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Market Monday open, harvest is plentiful
Market Monday is open from 3-6:30 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 5 at Riverside Plaza, 101 Seventh St. N., Sartell. Harvest is in full swing with a wide variety of summer vegetables available. Fall crops are starting to arrive with apples, grapes and squash arriving weekly. Market Monday runs through Oct. 17; make it part of your back-to-school routine. Also available every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. at CentraCare Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud.
Classes offered to reduce stress, depression
Learn ways to manage the demands and stress you face in life and how to live life with increased contentment by participating in an eight-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction course from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 27Nov. 15, in the Meditation Prayer Room at CentraCare Health Plaza. This clinically-proven program is designed for and can be especially helpful to those who experience the following: anxiety and depression, attention deficit disorder, chronic pain and illness, cardiac disease, the demands of care-giving, grief, life transitions, spiritual emptiness and all who find it difficult to establish balance in their everyday lifestyles. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 2 criers.
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Tom Bearson’s face can once again be seen at St. Francis Xavier School in Sartell after a recent renovation of the gymnasium where the slain university student often played basketball. Granite plaques adorn the gymnasium’s wall, including one intended as a tribute to Tom Bearson, while two others recognize by name some of the more significant donors to the project. “This gym is used by many people and organizations in our community,” said Greg Bearson, a Sartell resident, whose son’s unsolved murder was behind the creation of the community-minded foundation. The Tom Bearson Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated in the 18-year-old’s memory, paid for the entire cost of the gym renovation project, which was more than $80,000, Bearson said. The Catholic school’s gym was more than 20 years old, so a new, multi-purpose floor, new glass backboards and new modern, energy-efficient LED lighting was installed during the renovation. Bearson • page 5
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Children play inside St. Francis Xavier School’s recently-renovated gymnasium where the late Tom Bearson often played basketball. The Tom Bearson Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the murdered teen’s memory, paid for the $80,000 renovation project, which was completed in June.
Adult education program to start in Sartell by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Some adults are “handicapped” not because of physical reasons but because they lack the basic skills needed to succeed in most jobs except for the most menial kinds. Those skills include at least rudimentary skills in reading,
writing, math or computer knowledge. Other adults lack a diploma and never managed to obtain a General Education Diploma But such people shouldn’t despair. Help is definitely available. In Sartell, a new program, Adult Basic Education, is about to start. The first two-hour session will take place from 6-8
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so valuable to the workplace and to daily life in general. Many jobs, for example, now require workers to know rudimentary computer-usage skills. The ABE program will help them develop that kind of computer savvy. There is a fee of $20 to participate in the ABE program, but Adult • page 3
Ruger the Wonder Dog amazes one and all
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was approached by local business SignMax, who offered to donate “We Support Law Enforcement” yard signs and sell them for a law-enforcement fundraiser. The Sheriff’s Office accepted the offer and has designated any raised funds will be applied to the purchase of bullet-proof vests for uniformed non-licensed staff. The Sheriff’s Office employs approximately 80 uniformed staff that have jail, court security and transport duties. These positions are not provided bullet-proof vests and the Sheriff’s Office would like to increase their level of safety. The vests individually cost $800-$1,000 and all funds raised will be applied to these purchases. SignMax is donating all proceeds. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 2 criers.
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p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the School District Office Building. The help sessions will continue, also from 6-8 p.m., every Tuesday after the program’s debut. Karla Rick, a teacher from Cathedral High School, will teach the skills. Adult Basic Education is open to anyone 17 years old or older who wants to brush up on skills
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Sharon Fitzgerald of Sartell pets Ruger, one of the St. Cloud Police Department’s K-9 helpers. At left is Janelle Haas, Ruger’s handler and on-duty pal.
It may surprise some people to learn K-9 law enforcement officers spend more time with their dogs than with their spouses or children. That statement by St. Cloud Police K-9 Officer Brian Cameron raised warm and sympathetic laughter at the annual Cookout with Cops event on Aug. 25 in Sartell. Hundreds of senior citizens attended the event, sponsored and paid for by the Sartell Police Department with the help of many generous donations. The concept for Cookout with Cops is to help develop a bond between law enforcement and seniors. This year’s event, as in
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most previous years, was held at the Gathering Place hall at St. Francis Xavier Church. Seniors, police officers and guests enjoyed a barbecued meal cooked by cops. There were several guest speakers during the two-hour dinner. Two of the guests were Cameron and his colleague, Officer Janelle Haas, also of the St. Cloud Police Department. Both K-9 officers, they gave stunning demonstrations of how their K-9 partners are helpful in law enforcement. The officers and their dogs often help other cities, including Sartell, with their K-9 dogs when needed, such as the search for a suspect fleeing on foot, a missing child or in locating a vulnerable adult who Ruger • page 3
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Feel good Friday Vicki Davis Tri-County Humane Society Loki came to us on May 1st. Over the past three months, Loki was adopted and returned five times for a number of reasons -- landlord issues and separation anxiety, to name just two. On Aug. 4, it finally looked like Loki had another chance. A disabled veteran fell in love with Loki, but his limited income provided a barrier to adoption. We reduced the adoption fee, and one of our amazing staff purchased a Weiss Walkie (special kind of leash) for him. Off they went. Our fingers were crossed. Loki and his new human, Ken, came to visit on Aug. 22, and it was evident we’d made the right choice. Loki and Ken are two peas in a pod, and we could also tell a major difference in Loki’s anxiety level. He was much
more relaxed and never strayed far from Ken. Ken promised to visit again with Loki and keep us updated. Let’s just say sixth time’s the charm for Loki, or maybe crossing your fingers really does work.
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or TriCounty 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 crime. Aug. 9 3:14 a.m. Traffic stop. Second Street S. While on routine patrol an officer observed a female driver he knew didn’t have a driver’s license. The officer stopped the driver and she admitted she didn’t have a driver’s license or proof of insurance. The officer issued a citation for the violations. 4:39 p.m. Accident. Pinecone Road/CR 120. Officers were dispatched for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries. Upon arrival, the two vehicles were parked along side of Pinecone Road. Officers had the vehicles move to a safer location on 23rd Street S. Both vehicles had been westbound on CR 120 approaching Pinecone Road. The first vehicle had slowed at the yield sign to merge north onto Pinecone Road. The second vehicle didn’t see the first vehicle slow and rear-ended it. The accident resulted in minor damage to both vehicles. Officers issued an information exchange form and explained it to the drivers. Aug. 10 3:12 a.m. Medical. Third Avenue N. Officers were dispatched for a 79-year-old male with chest pains. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the male who stated he was currently wearing a monitor for an irregular heartbeat. He stated his breathing was fine and an officer checked his pulse which was normal. Gold Cross Ambulance arrived and took over care. 10:16 a.m. Motorist assist. Connecticut Avenue S. Officers were dispatched to HealthPartners for a vehicle unlock. The woman stated she had accidentally locked her 19-month-old son in her car. Officers arrived on scene and observed the child in the back seat. The child looked sweaty but in good condition. Officers were able to unlock the passenger side
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door. 4:30 p.m. Burning complaint. Riverside Avenue N. Offices were dispatched for burning garbage. Officers arrived on scene and observed smoke coming from a 55-gallon drum. There were no visible flames. Officers made contact with the homeowner who stated he was burning grass clippings. Officers advised the man he was not allowed to burn grass clippings inside city limits. Officers stood by as the man put out the fire. Aug. 11 10:52 p.m. Medical. Bridgeport Drive. Officers were dispatched for a 43-year-old female with pain. Officers arrived on scene and met with the woman. She stated her body hurt because of her arthritis. Officers stood by and monitored her condition until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived. She was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital. Aug. 12 3:57 a.m. Open door. Seventh Avenue N. While on routine patrol, an officer observed an open garage service door. The light inside the garage was on. Officers checked the garage and everything seemed in order. Officers attempted to make contact with the residents but were unable. The door was pulled closed. 5:56 p.m. Accident. Pinecone Road S./Roberts Road. Officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the roundabout at Pinecone Road S and Scout Drive. The vehicles had pulled into the parking lot of Coborn’s Liquor to get out of traffic. Both vehicles were northbound on Pinecone Road South when one of the vehicles merged into the other vehicle’s lane, causing the accident. One of the drivers complained of head pain. Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on scene and checked the driver out. Photos of the damage were taken, and an accident exchange form was issued. Aug. 13 4:12 a.m. Medical. Brianna Drive. Officers were dispatched for an elderly male who had fallen and was now bleeding from the forehead. Officers arrived on
Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 scene and located the man on the floor next to his bed. He stated he had fallen on his way back to bed from the bathroom. Officers observed a rug burn injury to the man’s forehead. Officers assisted the man to his bed and monitored his condition until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived. Aug. 14 12:48 a.m. Fire alarm. Seventh Avenue S. Officers were dispatched to Heritage Village Apartments. Officers arrived on scene and observed the fire alarm in the third-floor community room going off. Officers discovered the alarm was caused by an e-cigarette. The Sartell Fire Department reset the alarm. 12:47 p.m. Welfare check. Troop Drive. Officers were dispatched originally for a welfare check called in by a neighbor. Officers arrived on scene and met with a male party. He stated his girlfriend has anxiety attacks and he had been trying to calm her down. He stated nothing physical occurred and she had now left for work. Officers made contact with the girlfriend and she corroborated his story. Aug. 15 1:49 a.m. Noise complaint. 15th Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a report of loud music. Upon arrival, officers could hear loud music coming from the residence. Officers also observed several younger- looking males and females inside. Officers knocked at the door and all of them rushed down stairs except for the homeowner’s son. He came to the door. Officers advised him he needed to turn the music off for the night and he complied. 3:25 p.m. Traffic stop. Pinecone Road N. While on routine patrol and traveling south on Pinecone Road N., an officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Radar indicated the vehicle was traveling 57 mph in a posted 40-mph zone. The officer stopped the vehicle for the violation. The officer made contact with the driver who stated he knew he was traveling too fast. The driver was issued a citation for speed and released.
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Once Ruger has bit into the protective sleeve, he will not let go. His tenacious grip can stop a fleeing suspect quickly in his tracks. In the photo with Ruger are two K-9 officers from the St. Cloud Police Department, Brian Cameron and Janelle Haas.
Ruger from front page has wandered off. Cameron’s dog, who wasn’t at the event, is named Rommel, a 4-year-old German Shepherd. Haas’s dog, Ruger, also a 4-year-old German Shepherd, was the “star” of the show, eliciting admiration, laughs and even amazement from the audience of seniors. Both dogs were born and raised in their puppy years in the Czech Republic, then eventually found their way to Minneapolis, where the St. Cloud officers picked them up. Training in Minneapolis was an intensive, threemonth-long process of officers and dogs getting to know one another, learning to bond tightly every hour of the day. The Czech Republic is known for a bloodline of German Shepherds that makes superb and reliable K-9 helpers. Haas, Cameron and Ruger did several demonstrations in the open lounge area of the Gathering Place. Earlier, the officers had hidden a small packet of cocaine in a flower box on a table against the wall. A packet of marijuana was hidden under a pillow of the big plush couch. At a command, Ruger immediately began pacing and sniffing, trotting right to the hidden cocaine packet. Immediately, Haas gave Ruger his reward – a rope toy. Later, Ruger obeyed another “Seek Dope” command from Haas and scampered across the lounge, sniffing, sniffing, right up to the hidden marijuana. Once again, Ruger claimed his treat, the rope toy. Still later, Haas and Cameron demonstrated how Ruger is an expert at apprehending suspects by grabbing their right arms. Wearing a thick protective fullarm sleeve, Cameron pretended he was going to lunge or flee. At command from Haas, the dog leaped across the floor and
instantly, expertly grabbed Cameron’s right arm, refusing to let go, biting into the sleeve as Cameron tried to get free. After each demonstration, the audience applauded officers and Ruger the Wonder Dog. Cameron explained how K-9 dogs become so adept in searches and apprehensions. The two keys, he said, are toys and food. Many years ago, K-9s were trained through pain application. If the dog did not obey, it was hit or otherwise hurt by some kind of pain infliction. Fortunately, those cruel methods have gone by the wayside. Now, dogs are trained by giving the reward of a toy or some food. To K-9 dogs, Cameron noted, their work is actually a fun game. They do what they do so well because they are always rewarded. Even the right arm of a fleeing suspect is, to the dog, a “toy” to be caught since the dog was trained to think of the protective training sleeve as a toy. Ruger’s favorite toy is two cotton balls connected by a footlong piece of tough rope. Cameron noted K-9 dogs are not attack dogs and are not vicious in the slightest. The worst harm a suspect might suffer is a few puncture marks on the arm. After a suspect is caught by the dog, and the officer quickly arrives, the dog could be petted by the suspect and be completely fine with it. It’s vital that officer and dog develop a tight bond. That is why a K-9 officer spends so much time with the dog as a ride-along “buddy” in squad cars, as a home dog with the family and even as a family “member” on trips. They are rarely apart. Although it varies widely, most K-9 dogs’ years of duty last from six to eight years, some as much as 10 or 12 years. What usually causes them to retire is when they develop hip dysplasia, making it painful for them to walk or run. Many K-9 pets when they retire become loving
home dogs for the officers’ families. The dogs are usually 9 or 10 years old at retirement age. “Do the dogs understand English?” one man asked Cameron. The audience laughed, but it turned out to be a very good question. At one time, Cameron said, police dogs were taught their commands in another language for fear the dogs would hear English all the time and get confused, or obey commands they shouldn’t. But, in fact, the dogs learn precisely when a bona fide command is given by their officer buddies, and they obey such commands flawlessly. K-9 dogs are expensive but well worth it, Cameron said. To buy a dog, it costs anywhere from $7,500 to $10,000, with about $6,000 more required for two long sessions of specialized training. Squad cars must also be specially adapted to accommodate K-9 dogs, adding to the considerable costs. Answering a question from the audience, Cameron said K-9 dogs are never cross-trained for both drugs and explosives. It’s always one or the other. That is because if a dog spots a hot find, the officer doesn’t have to wonder if it’s drugs or a bomb ready to go off. If an explosives-trained dog sniffs a bomb, the officer will know immediately to back off and have the dog back off so the area can be roped off and examined safely, remotely. About a month ago, Cameron said, a Minneapolis explosives K-9 dog was quickly sent to St. Cloud to sniff out a suspicious package at a St. Cloud bank. That package, fortunately, turned out to be OK. After Cameron’s informative talk, after the impressive demonstrations, Hass took Ruger for a tour of the audience, where table to table, seniors had the chance to pet Ruger as he enjoyed sniffing out all the affection.
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Adult from front page all other materials and resources are provided free of charge. To sign up, call Sartell Community Education at 320-253-4036, ext. 1184, and ask for Kris O’Brien, who is the director of Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education. People who register can come in at their convenience any time during the two-hour Tuesday evening sessions. In addition, if they must bring children, who would otherwise have to stay home, there will be childcare options at the District Office Building where the program takes place because Tuesday nights just happen to be the times Early Childhood Family Education programs (with daycare) take place in the same building. Sartell has not had an Adult Basic Education program for many years, O’Brien noted, probably because nobody saw a need for one years ago, she added. This brand new program is being implemented with help from the Central Minnesota Adult Basic Education Program, which has partnerships with 27 school districts in the area, including the St. Cloud School District, which is helping Sartell set up its brand new pilot program. There are ABE sites throughout the area where adults gather to learn and brush up on skills – sites in cities, in schools and at organizations. Those helping the students include licensed teachers, paraprofessionals, social workers, support staff volunteer workers and others. The learning is tailored to the needs of each learner with lots of flexibility. “We hope to get eight to 10 adults in Sartell-St. Stephen’s new ABE program,” O’Brien said. “St. Cloud (Community Education ABE) is helping us build it. We hope we can continue offering to more and more adults who need it in the coming years.” O’Brien noted at this point, anyway, the Sartell site does
3 not have English as a Second Language class available, though it hopes to in the future. Nevertheless, people who need that course can be put in touch with places that do offer such help. At Sartell, the pilot program will offer the following options (more may be added if the program grows and develops further):
GED prep
Adults can learn how to prepare for taking a General Education Diploma, also known as a GED. Preparation includes learning test-taking skills, and ways to improve basic reading, writing and math skills.
Computer skills
Adults can learn basic computer skills, such as how to use the Internet, email, word-processing programs and various computer-software programs such as Windows or Mac OS. A certificate will be issued that can be shown to employers at job interviews.
Skills enhancement
This option is for those who want to improve reading, writing, math, spelling and other basics of literacy. People can learn everything from how to balance a checkbook to how to use a computer.
Family literacy
Some adults might want to improve their parenting skills or learn new ones. Parents and children can “go to school” together and do fun activities together, and parenting topics can be discussed with an educator to ensure children enter school primed for success.
Careers, jobs
Career exploration and job-interviewing skills are also covered, along with topics dubbed “Workplace Literacy,” all ways in which adults can increase their chances for getting and keeping good, decent-paying jobs.
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These are two bottles of “Minnesota 13” moonshine whiskey that were confiscated during the Prohibition Era.
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Movie explores Stearns County – Moonshine Capital of world by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Stearns County moonshine, once known as the best in the world, is the subject of a new movie, which will premiere at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in downtown St. Cloud. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Paramount box office or online at www. paramountarts.org. The documentary, Minnesota 13: From Grain to Glass, was co-directed by Norah Shapiro and Kelly Nathe, with help from late author Elaine Davis and the staff of the Stearns History Museum. Shapiro hails from Minneapolis; Nathe is based in Los Angeles and has many family connections in Stearns County, including in places where moonshine was made. Davis, who died just last year at 59 of pancreatic cancer, was a St. Cloud State University management professor, a dancer, intrepid world traveler, mother of three and author. In 2007, she published Minnesota 13: Stearns County’s Wet Wild Prohibition Days. The book, in text and photos, explored Stearns County’s role in the production of the finest illegal whiskey created during the Prohibition years, 1920 to 1933, when all sales and consumption of alcohol were banned in the United States. Raised near Lake Park, Davis’s own relatives had been involved in moonshining, and that was one reason she decided to research the subject, and write her interesting and entertaining book. The Stearns County “moonshine” was so superior in quality to the usual rot gut, bathtub gin and white-lightning that it was widely sought by speakeasies throughout the world. A speakeasy was a place where illegal liquor was imbibed on the
sly. One of the prime networks for distribution of “Minnesota 13,” as it came to be known, was none other than the network run by famed gangster and bootlegger Al Capone. He and his “boys” would make trips to Central Minnesota to check out the supply and to arrange for deliveries to his vast distribution network.
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Farmers, including those in Central Minnesota, sold millions of tons of corn and grains on world markets during the years of World War I, which ended in 1918. After the war, farm commodity prices fell through the bottom. Farmers and their families began to suffer severe financial deprivations. A farmer could fetch $5 to sell a calf and could get $5 for a gallon of moonshine. It didn’t take many farmers long to figure out which was more lucrative – farming or moonshine-making. As a result, hidden or buried stills were created on farms far and wide throughout Stearns County but mostly on its eastern side where there were plenty of woods, hills and even caves in which to hide the stills and the production. In 1920, the national Prohibition Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, forbidding the manufacture, sale or consumption of alcohol products. Despite the risks, the farmers, law enforcement and priests of Stearns County thumbed their noses at Prohibition. In fact, as the demand for moonshine increased because of its illegality, the more the surreptitious business boomed for the corn-growers/distillers in Stearns County. Priests were often complicit and encouraging in the production of corn liquor. For one thing, they had compassion and empathy for farm families hurting because of depressed farm-product prices and for another the German and Polish cultural heritages, including the Catholic Church, always involved beer-drinking and, in the church, sacramental wine
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at Mass. Local law enforcement also turned a blind eye to moonshining. It was only federal agents who would come down hard: smashing stills, destroying casks or bottles of distilled whisky, and running amok on farm property in search of the forbidden liquid. Most often, there were fines for first offenses. But after subsequent offenses, the farmer-makers could be jailed, usually in the 38-cell Stearns County Jail. Davis, in an interview, told of the time the sheriff was out of town. Prisoners at the jail would hoist up bottles of Minnesota 13 from a jail window, brought to them from moonshining emissaries still in the free world. When the sheriff returned to the jail, he heard the sounds of loud talk and raucous laughter, the sounds of roaringly drunken inmates. The sheriff had a sign made that said, “No passing things through the windows!” that was posted in the jail, as if that would solve the problem. (It didn’t.) In some cases, such as when the biggest moonshiners were nabbed by the feds, they were placed in prisons, such as at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., or in one near Duluth. Thanks to the lax and permissive local law enforcement, the sympathetic priests and the wink-and-nod behavior of just about everybody in Stearns County, the moonshine business flourished, with a sly and expert network of marketing and distribution run by do-ityourself entrepreneurs. And farmers were proud of their superior whiskey product, which was often double-distilled and then aged in oak barrels. It was a micro-brewery phenomenon that would dwarf the current trend of micro-brewries, including the dozens now functioning in the St. Cloud area.
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Bearson from front page “Essentially the gym, as you look at it now, looks almost brand new, compared to what it was previously,” Bearson said of the gym’s renovation, which was completed in late June. Some of the biggest users of St. Francis Xavier School’s gym include the Sartell Area Youth Basketball Association and the Boy Scouts. “While it’s a gymnasium for sports and basketball and those kinds of things, it’s used by so many people for so many things,” Bearson said. The Bearson family said on the foundation’s website, www.tombearson.org, that the gym renovation was “a great gift to our wonderful parish community of Sartell.” “Both our children attended St. Francis . . . and Debbie has been a teacher at St. Francis for 18 years, and she’s currently teaching second grade,” Bearson said of his children and wife. Other users of the private school’s gymnasium include
organizations such as the Cub S c o u t s , Knights of Columbus, Lions Club and more, B e a r s o n Greg Bearson said. The renovation “helped fulfill the mission of our foundation and create a fitting and beneficial community memorial for our brother, son and friend,” the foundation’s website says. “Tom played countless hours of basketball in that gym, and that’s where Tom practiced on evenings and weekends,” Bearson said. “One of Tom’s big loves in his life was basketball.” The granite plaque intended as a tribute to the teen and now hanging on a wall of the renovated gymnasium reads: “Find what you love and make it your passion.” The second annual Tom Bearson Foundation’s Golf Outing and Bean-Bag Tournament took place July 23 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell. It was a fundraising event.
“There was previously raised money from our foundation golf outing last year, so the foundation Tom Bearson did allocate money toward the goal of raising the $80,000 for the gym,” Bearson said. “We also reached out to people in the community who we thought would have an interest in wanting to donate to this meaningful project, so we actually had a wine-tasting event in downtown St. Cloud, and a lot of people came and pledged and donated money.” Tom Bearson was murdered in the Fargo-Moorhead area in fall of 2014. The killing of the North Dakota State University student has not yet been solved. “The investigation is still very, very active,” Bearson said. “We have been in continuous communication with law-enforcement agencies, and our family remains very confident there will be a resolution to the case.”
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Brad Woods from Monumental Sales Inc. installs a granite memorial plaque on a wall of St. Francis Xavier School’s recently-renovated gymnasium where the late Tom Bearson often played basketball. The Tom Bearson Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the murdered teen’s memory, paid for the $80,000 renovation project, which was completed in June.
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Our View A great Minnesotan leaves legacy of selfless public service
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A selfless public servant – a Minnesotan no less – has died, reminding us all once again how important true public servants are to the destiny of this nation. Gen. John William Vessey Jr. died Aug. 18 at his home in North Oaks at the age of 94. At the time of his retirement from active military service, in 1985, Vessey was at that time the longest-serving active-duty member of the U.S. Army. President Ronald Reagan appointed Vessey to be the 10th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he held from 1982-85. Born in Minneapolis, he graduated from Roosevelt High School and enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard. He served in Europe during World War II and took part in the beachfront bloody-but-decisive invasion of Anzio, Italy in January 1944. At that time, Italy was in the grip of the fascists, backed by Nazi Germany. Later, Vessey served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was the last four-star combat veteran of World War II to remain in active service that long. Even after retirement, Vessey served selflessly. At the request of three presidents, right up through President Bill Clinton, Vessey gladly served as an emissary, trying to resolve issues surrounding prisoner-of-war, missing-in-action U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. He made six trips to Vietnam, and his tireless work helped make possible the identification of the remains or the last-seen whereabouts of so many soldiers whose families could finally find a bit of solace and closure. Vessey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992, just one of many medals and honors that virtually punctuated his long, distinguished years of service. Among the medals was a Purple Heart for being wounded in action. Last year, Avis, his wife of 69 years, died. They have three children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Vessey was buried Sept. 1 in the Minnesota State Veterans’ Cemetery in Stillwater. Vessey loved Minnesota and lived at various times at Whitefish Lake, Garrison and North Oaks. All who knew Vessey praised him for his being down-to-earth, unpretentious, level-headed, a man who rolled up his sleeves and got the job done. He was also admired widely for relating to well, like a brother, to all soldiers. This is what President Reagan said of Vessey during a tribute: “Jack Vessey always remembered the soldiers in the ranks; he understood those soldiers are the backbone of the army. He noticed them, spoke to them, looked out for them. Jack Vessey never forgot what it was like to be an enlisted man, to be just a G.I.” We often hear the young adults of the World War II years constituted the “Best Generation.” Vessey – a true patriot and a public servant in every sense of the word – was among the best of those best. It can truly be said of him, “They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.”
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Once upon a time, there were only salt and pepper and cinnamon to spice up your food – that was it. That was the extent of mom’s seasonings. Just the other day, while shopping in the ethnic foods section in a grocery store, it occurred to me, once again, how I’d had what you might call a “spice-deprived childhood.” Now, I have a huge spice rack on my kitchen wall containing every spice and dried herb imaginable – from achiote seeds to Zanzibar nutmeg. Cooking – with lots of herbs and spices – has long been a favorite hobby. Raised on a farm near Benson, mom was a very good cook who made endless variations of meat, potatoes and vegetables. Lots of cakes and cookies. Tasty casseroles. She was, however, an unadventurous cook. I think the only reason she had cinnamon was for the cinnamon-sugar toast we kids loved to eat with our morning cocoa and Cheerios. Our meals were good but not exactly exciting. Our idea of a culinary thrill was to be able to eat at the OK Café, a Chinese restaurant in downtown St. Cloud. Italian food, to us, meant spaghetti, the only “ethnic” entrée that ever showed up on our plates. We’d never heard of pizza. But that was fine; we didn’t miss what we didn’t know. Then, one day, my 10th-grade Spanish class took a field trip – to La Casa Coronado, a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis. The variety plate I was served (tacos, enchiladas, refried beans and rice) I can only describe as a palatethrilling revelation. I had never eaten anything so good, and I hadn’t known such food existed. Fantastico! The earthy flavors, the spices, the almost-chewy texture of the tortillas that were a bit crisp on the edges, the peppery heat, the gooey melted cheese on the surface. It was an ecstatic experience never to be forgotten. And I didn’t forget that meal. Oh, no! I have
Dennis Dalman Editor been in pursuit of that meal, or one as good, all of my life. After La Casa Coronado, I made up my mind to seek out foods of other cultures. I explored nooks and crannies of the supermarkets, always in search of “foreign” ingredients, new flavors, new textures, new spices. I checked out cookbooks from the library and tried various ethnic dishes, without much success, partly because I had to try to approximate the ingredients not available in St. Cloud. I remember so well bringing “foreign” ingredients home, and mom casting a look of leery suspicion as I unloaded the grocery bag. You’d think I’d brought home a bag full of crazy little animals with contagious diseases. “What in the world are those odd-looking things?” she asked. “Corn tortillas,” I said. “I’m going to make tacos.” I started making them, frying and folding the tortillas. She watched with a kind of dreadful fascination. “Way too many spices!” she practically yelled. “We’re going to get sick.” Rousing her courage, she nervously bit into a taco. “Spicy!” she gasped, pausing. “But good! They’re so good! Make some more. But go easy on the spices.” The tacos were also a hit with the rest of my family. Much later, I was happy when Mexican
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and Vietnamese immigrants moved to Central Minnesota because that meant a cornucopia of foreign food ingredients in local markets: lemongrass, egg-roll wrappers, Oriental dipping sauces, cilantro, a wonderful array of chili peppers, mole sauce, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, tomatillos, pickled cactus and dozens of spices I’d never heard of. Oh, what fun it was to “play with” those foods, like a kid with new toys. Aiming for perfection, for years I kept trying to make the best enchiladas, trying to recapture the magic of that phenomenal meal so long ago at La Casa Coronado. I didn’t even come close, although my enchiladas were tasty enough, delicious in their own way. In the mid-1990s, I drove through Texas on a vacation: Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. I often joke I ate my way through Texas because that Tex-Mex food was so good I was constantly stopping at restaurants and truck stops to enjoy meal after meal. At some truck stop near Waco, I had a huge plate of huevos rancheros that was a revelation comparable to the supreme variety plate at La Casa Coronado 40 years earlier. Four years ago, I came across a cookbook called The Tex-Mex Cookbook by Robb Walsh. It was then I had another revelation. That book’s recipe for spicy chili gravy as the basis for enchiladas was exactly what my homemade enchiladas had been missing for so many years. That same gravy is also out of this world with huevos rancheros. I’ve come a long way from the spice-less days of my youth. Thanks to Walsh’s cookbook, to this day my favorite meal is a heaping platter of enchiladas with refried beans and Spanish rice. If anyone wants that chili gravy recipe, just email me at editor@thenewsleaders.com and I’ll be glad to send it, mi amigo.
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Sartell student dresses for herself, not others Mallory Daniels, Sartell
On Friday, I was reading the Newsleader and got to the last page. I saw something titled “The Ten Commandments of the Perfect Student.” I’m starting high school soon and thought it might be fun to read. However, when I got to No. 8 on the list I was shocked. I had to read it twice to make sure I was reading it right. Then, I flipped to the front page to make sure I had not somehow timetraveled to the 1950s. No, it was 2016. The “Commandment” in question read: “Thou shalt respect the dress code. You will do better in life if you concentrate your efforts on your academic success and not on how to attract members of the opposite sex.” I was outraged. The fact this “commandment” insinuated I, a 14-year-old girl, was dressing only to attract boys offended me
greatly. I wear shorts in the spring and fall for one reason: It’s hot. Our school lacks air conditioning in the classrooms. I was appalled this so-called “commandment” suggested in 85-degree heat I should be wearing pants and a sweatshirt, just so I did not attract boys. How well will I be doing in school when I cannot focus because of the heat? It’s 2016, so why am I still treated as an object? Why do people assume I exist to please boys? That what I wear and do is for boys? It’s not. I am my own person, and I do not exist to please, or impress, anybody. I do not dress for boys – or girls. I dress for myself. I wear what makes me feel confident and happy. I wear what’s appropriate for the weather. This is not the 1950s, and I should be able to wear what I want without being criticized and called names. I do not dress for anyone. I dress for myself.
(Editor’s note: The point of the “eighth commandment” on the back page of the Newsleaders on Aug. 26 was not to discourage individuals from expressing themselves through their clothing or by limiting their wardrobe choices. In no way, shape or form did we say one should have to wear “pants and a sweatshirt” on an 85-degree day. Individuals who work in this very office wear shorts and T-shirts to work, as this summer has been humid and sticky. We at the Newsleaders are simply trying to emphasize the importance of studies coming before more trivial things such as what you choose to pull out of your closet every morning. That being said, we are completely in favor of wearing whatever makes you feel confident and comfortable, and above all we whole-heartedly agree with the point made by Mallory Daniels of dressing for yourself and not others.)
at an early age become lifelong addictions, raising their risk of heart disease, diabetes and strokes. Then came President Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requiring double the servings of fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast. The guidelines are supported by 86 percent of Americans. Most U.S. school districts now offer vegetarian options. More than 120 schools, including the entire school districts of Bal-
timore, Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia and San Diego, have implemented Meatless Monday. Some schools have dropped meat from their menus altogether. As parents, we need to involve our own children and school cafeteria managers in promoting healthy, plant-based foods in our own schools. Going online and searching for “vegetarian options in schools” provides lots of good resources.
Upcoming school year raises issues about school food Sami Nicholson, Sartell With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies and school food. That’s right – school food. In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It’s neither a surprise nor coincidence that one-third of our children have become overweight or obese. Such dietary mistakes
Education in Minnesota: a report card Minnesota is often considered to be one of the best places to live in the United States. We have the second-highest life expectancy in the nation (81.1 years) after Hawaii (81.3 years), and our health care is considered to be some of the best in the country, including such names as the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. Our schools are also frequently cited in good terms. According to a recent study by WalletHub, Minnesota has the 10th-best school system in the nation. The study took into account many factors, which I have highlighted below. WalletHub’s statistics are based on 17
Connor Kockler Guest Writer key metrics that were combined to make a weighted average resulting in our 10th-place score out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Minnesota scored high on many of these metrics. Our math test scores
(second) and average SAT score (fourth) are among the highest in the nation. Strong showings are also reflected in Minnesota’s average ACT score (12th) and reading test scores (14th). For our money, Minnesota schools are efficient. Minnesota takes 17th place in education spending for a 10th place overall school rating. Compare that to Alaska, which ranks fourth in spending, but gets 49th overall. There are also some downsides, however; Minnesota is average on the percentage of licensed public K-12 teachers (23rd) and on
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Movie from page 5 touched by moonshining or “cooking,”as it was commonly called. Davis’s own uncles “cooked” in Albany, as did her grandmother. The busiest “Minnesota 13” production occurred in Albany, Avon, St. Wendel, St. Rosa and Holdingford – especially Holdingford, where hidden stills pockmarked the hills and woods. At one time, the “cooking” went on right in the basement of a Polish Catholic church in Holdingford. Speakeasies also flourished in the towns of Stearns County. Anton’s in Waite Park, which
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This is a photo by moviemaker Kelly Nathe of an old copper moonshine still that still shows the axe gashes made by federal agents who raided the Bieniek family farm near Holdingford in the 1920s. The Holdingford area during the Prohibition era (1920-1933) was considered the “capital” for the production of “Minnesota 13,” widely considered the best home-distilled corn whiskey in the world at that time.
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Report from page 6 disciplinary incidents (24th). As a student, these numbers seem very promising to me. Of course, I would most certainly rank Minnesota higher. Education on the local level in and around the St. Cloud area has always impressed me. Some of my favorite high-school and middle-school memories have come from participating in Knowledge Bowl tournaments. Minnesota has one of the most developed programs in the nation, and it’s easy to see why. I have met so many intelligent and hard-working students
throughout three years of competition, and some of the top teams include local names such as Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice and St. John’s Prep. New technology such as laptops and iPads have also been introduced in area schools. Though I was at first skeptical of the program, knowing my generation’s obsession with all things digital, seeing them in action at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School has changed my view. Classroom engagement and accountability have increased dramatically in a number of ways. Gone are the days where missing a day of school required calling up a friend about the assignment or losing out on an important lecture. Homework
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assignments are now available for printing straight off the computer, and daily lesson plans and due dates are listed on an online calendar. There is no longer much of an excuse for not turning in an assignment. Laptops also increase participation and promote equal opportunity as every student now has access to tools such as word processing and presentation software, as well as Internet access for those who may not have it at home. Textbooks can also be logged into and read on the laptops, reducing the weight and space requirement in a backpack to a fraction of what they would usually take up. Though there are still some
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problems with the system, the vast majority of teachers and students I’ve met and worked with are amazing people. It always disheartens me when we hear talk about the dismal state of education and children these days. Those who take pride in their schoolwork and the education profession often go unnoticed in their efforts. Studies like the one I summarized go to show good performance is not always publicized. Education is sometimes a forgotten priority, but we cannot forget how important it is. Without strong and vibrant schools, we would not have as many of the outstanding people we see in the area today. Education is an investment in the fu-
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ture of our state and our nation. Without it, we would slip even further down the wrong path. Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.