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Sauk Rapids to flush water lines SAUK RAPIDS — The city of Sauk Rapids will be ushing its water lines beginning May 1.

According to the public works department, residents may experience low pressure intermittently throughout ushing procedures. They should not be alarmed and low-pressure periods should only last for less than one hour each.

Residents are advised to let taps run if water discoloration is detected. It should not take more than 1020 minutes for water to run clear.

Discoloration is not a hazard, only an aesthetic nuisance. The discoloration is mineral deposits of manganese and iron and is one of the reasons the city ushes the water system.

The ushing project should be completed in two to three weeks.

Residents with questions may call Sauk Rapids Director of Utilities Craig Nelson at 320-258-5318.

Rice Elementary School to host Relay for Life of Benton County, Walk for Life RICE — Community members are invited to join students and staff of Rice Elementary May 4 to help the American Cancer Society lead the ght against cancer at the Relay for Life of Benton County, Walk for Life. The event is from 4-9 p.m. with games, music, prizes and an auction.

The opening ceremony begins 6:15 p.m. followed by the survivor lap. Anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers are encouraged to join the celebration. As the survivors walk, other participants will cheer them on in a demonstration of support and celebration.

After sunset, we will light luminaries to remember those we have lost, to celebrate cancer survivors and to show those affected by cancer that they are not alone.

Founded by Dr. Gordy Klatt in Washington in 1985, the Relay for Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have been touched by cancer, remember loved ones lost and take action for lifesaving change.

This year, an estimated 1.3 million people in the United States will participate in more than 2,000 events to help the American Cancer Society attack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them critical to achieving a world without cancer – from developing breakthrough therapies to building supportive communities, from providing empowering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness. Funds raised

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Life-changingsight PHOTOS SUBMITTED

Boxes of eyeglasses line the walls of the Minnesota Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center, located at the home of Steve and Karen Hovanes in Sartell. Each month the Hovaneses, along with members of the Sauk Rapids Lion Club, recycle hundreds of eyeglasses.

Hovanes family, Minnesota Lions provide glasses for developing countries

BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

SARTELL – A pair of eyeglasses may make all the difference to someone, especially someone in a third-world country with no access to eye care.

According to Lions Club International, more than 157 million people without access to eye care could easily be corrected with used, yet usable, eyeglasses.

A life-changing pair of glasses starts at one of many collection sites throughout the country, including one Sartell location — the home of Steve and Karen Hovanes.

The Hovaneses, both of which are members of the Sauk Rapids Lions Club, serve as the one and only collection site for the state of Minnesota.

“We get boxes of shipments multiple times a week,” Karen said.

“They come from all over the state and from there, we sort them out into boxes of good glasses versus broken metal frames versus garbage – lenses, cases and broken plastic frames.”

The Sauk Rapids Lions club works with the Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation to receive

SAUK RAPIDS — The city of Sauk Rapids will likely see more apartment buildings, following an annexation, site plan, rezoning and preliminary and nal plat approval by the council April 23.

Quarry Village, located at 2530 Quarry Road N.E., is a twolot plat that has plans for a 55-

Terry Woolery (left) and Karen Hovanes sort eyeglasses at the Hovaneses’ home in Sartell. The Hovaneses’ home serves as the only collection and sorting site in Minnesota for the Minnesota Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center.

or anything that has cracked lenses, they most likely throw those out.”

With the Hovanes’ garage being the only collection site in the state, Karen is receiving glasses every day.

“I really do get glasses that often,” Karen said. “Some days I will get glasses from multiple sources. One day I received glasses from the Sauk Rapids VFW, the Luxemburg Lions and the Sartell Pinecone Coborn’s. Mystic Lake Casino is a big contributor for us.

Everyone at the casino that has readers takes them off and forgets them. They collect all of those glasses and send them here. We get a box from them monthly. So, there’s always something being delivered.”

Once the glasses arrive, especially in big shipments, the Hovaneses invite members of the Sauk Rapids Lions Club to help sort.

“There are often days we have 11 people or more here sorting,” Karen said. “It makes the job go a lot faster.”

In Sauk Rapids, there are four sites where people can drop off glasses: Coborn’s Superstore, In nite Eye Care, the Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992 and Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home.

Bremer Bank in Rice also serves as a drop-off site.

“Every drop-off place we can add only helps the need,” said Joe Steinemann, center director of the Minnesota Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center or the Hovanes’ home. “The need in these developing countries is substantial and every pair of glasses we can add to the boxes that go to the recycling center in Wisconsin will help.”

Pleasantview, new school in referendum discussion

Sauk Rapids compost site opens

BY ANNA SALDANA | STAFF WRITER

Student transition is also dif cult due to pod-style Editor’s note: This is the nal of a series of articles regarding the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District building classrooms.

“The noise level in the pods is signi cant,” Froiland referendum, which will be put to vote May 8. said. “Particularly during transitions throughout the day.

SAUK RAPIDS — Lunch, recess, gym time and You might have second graders getting ready for recess, the use of the media center are all regular occurrences while across the pod, rst graders are getting ready for for students at Pleasantview Elementary. But for those quiet reading time. It is very distracting for the other students.” same students, A s all four of these a result, aspects to their teachers are school day are building often restricted. makeshift Because of the walls out of overcrowding at bookshelves, Pleasantview, the ling cabinets school staff has to and more. start serving lunch While it helps to the students at with the noise, 10:10 a.m., with it eventually the last recess makes it wrapping up harder for around 1:20 p.m.

PHOTO BY ANNA SALDANA “We really Pleasantview Elementary, located at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and c u s t o d i a l don’t like having 11th Street in Sauk Rapids, will be reconstructed contingent upon the staff in the to serve lunch passing of a Sauk Rapids-Rice School District building bond referendum. summertime.

“They at 10:10,” said Voters will take to the polls May 8. have to move Pleasantview Elementary Principal Aby Froiland. “It’s way too early all of the furniture in order to clean over the summer,” for the kids to be eating lunch. And to have recess going Froiland said. “That leads to higher maintenance costs.”

Temporary, portable classrooms at the school are that late is also hard. Our goal is to have all of the kids start lunch at 11 a.m. and the nal recess completed at also a concern. The classrooms, meant to be used for 1 p.m. Our facility is so tight,” “Our students are on top only a few years, have been in use at Pleasantview for of each other. There’s one entrance into the lunch room 26 years and were used for eight years prior to that at and the gym, which makes transition time dif cult with this many students.”

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Council approves development

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shipments and transport them to the Wisconsin Lions Foundation recycling center.

“Once they get there, the recycling center is really thorough,” Karen said. “They go through each pair, read the prescription and sort the glasses to get them ready for travel with the missionaries that go to the third-world countries to distribute the glasses.”

The Sauk Rapids Lions and the Hovaneses started working with the eyeglass recycling project in 1993.

“I heard, through the board I was serving on, that there were all of these glasses sitting around in sheds and storage containers,” Steve said. “They weren’t being used for anything. … We decided we wanted to start having a good use for them, and we’ve been hauling them to the recycling center ever since.”

Since their start in 1993, the collection has donated 10,836,218 pairs of eyeglasses to the Wisconsin recycling center.

“That’s ones we’ve sent over, but the recycling center goes through those and probably recycles a large portion of that,” Karen said. “They go through and nd the ones that are usable and they keep those. But if there are glasses that are too old

unit apartment building, with the possibility of additional buildings.

The parcel is approximately 37 acres.

David Pull, who owns acreage adjacent to the property, spoke in opposition at the public hearing, citing his effort to sustain the wildlife and wetlands in the area as well as drainage problems that may

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The Sauk Rapid Fire Department air boat makes its public debut at the Sauk Rapids Government Center April 23.

SAUK RAPIDS — The Sauk Rapids compost site will open for the season April 28.

The site accepts leaves, wood chips, brush and grass clippings with a valid compost sticker.

Stickers can be purchased with cash or check at Sauk Rapids City Hall or at the compost site. Compost stickers are available for city of Sauk Rapids residents, Sauk Rapids Township residents, and the orderly annexation area of Minden Township residents.

Compost site hours are Mondays from 3-7 p.m., Wednesdays from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICES • City of Sauk Rapids Regular Meeting Minutes April 9, 2018 - pg. 7 • Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure - Johnson - pg. 7 • Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure - Lieser/Longie - pg. 7 • Sauk Rapids Summary of Ordinance No. 2018-777 - pg. 7 • Benton County Highway Dept. 2018 Gravel Crushing Project - pg. 7 • Sauk Rapids-Rice School Notice of Locations Counting Ballots - pg. 7 • City of Sauk Rapids 2017 Drinking Water Report - pg. 6

PAGE 4 | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 | SAUK RAPIDS HERALD

Letters to the Editor Do not be a dead fish: vote no Tom Haaf, Sauk Rapids It is that time of year again. The Independent School District No. 47 referendum is upon us. It is time to stand together and vote no. Mark your calendar to go vote no May 8.

Another year has passed and a better plan still has not been presented. This is mostly the same wish list. If passed, this referendum will raise your property taxes and be in effect for the next 25 years. We need to vote no.

Twenty thousand dollars was spent on conducting a survey that did not tell us anything more than we already knew.

The voters made their voices clear last year and voted no.

The task force was a joke made up of more school employees and non-residents than residents. On Dec. 18, 2014, the school board approved a 4.26 percent tax increase as well.

District residents will share 100 percent of the cost.

The amount contributed by the state (even the amount from agricultural credits) is also taxpayer money. Do not be a dead sh and oat downstream.

Safety and security is something everyone agrees on, and district funds exist to do this now. Why has this not been done and why are they asking for it in this referendum?

They keep saying if we build it they will come.

Building a eld of dreams is not reality. In consideration of open enrollment, which brings in some money; but if it is about money, then we have lost our focus on education.

We need to vote no.

The future is unclear. We cannot build a bridge to nowhere, as in over-building capacity so to manage openenrollment. But if we stand together and vote no there might be a brighter future for all. We can and should x what we have and make it better. Funding for necessary classroom space is reasonable, but a long wish list is not.

Do not give us an all or nothing vote. Give us options not ultimatums. Vote no.

Remember to stand together and vote no to ISD No. 47 referendum May 8. A dead sh oats downstream and a live-vote-no sh swims upstream to an uncertain but affordable future for all.

What about the $6 million dollars?

Vote no May 8.

Open enrollment, failed foresight equals big problems Paul Ritzenthaler, Sauk Rapids We are confronted with a special election for a building bond in the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District.

It is a second attempt to pass the bond that failed within the last year. I see no relevant alterations from that rst effort. Let us consider the most controversial issues about approving this bill, starting with a statement in the mailing I received: “By voting yes on this ballot question, you are voting for a property tax increase.”

There is a thinly-veiled issue involving two poignant words: open enrollment. It goes without saying that a majority of voters who turned down the last ballot were cognizant that there is a percentage of students who are coming from the St. Cloud district. This obviously bespeaks of dissatisfaction on the part of the St. Cloud students and parents with that district’s venues. So, they elect to come to SRR. We have heard what some of those issue are.

I am aware these St. Cloud attendees are required to pay an unknown (to us) amount for their education here.

How much more in property taxes are we paying to offset what the St. Cloud students are not? Have we heard? No, not a word.

Next, I have a concern about improving accommodations for the high school athletic elds. I am impressed with the present facility. Considering it is not much more than 10 years old, someone should have incorporated all these requirements into the master plan when it was built. Were the people who designed and developed the high school athletic area educators or procrastinators? Did they decide to put off plans rather than incorporate it into the original blueprints?

This bonding calls for an extension of early childhood learning space. I have no idea why early childhood needs more learning space or how it proposes to improve our education system. An explanation is in order.

I am a senior citizen who lives in a town home that has seen signi cant property tax increases due to the fact that a Benton County assessor has deemed it far more valuable than I could even think of selling it for. Many of my neighbors are seniors living paycheck to paycheck.

I am trying to survive on an income that is, according to recent gures, at poverty level. I cannot absorb more tax increases, especially for a bonding issue that is unclear and unexplained.

Taxed out of our homes; vote no Loretta Bruner, Sauk Rapids I have a sincere response to the author of the “I am open enrollment” letter to the editor as appeared in the April 14 publication. I am grateful she is pleased with our Sauk Rapids-Rice education system. However, a broader solution could help many more students.

Remember the axiom, “Give a man a sh, and he will eat for a day; teach a man to sh, and he’ll have food along his way.”

Rather than further overcrowding our SRR schools, work with St. Cloud to expand and upgrade their system if necessary. St. Cloud already has a number of preschool and special education programs and summer catch-up classes.

The amount of state funding SRR receives for each open enrollment student does not pay for more teachers, more secretaries, more lunch ladies, more custodians or more land, contractors or buildings, etc.

Homeowners and businesses are already being burdened with added taxes due to all the recent street and public works construction. Renters, too, will likely see an increase in fees. I feel we are being taxed out of our homes. All residents will be affected.

The price is too high. Vote no May 8.

OPINION

The Lord provides

In Deuteronomy, the Lord reminds His potatoes? Well, there was still left-over spinach people that while they were in the wilderness for with deli meat and pasta. So, in the salad the beef 40 years, their shoes and clothes never wore out. and potatoes went.

Now, for me, it has only been four days, but I am I know what you are thinking. There is no relating to this miracle by what I made for supper way I could stretch that spinach any further at the beginning of this week. into another meal. The only time I had was to I had intentions on eating a lot of spinach scramble some eggs. I glanced at the saladwhen I last went shopping. So, I bought a big morph in the fridge, begging to be put to rest, tub of it. Our groceries dwindled and not much but I threw in the eggs. Then I heated everything remained for supper other than the big tub of together on the stove top. It was sort of a hit. But spinach. So, that is what we ate that night. Seven BY MERCY NYGAARD more importantly, were the lled bellies I was of us divided Popeye’s favorite source of strength responsible for.

Life by Faith with some ranch dressing.

The suppers must have cost a blessed seven The next night, I was in a hurry and I dollars a night. Not only that, but with the week happened to see how much leftover spinach there was. as busy as it was quick suppers were very welcomed.

Obviously, it was not a big hit by itself, so I added lunch I am not talented in the area of meals. But I am grateful meat and left-over cheese ravioli pasta.

God always provides, and I am happy to share with you this The next evening, again after events lled the day, I only little way we were greatly blessed. had time to ground beef, chop and cook potatoes. What could I make to go with those so it was more than only meat and

Referendum nearing

What difference a week can make. Two capacities of the middle School and high school. weeks ago, the weather was forcing us to District administration is directed to bring cancel most events and activities. This past forward the necessary policy revisions and weekend was a welcome change, as seasonal resolutions at the next regularly scheduled temperatures and favorable sun angles nally board of education meeting on April 30 and to helped clear some of the heavy snow falls we implement the enrollment caps and reductions had been dealing with. immediately upon board approval.

Another sure sign of spring was the The plan shall be effective at the beginning sensational Sauk Rapids-Rice High School of the 2018-19 school year.” spring musical. “Aladdin Jr.” was presented in When a district implements a plan of this the high school performing arts center April 19- by BRUCE WATKINS nature, the Minnesota statute allows the existing 22. The ve public performances were nothing Interim Superintendent open-enrolled students to continue in the district. short of spectacular. Production director, For that reason, the reduction of open-enrolled Julie Christenson, coordinated dozens of students who students will be gradual and well-planned. Because there is participated as cast, crew, chorus and ensemble. The musical resident student growth each year, this plan does not reduce was entertaining start to nish, and the choreography, singing the immediate or long-term space concerns at Pleasantview and acting were all superb. Hats off to all students and staff or Mississippi Heights. Additional elementary space is still who helped to make the musical a smashing success. needed to accommodate near term district resident growth.

In other school news, the school board took an important More elementary classrooms are also needed to reduce action April 16 at their regularly-scheduled meeting. The elementary class sizes in kindergarten through second grade. board of education called for enrollment caps and reductions This plan will more tightly manage enrollment by setting which will assure the elementary grade level enrollments caps on individual grade levels and reducing the number are within the middle and high school capacities. In the past of open-enrolled students through time to stay within the several months, the board has been listening to concerns middle school and high school capacities, but it will not about the potential for our growing resident and non-resident solve the space needs we have at the elementary level. enrollments to possibly over crowd the middle and high This plan does not address the other components in the school in years to come. referendum such as improving security at schools, adding To prevent that, the resolution reads as follows: “The classrooms in early childhood at Rice and Hillside schools, board of education calls for enrollment caps and reductions, providing outdoor physical education, activity and athletic which will assure that elementary grade level enrollments spaces at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, or rebuilding are within middle and high school capacities.

Pleasantview Elementary at its current location.

The Sauk Rapids-Rice Board of Education hereby May 8 is rapidly approaching, but it is not too late to visit directs district administration to create a plan to cap, and the district website and review all the available referendum thereby reduce, open enrollment. information. Make sure to vote May 8 or during early voting The plan shall establish grade level maximums for hours at the district of ce. Early voting hours are from 8 a.m. grades K-12 and open enrollment will be governed to stay to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through May 6 and 8 within the grade level maximums. The grade level caps shall a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7, in addition to extended early voting assure that elementary grade level enrollments are within the hours April 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Letters to the Editor Suspicious of new-found intent Keith Nelson, Sauk Rapids resident for 30 years In response to the article in the April 21 paper concerning the school boards new take on open enrollment and the referendum. Why am I suspicious of this new-found intent to reduce the open enrollment numbers? While we, the taxpayers, fund the building of new schools to support these extra numbers.

Suspicion No. 1: The article states the board wants the number of open enrollment inbound students to eventually match our outbound students. However, only students who leave our district to go to another public school cost the district, where we must reimburse the other district. I believe most who are leaving are going to private schools or alternatives. We do not reimburse those. I imagine it is a very low percentage of students that cause reimbursement against our district.

To say that we want Sauk Rapids to eventually meet the ins with the outs is not a valid argument for open enrollment

Thriving school system is vital to thriving community Terry Wotzka, 29-year resident of Sauk Rapids First of all, I have never written a letter to the editor in my lifetime. Not because I have not felt inspired to, but probably because I have counted on others to carry the message. Today, I write this letter because I am inspired to support my community.

On May 8, we are presented with a choice on the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District referendum. I am proud to say I am supporting this referendum, and here is why.

I believe the school district has identi ed a need and addressed it in a responsible way. As a member of the rst task force that was formed from the community, I can tell you the district started with a blank page. They explained the need, and the task force developed alternatives for the board to consider that would address these needs. When the rst referendum failed, the district went back to the community

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Ed and Helen Maier, Sauk Rapids A school referendum in Sauk Rapid was recently voted down because it was too large. It does not make sense that a higher cost referendum be put to voters this year. It seems a little arrogant that the school board would do this. Schools are important, but residents need to afford the taxes.

The best way to help kids is to increase what is called time on task – that is time a student spends with a good teacher. We are blessed with many good teachers in our

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to better understand why it failed. They listened, did surveys and from that input, decided to make modi cations to the plan and to their open enrollment policy that seems to have dominated this issue.

I believe a thriving school system is vital to a healthy and thriving community. Having worked with communities throughout my 37-year career, it is clear to me that business owners and home buyers strive to locate in communities with a strong and supportive school district.

If we can do these referendum improvements while keeping our tax levy on a steady and manageable incline, invest in infrastructure of a growing business (our school system) that continues to produce a vitally important product (our children who will be our future leaders), it only makes good sense to me.

Please vote yes May 8.

The referendum does not make sense

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numbers to remain so high.

Suspicion No. 2: Minnesota mandates 1 percent open enrollment. That is it. Our board has always made the decision to go well above this number.

Suspicion No. 3: If the board were truly sincere about reducing open enrollment, they would reduce the referendum down to one school. They are still asking us to pay for building for open enrollment numbers.

Suspicion No. 4: This new attitude miraculously happens two weeks before an enormous referendum vote. Somehow this new-found understanding of the resident’s opposition to open enrollment did not manifest itself with the expensive survey from an outside rm. But, just now. Right before the vote.

After this referendum vote, will there still be this new charge to reduce open enrollment? The referendum not changing based on this new thinking says no, as well as the past history of the board. That is why I am suspicious.

area. Increasing school time would not be without additional costs, but it would be well worth it. More time on task is the only proven method that makes a signi cant improvement to learning.

It was disappointing to hear that St. Cloud and two organizations that work for students, the school board and the teachers’ union, agreed to cut three days from the school year, thus cutting the important time on task.

We encourage other districts not to follow suit.

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OBITUARIES John J. Pesta

Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. April 26 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie for John Jason Pesta, age 39, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Long Prairie who passed away unexpectedly April 21, 2018, at the St. Cloud Hospital due to a pulmonary embolism. Fr. Omar Guanchez of ciated and burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Long Prairie.

Arrangements entrusted to Williams Dingmann Funeral Home – Stein Chapel, Long Prairie.

John was the son of John and Susan (Johnson) Pesta, born Feb. 24, 1979 in Alexandria. He grew up in Long Prairie, attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and later graduated from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School in 1997.

John shared many fond memories of growing up in the country, biking to town to lift weights, bailing hay with the neighbors, oating the river, reading and just spending time with his family. John loved his family and would always put family rst regardless of the situation. He was incredibly generous with his time and would be the rst person to help anyone in need.

John joined the Minnesota National Guard at age 18, attended North Dakota State University for a few years and returned to Long Prairie to work as the Readiness NCO for the Long Prairie DetachmentDelta Company Attachment -1 #434-MSB. In 2000, John was awarded a commendation medal for the Minnesota Soldier of the Year Award. In 2005 John began his career at Camp

John J. Pesta

Ripley as the electronics repairmen and later took the position of armament inspector as well as started his ve-year part-time job with the Long Prairie Ambulance as an EMT. As his employment at Camp Ripley continued to evolve, so did his career with the National Guard as he pursued the path to become a warrant of cer. In 2005, John met Penny and from that moment on he knew he had met his future wife. From 2005 to 2007, John was deployed to Iraq with his brother (Jared), cousin (Travis Pesta), uncle (Tom Pesta), soon to be sisterin-law (Emily) and soon to be brother-in-law (Peter Jordt).

Upon returning home, John and Penny were married on May 2, 2008, in Pensacola, Fla. as part of a destination wedding attended by many family and friends. Their marriage was blessed at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel church.

John and Penny loved to spend time doing activities and attending events with family, going to the lake, vacationing together, snuggling to watch their favorite shows and just being at home to spend time with each other. His favorite evenings were spent with his family at home, grilling on the patio with a Miller Lite

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and an audio book playing in the background. He was an avid reader, and would sneak moments with his Kindle every chance he got.

John was lovingly dedicated and actively involved with his three children. He cherished the time he got to spend with Abigail and loved watching her grow up, banter with her, playing the straight-faced game or telling her one of his many corny jokes; he loved to just be part of everything she did. He also loved watching all of Carter’s activities, including football, soccer, and especially wrestling.

Katelyn was his “Daddy’s Girl” and he loved the times he got to snuggle and tease his little girl. John loved his family ercely, and enjoyed cooking breakfast every Sunday morning.

John is survived by his wife, Penny, Sauk Rapids; children, Abigail, John Carter and Katelyn, all at home; parents, John and Susan Pesta, Long Prairie; siblings, Sarah (Cody Hatton) Louden, Maple Grove, Jared (Emily) Pesta, Big Lake, Stephanie (Scott) Albers, Long Prairie, and Josh (Kali) Pesta, Long Prairie. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

John was loved by many and will be incredibly missed by all his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jack and Lucille Pesta, and Clifford and Doris Johnson, uncle Charles Pesta and cousins Jay Stevenson and Samuel Pesta.

Obituary and on-line guestbook available at www.williamsdingmann. com.

ST. CLOUD — Metro Bus Dial-a-Ride customers will need to make ride reservation calls by 5 p.m. on weekdays starting May 6.

There are no changes to the weekday start time of 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekend schedule.

“This change has absolutely no impact on when the buses are running,” said Jim Perez, chief operations of cer for Metro Bus. “It only affects when you can call to schedule a ride or make changes to a scheduled ride. Metro Bus will continue to answer questions, take cancellations and check voicemail until 8 p.m. on weekdays.”

Previously, Dial-a-Ride reservations were accepted 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The new hours give Metro Bus time to opti-

mize rides for the next day.

“Our goal is to provide the best service possible,” Perez said. “Ending the calls earlier allows us time to analyze and adjust the next day’s schedule to maximize ride ef ciency and better meet the needs of more customers.”

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Bernhardt and Thomas of Philosophy degree in Bernhardt of Sauk Rapids, physics at Washington State has received a Doctor University.

Ty Anton Forner and Tiffany Lynn Platz, both of Foley.

Students to graduate from MSU-Mankato MANKATO — Sauk Rapids residents Corbin Heder, Kelsey McMahon and Rebekah Snead will graduate from Minnesota State University-Mankato following spring semester.

Heder and McMahon will receive degrees in political science and mass media, respectively. Snead will graduate summa cum laude with a degree in art.

Graduation ceremonies will take place May 5 at Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena. Livestreaming captioning services will also be provided.

Bernhardt receives doctorate from WSU PULLMAN, Wash.

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City of Sauk Rapids 2017 DRINKING WATER REPORT Making Safe Drinking Water Your drinking water comes from a groundwater source: five wells ranging from 59 to 89 feet deep, which draw water from the Quaternary Buried Artesian and Quaternary Water Table aquifers.

The City of Sauk Rapids works hard to provide you with safe and reliable drinking water that meets Federal and State water quality requirements. The purpose of this report is to provide you with information on your drinking water and how to protect our precious water resources.

Contact Craig Nelson, Director of Public Utilities, at 320-258-5318 or cnelson@ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us if you have questions about Sauk Rapids’ drinking water. You can also ask for information about how you can take part in decisions that may affect water quality.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets safe drinking water standards. These standards limit the amounts of specific contaminants allowed in drinking water, which ensures that tap water is safe to drink for most people. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulate the amount of certain contaminants in bottled water. Bottled water must provide the same public health protection as public tap water.

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 800 426 4791.

Sauk Rapids Monitoring Results This report contains our monitoring results from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

We work with the Minnesota Department of Health to test drinking water for more than 100 contaminants. It is not unusual to detect contaminants in small amounts. No water supply is ever completely free of contaminants. Drinking water standards protect Minnesotans from substances that may be harmful to their health.

Learn more by visiting the Minnesota Department of Health’s webpage Basics of Monitoring and Testing of Drinking Water in Minnesota (http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/factsheet/com/sampling.html).

How to Read the Water Quality Data Tables The tables below show the contaminants we found last year or the most recent time we sampled for that contaminant. They also show the levels of those contaminants and the Environmental Protection Agency’s limits. Substances that we tested for but did not find are not included in the tables.

We sample for some contaminants less than once a year because their levels in water are not expected to change from year to year. If we found any of these contaminants the last time we sampled for them, we included them in the tables below with the detection date.

We may have done additional monitoring for contaminants that are not included in the Safe Drinking Water Act. To request a copy of these results, call the Minnesota Department of Health at 651-201-4700 or 1-800-818-9318 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Definitions • AL (Action Level): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency • MCL (Maximum contaminant level): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

• MCLG (Maximum contaminant level goal): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

• Level 1 Assessment: A Level 1 assessment is a study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system.

• Level 2 Assessment: A Level 2 assessment is a very detailed study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system on multiple occasions.

• MRDL (Maximum residual disinfectant level): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

• MRDLG (Maximum residual disinfectant level goal): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

• NA (Not applicable): Does not apply.

• NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units): A measure of the cloudiness of the water (turbidity).

• pCi/l (picocuries per liter): A measure of radioactivity.

• ppb (parts per billion): One part per billion in water is like one drop in one billion drops of water, or about one drop in a swimming pool. ppb is the same as micrograms per liter (μg/l).

• ppm (parts per million): One part per million is like one drop in one million drops of water, or about one cup in a swimming pool. ppm is the same as milligrams per liter (mg/l).

• PWSID: Public water system identification.

• TT (Treatment Technique): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

• Variances and Exemptions: State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions.

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Potential Health Effects and Corrective Actions (If Applicable) Fluoride: Fluoride is nature’s cavity fighter, with small amounts present naturally in many drinking water sources. There is an overwhelming weight of credible, peer-reviewed, scientific evidence that fluoridation reduces tooth decay and cavities in children and adults, even when there is availability of fluoride from other sources, such as fluoride toothpaste and mouth rinses. Since studies show that optimal fluoride levels in drinking water benefit public health, municipal community water systems adjust the level of fluoride in the water to a concentration between 0.5 to 1.5 parts per million (ppm), with an optimal fluoridation goal between 0.7 and 1.2 ppm to protect your teeth. Fluoride levels below 2.0 ppm are not expected to increase the risk of a cosmetic condition known as enamel fluorosis.

Nitrate: Nitrate in drinking water at levels above 10 parts per million is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause blue baby syndrome.

Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant, you should ask advice from your health care provider.

Some People Are More Vulnerable to Contaminants in Drinking Water Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. The developing fetus and therefore pregnant women may also be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water. These people or their caregivers should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection

by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 800 426 4791.

Learn More about Your Drinking Water Drinking Water Sources Minnesota’s primary drinking water sources are groundwater and surface water. Groundwater is the water found in aquifers beneath the surface of the land. Groundwater supplies 75 percent of Minnesota’s drinking water. Surface water is the water in lakes, rivers, and streams above the surface of the land. Surface water supplies 25 percent of Minnesota’s drinking water.

Contaminants can get in drinking water sources from the natural environment and from people’s daily activities. There are five main types of contaminants in drinking water sources.

• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Sources include sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, pets, and wildlife.

• Inorganic contaminants include salts and metals from natural sources (e.g. rock and soil), oil and gas production, mining and farming operations, urban stormwater runoff, and wastewater discharges.

• Pesticides and herbicides are chemicals used to reduce or kill unwanted plants and pests. Sources include agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and commercial and residential properties.

• Organic chemical contaminants include synthetic and volatile organic compounds. Sources include industrial processes and petroleum production, gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.

• Radioactive contaminants such as radium, thorium, and uranium isotopes come from natural sources (e.g. radon gas from soils and rock), mining operations, and oil and gas production.

The Minnesota Department of Health provides information about your drinking water source(s) in a source water assessment, including: • How Sauk Rapids is protecting your drinking water source(s); • Nearby threats to your drinking water sources; • How easily water and pollution can move from the surface of the land into drinking water sources, based on natural geology and the way wells are constructed.

Find your source water assessment at Source Water Assessments (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/ eh/water/swp/swa/) or call 651-201-4700 or 1-800-818-9318 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Lead in Drinking Water You may be in contact with lead through paint, water, dust, soil, food, hobbies, or your job. Coming in contact with lead can cause serious health problems for everyone. There is no safe level of lead.

Babies, children under six years, and pregnant women are at the highest risk.

Lead is rarely in a drinking water source, but it can get in your drinking water as it passes through lead service lines and your household plumbing system. Sauk Rapids provides high quality drinking water, but it cannot control the plumbing materials used in private buildings.

Read below to learn how you can protect yourself from lead in drinking water.

1. Let the water run for 30-60 seconds before using it for drinking or cooking if the water has not been turned on in over six hours. If you have a lead service line, you may need to let the water run longer. A service line is the underground pipe that brings water from the main water pipe under the street to your home.

• You can find out if you have a lead service line by contacting your public water system, or you can check by following the steps at: Are your pipes made of lead? Here’s a quick way to find out (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/06/24/npr-find-lead-pipes-in-your-home).

• The only way to know if lead has been reduced by letting it run is to check with a test. If letting the water run does not reduce lead, consider other options to reduce your exposure.

2. Use cold water for drinking, making food, and making baby formula. Hot water releases more lead from pipes than cold water.

3. Test your water. In most cases, letting the water run and using cold water for drinking and cooking should keep lead levels low in your drinking water. If you are still concerned about lead, arrange with a laboratory to test your tap water. Testing your water is important if young children or pregnant women drink your tap water.

• Contact a Minnesota Department of Health accredited laboratory to get a sample container and instructions on how to submit a sample: Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (https://apps.health.state.mn.us/eldo/public/accreditedlabs/labsearch.seam) The Minnesota Department of Health can help you understand your test results.

4. Treat your water if a test shows your water has high levels of lead after you let the water run.

• Read about water treatment units: Point-of-Use Water Treatment Units for Lead Reduction (http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/factsheet/com/poulead.html) Learn more: • Visit Lead in Drinking Water (http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/contaminants/lead.html#Protect) • Visit Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water (http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead) • Call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 800 426 4791.To learn about how to reduce your contact with lead from sources other than your drinking water, visit Lead Poisoning Prevention: Common Sources (http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/lead/sources.html).

Conservation Conservation is essential, even in the land of 10,000 lakes. For example, in parts of the metropolitan area, groundwater is being used faster than it can be replaced. Some agricultural regions in Minnesota are vulnerable to drought, which can affect crop yields and municipal water supplies.

We must use our water wisely. Below are some tips to help you and your family conserve – and save money in the process.

• Fix running toilets—they can waste hundreds of gallons of water.

• Turn off the tap while shaving or brushing your teeth.

• Shower instead of bathe. Bathing uses more water than showering, on average.

• Only run full loads of laundry, and set the washing machine to the correct water level.

• Only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

• Use water-efficient appliances (look for the WaterSense label).

• Use water-friendly landscaping, such as native plants.

• When you do water your yard, water slowly, deeply, and less frequently. Water early in the morning and close to the ground.

• Learn more • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Conserving Water webpage (https://www.pca.state. mn.us/living-green/conserving-water) m • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense webpage (https://www.epa.gov/watersense) Reduce Backflow at Cross Connections R Bacteria and chemicals can enter the drinking water supply from polluted water sources iin a process called backflow. Backflow occurs at connection points between drinking water and non-drinking n water supplies (cross connections) due to water pressure differences.

For F example, if a person sprays an herbicide with a garden hose, the herbicide could enter the home’s h plumbing and then enter the drinking water supply. This could happen if the water pressure in the hose is greater than the water pressure in the home’s pipes.

Property P owners can help prevent backflow. Pay attention to cross connections, such as garden hoses. h The T Minnesota Department of Health and American Water Works Association recommend the following: f • Do not submerge hoses in buckets, pools, tubs, or sinks.

• Keep the end of hoses clear of possible contaminants.

• Do not use spray attachments without a backflow prevention device. Attach these devices to threaded faucets. Such devices are inexpensive and available at hardware stores.

• Use a licensed plumber to install backflow prevention devices.

• Maintain air gaps between hose outlets and liquids. An air gap is a vertical space between the water outlet and the flood level of a fixture (e.g. the space between a wall-mounted faucet and the sink rim). It must be at least twice the diameter of the water supply outlet, and at least one inch.

• Commercial property owners should develop a plan for flushing or cleaning water systems to minimize the risk of drawing contaminants into uncontaminated areas.

Life on a diamond It is no secret that baseball is my favorite were proud, and then they got treated to Dilly Bars sport. From cuddling with my Papa in front of from the Dairy Queen. the television watching Twins games to attending Now, my youngest brother, Jack, is in his River Bats (now the St. Cloud Rox) games to senior season competing as one of the Storm. A slugging balls in the makeshift diamond in our con dent left- elder who knows his way around front yard, it has been a pastime I have enjoyed a good catch. With the season just starting, I am since childhood. looking forward to what Jack and the team can do I was often around the game growing up, and to catching as many games as I can, even with especially once my brothers were old enough to the busy, shortened spring sports season.

BY ANNA SALDANA play. Once that happened, I attended just about I look forward to watching Jack experience every Little League game I could. some of his lasts as a senior on the baseball team.

It was a lot of fun watching my two brothers play. Andrew Throughout his years of playing ball, I have enjoyed was talented on the eld, but Jack was even more so. In fact, he watching him grow up into the young man he has become. I was doing so well for his age that he got bumped up to play on have enjoyed being his proud older sister, watching him have Andrew’s team, which made the ball schedule more manageable. countless hits and many home runs. I have been the one in the I remember the boys being excited about traveling to Sauk crowd waiting with bated breath as the ball goes ying from the Rapids to play at Bob Cross park, to slide into the dirt and to eat bat out to left eld where I hope Jack can catch it. a hot dog slathered with ketchup after the game. They had so Jack, here is to all of your lasts on the baseball team. Do not much fun with it. It was an experience I will never forget, just take them for granted. Enjoy every moment, whether you are on because of how much fun they were having. the eld or in the dugout. Laugh, enjoy the sport and love being One game I remember in particular was when their team on the team. I will be watching you, as proudly as I always have, won the championship game in the Little League tournament, from the sidelines. competing against teams from Sauk Rapids and St. Cloud. They

Public Notices REGULAR MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL SAUK RAPIDS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 250 Summit Ave N. Monday, April 9, 2018 6:00PM MINUTES 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Kurt Hunstiger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members present.

2. Additions or Changes to the Agenda Ross Olson requested to add Approve Releasing a Fire ghter from the Position of Fire ghter with the City’s Fire Department as agenda item 9-C. Perry Beise requested to add Severe Weather Awareness Week as agenda item 11-B. 3. Approve the Agenda Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the Agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously.

4. Approve Minutes A. 3-26-18 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Councilperson Heinen and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to approve the 3-26-18 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Receive and File A. 1-30-2018 Special HRA Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to receive and le the 1-30-18 Special HRA Meeting Minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

6. Mayor’s Communications • Kirk Abraham, 40 Years of Dedicated Service to the Public Works Department, Recognition—Mayor Hunstiger and Craig Nelson recognized Kirk Abraham for his 40 years of dedicated service with the City of Sauk Rapids. Both Mayor Hunstiger and Nelson noted the wealth of historical knowledge and information that Abraham continues to provide the City regarding various improvement projects.

• 2018 Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year-Mayor Hunstiger noted that John Heintze was selected as the 2018 Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year. Mayor Hunstiger read the press release announcing Mr. Heintze as the 2018 Citizen of the Year.

7. Audience Items/Visitors Total Time Limit 2 Minutes for Items NOT on the Agenda Gerald Kaeter, 2041 Oak Drive, discussed his concerns regarding the proposed improvements at Lions and Southside Park. Kaeter stated that the City of Sauk Rapids is extremely lucky to have

these beautiful Southside Parks. He noted that he could support building restrooms in this location, but he could not support adding any of the other proposed structures to these parks.

8. Public Hearings NONE 9. Consent Agenda A. Approve 2018 1st Quarter Plumbing, Mechanical, and Building Permits B. Approve Staff/Council Attendance to the EDAM Summer Conference C. Approve Releasing a Fire ghter from the Position of Fire ghter with the City’s Fire Department Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Heinen to approve agenda items 9A-9C. Motion carried unanimously.

10. Regular Agenda A. 2018 Overlay Improvement Project Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the resolution approving the plans for the 2018 Overlay Improvement project and authorizing advertising for bids with the Kevlar ber listed as an alternate for Lincoln Avenue. Motion carried unanimously.

11. Other Staff Items A. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 101 Training Opportunity Ross Olson stated that Ehlers and Associates has stated that they would be willing to conduct a TIF District 101 type of session if there are any HRA or City Council members that would be interested in attending.

The Council agreed by consensus to participate in the TIF 101 Training opportunity.

B. Severe Weather Awareness Week-Perry Beise noted that this week is National Weather Awareness week. There will be two statewide tornado drills on Thursday, April 12th at 1:45 p.m. and at 6:45 p.m.

12. Other Council Items and Communications NONE 13. Approve List of Bills and Claims Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the List of Bills and Claims. Motion carried unanimously.

14. Adjournment Motion: Moved by Councilperson Heinen and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Hunstiger adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 19, 2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $93,200.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Scott Norman Johnson, a single man MORTGAGEE: First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN SERVICER: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC LENDER: First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Benton County Minnesota Recorder on August 24, 2005 as Document No. A329779 ASSIGNED TO: First Franklin Financial Corporation dated 09/30/2005 recorded on 10/28/2005 as Document No. A332139 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-FF11, Mortgage PassThrough Certi cates, Series 2005-FF11 dated 03/06/2013

recorded on 03/14/2013 as Document No. 395384 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Ten (10), Block Four (4), Wright and Bensen’s Subdivision of Blocks “A” and “B” in East St. Cloud and Block “C” in Riverside (now a part of the City of St. Cloud), 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; less and except that portion which lies southerly of the following described line: Beginning at a point on the southwesterly line of said Lot Ten (10), distance 10 feet northwesterly of the most southerly corner thereof; thence run easterly to a point on the southeasterly line of said Lot Ten (10), distant fty (50) feet northeasterly of said most southerly corner, Benton County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 221 4th Avenue SE, St. Cloud, MN 56304 PROPERTY I.D: 17.00550.00 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: Eighty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Twelve and 91/100 ($88,312.91) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to

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

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

MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association.

Dated November 17, 2016 Recorded November 17, 2016, as Document No. A419464.

T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100021268000545224 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: First Mortgage Solutions R E S I D E N T I A L MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 740 North 11th Street, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 190219600 LEGAL DESCRIPTION

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,

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Public Notices

SUMMARY OF PUBLICATION ORDINANCE No. 2018-777 The following is the of- sure safe passage through the cial summary of Ordinance City during winter months for No. 2018-777 approved by the routine travel and emergency Sauk Rapids City Council on services.

April 23, 2018: A complete, printed copy The City Council amended of the ordinance is available its winter parking regulations for inspection by any person to provide authority to declare during regular of ce hours at a snow emergency in order to City Hall.

R-17-1B clear the City streets and to en-

Benton County Highway Department 2018 Gravel Crushing Project At Eisenschenk Gravel Pit Sealed bid proposals will be received until 10:00 AM on Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Benton County Public Works Building, PO Box 247, 7752 Hwy 25 NE Foley, MN 56329

by Nadean Inman, County Auditor/Treasurer of Benton County, for the Gravel Crushing at the Eisenschenk Gravel Pit. COUNTY PROJECT #: 005-2018 Gravel Crushing LOCATION: Eisenschenk Gravel Pit TYPE OF WORK: Gravel Crushing Approximate major items of work are: AGGREGATE BASE (LV) CLASS 1 MODIFIED, C Y 30,000; Proposal, Plans and

Speci cations may be examined and obtained for $35.00 at the Benton County Highway Engineers Of ce, PO Box 247, 7752 Highway 25 NE Foley, MN 56329, located along TH 25, 1 mile north of TH 23 in the City of Foley. Proposal, Plans, and Speci cations may also be downloaded at https://egram. co.benton.mn.us for $0.00.

Bids must be sealed, identi ed on the envelope and accompanied by a Certi ed Check or a Bidder’s Bond in the amount of 5% of the bid and made payable to the Treasurer of Benton County.

The County Board Reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities and further reserve the right to award the contract to serve the best interest of the County.

Date: 4/20/2018 Nadean Inman, Benton County Auditor/Treasurer R-17-3B

NOTICE OF LOCATIONS WHERE BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 (SAUK RAPIDS-RICE), MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election judges shall count the ballots cast at the special election that has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice), Minnesota, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following locations: Combined Polling Places:

Combined Polling Place: The Sauk Rapids Government Center 250 Summit Avenue North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in Minden Township, Precinct 1; Minden Township, Precinct 2; the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 1; the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 5; and the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 6 Benton County, Minnesota.”

Combined Polling Place: Mississippi Heights Elementary School 1003 4th Street South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

“This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Precinct 2; the City of St. Cloud, Ward 2, Precinct 4; and the City OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE of St. Cloud, Ward 2 Precinct 1 Benton County, Minnesota.”

REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER Combined Polling Place: Pleasantview Elementary School IS ENTERED UNDER 1009 6th Avenue North MINNESOTA STATUTES, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG “This combined polling place serves all territory in IndepenOTHER THINGS, THAT THE dent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, MORTGAGED PREMISES Precinct 3 Benton County, Minnesota.”

ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Combined Polling Place: Riverside Church – Sauk Rapids OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, Campus ARE NOT PROPERTY (formerly Bridge Community Church) USED IN AGRICULTURAL 1702 West Highview Drive PRODUCTION, AND ARE Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 ABANDONED.” Dated: March 26, 2018 Deutsche Bank “This combined polling place serves all territory in IndepenNational Trust Company, as dent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, Trustee for the Holders of the Precinct 4; City of Sartell, Precinct 2; Sauk Rapids Township First Franklin Mortgage Loan Benton County, Minnesota.”

Trust 2005-FF11, Mortgage Pass-Through Certi cates, Combined Polling Place: Watab Town Hall Series 2005-FF11 Randall 660 75th Street Northeast S. Miller and Associates, Rice, MN 56367 PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee “This combined polling place serves all territory in IndeCanadian Paci c Plaza, 120 pendent School District No. 47 located in Watab Township; and South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Mayhew Lake Township Benton County, Minnesota.”

Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File Combined Polling Place: Rice City Hall No. 18MN00030-1 THIS IS A 205 Main Street East COMMUNICATION FROM Rice, MN 56367 A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4652015 04/07/2018, “This combined polling place serves all territory in Indepen04/14/2018, 04/21/2018, dent School District No. 47 located in the City of Rice, Langola 04/28/2018, 05/05/2018, Township; and Graham Township Benton County, Minnesota.”

05/12/2018 Dated: February 12, 2018 R-14-6B

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Lisa J. Braun, Clerk R-17-2B

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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

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

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Leading the

Teams take second, third in Cambridge Individual top-eight boys:

BY ANNA SALDANA 4x800 relay: 1. 8:40.16; 110 STAFF WRITER

T h e Storm track and eld t e a m s competed in two past meets this pas week — April 24 in Cambridge and at the Foley eldhouse ldh A il 20.

April 20 invitational Cambridge invita ational competed The Storm comp peted aat meet their rst outdoor me et of the Cambridge April season in Cambridg ge Apri took 24. The girls team to ook third with a score of 95 and the boys took second withh a score of 153.5 4x800 The boys 4x80 00 relay took rst, as did Chann Balo in Schlichting the 800m, Jerad Sch hlichting in the 3200m and d Jaden vault.

Newbanks in pole vau ult.

Abigail For the girls, Abigai put.

Niesen taking rst in sshot put Individual top-eight top-eig ght girls girls: 4x800 relay: 3. 11:16 11:16.07; 6.07; 100 hurdles: 7. Mikayla Zaske Zasske 18.02; 18.02 100 dash: 6. Callie Pakkala PHOTOS BY MARK KLAPHAKE 13.98; 4x200 relay: 2. 2:00.31; Emma Mader sprints around 1600 run: 3. Kayleen Martins 6:00.12; 400 d dash: 3. the track while competing Bailey Roscoe 1:08.40 in the 4x800 at the Foley and 5. Jalynn Jackson Invitational April 20. The 1:10.38; 300 hu hurdles: 4.

SRR girls placed eighth.

Zaske 54.91; 8 800 run: 8. Maria Kost 2:56.29; 200 dash: 6. Morgan Westre 30.75; 3 3200 run: 3. Emma Mader 13:04.80, 4. Martins 13:14.03 and 5. Isa Isabelle Birk 13:14.2 13:14.28; 4x400 relay: 4 4. 4:51.18 and 7. 5:09.15; long jjump: 8.

Pakkala 14 feet 8 inch inches; triple jump: 6. Zaske 30 fe feet 10.5 inches and 8.

Ro Roscoe oscoe 29 feet 11 11.5 1.5 inc inches; high jump: 6 6. Roscoe 4 feet 6 inches and 6 6. PestaCarlson 4 feet 6 i h sshot put: inches; 1. Niesen 29 feet 9 inches inches; discus throw: 4. N Niesen 81 feet.

hurdles: 6. Marcus Santillana 17.67 and 7. Spencer Weber 17.82; 100 dash: 5. White 12.28 and 6.

Tayton Philavahn 12.31; 4x200 relay: 2. 1:39.55; 1600 run: 3.

Schlichting 4:56.45; 4x100 relay: 2. 47.18; 400 dash: 3. Dakota Johnson 56.35 and 5. Griffin Doherty 57.76; 300 hurdles: 5.

Santillana 44.88 and 6. Weber 45.07; 800 run: 1. Balo 2:08.05 and 2. Alex Torvik 2:09.36; 200 dash: 8.

Christian Rodriguez 25.28; 3200 run: 1. Schlichting 10:48.33, 3.

Jared Bentrud 10:53.33 and 8.

Nick Kosloske 12:08.17; 4x400 relay: 2. 3:42.89 and 4. 3:52.36; long jump: 4. Jorden Newbanks 18 feet 10.5 inches and 5. Nathan Waldorf 18 feet 4.5 inches; triple jump: 4. Weber 39 feet 9 inches; high jump: 7. Philavahn 5 feet 2 inches and 8. Santillana 5 feet 2 inches; pole vault: 1. Jaden Newbanks 12 feet and 8. Jorden Newbanks 10 feet six inches; shot put: 7. Raymond Nowacki 38 feet 3.5 inches and 8. Ian Hayes 38 feet.; discus throw: 4. Hayes 115 feet 7 inches and 5. Tyson Mushatt 114 feet 4 inches.

Saluting great accomplishments in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

JUSTIN BRENNY

Foley invitational Albeit having an indoor meet, the Storm had a handful of top-eight nishes throughout the Foley invitational April 20. The boys came in seventh place with 46.5 points, while the girls placed eighth with 30 points.

Individual top-eight girls: 4x800 relay: 5. 11:10.71; 4x200 relay: 5. 2:01.00; 1600 run: 8.

Mader 6:02.08; 400 dash: 3.

Roscoe 1:07.14; high jump: 5.

Roscoe 4 feet 8 inches08.00; long jump: 6. Floren 13 feet 7.75 inches; triple jump: 5. Zaske 29 feet 4.5 inches; shot put: 5.

Niesen 33 feet 8 inches.

Individual top-eight boys: 4x800 relay: 1. 8:50.71; 55 hurdles: 5. Weber 8.79; 4x200 relay: 7. 1:43.54. 1600 run: 5. Schlichting 4:59.74; 4x400 relay: 3. 3:41.52; high jump: 5.

Philavahn 5 feet 4 inches; pole vault: 2. Jaden Newbanks 13 feet and8. Jorden Newbanks 10 feet 6 inches; long jump: 5. Waldorf 17 feet 6.5 inches; triple jump: 6.

Cole Ritten 38 feet 4.5 inches and 7. Weber 37 feet 2 inches.

Parents: Jerry Brenny, Christine Brenny Grade: 12 Sport accomplishment: Senior member of the boys golf team.

What is your favorite part about golf? Getting to enjoy the weather with a bunch of buddies and crushing some drives.

What is your best game to date? My best 9-hole game was a 52.

What other activities are you involved in at school?

FFA and concert choir.

What is your favorite high school class to date? Choir because I have been in it for all four years of high school.

I enjoy the friendship that has been built between all of the members and how much fun I have singing with them.

What skill do you possess that most people do not know about? I can solve a dodecahedron which is a 12-sided rubix cube.

What are you most looking forward to in your senior year? Getting my diploma and seeing all of my peers in our caps and gowns.

What is the best advice you have ever received? To remember to put the plug in the boat.

What do you like to do in your spare time? Fishing is almost the only thing I do. I fish as much as possible and as long as possible.

What is your favorite meal, social media and song?

Cheese burger and fries, Snapchat and “Damn Good Friends” by Tyler Farr.

What are your future plans? I plan on attending St. Cloud Technical and Community College this fall and spending as much time on the water fishing as I can.

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Softball falls to Bemidji in doubleheader

BY LAURA HINTZEN STAFF WRITER

(Above) Senior Nathan Waldorf competes in the long jump during the Foley indoor invitational April 20 at the fieldhouse in Foley.

Waldorf finished fifth in the event with a distance of 17 feet 6.5 inches.

Chan Balo, of Sauk Rapids-Rice, competes in the 4x800 relay during the Foley Invitational April 20.

(Left) Mikayla Zaske clears a hurdle and focuses in on the next one while competing in the 55-meter hurdles during the Foley Invitational April 20 in Foley.

baseball

Storm hold lead through five innings

BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

Cole Fuecker and Tanner Andvik connected with the ball April 21 as the Storm baseball team went head-tohead against the Moorhead Spuds.

The team started the game with a run from Anthony Massman in the top of the rst, coming off a sacri ce y from Cordell Lazer. The Spuds answered with one of their own in the bottom of the

inning. same inning After a scoreless second inning, the Storm’s Fuecker was able to steal third and score. Again, the Spuds answered the play.

Fuecker scored a second time in the top of the fth inning as Lazer doubled on a y ball to center eld.

It was in the bottom of the fth when the Storm lost their con dence, fell tired and allowed eight Spud runs.

The Storm found their fourth and nal run of the

game in the sixth inning.

Massman grounded a ball out near second base, resulting in the run in, but also a double play by the Spud defense.

The Storm came up with seven hits, two from Andvik and one each from Fuecker, Lazer, Tyler Hemker, Kade Patterson and Reid Lunser.

On the mound, Fuecker started things for the Storm, striking out three and earning a .657 strike percentage.

Later, Lazer boasted a .520 strike percentage. In the nal

inning, Massman held a .559 strike percentage and struck out two of the three batters he faced.

Sauk Rapids 1-0-1-0-1-1-0 Moorhead 1-0-1-0-8-1-X Batting: Massman: 1R, 1RBI; Fuecker: 2R, 1H, 2BB; Posch: 1BB; Lazer: 1H, 2RBI; Andvik: 2H; Hemker: 1H; Patterson: 1R, 1H; Durant: 1BB; Lunser: 1H. Pitching: Fuecker: 4IP, .657 S%, 6H, 6R, 5ER, 3K, 2BB; Lazer: 1IP, .520 S%, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB; Massman: 1IP, .559 S%, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2K, 2BB.

The Sauk Rapids girls’ softball team traveled to Bemidji April 20, where they lost a close 6-5 game to the Beavers.

“The rst game went well for us,” said head coach Ken Karna. “We took a 3-0 lead, and we had that all the way until the sixth inning.

After that, we ran into some errors and gave them ve runs. Bemidji had a two-run lead going into the seventh inning.”

Senior Sam Patton was able to tie the game up for a two-run, home run lead in the seventh.

“We just had one bad inning and that happens,” Karna said. “Sam had another good day pitching. She had 12 strikeouts on the day.”

Bemidji is in the same section as the Storm, which made this game one to remember for when the teams match up in the future.

Sophomore Chloe Stockinger was a key player in the game.

Stockinger went two for three on the day, had a double RBI and led the way in hitting along with Patton.

“Chloe was our leadoff hitter for most of last year,” Karna said. “She is comfortable in that role,

getting us started each game and providing key hits during the game. Now she is just building on what she did from last year.”

In the 2017-18 softball season, Stockinger batted around .300 for the team and led the team in runs scored and walks.

In the second game, the Storm fell behind early on and could not come back in the 6-0 loss.

Bemidji scored on a walk in the rst inning and capitalized offensively. The Storm to give up six runs.

Stockinger had a double in the rst inning which gave the Storm motivation.

The Beavers went ve innings, allowing zero runs on one hit and striking out three.

Despite the losses, the Storm is looking forward to their next doubleheader when they host Alexandria May 1.

The team travels to Fergus Falls May 3.

“We started practice March 12 and April 20 was our rst game outside,” Karna said. “It makes for an interesting season. By the end of next week, we will have half of our games completed.

It’s been a few years since we’ve been inside this long.

Everyone else is in the same situation, and we were fortunate we didn’t have to change our schedule much.”

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Clay target records Tennis team falls to Otters in opener reserve scores

BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

The Storm’n Eagles boys tennis team had a dif cult match to start the season April 24. The boys played against the Fergus Falls Otters and lost the match 7-0.

But they did not go down

without a ght.

Jacob Watchler, in No. 2 singles, ended his rst set with a 4-6 tight match. The No. 1 doubles team of Ben Mehr and Zach Stang had a similar rst set.

“The team was understandably a little rusty,” said head coach Jamie

Hatlestad. “This was the rst match of the season after a lot of indoor practices. The boys had great attitudes and sportsmanship, which was mirrored by the Otters team. All in all, it was a good start to the season. I’m looking forward to seeing the improvements.”

Singles: No 1: Nick Richert 1-6, 1-6; No. 2: Watchler 4-6, 0-6;

BY ANNA SALDANA No. 3: AJ Stang 0-6, 0-6; No. 4: STAFF WRITER Brady Leeb 0-6, 0-6. Doubles: No.1: Mehr-Zach Stang 4-6, 0-6; No. 2: Madison Tran-Blake Keller The Storm clay target 1-6, 1-6; No. 3: Jon DeMars-Duke league started their season by DeCastro 0-6, 0-6; No. 4: Kody recording their reserve scores Duffy 0-8, 0-8..

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The team had 11 competitors who recorded a two-round score higher than 40. Tyler St. Onge recorded a 45, scoring a 22 in the rst April 18-19. The reserve round and a 23 in the second. scores will be used if they are Noah Helgeson and Justin unable to compete one week Scheeler each recorded a 43.

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