Sauk Rapids Herald - February 9 edition by Star Publications

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The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm dance team holds their Section 4AAA third-place trophy high Feb. 2 at Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake. The team will be competing at the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

City of Rice seeks letters of interest RICE — Rice residents have one week to submit letters of interest in regards to the vacant Rice City Council position. Letters will be accepted at city hall until 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. According to Rice City Clerk Julie Fandel, only one letter had been received as of Feb. 5. When Brian Skroch was appointed to mayor last month,

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Amanda Zwack adds frosting ribbons to a cake Feb. 6 in Sauk Rapids. Zwack is the wedding cake decorator at Coborn’s Sauk Rapids.

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Foss, Zwack decorate cakes at Coborn’s BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – Planning a wedding amounts to countless hours of tedious details. Everything from the venue to the dress to the cake, which is meant to be perfect and specific to the day. Martha Foss and Amanda Zwack work to make the cake as special as possible. Foss and Zwack are cake decorators at the Foley and Sauk Rapids Coborn’s locations, respectively. Martha Foss Foss is the wedding cake specialist for the Coborn’s in Foley, where she has spent the past eight years decorating. “I love to decorate wedding cakes, especially creating them to match the bride’s vision or theme,” Foss said. “All of my

decorating skills were developed on the job, besides decorating cakes for my kids’ birthdays.” Foss’ favorite aspects to a wedding cake are gum paste flowers, due to the variety of sizes and shapes depending on what flowers are wanted. “It is so much fun to match the colors and types of flowers to what the bride is planning for the bouquets,” Foss said. “I can usually match the colors really well if the bride brings in a fabric swatch of the colors they are using. It is so fun to see their excitement when it matches what they wanted.” While Foss said she has filled orders for doughnuts and pies, she notes wedding cakes still have a place. “A lot of people still believe in the tradition of the wedding

cake, especially because the parents and grandparents of many couples had cake at their weddings,” Foss said. “Many couples will opt for a shorter cake, so they still have it for the ceremonial cakecutting, even if they are serving another type of dessert to their guests. I am glad cakes still have a place because I enjoy learning about the new trends and fads couples are following.” In her eight years with Co-

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born’s, Foss said her most challenging cakes are when the brides do not know what they want. “That is so hard,” Foss said. “You are trying to suggest things

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and none of it goes over well. But usually those brides end up loving their final product. In fact, I had a bride like that some time ago. She came in about a year before her wedding not knowing what she wanted and she was doing some checking around. She loved her wedding cake so much that I still do a lot of cakes for her – gender reveals, kids’ birthdays and baptisms and the like. That is rewarding. I love when customers are happy with their product and continue to come back.” Amanda Zwack Zwack decorates wedding cakes at Coborn’s Sauk Rapids, but was previously at the Sartell- Pinecone location. She got her start as a cake decorator in November 2011 at Hyvee, but has been with Coborn’s for three and a half years. “I have only been working on wedding cakes for the past couple years, but I love creating them based off the ideas that couples bring,” Zwack

said. “It is such a fulfilling job.” Zwack enjoys creating flowers, specifically in a mound shape on top of the cake. “I create a mound of frosting and then create a flower bouquet on top,” Zwack said. “I have gotten a lot of compliments on that tactic. Brides seem to love it.” On the flip side, Zwack said some forms of piping are challenging for her. “I had a cake I did a little over a year ago that had a lot of string work on it,” Zwack said. “It was really fine piping and I struggled with it. The cake turned out great and the bride liked it, but it was really tedious and not my favorite technique to use.” Some of Zwack’s favorite cakes are those on display in the bakery’s showcase. “Both of those cakes turned out great,” Zwack said. “I used some different frosting and flower techniques on them.” For Zwack, being a cake decorator is living out her childhood dream and in an era of doughnuts making a comeback at wedding

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(Left) Two of Amanda Zwack’s favorite cakes sit on the display case at the bakery inside Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids. Zwack has created many cakes in her seven years of professional decorating.

(Below) Martha Foss pipes a design onto the side of a wedding cake Feb. 5 in Foley. Foss has been a cake decorator for Coborn’s for eight years and works at the Foley location.

receptions, she understands the tradition of a wedding cake. “I love learning the new trends and seeing what ideas couples come up with,” Zwack said. “I have wanted to be a cake decorator since I was 14, so I am very excited to be in the job I am and constantly creating new things. It is an everyday learning experience, and I will never know everything about it. That is what makes it exciting.”

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SRR is advancing to the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championships, which takes place April 2427 in Louisville, Ky. “We are very excited to bring the Storm to worlds,” Johnson said. “We have never qualified for worlds before. I think it will by fun

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from front the Rice City Council decided to allow those interested in the vacancy to submit letters with reasons why they would like to serve and what qualifications or experience they feel they bring to the council.

The appointed council member will serve for two years. The remaining two years of Skroch’s seat will be placed on the November 2020 general election ballot, following state statute. After reviewing the number of applicants at the Feb. 19 meeting, the council will discuss as to whether interviews need to arranged or if they will move forward with the appointment.

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The ordinance applies to events of over 400 people and can include carnivals, endurance runs, concerts, political rallies and more. The revisions include clarified information regarding medical and security personnel, issuance of the permit, operation and more. A conditional permit will be approved by the board with a license given following the walk-through on the day of the event. - Approved a contract with Docusign to provide homestead application software. The investment will allow the county to accept up to 500 homestead applications per year online, saving residents trips to the county office for paper applications. - Winkelman Energy Group approached the county regarding the potential to place a solar energy garden on the public work property, according to public works director Chris Byrd. Byrd brought a feasibility study contract with a cost of $3,000 to the board in the event they would like to pursue the venture. The board, through consensus, declined the offer due to the charge for the study. - Approved round one of Select Committee on Recycling and the Envi-

ects on the east side of St. Cloud. We’ve assembled a varsity squad of people – local stakeholders – who can guide the process.”

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FOLEY – Benton County continues to explore options for locating employees of human services to the east side of the county. County administrator Monty Headley gave an update to commissioners Feb. 5. “We’re really honing in on this property on East St. Germain (Street),” Headley said. According to Headley’s report, the county is looking at a total of 6,000 square feet of space in two Eastgate office buildings. County staff has met with business owner, Bob Abel, and Abel’s architect regarding renovations to the properties. The county is waiting on drawings and build-out costs while researching other expenditures such as technology connectivity, janitorial, utilities and others. “Our goal is to bring all the cost together – annual costs and one-time costs – to you all, let you think about it and ask if we are ready to move for-

“We’re in the process of gathering numbers for you all. We’re not making any commitments to the land owner. He understands it’s an exploratory phase.” – Monty Headley, Benton County Administrator

seeking outside funding for Foley’s wastewater facility upgrades and the federal opportunity zones, which is designated as a portion of the east side of St. Cloud that expands toward St. Cloud Regional Airport. Uphoff said in order for investors to realize the full gains of the opportunity zones they will need to invest by Dec. 31. He said the Internal Revenue Service has a meeting set for Feb. 14 which will offer clarity to the process. “There is a lot of interest in our opportunity zones,” Uphoff said. … “There is just a little bit lack of clarity yet from the treasury yet and that is holding things up. After Feb. 14, I think the floodgates will open, and I think we are well suited. We have several catalytic proj-

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ward,” Headley said. Benton County visited two other sites, one in Sauk Rapids and another near Shopko East, but due to space determined those sites would not work for their desired needs. Headley said the East St. Germain location is in proximity to clients and bus routes. “We’re in the process of gathering numbers for you all,” Headley said. “We’re not making any commitments to the land owner. He understands it’s an exploratory phase.” Headley said the branch is driven by the space constraints in the Foley buildings. They would move 25 percent of the staff to the remote location. The county also recognizes the majority of cliental travels from the urban areas of the county to Foley; accessibility can become difficult without public transportation between the two areas. Board chair A. Jake Bauerly also said moving a portion of services will also help solve some safety and turnover problems in the department. In other board news: - The special board of appeal and equalization meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. June 17. Rob Jacob, Joe Scapanski, Susan Barkalow, Jason Tangen and Bill Eickler will serve in place of the commissioners on the board. - Approved a revised large exhibition ordinance.

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Adding value to your dairy operation ST. CLOUD – A value-added dairy workshop, “How to Add Value to Your Dairy Farm Without Adding More Cows,” will be offered at Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud Feb. 20. This half-day workshop will use an interactive and fun approach to teach participants how to creatively consider adding value to their existing dairy operation. The keynote speaker, Dr. Becca Jablonski, has worked with dairy producers in New York and Colorado to successfully add value to their existing dairy. Various approaches include value-added milk processing on the farm, diversifying the farm with new livestock, incorporating agrotourism or adding food grade enterprises. The event will allow dairy producers to build a network of peers who will learn from each other through engaging sessions and evaluate if value-added is the correct strategy for their farming operation. There is no cost to attend the workshop, and each attendee will receive a resource packet. The doors open at 9:30 a.m. with the class starting at 10 a.m. It will conclude around 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Jablonski is an assistant professor and food systems extension economist in Colorado State University’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Jablonski has a nationally recognized research and extension program focused on the food system. Her program is comprised of two primary components: evaluating farm profitability impacts through non-commodity market sales. This includes local food markets, certifications or other product differentiation strategies and assessing community economic impacts of food system policies, investments and programs. Other topics covered at the workshop include value-added dairy producers providing insight on their experience converting their dairy to a valueadded operation. Other speakers will cover ways to finance on-farm processing as well as helpful technical and financial resources available to start considering value-added as an option for your dairy. “With the current state of milk prices and the farm economy, maintaining profits is tricky,” said Nathan Hulinsky, extension educator. “By selling milk through direct marketing channels or bringing a different enterprise to your dairy farm, new revenue streams can be tapped and add to the success of the dairy.” This workshop is being put on by the Agriculture Utilizations Research Institute, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Midwest Dairy and the University of Minnesota Extension. Registration is open. To register, visit https://z. umn.edu/value-added.

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Andrew Dahlen (front); (back, from left) Andrew Asp, Jack Luukkonen, Cooper Moon, Matt Kahl, Aaron Barker, Adam Iburg, Austin Bemboom, Sydney Nguyen, head coach Adam Johnson and Andy Zieglmeier accept three awards – the semifinalist, energy and sportsmanship awards – Feb. 2 in St. Cloud. The senior team qualified for the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championships, which take place April 24-27 in Louisville, Ky.

Robotics from page 2 watching the team put all of their skills to the test. The majority of our senior members of the team have been participating in Storm robotics since they were freshmen. Many of

these students have skills in programming and scouting other teams, and they are excited to bring their skills to a broader platform at worlds.” Each of the middle school teams competed as well, with one earning a spot in the qualifiers, an accomplishment as well. They placed sixth, 28th and

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also preparing to compete in the Duluth Lake Superior Regional Competition for FIRST Robotics, March 6-9 in Duluth. The FIRST robotics state tournament happens in May. “We are excited to see what happens there as well,” Johnson said. “Our team has a lot of great things going.”

Road construction season about to start Watab will begin bidding for 2019 projects BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE – Watab Township is moving forward with 2019 road construction. The town will be seeking bids for projects on 85th Street Northwest and Frost Road by the end of the month. Township supervisors approved going out for bids at the Feb. 5 meeting. The portion of 85th Street Northwest, which

lies west of Highway 10, will be reconstructed to align with the eastern portion of the road. The town plans to re-center the 12foot driving lanes, along with adding 3-foot paved shoulders. Frost Road Northwest will receive a reclamation and widening west of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. The Burton Court roadway will also receive a large patch it is deterioration. The total cost of the 2019 projects are estimated at roughly $300,000. Sealed bids are slated to be opened at the March 5 regular meeting. In other board news: - Discussion ensued on the amount the township should pay regarding

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45th, with the state tournament being the end of their VEX robotics season. The Sauk Rapids-Rice program had one high school and one middle school team qualify for state early in the season, which helped them finetune their robots with plenty of time to prepare. The robotics team is

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the Benton Economic Partnership membership dues. The board approved to pay $1,650 – 50 cents per resident of the township similar to municipalities – rather than the $2,500 recommendation. Supervisors Todd Waytashek and Craig Gondeck were in favor of the reduced amount as the two did not see the benefits of BEP directly impacting the county. Supervisor Julie Johnson disagreed. After approving the motion, the board agreed to listen to John Uphoff, executive director of BEP, at the Feb. 21 Benton County Township Officers Meeting at Watab Town Hall. The board could choose to raise this amount recommendation before the annual meeting March 12. - The township is

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Skroch officially sworn in BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE – The Rice City Council kicked off its Feb. 4 meeting by officially swearing in appointed mayor Brian Skroch. Skroch was appointed in January, following the resignation of former elected mayor Erik Bonde. The council approved Chris Scheel as the acting mayor of the city of Rice. Scheel will serve in Skroch’s absence. Scheel is second in seniority on the council. Length of tenure has been used in the past to determine the appointment. Remaining vacant appointments to committees will be fulfilled when a new council person is appointed. Letters of interest for the vacant two-year term on council will be accepted through 4 p.m. Feb. 14. Discussion regarding Benton County’s comprehensive plan update ensued at the meeting. The city continues correspondence with Langola Township residents regarding the designated urban growth area for the city on the plan update. A portion of Langola Township, on the east side of Rice, is reflected to be absorbed by the city in the plan – regardless of the fact the city of Rice has no plans to seek annexation of the area. The land is identified as urban growth area, which means there is a sufficient supply of developable land for at least a prospective 20year period, based on demographic forecasts and the time reasonably required to effectively provide municipal services to the identified area, according to the county’s land use plan.

Sauk Rapids Police Department activity Jan. 28 1155 hrs: Management at Coborn’s trespassed a male who became aggressive. Officers responded and assisted in removing him from the property. Jan. 31 0247 hrs: Officers were on routine patrol near River Avenue and Second Street when they located a male standing in the trees. Officers learned he was walking to Coborn’s for food and cleared the call. Feb. 3 0258 hrs: Officers responded to Skyview Drive for reports of a male locked out of his house by his wife. He requested a ride to a hotel. Incidents: 32 assists, 18 alarms, 16 various calls, 14 accidents, 14 medicals, 14 parking, 11 animals, 7 welfare checks, 6 suspicious, 6 domestics, 4 child, 4 trespassing, 3 unwanted, 3 vehicles, 2 civil, 2 property, 2 disturbances, 2 thefts, 2 utility problems, 2 human services reports, 2 harassments and 2 tows.

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Brian Skroch reads the oath of office as Rice City Clerk Julie Fandel follows along Feb. 4 in Rice. Skroch was sworn in as the mayor of Rice after being appointed to the position in January.

The township land has been listed as Rice’s urban growth area on the county’s plan since at least 1999. Skroch said when the comprehensive plan was presented to the township and city, the reasonings as to why the plan reflected the urban growth were unclear. Upon further clarification, he said an area for urban growth needs to be defined per state statute, and because the city of Rice already has water and sewer infrastructure near the township area the labeled area is logical. Kampa said the growth likely also needs to be reflected for grant purposes. The growth plan does not restrict the city from expanding to other areas or directions and does not mandate the city must expand to

the labeled area. Roxanne Achman, Benton County Department of Development Director, will be on the Feb. 25 planning commission agenda to answer questions about the comprehensive plan for city and township residents. In other council news: - Approved committing general funds for capital expenditures to the following departments police ($6,500), public works ($1,600), parks and maintenance ($1,600), fire ($6,269), parks board ($7,500), water ($4,000) and sewer ($4,000). This ensures said funds cannot be used for other purposes. - Approved committing $20,000 to the street fund. - Accepted $1,887 from forfeiture sales proceeds. The money will be used

Rice Police Department activity Feb. 1 0902 hrs: Officers received a report of a vehicle on fire on the 700 block of County Road 21. Upon arrival, officers learned the vehicle had an exhaust leak, and driver was allowed to drive the vehicle home to fix the issue.

for crime prevention by the Rice Police Department as permitted by law. - The council will be seeking requests for proposIncidents: 11 various calls, 5 animals and 4 asals from building officials sists. following the Feb. 19 meeting. Nancy Scott, of AllSpec Services, Inc., of Foley, holds the contract which expires April 18. Scheel asked Fandel to include a fee schedule in the request which will be approved for publication at the next meeting. - The council will be seeking information regarding applying for a Local Roads Improvement Program grant. The deadline to submit an application is March 1, and there are no state funds available in legislation at this time due to a vetoed bill. The council discussed whether the risk of the up-front engineering costs outweigh the reward and decided to do logistical research on the grant. - Due to the Presidents Day holiday, the next Rice T h e City Council meeting will Women of ToWomen of Today take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday organizais a dynamic and day, Feb. 19. tion, Zeroth diverse women’s has served in organization inmany positions terested in the at all levels of betterment of the organizacommunities. tion and has Members volunlearned all she Starts at teer their time, could about 7:00 p.m. at the raise funds for each position Rice Village non-profit orshe held. She is ganizations and committed to Hall provide inforevery position Barb Zeroth mational seminars she has taken. Includes: Please Join Us! She is someone who ev- that are open to the public. • Ca$h and Meat Rafﬂe$ eryone enjoys being around Members choose projects • Pulltab$ Gun and her commitment is they want to participate in, • Turkey Bingo quite contagious. Zeroth is given their interest and time RafÁ es availability. always attending meetings Starting To learn more about at 9:00 p.m. and conventions to learn more and bring the informa- the Rice Women of Today, tion back to the chapter. She e-mail the chapter at riceis a valued asset, treasured wt@mnwt.org or visit their DOOR friend and the group cannot Facebook page. PRIZES! think of anyone more deserving of this award. P.O. Box 21 • Rice, Minnesota 56367 #B-02338

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Letter to the Editor

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Clear walkways to prevent slips, falls Northland District, United States Postal Service Now that Polar Vortex Jayden has moved on, and we are headed for a brief warm up, we need our customers’ help. Postal carriers have suffered serious injuries related to slips, trips and falls due to icy and snow-covered walkways and porch steps. Preventing a slip or bad fall can be as easy as putting down salt on slippery surfaces or clearing the way to mailboxes. Please take this opportunity to remove all snow and ice from walkways, sidewalks, steps, porches and around curb line boxes. Clearing snow at least 6 feet on both sides of curb line mailboxes allows carriers to approach and leave without backing up their vehicles. When customers maintain a clear path to the mailbox, it helps us provide timely, consistent delivery service. More importantly, it helps keep all visitors – including our letter carriers – safe from injury in these challenging conditions. Thank you for your assistance and for being a United States Postal Service customer.

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Nature’s lessons The weather the week before Christmas and we are better for it. this past December was in stark contrast to When plans change and Mom finds what we have experienced in central Minherself emptying the pantry for a concocted nesota these past two weeks. The sun was supper rather than running to the store, no shining, mud was present in yards and driveone complains – there is food on the table ways, and people were praying for snow in and Mom is safe. hopes of a white Christmas. When a dead battery leaves an emI recall being on an interview where a ployee home, others pick up the slack with gentleman said, “Won’t this make a differ- BY NATASHA BARBER more understanding than typical. It could ence in January and February?” in regards to have been any of us. It will not be the end of winter’s late arrival. I agreed and was elated the world. I might not be pining for a warm vacation When a shop owner closes early, pacome tax season. trons are not slighted. We realize people are looking Well, that is not the case. out for themselves, employees and, yes, even patrons I could still use sunshine, and I still think winter by suggesting people stay off the streets and hunker in takes an extensive time to pass. But then again, I am one home for the long haul. of a few Minnesotans who enjoy the humid 90-degree A dumping of snow or bitter cold can even bring heat we sometimes feel in our summer months. smiles to one another’s faces. We are kinder, telling The cold and snow are a blessing in disguise, how- strangers to drive safely, be careful and stay warm. We ever. share in forecasts, broadcasts and stories following the After a few mild winters, Mother Nature has re- events. minded us of what winter really is in Minnesota. She Although the snow and cold may not be ideal for has also reminded us flexibility and resilience are vir- some, I cannot help but notice life has been less stresstues to be strived for and the world will not crumble if ful with it around. There has been less pressure to be not in perfect order. perfect and more spontaneity for all of us – whether we Four days of canceled school, late starts and early like it or not. closings have been a common occurrence lately. DeI am a planner, so some might think this nuisance spite cancellations and closings, we have all managed has had my anxiety on overload, but I have almost felt to find a way to make life happen. more relaxed. Whether relying on family, friends or neighbors to In fact, I might be coming around to this winter lend a hand with childcare, car problems, shoveling or thing. trips to the store, winter brings Minnesotans together,

Seed starting: Part 1 It is February and not too early to think shallow pan and baking it in an oven at 180 about which plants you may want to raise degrees for 30 minutes. The temperature of from seed under lights this season. Most the soil should reach 180 to 200 degrees. seed envelopes state whether a plant is recThe purpose is to kill any pathogens that ommended for starting indoors or not. The may infect the seeds and prevent germinainformation includes recommended starttion. Another alternative is to use peat pods ing times expressed as weeks before the which are compressed peat that expands last expected frost. Last frost in this county when soaked in water. Later the entire pod BY LINDA G. is usually the middle of May. The earlimay be transplanted into a larger pot, once TENNESON est starting date I have read on seed envethe outer covering net has been removed. Green and lopes is 12 weeks for pansies. Seeds may Light may come from sunlight in a Growing in be started earlier if the plants are closely Benton County window sill, a fluorescent or LED light. monitored to keep them from becoming Halogen and incandescent lights are not too leggy, in other words growing too tall with little recommended because they produce heat which may side growth. So, counting backwards, indoor garden- damage young plants. Window sill light that comes ers may be starting some seeds in March. from one direction only which will produce lopsided Seeds need a growing medium, warmth, mois- plants. Plants grown in window sills should be rotatture to germinate and then light to continue growing. ed every day to keep the plants developing evenly on Seeds are planted about twice their size deep in the both sides. growing medium. With very tiny seeds, laying them Fluorescent and LED lights produce good light on the soil surface and lightly brushing your hand but must be mounted on some type of raising and over them will place them at the correct depth. Grow- lowering mechanism to keep the light as close as posing medium usually means seed starting soil. Garden sible to the plants without actually touching them. soil is heavier and made up of larger granules which Special grow lights for plants are not necessary. makes it harder for a seed to push its sprout up to the There are plant stands with lights installed available surface. Seed starting soil may be purchased or made for purchase but the same result may be obtained by sifting garden soil into small particles and then with wire racks, under cabinet lights and chains for sterilizing it. Sterilizing means placing the soil in a adjusting the distance between the light and the plant.

Fluorescent lights dim slightly over time. My limited experience with LED lights has been positive in raising indoor plants. The same timers used for outdoor Christmas lights work well for turning the lights on and off the same time every day. Twelve to 14 hours of light are recommended for seed starting. However, do not leave lights on all night. Plants need a period of darkness to rest. Seeds may be grown in pots or in any clean household containers as long as they have drainage holes. The plastic clam shell containers that salad greens and bakery goods are sold in make excellent mini-greenhouses for starting seeds in. Large and small yogurt containers and plastic drinking glasses also make excellent plant pots. A few small cuts with a paring knife will provide drainage. Previously used pots should be rinsed with a 10 percent bleach solution to ensure any plant pathogens from previous years have been killed. Seeds started in tray like containers may be transplanted into individual pots as soon as they have grown their second or third set of leaves. Seed containers may be placed on electric mats manufactured to heat the containers enough to promote seed germination. Watering and fertilization will be described next week. Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener and Tree Care Advisor.

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Supporting middle school learners

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By Dr. Nate Rudolph, SRRMS Prinare proud to say we now have all of cipal these components mentioned by Dr. It is not a secret that adolescence Lehman. can be a difficult season of life for At SRRMS, our teachers any child. Their hormones are rapare organized into interdisciplinary idly changing, their bodies are rapidly teams that work collaboratively tochanging and their brain is rapidly degether to wrap around students and ISD No. 47 veloping. support both educational and social According to P.C. Scales, these emotional needs. These teams confactors impact children’s physical, cognitive, moral, sist of one math teacher, one language arts teacher, physiological and social-emotional development. To one science teacher and one social studies teacher. further complicate matters, research suggests exter- The teaming function also allows for flexible schednal factors such as environment, family, culture, race, ules that can be adjusted as needed. gender and community also play a complex role in Each day begins with an advisory class. These child development at this age. courses serve as a sort of a homeroom for students. This information serves as the foundation to how The intent of this time is to connect with each other we support students at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle for the day and for teachers to build strong relationSchool. We understand students who enter our doors ships with students. for these three years have unique needs and characterA balanced core curriculum starts with state stanistics. We also understand that a middle school serves dards. Our academic departments work diligently as a sort of clutch mechanism between their elemen- with our district’s director of teaching and learning to tary and high school experiences. Said differently, it align teaching and instructional activities with state is our job (in three short years) to take students from a academic standards. Many of these activities include time in life when they are interested in Legos, action cooperative learning strategies that use small groups figures, and comic books, when they are supported to deepen the learning for all students and foster colby a primary classroom teacher and are part of a very laboration. structured school experience to being independent At SRRMS, exploratory opportunities come from learners, ready for high school and close to driving. our allied arts programs. These offerings include muAs you can imagine, it does take a special skill set sic, physical education, health, life skills, world lanand unique programming to educate and support mid- guages, family and consumer sciences, world culture, dle schoolers. Our staff are well trained and specialize art and industrial technologies. These classes afford in doing just that. They understand middle school stu- middle school students exposure to a well rounded asdents are wired to make mistakes along the way. They sortment of experiences. understand school is only a part of what is happening We like to use the term #middlestrong here. We in our students’ lives, and they understand they have feel this term articulates the desire and need to eduto find creative ways to build strong relationships and cate middle school students effectively. It also speaks engage our students daily. to the importance of working closely with our comAccording to Dr. James Lehman, there are five munity, families, students, school board and colkey characteristics to middle school programming. leagues to offer the very best educational experience These include interdisciplinary teaming, advisory for every child every day. It truly does take a village programs, balanced core curriculum, exploratory op- to raise a child, and we are thankful and fortunate to portunities, flexible scheduling options and coopera- be a part of such strong and supportive communities. tive learning opportunities. After undergoing an ex- Thank you for your ongoing support, and go Storm. tensive middle school redesign process in 2015, we

January weather, phenology in review Weather: Quite a month. Started with a A 50-degree below zero temperature in couple of days with temperatures below zero. 1885, then in 1981, it made it to 56 deThen, the month was mild before the killer grees (above zero). A 106-degree differcold snap outlined in the special weather ence. The most precipitation, 2.75 inches, event below. There were 18 days with below was recorded in 1897 while the most zero temperatures compared to 15 last year. snow fell in 1975, 29.9 inches. The warmest day was Jan. 5 when the The most fatalities from a winter temperature climbed to a balmy 50 degrees. storm statewide was 200 in 1888. That Little did we know what was coming. The storm must have surprised everyone. No BY JIM HOVDA coldest day, Jan. 31, I recorded a minus storm-tracker radar then. From the north 38-degree reading. The average high and low Phenology: More than 16 species of shore of temperatures were 20.9 and minus 3.23 debirds come to our feeders. Most prevaLittle Rock Lake grees, respectively. lent were blue jays, juncos and goldPrecipitation, or snow, totaled only 6.1 finches. Pat Cairns reports similar numinches. The most snow falling Jan. 28, when bers. However, he has ring-necked doves 3.5 inches fell. We have 8 inches of snow on the in numbers. Pat lives in Rice while I am down on the ground compared to 15.1 inches last year at this time. lake. He also has numbers of pine siskins. There are Interestingly, our .48 inches of precipitation was more none here. More sightings of the pileated woodpeckthan the .25 last year. er and two observations of the sharp-shinned hawk. Special weather event: You guessed it. The Both of us have heated bird baths, which are really brutal cold at the end of the month. And, it has been popular during the cold weather. Many birds come to awhile since we have had a special weather event. drink rather than get moisture from snow. I agree with professor Bob Weisman, of St. Cloud Little Rock Lake: In the winter, the largest of State University, that in 2009 we had a very cold the two lakes in Benton County have some items that January. That January, the average high and low tem- are note-worthy. My lake observer, Randy Fernholz, peratures were 14.82 and minus 14.5 degrees, respec- noted that lake clarity was really good, being able to tively. It also had 29 days of below zero temperatures. see down more than 10 feet. Ice thickness at the FernJan. 28-31 reminded us of what cold really is. Jan. holz fish house was 31 inches. Ice thickness can vary 30 ushered in two new temperature records. First, the widely. Lots of moving water runs through the lake. It high reading of minus 17 degrees. Second, an average was not until Jan. 23 that the channel under Highway temperature of minus 24 degrees. 10 froze over. Little Rock Creek had open water most Let us not forget about the skin tingling minus of the month, but did freeze over later in the month. 60-degree wind chill that 35 mile per hour winds comThe issue will be the ground heaving on shore bined with a minus 38-degree temperature produce. lots. This may be severe due to the lack of snow that The strong northwest winds coming across County provides insulation from deep ground freezing. Some Road 2 by the Weyer residence almost pushed my car ice heaves have been more than 5 feet high. Mark Sosideways. Cars suffered, too. Difficulty starting for derholm reported he has 30 inches of ground-heaving some who had old batteries, did not have synthetic oil on his lake shore. I suspect others on the lake are exor were not maintained to a high standard. periencing the same thing. Local weather records: January can be brutal.

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Students named to president’s list for fall 2018 ST. CLOUD – Rice residents Dylan Bengston, Taryn Czech, Tana Dirks, Rilee Hohbein and Nicole Popp, as well as Sauk Rapids residents Briana Alba, Zachary Athmann, Desirae Bruns, Amy Gambrino, Eric Mattson, Matthew Murphy, Racheal Orton, Dana Pietron, Holly Pilarski, Kristin Reynolds, Emily Schimnich, Cody Sovereign, Marcus Tolmie, Nicholas Tolmie, Mitchell Trnka and Adam Willson, have been named to the St. Cloud Technical and Community College president’s list. Students must attain a 4.0 grade point average for this honor.

Students named to dean’s lists for fall 2018 ST. CLOUD – Rice residents Sara Kruger, Annastasia Lentner, Reid Lommel, Olivia Osterman, Julia Schultz, Lydia Symanietz and Owen Wunderlich, as well as Sauk Rapids residents Paul Decker, Logan Henning, Imogen Joseph, Adam Kron, Patrick Kruchten, Brandie Roscoe, Sam Stellmach, Alyssa Thumb, Frank Trevino Ramirez and Casey Tschida, have been named to the St. Cloud Technical and Community College dean’s list. Students must attain a grade point average of 3.5-3.99 for this honor. DES MOINES, Iowa – Alexander Brenny, of Rice, has been named to the Des Moines Area Community dean’s list. To be eligible, Brenny earned a 3.5-3.99 grade point average. Brenny studies mortuary science.

BBBS of Central Minnesota featured at Sauk Rapids Chamber meeting SAUK RAPIDS — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota hosted the monthly Sauk Rapids Chamber meeting Jan. 24 at the Sauk Rapids Government Center. The meeting included a presentation on speech and language rehabilitation services, by St. Cloud State University Communication Disorders Department. Since 1969, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota’s vision has been for all children to achieve success in life. “Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever,” said Emily Steinmetz, sponsorship and event manager of BBBS of Central Minnesota. Together, volunteers and staff serve youth between the ages of 5 and 21 across Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Morrison and northern Wright counties.

“No matter how you’re involved, you have the power to change a child’s future for the better,” Steinmetz said. Community members can get involved by attending upcoming events, volunteering, donating, or mentoring as a Big Brother or Big Sister. Communitybased and site or schoolbased mentoring options are available. A 12-month commitment is required to sign up as a mentor. Mentors meet with their Little up to four times a month and spend time doing activities they both enjoy. “It’s all about helping youth reach their full potential,” Steinmetz said. “You don’t need to know how to do it, you just have to want to do it and Big Brothers Big Sisters will help.” The St. Cloud State University Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders trains speechlanguage pathologists in a nationally accredited program, offering students active learning through the on-

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The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on January 22, 2019 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Ed Popp, Spencer Buerkle, Jake Bauerly, and Steve Heinen present and Commissioner Warren Peschl absent (excused). Call to order by Chair Bauerly was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Buerkle/Heinen unanimous to approve the agenda as written. No one was present to speak under Open Forum. Popp/Heinen unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2019 as written; 2) approve 2018 Pay Equity Report for Benton County as presented; 3) accept and file VSO Quarterly Reportâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;September to December 2018; 4) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Mid Minnesota Friends to conduct a raffle at Jack & Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on March 2, 2019; 5) approve Application for Exempt Permit for St. Elizabeth Church to conduct a raffle, bingo and pull-tabs at the St. Elizabeth Church basement, 16454 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 125th Avenue NE, Foley, on March 8, 2019, March 22, 2019, June 23, 2019 and October 27, 2019; 6) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Turn In Poachers (TIP) Duelm Banquet to conduct a raffle at Jack & Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on March 14, 2019; and 7) approve Purchase Money Security Agreement for S.C.O.R.E. Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Independent School District 51/Foley Public Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; for TriMark Hockenbergs Organic Recycling Station and Signage, and authorize the Chair to sign. Heather Bondhus, Senior Deputy Auditor, presented a request by the St. Cloud Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to purchase a house located at 127 Columbia Avenue NE, St. Cloud; the property is abandoned and boarded up. Bondhus explained that MN Statute 282.01 allows County Boards to sell tax-forfeited properties to other units of government for the removal of blight or to create affordable housing. Bondhus stated that the St. Cloud HRA plans to partner with Central MN Habitat for Humanity to tear down the existing house and build new, affordable housing on the lot; the St. Cloud HRA has offered to pay 1% below the estimated market value for the property. She noted that the Land Services Director believes the offer price is reasonable given the fact that the house must be torn down. Buerkle/Popp unanimous to adopt Resolution 2019-#4, accepting the offer of the St. Cloud HRA of $29,700 and approving the conveyance of tax-forfeited parcel 17.00272.00 to the St. Cloud HRA, and authorize the Chair to sign. Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, presented the minor final plat of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandon Acresâ&#x20AC;? in East Langola Township, submitted by John and Helen Brandon, stating that the applicant has requested to split a 20.11 acre parcel into two 9.67 acre lots to construct two single family houses; both lots are sewerable. Buerkle inquired about the odd lot sizes below ten acres. Achman stated that the lot sizes of 9.67 acres are a result of setting aside road right-of-way. Popp/Heinen unanimous to approve the final plat of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandon Acresâ&#x20AC;?, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign the final plat. Achman explained that the AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) Task Force has been created; one responsibility of the Task Force is to consider applications for AIS funding. She stated that the Task Force is recommending a policy that would give the Task Force the authority to approve grants up to $2,500 (these Task Force funding decisions would still be reported to the County Board for information); any amount over $2,500 would be brought to the County Board for Board approval. Achman clarified that grants would require a 10% match from the project applicant. She stated her recommendation that Task Force members be eligible for a $60 per diem and mileage reimbursement at the IRS mileage rate, noting that other Boards, i.e. Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Solid Waste Advisory Committee, receive a per diem and mileage. Buerkle/Popp unanimous to allow the AIS Task

bers. Achman presented an amendment to extend the contract for services with Wenck Associates, Inc. to increase the cost of services to be provided in order to complete the update of Solid Waste Ordinance No. 162. Heinen/Buerkle unanimous to approve the amended contract, extending the expiration of the contract to March 31, 2019, increasing the contracted service amount by $4,573.00, and authorize the Chair to sign. Achman reported on a recently-released Benton County Waste Management tool that will allow users to search how and where to dispose of waste and other materials within the Tri-County area; the tool, called the Waste Wizard, can be used online or from a phone or tablet by downloading the app from Google Play or the iOS Store. She noted that, in addition to the search option, the app has an Upcoming Events calendar which will list known waste and/or recycling events; the app also has a Waste Sorting Game, Route Your Rubbish, which is educational and tests the user on their knowledge about sorting waste and other materials. Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county. A public hearing to consider Ordinance #470, amending Benton County Development Code Ordinance #185, to amend the required setbacks from County Roads in all zoning districts, was opened at 9:32 AM. Achman explained that the Public Works Department has requested an amendment to the required setbacks of structures from county roads; staff has discovered that Benton County has some of the stricter road setbacks in comparison to other central Minnesota counties. Achman noted that, in a number of cases, the stricter road setbacks has resulted in the creation of non-conforming lots; Public Works staff and Department of Development staff worked together to adjust the required setback to best protect the property owner, the public and the County. She pointed out that the Mayhew Lake Township Board is in full agreement with the requested amendments. With no one present speaking in support or in opposition to the proposed ordinance, the public hearing was closed at 9:37 AM. Popp/Heinen unanimous to approve Ordinance #470, amending Benton County Development Code Ordinance #185, to amend the required setbacks from County Roads in all zoning districts, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign. The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:39 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting. The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:52 AM. Under Commissioner Concerns, Commissioner Buerkle suggested that the Board have some discussion with regard to legislative priorities/talking points to present at the February AMC Legislative Conference. Commissioner Bauerly inquired about the process for approval to participate in the APO trip to Washington, D.C. to lobby for transportation project funding. Monty Headley, County Administrator, stated that the policy requires County Board consent for out-of-state travel; he will place these two items on the agenda for the February 5th County Board meeting. Popp/Heinen unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: February 6, Employee Recognition; February 7, Career Solutions Annual Meeting; and February 21, Benton County Association of Township Officers Meeting. Popp/Heinen unanimous (at 10:15 AM) to close the meeting of the County Board, pursuant to MN Statutes Â§13D.05, Subdivision 3(b) for attorney-client privilege discussion between the County Board and legal counsel. The Board returned to open session at 10:52 AM. Heinen/Buerkle unanimous to adjourn at 10:53 AM. ATTEST: A. Jake Bauerly, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-6-1B

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Sauk Rapids-Rice

DANCE TEAM Veronica Peacock (from left), Morgan Hoffman, Madi Westberg, Megan Wahlin, Bella Peplinski and Kaeleigh Rainer perform in a kick line Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. The SRR high kick dance team placed third in sections and are advancing to the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm dance team celebrates its upcoming state appearance Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. The team came in third in the section 4AAA championships, behind Brainerd and Anoka. Erin Nelson (left) and Rachel Kremers pose during their high kick routine Feb. 2 at Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake. The kick team earned third in sections and will be competing at the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Kick team earns state appearance Places third in Section 4AAA Joccelyn Barry (from left), Isabelle Langer and Madilyn Barry hug in celebration Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. The three are part of the SRR high kick dance team, which will be competing at the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Hard work, long hours of practice and dedication paid off for the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm high kick dance team Feb. 2. The team competed in the Section 4AAA championships at Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake, where they brought home a third-place honor. They will continue their season at the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Sunday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Project ASTRIDE Annual Benefit Breakfast and Silent Auction. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, cheesy potatoes, fresh fruit, pastries, cookies, milk, juice and coffee. Over 100 silent auction items. Moose Family Center, 1300 Third Street N., Waite Park. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. — “Disney’s the Little Mermaid”. Presented by GREAT Theatre. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story and the classic Disney animated film. Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For tickets and more information visit https://www. paramountarts.org or call 320-259-5463. Sunday, Feb. 10, 12:45-1:45 p.m. — Open Skating. No sticks, pucks or horseplay. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an on-site adult. Sports Arena East, 1410 Third Ave. S., Sauk Rapids. Monday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. — World Day of the Sick Mass. St. Cloud Hospital chapel, 1406 Sixth Ave. N., St. Cloud. Monday, Feb. 11, 6 p.m. — Sauk Rapids City Council Meeting. Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Monday, Feb. 11, 12:30-6:30 p.m. — American Red Cross Blood Donations. Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2405 Walden Way, St. Cloud.

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Captains Megan Wahlin, Morgan Hoffman, Erin Nelson and Jenna Wagner will lead the Sauk Rapids-Rice kick dance team as it competes at the Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament Feb. 16 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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How long have you been involved in dance? Since I was 3. What factors have contributed to the team’s success this season? The team has been so successful this season because when we started training in June, we set clear goals we have not lost sight of. The group of girls I have the privilege of dancing with each and every day are dedicated to this sport and continually strive to improve. The determination each dancer has is what leads us to our success. How did you feel when the team was called to go to state? Hearing our name get called to go to state was an indescribable feeling. All of the early mornings, late nights and difficult practices were worth it. The dream became a reality, and knowing we gave our best performance at sections made it all the better. What is your funniest memory from dance? My freshman year when someone tripped trying to get to a formation in practice and ended up sliding on her stomach like a penguin. Everyone laughed about it for a while, and this is one funny moment of many that take place daily on the team.

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How long have you been involved in dance? 13 years. What factors have contributed to the team’s success this season? Our hard work and motivation were definitely big factors. After being so close to state last year, it put a fire under us to work hard this year to make it to state. I also think our teamwork was a huge factor. We have become close as a team and that helps us push one another to be better individually and as a team. How did you feel when the team was called to go to state? I felt a lot of emotions. I felt pure joy and a lot of excitement, but I also was really proud. We have pushed ourselves so hard this year, and it feels good knowing our hard work is paying off. What is your funniest memory from dance? When we were at Anoka this year and the whole team was singing “Cotton Eyed Joe” at the top of our lungs while waiting for the awards to start. The whole crowd was looking at us like we were crazy, but it was a fun way to pass time.

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How long have you been involved in dance? Since I was 8. What factors have contributed to the team’s success this season? We are constantly motivating each other on and off the floor. We set our goals early on in the season and pushed each other so we could achieve them. How did you feel when the team was called to go to state? It was so surreal. A lot of us were crying because it was amazing to know all of our hard work and dedication led us to this amazing opportunity. What is your funniest memory from dance? Last year, at the Central Lakes Conference championships, the jazz team had left to get lined up to perform, but I could not find them. I went up to coach Sue from St. Cloud Tech while their whole team was practicing and asked her if she had seen my team. She said, “No,” but helped me look for them until I told her I could find them on my own. I almost missed the dance, and it was embarrassing at the time, but it makes for a funny story now.

How long have you been involved in dance? Since I was 7. What factors have contributed to the team’s success this season? How bonded we are, our coaches not letting us give up when they can see we are tired, and the fire we have from being so close to state last year. How did you feel when the team was called to go to state? I felt every emotion you could feel. It is so surreal to be able to go to state my first and last year on the team and going our second year in AAA. What is your funniest memory from dance? At our home show this year, we were doing moving kicks across the floor and my foot got caught in someone’s cartwheel, and I went down hard. Once I was on the ground, the people I was kicking with went to go onto the next kick and because they were moving, the next person actually ended up over me and I had to crawl on the floor to get back up. At the time, I did not find it funny, but the video makes me laugh every time.

St. Cloud Tech 547, 5. Blaine 529, 6. Forest Lake 524, 7. Duluth East 515, 8. St. Michael-Albertville 501, 9. Elk River 461, 10. Andover 454, 10. St. Francis 446, 12. Moorhead 378, 13. Coon Rapids 377 and 14. Bemidji 344. SRR jazz composite: turns and kicks technique 49, leaps and kick height 52, creativity 52, visual effectiveness 54, difficulty of routine choreography 53, difficulty of formations and transitions 51, difficulty of skills or kicks 54, placement and control 51, degree of accuracy 51 and routine effectiveness 56. Overall AAA jazz: 1. Brainerd 601, 2. Anoka 571, 3. St. Cloud Tech 548, 4. Blaine 533, 5. SRR 523, 6. Duluth East 518, 7. Forest Lake 509, 8. Andover 485, 9. St. PHOTO BY ANNA HINKEMEYER Michael-Albertville 461, 10. Elk Brooke Nelson (from left), Saige River 444, 11. St. Francis 397, 12. Moliga, Emma Miller, Paige Coon Rapids 373, 13. Moorhead Mattson, Maya Line, Rachel 375 and 14. Bemidji 371. Kremers, Ava Juntunen-Novak, Morgan Hoffman, Madilyn Barry, Emma Athman and Sarah Anderson link hands Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. The team was called to advance to the state tournament moments before.

Dance from page 11 This is the first time the SRR dance team has earned a state appearance since switching to AAA competition in the 201718 school year. Last season, the jazz team placed sixth in Section 4AAA and the kick team took fourth. The Storm edged out close competitors from Technical High School and Blaine High School to earn third-place. “State, at any level, is an amazing accomplishment and is hard to come by, but AAA is a whole other beautiful creature in itself,” Mohr said. “The teams we compete against are the same teams that our dancers look up to. They watch their videos, they idolized the dancers and strived to be like them. Knowing we are going to the state tournament in AAA is such an amazing feeling.” Mohr, who is in her first year as head coach, is proud of her team. The trip to state has even greater meaning for Mohr. “This wouldn’t have been possible if we didn’t have the right team of girls backing us up,” she said of the state berth. “The girls on our team are one of a kind. They are young, talented, and they are not afraid to go after what they want and not stop until they get it. This year it happened for them.” The jazz team also saw a major improvement at the section competition, placing fifth. This came after being ranked ninth in section throughout the season. “Jazz was honestly a complete shock for us,” Mohr said. “About a month ago, we decided to focus more on kick because that is where we were seeing more improvement and probability of a state trip. With doing that, we cut practice times down for jazz and haven’t changed the dance since winter break. Every

senior

Hailey Ness dances with her teammates Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. The kick team earned third place with an upcoming Minnesota State High School League 2019 State Girls Dance Team Tournament appearance.

time the jazz team stepped out onto the floor, the goal was to do better than their last performance and to have fun. [Sections] was by far their best performance. When we learned they tied for fourth and lost in the tiebreaker, we were shocked but also very proud because they are such an

amazing team. It gives the jazz team a lot of motivation for next year.” With the team’s goal accomplished, the team and coaches are focused on having fun and showing improvement in their dance overall as they compete Feb. 16 at the Target Center.

“The girls are so pumped,” Mohr said. “From a coaching standpoint, I know we can make improvements. We will watch to see what other teams will be joining us at state and see the scores. In our dance, we will look at our score sheets and figure out where our best chance of improvement is. But it won’t matter whether we place first or 12th. The girls are just overjoyed they made it.” SRR kick composite: turns and kicks technique 51, leaps and kick height 55, creativity 52, visual effectiveness 56, difficulty of routine choreography 54, difficulty of formations and transitions 56, difficulty of skills or kicks 55, placement and control 53, degree of accuracy 52 and routine effectiveness 60. Overall AAA kick: 1. Brainerd 614, 2. Anoka 597, 3. SRR 544, 4.

Head coach Ali Mohr gets emotional as she receives her third-place medal in front of her dance team Feb. 2 in Forest Lake. This is Mohr’s first year as the head coach of the team.

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Wolves need more from Wiggins Andrew Wiggins is now over out hollow box scores like this gem halfway through his fifth season in from last Saturday: 10 points, four the NBA. Most players have hit their rebounds and two assists in a oneceilings by this point in their careers point loss at home to Denver – in a and very few of them make major game the Wolves absolutely needed improvements after playing nearly to have to stay in playoff contention. 400 professional games. However, if That is a disgusting effort from a the Minnesota Timberwolves want max-contract player. to see any kind of positive return on A lack of consistent effort is by ANDY THAYER the five-year, $148 million contract the biggest issue with Wiggins. It Sports Columnist extension they gave Wiggins, he is difficult to even fathom this, but is going to need to make rapid and I seriously believe some nights he significant improvements. does not care enough to try his hardest. In related The Wolves need Wiggins to play like a max- news, he makes $310,576 per game. It is tough contract player now more than ever. Injuries to for me to mentally reconcile that someone could perimeter players have plagued the Wolves all not be motivated to do their best when being season, and with Jeff Teague, Derrick Rose, Tyus compensated in such a manner but here we are. Jones and Robert Covington all of out the lineup Wiggins is in about the 99th percentile of NBA for an extended period of time, the Wolves have players in terms of pure athleticism,. He has a needed Maple Jordan to step up in a major way. smooth jumper, and he has all the tools necessary Instead, Wiggins has posted a ghastly career low to be a disruptive defender. If this guy simply cared in shooting percentage, 39.4 percent, that ranks enough to try his hardest every night, he could be 117th out of 121 qualified players in the NBA. It is an MVP-candidate with a similar game to Kawhi not like he is creating opportunities for teammates, Leonard. That is why Glen Taylor gave him the either. Wiggins has an assist-to-turnover ratio of huge contract, and that is why there will always 1.22 that would rank dead-last among non-centers be a place for Andrew Wiggins in the NBA. in the league. Good times. Without consistent effort, however, a player The maddening thing about Wiggins is we like Wiggins is fool’s gold. Sure, he will have his all know an all-star caliber player is in there occasional nights where he will dazzle the crowd somewhere. On Jan. 8 at Oklahoma City (the best with a scoring binge or create highlights with defensive team in the NBA by almost any metric), massive poster dunks. But more often than not, Wiggins scored 40 points on 24 shots, pulled you are going to get empty box scores where he down 10 rebounds and carried his short-handed will put up points due to high-volume shooting team to a huge road win in the wake of the Tom with little else. Wiggins does nothing to make Thibodeau firing. Wiggins was clearly the best his teammates better, and a team is never going player that night on a court he shared with Paul to contend for a title with that sort of player George, Russell Westbrook and Karl-Anthony maxing almost $30 million per year. I had hoped Towns. A performance of that caliber is not a the Jimmy Butler trade would motivate Wiggins. fluke. You cannot randomly get hot and drop 40 When that did not happen, I hoped the firing of points on a defender like Paul George. It is nights Tom Thibodeau and the promotion of his close like that where you can get goaded into thinking friend Ryan Saunders might do the trick. It did not. things like “Maybe he is turning a corner. He’s It pains me to say this as a generally optimistic only 23; he still has room to grow physically, and person, but at this point, I do not have much hope Lord knows I wasn’t the most mature person on left that Andrew Wiggins is ever going to be a Earth at that age.” consistently productive player in Minnesota. Of course, Wiggins far more frequently churns

Lumberjacks secure two wins over North Iowa BY JAKE DOETKOTT STAFF WRITER

The Granite City Lumberjacks took the action to Mason City, Iowa Feb. 1-2 and returned home with two wins over the North Iowa Bulls. Following the weekend, the Bulls trail Granite City by 10 points in the NA3HL West Division. Granite City will host three games over the next two weeks, playing the Breezy Point North Stars Feb. 9, Willmar WarHawks Feb. 15 and New Ulm Steel Feb. 16. Granite City 5, North Iowa 2 With a game filled with infractions, the Lumberjacks and Bulls only capitalized on one power play each. Granite City won the game 5-2. Bulls defenseman

Evan Junker claimed the first game goal unassisted at 11:07 in the first period. Granite City fired back before period end with two goals. Lumberjacks Ryan Pogue, assisted by Grant Troumbly and Bailey Sommers, tied the game, and Tom Nagle put the Jacks in the lead at 19:06. Troumbly and Hunter Schwehr tallied the assists on Nagle’s goal. Matt Moran scored Granite City’s third goal at 1:02 in the second period. Kearby Larson and Sean Salz assisted. Bulls forward Jimmy McDermott, assisted by Brendan Studioso and Jarod Blackowiak, struck back a minute later while a man up. The Jacks entered the third period a goal ahead

and fended off the Bulls’ offense while pumping out two more goals. Moran, assisted by Blake Spetz and Trevor Dummer, made it 4-2, and Nagle capped the score with a power-play goal. Troumbly and Zack DeBoom tallied the assists. Troumbly and Sommers are the Lumberjacks top scorers with 31 and 22 goals, respectively. DeBoom and Schwehr stand atop the team for assists at 33 each. DeBoom and Troumbly lead the team with eight power-play goals each. Granite City’s goalie David Mulligan made 31 saves. North Iowa’s Dysen Skinner saved 30 shots. Granite City sat 41 minutes for 10 infractions compared to North Iowa’s 43 for 11.

Granite City 3, North Iowa 2 OT Bulls forward Carter Wagner, assisted by Peter Verstegen, took the first goal of the game, scoring at 5:01 in the first period during a power play. Granite City retaliated early in the second period at 1:45 with Sommers, assisted by Sam Ohmes and Salz, a man up. McDermott, assisted by Blackowiak and Hank Nagel, scored for North Iowa a man up in the second period. The Lumberjacks tied the game as Dummer, assisted by Schwehr and DeBoom, scored at 9:25 in the third period. Spetz, assisted by Nagle, claimed the gamewinning goal at 1:48 in overtime. Mulligan made 32 saves and Skinner 29.

Bila to direct CMYSA recreational soccer

ST. CLOUD – Central State University, graduatMinnesota Youth Soccer ing with a Bachelor of SciAssociation is pleased to ence degree in elementary welcome Faith Bila as its education. She is pursuing new director of recreation- her master’s in educational al soccer. Bila’s tasks will leadership. include strengthening the Bila’s experience as player and coach develop- an educator, soccer player, ment program, coordinating coach and referee will be incoaching clinics, valuable in helping communicating the CMYSA recwith families and reational program training volunteer meet its goals and coaches, parent objectives. helpers and train“Working with ers. Bila is looking children is such forward to increasa gift,” Bila said. ing her involve“They bring so ment with CMYSA much energy and by taking on the fun into an adult’s Faith Bila leadership role. daily life.” Bila grew up Bila can be in Overland Park, Kan., and reached at faith@cmysa. was involved with her local org. She will be supported soccer club, Blue Valley and in her new role by Chris Kansas Rush. She works as Schueller, rec and finance a fifth-grade teacher at Mis- administrator. sissippi Heights Elementary CMYSA offers a fall School and a soccer and and summer recreational basketball coach in the Sauk program for St. Cloud area Rapids-Rice School Dis- players between the ages trict. Bila has coached rec- of 5 to 18. For additional reational and travel teams program information, visit in CMYSA in the past, so http://www.cmysa.org/ she is familiar with CMY- cmysarec. Summer 2019 SA’s program. Bila was a Rec Program registration student athlete at St. Cloud opens March 1.

Ryan Pogue

Age: 19 • Jersey: No. 17 PosiƟon: Forward

Hometown: Bemidji, MN How long have you been playing hockey? 16 years. Who has had the most impact on your hockey career? My parents. What is one skill you hope to improve on this season? Speed. Tell us one thing about yourself most people do not know. I love to Įsh. What is your typical pre-game meal? PB & J What is the best advice you have ever received? Don’t worry about other people, focus on yourself. If you could skate or have a conversaƟon with any hockey player who would it be? Phil Kessel, he plays with speed and shoots really well. What advice do you have for younger skaters in the community? Have fun and work hard.

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The Storm boys basketball team sings the school song to the student section after their 15-point home win over Little Falls Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. BY MARK KLAPHAKE STAFF WRITER

Senior guard Braden Tretter takes the ball to the basket during the second half of the Storms 73-58 win over Little Falls Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Tretter capped off the Storms great night with a breakaway dunk.

Senior Jake Schloe dives to the floor to battle a Little Falls player for a loose ball during the first half of their Central Lakes Conference game Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Schloe had 10 points for the Storm.

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On paper, the Bemidji and Sauk Rapids-Rice boys game had all the makings of a blowout. The Lumberjacks had just one loss on the season and will probably be one of the top seeds in the upcoming Section 8AAA tournament. SRR, on the other hand, has collected only three wins. But the Storm, who defeated Little Falls four days earlier, gave Bemidji all they could handle before losing 69-63 Feb. 5 in Bemidji. “We played better than we had all year,” said Derek Peterson, head coach. “That was the most energy we had. The guys were completely battling. If we can do that the rest of the way out, I have to believe we are going to get more wins. We have to sustain that energy and that continued effort.” After a slow start that had the Storm staring at a 11-3 deficit, SRR turned it on. They were doing many things right. They handled the Lumberjacks full-court pressure that many times the Storm not only got the ball up-court but were getting layups. Secondly, they played tremendous team defense. The Storm played a zone defense and held the Lumberjacks to 22-62 shooting, 36 percent, including 3-19 from beyond the arc. “Our game plan against them was to make them shoot from the outside; we did not want to allow them to penetrate and for the most part we did it,” Peterson said. “We executed that very well. We kept them out of the middle. They were settling for 3’s. We were getting a hand in their face.” SRR trailed by only three and had the ball in the final minute but could

not convert their shot and had to foul. Senior Cade Milton-Baumgardner and junior Josh Schloe both fouled out in the final five minutes of the game. “Bemidji is the No. 1 team in our section, and we could have very easily won that basketball game,” Peterson said. “I don’t think our record reflects the type of team we can be. The kids have decided that if they come out and play together and play hard every single night for 36 minutes, we can win any basketball game we play in.” The Storm dropped in 43 percent, 23 of 54. Senior guard Braden Tretter was outstanding in many aspects for the Storm. He had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. “His energy level was extremely high,” Peterson said. “He had an extra hop in his step. When he does that, he’s tough to stop. He ran the floor well and got a lot of breakaways. Braden had an outstanding game. I was super proud of him.” Kobe Lee and Josh Schloe also scored in double figures, but Peterson said the team effort was most satisfying. “The kids played well as a group,” Peterson said. “Kobe shot the ball well for us again. Josh played well. We played as a group, and that’s very important. We’re excited about where we are at right now. The last two ball games were probably two of our better games and hopefully that’s a sign of things to come.”

Bemidji 36 33 69 Sauk Rapids-Rice 29 34 63 SRR: Lee 17, Tretter 16, Josh Schloe 12 (4 rebounds), Cade Milton-Baumgardner 6 (7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), Ethan Opsahl 5, Jake Schloe 3 (4 rebounds). Alex Harren 2 and Tyler Hemker 2 (3 steals).

Sauk Rapids-Rice 73, Little Falls 58 Tretter had a dunk in the final seconds to closeout an impressive win for the Storm when they host-

ed the Flyers Feb. 1. SRR took over later in the first half. The game was tied 20-20 with over five minutes left when the Storm went on a 12-4 run to finish out the half. Milton-Baumgartner was great during the run. He had three baskets including a steal and layup right before the halftime buzzer sounded. “It was a momentum swing for us right there,” Peterson said. “They went into the locker room on a negative feeling, and we went in with a positive feeling. It was a big play for us.” The momentum continued at the start of the second half. Josh Schloe, Tretter, Lee and MiltonBaumgardner all scored to increase the Storm lead to 45-27. After the Flyers scored the next eight points, SRR turned to their inside-out game and that finished off Little Falls. The Schloe brothers, Jake and Josh who are post players, scored inside and when they were cut off the team found Lee for 3-pointers. The trio scored the teams next 18 points to put them up 63-46. “We tried to establish that down-low game, and when we do that it opens up everything from the outside,” Peterson said. “It worked perfectly against Little Falls.” Little Falls would not get closer than 11 the rest of the way. Lee, MiltonBaumgardner and the Schloe brothers all scored in double figures. Tretter, Hemker and Milton-Baumgardner combined for 24 rebounds. “The effort was there all night long,” Peterson said. “We played well together. Kobe had a wonderful night shooting the ball. Our bigs played well. Everyone just pitched in and did what they needed to do. It was a great win for us.”

SRR shot 48 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Flyers 42-26. Just as importantly for Peterson, the Storm seemed to win most of the loose ball battles. “It means everything,” Peterson said. “We get offensive rebounds and loose balls get us another possession. Those are huge plays for us. I am very proud of how we’ve rebounded the ball and went after loose balls the last couple games. It’s been the difference in my opinion. Those little things don’t show up in the score book, but you can definitely see they are big things.”

Little Falls 24 34 58 Sauk Rapids-Rice 32 41 75 SRR: Lee 23 (3 rebounds), Milton-Baumgardner 17 (7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals), Josh Schloe 16, Jake Schloe 10 (6 rebounds), Tretter 5 (10 rebounds) and Hemker 2 (7 rebounds).

Junior Josh Schoe puts up a shot over a couple Little Falls defenders during a matchup Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Schloe had 16 points in the win.

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Storm'n Sabres lock in win, gear up for section quarterfinals BY LAURA HINTZEN STAFF WRITER

saves on the night. “We have improved throughout the season, and we feel we are playing our best hockey heading into playoffs,” Anderson said. “We have drawn the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 seed Buffalo Feb. 9 at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell.” SSRR won over Buffalo Dec. 21, 2-1 at home, so they are expecting another close game as Buffalo has been playing well down the stretch, including a win over top seeded BrainerdLittle Falls. Overall, SSRR finished 14-10-1 and 7-5 in the Central Lakes Conference which was good for third place. Depending on how the team

does, they are scheduled to play in the section semifinal round at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell and then again for finals Friday, Feb. 15.

The Storm’n Sabres clenched a 5-2 win over the St. Cloud Icebreakers Jan. 31 at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell. “We played very well in our final regular season game against St. Cloud,” said Marty Anderson, head coach. “We controlled the play the entire game.” Sartell-Sauk RapidsRice came out hot, scoring two goals in the first period alone. Brooke Walters took the puck to the net with an assist from Grace McCabe at 8:40 in the first period followed by Rachel Wieland at 10:41. Wieland Grace McCabe looks PHOTOS BY ANNA HINKEMEYER was assisted by Lauren for an open teammate Lauren Wensel (from left), Anna Orth, Brooke Walters, Morgan Cromwell Jan. 31 at Bernick’s Wensel and Anna Orth. and Makenzy Heder celebrate Walters’ first goal of the night Jan. 31 in Pepsi Arena in Sartell. With a 2-0 lead goSartell. Walters scored four of the five goals for SSRR against St. Cloud. The Storm’n Sabres ing into the second period, won 5-2. Walters scored at 6:07 with an assist from Wensel. In the third, Walters made a hat trick at 2:31 to put SSRR up 4-0. St. Cloud’s Gabbie Rud answered with one, but Walters retaliated lighting the lamp for a fourth goal with help from Morgan Cromwell. “Brooke now has 26 goals on the season to lead the team,” Anderson said. Rud scored 10 seconds before the buzzer, but the Chloe Stockinger makes Storm’n Sabres won 5-2. a save for the Storm’n SSRR had 25 shots on Sabres Jan. 31 in Sartell. goal compared to 22 from Stockinger made 20 saves St. Cloud. The Storm’n on the night. Sabres sat eight minutes on four infractions while St. Cloud sat four minutes on two penalties. Goalie Madison Mollner skates the puck down the ice Jan. 31 in Sartell. The Storm’n Sabres Chloe Stockinger had 20 beat the St. Cloud Icebreakers 5-2.

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boys swim and dive

Wrestlers top three teams BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

The Sauk RapidsRice Storm wrestling team traveled to Holdingford Feb. 1 to compete against Rush CityBraham, Ortonville and Spectrum. The Storm defeated each of their opponents by a large margin, bringing the regular season to a 15-8 record before Feb. 8 competition. SRR competes next at Section 8AAA competition Feb. 16 at Little Falls High School in Little Falls. SRR 58, Rush City-Braham 14 The Storm fell in its first matchup but came back to take the lead and win. 106: Zander Pelton lost by 12-4 major decision. 113: Dante Haywood won fall at 5:51. 120: Sawyer Simmons won by forfeit. 126: Jared Spohn won by forfeit. 132: Andrew Wollak won by 8-0 major decision. 138: Ben Gilbertson won by technical fall. 145: Cole Ackerman won by fall at 0:54. 152: Jake Ackerman won by 10-2 major decision. 160: Matt Krepp lost by 9-1 major decision. 170: Marcus Santillana won by forfeit. 182: Joey Hoeschen won by fall

Jack Grabinski breaks pool record

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER at 2:35. 195: Aden Rollins won by 20-12 major deciThe Storm boys sion. 220: Ben Konz won by forfeit. 285: Hunter Farnick swim and dive team had lost by fall at 3:42. a successful meet Jan. SRR 70, Ortonville 0 31 as they traveled to St.

The Storm shut out Ortonville but much of the matchup victories stemmed from forfeits. 106: Pelton won by fall at 3:25. 113: Haywood won by technical fall. 120: Simmons won by 11-0 major decision. 126: Spohn won by fall at 1:01. 132: Wollak won by 10-2 major decision. 138: Gilbertson won by 5-0 decision. 145: Jacob Kruger won by forfeit. 152: Cole Ackerman won by forfeit. 160: Krepp won by forfeit. 170: Santillana won by forfeit. 182: Hoeschen won by forfeit. 220: Konz won by fall at 0:51. 285: Farnick won by fall at 0:56.

SRR 71, Spectrum 7 106: Pelton lost by 6-0 decision. 113: Haywood won by fall at 5:23. 120: Simmons won by forfeit. 126: Spohn won by fall at 0:35. 132: Wollak won by fall at 0:56. 138: Gilbertson won by technical fall. 145: Kruger won by fall at 4:46. 152: Jake Ackerman won by fall at 0:58. 160: Krepp lost by 11-2 decision. 170: Santillana won by forfeit. 182: Hoeschen won by forfeit. 195: Rollins won by forfeit. 220: Konz won by fall at 1:00. 285: Farnick won by forfeit.

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Cloud to take on the Tech Tigers. SRR then hosted Sartell and Monticello in a diving-only meet Feb. 2. “We are proud of where the team is at right now and what they have accomplished so far in the season,” said Ray Nelson, head coach. “But we remain hungry as we hope to climb the conference ranks and go for a third consecutive section 3A title.” Jack Grabinski competed in the diving-only event Feb. 2, breaking the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School pool record. The Storm also headed to Montevideo to take on the Thunder Hawks Feb. 5, winning 99-76. SRR 99, Montevideo 76 SRR started out with the lead early in the meet. The 200-yard medley relay team of Cole Bonovsky, Isaac Freese, Thomas Daniels and Ben Claassen took first place. Tucker Hendrickson, Bonovsky, Kayden Daniels, Jack Grabinski, Freese and the 200 freestyle relay team of Claassen, Freese, Bonovsky and Kayden Daniels all took first across various events throughout the meet.

“It is hard to expect the boys to perform really well after missing practice leading up to the meet, but they showed up and swam and dove really well.” - Ray Nelson, head coach 200 FS: 1. Hendrickson 2:01.21, 2. Thomas Daniels 2:01.62 and 5. Steven Ritten 2:15.76. 200 IM: 1. Bonovsky 2:17.58, 3. Nielsen 2:33.08 and 5. Preston Johnson 2:48.69. 50 FS: 1. Kayden Daniels 23.13, 2. Claassen 23.31, 3. Feuling 23.88 and Moriak 24.49. Diving: 1. Jack Grabinski 261.50, 2. Elijah Grabinski 226.75 and 3. Hayden Zabinski 149.40. 100 FLY: 1. Freese 1:01.70, 4. Zabinski 1:17.73 and 5. Jack O’Brien 1:27.14. 100 FS: 1. Kayden Daniels 49.94, 2. Claassen 53.67, 6. Nielsen 57.54. 200 FSR: 1. Claassen, Freese, Bonovsky and Kayden Daniels 1:34.05; 3. Villagra, Ritten, Moliga and Zakary Hutchison 1:45.78 and 4. O’Brien, Johnson, Moran and Jack Grabinski 1:50.01. 100 BK: Hendrickson 1:03.77, Feuling 1:07.30 and Christoferson 1:08.75. 100 BR: Freese 1:05.51, Moliga 1:09.79 and Bonovsky 1:14.28. 400 FSR: Thomas Daniels, Moriak, Feuling and Kayden Daniels 3:29.24; Hendrickson, Nielsen, Ritten and Christoferson 3:52.10 and O’Brien, Moran, Kyle Petermeier and Hutchison 4:19.10.

200 MR: 1. Bonovsky, Freese, Thomas Daniels and Claassen 1:44.99; 3. Ethan Moriak, Hendrickson, Garrett Feuling and William Nielsen 1:51.27 Diving invitational and 5. Jack Christoferson, Jack Grabinski was Rock Moliga, Cris Villagra the winner in the divand John Moran 2:00.63. ing invitational Feb. 2 as

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a diving-only event. He ended the meet in first with a score of 455.45, which broke the school record, as well as the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School pool record. The previous school record was 445.70, and the previous pool record was 432.10. “It feels awesome to break the record,” Jack Grabinski said. “Going into the meet, I knew it was the last chance to take the pool record, and I am pumped I was able to pull it off. Before my last dive,I wasn’t sure if I had done enough to secure the record, but my last dive ended up being my best ever – a score of 58.” Elijah Grabinski, Hayden Zabinski and Josiah Sanchez were the 200 MR: 1. Bonovsky, other three divers partici- Freese, Kayden Daniels and Claassen 1:43.33; 3. pating. SRR: 1. Jack Grabinski 455.45, 3. Elijah Grabinski 388.85, 8. Zabinski 231.10 and 12. Sanchez 84.15.

SRR 95, St. Cloud Tech 85 The Sauk RapidsRice swim team competed against Technical High School Jan. 31, ending the night with a Sauk Rapids-Rice hosted close 95-85 win. Sartell and Monticello in “We competed and

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did what we needed to get the victory,” Nelson said. “The meet was very interesting coming off a few days without practice due to weather and school closings.” Despite having canceled practices Jan. 2930, the team showed up to the dual meet ready to compete. “It is hard to expect the boys to perform really well after missing practice leading up to the meet,” Nelson said. “But they showed up and swam and dove really well.” The 200 medley relay team of Cole Bonovsky, Isaac Freese, Kayden Daniels and Ben Claassen came right out to the front of the pack with a first-place finish in the event. Tucker Hendrickson took first in the 200 individual medley. Jack Grabinski and Elijah Grabinski took first and second in diving, respectively. Thomas Daniels led the 100 butterfly race. The Storm added another first place relay finish in the 200 freestyle relay – Claassen, Freese, Garrett Fueling and Kayden Daniels making up that team. Bonovsky followed with a first place finish in the 100 backstroke.

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Christoferson, Hendrickson, Nielsen and Feuling 1:55.24; 5. O’Brien, Johnson, Ritten and Moliga 2:06.51; Hutchison, Moran, Zabinski and Petermeier 2:17.88. 200 FS: 2. Thomas Daniels 1:58.75, 3. Moriak 1:59.87, 4. O’Brien 2:17.02 and Moran 2:36.30. 200 IM: 1. Hendrickson 2:15.08, 3. Freese 2:18.60 and 5. Nielsen 2:33.69. 50 FS: 2. Claassen 23.27, 3. Feuling 24.24 and 6. Moliga 27.28. Diving: 1. Jack Grabinski 268.25, 2. Elijah Grabinski 213.15 and 5. Trace Wagner 131.55. 100 FLY: 1. Thomas Daniels 59.90, 2. Bonovsky 1:00.78 and 4. Hendrickson 1:02.96. 100 FS: 2. Kayden Daniels 51.15, 4. Feuling 54.87 and 5. Hutchison 1:02.29. 500 FS: 2. Moriak 5:24.86, 3. Christoferson 6:10.11 and 5. Ritten 6:27.81. 200 FSR: 1. Claassen, Freese, Feuling and Kayden Daniels 1:34.69; 3. Thomas Daniels, Moliga, Jack Grabinski and Moriak 1:41.61; 5. Hutchison, Petermeier, Johnson and Wagner 2:00.78. 100 BK: 1. Bonovsky 1:01.63, 3. Christoferson 1:11.24 and 4. O’Brien 1:17.51. 100 BR: Freese 1:08.06, Moliga 1:13.66 and Kayden Daniels 1:19.53. 400 FSR: Claassen, Moriak, Thomas Daniels and Bonovsky 3:38.40; Nielsen, Ritten, O’Brien and Hendrickson 3:54.08.

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Cardinals fly past girls BB team Team struggles to find wins BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

The Storm girls basketball team had a week filled with games, first traveling across the Mississippi River Jan. 31 to take on Sartell, losing 64-32. They hosted Little Falls Feb. 1, losing 3731, and rounded out the week’s competition Feb. 5 in Alexandria, losing t 81-21. The team continues its season Feb. 12 against Rocori at Sauk RapidsRice High School. Alexandria 81, SRR 21 The Storm had a tough conference loss to the Alexandria Cardinals Feb. 5. SRR had a strong first half, posting 15 of their 21 points but struggled for possession in the second half. “Grace Roesch came off the bench and hit a pair of threes down the t stretch,” said Megan Foley, head coach. “It was nice to see the girls continue to work on communicating together on defense as well. That has been a focus and they

Sauk Rapids-Rice junior Shayna Payonk battles a couple Little Falls players for a loose ball during their game Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Payonk scored 14 points but the Storm lost 37-31.

worked hard on it.”

their runs,” Foley said. fell short of holding off the Sartell offense.

SRR: Bailey Roscoe “You can’t deny our ef8, Shayna Payonk 7 and fort throughout the game Roesch 6. though.” Little Falls 37, SRR 31 SRR: Payonk 14, Roscoe SRR kept a tight 5, Mackenzie Felchle 3, Noel game Feb. 1, hosting Lit- Reberg 3, Ady Froiland 2, tle Falls. They posted 13 Kyanah Evans 2 and Emily points in the first half, but Schloe 2.

the Storm was unable to reach the Flyers and lost 37-31. “We had great spurts throughout the game, but we couldn’t close

Sartell 64, SRR 32 The Storm had a tough game against their Sabre rivals Jan. 31, losing 64-32. SRR scored 13 points in the first half but

SRR: Reberg 7, RosPHOTOS BY MARK KLAPHAKE coe 6, Payonk 5, Evans 4, Senior Bailey Roscoe shoots over a Little Falls player Froiland 4, Schloe 4, Mia during their game Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. Roscoe scored Rogholt 2, Corina Miller 1 five points for the Storm. and Faith Thomas 1.

boys hockey

Boys hockey battles in overtime BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

The Sauk RapidsRice boys hockey team had a busy week with three games – two at home and one on the road. The k Storm lost 8-2 to Brainerd at home and 4-1 to River Lakes in Richmond, but their matchup against Northern Lakes on home ice was most exciting. SRR took the game into a 4-4 overtime tie and held the tie throughout the extra play time. The boys host Moose Lake Feb. 11 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. River Lakes 4, SRR 1 The Storm came out strong, but the Stars were stronger. SRR gave up three goals throughout the first and second periods before finding one of their own at 5:43 into the third. Brady Pesta made the goal with help from Landon Lunser on a power play. River Lakes scored one more before the final buzzer to end the game 4-1. The Storm attempted 19 shots and sat eight minSophomore Ady Froiland battles a Little Falls player for position for a rebound during utes on four infractions. Riley Weinand covthe second half of their Central Lakes Conference matchup Feb. 1 in Sauk Rapids. ered the net, making 38 Froiland scored two points in the Storm’s 37-31 loss to the Flyers. saves.

SRR 4, Northern Lakes 4 Chase Christensen scored first for the Storm unassisted at 1:50 into the second period. Sean Moonen followed suit two minutes later, assisted by Drake Raduns-Parsley and Daymin Dodge. The score was 2-2 going into the third. Dodge scored at 45 seconds, assisted by Pesta. Northern Lakes answered that goal. Dodge added another, unassisted, at 11:21, but Northern Lakes scored its final goal two and a half minutes from the buzzer – the score 4-4. The two teams held each other scoreless through overtime. SRR attempted 36 shots to Northern Lakes’ 45. The Storm sat 22 minutes on eight penalty infractions, while Northern Lakes sat 21 minutes on five infractions. Weinand tended for SRR, making 41 saves. Brainerd 8, SRR 2 The Storm had a tough game against Central Lakes Conference rival the Brainerd Warriors Jan. 31 in Sauk Rapids. SRR fell behind quickly, allowing three Brainerd goals in the first period.

Despite the Storm loss, the game was a highlight for one SRR senior. Daymin Dodge reached his 100th career point – a combination of goals and assists – during the second period on an assist. “It means a lot,” Dodge said. “It has been a while since someone in our program has reached 100 career points. It feels good to bring it back to the program and the community.” The Storm scored for the first time 5:28 into the second period on a shot from Brandon Bokelman, assisted by Christensen. Pesta scored at 13:31 into the second, assisted by Dodge and Gavin Laine to round out the scoring for SRR. The Storm attempted 16 shots and sat six minutes on three infractions, opposed to 10 minutes sat by the Warriors on five infractions. Weinand tended for SRR, making 36 saves on the night. Sauk Rapids-Rice attempted 16 shots and sat six minutes on three penalty infractions. Riley Weinand was in goal for SRR, making 36 saves.

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Leading the

JoccelYn Barry Parents’ names: Leia Barthelemy and Mark Pooler Grade: 12 Sport accomplishment: Senior member of the dance team.

What is your favorite part about dance? The adrenaline What skill do you possess most people do not know rush right before we go on to compete and the feeling you about? I can bend my thumb behind my hand. get walking off knowing we gave 110 percent. What is the best advice you have ever received? EvWhat is your best meet to date? The Sartell Central Lakes erything is a mindset. You need to go into everything with Conference event because we all knew we gave everything confidence and believe without a doubt you can do anything we had, and it was one of our best performances and one of you want to. the most fun times performing the dance. What do you like to do in your spare time? I like being What do you do to prepare in the minutes leading up outside, hanging out with friends and family and cooking. to a meet? Quick stretching, shaking out the nerves and lots of Vicks. What is your favorite meal, movie, social media and song? Mongo’s Grill stir fry and pink lemonade, “Parent What other activities are you involved in at school? Trap,” VSCO or Snapchat and “Jordan Belfort” by Wes Walker Service club, prom committee and LINK. and Dyl. What is your favorite high school class to date? Stars What are your future plans? I plan on attending the Uniand Storms because we got to go on a camping trip to Jay versity of Minnesota-Mankato or Twin Cities for my generals Cooke State Park, and we learned a lot of cool stuff. and then dental school at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities specializing in orthodontics.

Leading the Storm is