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Town Crier Senior Connection hosts museum curator
Join Adam Smith, curator of collections at the Stearns History Museum, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the District Service Center, 212 Third Ave. N., Sartell. Smith will provide a general overview of the museum and its future goals. His presentation will explain the process of how the museum selects artifacts for the collection, catalogs them and preserves them for the future. Feel free to discuss any questions you might have on artifacts in your family. Refreshments served.
MEA break held next week
School will not be held on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 15-16 due to Parent Teacher Conferences and the Minnesota Education Association’s break.
League of Women Voters hosts meetings Oct. 14, 17
The League of Women Voters St. Cloud Area has scheduled its October study topic “Money in Politics.” The first will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St. A second meeting on the same topic will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Dunn Brother’s Coffee in the Coborn’s Grocery on Cooper Avenue. League unit meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. For more information on St. Cloud League activities, visit lwvsca.org.
Apps now accepted for job-training program
Rep. Tim O’Driscoll (R-Sartell) encourages area businesses to apply for grants through the Job Training Incentive Program, which is handled by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. New or expanding businesses in Greater Minnesota can apply for grants of up to $100,000 to train workers in new jobs. Applications will be accepted beginning Oct. 15, and awarded on a first-come-first-served basis to eligible businesses; $900,000 in total funding is available through June 30, 2016, with an additional $900,000 available starting next July. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 9 Criers.
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Mill Project sculptures installed in parks by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It’s been a long time coming, but – as they say – good things come to those who wait. The Mill Art Project sculptures have finally been installed in two Sartell parks, Watab and Val Smith, as well as one sculpture at city hall that was installed weeks ago – a bicycle rack. Five of the other massive works were placed on cement footings Oct. 6 in the two parks. Another will soon be installed in Veterans Park, just across the street from Watab. The concept for the Mill Art Project began two years ago and got underway about a year ago when a group of people decided to memorialize the Sartell paper mill through works
of public functional art, using cast-off pieces from the demolition process at the mill. Three years ago, after an explosion and fire killed one worker, the plant’s owners decided to shut it down for good. The mill had operated virtually non-stop for more than 100 years in Sartell. Heidi Jeub, a former Sartell resident and now an artist who lives in Little Falls, was named director of the art project, along with Joe Schulte, an industrial arts teacher at Sartell High School. They enlisted the help of other local artists, all of whom did research on the mill’s history, then toured the demolition site to look for interesting pieces to use in their sculptures: sheet metal, gears, chains, rollers and so forth. Then, they let their imaginaMill • page 6
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Heide Jeub rests on the bike rack she made from a giant tank she found among the demolition junk at the Verso Paper Mill. Jeub was the coordinator for the Mill Art Project.
Petition circulates to ask council to change course by Dennis Dalman editorial@thenewsleaders.com
A group of Sartell residents is determined to force the City of Sartell to build a bona-fide branch library, and they are circulating a petition to that effect. On the evening of Oct. 5, from 8-10 p.m., about 20 library enthusiasts met in the library of Oak Ridge Elementary
School in Sartell. Some of the participants were members of the loosely organized “Sartell Friends of the Library,” which was formed many years ago with the mission of bringing a branch library to the city. In no uncertain terms, all of those at the meeting sharply criticized three Sartell City Council members for making a decision that could doom a genuine library, in their opin-
ions, contrary to the wishes of residents who want one. Time and again, the participants noted they and others voted for the half-cent regional-sales tax, twice, because they believed doing so would bring a branch library to the city. After a lively two-hour discussion at the Oak Ridge library, several participants worked together that night to fine-tune the wording of their
petition. It reads as follows: “We the undersigned citizens of Sartell, consistent with previous votes/surveys regarding a Great River Regional Library branch, call for the following: 1.) Cease inclusion of library space and services at the southern site chosen for the Sartell Community Center. 2.) Permit Friends of the Library and other Sartell citizens Petition • page 5
Is that a bridge? Whoa! It’s a Netka! by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
People who visit Bud Netka at Fisher’s Garden Mobile Park in Sauk Rapids do double-takes – lots of double takes. They see and think things like this: “What an odd place to put a security safe – right in the kitchen. Hey, whoa!, that’s not a safe; it’s a freezer unit painted to look like a safe.” “Look at that tree stump that someone made into a flower planter. Wait a minute, that’s not a stump. It’s a concrete planter painted to look like a tree stump.” “Get a load of that old-fashioned covered wooden bridge across the road there. Oops! That’s not a bridge. It’s a building painted to look like a
bridge.” Netka is a master of what French painters dub trompe l’oeil, which means, in French, “trick the eye.” It’s a manner of painting in which the painted image mimics another object in such a way that viewers think for a split second or two (sometimes longer) that they are seeing what is really not there. The painted black security safe in Netka’s kitchen, for example, is a regular freezer unit he painted black to look like an old-fashioned safe rescued from some old bank. It’s meant as a visual pun; food locked up; a dieter’s reminder. The “tree stump” is one of six concrete flower planters in the mobile-home park that Netka painted to resemble actual tree stumps with their texNetka • page 10
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Bud Netka stands by his painterly illusion, the east side of a “covered wooden bridge.”
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Krengel finds the ‘Perfect Fit’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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This past spring, when pondering what direction her life should take next, Julia Krengel of Sauk Rapids looked into Krengel the possibility of opening her own business and was amazed when “every door opened” and then everything fell into place as if it was meant to be. Just a couple months later, she opened The Perfect Fit, her personal-training studio in Sartell. Krengel has been a personal trainer in one form or another for 18 years. Born in Ohio, she earned a degree in physical education and became a girls’ athletic director for a private school in Florida. At Pensacola Christian University, she met a fellow student who would become her husband, a man originally from Minnesota named Matt Krengel. The couple has two children, a 14-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. They have lived in Sauk Rapids for 13 years. Krengel
has been a personal trainer for hundreds of people throughout the greater St. Cloud area, including clients at SNAP, Anytime Fitness, Primal Fitness and Regent’s Medical. Among her clients were many who were recovering from various injuries. “It’s so rewarding to be able to help people do things they thought they would never do again,” Krengel said. The Perfect Fit is located at 331 Fourth Ave. S., just south of the Sartell Police Department. The building is a former warehouse renovated precisely to Krengel’s exact requirements, with a small gym area, showers, a training section and a relaxing lobby area. The Perfect Fit is open by appointment only. Krengel works with people of all physical abilities with the goal of improving their health, their strength and their confidence. “I love people, working with people and helping them change their lives for the better,” she said. She prides herself on her personalized approach to fitness. In free consultations, she meets individually with clients and together they determine a Krengel • page 8
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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320-2551301 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.
Sept. 22 2:32 p.m. Motorist assist. CR 120. Officers were called to assist a person who had locked themselves out of their vehicle. The officer was able to unlock the car without any damage. 5:56 p.m. Vagrancy. Seventh Street N. Officers were called to a report of a man asking for money inside a business. Officers made contact with the male who stated he was just trying to get a Mountain Dew. The officer advised the male he would buy him a Mountain Dew if he left the business and stopped asking people for money. The man complied and left the business. Sept. 23 8:30 a.m. Citizen contact. 12th Street N. While on routine patrol, an officer observed two high-schoolage males playing Frisbee golf. The officer believed because of the time of day the males should be in school. The officer made contact with the males who stated they have a late start on Wednesdays and they usually play a game of Frisbee golf. 11:30 a.m. Suspicious person. Connecticut Avenue. Officers were called to a report of a person sitting
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in some tall grass while their two Dobermans ran around in a parking lot. Officers made contact with the man who advised he was just waiting for someone who had an appointment. Sept. 24 11:42 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. CR 4. Officers were informed by the street department that a vehicle had been parked at the water treatment plant since early in the day. The officers attempted contact with the owner, with no success. The vehicle was left there as it was not a hazard. 9:54 p.m. Traffic stop. Benton Drive. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a driver throw trash from the window of their vehicle. The officer stopped that car and gave the driver a verbal warning for littering. Sept. 25 4:22 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Riverside Avenue. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle parked down by the river under the bridge. The officer was unable to locate the driver. 11:59 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Greenview Court. Officers were called to a report of a black SUV driving up and down the road and through a yard. The officers responded but were unable to locate the vehicle. They advised the caller to call again if they saw the vehicle return. Sept. 26 2:45 a.m. Suspicious person. Watab Court. Officers were called
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to a report of a suspicious person walking around their house. The officers were able to locate the person who stated she was looking for her dog that had run away. 2:30 p.m. Animal complaint. Second Street S. Officers were called to a report of a found dog near Hi Vue trailer park. The officers made contact with the caller and identified the owner. The dog was returned to the owners. Sept. 27 2:26 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Pinecone Road. While on patrol an officer observed a parked car in a parking lot with two people sleeping in it. The officers made contact with the occupants who stated they had been at a wedding celebration and were sleeping until they felt OK to drive home. 6:52 p.m. Vandalism. Greenview Court. Officers were called to a report of a resident’s curb and gutter having been spray painted. The homeowner didn’t have any suspects. The officer took photos of the damage. Sept. 28 12:09 a.m. Driving complaint. Second Avenue N. Officers were alerted to an erratic driver originating in Waite Park. The Sartell officers were able to locate the vehicle and made contact with the driver. The driver stated his headlights stopped working and he was unable to see. The driver was able to get one light working and the officers allowed him to drive the short distance he had to get to his house.
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International pub crawl a huge success An international pub crawl was held Sept. 24 at the Good Shepherd Community for the United Way Day of Caring. The event spanned the entire 30-acre campus and featured stops at 10 “countries,” including the United States, France, China, Germany, Africa, Mexico, Spain, Russia, Peru and Italy. More than 50 United Way vol-
unteers made the event possible. They escorted more than 125 residents and tenants through each of the locations across the campus where they sampled beverages and snacks from each country. Each of the 10 stations also featured a display board with fun facts about the country, artifacts and souvenirs.
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Legislators, heed the loved ones of the dead and pass gun laws
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
Opinion Please give to Doctors Without Borders Many of the unsung heroes of our time are those who volunteer for an international organization called “Doctors Without Borders.” They risk their lives day-in day-out by working in extremely dangerous parts of the world. On Oct. 3, 12 of them were blown to bits and/or burned to death when American air power devastated a hospital in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. In the series of attacks (they were struck multiple times every 15 minutes), 10 patients, including three children, were also killed. Six of the victims burned to death in their beds. It is still not established how it happened. We were first told, via the U.S. Pentagon, that Americans were in jeopardy at the hospital site. Later, the Pentagon changed its story and said, instead, that Afghan security forces said they were in imminent danger of Taliban attackers. Another version claimed Taliban insurgents were firing from the hospital. That assertion was a blatant lie, according to Doctors Without Borders officials, who called the attack a war crime and demanded an investigation. The Pentagon has pledged to do a full, open and transparent investigation of why the hospital in Kunduz was attacked. Let’s hope for honest answers. Earlier, before the attack, hospital officials had informed the American military of its GPS coordinates to avoid any sort of aerial attack. But somehow it happened. “Collateral damage” is an antiseptic euphemism for the “accidental slaughter” of innocent people in a war or conflict. That’s the trouble with all wars. Stupid, vicious jerks start them and then innocent men, women and children pay the hideous price in the bloody rampages. In this case, the Taliban had captured Kunduz, an important strategic city in
“One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all take off our shoes at the airport. Thirty-one school shootings and no change in our regulation of guns.” That’s a quote from John Oliver, TV comedian, but it’s not funny. Those are words that should light the fires of shame under all of us, especially gun lobbyists and the gutless politicians who cater to them rather than to the loved ones of people massacred by bullets. Once again, there is another mass killing, the one in a community college in Oregon. Nine good people murdered by a gun-crazy fiend. Others injured for life with scars, both physical and psychological. Once again, loved ones are calling for reasonable gun-safety measures: universal background checks, closing loopholes at gun shows, requiring stricter licensing polices. And once again, it’s a disgusting thought that nothing will get done, nothing will change and these horrible mass murders will continue. What’s outrageous is a kind of criminal negligence on the part of hand-wringing crocodile-tear reactionaries. It happens every time in the days following a mass killing. “Oh, my goodness, yes, it’s a terrible tragedy again,” they whimper. “But there’s nothing we can do about it. There’s no way to prevent these incidents. Oh me, oh my, it’s so complicated!” That is how, for one example, TV commentator Joe Scarborough whined and wheedled, almost in hand-wringing hysteria, on his Oct. 5 “Morning Joe” show. So complicated! It’s not complicated. It should be a no-brainer to enact legislation to help keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill, unstable, deranged people. Other countries have done it, and some of our own states have done it, like Massachusetts. It is not complicated, and it is not impossible. Will sensible gun laws stop all gun crimes, including multiple shootings in schools? Of course not, and no gunsafety advocate has ever claimed so. Mental-illness issues, yes, are a big part of the epidemic of killing. However, if gun restrictions stop even one mass shooting from happening, they will have been worth it. After a hideous mass shooting, Australia passed good gun laws, including a massive gun buy-back. We should do the same. Letters to editor The following is a YouTube comment posted after President Obama’s impassioned speech last week about gun violence. It’s from a guy who dubs himself “RomeoKilo.” “I’m an Australian and guess what? I own a gun. AcJoyce Gelle, Sartell tually, I own many guns. Legally. All I had to do was have a police background check (to ensure I wasn’t criminal or In the 1960s, when the Sartell resicrazy), attend a firearms safety course (to ensure I wasn’t dents voted 90 percent to work toward an idiot) and have a genuine reason to own them (a huntbuilding a secondary school system and ing permit or so I could join a sporting shooters club) . . had opposition from the St. Cloud school . Sure, when the laws changed in the 90s, I was pissed to system and the State of Minnesota, my lose my semi-auto rifles, but guess what? I got over it. You husband Ervin and I were living and operknow why I got over it? Because every single day my kids ating our 256-acre farm located in LeSauk go to school or my wife goes to work or I go to the movies or Township. We served as township clerk I go to the mall, it never once crosses my mind that they or and deputy. We took two major steps that I won’t come home because one nut job got himself a rifle . resulted in a successful accomplishment . . I would think a check before handing out a firearm was of winning our Sartell school system. a no-brainer. But hey, if the leader of your country can’t fix this, YouTube comments sure as hell won’t.” Dear Mr. Romeo Kilo, Lynda Fish, Sartell Our leader, our president, is trying to fix this. He has been trying to fix it for a very long time. Blame our legisDennis Dalman should apologize for lators, not our president. his recent article on spanking for two So, therefore, legislators, you gutless wonders, why simple reasons: don’t all of you listen – for once – to the loved ones of the slaughtered innocents. Listen to RomeoKilo and others happy with the gun restrictions in their countries, their own states. Then heed what they are saying and have the guts, for once, to pass uniform federal laws that will Speaker of the House John Boehhelp protect us and our loved ones from this accelerating ner (R-Ohio) is resigning his position as gun-crazed insanity. speaker and also resigning as a member of Congress effective the end of October. What took you so long? I’ve been listening to Boehner’s recent comments and he, along with many other Washington insiders, seems confused. The Washington political establishment of both parties The ideas expressed in the letters to hasn’t gotten the message that was clearly sent during the last election cycle. Polling the editor and of the guest columnists has indicated without any doubt that do not necessarily reflect the views of the citizens of this country are unhappy with the direction we, as a country, are the Newsleaders.
Dennis Dalman Editor north Afghanistan. That take-over is considered a serious setback to Afghan and American efforts to degrade those Islamic radicals’ attempts to take over the entire country. Lest we forget, it is the Taliban, throw-back feudal extremists to the max, who invited Osama bin Laden and his thugs to use parts of Afghanistan as terrorist training grounds. And let’s not forget the Soviet Union, in its mindless aggression against Afghanistan, de-stabilized that country long before Americans arrived on the messy scene. These unstable countries and their monstrosities can be argued about forever. But, in the meantime, where catastrophes happen, Doctors Without Borders is soon to follow. In 1999, the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize for good reason. Founded in Paris in 1971 (also known in French as Medecins Sans Frontieres), Doctors Without Borders has put doctors, nurses and medical experts on the front lines in the humanitarian “war” against natural disasters, disease, famine and every possible imaginable brutality, including horrible eruptions of genocide. It’s amazing that more of its volunteers have not been killed when one considers where they have served, amid bombs and bullets: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Darfur, Sierra Leone, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Chechnya, Nigeria and in refugee camps throughout the world. Doctors Without Borders has saved millions of lives, mostly via vacci-
nations, medicines, nutrition and through establishing clean-water systems. Dirty water is a massive killer, especially among children. In Afghanistan alone, Doctors Without Borders has treated more than 22,000 patients, 5,999 of them having required surgery for terrible war wounds. Eighty percent of the group’s funding comes from private donations, individual, corporate, organizational. Twenty percent of the money is provided from governments. In accepting the 1999 Nobel Prize on behalf of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. James Orbinski shared this horrific but moving anecdote from the butchery in Rwanda: “There were hundreds of women, children and men brought to the hospital that day, so many we had to lay them out on the street and even operate on some of them there. The gutters around the hospital ran red with blood. A woman had not just been attacked with a machete, but her entire body had been systematically mutilated. Her ears had been cut off. And her face had been so carefully disfigured that a pattern was obvious in the slashes. She was among many living an inhuman and simply indescribable suffering. We could do little more for her than stop the bleeding with a few necessary sutures. We were completely overwhelmed, and she knew that there were so many others. She said to me in the clearest voice I have ever heard, “Allez allez ummera ummersaha.” (“Go, my friend, find and let live your courage.”) Donating to Doctors Without Borders is one of the best ways to contribute to world peace and the betterment of humanity. To find out more about it and to donate, go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
It’s time to think outside the box Now, those same senior citizens are asking for help in building a library and a place for their Senior Connection organization, as well as space for a Sartell Historical Society as a 501C3 organization to house the many items of history stored in so many houses in Sartell, waiting for a home. The historical society is eligible for grants and more if listed as part of the City of Sartell. What about the Round Barn and metal Quonset building being remodeled for a historical center? I had two contractors tell me that was possible.
Also, the half-burned-down farm home has lots of good lumber the industrial students from Sartell High School could (use to) build picture frames or furniture. Maybe my having grown up to “think outside-the-box to accomplish things” makes me old-fashioned, but I believe all of this can be successful for Sartell to build on the Ferche property. Jason Davis from Channel 5 would be interested in visiting the accomplishments. I challenge you!
1. Research has proven hitting teaches hitting. A child should never be hit! 2. Maybe the child has autism. Children with autism often scream because they can’t communicate. They throw
tantrums and can’t be calmed down by yelling. You don’t know the child or his or her situation. If the screaming child bothers you – walk away.
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We need a change, and change is good Ron Scarbro Guest Writer headed. The election should have alerted these brilliant politicians that change was necessary. Change in ideas. Change in direction. Change in political leadership Take a look at the Republican Presidential Primary being contested today.
The three front runners are completely non-politicians. Two are business people and one is a surgeon. None have political backgrounds, and yet they are overwhelming the politics of the day. Is there a message here? Are the people of the country trying to send another message? Will the political class get the idea that we want real change? It’s one thing to elect individuals from a different party. But is it too much to expect the new party to get busy with the work the people elected them to do?
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Petition from front page to work with City Administration and GRRL to determine adequate size, location and collection size (library checkout items) with construction to begin in 2016 with funds from the half-cent sales tax.”
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Those at the Oak Ridge meeting intend to circulate the petition door-to-door and via Internet options. Those who attended the Oct. 5 Oak Ridge meeting included mediator Paul Moe, media specialist (Oak Ridge Elementary’s chief librarian) and several long-time outspoken opponents of the current city council’s community center/library decisions. They include Joe Perske, former Sartell mayor; Henry Smorynski, a Sartell resident; and Joe Schulte, industrial-arts teacher at Sartell High School. Smorynski and Perske have several times at recent council meetings urged the three-member majority council members to change their minds about the site they chose a couple of months ago, on a 3-2 vote, for a community center/library. Also present at the Oct. 5 Oak Ridge meeting was former Sartell City Council member Sandra Cordie. Everyone who spoke up at the Oct. 5 meeting was opposed to the Sartell City Council’s 3-2 decision for a south Sartell site, mainly because that site is unacceptable to GRRL, which could otherwise bring a more-or-less full-service branch library to Sartell. Some who spoke up at the Oak Ridge meeting used blunt terms to describe the three Sartell City Council members who voted for the south site: arrogant, unaccountable, adamant, immature, stubborn, dug in at their heels. They also accused them of using “bogus” arguments to reach their conclusions about
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com the south site in an effort to create a recreation center by caving into sports/recreation groups at the expense of a library. They also accused the city administrator and the three council members of excluding or ignoring input from advocates of a branch library. The council members who voted for the south site are Steve Hennes, Pat Lynch and Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll. All three have defended their community-center decisions several times at recent council meetings.
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Twice in the past dozen years, Sartell residents voted in favor of a half-cent regional sales tax, and it was stated on the ballot question that “a library,” among other amenities, would result from salestax revenue. The size of such a library was not specified on the ballot question. There is disagreement to this day that some called for a library of about 2,000 square feet but that some assumed it would be a much larger library. Currently, the council and city administration are pondering how big should a Sartell library be and what services should it offer. They are caught between a rock and a hard place for the following reasons: • GRRL is not amenable to the south site. • GRRL stated a Sartell branch library should be a minimum of 12,500 square feet. • Sartell might have to spend nearly $500,000 for a start-up collection. • GRRL will bring resources, staff, items and all other kinds of amenities if there is an agreement with Sartell for a branch library. • GRRL is on record as saying it will not deal with a divisive attitude among city leadership.
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Clockwise, from below left: A worker checks part of a sculpture by Chris Zlatic of Rice. The name of the work is “Absence;” Some of the Mill Art Project artists gathered to converse at Watab Park during the installation of sculptures. From left to right are Chris Zlatic of Rice, Joe Schulte of Sartell, Kyle Fokken of Minneapolis, a man from a local radio station and Heidi Jeub of Little Falls, an artist and coordinator (with Schulte) of the Mill Art Project; A worker from Northside Welding, Sauk Rapids, makes an adjustment to one piece of Chris Zlatic’s sculpture.
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Mill from front page tions run wild and began to sketch out design concepts. From the very beginning, the works were a combination of art and functionality, requiring skills that combine aesthetics
and technological skills such as welding. The results, as “unveiled” Oct. 6, are stunning large-scale works – bike racks and benches, as well as a couple of sculptures that complement sitting areas in the parks. The artists are Jeub, Schulte, Kyle Fokken of Minneapolis, Joshua Fay and Jake Smith, both of St. Cloud and Chris Zlatic
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musical performances, including the CSB/SJU Jazz Ensemble, The Half Steps, Charter Kats, Dennis Warner and the Stearns County Pachanga Society. Street performances included Chris Gustafson (street art), the Granite City Cloggers, Carnivale Revolver and musician Paul Imholte. Many people also took in the vintage car-and-tractor show or stopped into the St. Joseph Historical Society, which was featuring Civil War memorabilia and vintage toys. The festival, which took place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., was one of the best-attended in its history. A video which the festival put together is available by navigating to our website, www.thenewsleaders. com, and clicking on the Millstream Arts Festival logo, on the right-hand side under Informational Links.
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Petition from page 5 disagree vehemently with how some members of the Sartell City Council have characterized them as spoilsport losers. Some of the Oak Ridge participants said family members, friends, neighbors, school students and others have told them time and again they do not favor a southern site for a community center/library and they have always wanted a central site with a library. They countered council members’ comments about how popular the south site is. Most who attended the Oct. 5 meeting said $2.5 million is not out of line to build a library, even if recreational amenities, such as proposed gyms, have to be dumped or put on hold.
Reconsider?
According to some at the Oak Ridge meeting, there are many potential community center/library sites that should, in their opinions, be reconsidered by the city council: • The Benton-Stearns site on Second Street S. • The “Novak Property” near Walgreen’s. • A piece of land near Heritage Drive and Pinecone Road. • The “Villcheck Property” adjacent to Pinecone Central Park. • A place right in Pinecone Central Park. • The former paper-mill “training office building” that is available for about $1 million, according to former Mayor Joe Perske.
Size matters
Those who attended the Oak Ridge meeting and anybody who has attended the Sartell City Council meetings know that size matters, at least when it comes to a town library. There is a city-council assumption, unproven, that voters for the sales tax wanted a city library of about 2,000 square feet, about the size of two double garages, as someone at the Oct. 5 meeting pointed out. GRRL is on record as requiring a Sartell branch-library size of 12,500 square feet. Those who attended the Oct. 5 meeting said they are hoping
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Separate site?
Another issue that surfaced in the Oct. 5 meeting is the idea of two buildings: a community center and a library. Some said a library should be built in addition to a community center, at a separate site, perhaps by city hall. Architectural consultants hired by the city have said several times that at a budgeted city cost of about $11 million for a community center/library, there is no way the two entities could be built separately for that amount of money.
Change from page 4 We have Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate but nothing is changing. It’s just the same game but with different players? We’ve all heard the tired old rhetoric that we can’t get anything done because Obama will just veto our efforts. OK, let him. Put it on him. Let his legacy continue to be the breakdown of this country’s values and traditions. Let’s face it. The Democrats are in trouble and they know it. I’ve even heard they are trying to trot out Al Gore. Are you kidding me? If you think Hillary is a mess, wait ‘til you see an Al Gore campaign or a Bernie Sander’s campaign for that matter. You and I know there are excellent Democrats with the intelligence and the ability to be
president. The only one currently in the discussion, however, has been Jim Webb. The facts are clear. What has been happening in Washington hasn’t been working. We are at war all over the world. Our economy is struggling. We are overrun with illegal aliens. Our drug problems continue to haunt our cities, and when police officers try to intercede, they are sued and arrested. We’re going in the wrong direction and we need a complete change. I won’t miss John Boehner, and I’m not too sure about his handpicked successor, Kevin McCarthy of California, either. I would like to see Trey Gowdy in that position. He is a former prosecutor who has experience getting things done, and he’s fearless. There’s no doubt we will be seeing a lot of things changing during the next few months. It will
9 not be enough for the country just to elect a Republican to the White House. It will be up to all of us to hold that individual’s feet to the fire to get the change our country so vitally needs. We absolutely must let the world know we will no longer put up with the Middle East problem. They either fix it themselves or we will. Secondly, we absolutely have to get the government’s boot off the neck of small businesses and allow them to prosper and grow. That along with meaningful tax reform will cause our economy to grow like it hasn’t for years. And finally, we must get a handle on our illegal-immigration problem. It’s costly, dangerous and completely out of control. We have enough law, we just need to enforce the law. We need a change, and change is good.
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Friday, Oct. 9 Brat and hotdog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Flowers for Algernon, 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 Seventh St. N., Sartell. Saturday, Oct. 10 5k/1k Run, Walk and Roll, 8:30 a.m., UCP Central Minnesota, 510 25th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-2530765. ucpcentralmn.org. St. Stephen Fire Department Open House, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen Fire and Rescue Station, 2 Sixth Ave. SE. Central Minnesota Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1480 10th Ave. NE, Sauk Rapids. 320-251-2498. Brat and hotdog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Charles Fillmore 5K Fun Run, Walk and Roll, 10 a.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. fillmore5K.org. 55+ Driver Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. mnsafetycenter.org. 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. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Flowers for Algernon, 2 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 Seventh St. N., Sartell. Monday, Oct. 12 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., ADOPTION *ADOPTION: *Happily Married Couple, Successful NYC Fashion Exec & Stay-Home Dad, Beaches, Travel, Unconditional LOVE awaits baby. Expenses paid *1-800-989-6766* (MCN) ADOPTION. Business executive and wife promise baby secure future. Grandparents, cousins, pets, education, world travel, weekends at lake cottage, outdoor sports. Expenses paid. Call Kady/Tom 1-339-221-1359 or attorney 1-424-901-6671 (MCN) PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call Us First! Living expenses, Housing, Medical and continued support afterwards. Choose Adoptive Family of Your Choice. Call 24/7. ADOPT CONNECT 1-866-951-1860 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) A UNIQUE ADOPTIONS, LET US HELP! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial Assistance, Housing, Relocation and More. Giving the Gift of Life? You Deserve the Best. 1-888637-8200. 24HR Hotline. (VOID IN IL) (MCN) FOR SALE Scissor Lift/Forklift Trailer; 6’x12’ V-nose ramp 2,750.00; 7’x16’ V-nose ramp $4,063.00; DUMP trailers 6’&7’ wide, 10’, 12’, 14’ & 16’ long with NEW rear doors & side stiffeners; Fuel Tank trailers 500 & 990 gallon. 515-972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com (MCN) VACATION/TRAVEL Join us in Texas! Would you like to get away from the cold snowy winters? Why not hook up your RV and come on down to J-5 in Mission, TX. We are a small park with a country setting yet we have lots of shopping nearby. Lots of activities in the park. We have specials for 1st time residents. Call us at 956-682-7495 or
218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday. org. 55+ Driver Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. 320-255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. Sartell City Council, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320-253-2171. Writer’s Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Waite Park Public Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. Tuesday, Oct. 13 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@sartellchamber.com. Museum Curator Presentation, hosted by Sartell Senior Connection, 2 p.m., District Service Center, 212 Third Ave. N., Sartell. 55+ Driver Improvement Program (eight-hour first-time course), 5-9 p.m. today and Oct. 14, Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, 6-8:30 p.m., CentraCare Health Plaza, 1406 Sixth Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-290-2155. St. Joseph Joint Planning Board, 7 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489. Minnesota: a History of the Land: Second Nature, 7-8:30 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Drive S., Little Falls. 320616-5421.
Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. Plato’s Republic Book Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Central Perk Coffee Shop, 906 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Thursday, Oct. 15 55+ Driver Improvement Program (eight-hour first-time course), 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 320-255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. 55+ Driver Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Road, St. Cloud. 320-255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. 55+ Driver Improvement Program (four-hour refresher course), noon-4 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive S.E., St. Cloud. 320-255-3123. mnsafetycenter.org. Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., St. Francis Xavier school gym, 219 Second St. N., Sartell. Call 320-252-8150 to schedule appointment. Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., Avon Community Church, 204 Avon Ave. N. 800-448-3543. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422.
Wednesday, Oct. 14 Breakfast Club, 9 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org/breakfast-club. St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph
Friday, Oct. 16 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave. NW. stjosephhistoricalmn. org. Studio Show opening, featuring pottery, sculpture, paintings and collages by artists Peder Hegland, Judith Bergerson and Sam Spiczka, 6-9 p.m., 3898 and 3916 Pine Pointe Road, Sartell. 320-252-9281. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net.
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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 two windows showing bits of scenery (trees, a fence) outside. Of course, in reality, the views are nothing more than painted illusions, all on the west side of the building. On the east side of the building, Netka painted a scene as if one is about to enter the covered bridge, westbound, toward his yard. One can see a boy and girl standing in the street and behind them lots of trees, part of Netka’s garage and the little wooden lighthouse that stands in his yard. Through the two “windows” to the right one can see part of Netka’s deck and part of his house. If viewers stand to the south of the building, the two “windows” show the view of a neighbor’s house to the north. On the north side of the shed, the two windows show a view of a neighbor’s house and yard to the south. What’s interesting is that a viewer must stand at only certain angles for the illusions to “work,” otherwise the images all seem off-kilter, out of line, shuffled and wrong. There are, in fact, no actual windows in the building. The pump house has no openings, only one door on its east side. All of the rest is painted illusions – bridge, windows, trees, skies, glimpses of houses, yards, playground equipment. All illusions. French artists would nod approval. “Ah, oui, c’est trompe l’oeil,” they’d say, after bumping into a wall. Netka can only hope that on some dusky night, an inebriated wanderer doesn’t try to walk across the wooden bridge, only to be knocked down cold by a rude wooden wall. Raised in Minneapolis, DIRECTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREE Installation. FREE 3 months of HBO SHOWTIME CINEMAX, STARZ. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL Sunday Ticket Included (Select Packages) New Customers Only. CALL 1-800-203-4378 (MCN) DISH NETWORK - Get MORE for LESS! Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months). PLUS Bundle & SAVE (Fast Internet for $15 more/ month). CALL Now 1-800-390-3140 (MCN) Save with DISH! Free Hopper Upgrade + Free HBO®, SHOWTIME®, and Cinemax® for 3 months + Free HD for LIFE! Starting at $19.99/mo. Call 844-330-8494 (MCN) ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800-640-8195 (MCN) AUTO INSURANCE STARTING at $25/ Month! Call 877-929-4394 (MCN) TV, Internet, and Phone bundles starting at $89.99/mo! Plus - Free HD DVR + EPIX! Call now! 844-373-3655 (MCN) PERSONALS MEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 800-357-4970 (MCN) AUTOMOBILES 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)
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 Netka has lived for about 10 years in Fischer’s, on property that used to be the site of the Russell Trading Post in 1849, as a small historical marker in the park testifies. His home in the park is at the very edge of a steep bank overlooking the Mississippi River. Beyond the sliding glass doors on the west side of the house is a deck from which steps lead all the way down, in steep incline, to a dock at the edge of the river. The inside of his house resembles a museum as much as a home. There are two artstudio rooms and paintings everywhere to be seen. His bathroom is another trompe l’oeil achievement; a painted mountain scene covers every wall, as if its walls are made of glass and overlooking a Colorado scene. The “openair” room can give a visitor a few nervous split seconds of dubious privacy. Not all of the art works
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com in Netka’s home are examples of trompe l’oeil, however. Most are painted canvases of landscapes and lakescapes, often with animals in them, inspired mostly by places in Minnesota. Netka also likes to paint photos of old farmsteads and old houses, some of them ramshackle, tilted and sagging with age, tempered by time. Netka, now 61, was a budding artist at the age of 2 when he loved to dash off cartoon doodles. He knew he had a knack for it and kept drawing and painting. He can – and will – paint virtually anything. He likes a challenge. And as his trompe l’oeil work proves, he often considers art a whimsical, fun thing to do. The people at Fischer’s also enjoy the work, as do visitors. Many of them have learned to be a bit skeptical of what they see in the park. Is it real? Better look again. Wait a minute now, that’s a painting! It’s a Netka!
photos by Dennis Dalman
Above left: The Great Outdoors, Rocky-Mountain-style, adorns the bathroom of Bud Netka of Sauk Rapids. Netka’s love of painting has more or less taken over his whole house. Above right: Dieters, beware! This “bank safe” is actually a small kitchen freezer gussied up with paint by Bud Netka as a reminder not to get fat.
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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
Pope meets Saint John’s Bible, again by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Pope Francis, once again, had another glimpse of The Saint John’s Bible when it was presented to the U.S. Library of Congress last week during the pope’s visit to Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, Pope Francis was presented a copy of The Saint John’s Bible when a delegation from St. John’s University traveled to the Vatican in Rome to present the historic book. This particular edition of The Saint John’s Bible is known as the Apostles’ Edition. It’s one of only 12 sets. When the pope saw the book with others, he smiled his approval, as he did the first time he saw it. It was given to the Library of Commerce to commemorate the pope’s visit to the United States. The gift was funded by the Minneapolis-based GHR Foundation, which funds causes that promote peace and justice throughout the world in the areas of health, education and global developments. The Saint John’s Bible will be on public view with other historic books, including the Bible printed on the press of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press in the mid-1400s. “The Library of Congress is truly honored to receive this priceless work of human creativity and divine inspiration in honor of Pope Francis’s visit,” said Library of Congress Director James Billington. Those who presented the Bi-
ble as the pope looked on were St. John’s Abbot John Klassen, St. John’s University President Michael Hemesath and GHR Foundation CEO Amy Rauenhorst Goldman. Also present in the room were Billington, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. The Saint John’s Bible has earned world-wide acclaim for its ambitious scope and its dazzling aesthetic beauty. It is the first handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible in 500 years and was created just as the monks of yore made books – by a meticulous, labor-intensive callig-
raphy and with illustrations (known as “illuminations”) using special inks and gold leaf. The book was commissioned by St. John’s University and Abbey almost 20 years ago. Throughout many years, the work was created by scribe-calligraphers in a scriptorium in Wales under the direction of master calligrapher Donald Jackson, who is the official scribe for Her Majesty the Queen’s Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, England. Upon completion, The Saint John’s Bible was hailed as one of the most beautiful books and historic examples of the book-making art in world history.
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Pope Francis touches The Saint John’s Bible seconds after a copy of it was presented to the U.S. Library of Congress during the pope’s visit last week. From left to right are St. John’s Abbot John Klassen, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, Library of Congress Director James Billington, the pope, a translator, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, St. John’s University President Michael Hemesath and GHR Foundation’s CEO Amy Rauenhorst Goldman.
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