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Spelling bee encourages home-schooled students
The Sartell/St. Stephen District 748 spelling bee has been scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Sartell Middle School in the multi-purpose room. Any home schools within the district wishing to be represented should contact the spelling bee coordinator, Lori Dornburg, at Sartell Middle School, by Wednesday, Dec. 16. Please include the student’s name, grade, parents’/guardians’ name(s), address, phone number, teacher’s name, school name and home phone number. Participants will join the appropriate grade level bees at Sartell Middle School. Be aware Scripps National Spelling Bee rules require each “school” register with Scripps and pay a participation fee. Anyone with questions should contact Dornburg at SMS, 656-3701 ext. 2674.
Dinner with Santa set Dec. 21; Santas needed
Dinner with Santa will be held Monday, Dec. 21 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites in St. Cloud. Volunteer Santa and Mrs. Clauses (in costume) are still needed! To sign up, please call 320-251-1038. An estimated 600 residents and helpers from 25 Central Minnesota senior community locations are being invited to this festive holiday event. Each resident is served a holiday dinner. Entertainment will feature groups of chorale singers, handbell players and musical accompaniments. All guests will receive wrapped gifts and have a photo taken with Santa.
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Greta Perske (center) appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show on Dec. 8 with the man who donated bone marrow to save her life.
Marrow recipient, donor greeted by ‘Ellen’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Eight years ago, a 15-yearold Greta Perske, weak and in pain, was struggling to regain her strength after a bone-marrow transplant, but earlier this week she was a happy, radiant guest, along with her marrow
donor, on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Perske married Tony Hokanson on Oct. 10 at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell. The guest of honor at her wedding was Danny Daniels, the man in Arkansas who donated bone marrow to the young girl he had never seen or met
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TV talk-show host Ellen Degeneres heard about Greta, Danny and that wedding-dance day via a feature story by Dave DeLand in the St. Cloud Times and invited them to be on her show, which aired Dec. 8 after taping it the day before. Greta is the daughter of Jan Perske • page 5
Two honored for ‘Live United’ essays by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Two Sartell fifth-grade students have been honored as runners-up in the United Way “Live United” Essay Contest. The students are Nolan Smith of St. Francis Xavier Elementary School and Daniel Zacher of Sartell Middle School. They are two of the 14
area-wide students named as runners-up in the contest, for which 350 essays were received from throughout central Minnesota. Each will receive a $75 VISA gift card. The grand-prize winner was Breanna Stueve, a student at All Saints Academy, St. Cloud. She received a $200 VISA gift card. About two months ago, United Way of Central Minne-
sota partnered with US Bank and Times Media to sponsor the contest for fifth-graders. Each student was asked to describe in a short essay how they, personally, “Live United.” The following are the winning essays:
Nolan Smith:
“Hello, my name is Nolan. Do you wonder how I live
United? I live United by helping my neighbor Lorraine. She is elderly and lives by herself. In the winter I shovel her driveway and her porch. One of the reasons I do this is so she does not slip and injure herself. Also, I do it to help in the community and be a better person. When I help Lorraine it makes me feel good inside. Living United is a United • page 3
Cornerstone cooks up down-home comfort food by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Arson survivor asks for Christmas cards
A little girl in upstate New York who suffered burns over 75 percent of her body and lost her entire immediate family in an act of arson in 2013 is hoping to receive lots of Christmas cards this year. Safyre Terry, 8, has a Christmas card tree she likes to fill with cards, and a family friend has put out an appeal on the Internet to fill the tree with cards. If you’d like to send Safyre a Christmas card, you can send it to: Safyre, P.O. Box 6126, Schenectady, NY, 12306.
during the time of the medical crisis. He didn’t meet her until two years later and then again for a very special occasion – Greta’s wedding. At the reception, Greta and Danny danced, a very moving moment that brought rounds of warm applause, a standing ovation and more than a few tears.
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Jeremy Kenning, owner of the just-opened Cornerstone Buffet and Restaurant in Sartell, stands in the old-fashioned one-room shop in the front of his business. The country-style set up offers old-time candies, jams, jellies, baking supplies, all amid nostalgic relics of the past.
Entering the Cornerstone Buffet and Restaurant in Sartell is a bit like entering another era. Inside the door are black-and-white photos of scenes from the old Sartell paper mill, some of the photos at least 100 years old. To the right are scenes from Sauk Rapids, some dating back to the late 1800s. Those photos are there because the Cornerstone’s owners live in Sauk Rapids. Once past that small entrance, visitors see ahead of them what looks like a grandma’s farm kitchen, a nostalgic rush of rows of jams, baking supplies, old-fashioned candies like Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy and the eye-catching centerpiece – an old wood-burning stove. The restaurant itself is filled with unadorned but beautiful plain wooden
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tables and chairs. The all-around look is almost austere but welcoming. In a separate large room is a banquet and party room, which can be rented. Taken altogether, the old-fashioned ambience of the place is not accidental. It reflects the quality of the foods – freshly prepared comfort foods, rather basic, untrendy and delicious. The oldfashioned, basic look of Cornerstone (a name taken from the Bible) also reflects its faith-based inspiration. Its owner-operator and head chef Jeremy Kenning of Sauk Rapids said Jesus Christ and the Gospel teachings inspire him and his staff in how they do their jobs and how they treat one another and their customers. The Cornerstone is owned by Kenning, his wife, Jennifer, and their children: Christian, 18; Hailey, 17; Chandler, 14; Cole, 13; and Creed, 10. Cornerstone • page 4
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2 Ethan Kiffmeyer, of Sartell, son of Makenzie Landsberger and David Kiffmeyer, has been awarded a Benedictine scholarship based on merit to the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. Kiffmeyer will graduate from Sartell High School next spring and plans to major in nursing.
in Excellence Program, and only one medical group is chosen each year. “This honor is further validation of our dedication to serving the primary needs of the St. Cloud community,” said Julie Johnson, MD and HPCMC medical doctor. “This is a tremendous honor, and a reflection of the hard work of all our team members.”
HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinic was recognized as a Triple Aim “All-Star” at HealthPartners annual Partners in Excellence awards ceremony. The award is based on achievement in top-tier clinical quality, patient experience and affordability as measured by the total cost of care. HPCMC met the organization’s highest four-star standards of quality and experience, a rating based on 95 discreet quality and patient-experience measures. Competing medical groups throughout the state were considered for the award, which is the highest honor of the Partners
C e n t ra C are Pediatrician and Pediatric Hospitalist Marilyn Peitso, MD, received the 2015 Betty Hubbard Ma- Peitso ternal and Child Health Leadership Award for her statewide leadership and advocacy on behalf of mothers and children in Minnesota at a Dec. 4 reception in St. Paul. This annual award was established by Minnesota’s Ma-
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ternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force and the Minnesota Department of Health to honor the memory of Betty Hubbard, longtime Task Force member and maternal and child-health advocate. Peitso joined CentraCare Clinic in 1991 and worked as a pediatrician in the Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Clinic until joining the Pediatric Hospitalist and care coordination teams in January 2015. Peitso continues to have great passion for working
with families of children with special health care needs. In her current role, she works to improve care coordination in partnership with patients and families across CentraCare Health. Peitso is a recognized leader at CentraCare Health, in Minnesota and in the nation. Since 2001, she worked on an Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement project to bring patient- and family-centered care principles to the Pediatrics Clinic. She worked closely with
the Minnesota legislature, the Minnesota Department of Health, a parents’ advocacy group called Family Voices and the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to develop Health Care Homes in pediatric practices across the state. This work culminated in 2008 with Health Care Home legislation being passed in Minnesota. Peitso has seen this Minnesota model influence the national health-care home movement.
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 crimes.
3:42 p.m. Domestic. Second Street S. A report was made regarding an adult male chasing and pushing a female. Officers were able to locate the female and then the male. Both stated the argument was only verbal. The female stated she was leaving the residence and needed no further assistance.
Drive. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle parked on a private roadway and another vehicle was driving through the gravel pit. The parked driver stated he didn’t know the other and was just watching. He was told to leave the area and did so without incident. The other driver left the area before being identified. 3:32 p.m. Verbal. Sunset Avenue. A complaint was made regarding two adult females outside arguing. Officers arrived and spoke to both women, who stated they no longer needed assistance and were done arguing.
Nov. 23 5:38 p.m. Medical. 22nd Street S. An elderly female lost consciousness while exercising. Officers arrived and found her alert. She was monitored until she was transported to St. Cloud Hospital. Nov. 24 2:35 p.m. Public assist. 22nd Street S. A report was made regarding an elderly female who had fallen and needed assistance getting into a chair. Officers arrived and found the female was intoxicated and unable to care for herself. She was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital without further incident.
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Nov. 25 1 p.m. Verbal. Second Street N. A report was made regarding two females arguing. An officer arrived and was able to diffuse the situation and both parties agreed to have no further contact with each other. No further assistance was needed. 11:05 p.m. Suspicious activity. Willow Lane. A report was made regarding a screen taken off a window and a chair outside. Officers spoke with the complainant’s granddaughter and found she had a friend who had come over to the residence. Nov. 26 2:14 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. Scout
Nov. 27 1:59 a.m. Welfare check. Mockingbird Loop. A report was made regarding an adult female posting strange and possible suicidal message on Facebook. An officer made contact with the resident, who became combative and was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for an evaluation. 10:11 a.m. Domestic. Perimeter
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United from front page great way to help out in your community and help others in need.”
Daniel Zacher:
“I live united by helping a Korean family. We help the Mom, Dad, and three kids. We invite them over to have meals. We took them to the Minnesota History Museum. I help the kids by playing tag, nerf gun wars, making them popcorn and watching their favorite movies with them. At my church we can give things to the children in poor countries in a Samaritan Shoebox. My brother and I give toys, flashlights, clothes, crayons, markers, socks, hats and gloves! I learned that by showing a little kindness to people, we can live united as a world.”
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Breanna Stueve:
“Hello! My name is Breanna. I live united by collecting food for the food shelf in my great-uncle Randy’s name. He died of cancer. Every year my family and I collect 8,00010,000 pounds of food and cash donations in his memory to feed the hungry. I also use my allowance to fill two boxes with personal items and toys for ‘Operation Christmas Child’ for kids in need around the world. Helping others fills my heart with love and joy! If everyone did one thing to help those in need, we could make the world live united.”
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Should city have a rec director? Should Sartell have a recreation director? That question was raised by council member Amy Braig-Lindstrom at the Nov. 23 city-council meeting. Council member David Peterson concurred with Braig-Lindstrom’s suggestion, noting the city has added lots of parks and recreational options throughout the
years. With the community center coming along, now would be a good time to plan for the possibility of a recreation manager, Peterson said. The rest of the council members said it was too early to consider that, but they agree it should be considered in a year or two, possibly a partnership position with the school district.
Register for Alumni Basketball Tourney The Sartell Sabre Boys Basketball program will host its third annual Alumni Basketball Tournament on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 19. The only requirement to play is you need to be a graduate of Sartell High School. The tournament signup deadline is Dec. 16. Contact Head Coach Marcus Oistad with questions, information or to register a team. His email is
marcus.oistad@sartell.k12.mn.us. The exact starting time of the tourney is yet to be determined although they usually start at 9 a.m. and end around 1 p.m. So far, enough participants are registered to comprise four or five teams although there is room for nine teams. More information can also be found online at facebook.com/ SartellBoysBasketball.
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Cornerstone from front page Cornerstone, open every day from 6 a.m.-9 p.m., is located in Sartell River Plaza across from the Sartell Middle School, in the place where an Oriental restaurant used to be. The restaurant offers buffetstyle dining with scores of entrées and side dishes kept warm under the long buffet table. It also provides cook-to-order dinners from the menu, such fare as hamburgers, pizzas, appetizers, pasta, fish, chicken, steaks, breakfasts, sandwich wraps, soups and salads. Cornerstone diners can expect something new and different every day of the week. On Mondays, for example, there is a chicken buffet from 4-8 p.m. featuring fried, barbecued or baked chicken. Next day, Tuesday, is Comfort Food Buffet with choices such as meatloaf, roast turkey and TaterTot casseroles. On Thursday there is a German Buffet from 4-8 p.m. with hearty foods like cabbage rolls, pork schnitzel, sausage and sauerkraut, German chocolate cake
Blotter from page 2 Drive. An emergency call was placed stating an adult female had become physically aggressive with an adult male. Officers arrived and found evidence of a physical altercation. The female was placed under arrest and transported without further incident. Nov. 28 4:08 p.m. Medical. 14th Avenue E. A report was made regarding an employee who had become ill and unable to stand. Officer monitored her until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived
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and much more. For fish and seafood fanciers there is Friday Surf and Turf Night from 4-9 p.m. with crab legs, baked tilapia, shrimp and also “turf” foods like steak. Sunday, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. is Brunch Buffet, with everything anyone could ever want for breakfast (pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage and more), as well as homemade caramel-cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, mashed potatoes and much more. Every Saturday and Sunday there is a breakfast buffet from 8-11 a.m. and a brunch from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The lunch buffet is offered from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cornerstone is a family-owned restaurant inspired by another Cornerstone, the one in Melrose that has been open for years and that Kenning used to work at as general manager, along with its owner Steve Danzl, who also operated for many years the Twin Pines Restaurant on Hwy. 10 just south of Rice and Funky’s Restaurant in Melrose. Born in St. Cloud, Kenning, 39, started in the restaurant business at the tender age of 13 when he made pizzas at Funky’s. Later he worked for
four years at MT’s on Eighth in St. Cloud, two years at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn, then again at Funky’s with Danzl. “I love the restaurant business,” he said. “I feel I was born to it.” His wife, Jennifer, agrees. “He’s an amazing cook,” she said. “He’s a cook at heart; he’s done it forever. He cooks anything. My favorite is his chicken-and-dumpling soup. The new restaurant has been so busy. There are 30-35 employees now, and we need more. We’re busy, but that’s a good problem to have.” Jennifer helps when she can at the restaurant, although she is busy most often with her own job as a chemical-health counselor at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Cornerstone is definitely a “family affair.” Daughter Hailey works there part-time as a waitress. Sons Chandler and Cole do come dishwashing, and the youngest, Creed, likes to come along to try his hand at any chores, even vacuuming. To see a complete menu and more about Cornerstone, visit its website at: www.cornerstonebuffetrestaurant.com.
for transport. 7:16 p.m. Domestic. 11th Street N. A report was made regarding an intoxicated adult male becoming physically aggressive toward family members. Officers arrived and found the male was intoxicated and unable to care for himself. He was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital without incident.
rived and took one adult male into custody without further incident.
Nov. 29 2:31 p.m. Traffic stop. Benton Drive. After checking a vehicle’s registration, it was found the driver had a revoked license. The driver was issued a citation and then walked to a nearby business. 6:28 p.m. Knife. Evergreen Drive. A complaint was made regarding an adult male with a knife. Officers ar-
Nov. 30 8:18 a.m. Suspicious vehicle. 10th Avenue N. A business employee complained regarding an occupied vehicle in the parking lot before business hours. An officer spoke with the driver, who was waiting for the business to open. 5:35 p.m. Welfare check. Cheval Drive. A report was made regarding an adult female making suicidal comments. An officer arrived and spoke with the female until a friend could arrive. The female stated she was not intending to harm herself. The officer provided her with resources to seek assistance.
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Perske from front page and Joe Perske, both teachers and Joe the former Sartell mayor. Last week, Joe Perske told the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader they knew that Greta and Danny were being considered for an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show but that nothing was certain. Well, in fact, Greta had known it was a definite “go,” but she had been sworn to secrecy for nearly a month until just before she and husband Tony flew to Los Angeles last week for the taping. When Degeneres greeted the couple on her show, there was applause and smiles all around as the three of them sat down in the TV studio for a bright, brief discussion. Greta explained how, as a young soccer player, she began to develop terrible fatigue and sudden losses of energy, so bad she couldn’t keep up with her teammates. At first, she and others assumed it was caused by strep throat or a form of asthma. Soon, however, doctors discovered she was suffering from a form of leukemia. It was utterly devastating news to all concerned. Greta underwent a regimen of oral chemotherapy, but soon doctors determined she would need a bone-marrow transplant if she were to survive. Then Danny shared his story with Degeneres. About 10 years ago, living in Ar-
kansas, he signed up as a bone-marrow transplant donor because a fellow resident of Arkansas had cancer that would require a transplant. Sadly, the man died, but Danny’s name remained on the national registry as a potential donor. He forgot all about it until one day, someone called and asked if he would be willing to donate marrow because a match had been found through the registry for a 15-year-old girl. He readily agreed. “A 15-year-old girl? How could you not?” he said to Degeneres. She asked him if it was a painful procedure. He said, “No, not really.” They took the marrow from his hip bones, then it was flown to the Twin Cities where Greta was awaiting the transplant. Danny recovered by being placed on light duty for six weeks. Two years after the transplant, Greta and her family finally got to meet the donor, the man from Arkansas who helped save Greta’s life. It was, of course, an emotional meeting. A few years later, Greta and fiancé Tony sent Danny and Angie Daniels an invitation to their wedding. The Daniels drove up for the big day. The wedding and reception evoked lots of tears – tears of joy. The deejay at the reception suggested Greta and Danny dance together. And so they did – to the Alabama song, Angels Among Us. There weren’t many dry
eyes around the dance floor. As Greta and Danny told their stories, Greta’s husband Tony was watching and listening from the audience, which burst into applause when Degeneres told Danny and Greta they would be receiving all of the gifts she’d be giving away during the Dec. 8 broadcast. Tony and Greta Hokanson live in Minnetonka where Tony works for his dad’s lock company and Greta is a nurse at United Hospital in Minneapolis. Danny, 51, works for an Arkansas company that has contracts with the government for unmanned vehicles. Both intend to stay in touch, which isn’t hard to fathom, considering both are miraculously connected through the gift of life. Both are strong advocates for the Be The Match organization, which made the marrow match between the two of them possible. Be The Match is the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program. In the past 25 years, thanks to donors and matches made through it, it has saved countless thousands of lives, mainly for people suffering from forms of leukemia and lymphoma. To learn more about the organization, to donate money or to learn how to become a potential donor, visit its website at BeTheMatch.org. You can view their portion of the Dec. 8 episode online at ellentube.com/videos/0-1w6jtw0i/.
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Danny Daniels of Arkansas is the man who donated bone marrow so Greta Perske could survive an onslaught of leukemia eight years ago. The Sartell girl grew into a confident young woman who married her sweetheart Tony Hokanson Oct. 10 (insets), with Daniels as guest of honor.
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Obama ISIS speech a disappointment President Barack Obama’s address to the nation Sunday evening was a disappointment because he did not say anything new regarding the threat this nation – and the entire world – faces from terrorists. Obama choosing to address the nation on Sunday, an unusual day for presidential pronouncements, led many of us to believe he would announce a new tactic for degrading and destroying ISIS and its so-called caliphate. Instead, his talk, though heartfelt, was what we have heard for months. What he has told us never varies, even as the crisis escalates. After the San Bernardino massacre and the Paris butchery, there should have been a renewed urgency in the president’s message or some new plan to destroy ISIS. There wasn’t. Meantime, presidential candidates are crowing about how they would fix the mess. The loudest, Donald Trump, has a solution that would bar Muslims from entering the United States for an undetermined period of time. His other suggestions have included the surveillance of mosques and reintroducing water-board torture. Other critics of Obama want to introduce troops on the ground, something a sudden majority of Americans seems to support, according to polls post-San Bernardino. These angry emotional reactions against ISIS from political candidates and the rest of us are understandable. Who wouldn’t want to see that mob of vicious killers wiped out, and the sooner the better? Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, whose words often get ignored or drowned out in this crowded debate season, said some insightful things earlier this week. First, he said, when the United States topples a secular dictator, chaos and anarchic butchery usually follow. Second, this nation’s attempts at nation-building in the most troubled areas of the world have had disastrous outcomes. And third, the only hope to degrade and destroy ISIS for certain will be the day when the civilized Islamic world rises up and puts an end to extremists who completely pervert the Islamic religion to suit their own bloody, power-hungry ends (ISIS, to name just one). Rand Paul is correct. And that’s the missing piece of the anti-ISIS puzzle. Military strategists agree ISIS will never be defeated by bombing alone, that it will take boots on the ground. The question pops up: Where are these “boots” going to come from? Obama has talked for months about how countries in that region, like Saudi Arabia, are going to join the fight. But the unanswered question is this: When is that going to happen? This battle against terrorism is so complicated, so unlike all other wars, partly because these fiends rely upon Internet propaganda to recruit gullible lunatics to their cause, a “cause” that is nothing but marauding sprees of murder and destruction. Thus, being far-flung and Internet-connected, the enemy we face is largely unseen – possibly lurking here, there and everywhere. Destroying ISIS won’t be easy; it might not even be possible unless countries in that region of the world do the lion’s share of boots-on-the-ground combat. That is what Obama has been promising will happen; when is he going to tell us when? We are tired of waiting. We are tired of this nation and a few European countries taking sole responsibility to try to eradicate the ISIS scourge. That scourge is aimed most of all at civilized Muslims, who had better wake up to that fact before it’s too late, before the ISIS Hydra-headed monster devours them and what’s left of their countries.
Opinion Reject massacres as ‘new normal’ Massacres in the United States and elsewhere are occurring with such accelerating frequency that some people, sadly, have come to view them as the “new normal.” We should never, ever come to dismiss such violence as any sort of “new normal,” which implies a defeatist acceptance. As Hillary Clinton said after the San Bernardino slaughter, “I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now.” It’s a pity Republican presidential candidates did not react with similar outrage. Almost every one of them called for prayers for the victims and their families, which is a good thing to do, of course. But they stopped at prayer, almost as a way to avoid mentioning the appalling problem of guns and gun violence in this nation. The giant tabloid headline in the New York Daily News said it best: “God Isn’t Fixing This.” And underneath that headline were these words: “As the latest batch of innocent Americans are left lying in pools of blood, cowards who could truly end the gun scourge continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes.” Whether the San Bernardino killings would have been prevented by stiffer gun laws (most probably not), it should still be a reminder for us to do something about gun violence, especially on the heels of several recent other mass killings, including the lethal attack at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. On the Morning Joe show the day after the San Bernardino killings, presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, smiling with a mixture of sarcasm and condescension, indulged in all kinds of ludicrous verbal contortions to cut down any suggestions from host Joe Scarborough for new gun laws. We should enforce the gun laws now on the books, she said. Then she added this Alice in Wonderlandish rationale: No, we shouldn’t deny gun purchases to people whose names are on the “No Fly” list because some
Dennis Dalman Editor of those people are on that list by mistake. The government, she said, is so stupid it can’t be trusted to do anything, which begs the question: If government is so stupid, why does Fiorina so badly want to become a part of it. Apparently, she is stupid enough to fit right in. Scarborough became visibly rattled and impatient during his verbal exchange with Fiorina. A former U.S. House member from the Florida panhandle, he told Fiorina that part of Gulf-Coast Florida is often dubbed the “Redneck Riviera.” People there cherish their guns and their hunting, as Scarborough himself does. But, Scarborough was quick to add the gun-owners he knows back home are overwhelmingly in favor of universal background checks for gun purchases. Fiorina, sporting her snide smile, was having none of it. Scarborough explained as a legislator and gun-rights advocate, he had a 100 percent positive rating from the National Rifle Organization. What turned the tide for him, he said, is when 20 children were slaughtered by a deranged loser at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Scarborough is now in favor of commonsense restrictions concerning guns. He also knows such restrictions will not result in the government “taking our hunting guns away,” as so many gung-ho gun lobbyists claim, nor will reasonable restrictions keep any lawabiding citizen from purchasing guns for protection. Last week, politicians by the score, including some Democrats, trotted out the lamebrain excuse new gun laws won’t stop all these killings, therefore if they can’t stop all killings (but just some), nothing whatsoever
should be legislated to restrict the easy accessibility of guns. They love to parrot that fools’-gold nugget of nonsense: “Guns don’t kill people.” They also love to claim jerks intent on mayhem will steal their guns or use bombs. True enough, but wouldn’t it be nice if there were black-market crackdowns, iron-clad restrictions for gun shows, resulting in fewer illgotten guns to steal? Next day, Fiorina let this pearl of wisdom fall from her lips: “Now is not the time to call for law-abiding citizens to put down their guns.” Who said it was? I didn’t. Did you? Who did? As Scarborough has said many times in the past, Congress will not approve gun legislation, not any time soon, because too many of its members, with constant pressure from the Gun Lobby, have embraced the notion (and convinced gullible constituents to embrace it) that the Second Amendment is sacrosanct, that gun ownership is an absolute right and must never be limited, as if there are any absolute rights in the U.S. Constitution. Scarborough, who is a very intelligent conservative, often berates his fellow Republicans about their bullheaded stubbornness against any and all gun restrictions. He’s even been accused of being a traitor to his party. It’s a crying shame there aren’t more conservatives like Scarborough – men and women who have the guts to point out the connection between so many mass killings and easy access to guns, including the militaryassault kinds of weapons that should be banned once and for all. Yes, it’s a national disgrace there aren’t more men and women who articulate the problem, then do something about it – men and women who do what they’re supposed to do – represent us rather than gun manufacturers. But, no, that’s not going to happen, not when the Gun Lobby rules the roost. This “new normal,” the slaughtering, will continue.
Letters to the editor
Council should reopen library discussions Rebecca Christopherson, Sartell As a Sartell resident, I wish to encourage the mayor and city council to once again open discussions regarding a branch library. I voted for both half-cent sales-tax resolutions with a full-service library in mind. Since the library was prominently listed on the ballot for both votes, I believed Sartell
would build a library as soon as we were able. Instead, the majority of the city council chose to delay making a decision. If council members believe a kiosk or book-drop system is best for the community, they should be upfront with their opinions instead of hiding behind a misunderstanding of Great River Regional Library’s position. Delaying a decision until the city
has spent the entirety of the half-cent sales tax or until GRRL’s patience has come to an end is not an honest way to govern. The half-cent sales tax should be used to provide amenities that benefit the community as a whole. The majority of the community has made their interest in a library clear in vote after vote and poll after poll. It’s time for the city council to start listening.
Please reconsider library decision Milissa Nelson, Sartell
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Please help bring a Great River Regional Library Branch to Sartell. Years of hard work, by many, for the benefit of all, has already taken place in this community because of the importance of a library. Children who read regularly can make gains in
every subject area. Having an actual GRRL Branch would greatly multiply resources for our young people and be easily accessible to all. The GRRL has a wide-reaching network of libraries and because of this a huge library catalog and programming for all ages. There are opportunities for everyone at a library.
Please reverse your decision to no longer discuss this at council meetings and please propose funding for a branch, at a site and size acceptable to the GRRL Board of Trustees. The GRRL Board of Trustees is ready for Sartell to work with them to make a library happen.
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St. Stephen Christmas Extravaganza planned St. Stephen will host a Christmas Party from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at St. Stephen City Hall.
There will be horse-drawn rides, and Santa Claus will be there, along with members of the St. Stephen Fire Department.
All are welcome to share treats, music, social fun and a “Giving Tree.”
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.
12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Kwanzaa, 6-9 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.
Thursday, Dec. 17 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), noon-4 p.m.., Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive S.E., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. mnsafetycenter.org. Miracle at Midnight, performance by All Saints Academy, 5:45 p.m., CSB Escher Auditorium, 37 College Ave. S., St. Joseph.
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Friday, Dec. 11 Holiday Sing-a-long, 10-11 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245. Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Saturday, Dec. 12 Sartell-Sauk Rapids Moms Club, 9-10:30 a.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. Surviving the Holidays, 9-11 a.m., Westwood Church, 5719 Walnut Drive, St. Cloud. 320-230-6700. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. 1-888234-1294. mnsafetycenter.org. Origami Ornaments, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Minnesota Street Co-op, 27 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320-3633514. Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Central Minnesota Chapter,
Sunday, Dec. 13 Knights of Columbus Breakfast, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. Boniface Church, 501 Main St. S., Cold Spring. Children’s Christmas Pageant, 9:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. fumcscr.org. Winter Extravaganza, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave. S.E. Monday, Dec. 14 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. Fare For All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. www.fareforall. org. 1-800-582-4291. Sauk Rapids Sportsmen’s Club, 8 p.m., Molitor’s Quarry Grill and Bar, 425 35th St. N.E., Sauk Rapids. Tuesday, Dec. 15 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. mnsafetycenter.org. St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting, 7 p.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. stearns-museum.org.
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CITY OF ST. STEPHEN NOTICE OF HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§429.011 to 429.111. The estimated total cost Notice is hereby given the City of the improvement is $381,100. A Council of the City of St. Stephen reasonable estimate of the impact will meet in the Council chambers of the assessment will be available of the St. Stephen City Hall at 6:30 at the hearing. Such persons as dep.m. Dec. 16, 2015, to consider the sire to be heard with reference to making of Improvement No. D33, the proposed improvement will be a street improvement of Second heard at this meeting. Street NE between CSAH 2 and the eastern termini of Second Street CITY OF ST. STEPHEN NE, and Second-and-a-half Avenue NE between Second Street NE and By /s/ Cris M Drais the southern termini of Second- Cris M Drais, City Clerk and-a-half Avenue NE by reclaiming and paving the above streets, Publish: Dec. 4 and 11, 2015. CITY OF ST. STEPHEN RESOLUTION RECEIVING FEASABILITY REPORT AND CALLING HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT The Council will consider the WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolution of the Council adopted on improvement of such street in acNov. 18, 2015, a report has been cordance with the report and the prepared by the City Engineer, assessment of abutting property S.E.H., with reference to proposed for all or a portion of the cost of Improvement No. D33, the street the improvement pursuant to Minimprovement of Second Street NE nesota Statutes, Chapter 429 at between CSAH 2 and the eastern an estimated total cost of the imtermini of Second Street NE, and provement of $381,100. Second-and-a-half Avenue NE beA public hearing shall be held tween Second Street NE and the southern termini of Second-and-a- on such proposed improvement half Avenue NE by reclaiming and on the 16th day of December, paving the above streets, and this 2015, in the Council chambers of report was received by the Council the City Hall at 6:30 p.m. and the Clerk shall give mailed and pubon Nov. 18, 2015, and lished notice of such hearing and WHEREAS, the report provides in- improvement as required by law. formation regarding whether the proposed improvements is necessary, Adopted by the Council this cost-effective and feasible; whether 18th day of November, 2015. it should best be made as proposed in connection with some other im- CITY OF ST. STEPHEN provement; the estimated cost of the improvement as recommended; and By /s/ Cindy VanderWeyst a description of the methodology Cindy VanderWeyst, Mayor used to calculate individual assessments for affected parcels. By /s/ Cris M Drais Cris M Drais, City Clerk NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN- Publish: Dec. 4 and 11, 2015 CIL OF ST. STEPHEN, MINN.: A PLACE FOR MOM. The nation’s largest senior living referral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is FREE/no obligation. CALL 1-800-442-5148 (MCN) ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800-640-8195 (MCN) HOME BREAK-INS take less than 60 SECONDS. Don’t wait! Protect your family, your home, your assets NOW for as little as 70¢ a day! Call 855-614-5579 (MCN) HEALTH & MEDICAL Viagra!! 52 Pills for Only $99.00! Your #1 trusted provider for 10 years. Insured and Guaranteed Delivery. Call today 1-888-4037751 (MCN) VIAGRA 100mg, CIALIS 20mg. 50 tabs $90 includes FREE SHIPPING. 1-888-836-0780 or Metro-Meds.net (MCN) AS SEEN ON TV: Burn fat quickly & effectively with Garcinia Cambogia. Blocks fat. Suppresses your appetite. Safe - 100% natural. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free bottle with select packages! 844-587-6487 (MCN) Stop OVERPAYING for your prescriptions! Save up to 93%! Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy service to compare prices and get $15.00 off your first prescription and FREE Shipping. 1-800-2634059. (MCN) ATTENTION: VIAGRA AND CIALIS USERS! A cheaper alternative to high drugstore prices! 50 Pill Special - $99 FREE Shipping! 100 Percent Guaranteed. CALL NOW: 1-800795-9687 (MCN) Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain?
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Sartell council gets bits of community-center plans by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Bare-boned plans for how a Sartell Community Center will work were explored by the Sartell City Council at its Nov. 23 meeting, with Lyle Mathiasen informing the council about tentative possibilities. Mathiasen was hired by Sartell many months ago as a consultant to deal with the projected operating costs and other aspects of a community center, which is planned for construction in South Sartell as early as next summer, with an opening date sometime in 2018. So far, plans for the community center call for three gyms, a walking track above them, a senior-citizen center, a learning innovation
area and kids’ play areas, as well as a kitchen, bathrooms and locker rooms. Revenue will come to the center via rental fees, Mathiasen noted, adding there will certainly be rentals of the three gyms and the walking track. A person who uses the walking track will likely be asked to pay a fee of $50 per year. Rental prices for everything, before they are set, will be compared to other community centers, it was noted. The senior members of the Sartell Senior Connection will be given a key to use their portion of the center any time they like, seven
days a week. Mathiasen said the center would be open at 7 a.m., but council member David Peterson said many workers might want to use the walking track before that time, say 6 a.m., before they go to their jobs. Mathiasen said if people want it open earlier, it will be open earlier. It’s important, he added, to find out what Sartell residents want before setting anything in stone. The number of staff will also have to be determined based on what people want in the way of hours and services, Mathiasen said. What about cost of operations?
Call 320-281-5101.
Works Department, said Sartell City Administrator Mary Degiovanni. Mathiasen said he has talked with all the youth sports groups who would use the gyms to get their input, including fans of pickle ball. Council member Peterson said he would strongly recommend hiring a community-center manager long before the center opens so he or she could get bearings and become familiar with the center. Six to eight months lead time for a manager would be fine, Mathiasen said in response, with hiring of one probably in mid-2017.
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It costs $450,000 a year to operate the Whitney Senior Center. However, Mathiasen said that facility is a much more full-service center with a large, always-active kitchen, a working shop, a number of full-time staff and much more expansive programs. It would cost an estimated $296,700 to operate the center per year, Mathiasen said. Revenue to the center, he added, might “surprise” some people as it will likely be more than anticipated at this time whereas expenses will likely remain level. Outdoor maintenance work would be done by the city’s Public
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