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Muskies play first game of tournament
Sartell Muskies baseball will play the Waconia Lakers at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Cold Spring. The Muskies took first place in Region 1, allowing them a bye from the first weekend of the tournament, which was last weekend. The Muskies won the state championship in 2013 and 1992.
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Council OKs Lake Francis development plans by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Lake Francis (actually a big 12-acre pond) will become a
recreational area and picnic spot if a partnership among the city and private developers goes as planned. At its last meeting, the Sartell
City Council voted 4-1 to dedicate $165,000 in park funds to a Phase I Lake Francis trail and related amenities, contingent upon other members of the
partnership following through with their intentions. Council member Amy Braig-Lindstrom voted against Francis • page 5
Bearson’s memory honored at golf outing
Coalition hosts gathering on substance use
A meeting, sponsored by the Benton County Prevention Coalition regarding substance use will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 in Sauk Rapids City Hall. Details regarding registration and content presented at the meeting can be found by visiting thenewsleaders.com and clicking on Aug. 28 Criers.
Tailgating held before football game
The high school student council will host a tailgate party on Friday, Sept. 18 from 4:30 p.m. until the football game begins at 7 p.m. The tailgating will be alongside the concessions at the football field. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 28 Criers.
photo by Hannah Marie & Myles B. Photography
Locals release yellow balloons with messages on them to Tom Bearson into the air Aug. 22 at Blackberry Ridge. More than 300 people attended the Tom Bearson Foundation Inaugural Golf Outing. Next year’s golf outing is scheduled for Saturday, July 23 at Blackberry Ridge. For the story and more photos from the event, see pages 6 and 7.
New construction, road updates announced by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Expert to speak on pornography’s impact
A new round of detours and newly opened routes was put into place last week in Sartell because of the ongoing roadconstruction projects in the city. Here are what motorists should watch for: Second Street Roundabout: As of Aug. 20, it has been open
Patrick Trueman will deliver a talk to the general public on the effects of pornography on society from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31 at the River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud. For more information and a detailed outline of the speech, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 21 Criers.
Pollinator campaign offers guidance to farmers, others
If you are looking for information regarding insect pollinators, the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District along with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now offering guidance to farmers and rural landowners. Scientific studies show a decline in these beneficial insects means a loss of important ecological services, such as pollination and pest control. Pollinators depend on flowering plants for their food and some need undisturbed ground and vegetation for shelter. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Aug. 28 Criers.
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to traffic on all but its northerly side. Second Street N. at Pinecone Road: It was closed Aug. 25 to east-west traffic but will re-open Monday morning, Sept. 1. During that closure, Sartell City Hall will be accessible only from the west. Use 19th Avenue and then turn east on Second Street N. Pinecone Road Phase I: All Road • page 8
Degiovanni given ‘commendable’ rating by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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A new round of detours and newly opened routes was put into place last week in Sartell because of the ongoing road-construction projects in the city. The pink line represents a detour from CR 133 to Pinecone Road. Green and blue lines indicate twoway traffic through the construction zones. Red areas indicate construction zones.
Sartell’s city administrator, Mary Degiovanni, was given a “commendable” rating by the Sartell City Council at its last meeting. Before the meeting, the council had met to do a performance review of Degiovanni’s work. Said Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll: “She routinely exceeds expectations and requirements.”
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D e g i o vanni, who had long been Sartell’s financial director, was appointed to the city administrator’s po- Degiovanni sition (along with her financial job) when former administrator Patti Gartland resigned to become president of the Greater St. Cloud Economic Development Corp.
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Obituaries
Charlotte A. Haroldson, 83 Sartell April 12, 1932 - Aug. 23, 2015
Charlotte A. Haroldson, 83, of Sartell, died Aug. 23, 2015. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 at Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. The Rev. Erika Kennedy will officiate. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at Pelican Lake Cemetery in Ashby. Friends and relatives may call one hour prior to services on Friday at the church. Haroldson was born in Fergus Falls to Carl and Florence (Torgerson) Evavold. She grew up in Ashby and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. She married Owen Dean Haroldson on Oct. 29, 1955 in Elbow Lake. The couple lived in Ashby after their marriage and moved around because of Owen’s work. They lived in the communities of Dubuque, Iowa,
Alice J. Lauer, 85 St. Cloud June 10, 1930 - Aug. 21, 2015 Alice J. Lauer, 85, of St. Cloud, died Aug. 21, 2015. Her funeral was held Aug. 27 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud. The Revs. LeRoy Scheierl and Alfred Stangl officiated. Burial was at Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud. Lauer was born June 10, 1930 in St. Cloud to Joseph and Johanna (Scherer) Stock. She graduated from Cathedral High School and Drew’s Business College of St. Cloud. She married Walter W. Lauer on June 26, 1954 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph. They lived in many cities in Minnesota prior to returning to St. Cloud in 1986. Lauer was employed at Herberger’s for 10 years and retired in 1995. She was a member of St. Peter’s Parish and Christian Women. Lauer enjoyed playing cards, bingo and other games, ceramics, and baking cookies and pies. Above all she treasured spending
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Newport, Minn. and finally St. Cloud. Haroldson was a homemaker and raised four children. After they were out of the house, she worked as an Avon lady and for Byerly’s and Sam’s Club as a demonstration lady. She is a longtime and active member of Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud. Survivors include the following: her husband Owen Dean of Sartell, her children: Carla (David) Angell and Brad (Donna) Haroldson, all of Sartell, Elizabeth (Charlie) Gunderson of Upsala and Donna (Jon) Leonard of West Chicago; grandchildren Kelsey (Scott) McEwen, Brooks Angell, Kristen (Miquel) Jimenez, Haley and Maddie Haroldson, Annika Gunderson, Evan and Andrew Leonard; greatgranddaughter, Amelia Jimenez; brothers, Dennis (Dorothy) Evavold, Jerry (Bonnie) Evavold; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Delloris Risbrudt. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Williams Dingmann Funeral Home in St. Cloud. time with her family and friends. She will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors include the following: her children, Glen of St. Joseph, Joyce (Mark) Ludowese of Hutchinson, Wayne of Centennial, Colo., Lynn (Mike) Vander Plaats of Ward, S.D., Donna (Bruce) Truskowski of Appleton, Wis., Shirley (Wylie) Tomberlin of Brainerd, Brian (Mary) of St. Cloud, Gloria (Tom) Riniker of Afton; 18 grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren; and brothers and sisters, Marie (John) Krebsbach, Gilbert Stock, Irene Pierskalla, Richard (Joyce) Stock, Arlene (Art) Brinker and Doris (Jerry) Johnson, all of St. Joseph, and Charles (Janice) Stock of St. Cloud. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter in 1986; brothers, Sylvan, Wilfred, Edgar and Leander Stock; and sister, Joan Fuchs. A special thank you to the caregivers of County Manor Campus for their loving care and compassion. Arrangements were with Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud. Guestbook and video tribute are available at danielfuneralhome.com.
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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 320255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Aug. 8 5:50 p.m. Found property. Twin Rivers Court. Officers were called to a business to retrieve a wallet that was left. Authorities located the owner and returned his property. Aug. 9 11:30 a.m. Assist. CR 120. An officer was dispatched to a motorist who was locked out of their vehicle. The officer was able to unlock the vehicle without any trouble. Aug. 10 3:40 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Central Park. While on routine patrol, an officer noticed a car parked in a local lot. The officer made contact with the occupants who stated they were stargazing. They were advised of park hours and curfew. 9:30 p.m. Animal complaint. 15th Street S. Officers responded to a complaint of a dog barking. Officers drove around the neighborhood but were unable to locate a barking dog. Aug. 11 8:55 p.m. Vandalism. 22nd Avenue N. Officers were called to a report of a male pushing over Porta-Potties in the area. Officers searched the area and were unable to locate the suspect. Officers talked with the complainant and advised they would make several trips through the area overnight. 9 p.m. Driving complaint. 13th Street N. Officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle speeding on a residential road. Officers made contact with the driver; the driver stated he wasn’t speeding. Officers advised him to make sure he’s watching his speed. No further action was taken. Aug. 12 3:40 a.m. Alarm. Meadowlawn Court. Officers were called to an alarm at a residence. Upon arrival, officers checked the perimeter and found nothing suspicious. They Blotter • page 3
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Sophie, Country Manor’s resident therapy dog, is all smiles as she poses with a special delivery from an appreciative patient’s family. Sophie spends every Monday through Friday with residents and their families. She loves her job as a therapy dog and is an expert at providing love, cuddles and plenty of entertainment.
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As part of its 17th official Patient Appreciation Week July 13-17, 360 Chiropractic in Sartell contributed nearly $10,000 in free services to their patients in exchange for $1,717 in donations for the Anna Marie’s Alliance. This was added to another $1,340 in Gift of Health patient contributions to total a gift of $3,057. The funds will be used to support its Youth Program. Pictured (from left to right) are Dr. Marc Anderson, Sandy Nadeau of Anna Marie’s Alliance, Dr. Jon Anderson and Dr. Brent Venables.
360 Chiropractic raises funds for the Anna Marie Alliance Through their patient fundraising efforts, 360 Chiropractic in Sartell has generated a total of nearly $6,100 year-to-date for the Anna Marie Alliance. The monies were raised through a variety of events. 360 Chiropractic hosts two Patient Appreciation Days annually, one in January and the second in July. The most recent one was July 16. Each Patient Appreciation Day includes complimentary wellness visits, chair massages, reflexology work, a fitness challenge and lunch, all in exchange for a donation to the Anna Marie Alliance. Through the two events and other ongoing efforts, the clinic raised donations totaling nearly $6,100 for the shelter this year. Their goal is $8,000 by Dec. 31.
“Our staff looks at it as a great way to give back to both our patients and our community,” said Dr. Jon Anderson, medical director at 360 Chiropractic. “Being a part of this community and supporting charities like Anna Marie’s is exactly why we continue our Patient Appreciation Day. The day is hard work but we love what we do. The support of our patients to this event during the years has been fantastic.” The clinic’s Gift of Health program is a year-round effort that generates donations for the Anna Marie Alliance. Since January they have raised around $3,000 with the program. “The Anna Marie Alliance is a great asset and we are proud to support them,” Anderson said.
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Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 Ryan Holter has been promoted to senior accountant at Conway, Deuth and Schmiesing, PLLP. He joined CDS Holter in 2014 as a staff accountant. Prior to CDS, he
worked in accounting for more than 11 years. Holter graduated from Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn., with an associate’s degree. He also graduated from Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a minor in business administration. In 2014, he received his masters of business taxation certification from the Uni-
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mph in a 30-mph zone. 2:15 p.m. Lost dog. CR 120. Officers received a report of a missing dog in the vicinity of CR 120. Dog was described as a 1-year-old Jack Russell Mix/tan and white wearing a black collar. If anyone finds a dog matching the description, please call the Sartell PD.
from page 2 made contact with the homeowner who stated the alarm was set off accidentally. 9:20 a.m. Abandoned property. Oriole Avenue. Officers were called to a residence to retrieve two bicycles from a driveway. Officers took the bikes to the PD and placed them in storage. Aug. 13 2:45 p.m. Animal complaint. Officers were called to a report of several dogs running around off leash at a residence. The officers made contact with the owner who advised he would try to figure out where they are getting out of the fence. 5:15 p.m. Verbal dispute. Twin Rivers Court. Officers were called to a verbal dispute at a business. The complainant was upset because a portion of her order was not given to her. Officers spoke with management and they advised they had filled her order and she left. No further action was taken. Aug. 14 8:45 a.m. Traffic violation. Riverside Avenue S. While running stationary radar, an officer observed a vehicle exceeding the speed limit. The officer conducted a traffic stop and issued a citation for driving 43
Aug. 15 1:20 p.m. Assist. 1st Street N.E. Officers were called to assist a driver who was locked out of their vehicle. The officer was able to unlock the vehicle for the driver. 4:50 p.m. Suspicious activity. Hi Vue Drive. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a door ajar on a house. The officer waited for backup and cleared the area. Officers notified the park manager who stated they would take care of the door. Aug. 16 1:15 a.m. Violation. CR 120. While on routine patrol an officer observed a vehicle parked in a fire lane. The officer made contact with the passenger and advised them of the ordinance. The passenger moved the vehicle. No further action was taken. 6:20 p.m. Verbal dispute. Mockingbird Loop. Officers were dispatched to a report of a verbal fight. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the parties who advised they were fine.
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versity of Minnesota — Carlson School of Management. Holter specializes in various accounting areas but his focus is in individual and corporate tax preparation, compilations and reviews. Holter is the treasurer for the Sartell Neighborhood Business Sub-Committee (Hub on 15) and of the BPA Networking Group. He is a participant in the 2015-16 St. Cloud Area Leadership program, is a member of the Sartell Sabres All Sports Booster Club and is on the Golf Committee for the Sartell Chamber of Commerce. Holter, his wife Brenda, and their three children, reside in Sartell. Benjamin Bierscheid, son of Karla Pallansch and Scott Bierscheid, both of Sartell, has enrolled for the 2015-16 academic year at at St. John’s University, Collegeville. Maren Arneson, Sartell, recently attended SPACE CAMP ROBOTICS® at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, NASA’s official Visitor Information Center for Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Ala. The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and adults with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and decision-making. Arneson was part of the Robotics Academy Program, which is specifically designed for trainees who have a particular interest in engineering. The mission of Space Camp Robotics is to show trainees how engineers develop solutions for real-world problems using real world technologies. At all age levels, trainees use state-of-the-art ro-
botics systems to compete in air, sea and land activities and missions. Using the Office of Naval Research’s SeaPerch undersea robotics, Arneson and the other trainees test payloads on an unmanned aerial vehicle, all while strengthening teamwork and leadership skills. At the end of their missions, the teams heard from former NASA astronaut Captain Wendy Lawrence speak at their graduation. Todd Steinke has accepted the position of CentraCare Health vice president of philanthropy and community health. He began work Aug. 16. Since 2004, Steinke has been director of development for the CentraCare Health Foundation. Prior to this, he was regional director of strategic services for Banner Health System, and director of operations for Innovis Health, both of Fargo, N.D. He also has past experience in the insurance industry. Steinke earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and business administration from Moorhead State University and holds a Certified Fundraising Executive Designation. “With all of the great things happening at CentraCare Health,” Steinke said. “I am excited about being part of Dr. Holmen’s team and to lead the Foundation. We have a great team of people who are committed to engaging our volunteers and generous donors in improving health and healthcare throughout Central Minnesota.” The accounting firm of Kenneth HT Olson, Ltd has merged its practice into the public accounting firm of Conway, Deuth and Schmiesing, PLLP. The combined
3 client bases will be served from CDS’s Northwest Professional Center office which is located at 2351 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 110, Sartell. Kenneth Olson’s Troop Drive office location closed Aug. 10. “We are both enthusiastic about continuing the high level of service and expertise our firms have provided our clients,” said Mike Zager, CPA, CSEP™ and Partner of CDS. CDS has five locations: Sartell-St. Cloud, Willmar, Benson, Litchfield and Morris. They provide accounting, audit, tax, estate planning, administrative services and consulting for individuals, closely held businesses, non-profit organizations and government entities. With a team of 75 professionals, including 30 CPAs, CDS is ranked as one of the top 25 CPA firms by the Twin Cities Business B.I.G. Book. For more information about CDS, visit www.cdscpa.com. Brooke Radi of Sartell was recently named to the spring dean’s list at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Students must maintain a 3.5 minimum grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Five Sartell students recently enrolled for the 2015-16 academic year at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph. They are the following: Amelia Barkley, daughter of Julie and Jim Barkley; Erin Eikmeier, daughter of Michelle and Jeff Eikmeier; Alexis Gent, daughter of Dawn and Brian Gent; Abby Spanier, daughter of Chris and Jeff Spanier; and Caitlyn Trane, daughter of Shelly Trane.
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Heroes, forces for good, save the day once again In this sometimes dark and frightening world, it’s important to remind ourselves every now and then of the forces for good that keep popping up here, there and everywhere. This past week, such good reminders abounded. First off, locally, there was the fundraising golf event for the Tom Bearson Foundation. Despite threatening weather, more than 300 participants golfed or showed their support in other ways Aug. 22 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course. Bearson was the young Sartell man who was murdered last September while he was a student at North Dakota State University, a murder not yet solved. As utterly devastating as that tragedy was, family and friends got together after grieving for so many months and decided to share Tom’s memory and his spirit with others via the Tom Bearson Foundation. They started the non-profit organization to promote gym space for activities (Tom was a superb basketball player, passionately committed to the sport); to fund new or expanded activities programs; to promote campus-safety programs; and to give four scholarships for scholastic and athletic achievements – two for boys, two for girls. What a great way to honor the memory of Tom Bearson while keeping his irrepressible spirit alive in so many other young people. To donate to the foundation, go to www.tombearson. org and click on the “Donate” button. Another “upper” happened north of Paris last Friday when three Americans on a speeding train subdued an extremist madman before he could start a shooting-killing spree. The 26-year-old, with apparent ties to Islamist extremists, was armed with an automatic rifle, nine clips of ammunition, a knife and box-cutter. He had enough bullets to kill more than 200 people. Fortunately, there were three American heroes on that train. One of them, Air Force member Spencer Stone, barreled down the aisle and tackled the gunman, Stone’s friend Alek Skariatos wrestled the rifle away from the extremist, and their friend Anthony Sadler also helped subdue the man, who had used his box cutter to slash Stone three times. Thankfully, Stone has been treated for those injuries and is doing just fine. Stone is from Carmichael; Sadler is a senior at California State University in Sacramento; Skariatos is an Oregon National Guard member. A fourth man, a Briton, also helped subdue and hog-tie the would-be killer. The fearless, exemplary actions of those men are like the actions of the courageous men on the doomed flight over Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 2001. Yelling “Let’s roll!,” they charged the hijackers of that flight, forcing it to crash before the lunatic fiends in the cockpit could turn it toward Washington, D.C., where they planned to crash it into the U.S. Capitol or the White House. There is a third case of exemplary behavior this past week: former President Jimmy Carter, who announced at a press briefing that cancer had spread to his brain. Carter made the announcement coolly, calmly, with gentle humor, grace under pressure and head-on courage. Four days later, he was back at his church in Plains, Ga., teaching Sunday School classes just as he has done for years. It’s generally acknowledged Carter was not a great president, but he has been a great down-to-earth human being – a man of kindness, compassion and courage, all informed by a deep and abiding faith. As the purveyors’ violent extremism continues with their evil actions throughout the world, we should remind ourselves they are not going to win anything ultimately. They are infinite losers. Good people will prevail.
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Opinion Has your shower door exploded lately? Some people, including me, still think of showers as spooky places after having seen Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho 55 years ago. To this day, when I grab and close the shower curtain, I flash back to that shocking murder scene with its shriek-shriek-shriek soundtrack. I don’t get scared, but I think of it. Well, there’s a new reason to think of showers as dangerous places – not a movie-scene reason, but a real-life scary reason: exploding shower doors. Don’t laugh; it’s true. The other day my sister, Mary, emailed me that her shower door had just exploded. I laughed, until I read on and realized she wasn’t kidding. She’d been in the kitchen when she heard a very loud explosion, like a bomb. She ran toward the sound, the bathroom on the first floor. She opened the door and there stood her husband, naked as a jay bird, his mouth and eyes wide open with utter shock and surprise. He was standing in the tub. The rest of the bathroom looked like there had been a major car crash in it: blasted beads of glass everywhere, on and in the toilet, on the vanity counter, in the toothbrush cups and even under the door on the hallway carpet. Thankfully, Mary’s husband wasn’t injured. The glass exploded away from him. But Mary has been thinking with fear ever since: “What if my little granddaughter had been standing in the bathroom when that happened?” Mary called the Kohler Co., which manufactured the very expensive door, and told a customer rep. about it. “Yes, that’s exactly how it should have functioned,” he cheerfully, stu-
Dennis Dalman Editor pidly reassured her. “What?!” she asked, disgusted. “You mean to tell me the shower door is supposed to explode?!” He told her no, but that when an explosion does happen, the glass disintegrates into small beads, as in car accidents, rather than jagged shards that could cut a person to shreds. Small comfort, that. Such blasting beads could blind a person and pock-mark a body pretty quickly, I would think. I did some research on the Internet. Shower doors can shatter even if nobody is in the shower or anywhere near it. One report claims between 1978 and 2012, 22 people died because of exploding shower doors. Many others have been cut and injured, including 12-year-old Camden Roy of Dallas, whose mother heard a loud explosion followed by screams one day. She ran up to the bathroom and saw her son, bleeding and in utter terror, trying to climb the shower wall to get away from the horror as blood ran down the drain, just like in Psycho. Thank goodness the child survived. In the past three years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received nearly 200 reports of shattering shower doors. Many incidents, of course, go unreported. Here’s what causes the explosions,
according to a glass expert named Mark Meshulam: The glass in shower doors is tempered glass, manufactured by alternately heating it and cooling it to make it extremely durable, almost impossible to break with even hammer blows. The tempering also prevents the glass from shattering into pointy, truly dangerous shards. Trouble is, the shower door’s glass sheet can also develop extreme escalation of tension, much like earthquake plates, between its inner and outer layers, to the point it can become a ticking time bomb. What can trigger the shattering and/or explosion are small cracks or chips, the door sliding on the metal runner rather than on its proper track or even a microscopic stone that got trapped in it during manufacturing. Here’s what safety “experts” (I use the term loosely) recommend: Check shower doors for cracks or chips, especially around the edges; make sure the top and bottom of the door is sliding smoothly against the bumpers, not against the metal tracks; double-check that any devices attached to the door (such as towel racks) are installed properly, or better yet, put such devices elsewhere. I’m no safety expert, but as a person with a sudden fear of exploding shower doors, I would hasten to add these tips: When doing safety checks or while showering, wear rubber boots, protective goggles, a football helmet and maybe even a steel-reinforced athletic supporter. Or better yet, do as I do. No shower door for me, thank you. I’m sticking to my cheap, cheesy, vinyl-plastic, spooky old Psycho shower curtain.
I will not seek nor will I accept... After much conversation with my family and due consideration of the work involved, I have decided not to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. I understand this may come as a shock and even a disappointment to many of you. My decision is, however, final. I will use this forum to explain my decision and beg for your understanding. First, there already is a loudmouthed, opinionated, know-it-all individual in the race so my candidacy would be redundant. I doubt we need another one. Secondly, we have what is tantamount to half the population of the country already announced, and I don’t like to be in crowds. Third, the effort it will take to fix the mess our country is in will take two lifetimes, and I don’t think I have that much time left. There are of course other reasons, but I think you understand my feelings. I therefore thought I would take this opportunity to offer considerations of the candidates who have announced and give you some of my opinions. The Democrats: I don’t trust Hillary Clinton, period. To me she is a political opportunist with empathy for Hillary and no one else. She would be dangerous to this country. Sanders and Warren are joke punch lines. Both are far-left liberal socialists who would be better
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer off in Europe where they could live in the Socialist paradise of, say, Greece. If I had to pick a Democrat it would be Jim Webb, former senator from Virginia. Webb is a former military man who comes much closer to what this country needs than any other Democrat currently running. Now the Republicans: My favorite is Gov. Mike Huckabee. He’s a good man with executive experience. I recognize he is far behind at this time, but you never know what might happen. Number two is Gov. Scott Walker, another with executive experience and a proven record of problem-solving. He also has shown tremendous courage in the face of difficulty. Gov. Rick Perry is next on my list. A daring and effective former governor who is exactly what we need as we face adversaries who need to see our true nature. How about Chris Christie? He would make Putin look like the little puppy dog he is. He would also put Iran in their place and that is not in possession of nuclear weapons. Finally on this list is Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio
is a young, attractive individual who has a real future in our government, but he is very young. I would prefer him as the vice president. I understand there are many others I have not commented on. They are at the bottom of my list as they are with most others. The exception might be Jeb Bush. I like him but circumstance, I believe, will be his doom. The coming election will be one of the most important in our history. Of primary importance is the danger the world faces and the reality we are the only nation with the resources and courage to fix it. We absolutely cannot entrust this country to political hacks or loud-mouthed self-promoters. It’s for that reason, among others, that I say, as did Lyndon Johnson facing almost certain defeat, I will not seek, nor will I accept, the nomination for President of the United States. I hope all of my supporters will understand and get serious about picking a candidate who can and will beat Hillary and return this country to its greatness. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot. com for more commentary.
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Mill Art Project sculptures ready for installation by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell City Council and audience members recently got a sneak-preview glimpse of one of several Mill Art Project works. Joe Schulte, Sartell industrial arts teacher, brought one of his artworks to the council meeting. It’s a long (about 6-foot long) piece of scrap metal that has been cut out and etched to evoke the skyline of the former Verso Paper Mill, as viewed from across the river in Veterans Park. The sculpture will be placed in Veterans Park so visitors seeing it will behold a visual approximation of the mill that used to be there, right across the Mississippi River. The skyline as depicted on the panel was based on a St. Cloud Times photo of the mill in the 1950s by Times’ legendary news-and-feature photographer Myron Hall. The flat, long metal panel is the same sky-baby blue as the tallest part of the mill and its huge coal chute used to be, before they were torn down along with the rest of the sprawling mill, during a long demolition/ reclamation process at the site.
Francis from front page the proposal because she said there is not enough city staff for yet more maintenance of roads, trails and “acres and acres of parkland.” Plans are to put a trail around the pond, create a Memorial Park there next to Chateau Waters and in future perhaps an amphitheater, an ice-skating rink, warming house and fishing facilities. There will also be lights and fountains added, according to current conceptual plans. Other partners in the project are Four Points Development and CentraCare Health, which is building Chateau Waters, a senior-living complex next to Lake Francis. That entire area, which is supposed to become a “downtown Sartell” site, includes Pine Cone Marketplace to the north, the Chateau Waters complex now under construction, the lake-pond and
After more than 100 years of operation under various names and owners, the paper mill was shut down forever after an explosion and fire on Memorial Day 2012 killed one man, injured four others and crippled the mill. The Mill Art Project is a concept to memorialize the mill, its workers and its important place in Sartell history by repurposing metal scraps of it into sculptures that will be installed in city parks and at city hall. Schulte also made a bicycle rack as part of his involvement in the Mill Art Project. There are a half-dozen sculptures created by various artists for the project, most of of which will be installed in Watab Park. The Mill Art Project is very close to raising the last couple thousand dollars of funding for the project. Cement footings will soon be poured as bases for the sculptures. Schulte told the council the project cost more than first estimated, despite generous funding from the city and other area contributors. Schulte said his heart is in the Mill Art Project because his grandfather owned a gas station on the east side of St. within two years or so a Sartell Community Center. It’s the site the council recently chose on which to build the longawaited center. Sartell City Administrator Mary Degiovanni said maintenance for the Phase I project (the trail and Memorial Park) would be fairly minimal, with mowing required on each side of the trail and discretionary plowing in the winter months. She also noted there has been an extra seasonal maintenance worker position added for next summer. Council member David Peterson said he’s concerned about intrusive vegetation disrupting the trail, especially a stubborn willow that can shoot
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A new bike rack that has been made out of reclaimed pieces from the paper mill is now installed at Sartell City Hall. In the next few weeks the other art projects will be installed at Watab Park. Cloud, and employees of the paper mill were loyal customers at the station. Schulte praised the City of Sartell and voluntary help from Northside Welding for helping the arts project proceed. He told the council a couple thousand dollars is all that is left to raise from the $50,000 total. However, an update as of
Aug. 24, revealed that since the council meeting, the arts group has raised all the rest of its goal. Now, it’s just a matter of lining up contractors to do the installations. Sartell Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll thanked Schulte. The paper mill, she said, was a big part of her childhood, when the plant was called the St. Regis Pa-
right up through bituminous hiking-biking trails. Sartell City Engineer Mike Nielson said he and his staff are very aware of such a contingency and are working on a plan to prevent it, including the potential use of a poison that kills such willows. Degiovanni noted there are two other parks near that area: Sauk River Regional Park and Huntington Park. In its motion to approve Phase I, the council also agreed to defer tax assessments of property there to the tune of close to $150,000. If the partnership succeeds in doing all hoped-for developments, the total cost could be about $700,000.
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Tony Lunde of Sartell Boy Scout Troop 11 wants to improve the entrance to Sauk River Regional Park for his Eagle Scout project. The Sartell City Council approved his plan at a recent council meeting after he confidently filled in the council as to his intentions. Lunde wants to build and install a wooden, roofed information kiosk at the parking-lot entrance by Sauk River Regional
per Mill. Nicoll’s father worked there, and she said she still remembers fondly delivering meals to him or picking him up there after work. The Sartell Newsleader will do a more extensive feature story about the Mill Art Project and its artists once the sculptures are installed.
Park. He plans to raise the estimated $530 it will cost for the project, and he did not request any city funding for his project. Other scouting volunteers will help him with the task. Part of his Eagle Scout project is to get sponsors to help with it. Lunde said it’s totally up to the City of Sartell to post whatever kinds of information it wants for park visitors, which could include events at the park, a map of the trails or anything else. Lunde hopes to get the kiosk done before the snow flies.
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Left: Friends and well-wishers give a number-one salute to Tom Bearson during a fundraiser Aug. 22 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course for the Tom Bearson Foundation. photo by Hannah Marie & Myles B. Photography
Right: Jared Traut from Sartell wins a Minnesota Wild jersey and hat at the Bearson Raffle Aug. 22 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course.
Bearson’s memory honored at golf event by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Fond, fun, happy memories of Tom Bearson surfaced repeatedly during the first annual Tom Bearson Foundation event last Saturday at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell. More than 300 people attended and/or contributed to the event. The golf day, dinner and musical evening were ways to honor the memory of Bearson and to raise funds in his name to promote gym space for youth involved in basketball and other activities, to promote campus-safety awareness and to fund four annual scholarships for two boys and girls at Sartell High School in recognition of their academic and athletic achievements. Bearson died last September in the Fargo-Moorhead area. A student at North Dakota State University, Fargo, he went
missing early one morning. After a massive search, his body was found in Moorhead three days later, the victim of a murder, which is yet unsolved. Bearson, 18, was a topnotch high-school basketball player, known for his sense of humor, his winning charm and his ability to make friends. He is the son of Debbie and Greg Bearson of Sartell and the brother of Maddie Bearson. At Blackberry Ridge Golf Course, dozens of yellow balloons were tethered to golf carts. People wrote messages in memory of Tom on the balloons, then later they were released into the air. Greg and Debbie Bearson said they have been very moved by the community support their family received following their son’s tragic death. That kind of heartwarming support, Debbie said, was “beyond our wildest dreams. Greg agreed, saying widespread support has been overwhelming, to a hum-
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Clockwise from above left: Family, friends and supporters sport their lime green Tommy B. apparel at the Tom Bearson Foundation golf outing Aug. 22 at Blackberry Ridge; photo Tom Bearson Foundation website
Brimming with talent, personality-plus and career potential, Tom Bearson’s young life was cut short at age 18. A foundation formed in his honor intends to keep his spirit living in the lives of other young people. photos by Hannah Marie & Myles B. Photography
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Pine Ridge to fix driving range by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Golfers at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Sartell will – at least by next summer – have an excellent driving range to use, instead of the sometimes soggy tract they’ve had to contend with for years. The management has long been aware of the range’s drawbacks, but it’s had to delay fixes because of other improvements that had to be made to the course, a total of about $180,000-worth of them, according to Dan Dols, coowner of Pine Ridge and of Boulder Ridge Golf Club in St. Cloud. Dols recently addressed the council to request a delay in one lease payment to the city to free up funds to use for driving-range improvements. The council unanimously agreed to delay the second of this year’s lease payment of $20,000 until later. The improvements will be done this September, Dols told the council. There will be some entrenching work, application of pea rock and tiling installed to drain water. Every year, at least once, the driving range is flooded, so much so that golf
Road from front page work is scheduled to be completed and open to traffic starting at 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1, weather permitting. Pinecone Road Improvements Phase 2: Work on the roundabouts at Scout Drive and Heritage Drive began Aug. 24. The end of Phase 2 is ex-
balls get stuck and actually sink down in a muddy muck. Because of the far-fromideal driving-range, Dols said, it takes about 40 days off of the maximum usage of the range every year, which adds up to a loss for the owners. Pine Ridge Golf Course began when Dols and another business partner began leasing the land from the City of Sartell six years ago. That was right after the city purchased the former golf course for use as park land, leaving enough land for the nine-hole course leased by Dols and company. Dols said in the six-year period of leased ownership, Pine
Ridge has yet to turn a profit, largely because of the inferior and at times virtually unusable driving range. He said he is confident once the range is improved with a good drainage system, the course will start turning a profit. Through the past six years, Pine Ridge has made innovations, including emphasis on more family play time, youth golf and golf lessons, as well as physical improvements and additions to the course. The driving-range fix, Dols said, would “really improve the image of the golf course and be a good benefit for the city.”
Park bridge to be studied by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A possibility for a pedestrian bridge in Sauk River Regional Park will be studied by Stantec Consulting Services after the Sartell City Council authorized a contract with that company for $12,500 at the Aug. 24 council meeting. In the middle of the park, the land is divided by the Sauk River, and there is no safe way for park walkers to get from one
side to the other. In another part of the park, there is already a wooden pedestrian bridge leading across the river to Whitney Park land. Stantec, located in St. Cloud, will study the topography, the whole area and the kind of bridge that might be appropriate for a second bridge in the park. State funding would cover any engineering costs. The bridge would also be a vital connection to existing and proposed hiking-biking trails in the park.
pected to be on or about Oct. 16, weather depending. During that time, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction on Pinecone Road. Westbound traffic on Sixth Street S. will be detoured south at the intersection with 19th Avenue to 15th Street S. and then east on 15th to Pinecone Road. Traffic on Scout Drive from the west will be required to use Troop Drive as an alternate route. Motorists wanting to travel south on Pinecone
Road from westbound Heritage Drive are encouraged to use Roberts Road as an alternate route to avoid the congestion at Heritage and Pinecone. The intersection of Pinecone Road and Roberts Road will be signed as an all-way stop during construction to allow safe turning movements at that intersection. For updated traffic and roadconstruction, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on the Sartell city icon.
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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. 28 Blood drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 Sixth Ave. N. Parkinson’s Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, Inc., 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Conversation Circles, for all non -native English speakers, 10-11 a.m., St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain. 320-650-2500. Lola Cherry and the Big Daddies CD release party, 7:30 p.m., Pioneer Place Theatre, 22 Fifth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Movie Under the Stars, Despicable Me, 7:30 p.m., Whitney Memorial Park, St. Cloud. 320-258-6000.
Saturday, Aug. 29 Central Minnesota Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1480 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320-363-3514. Alcina’s Island: A Picnic Operetta, 4 p.m., Bakers’ Acres Farm, 36861 CR 9, Avon. mixedprecipitation.org. Sunday, Aug. 30 Charlie Roth Concert/Meal, 4-7 p.m., Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-255-1135. Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser, benefitting Russ and Judy (Denne) Raddatz who lost all their belongings in a July 23 fire, 4-7 p.m., VFW Post #428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-252-6290. Monday, Aug. 31 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Labor Day, 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org.
Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday. org. “The Multimedia Assault on Our Nation’s Youth,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-2557272.
Tuesday, Sept. 1 Sartell High School Open House and orientation for families of students grades 9-12, 3:30-6:30 p.m., yearbook photos, 2-6:30 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 Seventh St. N. 320656-0748. Oak Ridge Elementary Open House and orientation for families of kindergarteners only, 3:30-6 p.m., Oak Ridge Elementary, 1111 27th St. N., Sartell. 320-258-3693. Pine Meadow Elementary Open House and orientation for families of kindergarteners only, 3:30-6 p.m., Pine Meadow Elementary, 1029 Fifth St. N., Sartell. 320-253-8303. Sartell Middle School Open House and orientation for families of fifth-grade students only, 3:30-7:45 p.m., Sartell Middle School, 212 Third Ave. N. 320-253-2200. Central Minnesota Market, 3-5:30 p.m., VA Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-251-2498. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. mnsafetycenter.org. Watab Township Board, 7 p.m., 660 75th St. NW, Sauk Rapids. watabtownship.com. Benton Telecommunications channel 3. Wednesday, Sept. 2 Benton County Substance Use Prevention Coalition meeting registration due today. Event is 11:30a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Sauk Rapids City Hall, 250 Summit Ave. N. 320-968-5087. Oak Ridge Elementary Open House and orientation for grades 1-4 only, 3:30-6 p.m., Oak Ridge Elementary, 1111 27th St. N., Sartell. 320258-3693. Pine Meadow Elementary Open House and orientation for grades 1-4 only, 3:30-6 p.m., Pine Meadow Elementary, 1029 Fifth St. N., Sartell. 320-253-8303. Sartell Middle School Open House and orientation for families of students in grades 6-8 only, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Sartell Middle School 212 Third Ave. N. 320-253-2200. St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave SE. 320-2510964. Thursday, Sept. 3 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Substance Abuse Coalition Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sauk Rapids City Hall, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-968-5087. Great River Regional Coin Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. Friday, Sept. 4 St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Parkinson’s Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, Inc., 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2.
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ALS stalks, strikes down 10 relatives; walk against disease set by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Julie Mrozek of Sauk Rapids knows all too well – through sadness and sorrow – the meaning of “one day at a time,” having had so many relatives suffer and then die of Lou Gehrig’s disease. “There’s no cure,” she said. “You can’t fight it. You just have to accept it – one day at a time.” Her mother, Pat Anderson of Rice, has been weakened by the dread disease, technically known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It’s a disease of the nervous system that weakens muscles and impairs physical functioning. ALS was dubbed “Lou Gehrig’s” disease when the famed baseball player died of it. Mrozek is one of the organizers and participants in the annual Walk to Defeat ALS in St. Cloud, which raises money for research and personal-care services for the area chapter of the National ALS Association. The two-mile walk will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Lake George in St. Cloud, and everyone is welcome to attend, as walkers or supporters to cheer on walkers. Check-in time is 8:30-10 a.m. Mrozek and others will walk with a team called “Claudes Celebrating Life,” so named because so many members of the Claude family have died of the disease and others – among them Mrozek’s mother – are still battling it.
Grim procession
Like a grim procession, ALS, which can be hereditary, seems to stalk Mrozek’s relatives – mainly the Claude and Barcklay families. The first relative who died of it was Mrozek’s great-grandfather, Horatio Barcklay. The others who lost their battles were her cousin Pat Duchene, 44, of Sauk Centre, who died just last June; Mrozek’s aunt Carol Inderrieden of Rice (Mrozek’s mother’s sister), 58; Carol’s daughter Katie Inderrieden of Rice, 27; Mrozek’s uncle Carl Claude, in his 40s; her grandmother (Mrozek’s mother’s mother) Agnes Claude, 83; Agnes’s brothers Robert and Phil Barcklay and Agnes’s nephews
Mike and Bill Barcklay. Recently, a cousin, Bret Colgrove of Pillager was diagnosed with the early stages of ALS. Mrozek’s mother, Pat, was diagnosed with the disease in 2011. She is now in the later stages of the disease. In her interview with the Newsleader, Mrozek kept emphasizing, “This is not about me; it’s about them (the ones who are suffering or who have died).” She agreed, however, to discuss the disease because she wants others to learn about it and to donate in the hopes it might someday be eradicated. “Mom loves family time, grandkids and get-togethers so we do a lot of those at her house in Rice,” Mrozek said. “She always loved to travel. She loved to bowl and she loved softball. And she enjoyed volunteering. She worked at the surgical center at St. Cloud Hospital, and she used to go on (medical-surgical) humanitarian trips to Guatemala to help the people there.” Although Pat has been extremely weakened by the disease, her husband Einar, children and friends rally for her, trying to make her quality of life the best that it can be, day to day. “With ALS,” Mrozek said, “the mind remains intact, but the body gives out. Some have described it as like being a prisoner in solitary confinement, and that’s why enhancing quality of life is so important.”
Philosophical approach
Because of the prevalence of ALS in their close family and relatives, Mrozek and others have developed a philosophical attitude to living, to dying. She explained some people’s reactions vary. Some discuss it; some do not. Some, understandably, have a very hard time dealing with it when it strikes a loved one. All kinds of unsettling emotions surface: anger, denial, depression and more. There are, however, many brave and even positive reactions about dealing with the hard facts and making the most of a day. “Sometimes it’s a case of mind over matter,” Mrozek said. “Gaining perspective is important, being brave and positive.”
ALS is so relentless, so inevitable once it starts that victims and loved ones can become overwhelmed by feelings of utter futility. That is why taking things a day at a time is so important, Mrozek said. “We have to appreciate life and live in the moment,” she said. “And then we have to develop an acceptance, and that takes time. It’s so much easier said than done.” Living with ALS is in many respects like a speeded-up life in which stages of life come quicker since many people die of it so relatively young. “We have had to plan a lot of funerals,” Mrozek said of her family and her relatives. “We always feel as if we’re two steps behind. ALS speeds everything up.” Disturbing, unpleasant questions arise: What stage is she/ he at? When will it be time for a wheelchair? When will he/she be unable to breathe and need a ventilator? “There’s no way to tell how fast the disease will progress,” Mrozek said. “It varies and is different in every person.” To combat feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, Mrozek and many others put their energy into fighting back at the disease through fundraisers throughout each year. It’s a comfort because so much money raised goes directly to help ALS victims and their families with medical-care items they so badly need. There is also the hope that money raised for research might squelch the disease once and for all. “We are one family, one cause – that’s our motto,” she said.
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To donate to the Claudes Celebrating Life team, click on webmn.alsa.org, then scroll down to the photo of the girl with a balloon on her head and click on the red button that says “Find A Walk Near You,” then click on that. Scroll down and on the right choose “Find a Team.” In the box, type “CCL,” then click “Go.” Scroll down to “CCL – Claudes Celebrating Life. Click on that. Scroll down. You will see the names of members of the
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Above: Pat Anderson of Rice (left), who is suffering from A.L.S., receives plenty of tender loving care from her family members, including daughter Julie Mrozek of Sauk Rapids. Below: Sisters Julie Mrozek (left) and Katie Anderson and Katie’s daughter Makayla pause for a photo at a Super Hero Run to raise money for victims of A.L.S., also known as Lou Gehrig Disease.
CCL team with a “Donate Now” after each name. Julie Mrozek’s name is number 20 on the list, but contributors can donate to any name they wish. Another quicker way to donate (without designating a walking team) is to go to webmn.alsa. org and click the red “Donate” button to the right. Yet another way is to write a check to “ALS” and send it to the ALS Association MN, ND, SD Chapter, 333 N. Washington
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‘Garden’ to bring sun’s energy to greater St. Cloud area by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Xcel Energy electrical customers in Stearns County will have the option to “go solar” sometime next year after a “solar garden” is built. Ground will be broken for Merkle the project this fall. The 3 megawatt solar facility, comprised of many fixed-inplace solar panels, will be built two miles north of Cold Spring by SunShare, a solar company based in Colorado. Three megawatts is enough to supply 600 households with electricity for day-to-day needs. One megawatt is equivalent to 1 million watts of electricity. A solar garden (or “farm,” as it’s sometimes called) is a way for homeowners and businesses to access solar energy without having to put solar panels on their rooftops. It’s not a new concept. In fact, solar gardens have been catching on rapidly Coast to Coast in the nation. St. Cloud is planning for some multiple solar gardens. In June, Cologne on the
western edge of the Twin Cities was the first local government in the state to offset entirely its municipal electricity with solar-generated electricity. “We’re very excited about getting started on this program in Cold Spring,” said Dan Merkle, originally from Collegeville and now a business-development associate in the Twin Cities for SunShare. Merkle spent a few hours at the Monday Marketplace farmers’ market Aug. 17 in Sartell to explain the solar project to market visitors. Several other informational meetings were held in August in the greater St. Cloud area. This is how it will work, according to Merkle: SunShare has contracted with Xcel Energy to build the solar garden. The solar panels will convert energy from the sun into electricity in the many solar panels, and that electricity then flows to Xcel substations. Xcel customers can sign an agreement with Xcel to get some of their energy from the solar source and then get a bill credit for doing so, a savings of about 5 percent on their monthly bills, Merkle noted. SunShare just began projects in Minnesota. Other solar gardens are planned for one mile north of Starbuck and a couple
for the Twin Cities area. SunShare recently gave a presentation to the St. Joseph City Council, and the council agreed to move forward with a non-binding letter of intent to reserve some space at the Cold Spring-area solar garden for the City of St. Joseph. “We definitely think it’s worth investigating,” said Judy Weyrens, city administrator. The City of St. Joseph uses about 525 kilowatt hours per year. Contracting to receive some electricity from solar power could save the city an estimated $782,000 to $829,000 over the course of a 25-year contract, according to the SunShare spokesman. Cold Spring Bakery has signed up for 44 kilowatts of energy, the spokesman also noted. Any Xcel customer will be able to sign up for solar power, including people in Sartell, St. Stephen, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids, Rice and elsewhere, just as long as Xcel Energy provides their electricity. St. John’s University has long had a solar garden that generates a portion of the campus’s electric power. A similar solar-garden project, by another company called SolarStone, Twin Cities, is in the works for Sartell. That com-
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Children visit a solar garden in Colorado in this picture provided by SunShare. A similar “garden” is planned for an area just north of Cold Spring that will be able to bring solar-produced electricity, via Xcel Energy, to homes and businesses throughout the area. pany and the city signed a lease agreement last April for a solar garden to be installed on 40 acres, a former lagoon, in the Heritage Drive area of the city. SolarStone, too, will channel its solar-generated electricity to Xcel Energy. Sartell City Planner/Developer Anita Rasmussen said last week the SolarStone solar garden is definitely a go-ahead project for the near future. Merkle said many people are surprised to hear Minnesota and other northern states are ideal for solar power. Most think that, because the states are so cold in the winter, they would be poor choices for solar energy. But, in fact, just the reverse is true. Heat can cause
the solar-generated electricity to dissipate; cold does not, so on bright-sunshiny winter days, the collection of solar energy within the solar panels is optimal, Merkle noted. The solar garden’s panels are made of very hard glass made to withstand hail storms and other nasty weather. They will be installed in long rows in a fenced-in, secure area, Merkle said. Silicone reactors inside the panels collect the energy from the sun, turning it into electricity (flow of electrons) and then a wire system sends the electricity to power substations. To learn more about SunShare, visit its website at www. mysunshare.com.
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‘Woofstock’ hopes to raise $55,000 Sept. 12 by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com
Pets and their owners will soon get together, celebrate, have fun and walk for a good cause at the 27th annual Woofstock Companion Walk 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Wilson Park. The event is the biggest annual fundraiser for the St. Cloud-based Tri-County Humane Society, which serves pets and people in the counties of Stearns, Benton and Sherburne. This year’s fundraising goal is $55,000, which is $5,000 more than last year’s total. Organizers are seeking the following to make the event a success: • Participation as a fundraiser via a fundraising Facebook page. To find out how to do that, go to www.givemn.org/ organization/Tri-County-Humane-Society-1. Then sign up for a new account in the upper right-hand corner of the page. • Gift certificates to local restaurants and merchants to add to prize packages for the top walking fundraisers. • Any items, including pet supplies, that can be placed in the silent auction. • Food and refreshments. • Exhibitors, especially of pet-related products, who can exhibit their wares and maybe give free samples, although sales are not allowed. AUTOMOBILES/MOTORCYCLES WANTED CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/ Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800871-9134 (MCN) MOTORCYCLES WANTED: 60’s and 70’s Motorcycles. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) FOR SALE TRAILER SALE! “10” different styles of DUMP trailers. 8’ $3,299.00; 12’ $5,499.00; 14’ 14,000# $6,798.00 with tarp; 6’x12’ V-nose ramp $2,750.00; 7’x16’ V-nose Ramp $4,546.00; Aluminum & Steel utilities; www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com for Prices!! 515-972-4554 (MCN) AUTOMOBILES CASH FOR CARS: Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not Sell your Car or Truck TODAY Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3805 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN) Cars for Troops! Donate your car and help the military charity of your choice. Fast, free pickup. Tax Deductible. Call Now! 800-955-1628 (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED CLASS-A CDL Regional Driver. Good home time. Great pay and benefits. Matching 401k. Bonuses and tax free money. No touch freight. Experience needed. Call Scott 507-4379905. Apply on-line www.mcfgtl.com (MCN) MAKE $1000 Weekly!! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. No Experience Required. Start Immediately! www.
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fundraising letter. “Year-to-date we are celebrating an adoption rate of 94 percent. That means 94 percent of the animals we get in are getting fixed and adopted. Being an open-admission shelter means we take in animals that are unadoptable, too. That said, 94 percent is remarkable. Right now we’re treating a dog for heartworm, scheduling an amputation of a dog’s leg because of a bad birth defect, and more things like that every day. Now it’s your
chance to give and let live!” People can donate in person at the shelter or online at givemn.org/fundraiser/ give-and-let-live55b7ce3adcOc3. People can also donate by writing a check to “Tri-County Humane Society” and sending it to 735 8th St. NE, St. Cloud, MN 56304. For more about the event and its needs or to donate, go to pets@tricountyhumanesociety.org.
Council buys lot, sells lot, declines another by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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