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Town Crier St. John’s Prep to hold open house
St. John’s Prep School will hold its fall open house to learn about programming for grades 6-12 at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. For more information, call Jennine at 320-363-3315 or email admissions@sjprep.net.
Senior Connection to host author/speaker Brinkman
The Sartell Senior Connection presents author Marilyn Salzl Brinkman who will speak on how electricity shaped our lives at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the District Service Center, 212 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. Refreshments will be served.
Sabres football photos sought
The Sartell Sabres state quarterfinal football game will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The Sartell Newsleader will publish a follow-up story of the state game(s) including the reactions from the coaches, players and Sartell residents. We would also like to feature a salute to the team and coaches with a collage of photos for the edition following their final state performance. We ask those who have photographed the team during the season to submit photos to be included in this salute. Please include the names of people in photos in front-to-back, left-to-right order. No posed photos please; action shots only. Deadline to submit is Wednesday, Nov. 12. Email all photos to operations@ thenewsleaders.com.
Avon Area Arts to hold celebration of arts, crafts
Avon Area Arts sponsors the Celebration of the Arts and Crafts from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Avon Community Church, 204 Avon Ave. N. Artists and crafters will be there with jewelry, cards, photography and much more. There will also be a silent auction, live music and a bear raffle. For more info, visit avonareaarts.org.
Veterans Day events planned Nov. 9, 11
The eighth annual Veterans Day Parade to honor the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 begining on the west side of the VA Medical Center and proceeding east across 44th Avenue, concluding on the north side of Apollo High School. Immediately after the parade there will be a “thank you” open house in the Apollo Commons, at which the public can thank veterans in person. Light snacks will be provided. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 7 Criers.
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Voters elect Nicoll, Lynch, Peterson by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
has served on the Sartell City Council since 2006.
City council member Sarah Jane Nicoll is the new mayor of Sartell, David Peterson was re-elected as a council member and former council member Pat Lynch also won a seat back on the council in the Nov. 4 election. Nicoll, who was unopposed, garnered 4,387 votes. Lynch received 3,193 votes, and Peterson received 2,530, edging out the third candidate, Dawn Loberg, by just 56 votes. Nicoll was elected to the Sartell City Council in 2010. She is a stay-at-home mom who previously owned and operated the Sarah Jane Nicoll Agency, representing American Family Insurance for 10 years. She serves on the board of directors for Catholic Charities, the
Other races
The winners of other local races include the following: St. Stephen City Council: Danita Traut, unopposed. Sartell-St. Stephen School Board: Incumbents Mary E. McCabe and Michelle Meyer and new member Patrick Marushin. All were running unopposed. Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board, of which East Sartell is a part: Lisa Braun, Robyn Holthaus and Phil Rogholt. Stearns County Sheriff: John Sanner defeated Mark Bromenschenkel 24,962 to 20,685. Benton County Sheriff: Troy Heck defeated Pete Skwira 6,486 to 6,051. Stearns County Attorney:
Nicoll Lynch supervisory committee for St. Cloud Federal Credit Union and recently joined the Pinecone Central Park Association Board. She and her husband, David, have three daughters. Lynch is a businessman who founded Payne Lynch and Associates, a transportation brokerage business in Sartell, which was acquired later by C.H. Robinson. In 2011, Lynch started another transportation business, Granite Logistics Services, which will soon have a
Peterson newly constructed headquarters in Sartell. Lynch served on the Sartell City Council from 2007-10. He has a degree in management from St. John’s University. Peterson is an attorney and the lead human-resources specialist for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. He is also a long-time member of the Minnesota National Guard and has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his wife, Kristina, have a son and a daughter. Peterson
Voters in all six cities in the St. Cloud area approved the halfcent sales-tax question on the Nov. 4 ballot. Cities can now collect the
tax for a 20-year period, 2018 to 2038. The tax revenue is first spent on major regional projects in St. Cloud, then the rest is divided up among all six cities based on a formula that includes population. The approval of the ballot
question means voters agree to extend the half-cent sales tax, which was first approved in 2006. The following are the vote tallies in the six cities: Sartell: Yes: 4,206; No: 1,178. St. Joseph: Yes: 1,227; No: 484.
Sauk Rapids: Yes: 2,824; No: 1,201. St. Cloud: Yes: 13,252; No: 5,377. St. Augusta: Yes: 830; No: 423. Waite Park: Yes: 1,263; No: 489.
A fundraiser for improvements at Champion Field will take place from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at Partners’ Pub in Great River Bowl in Sartell. Tickets to the event include beer, wine and a variety of appetizers. There will be a silent
auction and a “Pave-theWay Brick Sale” so baseball fans can buy bricks with family names inscribed into the bricks. They will then be displayed as part of a structure at Champion Field. The fundraiser is sponsored by the Sartell Baseball Associa-
tion and its players and parents. Champion Field, located in Northside Park, has undergone many repairs and additions in recent years, thanks to the city and fundraising groups. The field is “home” to the Sartell Muskies and many other lo-
cal baseball teams, including teams of the American Legion, the VFW, the Stone Ponies and Sartell High School. The upcoming phase of improvements includes construction of a concessions stand, a Fundraiser • page 2
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All six cities approve sales-tax question by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Champion Field fundraiser slated Nov. 13
‘Sojourner’s Station’ a bibliophile’s paradise by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Tucked away cozily in the small rooms of a refurbished old barn is a book-lovers’ paradise where readers could happily read to their hearts’ content almost to the end of time. It’s called “Sojourner’s Station,” a book shop lovingly devised by Jerry and Jeanette Hansen of Sartell. Other than diehard bibliophiles, not too many people know about the shop, which is on the Hansens’ country-home property in southeast Sartell.
Sojourner’s Station specializes in handsome editions of quality used books. They include classic novels; volumes of short stories, poetry and essays; non-fiction works; inspirational books and sets of encyclopedias. Many of the volumes the Hansens purchased at estate sales. The books are expensive rarities, but they are all superb examples of the printing and binding arts – some leatherbound, many in slip covers, all of them in excellent condition. When bookworms enter Sojourner’s Station, they feel as if Sojourner • page 7
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Jerry Hansen glances at some of the many books lined up neatly on his long rows of bookshelves.
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People Zachary Jacobson, of Sartell, will participate on the Cougars’ men’s soccer team at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Kelsi Kolle, of Sartell, will participate on the Cougars’ women’s soccer team at the University of Minnesota-Morris.
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Sartell Middle School students have been working hard, making comfort items for cancer patients at the Coborn’s Cancer Center, under the tutelage of Sartell teacher Lori Dornburg and Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education Director Ann Doyscher-Domres. The students are (front row, left to right) Ashley Jones, Bronwyn Lebeck, Brooke Nett, Emily Hahn, Alexa Kiley and Mallory Moen; (back row) Laurel Nebosis, Victoria Clemens, Rachel Fuchs, Emma Arneson, Rachael Gooding, Grace Vogt, Brianna Holenkamp, Minnie Czech, Sadie Baumann and Emily Domres.
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Oct. 22 8:47 a.m. Sartell Bridge. Person assist. While on patrol, a pedestrian stopped an officer and stated they were lost due to getting on the wrong bus. The officer transported the male to his destination.
Oct. 23 7:11 a.m. 5th Avenue S. Theft from vehicle. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight. 8:24 a.m. Riverside Avenue. Theft from vehicle. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight. 6:45 p.m. 2nd Street N. Domestic. An emergency call was placed stating a male and female were arguing. Officers arrived and found the male had left the residence and the female stated she no longer needed assistance.
Three Sartell students from National Karate competed Oct. 10 and 11 at the Diamond Nationals Tournament, which was held in Bloomington, Minn. They and their trophies are as follows: Autumn Blommer and Jonathon Rivard, who both took first-place honors and each received a four-foot-high trophy; and Bailey Guggisberg, who place third. The Diamond Nationals is one of the biggest karate tournaments in the United States. Sarah Lage, daughter of Michelle and Mike Lage, Sartell and a freshman special education/mu-
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Oct. 24 12:56 p.m. 7th Avenue N. Theft from vehicle. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight. 9:03 p.m. 8th Avenue N. Suspicious activity. A report was made regarding juveniles walking in between residences. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate anyone. Oct. 25 5:44 a.m. Pine Siskin Avenue. Theft from vehicle. A report was made regarding items taken from an unlocked vehicle sometime overnight.
sic major, is the house representative for the Armstrong House of the Residence Hall Association for the 2014-15 academic year at Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall. RHA is the governing body of all students living in the residence halls. It provides a means for its members to voice their needs and concerns regarding issues affecting the quality of life for on-campus students. RHA consists of representatives from each house/floor. A primary function for RHA is to act as a center of communication among the individual houses/floors, between residence hall students and the Residence Life staff. Sophia VanSurksum, a native of Sartell, is officially enrolled as a member of the Class of 2018 at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. The undergraduate class is the largest (4,666 students) and most diverse first-year class in UI history. 11:58 p.m. 19th Avenue S. Loud music. A complaint was made regarding loud music coming from a residence. Officers spoke with the owner, who agreed to turn down the music. Oct. 26 1:53 a.m. 3rd Street N. Domestic. A report was made regarding a male and female arguing and possibly becoming physical. Officers arrived and both parties stated they no longer needed assistance and were going to bed for the evening. 11:49 p.m. 6th Avenue S. DWI. A vehicle was witnessed driving erratically. The driver was unable to pass field sobriety testing and
Culinary Services The Department of Culinary Services at the College of Saint Benedict is seeking energetic and dedicated individuals to fill multiple positions. Catering Lead Banquet Server Culinary Services Associate (Temporary) Station Chef (Temporary) Station Chef II For more information and to apply online, visit http://employment.csbsju.edu. Women, individuals of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The College of Saint Benedict is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Fundraiser from front page press box and bathrooms. Champion Field, once known as Muskie Field, was founded in 1979 by a group of local baseball lovers, including names well known to longtimer Sartell residents: Larry and Aggie Traut, Urban and Dorothy Frank, Jim and Marge Ohotto, Dave and Lu Guggenberger, Rip and Millie Rassier, Harold Perry, Jerry and Judy Pohlkamp, Mike Shea, Tom Gaughan and many others. The field would not exist without the thousands of hours of volunteer time and materials that went into its making. The name of the field was changed to “Champion” when the Champion Paper Co. in Sartell donated substantial funds to add lights, allowing for night-time games. was placed under arrest without incident. Oct. 27 2:32 a.m. Le Sauk Drive. Unwanted person. A complaint was made regarding four intoxicated people refusing to leave a residence. An officer arrived and the people left in a cab without incident. 7:58 p.m. 5th Avenue N. Suspicious activity. While on patrol, an officer noticed lights flashing on and off outside a residence. The officer contacted the homeowner and found the lights were set incorrectly.
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Emmer defeats Perske for congressional seat Elect by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Tom Emmer handily defeated Joe Perske in the Nov. 4 election for the Sixth U.S. CongressioEmmer nal seat in the House of Representatives. It’s the seat now occupied by Rep. Michele Bachmann, now in her fourth two-year term, who decided not to run for re-election. The unofficial vote total Wednesday morning was Emmer 133,324, Perske 90,921 and Independence Party candidate John Denney 12,459. Perske, Sartell mayor, former teacher and coach, fought an uphill battle against Em-
mer, who had far more campaign funding in a district known for its deeply rooted conservatism. Perske had told prospective voters he would work hard to strengthen the American middle class through decentpaying jobs, quality education and enhanced health care. Emmer emphasized his conservative values during the campaign, including his stances against raising taxes and government waste and the need to strengthen the climate for American businesses and jobs. Thomas Earl “Tom” Emmer, Jr., 53, lives in Delano. He and his wife, Jacqueline, have seven children. Born in South Bend, Ind., Emmer’s family moved to Minnesota. He attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, then Bos-
ton College and later the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, where he earned a degree in political science. He then went on to attend the William Mitchell School of Law in St. Paul, where he earned his law degree in 1988. Emmer was a state representative from 2005-11. In 2009, he ran an unsuccessful race for governor, defeated by Mark Dayton. Emmer has served on the city councils of Delano and Independence. Years ago, he co-hosted a radio talk show with Bob Davis for KTKL, Minneapolis. He is a long-time avid hockey player. Emmer is Catholic, pro-life and strongly opposes tax increases. In 2005, as a representative, he introduced a legislative amendment that would have eliminated the state’s
minimum-wage law. He also sponsored amendments to the constitution that would have allowed Minnesota to nullify federal laws and another amendment that would bar civil recognition of same-sex marriages. At one time, Emmer worked for his father and uncle’s Emmer Brothers Lumber, which eventually became Viking Forest Products, now owned by Emmer’s brother, Jack. Later, Emmer founded his own law firm. Emmer believes government has grown too large and it no longer serves the people. Taxes must be lowered, he said, adding government should be a “resource, not a restraint” so individuals and businesses can move forward on a “path to prosperity.”
In six of the seven city precincts, voters preferred Johnson over Dayton and McFadden over Franken. It was only in Sartell’s second precinct (in Benton County, east side of the river) that voters chose Franken over McFadden by a vote of 325-306. Although former Sartell mayor Joe Perske received more votes than Tom Emmer for the Sixth U.S. Congressional District seat, voters in the seventh precinct preferred Em-
mer to Perske by a vote total of 535-465. And in the sixth precinct Perske squeaked past Emmer by only 4 votes – 289-285. The total votes with all seven precincts tallied are the following: Governor candidates: Jeff
Johnson 2,721; Mark Dayton 2,092. Senate Candidates: Mike McFadden 2,979; Al Franken 2,489. Sixth U.S. Congressional Dist. Candidates: Joe Perske 2,859; Tom Emmer 2,605.
Sartell voters preferred Johnson, McFadden by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
If the Nov. 4 election had been determined solely by voters in Sartell, Jeff Johnson would be Minnesota governor and Mike McFadden would be a U.S. senator from Minnesota. A review of precincts on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s election results website shows Sartell voters bucked the state trend in those two categories.
Infant class starts Nov. 10 Parents who want to have their infants in a Sartell-St. Stephen Early Childhood Family Education infant class should register soon because the class starts Monday, Nov. 10. The infant class is for ba-
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from front page Janelle Kendall defeated Mark Hansen 27,737 to 16,630. Benton County Attorney: Philip Miller, unopposed. State Rep. District 13B: Tim O’Driscoll, unopposed. State Rep. District 13A: Jeff Howe defeated Emily Jensen 8,562 to 5,572. State Rep. District 14A: Tama Theis defeated Dan Wolgamott 7,293 to 5,973. State Rep. District 14B: Jim Knoblach defeated Zachary Dorholt 5,674 to 5,606. Stearns Count Commissioner, District 1: DeWayne Mareck, unopposed. Stearns County Commissioner, District 5: Steven Notch, unopposed. Benton County Commissioner, District 2: Edward Popp defeated Dennis Niess 1,785 to 1,083. Benton County Commissioner, District 3: Jim McMahon defeated Brad Gunderson 1,490 to 617. For a complete list of vote totals for all elections, precinct by precinct in Minnesota, visit the website of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
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Our View
Football team should drop its offensive mascot now It was good to see several thousand people protesting the Washington Redskins at TCF Bank Stadium last Sunday at the University of Minnesota campus. Maybe (yes, this is a big maybe) that football team will get the message their mascot is offensive – not just to Native Americans but to all enlightened people in this day and age. Some of the protestors wore maroon shirts that said “Rethink” or “Rename” instead of “Redskins.” One of the protestors was former Vikings player Joey Browner, who is part Native American. “We’re not mascots,” Browner told the crowd, as reported in an Associated Press story. The Redskins lost to the Vikings 26-29. Now, if they would only lose their offensive mascot and logo. This ongoing issue – teams using derogatory mascots – is such an emotional controversy. One poll recently showed 80 percent of Americans see “nothing wrong” with the “Redskins” mascot. Some derisively dismiss the issue as much ado about nothing or as malcontents stirring up trouble. Some mascot defenders go through verbal acrobatics to try to explain the term “Redskins” is, in fact, complimentary to Native Americans, who should be proud the team chose the side profile of an Indian to represent their team and that some Redskin fans dress in “war paint” and feathers and make tomahawk-chop movements during games. Complimentary? Deeply insulting is more like it. There is an ongoing debate about how the term “redskin” originated. Many scholars point to past centuries when, in some places, there were bounties given for killings of Indians, and the bloody scalps (red skins) were proof the bounty recipient had, in fact, killed an Indian. On the - magazine website is printed a copy of the following grisly, disgusting paragraph from The Daily Republican newspaper in Winona, Minn. Sept. 24, 1863: “The State reward for dead Indians has been increased to $200 for every red-skin sent to Purgatory. This sum is more than the dead bodies of all the Indians east of the Red River are worth.” There may be multiple derivations of the word “redskin,” but no matter what the source, there is absolutely nothing “complimentary” about it. The word is insulting and hurtful, as bad as using the “n” word with racist contempt these days. It’s obvious from that statement and so many other documents from the past that hatred of Indians ran rampant in this country. Too many people are fond of saying the past is over and done with, so let’s forget about it. If you are an American Indian or if you are an Afro-American, it’s hard to forget the vicious outrages of the past, even if you have only read about them – scalpings of “redskins,” campaigns of extermination, broken treaties, 200 years of slavery, beatings, lynchings...The sorry list goes on. Using derogatory logos and mascots is like rubbing those past horrors into the faces of the descendants of the victims of those crimes. Flying a confederate flag – especially on public buildings – is a sickening reminder to the descendants of those who endured so much suffering in the Old South. And, at the very least, such mascots are deeply disrespectful. No, we don’t have to wallow in the sins and crimes of the past, but we should at least acknowledge the suffering visited upon so many human beings. And part of that enlightened acknowledgement should be to quit displaying (with pride!) the grotesque symbols of those past outrages.
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Opinion Ebola answers could end quarantines Everybody agrees the Ebola virus must be contained and wiped out in West Africa. Everybody agrees the effort will require medical personnel and military troops from throughout the world. Everybody agrees those on the front lines battling this epidemic are heroes. Why, then, this furious flurry of disagreements? It’s because there are still too many unknowns, too many unanswered questions, too much contradictory information being disseminated. Most of the disagreements, lately anyway, stem from the issue of quarantining American medical workers returning from West Africa. Three states (New York, New Jersey, Illinois) can now isolate those workers for 21 days, starting as soon as their planes land. Many claim a quarantine is needlessly punitive, a slap in the face to these heroes. It is, they say, like scapegoating good people and discouraging other courageous personnel from traveling to Africa to treat patients and to try to stop the spread of the disease. Why not let these returning medical personnel be free, reunited with their families, so they can monitor themselves and then report as soon as a fever starts? After all, these returning workers understand all too well the symptoms of Ebola and the consequences of the disease. These workers are responsible, caring people who would never put others at risk. It’s a good argument, but – so far, anyway – it’s cause for concern. A doctor, just back from Africa, was taking the subway in New York City and bowling just before his Ebola infection became apparent. A nurse, who’d worked at a Dallas hospital with the Ebola patient who died, later flew to Cleveland and then back again
Dennis Dalman Editor even though a fever had begun. Other medical personnel from European countries have been infected in West Africa and died after returning home. They say that by the time people develop full-blown Ebola (when the disease becomes contagious), they are so deathly sick they can’t get out of bed, much less board a plane or ride a subway. Still, even so, many will wonder why so many medical personnel become infected if they understand the disease and the strict protocol for working around its victims? Is it just plain carelessness? We’ve been told repeatedly how difficult it is to be infected by Ebola. Everybody, naturally, wants to believe that. However, until dangling questions are answered, assurances will ring somewhat hollow, and most Americans will likely favor draconian measures that could include forced quarantines. Here are the questions that have gathered like storm clouds: • If Ebola is spread via body fluids (vomit, diarrhea), what about perspiration and saliva, the kinds of fluids found commonly in public places? • We are told the Ebola virus is not airborne. What about a person with Ebola sneezing, spreading mucoid droplets (a body fluid) that could land on someone else’s hands or face? • Now they are saying the virus can remain alive on doorknobs, counter surfaces and other inanimate areas for several hours. How could the virus not be potentially contagious in that form
if someone touches the virus, then touches eyes, nose or mouth? • How long (hours or days?) does it take for Ebola symptoms to progress from a high-grade fever, when it’s supposedly not contagious, to fullblown symptoms, when it’s terribly contagious? The answers to those questions, so we’ve been told, is there has to be a lot of the virus present, a high concentration of it in a body fluid, before it can infect somebody else. The reason Ebola has spread so much in three West African countries is because of abysmal sanitation practices and because loved ones, in tending to their sick, often touch them, wipe them clean, bathe them and even kiss them after death. That explanation – that Ebola is almost impossible to “catch” – sounds reasonable and reassuring. But, again, questions remain. Until we all know the answers with nailed-down certainty, we have a right and even a duty to be concerned, and thus there is an over-abundance of caution, as there should be, including quarantines. In the meantime, there are silver linings, signs of hope: For one thing, the Centers for Disease Control, hospitals, doctors, nurses and others are learning constantly about Ebola (what it is and what it isn’t, how it spreads and how it doesn’t) and how to contain it and heal its victims. For another thing, mistakes and lapses can lead to tightened policies and protocols. And, last but not least, public education is increasing. Accurate knowledge is power; it’s the best vaccine against fear. And once all of the questions are answered and all of the facts are established and understood by one and all, we will have gone a long way toward conquering this scary disease.
Grandpa, what’s a veteran?
“Grandpa, what’s a veteran? My teacher told us tomorrow was Veterans’ Day and I don’t know what it means.” Well a veteran is any person who has ever served in the military service. “Why do they have a day? Are they special or something?” Well little one, you are asking questions that deserve well thought-out answers. Let’s sit for a time and I’ll try to answer all your questions. All through history it’s been necessary for countries to have military forces to defend themselves when others try to invade and take their countries away from them. That is called war. America has had to defend herself many times since we first became a sovereign country. I served in our military and so did your Uncle Pete as well as your Aunt Thelma. “So girls can be veterans too?” Yes they can and are. All through the years men and women together have stood side by side in defense of our country and our way of life. For many years women served only as nurses and other support services but today they can even join the fighting at the front of the battle. Many are flying jet fighter aircraft and driving tanks. They are warriors too. “Tell me about war, Grandpa. Why do we have to have wars? Don’t people get hurt fighting in wars?” Indeed they do. Hurt and even killed. But, military members have
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer always been willing to give their all for their country. They do it so you can live free. They do it to protect your way of life. They do it because service is the sacred duty of a free people. I don’t know why we have to have wars. I wish we didn’t. But what seems to happen is people in a far away land decide their religion is the only true religion or they just want what we have. Some see our free way of life and they are just jealous. And some people are just evil. They are evil and cunning. They get themselves in positions of power in their countries and they decide to start wars. They want to make their countries bigger. They want the natural resources that belong to their neighbors and so they start wars. It’s been that way since the beginning of time. “Are veterans just people who fought in wars, Grandpa?” No, in fact most aren’t. Most are just individuals who put their lives on hold to enter the military service to fulfill their duty to make sure our deterrent force was capable of defending this country. They served their time
and returned to civilian life. Most are probably a lot like me. They are proud of their time in the service and are happy they served. On Veterans’ Day, though, we honor all who served. We honor those who fought wars. We honor those who were wounded and those who died fighting and didn’t return. We honor their families, their moms and dads, their sisters and brothers. We especially honor their wives and husbands. Their sacrifice can never be truly known or appreciated by anyone but them. We also honor those who only gave their time; those who joined but were never asked to fight. They all signed the same blank check payable to America, willing to serve and die if necessary that we all might remain free. And so, little one, we set aside one day each year to especially pay tribute to our veterans. If you see a veteran, thank him or her for their service. Thank them for the life you have and the freedom you enjoy. I am thankful for Veterans’ Day. In fact I wish every day was Veterans’ Day. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Reading Corps tutors score stunning successes by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
One day recently, a little shy kindergarten boy peeked his head into Julie Hintgen’s classroom, looked at her with a bashful grin and burst out with, “Guess what I just did?” “What did you just do?” she asked, delighted. “I got all my letter sounds right!” he replied, bursting with pride. For his other teacher, the boy had sounded out, correctly, all 26 letters of the alphabet. “Congratulations!” Hintgen told him. “I’m so glad to hear that!” The boy is one of the students Hintgen tutors in reading in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. She is a part-time volunteer with what’s known as the Minnesota Reading Corps. The program is part of AmeriCorps,
founded in 1993 as a kind of domestic version of the Peace Corps. Hintgen is one of 1,600 Reading Corps tutors at Minnesota’s 800 schools and Head Start sites. At Sartell grade schools, Hintgen works one-to-one with anywhere from eight to 10 students, helping each one to learn the building blocks of reading in 20-minute daily sessions. Her supervisor is Michele Rogers, who is the reading intervention coordinator for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Their goal is to help children ages K-3rd grade achieve reading skills commensurate with their grade levels. The Reading Corps program is so successful that already, after just six weeks this school year, five children tutored by Hintgen no longer need help, making more time for five others.
With her students, Hintgen works on improving reading fluency, speed, accuracy and expression. “I love watching the kids improve their skills every single day,” she said. “It just kind of clicks in them, and I love to see them get so excited when they realize it’s working, too. And it’s so important because reading is essential for everything in life.” Hintgen works as a tutor about four or five hours each day. She will have volunteered 920 hours this school year, which is her first year as a Reading Corps tutor. Last year, at the end of the school year, Hintgen received a flyer in the mail about volunteer opportunities with the Minnesota Reading Corps. Right away, she thought, “Wow! This is something I think I would like to do.”
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After taking a training course in August, she found herself in a classroom in September, excited to try out what she had learned. And she’s enjoyed the job ever since. Born in Richmond, Hintgen graduated from Eden Valley High School, then earned a master’s degree in business from St. Cloud State University. While in college, she joined the Minnesota National Guard Reserve Officer Training Program, where she met her future husband, David, who served as a peacekeeper in war-torn Bosnia in 2003. Still a Guard member, David also works as the associate director of the business office at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. The couple has two children: Luke, 9; and Leo, 4, who are both students in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. What Hintgen has
learned as a Reading Corps tutor she also uses to help her sons boost their reading skills. Hintgen, like other Reading Corps tutors, highly recommends the program for other people who are considering volunteering. Anyone can become a tutor. Free training is provided. To find out more about the Reading Corps program or how to volunteer, go to its website at minnesotareadingcorps.org. Like Hintgen, Anne DeMotts of Sartell also likes to encourage volunteers to participate in the program. DeMotts was a Reading Corps tutor for several years. She is now recruitment and outreach coordinator for the program in central Minnesota. DeMotts has seen firsthand the unqualified sucReading • page 6
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Minnesota Reading Corps tutor Julie Hintgen (left) consults with Michele Rogers about reading data. Rogers is the reading-intervention coordinator for Sartell schools.
Reading from page 5 cesses of Reading Corps, and independent research shows them to be solid successes, right across the spectrum. A study by a research group at the University of Chicago revealed Reading Corps
achieved the following results in the 2012-13 school year: Students with Reading Corps tutors achieved a significantly higher level of literacy than students without such tutors. Students not only learn to read quicker, but they tend to stay on track with other subjects, too. After a single semester of
tutoring, the average kindergarten student with a Reading Corps tutor performed twice as well as non-tutored students. The average first-grader performed 11 percent better than non-tutored ones and 26 percent better than the expected level for on-track students, and that all happened after just one semester of tutoring. The impressive boosts in learning occurred across the board, regardless of gender, race, age, economic family background or previous education. It’s worked very well with students who are learning English as a second language. The gains were noted in every school where the Reading Corps tutors volunteered. The success has begun to spread. Other states that have started the program are California, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts and North Dakota.
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Reading Corps is vital, DeMotts said, because about one third of students are not reading at their expected grade levels, and for math the statistics are even worse. With just 20 minutes of tutoring five days a week, the results can be readily apparent. “There are 10 different ways used in tutoring,” she said. “One way is to read to the children the way a TV newscaster would read and then repeat it eight times, with the students reading along with you. There are so many ways to make the learning fun.” Tutors come from such a wide variety of backgrounds: high-school graduates, college students and graduates, part-time or fulltime students, retired people and empty-nesters. DeMotts herself, who has a degree in business administration and chemistry, has worked as a librarian at the St. Cloud Library. Her husband, John, a retired clinical psychologist, is also a Reading Corps tutor, now in his fourth year
at Sartell’s Pine Meadow Elementary School. Now in its 12th year, the Reading Corps reading component began in 2003, with the math component following in 2008. Another “plus” for Reading Corps volunteers, besides the joy of seeing children learn and excel, is in other kinds of benefits. There is a stipend/allowance given to volunteers and an educational award that can be used for current educational expenses or saved for up to seven years to be used for future educational costs. That award can also be passed on for use by a volunteer’s children. Another plus is students who owe post-secondary school loans can have those loans deferred during the time they are Reading Corps volunteers. “Reading Corps is just phenomenal,” DeMotts said. “It really works. And what’s so great about the program is anybody can become a tutor. Anybody can do it.”
The Sartell Sabre girls’ soccer team’s hopes of having a chance at the Class A state championship were dashed Oct. 23 when they lost a game to Minneapolis-Washburn. The Millers won the game 6-0 at Husky Stadium on the St. Cloud State University campus. The game was to deter-
mine which of the two teams would go on from the Class A quarterfinals to further state competition. It is the second time the girls’ soccer team competed at the state level. Last year, they lost to Blake 3-0. This year, the team’s season record is 13-4-4.
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Sojourner from front page they died and got all the way to heaven. Room after room, shelf upon shelf, contain treasure troves of great books gussied up in stunning bindings. On one shelf that great whale of a novel, Moby Dick, sits next to that magnificent delusional fool of La Mancha, Don Quixote. On a shelf across the room are a dozen volumes of works by that spellbinding bard of the American South, William Faulkner. The works of gloomy Russian master novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky hold a place of honor on several shelves, he being one of Jerry Hansen’s favorite writers. On the top of a tidy stack of books on the floor is a Willa Cather novel and a facsimile of the first edition of Gone with the Wind. Not far away, on a display shelf for art objects, is a tiny volume of poems by that “Belle of Amherst,” the reclusive, fearlessly brilliant American poet Emily Dickinson. And on an entire
Sartell Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com shelf, reserved mostly just for a very special writer, are the works of Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, agrarian philosopher, pacifist and environmental advocate, who is Hansen’s alltime favorite author. Berry, now 80, always a man close to the good earth, makes his home on his generational family farm in Kentucky. Surrounded as they are by excellent books, is it any wonder the Hansens do not own a television set? They’d rather read and connect with the world in healthier ways. They are, for example, firm believers in sustainability in all things: energy, food production and lifestyle habits. They both have a great reverence for the best of the past, but they are decidedly not nostalgic pastoralists. Rather, they are realists who believe the world should be modeled on wise sustainable lifestyles. Born in Luxemburg, Minn., Jerry was raised on a farm east of Sauk Rapids. His father was born on a farm near Rockville, and his mother was born on a farm near Albany. Wife Jea-
nette was raised on a farm near Wadena. From the Hansens’ house is a cobblestone path leading to what they call the “Hermitage,” a place of quiet retreat and meditation. The large rocks embedded in the path were all chosen from those four places of family heritage: the farms near Sauk Rapids, Rockville, Albany and Wadena. It is just one of the many ways the Hansens show their spiritual and hands-on reverence for the best of the past. Jerry and Jeanette met many years ago while both were working at the St. Cloud Hospital – he in the physical rehabilitation unit and she as an orderly, a registered nurse in physical therapy. They were both 40 years old when they married. The Hansens bought their rural place, so near to Sartell, 34 years ago. During the Vietnam Era, Jerry served in the Airborne Division in Vietnam during 1967-68. Recently, a one-act play he wrote about a Vietnam veteran, entitled “The Wedding of Tomorrow and Sorrow,” was
needed to know for the test. “For the most part, I was prepared because of my classes,” said the 16-year-old junior at Sartell High School. “They definitely taught me what I needed to know.” Ramanathan took the ACT earlier this fall. Recently he received an email informing him he had a perfect score – 36. He was stunned. A prep course he took through the Minnesota School
of Business was also helpful, he noted, but never did he think he would ace the ACT. “I was very surprised,” he said, “because there were parts of the test I wasn’t sure of. I was definitely nervous before I took it because I was not sure if I was ready for it and even during the test I wasn’t sure. I had to kind of struggle through the parts of the test that dealt with English and reading comprehension. I was really expecting
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Jerry Hansen (left) shares comments with Steve Hennes and Kris Bahl during a visit to Sojourner’s Station, Hansen’s usedbook shop in Sartell. performed at Pioneer Place in St. Cloud, to laudatory reviews. Jerry has also served in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, where he learned to speak Swahili. There is no end to the interesting stories visitors can hear when visiting the Hansens and their extraordinary used-book shop. Many explain a visit there as a stop at an inner sanctum, far from the
hectic world – a quiet retreat where tranquility, peace and the wisdom of the ages preside in those rooms lined with the thoughts and feelings of the greatest minds and hearts of the ages. Visits to Sojourner’s Station are by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Hansens at 320-255-0295.
a score that would be lower.” Getting a perfect ACT score is about as rare as finding a dazzling diamond in a heap of sand. Every year hardly more than 1,000 students nationwide achieve a perfect score out of the more than 1.8 million students who take the test, said Ramanathan’s school counselor, Noel Meyer. ACT measures students’ knowledge in four areas: English, reading, math and science. The results of that
test, along with the Scholastic Aptitude Test, are used as part of the criteria for acceptance at colleges. Ramanathan said he will take the SAT later this year. Those who know Ramanathan were not too surprised at his perfect ACT score. “For the most part, I was shocked at first because we in Sartell never had a student get a 36 (perfect score) on an
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After Gopi Ramanathan aced his American College Test, getting a perfect score, he credited the S a r t e l l - S t . Gopi Stephen school system for teaching him exactly what he
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Lives can be restored even after hideous torture
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Sabine, a 24-year-old Syrian refugee, was savagely beaten and repeatedly raped by military men in her home country. She had been kidnapped, along with her brother and cousin, by a group of armed men. After her captors bound her hands and feet, they kept her captive for three weeks. As if the beatings and rapes were not bad enough, she had to endure something even worse. She was forced to watch as the men beat her brother and cousin and then murdered them.
Fortunately, Sabine was able to flee to Amman, Jordan. There, she suffered from chronic pain, headaches, depression and persistent nightmares. Gradually, thanks to the Jordan chapter of the Center for Victims of Torture, Sabine began to heal physically and mentally, and now she is more confident, with fewer nightmares and fewer headaches. Sabine is just one of countless thousands of torture survivors throughout the world who have been helped to make the long journey back to health and stability after suffering unspeakable forms of torture.
Some never do make that journey. Many succumb to despair; others become insane; still others commit suicide. On Oct. 21, at First United Church of Christ in Sartell, about two dozen people gathered to learn about what the Center for Victims of Torture is and the work it does. The guest speaker was Katherine Schafer, a member of the CVT speakers’ bureau. She was invited to share her insights by the United Methodist Women’s Group for their annual fall meeting. Equal numbers of women and men attended Schafer’s talk and slide show.
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Raised in Staples, Schafer eventually became a specialeducation teacher for children with learning disabilities. In 1987, she began doing volunteer work for the Twin Citiesbased CVT, at first doing rather menial tasks. She has been a speakers’ bureau member for the past two years. During her talk, Schafer emphasized hope rather than the grim details of instances of torture. She told of a Liberian man who would often say, smiling, to CVT staff: “You gave me my life back.” As a child in Liberia, he had been forcefully recruited into an army. When the army had no more use for him, instead of killing him, some men made him drink Drano, which caused severe burns and destruction, requiring the rebuilding of his esophagus after he found safety. While the torture stories are unbearably painful, Schafer said it’s amazing how even those who endured such pain and suffering can rediscover hope and an ability to function, with enough caring people to help them through their darkness.
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man rights. One proposal was to found a rehabilitation center for survivors of torture. Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, the CVT – the first of its kind in the United States – is an independent, nongovernmental organization. At first, it was housed at the International Clinic of the St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center. Two years later, it was moved into a homier place in a large, restored Victorian home. Care is provided through the St. Paul Healing Center. In 1993, the CVT outreach programs began work in Bosnia and Croatia as war and horrific human abuses, including torture, occurred in that region. Since then, extensive training of paraprofessionals has taken place in many other places in the world: Turkey, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Congo, northern Kenya, Syria, Jordan and northern Ethiopia. The work is often done in refugee camps where masses of people have come in order to avoid abuse, torture, starvation or killings. Gradually, a network of professionals was created and strengthened to help people heal from the physical and mental traumas they endured. The CVT has also provided training and assistance to torture survivor-and-rehabilitation centers throughout the United States. CVT’s mission is to help victims heal, to do research, to train many others and to join initiatives in the world to prevent the practice of torture. Volunteers play a big role in helping survivors readjust to
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Left: After her presentation about the Center for the Victims of Torture, Katherine Schafer (right) talks with a member of the audience, Susan Henry of Sauk Rapids. The talk took place at First United Methodist Church in Sartell. Right: Audience members listen as guest speaker Katherine Schafer of Minneapolis discusses the Center for the Victims of Torture. Schafer is a member of the center’s speakers’ bureau. life. Such volunteers come from every walk of life. Some just sit and talk with survivors. Others help them learn languages, still others give them rides to appointments, help them find work, clue them into social skills in a new society and take them to cultural or recreational venues, such as museums or sporting events. CVT is funded by earned revenue from program services and by contributions from foundations, individuals, corporations and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
What is torture?
The CVT’s definition of torture is “a deliberate and systematic dismantling of a person’s identity and humanity through physical and psychological pain and suffering.” Its purpose is to destroy a sense of community, to eliminate leaders and to create a climate of fear, thus producing a culture of apathy so those in power can continue their oppression over people. Ostensible “reasons” for torturing somebody are political, ethnic and religious. Most often torture is perpetrated with the explicit or implicit consent of public officials, such as political leaders, military officers or police.
Methods of torture include beatings, purposely breaking bones, temperature extremes, deprivation of food and water, electric shocks, asphyxiation, rape, death threats, mock executions, physical and sexual humiliations, water-boarding (induced near-drownings) and blinding by the gouging out of eyes. Besides the initial torments, torture has long-lasting effects: persistent pains, paralyzing fears, anger, sadness, headaches, nightmares, severe depression, anxiety, guilt, selfhatred, an inability to concentrate, thoughts of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder. Torture victims can become so immobilized they are unable to function or to participate in family or social life.
Who are they?
Torture occurs in many places worldwide. Its victims are legion. At the St. Paul Healing Center, a team of care providers works each year with about 250 torture survivors and 700 family members of those survivors. Some are bona-fide U.S. residents, and others are working toward getting legal residency or asylum status, Schafer noted. At international locations, CVT provides care to about
1,800 survivors through group and individual counseling. Since the Twin Cities-based CVT began 30 years ago, about 26,000 torture survivors have been helped to lead more or less normal, productive lives. The majority of new clients at the St. Paul Healing Center come from Africa. Many of the clients are highly educated and were leaders in their home areas, and many were tortured for their political affiliations. The average age of people helped by the CVT is 35, and about half are men, half are women – most of whom were
raped as part of their torture sessions or during attacks on their homes. About 63 percent of the torture survivors are married; the rest are single. An estimated 30,00 to 50,000 immigrants to Minnesota have been victims of torture in their home countries, according to a CVT study.
One torture victim, an Iraqi man named Rahim, was kidnapped and then tortured for a month. Later, he was able to flee with his family to Jordan, but he suffered such night-
mares and depression he could not sleep. He had constant back pain and numbness in a leg. In Jordan, Rahim was referred to the CVT where he received counseling and physical therapy. The happy result is his pain was reduced by 80 percent, he recovered a range of motion and he can now sleep without resorting to sedatives. The CVT website contains similar stories of blasted lives brought back from the brink. For more information about the CVT or to contribute to it, visit its website at www.cvt. org.
fashion show. Festival of Cultures 2013 had 38 booths and featured student performances – traditional African, Bahamian, Chinese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese and Vietnamese dances, as well as Latino and Vietnamese songs. This year, 31 cultures will be represented at 33 booths including ones that represent Belize, Chile, China, Ethiopia,
Japan and Vietnam. Many of the presenters will come dressed in clothing native to their culture and serve samples of traditional cultural food. The festival also includes students from the United States who have strong affinities to other countries, as well as varying cultures within this country. It’s sponsored by the Intercultural and International Student Services Office.
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Festival of Cultures set for Nov. 8 The 17th annual Festival of Cultures will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Clemens Field House, Haehn Campus Center, at the College of St. Benedict. The event is free and open to the public. Festival of Cultures celebrates the diversity at CSB and St. John’s University through student performances, cultural displays, food sampling and a
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Ground broken for Chateau Waters
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This is an artist’s conception of the front of Chateau Waters, a new luxurious senior living complex that will be built in Sartell.
Officials broke ground Oct. 27 for Chateau Waters, a resort-style senior living complex that will be built next spring in Sartell, south of the PineCone Marketplace near Pinecone Road. A grand opening is planned for the summer of 2016. A project of the St. Benedict Senior Community, the development will include 72 units of one and two bedrooms and a wide range of amenities, including a wellness center and spa. There will be indoor and outdoor areas for gardening, cooking, walking and socialization with friends and family. There will also be dining, shopping, fire pits, grilling areas, a theater, an indoor pool, a bistro and a media center. Other outdoor amenities will include a pickle-ball court, walking paths, a putting green and outdoor exercise classes. All of the units will feature natural elements such as wood, glass and stone, as well as balconies and fireplaces, ample storage, washer-dryer and full kitchen. Those who broke ground with golden shovels Oct. 1 were officials from St. Benedict’s Senior Community and its parent company, CentraCare; as well as representatives from Welsh Construc-
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Officials prepare to break ground for Chateau Waters, a senior living complex in Sartell. From left to right are David Larson, director of facilities management for CentraCare; Darwin Bonn, St. Benedict’s Senior Community operating committee member; Nancy Ferche, SBSC operating committee member; Alanna Carter, RSP director of Environments for Aging; Linda Doerr, vice president of Senior Service for St. Cloud Hospital and CEO of SBSC; Bill Krake, Welsh Construction president; Mary Degiovanni, Sartell city administrator; Robin Theis, SBSC administrator for Housing and Community Services; Sister Kara Hennes, OSB, coordinator of Monastery Health Services at St. Benedict’s Monastery and St. Cloud Hospital Board chairperson; Sartell Mayor Joe Perske; Craig Broman, president of St. Cloud Hospital; and Terry Pladson, president and CEO of CentraCare. tion and the City of Sartell. RSP Architects is the architectural firm chosen for the project. Construction will be under the direction of Welsh Cos., a commercial real-estate group. St. Benedict’s Senior Com-
munity in southeast St. Cloud is home to more than 500 people. It has a 43-bed unit that specializes in Alzheimer’s care, 110 long-term care beds, 63 assisted-living apartments and 175 independent apartments.
Ask a Trooper
What does the reduce speed sign that says ‘when children are present’ mean? Q: What does the reduce speed sign that says “when children are present” mean? When children are present where? In school, outside the school, outside the fence? A: According to Minnesota State Statute 169.14 (5a): “Such school speed limits shall be in effect when children are present, going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours or during school recess periods.” My understanding is the
law refers to when children are “outside” the school. This includes when buses are present and when kids are in crosswalks, on sidewalks and out in the schoolyard. Even if there is a fence, it’s not going to stop a vehicle that is speeding and out of control and runs off the highway or street. This is why it’s so important to slow down through school zones and pay extra attention for bicyclists and pedestrians.
A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state. mn.us).
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Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 Saturday, Nov. 8 Eagles Auxiliary Craft Sale, crafters with handmade items, homemade bread, rolls, cookies and more, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Eagles Club, 730 41st Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-293-8424. Holiday Bazaar, hosted by St. Paul’s Christian Women, featuring artisans, crafters, bake sale and silent auction, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Paul’s Parish Center, 1125 11th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-2514831. Holiday Craft and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Road, Collegeville. Celebration of the Arts and Crafts, sponsored by Avon Area Arts, artists, crafters, silent auction, live music, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Avon Community Church, 204 Avon Ave. N., Avon. avonareaarts.org. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. International Soup Luncheon and Open House, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church, 601 7th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 656-1200. Sartell Sabres football team, 5A quarterfinals, vs Simley-Inver Grove Heights, 6 p.m., Husky Stadium, St. Cloud State University, 1111 3rd Ave S., St. Cloud. Sunday, Nov. 9 Fall Vendor/Craft Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph.
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Monday, Nov. 10 Fare For All, 4-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. www.fareforall.org. Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320-253-2171.
Tuesday, Nov. 11 2014 Report to the Community, review of fiscal year for CentraCare Health, 7:30 a.m. breakfast, 8-9 a.m. program, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320253-2171. St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489. Wednesday, Nov. 12 St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Community Fire Hall, 323 4th Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. Percussionist Duo Speakers and Demonstration, Brad Dutz and Chris Wabich, noon, Ruth Gant Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 620 3rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu Improvisational Percussionist Duo, Brad Dutz and Chris Wabich, 7:30 p.m., Ruth Gant Recital Hall, Performing Arts
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Thursday, Nov. 13 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 8 a.m.-noon, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Dr., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 1st St. NE, Sartell. Percussionist Duo Speakers and Demonstration, Brad Dutz and Chris Wabich, 12:30 p.m., Ruth Gant Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, St. Cloud State University, 620 3rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stcloudstate.edu 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Gilleland Chevrolet, 3019 Division St., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. The Cherry Orchard, a 1904 tragi-comedy by Anton Chekhov, 7:30 p.m., Gorecki Family Theater, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict. 320363-5777. Fr. Robert Koopmann, OSB, faculty piano recital, 8 p.m., Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, St. John’s University. 320-363-5777. Friday, Nov. 14 Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Veterans Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St Cloud. 1-800733-2767. Cynthia Wade, Academy Award winning documentary and
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Gopi from page 7 ACT,” Meyer said. “A perfect score is extremely rare. And, then again, I wasn’t shocked because Gopi is such a motivated and bright young man.” Ramanthan has had a string of achievements in his years of schooling. He has won the Geography Bee multiple times and even competed in the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. two years ago, where he was seventh of 52 contestants. Last year, he and two other teammates from other states competed in the worldwide Geography Bee in
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St. Petersburg, Russia. Four years ago, Ramanathan was a member of a team that won a statewide math contest. In addition, he has excelled time and again as a member of the Knowledge Bowl team. His fellow students have been very supportive, Ramanathan noted. They have come up to congratulate him, and he received a warm round of applause and cheers when the news about his ACT score was announced during a recent pep rally. He also credited fellow students with indirectly helping him do well on tests. Knowing
Ramanathan is so knowledgeable, students quite often ask him about this or that. When Ramanathan did not know the answers, he would do research and find out, thus broadening even further his range of knowledge. Despite his wealth of knowledge, Ramanathan is not the proverbial “bookworm.” He is a well-rounded, well-adjusted student who enjoys playing soccer and other activities. He is a member of the student council, a member of the National Honor Society and an indispensable, long-time member on the school’s Knowledge
Bowl team. His parents, Vasugi and Gajen Ramanathan, were surprised at his perfect score, but that surprise quickly blossomed into pride. His brother, Janagan, was also pleased and proud of him. “I have no idea what I will study when I go to college,” Ramanathan said. “I have not even decided which college I will attend.” But there is no rush, not just yet anyway, because Ramanathan still has nearly two years left of high school, years to acquire more knowledge, years to keep acing tests.
Friday, Oct. 31, 2014
Make Thanksgiving more affordable Fare For All, a local food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable will sell holiday packs from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Each holiday pack includes an 8- to 12-pound turkey, a pork roast, boneless-skinless chicken breasts, a pork sausage roll, green beans, and a 9-inch apple pie. There is no need to register in advance.