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Movies in the Park set June 28 at Millstream
Movies in the Park is back! The first movie is on Tuesday, June 28 at Millstream Park, St. Joseph. Join the community in the showing of Hotel Transylvannia 2 starting at dusk, around 9 p.m.
Free trolley rides Wednesday nights
Thanks to a sponsorship by Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., the Metro Bus trolley will run every Wednesday night from 5-9:25 p.m. for the Summertime by George! event June 15Aug. 31. The rides are free. For more information, go to thenewsleaders. com and click on June 10 Criers.
Fare for All celebrates 30th anniversary
Fare for All, a food purchase program, will be in St. Joseph next from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, June 13 in Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2. Additional dates are Mondays, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. All are welcome; there are no requirements to participate. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
Take a Kid Fishing set June 10-12
Minnesotans can take children 15 or younger fishing without licenses on Friday-Sunday, June 10-12 during Take a Kid Fishing Weekend. Fishing gear is available to borrow at Minnesota state parks and the DNR’s I Can Fish! program teaches all the basics of fishing and runs throughout the summer at state parks. Throughout the state, anyone can fish from shore or one of Minnesota’s many fishing piers, which feature nearby parking and have hard surface paths from parking areas. For more information, go to thenewsleaders.com and click on June 10 Criers.
Summer reading program begins June 13
Great River Regional Library will begin its annual Summer Reading Program for children and teens ages 0-18 on Monday, June 13, continuing through Saturday, Aug. 13. Two programs are offered, both with the theme “Read For The Win.” The children’s “Read For The Win” program is for ages 0-12. The teen “Read For The Win” program is for grades 6 through 12. Children may enroll in only one program. Children sign up for the program at the library. For more information, go to thenewsleaders. com and click on June 10 Criers.
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The Sartell Marching Sabres Band will perform Sunday, June 26 in the Vikingland Band Festival in Alexandria.
The Sartell Marching Sabres Band will be in distinguished company June 26 when it marches down Broadway in Alexandria as part of the prestigious 32nd annual Vikingland Band Festival. The festival will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26 on Alexandria’s main street, Broadway. The Sartell Marching Band started only two years ago after Sartell High School was without a marching band for 14 years. Thanks to many students, parents and music-band director David Lumley the band was revived after such a long absence. Among the Vikingland Band Festival participants will be 20 high-school bands from throughout Minnesota, including Sauk Rapids-Rice, as well as three renowned
show bands from Canada and a champion drum-and-bugle corps. The event will feature more than 2,000 performers for the biggest lineup since 1999. The Vikingland Band Festival is known as Minnesota’s largest and most-prestigious summer marching-band competition. “This lineup is unlike anything we’ve had in recent memory, and the parade is going to be a treat for spectators,” said festival co-founder Ken Martinson. “The Calgary Stampede Showband won world championship titles in Japan in 2013 and Brazil in 2014. We are thrilled families in central Minnesota will get to experience this world-class group.” Another highlight will be the Minnesota Brass Drum-and-Bugle Corps, which has earned the gold or silver medal at the all-age drum corps championships six of the last Fest • back page
Eleven school-district employees retire (Editor’s note: The Newsleader would like to thank Amy Trombley for gathering the information and writing stories on which the following summaries are based. Trombley is communications specialist for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District.) Eleven employees who – collectively – have contributed 256 years-worth of expe-
riences to the Sartell-St. Stephen School District – decided to retire at the end of this school year. The following are the employees and brief summaries of their experiences with the district:
Baker
Tom Baker started with the district in 1998 and has worked as an Information
Technology director and network administrator. Baker has said he could never predict how each school day would be, but he knew no matter what happened it would be fun and interesting. He said he wants to thank the “many great people and friends” he made during his 18 years with the district. In retirement, he said he plans to help on his daugh-
Bearson ‘Spirit’ award to be presented June 17 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com The recipient of the Tom Bearson Foundation Spirit Award will be announced at an event Friday, June 17 at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center with the New York Jets’ Eric Decker, Cold Spring native, as the keynote speaker. The award is a $1,000 scholarship given in honor of Tom Bearson, the young Sartell man who was killed after he went missing Sept. 20, 2014 in the Fargo-Moorhead area. At the time, he was a student studying nursing in his first quarter at North Dakota State University. His murder remains unsolved. At the June 17 public event, which is sponsored by Times Media, the top athletes and coaches
of the past school year will be honored, in addition to the Spirit Award honoree. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.sctimes.com. The Spirit Award is one of three $1,000 scholarships awarded annually by the foundation that honors the memory of Bearson. The “Spirit” was initiated by the non -profit Tom Bearson Foundation and the St. Cloud Times to recognize the achievements, dedication and positive spirit of a central Minnesota athlete. Bearson grew up loving basketball and was a superb player for the Sartell Sabre basketball team. The Spirit recipient must plan to pursue a degree at a two- or four-year post-secondary school. The deadline for applying for the scholarship was May 15. Guest speaker Eric Decker was
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ter’s organic vegetable/livestock farm; rebuild and start flying his paraplane; and spend winters at his place in Arizona “doing nothing” now and then.
Coffin
Karen Coffin was a bus driver for the district since 1996. She said she loved working with all the students Retire • page 4
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Tom Bearson inspired the Spirit Award, a $1,000 scholarship given annually to a student-athlete in the area.
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Tricia Castro, Nicholas Hamak and Sarah Loberg (left to right) recently earned their Minnesota Music Teachers Association Challenge Award Trophies at their spring piano recital May 8 at St. Francis Xavier in Sartell. They have all worked very hard and practiced numerous hours for the last five years by completing various programs offered by MMTA: comprehensive piano exams, theory exams, Ensemble Festivals, District and State Piano Contests, Honors Recitals and Bridges Programs. Each program is worth 100 points except the All-Comprehensive Piano Exam, which is worth 300 points; 2,500 points are needed to be awarded the large trophy. The Challenge Award rewards students for participating in various MMTA programs, which help encourage steady musical growth and high performance standards.
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C h e r y l Thieschafer, a Long Prairie native and resident of Sartell, was recently appointed as acting director of Thieschafer the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Thieschafer will serve as acting director until a permanent director is selected. Thieschafer currently serves as the associate director of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Appointed in April 2012, she is responsible for the financial and administrative operations of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Previously, she served as an analyst and staff assistant to the health-care-system director and as the facility planner. Blake Weber, son of Kelly and Brent Weber, is a 2016 graduate of Sartell High School. He plans to attend St. Cloud Weber State University. Kendra Voigt of Sartell made the honors dean’s list at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Shaun Curtis of Sartell, son of If you have a tip concerning a crime, 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 crime. May 25 5:16 a.m. Suspicious person. Pinecone Road S./Scout Drive. Officers were advised of an individual walking down the median on Pinecone Road S. The male party was running out into traffic and yelling at vehicles as they passed by. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the individual. He stated he was walking from his brother’s house and denied running into traffic or yelling at vehicles passing by. The individual was non-cooperative with officers’ instructions, so he was placed in handcuffs and detained until a friend arrived on scene to transport the man home. The man was warned for his behavior and released into the friend’s custody. 11 p.m. Gunshot. Sixth Avenue
Nancy Curtis and the late Gerald Curtis, recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer software engineering from the University of Minnesota Crookston. Twenty-three Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo. They and their majors are as follows: Amanda Burge, nursing; Jonathan Carlson, art; Ryan Dumont, mechanical engineering; Miranda Etienne, civil engineering; Danielle Fritz, pharmacy; Cole Gertken, pharmacy; Trevor Grindland, mechanical engineering; Rachel Johnson, pharmaceutical sciences; Jenna Karsky, medical laboratory science; Rachel Kirby, zoology; Sam Krauel, pharmaceutical sciences; Lauren Lauermann, nursing; Andrew Lindmeier, mechanical engineering; Lauren Martens, pharmaceutical sciences; Anna Miller, human development and family science; Kirsten Miller, pharmacy; Tony Paul, landscape architecture; Jena Sattler, nursing; Kayla Sorenson, nursing; Alec Staiger, mechanical engineering; Emma Stambaugh, marketing; Noelle Torrance, zoology; and Jacob Wenzel, industrial engineering and management. Students must earn a minimum 3.50 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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N. Officers were dispatched to the St. Cloud Hospital to speak with a male party who had been shot in Sartell. The male stated it was an accidental shooting and he wanted nothing done. The man was shot in the hip with a .22 caliber round. The shooting is under investigation. May 26 8:37 a.m. Car accident. CR 120. Officers were asked by dispatch to call a witness in regards to an accident she had witnessed earlier. The female stated she had observed a vehicle leave the roadway and strike a small tree along CR 120. Officers took note of the vehicle description and advised maintenance of the downed tree. 12:32 p.m. Traffic stop. Hwy. 15/ Benton CR 29. An officer stopped a vehicle for making a right-hand turn from CR 1 onto northbound Hwy 15. This is a construction area with signs restricting right-hand turns. The party was issued a citation for failure to obey a traffic sign and released. 6:21 p.m. Vandalism to vehicle. CR 120. An officer was dispatched
Jenna Specht, St. Stephen, was recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo. She’s majoring in exercise science. Students must earn a minimum 3.50 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Gary Olson of Sartell recently won finals in the 12:00 Index class of the Muscle Car Series races at Brainerd International Raceway. Michaela Marcum of Sartell has been awarded a $1,000 Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Scholarship. She will use the scholarship to attend Bemidji (Minn.) State University. Five Sartell students were recently named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Duluth. They and their majors are as follows: Laurana Deuel, a sophomore, civil engineering; Tucker Isaacson, a senior, criminology and international studies; Allison Payonk, a freshman, music education; Taylor Shaw, a senior, teaching social studies; and Abigail Whitney, a senior, biology. Erin Mensinger, St. Stephen, was recently named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She is a senior majoring in management. to a parking lot in reference to a vehicle that had a broken window. The officer took photos of the damage and spoke with the manager on duty in efforts to receive video of the incident. The officer received video of the incident but was unable to find sufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime due to the view being obscured. May 27 5:52 p.m. Shoplifter. CR 120. Officers were dispatched for an adult male shoplifter. The suspect was cooperative. Upon arrival, officers met with the shoplifter, who had attempted to steal an item that was valued at $98. The male party was issued a citation for shoplifting and notified of his mandatory court date. 11:38 p.m. Driving complaint. CR 1/Heritage Drive. An officer was dispatched for a driving complaint. A vehicle was seen swerving, speeding up and then slowing down. The officer located the vehicle at the listed residence. The officer spoke with the driver and notified him of the complaint. The individual explained
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Friday, June 10, 2016 he was confused because of the construction. The officer didn’t notice any impairment. The driver was warned and released. May 28 12:01 a.m. Suspicious activity. Seventh Street N. An officer was dispatched for a suspicious van behind Riverside Plaza. A male and female were seen moving things into the van. The van was locked and no one was around. The officer ran the plate on the van and found it to be registered to the address of a nearby business. The officer checked to make sure the building was secure and cleared the call. 8:18 a.m. Medical. CR 120. Officers were dispatched for a male party having a seizure. Upon arrival, officers met with staff and was informed the male party had a seizure but was not seizing currently. The officer was advised the male had sat down before he started seizing and had not hit his head. The male was awake but somewhat confused. Officers monitored his condition until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived. 11:49 p.m. Window peek. 23rd Avenue N. Officers responded for a window peeper complaint. Officers checked the perimeter of the house, finding no indication of anyone being near or touching the windows. The officers advised the complainant they would conduct extra patrols in the area. May 29 5:13 a.m. Traffic stop. Riverside Avenue S./Heritage Drive. An officer ran a plate of a vehicle that came back expired as of April 2016. The registered owner also had an expired license. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver was advised of the reason for the stop. The driver stated he knew his license was expired but didn’t know the vehicle registration was expired. The driver also couldn’t provide proof of insurance. The driver was issued a citation for his expired license and vehicle registration and was warned for no proof of insurance. 3:21 p.m. Theft. Sartell Street E. Officers were dispatched for a male party taking items from private property. Officers located the male. The male was informed the site is private property and he could not be on the grounds. He was advised if he came back, he would be cited for trespassing. Officers returned the items taken. May 30 1:58 p.m. Traffic stop. Hwy. 15/ CR 1. While on routine patrol, an officer ran a plate on a truck. The plate came back to a different make of vehicle. The Officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Upon speaking with the driver, it was confirmed he owned both vehicles and had accidentally put the wrong plate on the truck. The plates were only one character different. The driver stated he would correct his mistake when he got home. 8:20 p.m. Arrest warrant attempt. Second Street S. Officers searched the area and found a man matching the description of a wanted person. Officers confirmed this man was the brother of the wanted person. The male party stated he hadn’t seen his brother for a while. Officers cleared the call.
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Homeschoolers to perform Brigadoon by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The stage at Sartell High School will become a tuneful swirl of plaids, kilts and tartans when homeschooled children from the greater St. Cloud area perform the classic musical Brigadoon. The first of three performances took place at 7 p.m. June 9. A second performance is set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 10; and a matinee performance will be given at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11. All performances are in the Sartell High School Theater. Tickets will be available at the door. For the play’s director, John Ronyak, Brigadoon is a fond déjà vu. It’s the first play he directed 14 years ago in Sartell. It’s also a special occasion because his daughter, Hannah Ronyak, has the leading female role in the play. Hannah is also the play’s choreographer. The play has a cast of 40, ranging in age from children in grades 5-12. “I enjoy the play immensely,” he said. “It’s funny, and it’s a wonderful love story. We’re having so much fun with it. It’s almost a family affair. A lot of first-time actors are in it along with some real pros.”
Ronyak has special praise for Becky Kapsner, the play’s musical director. “She is so good!” he said. “And the kids sound so good because of Becky’s teaching.” Brigadoon will be performed later than usual for a school production because it was difficult to work a play for homeschoolers into the busy scheduling in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District while schools were in session. Another reason is that director Ronyak, a speech teacher, had to wait until speech-teaching season was over. Auditions began in early April, and the casts and crew have been rehearsing in whatever spaces they could find, including some church basements, Ronyak noted. There are more than 300 area families involved in one way or another in the Brigadoon production, all of them members of the St. Cloud Area Homeschool-Educated Youth organization. Brigadoon is the first homeschooled musical in three years, the last being 2013’s Oklahoma! First produced in 1947 on Broadway, Brigadoon was written by the legendary duo of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, who later wrote and
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Hannah Ronyak of Sartell and Oliver Statz of St. Cloud practice their speaking roles for the musical Brigadoon, a production involving homeschooled children in the greater St. Cloud area. The production opened June 9 and will be performed two more times – 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Sartell Senior High School Theater. scored My Fair Lady. Brigadoon was made into a 1954 movie starring two great dancers in the lead roles – Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. The musical is about a Scottish town named Brigadoon, a strangely enchanted town that appears only for one day in 100 years and then disappears into some other unearthly dimension. A visitor who might stumble upon the town while it’s on Earth can stay in the lovely, happy town only if that person falls in love with a Brigadoon resident. Well, as luck would have it, two men friends from America on a hunting vacation
to the highlands of Scotland happen to stumble upon Brigadoon, and one of the men, Tommy, falls in love with a captivating Scottish lass named Fiona, a dweller in Brigadoon. Meantime, Tommy’s love interest, a high-tone socialite, remains waiting for his return to New York City. Tommy is torn between the two women – one a sophisticated city woman, the other a rustic, charming, wholesome country gal. Will Tommy decide to stay in the immortal Brigadoon with Fiona or will he return to New York City? Well, people will have to see the play to find out.
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Johnson Shea
Coffin
Baker
Retire from front page and developing a good rapport with each one on a first-name basis. She said she has appreciated working with “so many great students,
Perske
Miller
Michalek
families and staff members across the district.” In retirement, Coffin plans to move up north and is looking forward to more time for fishing, hunting, reading and crafting.
Johnson Shea Since
1988,
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Johnson Shea has worked a variety of jobs related to Tittle I paraprofessional, special-education para and as a crossing guard. She said she will always remember the rewarding experiences during her time in the district because of the “great students and staff.” On a lighter note, she said she will always never forget the day when she showed up for crossing-guard duty and was still wearing her pale-blue fuzzy slippers. In retirement, she plans
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Kororll
Laudenbach
Rohling
Thienes
to spend time with family and friends and do some traveling.
Kellerman
Jeff Kellerman, who joined the district in 1983, served as a physical-education teacher, head boys and girls track coach and head girls and boys cross-country coach. He said he will always value the trust placed in him by the residents, school board and so many families who allowed him to impact the lives of so many
students. That trust, he said, is what caused him to work so hard. Kellerman has been a multiple-award winner: Leadership in Educational Excellence Award, Minnesota State High School Coaches’ Association Girls Cross-Country Coach of the Year, MSHSCA Boys Cross-Country Coach of the Year, a two-time MSHSCA Girls
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Friday, June 10, 2016 Track-and-Field Coach of the Year, True Teams Track-andField Hall of Fame inductee and an MSHSCA Track-andField Hall of Fame inductee. Kellerman plans to spend more time with his wife and to visit their daughter in California more often. As a self-proclaimed “farm boy at heart,” he also plans to spend more time working with nature, such as in his yard-and-garden work and might even consider getting some chickens and a few beef cows. He will also continue to run and to coach the boys and girls cross-country team.
Kororll
Diane Kororll began working for the district in 2005 as a teacher’s assistant and special-education paraprofessional. She said she will cherish “all the great paraprofessionals and amazing teachers” with whom she has worked. She said she especially loved working with the kindergarteners, many of whom called her “Mom.” That, she said, is when she knew the students really liked her. Kororll plans to decorate her new home, design a large flower garden, do traveling, visit lots of relatives and have frequent coffee-and-lunch get-togethers with friends.
Laudenbach
Terri Laudenbach worked as media/technology assistant at Sartell High School and as a media assistant at Oak Ridge Elementary School since 1994. The job was
made to order because she loves to read. She said she enjoyed meeting the “great staff and students” throughout the years and will always remember when the highschool staff dressed in red to cheer on Sartell High School graduate Craig Sauer when he played with the Atlanta Falcons in a Super Bowl. In retirement, Laudenbach plans to volunteer at the Oak Ridge Elementary library and at her grandson’s school in Sauk Rapids. She also looks forward to the breakfastclub meetings at the Stearns County History Museum.
Michalek
Carole Michalek joined the district in 1986 in its FoodService Department and is retiring as the head cook at Pine Meadow Elementary School. She said she enjoyed seeing students every day as they came to the cafeteria. Michalek is looking forward to time for fishing, gardening, spending time with grandchildren and relaxing.
Miller
Since 2000, Carol Miller has taught music to students at the district’s two elementary schools and at the middle school. One of her perennial highlights was putting the spring musical concerts together – hard work but rewarding since the concerts were showcases for the students’ talents. She said she has long appreciated the chance to be part of such a topnotch district with “great students and staff.” She is looking forward to resting but also plans to do some substitute-teaching, gardening and traveling.
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Perske
Since 1990, Joe Perske has served in many capacities in the school district: a fourthgrade teacher, a physical-education teacher, a sports-medicine teacher at Sartell High School and a Developmental Adapted Physical Education teacher districtwide. He coached varsity girls’ soccer for 10 years, which included two trips to the state tournament. Perske also coached junior-high soccer and was an assistant coach for cross-country running. Among the highlights Perske fondly remembers are the strong commitments to quality education from teachers, staff and parents; and attending prom with MaryJo Peckscamp, Rachel Miller and Alex Kouragian. During his teaching career, Perske served on the Sartell City Council and later as the council’s mayor. In 2014, he made an unsuccessful run against Tom Emmer for the Sixth District U.S. Congressional seat. More recently, he filed to compete for the District 2 Stearns County Commissioner seat.
Rohling
Katie Rohling started her work for the district as a lunchticket puncher in 1986. Since then she has been at various times a part-time office assistant, a Title 1 paraprofessional and a special-education para. She also served as a crossing guard for students, ensuring they are safe in all weather. Rohling was nominated by her colleagues as an outstanding leader and was awarded the Sue Ezell Leadership Award by her union this year. She will celebrate her retirement with a three-week trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar with her sister. She also intends to do more traveling with her husband, spend time with her family at their lake home and, last
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but not least, spoil her grandchildren.
Thienes
Georgia Thienes joined the district in 1996 after subbing in the district the previous year. She taught third grade at St. Stephen Elementary, kindergarten and first grade at Sartell Elementary and first and second grades at Oak Ridge Elementary. She said her students “meant the world to her” and noted how she learned from them, as well as them learning from her. One of her fondest memories is when her first-grade class wrote letters to soldiers deployed in Iraq, then had the chance to connect with the soldiers via teleconferencing. One of those soldiers was able to join the class for an afternoon once he had returned home from Iraq. Thienes said she is grateful for her “school family” and for the friends and colleagues in the district. She said she is looking forward to spending time vacationing across the United State in her RV, enjoying time with family and friends, and working with the Central Minnesota Therapy Animal Association by being involved with canine agility.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Opinion Muhammad Ali really was ‘the greatest’ What a tragic irony that boxing, the sport that propelled Muhammad Ali to the pinnacle of fame, was the very thing that disabled him so badly. On the bright side and much to his credit, Ali endured his slow, sad decline with stoicism, dignity and good cheer, according to those closest to him. When a great man dies, it makes a sound – the sound of a mighty tree in a forest crashing to the ground among the smaller, ordinary trees. Ali was a great man, and his passing sent shock waves around the world. A few decades ago, an experiment was conducted when teams of people took a collection of photos of famous people to remote places throughout the world. The photo of Muhammad Ali was the only one that was universally recognized by virtually everyone who viewed the photos. That was a testament to the extraordinary reach of Ali’s fame and his high regard among millions of people. We who are old (but hopefully not about to die) grew up with Muhammad Ali. Not literally, of course, but he was very much part of our lives because he was so often in the news. I first remember hearing about him in 1964 when he won the world heavyweight championship over Sonny Liston. I was no fan of boxing. I could never understand why two grown men would want to climb into a roped ring and bash each other’s heads in. I still don’t get it. However, many writers I used to read, including Norman Mailer, wrote insightful, fascinating essays on the subject of boxing so I realized, at least, that it took intense training and great skill. What struck me most about Ali in 1964 was when he changed his name, Cassius Marcellus Clay, which sounded
Dennis Dalman Editor like an ancient Roman name, to the Islamic-sounding Muhammed Ali. Clay had not only cast off his “slave name” but converted to the Islam religion. That seemed a strange thing to do back then. In our heavily Catholic southside St. Cloud neighborhood, it was considered by many almost an outrage if a Catholic became a Methodist, even through marriage. Converting to an Eastern-style religion was just too far out, too weird. Later that year, 1964, I began to become aware of Malcolm X, the black leader who had also converted to Islam, and I could understand his influence on Cassius Clay. Clay’s name change, his conversion, were just the first of the startling metamorphoses that made him a household name, ways in which a fearless black man asserted himself against an often hostile society. Another stunner was when Ali defied the government by announcing he would refuse to be drafted for the Vietnam War. He became an active war resistor, losing his championship title and being convicted of charges of draft evasion. In doing so, he became a counterculture hero to millions of us young people who also opposed the war. In the meantime, until his conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1971, Ali had been barred from boxing for four years – years when he was in his physical prime. Not being a boxing fan, what struck me most about Ali was his ferocious in-
your-face taunts and braggadocio. Most of the time, they were mock taunts, often hilarious ones, sometimes embellished by corny-but-clever rhymes. One of my favorites: “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Like the Beatles, Ali had mastered that lightning-quick verbal repartee in the limelight, playing a kind of sly verbal ping-pong with media people. It was a new way of being “hip,” a way to challenge assumptions and authority, to remake oneself constantly. That defiant style was especially astonishing coming from a black man – one who was determined not to play the humble, dissembling, subservient roles that had humiliated blacks for so long – the Uncle Toms, the Steppin Fetchits. In that way, very much like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Ali trashed the old stereotypes and helped create the “new” black man – a man of strength, intelligence, wit, self-determination and deep confidence. And, not to forget, there were those astonishing photographs. Ali was born for the camera. He loved to mug, to clown around, have fun, often with celebrities nearly as famous as he was. The dazzling photos of him boxing are visuals of physical dynamism, grace under pressure, energy unleashed, as if he had harnessed lightning. Ali really was, in many respects, “the greatest.” He was arguably the greatest athlete of the 20th Century who “floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee.” He was also one of the greatest social-cultural heroes – for the anti-war movement and for the emergence of black pride. He was, as they say, one of a kind, and his particular kind will likely never be seen again.
Letters to the editor
Thanks to residents for approving school bond Dr. Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent Sartell-St. Stephen School District As superintendent of the Sartell-St. Stephen School District, I want to thank you for participating in the May 24 school district’s bond referendum. We greatly appreciate all who took the time to vote in this election. Our democracy depends on the involvement
of our citizens. With a majority voting in favor of the bond, we will now move forward with the plans that were outlined in the proposal that include safety and security updates, providing more space for all students through the addition of a high school, and creating more flexible learning spaces for the next generation of learners. We pledge we will be transparent in
this process and use your tax dollars wisely, efficiently and with a focus on student learning. We appreciate your support and understand the importance of managing these funds in an open and honest fashion. We will add timely updates to our website and will work with local media to continue to provide information to the public. Thank you again.
Fluoride should remain in our water Nathan Burge, Sartell I would like to respond to a letter sent in by Jason Krueger urging people to contact their representatives to remove fluoride from our water. I want to dispel a common myth that leads to pseudoscientific statements made by people. Just because a molecule isn’t “natural” or is present in something humans don’t consume doesn’t mean it’s harmful or a “contaminant,” which you implied by stating fluoride is “a product originating from discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories.” To illustrate my point, I would like to provide a few examples. Arsenic is a natural compound yet it’s obviously not good for us. Table sugar can be made completely artificially in a lab yet it doesn’t become harmful the moment it’s artificially produced. Water is present in hydrochloric acid, industrial bleach and even tumors yet no one is trying to eliminate this “contaminate” from our lives.
I hope these examples have illustrated you can’t conclude the fluoride ion is a contaminate and dangerous to humans based upon this logic. You also implied fluoridation does not lead to an increase in dental health, with no evidence to back this up, when stating “a state law passed in 1967 forces individual cities to add a contaminant based on a theory that doing so would promote strong teeth.” The actual scientific evidence shows a 26-percent decrease in the measure of cavities in the population and a 14-to 15-percent increase in the number of children without cavities (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/pubmed/26092033). Fluoride has also been shown to be safe, with the
only possible adverse effect at the recommended concentrations being a minor cosmetic change called fluorosis (http:// www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/ publications/synopses/Eh41_Flouridation_PART_A.pdf). Anyone reading this, please take into account the actual research done on this topic and make the informed decision. I urge you not to make legislators remove fluoride from our water, as the science says it is a benefit to our oral health. If any of your representatives try to do this, please inform them of the data. Politicians have never been good at science anyway.
Thanks to the Newsleaders for coverage Dr. Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent, Sartell-St. Stephen School District Thank you for the excellent coverage on the recent school-bond issue. For
our democracy to work, people need to be informed and your paper does a great job. Of registered voters, we had more than 40 percent vote in an off year mid-May election! Thanks again.
Friday, June 10, 2016 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, June 10 Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2 Libertyville! sponsored by Liberty Bank Minnesota, 5 p.m., Pine Meadow Elementary, 1029 Fifth St. N., Sartell. 320-252-2841. 5K Run and Kids 1K, sponsored by St. Cloud Orthopedic and The Vein Center, Sartell Middle School, 212 3rd Ave. N. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 7 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Saturday, June 11 Brinkman’s Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First Street and Second Avenue next to Manea’s Meats, downtown Sauk Rapids. Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. ILoveLiberty.com Parade, 10 a.m., Riverside Avenue, Sartell. Brigadoon, performed by Homeschool Educated Youth, 2 p.m., Sartell High School (Auditorium), 748 Seventh St. N. Street Dance, 5 p.m.-midnight, Great River Bowl and Partner’s Pub, 208 Second St. S., Sartell. Fireworks, sponsored by Blue Line Sports Bar and Grill, 10 p.m., behind Great River Bowl and Partner’s Pub, 208 Second St. S., Sartell.
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Monday, June 13 Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. St. Joseph Fare for All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 800-582-4291. fareforall.org. Sartell City Council, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320-253-2171.
p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422.
Wednesday, June 15 Justin Ploof and the Throwbacks, part of the Summertime by George concert series, 5-9 p.m. tonight and every Wednesday through August, Lake George, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. Eric Genius Concert of Hope, see the world-renowned composer and concert pianist with violinist, cellist and vocalist accompaniment. St. Francis Xavier Parish, 219 Second St. N., Sartell.
Friday, June 17 Burger/brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. N.W. RSVP Brat/Hot Dog Sale Fundraiser, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Coborn’s, 1725 Pinecone Road S., Sartell and Coborn’s, 900 Cooper Ave S., St. Cloud. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Eric Genius Concert of Hope, see the world renowned composer and concert pianist with violinist, cellist and vocalist accompaniment. St. Joseph Church, 106 N. Seventh Ave., Waite Park. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Avon Spunktacular Days, live music by Levi Pelzer Band, 8:30 p.m.12:30 a.m., downtown Avon. 320-2174792. avonmnchamber.com.
Thursday, June 16 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Sartell-Sauk Rapids Moms’ Club, 9-10:30 a.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. Community Day of Action, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lake George Municipal Complex, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. unitedwayhelps.org. 320-2237991. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6
Saturday, June 18 Avon Spunktacular 5K/1K run/ walk, 8 a.m. register between 7-7:45 a.m., 320-356-7334. Lady Slipper Nature Ride, 8-10 a.m., lakewobegontrail.com. Brinkman’s Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First Street and Second Avenue next to Manea’s Meats, downtown Sauk Rapids. Kids’ activities, Avon Spunktacular Days, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Avon. 320-217-4792. avonmnchamber.com.
Tuesday, June 14 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@sartellchamber.com. Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.
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Cold Spring native Eric Decker, now a member of the New York Jets, will be the keynote speaker at a June 17 Bearson Spirit Award honors event at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center.
Bearson from front page born in Cold Spring and attended Rocori High School, excelling at several sports, especially football. He earned a degree in business and marketing from the University of Minnesota, where he also played football. After college, he was
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drafted by the Denver Broncos and played with that team from 2010 to 2013. The next year, he joined the New York Jets and still plays as a wide receiver for that team. During his career, Decker has had 2,156 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns. In 2013, Decker married country singer Jessie James. They have two children – Vivianne Rose, 2; and Eric Thomas Decker II, nine months.
eight years. The full lineup of 24 marching units includes the Calgary Stampede Showband (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Calgary Stetson Show Band, Calgary Round-Up Band and high-school bands from Sauk Rapids-Rice, Alexandria, Albany, Champlin Park, Dassel-Cokato, Fergus Falls, Henry Sibley, Hutchinson, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Mankato, Maple Lake, Milaca,
New York Mills, Richfield, Solar Sound of St. Cloud, St. Michael-Albertville, Waconia, Winona Cotter and the 728 Cadets. For the best parade viewing, spectators should gather in the four zones along the parade route where every marching band is certain to perform. These locations are on Broadway near 6th, 8th, 11th and 14th avenues. Admission along the parade route is free of charge. Convenient bleacher seating is available for purchase through the Vikingland Band Festival’s website. This year’s festival is a two-
Friday, June 10, 2016 day event, as the Vikingland Band Festival will also present the Minnesota Drum Corps Premiere at Alexandria Area High School at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The field exhibition will feature all three of Minnesota’s all-age drum-and-bugle corps in their season debut, along with complete field-show performances by the three guest bands from Calgary. Discounted advance tickets are available through the festival website. For more information about the parade and field show, visit VikinglandBandFestival.com.