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Braiding palm
Thursday, April 13, 2017
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Sister Mary Angela (left) and Mother Marie Immaculata, of St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids, participate in palm braiding as Easter nears. Sister Mary Angela made the palm processional piece for this year’s Palm Sunday Mass.
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Poor Clares carry on tradition
in practices, but I’m more excited to hear it come together with the orchestra and hear how all of our individual work has paid off to make the piece sound full, whole and complete.” The Àve movements — IntroitKyrie, Vanitas Vanitatum, Agnus Dei, Sanctus and Lux Aeterna — are sung in Latin and will be accompanied by a full orchestra made up of musicians from the area. Lathe said imparting the vision of what the master work will look like is one challenge he faces with executing the performance.
SAUK RAPIDS — As road improvements continue in Sauk Rapids during the year, the city council will have the opportunity to address a potential safety hazard at the intersections of Second Street in the downtown area. City engineer Terry Wotzka addressed the council during a presentation for the upcoming Second Avenue South Improvement project. This project includes portions of side streets and could alternatively include crosswalk upgrades. “Pedestrian accidents are on the increase,” said Wotzka, of Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. “Not only in the state of Minnesota, but across the country.” According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, 60 pedestrians were killed in the state during 2016, the highest number in 25 years. Wotzka said Sauk Rapids has increased the vitality of the downtown area and will soon have a large number of apartment dwellers living in the heart of the area. The ampliÀed residential and commercial properties will attract more pedestrians. He also said he felt uncomfortable with the current colored concrete walkways used to denote pedestrian walkways at the Second Street intersections of Benton Drive and Second Avenue North. “Colored concrete tends to lost its vibrancy and delineation. As I drive through those intersections at driver height, the distinction between the plain concrete and decorative concrete has become more and more difÀcult for me. Particularly if that pavement is wet,” Wotzka said. Wotzka recommended a grinding of stripes at the intersections which would be painted with an epoxy paint and coated to give them more reÁectivity. The anticipated additional cost to include the modiÀcations to the two intersections would be $32,000. The total cost for the Second Avenue South improvement project is estimated at $2.67 million. The project will include new sanitary sewer and water improvements, street widening in some areas, sidewalks, decorative lighting, additional electrical Àxtures and special drainage designs to reduce sediment and pollution. The council approved the plans and speciÀcations and authorized the advertising for bids contingent upon the approval of municipal state aid. The decision to go forth with or without the walkway alterations will be decided by the council in the coming months before the project is awarded. In other council news: • Recognized Harvey Mouzolf for his 10 years of service to the city of Sauk Rapids as an employee of the utilities department. • Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Dan Bittman, along with school board chair Mark Hauck and business manager Kim Eisenschenk presented information about the upcoming school referendum which will be put to vote May 23. As well as the proposal and tax impacts, Bittman said the school is the third largest employer in Benton County and as it grows it creates new jobs. He also told the council the district does not plan on coming back to the voters following the building referendum to increase operating costs and that the money requested will be sufÀcient. Council member Jason Ellering asked Bittman to clarify how many students from outside of the district were attending the Sauk RapidsRice Schools. Bittman said about 900 students enter SRR through open enrollment, but that about 500 students within the district also choose to attend elsewhere. Therefore, additional students are roughly 400-500. The council did not take action at this time.
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BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS — Last Sunday, Christians across the world came together to celebrate the beginning of Holy Week. They remembered the jubilant celebration of Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem. At the heart of their processionals and reÁection was the palm — a traditional symbol of victory. It is said in Christian belief, that when Jesus entered Jerusalem during the Jewish Passover celebration, he was given a hero’s welcome. People waved palm fronds and spread them throughout the street. Centuries later, those celebrating Palm or Passion Sunday, depart their places of worship with a distributed blessed palm leaf. Upon returning home, the reverence of the object is not forgotten. Palm pieces are placed throughout homes and property for protection and even sometimes burned to mitigate oncoming storms. Some community members participate in the folk art of weaving palms. “We would get our palms on Palm Sunday, and then we would all sit down at home and weave,” said Mother Marie Immaculata, of the St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids.
“It was nothing fancy, but we each had our palm we wove and hung above a picture or a cruciÀx.” The tradition of braiding palms has been passed down through generations for centuries. It originated in the tropics where palm trees grow, but the art reÁected during the Easter season spread far from the warm weather climates as Catholic and Protestant descendants traveled. Although some of the Poor Clares had already knew of the art, others became versed in the many designs when Sister Cecelia Schmitt,
a Franciscan Sister from Little Falls, visited the monastery and shared her knowledge 20 years ago. With the help of others, Schmitt went on to create a book and Àlm about palm weaving. “She was really trying to promote the love of palm braiding again and bring it back as a folk art because to her experience it seemed to be dying out. She was trying to reinvigorate it,” Mother Immaculata said. “Some of the patterns we knew of already, but some of them were quite intricate. We didn’t have any
idea they even existed. It was very enlightening.” A handful of St. Clare’s Sisters still weave the palm fronds they receive each year from the St. Cloud Book Shop. Patterns range from simple designs, such as the comb and the looped three-strand braid, to the more ornate projects like the crown of thorns, bird and German cross. Sister Mary Angela prepares the processional piece for Palm Sunday, as well as other weaving.
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A new leader
Watkins assumes interim superintendent position July 1 BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Bruce Watkins is passionate about education, so much so that he even came out of retirement. “I was the superintendent of the St. Cloud district for four years before I retired in June 2008,” Watkins said. “Even though I retired, the district extended an invitation in spring 2010 for me to come back, so I did and I was there for another three years.” Prior to his tenure at St. Cloud, Watkins was a teacher and principal in Proctor for 27 years, as well as a director of operations for a school
in Duluth for Àve years. After he served his second term in St. Cloud, he served a one-year interim position as the executive director of Nova Classical Academy and conducted a large teacher evaluation for the St. Paul Academy of Artists as well. Currently, he is the interim superintendent for the Elk River school district. As of July 1, he will take on a new position in yet another school district. Watkins was named interim superintendent for the Sauk RapidsRice school district last week. The change in leadership comes after the resignation of Dr. Daniel Bittman, the current SRR superintendent, as Bittman moves on to serve the Elk
River schools. is excited to step into “You could his new position. say Dan and I are “I have always switching places,” liked the Sauk Watkins said. Rapids area,” he said. “Because I was “It is a community working in Elk River, that is educationally I knew Dan was a supportive and I am strong candidate for looking forward to the superintendent not having to travel position there and I or commute.” had a feeling Sauk Growing up and Rapids-Rice would attending college in be searching.” central Minnesota, In addition Watkins has long to his educational known about SRR positions, Watkins and appreciates the Bruce Watkins also has a consulting dedication he has business, where he works with seen over the years. schools, government entities and “I really appreciate what businesses on ofÀce management. Sauk Rapids-Rice has going on, Watkins, who has been married both in the district as well as the to wife Geri for 45 years and is the father of four and grandfather of 12, Watkins: page 2
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The Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota practices at St. John’s University April 9. The choir will be performing “Requiem for the Living” at the Paramount Center for the Arts later this month.
Sauk Rapids youth present at Paramount
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota performs “Requiem for the Living” BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
COLLEGEVILLE — Five Sauk Rapids residents are among the nearly 100 choir students who will be performing a premiere concert later this month. Rebekah Asp, Emma Gunderson, Megan Henning, Ainsley Holien and Allison Mach are part of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota. The singers will execute the 45-minute, Àve-
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movement Dan Forrest work “Requiem for the Living” at the Paramount Center for the Arts on Friday April 21 and Sunday, April 23. The composition is a reÁection on the journey of those striving for inner peace after the loss of a loved one. “A requiem is traditionally a concerted work of the Catholic Mass for the dead,” said Garrett Lathe, artistic director for the choir. “Rather than following the typical
mass structure, it departs from the liturgy. It changes it from a work about mourning and loss to a piece about mourning, hope and solace. It’s less of a prayer for the dead than a prayer for those who are left behind.” The high school students, hailing from 23 different schools, have come together each Sunday evening for two hours since September to learn and rehearse their parts. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it,” said Asp, a senior at Sauk Rapids-Rice who joined the chorale four years ago. “I’m excited and nervous. It’s interesting to hear it
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ST. PAUL — Minnesota will observe Severe Weather Awareness Week April 17-21. The week is designed to refresh, remind and educate community members about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them. It is also a time to make and practice emergency plans and build or refresh emergency preparedness kits. The most important events during Severe Weather Awareness Week are the two annual statewide tornado drills. These drills are scheduled for Thursday, April 20 2017 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Counties may choose to opt out of the drills if actual severe weather is possible in the area. Outdoor warning sirens and NOAA Weather Radios will sound in a simulated tornado warning. The Àrst drill is intended for institutions and businesses. The evening drill is intended for second shift workers and families. According to the National Weather Service, Minnesota experiences an average of 40 tornadoes per year, with a record in 2010 of 113 tornadoes, more than any other state that year. Three tornadoes conÀrmed on March 6 of this year were the earliest striking in Minnesota’s history. The state’s deadliest tornado tore through Sauk Rapids April 14, 1886 killing 72 people and destroying much of the town. Severe weather hazards are real. In the past 10 years, 55 people have died and dozens more injured as a result of weather related events in Minnesota (not including motor vehicles.) The top Minnesota hazards include severe storms, hail and lightning, Áoods, tornadoes and extreme heat. For more information about preparing for severe weather, residents may visit the Department of Public Safety webpage http://dps.mn.gov and search Severe Weather Awareness Week.
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• Approved appointment of Bill Bard and Tim Wilcox to the vacant positions on the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. • A resident of 1045 10th Avenue N addressed the council regarding the abatement of his home. No action was taken at this time. • Approved amending liquor license and city park ordinances and designated a welcome celebration in connection with the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener events. • Approved and authorized community festival permits for Urban Lodge Brewery & Restaurant and Old Capital Tavern, for Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener. Other businesses have also showed interest in taking part of a community festival held at Lion’s Park near the Àshing piers. • Approved offers for six temporary easements for Second Avenue South Improvement Project. • Approved resolution restricting parking on First Street South from Benton Drive to Second Avenue. • Approved temporary on-sale liquor and 3.2 beer licenses for the Benton County Agricultural Society for the Benton County Fair. • Approved the 3-year contract for Teamsters Local 320.
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“I do most of it now, but there are probably four or Àve of us that do it,” she said. “It Áuctuates,” the abbess said. “It depends on if you have the time and energy.” Sister Mary Angela’s processional piece is made from a large palm frond. All the pieces remain connected to the stem. She starts at the bottom and works her way up, working hours, tying tiny knots
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Sister Mary Angela weaves the looped three-strand braid.
not to add too much which can cause mold and mildew. Although not as manageable as fresh palm, dry palms can be revived by soaking under a wet towel or placing in hot water for a few minutes. Mother Immaculata offered this advice for those who Ànd themselves willing to try the art. “Be patient with yourself,” she said. “Especially if you are looking at a pattern. Take your time. Follow the pattern. And once you go through it the second or third time you will be able to go through it much A display board of braided palms, some over 30-years-old, quicker. You will be able to do resides at St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids. Each year the it without even thinking about Poor Clares make a braided palm piece for the processional it. You catch onto it, but at Àrst on Palm Sunday.
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WATAB TOWNSHIP – The Watab Town Board continues to consider options as they wait to enter negotiations with the city of Rice on the joint Àre contract. At the April 4 meeting, supervisor Todd Waytashek requested a letter be sent to the city asking for an immediate formal response to the township’s Feb. 13 proposal. In addition to sending the letter, Waytashek also recommended approaching the
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County Road 13 to the County Road 33 overpass. The board is inviting residents of 85th Street, Oak Hill Estates, Golf Haven Estates and Indian Road to a public hearing on May 9. • Approved the continuation of the 95th Street public hearing for May 9th at 7 p.m. The board is currently in the process of having an agency reattempt personal service to the Hankes family at their Minneapolis residence. The Hankes own a three acre undeveloped lot on the south side of 95th Street and have been unwilling to grant the board a permanent easement for the realignment of the large “S” curve on the road. • Gondeck presented the Àrst Watab Pride Award to Patrick Virnig for the removal of blight on a property within the township and improving the appearance of the neighborhood.
• The board approved the increase of town hall rental fees. Residents will be charged $75 for rental and non-residents will be charged $100. The new prices are effective for all rentals not already reserved prior to the April 4 board meeting. • The board approved the donations requested at the annual meeting: $1,500 for the Tri-County Humane Society, $1,000 to the Benton County Agricultural Society, $1,000 to the Benton County Historical Society and $3,200 to the Benton Economic Partnership. • Treasurer Maureen Graber appointed Linda Langer as the deputy treasurer and clerk Pat Spence appointed Jason Kruger as the deputy clerk. These appointments were made as a precaution for the township in the event something happens to the clerk or treasurer.
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Even though Watkins will not join SRR until midsummer, he is already planning meetings with Bittman, school administrators and community members. “It’s important I develop relationships around the community prior to the start of my position here,” Watkins said. “I want to make sure the community knows I am available to them and that I am working for them. The meetings with Dan are also important, because we can both key each other in on what has been happening at the other district.” When Watkins is not working toward a better education for students, he enjoys spending time
with his own children and grandchildren. “They all live in the Twin Cities area, so it’s close enough for me to drive down there for various sporting events and family get-togethers,” Watkins said. “Spending time with my family is really what makes me happy. We go down there quite often, because it’s important to show my kids and grandkids we are there to support them.” Watkins will step into his interim superintendent position July 1 for the 2017-18 school year. The SRR district will continue their search for a permanent candidate to start as superintendent for the 2018-19 school year.
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you have to be patient.” Once the Easter season has passed, the Poor Clares dry their palms and place them around their grounds and house. Because they are a blessed object, deteriorating palms are burned and spread in the garden or used during the Ash Wednesday service. The Sisters do not replace each palm every year. There are palms in almost every corner of the entry ways and parlor and they frequently Ànd them hidden throughout their house and grounds. The palms — signiÀcant to Palm Sunday and Jesus’s last days — are daily reminders throughout the year.
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communities,” Watkins said. “That very much came through during my interview process. The administrators asked very good, important questions of me, the community meeting was full of supportive people who are invested in the education of the children around the community, and the board of education displayed similar qualities backed by what I could tell was years of experience. I am very excited to join Sauk Rapids-Rice because I see all of these qualities. I am really looking forward to my year here.”
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PACE available in Benton County BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
RICE — Members of the Benton Economic Partnership had a chance to learn about a new Ànancial tool for energysaving improvements March 30. The group met for their quarterly meeting at the Rice Lions Building for brief business, as well as a presentation on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) given by Peter Lindstrom, local government outreach coordinator for Clean Energy Resource Teams. PACE Ànancing helps overcome several barriers to R making energy improvement by eliminating high upfront costs, reducing credit dependence, and allowing for comprehensive retroÀts and programs that recoup costs. The PACE program provides project Ànancing that is repaid on property tax assessments for a set period of time. It is available to all commercial, business and industrial zoning, but not available to residential properties. “Essentially PACE enables businesses, nonproÀts, multihousing…really any building owner except residential, to make energy-efÀciency improvements to their building or utilize renewables and pay for it as an assessment on their
property taxes over a period of time, typically 10 years,” Lindstrom said. Benton County signed a joint powers agreement with St. Paul Port Authority in early February enabling this Ànancing tool to be used. Lindstrom said the interest rate for the program is typically 4.5 percent with a maximum term of 20 years. Other components include maximum 20 percent of the county assessed value of the property can be loaned and that the business must be in good Ànancial standing. Lindstrom said the steps in the program are fairly simple. After local government establishes PACE, which Benton County has, property owners apply and complete an energy audit or, in the case of solar, a feasibility study. Once the documents are completed and a Port Authority committee approves the loan, property owners can hire whoever they want to complete the project and then the owner repays the assessment through property tax. The Saint Paul Port Authority provides the PACE funding and administers all aspects of the program. Benton County places the assessment on the property, collects payments each year, and passes money back to the Port Authority. PACE Ànancing is
Peter Lindstrom different than a traditional loan,” said John Uphoff, Benton Economic Partnership Executive Director. “There are no upfront costs, and there is less of a reliance on credit. Also, unlike a loan, when a transfer of ownership of the property takes place, the PACE assessment obligation stays with the property, not the property owner.” Examples of potential building improvements that can be Ànanced with PACE are solar arrays, HVAC upgrades, LED lighting, condensing boilers, digital controls, insulation, variable-frequency drive motors, building automation systems and other water and energy conservation
measures. “A good rule of thumb for PACE is if it qualiÀes for a rebate though your utility, it qualiÀes for PACE,” Lindstrom said. He also reminded attendees that assessments are charged after improvement savings begin. “If you make these energy efÀcient improvements today,” Lindstrom said. “You start seeing the savings [immediately]. You will not start seeing an assessment on your property tax bill until May 2018. You would start seeing savings today, but you would not have to pay that bill until the following year.” Other local, state and federal rebates work with the PACE program for even greater savings. People can learn more about the PACE program at http://www. cleanenergyresourceteams.org/ pace. The Benton Economic Partnership is a group made of private and public sector representatives to lead economic development in Benton County.
District award sixth consecutive award BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Kim Eisenschenk, the Sauk Rapids-Rice District business manager, along with district staff and the Board of Education were awarded the 2017 Minnesota School Finance Award for the sixth consecutive year. The recognition is awarded annually by the Minnesota Department of Education Division of
School Finance to recognize schools for their successful Àscal management and for meeting statutory deadlines for submission of audited Àscal Ànancial data and reporting criteria. “We are proud of Kim and the board, as well as district staff, and are excited to celebrate their continued outstanding work,” said Dr. Daniel Bittman, superintendent of SRR. In other school board news:
• Bittman congratulated the Board for their recent decision to hire Bruce Watkins as the interim superintendent for the district, as well as for their staff and community engagement in the process. • Approved a contract with Megan Rogholt as Early Childhood Director, who replaces Julie Midas. • Approved summer school programming.
Pulse on people Benton County marriage applications • Justin Michael Diederich and Kelsey Ann Trewick, both of Rice. St. Cloud Area Chamber announces award recipients ST. CLOUD — Kevin Johnson, owner of K. Johnson Construction, has been selected as the 2017 St. Cloud Area Small Business Owner of the Year. Other award winners are Doug Bischoff, owner of Design Electrical Contractors, the 2017 Business Central Mark of Excellence: Entrepreneurial Success Award; and Nick Barth and Matt Studer, co-founders of Beaver Island Brewing Company, the 2017 Emerging Entrepreneurs of the Year. The awards are presented annually by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce. Read the full story online at http://saukrapidsherald.com/
community-corner.html Simondet receives statewide recognition ST. CLOUD – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota annually recognizes distinguished volunteers for their outstanding role as a mentor. St. Cloud Police Department Sergeant, Kelly Simondet, was selected to receive this honor for his role as a “Big Brother” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program. Read the full story online at http://saukrapidsherald.com/ community-corner.html
Butkowski networked with other school board members and school leaders, studied issues of importance and engaged legislative leaders. He met with state Rep. Jenifer Loon and Sen. Michelle Fischbach. He asked legislative leadership to provide a larger E-12 spending budget, at least enough to provide a 2 percent increase on the per pupil formula each year. In addition to the 2 percent, he also asked for support of the Agriculture Property Tax Credit. This credit would apply to existing and new capital referendums in the future. The group also heard about teacher licensure reform proposals, state budget and education funding issues, and tax credits by the Minnesota Department of Revenue and pensions by the Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association.
Speicher selected as 2017 Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year
SAUK RAPIDS — Jodi Speicher has been selected as the 2017 Citizen of the Year. Speicher, a Sauk Rapids resident and vice president of sales and marketing at the Good Shepherd Community and avid volunteer, was selected by local business representatives, past award recipients and city of Sauk Rapids staff. Speicher will be honored Jodi Speicher at an open house reception April 24 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Following a program at scheduled meeting. 5:15, she will be recognized Read Speicher’s full story as Citizen of the Year by the in the April 20 edition of the city council at their regularly Sauk Rapids Herald.
One injured in crossover crash
SAUK RAPIDS — A St. Cloud man was injured after over-correcting to avoid a vehicle collision. According to a release from the Minnesota State Patrol, Abdulkadir Abdi, 48, was traveling westbound on Highway 10 approaching Benton Drive South in his crossover utility vehicle April 4 shortly before 4 p.m. When changing lanes, Abdi observed an oncoming vehicle. While avoiding the crash, Abdi over-corrected, crossed the right lane of trafÀc, entered the ditch and overturned the vehicle. Abdi was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
WHAT’S HAPPENING Thursday, April 13, 5:30-6:30 p.m. — Computer Help. Adults may register for a one-on-one half hour session to tackle basic computer needs. Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For more information call (320) 650-2500.
Call to schedule free appointment at (320) 656-7021.
Thursday, April 20, 5-6:30 p.m. — “The Power of Now” book discussion. All negativity is caused by the accumulation of psychological time and denial of present. Thursday, April 13, 6-8 p.m. — Exploring Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Quickbooks. Class meets every Thursday at Germain Street, St. Cloud. Room 259. this time and covers different functionalities of Quickbooks. Great River Regional Library, Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. — Jesus Cares 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For Bible Class for those with special needs. more information call (320) 650-2500. Petra Lutheran Church, 1049 First Ave. N, Sauk Rapids. This class is free of charge and Friday, April 14 — Deadline for registration open to all faiths. For more information contact for Sherburne National Wildlife Youth Pastor Prell at (320) 252-0120, pastor@ Game Warden Day Camp. Available for petralutheran.com or Judy Vosen (320) 293grades Àfth, sixth and seventh. Camp will take 4545, judycr58@yahoo.com. place April 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the refuge’s Oak Savanna Learning Center. Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. — Opening night of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Kids’ spring play “A Year with Toad and Frog.” Day at Coborn’s Sauk Rapids. Breakfast Performing Arts Center, 1835 Osauka Road with the bunny, egg and cookie decorating, NE, Sauk Rapids. games and coloring contest. 110 First Street S, Sauk Rapids. Friday, April 21, 7 p.m. — “A Year with Toad and Frog” spring play. Sauk Rapids-Rice Saturday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. High School, 1835 Osauka Road NE, Sauk — Community Fellowship Free Meal. First Rapids. Methodist Church, 1107 Pine Cone Road S, Sartell. Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. — “A Year with Toad and Frog” spring play. Sauk Sunday, April 16, 9:30 a.m. — Northland Rapids-Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Road Bible Baptist Church free Easter Brunch. NE, Sauk Rapids. Egg bake, pastries, fruit, coffee and juice followed by a 10:30 am. service. For more Saturday, April 22, 3-9 p.m. — Wing Fest information call (320) 252-5677. 3686 County 2017. Benton County Fairgrounds, 1410 Third Road 8 SE, St. Cloud Ave. S, Sauk Rapids. Tuesday, April 18, 6 p.m. — Rice Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. — “A Year with Comprehensive Park Plan Open House. Toad and Frog” spring play. Sauk RapidsRice City Hall, 205 West Main Street, Rice. Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Road NE, Sauk Rapids. April 18, 6:30-8 p.m. — The Covenings. A free event based on a series of broadcast Monday, April 24, 1:30-7:30 p.m. — conversations about living while dying. Bruce American Red Cross Blood Donations. St. Kramer was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 Mary Help of Christians Parish, 24588 County and instead of viewing it as a death sentence Road 7, St. Cloud. he embraced it as a life sentence. St. John’s University, Stephen B. Humphrey Theatre, Monday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 26, 2840 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 5-9 p.m. — 55+ Driving Improvement First Time Course. Apollo High School, 1000 44th Wednesday, April 19, 3-6 p.m. — Free Ave. N, St. Cloud. For more information or to Car Seat Checks. Gold Cross Ambulance register visit http://www.mnsafetycenter.org Services, 2800 Seventh Street N, St. Cloud. or call (888) 234-1294.
DIRECTORY Business DIRECTORY Butkowski advocates for education at state Capitol ST. PAUL — Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board member Ryan Butkowski joined other school leaders from across the state April 3, at the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Day at the Capitol.
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Next week, I have the privilege to attend the Is even-handed in coverage of politics; Àrst three of what will be a totaled eight-day inIs written for people like me; session course. The 2017 Editors and Publishers Contains accurate information; Community Leadership Program is offered by Is well-written; scholarship through the Minnesota Newsmedia Understands local issues; Institute and Blandin Foundation. It will take Give me the news that I want; place over the next Àve months. The opportunity Employs journalists who know what they are will place me side by side with other newspaper doing. editors from around the state. I will have the BY NATASHA BARBER The study also includes attributes such as, has chance to network, learn and grow through our good photos art and graphics; has comprehensive interactions and brainstorming sessions. entertainment news; has comprehensive state I was issued some homework for the news; has comprehensive sports coverage; has schooling and have barely tapped into my prerequisite comprehensive national news; and helps make my community reading. But after reviewing some of the material, I’m already a better place to live. interested in knowing what my readers’ feedback would be. Now, I already know some of these attributes will not Through editorials, social media, print pleas and even score in the top 10 when ranked by you, our readers. That does face-to-face solicitations, I have often asked for opinions and not necessarily concern me. What will concern me however, story ideas. I am always looking for ways to improve the paper is if the paper and community’s values don’t align – if we and the history we are writing. But this time, the information are striving to produce something at the paper and a scored I seek is a different. I want to know your expectations. I’m ranking comes back short. This will help us adjust our goals giving you a choice to rank our performance through values. and executions. The Newspaper Management Center works with If you could be so kind to help me learn more about where numerous newspapers worldwide, many of which are from you think our paper succeeds and where we miss point, I would the United States and Canada. According to their organization, be grateful. Please take a look at the top 10 attributes, as well the top 10 attributes of a good paper are (listed in no particular as the others listed below, and rank the Herald’s strengths from order): greatest to least. Drop me an email at natasha@saukherald. Portrays all sides of a controversy; com, send me a note, or give us a call. Understanding where Is a good judge on important stories; this community newspaper can grow, according to our readers Give me the news that I want: rather than our staff, will be the Àrst step of growth for me. Is enjoyable to read;
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“Think about that person, that changed one know that not only would anyone accept Jesus as person’s life, and all of the lives that have been their personal Savior that day, but also share with changed as a result,” profound words from my someone? Possibly not. But all he did was agree 13-year old daughter. to speak at a funeral and at some point there was a We had just Ànished heavy lifting yard work prompt to obey and share the Good News. that my muscles are still recovering from. During Christians often take their life by faith for a break over the gorgeous weekend, I sat down granted, as I discovered I have recently. When to put my feet up and my two oldest daughters my daughter mentioned talking about our parents, sat near. We chit-chatted, until we started talking “Think about that person....” It occurred to me about Grandma. She wasn’t always saved. She how little I think about this. There are so many didn’t always know how to get to heaven or how BY MERCY NYGAARD teachings of Jesus for us to become like a child. to have peace while here on earth. Jesus often uses my children to remind me of Life by Faith My mom indeed has a pinball testimony this extraordinary and adventurous life by faith. of Áippers bouncing her from LA to Hawaii to My daughter continued to say, “Your life, mom, Minnesota, where she met my dad. One day, a and my life would be so different if that person friend named Dennis, invited my dad and mom to join his wouldn’t have told our grandparents about Jesus.” Bible study. The Bible study was made up of a mixed group And as I remember my husband and my Àrst encounter of Jehovah Witnesses, Evangelical-based believers, Catholics together knowing that we were the one for each other, an and Pentecostal believers. It was their friend, Dennis, who overwhelming feeling of love envelopes me: We sat at a house initiated the invite, that had his brother, Al, come to join the near St. Cloud State, when he mentioned to me that his parents Bible study. Al had just graduated from Northwest Bible attend church just down the road. I asked, “What faith are they college and Al introduced my parents to Jesus, in a way that of?” “Born again Christians,” he answered. I had never heard made them confess with their mouth, Jesus, as Lord of their anyone say those three words except my parents whenever life. Did Al know that they would continue to raise six kids, they gave their testimony. The feeling of love that envelopes teaching them about Jesus? Possibly not. But all he did was me, when I remember this moment, isn’t my husband’s love. tag along with his brother to his Bible study, and somewhere It’s from my God, who orchestrated every person to another there was a prompt to obey and share the Good News. person, to call me. Five children of our very own later, and a Similarly. My husband’s parents were not always saved. legacy is still being written. They didn’t always know how to get to heaven or how to have God sends people to people, time and time again through peace while here on earth. My father in-law has a whole string the scriptures; through history. Who is He sending you to of people that God orchestrated to obedience. His sister invited today? It is your choice to obey and share the Good News. him to church. Her friend, named Helen, invited her to church. Who is He sending to you? It is your choice to receive Jesus. Helen’s brother, George, invited her to church. And George The legacy either starts, stops or continues with you. heard the gospel at a funeral. Did the person giving the eulogy
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Nearly 100 community members served on the to youth sports, band, football, lacrosse, soccer, district’s facility task force throughout the last two tennis and track, will reduce transportation years, and created recommendations for the Board costs to and from other sites, while eliminating of Education that will meet the needs of Sauk a high number of students who drive from the Rapids-Rice students, families and community high school to other sites in order to practice members for the next 10 years. or compete. In addition, facilities at the high While comprehensive information is available school would provide ample seating for students, on the district’s website, below you will Ànd a parents, the community and visiting fans to watch summary of what was proposed by the community various competitions, artistic and cultural events. BY DR. DANIEL BITTMAN These facilities would also allow students, family task force. Community members will have the Superintendent’s Corner opportunity to address this in May. They will be and community members using wheelchairs to presented with two questions on a ballot May 23, access facilities and attend events. 2017. • Improved accessibility at district facilities: More In Question I ($56,945,000), community support would students, parents, and community members will have the create: opportunity to participate in and attend district events through • A new elementary school on district property: A increased accessibility to athletic Àelds, elementary playgrounds fourth elementary school built to serve approximately 622 and restroom facilities at each site. students, located on district owned property near the current Supporting question I, the tax impact on a home with high school will alleviate current elementary overcrowding and an estimated market value of $160,000 would cost an additional provide adequate classroom space to meet increased enrollment $7.00 a month. projections for the next 10 years. Adequate learning space and In Question II ($30,020,000), community support would: lower class sizes will increase student learning. • Reconstruct Pleasantview Elementary on current • Classroom and multi-use space additions: Classroom site: Reconstructing Pleasantview Elementary at its current site and multi-use space additions at Hillside Early Childhood Center will provide students, staff and the community a new facility, and Rice Elementary will allow the district to lessen or eliminate which will have appropriately conÀgured educational space waiting lists for early childhood services and continue to place that best accommodates today’s elementary learners, rather an emphasis on the importance of pre-kindergarten learning as than classroom “pods” without doors. New construction will it makes the student transition from preschool to kindergarten also ensure students and staff are provided a safe and secure more efÀcient and effective. environment to learn. Pleasantview Elementary is currently the • Pleasantview Elementary would receive a secure entrance, district’s most expensive facility to maintain; thus reconstructing accessibility upgrades (i.e. playground and bathroom) for Pleasantview will eliminate costly long-term maintenance and children and families in wheelchairs, and a limited amount of expensive security remodeling projects. additional, multi-purpose space (i.e.) learning, cafeteria, and/or Supporting question II, the tax impact on a home with an food service). Question 1 does not include increased security estimated market value of $160,000 would cost an additional in classroom spaces. $5 a month. • Athletic facilities: Athletic facilities would be built at Thank you for your continued engagement and SRR High School, which are currently not available. These participation, your voice matters! For more information, please facilities, which could be used for events such as but not limited visit: http://www.isd47.org/building-referendum-2017
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Track and field
Taking gold at Montgomery Six track athletes take Àrst in events BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The Storm track and Àeld team claimed the gold in six events during the April 8 meet at Tri-City United High School in Montgomery. Paige Sunstrom took Àrst in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs, Matraca Conarro took Àrst in the 100 meter dash, Jaden Newbanks took Àrst in the pole vault, Tyler Syvertson took Àrst in the high jump and Spencer Weber took Àrst in the 300 meter hurdles. SRR also had a number of other top Àve Ànishes during the meet.
The girls took third out of eight teams, with 71 points. The boys took fourth with 82 points. The team also competed April 11. Check the April 20 issue of the Sauk Rapids Herald for results. The Storm compete again April 21 at Crosby-Ironton High School.
G 100 dash: 1st Conarro 13.88; 8th Anna Walz 14.46; 19th Kaleigh Jorgenson 18.10. G 200 dash: 15th Mickenzie Babb 31.98; 18th Maia Hasbrouck 32.40; 19th Ashley Mattia 33.42. G 400 dash: 10th Hannah Vanderveer 1:12.99; 18th M. Hasbrouck 1:17.57. G 800 run: 3rd Julia Severson 2:38.26; 4th Jocelyn Thorson 2:40.48. G 1600 run: 1st Sunstrom 5:40.71;
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10th Kayleen Martins 6:23.70; 11th Emma Mader 6:29.88. G 3200 run: 1st Sunstrom 12:13.25; 8th Martins 13:40.01. G 100 hurdles: 5th Anna Hasbrouck 17.92; 15th Michaela Wolfe 19.71. G 300 hurdles: 3rd A. Hasbrouck 52.11; 13th Wolfe 1:00.26. G 4x100 relay: 3rd 56.26. G 4x200 relay: 6th 2:04.25. G 4x400 relay: 7th 4:52.16. G 4x800 relay: 3rd 11:16.58. G high jump: 16th M. Hasbrouck 4-00.00; 19th Martins 3-09.00. G pole vault: 4th Tori Thompson 8-00.00. G long jump: 7th Anna Scapanski 14-10.75; 17th Wolfe 13-04.25. G shot put: 3rd Thompson 30-09.00; 8th Abigail Neisen 26-08.00; 22nd Deniz Engin 17-01.00. G discus throw: 6th Ally O’Brien 83-04; 9th Thompson 7702; 12th Neisen 66-11. B 100 dash: 3rd Nate Waldorf 11.84; 17th Chris Barrett 14.32; 18th Jarred Taylor 14.37. B 200 dash: 2nd Waldorf 24.14; 7th Marcus Santillana 25.63; 20th Barrett 29.48. B 400 dash: 5th Chainagubo Balo 56.73; 8th Griffin Doherty 59.52; 18th Barrett 1:06.71.
B 800 run: 7th Tyler Och 2:22.66; 15th Shawn Schoen 2:36.08. B 1600 run: 15th Dillan Lam 5:49.34; 16th Gavin Fuchs 6:00.60. B 3200 run: 10th Lam 12:50.46. B 110 hurdles: 2nd Weber 18.34; 9th T. Syvertson 20.27; 14th Carter Brutger 22.44. B 300 hurdles: 1st Weber 45.86; 8th T. Syvertson 48.83; 16th Brutger 56.04. B 4x100 relay: 5th 48.39. 4x200 relay: 4th 1:42.64. B 4x400 relay: 3rd 3:48.15. B 4x800 relay: 4th 9:06.36. B high jump: 1st T. Syvertson 5-10.00; 4th Santillana 5-06.00. B pole vault: 1st Jaden Newbanks 12-00.00; 3rd Jordan Newbanks 11-06.00. B long jump: 6th Waldorf 17-10.00; 20th Sam Roach 13-07.00; 21st Taylor 13-03.00. B triple jump: 5th Cole Ritten 38-05.50. B shot put: 7th Ian Hayes 37-04.50; 10th Andrew Syvertson 32-09.50; 20th Matt Sautzer 28-05.25. B discus throw: 7th Hayes 95-02; 10th A. Syvertson 89-09; 16th Hunter Branson 78-08.
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a 45-minute comprehensive work is both challenging and rewarding. “It’s not in English, so you have to learn all the pronunciations and make sure your chords, counting and rhythms line up. There is a lot of work going into this for sure,” Asp said. “But this is something you’ll never get to do outside of this choir. You’ll never get to put together a 45-minute piece in Latin with orchestra anywhere other than youth chorale. It’s interesting for sure.” Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota’s performance of “Requiem for the Living” is presented by the Paramount Center for the Arts with support from a Central Minnesota Arts Board.
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One of my favorite parts about being a sports reporter is the click of the camera lens. As the crowd and players get excited or anxious at a big play, my adrenaline kicks in. I drop the camera to my neck for a moment to check the Àeld and scoreboard to see what’s going on. As a photographer, I get right in the moment, focusing directly on the BY ANNA SALDANA players and their actions. It gives me a much closer look at the Àeld and the players on it. While I enjoy this deep concentration, I rarely know what is happening in the game unless I take a quick moment to drop that camera. In sports like baseball, softball and lacrosse, I feel obligated to look around the Àeld more often than for sports like track, tennis and golf. I like to know what is going on in the game, paying attention to details, so I can have a quality story when I get back to the computer. Because my family knows the thrill I get from a good action shot during a game, they allow me to show off my photos (usually from the small display screen on the camera itself) and show my excitement. The two photos that stick out most to me are the photo of Tyler Kranz making the end zone catch in the air during football season and Cordell Lazer sliding into home plate, which was in last week’s paper. Those two photos are what I strive for each day as I walk out onto the sidelines. I get overly excited when I capture a shot like that, then make it my goal to get another one like that. I don’t always get a quality replica. Usually I miss it by a nanosecond or I don’t have my focus quite right, but I know I have it in me. “I did it once, I can do it again.” That’s the line I always tell myself, particularly if I get discouraged. Now that I am in my second season of spring sports as a reporter, my camera and I have a good working relationship. I know my way around the settings and can appropriately change them depending on if it’s cloudy or very sunny. Today (April 11), I get to experience a track meet and a baseball game from the sidelines, a camera in my hand and goals in my mind of photos I want to capture. For now, I say farewell, for I am heading out to be on the sidelines!
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The other is time. “We have two hours a week, where most ensembles who do this will usually practice seven hours a week,” he said. Yet, the choir is made up of dedicated students who welcome the challenge. “Everyone involved wants to be here,” said Emma Gunderson, a junior at Sartell High School. “We all have a deeper appreciation for music in a way because most of us have invested more time.” Asp said putting together
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CITY OF RICE MINNESOTA (Ordinance No. 2017-01) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF RICE DEVELOPMENT CODE CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE ALLOWED IN THE I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS DISTRICT AND THE I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT The City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2017-01, increasing the allowable impervious surface in the I-1 Industrial, Business District and the I-2 Heavy Industrial District from 8% to 80%. The Ordinance also allows for the renumbering of certain within the Ordinance. The Ordinance is effective immediately. A copy of the full text of the ordinance can be obtained by contacting City Hall. Stephanie Roggenbuck, Clerk R-15-1B
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY BOARD MEETING Monday, March 20, 2017 A semi-monthly meeting of the Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hauck Monday, March 20, 2017, at seven o’clock p.m. in the SRRHS Board Room of said district. ROLL CALL Members present included Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Morse, and Rogholt. Others present were Business Manager Eisenschenk, Superintendent Bittman, Director of Teaching and Learning Bushman, SRRMS Principal Rudolph, MHES Principal Paasch, SRRHS Assistant Principal Nohner, MHES Behavior Interventionist Foley, SRREA Vice President Jurek, and SRRHS Student Council Representative Davis. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Morse and unanimously carried by a margin of six to approve the meeting’s “Agenda,” as amended. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Morse, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried by a margin of six to approve the meeting’s “Consent Agenda.” PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input at 7:48 p.m. ACTION ITEMS ADOPTION OF PROPOSED POLICIES A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried by a margin of six to adopt the following policies. • #412 (Expense Reimbursement) • #417 (Chemical Use and Abuse) • #624 (Online Learning Options) These policies require two readings before adoption. Input was provided and incorporated as recommended. ADDENDUM APPROVAL OF THE DESIGNATION OF THE MAY 23, 2017 BUILDING REFERENDUM JUDGE POOL A motion was made by Butkowski, seconded by Holthaus and unanimously carried by a margin of six to approve the designation of the May 23, 2017 judge pool in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204B.21 as developed by Benton County, City of Sauk Rapids, City of Sartell, and City of St. Cloud. The judges will serve (as needed) as clerks of election to count the ballots cast, and submit the results to the School Board for canvas in the manner provided for other school district elections at the May 23, 2017, building referendum for $10.10 per hour with Head Judges receiving an additional $35.00, and in accordance with the resolution adopted by the Board February 27, 2017. Alvin Carlson Glenice Mehrwerth Ken Schiller Amy Partch Hank Velascuez Kenneth Derr Barb Bemboom Helen Maier Leatrice Ewers Barbara Bloomer Howard Sylvester Lorraine Carlson Beverly Petron Irene Packert Maggie Martens Brenda Wilcox Irene Wolf Marie Mendel Caroline Westrum Isabella Stuart Marlene Haider Cathy Jesok Janet Skroch Mary Kittridge Cathryn Chilson Janis Hovda Mary Przyborowski Charles Popp Jean Leyk Nancy Michael Charlotte Fisher Jeanette Binsfeld Pat Burski Chris Rasmussen Jeannene Krantz Pat Spence Christie Young Jennifer Kanagawa Peggy Herman Corwin Snyder Jerome Malikowski Rebecca Moliter David Theis Jim Rupar Renee Nicholls David Victor JoAnn Kemp Roman Schroeder Debbie Arradondo Johanna Nielsen Ronald Baert Deborah Cruser John Bemboom Rose Edington Diane Hohmann Josephine Malikowski Sandy Braun Donald Moore June Olson Sharon Kapsner Dorithe Weber Kathleen Derr Stacy Schnobrich Eileen Paulson Karen Denckliu Terry Schwanke Elaine Fleck Karen Thelen Teresa Bemboom Elfreda Swan Karen Ziebarph Tracey MacDonald Elizabeth Kiekow Kathy Arseneau William Haider Francis Mohs Kathy Snyder Geraldine Novotny Kellee Cogger AGREEMENT WITH BENTON COUNTY FOR ELECTION SERVICES A motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Holthaus and unanimously carried by a margin of six to approve the Agreement with the Benton County Auditor-Treasurer’s OfÀce to perform speciÀc election services for the District’s Special Election on May 23, 2017. RETIREMENT A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Braun and unanimously carried by a margin of six to authorize the retirement of Rebecca S. Cedergren, PV special education paraprofessional, effective 03.17.17 following 28 years of service. ADJOURNMENT With no further business appearing before the Board, a motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Butkowski and unanimously carried by a margin of six to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa J. Braun, Board of Education Clerk Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 R-15-1B
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Junior pitcher Samantha Patton Àres a pitch to the plate during the Storm’s season opener against Bemidji April 11 in Sauk Rapids. SRR lost 7-6.
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Ethan Bengston and Cordell Lazer Àst-bump teammates as they make their way back to the dugout after crossing the plate April 11. The Storm took on the Moorhead Spuds on their home Àeld, winning 13-8.
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Michaela Wolfe leaps over a hurdle during the 100 meter hurdles race. She placed third in the event.
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(Above) Matraca Cona Conarro focuses as she lands during d i the h llong jjump event, placing ninth. (Right) Sam Ringger races around the track during the 4x800 relay. Ringger’s team placed Àrst.
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Anna Iburg takes a big cut at a pitch during the Sauk Rapids-Rice/Bemidji softball game Tuesday night in Sauk Rapids. The Storm fell behind trailed by four runs early in the game and lost 7-6.
Leading the Saluting great accomplishments in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
PAIGE SUNSTROM Parents’ names: John and Nancy Sunstrom Grade: 12th Rapids Rec League 4/5/17 Individual high single game: Ryan Ertl – 289 Individual high 3-game total: Ryan Ertl – 759 Team high single game: ATS – 1309 Team high 3-game total: ATS – 3583 League standings ATS 178-137 SR Legion 175-140 The Blue Line 175-140 St. Cloud Hyundai 165-150 Upper Deck 162-153 Sartell Hardware Hank 152.5-162.5 Greenkeepers 131.5-183.5 Sentra Sota Sheet Metal 121-194
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Highlights Rick Turch – 669 Greg Steinkopf – 665 Rod Oltz – 650 Corey Brown – 638 Levi Radika – 634 Gary Schleicher – 634 Curt Dingmann – 623 Pete Kruger – 620 Andrew Paavola – 608 Lyle Nelson – 607 Kyle Emmerich - 601
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A growing team begins new season BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The Storm’n Sabres girls lacrosse team continues to grow in numbers, adding 10 more girls compared to the size of last year’s team. “We have a nice big team this year and I am excited,” said coach Amanda Dvorak. “Our program continues to grow, which is also exciting to see since it is the newest ofÀcial school sport.” The team is returning
all three coaches from last season, as well as many players. Megan Mohr, Megan Cook and Bre Hess join the team, coming off their hockey season only a few weeks ago. “They are conditioned from their hockey season, and they are ready to hit the Àeld,” Dvorak said. “But they aren’t the only strong girls on our team. We have tons of girls with a lot of potential. I’m excited to see what the team can do as a whole.”
Dvorak has already seen plenty of signs for a strong defense this season, but feels more will develop. “These girls are really listening to what we have to say about fundamentals for the sport, rather than just jumping into the game,” Dvorak said. “That has already shown when they get out onto the practice Àeld. I feel like it will improve our attacking game, and I’m expecting a lot more goals from the girls this season.”
The key things Dvorak is still polishing within the team are conÀdence when using both hands during the game, as well as bringing the team into one cohesive, successful unit. “If the girls put in the effort and have a positive attitude, I think the rest will fall in place,” Dvorak said. The team faces off against St. Cloud Tech April 18 to start their season.
Accomplishment: Member of the girls track team at the high school. What is your favorite part about track and why? My favorite part about track is the atmosphere at meets and practices. Everyone, no matter what team they’re on, cheers for everyone. Meets are very positive and there isn’t any chanting against other teams. What are some other activities you are involved in within school? Besides track, other activities I’m involved in within school are Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Common Ground/Diggin’ Diversity, National Honor Society, Green Team, Tanner’s Team, Link and Cross Country. What has been your most rewarding high school class to date? AP calculus. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? In my spare time I enjoy baking and cooking, knitting, running, youth group, painting and drawing, as well as spending time with family and friends. What are your future plans? Next year, I will be attending Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. I plan to pursue a nursing degree, as well as run cross country and track for the Vikings. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? The best advice I’ve ever received is to “rejoice always” through the good and the bad, because there is a reason for everything and there is always something to be thankful for. What is the best meet you’ve ever been a part of? The Tri-City United meet my sophomore year. I broke the meet record in both the mile and two mile. What do you look forward to most during your senior year? I’m looking forward to the rest of the track season, as well as the rest of the upcoming events within the school. Leading the Storm is Sponsored by:
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You are what you eat
Braun helps student athletes reach their potential
What is Public Health BY RENEE FRAUENDIENST PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION DIRECTOR
BY MICHAEL STRASBURG STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Next spring, Jackie Braun will graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point with a degree in dietetics. Graduation will mark both the start of something new for the Sauk Rapids native and the culmination of years of hard work, athletic achievement and a legacy left behind by the student organization she established. Braun’s collegiate focus should come as no surprise to those who knew her in Sauk Rapids. During her time in high school, Braun competed in diving, gymnastics and track. Braun attributes her interest in dietetics and nutrition to her involvement in sports. “I think I just started to learn how food affected my performance with how I ate before I competed,” Braun said. “I just really found that fascinating. I started to look into it a bit more, do my own research and when I was looking at colleges that was something I was interested in pursuing as a career.” As a result, Braun found an
Jackie Braun appealing match with UW-Stevens Point – which suited her nutritional interests and offered perspectives Braun would soon come to appreciate. “Stevens Point has a well known dietetics program,” Braun said. “It’s also really focused on sustainability. It’s one of the most sustainable schools in the Midwest, so through dietetics we emphasize and advocate for purchasing food that’s local and seasonal in order to emphasize that sustainability.” Braun said one of the key beneÀts of purchasing seasonal foods is that they support local agriculture and add some much needed variety to
people’s diets. “If people eat seasonal foods then they won’t be eating the same things all year round,” Braun said. Braun is also a member of the UWSP dive team. Like her studies, when Braun arrived at college her diving was taken to another level – literally. In high school Braun dove from a 1-meter springboard, whereas in college she was also expected to compete on the 3-meter board. “Going to college and starting on that 3-meter board was a totally different experience,” Braun said. “I never jumped off one of those before, and I was supposed to compete in three weeks. But my coach is really good, she’s very patient.”
By virtue of studying dietetics while participating as a student athlete, Braun quickly became interested in sports nutrition and helping other student athletes reach their full potential. Last fall, Braun started the university’s Àrst student sports nutrition organization. The organization appears to be growing healthily, as it pulls members from a wide swath of other majors, including business and forestry. The organization helps further sports nutrition on campus, as well as share important health and
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An art form for the mind, body Madsen takes up ballet at age 39 BY ELIZABETH BETHKE STAFF WRITER
daughter started ballet dancing when she 4-years old, and my two younger daughters started when they were 3,” SAUK RAPIDS – Little girls said Madsen, a licensed therapist. “I joined the studio in the fall of 2015.” in tutus, pink tights and black Madsen now practices ballet leotards are typically seen with other adults and her daughters in dance studios. At Morgan, Makenna and Meagan. Heart to Toe StuDance has always interested dios, the scene is Madsen, but she never had the oppormuch the same, tunity to practice it as a young girl. with one ex“I joined all the sports I could ception – that involved a ball,” said Madsen, Ca m i l le laughing. Madsen. Madsen knew ballet involved “My gracefulness and elegance, but also oldest created strength and expressed creativity; so when her daughters could enroll in dance class, Madsen did so right away. Yet, Madsen did not entertain the idea of learning ballet as an adult until many years later when her daughters, along with the other adults, encouraged her to take the class with them. “I never really thought I would dance until we found Joy Wieters,” Madsen said. “She creates powerful choreography that portrays current and relevant situations going on in society.” Joy Wieters is the director and teacher at the Waite Park studio. She works to inspire her students of all ages to feel the song and message within their soul. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH BETHKE
Camille Madsen practices ballet, which she has been involved in for nearly two years.
it continues with “Rescue,” a story about the human trafÀcking industry. The show also features dances on “Joy treats her students like themes such as friendship, Facebook, family, and that is really what drew feminism, sibling and father-daughter me to join the studio. Dancing was relationships and depression,” Wietanother way I could spend more time ers said. “Despite tackling some difÀwith my daughters,” Madsen said. “I cult topics, the show is family-friendalso thought it was a good time to try ly and many women have commented that even their boys and husbands something new.” were absorbed in past shows that This year, [we’ve] performed.” Madsen will Madsen said classiperform in the “Each dance I cal ballet takes a lot of ballet “Take muscle and endurance have performed, Flight,” which to accomplish many of is loosely strucand will perform in, the poses and dances. tured around not only provides “Ballet has pushed the concepts me to exercise in class the audience with a of slavery and also outside of and choice. In powerful message, but class,” Madsen said. 2016, Mad“As part of the class, we sen danced they impact the dancer, set goals for ourselves either emotionally or in another each week. Along with themed ballet physically.” class on Thursday evecalled, “Lost - Camille Madsen nings, my girls and I Things.” Both exercise, either cardio are original or strength, at least works of Wiettwo additional times a ers. week.” “Each dance I have performed, Ballet also exercises the mind. and will perform in, not only provides “Ballet is the hardest exercise I the audience with a powerful message, but they impact the dancer, ei- have ever done,” Madsen said. “You ther emotionally or physically,” Mad- have to be aware of every part of your body – from your Àngers to your arms sen said. She will be performing in a few to the lengthening of your spine to dances – “Deliver Us,” “Facebook,” a your rib cage and pelvis being in the choreographed dance, and the Ànale correct placement. Your thighs are “When You Believe,” as part of this what give you good turn out, it is not just your ankles.” year’s performance. Arabesque, attitude, assem“This show has several dances showing different types of slavery. blé, croisé, grande jeté, plié, turn-out, Opening with “Deliver Us,” a slavery Madsen: page 2B from which God delivered humanity,
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Ballet students from Heart to Toe Studios practice a dance for their performance “Take Flight” that will be held at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on May 6.
What a great opportunity to be able to collaborate with the local paper and Benton County Public Health. To begin this ongoing series of articles, a general review of public health seems like a good place to start. Answering the question “What is Public Health?” is not an easy one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deÀnes the public health system as “all public, private and voluntary entities that contribute to the delivery of essential public health services within a jurisdiction”. That deÀnition seems very broad and confusing but what it really means is that all persons and entities operating in the community are working toward a common goal; to help keep the community healthy and safe. There is one entity, your local Public Health Agency, at the center of this work. A Minnesota law tasks counties and some cities with the mandate that they must assure six areas of responsibility are addressed in the community. These six areas include, assuring an adequate infrastructure, assuring healthy communities and behaviors, controlling communicable diseases, responding to and assisting communities in recovering from disasters, assuring quality health services are available and assuring environmental health issues are addressed. This authority is delegated to both Stearns and Benton County Commissioners, who in turn pass that on to their local public health agency. The work done in these agencies is on behalf of those policy makers you as citizens elect. So, public health is a basic and foundational government function. This work is done by public health through monitoring what are the health issues and concerns happening within the community. Public health is there to help mobilize the community to address those health concerns. Sometimes it can be as simple as drawing attention to the issue. Sometimes it is connecting groups to each other so the work is more coordinated for a better effect. Sometimes it is more complex and requires public health (government), because no one else can or will, to intervene. And sometimes, all public health does is “watch” to make sure someone is addressing it or that there is not a big shift or change. Simply put, public health protects, prevents and promotes. Typical staff found in a public health agency such as Stearns and Benton County includes public health nurses, health educators, nutritionists and other health professionals. These staff are trained to work in public health and use these skills daily to make a difference in the community. We just celebrated National Public Health Week April 3-9. Here are some recommendations from the American Public Health Association to the community: • Join a movement to create the healthiest nation in one generation • Let’s get everyone moving • Support a strong public health system and raise awareness about their role in creating the healthiest nation • Become a partner • Take one small step each day for a healthier life So, next time you see a public health worker out in your community, say thank you and ask to get involved. It is their hard work — usually being done quietly and behind the scenes — and your help that will help make our communities safer and healthier.
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from front wellness information among its members and the student body. While Braun leads the organization, she too is constantly learning new things. “We’ve been working with the athletic training department, for example, because they have a different perspective on nutrition, in terms of injuries,” she said. “We’ve been doing a little research on vitamin D deÀciencies and how that effects recovery, for instance.” The organization is now reaching out to athletes by providing a student athlete cooking class. “We’re having the basketball team come in, and we’re going to show them how to cook some pre and post workout food because a lot of times these college athletes, especially the men’s basketball team, don’t have a lot of
experience in the kitchen,” Braun said. “They might just be grabbing something from the vending machine that is not so healthy. We thought that by getting them in the kitchen and teaching we could get a little more competency in the kitchen so they could start preparing some of their own food.” The goal of the class is the same of that of a sports nutritionist – to help athletes reach their peak potential. “They might be playing down here when they really could be playing up here,” Braun said. “A lot of universities are adding these programs because it could be that little edge that gives their team the upper hand.” In order to provide the most effective cooking class possible, Braun asked coaches to outline what common nutritional needs they see go unchecked throughout the season. “The basketball coach actually said that he Ànds
most of the athletes don’t eat breakfast before morning practice, so that is deÀnitely an energy deÀciency,” Braun said. “If their bodies are still trying to burn on the energy from last night, they’re just not going to get a good workout in.” Braun addressed this by including a recipe for granola bars in her Àrst class. She chose a recipe that was heavy in carbohydrates and simple to make so that athletes could grab one in the morning on their way out the door to practice. In planning the class, Braun also took into account the constraints of the student athlete economy. “We’re deÀnitely focused on the fact that these are college students, so we keep ingredients simple and affordable,” she said. “Most just require a bowl, a spoon and an oven – things they can easily access in the dorms or off-campus.” After Braun graduates, she plans on pursuing a master’s degree in sports nutrition. Ideally, she would like to work with student athletes at a Midwest university, where she could continue to help them achieve their full potential. When it came to parting advice for the folks in her hometown, Braun stuck to an old, time-tested adage. “You are what you eat,” she said. “If you eat better, you’re going to be living a healthier lifestyle.”
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pirouette, and tour en l’air are just a few of the common classical ballet positions that take mental and physical concentration. The plié routine at the start of class is Madsen’s favorite. “Ballet has been good for my mind, my body and my soul,” Madsen said. “Classical ballet is very technical and harder than I thought.” Wieters believes ballet is a very technical dance and challenges not only her students, but also herself. “Perfect ballet technique requires your toes and your thighs to point opposite directions, which is physically impossible for most adults. To me, the extreme standards for ballet are incredibly beautiful,” Wieters said. “Without hope of ever reaching perfection, my perfectionist tendencies short-circuit and I can relax into making myself better, a little more every day. The goal for my adult dancers and me is to tell a great story and to tell it effectively. If it touches people, we’ve succeeded.” Wieters has taught her students that ballet is also an art form. “Ballet is art created with your body and used to tell a story. It’s communicative, not competitive. To reinforce this understanding, during each of my Level 1 classes, I have the girls say aloud with me, ‘Ballet
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Camille Madsen stretches at dance practice April 6 at Heart to Toe Studios in Waite Park.
is a performing art. It is an art because it is creative and beautiful,’” Wieters said. “This reminds the dancers not to compete and compare themselves with each other, but to strive to tell a better story, which is always our goal as a studio.” Before Madsen joined ballet, she would attend her daughter’s recitals and watch in awe at how graceful and effortless they looked. She had an appreciation for dance, but Madsen’s respect for ballet grew after joining as she learned its level of athleticism. “I almost didn’t join this year because of how busy life is outside of practice, but my friends noticed that some-
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Sauk Rapids Police Department Activity Monday, March 27 0721 hrs – suicidal person 1000 block River Ave N 0808 hrs – alcohol violations 1800 block Osauka Rd NE 0845 hrs – trafÀc accident 2000 block Highview Dr 0926 hrs – alcohol violations 1800 block Osauka Rd NE 1327 hrs – theft 900 block Benton Dr N 1329 hrs – animal 1200 block 7th Ave N 1602 hrs – theft 1700 block 2nd Ave N 1729 hrs – property 11th St N/10th Ave N 1929 suspicious activity 100 block 15th St Ct 2153 hrs – theft 300 block Benton Dr N 9 trafÀc stops; 1 assist; 1 alarm; 2 human services reports; 2 pet licenses; 1 medical call Tuesday, March 28 0049 hrs – open door 0305 hrs – suspicious activity 100 block 1st St S 0740 hrs – domestic 1000 block 7 ½ Ave N 0850 hrs – 911 0851 hrs – records check 1048 hrs – welfare check 300 block Division St 1143 hrs – suspicious activity River Ave S/10th St S 1237 hrs – fraud 1500 block Park View Lane NE 1524 hrs – missing person 900 block Oak Crest Dr 1554 hrs – property 1623 hrs – animal 400 block 13th Ave S 1957 hrs – civil 1700 block Summit Place 2330 hrs – suspicious activity 200 block 18th St N 3 trafÀc stops; 4 medical calls; 2 assists; 1 pet license; 1 permit issued; 3 human services reports Wednesday, March 29 0007 hrs – Áeeing Benton Dr N/8th St N/6th Ave N 0538 hrs – tow 1035 hrs – property 1340 hrs – accident 2000 block Osauka Rd NE 1521 hrs – domestic 700 block 8th Ave S 1550 hrs – suspicious activity 300 block 13th St N 1624 hrs – child 1200 block 15th St NE 1710 hrs – animal 700 block 11 ½ St N 1756 hrs – suspicious activity 1400 block 10th Ave NE 2212 hrs – suspicious activity 100 block 15th St Ct 2247 hrs – extra patrol 1 trafÀc stop; 2 assists; 2 medical calls; 1 ordinance violation; 1 pet license; 1 human services report; 1 permit issued Thursday, March 30 1208 hrs – animal 800 block 4th St S 1235 hrs – animal 700 block 11 ½ St N 1318 hrs – theft 200 block 18th St N 1635 hrs – violation court order 900 block Ranae Lane 1857 hrs – harassment 100 block Benton Oaks Dr 2044 hrs – drunk 2104 hrs – theft 600 block 7th Ave N 2200 hrs – civil 200 block 3rd Ave S 2247 hrs – domestic 100 block 18th St NW 2344 hrs – disturbance 2 trafÀc stops; 2 medical calls Friday, March 31 0208 hrs – violation court order 400 block 13th Ave S 0544 hrs – suspicious activity 100 block 18th St NW 0743 hrs – theft 2000 block 4th Ave N 0950 hrs – animal 400 block 13th Ave S 1152 hrs – animal 800 block Benton Dr N 1300 hrs – possession 1800 block Osauka Rd NE
1401 hrs – theft 900 block 1st Ave N 1522 hrs – tow 1533 hrs – school bus stop arm violation 6th Ave N/6th St N 1619 hrs – trafÀc hazard 100 block 1st St S 1923 hrs – vehicle 2015 hrs – domestic 1300 block 13th St Cir 2120 hrs – alcohol violations 1800 block Osauka Rd NE 2120 hrs – suspicious activity Summit Ave N 2212 hrs – animal 800 block Benton Dr N 2223 hrs – warrant 1300 block 13th St Cir 2250 hrs – property 2334 hrs – disturbance 2500 block Ocarnia Dr NE 2 trafÀc stops; 1 records check; 3 pet licenses; 4 assists; 2 alarms; 2 medical calls Saturday, April 1 0346 hrs – suspicious activity 300 block 2nd Ave N 1213 hrs – theft 1100 block 2nd Ave S 1305 hrs – theft 800 block 4th St S 1516 hrs – civil 900 block 5th St S 1547 hrs – welfare check 200 block 18th St N 1600 hrs – 911 1716 hrs – assault 300 block 13th St N 1929 hrs – animal 800 block 3rd Ave N 1957 hrs – suspicious activity 900 block 1st St S 2000 hrs – disturbance 700 block 11th St N 2038 hrs – suspicious activity 1400 block 10th Ave NE 2130 hrs – suspicious activity 1200 block Broadway Ave S 2205 hrs – disturbance 400 block Benton Dr N 2253 hrs – disturbance 700 block Summit Way 2300 hrs – disturbance Skyview Dr 2342 hrs – suspicious activity Benton Dr N 5 trafÀc stops; 4 medical calls; 1 alarm; 1 assist Sunday, April 2 0117 hrs – vehicle 200 block Benton Dr N 0206 hrs – arrest 2nd St/2nd Ave 0500 hrs – drunk 1440 hrs – domestic 2000 block High Dr 1701 hrs – suicidal person 100 block 18th St NW 1806 hrs – property 200 block 8th Ave N 5 trafÀc stops; 2 assists; 3 medical calls
Dvorak Eye Clinic opens in Sauk Rapids SAUK RAPIDS — Dvorak Eye Clinic is now open in Sauk Rapids. The new, full-service ophthalmology clinic at 1311 Second Street N. offers comprehensive vision care and treatment for specialty eye conditions, such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. It is owned and staffed by John A. Dvorak, M.D., an ophthalmologist who most recently worked as part of the now closed Eye Surgeons and Physicians of St. Cloud. “After almost two decades of providing vision care, helping people see their best is still where my heart is at,” Dvorak said. “To be able to serve patients with exceptional care at my own clinic just felt like a natural next step for me.” A Sauk Rapids resident himself, Dvorak is a comprehensive ophthalmologist, and a cataract and refractive surgeon with nearly 20 years of outreach, clinic and surgical experience. Though
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he has watched other medical facilities grow in size, Dr. Dvorak intentionally chose to create his clinic on a smaller scale. “At Dvorak Eye Clinic you are never a stranger— with cutting-edge experience, genuine service, and efÀcient care, this is somewhere I’d want my own family to go to,” said Dvorak. “I’m dedicated to being that option for our community for many years to come.”
Rice Police Department Activity Monday, March 27 0251 hrs – suspicious activity 1 assist Wednesday, March 29 1 ordinance violation Thursday, March 30 0812 hrs – property Main St W 1125 hrs – animal 100 block 1st Ave SE 1417 hrs – records check Friday, March 31 0845 hrs – trafÀc accident Main St 3 trafÀc stops Saturday, April 1 1 trafÀc stop; 1 assist; 1 ordinance violation Sunday, April 2 2131 hrs – suspicious activity 1st Ave SE 2 trafÀc stops
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO modiÀed by a ModiÀcation of minutes 40 seconds East 876.56 VERIFICATION OF THE Mortgage dated May 4, 2014, feet to the point of beginning. DEBT AND IDENTITY OF and Àled for record on June Street Address: 3052 Quarry THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR 20, 2014, as document number Road, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 WITHIN THE TIME 403885, in the ofÀce of the Tax I.D. Number: 11-00138-00 PROVIDED BY LAW IS County Recorder of and for and will be sold by the Sheriff of Benton County, Minnesota at NOT AFFECTED BY THIS Benton County, Minnesota. 2. The original principal amount public auction on Wednesday, ACTION. secured by the Mortgage was: May 10, 2017, at 10:00 o’clock Date: March 20, 2017 a.m. at OfÀce of the Benton YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: $50,000.00. 1. Default has occurred in 3. No action or proceeding at law County Sheriff, 581 Highway the conditions of that certain is now pending to recover the 23, Foley, Minnesota 56329. Mortgage dated September 27, debt secured by the Mortgage, 7. The time allowed by law for redemption of Mortgagors 2005, executed by NORBERT or any part thereof. Mortgagors’ personal FRIEDMAN AND PATRICIA 4. The holder of the Mortgage or FRIEDMAN, husband and has complied with all conditions representatives or assigns is wife, as joint tenants, whose precedent to acceleration twelve (12) months after the address is 3052 Quarry of the debt secured by the date of sale. Road, Sauk Rapids, MN Mortgage and foreclosure of 8. The date on or before which 56379, as mortgagors, to ST. the Mortgage, and all notice and the Mortgagors must vacate STEPHEN STATE BANK, as other requirements of applicable the property if the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. mortgagee, and Àled for record statutes. on November 14, 2005, as 5. At the date of this notice, the Stat. § 580.30 or the property document number A332646, amount due on the Mortgage, redeemed under Minn. Stat. in the ofÀce of the County and taxes, if any, paid by the § 580.23 is May 10, 2018, at Recorder of and for Benton holder of the Mortgage is: 11:59 p.m. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday, or County, Minnesota; which $27,367.55. Mortgage was subsequently 6. Pursuant to the power of sale legal holiday, then the date to modiÀed by a ModiÀcation in the Mortgage, the Mortgage vacate is the next business day of Mortgage dated April 25, will be foreclosed, on the land at 11:59 p.m. 9. THE TIME ALLOWED BY 2008, and Àled for record on described as follows: May 14, 2008, as document That part of the South half LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY number A357401, in the ofÀce of the Southeast Quarter of the THE MORTGAGORS, THE of the County Recorder of and Northeast Quarter (S1/2 SE1/4 MORTGAGORS’ PERSONAL for Benton County, Minnesota; NE1/4) of Section Fourteen R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S and which Mortgage was (14), Township Thirty-six OR ASSIGNS MAY BE subsequently assigned to (36) North, Range Thirty-one REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS SENTRY BANK, F/K/A (31) West, Forth Principal IF A JUDICIAL ORDER ENTERED UNDER FIRST STATE BANK OF ST. Meridian, Benton County, IS JOSEPH, AS SUCCESSOR IN Minnesota, Described as MINN. STAT. § 582.032, AMONG INTEREST TO ST. STEPHEN follows: Commencing at the DETERMINING, STATE BANK, by a Receiver’s Northeast corner of said South OTHER THINGS THAT THE PREMISES Assignment of Mortgage dated half of the Southeast Quarter MORTGAGED April 28, 2010, and Àled for of the Northeast Quarter (S1/2 ARE IMPROVED WITH A record on May 25, 2010, as SE1/4 NE1/4); thence South RESIDENTIAL DWELLING document number A374304, 00 degrees 28 minutes 21 OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, NOT PROPERTY in the ofÀce of the County seconds East on an assumed ARE Recorder of and for Benton bearing along the East line of USED IN AGRICULTURAL County, Minnesota; and which said Section Fourteen (14) a PRODUCTION, AND ARE Mortgage was subsequently distance of 112.64 feet to the ABANDONED. modiÀed by a ModiÀcation point of beginning of the tract THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO of Mortgage dated April 30, to be described; thence continue COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY 2013, and Àled for record on South 00 degrees 28 minutes INFORMATION OBTAINED May 28, 2013, as document 21 seconds East along said WILL BE USED FOR THAT number 396977, in the ofÀce East line 189.07 feet; thence PURPOSE. Sentry Bank, Mortgagee by of the County Recorder of and North 89 degrees 00 Minutes Assignment for Benton County, Minnesota; 40 seconds West, parallel with GRAY, PLANT, MOOTY, and which Mortgage was the North line of said South MOOTY & BENNETT, P.A. subsequently modiÀed by a Half of the Southeast quarter By: /s/ Andrew J. Steil ModiÀcation of Mortgage dated of the Northeast Quarter (S1/2 Andrew J. Steil #387048 November 4, 2013, and Àled SE1/4 NE1/4) 956.79 feet to the 1010 West St. Germain Street for record on January 2, 2014, Southeasterly right of way line Suite 500 as document number 401409, of Benton County Road Number St. Cloud, MN 56301 in the ofÀce of the County 57; thence north 22 degrees 44 (320) 252-4414 Recorder of and for Benton minutes 24 seconds East along Attorneys for Sentry Bank County, Minnesota; and which said right of way 203.5 feet; R-12-6B Mortgage was subsequently thence South 89 degrees 00
Check it out online www.saukrapids herald.com Public Notices NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. VERIFICATION OF THE INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, 580.07 or 582.032. DEBT AND IDENTITY OF PAID BY MORTGAGEE: M O R T G A G O R ( S ) THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR $163,294.53 RELEASED FROM That prior to the FINANCIAL OBLIGATION WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS commencement of this mortgage ON MORTGAGE:None proceeding “THE TIME ALLOWED BY NOT AFFECTED BY THIS foreclosure Mortgagee/Assignee of LAW FOR REDEMPTION ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY Mortgagee complied with all BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE GIVEN, that default has notice requirements as required MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL occurred in conditions of the by statute; That no action or R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S following described mortgage: proceeding has been instituted OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE at law or otherwise to recover REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS DATE OF MORTGAGE: the debt secured by said IF A JUDICIAL ORDER December 21, 2012 mortgage, or any part thereof; IS ENTERED UNDER M O RT G A G O R : PURSUANT to the power MINNESOTA STATUTES, Joshua Cox, a single person. of sale contained in said SECTION 582.032, MORTGAGEE: mortgage, the above described DETERMINING, AMONG Navy Federal Credit Union. DATE AND PLACE OF property will be sold by the OTHER THINGS, THAT THE RECORDING: Recorded Sheriff of said county as MORTGAGED PREMISES January 3, 2013 Benton County follows: ARE IMPROVED WITH A DATE AND TIME OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Recorder, Document No. SALE: June 06, 2017 at 10:00 OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, 393851. ARE NOT PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS OF AM PLACE OF SALE: USED IN AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, PRODUCTION, AND ARE 581 Highway 23 Northeast ABANDONED.” NONE Dated: March 24, 2017 T R A N S A C T I O N Foley, MN AGENT’S MORTGAGE to pay the debt then secured by Navy Federal Credit Union of IDENTIFICATION NUMBER said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, Mortgagee/Assignee on said premises, and the costs Mortgagee ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER and disbursements, including USSET, WEINGARDEN AND AND MORTGAGE attorneys’ fees allowed by law LIEBO, P.L.L.P. ORIGINATOR STATED ON subject to redemption within Attorneys for Mortgagee/ MORTGAGE: Navy Federal six (6) months from the date of Assignee of Mortgagee said sale by the mortgagor(s), 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Credit Union R E S I D E N T I A L their personal representatives Minneapolis, MN 55416 MORTGAGE SERVICER: or assigns unless reduced to (952) 925-6888 Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. 134 - 17-002454 FC Navy Federal Credit Union THIS IS A COMMUNICATION M O R T G A G E D §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1100 version 1.1 Strawberry Court, Sauk Rapids, VACATE PROPERTY: If Document the real estate is an owner- December 11, 2013 MN 56379 single-family 17-002454 FC TAX PARCEL I.D. #: occupied, dwelling, unless otherwise Benton County 190389900 NO LEGAL DESCRIPTION provided by law, the date on or Sheriff Comments: before which the mortgagor(s) FRIDAY SALES - Send selfOF PROPERTY: Lot 12, Block 2, Garden must vacate the property if address stamped envelope or the mortgage is not reinstated docs will not be returned Brook Plat 3. COUNTY IN WHICH under section 580.30 or the Jaynehoemj@co.benton. property is not redeemed under mn.us PROPERTY IS LOCATED: section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on Benton R-14-6B ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL December 06,2017 unless that AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: date falls on a weekend or legal $174,900.00 holiday, in which case it is the AMOUNT DUE AND next weekday, and unless the CLAIMED TO BE DUE redemption period is reduced to
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