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Town Crier Sartell Winter Market to be held Dec. 17
The Sartell Winter Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 17 in Sartell City Hall. Come find that unique item for the hardto-shop for. Items available include mittens, caramel corn, canned goods, tea, beef, chicken, pork, eggs, baked goods, deserts and much more. We are open unless roads are impassable.
Lighting contest seeks votes
St. Stephen residents who missed their Dec. 2 city insert in the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader can find ballots to vote on Christmas lights in the Little Free Library. Due to weather, ballots can be dropped in the city’s mailbox. Information is posted on the Hall bulletin board (located at the entrance). Don’t forget to vote by Dec. 21.
Middle School hosts robotics competition
Sartell Middle School will host a VEX Robotics Competition on Saturday, Dec. 17. More than 35 teams from across Central Minnesota will compete. The community is invited to watch the event. The qualification rounds begin at 9:30 a.m. and run throughout the day. The elimination rounds begin at 3:30 p.m. with the closing and awards ceremony starting at 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Dec. 16 Criers.
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Author’s latest work starts as letter to grandchild by Darren Diekmann news@thenewsleaders.com
Best-selling author Douglas Wood loves his home. He lives with his wife “in an old log cabin under some tall pine trees right by the river” north of Sartell. It’s this idyllic location that allows him time for contemplation and inspires his work. But it was far from here, in a place as unlikely as New York City, during a cathartic walk in Central Park, where he was compelled to create the beginnings of his latest published work, Hello, Little One. Hello, Little One, a universal tribute of gratitude and wonder at the birth and development of all children, began as a personal letter to Wood’s granddaughter, Maya, on the day of her birth. Wood is the author of Old Turtle, an award-winning and best-selling picture book. Five-and-half years ago, he was in New York with his wife Kathy giving a reading of Old Turtle, accompanied by a full orchestra and Wood • page 4
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Douglas Wood of Sartell writes a good number of his dozens of books from his desk looking out over the Mississippi River.
Sartell city tax rate for 2017 to remain ‘flat’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
On a 4-1 vote, the Sartell City Council at its Dec. 13 meeting approved a budget and tax levy for 2017 that is basically “flat” from this year’s budget and taxes. Council member David Peterson voted against the budget-levy proposal without
giving any reasons other than “no.” The tax levy will be about $5.9 million, but the city budget will decrease slightly to $6.2 million, about $25,000 less than this year’s budget. The tax rate is only onetenth of 1 percent more than the tax rate for 2016, said Sartell City Administrator/ Finance Director Mary De-
The Sartell Compost site will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 for the annual Christmas Tree Drop-Off event. There is no charge for this drop-off, but the city does request a non-perishable food-shelf donation to help restock the local food shelf after the holidays. Residents with a compost permit can also use this day to dispose of any last compost that didn’t get brought to the site at the end of the season.
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Christmas tree drop-off set for Jan. 7
Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for Bigs. A Big is a trusted friend with a long-term consistent commitment to provide guidance and support to a child. Bigs meet with their Little three to four times a month. They offer both community-based and school/ site-based mentoring programs. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Dec. 16 Criers.
giovanni. Several good outcomes made possible the very nearly flat tax rate, including updated favorable revenue projections for next year and very favorable insurance renewal rates for 2017, Degiovanni noted. The general-fund budget is actually a slight decrease from 2016, even though the city has
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Tami and Randy Kruzel stand by the Angel of Hope monument shortly after its recent installation in south Sartell. The Kruzels, parents of BriAnna Kruzel, who died tragically early at 18, were recently named as Citizens of the Year by the Sartell Area Chamber of Commerce.
After several years of hope, planning and fundraisers, an Angel of Hope in memory of BriAnna Kruzel and other dearly-departed youth now graces a paved terrace at the edge of Lake Francis in south Sartell. A dedication ceremony for the bronze angel memorial monument took place Dec. 6 with visitors placing white flowers at the statue’s base and lighting candles. BriAnna’s parents, Tami and Randy Kruzel, thanked everyone for participating and for supporting the Angel of Hope effort during the past few years. Sartell resident and Sartell High School 2012 graduate BriAnna Kruzel died suddenly at age 18, when she collapsed after walking into her bed-
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room on Sept. 28, 2013. Her devastated family and friends decided to start a foundation in her honor, an organization dubbed “What Would BriAnna Do?” The foundation has donated funds for scholarships, for school-related organizations and for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Kruzel, who loved to volunteer, was an award-winning Big Sister in that organization – Big Sister of the Year for 2013. She also loved giving time to the Girl Scouts, the Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education program and the Lone Eagle Auto Club. The Angel of Hope project quickly became one of the WWBD Foundation’s goals. The idea stems from a famous book entitled The Christmas Box, written by Utah advertising executive Richard Paul Angel • page 5
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People If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301, or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a crime.
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Sartell Squirt C White kicked off its tournament season this past weekend with a win at the Irish Ice Classic in Rosemount. The players opened strong against tough competitors, Rosemount, with a 3-2 win. Tartan Blue challenged Sartell in game two with an exciting match up that ended in a 3-3 tie. The semifinal round paired Sartell White and Forest Lake Gold. The Sartell skaters worked hard to defeat Forest Lake 5-3. Finally, the Sartell White would face Woodbury Gold in the championship round where they skated to a 6-0 victory and a shut-out for goal tender Geno Genise. Team members include the following (front row, left to right) Judson Thalacker, Drew Bollinger, Geno Genise, Anders Moen and Gabe Truscinski; (middle row) Keaton Landowski, Kellen Granroth, Jay Weitgenant, Cayden Vos, Adam Holien, Owen Oxton, Carson Andel and Will Gaida; and (back row) Coaches Jeff Oxton, Dave Truscinski, Jeff Bollinger and Chad Holien. Two Sartell students recently graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, this past fall. They are the following: Amanda Fasen (nursing) and Thomas Stang (Spanish). Isabelle Nygaard, Sartell, was one of 14 runners-up of the United Way LIVE UNITED essay contest. Nygaard will receive the runner-up award of a $75 Visa gift card for her essay on how she lives united: “Being part of a community means helping out one another, being kind, and having a friendly rela-
tionship with the people in your community. I have helped in my community by serving foods for Place of Hope, packaging food for Kid’s Against Hunger, collecting donations and making blankets for Anna Marie’s Alliance. I volunteered at Boys and Girls Clubs in St. Cloud and helped sort food for Kidstops in Central Minnesota. I am also an active Junior Girl Scout, where we do many community service projects, and we currently are working on our Bronze Award.” Nygaard is a student at Sartell Middle School.
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Nov. 20 12:36 a.m. Intoxicated person. Pinecone Road/35 Street N. Officers were dispatched to a report of a possibly intoxicated male. Authorities arrived in the area and located the man. He stated he was walking to his hotel. Officers decided due to the cold they would transport him. While enroute to the hotel, dispatch advised the officers the man’s wife called in and reported she left her husband on the side of the road after he attempted to strangle her. Officers called his wife back to gather additional information. Officers then forwarded their findings to Stearns County due to the incident occurring outside of city limits. Stearns County deputies arrived on scene and took over the investigation. 4:38 p.m. Theft. Eighth Street N. Police responded to a breakin. Upon arrival, officers met with the complainant, who stated his family arrived home earlier that afternoon and noticed their front window of their home was ajar. The complainant stated they walked through the home, and noticed items and cash were missing. Police were able to obtain a print from the window and took photos of footprints in the snow around the home. Officers had the homeowner fill out a stolen-property report. The incident is still under investigation. Nov. 21 5:36 a.m. Suspicious vehicle.
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Pinecone Road N./24th Street N. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a dark-colored vehicle. This vehicle had no hazards on and was blocking most of the traffic lane. A truck approaching from behind had to slam on its brakes sliding on the ice and going partially into the ditch to avoid a collision with the vehicle. The officer made sure the driver of the truck was OK and then conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, which had pulled onto the side of the road. The officer explained to the driver the reason for the stop. He stated he was delivering papers for the St. Cloud Times. The officer advised the driver he cannot stop in a traffic lane without any form of hazard lights indicating he’s a mail carrier making frequent stops. The officer also advised the driver he had almost caused a collision with the truck. The driver was issued a citation for impeding traffic and released. Nov. 22 9:22 a.m. Medical. First Street S. Officers were dispatched to assist a male who had fallen and could not get up. Authorities arrived on scene and found the man in the bathroom lying across the toilet with his head laying against the bath tub. Upon doing a rapid assessment of the patient, officers observed a cut and drying blood behind the man’s right ear. The man was unable to provide officers with the date or day of the week. The male didn’t respond to any questions officers asked. Gold Cross Ambulance paramedics arrived on scene and transported the man to St. Cloud Hospital for further medical attention. 12:48 p.m. Medical. First Street N.E. Officers were dispatched for a female possibly having a stroke. Upon arrival, officers met with the patient. She
Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 was alert and oriented. Officers completed a stroke scale on her and observed no indicators of a stroke. Officers also checked the woman’s blood sugar, which was also fine. She answered all questions with appropriate answers. Gold Cross Ambulance paramedics arrived and assessed her. After consulting with the patient and her son, paramedics decided she did not need to be transported. Nov. 23 5:17 p.m. Suspicious activity. Third Street N. Officers were dispatched to a residence for a shed on the property that had footprints leading up to it. Police arrived on the scene and spoke to the complainant who stated he had noticed the prints earlier that morning, but nothing from the shed was missing. Officers advised the man to call back if any further activity occurred. Nov. 24 12:22 a.m. Traffic stop. First Street N.E./11th Avenue N.E. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle that had expired registration. The officer conducted a traffic stop and informed the driver as to why he had been pulled over. Upon running the identification of the driver, the officer discovered he also had a revoked driver’s license. The officer cited the driver for driving after revocation and verbally warned him for the expired registration of his vehicle. 10:18 p.m. Medical. Seventh Street S. Officers were dispatched to a female who was experiencing severe back pain. Upon arrival, the woman stated her whole upper body was in pain. Gold Cross Ambulance paramedics arrived on scene and transported the woman to St. Cloud Hospital for further medical attention.
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Blackberry Ridge honored as Business of the Year by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
What began as farm property and turned into one of the finest, most beautiful golf courses in the region was honored as Business of the Year by the Sartell Chamber of Commerce at it annual awards ceremony at Blackberry Ridge on Nov. 17. (For other winners, which were previously printed, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Archives.) For many decades, Donnie and Veryl Fenlason farmed on land they grew up on northwest of Sartell when Sartell’s population was in the mere hundreds. As the men aged, work on the dairy farm became too difficult for them. They and their wives, Linda and Kittie, began to daydream about the possibility of maybe doing something else with their land and retiring. “The original idea was that we were going to have a managed business (on that land) and then we’d go to Florida, and they’d just send the checks,” Kittie said years later, laughing at the memory. A neighbor made the crucial suggestion to the Fenlasons: Why not develop the land into a classy golf course? The Fenlasons hired Joel Goldstrand, a golf course designer, and after mammoth amounts of planning, designing, excavation work, not to mention expense, the 18hole golf course and event center opened in 2001. The place flourished. However,
a terrible shock happened in 2009 when Donnie died of cancer, and only 10 months later Veryl succumbed to non-Hodgkins disease. Linda and Kittie suddenly found themselves as grieving widows, not knowing how to carry on or what would become of the golf course they’d all worked so hard to ensure its success. However, demonstrating the true grit and hard-work ethic their husbands had all their lives, the two gritted their teeth, rolled up their sleeves, sought expertise and training, and kept the business going. It wasn’t easy, but the two sisters-in-law succeeded. Linda became the business’s chief executive officer, Kittie its chief financial officer. Since its founding, Blackberry Ridge Golf Course and Event Center has been a magnet not just for golfers but for lovers eager to be married in a landscape of beauty and in a reception banquet hall that seats up to 300. Blackberry Ridge has received scores of rhapsodic testimonials from married couples who still wax nostalgic about their happy wedding day at Blackberry. The business is also the venue for reunions, parties, local business banquets, corporate events and many fundraisers. The clubhouse restaurant, dubbed Grill 19, is well known for its topnotch foods and beverages. A big reason for Blackberry Ridge’s honor as Business of the Year is because since its begin-
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Kittie (left) and Linda Fenlason, sisters-in-law, are the owners of Blackberry Ridge Golf Course and Event Center, named last month by the Sartell Area Chamber of Commerce as the Sartell Business of the Year. ning, it has donated time, money and energy to so many individuals and organizations, including the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation, the Salvation Army’s Philanthrofeed program, the Sartell Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Central Minnesota. Each year, the business donates about 250 rounds of golf to area non -profit organizations so they can do their fundraisers via golf games at the course. Those who know and have loved Blackberry Ridge from its beginnings are very aware the homes of Donnie and Veryl Fenlason are still there, sitting just off of golf hole No. 11, next to the red-tiled barn now used as a maintenance building. That sense of tradition and the changes from Fenlason farmland to successful golf course still happily haunts Blackberry Ridge and Event Center.
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Wood from front page choir at Lincoln Center. At this time, Wood’s son, Bryan, and his wife, Katharina, were back at home expecting the birth of Maya in three weeks. “All of a sudden, the day before the concert, we began getting texts that the delivery was happening,” Wood said. Then he received word the delivery was not going well. “We got texts that were very worrying. It was a very difficult and scary delivery,” Wood explained. “But then we got texts that the delivery had happened, and everyone was well and everything was good.” To relax, Wood took a walk in Central Park, a few blocks from their hotel. He began thinking of all he wanted to say to his new granddaughter and began writing what was first intended to be a letter. “But I didn’t have enough paper, so I called Kathy,” Wood said. “And she took dictation and jotted down the words that eventually became this book.” That winter, he gave the letter to Bryan and his family as a Christmas gift. After a time, Wood began
to think other people might be moved by the letter and thought of turning it into a book. “But I didn’t think Wood just reading it would be enough,” he said. “I really thought it needed some images.” This is where his daughterin-law, Katharina, came in. All the photos in the book were taken by her. “I knew Katharina was a wonderful photographer and painter,” said Wood, who asked her to take photos of Maya and to collect earlier ones she had taken since Maya’s birth. “And as we gathered the photos, another little person came along – Henry,” Wood said. “So the pictures where you see one little person holding another one, that’s Maya holding her little brother Henry.” The book contains about 40 evocative and endearing blackand-white photos, almost all of Henry or Maya. A poetic sentence or two of light-handed advice and insight accompanies most photos. The photos and text compliment and amplify one another. And while
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on some pages, photo and text seem loosely connected – on others, the text seems expressly written for the picture. Hello, Little One has not received a lot of publicity, yet it has been well received, Wood said. “I have done a number of events this fall where I have read the book,” he said. “It’s getting an incredible reception.” In October, he read it to a group of 350 Minnesota reading teachers, a large group of naturalists from all over the country, and, most recently, about two weeks ago in Sartell at the Unity Spiritual Center of Central Minnesota. “Every time I read it, you can hear a pin drop in the room,” he said. “It’s a very gratifying reaction. People have been pulling out hankies and wiping eyes. It’s really been nice.” Wood said he believes the favorable response is because the book enables other people to relate to his family’s experience. “If you do a good piece of work, it is usually personal,” he said. “But if you go deep enough into the personal, then it becomes universal.” Hello, Little One is in bookstores now and is published by North Star Press of St. Cloud Inc.
Fourth Avenue project gets a green-light go by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It was a long time coming, but a onetime dream will become a reality sometime in October. On a unan-Nielson imous vote, 5-5, the Sartell City Council approved calling for plans and specifications for the ambitious project known as “Fourth Avenue South.” For many years, the council and others in Sartell saw the need for a south-north connector road at Fourth Avenue. That road ran past the Sartell Police Department and then petered in a kind of no-man’s land of fields and wetlands. At a public hearing at the Dec. 13 council meeting, Sartell City Engineer Mike Nielson outlined what the project will entail. Once the connective road is completed, it will run on the south side from the fifth leg of the roundabout at Heritage Drive (very near Hwy. 15, across from Epic Center) to Fourth Street S. (north of the
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police department). The two-lane, 42-foot-wide road (with middle left-turning lane) will be 0.7 miles long. There will be a 10-foot bituminous walking-biking trail constructed along the west side of the road and room enough for a possible paved sidewalk sometime in the future on the east side. Nielson noted the road could be widened into a four-lane configuration, although such a need, he added, would not come to be for 30-40 years, based on current projections. SWB & Associates will be the engineer for the project, estimated to cost about $4,123,000. That includes right-of-way purchase costs of $340,000, water-main costs of $578,000 and sewer-line costs of $194,000. About $3,191,000, the lion’s share, would pay for the prep work, dredging, surfacing, pedestrian trail, lighting and other related costs. The local share of the costs would be about $873,000, Nielson said, with federal funds paying a larger portion and property assessments totaling perhaps as much as $2.3 million. The parcels of property assessed would be those now owned by JK Storage, two areas of land owned by American Iron and Metal, and a smaller parcel owned by Craig and Jessie Cash. The assessments would be based on per-foot frontage along the road. Construction would begin in the summer and end sometime in October. An assessment hearing would be held after the project is completed, probably in November. There may well be adjustments made to some of the assessments at that time. Because there are extensive wetlands in the roadway area, about 3.4 acres of them, the road will have to be designed in a kind of curve shape to avoid disrupting the wetlands. Several permits will have to be acquired, including some from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health. Nielson said the road could easily accommodate 15,000 vehicles per day.
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Anna Marie’s Alliance, located in St. Cloud, was one of 150 domestic-violence organizations across Hempeck the nation to recently receive a Mary Kay Foundation grant. The non-profit organization received $20,000 of a combined $3 million that was given to shelters during October for service and programming support. (October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.) Anna Marie’s Alliance Executive Director Charles Hempeck said in a news release that they appreciate the foundation’s commitment to domestic-violence awareness and prevention. Hempeck has been with the organization since January 2014. He has a master’s degree in women’s studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato, with an emphasis on awareness of violence against women, and has been active in the nonprofit sector for more than 15 years. The grant funds help cover the cost of operating Anna Marie’s Shelter. Last year, the shelter housed 287 women and 205 children. During the 2015-16 year, 2,191 adult and child victims also received non-residential services. “Anna Marie’s Alliance focuses on crisis intervention, prevention and systems change,” said Sandy Nadeau, director of development and communications. “Support from the Mary Kay Foundation allows us to continue offering needed services and support to victims of domestic violence and (to) create a community where violence is not tolerated.” Anna Marie’s Alliance, which is also known as the Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women, has the only domestic-violence shelter in a six-county region in Central Minnesota. The facility was opened in 2000, which is when the organization’s name changed from Woman House to Anna Marie’s Alliance. The current facility is referred to as Anna Marie’s Shelter. The agency provides services to victims of domestic abuse and aims to end tolerance for violence. Round-the-clock emergency housing, a 24-hour crisis hotline, after-care services for victims of domestic violence and
advocacy are offered at the 36-bed facility. Advocates at Anna Marie’s provide information and referrals, legal support and other services to victims of abuse in person and through the 24hour hotline. According to Mackenzie Fitting, development and communications associate, Anna Marie’s Alliance has sheltered nearly 15,000 battered women and children since 1979. The shelter houses only women and children victims. However, it does provide non -residential services and support to male victims as well. Fitting said a City of St. Cloud ordinance states victims can stay at the shelter for no more than 45 days, unless they have an order for protection. The shelter is part of a program called “Day One” and is usually at 90-percent capacity. If the shelter is full, staff connect with other domestic-violence shelters in Minnesota to see if they have room available.
Evans and self-published in 1993. The book later became a runaway bestseller and a hit TV movie. In the book and movie, a woman mourns the loss of her child while kneeling at the foot of a monument, a child-like angel with upraised wings and arms extended, palms upward. That scene inspired the creation of an Angel of Hope monument, placed in Salt Lake City, in June 1994. Since then, more than 120 Angel of Hope monuments have been placed throughout the world, mostly in the United States. The purpose of the monument is a focal place for those who have lost children of any age, a place to gather for prayers, meditation and fond remembrance. Paving stones at the monument contain etched names of deceased children. Nationwide, every Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., people gather at the monuments to light candles or to hold other kinds of memorial ceremonies. The first etched paver placed at the Angel of Hope monument in Sartell was a paver for BriAnna. It reads: This Angel was Donated By: WWBD, Inc.
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BriAnna Kruzel, who died suddenly at age 18, sits for a photo with her mother, Tami on a happy day. At right: This is the paving stone in memory of Kruzel at the base of the Angel of Hope monument. (What Would BriAnna Do?). In Memory of BriAnna Rose Kruzel 1995-2013. There have already been several more paving stones etched with names at the Angel of Hope in Sartell, including that of Tom Bearson, a Sartell resident who was murdered when he was a beginning college student in Fargo several years ago. Names can be placed on brick pavers by contacting the
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Our View Hurray for bipartisan agreements to investigate Russian hacking Bipartisanship has never been more important, more crucial, than it is right now, and thank goodness the U.S. Congress – at least in this matter – is getting its act together. This “matter” is the evidence from our intelligencegathering agencies, most especially the Central Intelligence Agency, that the Russians were like busy termites, hacking into American computers and trying to interfere with the American electoral system, at Hillary Clinton’s expense. For months, that was an accusation that communications from the Democratic National Committee and other Clinton sources were hacked and disseminated. But now the accusations have been at least partially validated by findings from the CIA. No, this latest revelation does not mean Clinton “really” won the election, although she did if you count the popular vote – by nearly 3 million votes. However, all independent election observers agree Donald Trump won the election fair and square on the basis of electoral votes. What has sparked lots of conspiracy theories, however, are Trump’s favorable comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump’s business connections in that country, and ties between some of his advisors and potential cabinet members who have also had favorable business dealings with Russia. One must ask, where does business end and government begin? Trump has scoffed at the CIA revelations about Russian interference, calling them “ridiculous.” His knee-jerk rejection of the nation’s premier intelligencegathering agency does not speak well for him. It’s a serious stumble that may prove to be a major impediment in his ability to lead the free world. But never mind conspiracy theories; never mind Trump’s rejections. That will all work itself out in time. Right now, what’s important is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that two Senate committees will investigate the CIA evidence about Russian hacking. The Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee will both conduct hearings. Democrats and Republicans – most notably an outraged Republican Sen. John McCain – have expressed strong support for such hearings. What is vital is the committees discover exactly how the hacking was done, and if possible the specific individuals or groups who were behind it, what they were aiming to accomplish and (most importantly) how to prevent it from happening again. And those questions and answers are not just crucial for our voting system and our faith in it, but it’s also crucial to learn the Russians’ dirty tricks, so our national security system can be made safe from foreign hackers – Russian and otherwise. Relations with the Soviet Union used to be based on which country had the most nuclear bombs. Now the one-upsmanship rivalry seems to be based on the dirty, shadowy methods of cyber crimes. That kind of subversion and misinformation can be just as dangerous, potentially, as bombs themselves, causing suspicion, fear and hatred that could escalate into uglier outcomes. It will take a lot of work and technological knowhow to make our country’s voting process and national security safe from hackers, snoops and efforts at votersuppression. The only way that work can begin and succeed is with the strongest bipartisan efforts, and let us rejoice the U.S. Congress is united on that new front. Most of all, let’s hope the Senate investigations do not descend into partisan blame games and bickering sessions.
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Is Trump softening on climate change? Oh, to be a mouse in the corner when President-elect Donald Trump had a conversation with former Vice President Al Gore in Trump Tower. Dare we hope Gore has begun to convince skeptic Trump that humancaused climate change is a reality? There was a tantalizing ray of optimism when Gore emerged from the meeting and said this: “I had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect. It was a sincere search for areas of common ground. I had a meeting beforehand with Ivanka Trump. The bulk of the time was with the president-elect, Donald Trump. I found it an extremely interesting conversation, and to be continued.” Apparently, Ivanka Trump is a true believer in human-caused climate change. Will she change her father’s attitude? Will Gore help her change his mind? For the sake of this planet, let us hope so. Remember, during the campaign, Trump claimed human-caused climate change was a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese, those villains who populate all too many of Trump’s doomster fantasies. That was only one of his extremist pronouncements then. This is now. Now, he has backed away from some of his threats and campaign promises, such as “Lock her up!” and repealing Obamacare lock, stock and barrel. He’s even cottoned up to President Obama, whom he once considered an illegitimate president because he wasn’t even born in America but who is now suddenly a “really nice guy” after a meeting with him in the White House. As Trump’s victory landed him smack dab in the swamp that is Wash-
Dennis Dalman Editor ington, D.C. – the swamp he wants to drain – he is suddenly singing a different frog-croak tune, along with his entourage of billionaires and generals all so eager to help the working people. Perhaps the best way Trump can help the little people – and everybody else on this fragile planet – is to endorse and fight for the worldwide efforts against climate change that Obama and others have worked so hard to negotiate into being. These days, it’s hard to know just which Trump will be inaugurated as president Jan. 20. Will it be Trump the science-denier? Or will it be Trump the champion of climate health? Will Gore, climate scientists and daughter Ivanka convince him he should adhere to the Paris climate accord? It’s so hard to know because Trump is infamous for his flickering attitudes, flip-flops, inconsistencies, twittering insults, petulant moods and sudden reversals. There are 195 good reasons why we should hope Trump sees the light. The agreement reached in Paris, which Trump said he would cancel, is vital to preserve the earth for future generations. The accord, negotiated by 195 countries, was adopted in 2015. The goal, underlined with widespread consensus, aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions dramatically by 2020. What’s remarkable is the accord is not some wishy-washy dream pact; it’s shored up
by all kinds of technological advances, mutual aids, financial grants, transparencies – especially strong among the three countries that now produce the largest greenhouse-gas emissions: China, the United States and India. They (the enlightened ones in those countries) understand all too well how earth will become nothing but a revolving cemetery unless we do something about human-caused climate change – now. The meeting between Trump and Gore brought a glimmer of hope to those of us who believe unless greenhouse-gas emissions are drastically reduced, this planet is doomed to poisonous ruination. Was Trump just playing with Gore, the way a cat plays with a mouse? Or is he really listening sincerely to opposition voices and wisely considering divergent opinions from the likes of Gore, Romney and Obama? Could it be Trump is learning the hard way about the night-and-day differences between bloated campaign bluster and the tough, complicated decisions required of the leader of the free world? Well, at the very least, Gore, himself, a Nobel Prize-winner for his efforts to slow and reverse climate change, seems to think Trump is showing a keen interest in the subject. When Gore announced, after his meeting in Trump Tower, that their conversation was “extremely interesting” and that it will be “continued,” that is truly a cause for hope, if not celebration. If soon-to-be President Trump, cultivating a new open-mindedness, can harness his iconoclastic attitudes to scientific, rational methods, he just might move mountains. After all, it’s never too late to learn. Are you listening, Mr. Trump?
Do pennies still make ‘cents?’
With government spending and deficits at record highs, some have called for a return to balanced budgets. Of course, the main way to achieve this would either be through raising taxes or cutting spending, neither of which is a popular option. Others have proposed eliminating corruption and waste in government spending. This approach might bring to light a long-running part of America’s currency system – the penny. So what does the penny have to do with government waste? For starters, the penny’s value isn’t what it used to be. Despite many popular culture adages such as “getting your penny’s worth” or “putting in my two-cents worth,” the penny’s market value has dropped considerably during the past few decades. I have talked with my grandparents about how the prices of many everyday items were much lower in the 1950s and 1960s. You could get a hamburger for 25 cents and a gallon of gasoline for about the same amount. The average home cost less than a brand-new car does today. Those numbers can be deceiving, however. The main reason for everything being worth more is an economic process called inflation. Over time, goods and services in an economy gradually move up in price. Wages eventually catch up, and the cycle continues. During long periods of time, that translates to what seems like extreme price differences. For example, the median home price in 1950 was $7,354. In 2014, that number was $188,900. This doesn’t mean people are making less money, as average family income in the same time period grew from $3,300 to $51,017. Inflation just translates to indi-
Connor Kockler Guest Writer vidual units of money being worth less on their own over time. That is especially apparent on small denominations like the penny. A dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to, but there are still plenty of items just one dollar can buy in 2016. If we wanted a challenge, I would try to find if there is anything that can be had for the price of one cent. That drop in value doesn’t only affect purchasing power, it affects the very production of the pennies themselves. The U.S. Mint has been producing pennies since 1793. To the present day, the penny’s value has been going down, but the materials used to produce one don’t always follow that trend. The penny was originally 100-percent copper. This value has shrunk considerably throughout the centuries. In 2016, that value is only two-anda-half percent. Even with the modern penny using 97.5-percent zinc in its composition, the cost for the U.S. Mint to produce one penny in 2014 was oneand-two-thirds cents. The raw materials in pennies are now worth more than they are in circulation. The federal government took a $55-million loss to produce pennies in 2013. That is money the government is sending straight down the drain. So is it worth it? Most prices across a spectrum of goods and services end
in “99 cents,” such as 19.99 and so on. If there were no penny, those prices would have to be changed, perhaps rounded up to the nearest zero. Although one extra cent per purchase might not seem like much, it would add up dramatically over time. On the other hand, credit cards and other electronic payment methods have proliferated in recent years, meaning we could keep the prices the same if desired. But not everyone carries credit cards, and many still prefer to use cash. How would a penniless world work in those situations? For help, we can look to our northern neighbor, Canada. In 2012, the Royal Canadian Mint stopped producing pennies because of the loss being taken in producing them. Pennies are still legal tender in Canada, but any that are collected are sent to the Canadian Mint for scrapping to take them out of circulation. Purchases made in cash are rounded to the nearest five cents. Though eliminating the penny would be good for both efficiency and reducing wasteful spending, it’s part of the American tradition. I have many memories of collecting pennies, and doling out and receiving them as change. It would be quite a shock to get down only to the nearest nickel when determining prices. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, graces the obverse side of the penny. While I have a great deal of respect for pennies, this problem may be a simple measure of economics. If we’re losing money on them, they’re not making a whole lot of “cents.” Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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police-equipment fund using savings accrued from last year. The general fund for 2017, an amount of $5,685,000, includes money for arena abatement and street abatement ($22,000 and $445,000, respectively) as well as debt service for debts incurred for projects in 2007 ($315,000 in payments in 2017), 2008 ($193,000 due next year) and 2009 ($235,000 due next year). Sartell’s tax levy is the lowest of the five area cities: Sauk Rapids, St. Joseph, St.
Cloud and Waite Park. Council members expressed pleasure at the flat tax rate. Council member Steve Hennes called it a “prudent budget” and added Sartell staff members have done a good job keeping taxes as low as possible. Council member Pat Ryan said he appreciates the hard work the city staff does to keep the budget and taxes flat, and newly elected council member Ryan Fitzthum also praised the staff and noted the city remains “fiscally strong.”
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