunities to support loved ones who have been affected by stroke by starting your own team, joining a team or making a donation. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States. Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Every four minutes someone dies of stroke. All money raised supports community-awareness events. For more information and to register, visit strokemn.org or call 763-5530088.
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Mill Art Project creations nearing completion by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
To some the sculptures might seem to resemble big steely monsters; to others they might look like large industrialstrength insects; and to still others they might have the burnished beauty of cast-off objects repurposed into surprising beauty. Sartell residents can form their own opinions when the six functional sculptures are unveiled, possibly as soon as the end of June, in two of Sartell’s parks: Watab and Val Smith. The six benches and bicycle racks are not completed yet, although a few sneak previews of the works-in-progress were leaked recently to the Sartell Newsleader. All are being created as part of what’s known as the Sartell Mill Art Project, which began about a year ago, thanks to a
$28,000 grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, $10,000 from the City of Sartell, many in-kind donations and several cash donations, such as recent gifts of $1,120 from retired paper-mill workers, $1,000 from the American Legion of Sartell and $100 from Roland and Janette Weis of Sartell. The inception for the Sartell Mill Art Project was the explosion and fire that killed one worker and injured several at the Verso Paper Mill on Memorial Day, 2012. The tragedy caused the permanent closing of the paper mill, which had been a financial and societal bedrock for a century in Sartell under one management or another. A proposal to memorialize the defunct plant and its importance to Sartell’s history was developed and submitted to the arts board, which liked the idea and announced the grant. Mill Art • page 5
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Master welder/fabricator Jake Smith sands part of a metal piece that will become one of the six major sculptural works comprising the Sartell Mill Art Project.
Sartell Envirothon team to compete at state by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A team of five Sartell students will compete in the Minnesota Envirothon contest May 18 in Cloquet. There, they will participate in competition with 24 teams from eight regions in the state. Another team, a Sartell Middle School team, took first place but that age group is not qualified to go on to state competition. The members of that first-place team are Izzy Kucala, Sierra Moore, Tarah Rosendahl and Sarah Schmitz. The state qualifying team’s members are Alex Bertsch, Aus-
tin Grundhoefer, Jarret Janu, Jonathan Oleson and Rory Spanier. They placed third in the regional meet in New London, qualifying them for the state meet. To earn their third-place finish, team members had to work very hard beforehand, answer many questions from a panel of experts and give a speech, as well as materials about this year’s topic – urban forestation, or the planting of trees within cities. Their material was presented to two judges, who made the final selections. The plan they presented in Spicer was a program to plant Envirothon • page 8
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The Sartell Middle School first-place winners in the Envirothon are (left to right) Tarah Rosendahl, Sarah Schmitz, Sierra Moore and Izzy Kucala.
Ride for Cody brings community together Cody Nuckolls, St. Joseph, was killed in a hit-and-run April 13. Cody was 5 years old. On May 9, Cody’s family and friends along with the community gathered together for a memorial motorcycle fundraising ride to help Cody’s family. The ride went from Stoney’s Bar in Rockville, photo by Carolyn Bertsch Laura and Justin Hill of Sartell, close friends of Cody’s parents, to Trappers Pub and Grub came out to show their support at the Ride for Cody event. in Farming, then to Shady’s Bar and Grill in New Munich, Laura created the Go Fund Me page to benefit Cody’s family.
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to Countryside Saloon in St. Anna, and finally ending at Trobec’s Bar and Grill in St. Stephen. Cody’s favorite color is red, so many wore red to show support and love for Cody. According to a Facebook post from one of the ride’s organizers, a total of 210 people participated, including 137 motorcycles and 20 or more cars. They were able to raise a total of $4,767.
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National Karate School students were victorious at the 2014-15 NCKA tournament April 19. North Central Karate Association is a division of North American Sport Karate Association. They competed at the end-of-the-year tournament and were recognized for the final placings for the year. Christa Jordahl, National Karate Schools executive director, was awarded the Top Judging Award. Julie Gadient, Sartell National Karate school director, was the women’s 2014-15 Overall second-place champion in traditional weapons in the 40-49 division. She also took first place in women’s 40-49 traditional weapons and competed for grand champion in the Women’s Traditional Weapons division. Nicholas Sobolvarro was the 2014-15 Boy’s Overall second-
place champion in traditional form and traditional weapons in the 10-11 division. Sobolvarro also competed for grand champion in the Boy’s 10-11 Forms division and placed first in boy’s 10-11 traditional form and boy’s 10-11 traditional weapons. Allyson Carstensen-Boe was the 2014-15 Girl’s Overall thirdplace champion in traditional form in the 12-13 division. Bailey Guggisberg competed for grand champion in the Girl’s 12-13 Forms division and placed first in Girls’ 12-13 traditional form. Other taking first place include the following: Caleb Kudrna, boy’s 12-13 traditional weapons; Ashton Olson, boy’s 8-9 sparring; and Amanda McMahon, women’s 18-29 sparring. Other competitors who placed in the top three placings
included: R.J. Carstensen-Boe – traditional form and weapons, Allyson Carstensen-Boe – traditional form and weapons, Kudrna – sparring; Ashton Olson – traditional form; Andrew Olson – traditional form and traditional weapons and sparring; and Brian McMahon sparring.
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.
the bike was left outside and was unaware of when it was taken. 10:23 p.m. Loud music. Hi Vue Drive. A complaint was made regarding music coming from a residence. Officers spoke with the resident, who agreed to keep the noise down for the night.
but was walking home for the evening. The officer transported him to his residence. 9:56 p.m. Suspicious activity. 12th Street N. A complaint was made regarding something being thrown at the complainant’s vehicle. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate anyone.
April 24 11:04 a.m. Theft. 1st Street NE. A report was made regarding a juvenile male’s bike taken from a residence. The boy’s father stated
April 25 12:33 a.m. Welfare check. Riverside Avenue N. A report was made regarding a male walking down the side of the roadway and possibly intoxicated. An officer located the male and found he was intoxicated
SARTELL AREA YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Registration for 2015-2016 SAYBA Travel Basketball Grades 4-8 is now open. Online registration and printable forms are available on the SAYBA website at www.saybabball.org.
Deadline for returning players to register without a late fee is Monday, June 1. New player deadline is Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Please see the website for more details on the SAYBA program.
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Austin Barkley, son of Julie and Jim Barkley of Sartell and a senior at St. John’s University, received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Mexico. He is one of five College of Saint Benedict/SJU students to receive an award from the Fulbright Program for the 201516 academic year. The Fulbright ETAs place U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools and universities overseas. They improve foreign students’ English abilities and knowledge of the
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April 26 1:25 a.m. DWI. 11th Avenue E. A report was made regarding an adult male slumped in his running vehicle. Officers arrived and were able to wake the driver, after several attempts. The driver was unable to complete field sobriety testing and was placed under arrest without incident. 3:29 a.m. Verbal. 4th Avenue S. A report was made regarding a possible verbal argument between a male and female. Officers arrived and were unable to make contact with the persons inside the residence. April 27 4 p.m. Domestic. Connecticut Avenue. A report was made regarding two juvenile males yelling and physically fighting in a vehicle. Officers arrived and located the boys, who stated they were brothers waiting for their parents who were in an appointment. The parents were located and the boys agreed to separate until they could calm down. April 28 12:42 p.m. Suspicious activity. 2nd Avenue NE. A report was made regarding a door found open after the resident returned home yesterday evening. Nothing appeared out of order inside the residence.
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United States, while enhancing their own language skills and knowledge of the host country. ETAs may also pursue individual study/research plans in addition to their teaching responsibilities. Barkley is pursuing a degree in Hispanic studies. He has spent significant time abroad, first in Chile for a semester, then in Spain for a second semester. He has done multiple Alternative Break Experience Trips, one of which was to Ecuador. Barkley had two major reasons for choosing to teach in Mexico. “One was, I knew I wanted to go to a place I’ve never been because you can go there with a completely open mind. ... The other reason was because of the proximity it has with the United States,” Barkley said. The Fulbright Program, established in 1946, is the flagship in-
ternational educational program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and people of other countries. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in more than 155 countries.
April 29 4:39 p.m. Suspicious activity. 5th Avenue E. A report was made regarding a resident arriving home and finding a service door open. Nothing appeared to be missing. 8:24 p.m. Welfare check. 7th Avenue S. A report was made regarding an adult female breaking items outside and possibly fighting with an adult male. Officers arrived and found the female had dropped some items while moving and was not fighting with anyone.
in a business parking lot. Officers arrived and found the male and female were not fighting but only playing. 5:55 p.m. Gun. Brookwood Lane. A complaint was made regarding two juvenile males outside with a gun and pointing it at items. Officers located the boys and found they had an airsoft gun. The boys and their parents discussed gun safety.
April 30 4:13 p.m. Motorist assist. 2nd Street S. An adult male locked his keys inside his vehicle with a young child inside. Officers were able to unlock the vehicle without incident. 5:41 p.m. Agency assist. Bridge of Hope. A report was made regarding an adult male, who was possibly attempting to harm himself. Officers spoke to the male and found he was just looking over and had no plans to harm himself. May 1 2:03 p.m. Burglary. Hi-Vue Drive. A report was made regarding items missing from a residence. A resident arrived home to find multiple items were taken and items moved some time during the past day. 7:54 p.m. Suspicious activity. 2nd Street N. A report was made regarding two juvenile males crawling through a garage window. Officers arrived and found the males lived at the residence and were locked out of the garage. May 2 2:26 a.m. Domestic. Twin Rivers Court. A report was made regarding a female and a male physically fighting
May 3 1:17 a.m. Noise. Evergreen Drive. A complaint was made regarding the amount of noise coming from a business patio area. Officers spoke with an employee, who stated they would keep the noise down. 6:01 p.m. Verbal. 18th Avenue N. A report was made regarding two males yelling. Officers arrived and found a father and son were disagreeing and no assistance was needed. May 4 12:55 a.m. Unwanted person. Perimeter Drive. A complaint was made regarding an adult male at a residence who was refusing to leave. Officers found the male had an active arrest warrant. He was placed under arrest without incident and transported to Stearns County Jail. 11:49 p.m. Suspicious activity. Watab Park. While on patrol, an officer saw a flashing light coming from the park. It was found an adult male and female were passing through, while walking their dog. May 5 10:47 a.m. Agency assist. 15th Street Court E. Officers assisted a local agency in locating an adult male. The male was located and taken into custody, after a short foot pursuit and physical restraint.
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Abounding Joy to host Student council gets ‘Gold,’ again open house May 17 A new house of worship, Abounding Joy Lutheran Church, will host a worship service, dedication and public open house Sunday, May 17. There will be a worship service, along with a rite of dedication, at 10 a.m. A community open house will take place from 1-3 p.m. that will include a brief dedication program at 2 p.m. All are welcome. Abounding Joy is a five-yearold congregation that is affiliated with both the North American Lutheran Church and Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ.
In recent years, the congregation, led by Pastor Tom Wright, met in the community room of the Boy Scout headquarters building in Sartell. The new 10,500 square-foot church is located at 6000 CR 120 on the border of St. Cloud and Sartell, one and one-half mile due west of CentraCare Health Plaza and one-half mile west of Fitness Evolution. For more information, call the church’s number at 320-217-8784 or call Pastor Wright at 320-2912287.
For the third consecutive year, Sartell High School has been honored with a National Gold Council of Excellence award from the National Association of Student Councils. It’s one of only four high schools in the state to receive the honor this year. “This is a fitting recognition for the strong leadership and service the student council provides to Sartell High School,” said Brenda Steve, Sartell High School principal, in a press release. To meet the requirements for the award, a student council
must demonstrate it meets a variety of criteria. Those councils named to the Gold level have successfully met an even greater number of criteria. In addition to basic requirements such as a written constitution, regular meetings, a democratic election process and membership in the National Association of Student Councils, schools that qualify for the award demonstrate such things as leadership training for council members, teacher/staff appreciation activities, studentrecognition programs, school and community service projects,
spirit activities, goal setting, financial planning and active participation in the state and national council associations. The National Council of Excellence is a national award program created by the NASC to recognize student councils that maintain strong year-round programs and work to improve their schools and communities through their leadership activities. The award is founded on the principles of NASC and provides broad recognition for the most worthy efforts of NASC member councils.
CITY OF SARTELL Summary Financial Report
CITY OF SARTELL Summary Financial Report
purpose of of this report to provide summary of financial information concerning the City of Sartell to interested citizens. The TheThepurpose this isreport isa to provide a summary of financial information concerning the City of Sartell to interested citizens. The complete financial statements may be examined complete financial statements may be examined at City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Questions about this report should be directed to at City Hall,Mary 125 Pinecone Road N. Questions about this report should be directed to Mary Degiovanni, city administrator and finance director at (320) 258-7309. Degiovanni, city administrator and finance director at (320) 258-7309.
CITY OF SARTELL
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS (GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS) Total 2014
REVENUES: Taxes: Property Sales Tax Increment Special Assessments Licenses and Permits Intergovernmental Charges for Services Fines and Forfeitures Miscellaneous Total Revenues
$
4,632,165 1,074,383 145,061 2,538,676 924,109 2,042,958 1,120,301 111,612 115,455 12,704,720
$
4,768,088 1,076,758 23,900 1,871,166 1,028,878 1,168,566 1,788,254 72,937 810,080 12,608,627
-2.85% -0.22% 506.95% 35.67% -10.18% 74.83% -37.35% 53.03% -85.75% 0.76%
EXPENDITURES: Current: General Government Public Safety Public Works Community and Economic Development Culture and Recreation Debt Service: Principal Interest and Fiscal Charges Capital Outlay: Total Expenditures
622,737 2,532,135 1,391,107 599,983 354,622
619,330 2,491,006 1,190,989 966,264 294,195
0.55% 1.65% 16.80% -37.91% 20.54%
10,380,450 974,343 2,896,394 19,751,771
3,395,550 1,069,210 794,763 10,821,307
205.71% -8.87% 264.43% 82.53%
Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures
(7,047,051)
1,787,320
494.28%
6,135,000 471,917 (5,581,600) 12,550 3,763,133 (4,629,949) 171,051
6,053 3,119,939 (4,099,000) (973,008)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES): Issuance of Debt Premium on Issuance of Debt Sale of Property Transfers In Transfers Out Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) Net Change in Fund Balances
(6,876,000)
FUND BALANCES: Beginning of Year Prior Period Adjustment Beginning of Year, as Restated
814,312
18,472,570 18,472,570
End of Year
$ 11,596,570
N/A N/A N/A 107.34% 20.62% 12.95% -117.58% 944.39%
19,988,673 (2,330,415) 17,658,258 $
18,472,570
N/A
-7.58% 4.61%
-37.22%
CITY OF SARTELL STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND NET ASSETS - PROPRIETARY FUNDS For the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2014
OPERATING REVENUES: Charges for Services OPERATING EXPENSES: Salaries and Benefits Supplies and Maintenance Utilities and Telephone Professional Services Sewer Treatment Depreciation Other Services and Charges Total Operating Expenses Operating Income (Loss)
Water
Sewer
$ 1,620,970
$ 1,781,651
329,324 249,348 191,871 42,007 923,813 93,290 1,829,653
148,415 256,505 43,709 32,086 605,170 606,211 45,719 1,737,815
LIABILITIES AND NET POSITION: Liabilities: Accounts Payable Salaries and Benefits Payable Interest Payable Due to Other Funds Noncurrent Liabilities: Due Within One Year Due Within More than One Year Total Liabilities Net Position: Invested in Capital Assets, Net of Related Debt Unrestricted Total Net Position
Sewer
$ 1,115,222 1,196 374,641 17,148
$
Stormwater (6) 93,549 -
$ 1,646,618 1,754 921,744 33,098
-
91,486 13,801,967
79,852 -
1,240,387 79,852 13,801,967
12,644,459 16,540,011 50,835
20,131,201 78,882
15,432,269 -
12,644,459 52,103,481 129,717
$ 31,892,413
$ 35,105,000
$ 15,605,664
$ 82,603,077
$
$
$
1,148,901
74,538 5,744 184,376
531,396 564 453,554 15,950
253,162 3,095 40,560
$
Totals
3,053 5,768
330,753 8,839 224,936 5,768
871,319 11,365,070 12,501,047
996,975 14,640,700 15,934,492
8,821
1,868,294 26,005,770 28,444,360
18,174,206 1,217,160 19,391,366
18,478,042 692,466 19,170,508
15,512,121 84,722 15,596,843
52,164,369 1,994,348 54,158,717
Totals
358,302
$ 3,760,923
59,061 280 13,757 412,340 2,887 488,325
477,739 564,914 235,860 87,850 605,170 1,942,364 141,896 4,055,793
43,836
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES): Investment Income Refunds and Reimbursements Interest Expense Total Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
3,513 47,612 (453,555) (402,430)
12,205 700 (343,770) (330,865)
Loss before Contributions and Transfers
(611,113)
(287,029)
(129,924)
(1,028,066)
Capital Contributions Transfers In Transfers Out
65,026 939,578 (298,328)
161,334 660,000 (181,528)
29,400 (252,906)
255,760 1,599,578 (732,762)
Change in Net Assets
95,163
352,777
(353,430)
19,296,203
18,817,731
15,950,273
54,064,207
$ 19,391,366
$ 19,170,508
$ 15,596,843
$ 54,158,717
End of Year
Total Assets
Water
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - PROPRIETARY FUNDS For the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2014
(208,683)
NET POSITION: Beginning of Year
ASSETS: Cash and Investments Interest Receivable Accounts Receivable Prepaid Items Capital Assets not Depreciated: Land and Land Improvements Construction in Progress Sewer Rights Capital Assets Net of Accumulated Depreciation: Buildings and Improvements Sewer and Water Systems Machinery and Equipment
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Stormwater $
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION - PROPRIETARY FUNDS Dec. 31, 2014
Percent Increase (Decrease)
Total 2013
(130,023) 99 99
(294,870) 15,817 48,312 (797,325) (733,196)
94,510
CASH FLOWS - OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Receipts from Customers and Users Payments to Suppliers Payments to Employees Other Receipts Net Cash Flows - Operating Expenses CASH FLOWS - NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Advances to/from Other Funds Transfer from Other Funds Transfer to Other Funds Net Cash Flows - Noncapital Financing Activities
Water
Sewer
$ 1,610,751 (559,287) (323,644) 47,612 775,432
$ 1,777,571 (969,608) (146,266) 700 662,397
939,578 (298,328) 641,250
Stormwater $
Totals
352,677 (72,932) 279,745
$ 3,740,999 (1,601,827) (469,910) 48,312 1,717,574
660,000 (181,528) 478,472
5,768 (252,906) (247,138)
5,768 1,599,578 (732,762) 872,584
CASH FLOWS - CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of Capital Assets Principal Paid on Debt Interest Paid on Debt Net Cash Flows - Capital and Related Financing Activities
(5,704) (840,000) (462,914)
(34,300) (791,647) (376,718)
(79,852) -
(119,856) (1,631,647) (839,632)
(1,308,618)
(1,202,665)
(79,852)
(2,591,135)
CASH FLOWS - INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Interest and Dividends Received
3,076
12,077
141
15,294
111,140
(49,719)
(47,104)
14,317
1,004,082
581,115
47,104
1,632,301
-
$ 1,646,618
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 Cash and Cash Equivalents, December 31
$ 1,115,222
$
531,396
$
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Fishing buddies find sunnies at park pond
photo by Carolyn Bertsch
(From left to right) Fifth-graders Parker McCabe, Austin Henrichs and Ethan Fischer, all from Sartell, discovered the sunnies were biting at the Rolling Meadows Park fishing pond in Sartell the evening of May 12.
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Mill Art from front page The proposal was to enlist the help of local artists/sculptors to retrieve bits and pieces of the paper mill’s demolition and to reassemble those castoffs creatively into bicycle racks and benches for public places in the city. The coordinators of the project are artist Heidi Jeub, who is a Sartell High School graduate now living in Little Falls; and Joe Schulte, a technical-arts instructor at Sartell High School. Last summer, six artists, including Jeub, began researching the mill and then they toured among the rubble and the wreckage as a company who’d purchased the mill and its site tore the mill apart,
recycling what could be saved. With the help of the demolitionists, the artists were able to remove some of the most intriguing-looking metal pieces to be used in their utilitarian sculptures. Such objects included gears, chains, giant granite rollers, large metal pieces and even a huge part of a metal coal chute. Currently, the project organizers are seeking sponsorships for each sculpture for $2,500 each. The total cost of the project is likely to approach $60,000, and most of that money has been secured by the grants, the city donation, in-kind contributions such as from North Side Welding of Sauk Rapids and cash donations. North Side Welding donated $5,000-worth of time, labor and supplies to the project. Project leader Jeub said all
involved had hoped to have the sculptures installed by this Memorial Day, the third anniversary of the Verso tragedy, but several complications prevented that from happening. She said she is almost certain they can be installed by the end of June. The precise places for the installations have been selected, and concrete footings for them will soon be poured. They will be placed in Watab Park, Val Smith Park, and one will be installed near Sartell City Hall. Anyone interested in sponsoring one of the sculptures should call Mary Degiovanni at Sartell City Hall. Her number is 320-258-7309. Upcoming stories about the sculptures, their creators and the unveiling of the works will be published in upcoming issues of the Sartell Newsleader.
Police department sets disposal days Senior citizens will have a chance to dispose safely of sensitive documents and outdated medications May 20 and 21. On those two days, the Sartell Police Department will have “First-Shred,” a professional shredding business at the department to shred documents that can include copies of credit
applications, insurance forms, physician statements, blank checks and bank statements, expired charge cards and creditcard offers received in the mail. The service will be free to anyone ages 55 or more. In addition, the department will accept any and all used medications for safe disposal,
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New residents offered tour May 27 A bus tour of the City of Sartell is available to new residents from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. On the tour, guides will point out places of employment, as well as events, organizations and special notes of interest in the city. Light refreshments will be given to participants. The tour, however, is avail-
able for a maximum of 30 new residents. Once that limit is reached, others who want to take the tour will be placed on a waiting list for the next introductory tour. To register, call Nate Keller at 320-258-7316 or email him at nate.keller@sartell.mn.com. Keller is the community-development technician for Sartell.
Council to start meetings hour earlier By general consensus, the Sartell City Council agreed at its April 27 meeting to start future council meetings at 6
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Our View Killer tornadoes happen so be prepared The recent outbreak of multiple tornadoes throughout the nation should remind us, once again, just how destructive and deadly such storms can be. We who live in Minnesota can become a bit apathetic about those terrible storms because we tend to think the worst of them only happens in places like Texas and Oklahoma. But we should remember Minnesota, too, can be struck by killer tornadoes. We are not immune to nature’s fury. Many people do not know the worst tornado in Minnesota history literally wiped out Sauk Rapids on April 14, 1886. The F4 twister started in St. Cloud at about 4 p.m., moved to Sauk Rapids, then north to Rice and Pierz. It killed 72 people, injured 200 and even killed seven members of a wedding party, including the groom, in Rice. It destroyed the Sauk Rapids courthouse and just about every business in that city. The photos of that devastation are still terrifying to see. There have been hundreds of tornadoes in Minnesota since that terrible twister, causing fatalities here and there, and such a monster storm could easily happen again in Minnesota – anywhere in the state. That is why we should always be prepared. Here are some safety tips to remember: Always monitor the news if the weather turns nasty and stay close to home if possible. And remember, violent wind storms can be just as dangerous as tornadoes because of flying debris. Practice tornado drills with family members, making sure all know where to go into the safest place in the house (the interior of a basement) or in a nearby tornado shelter. Make sure all family members understand the dangers of tornadic storms and the signs to look for: sudden changes in air pressure; dark, often green-tinged clouds, hail, a funnel-shaped cloud. Once in a shelter, cover your head with hands and arms. If possible, use a mattress or furniture piece to ward off falling or flying debris. Wearing a helmet is also a good idea if they can be accessed quickly enough. Always remember two important terms as announced via media: a tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadic formations, and all people should make immediate plans for safety, just in case; a tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted in the area, with imminent danger to life. People should take shelter immediately and monitor the news if possible in their safe place. If a tornado did strike, be very careful when emerging from your shelter. Beware of downed power lines, splintered debris and weakened trees that may still fall over. Wait for emergency crews to say the coast is clear. Let us hope we never have to face the terrible dangers of a tornado. However, if we ever must, let’s be sure we are prepared.
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Opinion Will we all turn into iPhone rhinos? For awhile, I could swear I was in church. Early last Saturday morning, I was sitting in an audience in Ritchie Auditorium at St. Cloud State University. I was there to see my niece receive her master’s degree. Before the ceremony began, all around me there were so many heads bowed, everyone looking solemn, as if in silent prayer. They weren’t praying. They were absorbed in iPhones, their fingers flickering away, their minds not on the here and now but in cyber space. If this isn’t some kind of mass addiction, I was thinking, what is? I could almost see rhinoceros horn-buds on their foreheads. I chuckled. But then again, I decided it’s probably as good a way as any to kill time. Still, I felt relieved to see people who were not attached to iPhones, old-time people conversing pleasantly with one another, cracking jokes, having a good time, like pre-tech people used to do. Later, that same night, I attended the Sauk Rapids-Rice Prom where I saw the same thing: long rows of people, sitting waiting for the show to begin, many of them with heads bowed reverently, feeding their cell-phone habits. How many of those people, I worried, fiddle with their i-phones when they’re driving? A scary thought. Again, the rhinoceros images came to mind. Earlier, while waiting in a long line to get into the prom show, I saw a
Dennis Dalman Editor woman plug her iPhone into a plugin on a wall in the hallway. She stood there as if tethered to a lifeline. Next to her was a woman who was showing her something on her own phone. Rhinos at a watering hole. Yes, I know, I know, I’m just an old fuddy-duddy bucking this brave new world of techno marvels. Some young upstarts assure me I’d have an iPhone or iTablet or iThis or iThat, too, just like “everybody else,” if I could only figure out how to use them. Well, I beg to differ. My daily work on my computer is as “cyber” as I care to get, thank you. I have absolutely no desire to “portabalize” my computer so I can carry it around with me and fiddle with it in the form of an iPhone. I have better things to do. I do, however, carry a plain old cell phone but only in case of a serious emergency while driving – and I do mean serious. I have yet to make a social-gab call on it. That’s what my at-home land-line phone is for. So, as the young ‘uns tell me, I guess I’m just a stubborn old goat. “Goll, Denny, get with it!” young relatives tell me. “Like, join the new
century, why dontcha!” I do get a bit alarmed when I see people my age (the geezer class) sporting iPhones and other electro doo-dads. They’re the very ones who used to scoff – just a year or so ago – at all the foolish, unnecessary gizmos young people are so crazy about. “It’s all a fad,” they used to say. “It’ll pass.” Old hypocrites. Here they are now, sitting in clinic waiting rooms, fiddling with their i-Phones, gray heads bowed to the little phone gods. I keep thinking of Berenger, the lead character in a “Theater of the Absurd” play called Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. In a little French town, a few people turn into rhinos. Everybody is appalled, but then one by one they all willingly morph into rhinos themselves. Not Berenger. In the last scene he’s trying to keep the infectious “rhinoceritis” at bay as he bellows in desperation, “I’m not capitulating!” Ionecso’s play is a comic send-up of mass conformity. Every time I see so many people in an audience bowed toward iPhones, I chuckle because I think of that play, and I visualize rhino horns growing out of their heads, and then I almost want to bellow, like Berenger, “I’m not capitulating!” Yes, young friends, old comrades, I realize this is the 21st Century, but I don’t want to catch “cellphonitis.” Not just yet, anyway.
Letter to editor
Stamp Out Hunger was a great success Joyce Bell, St. Cloud National Association of Letter Carriers food coordinator The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was a great success bringing in 27,841 pounds of food. This represents the St.
Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park areas. Many thanks to those who contributed food or monetary donations. Also a huge thank you to local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, volunteers and families of carriers that helped
to collect and process the food. Also thanks to Coborn’s for the bag donation, Short Stop for food prep, and Lamar, local radio stations and local newspapers for the great coverage of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
Score: Texas two, Isis zero It appears ISIS has claimed credit for the very amateurish terrorist attack in Texas. What they are saying is they sent these two morons out in the great state of Texas with the intention of a mass killing. They fell a bit short. They were able, with all their arms and body armor, to barely wound one security officer before an off-duty traffic cop with only his service revolver, mowed them down and hastened their introduction to their 72 virgins. This is what is meant by the phrase “Don’t mess with Texas.” The event, which drew the ire of the terrorists, was evidently a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. The radical Islamist terrorists don’t take too kindly to that sort of activity. You see, that is an expression of free speech and radical Muslims hate free speech. Their response is of course to kill everyone who practices it. Well, it didn’t work out too well for them. All they succeeded in doing was to alert all police agencies in this country to be especially aware when freespeech events occur. Oh, and dying horrible deaths at the hand of a traffic cop. So, exactly what was accomplished by the “free speech” event that seemingly caused this would-be attack? I am a diehard advocate of free speech. I also understand freedom is sometimes messy. Freedom means allowing someone to say things that are repugnant to
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer you. But was this event really necessary? Did they have the right to have the event? Absolutely. Was it smart? Probably not. Picking at scabs is rarely smart. One good result, though, is two morons have been eliminated from the gene pool and no further concern needs to be shown for them. Eventually people that stupid meet with a bad end. The question is was the event intended to create the very reaction it did? Personally, I don’t see the need to upset anyone especially because of their religion. That having been said, I also don’t see any need to change our lifestyle in an effort not to offend anyone else or their religion. In America you have the right to be as obnoxious as you wish. You can make a complete fool of yourself as long as you aren’t blocking traffic or interfering with normal commerce. If drawing silly pictures is what you like to do, then by all means the law allows you to draw those pictures. If those pictures are offensive to a particular group of people, they will just have
to suck it up. We don’t practice Sharia law here and we never will. And if these two wannabe terrorists are the best ISIS can do, they better stay away from here. If living in a free society is too tough for any group, regardless of their doctrine, there is a boat leaving every day. Don’t let the door hit you in the rear on your way out. Now just a brief word to the serially offended. No one can offend you without your permission. I personally could be offended on a daily basis but I don’t care. I live with it because someone’s opinion of me is none of my business. It’s possible in my writings someone may take exception to something I have said. They have every right by our laws to sit down and write their own opinions. And now this word to radical terrorists and wannabe terrorists. Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight. Not just in Texas but anywhere in this great country. It isn’t going to end well for you.
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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The Sartell High School Envirothon team is headed for state competition Monday, May 18 in Cloquet. They placed third in the senior competition April 22 in New London. From left to right are Austin Grundhoefer, Alex Bertsch, Jarret Janu, Rory Spanier and Jonathan Oleson.
Envirothon from front page certain trees to forest a city. They chose native deciduous trees such as aspens and maples and explained all the reasons why those trees would fit best in an urban environment. Bertsch, 15, has competed in the Envirothon since he was a seventh-grader. His involvement in the program fits perfectly into his interests. He is, for instance, an avid experimental gardener and is keenly interested in anything to do with the natural environment. One of his hobbies last summer was to grow an interesting “Three Sisters” garden, based on centuries-old Native Ameri-
can plantings of New England. In a backyard plot, Bertsch planted corn, squash and climbing peas that grew up the corn stalks. The big leaves of the squash plants gave needed shade for the cool-loving peas to grow. The corn stalks acted as a trellis line for the peas, and the peas took nitrogen from the air and provided it to the soil for the other plants to thrive upon. Besides his interest in gardening and the environment, Bertsch is a well-rounded student who excels in academics and in cross country, track and swimming. Bertsch credits science teacher Ben Hoffman with inspiring his interest in all things environmental. Bertsch is the son of Carolyn and Matt Bertsch of Sartell.
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