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Cooking their way to nationals
Three injured at Pleasantview
SRRHS competing in culinary, management
Second-grader pulls knife at school BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS — Cooking exquisite dishes can be fun and challenging, but when you have an hour to cook three dishes – an appetizer, an entrée and a dessert – with only two butane burners and no electrical appliances in front of judges, it gets interesting. For a group of ve Sauk RapidsRice High School culinary students – De Andre Jackson, Cole Orton, Madelyn Adamski, Bailey Florek and Elisa-Marie Hartung – it will be the reality April 27-29. “It’s exciting, but stressful,” said advisor Mary Levinski. “At least they do all the work, and I get to coach them along the way to give them the best dishes possible. But there’s a big-time commitment in order to get to the level they are at.” This year marks the 12th consecutive year the management team – Adamski, Sawyer Amo, Tristan Tyson-Anderson and Olivia Krepp – is heading to nationals, but only the second time the culinary team has advanced to this level. Culinary’s last national-appearance was in 2010. “I’m really proud of this team and everything they’ve accomplished,” Levinski said. “It’s pretty exciting to take the culinary team back again.”
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Cole Orton (from left) De Andre Jackson, Bailey Florek and Madelyn Adamski stand with their completed dishes April 9 at team practice. The four are members of the culinary team, which will be competing at nationals April 27-29 for the first time since 2010. Not pictured: Elisa-Marie Hartung.
This year’s event will take place in Providence, R.I. “I’ve never been there, so we are going to experience things,” Levinski said. “One night we are eating in a ve-star restaurant that’s pretty famous out there. I just want the kids to have a great experience … .” As the team prepares for
nationals, they’ve been practicing at least three days a week after school, as well as on weekends. Practices for the culinary team involve cooking their dishes on time constraints over and over again. “They need to have good execution and keep the dishes simple,” Levinski said. “Those are some of the things that earned them points at
state, which ultimately resulted in the advancement to nationals.” The culinary team will be cooking three high-level dishes. The appetizer is a lemon seared scallop on a pea puree with a frisee salad; the entrée, an herb-crusted, French-cut pork chop with rice pilaf and a robert
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Safe schools a necessity Security addressed in upcoming referendum BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles regarding the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District building referendum, which will be put to ballot May 8.
SAUK RAPIDS – Security is a top priority in today’s society, especially in schools. Parents and families want their children safe PHOTO BY ANNA SALDANA
A security buzzer unlocks door access to Sauk Rapids-Rice schools during class hours after people are vetted by camera. The district is proposing security changes as included in the May 8 referendum vote.
while attending classes. “I want my children to feel safe when they are at school throughout the day,” said Allison Ward, a parent with children in the district. “The security is extremely lacking in some of these schools. At Hillside, someone has to walk past all of the early childhood classrooms to get to the main of ce. That’s a de nite concern.” Ward feels the middle school is even worse, with the main of ce not even in sight upon entry into the school. “There is a need to improve security overall at all of our buildings,” said Bruce Watkins, interim superintendent of Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. “We provide security with the use of cameras and of ce staff, but in many of our buildings, people entering have to walk a distance before reaching the main of ce.” It is that reason in particular that security upgrades have been included in the May 8 district referendum. The
district is projecting $600,000 for security upgrades across the district. “The big key for schools is that the of ce staff who run the building need to know who’s in their building,” said Paul Youngquist, an architect hired by the district in the past. “The new designs Sauk RapidsRice would plan to implement make sure everyone who enters the school comes through the main of ce and checks in before proceeding further into the school.” Currently in both the middle and high schools, anyone visiting passes through the lunch area before reaching the main of ce, and they have the freedom to not proceed as directed. “Our goal is to make these entrances more secure,” Watkins said. “It’s important for our students, staff and anyone else in the building on a given day.” Youngquist said the new secured
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Four honored as 2018 Women in History
BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
FOLEY — The Benton County Historical Society invited community members to honor and celebrate four women April 15. Mary Chmielewski, of Foley, Theresa Duea, of Rice, Nancy Kampa, of Foley, and junior honoree Amelia Winkelman, of Foley High School, were recognized as Benton County’s 2018 Women in History. The event took place at Henry’s Event Center in Foley. After receiving nominations from the community, the BCHS board of directors select honorees based on age and involvement whether that is through volunteering, motherhood or a professional career. Junior honorees are selected by their respective school district, rotating between the Sauk Rapids-Rice and Foley public school systems. Following a luncheon and presentation slideshow of past honorees, each woman was recognized for her contributions to Benton County and presented a plaque and pottery gift. The recipients will also have their names engraved into a placard which hangs at the BCHS museum. The BCHS seeks nominations for history-making women each year and has honored nearly 110 females since the program’s inception in 1998.
SAUK RAPIDS — Three Sauk Rapids-Rice students were injured April 16 when a second-grade student brought a knife to Pleasantview Elementary School and began striking students in the early morning hour. According to the Sauk Rapids Police Department and district, an 8-year-old male student arrived at school and used a kitchen knife — used for preparing meals — to cut the 8-, 9- and 13-year-old victims in the head. The incident occurred during a ve-minute window at approximately 7:15 a.m. Bruce Watkins, interim superintendent of Independent School District No. 47, said class times begin at 7:40 a.m. and students were just beginning to arrive. “There were very few students in the building at this time, but the staff would have been in the building,” Watkins said. As staff was alerted to the incident, the aggressor was directed to go to the school’s of ce and he followed directions. The aggressor and victims were present in the of ce area when emergency services arrived. Two of the victims’ parents
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District reducing open enrollment BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board took the rst step in reducing open enrollment at the April 16 meeting. By consensus, the board gave direction to district administration that they would like to reduce open enrollment numbers across the district by implementing policies and resolutions. “We have been holding a series of referendum informational meetings and one of the biggest concerns we are hearing is people wanting reduced open enrollment numbers,” said board chair Mark Hauck. “Knowing that concern, the board is committed
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Nancy Kampa (from left), Theresa Duea, Mary Chmielewski and Amelia Winkelman have been named Benton County’s 2018 Women in History. The four are amongst nearly 110 recipients that have been recognized since 1998.
Nominations for next year are due Feb. 15, 2019 and can be submitted by mail, email at bchsmus@ bentoncountryhistorical.com or calling 320-253-9614. The 2018 recipients of the BCHS
Women in History awards are: in the downtown area. She now has Mary Chmielewski (Foley) eight grandchildren. Chmielewski moved to Foley With a degree from St. Cloud with her now late husband Michael in State University, Chmielewski was a 1965. They raised three children and Women in History page 2 owned Chmielewski’s Clothing Store
• City of Sauk Rapids Advertisement for Bids - pg. 5 • Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School Notice of Testing Optical Scan Voting System - pg. 6 • Sauk Rapids-Rice Special Board Meeting Minutes, April 5 ,2018 - pg. 6 • Sauk Rapids-Rice Reg. Semi-Monthly Board Meeting, March 26, 2018 - pg. 7 • City of Foley Advertisement for Bids - pg. 7 • Benton County Ordinance No. 463 pg. 4B • Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Lieser - pg. 4B • Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Johnson - pg. 4B • Benton County Reg. Meeting Minutes, April 3 ,2018 - pg. 4B
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Sixth annual Spring Carnival for Children. Games, activities, prizes, food, face painting, re truck rides and more. Free magic show at noon. First Presbyterian Church, 306 Norway Drive, Foley.
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Saturday, April 21, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — Community substitute teacher in the Foley Fellowship Free Meal. First United Methodist Church, 1107 School District while her Pine Cone Road S., Sartell. children were young. She then attended graduate school at St. Sunday, April 22, 8 a.m. to noon — Pancake Breakfast and Cloud State University and Silent Auction. St. Cloud Lions annual bene t for Lions Sight became a special education and Hearing Program Leader Dog. Eagles Club, 730 41st Ave. teacher at the elementary and N., St. Cloud. high school. She retired in 2000. Tuesday, April 24, 6-7 p.m. — Who’s Got the Booch? Ever Chmielewski has been heard of kombucha or wonder how to make it? Sign up and active in the St. John’s Catholic learn about the art of fermentation. Great River Regional Li- Church. She has taught faith brary, 1300 W St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. formation classes at St. John’s Catholic Church for 15 years, Wednesday, April 25, 4:30-7:30 p.m. — Burger Night and participated as a moderator Meat Raf e. Proceeds bene t the Sauk Rapids-Rice Deep for con rmation classes and Portage spring trips. Cheeseburger or burger, chips and all donated time and money to the xings. Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton other events. Drive, Sauk Rapids. She is a former board member of Foley Area Thursday, April 26, 7:15 a.m. — Central Minnesota C.A.R.E. and volunteers Manufacturers Association breakfast and tour. Featuring her time writing grants, Benjamin Winchester in “Rewriting the Rural Narrative.” fundraising, as well as offering Following will be a tour of Rotochopper, Inc. Beginning at St. others rides to and from Martin Parish, 111 Maine Street, St. Martin. appointments. Chmielewski has also been involved with Saturday, April 28, 8:30-11:45 a.m. — Rose Education Day. Foley’s Community Vision Hosted by the University of Minnesota-Extension. Whitney Plan, Thriving Communities Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. Initiative and Quality of Life Task Force. She publicized Sunday, April 29, 8:30 a.m. to noon — Waf e It Breakfast. these organizations and their Belgian waf es with strawberries, sausages and avored importance by writing articles syrups. Hosted by the men’s club at Sacred Heart Church, for the Benton County News. 2875 10th Ave. NE., Sauk Rapids. Children 5 and under eat Chmielewski is also free with paid adult. known as a good neighbor. She shows care and concern Sunday, April 29, 4 p.m. — Great River Chorale presents for others, making food and “Beautiful River.” A concert of American folksongs, hymns doing chores when needed and and African-American spirituals. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, inviting people into her home 4310 Country Road 137, St. Cloud. Tickets may be purchased when they have a physical in advance at http://www.greatriverchorale.org or at the door. need that prevents them from using stairs. UPCOMING: Thursday, May 3, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Benton Theresa Duea (Rice) County Public Health presents Tobacco Use in Benton Duea and her husband, County. Presentation, networking and positive community John, raised eight children norms campaign workgroup. Register by visiting https://www. together near the Rice area. surveymonkey.com/r/HEDA. Email publichealth@co.benton. Her commitment to her family mn.us or call 320-968-5087. blessed the couple with 16 grandchildren and 14 great“I rmly believe that the grandchildren. use of multiples makes us As Duea makes her daily better and stronger,” Levinski from front said. “Each chef usually has a different suggestion in sauce along with garlic sautéed tweaking the recipe or has a brussel sprouts; and the dessert different technique of doing is a chocolate dome cake something. It seems as if no lled with an almond cream two chefs provide the same and covered with a chocolate criticism and feedback.” from front ganache, candied almonds and With the national a raspberry coulis. competition less than a week to reducing open enrollment “These dishes really show away, Levinski is setting as a whole. Part of this is that simplicity and that’s something attainable goals for the team. we didn’t want referendum the judges really look for,” “I’d really like to see our components confused or Levinski said. “Some teams culinary team make it into the de ated with open enrollment. will compete with dishes top 10 in the nation,” Levinski The need for a new school that have 13 or 14 different said. “But it’s a pretty big jump is still there, and it won’t be components and the judges to go from not being there at built solely for open enrolled don’t like that as well. Those all for culinary in the last seven students. As the community kinds of dishes just run on and years to placing in the top 10. of Sauk Rapids continues to on and there’s too much to try I’m not ruling it out, though. grow, that space will be used and taste. Simplicity is the key I’m also hoping to see our to serve resident students. with the judges.” management team make the We hope that building a new As the team has worked at top ve in the nation. That’s school, more families will be perfecting their techniques in a goal I feel is very attainable attracted to the community of creating their dishes, Levinski given the success of the team Sauk Rapids and want to bring has invited a number of chefs and their 12-year streak of their children here for their into the SRRHS culinary appearing at nationals.” education.” kitchens to receive their input. The board will take further action April 30 when they plan to set grade level class size
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Amelia Winkelman (left) accepts a plaque and pottery gift from Renee Winkelman, a member of the Benton County Historical Society Board of Directors. Winkelman is the 2018 Women in History junior honoree.
visits to see John at the St. Cloud VA Hospital, she often nds time to spread her kindness throughout the community. She has a long history of volunteering for various tasks and organizations such as the St. Cloud Children’s Home, Meals on Wheels program, the former St. Mary’s Mission store, as well as making consistent donations to the food shelf and the American Red Cross as a blood donor. You can nd Duea helping at the Treasure Chest Thrift Store to this day. The Rice community has remained close to Duea’s heart as she volunteers at Church of the Immaculate Conception, helping with multiple tasks, and as part of the Rice Community Quilters, where she pins and ties quilts to be donated to local organizations such as the capacities. “The new policies will help manage our enrollment at the elementary level,” Hauck said. “But it will also help us to prevent future overcrowding at our middle school and high school sites.” New policies are expected to be effective for the 201819 school year, but the district will not see immediate, drastic changes. “These policies will take several years to implement,” Hauck said. “The funding from open enrollment will be slowly reduced. Our outcome is to have the number of students open enrolling into our district equal to the amount (of resident students) that choose to open enroll in other schools. Currently, we have about 1,100 students coming in and about 580 going elsewhere.” The board echoed its support of the upcoming
policy change. “I’m excited for what this will do for our facilities, no matter which way the referendum goes,” said Ryan Bukowski. “It will be good for our district, but also a lot different than what the district has been used to.” Robyn Holthaus agreed. “I think this is the right thing for us to do as a board,” she said. “This will be a good move for the future.” In other school board news: - Interim superintendent Bruce Watkins addressed the board and the audience regarding the knife incident that
occurred at Pleasantview Elementary the morning of April 16. He commended the staff for their quick response, as well as the quick response of the police department, EMTs and parents. - Early voting for the May 8 referendum is taking place in the district of ce from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. - The district is looking at off-site facility rentals for spring athletics due to the weather delays. They hope to be able to provide as much of a competitive season as possible.
from the intruder,” Youngquist said. “Now, schools want to give their students the chance to get out of the building. Exits need to be available to students instantly, so they can get out in a hurry if they need to.” Should the referendum pass, Rice Elementary and the middle school would be adding a locked vestibule with high-impact glass, where staff could see who was trying to enter the building and make a judgement as to if they should come further into the school. The high school’s entrance would also include a locked vestibule that would connect to the main of ce, ensuring that whoever enters has to check in and be seen by of ce staff. Hillside would be getting a new entrance to the south, as part of their planned addition, with of ce space where visitors
would have to check in. The middle school would have construction of new of ce space with a secured entrance in the front of the building. Pleasantview Elementary and the proposed new school would automatically be given secured entrances upon the building of the schools. Dan Johnson, a parent of students in the district, is upset at the delayed security upgrades, particularly at Pleasantview. “The district has broadcasted some of the major security concerns, especially at Pleasantview, out to the public and yet nothing has changed,” Johnson said. “The district has had a surplus of over $2 million in each of the past four consecutive years. Based on their proposed security upgrades at $600,000,
they could vote on security upgrades and make the changes tomorrow. They have the money and resources to x this now.” Watkins feels the security changes need to happen soon. “The idea of an open, friendly entrance into the schools was an approach many districts have taken over time,” Watkins said. “They wanted the community to feel welcome into the school. Now, especially in light of recent events, a secure entrance with a little bit of a screening and judgement process from staff is more realistic. As administration, we want our students and staff to feel safe and upgrading our entrances to be more secure is the rst step.”
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St. Cloud VA Hospital and St. Cloud Armory. As a 57-year member of the Rice American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 473, she continues to take part in making dishes for auxiliary dinners and burger nights. Nancy Kampa (Foley) After moving to Foley, Nancy Kampa became involved with the community as a way to meet people and gain a social life. Perhaps best known for her involvement with Foley Fun Days, Kampa has helped coordinate the event for 18 years. But Kampa’s reach extends beyond Foley’s borders. She serves in the area by working with Habitat for Humanity and its former ReStore, and her love for animals has guided her to help with fundraising for the TriCounty Humane Society.
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A mob story
Kent Nelson, Sartell In his latest book, “A Higher Loyalty, Truth, Lies and Leadership,” James Comey said Trump acts like a mob boss. Trump in his usual eloquent, presidential and mob-like manner calls Comey a liar, leaker, slippery James, and said he should be locked up. Trump’s mob friends and associates know he is in complete control. They are loyal and lie about all things big and small and revolve in a silent circle of assent: loyalty to Trump above morality or truth. Take a look at Trump’s mob. The rst three include President Trump, Elliott Broidy, Republican National Committee deputy nance chairman, and David Pecker, owner of the “National Enquirer.” Every mob needs chippies, as the mob refers to their girlfriends. Enter Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal and Shera Behnard. Next the mob needs a xer, someone who takes care of payoffs and intimidation. That would be Michael Cohen. Cohen arranges the following: for a one-night stand with Trump, Stormy Daniels gets $130,000; a 10-month ing gets playmate McDougal $150,000; and a dalliance and pregnancy by Broidy gets Behnard $1.6 million. Not wanting proof of the ing, a decision had to get made. Broidy explains, “She alone decided she did not want to continue with the pregnancy, and I offered to help her nancially during this dif cult time.” Not every mob needs a public relations person. The mob says drugs, prostitution and gambling serve a social need and it provides them all at low costs. Who better to spin the message then Pecker? Inquiring minds want to know the message David promotes. David prints a picture of Ted Cruz’s father and Lee Harvey Oswald together. Trump accuses Cruz’s father of being part of the assassination plot of Kennedy. Just what inquiring minds want to know. Also, the PR man needs to be able to prevent negative stories. Such is the tactic known as catch and kill. Stormy has a story that should not get out so Cohen has a strong man meet her in a parking lot, tell her not to say anything. Cohen has Stormy sign a non-disclosure agreement, gives her $130,000 and the story disappears. Until now. Trump thinks he is safe on both counts. Mob members support each other. Broidy and wife contributed $614,000 to the Republican campaign. Pecker is a frequent guest of Trump’s Mar-a-Laga. You put all these characters together and you got quite a mob.
Listen up First, I would like to mention the tragedy that happened at Pleasantview Elementary will take time, understanding and some good listening until we come to a place of healing. I am praying for that boy, his family and all the victims. I will continue now with what the Lord has led me to this week. Because we are barraged with information the second we hop on the internet, because our BY MERCY NYGAARD daily lives grow closer to instant Life by Faith grati cation via video streaming, store pickup, online ordering and same day shipping. And because it seems everyone only has time for a text and not a phone call, I want to point out that the art of listening well has become scarce. It is not only younger generations under the age of 30 who lack greatly in this art. Those who are wise in their own eyes are among the worst culprits. Even at my humblest, I have found myself listening to someone while thinking of the next thing I am going to say or trying to remember where I heard the next thing I am going to say. When I read Proverbs recently, I was smacked in the face with truth. “It is a fool who takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion,” and thus “gives an answer before he hears.” We must listen in full and in complete attention before forming our thoughts on what we will say. That’s when I came across the best written article I have ever read about good listening. Self-help books, business success and psychology books have been written on the subject of listening well, and I would stack this article against all of them and deem the wisdom from its few pages more valuable than the hundreds of the others. It is a bold statement I give you, but after you read it, I believe you will agree with me. The article is titled “Six Lessons in Good Listening,” by David Mathis, published on http://desiringgod.com. Mathis quotes the Bible, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, “Life Together,” and Janet Dunn, who wrote “How to Become a Good Listener.” I am always impressed when advice rooted in good character building traits are sustained throughout the ages. The Bible was written over 2,000 years ago. Bonhoeffer was executed in a concentration camp in 1945. And the 1980s entry by Dunn was created three decades ago. Yet, these authors gave valuable insight to David Mathis’ article which written four years in the past shouts wise advice today. Good listening is not a gift. It can be learned. Every one of us can practice and in time become good listeners. It might be the most dif cult practice, but it will be worth every effort. So, listen up. “Six Lessons in Good Listening” is an article you need to seek out and read. It comes up with an easy Google search. What I have been sharing with you since the beginning of the year is how to make an impact in the hearts of the generations coming up behind us, for the Kingdom, for God’s glory. How are they going to learn to make connections and take the time to listen to older and wiser peoples’ stories, if we do not model how to listen well? This is all part of living out the beauty of the Gospel together. May we continue to grow in love and knowledge so that children grow in grace, humility and wisdom.
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Bring breakfast back
It is funny how as you get older your morning much like supper is respected today. routine of cold cereal before catching the school Growing up my brother and I were blessed bus quickly turns to grabbing a protein shake, with a stay-at-home mom, who – for lack of then coffee to go. It is equally comical that the better words – worked her trousers off taking cereal you once dreaded eating every day until care of the family business and hobby farm. Not the box was gone becomes a treat, dessert or to mention the effort she put into taking care midnight snack. of the family unit itself. I give her credit. Even After becoming an educated adult and BY NATASHA BARBER when she did not have a time clock to punch, she learning that the nutritional value of boxed still got up, showered, dressed, put her face on cereal is often lacking, I soon avoided the aisle. and made sure we had breakfast before sending Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the cereal of choice us off to school. Sometimes we had cold cereal, for my middle-schooler, was never stocked on the shelves but other times we had scrambled eggs, pancakes, oatmeal of the Warzecha pantry, so I have never been tempted to or Malt O’ Meal, especially when she thought we needed partake in a bowl. If I need my cinnamon x, I will get it something “to stick to our bones.” with cold rice and raisins or buttered toast. I have never been a morning person (Mom can vouch Breakfast certainly has changed over the years. for that). So, I nd it hard to emulate her ways when I Cheerios became popular during WWII rationing and am peering through one contact-less eye in the morning. bacon, eggs and toast made a resurgence when the soldiers I am not too proud to say that many times my son is left came home. Eggos also hit the market in the 1950s. This eating his cold cereal at the counter by himself while I try was a surprise to me. I had no idea the item, still popular to muster an ounce of energy to get myself out the door and with my countertop toaster, rst appeared on store shelves take on the day’s adventure. But with evenings becoming 65 years ago. I bet mothers everywhere hope the frozen ever-busy, I am starting to realize the opportunity I have in the morning hour. Occasionally, my son gets greeted with frisbees never retire. Breakfast has long been touted the most important pancakes. Although, do not give me too much credit. They meal of the day, often noting the signi cance of fueling are still Hungry Jack. With time, maybe we will bring “brinner” back to the the body and jumpstarting both a person’s metabolism and mind. But I often wonder if the real reason the meal is held hour it was originally intended. History has a way of repeating itself. I am hopeful we in high regard was lost in translation. Maybe it did not have anything to do with physical health what-so-ever. What if put family breakfast back on the map. the morning practice of sitting down at the breakfast table was central to the family’s work day and relationship –
Timberwolves win hard-earned playoff berth
After 14 incredibly disappointing seasons, the questioning which Timberwolves are going to Minnesota Timberwolves are nally back in the match up defensively against likely-MVP James playoffs. It took a harrowing overtime victory Harden and Chris Paul. To me, that is not a tough over the Denver Nuggets to clinch the eighth and question. nal seed in the western conference, but the Wolves If Andrew Wiggins is engaged defensively, came through and earned their spot in the postseason. he and Jimmy Butler should draw those matchups, This season has been a roller coaster ride for the and they have a fair chance to limit the damage Wolves and their fans. When they are at their best, in icted by those two all-stars. However, the the Timberwolves are probably one of the three question I think people should be asking is who best teams in the conference and capable of beating by ANDY THAYER from Houston is going to be guarding Butler and anyone. For instance, in back-to-back games in early Sports Columnist Wiggins? James Harden? P.J. Tucker? T o m January, they drubbed the Cavaliers by 28 and beat Thibodeau is known as a defensive guru, but the the Thunder by 16. When the team is only going through truth is this Wolves team is successful because of their offense. the motions, they can look like one of the worst teams in the They had the fourth most ef cient offense in the league this league (as evidenced by their losses to tanktastic out ts like season. If Chris Paul guards Jeff Teague as I expect he will, Phoenix, Orlando and Memphis). Those sorts of swings in the Wolves are going to have a huge advantage on the wing. quality of play are characteristic of young teams, but after Likewise, who is going to guard Karl-Anthony Towns? Clint their in ux of veteran leaders like Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, Capela? If so, then is Ryan Anderson going to be matched up Jamal Crawford and Derrick Rose this season, the Wolves are against Taj Gibson in the post? The Wolves are going to get no longer a young team. They should not be this volatile. I some easy buckets in this series. Minnesota needs to focus on limiting Houston’s open certainly do not remember the franchise’s last playoff team, in Kevin Garnett’s MVP 2003-04 season, failing to take care of looks from beyond the arc. The Wolves are going to put up points, but they cannot trade 2s for 3s. If they are truly lockedbusiness against the league’s bottom-feeders. Despite their inconsistency and periodic struggles, the in on their defensive rotations and force Harden and Paul to Wolves pulled together when they needed it most. Their three- force the issue with isolation offense and mid-range jumpers, game win streak to close out the regular season, which not-so- I truly believe they have a chance in this series. It took until the nal night of the regular season for the surprisingly coincided with Jimmy Butler’s return to the oor from a knee injury, showed this team can rally when their backs Wolves to punch their ticket to the playoffs, but in doing so, are against the wall. In Wednesday’s victory over Memphis, I they earned some valuable experience and showed they have saw quite a few things that reassured me the Wolves have a what it takes to take their game up a level when their backs chance to be something more than sacri cial lambs for the are against the wall. The Houston Rockets are a formidable top-seeded Houston Rockets in the rst round of the playoffs. opponent – they had the best regular season record in the entire The key to the Houston series is going to be Andrew NBA this season. However, Chris Paul and James Harden are Wiggins. In the most important game of his career last not known for their playoff achievements. If the Wolves can Wednesday against Denver, Wiggins was busting his you- steal one of the rst two games in Houston before the series know-what on defense, rebounding, moving the ball and returns to a rocking Target Center next weekend, things are accepting his role as a quaternary playmaker on offense. If he going to get very interesting. Because the Wolves have not plays that way against Houston, he is going to be an absolute made the postseason since Kevin Garnett’s MVP season, handful for a team that will be missing their best wing defender I’d like to reference one of my favorite iconic KG quotes to describe my thoughts heading into this playoff matchup: in Luc Mbah a Moute. I have heard and read a lot of playoff previews that are “Anything is possible.”
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OBITUARIES A.
Our dear Mom passed away April 12, 2018, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. Lorraine was born April 4, 1922 in St. Cloud to Robert and Elizabeth (Kindler) Peschl. She married Milton Weihrauch April 20, 1943, in St. Cloud. Lorraine was a homemaker and also the bookkeeper for Weihrauch Trucking. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Lorraine loved animals especially her dogs, sewing, cooking and ower gardening. She enjoyed ice skating and dancing in her younger years. Lorraine was
Lorraine A. Weihrauch
an amazing, strong, gentle, unique, hardworking woman with a strong faith. Survivors include her children, Joan (Harold)
April C. Myers April Coleen Myers (Enos) of Sauk Rapids passed away peacefully April 12, 2018 after a long, brave ght against brain cancer. She spent her nal days at Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Augusta. In her nal days she was surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. April 17 at Living Waters Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids. Rev. Denise Hanson of ciated and entombment was at Hilltop Mausoleum in Sauk Rapids. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Tuesday at the church. April was born to Ira “Jack” and Audrey (Larsen)
April C. Myers
Enos in December 1962 in Brainerd. She attended Crosby-Ironton High School, Brainerd Community College and graduated from St Cloud State University. She married Scott Myers in October 1988 in Deerwood. April most recently was employed by The
Rothstein of St. Cloud, Diana Welsh of St. Michael, Gary (Sharon) Weihrauch of Littleton, Colo., Gail (Robert) Ulrick of Woodbury, Jill Weihrauch of St. Cloud and Wendy (Les) Marquart of St. Cloud; grandchildren, Jeff, Kelly Jo, Tiffany, Jamie, Brian, Jim, Jess, Rusty, Sam, Larry, Dusty; 18 greatgrandchildren and four greatgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton on April 10, 1993; and sisters, Marcella Hebzinski, Loretta Lindmeier and Florence Peschl. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Williams
Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Monday at the church. Parish prayers were at 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. April 16 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Rev. Thomas Knoblach of ciated and burial was at Benton Cemetery in Sauk Rapids. In lieu of owers, memorials are preferred to the humane society or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Obituary and guestbook available online: www. williamsdingmann.com R-16-1B
Good Shepherd Community as a senior housing director. April was a member of Living Waters Lutheran Church and the Great River Rotary of Sauk Rapids and Sartell, of which she was a past president. April was also the Minnesota Aging Services Housing Director of the Year in 2010. She also worked tirelessly with many community, school and civic groups over the years. April was recognized for this community service when she was named the Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year in 2016. April’s outgoing and engaging personality made everyone around her feel valued. She enjoyed being with family, visiting with everyone, riding her bicycle, not only around the area but across Minnesota many times, and just being
involved. April was always helping others and being engaged in the community. April also enjoyed theater and sporting events. April loved to begin a conversation with “Have I got a story for you”. April, and her stories, will be dearly missed by all who knew her. April is survived by her husband, Scott of Sauk Rapids; daughter, Megan of Sauk Rapids; mother, Audrey Enos of Deerwood; sister and brothers, Hope (Nick) Luberda of Becker, Donald Enos of Burnsville, Delbert Enos of Deerwood, Darold (Amy) Enos of Rosemount,. April was preceded in death by her father and grandparents. Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann.com R-16-1B
Lee A. Keehr Lee A. Keehr, 93, of Freedhem, passed away April 15, 2018, at the VA Hospital in St. Cloud. A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. April 20 at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, with Rev. David Sperstad of ciating. Burial will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls at 10 a.m. Monday, April 23rd. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday and from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Lee Andrew Keehr was born July 26, 1924 in Bellevue Township, Morrison County to the late Jacob W. and Anna A. (Galliher) Keehr. In his younger years, Lee helped with the farming and enjoyed shing when he had time
at the Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Cloud as a nursing assistant. He felt a real sense of accomplishment in his work and his long tenure, retiring in 1980 after 36 years at the VA. In addition to this work, Lee also ran a hobby farm and raised sheep. He enjoyed playing cards, bingo and visiting with family and friends. Lee was a lifetime member of the Little Falls V.F.W. Post No. 1112, the D.A.V., American Legion Post No. 254 and the American Federal Employee Union. Lee is survived by his children, Shirley (Dave) Roberts of Minnetrista, Allen
(Jean) Keehr of St. Cloud, and Suzanne Keehr of Sauk Rapids; grandchildren, Karen (Gary) Ludwig, Michael (Sheila) Keehr, Michelle (Keith) Neu, Katie (Wes) Miller, and Tom (Jennifer) Keehr; great-grandchildren, Lexus Ludwig, Brenden Ott, Jordan Ott, Logan Ludwig, Mary Roberts, Samantha Miller, Isabelle Miller, Elizabeth Miller, Austyn Keehr and Landon Keehr. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jeffery Keehr; grandson, Eric Roberts; siblings, Marie Ryan, William Keehr, Alan Keehr, and Joyce Snavley.
Viola M. Horner Gunn. She was united in marriage to Guy Horner, her husband of 61 years, on June 4, 1949. Guy and Viola lived
in Pennsylvania and Colorado until moving to Minnesota in the 1960s. Viola was the proud mother of four daughters, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Viola will be remembered for her kind and gentle spirit, her unwavering faith in God and limitless love for her family. She enjoyed participating in activities at Good Shepherd, reading, shopping, sewing and crafts. She loved cats, Wheel of Fortune, and staying busy. She is survived by her daughters, Denise Johnson, Waite Park, Anita (John) Beringer, Bluffton, Evonna (Gary) P ipsen, Wadena
and Wanda Horner-Carlson (Kathy), St. Cloud; brother, Loren, Wadena; sister-inlaw, Faye Horner, Ocala, Fla; grandchildren, Lori, Beth, Tammy, Dawn, Andy, Britany and Stephanie; greatgrandchildren, Brittany, Stephen, Jarren, Jessica, Bailey, Kylee, Nathan, Gage and Ayla. Viola was preceded in death by her husband, Guy on March 12, 2011; her parents; sisters, Nelma and Lois; and brothers, Ronald and Alton. Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann.com
Steven Darrel Patton He attended school in Sauk Rapids and graduated with the class of 1980. Steve attended St. Cloud State University
and received his Bachelors of Science in geology and geography. Steve was united in marriage to Cheryl Jones in August of 1986 and the couple later divorced. He has worked for Performance Food Service “Roma Foods” in Rice for 35 years most recently in the shipping-warehouse department. He was passionate about, photography, genealogy and geology. Steve enjoyed bird and animal watching, car shows, light-houses and water falls. He traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he enjoyed the beauty of the UP and light-houses. Left to cherish his memory
are his children, Travis Patton of St. Cloud, Tara (Travis Rolfes) Patton of St. Cloud, Michael Jones of St. Cloud; parents, Darrel (Ginny) Patton of Rice; siblings, Michael (Joyce) Patton of Rice and Susan Patton of St. Cloud; grandson, Camdyn Jones; niece, Becca Patton and nephew, Alex Patton. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Lawrence (Hazel Thompson) Patton; maternal grandparents, Nick (Ann Berger) Nodo. The arrangements for Steve are with Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls 320-632-4393. R-16-1B
Lee A. Keehr
off. Lee entered service with the U.S. Navy May 4, 1944 serving on several ships during WWII. He was honorably R-16-1B discharged on July 19, 1946, having attained the rank of “Our Country is in Mourning, A Soldier Died Today.” Carpenters Mate 3rd Class. Lee then began his career working
Viola M. Horner Funeral services were 11 a.m. April 20 at Life Assembly of God in St. Cloud for Viola May Horner, age 90, of Sauk Rapids who passed away April 13, 2018 surrounded by her family. Pastor Dave Oler of ciated and burial was at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Friday at the church. Viola was born in Long Prairie July 15, 1927, to Walter and Mildred (Canon)
Steven Patton
Darrel
Steven Darrel Patton, 56, of Royalton died April 18, 2018 at the St. Cloud Hospital after a courageous battle with colon cancer. A memorial service will take place Wednesday April 25 at 7 p.m. at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The burial will be at the Benton County Cemetery in Sauk Rapids. Steven Darrel Patton was born Dec. 5, 1961, in Minneapolis to Darrel and Virginia “Ginny” Patton.
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Phenow receives state patrol recognition
PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER
Minnesota State Trooper Dean Lange (left) presents Rice Firefighter Blake Phenow with the Meritorious Citizenship Award March 28 at Rice City Hall. Phenow received recognition for life-saving efforts he provided to a child and family while off-duty and out of jurisdiction in August 2017.
The Meritorious Citizenship Award is presented to individuals, other than state patrol employees, who help the state patrol in providing signi cant service to the public.
Public Notices
DOCUMENT 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2018 Overlay Improvements Sauk Rapids, Minnesota SEH No. SAUKR 144480 Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the City Administrator until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at City Hall located at 250 Summit Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of 2018 Overlay Improvements. Major quantities for the Work include: 3,500 SY Edge Mill 600 SF Concrete Walk 3,800 TON Bituminous 4,100 LF Striping Bids shall be on the form provided for that purpose and according to the Bidding Requirements prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) dated April 9, 2018. The Bidding Documents may be seen at the Issuing Of ce of SEH located at: 1200 25th Avenue South, P.O. Box 1717, St. Cloud, MN 56302-1717, 320.229.4321. The Bidding Documents may be viewed for no cost at http:// www.sehinc.com by selecting the Project Bid Information link at the bottom of the page and the View Plans option from the menu at the top of the selected project page. Digital image copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.sehinc.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the PROJECT BID INFORMATION link and by entering eBidDocTM Number 5640060 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com. Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 (763.475.9600) for a fee of $85. Bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bid security may be retained until the contract has been awarded and executed, but not longer than 60 calendar days from the date of opening bids. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of 60 calendar days after the bid opening. A Contractor responding to these Bidding Documents must submit to the City/Owner a signed statement under oath by an owner or of cer verifying compliance with each of the minimum criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Bids shall be directed to the City Administrator, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR 2018 OVERLAY IMPROVEMENTS, SAUKR 144480.” The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Owner. Ross Olson City Administrator Sauk Rapids, MN Publish: Sauk Rapids Herald: April 14 and 21, 2018 Quest CDN: April 14, 2018 City of Sauk Rapids website http://www.ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us: April 14, 2018 R-15-2B
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Public Notices NOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 (SAUK RAPIDS-RICE), MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice), Minnesota shall perform a public accuracy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the District’s May 8, 2018 special election. The test shall be conducted at: Sauk Rapids-Rice Pubic Schools District Of ce Board Room, which is located at 1833 Osauka Road Northeast, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. The test is open to the public. Please contact Christie Young, at (320) 253-4703, with any questions. Dated: February 12, 2018. BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Lisa J. Braun, Clerk R-16-1B
Bakou spreads word of South Sudan violence BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS — With jam-packed schedules, it is easy for people to focus on their reality, forget the rest and set goals to achieve dreams. But one local pastor wants community members to realize the nightmares some residents are living while halfway across the world from their loved ones. The frigid reality for the South Sudanese community which worships at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids each Sunday is not that they are more than 20 days into Minnesota spring
Special Board Meeting Minutes District Of ce Conference Room E222 Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. A Special Meeting for the Board of Education of Sauk Rapids-Rice Independent School District 47 was called to order by Board Chair Hauck Thursday, April 5, 2018 at ve thirty p.m. in the District Of ce Conference Room. ROLL CALL Members present included Butkowski, Hauck, Morse, and Rogholt. Others present were Superintendent Watkins and Director of Technology Mackenthun. AGENDA APPROVAL A motion was made by Morse, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried, by a margin of four, to approve the Agenda as written. ACTION ADOPTION OF THE REVISED RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE MAY 8, 2018 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION A motion was made by Morse, seconded by Butkowski and unanimously carried by a margin of four to adopt the revised resolution appointing election judges for the May 8, 2018 school district election. In compliance with Minnesota Statute, Section 204B.21 the District designated the following pool of judges, 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 8, 2018, 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 12, 2018. The revision included County and District election judges/clerks who were not included in the initial resolution adopted on 03.26.18. Member Morse introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Member Butkowski: RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE MAY 8, 2018 SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board (the Board) of Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice), Minnesota (the School District) as follows: It is hereby found, determined and declared as follows: 1. The following individuals, each of whom is quali ed to serve as an election judge, are hereby appointed as judges of election for the School District’s special election on May 8, 2018 to act as such at the combined polling places listed below: Amy Partch Barbara J. Bemboom Barbara Krueger Bryan Anderson Carol Ervasti Carol Hart Cheryl Walker Chris (Marie) Rasmussen Christie Young Clara Knettel Curtis Anderson Deborah E. Jude Delores Volkers Diane Hohman Doane Compton Donna Poganski Ester Ebnet Frank Hard Heather Bondhus Howard Sylvester Ivan Schumann Jane Anderson
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with more snow in sight, but rather that the children of their people are violently being stolen in their homeland. “It’s very important for people to know,” said Rev. John Omot Bakou, who leads worship for more than 100 emigrants from South Sudan and Ethiopia at Trinity Lutheran Church. “My rst concern is as a family guy with kids, if I could do something to prevent the stealing of kids or killing of women on the street. If I had power, maybe I could stop that. The reason I want people to know is that my kids are getting a lot of opportunities here in the United States.” Bakou was ordained in the Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod in 2015.
Rev. John Omot Bakou
Similarly to many Minnesota immigrants, Bakou and his wife, Akuay, came to the United States after their hometown was attacked. They took solace in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. They were sponsored by the Lutheran Church. South Sudan continues
According to the United Nations, approximately 19,000 children have been recruited, abducted or trafficked amid the country’s civil war; aid workers and adults have also been targeted.
to be in a state of civil war, even after gaining independence in 2011. The 64 tribes in the country signed a peace agreement in the country three years ago, but actions have digressed. Most prevalent for Bakou is the attack on his tribe, the Anyuak, by the Murle people. Bakou said the Murle are abducting children with the intent to sell them for money or cattle. According to the United Nations, approximately 19,000 children have been recruited, abducted or traf cked amid the country’s civil war; aid workers and adults have also been targeted. “The [Murle] tribe is nomadic, moving with the cows,” Bakou said. “They are shepherds, but they are killing. If they see man with a gun, they will kill the man and take the gun. If they see a woman and child, sometimes they will kill the woman and take the child.” The con ict hits home in Minnesota as Bakou said a congregation member’s sister was recently murdered
– two of her children were abducted and another two were injured but escaped. “To get a child and carry it for nine months and to begin raising it and someone takes it like that [snaps ngers], sad,” said Bakou, who has four children of his own. “This is what is going on now in my village.” Bakou said his congregation continues to pray for the people in the war-torn country and their loved ones who reside in the United States nearly 8,000 miles away. “In South Sudan, my Sudanese cousins, nephews and sisters are being stolen by another tribe,” he said. “That does not make me feel good. If there is a way to prevent that, that would be my vigor. It’s disheartening because if I had power, maybe I could have stopped it already.” Bakou said resolving the con ict and helping his people will take time, but he continues to look for those people who may have resources to help.
County outsources road plans after increased turnover BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
FOLEY — Following the loss of yet another technical engineer, the Benton County Board of Commissioners gave a consensus to contract with an outside rm to keep the County Road 78 project on schedule. “We are losing our third engineering technician,” said Chris Byrd, county engineer. “This will be 100 percent turnover since the beginning of March in our technician positions. Two years ago when this project was constructed, we had the Maureen Graber staff on hand to handle the Michael Garrity design work and inspection Nadean Inman in house. Now with this Pam Benoit latest resignation, to keep Patricia A. Burski this project on schedule Peggy S. Herman Rebecca Molitor and reconstructed, I don’t think we can do it in house. Rebecca Telfair We would need to hire a Rick Jones consultant in order to have Ronald Baert plans ready to construct it Sandra Garrity Sarah Berend next summer.” Sherry Kapsner Board chair Ed Popp Sheryl Weitgenant expressed interest in Stacy L. Snobrich continuing the project but
also posed a question about turnover. “I know they move on to hirer pay,” Popp said. “Maybe its time we look at doing all this out of house and be done with this. We’re hiring, we’re training, they move on. We can’t keep going on that route. … We have to do something. There is no guarantee if we push (the road project) back another year, we aren’t going to have the same problem next year at this time.” Commissioner A. Jake Bauerly agreed. “We either have to look at the whole structure of our pay for those engineers or as commissioner Popp said delegate it out,” he said. Bryd said there is a shortage industry-wide for engineers and that although the county has a good recruitment process, there are not enough students enrolling into engineering programs. Bauerly said competing for employees with the private sector is dif cult due to multi-year union contracts
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Chase Hoops and Chase Christensen will lead the Storm’n Eagles boys golf team this season. “Those two are the biggest returners for the team,” said head coach John Lieser. “I think they can both make it to state if they reach their full potential.” With a team stuck indoors, Lieser is having a hard time keeping the team focused and determined. “Being stuck inside for practices is not ideal,” Lieser said. “Normally, the season nally heats up
with warm weather around this time, but we normally have outdoor practices out on the course by now, too. Because we’ve been inside, practicing at St. John’s, it’s hard to say where our team is sitting and how much potential everyone has.” Last year, the team placed seventh or eighth in most meet, often competing against tough teams like Alexandria or Brainerd. “It’s always tough competition and that makes it harder to compete at the same level,” Lieser said. “Schools like Alexandria and Brainerd also put a lot more into their golf teams
and their overall programs.” Lieser said the team is committed to making progress with a positive attitude, but he is also hoping to instill the love of the game and having fun on the golf course and emphasizing the interest in it being a lifelong sport. “They are starting to understand that part of it, that golf is more than just some sport you play in high school,” Lieser said. “They are really focused on having better nishes at meets, having fun and learning the proper etiquette and rules. That I believe is the rst step to success.”
The team has canceled or postponed four meets and was set to tee off April 24 at a home Central Lakes Conference invitational, as well as a CLC invitational April 26 in Fergus Falls. Lieser feels the team’s rst meet will be the May 4 presection 8AAA tournament in Cold Spring, but there is a possibility of competing April 30 in Willmar. “Once this weather transitions into spring, we will have a lot better idea of when meets will happen,” Lieser said.
Public Notices SAUK RAPIDS-RICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY BOARD MEETING Monday, March 26, 2018 A semi-monthly meeting of the Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hauck Monday, March 26, 2018, at seven o’clock p.m. in the District Of ce Board Room. ROLL CALL Members present included Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Rogholt, and Solarz. Others present were Business Manager Eisenschenk, Superintendent Watkins, Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services White, Director of Teaching and Learning Bushman, SRRMS Principal Rudolph, MHES Principal Peterson, PV Principal Froiland, Rice Principal Paasch, Director of Community Education Wilke, Director of Early Childhood Family Education Rogholt, and SRRHS Student Council Representative Kockler. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to approve the meeting’s “Agenda,” as amended. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Solarz and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to approve the meeting’s “Consent Agenda.” PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input at 7:33 p.m. ACTION ITEMS APPROVAL OF THE NON-CERTIFIED STAFF AGREEMENT A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Holthaus and carried by a margin of ve, with Hauck abstaining, to approve the Paraprofessional Agreement. Business Manager Eisenschenk, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director White, and the Non-Certi ed Negotiating Committee recommended Board approval. APPROVAL OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT/YOUTH PROGRAMS COORDINATOR (YDYP) AGREEMENT A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to approve the YDYP Programs Coordinator Agreement for the 2017 – 2018 and 2018 – 2019 school years. Business Manager Eisenschenk, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director White, and the Non-Certi ed Negotiating Committee recommended Board approval. AUTHORIZATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SPECIALIST A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Holthaus and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to authorize the addition of a Technology Support Specialist that will serve technology needs in the District in a year-round capacity. ACCEPTANCE OF THE OTTO BREMER TRUST GRANT A motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Braun and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to accept a one-year $35,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust. The grant will serve “to increase the number of trained professionals who work with children, birth to age ve (5), and their families to build and enhance attachment and develop capacity of children to regulate and express emotions.” APPROVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM CONSULTANT AGREEMENT A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to approve a three (3) year agreement with Musser Environmental Consulting, Incorporated, which has been the District’s Health and Safety Consultant since 2006 and has provided the District with good value.since that time. The Agreement is for a 5.57% increase (1.86% annualized) over the life of the Agreement with an annual fee of $23,225. AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT AT PLEASANTVIEW FOR THE 2018 – 2019 SCHOOL YEAR A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Butkowski and unanimously carried, by a margin of six to authorize, by resolution, the closing of open enrollment in Kindergarten for the upcoming 2018 – 2019 school year at Pleasantview Elementary School. ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAY 8, 2018, BUILDING REFERENDUM JUDGE POOL In compliance with Minnesota Statute, Section 204B.21 the District has designated the following pool of judges, 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 8, 2018, 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 12, 2018. Member Holthaus introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Member Rogholt: RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE MAY 8, 2018 SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board (the Board) of Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice), Minnesota (the School District) as follows: It is hereby found, determined and declared as follows: 1.The following individuals, each of whom is quali ed to serve as an election judge, are hereby appointed as judges of election for the School District’s special election on May 8, 2018 to act as such at the combined polling places listed below: Barbara J. Bemboom Barbara Krueger Bryan Anderson Carol Ervasti Carol Hart Chris (Marie) Rasmussen Clara Knettel Curtis Anderson Deborah E. Jude Delores Volkers
Diane Hohman Doane Compton Donna Poganski Ester Ebnet Frank Hard Howard Sylvester Ivan Schumann Jane Anderson Janet M. Skroch Jean R. Skroch Jessica Macy
Jessica Nelson Rademacher Joyce Fink Joyce Segler Kathleen Derr Kathleen Lund Kathy Snyder Kenneth Schiller Lawrence Thell Linda Langer Linda Tenneson
Lucy G. Palmer Margaret (Peggy) Dickinson Margaret Martens Marilyn Kaschmitter Marlene Haider Mary Broderick Mary Kittridge Maureen Graber Michael Garrity
Pam Benoit Patricia A. Burski Peggy S. Herman Rebecca Molitor Rebecca Telfair Rick Jones Ronald Baert Sandra Garrity Sarah Berend Sherry Kapsner Sheryl Weitgenant
Stacy L. Snobrich Sue Harkins Terry Schwanke Therese Langevin Tina Douvier Todd Frank Blum Twila Minter William Bard William R. Haider
The Sauk Rapids Government Center 250 Summit Avenue North Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Mississippi Heights Elementary School 1003 4th Street South Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Pleasantview Elementary School 1009 6th Avenue North Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Riverside Church – Sauk Rapids Campus (Formerly Bridge Community Church) 1702 West Highview Drive Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Watab Town Hall 660 75th Street Northeast Rice, Minnesota Rice City Hall 205 Main Street East Rice, Minnesota 2. The election judges shall act as clerks of election, count the ballots cast and submit the results to the Board for canvass in the manner provided for other school district elections. Upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof Braun, Butkowski, Rogholt, Holthaus, Solarz, Hauck and the following voted against the same: None and the following were not in attendance at the meeting: Morse whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL FOOD SERVICE TIME A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Holthaus and unanimously carried by a margin of six, to authorize additional time to support the food service program based on increased student need. The additional time will t within the Food Service budget as revenue has also increased due to additional students being served. MHES .50 hours daily of Cook’s Helper time PVES 2.75 hours daily of Cook’s Helper time (New Position) SRRMS .75 hours daily of Assistant Cook’s time (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) SRRHS .75 hours daily of Cook’s Helper time APPROVAL OF INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to approve the Individual Agreements for the Business Of ce Coordinator and the Superintendent’s Administrative Assistant. Please see the provided executive summary of the Individual Agreements for details. ADOPTION OF PROPOSED POLICIES A motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Braun and unanimously carried to adopt the following policies. • #704 (Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Accounting System) is a “recommended policy” and would replace current policy #704 (Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Accounting System). • #214 (Out of State Travel) is a “mandatory policy” and would replace current policy #214 (Out of State Travel). These policies required two readings before adoption. Input was provided and incorporated as recommended. DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER’S REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PROPOSED BOND ELECTION The Commissioner of Education favorably reviewed and returned the District’s Review and Comment document, which relates to the District’s proposed bond election on May 8, 2018. Legislation, newly enacted in 2017, requires Districts to review the Commissioner’s Review and Comment, which summarizes the projects proposed to be funded, at a public meeting. The Board of Education and District Administration reviewed the document’s contents and allowed time for community members to ask questions regarding the Commissioner’s summary. No members of the public/community asked questions during or after the review. In addition, the Commissioner’s Review and Comment summary is scheduled to be published in the District’s of cial newspaper. FIRST READING OF PROPOSED POLICIES • #406 (Personnel Data) is a “mandatory policy” and would replace current policy #406 (Personnel Data). • #427 (Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers) is a “mandatory policy” and would replace current policy #427 (Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers). These policies require two readings before adoption, and will be posted for stakeholder input before of cial adoption. ADJOURNMENT With no further business appearing before the Board, a motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Holthaus and unanimously carried, by a margin of six, to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa J. Braun, Board of Education Clerk Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 R-16-1B
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very light and had barely any force,” Hatlestad said. “We have been running drills to emphasize the equalization of force between those two serves, especially because the second serve can do a lot for the rest of the match.” Hatlestad hopes the team continues to improve before they play their rst match, but also that they win more of their matches this season. “I think if they put in the effort and get more wins out of the season, they will nd the greater value in the sport,” Hatlestad said. “My hope is that many of the players will see tennis as a lifetime sport and will continue to play long after high school.” The team is scheduled to play their rst match April 24 in Fergus Falls, followed by a match April 26 in Brainerd. “The team is ready to be outdoors and on the courts,” Hatlestad said. “Practicing inside without the use of any tennis nets makes it hard to work on skills such as keeping the ball in play and PHOTO BY ANNA SALDANA acting out matches. I think we Seniors Nick Richer (left) and Gage Donovan prepare to begin practice April 17 at St. Elizabeth are all hoping the courts clear Seton School. The two are captains of the Storm’n Eagles boys tennis team. off, and we can get outside within the next week.”
The Storm’n Eagles boys tennis team is returning with greater force and rigor than before. Head coach Jamie Hatlestad has already seen improvements in practice, Individual high single despite not being able to game: Adam Sundquist – practice on the courts at St. 279 Cloud Apollo. Individual high three-game “We have some real strong returners to the team, total: Adam Sundquist – especially our captains Gage 775 Donovan and Nick Richert,” Team high single game: Hatlestad said. “But we also The Blue Line – 1,319 have many underclassmen Team high three-game joining the team. They are total: The Blue Line – eager to learn and prepare 3,749 themselves for the rst matches of the season. The League standings: biggest key is that every one SR Legion 193-143 of the guys is willing to take JD Byrider 180-156 criticism and tips for getting The Blue Line 180-156 better. They want to improve ATS 173.5-162.5 and perform at their best Upper Deck 173.5-162.5 during the matches.” Sartell Hardware Hank During practices, the 147.5-188.5 team has been focused on MC’s Dugout 147.5-188.5 speci c skills to make them better players. Highlights: “They need to be able Mike Alexander – 719 to have good hand-eye Aaron Schultz – 715 coordination for tennis, so Ryan Ertl – 699 we’ve been running drills on that,” Hatlestad said. “They Pete Kruger – 698 also need to keep the ball in Curt Dingmann – 690 play with plenty of control, Adrian Pufraff – 675 establish touch shots with Bruce Arnold – 672 no over-hitting and remain Kevin Kruse – 670 mentally in the game.” Lyle Nelson – 664 The team is working on Darrel Gerdes – 660 BY ANNA SALDANA balancing the force behind Mark Drengson – 623 STAFF WRITER the rst serve and the second Rick Turch – 620 serve. Dale Denney – 616 “Last season, the boys The Storm’n Eagles girls Corey Brown – 604 had a very hard rst serve golf team is ready to get on Al Eiynch – 604 with a lot of force behind it, the course. Darren Brix – 603 but then when it came time “The girls are doing the for their second serve, it was best they possibly can at getting ready for meets,” said head coach Mark Krueger. “Being in the wrestling room, we’ve done a lot with conditioning, to make sure we don’t get tired as we Expanding Services compete at multiple meets Catering Services and Restaurant in a week. With the weather, Enjoy working with the public we are bound to be having Variable shifts, flexible scheduling and great pay! long weeks of practices and competition and travel. But Apply at 405 Main St. East Rice, MN they’ve been doing well.” The team, led by captains Elizabeth Weitzel, Olivia www.creativecateringricemn.com Rauch and Jenna Bukowski,
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They are very determined, too. All of the returners want to get better scores than last year, and they’ll do what they can to get to that point.” Krueger has goals for the team of getting more than one girl into the nal day of sections, as well as getting multiple girls to score under 100 in multiple meets. Kruger said the golfers’ long-game needs some
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work, but they are waiting for the temperatures to rise and the snow to melt. “Those skills have to be honed in on the golf course itself,” Krueger said. “But when we nally do get out there, our team will be looking pretty good.” The girls are set to tee off in their rst meet April 27 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell, but Krueger believes that meet will be canceled due to the course still having frost underground. “I have a feeling that our rst meet will be the Central Lakes Conference meet April 30,” Krueger said. “That’s hopefully when things can get going for us.”
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The Sauk RapidsRice Storm baseball team is cohesive, powerful and intelligent. They have been preparing for games indoors at SRR high school as they wait for the weather to turn. “This team is a force to be reckoned with this year,” said head coach Jeff Hille. “While they are anxious to get outside and to play some games, they have been doing well inside. They have been gaining some depth and getting their arms ready, and they are prepared for season.” The team returns two pitchers, Cordell Lazer and Brady Posch, from last season, as well as a tough in eld roster. The team’s three captains – Cole
Fuecker, Kade Patterson and Lazer – are all returning starters to the team. The Storm also returns seniors Jack Saldana, Connor Silbernick, Joey Schreiner and Anthony Massman. “These guys are a group that gets along really well,” Hille said. “They are always encouraging each other, and they want to do their best for the team. The team is willing to put in the work to become powerful, handle failure and move on in a strong manner. I think they will do well this year, even though they will be cramming all of their games into the time frame of half a season.” Hille said the pitching depth will be a key point to the team’s success, particularly with front-end pitching. The team is coming off
a 9-14 season and graduated some of their most powerful players – Bjorn Hanson, Logan Siemers, Noah Klinefelter, Ethan Bengtson, Tyler Kranz and Anthony Burton. Hanson was the team’s strongest slugger with a batting average of .488. “Even though we lost a number of our players, I think the team still has a lot of potential,” Hille said. “I’m looking forward to how that potential and their team chemistry can positively in uence the team as they are out on the eld. We have a goal of winning the section and advancing to state, and I think it’s possible with this group.” The Storm played their rst game April 19 against Rocori and plays again April 21 against Moorhead.
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Storm take early lead before submitting to Spartans BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER
The Sauk Rapids-Rice baseball team started their rst game of the season April 19 with a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the third inning. However, the Storm fell behind when the Rocori Spartans added six runs, followed by another three in the bottom of the fth. SRR
struggled to come back and lost 10-4. Cordell Lazer started things off with a walk, followed by Tyler Hemker scoring a triple on a line drive to right eld with two RBIs. Joey Schreiner grounded out to second to bring Hemker home, bringing the lead to 4-1. The team struggled defensively after gaining the
lead. They allowed six runs in one inning and made a elding error in the fth. Hemker was the lead slugger for the Storm, connecting for hits on both of his at-bats. Cole Fuecker and Tanner Andvik each added a hit as well. On the mound, each of the three pitchers – Brady Posch, Lazer and Hemker – recorded a strike percentage
over .600, averaging out at a .664 percentage for the entirety of the game. The Storm travel to St. John’s University April 23 to take on St. Cloud Apollo. The game begins at noon. Batting: Fuecker 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB; Lazer 1 R, 1 BB; Andvik 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB; Hemker 1 R, 2 H, 2 RBI; Derek Durant 1 BB; Schreiner 1 RBI. Pitching: Posch 2 IP, .625 S%, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB; Lazer 2.1 IP .702 S%, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB; Hemker 1.2 IP, .682 S%, 1 K.
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Brady Posch whips a pitch toward home plate April 19 against Rocori in Collegville. Posch was the starting pitcher for SRR.
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KADE PATTERSON Parents: Doug and Kristi Patterson Grade: 12 Sport accomplishment: Cocaptain of the baseball team. What is your favorite part about baseball? It’s more complex than people realize. Baseball is a game of strategy. The pitcher must decide every pitch he wants to throw. The infielders and outfielders must decide if the ball is hit to them, where they need to throw it. The batter has to decide what his approach is at the plate. And all these decisions made by the players are influenced by the score of the game, what inning the game is in, how many runners are on base, and how many outs there are. Oh, and you get to be outside in the sun with blue skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. What could be better?
Joey Schreiner fields the ball April 19 in Collegeville. The game against Rocori marked the start of their playing season.
Cole Fuecker slides into third base, advancing safely ahead of the play April 19 at St. John’s University. The Storm lost their matchup to the Spartans 10-4.
What is your best game to date? It happened during our legion baseball season. We were playing the 76ers [Tech], and it was late in the game with the score tied and the bases loaded. I came up to hit. We were facing Austin Nikolas, who is one of the better pitchers. He threw me a fastball that I hit on the ground up the middle that got through the infielders. It scored the go-ahead run, and we went on to win the game. What other activities are you involved in at school? Band, Minnesota Honor Society, student council, Project 4 Teens and Link Crew. What is your favorite high school class to date? Calculus. Calculus is hands down the hardest class I have taken in my high school career, but it has also been the most enjoyable. A big part of that is due to Mr. Kruger who teaches the class, but there is also a satisfaction in getting an answer correct that took some work to get. What skill do you possess most people do not know about? I can play piano.
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While the Storm track and eld teams have yet to practice or compete outdoors, the team has been able to participate in a few indoor meets. They kicked off their season with the CLC meet April 7 at St. John’s University. The team was able to take in another indoor meet April 12 in Bemidji. At the meet, both boys and girls teams had a great deal of success with many top eight nishes from both sides. Overall, the boys, as a team, placed sixth while the girls placed 21st. Chan Balo led the team with a rst-place nish in the
800-meter run, a feat that did not come without hard work and effort. “It took a lot out of me,” Balo said. “But I feel like I still could have given more during the race. I’m very satis ed with where I ended up, but still striving to keep doing better in future meets.” Jerad Schlichting was another top nisher for the boys, coming in fth during the 3200-meter run, crossing the nish line at 10:56.59. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the support and all the cheering from my team,” Schlichting said. “I’m happy with where I placed but placing doesn’t matter as much to me as beating my time. I’m always
looking to get my personal best time.” The boys had a number of other top eight nishes throughout the meet. Cole Ritten took fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 39 feet, 3 inches. Tayton Philavahn came in seventh in the high jump at 5 feet 8 inches. Mikayla Zaske led things for the girls, coming in third on the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.53. “It took a lot of determination and patience,” Zaske said. “I have been working hard not just since the beginning of the season but for years to get to where I am now. Even though I didn’t quite get my goal time, I still put my best effort forward
and bettered my time from our rst meet. I would say it was a very successful race.” Julia Severson brought in a seventh-place nish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:34.40. Emma Mader came in with an eighth-place nish in the girls 3200-meter run, closely followed by Kayleen Martins in ninth. The team travels to Holdingford April 27, competing against six other area teams. Individual top-eight girls: 800 run: 7. Severson 2:34.40; 3200 run: 8. Mader 13:44.34; and 60 hurdles: 3. Zaske 10.53. Individual top-eight boys: 800 run: 1. Balo 2:08.00; 3200 run: 5. Schlichting 10:56.59; 60 hurdles: 6. Spencer Weber 9.31; 4x200 relay: 5. 1:40.15; 4x400 relay: 4. 3:44.60; 4x800 relay: 7. 9:18.73; high jump: 7. Philavahn 5 feet eight inches; and triple jump: 4. Ritten 39 feet three inches.
What are you most looking forward to in your senior year? Spending the rest of my high school career with my friends and making the best out of the time I have. What is the best advice you have ever received? To work hard and be proud of what you do, especially when the going gets tough. What do you like to do in your spare time? Be outside spending time with my family. I also enjoy golfing and riding my bike. What is your favorite meal, movie, social media and song? Chicken tetrazzini, “Interstellar,” Twitter, and “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen. What are your future plans? I plan on attending Minnesota State University-Mankato and pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. Leading the Storm is Sponsored by:
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MILACA — At Pettit Pastures in Milaca, the farm’s focus may look like grass-fed beef. But hidden beneath the hooves of its 100-head cattle herd is a purpose equally important: the soil. “The microbes in their saliva and manure feed the biology of the soil,” said Tim Pettit. “We try to mimic basically what the buffalo did on the prairie years ago. They would graze from one area, move on and eventually cycle back. You need cattle impact to keep the soil biology alive.” Tim Pettit and his wife, Alice, operate Pettit Pastures with the help of their son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Lacey Pettit, of Foley. The four own 33 cow-calf pairs
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Tim Pettit stands next to his family farm’s sign at his property in Milaca April 16. Pettit operates Pettit Pastures with his wife Alica and son and daughter-in-law Jake and Lacey Pettit, of Foley.
of an Australian Lowline cross and about 60 head of stock raised for direct market meat sales. The cattle are one of ve certi ed American Grassfed Association herds
in Minnesota, meaning they are raised on forage from weaning to harvest, always pastured and are never recipients of antibiotics or hormones.
The Pettits graze the cattle on 200 acres of land, raising cover crops and legumes to further enhance the land and supply bailage for nishing their herd.
“Most of our land is used for grazing except where we raise alfalfa for bailage,” Pettit said. “And then, we probably graze that third or fourth crop, just to get some
animal impact on those elds. Everything is no till. We harvest the crops with the cows by grazing.” Pettit said after selling his dairy in the 1980s and working as a pipe tter up until retirement, he wanted to get back into farming as a way to restore land, believing conventional farming had killed soil biology. The farm’s work with its cattle and land earned them the 2017 Northeast Area 3 Outstanding Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Districts. They have also earned their Minnesota Water Quality Certi cation. The Pettits began raising beef in 2011 with 10 head after researching the Lowline breed. In order to nish a foraged-based animal properly, Pettit said it is important to have a breed with a smaller frame. A full-blooded Lowline cow matures at about 800 pounds, whereas the Pettits’ Lowline crossed with Angus reached between 900 and 1,000 pounds. It takes the Pettits roughly two years to nish a Pettit page 2
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all of my produce, I would have made $900 off of it. It was really more about the experience of growing my own produce.” DeGroat also competes in a variety of team events at regionals, state and national competitions. As a senior, she has re ected back on her competitions with fondness. “Freshman and junior year I competed in horse evaluation,” DeGroat said. “That was by far the most fun event I’ve competed in.
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because it was so stressful.” As part of her FFA experience, DeGroat has completed two Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE). The rst is raising two Californian rabbits. “I raised them for about three years – feeding, grooming and caring for them,” DeGroat said. “I took them to the FFA Barnyard at the Benton County Fair and then won rst place in open class.” Her second SAE was planting produce and growing a successful garden. “The garden I planted was 2,000 square feet,” DeGroat said. “Most of it was corn, but I also planted some beans and peas. I planted a little of everything I suppose. Ultimately, I spent $100 in seeds for my garden and by the time I was done, if I would have sold
We had to judge four halter classes and three riding classes. I learned a lot from the horse evaluation.” During her sophomore year, she competed in poultry, but went to state as a delegate. This year, her expertise is in ag issues and forestry, both of which she will be competing in at the 89th annual Minnesota FFA State Competition April 22-24 at the University of Minnesota. “I’m looking forward to state this year,” DeGroat said. “It will be fun getting together with friends and meeting up with the kids we
PAGE 4B | SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018 | BENTON AG BENTON COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 463 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL BENTON COUNTY ZONING MAP WHEREAS, an application has been made pursuant to Sections 11.8 and 7.6A of the Benton County Development Code to rezone the property described herein from the Agricultural District to the B-2 Business Enterprise District; and, WHEREAS, the applicant, Doug Friedrich, and owner of the subject property, Scott and Julie Smith, have submitted a rezoning request for the subject property; and, WHEREAS, on March 27th and 31st, 2018, Notice of Public Hearings to rezone the site and amend the Benton County Zoning Map was published in the of cial newspapers and mailed to the governing bodies of all towns and municipalities located within two miles of the effected property within Benton County; and, WHEREAS, public hearings regarding said proposal have been conducted by the Benton County Planning Commission and the Benton County Board of Commissioners on April 12, 2018 and April 17, 2018; and, WHEREAS, the Benton County Board of Commissioners nd that the rezoning of the property described herein comports with the Benton County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and is appropriate.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 12, 2006 M O RT G A G O R : Mark Lieser, a single person and Jill Longie, a single person. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Mortgage Solutions its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded May 19, 2006 Benton County Recorder, Document No. A338301. ASSIGNMENTS OF
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Sections 11.8, 7.6A of the Benton County Development Code, the of cial Benton County Zoning Map is hereby amended to re ect that the following described property is zoned B-2 as follows: From the Agricultural District to the B-2 District that part of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section Twelve (12), in Township Thirty-eight (38) North, of Range Thirtytwo (32) West, according to the plat and survey thereof on le and of record in the of ce of the County Recorder in and for Benton County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said NE1/4; thence North 89° 48’ 12” East (assumed bearing) along the North line of said NE1/4 for 1,364.98 feet; thence South 56° 22’ 16” West for 1,320.00 feet to the Northeasterly right of way line of U.S. Trunk Highway No. 10; thence North 33° 37’ 44” West along said right of way line for 457.75 feet to the West line of said NE1/4 thence Northerly along said West line for 345.42 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 12.28 acres. Approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners this 17th day of April, 2018. Upon enactment, this ordinance shall be effective upon the date of its publication as provided by law. Edward D. Popp, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-16-1B
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recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 31, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff`s Main Of ce, Lobby, 581 Highway 23, Foley Minnesota 56329 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2018, or the next business day if November 30, 2018 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL
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BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 3, 2018 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 3, 2018 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Spencer Buerkle, Ed Popp, Warren Peschl, Jake Bauerly and Jim McMahon present. Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the ag. Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to approve the agenda as written. Thomas Haaf, 2730 – 15th Avenue NE, Sauk Rapids, appeared under Open Forum, referencing concerns previously expressed to the Board relating to his property as a result of the CSAH 3 “Up the Hill” project. Haaf stated that, as directed by the Board, he has prepared an itemized list of repairs he had performed because of safety concerns with his property; he will await the Board’s decision regarding reimbursement for these needed repairs. Haaf also referenced the upcoming $93 million Sauk Rapids-Rice School District levy referendum; he feels that the referendum is “misleading”, creating an “arti cial need” by bringing in too many children to the district through open enrollment. He also expressed concerns with the survey conducted by Morris Leatherman on behalf of the school district. McMahon/Buerkle unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2018 as written; 2) approve the Emergency Meeting Minutes of March 15, 2018 as written; 3) approve application for four permits to host special events at Rollies, LLC, as requested by Deanna Rosa; 4) approve application for County Combination On-Sale & Sunday Sale Liquor License for GCR Properties LLC/ Granite City Speedway Restaurant, 2540 Golden Spike Road NE, Sauk Rapids, and authorize the Chair to sign; 5) approve application for County Combination On-Sale, Off-Sale and Sunday Sale Liquor License for Curley’s Corner LLC, 16523 – 165th Street NE, Foley, and authorize the Chair to sign; 6) approve Purchase Money Security Agreement for S.C.O.R.E. Grant—City of Foley—for eight Hampton recycled park benches, and authorize the Chair to sign; 7) approve appointment of Bruce Bonebright to the Board of Adjustment to ll the three-year term—January 2017 through December 2019; and 8) authorize signatures on construction contract for project SAP 005-629-016/005-633-018, reconstruction of CSAH 29 in Sartell, to C & L Excavating of St. Joseph, MN. Troy Heck, County Sheriff, explained that April 8th-14th has been designated as National Telecommunicator’s Week; this designation honors the men and women of our nation’s dispatch centers who are the rst point of contact for people seeking help from re, EMS, or law enforcement. Heck pointed out that public safety dispatchers do a dif cult job that requires them to be ready to handle anyone on their worst day in a calm and professional manner, stating “…they are masters of multi-tasking and wonderful men and women…I’m very proud to have a great bunch working in our dispatch center…” McMahon/Bauerly unanimous to designate the week of April 8-14, 2018 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week, recognizing the men and women of the Benton County Dispatch Center, and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. Chris Byrd, County Engineer, referenced the nomination of an interchange project in the City of Royalton on TH 10 for Corridors of Commerce project funding which was discussed at the March 6th Board meeting. He noted that MnDOT has now shared their initial concept drawing with the Royalton City Council, which does affect the alignment of Benton County’s CSAH 24 as a possible on/off ramp for TH 10. Byrd pointed out that the City of Royalton has adopted a resolution of support for the project and indications are that Morrison County will be adopting a similar resolution of support. He noted that, should Benton County also adopt a resolution of support, the project would
OF PROPERTY: Lot One (1), Block One (1) of Scenic View COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $128,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $123,107.75 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage,
the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Of ce, 581 Highway 23 Northeast Foley, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which
receive 20 points toward their ranking “score” for having local support of the project; if a project scores high enough, the Corridors of Commerce funding will pay all project costs. Byrd noted that the concept drawing eliminates the signals and has some type of grade separation; there would be some impacts to businesses along the frontage road. Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#12, a Support Resolution for U.S. Highway 10 Corridor of Commerce Project in Royalton, and authorize the Chair to sign. Byrd explained that, as part of the reconstruction project on CSAH 29 in Sartell, stormwater treatment ponds need to be constructed; Benton County Public Works has been negotiating in good faith with a landowner to acquire the necessary permanent easement to construct the ponds (1.8 acres). Byrd noted that the parties have been unable to reach a settlement and there is a need to move forward with the project; he requested Board approval to start the eminent domain process while still trying to negotiate. McMahon inquired of the underlying reasons why no settlement can be reached. Mark Loidolt, Assistant County Engineer, pointed out that Evergreen Village does not agree with the proposed location of the ponds. Loidolt noted that other locations have been explored; however, those locations do not meet requirements or would increase the cost of design/construction and long term maintenance, as well as add structure cost. Byrd noted that the landowner was offered the appraised value of that property based on comparable sales. Bauerly/Buerkle unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#13, authorizing the acquisition of said land by eminent domain, and authorizing the Chair to sign. Bauerly commented “…we have to keep in mind the greater good…” Buerkle noted that this is just the rst step in the condemnation process. Byrd reported that the advertisement for bids for the Dewey Street project in Foley will occur this week; this project will occur in two phases due to Foley Fun Days in June. He also noted that replacements for the two vacant Civil Engineering Technician positions have been hired. The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:27 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting. The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:51 AM. Monty Headley, County Administrator, provided an Administrator’s Report: 1) Monthly Financial Report 2) Update on Centracare RFP process and other leasable building options (three proposals received in response to Centracare RFP—not very detailed proposals, rather big-picture proposals; business analyst staff from Centracare will now work with the proposers to re ne their estimates; Centracare is very committed to this facility and realize the need to offer reasonable leased space; in the meanwhile, county staff are working with an architect and contractors to develop cost estimates to occupy other leased space options) 3) Employee Recognition: A committee was formed to discuss potential revisions to the county’s current recognition policy; committee recommendations include continuing to recognize years of service but recognize employees earlier, options to just cash recognition, and adding recognition for Customer Service, LEAN/Continuous Improvement and Safety. Buerkle spoke in support of recognizing customer service, innovation and ef ciency. Bauerly suggested adding recognition for employees who motivate/inspire others or improve morale in the workplace. McMahon stated his support for recognizing employees at their department location. Popp suggested that employee recognition be publicized (i.e. newspapers, website) if agreeable to those employees being recognized. No formal action regarding employee recognition was requested at this time. Meal Reimbursement: Headley noted that the issue of shortcomings in the current meal reimbursement policy arose during
the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 29, 2018 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032,
DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: March 20, 2018 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 18-001254 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-12-6B
discussions at Management Team meetings; consensus of the Management Team is that the current policy is too rigid and does not address the unique 24/7 nature of operations at the Sheriff’s Of ce. Headley stated the Management Team’s belief that the current dollar limits don’t re ect current meal costs; further, that the geographical limits in the current policy, plus calling one meal “breakfast” or another “dinner” with variable reimbursement amounts, do not work well in the 24/7 environment of law enforcement. He pointed out that the proposed policy dispenses with the geographical limitations, sets the maximum daily total of $45 for all meals with no single meal reimbursement to exceed $15.00 (the employee may apply any unspent portion of a meal to other eligible meals that same day), and allows department heads more exibility to interpret the policy and adopt unique department rules. No formal action regarding meal reimbursement was requested at this time. Headley referenced a letter received from Sarah Spector from NRG regarding Benton County’s current consideration of solar subscriber agreements with NRG (one in Sherburne County and one in Stearns County). Spector’s letter stated, in part, “… the projects we are contemplating subscribing Benton County to may not go online until after July 2019…this is not consistent with the commercial operation dates we originally spoke about… these are some of the last remaining projects available in the area, it might make sense for the Board to vote to authorize to proceed with executing the SSA contingent upon receiving more certainty from NRG Renew about the project development status…the contract does provide the County with the ability to terminate the contract (with no liability) if NRG Renew is unable to achieve commercial operation within 24 months of executing the SSA…” Headley stated his recommendation to put this issue on hold at this time, noting that should Benton County sign the agreements now, the County would not be able to consider other solar subscriber agreements during a 24-month period. Headley noted, on the other hand, if the County declines this opportunity with NRG, there may not be available sites in the future for Benton County to subscribe to. Headley restated his recommendation that the County not enter into subscriber agreements with NRG at this time; he will stay in touch with NRG to monitor project development for these sites and bring the agreements back to the Board should the project progress forward. Buerkle stated a concern that “none of the counties around us wanted to subscribe to these”; he is also concerned about possible impacts from the new tax law. Bauerly stated “…I could agree to this, subject to them being built, but scale back our commitment…” McMahon stated his agreement with Headley to put this issue on hold at this time. No action taken. Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county. Peschl/McMahon unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: April 10, St. Cloud State of the City presented by Mayor Kleis; and May 3, Community Presentation on Tobacco Use in Benton County. Peschl/McMahon unanimous (at 10:45 AM) to conduct a closed meeting of the County Board pursuant to MN Statutes §13D.03, Subdivision 1, to consider strategy for labor negotiations. The Regular County Board Meeting was reconvened at 11:24 AM. Buerkle/Peschl unanimous to adjourn at 11:25 AM. Edward D. Popp, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-16-1B
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Is there a trade war or not?
So, are we in a tariff war with China or not? And, is the United States part of the Trans Paci c Partnership (TPP) or not? Farmers are being whipsawed back and forth with new announcements regarding trade coming out daily from Washington, D.C., adding even more to the uncertainty farmers are dealing with as they head into planting season. A week ago, the nation was focused on a potential trade war between the U.S. and China. It now appears the leaders of the U.S. and China have come to their senses with the realization that no one wins in a trade war. Chinese President Xi Jinping made the rst move with promises of opening his country’s economy further
for foreign better off than investors and they ever were. lowering tariffs It will take a on cars and little while to other goods. get there, but it President could be very T r u m p quick, actually. responded Midwestern saying he was, growers are “thankful for great patriots the Chinese who understand leader’s kind that they’re words on tariffs doing this for as well as his BY ROGER STROM the country.” enlightenment B r i a n The Business of Farming on the issue of K u e h l , intellectual property.” executive director of Farmers And if we cannot come to for Free Trade, describes terms with China, the president the idea of compensating promises farmers they will be farmers for losses as kind of compensated for any losses bizarre. “How did we get to connected to the tariffs. Trump a place where we’re talking made an odd declaration about abandoning markets saying, “We’ll make it up to and moving to government them. The farmers will be payments?” he said. Kuehl
said it is doubtful Congress would ever approve such a plan, and it is certainly not something most farmers want to see happen. On another front, the president has done an about face on his decision to pull the United States of the TPP. It is unclear why he changed his mind but Trump is asking trade of cials to look at the possibility of rejoining the TPP. However, that door may have already closed. The 11 other TPP countries signed their own trade pact last month. There is the real possibility they may not be willing to reopen the agreement and make concessions that would allow the United States back in. Farmer frustration with
Trump’s trade strategies is at a boiling point. At a recent meeting with lawmakers, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue got an earful from Montana Sen. Jon Tester, who is also a farmer. Tester told Perdue, “The last three years have been pretty tough, and it’s going to
be. If this doesn’t get solved pretty damned quick, we’re going to see a repeat of the 1980s. I don’t want to see myself losing the farm or my neighbors.” Perdue said, “I hear you and I agree with you.” To be continued … …jus-sayn
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Ag policy at the forefront Rep. Peterson joins KASM Radio’s Dairy Discussion BY JENNIFER COYNE STAFF WRITER
ALBANY – From milk price to fair trade agreements, a lot has been on the minds of dairy farmers lately. During a recent forum, dairy farmers, agriculture nancial institution representatives and others involved in the industry gathered to voice their concerns and seek answers from U.S. Representative Collin Peterson. Joe Gill, of 1150 AM KASM Radio, hosted the Dairy Discussion forum April 4 in Albany. Gill and Peterson were joined on stage by Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kev-
in Paap, Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish, AMPI representative and dairy farmer Steve Schlangen, First District Association representative and dairy farmer Joe Becker, Land O’Lakes representative and dairy farmer Brad Vold, and Elmdale Creamery and First District Association representative and dairy farmer Ron Koopmeiners. Minnesota Milk Producers Association President David Buck was able to join the conversation by phone. “We’re in a tough time, but we will get through it,” said Vold, who dairy farms with his family near Glenwood. “I challenge each of you to take the time to contact Washing-
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ton. It starts with you.” The U.S. economy in a world market Low milk prices are putting many dairy farmers in the Upper Midwest in a unique predicament – feeling like they either have to expand and increase milk production or retire the milking units. Dairy farmers are not the only ones feeling the effect, but also milk processors and industry allies. “In our area, around 20 miles from me, I know 1,000 cows that have left,” said Buck, who milks cows near Goodhue. “My local vet made a comment about how many cows he’s lost in his business. It’s the worst he’s seen.” Likewise, First District Association lost about 50 of their 900 patrons last year. To date, 30 patrons have left in 2018, according to Becker. “I believe a lot are not quitting because they want to, but because they have to,” said Becker who dairies near Grove City. Vold agreed. “There are producers that are fourth-generation plus being forced to leave the industry,” he said. “They’re making that decision because the passion [to milk cows] is gone and they’re at an age where they can still have another career path.” The forum of farmers could all agree this crisis is due in part to the oversupply of milk in the domestic market and the challenge of distributing it throughout the international market. All dairy cooperatives represented in the Dairy Discussion have limited milk pro-
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duction in some way for their patrons by either implementing a base program, discouraging expansion or timing expansions. Yet, it was noted from a statement in the audience that farmers are getting bigger and milk is being taken on from those larger farms. “Short-term, it may look like it’s hurting us in the Upper Midwest,” said Schlangen about AMPI’s decision to add a large farm to their list of pickups. “But long-term, if it wasn’t for the assurance of having that milk supply, we wouldn’t be able to make investments like the plant in Sanborn.” Without a contract such as this, Schlangen said the cooperative would not be viable in the future. “They’re helping us so that we can have a facility that is up-to-date and be competitive in the global market,” he said. “Whether we like it or not, we are in the global market.” With unjust competition from Canada and the European Union, forum participants expressed the importance of fair trade agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and possibly reconsidering ways in which U.S. dairy farmers are paid for production. “It’s time we had an honest
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