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Age-old education one digital devices. Text books are no longer brought home covered in paper bag book jackets, and A-Z Encyclopedia sets are near non-existent.

Yet, despite the increase in technology, SCREAM, St. Cloud’s Retired Educators Association of Minnesota, and the Benton County Historical Society are determined to keep the memories of rural, country school alive. The two organiBY NATASHA BARBER zations have partnered in eduSTAFF WRITER cating community members on one-room school houses SAUK RAPIDS — Many each year as they invite attendpeople have heard stories of ees of the Benton County Fair how when their grandparents into Benton County’s District or parents went to school, No. 2 – the former school house of Watab they walked 1 Township. mile, uphill, “If they don’t both ways. All know anything joking aside, about it, they education has are surprised the undoubtedly schools had six changed in or eight grades many ways in the one room over the course schools,” said of America’s Pat Hill, a memhistory. Even ber of SCREAM in the last 20 who had relatives years, area who taught in ruschools have ral schools. “It progressed was a good edufrom small cation because computer labs kids from upper to students reEunice Cross grades could learn ceiving one-to-

PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

Benton County’s District No. 2 school house rests at the Benton County Fairgrounds. The buildings memorabilia reminds fair visitors country school settings.

Country school memories recalled

from the lower ones. If the older ones didn’t get it, they could listen in again. And the older students helped the younger ones. It was a community thing, and the school was the center at that time.”

According to information gathered at the Benton County Historical Society, Dis-

trict No. 2 Schoolhouse was moved to the Benton County Fairgrounds in 1982. The then 100-year-old school was located near the Cove Development on Benton County Road 55 in Watab Township, but the location was never permanent.

“It was on skids and they would move it around,” Hill

Ready, set, go Custodians spend summer prepping for school year

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OBITUARIES • DuWayne E. Dropps • Marice Keeley • Jay R. Saldana

PUBLIC NOTICES

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS — For most students and teachers, the last day of school signals the onset of relaxation and restoration. Summer days are filled with family activities and days at the beach, pool or cabin. But for a select few, PHOTOS BY NATASHA BARBER day one marks the first day Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools Building and Grounds Director, Greg of prepping for a new school Robbins, weed whips the yard at Mississippi Heights Elementary

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said of District No. 2. “All country schools didn’t move, but this one did. Depending on where the children were in the township they would move it.”

Not all rural schools were

Aug. 18 in Sauk Rapids. The custodial staff has been preparing for the upcoming school year all summer.

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District No. 2 from front as small as the white Watab building housed at the fairgrounds, however. Eunice Cross, a Foley area native who was educated through eighth grade in a country school near Duelm, said her school was much bigger.

“Our school was at least four sizes bigger,” Cross said. “We had a foyer where we could hang our coats and two hallways.”

Cross also taught one year at North Benton rural school, which was located in between Gilman and Brennyville.

Following that year, she

PHOTOS BY NATASHA BARBER

The interior of Benton County District No. 2 school house is filled with memorabilia from year’s past. The school house was located near the Cove Development in Watab Township when it was moved in 1982.

led a 30-year career in “When I was teach- day to talk to my students education at Foley Pub- ing in North Benton, the about their subjects. In lic Schools. next year I came to Fol- the rural school, I had 10 ey,” Cross said. “I had minutes if I was lucky. It the same number of kids was very difficult to be a but they were all in the teacher. It was probably - It has come to our attention we have been re- same grade. So, I had all more beneficial to a stuporting the vacant Rice City Council positions as a three-year term. The seats are four-year terms and those elected Nov. 6 on General Election Day will serve from Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022.

- In the article, “Experienced agronomist fills Benton County vacancy: Drewitz joins extension “I know students who went staff” of the Sauk Rapids Herald Aug. 18 issue, Unito rural schools who are versity of Minnesota Extension Educator Nathan Drewitz is misquoted in saying he had participated doctors, space people and have in long-term research, working with herbicide resisaccomplished anything anybody tance. Drewitz was involved in a project regarding could have imagined.” suspected herbicide resistance in Palmer aramanth and waterhemp in Wisconsin; however, his Master of - Eunice Cross Science thesis studied long-term cropping systems’ affects on weed community dynamics and suppression.

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dent than a teacher.”

SCREAM and BCHS furnished District No. 2 to give onlookers a taste of age-old education. Pull-down maps hang from the walls (although too fragile to use) to teach geography lessons. Wooden desks with circle ink well cutouts sit in rows. A common bucket, bowl and dipper show families where students and teacher shared a common water source for drinking and washing. And a pot belly stove, which was normally situated in the center of the school house, is set aside.

“A fire was started by the teacher each morning, and the stove provided warmth to the school,” said Mary Tomporowski, former educator and SCREAM member. “It also provided a hot meal.”

Cross agreed.

“Even though we were a rural school, we had hot lunches,” she said. “Our big stove had a water evaporating pan on top of the stove, and we would put cans of soup or whatever we wanted in a container in the hot water and it would heat up our food.”

Cross said although the accommodations were primitive, students’ education was sufficient.

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“I know students who went to rural schools who are doctors, space people and have accomplished anything anybody could have imagined,” she said. “But a lot of those kids were self-taught.

They advanced because they dug into stuff they were interested in. They had the time, because the teacher was busy with the other students. …

A drawback to the rural school was science. We could only read about science; we did not have any equipment.”

The history of District No. 2 and memories of other country schools are important to the members of SCREAM and BCHS. A look back at education offers insight to the future.

“It’s history,” Cross said. “We can see the progression of education from that time to now where kids have computers and all kinds of science equipment. Not only in science, but in all subjects you are more current.”

To m p o r o w s k i agreed.

“This happened right here in Benton County,” she said. “It is good for us to know. Can you imagine? It makes us appreciate what we have today.”

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50th Wedding Anniversary

Custodians

Gerald and Carol Schumann

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“As soon as school is out in June, the first day they are already in cleaning mode,” said Greg Robbins, Sauk Rapids-Rice Building and Grounds Director, of the district’s custodial staff.

The Sauk RapidsRice District employs more than 30 custodians to clean and maintain its buildings and grounds, as well as prepare areas for activities and events.

At the high school, two shifts work seven days a week year-round to keep up with the tasks.

“We do our real thorough cleaning during the summer to get everything back up to par,” said Robbins, who has worked for the district for eight years.

“The paint on the walls, you can’t do that during the school year because you have drying time.

You also have to wait for floor finish or carpet to dry before you can have people on it.”

The staff cleans top to bottom. Robbins said they deep clean every room in every building.

“They start from the ceiling and clean the lights out,” he said.

“Then, they move to the walls and clean, patch or paint – whatever’s necessary. The staff moves to the furniture and removes any gum and residues and then extracts the carpets or scrubs the floors and performs any refinishing. They also fix any furniture that is broke.”

Robbins said this annual thorough clean-

An open house will take place from 2-5 p.m.

Sept. 9 to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Gerald and Carol Schumann at Graham United Methodist Church, 2265 135th Street N.E., Rice.

They were married Sept. 7, 1968. The event is hosted by the couple’s children. No gifts please.

Gerald and Carol Schumann

Birthday Open House Marcellus (Curly) Theisen

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You’re invited to help us celebrate Marcellus (Curly) Theisen’s 96th birthday at an open house from 5:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the Sauk Rapids Municipal Park Pavilion. Given by his children. No gifts.

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Sharon Sweep, custodian at Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, stacks supplies on a cart Aug. 18 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Thirty custodians tend to the district’s buildings and grounds.

ing is typical of most districts and is often accompanied by other prevention and maintenance projects. Each school building in SRR has an operational budget they rely on for daily needs, but big-ticket items are purchased through a long-term facilities budget. Robbins does his best to plan and budget for repairs of costly equipment rather than waiting. Larger specialized repairs are often executed by hired contractors.

This summer, SRR replaced three boilers – one each in Pleasantview and Mississippi Heights Elementary Schools and the high school. The district also repaired a chiller, which cools the high school. The middle school received a new cooler-freezer, and Mississippi Heights received a cooler-freezer and a new cafeteria floor.

“It used to be carpet,” Robbins said. “We

went with a rubberized floor. We think we are going to get a lot of good wear on it. All we have to do is sweep, mop or auto scrub it. We don’t need to put any finish on it.”

Robbins spends 80 percent of his time managing staff and 20 percent helping them. Head custodians at each building take weight off his shoulders and take the lead in their respective spaces.

“My building heads are really experienced; they’re veterans,” he said. “They are in charge of that building and I oversee everybody. They make decisions on their own and call and let me know what they did. It makes my job that much easier, and I don’t like to micromanage people.

We put them in that position; we trust them.”

As the August crunch leads up to open house, the level of intensity of the job increases.

Along with cleaning, custodians are compounded with activities and teacher requests.

“We want to make sure all the yards look good and buildings are

clean for open house,” Robbins said. “And that the teachers are happy …

Everyone feels the pressure, but we make it every year. We try to make everybody happy before the first day of school. If that means we have to work a little overtime or on the weekend, we do that.”

With all the preparation for the first day of school, some might think the custodial staff gets a break as the students enter their classrooms for the year. That is simply not the case.

“We get a lot of requests for set ups and tear downs,” Robbins said. “Or, because somebody got sick over here – the first day of school the kids are nervous.

A lot of calls for moving furniture. The bathrooms may overflow ...

Everyone is excited to get back and they do call the head men a lot during that first week, but that is what we are here to do – serve them and help them get through.”

With a new school year underway, it is only another day for the SRR custodial staff.

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Rice man dies in motorcycle, Area schools host open houses animal collision LITTLE FALLS — A Rice man has died following a motorcycle crash with a deer Aug. 19.

According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, Jay Saldana, 53, was traveling west on Partridge Road south of 113th Street in Hillman Township on his Harley Davidson motorcycle around 6 a.m. when he tried to avoid a deer. Saldana and his passenger, Kim Gross, 52, of St. Cloud, were thrown from the motorcycle after the collision.

Saldana was transported by Life Link III to St. Cloud Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Gross was transported by North Air Care to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale where her condition is unknown.

Both parties were not wearing a helmet. The case remains under investigation.

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Pierz First Response Team, Pierz Fire Department, Minnesota State Patrol, North Air Care, Life Link III and Gold Cross Ambulance.

Sauk Rapids man apprehended after chase Felon held on multiple charges ST. CLOUD — A Sauk Rapids man has been arrested after fleeing from officers Aug. 21.

Aaron Dante Moreno, 37, is in custody at the Benton County Jail. Moreno was wanted on federal warrant for weapons violations; he is a convicted felon who cannot possess firearms.

Law enforcement was dispatched to St. Cloud on two reports of shots fired at Sherwood Manor mobile home park, 555 Highway 10 S., and America’s Best Value Inn and Suites, 520 Highway 10 S., shortly before 9:30 p.m.

Officers arriving at Sherwood Manor determined a 58-year-old male from St. Cloud had been assaulted inside his trailer.

They also found evidence of gunfire and were informed the suspect had fled on foot after taking personal property from the male.

Directly across Highway 10, officers arriving at America’s Best Value Inn and Suites located Moreno, who matched the victim’s

description. Moreno fled on foot and was ultimately apprehended with use of a stun gun. A stolen hand gun and drug paraphernalia was recovered from Moreno.

Moreno was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for medical clearance before being transported to Benton County Jail. He has multiple charges against him including second degree assault, fleeing a peace officer, felon in possession of a firearm and aggravated robbery.

The unidentified victim was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

No officers were injured during the foot pursuit or apprehension of the suspect.

The incident is being investigated by the St. Cloud Police Department Patrol and Criminal Investigation Unit.

Anyone with information regarding the above incident is urged to contact the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-2511200, or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301, 1-800-255-1301 or at www. tricountycrimestoppers.org

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE — Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students will begin the 2018-19 school year over the coming two weeks. Area public and private schools will begin hosting orientations and open houses to facilitate the transitions.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools will host an open house for the entire district Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Students in grades 1-6 and 9, as well as newto-the-district seventhand eighth-grade students will begin school Sept. 4. Kindergarten students will also have orientation that day.

The remaining students will begin school the next day, Sept. 5.

Hillside School’s early childhood program and the Mississippi Heights, Pleasantview and Rice elementary schools will take place from 4-7 p.m.

Families are encouraged to meet teachers, bring supplies and tour the buildings on this day.

The Sauk RapidsRice Middle School will welcome students from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Families with seventh- and eighthgrade students who wish to attend an early iPad distribution night may do so at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. A presentation and proper paperwork will be completed at the hour-long event.

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Holdingford Public Schools will host an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29 with photos beginning at 4:30 p.m. for all students.

Classes begin Sept. 4.

St. Cloud Christian School welcomes families back to school from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 with a new family orientation beginning at 5:30 p.m. Students begin classes Sept. 4.

Students at Cathedral High School and Petra Lutheran School begin classes Tuesday, Aug. 28. Both hosted open houses this past week.

Rice proposes fee change for unkept lots

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE — The city of Rice aims at cleaning up its properties.

Following a weed inspection this summer, where 77 properties (mostly undeveloped) were identified as failing to comply with city ordinance, the council is proposing a change to fines.

Noxious weeds and grasses more than 8 inches tall and other abundant vegetation on public and private property that is not zoned agricultural are deemed a public nuisance affecting health. Current ordinance allows the city to fine property owners $50 on the first offense after notification.

Rice City Clerk Julie Fandel sent letters notifying the incompliant property owners and followed up with phone calls in July. The city gave the owners a deadline of Aug. 6 to remedy the problems. She said she did not receive response.

The safety committee is recommending

council increase the fines to $500 on the first offense following notification for vacant or empty lots and $100 on the first offense for lots containing structures – such as a home or business. The committee feels the $50 fine is not an adequate penalty to motivate property owners to take care of the nuisance vegetation.

Charlie Walters, a resident of the Field of Dreams development, feels the same. Walters spoke during the public forum.

“If it was my lot I would have a stack of fines in my mailbox,” said Walters, referring to lots near his property filled with thistle, sand burrs, gopher mounds and illegal dumping. “So would anybody else. If we didn’t pay it would be assessed to our property taxes. So, what I’m bringing up is don’t you hit them where it hurts – everybody across the board – change the fee to $300-$500 and then this will get done.”

Fandel said the raised fee hopes to motivate property owners or compensate the city for the expense in cleaning the lots

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User agreements and outstanding technology fees must be paid in full, as well as a protection plan purchased or waived prior to distribution. Sixthgrade iPad distribution will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6.

SRRHS has open house from 5-8 p.m. Visitors should enter Door No. 1 and visit the welcome table for information. Students in grades 9-12 will have their photos taken at the open house for identification cards and the yearbook.

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themselves. Maintenance staff is too busy to maintain the lots at the current time; therefore, an outside agency may need to be used.

The council discussed options and routes of enforcement. They directed staff to find out more information regarding labor costs and will revisit changing the ordinance before the next growing season.

In other council news: - Approved a proclamation claiming Sept. 11 as a day of service and remembrance in observance of Sept. 11, 2001.

- Approved changes to the city’s internal control policy until more information can be learned at a September training. City staff researched a number of other city’s policies when developing the language.

- Discussed an agreement with Minnesota Power to install wood electrical poles where aesthetic lighting poles have been problematic. Council member Chris Scheel, member of the street committee, said Minnesota Power would install, maintain and pay

the power to the poles for a cost of $14 a month.

Scheel said he would like to look at the developer’s agreements before asking for authorization to make this change.

- City staff has attempted three times to record council meetings for display on the public access cable channel without success. The lack of sound quality has proven to be a problem. The city of Rice does not have the correct equipment at this time.

- Motion failed to move Sheriff Ross Hamann’s office back to its previous location as recommended by the safety committee. Council members were concerned with the amount of spaces available in city hall for committee and ground meetings that take place on the same night, same time.

- Motion failed to pay an invoice to the city’s engineering firm, Bollig, Inc. The council has requested more detailed information. Bollig is asking for compensation above an original quote for underestimated time spent on the city’s water plan.

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Commissioners to review language in water plan

Commissioners Jake A. Bauerly and Ed Popp agreed that language in parts of the document was too strong, giving examples that made specific statements to the effects of irrigation and groundwater pumping. Bauerly was also concerned with information about nitrates.

The commissioners tabled the item and will meet Sept. 10 to discuss needed changes. Benton SWCD was receptive to the upcoming meeting.

Counties are not mandated to have water plans but Maciej said the guiding documents increase opportunities for grant funding. Benton SWCD was delegated to create the plan in the 1990s; it is a 10-year document which is updated every five years to ensure its consistency with state and federal priorities. Guertin said the four priorities in the updated plan – feedlot and nutrient management; development (urbanization and construction projects); erosion and sedimentation; and surface and groundwater management – have been focuses of the plan through its last five updates.

Actions within the plan are voluntary, but to implement the plan entirely is estimated to cost $25.8 million. Benton SWCD adopts the county’s water plan as its comprehensive plan.

In other board news: - Approved entering into a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs for the County Veterans Services

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The county will receive $10,000 to assist with outreach to county veterans.

Benton County is cited by the state as having 2,968 veterans.

- Approved a design study to estimate the cost of remodeling the sheriff’s office intake area. The sheriff’s office is proposing the project in order to remedy overcrowding issues in the intake area due to mentally ill inmates which require special monitoring.

- Gave direction to have the management team provide action detail to the county’s top four strategic plan priorities. The detail will help guide county staff over the next year.

- The DNR offered to sell a piece of land in Maywood Township to Benton County for no less than the appraised price. Estimated market value as determined by the county assessor was $56,800. The commissioners directed staff they were not interested in the purchase. The land – parcel No. 080016603 – will be sold at public auction by the DNR.

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FOLEY — Benton County is one step closer to updating its comprehensive local water management plan, but it will not be finalized without changes. The commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of tabling acceptance of the plan at the Aug. 21 meeting. The group will meet with Benton Soil and Water Conservation District, which is charged with the responsibility of updating the document, to change language to the copy before it is submitted to government agencies for final review.

Gerry Maciej and Amanda Guertin, of Benton SWCD, presented the pending document to the board during its scheduled public hearing. One resident offered public opinion.

Langola Township resident, Walter Parkins, advised the commissioners to carefully review the piece. Parkins, who had not yet seen the document himself, was part of an advisory committee to the Department of Natural Resources which is studying the affects of groundwater pumping in the Little Rock Creek Watershed. Parkins said the DNR has committed to a five-year study that has not yet been completed and the current findings by the DNR are speculation, not based on science. He was concerned the plan included potential presumptions from the DNR that could target area irrigators.

The Benton SWCD staff members and commissioner Warren Peschl, who helped create the updated document as part of a water resources advisory committee, said great efforts were made to ensure the plan did not single out a certain group of people or industry. Maciej and Guertin said the plan took content from the Little Rock Lake Total Maximum Daily Load study which was completed for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in 2011, but that the document was not tied to the DNR’s plan.

DNR offered to sell a piece of land in Maywood Township to Benton County for no less than the appraised price. Estimated market value as determined by the county assessor was $56,800.

The commissioners directed staff they were not interested in the purchase. The land – parcel No. 080016603 – will be sold at public auction by the DNR.

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DuWayne “Bud” E. Dropps Funeral services will be 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Graham United Methodist Church, Rice for DuWayne “Bud” E. Dropps Sr., age 88, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Rice who died Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids.

Rev. Rick Koehn officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.

Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Wednesday at the church in Rice.

Parish prayers were at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids.

Bud was born on Jan. 2, 1930, in Sauk Rapids to William, Sr. and Elizabeth (Mangel) Dropps. He married

DuWayne “Bud” E. Dropps

Betty Doeden Sept. 9, 1954 in Dixville. They lived most of their life in Rice. Bud and Betty owned and operated Dropps Sanitation Company for 29 years.

After they sold the business, he worked for another sanitation company until retirement.

Bud was gentle, had a great sense of humor and a Heart of Gold. Bud loved tractors, fishing and going to the casino.

Survivors include his children, Aryliss (Thomas) Moulzolf of

Maurice J. Keeley Keeley, Marice J. age 78 of Ramsey, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. Preceded in death by her parents, Emil and Leona Gebhardt, sister, MaryAnn, and brother, Richard.

Survived by husband, James; daughters, Kathy Olson, Connie (Chuck) Miller, Lori Phipps and Lynda Pelletier; grandchildren, Garrett, Dylan, Ryan (Ashley), Matthew (Heather), Miranda, Jake, Jenna, Alex (Amie) and Michael; greatgrandchildren, Tyson, Anistyn and Paisley; brothers, Joe (Marge)

Maurice J. Keeley

Gebhardt and Bob (Aileen) Gebhardt; sisters, Phyllis (Lloyd) Scott and Donna (Jim) Partch; sistersin-law, Lucy Gebhardt, Phyllis Lundeen and Kathleen Keeley; many cousins, nieces, nephews

Jay R. Saldana Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church in Rice for Jay R. Saldana, age 53 of Rice who passed away Aug. 19 at the St. Cloud Hospital from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Rev. David Edge officiated and burial was at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Sauk Rapids.

Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the church and one hour prior to the services Friday also at the church. Shepherd of the Pines prayers were at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids.

Jay was born Jan. 28, 1965 in Minneapolis to Victor and Joyce (Damm) Saldana. He married Leah Klinkner on Sept. 16,

Jay R. Saldana

1989 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids.

Jay lived most of his life in Rice and was a successful business man who ran American Edge for 26 years. He was a member of Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church where he served as an Elder and as a Stephen Minister. Jay was a non-judgemental, loving person with a strong faith. He was a passionate dog lover, motorcycle enthusiast and junk collector. He loved

St. Cloud, Joy BoserKnowles of Sartell, Bev (Marvin) Winscher of Rice, Kay (Bill) Paradeis of Rice, Judy (Jim) Barnett of Rice, Ronald (Gwen) Dropps of AK, Steve (Lisa) Dropps of Sauk Rapids; daughter-in-law, Diane Dropps of Royalton; sister and brother, Delores Emerson of Foley and Bill Dropps, Jr. of Savage, Mont.; 20 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty in January 2018; son, DuWayne “Al” Dropps, Jr. in April 2018; sister, Donna Patterson; and son-in-laws, Greg Boser and Melvin “Sonny” Knowles.

He was very proud of his family and will be deeply missed.

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and dear friends. Marice always had a smile and a hug and a great sense of humor. She will be dearly missed. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 525 Jackson St., Anoka. Interment Champlin Cemetery.

Visitation Thursday 5-8 p.m. at ThurstonLindberg Funeral Home, 2005 Branch Ave, Anoka and also one hour prior to Mass at the church.

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his grandchildren and enjoyed snowmobiling.

Jay was a passionate salesman and made friends everywhere he went.

Survivors include his wife, Leah of Rice; children, Jordan (Le Neigh) Saldana of Sartell and Jessa Saldana of Sartell; granddaughters, Layla, Kyah and Calliope; grandson, Levi; mother, Joyce of Rice; sisters, Judith Saldana of Osseo and Vicki (Mitchell) Johnson of New Hope; and brother-in-law, Dean Mann of Savage. Jay was preceded in death by his father, Victor on Oct. 8, 2011; and sister, Debra Mann.

Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Obituary and guestbook available online: www. williamsdingmann.com.

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EDITORIAL

Letter to the Editor

Support Scapanski

Joe Wollak, of Rice, retired Benton County Commissioner District 2 When I opened the paper and saw Karla Scapanski won her primary, I thought finally a local neighbor who understands the needs of our community. She has the DFL endorsement, but when we spoke I shared with her that like values are truly important, and I vote person not party.

Karla can entertain those tough conversations as she will continue this journey to represent our best interests. This is why I continue to support her to become our next representative in House District 15B.

Worthy work in the bustle

My plate is full. The trick is to not let anything pile too much that it starts falling off the plate. Also, that the portions would be the right size, so all the proper nutrition is there and the plate is not full of only dessert. Because there are more factors involved relying on my health and nutrition than only my- BY MERCY NYGAARD self. For instance, my spouse Life by Faith and children. So how do you know if you have the right amount of busy in your life or if you have overloaded?

It can be tempting to take on too many things especially if you enjoy them. You ask the One. “... Will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it,” 1 Corinthians 10:13.

We never want to be driven by money. We want to use money wisely, not let money use us. Our family definitely appreciates the right tools to get the job done and could practice more modesty in the area of purchasing. We are playing catch up financially for things needed that help get the job done in our professional lives and on the homestead. While still being able to keep up our tithe, God continues to provide for our needs so that catching up looks promising. We recently stepped down from private Christian education to homeschool as a way of living in our budget. I never imagined homeschooling four children with a tot. We went from public school to private Christian school and now homeschool and solely trusting and leaning on Jesus to guide us through. It was a difficult decision, but God has swooped in all the resources and helped in His impeccable, rescuing style. I have laid down most artistry work as a result of investing more time to pour into our children’s education while still keeping up small avenues of income. It’s only by God’s grace, I am able to babysit, write this column and design for my husband’s business with an occasional photography gig. Five years ago, my idea for my professional career would be full-time art at this point. I am thankful God’s plans are bigger than mine.

One of the things I began to write about at the beginning of this year was God’s design for biblical woman hood. God lit a spark in my heart for the book of Titus, and He lead me to a fabulous teacher named Susan Hunt. The message was so clear, and the task at hand was how to spread the message. So, I started a small Bible study in February, and it has been on repeat every other month so that every woman in our church would have the opportunity to participate as their busy seasons come and go. Every time we meet, I am blown away at what the Holy Spirit reveals to these women and my passion stays ignited.

With God as my reference point, relying on Jesus for strength, I continue to pray God would balance out my portions so I would not neglect my husband and children. This involves communication and the regular how-are-you, how-am-I conversations with my spouse and children. My oldest daughter, as a teen, has been able to be my confidant through the women’s studies, and I get to share praise reports with her.

I am no super mom. The garden is neglected with weeds as I still harvest produce from it. Preserving the harvest looks glim. There is always a basket of laundry lying around waiting to be folded. Chick-fil-a is for lunch too often. My hair is in the constant five-second mom bun and all of these are first-world problems. God has filled my life with grace and the pressure closes in at times. Then, God gives me glimpses of fruit from the worthy, hard work in the bustle.

A less traveled road to life lessons Day seven of vacation had one purroadway, our rental car handled it fine. pose: to find the granite slides at LionThe black exterior did need a bath from head. the powdery slate dust however.

After waking up in Coeur d’Alene, Alas, we arrived at the granite stones Idaho and traveling two hours north marking the entry to the forested trailwhich included one wrong turn in the no head. We dipped into the woods one by cellular service area, we arrived at Lionone and followed the path. Twice groups head Unit Campground in Priest Lake BY NATASHA BARBER of travelers greeted us as they exited, letState Park. Knowing we would spend ting us know the walk would be worth it. time at the beach of the clean mountain We crossed dried gullies, which in spring lake, we paid our reasonable $5 admisI am sure are gushing with winter runoff, sion and spoke to the park attendant. and found ourselves in narrow wild-life type paths The natural water slides at the park have been on surrounded by berry bushes. The thought of bears – my bucket list for more than a year, but the kicker is as northern Idaho is known for its grizzlies – crossed they are not well-documented. Idaho has yet to cash- our minds but we hiked on. This path was well travin on this adventure and due to limited resources, the eled. You could see tennis shoe imprints all along the roadway and trail to the massive slabs of stone are not way. much more than a logging road and path through the Forty minutes later, after stopping for photos woods. YouTube videos of the action can be found and scenery along the way, we arrived at a pool. Two online and a blogger has recorded general directions, travelers waded in the crystal-clear water; they inbut no detailed maps or information is accessible. I formed us the slides were up the hill to the left. The would have to guess this has something to do with kids took off running over the spongy forest ground. the lack of cell service.

There was no longer a weathered trail to follow. We The slides are set deep in the woods. The park marched the incline but seemed to get nowhere. We attendant warned us it was seven miles from where referenced the instructions and turned around. The we were parked. We would need to travel five miles visitors had disappeared. by vehicle before the two-mile trailhead began. She “There, a pool has logs across its outlet that can said a vehicle with low clearance – such as the Nis- be used as a bridge to reach the other side,” the paper san Altima rental we were driving – would likely not said. be able to navigate the rugged terrain of the unmainLogs, no; but log and rocks, yes. We crossed the tained road. Yet, if we did take our chances, she of- water and followed yet another trail into the woods. fered a small white paper with instructions. This was When it reached a fallen tree and no sign of other no doubt an admittance that the park knew people footprints, we were stumped. And, exhausted. would venture to the attraction with or without perI was ready to throw in the towel. I wanted to mission, so best not have travelers lost in the woods. exit the woods and logging road before nightfall. We The young women’s advice was enough to turned around and almost settled on wading in the damper the trek. We went to the beach and had lunch, pool when a stranger appeared. convinced we would simply do some hiking near the “I just met someone who said we were really campground. But the slides tugged at my thoughts. It close,” the brown-haired college student said. “Keep was the only reason we truly made the journey. How going.” would it feel to leave knowing we had never tried?

We did, and it paid off. Perhaps 300 feet beyond After swimming and hot dogs, we tied up our the fallen tree and to the right was the beginning of tennis shoes. “Do you want to at least try,” I said to the granite slides. Our family had arrived and within Neil. “Sure,” he replied without hesitation. an hour had made life-lasting memories – wrapping The gravel road which wrapped around the our bums in trash bags and coasting down the slick mountain was narrow, dry and rocky. Occasionally rocks. we came upon areas where the rain had washed out a And, better yet, our kids learned the value of dehole or two but other than it being a slow, curvy cliff termination while we were reminded once more.

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Capping classes

BBB tips for consumers at the state fair

Thank you for welcoming me into our district’s buildings. This caused the the school district and your community. district to ask resident property owners to I am looking forward to a great school invest in the construction of new buildyear for our students, staff and commuings. The community has spoken, and nity. We are fortunate Sauk Rapids-Rice it has become clear the district needs to is a growing, vibrant school district. We adapt its strategies on open enrollment. are proud families in surrounding comAt its Aug. 20 meeting, the Sauk munities look to our district as a great Rapids-Rice School Board passed a resoBY AARON SINCLAIR choice for their student’s education, SRR Superintendent lution to cap grade levels in an effort to and we hope they choose to move here manage student enrollment for our existand join our district. ing buildings. The application of these caps will close As most of you know, open enrollment is one additional open enrollment at all grade levels for the of the ways Minnesota offers school choice for par- 2018-19 school year, with the exception of siblings ents of public school students. There are a number of of enrolled students and employees’ children, as althings to know about open enrollment. Every district lowed by state statute. must allow some level of open enrollment per state In developing this plan, the district has considstatute. Nearly every Minnesota school district both ered the amount of resident enrollment growth that adds and loses students through open enrollment – is likely in the next few years and the gradual drop including the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District. A in open enrollment that will occur. The process to esschool district may adopt an open enrollment policy tablish the grade level caps was centered on the goal to help them manage any excess demand. Once a stu- of providing the best educational environment for dent is accepted into a district, state law is clear that students at reasonable class sizes. This new approach he or she cannot be forced to leave. This means open will phase in as those students enrolled in the district enrollment is a commitment to a student that could move through and eventually graduate out of the disspan the entire 13 years of a student’s K-12 educa- trict. Each year as new classes enter the district, the tion. The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District takes this grade level caps will position the district to control commitment seriously. our growth as we strive to ensure all students have Over the years, the Sauk Rapids-Rice School the best opportunity to learn. The board will evaluate District has supported open enrollment by welcom- the financial health of the school district and space ing most interested students. Open enrollment can needs of each building when performing the required provide a substantial benefit for school districts. Ev- annual review of the open enrollment resolution. ery new student brings revenue to the district, which The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board and I are helps stabilize and grow the district’s operating committed to listening to the community and creat(classroom) budget without having to ask taxpayers ing an educational experience that prepares students for an additional operating levy. In short, open en- for their lives after high school. We hope community rollment increased revenue for the district at a time members continue to feel comfortable asking queswhen the district had experienced budget reductions. tions and offering ideas that will help improve our As revenue grew and more students were added, the schools. If you have a question about the new open district could offer more electives, programs and op- enrollment policy, please call me at 320-253-4703 or portunities for resident students. email me at aaron.sinclair@isd47.org. In addition, Of course, these benefits come with a caution. feel free to contact your school board members at the As open enrollment grew, space shortages emerged phone numbers listed on http://isd47.org. and it became difficult to manage class sizes within

From the office of Better Business Bureau® of Minnesota and North Dakota The start of the Minnesota State Fair is always the surest sign summer is winding down. But it is a terrific way to wrap up a season of fun. It is also an ideal platform for many businesses to showcase their products, inventions and ideas to happy fairgoers. In that carefree environment, it is easy to get carried away in all the excitement. However, Better Business Bureau® of Minnesota and North Dakota reminds consumers the same guidelines they follow outside the fairgrounds should also apply inside.

“We know people get caught up in the atmosphere of the fair,” said Susan Adams Loyd, president and CEO of BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota. “We at BBB sometimes feel that same excitement. We just want to remind people of the importance of due diligence and making wise purchasing decisions.”

BBB offers the following tips for consumers who attend the state fair with an eye on making non-food related purchases: - Research companies at http://BBB.org. Free BBB Business Profiles are optimized for smart phones. Additionally, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can call 800-646-6222 to speak to live operators for pre-purchase guidance.

BBB offers customers reviews, as well.

- Prior to making payment, get the company’s refund and exchange policies in writing. Also, ask about any guarantees or warranties.

- Collect the company’s physical location and telephone number in case you need to return or exchange an item after the event.

- It is always a good idea to do some comparison shopping before making a purchasing decision. Keep in mind, however, that the least expensive item may not always be the best value.

- Do not be pressured to buy. After the demonstration or sales pitch, give yourself some time to think about the purchase. This will help you decide whether you are getting a good deal.

- Ask the vendor if a sale price will be honored after the state fair. If so, you will not feel pressured to purchase the item on the spot.

- It is important to note that the Federal Trade Commission’s ‘cooling-off rule,’ which normally allows consumers three days to cancel a purchase, does not apply to the following purchases at fairs: Purchases under $25; goods or services not primarily intended for personal, family or household purposes; insurance, securities or real estate; motor vehicles; and arts and crafts.

- If you are making a purchase where the ‘cooling-off rule’ does apply, and you need to cancel a sale, sign and date a copy of the company’s cancellation form, which they should provide. If you mail the form back to the company, be sure it is postmarked before midnight of the third business day after which you made the purchase. Sundays and federal holidays are not considered business days. Otherwise, bring the form in-person to the company within three days of the date you made the purchase.

“We think businesses do a terrific job of putting their best foot forward at the state fair,” said Adams Loyd. “So long as consumers are keeping their eyes on their bottom lines and fully understanding the terms and conditions of any purchases they’re considering, it’s a win-win proposition.”

BBB is an exhibitor at the Minnesota State Fair, with a booth in the Education Building. The fair runs through Sept. 3.

Green and brown make black, as in compost Compost is made when formerly growbecause the decomposition produces odor ing plant material is attacked by microorwhich attracts rodents. Crushed egg shells ganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, and is are OK for composting; whole eggs are completely changed by the process. Micronot. Running leaves through a mulching organisms need carbon (the brown stuff), lawn mower will make smaller pieces that nitrogen (the green stuff), oxygen and will decompose faster. Woody material like water. This process occurs all the time in twigs and branches decompose slowly so nature. In a compost pile, the gardener enit is best to break them in to as many small

BY LINDA G. courages or speeds up the process. pieces as possible or omit them from your TENNESON All dead plant material will decompose compost pile. Diseased plants and weeds Green and over time. Larger amounts of plant matethat have gone to seed should not be used Growing in rial kept together during decomposition of- Benton County either because the disease pathogens will ten creates heat. An enclosure about 3-by-3 remain in the finished compost or the seeds feet to 5-by-5 works well to concentrate the heat and may germinate once the compost has been spread in speed up compost production. One side of the enclo- the garden. sure may be left open or gated to allow access to the The amount of time needed to produce compost material when it is finished. Compost may also be depends on how hot the pile becomes and how activemade in rotating plastic tumbler style containers or ly the microorganisms are working. Obviously, comin round barrels which have air holes drilled into the post cannot be made in the winter time. Compost is ready to use when it is dark and fluffy with an earthy sides.

Air added to a compost pile will speed up decom- smell. A few twigs may remain but none of the origiposition. Building the pile on top of a shipping pallet nal material should be recognizable. The alternative will allow air to enter from the bottom. Other garden- is to toss green and brown things into a pile and to ers insert plastic pipes with air holes drilled into the let them be. It will take longer, but will still turn into sides of the pipe to allow air into the middle of the compost.

Compost is pre-dirt; in other words, it is on its pile. Turning the pile with a gardening fork is another way to add air. Water is also necessary for compost way to becoming useful soil. It contains nutrients production, so the pile should be watered if there is needed for plant growth serving as the equivalent of insufficient rain. Keep the pile damp like a wrung-out a vitamin pill for the soil. Good compost improves the soil by making it easier to dig, less compact and sponge.

Anything that was once living and does not con- aids in water retention. Compost adds air pockets into tain any toxins may be added to the pile. This includes the soil and makes water drainage easier. Plant roots lawn clippings, fall leaves, kitchen scraps, paper, need access to both air and water in order to grow and straw, hay, wood ash, coffee and tea grounds, etc. flourish.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Animal manure added to compost should be well rotted beforehand. Green things include vegetable par- Extension Master Gardener. ings, but do not put meat or dairy into a compost pile

Pulse on people Benton County marriage applications

- Bryan Robert Carstensen and Meghan Marie Price, both of Sauk Rapids.

- Mitchell Glen Hinkemeyer, of Clearwater, and Anna Maria Saldana, of Rice.

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NEWS

PAL connects officers, youth

PHOTOS BY ANNA SALDANA

Zoey Evje (from left), Brianna Eckerman and Zoe Edge work on craft projects together Aug. 16 in Rice. At each Police Activities League event, crafts are offered through Girl Scout troops.

BY ANNA SALDANA | STAFF WRITER

RICE — Baseball, crafts, a cookout, dodgeball, kickball and community – these are some of the things that have made up the Police Activities League (PAL) over the past month.

The activities league averaged 15-20 kids each week and took place in both Rice and Foley. The final evening was Aug. 16 at the Rice Lions building and included a cookout.

“This final evening always draws more of a crowd,” said Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck. “Regardless of how many kids come, we always have a good time.”

PAL nights have a greater meaning than coming together to play games.

“Having activities like this helps to dispel the myth that cops are scary,” Heck said. “It’s hard to be afraid of someone that will come out and play dodgeball or play catch with. It really helps on a developmental level.”

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Rice Police Chief Ross Hamann throws a pitch Aug. 16 Bodin Washneiski takes a swing at a whiffle ball Aug. 16 during the Police Activities League event. The weekly in Rice. Washneiski participated in the baseball game event is designed to improve the relationships between during the final evening of Police Activities League. law enforcement and the community’s youth.

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Auxiliary national president visits VFW Post No. 6992

SAUK RAPIDS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6992 Auxiliary hosted the organization’s national president, Sandi Kriebel, Aug. 18.

Kriebel, of Ellicott City, Md., was elected to the position at the 105th VFW Auxiliary National Convention in Kansas City, Mo. July 25.

Sauk Rapids VFW Auxiliary offers education contests, scholarships

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(Above) Sandi Kriebel, national president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, enters a hall of flags Aug. 18 in Sauk Rapids. Area VFW members greeted Kriebel as she visited the post for the first time since she was elected to the position July 25.

(Left) Sauk Rapids Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. 6992 Auxiliary Conductress Karen Wolbeck (from left), Tiffney Emeson and VFW Auxiliary National President Sandi Kriebel stand at the post in Sauk Rapids Aug. 18. Kriebel also visited the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Hospital.

SAUK RAPIDS — The Sauk Rapids VFW Auxiliary No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, is pleased to offer youth the following opportunities for educational contest as well as scholarships.

- The patriots pen essay contest. All students in grades 6-8 can enter. The theme is “Why I Honor the American Flag.” Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post

by Oct. 31.

- Voice of democracy, an audio essay contest. All students in grades 9-12 can enter. The theme is “Why My Vote Matters.” Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post by Oct. 31.

- Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post by Oct. 31.

- For kindergarten and first-grade students: Color the American Flag red, white and blue on picture provided. Entries will be judged on neatness and accuracy. Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post by Nov. 15.

- Second- and third-grade students: Draw and color the American Flag. Must be original artwork using the students’ choice of medium, such as crayon, marker, colored pencils or paint on 8.5- by 11-inch paper. Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post by Nov. 15.

- Fourth- and fifth-grade students: Create a collage of two to six places you have seen the American Flag displayed. Artwork may include original drawings or cut out pictures from media. Each depiction must include an American Flag and include the name of the location. Finished collages must fit in a 10- by 13-inch envelope. They may be folded once. Deadline to Sauk Rapids VFW Post by Nov. 15.

Applications and information can be found at http://mnvfwauxiliary.org/forms and https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships. For more information, contact Karen Wolbeck at karenwolbeck@gmail.com.

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Saturday, Aug. 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Chloe’s Courage Fund Fourth Annual Bike Run. Registration at 10 a.m. Rollie’s Rednecks and Longnecks, 3528 Highway 23, Sauk Rapids.

old stuff. 8502 135th Ave. N.E., Foley.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 3-6 p.m. — Sauk Rapids Market. Every Thursday through summer. Coborn’s parking lot, 110 First Street S., Sauk Rapids.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 3:30-7:30 p.m. — Foley Public Sunday, Aug. 26, 9:30 a.m. — Sacred Heart Parish Schools Open House and Picture Day. All students Festival. Indoor polka Mass at 10 a.m. followed by will have their pictures taken. Order forms available food court, including homemade donuts, bingo in air- on site. conditioned hall, games for all ages, book nook, quilt raffle and garage sale. Musical entertainment. Grand Thursday, Aug. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m. — Dementia raffle at 5 p.m.

Support Group. Last Thursday of every month.

Open to the public. Trained facilitator Anna Harren.

Sunday, Aug, 26, 9-11 a.m. — Benefit breakfast and Good Shepherd Community Fellowship Hall, 325 bake sale for Brenda Rueckert. Eggs, toast, hash 11th Street N., Sauk Rapids. browns and Theilen’s famous sausage. St. Joseph’s of Morrill Parish Hall, 33009 Nature Road, Foley.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m. — Car Show. Rollie’s Rednecks and Longnecks, 940 35th Ave. N.E., Sauk Sunday, Aug. 26, 11 a.m. — Oktoberfest. Parade, Rapids. All cars welcome. Free and open to the pubmusic, food and activities. Participants encouraged lic. to get involved by wearing German costumes. Pierz.

Monday, Sept. 3, 11 a.m. — St. Stephen Parish Tuesday, Aug. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — 55+ Festival. Homemade chicken and ham dinner with Driver Improvement Refresher Course. St. Cloud pie. Bingo, kid games and inflatables, quilts, farmers Life, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. For more in- market, cake walk, food stands and live music. Counformation or to register visit http://www.mnsafety- try auction at 1 p.m. Grand raffle at 5:30 p.m. center.org or call 888-234-1294.

Tuesday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m. — Watab Township MeetTuesday, Aug. 28, 1-4 p.m. — Community Health ing. Watab Town Hall, 660 75th Street N.E., Rice.

Conversation. Sponsored by Public Health. Facilitated conversations on what creates health; forces, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — 55+ Driver trends factors and events affecting health; and strate- Improvement Refresher Course. Initiative Foungies to overcome barriers of healthy living. RSVPs dation, 405 First Street S.E., Little Falls. For more appreciated but not required at 320-656-6251, col- information or to register visit http://www.mnsafetyleen. rosenow@co.stearns.mn.us. Sauk Rapids Gov- center.org or call 888-234-1294. ernment Center, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids.

Thursday, Sept. 6, 9:30 a.m. — Nordic Walking.

Wednesday, Aug. 29 — Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Poles, fitting, instructions and conversation provided.

School Open House. Hillside Early Childhood 4-7 Free to attend. All welcome. Lake George, 1101 Sevp.m. Mississippi Heights, Pleasantview and Rice El- enth Street S., St. Cloud. Meet by granite fountains. ementary 4-7 p.m. SRRMS 4:30-7:30 p.m. SRRHS 5-8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. — Great River Regional Coin Club. Miller Auto Marine Sports Wednesday, Aug. 29, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Treasures Plaza, 2930 Second Street S., St. Cloud. on 66 Opening Sale. A new occasional shop owned

by Joan and Ray Otto. Featuring repurposed furni- Friday, Sept. 7, 4-5 p.m. — Tae Guk Kwon Do. ture, antiques, rustic home décor, yard art and good Come for free one-month introduction to classes.

Wear loose clothing and bring water bottle. ILICIL Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids.

Saturday, Sept. 8, 5-9 p.m. — Camp Bliss Guns and Goods Raffle. 100 guns; 2,000 tickets sold. Guns can be exchanged for Scheels gift cards. Benefiting disabled veterans with retreats to Camp Bliss. Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids.

Sunday, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. — Petra Lutheran 50th Anniversary Celebration. Children of Petra will be singing in both services. The choir will also sing. Guest speaker pastor Todd Engel, son of Wally and Carol Engel. Guest musicians Valerie Floeter and Pat Backus. Light breakfast between services. All are welcome to attend. Petra Lutheran Church and School, 1049 First Ave. N., Sauk Rapids.

Sunday, Sept. 9, 4-6 p.m. — Divorce Care. Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Every Sunday through Dec. 9.

Harvest Fellowship, 400 Second Ave. N. Room No. 203, Sauk Rapids. Contact Tim Goodner for more information at 320-290-0504.

Monday, Sept. 10, 5:30-9:30 p.m. — 55+ Driver Improvement Refresher Course. Cambridge Senior Center, 140 N. Buchanan Street Suite No. 176, Cambridge. For more information or to register visit http://www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5-9 p.m. — 55+ Driver Improvement Refresher Course. Mora High School, 400 Maple Ave. E., Mora. For more information or to register visit http://www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

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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 conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: M a r c h 20, 2015 MORTGAGOR: Dustin M. Schlien, unmarried.

MORTGAGEE: U.S. Bank National Association.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 10, 2015 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 408792.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank National Association RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association M O RT G A G E D

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1860 Eastern Star Loop, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 190335200 L E G A L DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 5, Block 1, Eastern Star Estates Plat 2, Benton County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $25,437.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $24,288.05 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: October 16, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Office, 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 owneroccupied, 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 April 16, 2019 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 P E R S O N A L 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: August 14, 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 17 - 18-004608 FC THIS IS A C O M M U N I C AT I O N FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-34-6B

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Bridge Right of Way Plan - redemption period is 120 GIVEN that default has Minnesota.

Phase II A.P.N. days from the date of sale. occurred in the conditions AND COUNTY IN WHICH A person holding a junior of the following described Parcel 2: PROPERTY IS LOCATED: lien upon the real estate or Mortgage: Lots Seven (7) and Benton County, Minnesota some part of the real estate MORTGAGOR: Royalynn Eight (8), Block Fifty-nine ADDRESS AND PARCEL may redeem in the order Holdings, L.L.C., a (59), in the Original Town ID NUMBER OF THE and manner specified in Minnesota limited liability (now City) of Sauk Rapids, PROPERTY: 415 Benton Sections 580.24 and 580.25, company except the Southwesterly Drive North, Sauk Rapids, but only if before the end of MORTGAGEE: BankVista Forty (40) feet of Lots 7 and Minnesota 56379 and has tax the mortgagor’s redemption DATE OF MORTGAGE: 8 previously conveyed to the parcel identification numbers period the creditor files January 20, 2016 Northern Pacific Railway 19.00564.00, 19.00564.01, with the County Recorder ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL Company by deed, recorded 19.00565.00, 19.00566.00, or Registrar of Titles of AMOUNTOF MORTGAGE: in Book “57” of Deeds, page and 19.00567.00 each county where the real $ 1 , 0 7 5 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 , 3, according to the recorded AMOUNT DUE AND estate is located, a notice subsequently increased by plat and survey thereof CLAIMED TO BE of intention to redeem. If a Mortgage Modification to now on file and of record DUE AS OF DATE OF junior creditor fails to timely $1,125,000.00 in the office of the County NOTICE, INCLUDING file a notice of intention DATE AND PLACE Recorder in and for Benton TAXES, IF ANY, PAID to redeem as provided in OF RECORDING OR County, Minnesota.

BY MORTGAGEE: this subdivision, or fails to REGISTRATION: filed for AND $1,198,247.27 redeem, its lien on the real record January 21, 2016, Lots Nine (9) and DATE OF VOLUNTARY estate is extinguished. as Document No. 414095, Ten (10), Block Fifty-nine F O R E C L O S U R E Dated: August 3, 2018 in the Office of the County original Town (now City) AGREEMENT: July 3, 2018 BANKVISTA Recorder of Benton County, of Sauk Rapids, except DATE AND TIME OF Benjamin B. Bohnsack Minnesota; modified by a Southwest Forty (40) feet SALE: September 13, 2018 (#0319399) Modification of Mortgage of Lot 9 and the Southwest at 10:00 a.m.

Rinke Noonan dated August 19, 2016, and Forty-four (44) feet of Lot PLACE OF SALE: Benton Suite 300 US Bank Plaza filed for record September 10 previously conveyed to Sheriff’s Department, located 1015 W. St. Germain St. 16, 2016, as Document No. the Northern Pacific Railway at 581 Highway 23, Foley, P.O. Box 1497 418252, in the office of the Company by deeds, recorded Minnesota 56329 St. Cloud, MN 56302 County Recorder in and for in Book “57” of Deeds, The mortgagor’s redemption (320) 251-6700 Benton County, Minnesota page 4, and in Book “46” of period is two (2) months from (320) 656-3500 fax LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF Deeds, page 157 according to the date of sale, except that if Our File No. 16173-0032 MORTGAGED PROPERTY the recorded plat and survey the real estate is subject to a Bbohnsack@RinkeNoonan.

(LAND): thereof now on file and of federal tax lien under which com Parcel 1: record in the office of the the United States is entitled to Attorneys for Mortgagee Lots Three (3), Four County Recorder in and for a 120 day redemption period R-32-4B (4), Five (5), and Six (6), Benton County, Minnesota. under section 7425(d)(1) of Block Fifty-nine (59), in the Also known as Parcel the Internal Revenue Code, Original Town (now City) of #44 of Sauk Rapids Regional as amended, the mortgagor’s

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Monday, August 13, 2018 WORK STUDY SESSION District Office Board Room 5:30 p.m.

A Work Session of the Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hauck Monday, August 13, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the District Office Board Room.

ROLL CALL Members present included Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Morse, Rogholt, and Solarz. Others present were Superintendent Sinclair, Director of Teaching and Learning Bushman, Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services White, Director of Business Services Johnson, Director of Technology Mackenthun, Director of Community Education Wilke, SRRMS Principal Rudolph, Rice Principal Paasch, Mississippi Heights Peterson, Pleasantview Principal Froiland, Director of Early Childhood Rogholt, and SRRHS Assistant Principal Logrono.

AGENDA APPROVAL A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to approve the meeting’s “Agenda” as written.

CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Rogholt, seconded by Braun and unanimously carried to approve the meeting’s “Consent Agenda.”

WORK STUDY TOPICS 2018 – 2019 School Year Preparation Review Superintendent Sinclair updated Board members on Back to School preparations with regard to enrollment, staffing, building safety and security, back to school inservice events, and district needs. Board members had an opportunity to ask questions and were invited to participate in and attend various school and district activities including, but not limited to, the all staff inservice and Open House.

First Reading of Proposed Policy • #509 (Enrollment of Nonresident Students) is a “mandatory policy” and would replace current policy #509 (Enrollment of Nonresident Students).

ADJOURNMENT With no further Work Session topics appearing before the Board, a motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Morse and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Lisa J. Braun, Board of Education Clerk Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 R-34-1B CITY OF SAUK RAPIDS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE You are invited to attend a public hearing on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Avenue North, to consider the following matters that require a public hearing.

APPLICANT City of Sauk Rapids PURPOSE To consider an Ordinance amendment that would address fences in residential areas in Sauk Rapids.

Please contact Sauk Rapids Community Development Director Todd Schultz at (320) 258-5315 or tschultz@ci.saukrapids.mn.us with questions or stop by City Hall to obtain a copy of the application.

Any person desiring to comment on these matters is invited to do so in writing or orally at the time of the public hearing.

Published in the Sauk Rapids Herald on Saturday, September 1, 2018.

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Benton County Highway Department CLOSING DATE: September 14, 2018 Foley, Minnesota Bituminous Reclamation, Bituminous Surfacing and Culvert Replacement ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bid proposals will be received until 11:00 A.M. CST on September 14, 2018, at the Benton County Public Works Building, PO Box 247, 7752 Hwy 25 NE, Foley, MN 56329

by Nadean Inman, Auditor/Treasurer of Benton County, for the reconditioning of CR 58.

PROJECT NO.: CP 005-058-004 LOCATION: CR 58 from CSAH 3 to CSAH 4, Approximately 2 miles east of Sauk Rapids.

TYPE OF WORK: Bituminous Reclamation, Bituminous Surfacing and Culvert Replacement.

The Major Items of Work are approximately: 50,500 SY, Full Depth Reclamation 12,200 Ton, Type SP 9.5 Wearing Course Mixture (2,C) Proposal, Plans and Specifications may be examined and obtained for $50 at the Benton County Highway Engineers Office, 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 Specifications may also be downloaded at https://egram.co.benton.mn.us for $0.00.

Bids must be sealed, identified on the envelope and accompanied by a Certified 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 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities and further reserves the right to award the contract to serve the best interest of Benton County.

Dated at Foley, Minnesota on August 17, 2018.

Nadean Inman Benton County Auditor/Treasurer

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NEWS

United Way invites nonprofits to apply for funding ST. CLOUD — Competitive grants will be awarded to new and existing nonprofit organizations serving the United Way of Central Minnesota’s service area for funding in 2019-21.

Funding will be awarded within five goal areas: access to food, financial stability, homelessness, quality out of school time and early learning-literacy.

Community volunteers, service providers, subject experts and business leaders will review the applications to determine funding. The goals and outcomes can be found at http:// www.unitedwayhelps.org.

The Intent to Apply application is due Sept. 15 and can

be found at http://unitedwayhelps.org/news.

Invitations to submit a full application will be made by Oct. 1. There will be a required training session for all invited applicants in October. Once invited agencies have completed the training, they will have until Dec. 15 to complete the full application.

United Way fights for the community’s most pressing issues. By bringing people and organizations together around innovative solutions, they impact thousands of lives every year.

“The United Way Board of Directors is determined to ensure there is continued move-

ment in these long-term goals,” said Melinda Sanders, United Way Board Chair. “We have already seen significant results in these areas, but there is still work to be done.”

The funding model focuses on mobilizing diverse resources and partnerships that go beyond the dollars pledged through the annual campaign. Strategies include roles for advocacy and volunteerism as well as roles for other partners and systems to connect.

When United Way helps young children reach their learning potential, it is not only the students or even the families of those students who benefit. Those students now have

“We have provided results in the community for more than 50 years, and we know if the entire community works together we can continue to make an impact locally for years to come.”

- Melinda Sanders a better chance of staying in school, of staying out of trouble with the law, eventually landing a job that pays a livable wage and of living longer, healthier lives — and that translates into a safer, healthier and more prosperous community for everyone.

“We have provided results in the community for more than 50 years, and we know if the entire community works together we can continue to make an impact locally for years to come,” Sanders said. “With the community’s support, we can reach new heights.”

Public Notice BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 7, 2018 5:00 PM The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on August 7, 2018 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Jake Bauerly, Jim McMahon, Spencer Buerkle, Ed Popp and Warren Peschl present. Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to approve the amended agenda: add items—Application for MN Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for Sauk Rapids Tinville Lions; Request for Exception to the Personnel Policies Regarding Exempt Employee’s Maximum Compensation Time; and Board Appointments to Canvassing Board.

No one was present to speak under Open Forum.

McMahon/Peschl unanimous to approve the Consent Agent: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2018 as written; 2) approve the Special Meeting Minutes of July 23, 2018 as written; 3) accept and file Committee of the Whole Minutes of July 23, 2018 as written; 4) accept and file Management Team Meeting Minutes of May 10, 2018 as written; 5) accept and file Administrator’s Report—Monthly Financial Report—as presented; 6) allow an exception to the County Personnel Policies for non-exempt, non-union employees of the Highway Department, permitting such employees to carry a maximum of 80 hours of compensatory time and, further, to allow such employees to carry-over unused compensatory time balances from one year to the next; 7) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Benton County Snowmobile Club to conduct a raffle at Henry’s Catering & Banquet Center, 6774 Highway 25 NE, Foley, on November 24, 2018; 8) approve Joint Powers Agreements between the State of MN Secretary of State and Benton County for the State Primary and State General Election Recount Agreements, and authorize the Chair to sign; and 9) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Sauk Rapids Tinville Lions to conduct a raffle at Rollie’s Rednecks & Longnecks, 940 – 35th Street NE, Sauk Rapids, on September 30, 2018.

Bauerly/Buerkle unanimous to award a construction contract for Project SAP 005-629-015—Bridge Repair of Bridge 05525 over the Mississippi River in Sartell—to Redstone Construction, LLC of Mora, MN, as lowest responsible bidder. Chris Byrd, County Engineer, noted that this bid is 37.38% over the Engineer’s Estimate; this is largely due to underestimating the costs associated with “structure removals” within this project. Byrd stated that Stearns County is also contributing financially to this project.

Byrd explained that the topic of constructing sidewalks and trails within the County Road right-of-way is becoming a topic that needs further discussion; while there are some trails that have been constructed as part of road reconstruction projects (i.e. CSAH 3 Up the Hill) that have agreements in place that establish the cost and maintenance responsibilities of the trails, he has recently seen development plans that propose constructing sidewalks within county road right of way. Byrd noted that although this may be a way to get these types of features built, there are concerns such as long term maintenance (i.e. snowplowing), ADA compliance, and connectivity to other facilities (“sidewalks to nowhere”). He stated that he recently received a utility permit request to build a sidewalk within county road right-way in conjunction with a development along Mayhew Lake Road (CSAH 1) in the east part of Sauk Rapids. Byrd asked—is this something the county wants to allow? McMahon suggested adding language to state that the homeowner adjacent to the sidewalk is responsible for the maintenance. Bauerly commented “…defer to the City of Sauk Rapids…either the City of Sauk Rapids would have to plow it or they defer to the homeowner to plow it…their ordinance would rule…” McMahon clarified that it is county road right-of-way—not the city’s right-of-way. Byrd pointed out that the county plows Mayhew Lake Road—it is not part of a maintenance agreement with the City of Sauk Rapids; he asked the question—would Sauk Rapids be open to extending the existing maintenance agreement (would be an additional cost to the county)? Byrd stated his belief that there may be

a developer’s agreement whereby the city is asking the developer to build the sidewalk as part of their development.

Peschl inquired if the developer could purchase property for a sidewalk outside of the county road right-of-way limits.

McMahon commented “…I think we should have sidewalks there…it’s right by the school…I’d like to see more information gathered from the city…I don’t think the county should be maintaining those sidewalks…” Byrd stated he will hold off on approval of the utility permit request pending conversations with the city.

McMahon asked the question “…why does the county maintain that little section of CSAH 4…why don’t’ we turn everybody straight down CR 78…can we vacate that segment of CSAH 4 and use that CSAH mileage somewhere else…”

County Engineer Byrd stated “…when the CSAH designation was being established, they wanted to get back to another CSAH route…that is something we can explore…I think the mileage to turn CSAH 4 south on CR 78 down to CSAH 1 may be a little more than that chunk in between CR 78 and CSAH 1…then we are trying to increase CSAH mileage…”

Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county.

The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:31 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting.

The Regular Board meeting was reconvened at 9:35 AM. Deb Rieland and Lindsey Knosalla, Human Services Supervisors, were present to report on the continuous improvement Kaizen event held in June 2018 which focused on the Human Services process for Housing Support Onboarding and Agreements. Rieland explained that the group mapped the current process to identify issues/problems and brainstormed ideas on how to make the process more efficient and effective. Knosalla noted that the group was able to identify possible improvements and mapped the future process to see the outcome of those adjustments. She reported the “current state” versus “future state” metrics as follows—tasks were reduced from 49 to 22; handoffs reduced from 13 to 7; waits reduced from 11 to 6; components storing the same information reduced from 6 to 4, and number of staff involved in the process reduced from 9 to 5. Bob Cornelius, Human Services Director, explained that while the Department of Human Services “took control” of the Group Residential Housing (GRH) contracts, the county remains responsible for ensuring that the GRH homes are adhering to county standards. He stated his future plan to approach the Board for authorization allowing him to sign off on the housing support agreements in lieu of the Chair. At this time, Cornelius recognized the Kaizen members who participated in the event. Bauerly commented “…hats off to the group for their efforts…it’s something we can tell our constituents that we are trying to do things better and more efficient…”

On behalf of the Human Services department, Cornelius expressed appreciation to Board members for their participation in the “years of service” recognition event and handing out the awards; he noted that this event was well received by the employees in Human Services.

Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, requested Board approval of the minor final plat entitled “Bird Acres”, submitted by Eugene Stauffenecker. She stated the request is to subdivide a 4.34 acre parcel off of an 80-acre parcel for the construction of a single family home; the lot does contain wetlands, but there was enough dry, buildable land and two sewerable sites found on this parcel to warrant a buildable lot. Peschl/McMahon unanimous to approve the final plat of “Bird Acres” located in Maywood Township, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign the final plat.

Achman requested Board approval of the minor final plat entitled “KJM Estates”, submitted by Ken and Kristina Molitor. She noted that the request is to subdivide 51.81 acres into three single-family lots and one remnant parcel; the lots do contain wetlands, but there is enough dry, buildable land and two sewerable sites found on each parcel to warrant three buildable lots. Bauerly/Peschl unanimous to approve the final plat of “KJM Estates” located in Watab Township, as recommended by the Planning Commission and the Watab Town-

ship Board, and authorize the Chair to sign the final plat.

Monty Headley, County Administrator, explained that, recently, personnel-related matters have been brought directly to the County Board for decisions—some involved requested exceptions to the Personnel Policies. He requested Board direction on whether such personnel matters should instead be discussed initially in a Committee of the Whole (County Board work session). Headley noted that this would allow time for consulting with the County’s labor attorney, for example, or gathering comparative information from other counties; it would also allow more time for an in-depth discussion of the issue. He clarified that, ultimately, County Board action at a regular Board meeting would be required to implement any changes. Peschl stated that, while he could support additional discussion at a Committee of the Whole, he would not want to create a long delay for Board decisions. Buerkle commented “…I think if we adopt some standard procedures that would be allowable for these “carve-outs”, it would be a little bit easier for everyone…I’ve always been real reluctant… cause I never knew what the unintended consequences would be…” McMahon commented “…I thought it was going to be Administrator Headley’s role…if the request falls within the guidelines/contracts…and the appeal process was to come before the Board if the department head didn’t agree with the Administrator…” Headley agreed that his role is to help answer questions as to whether or not a request falls within the policies or the labor contracts; if a request is clearly an exception to the personnel policies, he believes that request needs to come before the County Board. Bauerly commented “… our policies can’t be so rigid that we can’t run our business… we can’t be fearful of making exceptions…we need policies and people to interpret policies…it’s better to take a little risk than to lose good people…” Headley stated “…if you make enough exceptions to the policy, maybe the underlying policy should change at some point…” Board consensus that personnel-related matters be initially discussed at a Committee of the Whole. McMahon suggested holding those Committees of the Whole following a regular Board meeting.

Nadean Inman, Auditor-Treasurer, explained that a nonunion, exempt employee in her department, who is the “head elections person” in the department, may only accumulate up to 40 hours of compensatory time per policy. She pointed out that elections must follow statutory requirements, including extra work hours. Inman stated that this employee currently has about 33 hours of compensatory time accrued; from a pro-active standpoint, she is seeking Board action before this employee reaches her comp time maximum. Bauerly noted the options of allowing this employee to accrue compensatory time beyond 40 hours or paying out overtime. He commented “…we are better off paying more overtime than adding more people…” Buerkle commented “…certain times of the year you are going to need to pay overtime…I would tend to want to do that…this might be a “carve out” that we talk about at our Committee of the Whole…” Board consensus to discuss this issue at a Committee of the Whole.

Inman explained that Canvassing Board membership includes two members of the County Board who are not on the ballot; the Board may appoint staff members (voting citizens of Benton County) to serve in their stead. Board members McMahon and Bauerly volunteered to serve on the Canvassing Board for the primary election—August 17th at 10:00 AM. McMahon/Peschl unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: August 14, 15 & 16, Budget Presentations (a change from the previous schedule of August 13, 14 & 15); August 28, “Community Conversation about Health in Benton, Sherburne & Stearns Counties”; and October 11 & 12, “2018 Community Health Conference”.

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Aug. 13 1726 hrs: Officers responded to an assault in progress at the Holiday gas station on Benton Drive North. Upon arrival, officers learned one man punched the other and made accusations of the male pointing a gun at a female at the store. Officers requested video from the store manager to continue the investigation.

Aug. 13 1942 hrs: Officers located a male on the 700 block of Benton Drive South, who appeared to be homeless. Male stated he had not eaten or had anything to drink in some time and felt a little dehydrated. Officers transported the male to Burger King, where he was given a meal and called relatives to pick him up.

Incidents: 40 traffic stops, 22 various calls, 21 assists, 21 medical, 18 suspicious, 10 animals, 7 thefts, 7 human services reports, 7 driving, 6 alarms, 6 civil, 5 property, 4 child, 4 domestic, 4 welfare checks, 4 fraud, 3 accidents, 3 records checks, 3 harassments, 3 extra patrol, 3 ordinances, 2 assaults, 2 disturbances, 2 unwanted, 2 dvs, 2 disputes, 2 suicidal persons, 2 parking, 2 repo vehicle, 2 predatory offender registries, 2 warrants, 2 vehicles and 2 burning complaints.

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by Nadean Inman, Auditor/Treasurer of Benton County, for the reconditioning of CSAH 22.

PROJECT NO.: SAP 005-622-014 LOCATION: CSAH 22 from CSAH 11 to CSAH 14, Approximately 5 miles north of Gilman.

TYPE OF WORK: Bituminous Reclamation, Stabilized Reclamation, Bituminous Surfacing and Culvert Replacement.

The Major Items of Work are approximately: 62,000 SY, Full Depth Reclamation 30,300 SY, Stabilized Full Depth Reclamation 15,000 Ton, Type SP 9.5 Wearing Course Mixture (2,C) Proposal, Plans and Specifications may be examined and obtained for $50 at the Benton County Highway Engineers Office, 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 Specifications may also be downloaded at https://egram.co.benton.mn.us for $0.00.

Bids must be sealed, identified on the envelope and accompanied by a Certified 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 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities and further reserves the right to award the contract to serve the best interest of Benton County.

Dated at Foley, Minnesota on August 17, 2018.

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Collision 6, Melrose 1 The Collision had a win over Melrose to start off their triangular meet Aug. 17 in Sartell. The Collision played well on both offense and defense, allowing Melrose to score only one team point in the No. 2 singles match.

The tightest match of the rivalry was in No. 2 doubles, where Madison DeMarias and Abby Trelfa fought their way

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Cyclones collect first-round win

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Mitch Loegering slides across home plate to score for Sauk Rapids in its third inning rally when the Cyclones topped Coon Rapids Aug. 19 in Jordan. The Cyclones played in the second round of the state tournament Aug. 24.

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The Sauk Rapids Cyclones played in the first round of the 2018 Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament Aug. 19 in Jordan, earning a 6-3 win over the Coon Rapids Redbirds.

“Our game went well,” said coach Paul Schlangen. “It was nice

to win that first do-or-die game in the tournament and push us further. Both offensively and defensively, we were in the right mentality.”

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The Cyclones scored again in the bottom of the fifth when Lochner whirled a fly ball to left to score Luis Massa.

In the bottom of the seventh, Massa nailed a fly ball over the left field fence for a solo home run.

Tom Wippler belted a line drive to center field to score Paul Schlangen for the fifth run. Three plays later, Bjorn Hanson singled to score Wippler.

Defensively, the team only allowed 10 hits

and three runs. Hoppe was on the mound for the duration of the game, earning 12 strikeouts and an overall strike percentage of .746.

The Cyclones played in the second round of the state tournament Aug. 24 against Chanhassen in New Prague.

Batting: Massa 2R, 2H, 1RBI; Loegering 1R; Lochner 2H, 2RBI; Schlangen 1R, 2H, 1RBI; Wippler 1R, 1H, 1RBI, 1BB; Kroger 1H, 2BB; Hoppe 1R, 1H; Hanson 1H, 1RBI. Pitching: Hoppe 9IP, 10H, 3R, 3ER, 12K, 2HR.

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Twins need to evaluate in-house talent The competitive portion of the 2018 season is over for the Minnesota Twins. You likely did not need me to tell you that, but I wanted to make sure all of us are on the same page. Yes, the Twins are technically in second place in the American League Central

by ANDY THAYER division, but they are also six Sports Columnist games below .500 and have a negative 25 run differential.

They trail the division-leading Cleveland Indians by 13 games with 36 games left to play, and it would take one of the most furious rallies in the history of sports for them to qualify for a postseason spot at this point.

However, that does not mean the rest of this season is not going to be interesting for Twins fans.

This team needs to figure out what went wrong this summer, what kind of talent they have in the high minors and, most importantly, who is going to be a part of the future in Minnesota.

From a pitching perspective, the Twins are only committed to Jose Berrios long-term. Kyle Gibson is a proven mid-rotation starter, and the team should do their best to sign him to a long-term deal if they can settle on a mutually-beneficially contract. Beyond those two guys, there should be three spots up for grabs in the team’s starting rotation next summer.

Jake Odorizzi and Ervin Santana will both be free agents after this season, and I am not crossing my fingers for the Twins to try to re-sign either of those guys. Odorizzi has been mediocre at best (4.55 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 9.37 K/9, 1.0 bWAR), and Santana has been a huge disappointment. Honestly, good riddance to Ervin Santana. That dude signed the biggest free agent deal in Twins history and has missed half a season with a PED suspension (before getting lit up in the wild card game in 2017) and another nearly-full season because he elected to have surgery on his finger (which had been bothering him the previous season) right before spring training.

Now he is talking smack in the media about the front office trading away veteran players at the deadline in a lost year, when one of the main reasons the team is so far behind Cleveland is that their ace pitcher could not take the mound all season. Do not let the door hit you on the way out, Erv. Seriously, if you need a ride to the airport, I am available.

The exciting news is these holes in the rotation have provided opportunities for the team’s prospects to get some major league innings already this season.

Two of the team’s top prospects, Kohl Stewart and Stephen Gonsalves, were recently called up to make starts, and we should be seeing Fernando Romero here again soon. The Twins need to evaluate these guys to see if any of them are going to be legitimate options for the team’s rotation next year, and being out of contention gives the team a much better opportunity to continue to run these guys out there every fifth day.

Among the team’s position players, there are major questions that need to be answered. Are Miguel Sanó and Byron Buxton actually major league-caliber hitters? What does the team have in young slugger Tyler Austin? Is Jake Cave worth keeping around? Is Logan Forsythe (who has hit .377/.434/.435 in 69 at bats since coming over from Los Angeles in the Brian Dozier trade) worth resigning to play second base if prospect Nick Gordon continues to struggle in the minors? Logan Morrison and Robbie Grossman are likely going to leave, and that frees up quite a few at bats in next year’s lineup.

As far as I am concerned, only Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco have spots locked up in next year’s lineup. It is going to be interesting to see if any of the team’s call-ups or reserve players get hot and earn themselves a spot next summer.

I know it is disappointing the Twins underachieved this season. However, this time of year can be captivating if you are interested in prospects and the future of the ballclub. I will give the Twins credit for continuing to play hard, and I am hopeful a few young, in-house players are going to establish themselves and clarify the team’s offseason strategy.

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RICE — The community of Rice hosted its 27th annual Rice Family Fun Day festivities Aug. 18 with softball and volleyball tournaments, food, beverages, games, inflatables, firefighter water ball competitions, live music and a parade. The event started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at midnight.

Lauren Hlavinka, 7, (from left), Elaina Kilman, 8, and Kajia Peini, 11, work as a team to spray the firefighter water ball Aug. 18 in Rice.

A competition took place amongst area fire departments, with Royalton Fire and Rescue taking home the traveling trophy.

Jamie Schmitz (left) is served a bottle of water by William Feuling, 13, in Rice Aug. 18. Boy Scouts Troop No. 473 sold food and beverages to attendees of Rice Family Fun Day.

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Emmeline Burgess 3, from Minneapolis, touches Elvira the reticulated python owned by Angie Cairl (right) Aug. 18 in Rice. Cairl, co-owner of The Reptile Sideshow, brought numerous reptiles to Rice Family Fun Day.

Adam Trettel (left), of Rice, and his 2-year-old daughter, Lennon, enjoy turtles on display as part of The Reptile Sideshow Aug. 18 in Rice. Many activities were available before and after the 3 p.m. parade.

Brandon Quade, 4, of Rice, enjoys one of the many inflatables present at the Rice Family Fun Day event Aug. 18 in Rice. The event included children’s activities, such as The Reptile Sideshow, rubber duck pond, plinko, Polish golf, bounce houses, a putting green and more.

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Sauk Rapids-Rice High School seniors Abbey Duray (from left), Staci Meyer, Bailey Roscoe, Morgan Maselter, Soleil Newland, Halie Kipka and Danielle Schultz stand at practice Aug. 13 in Sauk Rapids. The seven will lead the team as no formal captains will be named this season.

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“I have been making some changes to technique in the first days of practice,” Beckmann said.

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approaches and a little bit of a new mentality.

The girls have really embraced the changes I have been trying to make and that only fuels their excitement. They know I only want to see them succeed.”

This year’s team is led by seven seniors. No formal captains will be named.

“I want to see the whole senior group lead the team,” Beckmann said. “They are all fabulous girls with incredible personalities and the desire to show their team how to be successful, both as players and as people.”

The team’s seniors include varsity returners middle hitter Soleil Newland, left-side hitter Morgan Maselter, setters Bailey Roscoe and Staci Meyer and defensive specialist Abbey Duray, as well as Halie Kipka and Danielle Schultz.

“I’m really excited to see all of our returners come back because they are coming back strong,” Beckmann said. “We have some junior passers coming up that are really getting my techniques down, too. We should have a strong team this year.”

The team is coming off a 23-6 season last fall, with an 11-1 Central Lakes Conference record.

“I have some big shoes to fill after the success the team had last year,” Beckmann said.

“But I think the changes I’ve been making in practice and their determination to make it deeper into playoffs will make a difference. Our hustle and our passing have already improved by a tremendous amount.”

The team competed in their first scrimmage Aug. 17 and will compete in their first game Aug. 28 at home against Moorhead.

“Our team is ready to conquer,” Beckmann said. “We (the coaches) like what we see, and we are excited to see what the players can really conquer on the court this season. There will be some rotational changes to our lineup, and I’m excited to see where they can go with that.”

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Sauk Rapids-Rice leads varsity tennis cooperative

BY ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

The Collision girls tennis team – a cooperative between Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Apollo and St. Cloud Cathedral – has been hitting the courts since Aug. 13, toning their skills and preparing for matchups.

“I can tell, just from the first few practices, the team is stronger and mentally tougher than last year,” said Jamie Hatlestad, head coach. “You can tell the team and its success is important to them.”

The team is led by captains Grace Middendorf, Taryn Czech, Madison DeMarias and Abby Trelfa, all Sauk Rapids-Rice seniors. Middendorf and Czech were in the top two singles play last season, but are combining for No. 1 doubles play this year.

“This duo has incredible talent,” Hatlestad said. “Not only are they great on the court together, but they are … leaders. They are … examples of how to be motivated, have a good attitude and be determined on the court. Abby and Madison are the same way.”

The varsity tennis team will be made up of solely Sauk Rapids-Rice players, due to having 24 SRR girls in the program; 14 of them seniors.

Athletes from the other schools will be playing junior varsity.

“Sauk Rapids-Rice has a really good program going,” Hatlestad said. “A lot of the girls out for the team this year have been playing throughout middle and high school. This year, I can tell a lot of them have been putting in off-season practice time, too, which is why they have earned the varsity spots.”

The team had an 8-6 record last season. After losing only three seniors from last year’s team, Hatlestad is confident in the program.

“I am really excited to see what the team can accomplish,” Hatlestad said. “They are determined,

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Girls Soccer preview

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Depth and determination are at the core of the girls soccer team this season. The team began practice Aug. 13, and coach Kris Fremo is excited about what she sees.

“They have been working very hard,” Fremo said.

“They are more determined than ever to improve themselves as players and be a strong, cohesive team.”

The team is led by captains Libby Asper, Tessa Fernholz, Riley Holmes and Noelle Daniels, all seniors and returning players. Fremo sees depth elsewhere on the team as well.

“I expect our captains to do well, but we have others on the team that will truly make an impact, too,” Fremo

said. “Emma Plemel is a huge scoring threat; Chloe Stockinger has been a strong player for us, and I expect things out of Renee van der Hagen. There will be others, too, who I think will really be stepping up for us.”

The roster’s biggest gap will be in goalkeeping. Last year, Sydney Plemel guarded the net and made a total of 130 saves across 16 games, averaging over eight saves per game.

“Having Sydney in goal for us last year really contributed to wins for us,” Fremo said.

“While we will miss her in the net, I’m confident our team will step in to fill that gap. We have four or five freshmen vying for that spot right now, and I think any of them have the potential to be a good goalkeeper.”

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off a winning season last year, earning a record above .500 with a lot of young players. Many of the team is returning to the field with veteran experience.

“These players are more confident out of the gate this year,” Fremo said. “They want to be stronger in the first game and make an even bigger impact. They played very well together last year, and I expect this year to be even better. I can tell they are more motivated than last year, even to the point where they want to conquer a section championship.”

The team started their season Aug. 23 against Mound Westonka and plays their next game Aug. 27 against East Grand Forks in Sauk Rapids.

“The determination of this team is what is going to drive them this year,” Fremo said. “They want to work together as a team to become better players and ultimately earn some wins and advance through section playoffs at the end of the season.”

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Boys soccer netting for more

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The Sauk RapidsRice Storm boys soccer team had a rough season last year, after losing key senior players. The team was not able to secure any victories and fell in a loss in the first round of playoffs.

“This year is going to be different, and we expect things to be a lot better,” said coach Chris Rothstein. “We have a lot of returners and a lot of our guys have been putting in a good amount of off-season practice.

I’m very optimistic.”

The team is led by captains Granite Moliga, Kole Kutzera and Durham Welch.

“These three have

experience playing with the team, and I think they will be great leaders,” Rothstein said. “They all have positive attitudes and a good mentality on the field.”

Rothstein has been working on the necessary skills since last season.

“We had a lot more planned for this offseason,” Rothstein said.

“Not winning any games last year was a big wakeup call for the guys. I think they realize if they want to win games, it takes a lot of hard work, good skills and a positive attitude to get there.”

Darrius Robinson is another strong senior returning to the team, along with a good group of juniors.

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Sauk Rapids-Rice boys soccer team captains – Kole Kutzera (from left), Durham Welch and Granite Moliga – pose for a photo Aug. 20 in Sauk Rapids. The team kicked off their season Aug. 23 against Mound Westonka.

their first game Aug. 23 against Mound Westonka and will play their next game against Minnewaska Aug. 25.

“I’m really hopeful this team can pull themselves together this year and show up with some wins,” Rothstein said. “Our players have put in some good practice time and are ready to compete and show they can be a better team than last year.”

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The team competed for the first time Aug. 24 in Willmar and will host Alexandria Aug. 30.

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Football team to fuel a storm for playoff run Sauk Rapids-Rice squad has goal to beat previous season record

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The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm football team had their best season in recent history last year, ending the year with a 6-4 record.

This year, coach Phil Klaphake is working the team harder than ever in hopes to earn more wins during regular season play and go deeper in playoff play.

“We had a great year last year – a step in the right direction, which was great,” Klaphake said. “But we had a lot of games that could have gone either way.

PHOTO BY ANNA SALDANA I want the kids to push themselves harder to get to Jake Ackerman (front, from left) and Braden Tretter; (back, from left) Will Korman, Jacob Schloe, JD Bates, Tanner the next level. I want them to work hard to get a win, Andvik and Cade Milton-Baumgardner are the Sauk Rapids-Rice football captains. The football team earned a 6-4 but not just from late scoring that results from lucky record last season. plays.”

The team has seven captains this season – Jake Ackerman, Braden Tretter, Will Korman, Jacob Schloe, JD Bates, Tanner Andvik and Cade MiltonBaumgardner. All seven were key contributors to last year’s success, with Milton-Baumgardner as the starting quarterback, and Bates and Tretter making Fri., Aug. 31 St. Francis H 7:00 PM key passing and running plays.

“All of these guys have a lot of skill and talent,” Fri., Sept. 7 Moorhead H 7:00 PM Klaphake said. “The past couple weeks, we have spent time honing in their skills and preparing them Fri., Sept. 14 Bemidji A 7:00 PM for the tough competition they will see this year. t We play against a lot of tough teams, so if we aren’t Fri., Sept. 21 Brainerd A 7:00 PM prepared, we can’t win or get deep into playoffs like myself and the other coaches want.”

Fri., Sept. 28 Sartell H 7:00 PM In addition to the captains, the entire offensive Fri., Oct. 5 St. Cloud Tech H 7:00 PM line remains from last year. The team also returns tight end Josh Schloe. On the defensive side of the Fri., Oct. 12 Alexandria Area A 7:00 PM ball, Marcus Santillana andA Ackerman return.

“We have good depth and good returners to the Wed., Oct. 17 Hutchinson A 7:00 PM team right from the start,” Klaphake said. “It makes things a little easier, knowing they understand the Tues., Oct. 23 Section QF A 7:00 PM way we coach and the way we expect the game to be played.”

Sat., Oct. 27 Section SF A TBD Klaphake said having strong returning players make a difference when they lose the experience of Fri., Nov. 2 Section Final A 7:00 PM the senior class each year.

Thurs., Nov. 8 State Tournament A TBD “We really lose a lot of experience each year,” Klaphake said. “The football knowledge, their determination and their leadership are always missed, but the younger kids are always watching and learning. That makes a difference at the beginning of the season.”

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Running the extra mile Cross country stars return for senior season

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Sauk Rapids-Rice seniors – Maureen Schimnich (front, from left) and Julia Severson; (back, from left) Sam Ringger, Dakota Johnson, Cooper Grau-Firkus and Jack Grabinski – are shown in the halls of the SRRHS Aug. 14 in Sauk Rapids. The six will lead the cross country team as captains this year.

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Members of the Storm cross country team have been running alongside the road, on trails and in 5K races over the summer, adding the extra mile to their endurance and speed.

Now that practice has started, these runners have improved personal times and more determination than ever.

“We have a lot of kids on our roster that have really been pushing themselves on the trails this summer,” said Jake Jensen, cross country head coach. “I can tell they are working hard to be the best runners they can be.”

The team is led by six senior captains – Maureen Schimnich, Julia Severson, Sam Ringger, Dakota Johnson, Cooper GrauFirkus and Jack Grabinski.

Ringger was a standout runner last season, earning first place in all but two races and advancing to state competition where he placed 30th with a time of 16 minutes, 12 seconds.

Severson was one of the top runners for the girls last season but suffered a

mid-season injury which put her out of running for the last half of the year.

Both are ready to conquer the courses this year.

“I’m expecting our kids to push themselves,” Jensen said. “I’ve seen a lot of hard work already, and I’m expecting them to continue that and improve themselves as individuals.”

Jensen said Johnson and Grau-Firkus pushed themselves during the summer months. He also said the team will gain strength from newcomer Nathan Martin.

“Nathan is an incoming eighth grader, and he seems very determined,” Jensen said. “He has been running really good times, and I’m expecting a lot out of him.”

The team will compete in their first meet Aug. 25 in St. Cloud and hosts their annual home meet Sept. 6 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.

“I think we will see a lot of improvement across the roster from the first meet to the last,” Jensen said. “We have a solid team this year, and it will be great to see what they can accomplish.”

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