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A Vietnam vet’s good works
Sartell Senior Connection hosts Vietnam veteran Clyde Lewandowski as he recounts his trips to Vietnam to help an orphanage in Kontum, Vietnam at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 in the Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St S. Originally from Foley, Lewandowski was drafted and spent six months in Vietnam where he helped two orphanages. Learn about the orphanages and his many trips back to Vietnam. This event is free; the public is welcome.
Fare for All set Nov. 13
Fare For All will sell affordable Thanksgiving holiday packages at 31 locations throughout Minnesota. Its next distribution will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. These holiday packs make a family meal for eight. Packs make great gifts for family, friends, neighbors or employee-appreciation gifts. The program has no income requirements and is open to everyone who is looking to save money. Cash, credit, debit cards and EBT cards are accepted. For more information visit fareforall. org, find us on Facebook or call 1-800-582-4291.
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Adults ages 55 and over can receive an hourly tax-free stipend, mileage/travel reimbursement and ongoing training by volunteering 15 hours per week (or more if they wish) assisting children with activities, reinforcing learning, helping with art projects and more. This is a great opportunity if you have time to spare, love to be with children, and could use some extra non -taxable income. For more information, please call Jennifer at 320-229-4589 or contact by email at jlieser@ccstcloud.org.
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Officer Lundquist presented with thank-you quilt by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaeders.com
Jill Lundquist, a Sartell-St. Stephen School District school resource police officer, received a pleasant surprise recently at Sartell Middle School. Students presented her with a handmade quilt in appreciation for her service to the school. Student Jenna Dahlberg presented the quilt, which was made by her grandmother, Deb Bomstad of Willmar. Students in the gymnasium cheered wildly as Lundquist, visibly moved by the students’ kindness, accepted the gift with a thank you. Before presenting the quilt, Dahlberg read a speech written by her mother, Dory Dahlberg, the daughter of Bomstad, who’d made the quilt. Dory, in the speech read by her daughter, noted the features of the quilt and why they were selected in the quilt’s creation: “First, the colors. We see a lot of dark colors on this quilt, and those colors reminded me our police officers are often with people in the dark times of their lives – people who might be hurt, sad, lost or angry and really
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Jill Lundquist, school resource officer (at right), receives a thank-you quilt at Sartell Middle School. The quilt was made for her by Deb Bomstad of Willmar, the grandmother of student Jenna Dahlberg (left), who, along with students Steph Bloom (second from left) and Emily Brown, presented the quilt. need someone to lend a helping hand. Police officers, like Officer Jill, can be a light in that darkness – to help protect, comfort and even save lives. The row of blue squares represents the ‘Thin Blue
Students raise more than $18,000 for ‘Make-A-Wish’ by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
Students in the Sartell School District once again showed their kindness and generosity when they greatly contributed to raising more than $18,000 for “Make-A-Wish.” Because of help from the Sartell High School Student Council, area residents, other students, faculty and staff in the district, organizers
of the fundraising events are hoping 10-yearold Sophia (Sophie) Lathe, who is a fifthgrader at Sartell Middle School, will be Lathe granted her wish. Sophie has spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative muscle dis-
Nov. 13 event to focus on violent offenders
A free presentation called “Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force” will be given from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 in the Multi-Purpose Room at Sartell Middle School. This program is sponsored by the Sartell-St. Stephen Drug-Free Coalition. The Nov. 13 program features speaker Steve Soyka. Formerly known as the Drug and Gang Task Force, the renamed task force investigates crimes involving narcotics, prostitution and gang behavior, and other violent offenses. The DrugFree Coalition’s programs focus on substance abuse, its causes and ways to prevent the terrible scourges of addiction and abuse.
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Above: This is the long-missing gnome with his sign that says “Welcome” in Norwegian. The decorative figurine was created 45 years ago in St. Cloud by Jack and Suzanne Toftey, who are now Sartell residents. The gnome was stolen 40 years ago, and the Tofteys were sure they’d never see it again. Then, one October day, surprise, surprise. Gnomes, after all, are known to be mischievous. At right: Suzanne Toftey works at painting one of her Norwegian-style bowls. She is a gold-medal award-winning rosemaling painter as evidenced by her creations on the wall behind her.
ease that affects her ability to walk. She is currently receiving Spinraza injections at the University of Minnesota to help treat her condition. Her parents, Holly and Garrett Lathe, said the injections won’t cure her but should help her maintain mobility for a longer time than she would without medication. She receives treatments about every four months. Her Make-A-Wish wish is to
travel to Disney World in Florida with her family, while her current mobility still allows her to enjoy many of the attractions and do some things independently. Her parents both said they don’t know what the future holds, but they do know she wants to make the most of each day and each chance she gets. Last year, Sartell students Lathe • page 4
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“It is!” he exclaimed. “It’s the gnome!” It’s as if they were seeing a long-lost child, one who had run away 40 years ago and then suddenly found his way back home again, out of the blue, standing in front of the Uff-Da Vinyl Records shop in St. Cloud. They crossed the street and gazed with awe and wonder at the wooden figurine. It took a few long seconds for them to realize that yes, it really truly sure-enough is their long-gone gnome. Jack walked into the shop and asked the owner, “Where did you get that gnome?” The owner, flustered by Jack’s abrupt question, explained he’d bought it from a Gnome • page 3
A long-gone gnome comes home at last It was an ordinary October day for Jack and Suzanne Toftey of Sartell. They had just had a bite to eat at Arby’s in St. Cloud. Back at their car in the parking lot, Suzanne happened to glance across the street to a strip mall, and the ordinary day turned extraordinary. Suzanne became instantly flabbergasted, tongue-tied, nearly paralyzed in a state of disbelief. “There!” she said, pointing, eyes wide with astonishment. “There’s my gnome!” Jack, skeptical, looked across the street. “What?!” he asked. Then he looked again.
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Joan P. Dimmitt, 86 Sartell Nov. 5, 1930-Oct. 27, 2017
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Kaylei Mrozek, 12, of Sartell, Minn., shot this 12-point buck, her first, with an 18-3/4-inch inside spread, while hunting near Osakis Nov. 5.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 748 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 748, Sartell, Minnesota will take proposals on real property in the County of Stearns, State of Minnesota, and the property is approximately 42.56 acres. The legal description can be obtained along with a copy of the terms and conditions of purchase at the District office. The property can be viewed using the Stearns County Interactive Mapping system on its website, Parcel Number 90.55910.0020. The property is located on the Northern side of the Eastern portion of 11th Street SW, in the city of St. Stephen. The property is approximately one mile south of the intersection of County Roads 2 and 5. Quotations will be received until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Interested persons should contact Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent, Independent School District No. 748, 212 Third Ave. N., Sartell, Minn. 56377, to obtain copies of the terms and conditions of purchase. Publish Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2017
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Joan Priscilla Dimmitt, 86, a resident of County Manor Senior Living Community in Sartell, died Oct. 27, 2017 at St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the Country Manor Campus Chapel, 520 First St. NE., Sartell. An internment service will follow in Colorado later in 2018. Dimmitt was born in Plattsburgh, New York on Nov. 5, 1930. She attended business school and had a career in fashion buying and retail. This was evident by her fashion sense. She married Glenn Dimmitt on June 11, 1960. Not long after the two were married, Glenn decided to go to seminary and become an ordained pastor with the Presbyterian Church. Dimmitt was well prepared to be
If you have a tip concerning a crime, 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 a crime. This information is submitted by the Sartell Police Department. For additional incidents dating Sept. 17-21, visit www.thenewsleaders.com. Sept. 19 1:59 a.m. Suspicious person. 29 Riverside Ave. S. Officers were dispatched to a report of someone yelling and banging on the chain-link fence north of the Kwik Trip Construction. Officers arrived in the area and could hear a male yelling but could not see him. One officer approached on foot from the south while a second from the north. Under cover of darkness, the officers got within a few feet of the male and observed him to be on the phone; he appeared heavily intoxicated. After listening for a few minutes, the officers made contact with the male identifying themselves as
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a minister’s wife as her father, Arthur, was also a pastor in the Presbyterian church. The couple served four churches during 35 years which included Bloomfield, Kentucky, Lake Luzerne, New York 1965-1969, Sandusky, Michigan 1969-1978 and Alamosa, Colorado 1978-1996. Dimmitt was fortunate to live various places during her lifetime including New York, California, Michigan, Missouri, Kentucky, Colorado and Minnesota; this may be the reason she loved to travel. Her motto was, “Bloom where you are planted.” For many years she was involved with Presbyterian Women USA and for several years she was on the Presbyterian Women PCUSA Board. Dimmitt sang with many church choirs, she performed solos and in her retirement years was part of The Village’s Voices at Village at Skyline Senior Community in Colorado Springs. Dimmitt was known for her spunky attitude, her sense of style and love of people. She did not know a stranger.
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police officers. The male was detained in handcuffs due to his erratic and confused state. The man stated to officers he was attempting to walk home after drinking at Winners Bar. The man provided a preliminary breath test which indicated .34 (more than four times the legal limit). Due to the man’s high intoxication level and inability to care for himself he was transported by Gold Cross to the St. Cloud Hospital. Sept. 20 8:40 a.m. Disorderly. Lowell Lane. Officers were dispatched for a report of a male party who was incoherent and throwing things. Officers arrived on scene and located the male party asleep on the couch. The male party was breathing fine and didn’t appear in distress. Officers allowed the male to sleep until Gold Cross arrived on scene. After arriving on scene, paramedics conducted an assessment. Due to the outcome of the assessment the male was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital. 5:13 p.m. School-bus stoparm violation. Pinecone Road N. An officer was made aware of a report of a stop-arm violation that had occurred at 2.20 p.m. The complaint included a license
Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 Survivors include her daughters, Debra Lynn (Ron) Pepper of Nashville, Tennessee, and Natalie Joan (Timothy) Matthewson of Clear Lake, Minn.; grandchildren, Eric Steele Pepper of Nashville and Jordyn Lyn Pepper, both of Nashville and Garon Joseph Atencio of Valley Village, California; a sister, Shirley Bogren of Columbus, Indiana; niece, Kris Bogren of Raleigh, North Carolina; and nephew, Erik Bogren of Normal, Illinois; and various extended family. Dimmitt was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Glenn Walter Dimmitt; parents, Arthur Joseph Voorhees Durbin and Evelyn Louise (Marriner) Durbin; and various aunts and uncles. Memorial funds may be sent to La Puente at http://www.lapuente. net/donate or mail check to La Puente, P.O. Box 1235, Alamosa, Colo. 81101 or Presbyterian Women at https://www.presbyterianwomen.org or mail check to Presbyterian Women Inc., P.O. Box 643652, Pittsburgh, Penn. 15264.
plate and a vehicle description. The officer made contact with the registered owner of the vehicle. The woman stated her son had been driving that vehicle at that time. The officer then made contact with the registered owner’s son. He admitted to driving the vehicle during that time and driving through the school-bus stop arm. The officer issued the boy a citation for the violation. Sept. 21 11:59 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 1/CR 120. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle leaving the Walmart parking lot. The officer observed the vehicle displaying July 2017 registration and confirmed the registration was expired after running the license plate. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle due to this violation. The officer made contact with the driver and told her the reason for the stop. Upon further investigation, the officer discovered the driver also had a revoked license. The driver stated she knew her driving status was revoked. The driver was cited for driving after revocation and was verbally warned for her expired vehicle registration. The female was released after a valid driver arrived on scene.
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Gnome from front page woman who was selling objects that had accumulated for years in storage at her home. The Tofteys told them their story, and the owner, amazed, quickly offered to give it to them. They politely declined. Both the Tofteys, though glad to see their old gnome again, decided he looked just fine and happy, their gnome back home holding his Welcome sign in front of a vinyl-records shop.
Gnome appears
Once upon a time, about 45 years ago, when the Tofteys lived in St. Cloud, Jack cut out the shape of a gnome from a piece of plywood about 4.5 feet high. Then Suzanne, an expert
Quilt from front page in our community. “ And then Jenna told Lundquist this: “The second thing you might notice about the quilt is that it’s not very fancy. This isn’t a quilt meant for hanging up and displaying. It’s meant to be used, to be worn out and to be repaired. Police officers have good days and bad days. We hope, officer Jill, that if you find yourself at the end of a bad day, you’ll wrap yourself up in this quilt and think of it like a big hug – from a community who supports what you do here
artist, used oil paints to paint it: winter boots, green coat, rosy cheeks, twinkling eyes, huge flowing white beard, tall pointy red hat and its wide yellow sign that says “Welcome” in Norwegian (Velkommen). They christened their new creation “Nisse,” the Norwegian name (pronounced Nissuh) for gnome. Suzanne has long been an award-winning rosemaling artist. Rosemaling is a style of decorative folk-art painting that originated hundreds of years ago in the valleys of Norway. It’s often used as colorful, often floral decorations on plates, cups, chairs, cupboards, boxes and – yes – gnomes. In fact, she painted the gnome to use as a welcome sign for a rosemaling arts-andcraft show near Glenwood. It was the first of many uses for the wooden figure in the at Sartell Middle School and around our city. “So thank you, officer Jill, for being a light for our students, for providing safety and security, for encouraging students to make good choices in life and for being here when they need a helping hand.” Dory Dahlberg later told the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader that her mother had made many quilts to give to military personnel as a way of thanking them for their service to the nation. About three years ago, Dory began good deeds for police officers, which inspired her mother to start making quilts for officers, too. The one for Lundquist is the third quilt Bomstad has made for police.
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coming years. Images and stories about gnomes originated in the 1500s, when magic and alchemy were all the rage. They are mythical figures, “little people” with mystical powers who were believed to move through solid earth as easily as people move through air. They supposedly often guarded mines and underground treasures. Eventually, gnomes became staples of folk tales and story books, spritely elf-like fantasy figures, sometimes acting mischievously. Stone or wooden versions of them are often placed in garden beds. For five years, the Tofteys used Nisse as a whimsical, welcoming figure at yard parties, special occasions, Christmas and at Suzanne’s or other artists’ arts-and-crafts sales, often with balloons tied to it. It had, quite literally, become part of the Toftey family’s
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lives. At Christmases, its name became Yulenisse, Norwegian for “Christmas gnome” because gnomes in Norway are often bearers of gifts, like Santa’s elf helpers.
Gnome disappears
One Christmas season 40 years ago, at their home in St. Cloud, the Tofteys placed Nisse in their front yard, and Jack created a huge snowand-ice bear. Then, one winter morning, Suzanne looked out a window. She was stunned to see the gnome was gone. She called the police to say her gnome was missing. The officer, confused, asked her to describe the missing person. She said he is about five feet tall, with a flowing white beard and a very tall pointy red hat. The cop, puzzled, must have thought she was describing some kind of
alien as he repeated her description. Then the police dispatcher, standing nearby and overhearing, said, “Oh, I know! It’s a gnome! Somebody must have stolen her gnome.” “What’s a gnome?” the officer asked. She explained. Then he told Suzanne, “Well, sorry to say this, but you’ll probably never get it back. It’s probably in some college dorm room by now.” Jack and Suzanne gave up all hope of finding Nisse. They knew they would never see him again. And then, one ordinary October day 40 years later, after stopping for a bite at Arby’s in St. Cloud, the Tofteys looked across the street and, lo and behold: Welkommen! Ah yes, Nisse the long-gone gnome is home, and so the story ends – happily ever after.
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Lathe from front page helped raise funds for another student, Jackson Stewart, to receive his wish for a golf cart. Stewart received his Sabre blue “kitty-kat� golf cart in April at a ceremony at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Student-council advisor Karrie Fredrickson said when Jackson’s wish was granted, the students asked if they could participate in raising Make-A-Wish funds again. When they heard Sophie had applied for her wish, they were even more motivated to help. To raise funds, student-council members sold shirts during homecoming week, which took place the first week in October. The shirts also served as a ticket for entrance to the homecoming black-light dance. They also sold “Savers for Sophie� bracelets and started an on-
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com line campaign. Fredrickson said Lori Dornburg’s middle-school students were a tremendous help. Every day the student council sent shirts over to the middle school, and students there sold all of them. Many groups, businesses and others, donated to the fundraiser. The Sartell Sabre football team donated $400 from working volleyball concessions and the St. Cloud Federal Credit Union donated $100 after having employees pay to participate in a dress-down day. Two student-council members who were very active with organizing the fundraisers were Emma Gunderson and Aidan Speckhard. Both are very active and involved students at Sartell High School. Gunderson, a senior at Sartell High School, serves on the student-council executive board. When she and others learned Sophia had applied to Make-AWish, they wanted to help. She helped coordinate a date for
the interview and helped Speckhard interview Sophie for the fundraiser. “I chose to be the head/organizer of this wish because I knew Mr. and Mrs. Lathe, and I had seen and talked to Sophie before and I wanted to go that extra mile for their family,� Gunderson said. “I wanted to be sure the interview was comfortable for her, and I wanted to make sure she was having a good time throughout everything.� Since she wanted someone to be that person, Gunderson said she decided she was going to be that person – a fun personal assistant. Speckhard, a senior at Sartell High School, was the main communicator with the Lathe family. He and Gunderson spoke on behalf of the Sartell High School Student Council to people in the city. Speckhard has known the Lathe family for many years and also comes from a family of musicians, like the Lathes. When he learned
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the fundraiser might help Sophie, he knew he wanted to become more directly involved. The student council’s executive board liked the idea of having someone with a close relationship to the family as a central leader and Speckhard said he was honored to fill that role. He led the interview process and also coordinated showcasing the Lathe children as they sang the “Star Spangled Banner� at the homecoming game. “I was so excited when I had the idea to have them perform at the homecoming game, and they did a phenomenal job,� Speckhard said. “They are so talented.� Speckhard’s favorite part of the Make-A-Wish process was the interview. “It was so fun to just sit and talk about Sophie’s wish with her and her family,� he said. He and Gunderson spent almost three hours at the Lathe house after the actual interview was done, just
visiting. Speckhard said he found it rewarding to see the Sartell area’s positive response to the interview and to know it helped spread awareness. Sophie is a huge fan of Star Wars. When Gunderson asked Sophie what she was looking forward to most at Disney World, she guessed she would reply with one of the princesses or a fun character, but she said Star Wars. “We are so humbled by the incredible generosity and outreach we’ve felt from the Sartell High School Student Council and the Sartell community,� said Holly Lathe. “It’s almost surreal to experience something like this. Sophia is so incredibly excited to have her wish granted. Thanks to each and every person who contributed.� Fredrickson said they have raised more than $18,000 so far that will be given to the Make-AWish Foundation to hopefully help grant Sophie’s wish and a couple of
Jingle Bell/Toys Tots Nov. 18
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The annual Jingle Bell 5k Run/1k Kids Walk for Toys for Tots will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 right outside of St. Cloud Orthopedics in the Sartell Medical Campus.
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The event raises money for Toys for Tots and typically provides about one-third of toys for the program, all of which go to children in central Minnesota. For more information about the event, how to register for it and/or how to contribute toys or money, go online to jinglebellrun.isyourrace. com. The Sartell City Council at a recent meeting agreed to allow some street closings from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. in the race/walk area. The Jingle Bell Run/Walk is sponsored by St. Cloud Orthopedics, with partnership from the St. Cloud Hospital Bone and Joint Clinic, the BLEND program funded by CentraCare Health Foundation and by Agency 128. YOU’RE INVITED!
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Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 others. The Make-A-Wish Foundation distributes the money and figures out the logistics of everything. “Student council is so sincerely grateful to be a part of such a caring and giving community,” Fredrickson said. “They have worked since July to plan for this and are so happy to have the school and the community be a part of something larger than themselves.” Fredrickson and some of the students attended a leadership conference in June because of generous grant support from the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation. She said this has been the catalyst for ideas they return to the Sartell area. Holly teaches music classes for kindergarteners to fourth-graders at Pine Meadow Elementary in Sartell. She is also the interim director for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota Con Brio ensemble of
Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com sopranos and altos. Garrett is the choral director at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School. He is also the founding and artistic director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, which is an auditioned community choir for singers in high school in grades 9-12. Garrett directs the Cantanti ensemble for this organization which includes sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. The Lathes have ties to the Sartell and St. Cloud area that are long-standing. Holly and Garrett are both musicians and enjoy performing arts, so they’ve been part of the Sartell-St. Stephen High School in past and current events. Those include family involvement with the St. Cloud State Cantabile Girls’ Choir, St. John’s Boys’ Choir, GREAT Theatre Company, The Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota and much more.
“Our family is a close-knit group,” Holly said. “We look out for each other and really enjoy being together.” If Sophie is granted her wish, the family is hoping to travel to Disney World together, but aren’t quite sure when. Their other children include Emma, 15, a ninth-grader at Sartell High School; Spencer, 13, an eighth-grader at Sartell Middle School; and Kate, 12, a seventhgrader at Sartell Middle School. If you are interested in donating to Make-A-Wish, this is the link: http://site.wish.org/site/TR/ FriendsandFamily/Make-A-WishMinnesota?px=3298785&pg=personal&fr_id=2667. Children with life-threatening medical conditions can be referred to Make-A-Wish, which strives to grant experiences or “wishes” to these children.
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Sophia Lathe, a student at Sartell Middle School, chooses a winner of the 50/50 raffle from Sartell High School staff Beth Driste during the October homecoming game. The Sartell High School Student Council helped raise funds for her “wish” of a trip to Disney World in Florida.
Johnson resolution fails at council meeting by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A resolution concerning refugees submitted by council member Jeff Johnson was defeated by fellow mem- Johnson bers at the Nov. 6 St. Cloud City Council meeting.
The vote was 6-1 with only Johnson voting in favor. Johnson’s resolution, which he first proposed several weeks ago, caused controversy, including support and opposition, from many residents in the greater St. Cloud area. A story about local reactions to the proposal was published recently in the Newsleaders. Johnson, who represents Ward 4 in the city, called for a moratorium on new (“pri-
mary”) refugees to St. Cloud until there is a full accounting from Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, which aids refugees with federal funds. Johnson also requested a study to determine how much city money is spent on refugee settlement. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis said several times that no city money is spent on refugees. Lutheran Social Service has stated it has always been trans-
parent about its work with refugees. In late October, in reaction to Johnson’s proposal, fellow council members voted 5-1 to pass their own resolution describing St. Cloud as supporting a “just and welcoming community.” St. Cloud council member George Hontos, who was absent when that resolution was approved in late October, said later he believes the impact of refugees should
be discussed by the council, but he is not in favor of Johnson’s resolution because, in his opinion, it’s misguided and inappropriate. The “just and welcoming” resolution was then approved again at the Nov. 6 meeting on a vote of 6-1, with Johnson voting against it. Johnson’s resolution also drew opposition and some support from other areas of Minnesota.
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Local acts of kindness bring smiles to so many With all the “breaking news” stories of cruelties in the world, the latest being another hideous massacre in Texas, it’s so good to be reminded of so many acts of kindness and caring right here on the local level. It’s especially reassuring and heartwarming to learn, time and again, how many young people are involved in such good causes that help others. Newsleader reporter Cori Hilsgen, in this week’s St. Joseph and Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleaders, shared several stories that are good-news reminders of how many kind, caring, helpful people live in our midst. In St. Joseph, the All Saints Academy students participated in the 34th annual “Saints in Service” workathon day, Oct. 28, as did other Catholic schools in the area, including St. Francis Xavier School in Sartell. The All Saints Academy reached its fundraising goal of $21,000 for needs at their school through many hours of hard volunteer work for seniors and people with disabilities. The students and adults cleaned yards, bagged and hauled leaves and performed many other yard chores related to late fall, preparing for winter. There were about 200 volunteers working at 40 job sites. They did their work despite an obstacle – an early snow. Other jobs will be done later once the snow disappears. As a reward for their hard work, the school threw a Halloween party for the children, and everyone had a good time. In Sartell, other kinds of good deeds were accomplished. For example, as detailed by reporter Hilsgen, the high-school student council helped raise more than $18,000 for the Make-aWish Foundation with contributions and sales that involved so many people in the school district. Last year, the students raised Make-aWish money for Jackson Stewart, a student at Oak Ridge Elementary whose wish was to have his own blue “kitty kat” golf cart because due to a medical condition he has trouble walking for any length of time. This year, the council students decided to do it again – to raise more Make-a-Wish funds, this time for Sophie Lathe, a 10-year-old student suffering from spinal muscular atrophy and whose wish is to go to Disney World in Florida. Hundreds of students, teachers, staff members and parents in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District worked hard as a labor of love to help sweet, deserving children. St. Francis Xavier School Principal Kathy Kockler summed it all up nicely: “It’s a great way to meet our neighbors and a gift to serve alongside of others . . . The smiles from our families and those we are helping out are priceless.” So many good deeds done locally have caused all of us to smile in the knowledge that acts of kindness far outweigh the acts of cruelty in this world.
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Opinion Act in solidarity to counter prejudices We should all be thankful for the strong civic and moral leadership so apparent in the greater St. Cloud area – leaders who speak up with force and clarity against the dark undercurrents of prejudice and bigotry. We mean leaders like St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and Catholic Bishop Donald Kettler, to name just two. Recently, Kettler and Kleis didn’t hesitate to speak up on behalf of the Somali people living in our cities. Both extended sympathy to Somalis shaken by the horrible terrorist bombing in Mogadishu when they attended a Somali rally in solidarity with bombing victims in Somalia. Besides offering solidarity, Mayor Kleis and others were also quick to take serious issue with a suggestion by St. Cloud City Council member Jeff Johnson to place a temporary moratorium on the resettlement of new refugees to St. Cloud. Johnson’s request brought a quick push-back reaction when the St. Cloud City Council voted 5-1 at a subsequent meeting to pass a resolution to support a “just and welcoming community.” Many churches, businesses, educators and people of all kinds have also spoken loudly and clearly in support of our good newcomers/neighbors – Muslims and non-Muslims. Anyone born and raised in St. Cloud, as I was, is well aware of how St. Cloud was – and is – sometimes pejoratively referred to as “White Cloud.” It’s an unfair put-down because the thoughtless or cruel words and actions of some should not be used to besmirch the welcoming kindness of most.
Dennis Dalman Editor When I was a knee-high tot, my mother and I were at the post office in downtown St. Cloud. I suddenly saw a black man walking across the street. It’s the first time I ever saw a black man in person. I was scared and started crying. Mom, to her credit, shook my arm and scolded, “Don’t be silly. He’s like everyone else. He just happens to be black; we just happen to be white.” Mom was a teacher. A good teacher. In the schools of my day and age, virtually all students and teachers were Caucasians. At St. Cloud Tech High School, circa 1965, there was a Nigerian male exchange student and a Brazilian female exchange student, the first “colored” people most of us had ever known up to that point. It’s not surprising the nearly total predominance of white people in St. Cloud gave rise to the “White Cloud” moniker. Yes, there were examples of racism and bigotry, here as everywhere. I recall vividly in the 1970s how my brother’s brother-in-law, James, partly of Mexican heritage, born in Grand Rapids, Minn., was the object of verbal slights sometimes. One afternoon, while James and I were walking along Fifth Avenue S., some jeering hooligans rolled down their car windows and yelled, “Hey, you, where’s your green card?! Go back to where you came from!”
In the 1960s, some otherwise wonderful neighbors complained about the Civil Rights struggles in the South, claiming “if you give ‘em an inch, they’ll take a mile,” and one neighbor man (it’s painful to recall this) guffawed loudly when black actress Diahann Carroll landed the starring role in her own series, Julia, about a nurse. “See?” the man rumbled. “Didn’t I tell you? Now they’re taking over TV!” What’s really sad is that man, whom I knew as well as my own father, was very kind-hearted and would have given a black man the shirt off his back – that is, if he would have ever met a black man, in our white town, who needed a shirt. Sometimes, in public places and checkout lines, I overhear cruel snide remarks and viciously stupid “jokes” whispered about Somalis. Makes me cringe. Oh yes, prejudices remain. Vestiges of ignorance. We have some work to do. However, I still strongly believe the overwhelming number of people in this area are kind, hospitable, welcoming – leaders like Mayor Kleis; like Bishop Kettler; like Natalie Ringsmuth of Waite Park, who initiated, with Somali help, the excellent UniteCloud organization/ website. There are so many others in all walks of life who speak up in solidarity for diversity and inclusion. We should encourage all mayors and councils of the greater St. Cloud area to pass resolutions in support of a “just and welcoming community.” Speaking up, acting in solidarity, reaching out to newcomers, lending helping hands – those are always the best ways to counter prejudices.
Don’t judge a book by its cover – an unusual lesson from an unusual source Mady Bertsch, 12, Sartell Last year I started volunteering in the Salvation Army Food Shelf with my mom and little brother. When my mom signed us up, I didn’t want to volunteer. I didn’t want to work with the stereotypical homeless person. When I thought of the homeless, I thought of people on the streets begging for money and spending it on drugs or alcohol like what I see in the movies. I am writing this because I think some people might have the same thoughts as me. On my first day of volunteering, I met three amazing people – other volunteers named Nancy, Ann and Mary – all adults who have become my friends there. They helped put my fears to rest, but there were other lessons I learned as well. When I started volunteering at the Salvation Army, my job was to make bags that included peanut butter, rice, mac and cheese, cereal and other snacks, foods that you and I would probably eat in two seconds. But, these bags had to last for a month for a foodshelf client. They have to ration. This year, the Salvation Army switched to a method where bags of food are no longer handed out. Instead the clients come into the food shelf and volunteers help them shop. This change is due to the new mandates. Because of my job changing from assembling bags to actually assisting clients in person, I got to really see where the food goes. I met the people who were getting the food and they are just like us. There was this guy who was only 36 years old. He had a cane and his wife kept worrying he would fall. I asked and he told me his story. He was a firefighter down south, and
he was inside a burning house where the roof was falling. As it caved in, he shielded an 8-year-old child to protect him. The boy came out without a scratch but the man broke virtually every bone in his body. He said there has only been four surgeries ever performed like the one he needs to fix all he now has wrong with him. As a result of medical expenses and not being able to work, he couldn’t pay for housing and all his other bills and also afford to feed his family. With no job and being too crippled to work, it’s hard to pay for normal everyday objects we use so he had to come to the Salvation Army Food Shelf for help. But the worst part, he said, was not the body pain but the pain of not being able to stay busy. He used to work all the time. There was another man and his wife in their 50s. They had three sons and had been very successful. Both husband and wife had college degrees. They were a normal family living in Blaine, but then their house was taken away when they couldn’t afford the payments and suddenly they were living in a camper in the middle of the woods. Their lifestyle changed drastically. They had never been homeless before and now suddenly they had to protect the little property they had left from the other desperate people who had to live in the woods. Because of these
difficult circumstances, they came to the Salvation Army for shelter and food. Then life became even worse before getting better when their son, a student at St. Cloud State University, committed suicide. The Salvation Army helped by providing the proper attire, transportation and grief counseling for the funeral. The Salvation Army also helped them get interviews for jobs. With the Salvation Army’s help, they found employment and housing and were able to move out of the homeless shelter into their own home again. There was a lady who works at a local grocery store as a cashier. She works all the time and barely gets a day off, but she still can’t make ends meet. Because she couldn’t afford meals to feed herself and her children, she came to the Salvation Army. She was not sad or melancholy; she was a peppy person. When she came in she brightened the room. She was very interesting to talk to. She appreciated the Salvation Army Food Shelf could help her stretch her budget. I feel really bad I didn’t want to volunteer at first and I had judged a book by its cover. But I had no way of knowing who these people really were. And sometimes it’s scary when you don’t know about something. My experiences have taught me a valuable lesson – they are just like you and me. In addition to this, I also have more appreciation that I have a roof over my head, and I have food to eat, which I might’ve taken for granted before. This is my lesson I learned from this unexpected source. If you would like to get involved, the Salvation Army really needs volunteers to ring bells. You can sign up online at www.registertoring.com or just call Laura at 320-252-4552.
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Man nabbed for thefts from Sartell vehicle by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A Rice man was arrested recently for fraudulently using credit cards he had allegedly stolen from an unlocked vehicle in Sartell. Scott William Cody, 26, was taken into custody by police and admitted to the use of someone
else’s credit cards, according to the report. The owner of the vehicle reported to the police that one wal- Scott let and two hunting knives were stolen from the car sometime
during the night of Nov. 2. It was later determined credit cards from the wallet were used to purchase items at various stores. Review of surveillancecamera tapes at the stores helped police find the suspect. Cody, who was placed in the Stearns County Jail Nov. 3, is expected to be charged with six counts of fraud by credit card.
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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, Nov. 10 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org
Saturday, Nov. 11 Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by St. Paul’s Christian Women, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Paul’s Parish Center 1125 11th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 320-251-4831. Craft and Vendor Sale, sponsored by Mothers of Preschoolers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Celebration Lutheran, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. Free Admission for veterans/active military service members at all Minnesota Historic Sites and Museums, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sartell Senior Connection Veteran’s brunch, 11 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Sunday, Nov. 12 Breakfast, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. Boniface Church, 501 Main St., Cold Spring. Proceeds to benefit “Coats for Kids.” Free Thanksgiving Dinner, after the 10:30 a.m worship service, Northland Bible Baptist Church, 3686 CR 8 SE, St. Cloud. This event will also honor our nation’s veterans. 320-2525677. Monday, Nov. 13 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY: Basswood logs by truckload delivered to Dodgeville, WI. Bark intact, harvested in dormancy, delivered FRESH cut. Pre-arranged purchases only. Call Al Ladd at 608-935-2341 ext.333 (MCN) ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTICE DATE CHANGE: GILBERT’S SALE YARD November MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT SALE NEW DATE IS DEC. 4, 9:00 A.M. Advertising Deadline Nov. 17. No Small Items, Tires after Nov. 22. CONSIGN TODAY, 641-398-2218, Hwy 218, Floyd, IA, www.gilbertsaleyard. com (MCN) AUTOMOBILES DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 855752-6680 (MCN) CASH FOR CARS: We Buy Any Condition Vehicle, 2002 and Newer. Competitive Offer! Nationwide FREE Pick Up! Call Now For a Free Quote! 888-366-5659! (MCN) CABLE/INTERNET SWITCH TO DIRECTV. From $50/
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Friday, Nov. 17 Holiday Open House, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Central Minnesota Credit Union, 1300 Elm St. E., St. Joseph and 14284 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville. 888-330-8482. Craft and bake sale, sponsored by Foley Area Community Action Respecting Elders, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Frandsen Bank, 341 Fourth Ave. N., Foley. 320968-7848. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Nov. 18 Holiday Craft Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 24+ vendors, Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. lwallin@ gmail.com. A Nation of Nations, 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m., registration recommended. http://www.mnhs.org/ event/3782. Community Meal, 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell.
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CITY OF ST. STEPHEN INTERIM ORDINANCE DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS, SOLAR FACILITIES, SOLAR GARDENS, WINDPOWER SYSTEMS, WIND TURBINES OR WIND FARMS WITHIN THE CITY OF ST. STEPHEN, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of St. Stephen finds that to appropriately site solar panels, solar facilities, solar gardens, windpower systems, wind turbines or wind farms in an orderly manner compatible with varying land uses, sustainable development and the changing energy goals of the State of Minnesota, it is necessary to allow the City Council to review existing and proposed regulations and conduct a study of potential ordinance changes that may better achieve these goals. The City Council further finds the public health, safety and welfare will best be served and protected if the status quo with respect to such solar and wind facilities is preserved until the City Council completes said study. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. STEPHEN HEREBY ORDAINS it is necessary to impose a moratorium on solar panels, solar facilities, solar gardens, wind-power systems, wind turbines or wind farms of any kind, to allow sufficient time for said study, to protect the enforcement of zoning regulations, and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of St. Stephen.
The moratorium shall prohibit the construction or installation of all solar panels, solar facilities, solar gardens, wind-power systems, wind turbines, or wind farms of any kind within the City of St. Stephen. No conditional-use permits, building permits or other approvals for such facilities shall be issued by the City of St. Stephen during the moratorium. The moratorium shall not apply to requests regarding such facilities already existing. The moratorium shall continue in full force and effect for (statute allows for no more than one year from the effective date). The City Council reserves the right to extend the effective period of this Interim Ordinance in accordance with Minnesota Statute Section 462.355, Subdivision 4. This ordinance is adopted by the City Council of the City of St. Stephen on Nov. 1, 2017, and shall be effective upon publication. /s/ Jeff Blenkush Acting Mayor /s/ Cris M Drais City Clerk Dated: Nov. 3, 2017 Publish: Nov. 10, 2017
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HOLIDAY SALUTE | SHOW YOU CARE
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Visit with a Veteran O
ften, the most valuable gift you can give to someone is your time. This can be particularly true for the United States veteran population. Veterans are in great need of our attention given their high
risk for depression, anxiety, homelessness and suicide. In fact, according to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, as of 2014, approximately 20 veterans die of suicide every day, and six of every 20 were users of VA services.
FIND A VA HOSPITAL VA Hospitals are a wonderful outlet to visit veterans. Not only are the veterans in these facilities wounded in some
manner, but the hospital will likely have visiting programs that can make a visit easier. If you don’t know who you should visit with, staff are happy to recommend the names of veterans who would love to chat with you.
SURPRISE A VETERAN If you can’t visit with a veteran, consider donating to an organization that helps veterans develop healthy social lives.
We provide Head Start, Early Head Start, child care and family support services for eligible children and families in Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties in central Minnesota.
350 Hwy 10 S., St. Cloud, MN 320-253-8110 www.reachupinc.org
Brown Paper Ticket is one such organization. The group facilitates unique gifts for veterans through a partnership with the Veteran Tickets Foundation to get tickets to events such as concerts, plays, baseball games and more to veterans with an honorable discharge, as well as their immediate families.
GIVE UP YOUR AIRLINE MILES Another way to honor veter-
ans is to help facilitate a visit for them. It might seem like a small gesture, but donating your unused airline miles to a veteran or active soldier can make the difference of them being able to see and visit with a loved one. Go through the Hero Miles Program, which has helped arrange for more than 50,000 tickets to members of the military and their families. After all, all any of us wants is to not be alone during the holidays.