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Town Crier Sartell snow-season parking begins Nov. 1
Sartell city residents are reminded snow-season parking starts Sunday, Nov. 1. No parking is allowed on any city street between 1-7 a.m, lasting until April 1.
St. Stephen snow-season parking begins Nov. 1
St. Stephen city residents are reminded snow-season parking starts Sunday, Nov. 1. No parking is allowed on any city street between 2-6 a.m, lasting until April 1.
We Need A Library! sets demonstration
Let your presence be known to our mayor and council members that a GRRL branch is a priority for our city. Young and old alike are invited to gather outside city hall from 5:30-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 prior to the city council meeting. Bring a sign if you can and consider staying for some or all of the meeting.
Daylight saving-time ends
Daylight saving time, which started in March, ends Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m. Residents should turn clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday evening, Oct. 31, to reflect the ending of daylight saving time.
Sabre boys, girls soccer teams start state competition by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Class A Boys Quarterfinals:
It’s a proud moment for Sartell High School as both its Sabre boys and girls soccer teams are competing for state-champion honors this week and possibly into the following week. This year, only three schools’ girls’ and boys’ teams qualified for state play. They are Sartell-St. Stephen and Orono (Class A) and Eagan (Class AA). As of Newsleader press time Wednesday, Oct. 28, the teams were competing in the quarter-final rounds. The following were the line-ups for quarterfinal competition:
Class A Girls Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Seed (Section 5) Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park (17-1-1) vs. (Section 8) Sartell-St. Stephen (14-4-2) — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at
No. 4 Seed (Section 5) Breck School, Golden Valley (12-44) vs. No. 5 Seed (Section 8) Sartell-St. Stephen (14-2-4) — 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School, St. Louis Park. Winners will then go on to the semi-final games, which will be played in Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The Class A girls will take to the field at 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, and the Class A boys will compete on the same day at 3 and 5 p.m. The tournament will conclude Thursday, Nov. 5 at Husky Stadium. All championship games will be webcast at www.Prep45.com for a per-day fee. For team photos, see page 2.
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A two-hour sharing of ideas about the potential for a Sartell library of one kind or another led to a consensus statement after the joint meeting Oct. 21 at Sartell City Hall. Those who attended the
meeting expressed confidence there may be a way for Sartell to get a good library, even if it’s not as large or as full-service as required under current GRRL parameters. GRRL is currently working on an assessment plan that will take several months. After that plan is completed, the GRRL will likely have options
Jenny Peterson of Sartell helps her daughter, Emma, 3, decorate a cookie at Pumpkinfest at Lake George/Eastman Park in St. Cloud on the evening of Oct 16. Her son, Noah, 18 months, looks on. For additional photos, see page 8
for compromise in order to create some kind of viable Sartell library. Five days after the Oct. 21 meeting, Sartell Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll read the consensus at the Sartell City Council meeting (see below). Those who attended the Oct. 21 joint meeting were the fol-
lowing: representing the City of Sartell were Mayor Nicoll, city-council member David Peterson and city administrator Mary Degiovanni; representing the Great River Regional Library system were library director Karen Pundsack and staff members Jamie Trenam and Library • page 7
Kaitlyn’s cooking skills lead to Uncle Ben’s contest by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Halloween, trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 to Pediatric Dentistry, 151 19th St. S., in Sartell and receive $1 per pound. Pediatrician David Smith, MD, Sartell Pediatrics, and Sarah Welch, DDS, Pediatric Dentistry, are helping lead the movement to reduce gingivitis and the health risks associated with sugar consumption by giving away dollars, toothbrushes and local favors, as well as large prize drawings in exchange for candy. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 30 Crier.
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Above: Kaitlyn Reichel, seems to have been born with an absolute knack for cooking. To her, a kitchen is the water she swims in, like a very talented minnow. Inset: This stuffed poblano is one of the many recent creations by Reichel, a 6-yearold cooking wizard in Sartell. Find the recipe on page 11.
There are very few foods 6-year-old adventurous Kaitlyn Reichel of Sartell won’t try (she even likes peas and sauerkraut), and she’s also fearless in the kitchen as a young chef, eager to try any recipe that comes her way. A video of her making Stuffed Poblano Peppers is now online on the Uncle Ben’s Rice website, and if enough people vote for Kaitlyn, she could win a $30,000 makeover for her elementary school’s kitchen, plus $15,000 for a college fund just for her. The votes will count as 25 percent of her final score in the contest. Kaitlyn is a first-grader at Sartell’s Pine Meadow Elementary. To see Kaitlyn’s
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video, go to: www.unclebens. com/ben’s-beginners. The video shows an amazingly kitchen-confident (and delightful) Kaitlyn as she speaks to the viewers while making her stuffed peppers, her mother Cindy at her side. Kaitlyn’s video is one of 230 videos on that website. Viewers have until Nov. 3 for the first round of voting, and each viewer can vote one time every 24 hours. The 25 finalists will be announced Nov. 10. Then a second round will narrow those winners down to the top five. Cindy, also a superb cook, was perusing the Uncle Ben’s Facebook page one day when they learned about the Uncle Ben’s Cooking Contest for Beginners. Contest • page 11
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Soccer teams perform at state competition
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Above left: Members of the Sartell-St. Stephen boys’ soccer team include, from left to right: (front row) Luke Spanier, Riley Sanderson, Alec Adelman, Dylan Michaud, Eric Minnerath, Austin Sura and Traivis Forst; (second row) Justin Hammerel, Parker Beumer, Matthew Michaud, Ethan Kiffmeyer, Turner Kuhn, Zach Sinn, Connor Kalthoff and Logan Pedersen; (back row) Assistant Coach Nick Sieben, Michael Heim, Gopi Ramanathan, Kempton Schneider, Colin Johnson, Cullen Chisholm, Trevor Erickson, JP Schlect and Coach Matt Hager.
Above right: Members of the Sartell-St. Stephen girls’ soccer team include: (front row) Morgan Rohlfs, Elli Johnson, Amy Conard, Olivia Garner, Clare Minnerath, Amanda Flemming and Tessa Hager; (second row) Hannah Bergner, Chloe Yilek, Maia Trombley, Jaylia Ellis, Kathryn Gent, Laura Leonard, Molly Mahowald and Sara Higgins; (third row) Coach Roy Snyder, Allie Hemmesch, Jenna Engelkes, Brooke Walters, Elizabeth Minnerath, Jenna Eibes, Emma Larson, Bria Ferns, Megan Cook, Megan Sieben, Coach Ashley Studanski; (back row) Meleah Gunderson and Casey Klimple.
Anderson selected as track-field head coach Anderson
Ross Anderson has been selected as head coach for Sartell High School’s boys’ and girls’ track teams. He will replace head coach Jeff Kellerman, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Anderson is a special-education teacher at the high school and was the assistant coach of the team for the past 16 years. Prior to that, he had coached for 10 years at Tech High School in St. Cloud.
Anderson graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, where he participated on its track team. His choice as head coach is subject to approval by the school board at its November meeting.
“I am excited to take on the challenge of keeping the equality competitive traditions that have been built by the Sabre track-and-field teams of the past years,” Anderson said.
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Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com found the children had returned. Oct. 17 11:10 a.m. Suspicious activity. Killdeer Avenue S. A report was made regarding a male transporting a possible marijuana
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plant into a residence. Officers were given permission to search the home and located a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The items were confiscated and destroyed and both parties were issued cita-
tions. 5:12 p.m. Suspicious activity. Twin Rivers Court. A report was made regarding an adult male and female possibly living in their vehicle and digging by a power pole in a business
3 lot. Officers checked the area and found the parties had left after being questioned by the complainant. The complainant reported they stated they were waiting for a friend. Blotter • page 9
Oct. 14 12:30 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Benton Drive. A complaint was made regarding a vehicle parked in the same spot for a long period of time. It was found the vehicle belonged to an employee working at the paper mill’s cleanup. 6:52 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 120. A vehicle was witnessed crossing the center line with a brake light out. The officer found the driver had a revoked license. The driver was issued a citation, and the vehicle was parked for a valid driver to pick it up. Oct. 15 5:11 p.m. Welfare check. Sartell Court. A report was made regarding a front door left open for several days at a residence. Officers checked the home but did not find anyone. The owners were unable to be contacted. The residence was secured. 8:04 p.m. Driving complaint. CR 120. A complaint was made regarding a small child sitting on the lap of the driver while the vehicle was in motion. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the vehicle. The license plate did not match the description given, no further action was taken. Oct. 16 2:08 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 4. A vehicle was witnessed traveling 58 mph in a posted 40-mph zone. The driver stated he was aware of his speed. He was issued a citation and released. 11:16 p.m. Suspicious activity. Grizzly Lane. A complaint was made regarding an unknown vehicle driving around a neighborhood. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle in the area and went to the registered owner’s nearby address. They found they had just returned home and wanted to finish listening to a song on the radio. 11:51 p.m. Juvenile problem. Grizzly Lane. A report was made regarding two juveniles who snuck out of their residence. Officers contacted the family and
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Our View Authorities should update about deaths, crises There is a growing frustration among the public about how law enforcement is not following through with information about deaths or other kinds of crises that happen throughout the central Minnesota area. The following are just a few examples: • A woman was found dead Oct. 15 by gunshot inside her residence in the Rockwood Estates Mobile Home Park south of Rice. Of course, the news hit Rockwood residents like gangbusters, and some of them were frightened, locking their doors, leery about letting their children outside to play, wondering if the law had caught whoever did the killing or if the murderer was still on the loose, perhaps hiding in a shed or empty mobile home within the Park. News reports (TV, radio, newspapers) quoted the Benton County Sheriff’s Department that there appeared to be no danger to the public in the wake of the woman’s death. But what did that mean, exactly? Did it mean only that a killer had fled from the area? In the coming days, conjecture via a verbal buzz line took hold. Was it a murder? Was it a suicide? Was it just a gun going off accidentally? A Newsleader reporter Dennis Dalman, who happens to live in that Park, called Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck, who said the incident is under investigation and no further information could be released at that time. Residents still are not sure how the woman died. • Two weeks ago, a man’s body was found in the Mississippi River near a railroad bridge north of Little Falls. Another man was reported missing. Days later, his body, too, was found floating in the river. The news release from law enforcement stated those two men had agreed to meet at that railroad bridge crossing one night. The release also stated there is no cause for public concern, that foul play was not suspected. People were left wondering how did those two men end up drowned? Did a train come along, forcing them to jump from the bridge into the river? Were the deaths the result of some bizarre suicide pact? Did the two begin a physical struggle during which both fell into the river? It’s all very mysterious, to say the least. By the way, has anybody else wondered why is it so many young men throughout Minnesota in the past 10 years have ended up dead in rivers? • Last year, a woman claimed she was abducted from her car while at the McDonald’s restaurant in Sartell. The man who abducted her, she said, drove her around, met up with another man, then the three of them drove around for a long time in the greater St. Cloud area, the men finally pushing the woman out of the car onto a street in downtown Sauk Rapids. That story alarmed many people in the area, people who wondered if deranged abductors were on the loose and if next time the abducted victim would be brutalized, raped and/or murdered. We never did hear the truth behind that so-called “abduction.” Was it a lie invented by the woman? All that law enforcement would reveal is there was no way to prove that the incident didn’t happen. That was, to say the least, not a very reassuring answer. • With alarming regularity, shots are fired in certain areas of St. Cloud: people driving by shooting from vehicles, disputes among people during which shots are fired, shots fired in homes or apartments or outside dwellings. Time and again, law enforcement tells us, via press releases, there is no danger to the public. Are they kidding? Slugs flying through the air are indeed a danger to the public – to anybody who happens to be in a particular area when shots are fired. Sometimes we don’t learn much if anything about why the shots were fired or if the perpetrators were caught and punished. Such unanswered questions can leave residents feeling vulnerable. These comments are not meant as criticism, necessarily, of our excellent local law-enforcement agencies whose members make extraordinary efforts to help keep us safe. However, this is meant to be a suggestion. Whenever possible, consider releasing updated information via press releases that explain such “mysterious” deaths and crises. Such follow-ups would go a long way in stopping speculation and gossip, in bringing answers to wondering minds and in making everyone feel safer.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.
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Opinion Committee implodes; Hillary triumphs For awhile, I thought I was watching one of the Salem witch trials; I expected the Puritan elders to haul out the torture rack to use on the suspected witch, Dame Hillary. That’s how vicious some of the members of the House Benghazi Committee looked and acted during the televised hearing Oct. 22. The Republican members on that travesty of a committee resembled snide, pompous, condescending inquisitors from a Dark Age. The committee fell flat on its face. In 11 breathtaking hours of sheer folly, that bogus committee imploded, proving all by itself it has been a partisan, anti-Hillary kangaroo court ever since it began 17 months ago, at a cost to us taxpayers of $4.5 million. Just as some honest Republicans have already said. Last week, in my opinion column, I compared Benghazi committee members to dogs frantically digging for a bone that isn’t there. The pathetic spectacle I witnessed on TV Oct. 22 reinforced that opinion. By the end of that inexcusable hearing, committee chairman Rep. Trey Goudy’s face said it all. It was glazed to a varnished sheen with perspiration, most likely caused by a mixture of desperation and anger. Desperation because he and his henchmen had tried so stubbornly to find the “smoking gun” – or at least to trip up Hillary and make a fool or a liar out of her. Anger because it must have dawned on Gowdy by the end of that hearing that his committee had spent 11 hours cooking – overcooking – its own goose. They didn’t make a fool out of Clinton; they made fools of themselves. Through it all, Clinton – with eloquence, touches of humor and
Dennis Dalman Editor the most extraordinary grace under pressure – endured the fools’ verbal assaults, at times using pointed comments to pop their balloons, to reveal their own misguided, murky motives. There was no logic or unity in that hearing. It was helter-skelter, like watching a pin-ball game, zigzagging back and forth from the really ridiculous to the laughably ludicrous. The seven Republican committee members behaved like boozy hooligans at a carnival shooting gallery, firing blindly, hoping to connect with anything. What they were trying to prove, apparently, though it was hard to tell from that ill-conceived hearing, is Clinton was the prime architect of America’s involvement in Libya and she left ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in the lurch, denying requested security enforcement before their deaths in a terrorist attack in Benghazi three years ago. Committee members flailed about, frantically bringing up a slew of irrelevancies, including an attempt by Rep. Mike Pompeo to trip up Clinton. His long, sneering harangue was about frequent Libya-related emails from a long-time friend, Sidney Blumenthal. Pompeo made a complete ass of himself at the moment he honed in for his intended “gotcha moment” – that the Blumenthal emails proved Clinton took him more
seriously than the ambassador, thus implying stupidly that Clinton blew off requests for beefed-up security. Rep. Susan Brooks also made a fool of herself when she plopped down two stacks of Clinton emails – one fat stack, one slim stack – as if “seeing is believing” is the proof Clinton went to great lengths to set up the ambassador and others in Libya (the fat stack of emails), then brushed them off later, leaving them to die (the slim stack of emails). Right after the sham marathon, a reporter asked Gowdy if the hearing revealed anything new. Like a deer caught in the headlights, he flailed verbally: “I think some of Jimmy Jordan’s questioning – well, when you say new today, we knew some of that already. We knew about the emails. In terms of her testimony? I don’t know that she testified much differently today than she has the previous time she testified. I’ll have to go look at the transcripts.” A good, non-partisan Benghazi committee could have explored and then implemented ways to shore up security for Americans in the world’s most volatile areas. This Benghazi committee, however, missed the chance to do that because of its monomaniacal determination to take down Hillary. Lacking the smoking gun they so frantically seek, these Hillary-baiters have one hope left – that the FBI will indict her for security breaches. They ought to be ashamed of themselves; they aren’t, of course. Even after Hillary Clinton is elected as the next President of the United States, they’ll just keep digging more holes deeper, finding nothing and ultimately falling into the empty holes they’ve dug.
Letters to editor
Church leaders urge Northstar Rail extension Social Justice Concerns Teams of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and First United Methodist Church of Sartell In the fall of 2014 the Republican House and House leadership ran and won on a campaign promise they were going to pass a transportation bill that would meet the needs of Greater Minnesotans. To date they have not done so. GRIP/ISAIAH leaders have communicated to all of our local representatives, the Speaker of the House and
now this past week the governor of our state that we would like a transportation bill to include the completion of Northstar rail line to St. Cloud. GRIP/ISAIAH leaders here in 13B have recognized the opportunity and responsibility Rep. Tim O’Driscoll has to the area of transportation and economic investment. O’Driscoll serves on the Capitol Investment Committee with Rep. Tama Theis (R). With St. Cloud Rep. Jim Knoblach chairing the Ways and Means Committee and serving as ex-officiate on the Transportation Committee, we are certain these local repre-
sentatives can work together to create a transportation package that invests in the people and economy of central Minnesota by completing the Northstar Rail line to St. Cloud. If you would like to see Northstar finished to St. Cloud, please contact O’Driscoll at 800-9209984 or Rep. Tim.Odriscoll@house.mn. We invite them and all community members to attend our public gathering from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. The event is free, but you need to register by emailing abuckvold@ isaiahmn.org.
Meat industry scarier than Halloween Serge Nesbitt, Sartell I was never scared of all the witches, zombies and assorted goblins wandering around on Halloween night. What really used to scare me was the meat industry. This is the industry that mutilates, cages and butchers billions of cows, pigs and other feeling animals; that exposes thousands of undocumented workers to crippling workplace
injuries at slave wages; that exploits farmers and ranchers by dictating wholesale prices; then jails those who document its abuses through unconstitutional “ag-gag” laws. It’s the industry that generates more water pollution than any other human activity and more greenhouse gases than transportation, then promotes world hunger by feeding nutritious corn and soybeans to animals. It’s the industry that threatens
our public health with increased risk of killer diseases, that creates antibiotic-resistant pathogens by feeding antibiotics to animals, then bullies health authorities to remove anti-meat warnings from their public messages. Now, that’s really scary stuff. But, instead of being scared, I decided to fight back by dropping animal products from my menu. I am no longer scared of the meat industry, and I invite everyone to join me.
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Middle school students help Quiet Oaks Hospice by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It took lots of work, planning and generosity, but the team spirit of the students and staff at Sartell Middle School managed to complete their good deed, collecting 2,147 items of food and supplies for a hospice house. What they collected included virtually every kind of non-perishable food – such as peanut butter, oatmeal, hundreds of canned goods – and supplies, such as laundry detergent and paper products. The items were collected via the schools’ homerooms, with lots of friendly, lively competitive spirit boosting the efforts. The items were delivered to the grateful staff of Quiet Oaks Hospice House and Respite Care Center in St. Cloud. The facility has space for eight terminally-ill patients and rooms where their loved ones can visit or stay. Gary Rosin, sixth-grade teacher at SMS, came up with the idea and coordinated the
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project. It was inspired by his wife, Denise, who is a Quiet Oaks Board member. “My wife serves on the board, and I have seen through her and the board, staff and volunteers at Quiet Oaks how passionate they are,” Rosin said. He became aware only 55 percent of the cost of the patients’ care is paid by the patient or the patient’s family, with the rest being covered by donations. In addition to that, ongoing fundraising efforts raise money so patients’ family members can stay at Quiet Oaks when they visit rather than having to rent motel rooms. Family members can also eat at Quiet Oaks with no additional costs to the family. “My wife and I,” Rosin said, “volunteered one Friday evening and we fed 50 family members. They have capacity for eight patients so if they are full, there are a lot of family and friends visiting. They want their families to be able to spend as much time together as possible without having to
leave the facility.” Since it opened in October 2008, Quiet Oaks has served more than 460 individuals and their families. “On behalf of the residents and families served, we are so thankful,” said Linda Allen, Quiet Oaks director of operations. “It is reassuring to know there are youth today who care about their community and have passion and a desire to serve others. Students and faculty of Sartell Middle School should be proud of the impact they have made. We are proud of them and hope their effort inspires others to give.” Rosin was confident of the collection effort from the getgo. “At Sartell Middle School, we thought we could help,” he said. “Knowing our students, we knew they would get very excited about it and would put a huge dent in the food budget at Quiet Oaks. The teachers, parents and students did an amazing job meeting and exceeding our expectations, and we are so very grateful.”
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Sartell Middle School students load a van with items – mainly food items – they, their classmates and school staff collected for the Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Cloud. From left to right are Kenzie Clark, Jacob Bjelland, Grant Winter, Ryleigh Higel, Rainna Stangle, Amber Teer, Mathieu Jobin, Ethan Dauw, Logan Filsmyer and Jalen Winburn.
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Lions celebrate at 50th birthday party by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Charlie Schafer of Sauk Rapids, who is the only living charter member of the Sartell Lions Club, received two major awards during the Sartell Lions’ 50th birthday celebration Oct. 19 at the Blue Line Bar and Grill. Schafer was given the Lions International Award and the Lions Hearing Foundation Award for his long-time work to help the hard-of-hearing. Schafer was one of about two dozen men who signed a Lions Charter document in Sartell in October 1965, with the Sauk Rapids Lions Club serving as its sponsor, thus initiating one of the most successful Lions clubs in the state.
About 70 people attended the celebratory dinner Oct. 19 at the Blue Line, including past Lions International President Brian Sheehan of Bird Island and Lions District Gov. Ted Peterson. Guest of Honor Sheehan spoke about how Lions clubs have adapted through so many decades to changes in society to better serve the people in their areas and beyond. Lions, he said, know the meaning of the word “share,” and in the Lions’ behavior and philosophy, it’s the people they serve who come first, not the Lions themselves. Sheehan also praised the teamwork the Lions are known for and attributed the 50-year successes of the Sartell Lions to that kind of tight-knit teamwork.
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From top down: Karen Maruska was presented the prestigious “Lion of the Year” award recently during the Sartell Lions’ 50th birthday bash. Maruska is an advisor for the young Lions (dubbed “Leos”) at the junior high school and high school levels in Sartell. From left to right are Brian Sheehan, past International Lions director from Bird Island; Maruska, Sartell Lions President Javier Nevares and Lions District Gov. Ted Peterson; Charlie Schafer (second from left) received the “Lions International Award” at the Sartell Lions 50th birthday celebration. Schafer, who now lives in Sauk Rapids, is the only surviving member of the Sartell Lions who signed the Lions Charter 50 years ago. He is still an active Lions member. Others in the photo are (left to right) Sheehan, Peterson and Nevares; Javier Nevares (center) received the International Presidents’ Award during the Sartell Lions’ 50th birthday celebration recently. He was also honored with the Melvin Jones Award. The two who presented him the awards are Sheehan and Peterson.
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The event was emceed by long-time Lions club member Jack Paulsen. Former Sartell mayors Joe Perske and Bob Pogatshnik also attended the celebration and dinner. Another long-time Lions member, Mike DeLuca, gave a speech praising the city’s people, businesses, organizations and fellow Lions from other Lions clubs for their unstinting generosity. Without their ongoing support, the Lions could not do what they do, he said. DeLuca especially praised Liberty Bank and Scott and Esther Widor, owners of the Blue Line for constant generosity. Scott is a Sartell Lions Club member. Members from many other Lions clubs joined the celebration. They came from clubs in Le Sauk Township, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Avon, Kimball, Princeton, Staples, Cold Spring, Little Falls and Ramsey-Mora. The Sartell Lions is in the 5M8 District, which covers central Minnesota. There are more than 70 clubs in the district. “The celebration worked out very well,” DeLuca said. “We had good speakers, good turn-out, good food.” The following Sartell Lions members were honored with awards: Lions Club President Javier Nevares: International Presidents’ Award and Melvin Jones Award; Tania Nevares (Javier’s wife, club secretary): Can Do Canines Award for her work in the service-dog organization; Jack Paulsen: Dream Catcher Award for his work in diabetes; Charlie Schafer: Lions International Award and a Hearing Foundation Award for work in helping the hard-ofhearing; Kathy Sell (vice president): Can Do Canines Award for work with that organization; Mike DeLuca (membership chairman): Leader Dog Award for work with helping the blind; Judy Giffin (editor): Presidents’ Appreciation Award; Herb Gross: Helen Keller Award for collecting used glasses for distribution far and wide to those with impaired vision; Janet Gross (treasurer): Presidents’ Appreciation Award; and Karen Maruska, advisor for the young Lions (dubbed Leos) at the junior high and high school level: Lion of the Year Award.
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Library from front page Julie Henne; and representing Sartell Friends of the Library were members Nancy Van Erp, Paul Moe and Joe Perske. It was Peterson and Friends of the Library who, weeks ago, urged the council to meet with GRRL, and the consensus of the council agreed a joint meeting would be a good idea. The meeting was not a public meeting, and no votes were taken, nor any formal action initiated. At the Oct. 26 council meeting, both Nicoll and Peterson said they thought the joint meeting was a good, productive one. “I’m looking forward to having another meeting set,” Peterson said. “It was good at least to get together.” This is the consensus statement, the result of the Oct. 21 meeting, which was read aloud by Mayor Nicoll: “Representatives from the City of Sartell, Great River Regional Library and the Sartell Friends of the Library met on Wednesday, Oct. 21 to discuss an additional location of a Great River Regional Library branch in the City of Sartell. As a group, we came to consensus on the following:
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com We recognize many strongly in favor of a Sartell residents have Sartell library during a strong desire for enthe public forum porhanced library services tion of the meeting. that fit the needs of the One of them, a future in their commuyoung Sartell girl, nity. As taxpayer-funded said she loves books entities, both the City of and libraries and was Nicoll Peterson Sartell and Great River Degiovanni disappointed when Regional Library share a she learned Sartell’s evaluation of the models of fiduciary responsibility to best library service it currently of- community center will not serve our residents in the most fers and may be forming new house such a library. She asked efficient manner possible. Ad- alternative services. The City the council to reconsider its ditionally, we recognize many of Sartell may wish to consider decision about the center not Sartell residents value the ac- these enhanced library service having a library. cess they already have through options when they are fully A woman who has lived in current GRRL services. formed. The anticipated com- Sartell for 22 years and has three We recognize the City of Sar- pletion of this evaluation is the children said she hopes the city tell is undertaking a major proj- second quarter of 2016. can come up with something ect with its community center. Knowing these existing innovative in the way of library We also recognize the City of conditions and limitations, the services, even if it’s not as spaSartell will need to focus its group will meet after the Great cious as some would like. current time and resources to River Regional library assessNancy Van Erp, a member of complete this project. The cur- ment project is complete to Sartell Friends of the Library, rent location is not suitable discuss future options for en- who also participated in the for an additional GRRL library hanced library services to the Oct. 21 joint meeting, noted branch to deliver regional li- City of Sartell.” there are about 4,500 individubrary service due to its proxBefore the Oct. 26 city-coun- als in Sartell who go to the St. imity to existing locations, per cil meeting, three people spoke Cloud Library or the Waite Park GRRL policy. We agree any enhanced library services in the City of Sartell will need to meet the needs Soon, the jingle-jangle of SalThose who cannot ring bells of the City of Sartell, GRRL and vation Army red kettles will ancan still help out by setting up Sartell residents. We understand nounce the start of the Christa fundraising page as part of GRRL has an existing policy mas season. the Give Christmas Away camregarding standards for library Bell-ringing volunteers are paign. outlets, including size and disThose who want to volunteer tance from other libraries. Sar- very much needed. All funds raised stay in the as bell-ringers should go to: tell has requested GRRL look at local area for a wide range Salvationarmynorth.org/comdifferent size or service models of good deeds that make the munity/st-cloud. to meet its needs. Businesses that would like to GRRL is undertaking a full holidays brighter for people in need. participate in a “kettle match”
7 branch library. She said if each of those persons goes just twice a month to those libraries, that’s a total of 9,000 people who leave Sartell and spend money elsewhere during those visits. Thus, she suggested, there is a definite economic impact to be considered, one of the good reasons to have a library in Sartell. A city’s well-being, Van Erp said, depends upon more than gyms and trails – that reading is important for positive aspects of human development. “Sartell is a great city,” she said, “and we do have a lot of things that make us a great city, but we have to consider what’s going to round out what we already have, and a library can do that in a much more powerful way than additional gyms and trails and things that only address one part of our wellness, our wholeness . . . There are many voices out here besides mine who are asking for these same things.”
Bell-ringers, donations needed campaign can find out more information by contacting Shannon Smithers at: Shannon_ Smithers@usc.salvatonarmy. org or call Shannon at 257-7437. People are always welcome and encouraged to donate online at: Salvationarmynorth. org/community/st-cloud. Go to that site, then click on “Donate.”
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Pumpkinfest scares up fall fun
photos by Carolyn Bertsch
From left to right: Noah Peterson, 18 months, son of Jenny and Matt Peterson of Sartell, enjoyed the goats at the petting zoo which was an attraction at Pumpkinfest Oct. 16; Sartell friends Adam Bertsch and Logan Villette, both 7, have fun with the comic foreground at Pumpkinfest; Macy Zimmerman, 9, of Sartell, was all smiles as she did tricks on the Airmaxx Trampoline equipment at Pumpkinfest.
Sartell Moms in Prayer begins Oct. 30!!! Fridays 9-10 a.m. When you join Moms in Prayer, you’re gathering with a supportive group of like-minded moms who understand your struggles and share your passion for children. Join with Sartell moms, and pray for the children in your community.
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Leo is a neutered, 4-year-old Yellow Lab mix who weighs 77 pounds. He’s been around school-aged children and got along fine with them. Leo’s quite active and would do great in a home that has the time to get him exercised daily. A home with a fencedin yard would be a plus since one of Leo’s favorite ways to get exercise is by chasing squirrels. As you can see, Leo is also ready to pull up a chair and watch a little TV with you! “Helping one animal won’t change the world … but it will change the world for that one animal!” Dogs - 19 Rabbits -3
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Blotter from page 3 10:59 p.m. Traffic stop. 23rd Street S. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle with a driver’s-side headlamp out. The driver was found to have a suspended license. He was issued a citation and released to a valid driver. Oct. 18 1:23 a.m. Intoxicated male. Riverside Avenue N. A report was made regarding an intoxicated adult male attempting to drive. Officers arrived and spoke with the male, who was unable to care for himself. Officers contacted his wife, who stated she would care for him for the evening. The male was transported to his residence and left in his wife’s care. 10:49 p.m. Suspicious activity. Fourth Avenue N. A report was made regarding an unknown person attempting to enter a locked vehicle. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate anyone outside. The homeowner stated he was in his garage when he heard someone outside attempting to open the locked vehicle.
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com Oct. 19 5:40 p.m. Motorist assist. Twin Rivers Court. A resident locked themselves out of their vehicle and requested assistance. The officer was able to enter the vehicle without incident. 10:08 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Killdeer Avenue. A report was made regarding an unknown vehicle parked behind a residence for a long period of time. An officer located the vehicle and found an adult male and female, both stating they were talking. No assistance was needed. Oct. 20 7:03 a.m. Suspicious activity. 12th Avenue S. A report was made regarding an adult female slumped over at the wheel of a parked vehicle. An officer arrived and found the female had fallen asleep after arriving home from grocery shopping. The officer walked the female up to her residence and found her husband home to care for her. No further assistance needed. 11:29 a.m. Disturbance. HiVue Drive. A report was made regarding three males, outside a residence, physically fighting. Officers arrived and located the boys, who were no longer fighting. No one wanted charges to be pursued; no further action was taken.
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Great Northern Theatre Company Proudly Presents This is the first “TV Special” taped by the sisters in their convent basement studio for Cable Access. It stars the nuns you love plus Father Virgil and some of Mt. Saint Helen’s most talented students. Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical! Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday (matinee) Nov. 12, 13, 14 & 15 and Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nov. 19, 20 & 21 Show times: Social Hour 6 p.m., Dinner 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m. Matinee: Social hour 1 p.m., Dinner 2 p.m, Show 3 p.m.
Held at The Great Blue Heron, Cold Spring Dinner Choices: Pork Loin with Maple Glaze OR Parmesan Chicken with Herb Cream Sauce. All meals include Autumn Harvest Salad, Prince Edward Vegetable Blend, Herb Roasted Baby Bakers, Baguette and Dessert. Special needs accommodated. Call House Manager at 320 241-4682 to discuss.
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Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye starts Oct. 30 Something’s fishy, something’s funny, something’s haywire, and Rumpelstiltskin and Ugly Ducking are determined to solve the mystery. Audiences will have fun watching the mayhem when Sartell Middle School presents Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Sartell High School Theater. The hourlong production, performed by a cast of 30 sixth-graders and a crew of 40, is a wacky take-off on familiar fairytales. Tickets, available at the door, are $3 for students and $5 for adults. During the course of the play, it’s discovered the Three Little Bears’ home was broken into, the Three Little Pigs’ homes were
destroyed and Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother has gone missing. Could it be those shady Grimm brothers had something to do with it all? Only hard-boiled detective Rumpelstiltskin and his sidekick, the wise-cracking Ugly Duckling, will be able to solve the mess. Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye is directed by Pat Cicharz, special-education teacher at the middle school. The following is the play’s cast list: Rumpelstiltskin: Carter Bright; Ugly Ducking: Becca Ringstad; Mama Bear: Kynnley Winegar; Papa Bear: Ben Greshowak; Baby Bear: Maxx Jokela; Goldilocks: Dru Hollen; Gingerbread Man: Celso Hernandez; Worried Pig: Clayton Fuller; Smart Pig: Charlie Magnuson;
Not-So-Smart Pig: William Budge; Big Bad Wolf: Josh Nguyen; Virginia Wolf: Kate Manning; Little Red: Salma Maray; and Snow White: Lexi Killey; Prince Pronto: Jordan Schuman; Cinderella: Sonya Hackenmueller; Fairy Godmother: Gracie Ahlstrom; Minerva: Grace Bennett; Hortense: Andria Koester; Penelope: Libby Nelson; Fairy Godmother: Balin Pilles; Granny: Eva Hesse and Dwarfs: Drowsy Twins: Robbie Roob and Brian Klehr; Clumsy: Brooke Swanson; Bossy: Lance Anderson; Gloomy: Summer Burton; Perky: Zach Mathiason; Nerdy: Quentin Sigurdson; and Hungry: Calen O’Connell. Stage managers are eighthgraders Pierce Knudson and Abby Starz.
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10 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders. com. Friday, Oct. 30 Trick or Treat Main Street, 3:30-5 p.m., sponsored by Rice Area Chamber of Commerce, Rice. 320393-2460.
Community Calendar
Holy Cross Fish Fry, 4-9 p.m., Holy Cross Parish, 10672 CR 8, Kimball. Autumn Games and Crafts, 4:20-5:15 p.m., Al Ringsmuth Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-253-9359. Saturday, Oct. 31 Decorate a Halloween cookie, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Cold Spring Bakery, 308 Main St., Cold Spring, and 103
LEGAL NOTICES
CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL-USE PERMIT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Sartell City Council will hold a public hearing in the council chambers of the Sartell City Hall at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Monday, the 9th day of November, to consider a conditional-use permit allowing for a development of a Solar Garden on Industrially
zoned property as submitted by Sartell Holdco LLC, applicant; for property located on the former Sartell Lagoon and landfills, south and west of Fourth Avenue South. Mary Degiovanni Administrator Publish: Oct. 30, 2015
CITY OF SARTELL SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 15-14 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TITLE 11 OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND CHAPTER 9, TITLE 10 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE The following official summary of the ordinance referred to has been approved by the City Council as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the amendments. The purpose of the ordinance amendments is to establish a requirement to have a certificate of survey completed during the building-permit process for all new single-family homes. The requirement will go into effect for all new single-family building permits on Jan. 1, 2016. A copy of the proposed changes to the ordinance is available for review at the city clerk’s office.
City Clerk any Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This document hereby is made a part of this ordinance and is attached hereto. /s/ Sarah Jane Nicoll Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Mary Degiovanni City Administrator SEAL Publish: Oct. 30, 2015
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Stuffed Poblano Peppers Prepare peppers:
Roast four to five large poblano peppers under the broiler until they blister and turn blackish. Then put them in a big bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let them cool completely. Peel off skins. Make a long slit in each one and remove seeds.
For base under peppers:
In large bowl, combine: 1 tsp. cumin ¼ cup chopped cilantro 1 cup chunky salsa Mix those ingredients together. Put half of that sauce in bottom of large baking dish. Then put the halved, roasted peppers on top of the sauce in dish.
Contest from front page “We thought it would be something fun for us to try,” Cindy told the Newsleader during an interview during which, by coincidence, Kaitlyn was happily busy making another batch of her delicious stuffed poblanos. A poblano is a rather large, usually mild, dark-green chili pepper, often four to five inches long and about 1-1/2 to 2 inches wide. It resembles an overweight jalapeno pepper. When dried, they are known as ancho peppers. Poblanos, because of their larger size, are ideal for stuffing. For Kaitlyn’s recipe, see above. Needless to say, Kaitlyn’s family is very proud of her – mother Cindy, father Brandon, 4-year-old brother Joseph. Joseph doesn’t cook by himself, not just yet, but he happily serves as Kaitlyn’s “taste-taster,” and, so far, he’s seldom turned up his nose at her culinary entrees. So far, Kaitlyn has mastered many recipes, including Chicken-Tortilla Soup, BlackBean Chili, Gluten-Free Apple Crisp, Hawaiian Pie and, not to forget, her awesome Stuffed Poblano Peppers. Cooking comes easy to Kaitlyn. “It’s easy, peasy, lemon
To finish sauce in skillet:
To the other half of the sauce still in mixing bowl, add the following: 1 cup “Mexican Four-Cheese” shredded cheese or any other favorite meltable cheese, such as Co-Jack 1 cup Uncle Ben’s rice (cooked) 1-1/2 cups shredded or finely diced cooked chicken Mix all that together well. Then gently stuff the peppers with that mixture. Sprinkle tops of peppers generously with shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, uncovered, at 350 degrees. Serve with a dollop of sour cream on top of each one. squeezy,” she likes to say. Cindy said she and Kaitlyn won’t be disappointed if she doesn’t win the Uncle Ben’s contest because they’ve had fun with the whole process, including making the video with father Brandon doing the filming. Cooking is an excellent way for parents and children to bond and to learn together, Cindy noted. Kaitlyn, for example, has honed her reading, science and math skills as she learns more and more about the art of cooking and baking. It also unleashes her creativity in teamwork with her mother. Kaitlyn’s first baking effort was an angel-food box cake with pineapple in it. She made it when she was only 4, with mother’s help. “She had so much fun making that, and she was so proud of it,” Cindy said. Another plus about learning to cook earlier is that children, like Kaitlyn, learn about nutrition and healthy eating habits. “She eats lots and lots of vegetables, always trying something new,” Cindy noted. “Cauliflower, radishes, green beans. Even sauerkraut.” To Cindy, cooking will always be a family tradition, something to pass on generation to generation. She has fond, loving memories of cooking with her mother, Marlene, and with Grandma Christine “Tinker” while growing up in Lowry, Minn.
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“We made a lot of traditional Czechoslovakian foods from our heritage, especially delicious pastries,” she said. Mother Cindy and daughter Kaitlyn plan to enjoy many more years of cooking together with new food adventures, continuing an ageold tradition.
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The annual CentraCare Wishbone Family Walk/Run, sponsored by the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA and Bernick’s, will be held Thursday, Nov. 26 at Whitney Park, 1529 Northway Dr., St. Cloud. The schedule of events includes the following: 7 a.m. YMCA opens;
8 a.m. National Anthem; 8:05 a.m. 1K starts; 8:45 a.m. 5K and 2-mile start; 7:30-9:30 a.m. kids activities and drop-off child care (if needed). Register by Nov. 5 and receive a T-shirt for participating. Bring the whole family, we look forward to working up an appetite with you.
NAMI Minnesota holds state conference Nov. 7
National Alliance on Mental Illness-Minnesota will hold its annual state conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the St. Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd. The conference, Forging a Better Future, will feature Dr. Lisa Dixon, an internationally recognized health-services researcher and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center.
There will also be 15 workshops on current mental-health issues and a closing keynote by activist and comedian Kevin Breel, known widely for his virally viewed TED Talk, Confessions of a Depressed Comic. NAMI provides education, support and advocacy for children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. For information or to register, call 651-645-2948 or go to namihelps.org.
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Bonzai teaches financial literacy to students by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Many young people (like plenty of adults) are constantly juggling their limited budgets, wondering how they’re going to manage paying for, say, their cell-phone bills and the car insurance and debating whether to pay a bill or two with a credit card so they can buy a ticket to that upcoming music concert they’ve had their hearts set on for months. Youth (and adults) can get into a financial pinch quickly, sometimes by making rash decisions. Well, along comes “Bonzai” to the rescue. Bonzai is a software program, with workbooks, that teaches young people the intricate skills of financial budgeting. More than 14,000 teachers now use it in all 50 states.
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Locally, the program is being sponsored by the Sartell branch of the St. Cloud Federal Credit Union. That business will provide the Bonzai software and the workbooks free for any teacher who wants to teach it as part of any course. “Teachers are always looking for a program to bring financial literacy to students,” said Leslie Lane, branch manager for SCFCU, Sartell. Lane added teachers’ goals fit in nicely with SCFCU’s mission, which is also to educate its customers about financial decisionmaking. “Such skills should be learned early on – at least by high school,” Lane said. “These students will be the citizens of the future. This program (Bonzai) is a way for us to help teachers and students. Some teachers pay for materials
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right out of their own pocket. We are excited to be able to offer this program free.” So far, there are several teachers in the area signed up for the Bonzai program. One of them, Sartell teacher Sue Symanietz, will include the program as part of her class called “Living On Your Own” for grades 11 and 12. Another teacher, Sauk Rapids’ Trude Sowada, will incorporate Bonzai as part of her “Apartment Living,” also for students in grades 11 and 12.
How it works
When a teacher signs up for Bonzai, someone from the SCFCU Sartell branch will meet with that teacher to determine if there are any other needs or resources for the course. The business, for instance, can line up guest speakers who can share knowledge of
any aspect of financial literacy. Bonzai is an interactive software program that can be as fun as an escapist video game, Lane explained. The game varies with each student who plays it. Each is given a set of conditions and a certain amount of money. Then the student has to budget within those constraints. As in real life, the game occasionally throws in a monkey wrench, a factor that can threaten or throw off one’s planned budget, causing the student to re-think his or her money situation. Such “wrenches” can include medical bills, car problems, overdraft fees, parking tickets and wants as well as needs, such as the cost of a concert the student really wants to attend. “The game is fun; it’s trendy; it speaks to kids,” Lane said, adding students are learning while having fun playing the “game.”
Some of the issues Bonzai addresses and throws into the financial juggle are: • Getting a car loan. • The cost of interest payments. • How to balance a checkbook. • How to save money. • How to read bank statements. • How to draw up a realistic budget, keeping in mind the possibility of unexpected expenses. • Things you want vs. things you need. “One of the best things about Bonzai is it requires virtually no teacher classroom prep time,” Lane noted. The program is available to any teacher in the counties of Stearns and Benton. For more information about Bonzai, call Lane at 320-258-2193.
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