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City of Sauk Rapids may face insurance hike
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Jeff Anshus, owner of J & T Canes and Walking Sticks, stands with his merchandise Aug. 24 in Royalton.
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SAUK RAPIDS — The city of Sauk Rapids may be faced with a substantial rise in health insurance rates this year. It could expect up to a 50 percent rise in premiums — up to $230,000 — if insurers switch city employees from a small group to large group plan. Sauk Rapids City Finance Director Jack Kahlhamer presented preliminary levy numbers to the council Aug. 28 and included information of the unknown. Kahlhamer said that as of the last two years, only two companies would consider insuring the city as a small group. One has already notiÀed him they will switch the city to large group for 2018. It is unknown if the remaining carrier plans to do the same. According to Kahlhamer, the switch could come because of the way companies calculate hours and employees. Sauk Rapids currently has nearly 45 employees who work more than 30 hours per week. The city is awaiting information from the carriers which has been delayed due to legislation woes and companies not knowing what the administration will ask of them. Despite the undetermined circumstances, Kahlhamer told the council with the high claims experience of the city, they should be prepared for a signiÀcant increase, as the premium could jump 50 percent. “I only budgeted a 10 percent [increase],” Kahlhamer said. “But it could be anywhere from $30,000 to $230,000. That’s a big big increase. I don’t know what’s going to happen.” Even without the possibility of a large insurance hike factored in, taxpayers will likely see a 7.15 percent increase to the total levy. This amounts to $253,900. The preliminary levy includes the hiring of an assistant building ofÀcial, as well as the return of a Sauk Rapids Police OfÀcer from the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force. Combined, both positions, which could be hired no sooner than April 2018, would increase the budget by $218,000. OfÀcer Sean Gales has asked to return to the city department approximately two years shy of his Àve year commitment to the CMVOTF. It is uncertain whether the position on the CMVOTF would be Àlled by another Sauk Rapids ofÀcer volunteer. Kahlhamer said much of the city’s tax increase has been due to the hiring of police ofÀcers over the last four years. If Sauk Rapids allows Gales to return, the will have increased their patrol ofÀcers to twelve from eight since 2015. There are currently 17 department staff. The addition of staff has been largely inÁuenced by community members attending council meetings with concerns of crime in the neighborhoods. Mayor Kurt Hunstiger said that many community members feel safety is worth the additional cost. “It costs money to add people [police] and as we grow hopefully we’ll spread that out to more people. But it’s somewhat costly,” Hunstiger said. “When I worked a few of the neighborhoods last fall that were experiencing the high crime areas, I came around and told the residents, it’s going to cost money if we add ofÀcers. They were 100 percent Àne with that. I said it may cost $100 on your taxes and they said they’d be more than willing to pay for it.” The adoption of the preliminary levy will be Sept. 25 at the regularly scheduled council meeting. The personnel and Ànance committee will meet prior to that time to offer their recommendation on the slated positions. In other council news: • Approved attendance to the Minnesota Rural Water Association Equipment Training by two public works employees.
Saturday, September 2, 2017
ROYALTON — Tucked away on Jeff Anshus’s property in Royalton is a small workshop. Muddled in the corners and entry way, tree branches stand on end. Mallets and other tools are placed in holders and shreds of stripped bark cover the Áoor like a rug. In the center, a blue vise sits atop a timber post. This shed is where Anshus creates his craft. Anshus is the owner of J & T Canes and Walking Sticks. The U.S. Air Force veteran began his crafting roughly four years ago, using a wood lathe that was given to him from his father. After trying his hand at various items from bowls to baseball bats, Anshus’s wife Tracy asked her husband if he could try making canes. He agreed and the two now journey to craft and art shows, selling the items to those in need and offering them for free to veterans. The merchandise will be available at the 21st annual Old Creamery Arts and Craft Show in Rice Sept. 9 and 10. “I actually was going to start getting into blacksmithing, until I started playing around. My wrists and
elbows are so bad that I couldn’t do much,” said Anshus of how he picked up the trade. Instead, Anshus took to trees. He spends his time collecting branches from local woods and fashioning the material into walking supports. “I try to start out with a 4-foot stick,” Anshus said. “I’ll start with something long, so I have plenty of room to work with it. I remove the smaller branches from the stick and then strip the bark. I made a skinning knife from a leaf spring from a car.” Anshus collects a variety of wood — white oak, red oak, elm, boxelder, willow, pine and others. He looks for different lengths and interesting characteristics. The woodworker lets the branches dry for a period before stripping them of their bark to dehydrate further. Each wood requires a different length of drying time, as some may show signs of cracking earlier than others. Anshus said determining the length of time to dry a wood is one of the most challenging parts of his hobby. “It’s an art form,” he said. “I shouldn’t say I have no idea, but I am just touching the surface now. A
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Koepp serves city for 40 years BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Denny Koepp is dedicated in multiple ways. He has a wife, two kids and Àve grandkids, whom he spends a lot of time with. He has also been dedicated to the city of Sauk Rapids, both as a lifelong resident and as an employee. For the past 40 years, Koepp has been putting in his time as a Public Works employee. “It is a big plus working for the city environment, and it’s a good place to live and work with the small town feel. The city has treated me well, both as a resident and as an employee,” Koepp said. “Over the years, I’ve just enjoyed it more and more. The recognition recently was nice and certainly appreciated, even though public recognition isn’t necessarily something I enjoy.” Koepp recalls his simple hiring
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Denny Koepp works for the city of Sauk Rapids as a Public Works employee. He recently celebrated 40 years with the city.
process and the look of the city 40 years ago. “My neighbor came over one day, asked if I wanted a job, I accepted and started not too long after. I know the hiring process wouldn’t be like that nowadays,” Koepp said. “I can also remember
what Sauk Rapids was like back then. The city itself was smaller, with the border being 11th Street. Anything north of that and east of Highway 10 was considered country.” When Koepp started working for the city, he was part of the water
and sewer department. “I spent my Àrst couple days on the job looking over maps of the city and then was allowed to get my Class C water and sewer licenses,” Koepp said. “Even though I’ve been working in the parks department for a number of years, I’ve maintained those licenses, as well as having a license for maintaining the wading pool and splash pad.” Now, Koepp is the only fulltime, year-round employee for the parks department. “I work by myself most of the time, but thank goodness for seasonal workers,” Koepp said. “The city wouldn’t be able to keep up otherwise.” He says the biggest change he’s noticed is the equipment used. “When I started, we had one riding lawn mower, two tractors and some push mowers. We trimmed the grass by hand around trees and such,” Koepp said. “Now we have several riding lawn mowers and power equipment to get the jobs done.” Each day, Koepp checks the splash pad and the wading pool for chemical levels and any maintenance issues. He is also in charge of all the maintenance for Bob Cross Park, including Àelds,
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Drawing attention to faith through archery BY VICKI IKEOGU CONTRIBUTING WRITER
RICE – With deer hunting season just a few weeks away, many of Central Minnesota’s hunters have already started taking out their bows, locating their arrows and getting everything ready for opening bow weekend Sept. 16. But for members of the Rice Community Church, the archery “season” will begin a week earlier. And instead of hunting for venison, parishioners will be setting their sights on much higher power – their faith. Rice Community Church will become the latest faith community to participate in Centershot Ministries – an international faithbased program designed to teach people of all ages the skill of archery while bringing participants closer to God. “It’s what we do in rural communities,” said Gene Thomsen, Rice Community Church pastor. “We hunt. We Àsh. We do those things. And if we can use archery, something they are already interested in, to bring our community together, really, that’s the best thing we can do.” Starting on Friday, Sept. 8, the eight-week class will teach people the basics behind archery – how to draw, aim, shoot an arrow along with proper safety techniques – while providing discussion points on how to grow and strengthen a relationship with God. “The church, especially in smaller communities, PHOTO BY VICKI IKEOGU Rice Community Church Pastor Gene Thomsen (from left), AJ Meemken and Adam is very traditional,” said John Rickenbach, Centershot Meemken await the debut of Centershot Ministries – an international interdenominational Ministries’ president. “It’s that hour of church on outreach that blends archery skills and faith. Rice Community Church will be hosting the eight-week outreach event beginning Sept. 8 at Rice Elementary School. Centershot: page 2
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City council from front • Approved and authorized addendum to annual on-sale liquor license for Benton Station Bar for the weekend of Oct. 20-21. The business will host live bands in an outdoor tent both evenings as part of a fundraiser for the Sauk RapidsRice Dance Team. • Approved sending two police ofÀcers to the Towards Zero Deaths Conference. • Approved purchasing ofÀce furniture for police sergeant’s ofÀce that will create two additional work spaces for the police department. • Approved and authorized
to post the street maintenance position due to the retirement notice of an employee. • Approved attendance to the 2017 Minnesota State Fire Chief’s Conference by the Àre chief and one assistance Àre chief. • Approved change order to the 2017 overlay improvements project. The contractor requested a fourday extension due to weather conditions. • Approved work order to the 2017 Second Avenue South Improvements Project to have the city’s contractor remove an abandoned steel main from Xcel energy. Xcel will reimburse the city for the work.
In Loving Memory 10 year memorial for Mary Kampa Gondeck 8/4/65-9/4/07 A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be Àlled. God in His wisdom has recalled, The Faith His love has given; And though the body slumbers here, Her Soul is safe in heaven. Lee & Donna Kampa & family
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Sundays. But with Centershot, we are making church relevant in everyday life.” Rickenbach developed Centershot Ministries in 2005 while being a pastor in northern Minnesota. Modeled after the National Archery in the Schools Program, Rickenbach saw the successes the NASP curriculum was having on school-aged children and wondered if a similar effect would happen in a church setting. “It’s hard to get kids to come to church,” he said. “And with all the success in the schools, I thought it would be a great way to do outreach for churches.” Pioneering this concept at his church in Blackduck, Rickenbach noticed that kids were not the only ones seeing the beneÀt of the archery/faith lesson. “The women would do great,” Rickenbach said. “But it really got the guys (excited).” Since then, Rickenbach and his company have introduced faith-based archery lessons to approximately 6,000 churches in the United States, Dominican Republic and portions of Africa. “Each church provides its own ministry theme,” Rickenbach said. “But the typical program is set up with shooting for 45 minutes, discussion for 30 minutes and then 45 minutes of shooting.”
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our community together under one umbrella and let’s teach kids archery.’ And then at the same time we teach them life lessons on how they can use this to relate to their life.” Meemken said Rice Community Church is also partnering with two other Rice churches – Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church and Two Rivers Baptist Church – to put on the program. Rice Community Church
“It’s just a common courtesy. If I was in that shape and I needed something like this, I would hope someone would have something unique to give away.” - Jeff Anshus minutes,” Anshus said. “I’ll make one and I’ll put it aside for about two weeks. Then I’ll come back and look at it and ask myself what I like about it, how it works and go from there.” Anshus said in reality a cane or walking stick takes much longer to make, due to the drying process, but the manual labor he puts into each one is roughly three hours’ time. Once the support is complete he stains the object — if necessary — and covers the wood in four or Àve coats of polyurethane to seal the wood and stop dehydration. Each coat takes a full day to dry. In addition to selling his creations to those visiting arts and craft shows across the state, Jeff and Tracy keep their eyes peeled in order to offer the canes and walking sticks free of charge to those men and women who have served in the military. Anshus said it is his way of giving back. “It’s just a common courtesy. If I was in that shape and I needed something like
this, I would hope someone would have something unique to give away,” Anshus said. Although many of the veterans who pass by his tent already have aluminum canes, some are looking for ones with more character; other veterans have simply not succumbed to
the reality of their need. “I had one guy last year who could barely walk,” Anshus said. “I asked him if he had a cane and he told me he tries to do it on his own. He saw my stuff, took a look and found one that Àt him just right. I was glad I could help.” And there’s more help to come. Anshus said should he run out of the stock he has stowed in a separate storage near his workshop, he’s willing to make more to show his appreciation. “I don’t mind,” he said. “If I run out I will make more. Hopefully, I get enough customers that I will run out. Then I’ll have to make them.”
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Jeff Anshus strips a wood branch in his workshop Aug. 24 in Royalton.
Highway 10 collision injures one Rice — A Rice man was injured after a two-car collision Aug. 28. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dennis Jung, 66, of Rice, was traveling westbound on 105th Street in Watab Township, when he failed to yield at the Highway 10 intersection. Jung’s vehicle was hit by a northbound vehicle, driven by Donald Larson, 66, of Newfolder.
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It was that sort of different approach to ministry that piqued the interest of Thomsen and Rice Community Church parishioner Adam Meemken last year. “I heard about Centershot about a year ago at a rural pastor’s conference,” Thomsen said. “I thought it was a cool idea. It’s different. It’s not the normal way of reaching people. It’s just like, ‘hey, let’s just get together, bring
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has also received donations from several area businesses to afford the $5,000 worth of supplies to put on the program. About six faith leaders from the three churches will undergo NASP training certiÀcation prior to the start of the program. The free program will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Rice Elementary School, 200 Third Ave. NE. Registration information can be found at www.ricecommunitychurch. com. “Think of this like a vacation Bible school,” Meemken said. “We want to show people that church isn’t just about coming and listening to a preacher or priest. We want people to know that God is fun. I want kids to say ‘cool, we got to shoot a bow and learn about Jesus.’” Meemken’s 11-year-old son Adam, Jr. (AJ) agrees. “I really wanted to do this,” AJ Meemken said. “I like shooting bows.” Thomsen hopes the Centershot Ministries program will become a regular event for the community. And more importantly, he hopes archery will become another way to help introduce people to God. “Our message (about God) never changes,” Thomsen said. “But our methods have to. You know there’s a verse in the Bible that talks about our children are in our quiver so as parents we need to take aim. It’s our thought process that our kids are arrows and as we train them up, they shoot for their mark (and that mark is Jesus).”
SAUK RAPIDS – The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board approved a contract with the Morris Leather Company, operated by William Morris and Peter Leatherman, to assist in community input surrounding another future levy. Superintendent Bruce Watkins stated at the Aug. 28 board meeting that the contract has a $20,000 proposal with possibility for an additional amount dependent
on the services the district is requesting. Morris Leatherman will be calling board members for their input within the next two weeks and then collecting surveys from the community via phone or mail following that. “We are expecting to have survey results by Nov. 15,” Watkins said. “From there, the board can make more decisions on what they want for the levy.” In conjunction with the board’s approval, Watkins also requested that the board activate a public relations committee to bounce ideas around and provide direction for the district in the future. “A committee is a good idea because it will allow us the opportunity to get in touch
with our constituents on a number of things they may be thinking about,” said board chair Mark Hauck. Further updates on the levy process are expected at future board meetings. In other school board news: • All of the buildings and grounds are ready for the upcoming school year, with the last of the projects being completed prior to the Àrst day. • The board approved closing open enrollment the Àrst and second grade levels at Mississippi Heights Elementary School, due to already being at capacity for the 2017-18 school year. • Approved seeking a paid head coach for the clay target team, which competes in the spring.
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Two thousand six hundred eighty two. That’s After looking around the room, he told how many photos are stored in my galleries on me his favorite photo of himself was his latest my phone. Aside from pictures taken for work, school picture. Clearly, he wasn’t recalling from there are another 7,833 sitting in folders on my memory as he was looking right at it as it sat laptop. Add those with the countless Àles hidden inside a frame on our end table. When asked, away on ShutterÁy, SD cards and random Áash he admitted that was exactly why he chose his drives, and I have a whole lot of pictures. All of answer. He fessed up to liking a photo of me in which, are undeveloped. my sunglasses, but wasn’t able to describe in any One of my favorite past times as a child BY NATASHA BARBER detail of which photo that might be. He couldn’t was reminiscing in my parents’ photo albums. even tell me which pair. I asked him where it They were stored on shelves at the top of a was – hoping that I might be able to pinpoint a walk-in closet. My brother and I had to remove particular photograph – but he told me he didn’t a captain’s chair from the dining room table and transfer it to know. He had seen it one time. I was in my car, but he couldn’t the closet in order to be able to reach the memories hidden remember where he’d be able to retrieve it. Unlucky for me, above. Whether we learned about our younger lives – peering there are probably a few hundred pictures of me in my car into baptismal photos or those of the magniÀcent homemade with sunglasses. To Ànd the photo that resonates with my son birthday cakes Mom created – or found more understanding will take some work – that is, if I’ve even kept it. After all, it of who our parents were before they were Mom and Dad, is so easy to delete the digital images we see imperfections in by viewing photos of their travels, old employees or service without stopping to think what others may see in them. members; we were always grateful there was photographic Without prompting him, Lucas spoke up. “My favorite evidence to preserve the stories. photo of Dad and I is of us on a big rock near the water. I was It’s been 15 years since I moved out of my parents’ home really young. It’s the one that’s in my photo album,” he said. for the Àrst time, but I bet I could still Ànd the photo of my I had proved my point. Even if he didn’t know I was mom and her coworkers donning heart-shaped sunglasses at trying. the Suburban Racquetball Club or the one of my Dad jamming With each click of the digital shutter, our family photos out with his 1970s headphones – the throwback version of have become less and less noteworthy. Not because the Beats by Dre – inside the Army barracks. The photos might be memories we have created are less important, but because tattered and littered with Ànger oils, but it doesn’t make them rather than displaying those good times in albums, in frames any less special than the over ten thousand digital images and in photo boxes; instead, the thousands remain undeveloped stored on my devices. There are only a few photographs from and forgotten. The strength of digital images – the fact that each period before the turn of the century in my parents’, you can take as many as you want with disregard – has also brother’s and my existence, but the reality is they’re that much contributed to their weakness. If left inside an electronic more signiÀcant. device, does it even matter that I took 57 photos of the kids “What’s your favorite picture of me or of you,” I asked and Neil playing football one day last summer? It might. But my son. “I don’t know,” he answered, scrunching his nose and not if they never have a chance to sift through them during looking at me oddly. their free time to remember the fun they had.
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Stockinger leads Storm past Cathedral BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The Sauk Rapids-Rice girls soccer team started off their season Aug. 24 with a 2-1 overtime win over St. Cloud Cathedral. The team followed with a 1-0 loss against Mound Westonka Aug. 26 and a 4-1 loss against Brainerd Aug. 29. PHOTOS BY ANNA SALDANA
Emma Plemel races toward the ball, trying to gain possession and outrun her opponent.
The team’s three goals were scored by Chloe Stockinger. The team played against Alexandria Aug. 31. Brainerd 4, SRR 1 Stockinger scored the lone goal for the Storm in the Àrst half of the Aug. 29 game against Brainerd. The game was tied 1-1 at the half, but the Storm failed to pull ahead. Sydney Plemel tended for the Storm, saving 17 shots. Mound Westonka 1, SRR 0 The Storm had several
Love comes from sports conversations I love my job and the community I’m involved in. Many of you know that I’m a big supporter of Storm athletics, and I thrive to write about our most talented athletes. But lately, when I’m not on the clock, I Ànd myself driving a half hour south to the dairy farm my boyfriend works on. I love being around the cows and the two dogs, but more importantly, it gives me more time with my boyfriend. What does my boyfriend have to do with a sports column? Well, it’s the conversations we have on the farm that are exactly related to sports. I don’t think he can count the times where I’ve said “oh my gosh, listen to what [insert athlete] just
accomplished!” covered everything Tuesday from the swim night as we team to our star were out in the soccer players barn milking, and the upcoming I found out Storm football our girls season to Vikings swimming 200 football and other medley relay NFL teams. Our BY ANNA SALDANA team broke a conversation never record up in strayed to anything Little Falls. I thought that besides sports. Now that I was the coolest thing and think back, three years ago I my boyfriend laughed at would’ve never thought about my excitement and anxiety talking sports. It just wasn’t to get to my computer and on my radar. But now, life is write about it. From there, our so different. conversation stemmed to the I love talking sports and great start of the season the I’ve learned how much more I swim team has had – winning need to pay attention to major two dual meets and placing leagues, but talking sports second at an invitational. with my boyfriend is fun. In the two hours it took Sometimes, I’ll show him the to milk his 46-cow herd, we
stats and results of a sporting event and we will compare from there – how did the team do in the last event, who stepped up to help the team win, etc. On Tuesday night, we talked a lot about the NFL – the past few Super Bowls, as well as some that aren’t so recent – what the teams will look like for the coming season, which teams are good prospects for this year’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis and some of our favorite players. Because sports have become such a big part of who I am, I think it’s awesome that my boyfriend likes sports too. Maybe sometime he will come to experience a Storm sporting event, but either way, I will see you on the sidelines.
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Swimmers have fierce start to season BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The girls swim and dive team put heat in the water for their Àrst three meets of the season. The girls started their season Aug. 24 against Foley, sinking the Falcons in a 10779 victory. They followed their pattern of success Aug. 25 at the Willmar invitational, where they placed second of nine teams, falling behind Melrose. The competed again Aug. 29 in Little Falls, where they defeated the Flyers 10284. The team competed Aug. 31 in Alexandria. The team will take a break from competition until they host the Fergus Falls Otters Sept. 12. SRR 102, Little Falls 84 The highlight of the win over Little Falls was the record breaking 200 medley relay team. Anna Lucas, Ella Benoit, Mikayla Zaske and Sabel Omvongkot broke the pool record of 1:55.72 by 0.15 seconds, a record that was set by Fergus Falls in 2009. “They are four very strong swimmers,” said head coach Stephanie Schlangen. “This is the same team that went to state together last year, so they are in tune with each other and make it a point to own this Àrst event of every meet.” SRR had nine other Àrst place Ànishes during the meet, all which contributed to their win.
Results: 200 MR: 1st Lucas, E. Benoit, Mikayla Zaske, Omvongkot 1:55.57; 4th Valeria Flores-Bonilla, Holynne Zeilenga, Olivia Krepp, Haley Davis 2:11.63; 5th Madeline Ziegler, Kaytlin Bittman, Kendal Stucke, Lydia Zabinski 2:14.73. 200 FS: 1st Lucas 2:00.88; 4th E. Benoit 2:19.51; 5th Lily Benoit 2:19.70. 200 IM: 1st Abigail Tangen 2:33.23; 2nd Mya Reinert 2:38.93; 4th Mikayla Zaske 2:45.73. 50 FS: 3rd Omvongkot 26.40; 4th Zeilenga 27.53; 6th Maya Zaske 28.29. Diving: 1st Liberty Kosloski 155.35; 3rd Anna Magnan 149.85; 6th Shelby Linn 104.90. 100 FLY: 1st Flores-Bonilla 1:06.08; 5th Mikayla Zaske 1:15.08; 6th Zabinski 1:15.62. 100 FS: 1st Lucas 54.37; 3rd Tangen 59.70; 5th Davis 1:01.76. 500 FS: Reinert 5:54.41; 4th Zabinski 6:22.09; 6th Jaiden Rierson 6:52.90. 200 FSR: 1st Tangen, Mikayla Zaske, Reinert, Omvongkot 1:48.63; 4th Brindelyn Mastey, Rierson, L. Benoit, Lily Timmer 2:03.67. 100 BK: 1st Flores-Bonilla 1:09.21; 4th Omvongkot 1:13.88; 5th Stucke 1:15.81. 100 BR: 1st E. Benoit 1:14.41; 3rd Zeilenga 1:20.33; 4th L. Benoit 1:20.47. 400 FSR: 2nd Flores-Bonilla, Reinert, Zeilenga, Tangen 4:02.36; 3rd Maya Zaske, Davis, E. Benoit, Lucas 4:03.75; 5th Stucke, Mastey, Rierson, L. Benoit 4:43.88.
Willmar Invitational The team pulled into a second place Ànish, with 343 points, at the invitational
when the two 400 freestyle relay teams took second and sixth, bumping the Storm up a spot in the results. “We had many outstanding swims, but I am most proud of our 400 freestyle relays because of their placing and bumping the whole team up a spot,” Schlangen said. “We had a tough schedule right out the gates with back-to-back meets and our girls showed a lot of grit to swim strongly through our events all the way to the end.”
Results: 200 MR: 2nd Lucas, E. Benoit, Mikayla Zaske, Omvongkot 1:56.83; 11th FloresBonilla, L. Benoit, Krepp, Davis 2:09.43; 17th Mastey, Ashley Tapio, Stucke, Amber Eisenschenk 2:17.31; 29th Hannah Guhlke, Anneka Meinke, Aliyyah Yogerst, Timmer 2:32.79. 200 FS: 2nd Reinert 2:09.62; 3rd Tangen 2:09.65; 4th Flores-Bonilla 2:13.21; 21st Maya Zaske 2:22.39. 200 IM: 1st Lucas 2:15.53; 8th Zeilenga 2:32.70; 14th Stucke 2:41.07; 28th Tapio 3:01.25. 50 FS: 6th Omvongkot 26.50; 19th Mikayla Zaske 27.88; 24th M. Ziegler 28.60; 30th Grace Martin 29.26; 36th Krepp 29.72; 43rd Timmer 30.28; 61st Rierson 31.36; 67th Haley Ziegler 31.55; 69th Guhlke 31.82; 80th Morgan Paulson 32.90; 81st
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Yogerst 32.98; 92nd Meinke 33.94. Diving: 11th Magnan 139.55; 19th Linn 103.95. 100 FLY: 5th Flores-Bonilla 1:06.67; 10th Omvongkot 1:12.33; 12th Mikayla Zaske 1:13.03; 27th Krepp 1:21.57. 100 FS: 11th Zeilenga 1:00.94; 18th E. Benoit 1:02.03; 22nd Davis 1:02.41; 31st Mastey 1:08.18. 500 FS: 3rd Reinert 5:55.20; 12th L. Benoit 6:22.85; 17th Maya Zaske 6:28.12; 18th Eisenschenk 6:30.08; 25th Rierson 6:48.84. 200 FSR: 6th E. Benoit, Tangen, Reinert, Omvongkot 1:49.12; 11th Maya Zaske, Krepp, L. Benoit, Zeilenga 1:55.35; 19th Tapio, M. Ziegler, Eisenschenk, Martin 2:00.63; 27th Timmer, Rierson, Paulson, H. Ziegler 2:11.01. 100 BK: 2nd Lucas 1:01.15; 9th Tangen 1:10.32; 20th M. Ziegler 1:16.49; 27th Mastey 1:20.06. 100 BR: 5th E. Benoit, 12th L. Benoit, 24th Tapio 1:27.91; 25th Davis 1:28.16. 400 FSR: 2nd Reinert, Mikayla Zaske, Tangen, Lucas 3:55.65; 6th Zeilenga, Flores-Bonilla, Davis, Maya Zaske 4:06.67; 17th Martin, Eisenschenk, M. Ziegler, Mastey 4:29.73; 26th Meinke, Guhlke, H. Ziegler, Stucke 4:49.07.
SRR 107, Foley 79 SRR had several Àrst place Ànishes across the meet, as well as many more top three Ànishes, which contributed to the win. “The meet went well and our team showed a lot
of depth and we are off to a strong start,” Schlangen said.
Results: 200 MR: 1st Lucas, E. Benoit, Mikayla Zaske, Omvongkot 1:55.49; 3rd FloresBonilla, Zeilenga, Krepp, Maya Zaske 2:07.77; 6th Mastey, Tapio, Stucke, H. Ziegler 2:17.13. 200 FS: 1st Reinert 2:10.82; 2nd Zeilenga 2:18.93; 5th Eisenschenk 2:24.12. 200 IM: 1st Lucas 2:17.86; 2nd Tangen 2:33.77; 5th Flores-Bonilla 2:39.62. 50 FS: 1st Omvongkot 26.13; 4th Mikayla Zaske 27.71; 5th Maya Zaske 28.22. Diving: 4th Magnan 148.80; 5th Linn 134.40; 6th Jazmynn Henrikson 93.40. 100 FLY: 2nd Flores-Bonilla 1:07.51; 3rd E. Benoit 1:12.57; 5th Krepp 1:20.46. 100 FS: 1st Reinert 1:00.08; 3rd Mikayla Zaske 1:02.77; 5th Maya Zaske 1:03.80. 500 FS: 1st Lucas 5:25.14; 3rd Zabinski 6:11.76; 4th Zeilenga 6:32.68. 200 FSR: 1st E. Benoit, Tangen, Reinert, Omvongkot 1:46.70; 4th Davis, Krepp, L. Benoit, Flores-Bonilla 1:55.72; 6th Tapio, M. Ziegler, Eisenschenk, Martin 1:59.82. 100 BK: 2nd Tangen 1:10.93; 5th M. Ziegler 1:16.43; 6th Mastey 1:17.56. 100 BR: 1st E. Benoit 1:16.69; 3rd L. Benoit 1:21.32; 5th Tapio 1:25.98. 400 FSR: 1st Reinert, Tangen, Mikayla Zaske, Lucas 3:55.85; 2nd Zeilenga, L. Benoit, Davis, Maya Zaske 4:14.85; 5th Martin, Eisenschenk, Rierson, Mastey 4:37.83.
chances to score breakaway goals, but failed to follow through in the 1-0 loss Aug. 26. Plemel saved nine shots for SRR. SRR 2, St. Cloud Cathedral 1 S R R found their Àrst goal in the second half, scored by Stockinger, to tie the game 1-1. During overtime play, Stockinger scored the team’s second goal as well, securing the victory. Plemel stopped six shots in goal during the game.
Chloe Stockinger kicks the soccer ball downÀeld during the Storm’s Aug. 24 win over St. Cloud Cathedral. Stockinger scored both of the team’s goals during the game.
Boys soccer
Boys fall in two matches BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The boys soccer team pushed hard in games against Mound Westonka Aug. 26 and against Brainerd Aug. 29, but fell just short of a win. The team played in Alexandria Aug. 31. Brainerd 2, SRR 1 Despite a Brainerd goal halfway through the Àrst half of the Aug. 26 game, Cole Orton and Mek Kobluk teamed up to make a comeback goal early in the second half, tying the game. The Storm fell behind again 15 minutes from the end of the game and lost the conference matchup. Goalkeeper Eli Rudnick had 12 saves for the Storm during the game. Mound Westonka 3, SRR 1
Chris Charging Eagle pushed his way to the net during the Aug, 26 game against Mound Westonka, scoring the team’s only goal with help from Tai Lam. Rudnick had 16 saves in goal.
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Emma Mader (left) and Kayleen Martins make the Ànal loop of their Àrst lap during the St. Cloud cross country invitational Aug. 28. The two placed 20th and 21st, respectively. BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
Sam Ringger ran hard right from the starting whistle Aug. 28 at the Veteran’s Golf Course in St. Cloud. The Sauk Rapids-Rice cross country team was one of six teams competing at the invitational. Ringger led the Storm across the Ànish line, placing Àfth among 45 runners with a time of 17:02.28. “I’m expecting really good things from Sam this season,” said head coach Marie Zeilenga. “Over the summer, he put over 400 miles on, so he came into the season in peak condition, feeling strong.
I know his hard work will pay off.” Julia Severson led the girls team, placing 15th with a time of 23:19.22. The team will host their next meet, which takes place Sept. 7 on the outdoor trails behind Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Boys results: 5th Ringger 17:02.28; 36th Cooper GrauFirkus 21:02.78; 42nd Jack Grabinski 22:37.40; 43rd Morgan Freese 23:27.25. Girls results: 15th Severson 23:19.22; 20th Emma Mader 24:29.81; 21st Kayleen Martins 24:30.56; 36th Emily Sutton 27:45.53.
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SABEL OMVONGKOT Parents’ name(s): Mattea and Chris Moore Grade: 12 Activity/Sport accomplishment: Captain of the girls swim and dive team. What is your favorite part about swimming? Why? I love the team aspect. We have a strong connection and that’s what makes it fun. What is your best meet to date? When we were going against Tech. I was swimming the 50 freestyle and we all touched the wall at the same time. It was pretty intense, but we all placed. What other activities are you involved in at school? I’m not consistently involved in anything, but have tried yarn club and art.
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If you are a Storm Volleyball fan, you might not need a program when you go to the matches this year. Many of the faces from last year’s team are back. SRR returns a large nucleus of players from the 2016-17 team that Ànished 15-13 overall. Key returnees include middle hitters senior Angela Konz and junior Soleil Newland, left-side hitters senior Jessica Weber and junior Morgan Maselter, junior setters Bailey Roscoe and Staci Meyer and defensive specialists senior Haley Reed and junior Abby Duray. “The beneÀts of bringing back a number of girls that have experience is that they have been there, seen it and have gone through it and they know what it takes to continue building and moving forward with the program,” said Storm Head Coach Dave Anderson, who is in his 11th season. “From a system standpoint we are able to continue to build and expand on that experience in game situations and in our system. For example, we are able to be more Áexible on having the players learn and play multiple positions and feel comfortable and conÀdent when asked to play here or
there.” The Storm are hoping for a return of three-year starter and now senior Bailey Becker who is recovering from a knee injury. While strengthening her knee, Becker has attributed to the team’s success in other ways. “Bailey has been like having another coach on the court during practices, helping out and guiding our lessexperienced players. She has been working on her skills that she can each day as well,” Anderson said. The team has endured over two long weeks of practice and has competed in the Sauk Centre Tournament as they prepare for what hopefully will be another successful season. “Our girls have been working extremely hard, they have been like sponges soaking up information and asking questions. We believe that our conditioning will help carry us through close games and matches,” Anderson said. The Àrst test of the season for the Storm, who Ànished fourth with a 6-6 record in the Central Lakes Conference last fall, is at home against Alexandria Aug. 31. Then SRR travels to Fergus Falls Sept. 5 before hosting St. Cloud Apollo Sept. 7. The Storm also hosts a 16-team tournament Sept. 9. Annandale, Foley,
What are you most looking forward to in your senior year? Forming closer relationships with my senior classmates. I’m also excited because we are starting our future. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? When you make mistakes, learn from them and get better.
Football team ready to compete BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
Head coach Phil Klaphake will tell anyone who asks – the Sauk RapidsRice Storm football team is great, experienced and ready to compete. “The kids have a good knowledge of the game this year,” Klaphake said. “They understand strategy better because I can now teach it better. It helps that they also know what the expectations are, which leads to greater success for both the players and the team as a whole.” Last season, the Storm scored a total of 85 points
with wins over Princeton and St. Cloud Apollo. The team also had a close match with Bemidji last season, losing 23-19. Tough competitors for the Storm will continue to be St. Cloud Tech, Sartell, Brainerd and Bemidji. “Our group is football smart this year, as compared to last year,” Klaphake said. “They know and understand the game a lot better and are more focused on fundamentals and bettering themselves as players.” Captains Gage Donovan, offensive and defensive line, and Tom Wittowski, linebacker, are leading the team this year, both looking
to be prominent on the Àeld. “They are just two among many of our talented players this season,” Klaphake said. “We have a lot of returning players, many who were key assets to some of our biggest plays last season.” In his second season with the Storm, Klaphake is seeing a lot more focus and determination off the Àeld. “The team is much more player-led than it was last year. I don’t have to go to practice and tell the guys to pick it up,” Klaphake said. “They want to do their best because they don’t like when things don’t go well at practice and in games. They
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What do you like to do in your spare time? Hang out with family. I also like to go out and take pictures of the outdoors and go hiking. What is your favorite meal, movie, social media and song? Meal: Mom’s homemade chicken alfredo. Movie: Dazed and Confused. Social media: Twitter. Song: You and I by Tdot Ill Dude
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Junior Staci Meyer sets the ball out to a hitter during the Storms volleyball scrimmage Aug. 18 in Sauk Centre. SRR has their annual home tournament Sept. 9.
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What is your favorite high school class to date? My classes with Mr. Huberty. He is a very good leader and very stern, which I enjoyed. What skill do you possess that most people don’t know about? I can make the three-leaf clover with my tongue.
Little Falls, Monticello, St. Cloud Cathedral and Sauk Centre are some of the teams scheduled to visit. T h e Central Lakes Conference looks to be very formidable a g a i n this year. Anderson said Rocori, Willmar and Alexandria will be teams the Storm will be chasing. “They have a number of returning starters and excellent programs,” Anderson said. Willmar, Alexandria and Moorhead present possible roadblocks for the Storm in the Section 8 AAA playoffs. “Our keys for success are continued energy and effort and working together as one team.”
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The Collision girls tennis team – a cooperative between Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Apollo and Cathedral – is looking like a bold threat as they prepare to start their season. “My expectations for this team are raised from what I originally thought,” said coach Jamie Hatlestad. “We are returning Àve powerful starters to the team and the rest of the girls are being very competitive in wanting to secure a varsity spot.” Rachel Leen and Andrea Decker are Àerce competition in No. 1 doubles, winning both of their preseason scrimmages. The other three returning starters – Jordyn Krueger, Taryn Czech and Grace Middendorf – are also proving to make some noise on the roster. “These girls are doing a really good job of working hard and keeping their head in the game,” Hatlestad said. “We have several other girls on the roster we are going to be keeping an eye on too. Our 12 varsity spots will be Àlled with talented girls who are out here to play tennis, work hard, come to practice and get better. As a coach, I couldn’t ask for anything better.” Hatlestad feels his goal of hitting a .500 record is attainable this season, but more than that, he wants his team to become premium hitters and technically sound at the net. “I know goals aren’t all about wins and losses, and my goals for this team certainly are well-rounded,” Hatlestad said. “But mentally, this feels like a whole new team. These girls are out here having fun, but they are also focused on the game and being a cohesive team. I’m expecting some great things from these girls this season.” The team has 21 players from SRR and the home courts are at St. Cloud Apollo. The girls competed in their Àrst regular season match Aug. 31 in Brainerd.
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Sustainability carries into next generation Schlichtings named Benton County Farm Family of the Year BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
RICE — When the Schlichting and Wojtanowicz families began planting cover crops in the 1970s, agricultural sustainability was a concept in its infancy. Although the implementation strategies have changed over time, the concept has never wavered. Now, more than 40 years later, Rick and his wife, Marlene, in partnership with his aunt, Diane Wojtanowicz, uphold the same sustainable principals on their 6,300-acre farm that were established long ago. Because of their continued focus on environmentalism, research and education at Prairie Potato Company, the Schlichtings were named 2017 Benton County Farm Family of the year at Farmfest Aug. 3 in Redwood Falls. “It feels great,” Rick said of the award. “It’s good to be recognized. We’ve always tried to do a good job.” The Schlichtings, who were also named the 2016
Outstanding Conservation Cooperators by the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, have participated in many best management practices and trials, both on their own and as part of research executed by the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Benton Soil and Water Conservation District and Helena Chemical Company. “We’re doing a lot of work with [the different agencies] to establish some sort of background of what is good and what is not good,” said Rick, who grows Russet Burbank potatoes, kidney beans, alfalfa, corn and a mixture of cover crops that nurture and secure the soil. The family has also invested land in the national Conservation Reserve Program and has restored some property to the natural prairies that previously surrounded the Rice area. The stewardship efforts the Schlichtings have put forth is commonly found in other agricultural practices, Rick said.
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Jocelyn Schlichting-Hicks and her parents, Rick and Marlene Schlichting, stand near an edible bean Àeld Aug. 11 in Rice. The Schlichtings were named the 2017 Benton County Farm Family of the Year for their contributions to the ag community.
“The industry itself has changed tremendously in the last 20 years, and I think it is across the board. The technology available makes it much easier to micro manage the land.” Rick said. “I think you would be hard-pressed to Ànd a farmer who does not have sustainability in the back of his or her mind. I
don’t know how you could be a farmer without being a good steward of the land.” In addition to crop farming, the Schlichtings own a substantial hog operation. “I started when I was 16,” Rick said. “I got six sows from my neighbor and had to give him 12 40-pounders back when they farrowed for the
Àrst time.” The Schlichtings now raise nearly 30,000 pigs from farrow to Ànish each year. The sows are bred on a rotational cycle, where approximately one third of the sows are giving birth or tending to their young at any given time. The family raises the animals to roughly 270 pounds before
selling them on contract. The hog operation is only one portion of the business that keeps the Schlichtings busy when the Àelds are dormant during the winter months. From harvest until planting, the family and employees are solidifying future sales contracts, preparing Ànancials, shipping potatoes from storage facilities under the direction of Rick’s brother-in-law Dan Gottwalt and tending to machinery maintenance. “As soon as they put the harvesters away, they pretty much pull the planters out and start working on them,” said Marlene, who administers accounts. Rick and Marlene are also involved with numerous agricultural organizations where they can provide their input and expertise. They both serve as part of the Project Advisory Team for the Department of Natural Resources Little Rock Creek Area Sustainable Groundwater Use Plan; Marlene is the treasurer of the Upper Mississippi Irrigators Association and played a role in converting the paper irrigation checkbook method to a manageable computer application; and Rick is the Benton County representative on Schlichtings: page 4B
A top-notch 4-H weekend
Popp selected as grand champion of Jersey show BY JENNIFER COYNE STAFF WRITER
RICE — As the 2017 Minnesota State Fair nears its end, youth from across the state are ready to return to school and fall activities, eager to share with their friends the memories made during the last few days of summer. While Nathan Popp’s attention has shifted from 4-H projects to football practice, he will not soon forget his time at the state fair when he and his 2-year-old Jersey cow, Gloria, were selected as Grand Champion of the 4-H Jersey Show Aug. 26. “When the judge said he’d go out and pick the champion, reserve champion and honorable mention, I honestly didn’t think I’d get a handshake,” said Popp, recalling the moment he was selected as the overall winner. Popp has grown up on his parents’, Larry and Renee’s, 50-cow dairy near Rice, where the family milks Jerseys and Holsteins. Over the years, Popp
has excelled in the 4-H dairy project. He showed his Àrst calf as a cloverbud and this year marked his Àfth time attending the state fair 4-H livestock encampment weekend with a dairy animal. The 17-year-old was one of the Àrst 4-H dairy exhibitors to enter the coliseum last Saturday. Popp and Gloria were one of eight entrees in the Jersey 2-year-old class. “The 2-year-old class was out Àrst, and within the class I placed Àrst,” Popp said. “It was very close between my cow and the cow in second place … they both looked nice that day.” At the end of the Jersey cow show, Popp and eight other individuals – the top two in each cow class – returned to the show ring for the selection of the overall champion. “The judge pulled out four of us who he thought were the better ones,” Popp said. “He then went through and explained what he liked about each of our cows.” Judge Bob Hagenow
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HILLMAN – From a distance, the 3-week-old Normande cross bull calf looks and moves like any other calf his age. But a closer view reveals the calf has something different about it – an ectopic or misplaced heart. The calf’s heart is protruding from its neck covered only by skin. “It’s a little creepy when you get a close look at the calf,” said veterinarian Dr. Dan Peterson. “One might think it’s just the jugular vein, but you can actually hold the heart in your hand and feel it pulse.” The calf was born on Aug. 3 on R&R Farms near Hillman where Ralph and Randy Rinkel milk 48 cows. Jen Sadler has been working on the farm for the past 2.5 years. She was present when the calf was born. “It was a normal delivery,” Sadler said. “When I moved the calf, I noticed right away there was something different with his neck. I could feel beating.”
When the calf stood up, Sadler saw a large lump in the bull calf’s neck and could see it pulse. “I knew right away it had to be his heart,” Sadler said. Sadler called a veterinarian to see what could be done. She was told to make the calf comfortable – he would not live for long. “Well, he’s still here so I called Dr. Peterson and he didn’t know what to say at Àrst,” Sadler said. Rightfully so, the condition known as ectopia cordis is extremely rare with only two recorded cases. One more recently in 2015 when a Shorthorn bull was born with the same condition on a Pennsylvania farm. Peterson, a large animal veterinarian at Mille Lacs Veterinary Clinic, knew the condition was possible, but only through his referencing in humans. It is rare in humans, but can occur more often where the heart is located in the neck. Wanting to get a closer look, Peterson performed an ultrasound on the calf’s thorax area – between the neck and abdomen – to see if there was a second heart inside. “There is only one heart and it’s perfectly normal, just that it is in the wrong location,” Peterson said. Unfortunately, Peterson
said the prognosis for the calf is not good. The heart’s location will likely restrict its growth and not be able to sustain as the calf grows. “There is no protection for the heart,” Peterson said. “If he gets bumped or kicked, the heart will stop. The calf might live a long time, but there is a lot of risk.” Sadler knew the calf would be at risk from the day he was born, so she has been treating him extra special. “I get attached to all the calves,” Sadler said. “This calf follows me everywhere around the farm. I’ve named him Spiritual because he has added so much spirit to the farm.” Sadler said Spiritual continues to grow and act like a regular calf his age. He has been able to drink and has started eating calf feed. Despite his short life expectancy, Sadler wants to keep the calf comfortable and let him live out his life.
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Jen Sadler holds a Normande cross bull calf born with ectopic cordis, where his heart is located in the neck. Sadler works on R&R Farms where they milk 48 cows near Hillman.
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