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Celebration set Sept. 26 for 1994 football champs
Former Sartell High School football teammates will celebrate their 1994 State Championship victory at a Sartell Sabres home game against Grand Rapids on Friday, Sept. 26. A special honor will go to former Sartell High School head football coach Dean Taylor, who led the team to the extraordinary triumph. It’s the only time in the nearly 50-year history of Sartell High School the football team took top state honors. That victory was the culmination of a 14-0 season for the Sabres. After the Sept. 26 game, former athletes, their families, friends and supporters are encouraged to gather at the House of Pizza in Sartell for more reminiscing and celebrating. For more information, email Adam Herbst at aherbst@csbsju.edu.
History museum hosts genealogy organizing
Join other avid genealogists from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Stearns History Museum for an instructional webinar on “Organizing Your Genealogy.” This webinar provides practical advice on organizing the information you have gathered, analyzing that information and then going forward with your research. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 12 Criers.
More than 300 volunteers needed for Day of Caring
United Way of Central Minnesota will host a Day of Caring on Sept. 25. Day of Caring is designed to bring people together to volunteer on community projects including painting, packaging food, fall clean-up, children’s activities, crafts and Kids Fighting Hunger from 6-8 p.m. Project sign-up will be available until Sept. 12. For information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Sept. 12 Criers.
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Benefit for Steichen family set for Sept. 28 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
A spaghetti-dinner benefit for the Gary Steichen family will take place from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Sauk Rapids VFW. Steichen, 44, drowned June 26 while vacationing at a cabin near Brainerd. The family had taken their boat out on Clear Water Lake to jump off so they could swim. Steichen and his wife, Marianne; along with daughter Ellie, 19, her boyfriend, Michael, and friend, Sydney; daughter Sami, 15, and friend Brittney; and daughter, Tori, 8, were all along. Marianne had just snapped a photo of all of them in the water. Shortly after the photo was taken, Gary told Tori to return to the boat. Tori didn’t want to leave her father, who had told her he needed help. When she finally started to return to the boat, Steichen told the others that he needed help. Michael jumped in to try to save him, but Steichen was going under the water. Mari- contributed photo anne also jumped in to try to help, but he Gary Steichen is shown swimming with his daughter Tori shortly before he was already under the water. drowned June 26 while swimming near Brainerd. A benefit for the family will take Steichen • page 3 place from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Sauk Rapids VFW.
Grand jury indicts man for first-degree murder The alleged shooter in the death of a man last spring outside a Sprint store in Sartell has been indicted for McGinnis first-degree murder by a Stea-
rns County grand jury. The death happened March 21 in back of the store in a parking-lot area when Demetreus Anthony McGinnis, 23, allegedly fired a gun that mortally wounded Maurice Galvin Jr., 20. Galvin died later at the St. Cloud Hospital. Authorities claimed the
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ports, right after the shooting McGinnis left the scene but returned later to surrender to authorities at the scene. Prosecutors at first charged him with second-degree murder, but the grand jury increased the severity of that to first-degree murder based on the evidence that it examined.
Legatt named 2014 state Beekeeper of the Year by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Parkinson’s group to meet Sept. 15
The St. Cloud Area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets from 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 and the third Monday of each month at the St. Cloud Regional Library. There is no cost to attend, and the meetings are open to those diagnosed with Parkinson’s, their families, caregivers and the general public. The group provides support, education and awareness about the disease. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 12 Criers.
shooting happened because of angry disagreements about a drug deal. McGinnis remains in jail. He told authorities he shot the gun in self-defense. He had been working at the Sprint store just before he left the store when the shooting occurred. According to police re-
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Above: Minnesota Beekeeper of the Year Conrad Legatt stands by one of his many bee-hive boxes at his home in rural St. Stephen. Left: These batches of honey are known as “comb honey.” Some customers prefer to buy honey still in the hexagonal cells covered with beeswax so Legatt, using a hot knife, cuts the sections out of a honey-hive frame to sell them in the blocks pictured above.
When Conrad Legatt was in high school he wrote a term paper about honey bees and found them to be very interesting. Then, he forgot all about them. He couldn’t have known then that he would be named Minnesota BeeKeeper of the Year for 2014 by the Minnesota Honey Producers’ Association. Legatt recently received the honor at a banquet at the Kelly Inn in St. Cloud. “Well, I knew I was going to get it because I happened to walk through the room earlier and saw my name written on a cake,” Legatt said. “It was good to get it, but I know more deserving people.” After attending vocational
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school and being drafted for a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, Legatt returned to his home in rural St. Stephen and continued with his life. One day, in the mid1970s, he was thumbing through a farm-and-ranch catalog from Sears and Roebuck when he noticed there were bee-keeping supplies for sale. On a kind of whim, he decided to order some bee boxes, odds and ends of equipment and one package of bees. He wasn’t sure what he was doing, but it wasn’t long before he met Clarence Nothnagel of St. Cloud, a retired bee inspector who had started a group called the TriCounty Beekeepers for people in Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties. Nothnagel invited Legatt to join. “That’s when I really learned Legatt • page 4
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2 If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-2518186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers. org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Aug. 27 11:49 a.m. 8th Street N. Harassment. A complaint was made regarding teenage males sitting on a roof and swearing at residents passing by. An officer arrived and spoke with the males who admitted to yelling. They agreed to get down from the roof and stop yelling. 4:54 p.m. 13th Avenue N. Attempted entry. A report was made regarding an unknown white male attempting to enter a residence. Officers were unable to locate the male. 10:15 p.m. Birch Circle. Intoxicated female. A complaint was made regarding an intoxicated female who was yelling at family members. An officer arrived and the female agreed to go to sleep for the evening. Aug. 28 7:37 p.m. 1st Avenue N. Attempted entry. A report was made regarding an unknown person attempting to enter a residence. Damage was found to an outside window. 7:42 p.m. 8th Street N. Suspicious vehicle. A report was made regarding an unknown white van driving a residential area. Officers arrived and found the van belonged
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to solicitors in the area. They agreed to be done selling for the evening. Aug. 29 2:24 a.m. Pinecone Road. Intoxicated male. A report was made regarding an intoxicated male sitting on a sidewalk. An officer arrived and found the male was unable to locate his keys to enter his residence. The male then located his keys inside his vehicle and entered his residence. 10:40 p.m. Riverside Avenue N. Abuse. A complaint was made regarding children yelling coming from a residence. Officers arrived and found the children were fighting with each other and needed no assistance. 11:42 p.m. Evergreen Drive. Verbal. A report was made regarding an intoxicated male refusing to pay for his cab. An officer arrived and the driver explained the male paid and left on foot. The male was not located. Aug. 30 4:47 a.m. 4th Avenue N. Vehicle theft. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle. 9:13 a.m. 6th Avenue N. Vehicle theft. A report was made regarding items taken from two unlocked vehicles, located at the same residence, sometime overnight. 10:50 a.m. 9th Ave N. Vehicle theft. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight. 11:37 a.m. 4th Ave N. Vehicle theft. A report was made regarding items taken from three unlocked vehicles, located at the same residence,
sometime overnight. 9:58 p.m. 2nd Avenue NE. Juvenile problem. A complaint was made regarding a group of juveniles playing in the roadway with laser pointers. An officer arrived in the area and was unable to locate anyone outside. Aug. 31 3:33 a.m. 23rd Avenue N. Verbal. A report was made regarding an adult male and female arguing. An officer arrived and the male agreed to leave the residence to calm down for the evening. 3:58 p.m. Walmart. Theft. An adult male was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. He admitted to the theft. He was issued a citation and released. Sept. 1 11:14 a.m. Bechtold Drive. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight. 6:03 p.m. Lawrence Circle. Suspicious vehicle. A report was made regarding an unknown vehicle parked in front of a residence. The vehicle left when the resident walked outside and officers were unable to locate the vehicle in the area. 10:15 p.m. 10th Avenue N. Intoxicated male. A complaint was made regarding an intoxicated male who was hitting doors inside a residence. The male agreed to leave the residence for the evening and an officer transported him to a hotel without incident.
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Friday, Sept. 12, 2014
The world at her fingertips
Mary Dohrmann, daughter of Amber and Dan Dohrmann, Sartell, recently participated in the Concordia Language Villages program by attending a one-week youth exploration session at Mori no Ike, the Japanese Language Village, located near Dent, Minn. She is a fifth grader at Sartell Middle School this fall. By attending Mori no Ike, the Japanese Language Village, Dohrmann experienced a simulated visit to another country. She was issued a passport, exchanged currency and adopted a new name. By interacting with staff from over the world, Dohrmann also learned about the many opportunities available to those who speak more than one language. She was immersed in the language and culture
Dohrmann of another country through large and small learning groups, authentic foods, holiday celebrations, re-enactments of historic events, songs, dances, crafts, games and everyday conversations.
Pine Cone Pet Hospital celebrates change in ownership Dr. Walker Brown assumes leadership at Sartell vet clinic Dr. Bea Winkler, founder of Pine Cone Pet Hospital, has sold her business to Dr. Walker Brown, who joined the practice as an associate veterinarian in 2009. Pine Cone Pet Hospital provides general wellness, medical, surgical, dental and dermatologic services for dogs, cats and small mammals (“pocket pets”). Brown is certified in TPLO knee surgery, a common injury in dogs; Winkler has advanced training in comparative veterinary dermatology and general dentistry. Pine Cone
Pet Hospital was chosen 2011 Sartell Business of the Year. Winkler currently serves on the board of directors of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and is a past-chair of the Chamber Connection. Brown currently serves on the board of directors of the Sartell Chamber of Commerce and was the president in 2013. Pine Cone Pet Hospital prides itself on building relationships with clients, providing client education and quality care at a reasonable price. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to have such wonderful clients who have entrusted me with the care of their pets over the past thirteen years,” Winkler said. “I am very fortunate to have practiced in such a vibrant community as Sartell.” Winkler will continue to receive patients Monday through Thursday during regular business hours. “Our family is blessed to have such a wonderful community to invest our lives in,” Brown said. “With our great clients and staff, we are excited for the future of Pine Cone Pet Hospital.” Brown lives with his wife Amy, their four children, two dogs and one cat. Pine Cone Pet Hospital, located in the Sundance Business Plaza in Sartell, opened for business Aug. 28, 2001 and is celebrating 13 years in business. For additional information, visit www.pineconepethospital.com.
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Steichen from front page They all witnessed the horrible tragedy of watching their beloved husband, father and friend drowning. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s department and others searched three hours before they found Steichen’s body. Marianne said Steichen knew how to swim, but the family discovered after his death that he had suffered from dialated cardiomyopathy or an enlarged heart. She said they were not aware he had this and she believes it is probably the reason he drowned. “My girls and I lost a huge part of our family that day,” Marianne said. “No one loved their family more than Gary loved us. We were his world and he told us that daily.” The Steichen family have been Sartell residents for 20 years. Steichen and Marianne met on a blind date in 2003 and were married in 2005 in Las Vegas. Steichen grew up in Waite Park and graduated from Cathedral High School and St. Cloud State University. He had been in a terrible car accident the summer before his high school senior year. As a result of the accident, Steichen suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for a month. He currently had been receiving disability benefits. “Gary was an amazing person who overcame a lot in his life,” Marianne Steichen said. “He really truly loved me and the girls so very much and we are feeling that loss every day. We
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football team together. The benefit will include a silent auction and meat raffle. Dinner will be served from 4-7 p.m., and the auction and raffle will run from 4-6:30 p.m. A roll of Steichen’s famous monster cookie dough, which he had made for their vacation but hadn’t yet baked, will be one of the silent-auction items, as well as Viking memorabilia signed by Adrian Peterson and Teddy Bridgewater, among other items. Donations for the “Gary Steichen Benefit” can be mailed to BankVista in Sartell. Contact Melissa Palmer at 320-339-9815, Sydney VanHeuveln at 320-309-1475 or Ellie Clark at 320-291-8317 for any silent-auction donations.
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Legatt
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from front page a lot,” he said. That was more than 30 years ago, and ever since then Legatt has enjoyed his bee hobby. He now has 50 colonies of bees that are kept in groups of white boxes at various places spread throughout his property southwest of St. Stephen. The stacks of boxes (hives) can range from one box to six stacked boxes. The number of honey bees in each box can vary from 40,000 to 60,000 busy bees. Although beekeepers’ methods vary, the following is an overview of how Legatt raises bees:
Inside each white box is placed a series of 100 wooden frames that look like rectangular picture frames. Each frame holds a sheet of beeswax on which the bees form their hexagonal (sixsided) honey cells. When Legatt starts a box, he buys two or three pounds of bees from bee brokers, then puts them in the boxes and feeds them fructose or sugar-water solution until they can make their own food – the honey.
Queen
In a hive of bees there is only one queen, which gets pampered from Day 1 even before it’s born. Worker bees feed her special foods, like royal jelly. As she
gets plump and lazy, secure in her prized place in the hive, she begins to lay eggs as soon as the days in February start to grow longer. The queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs at a time. She can lay eggs for up to five years, but generally her bees will replace her after about two years by kicking her out of the hive. A new queen is created when the other bees determine which larva will be singled out as special. That larva will be fed a high-protein concentration of royal jelly that will quickly develop the reproductive organs. After only 16 days of royal feedings, the bee emerges as a queen. She lives in a cell that is vertical, shaped kind of like a peanut whereas all the other bees live in horizontal cells.
Other bees
Once the bee eggs hatch, they are in their larval stage, each with its own hexagonal cell, and the older honey bees feed the larvae with pollen and nectar until, about 21 days after their egg stage, they begin to hatch and emerge from their cells. Nurse bees are the ones who feed the larvae and do the housekeeping. Sentinel bees guard the hive. Other bees fly off to gather the nectar and pollen from plants far and wide. As they do so, feeding on flowers and plants, they
unwittingly pollinate plants by spreading traces of pollen that fertilize other plants they land on. That pollination process is why bees are so vital for so much of the human food supply.
Honey
After nectar and pollen is brought back to the hives by the bees, they add enzymes to them, which makes the rich, sticky honey in the hexagonal cells. Drone bees are male bees whose only purpose is to mate with virgin queens. They are fed by workers, but after mating the drones are forced out of the hive and they quickly die.
Winter
Contrary to popular belief, honey bees do not hibernate in winter, Legatt noted. Instead, they form a cluster around the wooden frames, consume stored honey and generate heat from the tiny muscle movements. They all work together moving inside and then outside of their clusters, circulating so the heat is kept in the cluster. The bees can regulate the temperature of their clusters just like a finely-tuned thermostat.
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Fall
Fall is the time beekeepers check for mites and treat for that, if necessary. They also check to see if enough pollen is stored and any other needs. Beekeepers can supplement the stored food supply if there is not enough. As winter approaches, the bees prepare for their long dormancy, utterly dependent on their stored food to survive the cold weather.
Honey production
In a good year, Legatt harvests about 4,000 pounds of honey, which he markets from his home or sells at the county fairs. “I’ve enjoyed working with bees,” he said. “When I was working for Viking Industries (furniture-maker in St. Stephen), my beekeeping was a good way to come home from work and relax doing something else.” Of course, Legatt is used to the standard question: “Do you ever get stung?” Yes, he does. He’s been stung hundreds if not thousands of times. But normally, honey bees are fairly docile. If while working at the hives he gets stung more than three or four times at a session, he will put his bee suit and bee hat on, even though they are very uncomfortable on warm days.
Bees in danger?
Like many beekeepers, Legatt ponders the fate of honey bees in the modern world. Their numbers, he said, are diminishing, but nobody is absolutely certain as to why, though it is probably a combination of the following: less vegetation and open areas as the human population expands, mite parasites, a stressful virus and pesticides. Legatt recommends people who use pesticides should apply them just before dark when the bees have started heading back to their hives. That will prevent the bees from coming into contact with the poison when it is at its most lethal potential.
Family
Born and phen, Legatt all of his life wife, Kathy, children.
raised in St. Stehas spent almost there. He and his have five grown
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Resident poses questions, concerns to city council by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A Sartell resident expressed concerns and posed questions during an appearance before a recent Sartell City Council meeting. Pat Kampa, who lives on 14th Street N., spoke to the council during its regularly scheduled Open Forum session, a chance for citizens to voice concerns at the beginning of every council meeting. Kampa said she is concerned about the loss of taxes due to the demise of the Sartell paper mill. With a loss of tax revenue and a tight budget, Sartell must spend its money wisely, she said. A focus on police and fire services would be the best thing to do, without spending money on secondary kinds of items. Instead of focusing time and money on projects such as a library, the council should instead concentrate on road improvements, snow removal and street repairs, Kampa suggested. The Great River Regional Library system has been reduc-
ing hours and staff, reflecting a move to digital services, she said. In light of that, Sartell should see if the high school would open its media center for public usage. An aquatics center would also be unwise, what with liability issues, she added. A partnership with St. Cloud and its planned aquatics center would be a better way to go, she told the council. Traffic, especially by Sartell’s schools, has become so busy it’s sometimes very difficult to get to and from those schools, Kampa said. Pinecone Road should be developed into a four-lane roadway, with rightand left-turn lanes, she suggested. Kampa also questioned the need to create a “downtown Sartell.” Current storefronts, in mini-malls, would be recognized for the unique locations they are, she said. “Let’s take advantage of what we have,” Kampa commented. The new minimum-wage law was also one of her concerns. “How much will it affect the
city and our staff?” she asked. In closing, Kampa urged the council not to raise taxes and to keep costs reasonable. Many people such as senior citizens, she said, are living on fixed monthly incomes of $1,600 or less, and others are working two jobs to make ends meet. “I just don’t see how we’re going to pay for everything,” Kampa told the council. She then requested the council discuss those issues at its upcoming meetings.
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County to auction properties Sept. 18 Stearns County’s Highway Department is holding an auction to sell excess rightof-way properties, beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. There are five properties for sale. Two of the properties are in St. Cloud and have homes, one is an office building in St. Joseph, another the former park-and-ride in St. Joseph,
and a wetland in Big Stone County. Interested persons can see the auction flyer and get minimum-bid price, terms and conditions of the sale, auction times, preview dates, see photos and get more details about each of the properties at www.thenewsleaders. com by clicking on Sept. 12 Criers.
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Opinion
Our View Body cameras for police good for officers, suspects
The idea is a simple one, an inexpensive one and an effective one. Requiring all law-enforcement officials in the line of duty to wear small cameras is a good idea because it protects them and the people with whom they come into contact. This is not a science-fiction concept. In the hightech electronic age, it’s as simple as pie. The mini video cameras cost about $200 each; they fit on uniforms unobtrusively and maintenance is minimal. Someday, hopefully, they’ll be as common as the badges worn by officers. We all know all too well the cases of people shot by police, most infamously the case in Ferguson, Mo., which some people claim was tantamount to a coldblooded murder of a young man, while others believe it was an act of self defense by the police officer. These arguments will likely go on for a very long time without any conclusive proof. A camera on that police officer might have been the “proof” that was needed. Cameras on police cars have already proved to be a valuable aid in determining exactly what went wrong during many traffic stops – of who was in the right, who was in the wrong. However, car cameras are limited in their effectiveness because they can’t record up-close views of law enforcement and citizens interacting, such as during scuffles that can lead to discharge of firearms. A small city in California named Rialto has been experimenting with officer-worn cameras. Seventy of its officers have been fitted with the cameras, which resemble cigar stubs in shape. Some cities in England have also been trying out such cameras. In Rialto, after the use of cameras began in February 2012, public complaints against officers fell by 88 percent compared with the previous year. The incidents of use of force by officers declined by 60 percent. This is not to suggest officers are a bunch of blue-meanies or bullies. It does suggest, however, that when a camera is running, police officers and all the rest of us tend to remember the rules better and to be on our best behavior, erring on the safe side. Already, there are good examples of videotaped up-close assaults against officers by suspects, something that could not have been proven without the cameras. The unpredictable instability and hostility of people police have to deal with is also recorded, up close and ugly, by such cameras. In that sense, a body camera could prove to be an officer’s best friend. Yes, there have been proven cases of police brutality and the unnecessary use of force, including shootings and killings. However, the use of force in the overwhelming majority of cases is justified. Officers never know, in a blink of an eye, in a split second, how a hostile suspect may react. And some suspects are not hostile whatsoever at first, but then in a split second they can turn nasty – punching an officer, grabbing for a weapon or other threatening behaviors. Body cameras for officers should be adopted far and wide. They won’t be able to prove exactly what transpired in every case, but they’ll go a long way in helping determine the facts of what happened in such crises. The police camera is an idea whose time has come.
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Let’s make ‘Hot Dish’ the ‘State Food’ Minnesota – Land of Lakes, Land of Hot Dishes. There is an effort underway to name the hot dish as Minnesota’s official food and to designate the fourth Sunday of every September “Hot Dish Day.” By golly, what a good idea. The effort started with Tami Bredeson, co-owner of the award-winning Carlos Creek Winery just north of Alexandria. She has been circulating a petition so the legislature will consider the request. As Bredeson notes, “hot dish” is Minnesotan for “casserole.” It’s created “when you take wuddever da heck ya want, mix it up witt cream-a-wuddever soup, plop it in da pan, den bake it.” Yup, dat about sums it up. To sign Bredeson’s legislative petition, visit www.carloscreekwinery.com. On Sept. 28, the winery will serve the world’s biggest hot dish – a Tater Tot one baked in a specially made skillet 5 feet wide. The dish will be accompanied by the world’s longest loaf of bread and the world’s biggest bowl of Jello. Uffdah! Those who grew up in this state are just not real Minnesotans unless they ate hot dishes at least once a week. The hot dish is much-maligned, the butt of so much ridicule from culinary hoity-toits. OK, so tuna hot dish topped with crushed potato chips is no match for Lobster Thermidor. Who cares? It’s golldarned good. And lemme tell ya, it’s a heckuva lot cheaper. We Dalmans grew up with hot dish-
Dennis Dalman Editor es. Our classic standard, our weekly treat, was one we called “goulash,” even though it had nothing to do with the Hungarian dish of that same name. Mom was a goulash master. She made it with browned hamburger, onions, salt-andpepper, Campbell’s tomato soup and elbow macaroni. That’s it. We kids devoured tons of that stuff year after year and never tired of it. Like all hot dishes, it was even better reheated a day or two later. I have tried many times, without success, to make goulash as tasty as mom’s. When I was in my 30s, I visited her and asked her to make it so I could watch like a hawk her every move to duplicate the process myself. Back home, I tried it. It was so-so. That was the last time I tried to make it. For variety, mom would make other hot dishes: the tuna fish-crushed potato chip one, the hamburger stroganoff one and a chicken-cream-of-mushroom one with egg noodles. All of those recipes were handed down, almost as if through osmosis, by at least two generations of relatives. Hot dishes, rightly so, are often called “comfort food.” Easy, down-home,
tasty, rib-sticking. I’ve accumulated about 15 church cookbooks throughout the years, and I’ve made just about every hot dish in them. One of my hobbies is cooking, and I enjoy tackling complicated dishes now and then. But I’m not a snob. I’m proud to be a snowed-in Minnesotan who tosses together a hot dish on a winter day. Sometimes I get a craving for Tater Tot hot dish so bad I feel like a junkie needing a fix. However, my all-time favorite, other than mom’s goulash, is one I discovered in a church cookbook about 10 years ago: Chop Suey Hot Dish. Here’s the recipe: 1 onion, chopped; 1 pound hamburger, browned, drained; 1 can cream of mushroom soup; 1 can cream of chicken soup; 2 cups sliced celery; 2 cups water; 4 Tbsp. soy sauce; 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce; 2 small cans mushrooms, drained; 1 can water chestnuts, drained, chopped; ½ cup rice, uncooked (not Minute Rice); Salt, pepper to taste; Chow mein noodles In large deep skillet, brown hamburger and onion. Drain. Add all the rest of the ingredients and stir until well combined. Pour into a 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake 1 hour at 350. Serve over a bed of chow mein noodles. That recipe is a mongrel concoction of East meets Campbell’s soup, but if you want to make it a tad more “Minnesotan,” you can top it with a layer of Tater Tots. It’s good stuff. Darn-tootin’ it is.
Letter to editor
Privacy at stake in Watab Springs housing development Thom Woodward, Sartell Watab Springs Homeowners Association
Some 15 years ago, a new housing development – a private neighborhood in Sartell – spurred reactions from interest to misunderstanding to disdain. Watab Springs, on the corner of Pinecone Road and 2-1/2 Street, features a waterfall, pond with two fountains, flowered grounds and private streets. Watab Springs isn’t a gated-community like many in Florida or the Southwest, but the residents own their own streets as well as the waterfall, pond and surrounding grounds, providing a common, shared backyard and park.
Watab Springs homeowners pay taxes to Sartell like others in the city. Watab Springs homeowners also pay $140 monthly associations dues to cover maintenance of Cheval Drive and Bantam Road, upkeep of the backyard (pond, fountains and flowers), lawn mowing, snow removal from driveways and streets (not the city) and refuse hauling/ recycling. Misunderstanding that Watab Springs is a private neighborhood continues. Signs on the street say “private road” or “private park” and “no trespassing,” but the signs are too often ignored. Joggers and dog-walkers cut through the park; children on bikes and skateboards cruise onthrough; wedding par-
ties pose in front of the waterfall; Pinecone motorists use the streets to avoid backups at the stoplight on 2-1/2 Street. It’s nice “visitors” find the neighborhood peaceful, bucolic and convenient, but they are trespassers. They cause a potential liability for the Watab Springs homeowners. They stare into open patio doors. As one girl did recently, they leave their dogs’ droppings on the sidewalk. There aren’t many Sartell homeowners who would welcome interlopers trekking through their backyards to play, party, peer or poop. We would appreciate the privacy all homeowners cherish.
Mrs. Obama leave my s’mores alone Some people like to burn their marshmallows. Some just like them toasted a golden brown. Others just want to warm them. For me the chocolate has to be Hershey’s milk chocolate. It should be room temperature so it melts some when the hot marshmallow touches it. I don’t like to char my marshmallow until it’s black, just golden brown. The cracker has to be a graham cracker. I’m not picky about the brand, just crispy and fresh. Of course I’m talking about s’mores. S’mores are a great treat that virtually everyone who has ever roasted hot dogs on an open fire or camped in the woods, or even in the backyard, has enjoyed. S’mores are a staple for Boy and Girl Scout cookouts. I’m confident adults enjoy them as much as kids. It seems the government, in its wisdom, has decided s’mores must be changed. They have decided the chocolate must be removed. Why, you ask? Because they have decided it’s bad for you. You should use fruit instead of chocolate. What? Are you crazy? Oh, and they have also decided the marshmallows should be cut back considerably. You see, you just can’t be trusted to make your own decisions about what you should eat or how much. This kind of reminds me of Michelle Obama’s war on children using the schoollunch program. She sent out an edict that schools must make their lunchroom offerings healthier. No more pizza. No ham-
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer burgers. No desserts. Well guess what? Kids who would normally buy their lunch at the school lunchroom have stopped. Lunches are being sent back to the kitchen uneaten only to be tossed into the trash can. Sounds like a big fiasco to me. There are lessons here. There’s information to be gleaned from all this. First and foremost, government and her bureaucrats and politicians are not my mother. They are not my father and they are certainly not my big brother. In fact they are my employees. I hire them to do certain jobs. Trying to decide what my eating habits should be is not on any job description. And if they were truly doing their job, would they really have the time for this nonsense? I never cease to be amazed by the arrogance of individuals who, when put into positions of government officialdom, come to believe we are their subjects instead of free citizens. They begin to see themselves as the all- knowing, all-seeing arbiters of what is best for you and me. Well I have a simple message for these would-be big
brothers. BUTT OUT. I will decide, as a free citizen of America, what is best for me and my family. When I want your counsel, I will ask for it. Until then, just do the job you were hired to do. Some might think there are people in this country who are just too stupid to know what is good for them. If that’s the case, natural selection will eventually balance the scale. And if after that it’s still the case, that’s too bad. It’s none of the government’s business. We, the people, are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If, in pursuing your happiness, you choose to make yourself a s’more with chocolate, or marshmallow, or peanut butter, or whatever, it’s absolutely none of the government’s business, period. To any and all bureaucrats who might someday hear this message, do what you have been hired to do. Nowhere in your job description is messing with my s’mores. Leave my s’mores alone. 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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Friday, Sept. 12, 2014
Four places fail tobacco checks by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Four Sartell businesses failed recent tobacco-compliance checks by the Sartell Police Department. The department does compliance checks twice a year by sending minors with their own identification cards to stores. The minors then ask to buy tobacco products. If they are sold
without checking the minors’ IDs, it’s considered a violation. First-time violations are subject to a fine of $75. Second violations (within 24 months of the first violation) can be punishable by a fine of $200. The businesses have a right to appeal the violation citations before the city council. Those who failed the recent compliance checks are Coborn’s Superstore, Country
Store, Holiday gas-and-groceries (at Riverside Avenue) and Family Dollar. It was Coborn’s Superstore’s second violation within a 24-month period, said Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes at the last city-council meeting. The solution to the problem, Hughes said, is for employers to keep emphasizing to employees to be sure to check identifications of younger-looking people.
can Red Cross, 1301 W. St. German, St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. Market Monday, 3-6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pine Cone Road N., Sartell. www.marketmonday.org Fare For All, 4-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 1-800-582-4291 or www. fareforall.org. St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion in St. Joseph.
Christ Church, 1971 Pinecone Road, St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. Thursday, Sept 18 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell. Foreign Film showing, film set in WWI era follows love triangle, 9:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive St. Cloud. 320-2557245 55+ Driver Improvement program, (four-hour refresher course), noon-4 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive SE, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Tours of Anna Marie’s Alliance, 4:45-5:45 p.m. Registration required. 320-251-7203, jacquef@annamaries. org.
Community Calendar
Friday, Sept. 12 Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St. German, St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. St. Joseph Lions Brat Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2, St. Joseph. Creative Art Series Celebration, local and regional musicians perform, 7:30 p.m., Ruth Grant Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 620 3rd Ave S, St. Cloud. 320-308-3093. Saturday, Sept. 13 Back to School 5K and Kids 1K Obstacle Course, to raise funds for Sartell-St. Stephen School District Early Childhood Center, 7 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. 5K, 10 a.m. obstacle course, Sartell Middle School, 627 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. www.sartellststephencommunityed.com. 26th Annual ‘Woofstock’ to raise funds for Tri-County Humane Society. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wilson Park, St. Cloud. www.tricountyhumanesociety.org St. Joseph Lions Brat Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Monday, Sept. 15 Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., Ameri-
Tuesday, Sept. 16 55+ Driver Improvement program, (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. “Letting Go” poetry class, facilitated by Warren Bradbury, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-2557245 Tuesday, Sept. 16 Stretching Techniques with Sally, class taught by American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer, noon-1:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245 Wednesday, Sept. 17 Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., Love of
Friday, Sept. 19 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market. Saturday, Sept. 20 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market. Pride in the Park, show your colors celebration, live music and kids activities, 11 a.m-5 p.m., Lake George, St. Cloud. www.stcloudpride.org.
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Friday, Sept. 12, 2014
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Members of Abounding Joy Lutheran Church gathered recently for a groundbreaking for their new church site in St. Cloud not far from the Sartell border line. For several years, the congregation has been meeting in the Boy Scouts headquarters in Sartell.
Ground broken at Abounding Joy site by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Abounding Joy Lutheran Church, which meets in Sartell, recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new church in St. Cloud. Construction of the new facility will take place on a site at 1988 Amblewood Drive in St. Cloud just south of Sartell. Since 2010, when it was founded, the Abounding Joy congregation has been meeting in the Boy Scout headquarters building in Sartell. Its members include people from throughout the greater St. Cloud area, including many from Sartell. Led by Pastor Tom Wright, Abounding Joy was founded in
the summer of 2010 because as Wright explained, its members wanted a church that was not too liberal and not too conservative – not too liberal in that Abounding Joy stands firm on traditional Lutheran teachings and not too conservative in that the church ordains women and steers clear of “rigid, fundamentalist Christianity,” as Wright noted. Many of the Abounding Joy congregation members are former members of Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell. One of the reasons for starting Abounding Joy is that its founders disagreed with some Lutheran churches’ sanctioning of gay and lesbian clergy. Abounding Joy, Wright said,
is midway between too liberal and too conservative. It is, he said, “just right – solid, traditional Biblical teaching and preaching, with a spirit of fun, creativity and joy.” Abounding Joy is a member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, also known as LCMC. That organization, founded 12 years ago, now has more than 800 member churches, with most having joined in just the past few years. Wright said LCMC is the fastest-growing Lutheran denomination in the United States. For more information about Abounding Joy, call 320-2178784 or visit its website at www.aboundingjoylcmc.org.
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