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The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Cloud Police Department have been invited to apply for a Justice Assistance Grant to share in the amount of $28,911. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office intends on purchasing audio and video equipment to upgrade the agencies interview rooms. The St. Cloud Police Department intends on purchasing a computerized fingerprint collection system and crime prevention educational materials. Members of the public are invited to submit comments on the grant to: sheriff@co.stearns. mn.us.
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Hunters have until Friday, June 12 to apply for one of seven elk licenses offered this year by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Hunters interested in applying for a license can find maps of the two hunting zones and other pertinent information on the DNR website. Elk licenses will be available in Kittson County’s central and northeast zones, while the Grygla area will be closed to enable that area’s elk population to rebuild to goal levels.
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‘Happy Trails to You,’ Julie Tripp by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
What started as a loud, energetic collective welcome to spring quickly morphed into an enthusiastic thank-you to Sartell Middle School Principal Julie Tripp. At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, students, teachers and staff at Sartell Middle School left their school building and made their way to the football field and bleachers just to the east. In the bleachers, the students, bursting with energy, watched a kickball game, wildly cheering the players. A bit later, a series of songs blasted forth from the speakers as students, bleacher section by bleacher section, took their turns standing up and boogying to the music, which included such songs as We Are Family, Don’t Stop Believing and Eye of the Tiger. The students stomped, clapped,
swayed, waved and wiggled in time to the music. Finally, the song Happy Trails to You started playing, which was a clue that something special – some kind of surprise – was about to happen. Students on the field held up poster cards to greet Julie Tripp, the SMS principal who will retire this year after 25 years of service to the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Three girls carrying huge geraniums walked over to Tripp, who was coaxed to stand out at the edge of the football field. The three girls – Hannah Congdon, Sarah Owens and Kelley Vande Vrede – presented a stunned Tripp with the flowers as the students in the bleachers roared their approval. Later, as the students began filing back to their school building, they walked past Tripp, and all kinds of pleasantries were exTripp • page 4
Sartell’s yearbook for 2015 has been honored by Jostens as a National Yearbook of Excellence. Jostens is the leading producer of yearbooks in the nation. The company’s Yearbook Excellence program recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while students who create the yearbook develop skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communications technologies. Jostens called the Sartell yearbook “dynamic and engaging.” The students honored with the award are Cassandra Costanzo, Greta Evavold, Brandon Ferns, Caleb Forberg, Lexi Gent, Gaby Hagen, Cortland Harstad, Matthew
Jurek, Chad Piechel, Tianna Raden, Ginessa Ross, Madison Sorensen, Amanda Starz and Hannah Supan. Their yearbook advisor is Angie Heckman. “I am so proud of these students for . . . producing a high-quality yearbook,” Heckman said. “They were a small group and had a huge project to tackle. They exceeded my expectations with school coverage, and their hard work shows in the end product.” Sartell High School will receive from Jostens a plaque to display in the lobby of the school. contributed photo
This is the cover of Sartell High School’s award-winning yearbook for 2015.
Drizzle lends aura of sadness to ceremony by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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People in the bleachers watch the Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at Veterans Park in Sartell. Many brought umbrellas to combat the drizzle in the morning, and attendence was down this year due to the threat of rain.
Memorial Day in Sartell began on a misty morning, which gradually turned into a slight drip-drizzle, but that kind of somber, mournful weather seemed to fit the mood of the ceremony – the sadness of the sacrifices of so many American soldiers and their families for their country. Once again, the ceremony took place in Veterans Park. This year, surely because many thought it would be rained out, attendance was not as good as years before. Some
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brought umbrellas; some wore rain slickers, but most attendees, including dedicated members of the Sartell Community Band, put up stoically with the misty drizzle as they became soggier, as the band played on. Emceed expertly by Sartell Boy Scout Darin Lunde, the ceremony began with the posting of colors by the American Legion Post 277 of Sartell, its members marching down the park’s path led by bagpiper Joe Linneman of St. Cloud. The musicians played the National Anthem, after which the people who’d gathered Ceremony • page 5
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John Eichler of Sartell recently graduated from Albany High School. Zachary Ryan of Sartell recently graduated from Holdingford High School. Three St. Stephen students recently graduated from Holdingford high School. They are the following: Taylor Nitz, Mason Verhaagh and Bonnie Vouk. Two Sartell students recently graduated from Tech High School. They are the following: Jenesis Johnson and Molly Martin. contributed photo
Stearns Benton Child Care Association recently hosted its Provider of the Year Banquet, and announced the winner for Stearns County and Benton County. Stearns County Provider of the Year is Lisa Schroers (right). Benton County Provider of the Year is Melissa Rieland. Schroers has been doing daycare in Sartell for 8 years. She had two of her parents write letters about the wonderful provider that she is. Rieland has been doing daycare in Sauk Rapids for 18 years and she also had two of her parents write letters about how wonderful of a provider she is.
Benjamin Dullinger of St. Stephen recently graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville. Seven Sartell students recently graduated from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud. They are the following: Nathan Hahn, Hannah Lakmann, Sophie Loberg, Maria Mora, Andrea Ramler, Sarah Windschitl and Tressa Zimmerman. Luke Payne of Sartell recently graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville.
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These four students were among 154 high school seniors recently recognized as Students of Excellence from 38 Region 7 high schools at the River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud. They are (from left to right) Zachary Fisher, Mac Nies, Haley Anderson and Ryan Kororll. The honorees were nominated by their school or district and received a plaque recognizing their accomplishment and a certificate from Gov. Mark Dayton. 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.
May 9 11:19 a.m. Welfare check. Riverside Avenue. A complaint was made regarding an adult male holding a small child over the railing of the bridge. An officer spoke with the male, who stated he was showing his daughter the water. 8:26 p.m. Verbal. Meadow
Drive. A report was made regarding a male and a female arguing. Officers arrived and both parties stated it was only verbal and they needed no assistance. May 10 12:49 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. 10th Avenue N. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle parked in an undeveloped area. Both parties stated they were just talking. They left the area without incident. May 11 9:36 p.m. Loud music. Perimeter Drive. A complaint was made regarding loud music coming from a residence. An officer
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Max Reetz, son of Kristine and Steve Reetz of Sartell, recently earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, magna cum laude, from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD. Magna cum laude represents students with a grade-point average between 3.70-3.89. Reetz will begin his career in June as a product engineer in renewable energy at 3M in St. Paul,
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checked the area and was unable to hear any music. 10:35 p.m. Suspicious activity. Brianna Drive. A complaint was made regarding a male walking around a vehicle and possibly intoxicated. Officers spoke with the male and found he lived in the area and was not intoxicated. May 12 2:57 p.m. Suspicious person. Riverside Avenue. A report was made regarding an adult male using a crossbow, fishing in the park. An officer spoke with the male, who stated he was unaware of the city ordinance stating he could not use a bow in city limits. He left the area without incident.
Minn. Three Sartell students recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wis. They are the following: Heather Berg, bachelor’s degree in apparel design and development; Ryan Flynn, bachelor’s degree in engineering technology; and Rachel Granzow, bachelor’s degree in hotel restaurant and tourism. Leah Gacke of Sartell, recently graduated with an associate’s degree in practical nursing from Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead. Alyssa Reinholz, Sartell, recently graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in community psychology from St. Cloud State University. A 2011 graduate of Sartell High School, she is the daughter of Karen and Scott Reinholz. Reinholz has been hired as a healthy lifestyles coordinator by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud. Adrienne Gefre, daughter of Katie and Brian Gefre of Sartell, earned honorable mention for her junior individual performance in Ministry in the North: a Benedictine Legacy on the Red Lake Reservation, which she performed as part of Minnesota history day at St. John’s Preparatory School, Collegeville. This was Gefre’s first competition in this event. She was mentored by her sixth-grade teacher, Mary Anderson and SJU freshman Billy Mentor. Thirteen Sartell students recently graduated from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. They are
May 13 12:48 a.m. Domestic. Sunset Avenue. An emergency call was placed stating an adult male and an adult female were in an argument that was escalating. Officers arrived and were able to de-escalate the situation. The female stated she would leave for the evening and no further assistance was needed. 10:15 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. 10th Avenue N. A report was made regarding an unknown vehicle driving through the neighborhood. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the vehicle.
Friday, May 29, 2015 the following: Braden Alvord, Chad Carman, Angela Duchene, Kristin Dufner, Stephen Klein, Adam Lemke, Austin Martin, Brianna Reimann, Cassandra Reimann, Mikayla Stockinger, Kaylee Tenvoorde, Joshua Toftey and Megan Van Heel. Three Sartell students from Concordia College in Moorhead are participating in the Summer School in Santorini program. Those students are the following: Adam Flemming, son of Susan and Jeffrey Flemming; Carl Minnerath, son of Sylvia and Dale Minnerath; and, Zachary Zitur, son of Jeanne Cashman. Two Sartell students from Concordia College in Moorhead are participating in the Spain Summer Study program. Those students are the following: Megan Erkens, daughter of Becky Houle and Don Erkens; and, Benjamin Maurer, son of Lisa and Mike Maurer. Miranda Garman, daughter of Christine and Robert Garman of Sartell, is the recipient of the Presidential Distinction Scholarship and will participate in the nursing program at Concordia College, Moorhead. Garman is a 2015 graduate of Sartell High School. High school activities in which Garman has participated include the following: choir, dance team and theater. Two Sartell students recently graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, Neb. They are the following: Ashley Hanson, doctorate in pharmacy; and Lauren Line master’s in nursing. May 14 4:32 a.m. Suspicious activity. Meadowlawn Court. A report was made regarding a TV turned on in the middle of the night. Officers checked the residence and found it to be secured. May 15 1:25 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 10th Avenue N. A report was made regarding two juvenile females sitting in a vehicle and smoking. An officer located the vehicle and confiscated the cigarettes. The school was notified and the girls were told to return to campus. May 16 Blotter • page 3
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Brandt medical benefit set for June 7 A benefit has been slated for the family of Travis Brandt, 39, of Sartell, who is suffering from a rare kidney disease requiring a transplant. The benefit will take place from 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road in south St. Cloud. There will be a pulledpork dinner, fixings, a silent auction and a raffle. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Edina Realty office in Sartell, next to the Blue Line Bar and Grill at the intersection of Pinecone Road and 2nd Street
S. Auction-item and raffle donations can also be dropped off at Edina Realty. In April 2014, Brandt was diagnosed with a rare form of nephropathy, affecting his kidneys. Five months later, the condition worsened, despite treatments with steroids, immunity-rejection suppressants and chemotherapy. All of it has been a financial burden on the family, especially since Brandt’s wife, Kathy, is unable to work due to a debilitating auto-immune disease. For 11 years, she had worked for Wolters Kluwer Financial Services until her dis-
ease forced her to cease employment two years ago. Both parents had no choice but to sign up for disability insurance. Brandt worked for 16 years as a corrections officer for the Stearns County Jail. The couple has two children – Sam, 12; and Ben, 11. Both are students at Sartell Elementary School. Brandt will have to take immune-suppressant medications for the rest of his life, and the drugs are very expensive, as is the upcoming surgery, which is expected to cost as much as $300,000.
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The lives of the Travis and Kathi Brandt family of Sartell have been made difficult by diseases that struck both the father and mother. Their sons are Sam (left) and Ben (right). A medical benefit for the Brandts will take place from 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at Calvary Lutheran Church in St. Cloud.
District hires four assistant principals Increasing student enrollments mean more assistant principals. In the next year at Sartell schools, there will be four new assistant principals – two at Sartell Middle School and two at Sartell High School. There are no assistant principals at Sartell’s two elementary schools. The school board recently approved hiring Zachary Dingmann and Michelle Raml as assistant principals at SMS. Dingmann is now assistant principal at Prairie Elementary School in the Worthington School District. He has also served as a teacher in that school district and in the Clark County, Nevada School District. Raml has been a middleschool teacher for 12 years in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. In addition, for the past three years, she was an English language-arts-content
Blotter from page 2 1:01 a.m. Intoxicated male. Riverside Avenue N. While on patrol, an officer witnessed an intoxicated male unsteadily walking through a business parking lot and falling. The male was unable to give the officers any information. Gold Cross transported the male to the St. Cloud Hospital. 12:34 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 6th Street N. A complaint was made regarding an adult male,
Baloun Gabrielson Raml Dingmann “With the continued enrollspecialist for the district. Brian Baloun and Sara Gabri- ment increases in our district, elson are the new assistant prin- we needed to provide more supcipals for Sartell High School. port for our staff and students,” Currently, Baloun is the assis- Sartell-St. Stephen Superintant principal at Apollo High tendent Jeff Schwiebert stated School in St. Cloud. He was in a press release. “Through also principal for the St. Cloud these additions, I am confident School District’s Area Learning we will have an even stronCenter and served as a special- ger system in place to support assignment teacher to help staff the high-quality teaching and learning that happens with our work with struggling learners. Gabrielson is now an in- students in the classroom and structional-and-data coach for throughout their school-related the New Ulm School District. experiences. We had an excelShe has been a social-studies lent pool of candidates from instructor at both the Sibley which to choose. These individEast School District and the uals will be excellent additions Eastern Carver County School to the administrative team and our district.” District. sitting in his vehicle, watching people in a gym. An officer spoke with the male, who stated he was just reading. He was advised of the complaint and told to leave the area if he had no business to conduct. May 17 11:28 p.m. DWI. Pinecone Road. A complaint was made regarding the erratic driving of a vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and the driver was unable to pass field sobriety testing. The driver was placed under arrest without incident.
May 19 1:24 a.m. Suspicious activity. 12th Street N. A report was made regarding noises coming from outside a residence. Officers checked the area and could not locate anyone outside and the residence was secure. 10:02 a.m. DWI. Pinecone Road. A report was made regarding an intoxicated male leaving a business. Officers were able to locate the vehicle and the driver was unable to pass field sobriety testing. He was placed under arrest without incident.
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Above left: Students carrying placards walk down the track to positions on the football field where they will surprise departing Sartell Middle School Principal Julie Tripp during a rally. Above right: Principal Julie Tripp thanks students as they leave the football stadium after they staged a pep rally in honor of her. Tripp will retire this year after serving 25 years in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District, first as a sixth-grade teacher, later as an administrator.
changed with Tripp telling groups of walking students “thank you, thank you, thank you” over and over again. “I’m a little emotional,” Tripp told the Sartell Newsleader as she stood there, almost speechless, groping for words. “It’s been an incredible career, and that’s because of incredible people,” she said, indicating the scores of students as they walked past her, casting smiles her way and giving her thanks. “Incredible people!” Tripp said again. “Incredible students, family and staff. And incredible people in this community who really make this school something to be proud of. It’s been an absolute honor to serve here.” Tripp taught sixth grade for 15 years in Sartell before becoming an administrator at the middle school, a job she held for the past 10 years, including her service as principal.
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Ceremony from front page were welcomed by Legion Commander Flip Mastey, followed by an invocation by Pastor Jim Goodew of Grace Baptist Fellowship Church of Sartell. Sartell Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts then led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Before the speakers took to the podium, the band played a medley of the signature songs of each of the U.S. Armed Forces. David Peterson, Sartell City Council member and a longtime member of the Minnesota National Guard, welcomed those who attended. Soldiers, he said, know what the word “commitment” means because they – and their families – live the word. It’s far from easy for soldiers to leave their loved ones, Peterson noted, and their families – the ones they had to leave behind – also paid a price through commitment, even though they had no choice in the matter of a loved one leaving for distant places. That is why, he added, we should remember not only those who died and those who served but the loved ones who were left behind. After a reading of the poem Flanders Field by a Girl Scout, the keynote speaker Sgt. An-
Sartell Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com thony Housey emphasized in remembering the sacrifices of soldiers, every community must become involved as a collective effort. It’s important he said that not just some people remember sacrifices on Memorial Day but that an entire community of people together all remember and honor the sacrifices. Housey, who lives in St. Cloud, is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army who has seen duty as a media point man in Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo and Iraq. Giving a brief summary of several wars, Housey reminded those present of the many Minnesotans who died in wars. “Don’t forget all the things they did to make this country great and to challenge everyone in your community to make this country even better,” Housey said. Minnesota Rep. Tim O’Driscoll (R-Sartell) told those assembled that his proudest moments as a legislator have been his efforts on the House Veterans Affairs Committee where he and others strive to improve the lot of veterans. Some families, he reminded the audience, have paid the price through four and even five deployments of their loved ones. With that thought in mind, O’Driscoll and other leg-
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Members of the American Legion prepare to post the colors at the Memorial Day ceremony May 25 in Sartell’s Veterans Park. At right is bagpiper Joe Linneman of St. Cloud. islators worked to pass a bill setting aside every Saturday before Mother’s Day as a day to honor families of veterans. O’Driscoll and others also worked to get additional funding for de-escalation training for law enforcement so they can learn to deal with insight in crises involving veterans who may be dealing with posttraumatic stress disorders in volatile domestic situations. O’Driscoll said he recently heard something that rang so true. Veterans are those “who wrote a blank check to America for an amount up to and including their lives.” Next at the podium, Minne-
sota Sen. Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) gave a brief roll call of the names of the men and women who were the first to die in several wars, from the Civil War to modern times. She said she read those names because she wanted to remind everyone present that all veterans who lost their lives were real people, each with a unique name, each with a family, each with a life. “They stood up for us, for our country, for our freedoms,” she said. As the band played Hymn to the Fallen, a contingent of four people (Legion members and guest speakers) laid a wreath
at the monument to veterans in Veterans Park. Members of Legion Post 428 of Waite Park, who were invited as special guests, then delivered a gun salute followed by the playing of Taps by Boy Scouts Nate and Jacob Miller. As the band played the poignant Ashokan Farewell, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts placed miniature flags all along the pathways through the park. After the Legion members retired the colors, the ceremony ended with people socializing – some wet, some under umbrellas – as they enjoyed beverages and rolls served by Scouts and Legion members.
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Our View Wannabe generals should enlist themselves Wouldn’t it be nice if all these wannabe generals – these variations of Monday-morning quarterbacks – could be swept into power overnight and then proceed to smash ISIS and other terror groups? Very quickly, evil would be vanquished and the world would be a far better place. After all, these fantasy warriors keep claiming they have a strategy to deal with ISIS and the other festering problems in the Middle East. President Obama and his administration, they claim, are just a bunch of unfocused slackers who have no clue about world realities or the dangers of the powder keg that is the Middle East. Trouble is, this isn’t Star Wars, an exciting movie with a plot in which good triumphs over evil; this is the real world with all of its maddening, interconnected, tangled complications. The Middle East, more than ever these days, is one massive migraine headache. Fixing a problem there is like trying to remove a thread from a tapestry, so much easier said than done. ISIS, reportedly, is gaining ground at an alarming rate. The Iraqi army, so-called, lays down its arms and flees from ISIS. Shia Militia groups backed by Iran are fighting Sunni ISIS. The Kurds near Turkey have had successes fighting ISIS, but Turkey won’t cooperate with the United States in helping equip the Kurds. United States air strikes have limited power because one of ISIS’s strategies is to blend in with populations of civilians. Those are just some of the maddening, tangled complications of the geopolitical mess, which is also complicated and made worse by the instability of other countries in that area – a volatile nightmare. After Syria’s dictator Bashir Assad used chemical weapons against civilians a couple of years ago, President Obama, righteously outraged, threatened to strike the Assad regime and drew “his line in the sand.” At that time, Republicans and some Democrats in Congress howled with outrage about Obama using force without congressional approval. Now they are blasting him for not having used enough force as these worsening problems developed. They are still nipping at the president’s heels every time he proposes to deal with the ISIS threats, and when his policy does lead to a success, like killing a high-powered ISIS operative recently, his loud-mouth detractors nip, nag and whine at every turn. ISIS and terrorist groups of that ilk are a huge threat to the entire world. Getting rid of them, squelching their despicable influences, will not be easy. As Obama has correctly stated, it will take a long-time strategy. One can argue with Obama’s tactics and his strategies, but the surest way to begin to beat back ISIS is for Americans to show a united front against terrorism. Instead of playing cocky wannabe generals constantly opposing anything and everything Obama does, these know-it-alls should join the president in helping work out effective strategies to counter ISIS. In the meantime, these paper tigers, these warmongering generals, should perhaps consider enlisting in the military so they can put their own boots on the ground.
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Opinion More people speak up for animals Surrounded as we are by news that ranges from disturbing (California drought) to horrific (more ISIS atrocities), it’s so gratifying – absolutely uplifting – to hear such good news about animals. Locally, the Tri-County Humane Society reports a 94-percent adoption rate for the critters at its shelter. That’s phenomenal because, typically at shelters, a 70-percent adoption rate is considered very good. The staff at the humane society attributes the adoption success to innovative approaches, animal-education outreach programs, the hard work of volunteers, the financial generosity of supporters and an increasing kindness and regard for animals among the public. Fortunately, that same regard seems to be a national trend, too. A recent Gallup poll reveals more people believe “animals should have the same rights as people” by which they mean freedom from harm, pain, neglect, abuse and exploitation. According to the care2 website, Gallup began asking animal-related questions in its polls back in 2003, when 25 percent of respondents said animals deserve to be treated humanely. Today, that number is 32 percent, increasing among all demographic groups. In addition, 62 percent of people believe animals deserve at least “some protection” from harm and exploitation. More than two-thirds of people now say they are bothered by animals being exploited in circuses, sports and research. Fifty percent of people say they are concerned about animals being used in parks, aquariums and zoos. Just as many say they are disturbed when they hear about the painful mistreatment of animals raised for food. These enlightened attitudes, no doubt, are due to education efforts in all media. WCCO-TV news shows, for
Dennis Dalman Editor example, frequently do feature spots on animals in need, animals who have been neglected or abused and where such animals can be adopted. Other news sources, increasingly, are featuring heart-warming and charming stories about pets and just how intelligent and “human-like” they can be. In recent months, there have been stories based on undercover investigations that expose acts of vicious cruelty to animals before, on their way to or inside of slaughterhouses. There have also been frequent revelations about the deprivations and stresses involved in “training” animals used to “entertain” humans, including orca whales, elephants, chimpanzees and other wonderful animals. Frequent animal-rights TV commercials showing the heartrending suffering of dogs and cats are, hopefully, having an effect on people’s increasing empathy for our fellow creatures. Horrific news reports abound. One of the worst is occurring in China where stray dogs and cats are rounded up, kept in cages unfed for weeks, then brought to a killing factory where workers poke them out of cram-packed cages with sharp sticks, then club them to unconsciousness before skinning them, with some of the pitiful creatures still alive as they are skinned. And why? So their fur can be sold internationally to manufacturers who make “cute” stuffed toys or “chic” clothing. Another abysmal type of animal abuse is dog-fighting, as highlighted in the media, especially after the notorious case of football player Mike
Vick several years ago who was convicted of participating in the vicious, disgusting “sport” of forcing dogs to fight one another unto death. Such stories are outrageous, enough to make one’s blood boil. There is a long, long way to go before such rampant animal abuse ends. However, there are many good omens and reasons to be hopeful. To name just a few good developments: • As mentioned above, the adoption rate at the local humane society is excellent. • Lawmakers are paying attention, proposing laws to protect animals, including the possible banning of animals used in medical-research experiments, the shutting down and banning of puppy mills, improved treatment standards for animals raised for food, and more prosecutions of people involved in the selling of products derived from poached animals such as elephants, rhinos and tigers. • Ringling Brothers Circus has agreed to retire its elephant performers. • Several airlines, most recently Emirate Airlines, have decided they will not transport trophies (such as horns) killed by big-game hunters. The best way to keep this hope for animals alive and growing is to get involved in any way possible: donate to the local humane society, volunteer, adopt a pet, become a member of animal-rights organizations like PETA or FARM, speak out among people you know against cruelty to animals, stay tuned to media reports regarding animals, write or meet with legislators to urge them to keep passing animal-friendly legislation. Like abused children, animals cannot speak for themselves. That is why we must do it for them, again and again and forcefully. It we keep doing that, the hope – and the happy successes – will increase.
Letter to editor
A special thank-you from the Apple Duathlon Sartell Apple Duathlon Board The 2015 Sartell Apple Duathlon took place on May 22-23, 2015 and was a great success! We couldn’t have done it without our many partners in the city and local community. We extend our thanks to the city of Sartell, to Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll, City Administrator Mary Degiovanni, and the Sartell City Council. Karen Atkinson, facilities scheduler for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District, helped us navigate two race venues, Pine Meadow Elementary and Sartell Middle School. Mark Hedstrom, custodian at Sartell Middle School, helped us with organization and set-up at that location. The Sartell Police Department, especially Sgt. Kelly Mader, and Sartell Reserve
Police Officer Todd Ackerman, and the Stearns County Sheriff provided traffic control, made sure all the athletes were safe, and the road closure went smoothly. Thanks to Sartell Public Works, especially Director Brad Borders and Assistant Director John Kothenbeutel, for managing our equipment, cleaning the roads and providing extra equipment. Special thanks to all volunteers who made sure participants were safe, had fun and were encouraged along the way. To the parents who brought kids to the race, you are teaching them the importance of fitness, health and sportsmanship. Last but not least, we are grateful to our generous sponsors and supporters, including Williams Integracare Clinic; Sartell Pediatrics;
Sartell House of Pizza; Globe Builders; St. Cloud Subaru; JK Self Storage; Bernick’s; Dahlin Development; Nemeth Orthodontics; Rinke Noonan Attorneys; Pinecone Vision Center; Granite Equity Partners; Heartland Glass; Minnesota Computer Systems Inc.; Sartell Fitness; Revolution Cycle and Ski; Steve Diamond Photography; Great River Bowl and Partner’s Pub; Marco Inc; HED Cycling; Bicycle Fit Guru; Blue Line Sports Bar and Grill; Miller, Welle and Heiser CPAs; Back to Balance Massage; Dutch Maid Bakery; Grand Stay Residential Suites, and Geyer Signal Inc. There are simply too many people to thank by name. This is a local community event and it is community collaboration that made the 33rd Sartell Apple Duathlon so successful.
Friday, May 29, 2015
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Friday, May 29 Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Y2K Lions with proceeds benefitting Camp Friendship, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Saturday, May 30 The Miscreants of Tiny Town, art exhibition by Alex Kuno, now through Sept. 11, Alice R. Rogers Gallery and Target Gallery, St. John’s Art Center, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 363-2701. csbsju. edu/fine-arts/visual-arts. Central Minnesota Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1480 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Y2K Lions with proceeds benefitting Camp Friendship, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Mattress Sale fundraiser, sponsored by the Sauk Rapids-Rice Music Department, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., VFW, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320-363-3514. Legion baseball team spaghetti dinner, 4:30-7:30 p.m., American Legion, 101 W .Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Monday, June 1 Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., AUTOMOBILES/MOTORCYCLES WANTED MOTORCYCLES WANTED: 60’s and 70’s Motorcycles. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-3710494 (MCN)
Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Sartell Lions Club, 7 p.m., upstairs of Blue Line Sports Bar andGrill, 1101 2nd St. S., Sartell. 320248-3240. Tuesday, June 2 Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Veterans’ Hospital, volunteer services area, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. redcrossblood.org. Central Minnesota Market, 3-5:30 p.m., VA Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-251-2498. Wednesday, June 3 St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 2 6th Ave SE. 320-2510964. Thursday, June 4 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 1st St. NE, Sartell. Great River Regional Coin Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 2nd St. S., St. Cloud. Friday, June 5 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Greater St. Cloud, 5 p.m.-6 a.m. today-Saturday, June 6, Sartell Middle School, 212 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. 320-255-0757 ext. 304. RelayForLife.org/GreaterStCloudMN.
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Sunday, June 7 Travis Brandt pulled-pork dinner and silent-auction benefit, 4:307 p.m., Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud.
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A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for review at the city clerk’s office and on the City’s The total amount of the taxes proposed to be abated by the City on the website at www.sartellmn.com. property for up to 15 years is estimated to be $300,000 initially, increasing to not more than $420,000 per year or $5,500,000 in total. The City All interested persons are invited Council will consider the property-tax abatement for certain public imto attend to voice their opinion. provements to be constructed along Pinecone Road within the City. Written comments will be accepted until the date of the hearing. All interested persons may appear at the June 8, 2015 public hearing and present their views orally or in writing. Anyone needing reasonable acMary Degiovanni commodations should contact City Hall at 320-253-2171. City Administrator
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Sartell duathletes excel in 33rd annual ‘Apple’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Two first-time winners – a man from Columbia Heights, a woman from Duluth – were the top male and female winners of the 33rd annual Sartell Apple Duathlon held May 23. Matthew Payne, 38, finished first in the race with a time of 1:20:46. It is the fifth time Payne ran and biked the “Apple.” Second was Patrick Parish, 30, Minneapolis; and third was Brooks Grossinger, 38, Meyer, Minn. Elaine Nelson, 36, was the first woman to cross the finish line at 1:34:06. The second woman to cross the finish line was Suzie Fox, 32, Chaska; third was Kortney Haag, 36, Maple Grove. The race involved a 5k run, a 33k biking course and another 5k run. The more than 200 duathletes who participated included mainly lone individuals who did all three courses, but there were also teams of two members (one doing the running, one doing the biking) and even some of three members (one running the first 5k, another doing the biking portion and yet another doing the final 5k). Unlike some Apple dates that were gruelingly hot and humid, Saturday’s weather was pleas-
antly warm with a slight breeze and an overcast sky. The participants hailed from cities throughout Minnesota and even from other states. The “Apple” is recognized as one of the best and most efficiently run duathlons in the nation. Scores of duathletes came right from the greater St. Cloud area, including many from Sartell who exceled and placed among the top three in several of the age-and-gender categories. The following Sartell participants were among the top three in the categories: Males up to age 19: Nicholas Buiceag-Arama, 15, third place; Females ages 25-29: Emily Stenzel, 26, first place; Males ages 40-44: Ben Nemeth, 42, second place; Females ages 45-49: Audra Kulick, 46, second place; and Joan Karpel, 48, third place; Males ages 45-50: W. Scott Lindell, 48, second place; Females ages 50-54: Cindy Lewandowski, 53, second place; Females ages 55-59: Judy Januschka Murray, 56, first place; Males ages 55-59: Monty Steffens, 57, third place; Females 60-64: Pam Stevens, 62, second place; and Males ages 70-74: Daryl Stevens, 73, first place. (Daryl and Pam Stevens were long-time coordinators of the Sartell Apple Duathlon.)
Overall
14. Ben Nemeth, 42; 21. Jesse Westrup, 41; 28. W. Scott Lindell, 48; 43. David Buhl, 42; 55. Bill Corcoran, 43; 67. Monty Steffens, 57; 71. Shawn McGee, 40; 76. Stuart Swenson, 40; 78. Mike Murray, 56; 79. Adam Stevens, 32; 95. Samuel Francois, 39; 96. Cindy Lewandowski, 53; 97. Nicholas Buicag-Arama, 17; 98. Zach Nemeth, 13; 104. Timm Vedder, 41; 108. Will Nemeth, 13; 110. Emily Stenzel, 26; 112. John Wolfe, 44; 125. Judy Januschka Murray, 56; 129. Pam Stevens, 62; 131. John Meyerhofer, 41; 132. John Seiler, 51; 140. Bryan Burns, 38; 145. Kaleb Myhrwold, 17; 147. Bev Soukup, 54; 149. Henry Yang, 50; 151. Kelly Rider, 41; 155. Audra Kulick, 46; 156. Matt Perry, 43; 157. Amy Hedke, 32; 162. Daryl Stevens, 73; 171. Tammy Myhrwold, 57; 173. John Karpel, 48; 179. Krisie Widvey, 41; and 183. Lana Nelson, 42.
Teams
There were many Sartell teams that placed in the duathlon. Duo teams included those comprising two men, two women or coed. In addition, there were teams comprising three members. The following are the Sartell
teams that placed among the top three in their divisions:
Female Duos
Grade A Teachers, second. Members Shannan Houghton
(runner), Jennifer Olson (biker).
Male Duos
Alex and Riley, second. Members Alex Nemeth (runner), Riley Halstrom (biker).
MSHSL launches program to recruit sports officials Now is a great time to get off the bench and back into the game by becoming an official. In conjunction with its 100year celebration, the Minnesota State High School League is launching an initiative to recruit and retain sports officials. There is a need for more officials in many activities, and more importantly, there is a need to train and prepare officials to ensure quality officiating for the next century. Registration of officials is currently underway. Students and adults, male and female, are encouraged to consider becoming an official. Officiating is a great way to stay
involved with the game(s) you loved to play and provides an excellent opportunity to give back to those activities and assist in teaching life lessons to high school students. Contact your local high school, park and recreation department, or youth athletic association to find out how you can become involved at the youth level. For those interested in becoming varsity officials, go to mshsl. org and click on the “Become an Official” logo at the bottom of the home page. Fill out a simple form and MSHSL staff will contact you and help you to connect with those who can provide you assistance.