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Town Crier St. Stephen changes date for extravaganza
The City of St. Stephen Winter Extravaganza date has been changed to Sunday, Dec. 11. Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit with children from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Please note the change in date and mark you calendar.
St. Cloud Hospital lights up Dec. 1
The 28th annual Festival of Lights is from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in front of St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 Sixth Ave. N. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the food shelf. In addition to the traditional holiday lighting ceremony at 7 p.m., there will be horse-drawn trolley rides, reindeer, holiday carols by the Tech High School Chamber Choir, a living nativity presented by Messiah Lutheran Church of Sartell, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as cookies and cocoa. The Gorecki Guest House, across the street from the hospital, will also light up thanks to Emerald Cos. Inc. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 18 Criers.
Citizens of Sartell may take annual survey
Through Saturday, Nov. 19, citizens of Sartell are able to participate in a performance measures survey which was developed by the Sartell City Council on Local Results and Innovation created by the 2010 Legislature. The purpose of the performance measures survey is to aid elected officials in determining the efficiency of city services and measuring residents’ opinions of those services. Participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous. The more people who choose to participate in the survey, the more valid the results will be. So encourage your Sartell friends, neighbors and business owners to participate in the survey in helping to guide the city’s decision making on service priorities. The survey contains 10 questions and will take just a few minutes to complete. In order to participate in the survey, you must be a resident or business owner in Sartell. Participation is limited to one survey per resident or business. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 18 Criers.
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A press conference at Sartell Pediatrics Nov. 15 spelled out the crisis caused by a cancelled insurance contract by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. From left to right are Sarah Gill, single mother of three and kindergarten teacher; Dr. David Smith, owner-operator of Sartell Pediatrics; Jill Smith, clinic administrator for Sartell Pediatrics; and Jeff Turner, president of Integrity Health Network.
Cancelled insurance devastates mother of three by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Kindergarten teacher Sarah Gill, a single mother of three, was devastated when she learned recently that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will no longer pay for treatments for her 2-year-old son at
Sartell Pediatrics. As an Oak Hill Elementary School teacher, Gill’s insurance carrier is Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The payments for Sartell Pediatrics’ care will cease starting Feb. 1. And Gill is not alone. The decision by Blue Cross/Blue
Shield will affect 1,500 patients of Sartell Pediatrics. That is because that insurance giant contracts with Integrity Health Network, which in turn contracts with 20 clinics in Minnesota, including Sartell Pediatrics, to cover the cost of patient services. Gill shared her dilemma at a
Nov. 15 press conference held at Sartell Pediatrics with fellow speakers being Dr. David Smith, owner-operator of the clinic; Jill Smith, clinic administrator; and Jeff Turner, president of Integrity Health Network. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield decision was a bolt from the Insurance • page 9
Chisum, Fitzthum win council seats in Sartell (Editor’s note: Because of an early news deadline of 5 a.m. Nov. 9, a story of vote totals could not be written for the Nov. 11 issue. The following story is based on vote totals as of Nov. 14.) by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleasders.com
Sartell voters gave the nod in the Nov. 8 general election to Mike Chisum and Ryan Fitzthum for city council, and
voters in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District re-elected Lesa Kramer, Jason Nies and Pam Raden to the school board. Joe Perske, a former Sartell mayor, was elected to Stearns County Commissioner District 2, defeating incumbent Mark Bromenschenkel, also a Sartell resident. Perske defeated Bromenschenkel on a vote of 9,623 to 6,136. Coinciding with a local and national win, Donald Trump also won in Sartell as the choice
for president of the United States, with Trump taking 4,204 votes to Clinton’s 2,574 for Clinton in Sartell. Also re-elected for the fourth consecutive time is Sartell resident, State Rep. Tim O’Driscoll for House District 13B. He defeated DFL challenger Matthew Crouse by a vote of 14,882 to 6,465. Fitzthum received 4,444 votes, and Chisum garnered 3,977. Timothy Held, 2,835 votes; and Ryan Golembecki
Sr., 1,558 votes, were not successful in their bids for city council seats. Vote totals for the schoolboard winners were 6,433 for Nies, 5,717 for Raden and 5,703 for Kramer. Sartell voters also helped pick the winner of the U.S. Sixth Congressional District race, Republican Rep. Tom Emmer who defeated DFL challenger David Snyder by a vote total of 235,531 to 123,122. Voters • page 3
Three groups strengthen mothering skills by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Who could possibly deny that better moms make a better world? That’s the motto of three related groups that staged a fundraiser at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell on Nov. 12: Celebration Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (birth to kindergarten), Harvest Fellowship MOPS and Harvest MOMSnext, both groups which meet in Sauk Rapids. Each group meets separately but does some collaborations together. Their motto is this:
“We Are Moms, and We Believe Better Moms Make a Better World.” A second motto that ties in nicely to the first is “Mothering Matters.” Yet another motto is “Hugs Can Change the Course of History.” Celebration MOPS meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell. Although group members meet at Celebration, they are non-denominational in their approach to mothering and all related issues. Their goal is to create friendships, creative outlets, leaderMothers • page 2
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At a fundraiser for two MOPS groups, sisters Laynie Gruba (left) and Kendall Gruba get ready to buy some dollhouse “beverages” from Lois Timm (center) and her daughter, Jody Navratil, who makes the tiny crafts. Timm and Navratil also brought baked goods to sell and sold out quickly.
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Lisa Neu knits a “mermaid tail”. The items Neu knitted (toward the front of the photo) are wa s h c l o t h s. Neu, of St. Cloud, is co-coordinator of Harvest MOPS, along with Molly McCann of Sartell.
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Betty Malm of Clearbrook sells her hand-knitted mittens at the Nov. 12 for Harvest MOPS and Celebration MOPS at Celebration Lutheran Church. Malm’s daughter, Lorae Nelson is a member of a MOPS group.
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April 20: Natural and Organic Approaches; and May 18: YearEnd Celebration. To learn more about MOPS, go to www.mops.org. For more information, email coordinator Fitzthum at cfitzthum@hotmail.com,
Harvest MOPS
Sponsored by Harvest Fellowship in Sauk Rapids, the Harvest MOPS, as it’s dubbed, meets from 9-11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at Harvest Fellowship Church, 400 Second Ave., in Sauk Rapids. Because the Harvest MOPS meets mornings, unlike Celebration MOPS, it tends to attract stay-at-home moms. There are about 50 members, and at any given meeting anywhere from 30 to 40 of them participate. Its co-coordinators are Molly McCann of Sartell and Lisa Neu of St. Cloud. For more information about Harvest MOMS, go to www. mops.org/groups/harvestmops. There is also a Facebook page for Harvest MOPS.
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Voters from front page And voters’ top choice for the State Senate District 13 race was also the overall winner, incumbent Republican Sen. Michelle Fischbach, who garnered 29,235 votes to DFL contender Michael Willemsen with 13,338 votes. Sartell and St. Stephen voters in the Nov. 8 general election helped elect the same candidates that won at large for the U.S. presidency, as well as regional seats. President-elect Trump won handily over Clinton in Sartell by a nearly two-to-one margin – 4,204 to 2,574. There were also some votes cast for thirdparty candidates.
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 crime. Oct. 25 1:06 p.m. Welfare check. Riverside Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a local business for a female customer who was acting belligerent. Officers arrived on scene and met with the woman. She stated she was paranoid because she had missed a court date. She also stated she was homeless and off her medication. The officer asked if the woman would like to go to the hospital to be evaluated, and she agreed. 5:04 p.m. Domestic. Northview Drive. Officers were dispatched for an altercation that had occurred between a mother and her son. Upon arrival, officers met with the woman who stated her son had already left.
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St. Stephen Mayor Cindy VanderWeyst, running unopposed, was re-elected with 394 votes, and St. Stephen City Council incumbents were also re-elected – Jeff Blenkush with 339 votes and Thomas Vouk with 350. St. Stephen voters preferred Trump as president by a vote total of 387 for him and 58 for Clinton.
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In St. Wendel Township, voters also went for Trump – 913 to Clinton’s 371.
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Le Sauk Township, Shawn Omann received 408 votes to John Krehbiel’s 391 for the township supervisor Seat 3 position. Incumbent town clerk Marlyce Plante was re-elected
with 733 votes.
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National results
Although Clinton won Minnesota – but just barely by about 2 percentage points -Trump won handily by a twoto-one margin in Minnesota’s Congressional Sixth District in which Republican Emmer was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 235,531, with 123,122 votes going to DFL challenger Snyder. Trump and other Republican candidates fared very well in all three area counties – Stearns, Benton and Sherburne. In all three counties, Trump won handily by a two-to-one margin or better. In the most heavily populated city, St. Cloud, 15 of the city’s 22 precincts showed wins for Trump – seven for Clinton, five of those pro-Clinton precincts in Ward 1, which
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She said her son had come over to her trailer and stated he was sick of her and her friends. She stated he then pushed her up against the refrigerator. She was not injured and didn’t want to press charges. Officers informed the woman on how to proceed with a harassment restraining order if she wished. She was also issued a crime victims notice card. Officers then made contact with her son. He stated he didn’t know why he got upset with his mother. Officers advised him that his behavior was not appropriate and he could be arrested. He stated he understood. Oct. 26 9:46 a.m. Traffic stop. First Street N.E./Fourth Avenue E. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle approach from the rear at a high rate of speed. The officer took rear radar of the vehicle and locked it in at 46 mph in a 30-mph zone. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver admitted to speeding and stated to her knowledge the speed
limit on the bridge was 35 mph. The officer advised the woman the speed limit on the bridge is 30 mph. The driver provided a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. She was issued a citation and released. 6:50 p.m. Accident. Hwy 15/CR 29. While conducting a traffic stop, an officer observed two vehicles pull off the highway. The officer completed his traffic stop and met with the drivers of the vehicles. The drivers stated vehicle 1 was braking for the officer’s lights. The second vehicle failed to realize vehicle 1 was braking, causing a rear-end collision. Both drivers were issued an accident exchange form and released. Oct. 27 2:29 a.m. Medical. Brianna Drive. Officers were dispatched for a 60-year-old female who had fallen earlier in the evening and needed to be evaluated. Officers arrived on scene and made contact with the woman, who was in her chair with staff present. The female stated she had fallen approximately an hour
Nationally, Trump won more than enough electoral votes to win: 306 (he needed 270 to win). Clinton won 232 electoral votes. Although at last count, Clinton won the national popular vote by a one- to two-point margin over Trump, she did not win the election because she failed to get enough electoral votes state to state (270). Trump and Clinton each received about 60 million votes at last count, with a slight edge for Clinton. Absentee and mailin votes are still being counted, mainly in the states of California, New York and Washington. However, those votes will not change the results of the election because Clinton already won in those states, along with those states’ electoral votes.
prior and couldn’t remember why. Gold Cross paramedics arrived on scene and gathered patient information. Officers assisted with loading the patient for transport to St. Cloud Hospital. Oct. 28 12:09 a.m. DWI. Fourth Avenue N.E./First Street N.E. Officers responded to a vehicle accident involving a single vehicle that had struck a power pole. Officers located a woman near the scene who stated her husband was driving the vehicle that had crashed. She stated she had picked him up and transported him back to their residence afterward. Officers made contact with the male individual at his residence. He admitted to driving and being in a vehicle accident. A sobriety test was conducted and failed. Police placed the man under arrest and transported him to the Stearns County Jail. At the jail, the man refused a breath test and was extremely disruptive. Officers charged the man with second degree DWI and refusal to cooperate.
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People Lori Schwegel, formerly of Sartell, recently joined the team of Farmers Insurance and Financial Services, the Chris Pendergast Schwegel Agency in Cold Spring. With the programs she has put in place and her dedication to helping families, the agency said Schwegel is an outstanding addition to the staff. She is a master at customizing insurance to meet your specific needs. The Sartell High School girls varsity swim team had yet another successful section meet winning its 10th consecutive title in Melrose. In addition to being named Diver of the Year, Claire Boschee set a new section record in diving (469.75) shattering her old record of 437.75. Anna Ellis set a new pool record in the 100 backstroke (:57.74). Heidi Lenarz broke the Junior High 100 butterfly record (1:01.76). The state meet will be held Nov. 16-18 (results were not available as of press time). Participants include Boschee, Darah Coleman, Ellis, Madelynn Hedlund, Liberty Johnson, Lauryn Kramer, Heidi Lenarz, Kristen Martens and Betsy Weil.
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Shop local translates into economic well-being “Shop Local.” That cannot be said often enough. Shop local, and keep the money stream closer to home. Studies show when buying from independent, locally-owned businesses rather than from nationally-owned businesses, more local money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms. Thriving local businesses, of course, also mean jobs, wages, taxes and good connections. Other studies have revealed disturbing results of the intrusion of huge, national chain stores into cities, which can drain the vitality and economic survival especially of smaller cities and rural areas in a wide geographic area. Studies of local start-up businesses show a decline in the number of them in relation to the coming of fewer and larger “big-box” companies. Here is worrisome news from a study by the Brookings Institution: Though start-ups occupy a large place in the U.S.’s present tech-fueled imagination, new business formation has in fact been in steady decline. This study from researchers at the Brookings Institution and Ennsyte Economics quantifies this decline, finding that during the three decades between 1978 and 2011, the share of firms less than one year old fell by nearly half. This slump has accelerated in recent years in what the authors term a “precipitous drop” since 2006, which they call “noteworthy and disturbing.” In fact, the authors find, “the number of business deaths now exceed business births for the first time in the 30-plus year history of our data.” The study determines this trend isn’t geographically isolated, and that business dynamism has declined in all 50 states and in all but a handful of more than 360 U.S. metropolitan areas. Thus, the writing is on the wall. Do you want your cities and neighborhoods to thrive? Then shop locally as often as you can. In addition to a positive circularity of money staying locally, there are other reasons to patronize local businesses. They tend to support local non-profit groups that help the quality of life in cities to thrive; they provide unique character and “personality” to a town; they reduce environmental impact by often using products close to home; they provide jobs (small businesses are by far the creators of most jobs locally and nationally); they are accountable on a one-to-one basis with customers; and they tend to be more loyal and want to stay in cities where they are supported. To make a long story short, “Shop Local” means contributing dollar-by-dollar to local, hometown prosperity and the quality of life we all enjoy.
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Opinion Is Trump really new-and-improved? In recent days, president-elect Donald Trump reminds me of an arsonist who started lots of fires and is now playing firefighter, running around trying to extinguish them. He’s trying – so suddenly – to be level-headed, acceptable, conciliatory. Last I heard, his plan for the Big Wall at the border now includes fences, too. Will it amount to a pretty little white-picket fence with cute daisies planted all along it? Trump fans don’t want to hear that. They want thousands of miles of bricks-and-mortar – the real thing. Some Trump enthusiasts already have buyer’s remorse after they heard Trump say Obama is a great guy, that parts of Obamacare should remain intact, that the Clintons are good people, that a total ban on abortion would be virtually impossible to realize. What?! Has Trump already morphed into one of the deplorable Washington insiders so reviled by his loyal supporters? What next? Naming Hillary as FBI director? Holiday parties with Barack and Michelle and Bernie? After such a nasty campaign, sharpfanged antagonists – most notably Trump – are pretending their vicious hostilities were just one big dinner-table Jell-O fight. Fuzzy-wuzzy choruses of Kumbaya are rising ‘round the national campfire. Whoa, behold! From whence comes this dulcet sound? Before I wax skeptical, let me hasten to add: The harmony is make-believe, but (show or not) it’s a good thing – for now anyway. That’s because one of America’s bedrock traditions is the amicable transfer of power even in divisive times like these. During this brief truce, we can all take a deep breath, a time to grieve or to celebrate, and a time to start thinking of ways we can – maybe – work together. Tall order – it won’t be easy. The divi-
Dennis Dalman Editor sions, the wounds, are deep. Those of us who dislike Trump intensely and who thought he would be a dangerous president will not change our minds any time soon. Carried away by wishful thinking, we predicted his defeat with a sense of vast premature relief. We were wrong, but so were many Republicans who supported him but said he didn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell. Trump’s electoral-vote stunner carried echoes of the famous photo of a beaming President Harry Truman holding up an early-morning edition of the Chicago Tribune with a big headline proclaiming “Dewey Defeats Truman.” Suddenly, in the bitter dawn of the morning after, we, Clinton supporters, can relate emotionally to the Romney folks who were convinced they were about to win the 2012 election right up until the wee hours when their hopes took a nose-dive. Yes, Trump won; he is our president, like it or not. I don’t like it, nor do the 60 million-plus people who voted for Hillary and/or against Trump, and who gave Hillary the popular vote. No Kumbaya for us, thank you very much. We Hillary voters have good reasons to worry about what kind of president Trump will become and what will become of our country. For one thing, if he doesn’t surround himself with dedicated public servants who can keep him in line and help him focus his short attention span, he will
flail off in all directions, as he did during the campaign – until his zookeepers tamed him during the last days. How are we supposed to gather ‘round the unity campfire when we vividly recall the 18 months of Trump’s hateful bigoted outbursts aimed at just about everybody and everything? Are we supposed to forget all that bully-boy bluster? We who so dislike Trump should actually wish him success – even through gritted teeth – because just imagine the catastrophic alternative if he doesn’t succeed, if the loose cannon gets any looser? It’s a frightening prospect. But the trouble is that presidential success would mean he would have to become virtually a new man from what he has been for the past 18 months. A new-and-improved Trump? That’s a tall order. Questions loom: When will Trump the narcissistic tycoon/TV star morph into a president with gravitas, inclusiveness and policy-savvy? What will happen when he learns being president is the most difficult job on the planet, riddled with tough decisions, hard realities and shifting situations that don’t fit into his list of wand-waving promises? We are called upon to show respect to this man who showed no respect whatsoever to so many individuals and groups during his foot-in-mouth campaign. Respect must be earned, not ordered. Can the leopard change his spots and earn all Americans’ respect? Maybe President Trump will surprise us all with some sound policies and wise decisions. Miracles do happen. And if he comes through with something good for all Americans, believe me, I (surprised) would be among the first to praise it and to write about it.
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Obamacare shouldn’t be eliminated, simply tweaked Bill Haider, Sauk Rapids
Thank you for another excel-
lent Dennis Dalman column. I entirely agree the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is fixable and – with the exception of a
single-payer system – irreplaceable. Unfortunately, Nov. 8’s election results make it unlikely anything will be accomplished
soon. We’ll struggle on with Congress voting to eliminate the ACA and Donald Trump signing off but no actual action.
Don’t let politics divide us The United States of America is a republic 240 years strong. We have been electing our leaders since the age when many countries were still absolute monarchies. We’ve had 44 presidents, and we’re soon to have our 45th. Through it all, America has gone through many ups and downs, but we have always rebounded and stunned the world with our perseverance. Our recent presidential election was a very ugly affair. I think I’ve heard enough negative insults and TV advertisements to last me a lifetime. Personal attacks and catchy phrases distracted us from the many policy issues which affect our country. Besides very general statements, the national debt, education and veterans issues were not addressed much in detail. This is a troubling development, especially if these topics are allowed to continue without being addressed. But this isn’t the first time a campaign has run this course. The U.S. presidential election of 1828 is known as one of the dirtiest in history. Following the 1824 election where a “corrupt bargain” gave the White House to John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson, bad blood was in the air, and the stage was set four years later. Adams and Jackson engaged in bitter battles of rhetoric, attacking each other with stories of wrongful deeds and atrocities. Adams was accused of elitism and indifference to the needs of the common people. Jackson was attacked for his personal life, as well as his actions in business and as a military commander. Sound familiar? The point is we have been in this position many a time. We have had many oc-
Connor Kockler Guest Writer currences in American history where an election has thoroughly split the nation, and it was felt we couldn’t recover. Warnings were made about the path the country had taken and that we were taking large steps backward. Depending on your point of view, certain elections may bring excitement or disappointment, but looking at the broad view of American history, we have always been moving ahead. Starting from our independence in 1776, America has gone from being a moderate trading nation on the edges of the civilized world to being one of the centers of world power. Our navy, from humble beginnings, now sails all the world’s oceans. Americans travel and do business in almost every country in the world. This is why I worry about some of the divide that is continuing to grow among our nation’s people. It increasingly seems like there are two separate halves of America, who each believe the other side is out to destroy the country as we know it. From talking with people across the political spectrum, I know most people are benign in their intentions. People have a common goal of improving America and making it work better; they just have different ideas about how to do it. We need to remember those across the ideologi-
cal divide from us are just people, too. It’s too easy to caricature opponents and dismiss their concerns rather than consider their point of view. Everyone’s life experiences gives them a different take on things. If everyone was the same, there wouldn’t be much creative discussion and debate in the first place. Our differences are our strengths, not our weaknesses. America has been built on a diversity of not just people but ideas as well. They give us the opportunity to try many options, test them out and choose the one that works the best. We should not let our politics drive us apart, to ruin friendships, to destroy relationships. I find talking to someone who doesn’t share my views helps me to learn more about their perspective, to see how mine compares and to see what we might have in common. Everything shouldn’t need to be a zero-sum game of only winners and only losers. We can all benefit from the free discussion of ideas as long as we are willing to keep an open mind. The United States was built and continues to grow with the vast knowledge and insights of its people. Through numerous divisive times, we have pulled together and worked as a united people to solve the problems that are pressing the country. We should remember that spirit in these times as well. Abraham Lincoln said a house divided against itself cannot stand. We can make a choice in how we want to proceed. I hope we choose to be united. Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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Randy Asseln of St. Stephen talks about his canvas prints with guests at his artist reception on Nov. 12 at the Great River Arts center’s main gallery in downtown Little Falls.
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Randy Asseln of St. Stephen talks to Great River Arts Executive Director Jill Moore at the entrance of the main gallery of the Great River Arts Center on First Street SE about his canvas prints exhibit “Minnesota on Canvas,” which will be on display until Dec. 20.
St. Stephen artist holds major exhibit in Little Falls by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
Randy Asseln’s artistry is as much about the canvas prints he creates as the emotions he evokes in those who view them. The St. Stephen photographic artist is the featured artist at Great River Arts Center’s main gallery in downtown Little Falls. His specialty is printing digitally-enhanced photographs on canvas, the kind of canvas artists use to create their oil paintings. “I’ve bought his paintings be-
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fore, and he’s doing an awesome job,” said Rosie Huls, a Sartell resident who is a semi-retired optician at America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses. Between 50 and 60 of Asseln’s canvas prints will be on display in his exhibit dubbed “Minnesota on Canvas” at the gallery at 122 First Street SE now until Dec. 20. “We hear about him once in a while in the paper, and we just wanted to see what he’s been doing,” Huls said as she enjoyed snacks and beverages. She also
wanted a chance to meet the artist. The Great River Arts nonprofit agency has two satellite galleries, one at the Morrison County Government Center and another at St. Gabriel’s Hospital, besides its downtown venue. “I think Randy is a very honest fellow and what he does is from his heart,” said Huls, who attended the two-hour artist reception Nov. 12 at the gallery across from the movie theater. “His pieces just look so natural,” Huls said. “You can kind of
tell a good artist when you see a piece, and it just talks to you, and some of these at the gallery really just talk to you.” The 63-year-old Asseln is a husband and father of two who has been in the printing industry for more than three decades, which he credits with how he can create “a fantastic-looking image.” “I’ve gotten so many compliments that it’s unbelievable,” Asseln said of the feedback he received from the more than 130 people who attended his artist
reception in Little Falls. “I’m kind of a high-tech artist, so they ask me a lot of questions as to how I do this, like how do I print on canvas, how do I digitally paint on canvas, and I try to explain to them as best I can,” he said. Asseln uses various kinds of photo-imaging software, but he said he uses Adobe Photoshop the most to create his canvas prints. He said he has been printing on canvas for the past eight years. Artist • page 9
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Synergy Chiropractic helps patients put it all together (Editor’s note: The following feature story was written to highlight the importance of small businesses in Sartell and the surrounding area – how those businesses make a major economic impact and why people should “Shop Local.” This particular business was chosen at random from a list of Sartell businesses.) by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Synergy Chiropractic and Wellness in Sartell is aptly named. Owner Dr. Cheri Carlson and her staff work very hard to make sure every aspect of their patients’ inter-related well-being is tended to in holistic fashion. Synergy is defined as the interaction of two or more elements to produce a result greater than the sum of the
parts. And that is what Synergy Chiropractic and We l l n e s s helps patients do. It’s far more Carlson than chiropractic adjustments. It’s also good nutrition, massage therapy, conditions like pregnancy and pre-natal care, the special needs of children and many more aspects physical, mental and spiritual. Among the ailments the clinic staff treats on a regular basis are bursitis, carpal-tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, joint disease, low-back pain, osteoporosis, pregnancy, sciatica, scoliosis, subluxation, tension headaches and whiplash. Carlson opened the clinic in 2008 at 2177 Troop Drive
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Chiropractic in 1997 and before that earned a bachelor’s degree in speech-communication from the Olson University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She still serves as an adjunct faculty member for Northwestern Health Sciences. Throughout the years, Carlson attended many post-graduate courses in such skills as chiropractic, nutrition, acupuncture and rehabilitation. Carlson is just as passionate about social involvement as she is about her clinic work. She serves on the Sartell Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is the vice president of the Connections with Class Chapter of Business Network International and is a
member of the advisory board for Central Minnesota Women magazine. Carlson is also an intrepid volunteer for area charities, and she and her clinic have sponsored many good-cause events in the Sartell and greater St. Cloud area, such as the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation and Strides for Cancer. Most recently, Carlson spent 10 days in El Salvador in Central America on a mission trip for a St. Jude’s Cancer Center. At Synergy Chiropractic and Wellness, Danielle Kudrna is office manager, and Valerie Olson is massage therapist. The hours of the business are 8:30 a.m.-5:30 Mondays; closed Tuesdays; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and 9-11:30 a.m. on two Saturdays each month.
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Prep alum, former senator return to Collegeville, talk Trump by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com
Former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger returned to his past to talk to St. John’s Prep School students in Collegeville about their future during the school’s celebration of Legacy Week. The St. John’s Prep alum discussed the presidential election and shared his views on public service Nov. 11 at Pellegrene Auditorium on the St. John’s University campus. “I’m writing a book about independent Republicans – 60 years of them – that is, until somebody else hijacked our party, but we can talk about that at another time,” he said to much laughter. The 82-year-old Durenberger is a St. Cloud native who was a Republican and reportedly endorsed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president when she ran against Donald Trump. Durenberger credits his teachers at the prep school and at SJU in Collegeville for making him believe in something larger than himself, for making him believe in the future. “They all had a sense they were going to be part of the future,” he said. “And because
they were at a Catholic prep school, they believed in service to God . . . and you love your neighbors.” D u r e n - Fremo berger said when he was offered leadership opportunities at the Collegeville campus he accepted them. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1956 to 1963 besides graduating from SJU and then from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1959. “We are not sending to represent us any longer in this country people like us,” Durenberger said of politicians today. “We send people who agree with us, not people who are committed to serving a cause we have all in common.” Durenberger served three terms in the U.S. Senate before becoming an Independent. He began his political career in 1978 as a Republican when he was elected in a special election to finish the term of Sen. Hubert Humphrey and received 62 percent of the votes in that election.
“We’re not sending people to Washington or even to our State Legislature to learn from other people how to resolve problems . . . and that’s what has happened to both political parties,” he said. “Both are operating from these extremes of easy answers to difficult problems.” Durenberger served as chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence and chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee and took a leadership role in national health reform. “Difficult problems can only be solved if you care about the people you disagree with, so you can figure out how can you agree,” Durenberger said. “That is the biggest challenge right now for people who are voters . . . or people who anticipate playing some role in representative government and there is a whole bunch of us who are no longer represented.” David Fremo graduated from St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary. The Sartell native directs campus ministry and community formation at St. John’s Prep and was in the auditorium.
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Former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger, a St. John’s Prep School alum, sits with Student Body President Yichu Chen from Changshu, Jiansu, in China. Chen is a senior at the prep school in Collegeville, which celebrated Legacy Week with a Nov. 11 visit from Durenberger. “This is our second annual Legacy Week, and one of my roles in the school is to see we have a deeper understanding of the history and legacy of our founding monks and St. John’s gifts and contributions to the community,” Fremo said of Du-
renberger’s scheduled visit. “He (Durenberger) cited a number of people who inspired him along the way, and I think today was an opportunity for him to be one of those inspirations for our students.”
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Four Sartell teachers recently received “Leadership in Educational Excellence Awards” at the annual Resource Training Camp, part of the Resource Training & Solutions educational-honors banquet in Sartell. They were among 155 teachers so honored from 38 school districts in central Minnesota. From left to right are Mary Gruenes, Sartell Middle School teacher; Kurt Stumpf, Sartell Middle School principal; Sue Symanietz, Sartell High School teacher; Laura Nordby, Oak Ridge Elementary teacher; Mark Schmitz, director of Resource Training & Solutions; and Brenda Steve, Sartell High School principal. Not pictured is one of the teacher honorees, Michele Rogers of Pine Meadow Elementary School.
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City to research short-term rentals by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Should Sartell residents be allowed to rent just a portion of their homes to short-term renters? That issue came before the Sartell City Council at its Nov. 14 meeting after a resident requested the city’s rental ordinance be amended to allow such short-term rentals – one or two nights, a week, two weeks and so forth. In a letter to the council, Sartell resident Judy Meyer said she has rented via an international online rental business known as Airbnb. That odd name stands for “Airline Bed and Breakfast.” People worldwide can go online and schedule short-term rentals virtually anywhere in the world while they are traveling. Such rentals can last days, or two weeks or more at such places as people’s homes, historic castles, rooms or suites of rooms and even on houseboats. The rental is strictly between the host renter and the rentees, although Airbnb gets a certain percentage from the transactions. In her letter, Meyer stated she bought a four-bedroom, split-level home last year at
1005 Connecticut Ave. S. in Sartell. She found she really didn’t use one floor of the house and so she decided to rent it out short-term via Airbnb, a service Meyer used herself successfully while traveling. She applied for a rental license from the city and received one, but then in late October, last month, she received a notice from the city requesting her to cease the Airbnb short-term rentals. Meyer said she was disappointed because her rental business is causing no disruptions, the renters are good, law-abiding people and while staying in her home they have a chance to learn about Sartell and to visit the businesses Meyer recommends. In her home, they have their own separate living quarters, and Meyer does not serve them meals, unlike some bed-and-breakfast facilities. Short-term rentals are convenient, pleasant and economical, Meyer noted. She asked the council to amend the city’s ordinance to make single-family residential homes allowable for short-term rentals. The council agreed to refer the matter to city staff for further research into other cities’ or-
dinances to see how they handle short-term rentals.
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Airbnb began in 2008 in San Francisco when two roommates had trouble paying the steep cost for their apartment flat. They decided to rent out part of it on a short-term basis to people needing a temporary place to stay while visiting the city. The arrangement was so successful one of the roommates, Joe Gebbia, decided to start a business for travelers that came to be known as Airbnb. In just eight years, the rental services are now in 190 countries, with an estimated 60 million guest visits each year and two million rental listings in 43,000 cities. Their popularity seems to grow as more travelers like the charm and out-of-the-way ambiance of homes rather than hotels/motels. In some cases, homeowners threatened with foreclosure decided to start Airbnb rentals as a way to afford to stay in their homes by supplementing income. In other cases, according to the Airbnb website, many home hosts enjoy meeting and being hospitable to travelers, often foreign ones from faraway places.
Community center on schedule by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Even though winter’s on its way, the Sartell Community Center has a good head-start against the cold onslaught. According to a report submitted Nov. 4 by Strack Construction to the Sartell City Council, the footings and foundation of the huge facility have been completed, all underground utilities have
been installed, curb-and-gutter are virtually completed and structural steel is due to arrive any day. The blacktop for the parking lot is expected to be put down Monday, Nov. 21. The project, the report stated, is – so far – right on budget. The $11 million community center, to be paid for by sales tax revenue, is being constructed at a site in south
Sartell. It will contain three gymnasiums, an elevated walking track, locker rooms, a kids’ play area, a kitchen, community room and public spaces, a senior center, an innovation area and possibly a library items drop-off and pick-up area. Work on the inside of the center can proceed through the winter, with pre-cast concrete panels for the gyms expected to be ready Jan. 9.
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Insurance from front page blue. The only reason it gave for the contract termination was a two-word explanation, “business decision,” according to Sartell Pediatrics. In the meantime, the Smiths sent a letter to all of their patients to inform them since many had no idea of the cancellation. Even though Blue Cross/Blue Shield apparently made its contract cancellation in late August, it made no attempt to notify clinics or patients of the decision, according to the Smiths. The decision ended 18 months of negotiations between Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Integrity Health Network. The Smiths, too, were devastated about the news because they know how it will affect so many of their patients who will suddenly feel desperate, at loose ends. That is why the Smiths are informing people and raising widespread awareness about the problem. People are now in the midst of the enrollment period for choosing a health care insurance plan through Internet exchanges or elsewhere, Jill Smith noted. The Smiths want people to know Blue Cross/Blue Shield has dropped its contract with Integrity Health Network and will not be covering services at Sartell Pediatrics or many other clinics. Too many, Smith said, will choose that insurance plan and be completely unaware of that lack of cov-
erage. She is recommending people choose a plan that will definitely cover their families. For example, Sartell Pediatrics, to name one, will accept insurance policies that include Medica, HealthPartners and Preferred One, to name three. “It’s not right,” Jill Smith said of Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s silence about its decision. “We wanted to inform all our patients. We didn’t want them walking in here Feb. 1 only to find out they are not covered anymore.” When choosing insurance coverage, people should be sure it will cover the physician and clinic they need and want, Smith advises. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield was especially disappointing, Jill Smith said, because Sartell Pediatrics provides care at lower costs. In October, the clinic ranked as the fifth-lowest cost of similar clinics in the state.
Gill and Aden
Sarah Gill, 34, has been a kindergarten teacher at Oak Hill Elementary for nine years. Two years ago, her husband died, leaving her to raise three children – Eli, 6; Sophie, 5; and Aden, 2. Aden was born with congenital diaphramatic hernia and had only a 50 percent chance of surviving. He spent 102 days at University of Minnesota’ Masonic Children’s Hospital. Now nearly 3, he is doing “wonderfully,” his mother said, although he needs lots of follow-ups, including ones at Sartell Pediatrics. “We love the Smiths, and
we love going to their clinic,” Gill said. Now, with insurance coverage for Aden’s treatments gone, Gill does not know what steps to take. As if that weren’t bad enough, she also recently discovered the contract between Fairview Hospital (where Aden goes) and Blue Cross/ Blue Shield was also terminated. “I think I’m in denial at this point,” she said. “But I’m going to start looking around.” She has written Blue Cross/ Blue Shield about her plight but is not overly confident of a good outcome.
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In her letter to patients of Sartell Pediatrics, Jill Smith explained the problem and then encouraged them to write letters to the following to raise awareness and to ask for positive outcomes: Mr. Michael Guyette, CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 3535 Blue Cross Road Eagan, Minn. 55122 1154 m i c h a e l . g u ye t t e @ b l u e crossmn.com Dr. Ed Ehlinger Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, Minn. 55164 0975 health.commissioner@ state.mn.us Mr. Mike Rothman Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 Seventh Place E., Suite 500 St. Paul, Minn. 55101 general.commerce@state. mn.us
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Artist from page 5 “I try to do landscapes that people have seen before, that they know of – I love the North Shore, I love Split Rock Lighthouse, I love Gooseberry Falls,” he said. “I try to do things that people can relate to – barns, farm scenes, sunsets and sunrises – and people relate to that kind of stuff.” This is not the first time Asseln’s canvas prints have been on display at the Great River Arts Center. His works were exhibited at the same venue, although in a different gallery, in 2014. “I got into canvas printing because I couldn’t find anybody that could enlarge a picture, a photograph, to 2 feet by 3 feet that looked good, so I found ways to do that, and I found methods I put together – recipes – in order to enlarge photos,” he said above the noisy din of his reception. Asseln said he experimented with different types of canvas before finding a few kinds of canvas he really liked for making canvas prints “that really make the images pop.” The water-resistant canvas prints he creates with 200-year
9 fade-resistant inks that do not require being housed in glass in addition to being lightweight, glare-free and easy to hang, he said. “Plus canvas just looks good,” Asseln said. “And the exhibit is a lot of work, but it’s a lot of fun. I was up here for three days hanging these prints, getting them where I wanted them.” Asseln credits his family’s support for making the artist reception possible, including his wife and sister-in-law, for helping to create the refreshments that welcomed visitors to the gallery. Great River Arts Executive Director Jill Moore said the center is becoming well-known. “We have one of the largest exhibit spaces in the state of Minnesota, outside of the metro area,” she said, “so we get sought out quite often by artists.” The gallery’s hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, and it’s closed the rest of the week. “Artists apply and then they submit digital photos of pieces of work they have done,” Moore said of visual artists who want to exhibit at Great River Arts. “It goes through us, as a staff, and then through our visual-arts committee, and they vote who they would allow in and we find a time.”
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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS
signed by this Court to the persons entitled to the property.
DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION
Any objections to the Petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper, and no objections are filed or raised, the Petition may be granted.
Court File No. 73-PR-16-9912
IT IS ORDERED and Notice is further given, that the Petition will be heard on Dec. 2, 2016 at 8:45 a.m., by this Court at 725 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minn.
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Council seeks to fill commission vacancies by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
As the new year draws near, the Sartell City Council has been trying to make sure all commissions and committees are fully staffed, and applications are now open for seats about to be vacated on the Sartell Planning Commission and the Sartell Economic Development Commission. There will be two openings: one on the planning commission, another on the EDC. The application period opened Nov. 15 and will close Tuesday, Nov. 29. The council plans to interview applicants, tentatively, Dec. 1, Dec. 6 or Dec. 7. Council approval of those chosen will happen at the Monday, Dec. 12, city-council meeting.
To obtain an application form, go to www.sartellmn.com under E-forms, or email anita@ sartellmn.com, or stop at Sartell City Hall to get a paper application. The planning commission consists of five Sartell residents appointed by the city council. It holds meetings the first Monday of every month or as needed. The planning commission serves as an advisory board and provides recommendations to the city council on the physical development of the city, as well as making recommendations on zoning matters. The economic development commission consists of eight Sartell residents appointed by the city council. It holds meetings on the third Tuesday of every month or as needed. The
EDC also serves as an advisory board to the city council on economic development issues. Terms for both commissions are three years, with the option to be re-appointed for an additional two terms. At the Nov. 14 council meeting, members approved applicant Tom Elness to fill out Ryan Fitzthum’s seat on the Sartell Planning Commission, which is due to expire Dec. 31, 2018. In the Nov. 8 general election, Fitzthum was one of two candidates elected to serve on the Sartell City Council, thus he resigned from the planning commission. The other is Mike Chisum. The council also reappointed David Lindbloom to his position on the Sartell Park Commission, as well as Sonja Bab-
ich and Bill Worzala to their seats on the St. Clioud Convention and Visitors’ Bureau. Both terms will expire Dec. 31, 2019. Some current members of various city commissions may choose not to apply for re-appointment by the end of this year. Anyone interested in serving should fill out an application in case there are openings. The membership of the following commissions are these people (with the year of their terms’ expirations):
Economic Development Commission
Planning Commission
CVB
Abby Legatt, 2019; Tom Elness and Gary Ormann, both 2018; Anna Gruber, 2017; and Dawn Moen, 2016.
Ben Drewes, Mike Schoenecker, Bruce Stainbrook, Julie Whitney and Chad Zimmerman, all 2018; Jim Illies Jr. and Dawn Loberg, both 2017; and Heladio Zavala, 2016.
Park Commission
Rachel Lolmasteymaugh, Dennis Molitor and Diane Schellinger, all 2018; Mike Burzette, 2017; and David Lindbloom, 2016. The members of the Convention and Visitors Bureau are Sonja Babich and Bill Worzala, both 2019; Jon Erickson and Jason Peterson, both 2018; and Jason Mathiasen, Scott Widor and Brandon Testa, all 2017.
Public hearing set for Fourth Avenue project by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A feasibility study for a major roadway project in Sartell was approved by the Sartell City Council at its Nov. 14 meeting, and a public hearing for the project was set for the Monday, Dec. 12, council meeting. At the public hearing, special assessments for the project
will be open for discussion. The project is estimated to cost about $4.1 million. The project involves the extension and reconstruction of Fourth Avenue S. from Heritage Drive to Fourth Street S., a stretch of about a mile. That road has long been considered for improvements by a succession of city councils throughout the years. Now it’s time, council members decided.
The road is actually a partial road. There is about one-half mile of farm field at the end of one part of it. Currently, the portion of the road that is there is only 24-feet wide, with no curb and gutter, and in a state of disrepair. If the council gives final approval after the Dec. 12 public hearing, the work on the road will begin next summer and be completed then, with the final
bituminous layer added in 2018, according to the WSB & Associates feasibility report presented to the city council by Sartell City Engineer Mike Nielson. The new road will connect to the fifth “leg” of the roundabout currently at Heritage Drive. It will be a two-lane urban-collector roadway with center leftturn lane, curb and gutter, and a 10-foot-wide walking trail on one side that could be
made into a concrete sidewalk sometime in the future. The project will also involve the extensive addition of utilities along that route: storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main and lighting. Of the total cost, the following are estimates of how it would be paid: local funds, $870,000; federal funds, $937,000; and special assessments, $2.3 million.
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