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Sartell Farmers’ Market draws 2014 season to a close
Sartell’s final 2014 Farmers’ Market will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 inside Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Rd. N., Sartell. The 2015 market season opens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 inside Sartell City Hall.
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market features children’s activities
The St. Joseph Farmers’ Market will be held again from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. The Dec. 19 market will feature free children’s activities at the “Kids Kraft” table, a guest vendor from St. John’s Abbey selling Brothers Candles, along with free samples from many vendors and a wide variety of locally produced goods.
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The Newsleader office will be closed Dec. 22-26. A Dec. 26 edition will not be published. The office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 29 and will resume weekly publications beginning Jan. 2.
Teens, kids can read down library fines
The Great River Regional Library is giving teens and children the ability to read down their fines and become active library users again, from Monday-Saturday, Dec. 22-Jan. 3. During that time, minors 16 and younger with fines on their cards will be welcome to read at the library. For each 15 minutes of reading, $1 will be waived from the fines on their accounts. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Dec. 19 Criers.
Family Fun Fest scheduled for New Year’s Eve
Join the New Year’s Eve Family Fun Fest from 5-10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 in St. Cloud State University’s Halenbeck Hall, Husky Dome and Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The New Year’s Eve party returns with an array of activities, games, crafts, sports, music and food. For more information, call Sports Facilities and Campus Recreation at 320308-3325 or visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Dec. 19 Criers.
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Colleagues thank Perske for service to Sartell by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Colleagues extended a fond farewell and thankyou to Sartell mayor Joe Perske at his last city council meeting
Perske Dec. 8. “Thanks for 10 years of service to this city and the council,” said council member Steve Hennes. “You’ve accomplished a lot.” Others on the council echoed those sentiments before mayor elect, Sarah Jane Nicoll, presented to Perske a framed art print of a Sartell scene. “You have been very dedicated,” she told him. “You used your time and effort to make Sartell a better place to live.”
Amy Braig-Lindstrom, council member, told Perske she was honored to be able to work with Perske and that she learned a lot from him. Member David Peterson said it’s been a fun time serving with Perske on the council. Then Peterson wished Perske a successful future. “Now you can watch Monday-night football,” Peterson said (instead of having to attend council meetings Monday nights). “Or,” said Perske, laughing, referring to live videotaped council meetings, “I can watch you guys.” Perske told the council his service has been a satisfying experience. “I feel good,” he said, “about where we’ve gone.” He also noted even though at times he was outvoted by council members, he always felt Perske • page 2
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Pat Lynch is going to have a very busy 2015. Not only was he elected as a Sartell city council Lynch member in the Nov. 4 election, but he will also oversee a brand-new
building for his company, Granite Logistics Services. Lynch said he is pleased voters decided to give him another term on the council. He served as a council member previously from January 2007 to December 2010. He is also happy about the new 13,200 squarefoot building, which is now under construction at 705 23rd St. S., just behind Fitness Evolution (formerly Gold’s Gym). The new building should
The Sartell City Compost Site will be open from 8 am.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 for residents to drop off their discarded Christmas trees. The option is available for all Sartell residents, whether or not they have a compost-sticker vehicle permit. Those who bring trees are asked to bring at least one non-perishable foodshelf item. Other yard-waste items, besides Christmas trees, may be dropped off at the site during the Jan. 10 open date.
open, weather and construction schedule permitting, on or about May 1, Lynch noted. Granite Logistics Services, which currently employs 40 people, is an agent for Trinity Logistics, headquartered in Seaford, Del. The company is called a logistics-solutions provider. Granite Logistics specializes in working out logistics and schedules for flatbed-truck and over-dimensional transportation in North America.
“We have a large base of customers who span a wide range of industries,” Lynch said. “Our customers take comfort in knowing we provide unique supply-chain solutions and will deliver on expectations and promises made.” Granite Logistics has already become Trinity’s number-one agent. The company’s success is not surprising because Lynch Lynch • page 3
Poets’ group fosters camaraderie, kind criticism by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The City of Sartell is urging residents to check to make sure their sump pumps are in working order. Because of recent rains and water build-up, water may be getting into sump pumps, causing them to fill with water. People should take a few minutes to see if the sump pump is operational and its discharge hose is not coiled up against the house, kinked or possibly frozen.
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This photo of a man outside of a restaurant inspired Mikki Blenkush to write a poem.
One night, while looking out her window, Mary Willette Hughes saw a red sports car covered with autumn leaves, a sure sign that fall was well underway and that winter was not far behind. Those images and thoughts (snazzy car, leaves, winter coming) sparked Hughes’ imagination and then morphed into a poem she entitled Finding Signs. The red sports car reminded her of the full-speed-ahead energy of youth, the leaves reminded her that time is flying and aging is unavoidable. Her poem became, in its last line, a stark reminder of mortality, symbolized by a
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sudden “Dead End” sign. (To read the poem, see the very end of this story.) Hughes, who lives in Waite Park, is a member of the Grand View Poets, a group based in Sartell and headed by Dennis Herschbach, an award-winning Sartell novelist and poet who is president of the group. He is also current president of the League of Minnesota Poets, of which Grand View Poets is one chapter. Grand View is named after the apartment complex in Sartell in which the group meets, starting at 6:30 p.m. the last Monday of every month. There will be no December meeting. The next one is Jan. 26. Grand View Poets fosters caPoets • page 5
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Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Perske: Move forward on community center
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
If it can be said Mayor Joe Perske has any parting words of advice for the Sartell City Council, it’s this: Get a timeline for building a community center and stick to it until one is – at long last – constructed. At his last council meeting, Dec. 8, Perske suggested the council should put a community-center construction project as a high priority. “I don’t want it to be a dream that never gets realized in this community,” Perske said. “I’d like to see it as a reality.” Council member Amy BraigLindstrom agreed. “Let’s not sit here for another year and spin our wheels,” she said. All the current council members are on record as being strongly in favor of a community center, and city polls show residents have long asked for one for at least 10 years.
Perske from front page council members and the mayor had respect for one another, despite disagreements. Perske then praised the current staff he and others have worked with for years: Mary Degiovanni, city administrator; Anita Rasmussen, city planner and developer; Mike Nielson, city engineer; Jim Hughes, police chief; Brad Borders, public-works director; and Judy Molitor, city-staff member and recording secretary for council meetings. Perske then gave a nod to council-member-elect Pat Lynch, who was in the audience. Turning to Nicoll at his left, Perske shook her hand and welcomed her as the new mayor and Lynch as the new council member. Both were elected in the Nov. 4 election. They will be sworn in and take their new seats on the second Monday in January.
Perske referred to two senior citizens who spoke at the open forum portion of the Nov. 24 council meeting. Both of them urged the council to move forward on a community center that would include a senior center. Both said such a project is long overdue. Perske, with some frustration rising in his voice, noted several potential locations have been suggested throughout the years, including one by a task force that the facility be built on property near city hall or as an extension of city hall. But, Perske said, those recommendations “don’t go anywhere.” Will it take yet another task force to get the ball rolling, Perske asked. Council member Sarah Jane Nicoll said no, there should not be another task force formed. What’s needed, she said, is a council agreement on where the center should be and what amenities it will house. Most importantly, the council needs
A long-time teacher and coach, Perske served for six years as a Sartell City Council member and four years as the city’s mayor. Last year, he chose to run for the Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. Congress, a bid he lost to Republican candidate Tom Emmer. During Perske’s 10 years as council member and mayor, Sartell experienced major changes and growing pains that included many roadway projects and road re-configurations, half-cent sales-tax projects in the city, the rapid development of a medical campus in the city, construction of Epic Center and the founding of several new parks, the biggest being Pinecone Central Park and Sauk River Regional Park. Aside from the many good, progressive developments, there was also a catastrophe: the explosion and fire that killed a Verso papermill employee and led to the permanent closing of the historic mill after more than 100 years of thriving business in the city.
some solid cost parameters, she noted. City Administrator Mary Degiovanni said city staff is working on a plan that will give the council a good range of both construction and operational costs for a center. Said analysis will be presented to the council. Council member Steve Hennes is a long-time strong advocate for a community center. He said he is confident 2015 will be the year in which a community center will finally get the go-ahead. A project done in phases might be best, he said, noting a phased approach was used at St. Cloud’s Whitney Center during a period of many years. For several decades, Hennes was director of Whitney Center, which is a multi-purpose complex but which caters to the needs of senior citizens in the greater St. Cloud area. Hennes said he also favors a facility that can easily be extended for other purposes in the future.
If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-2551301 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. Dec. 3 4:27 p.m. Burglary. 2nd Street S. A report was made regarding an unknown person entering a residence. The owner found items out of place and drawers open but no items missing. The residence was cleared and secured. 8:06 p.m. Unwanted male. Walmart. A complaint was made regarding an adult male sitting in the parking lot whom staff wanted removed. Officers arrived and spoke with the male, who agreed to leave. Dec. 4 11:47 a.m. Theft. Meadow Drive. A report was made regarding a delivered package taken from a doorstep. 9:55 p.m. Highway 15. Stalled vehicle. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle parked on the side of the road.
Perske also said a branch library has long been a priority for Sartell residents and could perhaps be part of the community center. The Great River Regional Library system has already agreed to open a branch library in Sartell, and it’s not a matter of “if” but “when,” Perske said. Council member David Peterson said he agreed with Braig-Lindstrom’s comment about the council not spinning its wheels anymore. There should be a firm timeline established by the council and city staff, with definite milestones which should be achieved on time. Throughout the long history of a proposed community center in Sartell, there have been many unanswered questions or disagreements that have delayed its progress. Chief among them are these: Exactly which amenities should it house? Should it have a pool? A branch library? A se-
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The driver stated he/she were lost and could not find their desired address’ location. The officer directed the driver to the correct location. Dec. 5 2:31 a.m. DWI. Evergreen Drive. A report was made regarding males physically fighting in a parking lot. Officers arrived and located one of the males in his vehicle. He was unable to pass field sobriety testing and was placed under arrest without further incident. 4:01 p.m. Theft. Lawrence Circle. A report was made regarding a delivered package taken from a doorstep. Dec. 6 2:14 a.m. Domestic. Victory Avenue. A report was made regarding an adult male fighting with an adult female. Both parties stated the argument was only verbal and they needed no further assistance for the evening. 9:14 p.m. Suspicious person. Pine Siskin Avenue. A report was made regarding a male repeatedly knocking on a door and saying to let him in. Officers checked the residence and the area and were unable to locate any male in the area.
nior center? Youth recreational options such as a gymnasium? One or more of those? Or all of those, and more? Where should it be located? Should it be retrofitted into an existing building the city could purchase? Should it be built on land the city could buy? Or should it be constructed on land already owned by the city? Could it be built near city hall or as an extension of city hall? Should it be built in Pinecone Central Park? A community facility would be built almost entirely with revenue from the regional local half-cent sales tax. How much will a center cost and how much will it cost to operate and maintain? These are the questions the council will try to answer with solutions and then action in the coming year. All council members have agreed recently the creation of a community center is a virtual certainty either in 2015 or, at the latest, 2016.
Dec. 7 1:26 a.m. Suspicious person. Vermont Drive. A report was made regarding a female repeatedly knocking on a door and yelling. An officer arrived and found an intoxicated female who was unable to properly communicate or care for herself. She was transported to detox without incident. 12:26 p.m. Welfare check. CR 120. A report was made regarding an adult male slumped over in a wheelchair. Officers arrived and found it was a known homeless male who stated he didn’t need any assistance from officers. Dec. 8 11:01 p.m. Traffic stop. Hwy 15. An officer attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle and the driver attempted to flee. After a short pursuit, the driver was placed under arrest without incident. Dec. 9 1:08 p.m. Theft. Walmart. An adult female was witnessed leaving the store with unpaid merchandise. The female was located and admitted to the theft. She was placed under arrest without incident.
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Deadline extended for MNsure enrollment
The deadline for enrolling in an insurance plan via MNsure has been extended from Dec. 15 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. This deadline is for those who want their coverage to start Jan. 1, 2015. The overall open enrollment period to get insurance via MNsure for 2015 started Nov. 15 and will end Feb. 15. In most cases, those who sign up for insurance after Dec. 20 will have their insurance policies start at the beginning of the next month. For example, if someone enrolls in the first half of February, the insurance policy will begin in March. According to the MNsure website, calls have hit their peak since MNsure began about a year ago, averaging 1,600 calls per hour in the past week. The average call
waiting time is 20 minutes, although some news reports have noted some people have had to wait 90 minutes or more. MNsure is the Minnesota insurance marketplace made possible via the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. The ACA makes it mandatory all United States residents must have some kind of health insurance, otherwise they will be assessed tax penalties. The tax penalty for those who don’t get insurance for 2015 will be $325 per adult or 2 percent of that individual’s annual income or up to $975 per family. In 2016, that amount will be increased to $695 per adult or 2.5 percent of income and up to $2,085 for a family. The MNsure website can be found at mnsure.org.
People Hana Krebs, of Sartell, recently received the Patrick McGinnis Family Scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year, while attending the University of Minnesota, Morris. Krebs is scheduled to graduate from UMM in 2018 with a degree in biology and pre-veterinary medicine. Three Sartell students recently earned bachelor’s degrees from Minnesota State University, Mankato. They and their majors are as follows: Joshua Kremer, chemistry; Meghann Teders, dental hygiene; and Rory Traut, international relations. Kremer and Teders are two of 194 students, out of 1,366 total undergradu-
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ates, graduating cum laude, requiring a 3.3 grade-point average. Summer/fall commencement will be held Saturday, Dec. 13 at Taylor Center on MSUM’s campus. Callie Frank, daughter of Donna and Michael Frank of Sartell, is a senior theatre arts major at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minn. Frank is a member of the drama club at SMSU, a student-run organization of individuals who enjoy and takepart in theater.
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This is an artist’s conception of Granite Logistics Services building now under construction in Sartell. The architect is Negen Architects of St. Cloud; the builder is Strack Companies of Sartell.
Lynch from front page and his employees had won kudos and awards for their previous company, which provided the same kind of logistical transportation options. It was called Payne Lynch and Associates and operated at its Sartell location, next to Highway 15, from 1996 to 2006. That was the year Lynch sold the company to the firm of CH Robinson, which continues the business in the Northwest Professional Center near the Sartell Medical Campus. As part of the purchase agreement, Lynch agreed not to open a similar business for a five-year period. That contract-mandated period had long passed when Lynch decided to open a business again three years ago. The business grew so rapidly, a new building became a necessity. The one-story building, with massive glass windows on the north and south sides, will
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have two sections – one for operations, the other for sales, with other areas for conferences and collaborations. The structure will have plenty of room for up to 120 employees, and Lynch said he plans to have that many employees by the end of the next decade, if not much sooner. “The business takes a lot of coordination, a lot of teamwork,” he said. “We are helping (logistically) to move loads to many different places, one truck at a time. Many of our
customers are repeat customers.” Lynch graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in management from St. John’s University. He has served for many years in many volunteer capacities, including (besides being a city council member) a board member of Plaza Park Bank in Waite Park; a board member of the CentraCare Health System; a board member of the Good Samaritan Fund; and for six years a board member of Catholic Charities.
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Congress again places taxpayers at serious risk What strange bedfellows were produced last week in the U.S. Congress! The odd alliances occurred just before the U.S. House passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill, which will fund the federal government through September 2015. The vote was 219 to 206, with 162 Republicans and 57 Democrats voting for it. The seismic shifts happened because of a controversial provision included in the spending bill that would allow banks to trade their riskier financial packages, all backed by taxpayer money if those transactions should fail and prove worthless. Liberals opposing that provision joined forces with – of all things – Tea Party types. President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Democrat Nancy Pelosi were at loggerheads over the proposal. Strongly conservative Republican Sen. David Vitter and ultra-liberal Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown opposed the provision, issuing this joint statement: “If Wall Street banks want to gamble, Congress should force them to pay for their losses and not put the taxpayers on the hook for another bailout.” For those suffering memory loss, six years ago taxpayers had to fork over hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out the biggest banks when reckless banking practices brought our economy to the brink of collapse. It’s a reprehensible shame more in Congress did not side with Brown, Vitter and Tea Party leaders to oppose letting taxpayer money cover the butts of the big banks. It’s yet another example of rich interests leading politicians by their noses. Here we go again, folks. Time to fasten our seatbelts. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed in 2010 as an effort to restrict big banks from taking reckless risks, regulation was added to require banks to conduct their riskiest transactions (such as forms of derivative trading) without the protection of the taxpayer-funded Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or the Federal Reserve. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has long tried to reign in the gambling behaviors of Wall Street, warned her colleagues not to undo this provision, claiming once again the taxpayers will be put under a severe risk of having to pay for yet another big bailout. What’s disgusting about this language in the spending bill to let big banks have taxpayer backing is it’s the brainchild of the giant banking firm, Citigroup, whose recommendations were written almost word for word right into the provision. According to the New York Times, the four largest banks in America conduct more than 93 percent of all risky derivatives-trading. It’s an outrage taxpayers should have to back such blatant gambling. It’s actually a form of highway robbery, we being the “robbed.” When the Tea Party was founded during the beginning of the “Great Recession,” its biggest agenda item was, to its credit, opposition to taxpayer bailouts of big banks. That’s before the Tea Party let itself be taken over by LaLa Land extremists like Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz. It’s still debatable if the taxpayer bank bailouts were actually necessary. And, by the way, there is another provision in this spending bill – one that will increase by 10 times the amount an individual is allowed to give to political campaigns. Those two provisions – taxpayer backing of reckless banking and increases to funding limits – go hand-inhand, like kissin’ cousins. They are both perfect examples of how the U.S. Congress is bought and sold, more like a commodities market than a hallowed venue for legislative actions for the benefit of the many rather than just the well-heeled few. And those are two examples of why most of the American people hold Congress in such cynical contempt. If this is the kind of “change” Republicans – aided by bought-and-paid-for Democrats – will bring us in the New Year, we are in for a big disappointment and big trouble.
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Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Opinion It’s not torture; never mind the screams
It’s not torture. Whatever you do, do not call it torture. The correct name is enhanced-interrogation technique – or EIT for short. When using the EIT, the subject’s head is held tightly, face up, under a flow of water until the subject squirms, gasps, screams and often faints. There are other forms of EIT: placing the subject for long periods in a bare tiny room which is freezing cold or blazing hot; withholding food from the subject for long periods; forcing the subject to stay awake for many days and nights while blasting loud sounds or music into his confinement cell; making the subject stand or squat for long periods, sometimes on broken legs; feeding the subject by inserting blended foods into the rectum. In some cases, the EIT can become an IEIT, which means intensified enhanced-interrogation technique. An IEIT can result in the termination of the subject, but please don’t call it death. “Termination” is much preferred. Application of EIT generally does not cause the subject to bleed, and most often it does not leave noticeable scars. Therefore, it can’t possibly be torture. Oh sure, most often the subjects scream; they plead; they beg like helpless babies. But if you close your ears tight enough, you won’t hear the screams. After awhile, in fact, you will learn to tune out the screams as just part of an ordinary EIT. If someone questions your application of EIT, simply tell them the technique is necessary to obtain information vital to protect our national security. And if some squishy liberals whine the EIT is cruel or unusual, all you have to do is point to the terrorist attacks 14 years ago. An EIT is truly mild compared to what those terrorist pilots did to Americans on that bleak day So, torture, you see, is not really torture. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a long-
Dennis Dalman Editor time advocate of EIT, keeps telling us. The manuals at the Central Intelligence Agency never mention the word “torture,” although there are thousands of CIA documents spelling out exactly how to administer an EIT or an IEIT. Forgive the ironic sarcasm in the above paragraphs. Seriously, it should be noted some of the acts against those suspects as rectal feeding, were nothing less than sadistic humiliations that had nothing to do with attempts to elicit information. Many suspects, by the way, were guilty of nothing. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, language is turned upside down so the word “war” actually means “peace.” In Hitler’s Germany, many Jewish twin children were used as subjects of “medical experiments” by respected doctors after which one or both twins died or were hideously maimed. The word torture was never used. They were “experiments,” not torture. Tell that to the sweet helpless twins who endured such suffering! The human mind is diabolically clever at inventing delusionary rationales, excuses, euphemisms, denials and innocent-sounding acronyms for the atrocious acts we do. We should be thankful for Sen. John McCain, who has the guts to call a spade a spade. Torture, McCain says, is torture. And he ought to know. As a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, McCain endured five years of deprivations and torture, including rope bindings and
severe beatings. Last week in the U.S. Senate, McCain delivered an impassioned speech, one of the most eloquent and persuasive speeches ever given on the subject. It should be required reading; it should be printed in textbooks everywhere. In that speech, McCain praised the Senate Intelligence Committee’s recent release of its report on torture. The abhorrent practice of inflicting prolonged pain on others to obtain information is “a stain on our national honor” which does “much harm and little practical good,” he said. He went on to say this: “(The techniques) not only failed their purpose – to secure actionable intelligence to prevent further attacks on the U.S. and our allies – but actually damaged our security interests, as well as our reputation as a force for good in the world.” Some are claiming release of this report will cause extremists to hate us all the more. But, as McCain noted, those violent hatemongers need no further reason to hate us; they will keep hating us and keep trying to harm us, regardless. “This report strengthens self-government and, ultimately, I believe, America’s security and stature in the world,” he said. McCain ended his speech with these powerful words: “I have often said, and will always maintain, this question (whether or not to use torture) isn’t about our enemies; it’s about us. It’s about who we were, who we are and who we aspire to be. It’s about how we represent ourselves to the world . . . When we fight to defend our security, we fight also for an idea – that all men are endowed by the Creator with inalienable rights. Our enemies act without conscience. We must not.” Thank you, John McCain, for such eloquent truth.
Reader responds to Scarbro’s ‘Random ramblings on current events’
Gerald Gerads, Sartell
Ron Scarbro’s ‘Random ramblings on current events’ (Dec. 12) is another look into an interesting world. A world where if the president says some policeman need retraining, Scarbro is sure he means restraining. In a CBS poll Dec. 15, 61 percent of respondents think police need retraining. Maybe none of the officers involved in so many questionable incidents in recent weeks did anything criminal, but we’ll never know because grand juries don’t seem interested in the possibility the force used was inappropriate. But at the very least, don’t these people need to be better trained and evaluated? Just wondering.
Isn’t it just possible Ron isn’t stopped, followed or treated disrespectfully because he is a middle-class white male? That he’s not perceived as a threat because of what he looks like? Like the 61-year-old guy in Kalamazoo, Mich. who stood in the street with a long gun, waved it at the police while shouting obscenities, was talked down by the police, arrested and later released and had his gun returned the next day. Did I mention he was white? Just asking. And isn’t it just a little silly to keep crowing about an election that clearly shows the will of the people when 66 percent of the people didn’t vote? Just saying. And isn’t it just obvious President
Obama’s Executive Order (not Decree) is an attempt to get the Republicans in Congress to vote on the immigration reform, which everybody knows had a majority in BOTH Houses a year ago, but John Boehner didn’t have the cajones (balls) to bring to a vote because he fears the far right in his own party? Just making a point. On another very cloudy December day nothing much is clear to me except that in a few weeks, when the Republicans ride in with their Great Mandate to do the will of the people, the Democrats will use the filibuster and secret holds to block action to preserve the Republic just as the Republicans did the last few years. And so it goes.
Christmas is a magical time of year
I love Christmas. I always have. From my earliest memories it’s always been a special time. As a young child, I remember Christmas mostly as a religious holiday. My parents made sure we were in church regularly and especially at Christmas. I love the Biblical story of Christmas, the music, the whole feeling I get at this time of the year. I also remember the other side of Christmas, the Christmas tree, the stockings and the presents. Our tradition was always opening our gifts on Christmas morning. Even though it was many years ago, I remember how difficult it was to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. I had two brothers about the same age and all of us had the same anticipation. We were all believers in the Santa experience. I was a rather precocious youngster and didn’t shy away from difficult questions. For example, I was painfully aware one year that we didn’t have a fireplace. We had a chimney because we had a pot-bellied stove for heat, but we had no fireplace. I asked my mother how could Santa fulfill his mission to our house without an open fireplace. Her reply was simple and exactly what I needed to hear: it’s magic. Santa, she said, is magic. He can do anything he wants to and get to wherever he needs by magic. How else do you suppose he can get
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer around the whole world in a single night? So, if my mother said it was magic, it was good enough for me. Years later, as I became the father of my own precocious children, simple answers became more difficult to sell. But I still spoke of magic because it’s what it was to me. Maybe it’s because my children wanted to believe or maybe they were just humoring me; at any rate, they seemed to buy into all the magic of Christmas just like me. Now I’m a grandfather and it’s become even more difficult. My grandkids Google everything I tell them. There’s an app for everything, even Santa Claus. Many Christmas trees are artificial. There’s no smell of cedar or fir in the air. Stockings are hung on a fireplace fueled by gas logs. There’s no coal to put into the stockings of bad children. But, you know what? There’s
still magic. There’s magic in the joy of not just the little ones but in the entire family. There is still anticipation of opening gifts. Granted there seems to be a lot more electronic gifts, but how magic is that? How else would you explain wireless communication, instant answers to any question you could possibly ever have? Oh, there’s magic all right. But the real magic is in the gathering together of family and friends, the fabulous meals, the wonderful music and the joy of fellowship. I understand other peoples and cultures have different traditions. Still most of the world celebrates Christmas in some fashion. It’s my Christmas prayer for you that you too have magic in this season. That you be surrounded by love and peace. That there’s joy in your heart and love in your soul, and that Christmas is always, for you as it is for me, a magical time of the year. Merry Christmas. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro. blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Poets
Finding Signs by Mary Willette Hughes
from front page maraderie among fellow poets and gives them all a chance to read one another’s poems and to offer kindly criticism and suggestions, as well as praise. There are a dozen members of the group. Anyone can join, including beginners. For more information, contact Herschbach at 1-218-343-1522 or email dhersch2@yahoo.com.
Hughes
After going to a poetry group in Brainerd for several years, Mary Willette Hughes was happy to discover the Sartell-based poets’ club. That’s because she used to commute to the Brainerd one with a woman who has since died and a man who stopped attending. “This is a wonderful, close place,” she said. “I’d known Dennis (Herschbach) for quite a few years through the League of Minnesota Poets, and I was glad he started Grand View Poets.” Hughes is the award-winning author of three collections of poetry: Quilt Pieces (poems about growing up), The Shadow Loom and Flight on New Wings. The latter book is comprised of poems written during Hughes’ work with Recovery Plus, an out-patient program of the St. Cloud Hospital for people with alcohol or chemical dependency. Hughes has been a poetry facilitator for that group for 15 years, part of Recovery Plus’s Expressive Arts program. Hughes informs the members of the group how poets come to write, how they find their inspirations and how they shape words, thoughts and feelings into poems. Then, the clients in the group are invited to write poems of their
On our street last night, below twin Basswood trees, a new, flashy-red sports car. Crisp golden leaves drifted down and down, layering up and up on hood, roof, front and back windows. An undeniable sign the season of Autumn cannot, and will not stop. This morning the car waits for its young owner to brush the leaves away before driving. But he doesn’t. He sits in the car, revs the motor and lays a long dark patch. Leaves fly. He speeds to the highway; whitewall tires screech at the stop sign. If only signs of old age could be wind-swept away as easily as leaves to find a bright red car below, maybe a Mazda Miata, waiting to zoom our last days. But . . . no! In bold, black letters a sign shouts: DEAD END. We try to brake. We cannot stop.
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own and read them aloud in the group sessions. Hughes said it’s amazing how poetry can help people bring their inner feelings into full bloom. Many people suffering from addictions are often stigmatized, she noted, but what impresses her about those clients is their sensitivity as expressed in their poems. Hughes knows first-hand the “healing” power of poetry. She began writing poems when she was 58 to try to focus her mind during a family crisis involving a son. “Poetry was therapeutic,” she said. “Finding metaphors, creating a form on the page really helped my mind move in a positive direction. The poetry-writing is cleansing and healing.”
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Born a farm girl in Delavan, Minn., Hughes’ mother (Florence Hymes Willette) was also an amateur poet who thrived on words, word play and the game of Scrabble. Besides her dedication to poetry, Hughes has been a music teacher and was an instructor for 18 years with the Family Life Bureau in St. Cloud. Hughes and her husband, Mark, married for 60 years, have seven children. See inset for a poem by Hughes.
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Cycles by Dennis Herschbach The hands of autumn have shaken summer leaves from spreading branches of the willow grove. In its lonely emptiness he sees eroded hulks moldering away to rust, machines and tools forgotten by farmers no one remembers, sickle bars and plate-shaped discs, steel-spoked hay rake wheels taller than most everything else, their arching rims ready to roll with nowhere to go, each day settling deeper into the loamy dirt, antiquated, useless. He limps to the porch, fishes out his pocket watch and winds it as he’s done ten thousand times before, feels his grandson’s arms around his leg, stoops to pick the towhead up. They look to the yellow-grained field where his son rides high, seated in the closed cab of a new combine that is unaware of its spot waiting in the willow grove.
are a way to crystallize fleeting experiences that sometimes don’t make sense until they are translated into poetry. Her inspiration for a poem is an experience that lingers in the mind, causing her to return to it and then to express it in words. “A lot of my poems are narrative poetry about being a parent or growing up myself and looking back at my childhood,” she said. “Some childhood experiences linger and don’t make sense until later.” Blenkush, who lives in St. Cloud, used to attend a poets’ group at the Waite Park library until she discovered the Grand
View Poets group. She joined it in 2013. “The group is my idea of a good time,” she said. “I appreciate the feedback. We give and receive helpful criticisms, and we respect the way other members write. Every month, I look forward to that group.” Originally from Atwater, Blenkush moved to St. Cloud in 1986, earning a social-work degree from St. Cloud State University. Married and the mother of one daughter, she is employed as a social worker for Stearns County. “I’ve always enjoyed writing,” she said. “Poetry seems to be the Poets • page 7
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Museum pays homage to fishing heritage by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Morry Sauve (left) and Al Baert are old friends and fishing buddies who started the Minnesota Fishing Museum, which is now housed in Little Falls.
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If it weren’t for the sport of fishing, Minnesota might be known far and wide as the state with a winter of arctic cold, a summer of swarming mosquitos and a place to avoid at all costs unless you need serious treatment at the Mayo Clinic. Well...OK, Minnesota’s not all that bad. However, fortunately, it is the Land of 10,000 Lakes (actually more than that), and it is the Land of Fishing. Minnesota fishing has lured visitors from every state and many countries, making for a rich cultural and historical heritage, not to mention being a boost to the state’s economy. Even before settlers arrived, Native Americans thrived on the fish provided so readily by lakes and waterways throughout the state. Therefore, is it any wonder that two diehard fishing buddies, Al Baert and Morry Sauve, decided 25 years ago to open a museum dedicated to the Minnesota fishing heritage? They are the proud founders of the Minnesota Fishing Museum in Little Falls, which is hosting a holiday season event that will run through Sunday, Dec. 7. From noon to 6 p.m. daily there will be free admission,
and on the museum’s “Christmas Tree Lane,” visitors can bid on a silent auction with more than 50 decorated trees, wreathes and gift baskets. The museum is located at 304 W. Broadway in downtown Little Falls. Baert, 91, lives in Sartell. Sauve used to live in St. Cloud but now lives in Arizona. Their museum is jampacked with virtually everything related to fishing. The following is just a partial list: Nine old fishing boats. 120 outboard motors. 880 display cases that showcase thousands of spears, rods, reels, hooks, lures and what is presumed to be the largest collection of ice decoys in the world, all carved by Minnesota carvers. A huge diorama of a fish house on a frozen lake, complete with a northern pike surfacing to snatch the bait. A cabin that houses antique fishing equipment from the 1920s and 1930s. A 1963 Skidoo snowmobile. A 270-gallon aquarium stocked by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. One whole room is dedicated just to muskie fishing. A gift shop. Almost all of the thousands upon thousands of fishing-related items in the Minnesota Fishing Museum were donat-
ed by Minnesotans or their descendants. The photos of those who owned the items are often displayed next to the items in the display cases. “People who come to the museum will see a display of someone they loved – a husband, a grandpa, an uncle – and you cannot imagine their reactions,” Baert said. “Sometimes they cry. One man from Minneapolis visited and saw the box he used to use to haul his gear out onto the ice. The good memories made him cry when he saw that box again.” Born in Maple Lake, Minn., Baert knew (and still knows) many anglers from that area. People like Ronnie Lauer, who donated to the museum fishing decoys dating all the way back to as far as 1810, decoys owned by his great-greatgrandfather. Another Maple Lake pal is Lester Pauman, who donated hundreds of items to the museum. Baert didn’t set out to be a museum founder. That task just sort of came to him one day. An Air Force colleague used to tell him he should open a fishing museum someday. Years later, Baert came into possession of an old fishing lure, a 1912 “Surf Oreno,” which is a wooden-carved lure with a propeller in front and back and with three hooks Fishing • page 10
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Left: Mary Willette Hughes is a poet who helps others express themselves through poetry, an art form she considers a cleansing, healing process. Middle: Eight members of the Grand View Poets group, shown here at one of their monthly meetings, are (left to right, clockwise) Pat Fillmore, Sydney Lo, Kathy Wallin, Micki Blenkush, Dane Listug-Lunde, Dennis Herschbach, Cindy Stupnik and Mary Willette Hughes. Right: Mikki Blenkush is an award-winning poet who is a member of the Grand View Poets group that meets monthly in Sartell.
Poets from page 5 best fit for me rather than short stories or the novel.” One of Blenkush’s award-winning poems is based on a photograph of a man sitting alone on the patio of a restaurant. See inset for poem.
Herschbach
Dennis Herschbach was a high-school biology teacher for
34 years in Two Harbors, Minn. He moved to Sartell four years ago after meeting and marrying a Sartell resident, Vicki Schaefer. After the death of his first wife, he wrote his first poem, Two One Alone, Nov. 5, 2005. That led to a series of essays in which he worked out his grief process, eventually publishing his meditations in a book entitled Grief Journey, which was warmly received far and wide. Later, Herschbach published South First and Lake Front, a collection of stunning, gritty
poems about a lakefront bowery area next to Lake Superior; and still later, two mysterymurder novels featuring a female law-enforcement officer. Next April, Herschbach and Grand View Poets will welcome members of the League of Minnesota Poets when its statewide convention takes place at Anton’s restaurant in Waite Park. See inset on page 5 for a poem by Hirschbach that won second place in the 2011 National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
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REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOV. 17, 2014 DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 7 p.m. by Michelle Meyer, chair. Members present: Meyer; Krista Durrwachter, vice chair; Jason Nies, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Pam Raden, director; Dan Riordan, director; and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent. A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Riordan to approve the agenda. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Riordan to amend the agenda to move the Discussion Item #6 – Auditor Report to present when the auditor arrived in order to save time. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Raden to approve consent items a-c as presented below: a. Minutes of the regular school board meeting held Oct. 20, 2014. b. Checks in the amount of $1,941,810.22 as presented: General Fund 1,545,721.73 Food Service Fund 153,459.25 Transportation Fund 109,518.46 Community Service Fund 38,860.11 94,116.39 Capital Expenditure Fund Summer Rec Agency Fund 134.28 Check numbers 157937 to 158265 Receipts in the amount of $3,837,570.83 as presented: General Fund 2,417.977.31 Food Service Fund 232,069.37 Transportation Fund 12,882.02 Community Service Fund 127,968.74 Capital Expenditure Fund 6,559.11 Building Fund .70 Debt Service Fund 1,038,663.58 Scholarship Trust 1,000.00 Summer Rec Agency Rec 450.00 Receipts 40321 to 40434 Wire transfers in the amount of $36,574.68 as presented: General Fund 31,806.85 Food Service Fund 4,091.52 Summer Rec Agency Fund 676.31 Wire transfers 201400023-201400026 c. Accept the following donations: Sabres All-Sports Booster Club, Sartell High School, $5,200, for TV-Technology d. Accept the resignation of Jane Schneider from her mid-day route, Transportation, bus driver, effective Nov.6, 2014.
tions to test and implement for students and staff. These students have begun Google Certification training. They have also developed an informative website and are looking forward to expanding their online presence. Link to Student Help Desk Informative c. Elementary Reading Program – Sara Nelson, Pine Meadow Elementary principal, presented on the new Reading Wonders curriculum program being implemented at the elementary buildings. The Reading Wonders program provides teachers with the tools necessary to teach students reading and writing and is designed specifically for the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. The program also incorporates leveled readers at every grade level which ensure similar thematic content while meeting the needs of all students. Assessments are also built into the curriculum. Reading Wonders: Wonderworks is an intervention program designed to support emerging readers. It’s completely aligned with the Reading Wonders program. There is also an online component of the program which is available for students and parents. Teachers are already experiencing success with this program. Striving for the World’s Best Workforce a. Goals, Assessment Results and Plan Overview - Kay Nelson, director of Learning Services, presented a PowerPoint on the District Strategic Plan for meeting the requirements of Creating the World’s Best Workforce Legislation. Link to World’s Best Workforce Presentation b. Request for Approval: District 748 World’s Best Workforce Strategic Plan – Nelson presented the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Striving for the World’s Best Workforce document. The World’s Best Workforce statute was passed in 2013 to ensure every school district in the state is making strides to increase student performance. The committee approved this document. Link to Striving For The World’s Best Workforce ISD 748 Strategic Plan
Student Representative Report: Ryan Kororll, senior at Sartell High School • The fall season came to a great finale with both Football and Girls Swimming and Diving making it to the State Competition. The Swimming and Diving Team placed second in the State Class A Competition. • Winter sports and activities are now starting practice. • The student sections have been filled with enthusiasm and higherthan-average attendance with very involved and dedicated fans. • The Respect Retreat will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 19, which involves current ninth-graders and supports them in developing respect and a stronger sense of community. • Student Council and National Honor Society students attended WE Day with a variety of motivational speakers to inspire youth. Superintendent Report: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent • The makeup snow day for Nov. 10, 2014, will be made up by students on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, as noted as a possible makeup day on the approved district calendar. The Staff In-service/Workshop will be held on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Students will not have school this day. • Articles were shared and discussed provided from Phi Delta Kappan. • Literacy Instruction in the Brave New World of Technology, written by Michael McKenna • E-test and E-books are Changing the Literacy Landscape, written by Bridget Dalton • Social-Emotional Skills, written by Maurice Elias • The Primary Years Agenda Strategies to Guide District Action, written by David Jacobson. Technology Committee Submitted by Pam Raden School Board Committees: School Board Members will report on com• BrightBytes Survey was dismittee meetings that have taken place since the last Board meeting. cussed and how the district Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Advisory Committee Subwill use the results mitted by Michelle Meyer • Continued technology traina. New Sartell High School Courses – Brenda Steve, high school ing opportunities for administration and non-certified staff principal, spoke on the new course offerings at the high dchool. • Reviewed longevity and The Tech Ed Department had the largest number of course changavailability of devices es. The students are excited and engaged with these new class of• Communication expectations ferings. for teachers and buildings was b. Student Help Desk Course Presentation – Joe Schulte, instructiondiscussed al technology specialist at Sartell High School, Ryan Kororll and • The elementary PTOs will be Seth Jenkins, Sartell High School students, gave a presentation on funding SMARTBoards for the Student Help Desk course. This class gives students the opour Kindergarten and firstportunity to problem-solve for peers any issues that occur with full grade classrooms access. They also gain software experience with various applica-
Report on Enrollment: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent, presented the current month’s enrollment report for district schools. District Partnerships Update: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent, gave a report and update on four partnerships the district currently is involved in with external agencies. Auditor Report: Nancy Schulzetenberg, a representative from Kern, Dewenter, Viere, presented their findings of the 13-14 audit. Copies of the auditor report are online and at the District Service Center. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Riordan to APPROVE: New Employees or Changes: Jodi Aizcorbe, SHS, cashier, $13.90 per hr. 2.25 hrs. per day, change in assignment-Carol Williams vacancy; Stephanie Andrews, PME, PT cleaner, $13.90 per hr. 3.25 hrs. day R1, S1, new position; Shane Broermann, SMS, JH boys swim, $2,137 BS1, replacing Chris Campbell; Mark Huber, DSC, cleaner, $13.90 per hr. 3.5 hr./day R1, S1, new position; Stacy Kubesh, SHS, special education homebound, $35.80 per hr. hours per day – TBD, replacing Kelly Hansen; Angel Leon, SMS, LTS para, $15.71 per hr. 35 hr./week R4, S1; replacing Karen Butler; Brian Nyholm, SHS, assistant boys hockey, $3,198 BS1, new position; Beau Penk, SHS, assistant wrestling, $3,897, new position; Joe Perske, SMS, PE teacher, $50,669 MA30 S20, return from LOA; Sue Sathre, SMS, JH boys swim, $2,137 BS1, replacing Michael Symanietz; Doreen Schmidt, PME, LTS teacher, $191.45/daily contract BA, S1; replacing Meghan Brown; Nancy Trehey, DSC, parent educator, $32.98/hr. BA S1, new position; Sandy Warzecha, ORE/PME SFX, Title 1 teacher, $23.93 3.25 hr. day, replacing Jill Haehn; Carol Williamson, SHS, cashier, $16.70 per hr. 2.25 hrs. per day; change in assignment-Diane Brum vacancy. Leaves of Absence: Meghan Brown, PME, third-grade teacher, requested leave, Feb. 23-May 11, 2015; Therese Nierengarten, SMS, social worker, requested leave, Oct. 25, 2014-June 2, 2015. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by McCabe to HAVE SECOND READING AND APPROVE REVISIONS TO POLICY 205 and 425. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Riordan to APPROVE AUDIT REPORT. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to APPROVE MASTER CONTRACT AND ADDENDUM A TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN GOODWILL-EASTER SEALS MINNESOTA AND SARTELLST. STEPHEN INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT #748. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Raden to APPROVE THE DISTRICT PLAN FOR MEETING MINNESOTA STATE STATUTE 120.B11: STRIVING FOR THE WORLD’S BEST WORKFORCE. Meyer, Durrwachter, Nies, McCabe and Raden in favor. Riordan not in favor. Motion carried. A motion was made by Nies and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE SPANISH CLUB AND MUSIC FUNDRAISERS. All in favor. Motion carried. Schedule Work Session and Committee Meetings Policy Committee – Dec. 4 at 4:15 p.m. at the District Service Center Facilities Committee – Dec. 9 at 4:15 p.m. at the District Service Center December Board Meeting – switched the regular Board Meeting time to 5 p.m. Dec. 15 at the District Service Center The board had the official review of policies 520, 523, 525, 527, 529, 530 and 531. The board had the first of two readings of revisions of the following policies: 522 and 526. Minnesota School Board Association Conferences: A schedule of upcoming conferences is available on the MSBA website. Meyer announced a five-minute recess. A motion to close the meeting pursuant to Minnesota Statue Section 13D.05 Subd. 2(b) to consider concerns related to an employee was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Riordan at 8:25 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. A motion to reopen the meeting was made by Riordan and Nies at 8:28 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Board Member Nies introduced the resolution and moved its adoption to release Jeanne Kober, an employee of Independent School District No. 748. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Board member Durrwachter, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Meyer, Raden, Durrwachter, McCabe, Nies, Riordan and the following voted against the same: None. Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. A motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. was made by Raden and seconded by Nies. All in favor. Motion carried. /s/ Jason Nies, clerk Publish: Dec. 19, 2014
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ELSA effectively breaks down language barriers
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The Sartell police haven’t had to use it yet, but they sure are glad they have it. It’s called “ELSA,” which stands for “Enabling Language Service Anywhere,” and it’s an almost instant way to break through the language barrier. Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes said the unit, about the size of a pack of cards, will prove to be invaluable and will become a true cost-saver. Hughes had heard about the new service at a conference he attended and then decided to look into the possibility of getting one, impressed by its convenience and cost-savings. “It’s great to have,” Hughes said. “We’re excited (to have a chance) to use it.” The hands-free device uses cellular technology to connect directly with interpreters in 180 languages. The device is a product of RTT Mobile Interpretation, which is based in Chaska, Minn. “We have the need to use interpretive services minimally three to four times a year and had been paying $250 per contact with an interpretive service previously, whether it was for two minutes or two hours,” Hughes said. “The new ELSA unit will provide almost instantaneous connection to an interpreter, which can be vital when investigating serious crimes or even communicating at the scene of a traffic crash.” So far, in the past couple weeks since receiving ELSA, there has been no need to use it, but such a need will surely come along, Hughes noted. It can be very frustrating for police officers and people they encounter when there is a language barrier, someone who doesn’t speak English or speaks it only haltingly. Sartell officers, three or four times a year, encounter that situation, usually with people who
speak Spanish, Vietnamese or Somali. Previously, the officers had to call for a community-based translator, which would cost $250, a cost paid for the agency, not solely to the translator. Compared to that, the unit itself cost only $365, with a monthly use-fee that is far less than what was paid before for translator services. It costs $1.50 per minute to use the unit. “It’s a money-saver,” Hughes said. And besides saving money, it’s a quick alternative. An officer can push a button on the unit, and a Spanish voice will respond. If Spanish is not needed, an officer pushes the button again and is then connected, within a minute or two, to someone who speaks the language needed and who can translate from that language into English and from English into that language. Another advantage to ELSA is all communications on it are recorded and stored at ELSA’S company, the RTT Network Operating Center. The recordings are then subject to review by the police department, and the recording transcripts can even be made available for court records, if needed. ELSA is equipped with an array of four long-range directional microphones and an advanced speaker. That makes it possible for first responders, for example, to maintain a safe distance from the person with whom they are talking, and both parties will be able to hear clearly and communicate through the live interpreter via ELSA. RTT also has a toll-free number for cell and landline use, with the same service possible as that accessed through the ELSA device. ELSA can also be used by emergency responders, healthcare workers at clinics, hospitals and by local, state and federal government agencies.
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In addition, many companies now use ELSA, such as those in the hospitality and entertainment industries, financialservices providers and claims adjustors. The trained interpreters via
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Ask a Trooper How long has there been a drunk driving law in Minnesota? Q: How long has there been a drunk driving law in Minnesota? A: The Minnesota Legislature criminalized DWI in 1911, making “driving while in an intoxicated manner” a misdemeanor. The laws and sanctions addressing DWI have certainly evolved in the past 103 years. The strengthened efforts are successfully working to get drunk drivers off the roads: • Evidence of influence was set at .15 Blood Alcohol Concentration in 1917. • The first civil sanctions for DWI (Implied Consent) began in 1961. • A per se level of .10 BAC was attached to administrative license sanctions in 1971 (Minnesota was the first state to take such action). • The concept of BAC changed to Alcohol Concentration (AC) in 1978.
• License plate impoundment began in 1988. • Test refusal becomes a criminal offense in 1989. • Child Endangerment enhancement and ‘Not a Drop’ law enacted in 1993. • High AC (.20+) added as an enhancement in 1997. • Felony level penalties established in 2001. • Per se level lowered to .08 AC in 2004. • Ignition Interlock added in 2010. Minnesota’s enhanced DWI enforcement and education efforts are contributing to the reduction of alcohol-related deaths. Still, drunk driving remains a serious threat, with 279 drunk-driving-related traffic deaths in Minnesota since 2011 and 25,719 motorists arrested for DWI last year. One in seven Minnesota drivers has a DWI on record. The legal limit for driving
impaired in Minnesota is 0.08 — but motorists can be arrested for DWI at lower levels. The consequences for driving impaired will vary for each DWI offender. A typical penalty for a first-time offender is loss of license for a minimum of 30 days up to a year and possible jail time. DWI costs can be as high as $20,000 when factoring court costs, legal fees and increased insurance premiums. A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 W., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state. mn.us).
2015 SARTELL SUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT
2015 Sartell Summary Budget Statement
THE PURPOSE OFreport THISisREPORT IS summary TO PROVIDE 2015 BUDGET INFORMATION The purpose of this to provide 2015SUMMARY budget information concerning the City of Sartell to CONCERNING THE CITY OF SARTELL TO INTERESTED CITIZENS. THE BUDGET IS PUBLISHED interested citizens. The budget is published in accordance with Minnesota Statute 471.6965. This budget is ACCORDANCE WITH STAT. 471.6965. THIS SUMMARY DOCUMENT ONLY; a IN summary document only;MINN. the complete budget may be BUDGET examinedIS atASartell City Hall; 125 Pinecone Road BUDGET this MAYbudget BE EXAMINED AT2014. SARTELL CITY HALL, 125 PINE CONE ROAD N.THE TheCOMPLETE city council approved on Dec. 8, NORTH. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS BUDGET ON DECEMBER 8, 2014.
Table 1 Governmental Funds 2015 Budget
Revenues: Property Taxes Tax Increments All Other Taxes Special Assessments Licenses and Permits Federal Grants State General Purpose Aid (LGA, etc.) State Categorical Aid (state aid for police, fire, streets) Charges for Services Fines and Forfeits Interest on Investments Miscellaneous Revenue Total Revenues Proceeds from Bond Sales Other Financing Sources Transfers from Other Funds (inc. enterprise funds) Total Revenues & Other Financing Sources
2014 Budget $4,703,608 $93,000 $1,153,509 $2,080,000 $1,023,400 $33,000 $113,068 $301,825 $1,374,113 $60,850 $5,000 $186,120 $11,127,493 $0 $0 $5,825,085 $16,952,578
2015 Budget $5,106,931 $144,000 $1,130,092 $410,000 $1,016,900 $29,000 $132,931 $304,525 $1,561,221 $65,750 $5,000 $227,620 $10,133,970 $0 $0 $5,590,435 $15,724,405
Expenditures: General Government Public Safety Streets & Highways (Public Works) Culture and Recreation Urban & Economic Development Miscellaneous Current Expenditures Total Current Expenditures Debt Service - Principal Interest & Fiscal Charges Capital Outlay Transfers to Other Funds (inc. enterprise funds) Total Expenses & Other Financing Uses
$834,318 $2,594,450 $1,248,416 $263,049 $110,067 $38,800 $5,089,100 $4,980,000 $1,365,036 $2,173,720 $6,613,220 $20,221,076
$826,064 $2,775,264 $1,329,615 $304,960 $155,507 $67,100 $5,458,510 $4,740,000 $1,152,679 $1,639,100 $5,531,571 $18,521,860
Increase/Decrease in Fund Balance Property Tax Levy Requirement to fund this budget
-$3,268,498 $4,703,608
-$2,797,455 $5,106,931
Publish: Dec. 19, 2014
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Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Winter wonderland photos by Jeni and Logan Gruber
The holidays are here, and lights and decorations adorn homes across Sartell! Here are just a few examples that our crew found. Happy holidays!
contributed photo
A lifelike mural of anglers adorns the outside of the Minnesota Fishing Museum in Little Falls.
Fishing from page 6 on the underside of it. He had found the lure in a tackle box given to him by another longtime Maple Lake buddy, Louis Opatz. One day Baert, knowing the lure was valuable, took it to a sports show at a civic center. He asked a lure expert there, “How much?” The man said “six bucks.” Baert gave a snort, said “No way!” and walked away. “I went home and told my wife, Jean, that man was one greedy collector,” he recalled. “I could never be that greedy. By the way, that same fishing lure is worth more than $300 today.” And it was at that time, about 25 years ago, Baert started seriously thinking about a fishing museum. With the help of fishing buddy Sauve, the two men began building dozens of display cases and accepting donations for their
non-profit venture. Soon, they were overwhelmed with fishing artifacts that filled Baert’s home basement. Fortunately, in 1998, the Little Falls City Council came to the rescue, providing space in the north end of the Cass Gilbert Depot building. “The museum is now 10,000 square feet,” Baert said, “but we’re going to need more space. We’re looking for some property just to store some stuff.”
Baert’s life
Baert has had a long and exciting life, but he always comes back to a beloved constant – his love of fishing. At age 92, he still loves nothing better than to get out on those lakes and cast his line. “Dad and I fished just about every lake and waterway in Minnesota and a lot of them in Canada,” he said. “I’d have to say fishing in the Lake of the Woods is my favorite. I live right near the Mississippi north of Sartell, and I like river fishing a lot, too.”
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Baert was a member of the U.S. Air Force for many years, serving in North Africa in World War II and in the Korean War for the Air Transport Service. He has toured the world as part of his job or as a pleasure tourist. One of his favorite memories is an audience with Pope Pius in the Vatican City, Rome, many decades ago. For many years, Baert then worked as regional director for Minnesota Emergency Management before retiring in 1987. He has two daughters. The youngest died just one year before his wife, Jean, died in 2001. His only surviving daughter, the oldest, now 70, is a retired nurse in Salt Lake City, Utah. “I feel very blessed,” Baert said. “I’m in good health, and I travel a lot. I don’t know the key to living long. I drink now and then and don’t smoke. I keep a positive attitude.” Baert forgot to add that a life-long love of fishing is surely one of the keys to his longevity.
No skiing in Stearns County parks
The cross-country ski trails at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve, Warner Lake County Park, Kraemer Lake – Wildwood County Park and Mississippi River County Park have many sections with no snow, and thus trails cannot be groomed. However, winter walking, dog walking, snowshoeing and fattire bicycle trails are useable. Some sections of these trails are very icy. The packing of the walking, dog walking, snowshoeing and fat-tire biking and the grooming of the cross-country ski trails will start when there is approximately 6 inches of new snow.
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Community Calendar
Friday, Dec. 19 Holiday Sing-a-Long, 10-11 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, Saint Cloud. 320-255-7245. Art History: How to look at and understand great art, 1-2 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, Saint Cloud. 320-255-7245. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 610 CR 2. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, Waite Park Legion, 17 2nd Avenue North, Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. Saturday, Dec. 20 Winter Market, 10 a.m.1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Sunday, Dec. 21 Build-your-own omelette breakfast, proceeds support programs for veterans, 8 a.m.noon, American Legion, 17 2nd Ave. S., Waite Park. 320251-5498. Joe Town Table, free meals, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Tuesday, Dec. 23 Blood drive, noon-6 p.m.,
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For the animals:
Name-brand dry cat/kitten/ Tuesday, Dec. 30 dog food; clay cat litter (the Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 non-clumping type); rabbit/ p.m., Miller Auto Plaza, 2930 guinea pig food; rawhide bones, 2nd St. S., St. Cloud. 1-800toys, kongs and tennis balls; ce733-2767. redcrossblood.org. ramic food dishes; canned dog food; cat toys; cash donations Wednesday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Family for veterinary expenses.
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A gift-wrapping fundraiser for the Tri-County Humane Society is now taking place through Dec. 24 next to the Target in Crossroads Center, St.
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wipes; hot/cold water hoses (100 feet or longer); laundry detergent/hand soap; 9-volt and AAA batteries; large plastic storage bins; scrub tops L-4xL; aluminum cans for recycling; gift-wrapping paper/bows/boxes/ribbons for upcoming fundraiser.
For the office:
White/color copy paper (81/2 x 11 only); postage stamps; laminate sheets; long-distance phone cards; gift cards from Office Depot, Office Max or Staples; canned air; clorox cleaning wipes; tape (Scotch and packing).
Shopping:
People can shop online for items needed by the humane society. Go to amazon.com and
smile.amazon.com and then, to view a complete list of needs, look up Tri-County Humane Society St. Cloud MN. Items may also be dropped off at the humane society at 735 8th St. NE, St. Cloud, MN 56304. Checks may also be mailed to that address. The humane society’s phone number is 320-252-0896. Its open hours are noon-6 p.m. MondayThursday, noon-8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Other specific needs include off-site adoption volunteers, basic maintenance assistance, dishes/laundry room helper, animal transporters, animal care-givers at the shelter, vet tech students and pre-vet students to assist with surgeries and exams.
Gift-wrapping raises funds to help animals
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A warm cup of cheer to you from
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Pinecone viSion center
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Warmest greetings of the season and every good wish for the coming year!
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Season’s greetings to you and your family!
St. JoSePh/colD SPring/PAYneSville veterinArY clinic 1722 Minnesota St., St. Joseph • 320-363-7756 www.cssjpvets.com A toast to you - thanks for your continued patronage.
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What’s Christmas without all the trimmings? We won’t be truly ready for the holidays until we say “thanks” to all of you!
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520 1st St. N.E., Sartell • 253-1920
God’s blessings on all, including you.
coUntrY MAnor cAMPUS Best wishes for a joyous season and a very happy new year!
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May you share the season with the ones that you love.
Warm wishes, smiles on every face and special moments with friends and family; may your holiday season be filled with all this and more!
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Holiday greetings to you and yours from all of us at
We hope your holidays are overflowing with joy and happiness.
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