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Day of Caring set Sept. 21; registration underway
Hey, what gives? Why is the front page of this newspaper blank? Good question; we have a good answer. It’s Minnesota Newspaper Week (Aug. 13-19), and so we at the Newsleaders want to remind people of the importance of newspapers in everyone’s daily life and of newspapers as a foundation for an informed electorate in grassroots democracy. More than 200 of Minnesota’s nearly 350 newspapers (dailies and non-dailies) have published blank front pages this week. The stark blank pages are meant to remind readers what it would be like if hometown newspapers no longer ex-
United Way’s Day of Caring is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21. Day of Caring brings people together to volunteer on community projects throughout Central Minnesota. Registration is underway. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 4 Criers.
Urgent call for blood donation
The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a chronic summer blood shortage. As a special thank you, those who come out to give blood or platelets with the Red Cross now through Aug. 31 will be emailed a gift card. To help reduce wait times, donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood.org/RapidPass. St. Cloud Area Blood Donation Center is located at 1301 W. St. Germain St.
Help out local food shelf
Donate your extra produce from your garden to your local food shelf. Favorites include carrots, zucchini, beans, beets, kohlrabi, corn, potatoes, cabbage, peppers, onions and asparagus. Any produce that has a longer shelf life is accepted. Contact Catholic Charities Emergency Services at 320-229-4560 or the Salvation Army at 320-252-4552.
Mrs. Stearns County search starts now
Applications are being accepted for the title of Mrs. Stearns County, who will have the honor of representing her county at the Mrs. Minnesota pageant, which will be held April 28, 2018 at “Wellstone Center,” in St. Paul, Minn. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Aug. 18 Criers.
isted. This flurry of blank pages is called the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s “Whiteout Campaign,” which is part of the MNA’s 150th birthday celebration this year. The MNA is a voluntary trade association of general-interest newspapers in Minnesota. It works on behalf of newspapers and Blank • page 8
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A lively crowd of more than 500 people attended the Regional 1C Baseball Tournament in Sartell’s Champion Field last year.
Muskies are regional champs by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com
To say the Sartell Muskies have been on a tear is a bit of an understatement. Since July 1, the Muskies have won 14 straight games.
Muskies blank St. Joseph 5-0 And they weren’t about to let go of that streak when they played arch rival St. Joseph Joes in regional playoffs at Hinckley Aug. 12. They called on 30-year-old southpaw David Deminsky to work Muskies • page 11
U.S. history rife with power vs. press skirmishes by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It’s no accident the Founding Fathers saw fit to enshrine Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Those revolutionary makers of a new country knew all too well how tyrannical rulers in the “Old World” squelched free speech and free press to retain their power over others.
In order for democracy to endure, a free press and free speech would be essential. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or a newspaper without a government, I should not hesitate to prefer the latter.” Like the young American nation in its growing pains, the American Press was just as wild, rambunctious and bursting at the
seams as the expanding nation itself. Many people, including plenty of presidents, battled the press, and charges of “fake news” were hurled then as now. Thus, there has always been a tug of war between the Powers-that-be and the Press in the United States. And that tension, that abrasive coexistence, those skirmishes between Power and Press are exactly what the Founding Fathers had in mind as part of the checks-and-balances system that helps keep tyranny in
check and democracy alive. The following are some of the highlights of the Press in American history:
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In Boston, the first newspaper in America is published, which is called Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick. The four-page paper, however, ceases publication after only one issue History • page 6
Westra’s key to happy long life? Work, connect, don’t mope by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Girl Scouts seek group facilitator
Help girls, grades K-5, understand what it means to be a leader who makes a difference in the world by guiding them in a seven-week after-school program providing homework help, fun activities and a healthy snack (groups meet one day per week for two hours). Using our preplanned curriculum and supplies, a group of volunteers at each site will help girls participate in age-appropriate activities For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Aug. 18 Criers.
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Mary Lou Westra gets her photo taken with three of her buddies whom she happened to meet while shopping at her favorite store, “Little Coborn’s” in Sartell. Westra, who lives just a stone’s throw from the store, loves to visit it often because she often sees so many people she knows, people who have meaning in her life, like these boys she knows from her job at Sartell Middle School. From left to right are Landon Drew, Westra, Sean Evans and Colby Shaffer. The boys were out skateboarding when Westra spotted them.
At the age of 88, Mary Lou Westra of Sartell sometimes feels a strong sense of sorrow, what with so many funerals, as many as three in one day recently – all three the funerals of dearly departed friends she’s known throughout the years. But Westra, in conversation with the Newsleader, quickly brightened up: “It’s not just all funerals,” she said. “There’s a couple of weddings soon. A granddaughter and a nephew. And a step-grandson is getting married, too. That’s coming up.”
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Westra, heading for 90, doesn’t look or act like a day over – well, 60. Her memory for even the slightest details is extraordinary; her warm smile and jolly laugh are quick to appear; she keeps up with current events; she works with middle-school students; and she stays constantly busy, active and connected socially. People now and then ask Westra the secret to a long life: “Work,” she said. “Keep moving. Talk to people. Don’t get stuck in the mud. Don’t sit around and mope.” ‘Little Coborn’s’ Sometime, when Westra’s Westra • page 4
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Opinion Our View Thanks to all for keeping Newsleaders going strong Nearly 30 years ago, Janelle Von Pinnon, who lived in Sauk Centre at the time, started a fledgling newspaper she dubbed the St. Joseph Newsleader. Just months after the paper’s debut, the entire area was stunned by fear and horror when 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in St. Joseph. Needless to say, Von Pinnon and her staff were busy round-the-clock covering the Wetterling story and its non-stop developments. In the many years since, the Newsleader covered that local story right up to its tragic conclusion last year when the body of Jacob was discovered and his abductor-killer confessed. The ongoing Wetterling stories were not only local news but state, national and international news as well. The heartbreaking Wetterling case was – and is – a good example of why hometown papers and the presentation of local news are so important. Almost 30 years later, the staff of the St. Joseph Newsleader and the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader are proud to say the newspapers are still going strong, week after week. Von Pinnon and her employees are still dedicated to gathering and delivering local news, free in the mail, each week to all city residents and businesses. That complicated task can only be accomplished thanks to the support of long-time loyal and new advertisers. Without advertisements there would be no newspapers because ad revenue pays for the cost of the entire newspaper operation. Many readers throughout the decades have expressed their appreciation of the Newsleaders for providing local news and other information. Every reader has her or his favorite things to read. Some like best the coverage of city councils, school boards and other official meetings. Others tend to favor reading the human-interest features. Still others are glad the papers include one or more of the following: the community calendar; the stories about upcoming meetings or events; coverage of accidents, fires and other tragedies; the social section; the obituaries; the police blotters; the coupons and advertisements; the classifieds; the business directory; the opinion page; the wide variety of photos that show snapshot glimpses of the daily goings-on in the area. This week, which is Minnesota Newspaper Week, the Newsleader staff decided it would be OK to toot our own horn a bit. We hope the blank page of today’s newspaper reminds our readers – and ourselves, again – of the importance of newspapers in our daily lives. This week, as in all weeks, we want to underline our thanks and our ongoing appreciation to our advertisers throughout the years and to the loyal readers who have kept the Newsleaders going for nearly three decades, week after week. Without those good people, there would be no newspapers, period. Rather, there would be just blanks where local news should be.
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Ah, the sweet smell of newsprint, ink One of the happy sounds of my young life was the thud-bang of a rolled-up newspaper hitting our front aluminum door when the paper boy, like an ace pitcher, lobbed it there every weekday afternoon. I’d rush to the door to pick up the St. Cloud Daily Times and then sprawl back in a plush chair to read it. In summers especially, the Times had the hot sweet smell of newsprint and ink – still to me a most wonderful smell. I can remember so often a neighborhood friend or another knocking at the door. “Where’s Denny?” “Where do you think?” I’d often hear mom say with mock sarcasm. “He’s sitting in the living room with his nose buried in the newspaper. Where else would he be?” During my earliest newspaper-reading years (mid- to late 1950s, early 1960s), the page I usually opened to first was the movie page, with posters of movies playing at or about to open at St. Cloud’s three theaters – Paramount, Hays, Eastman. A movie fanatic, I’d spend lots of time soaking up every detail of those ads: show-times, who’s in it, who directed it, who produced it, blurbs from critics. After perusing that page, I would turn to the news, some of which interested me. I remember reading quite a bit about President Dwight Eisenhower (he golfed a lot), about Sen. Joe McCarthy and his Un-American Activities Committee sniffing out communists, and about all trouble spots across the planet – Algerian resistance against the French, civil wars in African countries, conflicts over the Berlin Wall, the Hungarian uprising against Soviet oppression. What I remember most vividly, however, is the shock of headlines and stories about singer Buddy Holly dying in a plane crash, actor James Dean’s car-crash death, Ernest Hemingway’s suicide, movie goddess Marilyn Monroe being found dead in her bed and – most of all – the big black mournful headlines about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Dennis Dalman Editor In those days, newspapers were our window to the world – our only window. I would help my brother deliver the Minneapolis Star and Tribune early mornings door-to-door in the neighborhood, and I would read that paper as avidly as I read the Times. Another paper I relished was the Weekly Reader we’d get in grade school. We relied upon those papers for news, information, entertainment because my family (and quite a few others) did not have TV for many of those years, though we often watched it at the neighbors’ homes. When we did get a TV set, we’d tune in to the Today Show morning news sometimes and almost always the Walter Cronkite Evening News and then at 10 p.m. the Twin Cities news. Fast-forward to the here-and-now: TV cable news 24 hours a day, an explosion of Internet information that in-
cludes genuine news, gossip, pseudonews, trivial nonsense and fake news; social media that constantly blurs the lines between fact and fiction; newspapers, magazines and what-not available online. For the most part, I like the high-tech proliferation and sprawl. I like the options for 24-7 access to news, opinions, information and entertainment. However, I do think much has been lost, news-wise, in the frantic scramble to digitize everything under the sun. Too often, it feels as if we are being buried in an avalanche of the just “too much.” Too much stuff, too much information, too much of this and too much of that. Audio-visual noise and commotion. After awhile, one can feel overcome and paralyzed by too many choices, too much everything. I often tell people I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the Internet Age. I’ve adapted – somewhat – and, yes, I do read a lot of news and opinions online. Still, I’m always happiest when I’m in my recliner with my nose buried in a newspaper, an honest-to-goodness old-fashioned newspaper, the kind that smells like happiness, like newsprint and ink.
Free press makes state, nation stronger In Minnesota, we understand the importance of a free press. It’s hard to forget in our state that we Minnesotans are among the most engaged citizens in the country. Last year, we again ranked first in the nation in voter turnout. Minnesotans volunteer at the second-highest rate in the country. And we usually look to our local newspapers as the first stop for the information we need. In my house growing up, it was impossible to forget the importance of a free press. My dad was a journalist. As a reporter and a columnist, my dad, Jim Klobuchar, covered it all. On the night of the presidential election in 1960, as a young stringer for the Associated Press, he was among the first in the country – if not the first – to call the race for President John F. Kennedy. He was fearless, whether it was reporting from Moscow with a Soviet Intourist guide assigned to him at all times or taking tear gas while covering protests outside of a political convention. Digging for the truth was his job. Finding the truth made it all worth it. From children with cancer to Minnesota veterans, he covered the stories of everyday
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator heroes, too. He believed all stories needed to be told and that by sharing those stories, we deepen our understanding of one another and become more united as a country. So from a very young age, I understood the important role the press has played in our democracy. And today, I understand a free press is as important as ever. Minnesota reporters have been on the frontlines of major stories since the founding of our first newspaper in 1849. They’ve covered good times and bad. From enlisting with the Union in the Civil War, as Hastings Democrat publisher Charles P. Adams did in 1861, to tireless investigating and reporting on the abduction of Jacob Wetterling, Minnesota journalists have always been committed to telling our stories. During the past few months, we have heard about “alternative facts.” We have
heard a Trump Administration official suggest the press should “keep its mouth shut.” And we have even seen efforts to limit journalists’ access to elected officials. None of this is acceptable. Our founders enshrined freedom of the press in our Constitution for a reason. Thomas Jefferson said our first objective as a nation should be to leave open “all avenues to truth” and that the most effective way of doing that is through “the freedom of the press.” Today, Minnesota reporters continue their dogged pursuit of the truth day after day, story after story. That reporting is on display all across Minnesota, and the Minnesota Newspaper Association has played a big part in supporting Minnesota reporters for 150 years now. From Deborah Howell, who oversaw the Pioneer Press’s first Pulitzer Prize, to Mark Kellogg, the first Associated Press reporter to die in the line of duty, reporters all across our state are carrying forward a remarkable legacy. I’m determined to protect journalists and defend freedom of the press. My dad expects me to. The oath I took to “support and defend the Constitution” demands I do.
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Autumn Blommer of Sartell, a second-degree black belt at National Karate, recently competed at the U.S. Capital Classic Karate tournament in Washington D.C. She won first place and Grand Champion in sparring in the 10- to 11-year-old age division. She also took fourth in her traditional karate form. In June, she competed at the U.S. open in Orlando and won second place in sparring and fifth in form. She is looking forward to competing again in October in Minneapolis.
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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 a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department. For incidents dating July 1920, visit www.thenewsleaders. com. July 21 6:02 p.m. Medical. Fourth Avenue N. An officer was dispatched for a report of a possible stroke. Upon arrival the officer made contact with a female who stated she believed her husband had possibly had a seizure, not a stroke. The female stated she
Two Sartell students are among 79 first-year medical students, members of the Doctor of Medicine Class of 2021, beginning their journey to become physicians at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. They are the following: Natalie McIntire and Noelle Torrance. Orientation concludes with the White Coat Ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, in the Alerus Center Ballroom, 1200 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks, where students receive their first white coats, the physician’s traditional garment, which have been donated by the North Dakota Medical Association. Students will also recite the Oath of Hippocrates, a vow physicians have been taking for more than 2,000 years to uphold basic ethical principles of the medical profession. Each student will receive a lapel pin, donated by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, engraved with the phrase “Humanism in Medicine.” Four Sartell students recently earned master’s degrees in education from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. They are the following: Carissa Solarz, Greta Bergman, Nicholas Percuoco and Ryan Hiltner. Nicholas Hill of Sartell was named to the spring dean’s list at Hamline University, St. Paul. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
had been outside and found the male patient in his chair with his eyes rolled back and disoriented. She also stated he had had seizures in the past but has never been treated for them. The officer made contact with the patient, who was still seated in his chair. The male appeared fidgety, his arm was also cool and clammy to the touch. The patient was unable to answer officer’s questions. Paramedics arrived on scene and took over the assessment. The officer assisted with loading the patient for transport to the St. Cloud Hospital. 3:46 p.m. Abuse. First Street NE. Officers were dispatched to a report of a child who had been hit by her father with a belt. Sauk Rapids police started the investigation and during the interview of the child it was found the incident had occurred at a residence in Sartell. The father and mother
Westra from page 2 mood sags even slightly, she gets up and takes a trip to “Little Coborn’s” – the smaller Coborn’s store in Sartell that has been there for decades. She lives within a stone’s throw from that store – her favorite. “I love to go to ‘Little Coborn’s,’” she said. “It’s like getting an instant attitude adjustment. I know so many people who work there or shop there, and I love to talk with them. Every time, I know a trip there will change my attitude.” And sure enough. When a Newsleader reporter met her at “Little Coborn’s” to take her photo, Westra immediately spotted three young boys whom she knows from her job at Sartell Middle School. The three boys, with shy respect, gathered ‘round “Mary Lou,” as they call her, and began to chat, joke and shoot the breeze. Then, saying, “Goodbye, Mary Lou,” they dashed off on their skateboards. “When I walk into Coborn’s everybody knows me,” she said. “I see people in the store who were kids when I first met them. They grow up; they get married. Just recently I met a girl I knew years ago who recently choreographed Hello, Dolly (school production). What a pleasure that was. They come up to me in Coborn’s and say, “Hi, Mary Lou!
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were also interviewed. The father was arrested for domestic assault and malicious punishment of a child. He was transported to the Stearns County Jail without incident. July 22 1:19 p.m. Alarm. Kruchten Court S. Officers were dispatched for an audible burglary alarm. Officers arrived on scene and walked the exterior of the building. Officers located an open patio door and conducted a search of the interior. Everything appeared to be in order. An officer secured the open door on his way out of the building and contacted a key holder. The key holder arrived on scene and found nothing missing. 4:42 p.m. Medical. 1100 Second St. S. An officer was dispatched for a report of an elderly female who had fallen in Wal-
Remember me?” “I love those kids,” she said. “And all the others I work with. They’re great people.” Westra works at the middle school during the noon hour as a lunchroom lady, and she also works when needed with special-needs children. In previous years, she subbed for special-needs students at Sartell High School and other schools in the area. She has also worked with Somali children in a park program, and she taught confirmation at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Sartell. Westra loves kids; she loves people, period. She has a no-nonsense approach when dealing with children. “I’m older and smarter,” she said. “More experienced, and I let them know that.” But she let’s them know it in a kind and helpful way. “One student was doing a paper about generals in World War II,” she said. “I told him the names of some of them, like Eisenhower, and he wasn’t sure about the names I gave him. He doubted me. Later, he told me, ‘Mary Lou, you were right about the generals!’“ Well, she should know. She told the doubting student she’d lived through the World War II years. Her husband had fought in it. Older, smarter, experienced. “And when I’m working with students and I don’t know the answer to something, I tell them
green’s. The officer arrived on scene and made contact with the female patient. She was laying supine on the floor. The female was conscious and alert. The female stated she was walking when she slipped and fell forward, hitting store shelving on the way down. The female had abrasions on the back of her right upper arm and on the bottom side of her right wrist. She stated she was feeling some pain in her right shoulder and didn’t believe she could raise her right arm. The female was helped to her feet. Paramedics arrived and officers assisted paramedics as necessary. July 23 1:28 a.m. Attempted entry. Seventh Avenue S. Officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of an attempted entry. Officers were advised three males
Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 I will be sure to find the right answer,” she said. “And I tell them to do the same thing – always look for the right answer. Don’t guess.”
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Besides kids, another one of Westra’s passions is bowling. She bowls ever Tuesday morning at Great River Bowl, as a member of the Benton Trophy-sponsored team. She is an inductee in the Mid-Minnesota Bowling Hall of Fame and does a lot of work for that organization. “Oh, I love bowling,” Westra said. “I’ve been bowling since 1947.”
Long life
Westra (nee Maile) was born and raised in St. Cloud and graduated from Cathedral High School. She married Mike Bloom, a Jewish man who’d been born in Lithuania and had emigrated to the United States with his father because of the terrible persecutions of the Jewish people in the Baltic area. It took 10 years to get all of the children out of that dangerous country. During World War II, Bloom served in the U.S. Army in the battles of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and in the invasion of Normandy. Bloom was wounded multiple times and was honored with a Purple Heart and four oakleaf clusters. One of the wounds (bullet in his head) years later caused a brain tumor that led to Bloom’s death in 1967.
fled the area after being chased by the homeowner’s son. Officers arrived in the area, located and detained one suspect. Questioning of the suspect yielded the names of his accomplices, who were later located in a vehicle in the area and also detained. Questioning determined one residence in the area was entered and a carton of ice cream was stolen. All three suspects were juveniles and released to parents. 10:10 p.m. Medical. 21 CR 120. Officers were dispatched to Walmart for a report of a 15-weeks pregnant female with stomach and leg pain. Officers arrived on scene and located the female patient in her vehicle in the parking lot. Officers monitored the woman’s condition until Gold Cross arrived on scene. The officers then assisted with loading the patient for transport to the St. Cloud Hospital.
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Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 Bloom operated a scrap yard (iron and metal salvage) in St. Cloud, and Mary Lou served as a bookkeeper for the company. Later, she took an accounting course and became a freelance accountant for many companies in the area under the rubric of her own business, Mary Lou Bloom Accounting. The Blooms had seven children: Maury of Nisswa; Michael of St. Augusta; Mark of St. Cloud; Marcel (deceased), who lived in St. Cloud; Mimi Vreeland of Sartell; Gigi McTaggert of Sartell; and Monica “Fifi” Mills of St. Cloud. Mary Lou then married George Westra in 1983. Westra, who passed on in 2005, was the owner of Beeline Sports Center, St. Cloud. He brought his own six children to the marriage, children that Mary Lou learned quickly to love like her own. She remembers with nostalgia and plenty of humor how George the golfing fanatic and stickler taught her to golf. “Oh, he was so serious about it, and we had to follow all the rules like he did,” she said, laughing. “When he’d tee off, we all had to be totally quiet, not a word spoken. Not a word!” One summer day, at Oak Hill Golf Course near Rice, Mary Lou got a hole-in-one using an 8-iron on the sixth hole on the very day of her 62nd birthday. “YOU of all people?” asked George, flabbergasted. “Well, honey it was only an
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com accident,” she said. “Anyway, I’d rather get a 300 in bowling than a hole-in-one golfing.” Her husband laughed, then later took the hole-in-one ball and had it worked into a trophy. George Westra’s children – Mary Lou’s beloved stepchildren – are Leontyne Hollingsworth of Brainerd; Dr. Bonnie Westra, Blaine and soon-to-be Tucson, Ariz.; David Westra of Maryville, Tenn.; Kathy Deng of Olive Branch, Miss.; Julie Wands of Pueblo West, Colo.; and Eric Westra of Mascotte, Fla. Mary Lou now has 20 grandchildren and 24.5 great-grandchildren. “One’s on the way,” Westra said, excitement in her voice. Another one of Westra’s hobbies is gardening. In her yard she has lots of flowers and herbs, although this year the rabbits ate most of the herbs and other plantings. “Well, those bunnies are a nuisance, but they’re so cute,” she said. “Trouble is, they reproduce so rapidly. It’s a good thing they don’t like tomatoes.” Some people ask Westra why she doesn’t decide to live in a nursing home or in a group-living arrangement somewhere. Her mind made up, she fires back: “Why? Why would I want to do that?” Westra says with a serious-but-mischievous twinkle. “Why would I want to live with a bunch of old people?”
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a forerunner of landmark press freedoms and an inspiration for the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
because of sharp rebukes from the colonial government.
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The Boston News-Letter is published, the first continuously published newspaper in colonial America. It also contained the first newspaper advertisement – one seeking a buyer for property on Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. The paper also published what just might have been the first sensationalist coverage of “breaking news” – the death in hand-to-hand combat on a ship of the notorious and feared pirate, Blackbeard. The News-Letter was hardly an example of “free press,” however. On its front page, it proclaimed boldly “Published by Authority,” meaning royal powers in London supervised its contents.
1729
Benjamin Franklin begins to champion the start-up of newspapers and encourages the reporting of local, colonial news. In the coming decades, American newspapers have enormous influence to convince readers to support the colonial struggles against England.
1735
John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, is tried in court for publishing stories using sarcasm to ridicule the New York governor. Zenger, represented by Alexander Hamilton, is found not guilty of seditious libel. The Zenger case was a huge blow against censorship attempts,
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Isaac Doolittle in Connecticut builds the first-ever printing press on American soil.
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Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 pire coast to coast, with 28 papers in major cities.
1920
Radio rapidly starts becoming a new medium for news.
1941
Commercial TV broadcasting begins.
The Founding Fathers approve the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, forbidding the Congress from making any law “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”
1966
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1971
The first black American newspaper, Freedom’s Journal, is published in New York City.
1833
The New York Sun makes its debut and is a huge success because it’s the first “penny” newspaper, making it affordable to nearly all and concentrating on mainly local news for New York residents.
1844
America’s first telegraph line connects Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, making it feasible for newspapers to offer more timely reporting of events from far away.
1897
The first color Sunday funny papers are published and become an instant hit with loyal newspaper readers.
1904
Press titan William Randolph Hearst extends his newspaper em-
Congress passes the Freedom of Information Act, making it easier for all citizens, including news reporters, to gain access to government records.
The New York Times publishes the first installment of the “Pentagon Papers,” purloined classified documents detailing the secretive machinations that led to the Vietnam War. President Richard Nixon gets an injunction to stop further publication of the Pentagon Papers, but in June 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court rules the injunction an example of illegal, unconstitutional “prior restraint,” and the publications continue.
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Two Washington Post reporters, Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein, begin to connect the dots from clues at a burglary of the office of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. Their investigative stories eventually lead to Nixon’s resignation after being accused of a cover-up of the dirty-tricks campaign.
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The Internet, originally a project of the U.S. military, is opened for commercial uses. In the coming years, news and information sources begin to multiply exponentially online. Newspapers begin to offer online versions of their papers.
1989 to Present
Newspapers, facing financial challenges, increasingly offer digital options for dissemination of news, information, entertainment and advertisements. Many major-city newspapers either close down or merge with others. While the challenges to paper-ink news remain, there is still a strong preference for hard-copy newspapers among many loyal readers, especially for smaller-town newspapers.
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This is the front page of the Boston News -Letter, first published in 1704. Its publication continued under various ownerships for 72 years. But the paper was far from an example of “free press.” Note the bold “Published by Authority” on its page, a reminder that the powers-that-be in London supervised its contents.
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This ad from a New York newspaper early in the 20th Century offers help for people with beautiful faces but ugly noses. The wearing of a nose mask was supposed to reshape lumpy noses into objects of beauty.
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President Donald Trump, under fire on many fronts, lashes out repeatedly in speeches and tweets, blaming the “Fake Press” for his administration’s problems. His verbal attacks lead to lively widespread discussions of the roles and responsibilities of media in modern society and about how many “news” stories, like those placed on social media by propagandists, including some by devious Russian meddlers, are indeed “fake.”
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This front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, 1945, announces the horrifying news of the dropping of an atom bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com wanted to create a positive message to show the value of the city’s newspaper and city newspapers everywhere. Reader comments were overwhelmingly positive. Then, the MNA decided to launch its Whiteout Campaign for Minnesota Newspaper Week. Owners and staffs of more than 200 newspapers, including the Newsleaders, willingly agreed to publish blank pages. Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Aug. 13-19 Minnesota Newspaper Week. “Minnesota Newspaper Week is an initiative that reminds us of the importance of a free press,” Dayton stated in his proclamation. “Freedom of the press promotes a well-informed constituency, improves pub-
lic policy, increases responsiveness and accountability, and enhances public confidence in governmental institutions.” In this week’s newspaper, related to the Whiteout Campaign, readers will find lots of readers’ comments, an editorial, two columns, a cartoon and a historical-background story – all pointing to the importance of newspapers in the long, exciting development of American democracy. We, the management and staff of the Sartell-St. Stephen and St. Joseph Newsleaders, sincerely hope the blank front pages this week will stimulate discussion and comments from our readers – positive and/or critical.
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CITY OF SARTELL ORDINANCE NO. 2017-14ORD SUMMARY ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 3 CHARITABLE GAMBLING Title 3, Chapter 5 of the City Code of Ordinances (Charitable Gambling) is hereby amended and restated to update the City’s charitable gambling requirements, including lawful gambling which is allowed, premise permit provisions, revocation and suspension, and records, hours, and tax and penalty terms. The City Council has determined publication of this title and summary ordinance will clearly inform the public of the intention and effect of the ordinance. The Council also directs only the title and this summary be published. Copies of the entire text of the ordinances are available for inspection by any person at the office of the City Clerk
any Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or on the City website at www. sartellmn.com. Adopted by the City Council of Sartell on the 14th day of August, 2017. s/Sarah Jane Nicoll Mayor ATTEST: s/Mary Degiovanni City Administrator SEAL Publish: Aug. 18, 2017
CITY OF SARTELL ORDINANCE NO. 2017-11, 12 and 13 SUMMARY ORDINANCES AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 9, CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 3 Title 9, Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the City Code of Ordinances are hereby amended and restated to adopt State Building, Electrical and Fire Codes and specify fees, enforcements, permits required, penalties and which appendices, if any, are included.
tween the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or on the City website at www. sartellmn.com.
The City Council has determined publication of this title and summary ordinance will clearly inform the public of the intention and effect of the ordinance. The Council also directs only the title and this summary be published. Copies of the entire text of the ordinances are available for inspection by any person at the office of the City Clerk any Monday through Friday be-
s/Sarah Jane Nicoll Mayor
Adopted by the City Council of Sartell on the 14th day of August, 2017.
ATTEST: s/Mary Degiovanni City Administrator SEAL Publish: Aug. 18, 2017
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Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 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, Aug. 18 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Community Outpost grand opening, sponsored by St. Cloud Police, Rotary and Public Safety Foundation to encourage community engagement with the neighborhood, 3 p.m. program, 4-7 p.m. kids’ carnival, 600 13th St. S., St. Cloud. 320-3454413. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. “Granite City Rocks” showcases the work of the St. Cloud Heritage Quilters now through Sept. 30, Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd
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Saturday, Aug. 19 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Families on the Homefront Tour, 10-4 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1615 Lindbergh Drive. S., Little Falls. mnhs.org/event/2401. World War 1 Centennial Weekend, 10-5 p.m., Fort Snelling, 101 Snelling Lake Road, St Paul. historicfortsnelling.org/events-programs/signature-events/world-war-i-weekend. Community Meal, 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. Sunday, Aug. 20 Upper Post walking Tour: World War 1, 9-11 a.m., Fort Snelling, 101 Snelling Lake Road, St Paul. Advanced tickets required, mnhs.org/ event/3046 World War 1 Centennial Weekend, Fort Snelling, 101 Snelling Lake Road, St Paul. historicfortsnelling.org/events-programs/signature-events/world-war-i-weekend. Monday, Aug. 21 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk
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MTA presents Simon with Maintenance Professional of Year Award Scott Simon, maintenance manager at Brenny Transportation in St. Joseph, was presented the Maintenance Professional of the Year Award at the annual conference of the Minnesota Trucking Association on Aug. 2. “Scott is a self-taught maintenance technician who, (throughout) the years, has developed a passion for safety that has had a major and positive impact on Brenny’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability scores,” said MTA President John Hausladen. “This, plus his hard work and humility, make
him very deserving of this award.” Brenny Transportation was founded in 1996 by Joyce and Todd Brenny, who wanted to create a company that treated people with integrity and respect, a company which honored champion character and empowered creativity. The MTA Maintenance Professional of the Year Award recognizes an individual who manages the maintenance activities of their
ger organization. Bonnie is driven to serve, and is ready to help whenever she’s asked.” Brenny was founded in 1996 by Joyce and Todd Brenny, who wanted to create a company that treated people with integrity and respect, a company which honored champion character and empowered creativity. Supan was hired at that time as the company’s operations manager. The MTA
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Thursday, Aug. 24 Sauk Rapids Chamber, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N. 320-251-2940. Urban Hope Farmers’ Market, sponsored by Place of Hope Ministries, 2-6 p.m., 511 Ninth Ave. N., St. Cloud. http://placeofhopeministries.org/events/urban-hope-farmers-market-2017/. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-2522422. Market Thursday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday. org. Sauk Rapids Farmers’ Market, 4-6:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 2163 Mayhew Lake Road NE, Sauk Rapids.
Friday, Aug. 25 American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 Sixth Ave. N. redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. Brat sale, sponsored by the Y2K Lions 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Proceeds to benefit Chad’s Wing at Place of Hope. Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-2677717. “Granite City Rocks” showcases the work of the St. Cloud Heritage Quilters now through Sept. 30, Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-253-8424. stearns-museum.org.
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MTA presents Supan with Outstanding Service Award Bonnie Supan, general manager of Brenny Transportation in St. Joseph, was presented the Outstanding Service Award at the annual conference of the Minnesota Trucking Association on Aug. 2. “Bonnie Supan has been active with the MTA since 1996, and currently serves as the chair of the annual Conference Committee,” said MTA President John Hausladen. “She has shared her many skills in a variety of capacities (during) the last two decades, and her efforts make the MTA a better and stron-
Wednesday, Aug. 23 Free Trolley Night, 5-9:25 p.m., Metro Bus Transit Center, 510 First St. S., St. Cloud, and Lake George, St. Cloud. ridemetrobus.com and summertimebygeorge.com. St. Stephen 2018 budget planning meeting, 6 p.m., St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. SE.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ST. STEPHEN CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given that a public hearing of the St. Stephen City Council in and for the City of St Stephen, Stearns County, Minnesota is scheduled at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in the Council room at 2 Sixth Ave SE, St. Stephen, Minn. 56375 to consider the following: A request by Polar Land Co. to rezone the following described property from farm residence district to rural single-family residence district (RR-1): That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4 SW1/4) lying East of the East line of the plat of Eastview Estates, according to the recorded plat thereof, except the South 726 feet thereof, Section 19, Township 126, Range 28. ALSO: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E1/2 SW1/4) of Section Nineteen (19), in Township One Hundred Twenty-six (126), of Range Twenty-eight (28), according to the U.S. Government Survey thereof, Stearns County, Minnesota. LESS AND EXCEPT that part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S1/2 SW1 /4) of Section 19, in Township 126, of Range 28, in Steams County, Minnesota, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the South Quarter comer of said Section; thence South 88 degrees 51’ 55” West, assumed bearing, along the South line of the SW1/4 of said Section, a distance of 903.00 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continue South 88 degrees 51’ 55” West A U TO M O B I L E S / M O TO R C Y C L E S WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1979. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN)
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along said South line of the SW1/4, a distance of 600.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 08’ 05” West, a distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 51’ 55” East, parallel with said South line of the SW1/4, a distance of 600.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 08’ 05” East a distance of 726.00 feet to the point of beginning, Steams County, Minnesota. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 SW1/4) of Section 19, Township 126, Range 28, Steams County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South Quarter corner of said Section 19; thence South 88 degrees 51’ 55” West on an assumed bearing along the South line of said SE1/4 of the SW1/4, a distance of 903.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 08’ 05” West, distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 51’ 55” East, parallel with the South line of said SE1/4 of the SW1 /4, a distance of 897.19 feet, more or less, to the East line of said SE1/4 of the SW1/4; thence South 01 degrees 35’ 36” East, along said East line a distance of 726.02 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Anyone wishing to comment will be heard at the public hearing and written comments may be forwarded to the office of the City Clerk before the time of the public hearing. /s/ Cris Drais City of St. Stephen City Clerk Dated: Aug. 15, 2017 Publish: Aug. 18, 2017 includes FREE Genie HD/DVR # 3 months HBO, SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, STARZ. Get a $50 Gift Card. Call 877-894-5275 (MCN) Change the way you watch TV- Get rid of cable and get DIRECTV! You may also qualify to receive $100 VISA gift card when you sign up today - Limited time Only. CALL NOW! 844-359-1203 (MCN) Stop paying too much for cable,and get DISH today. Call 855-589-1962 to learn more about our special offers! (MCN)
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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing of the St. Stephen City Council in and for the City of St Stephen, Stearns County, Minnesota is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in the Council room at 2 Sixth Ave. SE, St. Stephen, Minn. 56375 to consider the following: A request by Polar Land Co. to consider the approval of a preliminary plat named Maple Ridge Plat for the following described property: That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4 SW1/4) lying East of the East line of the plat of Eastview Estates, according to the recorded plat thereof, except the South 726 feet thereof, Section 19, Township 126, Range 28. ALSO: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E1/2 SW1/4) of Section Nineteen (19), in Township One Hundred Twenty-six (126), of Range Twenty-eight (28), according to the U.S. Government Survey thereof, Stearns County, Minnesota. LESS AND EXCEPT that part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S1/2 SW1 /4) of Section 19, in Township 126, of Range 28, in Steams County, Minnesota, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the South Quarter comer of said Section; thence South 88 degrees 51’ 55” West, assumed bearing, along the South line of the SW1/4 of said Section, a distance of 903.00 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continue South 88 degrees 51’ 55” FAST. Call 888-606-6673 (MCN) STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS got you down? We can help reduce payments and get finances under control, call: 866-8711626 (MCN) Reduce your total credit card payments by up to 30% to 50%! Call Consolidated Credit NOW! 844-764-1891 (MCN) Buying a home and need a mortgage?Or, have a home and want to lower your monthly fees and refinance? Getting a mortgage is quicker and easier than ever. Call now! 855715-4721 (MCN) Owe the IRS? You May qualify for Relief today! Stop Bank Levy’s & Wage Garnishments. Mon-Thurs 8-8pm, Fri 8-6pm and Saturdays 9-5pm CST Español Available, Free consultation. NT Valid in MN, WV & ND Call NOW 1-800-511-2181 (MCN) FOR SALE Trailer Sale: 4-place snowmobile trailers 20’ & 24’: Scissor lift trailers; 2017 7’X16’ V-nose ramp door $4,442.00; 2017 6’X12’ V-nose ramp door $2,775.00; 2017 18’ 7k Car hauler MX speedloader $2,799.00; 515972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld. com for inventory & prices! (MCN) HEALTH & MEDICAL LIVING WITH KNEE OR BACK PAIN? Medicare recipients may qualify to receive a pain relieving brace at little or no cost. Call now! 844-668-4578 (MCN) Stop OVERPAYING for your prescriptions! SAVE! Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy, compare prices and get $25.00 OFF your first prescription! CALL 888-438-6461 Promo Code CDC201625 (MCN) OXYGEN - Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen
West along said South line of the SW1/4, a distance of 600.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 08’ 05” West, a distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 51’ 55” East, parallel with said South line of the SW1/4, a distance of 600.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 08’ 05” East a distance of 726.00 feet to the point of beginning, Steams County, Minnesota. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 SW1/4) of Section 19, Township 126, Range 28, Steams County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South Quarter corner of said Section 19; thence South 88 degrees 51’ 55” West on an assumed bearing along the South line of said SE1/4 of the SW1/4, a distance of 903.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 08’ 05” West, distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 51’ 55” East, parallel with the South line of said SE1/4 of the SW1 /4, a distance of 897.19 feet, more or less, to the East line of said SE1/4 of the SW1/4; thence South 01 degrees 35’ 36” East, along said East line a distance of 726.02 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
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School board to choose new member by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Seven people have filed for one open seat on the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board The application period for the position opened July 19 and closed Aug. 14. Those who filed are Amanda Byrd, Franco Cusipag, Thomas Ebnet, Cindy Fitzthum, Taryn Gentile, Joe Hengel and Jeremy Snoberger. They are vying for the seat vacated by Michelle Meyer, schoolboard chair, who announced in early July she and her family are moving from the school district. At the next school-board meeting, each member will be asked to nominate just one of the six applicants. The ones nominated will then each get a 30-minute interview with the board on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Whichever candidate the board approves will take a seat on the board in September. Meyer’s term was to have run through 2018. When she resigned, vice-chair Jason Nies moved into that position.
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from page 2 his magic against the Joes. With 10 years of league play, Deminsky went to work and pitched a nearperfect game striking out 13 batters in nine innings. It would have been a perfect game but for two walks. “They’ve been a rival of ours for many years,” said Manager Randy Beckstrom. “Obviously, Dave pitched a great game. For as many guys as he strikes out a lot of times, those guys tend to be a little more wild, but he has great control. He’ll strikeout a lot of guys, but he does not walk a lot of guys either.” Beckstrom went on to credit the defensive play of the Muskies as they backed up Deminsky very well. There’s always some key defensive plays, Beckstrom said. In this case he credited Cody Partch at short stop taking away what could have been a hit. He also praised the outfielders who chased down some fly balls that could have done some real damage. After blanking St. Joseph, the Muskies went on to play the Mora Blue Devils on Aug. 13. Muskies shutout Blue Devils 3-0 After celebrating the win over St. Joseph, the Muskies went after the Mora Blue Devils for the region championship. It was a hard-fought game, but the Muskies defense and pitching were as stingy as ever. “Adam Wenker only gave up two hits,” Beckstrom said. “He had a perfect game going until the sixth inning. We didn’t give up a hit for 15 innings.” Beckstrom said the Muskie pitching staff is one of the strengths of the team. And what makes it even sweeter is all of them come out of the Sartell High School pro-
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Beckstrom said Burns has been doing it for years. The win over the Blue Devils put the Muskies into the state tournament. And the win also earned them a first-round bye in the tourney so they won’t have to play until 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 in Hamburg. Their opponent is yet to be determined. The good news for the Muskies is they have no real serious injuries and they don’t have anyone who is leaving for school, so they should have the same solid lineup they’ve used since mid-July. “Once you get into the state tournament, you have to be good, but you have to be a little bit lucky too to win the championship,” Beckstrom said.
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gram. “We rely pretty heavily on those guys,” Beckstrom said. “But it’s a variety of ages. They are not all of the same class.” Hitting is a hit-and-miss affair, but according to Beckstrom the team seems to find a way to manufacture some runs. “We get the big hit at the right time and we run the bases correctly,” Beckstrom said. “There have been times we’ve struggled to score runs, but we are a scrappy team.” But it’s not all just singles. The Muskies have some power as well. And they showed it against the Blue Devils as Tim Burns pounded one over the fence in the fourth inning.
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Why do you read a local newspaper?
Danita Traut, St. Stephen “I read the Newsleader and am actually making copies of it to send to the car-show supporters and donators (photos in the Newsleader of the recent car-show in St. Stephen).”
Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes “Everyone reads Newsleader!”
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“(I read my local newspaper because) it has stories about area residents and events. Specifically regarding the Newsleaders, I enjoy the color pictures with stories. I look to see if students, former students or classmates of my daughter’s are appearing in a story.” ~ Cris Drais, City of St. Stephen, PME kindergarten teacher Sartell-St. Stephen School District
Marlyce Plante, Sartell “I like to keep up on local news and I like to read the sports section.”
“I read newspapers because the story is not there and gone, as it is on television. I can re-read and soak it up at my own pace. And even though there is advertising, it isn’t constantly interrupting the story I’m trying to read. I also find I’m able to be more objective when I’m reading a news story, because I’m not being influenced by the personality, voice inflection or mood of the person telling the story.” ~ Ken Rittmueller, Newsleader reader Bob Ringstrom, former Sartell police chief and current St. Joseph resident “The Newsleaders of Sartell and St. Joseph is the most efficient medium to reach our communities with a personable, yet relevant reflection of what is locally important. We are flooded with e-news and world concerns – it’s not as if we’d be missing out! If I couldn’t pick up a copy of the Newsleader and get a little ink-smudge on my fingertips, it wouldn’t be ‘my news.’” “I read newspapers because it gives me more control over how, when and why I receive and process information. Newspapers help protect our freedom to attain knowledge and search for truth.” ~ Tracy Rittmueller, Newsleader freelance writer Cathy Vande Vrede, PineCone Vision Center “Reading the newspaper is an excellent source that provides a great sense of community and educational value.”
Shawn Omann, Sartell “I read it to stay informed on local events.”
Le Neigh Saldana, Sartell “I like to be informed about what is going on in the community. I have little kids so I like to know what activities are going on and just keep up to date.”
Carla Long, Sartell “Newspapers are where it’s at . . . I want to be tangibly holding on to something (actual print newspaper). That way, it sticks in my head more.” Sartell-St. Stephen School Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert “(I read local newspapers because) I like to keep up with what is happening in my community.
“(What I like best about newspapers is) I can read it when it fits my schedule. I like getting up early in the morning and finding out what has happened and I like getting the mail on Thursday to find out what has gone on in Sartell and St. Stephen. “(Where would we be without newspapers?) Democracy counts on a free press. Without the uncensored flow of information our system breaks down.” “Thank you for your continued support in documenting Stearns County history. The human stories, news accounts and features you publish make a difference in telling our story now and for future generations. Well done!” ~ Stearns History Museum
Jeff Westerlund, Sartell “Because it’s local.”
“I go straight for the sports because that’s my life – and also the feature stories because I’m not a doom-and-gloom sort of person. I prefer a paper version to online – I like to have the paper in my hands.” ~ Kay Wenker, Sartell historian
Ann Doyscher-Domres, Sartell Community Education “I love reading about the fun and interesting things my community members are doing around our community and out in the world. Without our local paper I’d miss out on all these stories.”
Derrick Byrd, Sartell “I like the comics, actually. That’s my favorite part of a newspaper. So much of the rest – the news – I get on social media.”
Allison Fournier St. Stephen “I read the newspaper to get the news on what’s happening.”
Anita Archambeau, City of Sartell community development director/assistant city administrator “(I read a local newspaper) to stay invested in the issues being discussed in our communities, nation and world. “There is something nostalgic about reading the newspaper. Newspapers are a time-honored medium through which news is delivered to all people. From a professional perspective, newspapers can be an excellent opportunity for people to connect with their government and become aware of the policies and emergent issues facing their communities. “Newspapers are one of the primary sources of information for people. They keep people informed about current affairs, science, technology, politics, weather, education, crime (and more). They keep me informed about current issues and opinions within my community and state. “(My favorite part of the newspaper) is reading well-written and well-rounded editorial columns. “Both online and paper newspapers have their pros and cons and I can’t necessarily say which I prefer. Paper has a finite space which means there are decisions about which stories or what information should be printed and presumably the most relevant or important are the stories that make the cut. However, (there is an) infinite ability to add news on an online platform, (which) enables the reader to determine for themselves which stories are most relevant or important. I think it’s important to have both mediums, to ensure information can be disseminated in whichever way people feel most comfortable or confident in the information they are receiving.” photo polls were taken by
Carolyn Bertsch, Dennis Dalman, Dave DeMars, Darren Diekmann and Cori Hilsgen
Why publish the Newsleaders? Nearly 30 years ago, I had the opportunity as a young whipper-snapper straight out of journalism school to develop and build a community newspaper for St. Joseph. I was scared stiff and had no business acumen whatsoever, but with hard work, blood, sweat and tears and a lot of passion for the written word and to tell people’s stories, the St. Joseph Newsleader was born. Five years later, I added the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader. As a free-distribution newspaper that’s delivered to every address in each of our communities, we would not be here without the generous support of our advertisers and the loyal readers who patronize those businesses. I also commend my awesome staff who has stuck with me through thick and thin. It’s been my pleasure to see the Newsleaders grow throughout the past 30 years; I hope to see them flourish even more in the next 30 years. Est. 1989
~ Janelle Von Pinnon, publisher
Est. 1995