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Town Crier Boys’ choir to perform A Ceremony of Carols

Join the St. John’s Boys’ Choir for one of Central Minnesota’s beloved Christmas traditions, A Ceremony of Carols featuring SJBC choirs, harpist Dr. Rachel Brandwein and the Minnesota Dance Ensemble. Performances are at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 in St. Mary’s Cathedral downtown St. Cloud. To order tickets and learn more, visit www.sjbchoir.org or call 320-363-2558.

Senior Connection to hold sing-a-long Dec. 12

Sartell Senior Connection invites all to a free afternoon of holiday cheer with the St. Cloud Area Fun Singers annual sing-along at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 in Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S. Christmas cookies, coffee and cider will be served.

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Freedom Flight asks help to find stolen equipment by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Freedom Flight POW/MIA, a group that honors and tries to increase awareness of soldiers missing in action or prisoners of war, is asking for help in locating equipment worth thousands of dollars that was recently stolen. President Luke Cesnik said someone broke into their trailers at the McKay’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram FIAT car dealership in Waite Park Nov. 18 or 19 and stole two Honda fan/engine units (10 h.p. and 13 h.p.) on custom stands with wheels (used for pre-inflating the hot air balloons), an Aerostar Zone V hot-air balloon burner (serial #HP3D-3133) and more worth more than $10,000. The group’s travel trailer was also stolen this past summer but was later located. “All we do is honor our U.S. military veterans and raise

awareness about those who are still prisoners of war or missing in action,” Cesnik said in a news release. “Why would anyone do such a thing? This is a serious setback to our volunteer efforts.” The stolen equipment helps fly hot-air balloons, which the organization uses to create awareness of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action. Some events include a single balloon and others include several balloons. During the events, the group works to educate people about the POW-MIA issue and hands out informational cards with up-to-date numbers of how many are still missing. The group is currently looking for warehouse storage space for its five trailers and two pick-up trucks. Fortunately, Cesnik said the group will not have to cancel any upcoming appearances. Flight • page 2

Are you passionate about putting an end to Alzheimer’s disease? Do you want to get more involved with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s? Then we need you! Walk to End Alzheimer’s needs more volunteers to help extend its reach. The committee meets monthly at Good Shepherd Community in Sauk Rapids. Contact Katrice Sisson, Alzheimer’s Association, at 320-257-0696 or stcloudwalk@alz.org.

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Freedom Flight POW/MIA, a group that honors and tries to increase awareness of soldiers missing in action or prisoners of war, is asking for help in locating equipment worth thousands of dollars which was recently stolen. The group includes many dedicated volunteers who donate their time and money to fly POW/MIA hot air balloons and educate people at events across the United States and world.

Sartell woman brings Beer Choir craze to local area

Volunteers provide a friendly caring walking escort or wheelchair transport for patients and guests throughout the facility. Volunteers work as a team to complete errands and deliver flowers, mail and packages to patients at St. Cloud Hospital. Enhance a positive patient-care environment to provide a superior patient experience. Contact Megen Richert, CentraCare volunteer program coordinator, at 320-255-5638.

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Beer Choir founder Michael Engelhardt conducts a song at a Beer Choir Twin Cities event in January. Beer Choir has also found a home in central Minnesota with the help of Sartell resident Maureen ‘Mo’ Putnam.

It’s a phenomenon that has been sweeping craft breweries across the country since 2014. And no, it’s not just the uniquely brewed adult beverages. From New York City to Seattle, beer aficionados have come together to express their love of a good brew. But in addition to chatting with friends and strangers over a stout or ale, brewery patrons wet their whistle, warm up their vocal cords

and belt out their devotion to beer through song. Choir is not just for church groups and high school students anymore. Beer Choir, founded in St. Louis, Mo. by choral composer and conductor Michael Engelhardt, blends the social aspects of drinking with the performance arts. It’s vision is to create a social singing movement in every major craft-beer market in North America and Europe. So far, that mission has incorporated 17 chapters throughout the Choir • page 2

Price translates book of horror, faith by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

A Sartell woman has translated the first English version of a German-language book that tells the true harrowing story of a victim – one of the many victims – of East German tyranny and persecution. The book, entitled – in bleak irony – Guillotine Education, is an account of Manfred Smolka, a border guard who fled East Germany only to be captured later through a ruse, imprisoned and eventually decapitated as a traitor. Klaus Schmude, the man

who authored the book, was for a time decades ago a cell mate of Smolka when he, Smolka, was undergoing brutal and psychologically sadistic interrogations in an East German prison. Schmude is still living, a resident of an assisted-living complex in Germany. The original work was published circa 1990, with a forward by German author-historian Eberhard Wendel, who called the book the “cry of a tortured soul.” And that it certainly is. From page to page, Smolka’s physical pains, endless anguish and helplessness are Price • page 3

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Dr. Lilian Price shows the cover of a book, Guillotine Education by Klaus Schmude, which Price translated into English from its original German.

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Cesnik, a former Sartell resident who now lives in St. Cloud, served in the U.S. Air Force as a patrol-dog handler at U-Tapao and U-Bon, Thailand during the Vietnam War. Freedom Flight Inc. is a non-profit educational corporation established in 1988. The group includes many dedicated volunteers who donate their time and money to fly POW/MIA hot-air balloons at events across the United States and world. Founder Dr. Jim Tuorilla believed a hot-air balloon would be a good way to gain media attention to publicize the fact American soldiers have been reported to still be alive in foreign countries. The group is committed to educating the public about the country’s prisoners of war/ missing in action and encourages people to ask questions, seek answers and demand the return of all held captive in foreign countries and all those unaccounted for. The group is asking for the public’s help to report any suspicious activity anyone might have noticed in and around the McKay’s Family Dodge property. The Waite Park Police Department is investigating the theft. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department at 320-251-3281. Tri-County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the theft. Anyone with information can anonymously leave a message at the tip line at 1-800-255-1301. For Freedom Flight’s scheduled events, visit freedomflight.org/allschedules.

United States, including a chapter in the Twin Cities. A year ago Engelhardt approached Paul Wilson of Sartell through a mutual friend and asked if they would be interested in starting a chapter in Minnesota. Wilson, co-founder of Beer Choir Twin Cities, and fellow founder of the group, Adam Reinwald, agreed to give Beer Choir the old college try, but they were hesitant it would actually catch on. “We set the bar really low for ourselves,” Wilson said. “But we thought it would be fun. Get about two or three dozen of our friends to show up.” A public Facebook invitation was sent out for the January 2017 event. About 300 people showed up. “And I remember thinking we have something here,” Wilson said. But the Beer Choir phenomenon was not just confined to the Twin Cities area. Just ask Sartell resident Maureen “Mo” Putnam. “I was visiting with one of the choral directors recently after they had the Beer Choir as part of the ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) convention,” Putnam said. “I just remembered hearing they had a blast.” Putnam is director of music and liturgy for Christ Our Light Catholic Parish in Princeton and part-time faculty member at St. John’s University. She said word of the singing-and-suds combination began spreading across central Minnesota. “And I just started asking questions,” Putnam said. As part of her role at the church in Princeton, Putnam was responsible for finding entertainment for the annual fall festival. Typically, she said, the church would hire local musicians to play. “But I saw this as an opportunity or an alternative to hiring a band,” she said. Reaching out for guidance to Beer Choir Twin Cities, Putnam said she was able to get the information she

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Beer Choir founder Michael Engelhardt performs a song with participants at a Beer Choir Twin Cities event in January. Beer Choir has several chapters across the United States, including one in central Minnesota. needed to set out on her own Beer Choir journey. “When Mo contacted me and said she was interested in starting a chapter, it was a no-brainer,” Wilson said. He said while growing up, his parents were good friends with Putnam. Knowing her background in music and skills as an organizer, Wilson said Putnam was the perfect person to bring Beer Choir to Central Minnesota. “There are tons of people who sing in central Minnesota,” Wilson said. “But there is just not as many outlets for them to do so. Beer Choir gives them not only the chance to sing but the ability to have a good time.” The concept behind Beer Choir is simple. Patrons show up to a brewery at the pre-determined time. Each attendee is handed an official Beer Choir hymnal. “Basically anybody who is at the brewery, whether they want to be or not, is a member of the Beer Choir,” Wilson said. Music, typically piano, is played while the group leader conducts the beer-themed songs. “There are German drinking songs and Irish drinking songs,” Wilson said. “Going through the song book is a good time. You see new friendships being forged.” Putnam’s Beer Choir debut was in August. She said the event was well received.

“It was a ton of fun,” she said. “Musicians thought it sounded fun, but other people weren’t sure if it was something they should try or attend. So, we kept announcing and explaining that it wasn’t just for choir members and it wasn’t just for beer drinkers. It was for people who wanted to be in community together and experience something fun.” With the success of the Princeton event being an indication, Putnam decided to bring her Beer Choir closer to home. “I started chatting with Roy Dodds,” Putnam said. “And as a musician and local brewer he felt this would be perfect for the area.” Dodds is the owner of Urban Lodge Brewery and Restaurant in Sauk Rapids. “It’s kind of an odd concept,” Dodds said. “But people liked it and really took to it.” At the Oct. 29 event, Dodds figured about 40 people came out to grab a beer and belt out a few drinking tunes. And Putnam is hoping to continue to grow the attendance and awareness. “The St. Cloud area has so many choirs to tap into,” she said. “And so many conductors too. It really is an ideal area to have something like this.” The Central Minnesota Beer Choir chapter has undergone the official

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Sartell resident Maureen “Mo” Putnam is the founder of the Central Minnesota Beer Choir chapter. Putnam has already hosted two events since founding the chapter in August. application process. As such, Putnam said the organization is asked to host four events per calendar year. And with two under her belt already, Putnam is already hard at work promoting the third. From 8-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, the Central Minnesota Beer Choir will dust off their hymnals, fill their pints and perform some rousing songs. For $10, patrons receive a printed hymnal and a commemorative Beer Choir mug. If previous attendees bring their hymnal and mug from the Oct. 29 event, admission is $5. Beer refills during the event are $4. “No talent is required,” Putnam said. In the future, Putnam hopes to spread the local Beer Choir to other breweries across the area. It is her way of spreading the arts – and more importantly, music – throughout central Minnesota. “My goal is to just keep growing the experience of Beer Choir in the St. Cloud community,” Putnam said. “Because I am an advocate for the arts and music and uniting the community in one experience. And besides, it’s a really creative concept.”

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Price from front page virtually unbearable for the reader. If there is a “silver lining” to the grim story, it can be said to be the strong bonds of family and friends, even unto death; a strong underpinning of faith in God; and how tyranny and cruelties can never completely crush goodness, faith and resistance. The book begins in 1959, not long before the notorious Berlin Wall was built to keep the people of East and West Germany separated – the communist regime to the east, the free Germany to the west. Until the wall was built, guards and barbed-wire barricades were required. In an interview with the Newsleader, Dr. Lilian Price said even though the book is grim, it also touches upon the power of Christian faith, especially as it existed under great odds in an officially atheistic society – communist East Germany.

Stolka

Manfred Stolka’s father, of Polish descent, was killed in World War II, and son Manfred had to become the breadwinner for the family. He worked as a laborer and farm helper to eke out the most basic of survivals. Later, since he was living in a part of Germany that became communist-controlled East Germany post World War II, Stolka was assigned to be a border guard to keep the people in East Germany from fleeing to the west. As a man who liked to think for himself, Stolka soon found himself at odds with communist dictates and the lies and distortions the government

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was spoon-feeding the people. He finally decided life under that kind of dictatorship was unbearable, and he devised a plan to escape to the west. He did just that, crossing the barbed wire one day into West Germany. Sadly, though, he had to leave family members behind – mother, two sisters, little brother, wife and daughter. He planned to somehow get them out of East Germany, too.

Capture

Stolka carefully hatched a plan to meet a best friend at the border so his wife, Traudel, and daughter Ursel, could cross at a certain place along the barbed-wire border where they would be helped across into freedom. The Stasi (East German Secret Police) apparently learned of the plot, and when Stolka arrived at the appointed place, Stasi agents were waiting for him. Stolka made it back into East Germany but quickly realized the trap had been set for him. He quickly scrambled back through the barbed wire, but the agents shot him several times, severely wounding him. He was taken to a miserable prison where he was physically abused and brutally interrogated for a year, there and in other prisons, before his execution by guillotine. At that time, the East German regime decided beheading by guillotine would be a vivid “education” for others thinking of committing acts of so-called treason. A kangaroo trial for Stolka, including forced confessions, was a total sham and mockery of due process. Like many “show” trials of that era, courtroom proceedings were nothing but a pretense, with defendants’ guilt pre-determined by the corrupt authorities even before one word of testimony

was given. Such trials in the Soviet Union, under dictator Josef Stalin, condemned millions to death through execution or to horrendous labor camps. In 1960, Stolka’s wife was sentenced to four years in prison for espionage against the so-called German “Democratic” Republic. She learned of her husband’s cruel death while serving her prison term.

Terror

What makes Guillotine Education so terrifying is the author switches back and forth between the “present” of Smolka’s terrible suffering and the pleasant memories of his earlier life. The book is an excruciating tale of how a perfectly good human being can be degraded, humiliated, stripped of all confidence and brutalized psychologically and physically by a ruthless tyrannical regime and its functionaries. The secret police in East Germany used every form of

psychological cruelties to muzzle dissent, including spying on neighbors, wiretapping, doctored-up photos used for blackmail, planting false accusations with family members or neighbors to ruin reputations and even entering homes and rearranging contents when inhabitants were away as a means of causing fear and uncertainties. Those ghostly methods were meant to instill a psychological “paralysis” in so-called “enemies of the state.” Such sinister machinations caused many to doubt their own sanity, and many committed suicide.

Price

During the long process of translating Guillotine Education, Price met with its author and several others who knew Stolka, including two of his sisters. The daughter of a military man serving in Germany at the time, Price was born in Munich, Germany, her mother being German. Price lived in Germany as a child before the

family moved to the state of Washington. Price earned undergraduate degrees from the University of Washington and then did graduate work at Seattle University. She holds a double major in political science and German. She also studied for a year in Munich and also taught English and history in that historic medieval city, where she still has relatives. She has taught at the College of St. Benedict and at Winona State University and currently teaches history, science and German to 10th-graders at Calvary Classic Academy in St. Cloud. Price moved to Sartell two years ago when her son was studying at St. Cloud State University. Just married, that son – Alberto Gabriel Ramos – has just been accepted to a full ministry at SCSU. Guillotine Education was published by Page Publishing, New York City. It is available through Amazon.com, iTune books and Barnes and Noble.

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Sartell dance: tradition with a twist by Patric Lewandowski news@thenewsleaders.com

The Sartell Community Education Dance held its annual fall recital Dec. 2, just as it has for the past 30 years. Only, this year, the long-standing community tradition had some changes: the show was in December instead of November and longtime lead dance instructor Shelly Teff handed over the reigns to her protégé Hannah Ronyak. While the dance shows have always had a theme, this year was the first-ever Christmas-themed dance recital. “I didn’t plan it as a Christmas show,” Teff said, “but as a show in December at the request of several of my parents who are

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Hannah Ronyak leads the Kinderline onto the dance floor. to December, but this year Teff handed off the lead dance-instruction position to Ronyak, a former dance student of hers, as well as an assistant instructor. “I picked Hannah last year when dance ended,” Teff said.

deer hunters. When we were planning and I told everyone Hannah would be taking the lead, I asked for suggestions for what type of show, and one of my dance moms, Raelynn Justin, said let’s do a Christmas show.” Not only was the show moved

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Investing in Sartell important to St. Cloud Orthopedics by Vicki Ikeogu news@thenewsleaders.com

Since moving to its current location about seven years ago, staff members at St. Cloud Orthopedics have taken a vested interest in promoting the well-being of Sartell.

It’s a mission, St. Cloud Orthopedics Administrator William Worzala said the healthcare provider is committed to upholding. “We really wanted to become part of the community,” Worzala said. “So, we’ve done a lot to try and become more

engrained within the city of Sartell.” In addition to treating about 500 patients daily through physical therapy and clinic appointments, the team of about 160 physicians, therapists, support staff and administrators have made it a goal to represent

the care facility for central Minnesota. “Most of our patients we serve are friends and family (who) live in Sartell,” Worzala said. “A good deal of our employees call Sartell home. We hope we can help build and strengthen that community.”

Because of St. Cloud Orthopedics’ long commitment to the city and its residents, the Sartell Chamber of Commerce, Sartell Hospitality and Visitors Service and city staff have recognized the business by naming St. Cloud Orthopedics Sartell’s Orthopedics • page 7

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Harassment stories dispiriting, but also necessary, instructive The constant spate of stories about sexual harassment in all of its forms is dispiriting, to say the least. It’s as if some bogeyman had ripped the façade off of civilized society to expose so much rot underneath. Movie producer Harvey Weinstein, two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, beloved down-home author and host Garrison Keillor, politicians, TV newscasters and commentators Bill O’Reilly, Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer. The list goes on and on . . . and on. We’ve heard this skeptical question asked so often recently: “Why are so many women telling what happened to them so many years after the harassment supposedly happened?” There are many good reasons. Among them these: • They (and some male victims too) were afraid they would not be believed years ago, that they would be humiliated and ridiculed, their careers all but destroyed. And yes, that did happen many, many times and not just with “celebrities.” • Some women actually began to wonder if somehow they “caused” the harassments or assaults. In sexual crimes, it’s very common for the victim to take on guilt complexes, to blame themselves for what happened, as illogical as that may sound. That syndrome, self-blame, has been seen time and again in boys who were abused by priests. • For so many years, rape victims were hauled through the mud, even by some insensitive police who implied the woman or girl was “asking for it,” that she was dressed in a “provocative fashion.” Imagine the shame victims felt when treated that way, after the crime occurred. Fortunately, there have been excellent changes among law enforcement in the form of sensitivity training, and so many law-enforcement personnel are now among the most compassionate and helpful toward a sexual-assault victim. • Many women know all too well how sexism is still systemic in society. It’s difficult to change the idea men are somehow “entitled” to treating women as “available” at a whim. Thus, some men think it’s OK to do “innocent” touching, patting, groping, mauling. It’s the old response of, “Hey, gimme a break; don’t over-react, I was only kidding!” It is, of course, possible some women are lying, but the overwhelming number of cases seem to be completely credible. And the perpetrators’ denials and excuses are most often typically feeble and downright unconvincing. It’s depressing to hear constantly about these cases, but on the other hand it’s a positive development. That is because now is the time, at long last, that strict lines must be drawn between what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in workplaces, military bases, college campuses, to name just three, not to mention society at large. Children must start learning mutual respect toward all girls and boys from pre-school onward, and we believe there have been great advances along those lines. In fact, that growing awareness is largely what caused victims to come forward to tell of their experiences, even many years or decades after the fact. In the long run, let us hope anyway, we will have learned from the transgressions of the past.

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An American hero has fallen Some in the crowd chanted loudly as the man walked past them into a courthouse to plead guilty to a felony charge of lying to the FBI. “Lock him up!” some demonstrators yelled. “Lock him up! Lock him up!” What a fitting, if grim, irony. The man was Michael Flynn, who used to lead crowd warm-up chants of “Lock her up!” aimed at thencandidate Hillary Clinton. Once an avid Democrat, Flynn joined the Donald Trump-for-President campaign about two years ago. On July 17, 2016 at the Republican National Nominating Convention in Cleveland, Flynn pumped up the huge audience with these furious words in his trash-rant against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton: “Lock her up! Lock her up! . . .,” he shouted, quivering with anger. “If I, a guy who knows this business, did a tenth – a tenth! of what she did – I’d be in jail today. So, crooked Hillary Clinton, leave this race now!” Is there a “moral” to this massive lock-up irony, this karmic boomerang justice? Is it “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones?” Or, “Be careful what you wish for?” Or, “All that you send into the lives of others may come back to haunt you . . . ?” Flynn, many claim, is the alltoo-human key who will unlock the answer to whether or not higher-ups in the Trump Administration colluded with Russia to influence the results

Dennis Dalman Editor of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Robert Mueller, special investigative counsel of the “Russia Connection” probe, granted Flynn some legal protection in exchange for tattling some truths about what went on during the Trump campaign and its presidential transition. The whole ugly mess has turned into a peek-aboo cat-and-mouse game, and all of us are left wondering: Who is going to pounce next, where and when? One thing is now in sharp focus: All too many appointees of the Trump Administration have been lying through their teeth about connections to Russian Mafia wheeler-dealers, including that country’s slick-and-sinister plutocrat, Vladimir Putin. If meetings and conversations with Russians were oh-so innocent, why the endless parade of denials and lies about it? Did the Trump campaign (possibly Trump himself) promise the Russians favorable policies in exchange for sneaky Russian meddling in the election process so Clinton would lose? Well, that has yet to be proven. Or disproven. Meantime, what is really sad about the Michael Flynn downfall is that he was – by all accounts – an American hero. For 33 years, he served in the

U.S. Army, including combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. All the while, he helped outwit and defeat terrorists of every stripe. Highly honored and respected, Flynn, who had retired from the military, was then named by President Barack Obama in 2012 to be the director of the National Defense Intelligence Agency. He was forced out in 2014. Many reports claim as director he had been erratic, vindictive, close-minded and abusive in his managerial behaviors. During the presidential transition, Obama cautioned Trump against hiring Flynn, warning he was virtually a foreign agent not to be trusted. Trump, usually deaf to good advice, spurned the warning and hired Flynn as national security advisor. Flynn’s job lasted 24 days, at which time – because of revelations Trump still dismisses as “fake news” – Flynn was caught in a web of lies. Many of Flynn’s most ardent supporters from his years as a brilliant military man are aghast, wondering how he could have gone, as some have said, so “off his rocker.” He started, post-military, a consulting firm and was raking in money from international sources, including shady Russian deals and questionable Turkish interests. Was money the corrupter? Was greed his undoing? We may never know. But the tragedy is this: That an American hero, who worked so hard to protect this country, should stumble and fall so far down.

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This year has been an exciting time for Minnesota football fans. The Vikings are on a roll, eight wins in a row as of this writing, with a new quarterback and great defense. We’ve beaten several good teams, and are looking to expand our 10-2 record. Naturally, hushed speculation has emerged. Could Minnesota actually make it to the “big game?” I would certainly hope so, but it might be good to look back and see how things have turned out before. The reason this speculation is hushed, of course, is what I like to call the Great Curse of Minnesota sports. This curse, although not definite (it avoids our repeated women’s basketball champions, the Lynx), seems to be particularly focused on the Vikings, especially during playoff season. The latest iteration, as I can remember watching in 2016, was Blair Walsh’s miss of a field goal against the Seahawks at the end of a playoff game, allowing our opponents to win by a score of 10-9. It also struck during another one of our best runs in the 2009-2010 season. With our former nemesis and new quarterback Brett Favre at the helm, the Vikings ran an impressive The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the 12-4 season, making it to the playoffs guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the as the winner of the NFC North division. After a massive 34-3 win against Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. Dallas, the stage was set for the NFC com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Championship against the New OrMonday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must leans Saints. I remember the stakes going into be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.

Connor Kockler Guest Writer that game and how my much younger self had felt. The whole school was abuzz about the Vikings’ run up to that point. Favre and Adrian Peterson jerseys were a very popular item, and this game was the talk of the town among friends and family. As the game remained close, I held my breath and watched every play at the edge of my seat. I hollered excitedly at Minnesota’s successes and watched with horror when the Saints took down our players or scored themselves. Our eventual 28-31 loss in overtime felt like a massive letdown. The fact of the Saints’ later “big game” victory made things all the more disappointing because “that” could have been us. And later on, things came out that many in our state had felt all along. The New Orleans Saints players had been influenced and paid to attempt to injure the opposing team’s players. Minnesota had experienced another force of the universe working against us. Thus my slight skepticism about our chances at a “big grame” appearance. But as a fan of all of our state’s sports teams, I hear that voice in the

back of my mind. Maybe our luck will be good this time. What if this is the year? This could be the year things change, that Minnesota has our big time in the spotlight. Our high-school sports teams this year at Sauk Rapids-Rice, and our senior class in general have been pushing a message this year: change the culture. To us, it means increasing participation, building school spirit and believing we can make a difference. This year perhaps, we can change the Vikings’ culture. Maybe we will win the “big one” this year, maybe not. But we can change how we think about it and how we view it. This year, if we win, let’s celebrate and get behind our team. If we lose, we know we’ve had a good run and a strong team will certainly be back for another shot next year. Our so-called curse doesn’t need to be one if we believe things will ultimately work out in the end for our team. The Vikings and our other state sports’ teams should unite us, to entertain, but maybe also to inspire. Here’s a group of football players working as a team in order to accomplish its goal. They face challenges, but they stick together through thick and thin. That’s something we can all aspire to. Connor Kockler is a Sauk RapidsRice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.

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17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Hometown Christmas, presented by the St. John’s Boys’ Choir, 2 and 3 p.m., Country Manor Campus 520 First St. NE, Sartell, 320-253-1920.

Friday, Dec. 8 “Without the Hull, There Would Be No Hills,” featuring retired SCSU scientist and local historian Stan Lewis, 9 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud, 320-253-8424. Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717.

Sunday, Dec. 10 Winter Extravaganza, St. Stephen, no cost but donations of toys or food shelf items are highly encouraged for the local giving tree. Chilly Chili Fest, noon-3 p.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S., 320-258-7331.

Saturday, Dec. 9 Cookie Walk, 10 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. 320-251-0804. www.fumcscr.org. Vendor/Craft Sale, hosted by Epic Events, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Eagles Club, 730 41st Ave. N., St. Cloud. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion,

Orthpedics from page 5 Large Business of the Year. “We were very excited to win,” Worzala said. “It was unexpected. Because all of the organizations nominated in this category are all very good Sartell-based organizations.” Also in the running for Sartell Large Business of the Year were Bernick’s, Coborn’s Inc., Granite Logistics and Williams Integracare. St. Cloud Orthopedics was recognized for its work that physicians and medical personnel have done in providing WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY: Basswood logs by truckload delivered to Dodgeville, WI. Bark intact, harvested in dormancy, delivered FRESH cut. Pre-arranged purchases only. Call Al Ladd at 608-935-2341 ext.333 (MCN) ALL ZONE ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) **ADOPTION** Adoring, Financially Secure, Loving Family, Outdoor Adventures, Music awaits 1st baby. Expenses paid **1-800352-5741** (MCN) AUTOMOBILES DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 855-752-6680 (MCN) CASH FOR CARS: We Buy Any Condition Vehicle, 2002 and Newer. Competitive Offer! Nationwide FREE Pick Up! Call Now For a Free Quote! 888-366-5659! (MCN) CABLE/INTERNET SWITCH TO DIRECTV. From $50/ Month, includes FREE Genie HD/DVR # 3 months HBO, SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, STARZ. Get a $50 Gift Card. Call 877-8945275 (MCN) Change the way you watch TV- Get rid of cable and get DIRECTV! You may also qualify to receive $100 VISA gift card when you sign up today - Limited time Only. CALL NOW! 844-359-1203 (MCN) Stop paying too much for cable, and get

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Wednesday, Dec. 13 St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com

Monday, Dec. 11 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org Veteran Job Fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., VA Auditorium (Bldg. 8), 4801 Veterans Dive, St. Cloud. 320-333-0222 or email bradley.steele@va.gov. Lunch and cards, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach, noon-3 p.m., Rusty Nail, 4 CR 2 S., St. Stephen. Red Cross Blood Drive, noon-6 p.m., Moose Lodge, 1300 Third St. N., Waite Park. 1-800-733-2767. Fare For All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Res-

Tuesday, Dec. 12 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@ sartellchamber.com. Red Cross Blood Drive, 12:30-6 p.m., St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 2405 First St. N., St. Cloud. 1-800733-2767. Holiday Potluck, 12:30 p.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S., 320-258-7331. Fun Singers Annual Sing-along, 1:30 p.m., Sartell Community Center 850 19th St. S., 320-258-7331. St. Stephen Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. 2 Sixth Ave. SE. St. Stephen. 320-251-0964. Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, 2010 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489. National Alliance on Mental Health, 7-8:30 p.m., Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud. 320-259-7101.

Thursday, Dec. 14 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group featuring Thom Woodward, Rollin’ Through Rock Music’s Greatest Era, 9 a.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S., Sartell. Sartell-Sauk Rapids Moms’ Club, 9-10:30 a.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. Know the Signs of Autism, a free informational class, keynote speaker Claribel Severson, MN, NCC, LPCC of the Therapist PLC, will speak to parents who suspect their child may have autism and would like to learn more, 5-6:30 p.m., Brainerd Public Library, 416 S. Fifth St. St. Cloud Area Mothers of Multiples, 7 p.m., VFW Granite Post 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud.

trainers for Sartell High School athletes. “We do a lot with the schools,” Worzala said. “We do a scholarship for Sartell seniors every year. And we just recently got the naming rights for Champion Field. We also helped develop the Kids’ Zone at the community center.” In addition, the Sartell Chamber noted the work the business has done in developing the Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk and 1K Fun Run. The Jingle Bell 5K, which just celebrated its 20th year last month, provides roughly 50 percent of all the toys collected for Toys for Tots in Central Minnesota.

“We are very proud of that event,” Worzala said. “One hundred percent of the proceeds goes back to buying toys for kids. We typically can purchase about 600 to 700 toys a year. So far this year we have already collected about 600 toys.” St. Cloud Orthopedics’ employees have also been seen volunteering with local organizations, including SHVS, the Sartell Planning Commission, the Sartell Youth Recreational Center and Sartell Youth Sports. While Worzala said St. Cloud Orthopedics never set out to win any sort of recognition, being named Sartell Large Business of the Year is an honor the

staff is grateful to receive. “(Winning this award) is definitely one of those things that makes you feel good,” Worzala said. St. Cloud Orthopedics was founded in 1955. The main facility at 1901 Connecticut Ave. S., has physicians who

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Dance from page 4 “When it was the end of the spring dance show, I thought long and hard who would I want? Hannah is used to a lot going on. She’s used to having her name said a million times because she’s in a family of seven siblings. She’s great with kids of all ages because of her

household. She had been in dance with me forever and an assistant.” Ronyak is stepping in to fill some very big shoes, but she’s a familiar and comforting face for the dancers. When asked about taking the lead role for the first time, Ronyak said, “Shelly has always treated us more like peers than assistants. It’s just kind of how she works. It was a little scary walking into the classroom when she

was not around and knowing I didn’t have her right there next to me. I did realize though that she was there with me if I needed anything. Just a call away, you could say. It was a lot of responsibility but also very enjoyable and totally worth it.” Ronyak brings with her not just years of experience as a student in the program, but also time as one of Teff’s closest assistants. “She’s like a daughter to

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me,” Teff said. “Hannah has the qualities I cherish in a dance teacher: the love for community ed, the concern and love for the children, and just making sure everyone was having fun and enjoying it.” It’s clear what Teff is referring to when watching Ronyak for even a few minutes with her students. When asked about what she hopes to give her students, Ronyak said, “I think what I want to bring my students is something I told them to bring to the audience before the dance show yesterday, something they’ve brought me the entire quarter: I want to bring them a smile that never leaves. Deep down inside I want them to know how loved and appreciated and special they are. I want each of them to know how honored I am to be a part of their lives. And how I will not take that for granted.”

While Teff has been a pillar of Sartell Community Education Dance as the lead instructor, she’s now moving into a new supporting role. She still emcee’d the dance show, managed costumes and even pitched in to help teach a class throughout the quarter. Even though she’s transitioning to this new role, Teff is confident in the future. “I’m so proud of Hannah,” she said. “I couldn’t ask for a better person to take my place.” The next big event for Sartell Community Education Dance is only a few months away with the 30th anniversary show this spring, with classes leading up to the show starting in February. While neither teacher would reveal any details for the big show, it’s safe to assume it will be amazing and fun for all their students.

photo by Patric Lewandowski

Tiny Tot dancers (left to right) Verity Lewandowski, Ada Huberty and Zoe Zierden.

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