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Sauk Rapids implements police reserve program

Culinary arts students to be featured at Sprout

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BY NATASHA BARBER | STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – Three Sauk Rapids-Rice culinary arts students will be bringing autumn flavors to Little Falls next weekend.

Nathan Ford, Hillarie Markfort and Eli Rudnick are about to endeavor on Sprout Growers and Makers Marketplace. The indoor marketplace, which brings homegrown and handmade retail products together with artistic performances and demonstrations, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. It is the first monthly event of the season which spans through March.

Following a performance from a six-member jazz ensemble

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – The city of Sauk Rapids is ramping up enforcements with the installation of a volunteer police officer reserve program.

The program has been an issue Mayor Kurt Hunstiger has supported since he ran for his position in 2016. With turnover and retirements in the department, Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise waited to implement the reserve until the department had a fully trained staff.

“Chief, I want to thank you very much,” Hunstiger said. “I’ve pushed you a little bit on this over the last four or five years, and it was a tough time because you had a lot of retirements and people leaving. So, thank you for work; I know this was a lot of extra work too. Thank you for getting us to this point.”

According to city policies, the reserve program will not exceed the number of licensed officers, but initially the city is looking to train up to

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(Left) Sauk Rapids-Rice junior Eli Rudnick creates a charcuterie board Oct. 14 at the high school in Sauk Rapids. Rudnick, Hillarie Markfort and Nathan Ford will be featured demonstrators at 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Sprout Growers and Makers Marketplace in Little Falls.

Pleasantview Elementary deemed inadequate SRR district asks voters to help replace school

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER to replace an unfit elementary school in November.

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SAUK RAPIDS – Residents in the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District will be asked

The district has scheduled a special election Nov. 5, asking voters to approve a $37.1 bond referendum to replace Pleasantview PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

Pleasantview Elementary School is in session Oct. 16 in Sauk Rapids. The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District is hosting a special election Nov. 5 to ask voters to address the needs of the school by replacing the building on its current site.

Elementary School with a new facility on its current site.

“Remodeling the current Pleasantview Elementary School to fix only the critical issues and adding an addition to address classroom space issues would cost nearly as much as replacing the building with a brand-new facility,” said Aaron Sinclair, superintendent. “Remodeling takes longer and is more disruptive to students. Replacing the current build-

ing with a new facility will make taxpayer dollars go further and is reflective of the community’s input.”

The proposed building would be 107,595 square feet with a capacity for 797 students. The current building has a capacity of 663 students over 85,229 square feet, but the building houses 750 students, 87 students over capacity.

The district was prompted to improve Pleasantview Elementary through a series of listen-

ing sessions over the past year. Community members chose the school as its greatest priority. Infrastructure needs of the building aligned; the roof and heating, ventilation and air conditioning system are both deteriorating with the building’s age.

The district also has concerns with meeting state recommendations.

“We got further feedback from the Minnesota

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OBITUARIES • LeRoy “Andy” J. Anderson • Jane Lofgren Strating

PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosure - Watson - pg. 16 • Benton County Reg. Minutes, Oct. 1, 2019 - pg. 8 • Sauk Rapids-Rice School Notice of Special Election - pg. 16 • City of Sauk Rapids Reg. Minutes Sept. 23, 2019 - pg. 9 • Sauk Rapids - Rice ISD 47 Notice of locations where ballots • City of Sauk Rapids Winter Parking Notice - pg. 9 will be counted - pg. 8

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Information meeting set for Oct. 28

FOLEY – Foley residents and those of the surrounding area are invited to attend an informational meeting regarding a proposal to establish a veterans memorial in Foley.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Foley American Legion Post No. 298 hospitality room, 131 Fourth Ave. N., Foley.

The purpose of the meeting is to update the public on the progress of the memorial and its future. The Legion is also seeking public input on funding ideas, design, technology help, committee membership and in-kind donations.

All are welcome to attend.

Thank you Thank you These October days are getting darker and colder.

Yet, the love of God comes to us through you, our loving friends, via the fuel fundraising teas which assure us of the warmth in your own loving hearts. This love-gift helps offset the heating bills. Thank you so much.

And a special thank you to the hostesses and organizers: Sue Schlosser for the Silver Tea in Sartell Oct. 8, Kathryn Herbst in Foley Nov. 12, and Dolores Notch and Pam Scherping in Freeport, along with the Christian Women of Central Minnesota.

May the blessings of God, like falling snowflakes, enfold you and your loved ones. Our grateful prayers hold each of you. May the Lord give you His wondrous peace.

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made of teachers and students from schools in Little apples into cubes and roast the fruits in what LevinFalls and Pierz, the three ProStart Program students ski deems the warm spices – cinnamon, nutmeg – and will take stage. ProStart is a national two-year culinary salt and pepper. Then, sage and oil are fried on the training program that provides culinary techniques, stove, drizzled over and tossed with the apple squash management skills and real-life experiences to high mixture. school students. Sauk Rapids-Rice High “We serve it over seasoned cream School is one of 50 Minnesota schools to cheese on toasted crostini, and we’re drizoffer the curriculum. zling it with a balsamic fig glaze.

Ford, Markfort and Rudnick will Levinski said the recipe is not the fademonstrate how to prepare a butternut miliar way squash is presented in central squash-apple bruschetta for marketplace Minnesota – with brown sugar and but“We’re attendees at 1 p.m. Roughly 200 samples ter – and that the alternative presentation will be available for the public to taste. drives interest in students. really “The fun thing is we are using all of Rudnick agreed. the marketplace’s produce and we’re us“Personally, I don’t like squash, but going to be ing Backwards Bread Company bread,” when we prepare it with the different (flasaid Mary Levinski, Sauk Rapids-Rice showcasing vor) aspects, I think, as students, we beProStart instructor and family and concome more on board to try new things,” the sumer sciences teacher. “We’re really gohe said. “I’ve eaten so many things in this ing to be showcasing the ingredients of ingredients environment that I do not like. But, with Sprout.” new ways to try foods, I’m open to more of Sprout” things.”

Following a May competition hosted by chef Tom Kavanaugh where Sauk Levinski has led challenges in her Rapids-Rice students performed sous classes where students experiment with - Mary chef duties for competitors, Sprout staff unconventional preparations such as sea Levinski contacted Levinski about showcasing stusalt caramel butternut squash cake, butdents at a monthly market. When Levinternut squash pizza, pork stew with butski agreed to October, ProStart students ternut squash and butternut squash cookbrainstormed foods to feature the season. ies with brown butter icing.

“We were looking for something that would high“They just learned other ways to use it,” Levinski light the fall harvest, and, of course, squash and ap- said. ples are very much in season right now,” said LevinWith squash being plentiful in fall months and ski, who has instructed the Prostart Program since its a produce item with a longer shelf life, the public is inception at SRRHS 15 years ago. “That’s where we encouraged to travel to Sprout to take a lesson from started looking for ideas.”

Levinski’s students.

The culinary students will chop the squash and

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ous orthopedic issue and concern for chiropractors.

Chiropractors help relieve some of these issues by re-aligning the spine, teaching better posture habits and helping parents to better understand the long term effects of this heads down lifestyle and its impact on the nervous system.

“The dentists have done a great job at educating the public that every person, young and old, needs to have their teeth checked by a dentist, regardless of any tooth pain or symptoms,” Osterman said. “It’s just good hygiene. It’s the same with chiropractic care. Every person should have their spine checked. A healthy spine and nervous system means a healthy functioning body. The spine houses the nervous system and the nervous system is our master control system that runs the body.”

October is chiropractic month, and during 2019 Chiro Kids Week there will be educational events throughout the state. In the Sauk Rapids area, MCA member offices will educate the community about the importance of chiropractic care and why all children need to be checked by a chiropractor.

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NEWS

Compost site adds hours to accommodate clean-up

Pleasantview from front

Department of Education and Pleasantview rated adequate in only one of the 16 categories MDE uses to evaluation educational adequacy,” Sinclair said.

Physical education spaces are the only areas Pleasantview Elementary meets MDE guidelines..

The proposed rebuild twould meet all MDE educational adequacy guidelines, while providing more learning spaces and increasing functionality, safety and security.

Classroom space continues to be a constraint at the school. A January fire in portable classrooms displaced four classes of students and room was made within the main school to accommodate the staff and children.

“Classrooms are undersized and lack the proper walls for ideal learning environments,” Sinclair said. “This creates a noisy learning envi-

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Portable classrooms are being outfitted with utilities Oct. 16 at the Pleasantview Elementary School parking lot in Sauk Rapids. The classrooms will replace space lost site will be open extended dates from Monday, Oct. 21, through Nov. 2 to accommodate fall cleanin a January fire.

ronment and one that isn’t safe or secure if something were to happen where the school needed to go into a lockdown. Spaces that aren’t meant to be used for teaching are being used as learning spaces, like hallways.”

Other concerns are narrow hallways, forcing a one-way type pattern for movement around the building. And, there is one set of bathrooms for all students and staff.

The tax impact for the project varies for each property within the district. The state of Minnesota has 24 classifications of property types, each taxed at rates determined by the state. One change

for the area is the Ag2School tax credit, which helps alleviate the cost of building referendums on agricultural field owners.

The tax credit is set at 50% for 2020 and will increase to 70% by 2023. It applies to all agricultural property except the house, garage and 1 acre surrounding the agricultural homestead.

The district has a tax calculator available online at http:// onestormonefuture.com/ the-cost. The tax impact for the current median home value of $182,000 is estimated at $6.58 per month or $79 per year.

Should residents pass the referendum on Election Day, the district

plans to use its long term maintenance fund to fix other needs across district schools. Should the referendum fail, those dollars will be used to fix inadequacies at Pleasantview.

“If this referendum passes, needs in other buildings throughout the district would be able to be addressed in a timely manner with existing funding sources,” Sinclair said.

“While this referendum is focused on replacing Pleasantview Elementary, the results of the vote will have an impact on every building in the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District.”

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- Approved design of the grandstand, parking lot updates and drain tile installation at Bob Cross.

Park. Projects are expected to be completed in 2020.

- Approved placing decorative bollards on the sidewalk near the intersection of Division Street and North Benton Drive.

Placement will cost $16,930 and be completed by C&L Excavating.

- Approved a no parking resolution for both sides of Fourth Street South from Summit Avenue to Eighth Avenue at all times and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday on the south side of Fourth Street from Eighth Avenue to Third Street South.

Join Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools to learn about the upcoming referendum at any of these events. These are great opportunities to ask questions and talk with Superintendent Sinclair.

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six volunteers. Following that addition, the city plans to train more.

Beise said the volunteer reserves will be an extra set of hands and eyes for the police department and could assist in traffic control, being a visible presence at parades and events, and potentially help with complaint documentation.

“I’m familiar with reserve programs and I assisted with the reserve program in St. Cloud when I was there,” Beise said. “They can be very helpful.”

The reserve program will be strictly volunteer with no compensation – differing from the volunteer fire department which is paid per call and received a pension based on meeting requirements and years of service. Reserve officers would not carry firearms and would be dressed in light blue shirts to differentiate them from licensed officers. The police officer will train them in a variety of police tactics before being introduced to the Sauk Rapids City Council.

“They’re not going to learn how to do felony stops,” Beise said. “They are not going to learn how to offensively search a building for somebody.

Those types of things we are not necessarily going to train them on. The things they’ll be trained on are defensive things –

handcuffing, if we need them to handcuff somebody. They won’t have the same level of training as a police officer.”

The program will be supervised by sergeant Jeremy Welsh and officer Sean Gales. The department is exploring radio communication, ballistic vests and transportation for the program. A budget of $8,000 has been set for 2020.

Applicants will be subject to background checks and health screenings and need not live within city limits.

Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. Nov. 15 and are available on the city’s website at http://ci.saukrapids.mn.us and at the Sauk Rapids Government Center and SRPD. Beise said SRPD formerly had a civil defense reserve officer program but has been without such a program for at least 15 years.

In other council news: - Adam Thene, newly-hired assistant maintenance supervisor of public works, introduced himself to the council.

Thene worked for the city of Bloomington for 13 years prior to coming to Sauk Rapids.

- Approved hiring Deelia Guise and Cody Drussell as probationary members of the fire department.

- Approved posting a newly-created building inspector position.

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NEWS

County closes bridge for safety Posts weight limits on another

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

FOLEY – Benton County has been conducting inspections on its bridges, and the results have led to one bridge being closed and another having weight limits posted.

County engineer Chris Byrd informed the Benton County Board of Commissioners at the Oct. 15 meeting.

Byrd said a bridge on 115th Street Northeast in Maywood Township, between County Road 67 and County Road 7, has been closed due to uneven settlement of the structure. Byrd said the bridge, constructed of timber, has a 16 inch differential from one side of its width to another, which deems it unsafe.

“The most concerning part about this is while our inspectors were out there, a school bus drove across this bridge,” Byrd said.

“That’s the last thing we want in this county is a school bus to go down with a bridge.”

The county placed barricades, sent out a news release and informed the township of the closure. Byrd said the school district was notified and was able to reroute transportation and inform parents without problems.

According to Byrd, four years ago the county was denied state funding to improve the bridge, which had a sufficiency rating in the 30s on a scale of 0-100. Bridge funding at the county level has not improved;

therefore, the bridge will be closed permanently.

Should Maywood Township want the bridge to be reopened, they will need to fund the improvements, Byrd said.

A second bridge, on County Road 22 east of the former Rum Shack Bar and Grill, will have restricted weight limits posted due to the deterioration of vertical sections on H beams. Byrd said the beams were originally 7/16 inch thick and have corroded to only 1/8 inch thickness remaining.

“Nearly all the pylons have deterioration characteristics like this underneath this bridge,” Byrd said. “So, our next step now is we’re going to load rate this bridge, we are going to post it

and restrict weights it.”

Byrd said the bridge will be posted for 36 tons maximum for single unit vehicles and a maximum of 40 tons for any type of combination vehicle.

The county will plan a repair for this bridge with potential work this winter. Byrd expects weight limits to be posted on the bridge for up to six months. After the repair but prior to weight limits being lifted, the bridge will be re-inspected.

In other board news: - American Legion Post No. 298 representatives, Duane Walter and Gary Gruba, spoke during open forum regarding a veterans memorial proposed in the city of Foley. The Legion is interested in county-owned

property near the Benton County Courts Administration Building and Highway 23.

Walter said details are yet to be negotiated but the Legion is interested in a 30-by-30-foot parcel with a walkway from a nearby parking lot to allow for accessibility.

He said the land could be donated to, leased by or purchased by the club.

The Legion would be responsible for all costs associated with constructing the memorial as well as liability insurance if needed.

The post aims to raise $30,000 in donations for the project and hopes to complete the memorial

by Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. An informational meeting about the memorial is planned

for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 at the Legion building.

No action was taken by the commissioners at this time.

County administrator Monty Headley informed the board he will talk with the Legion regarding costs of the project as well as consult legal counsel and other counties which have memorials about their processes. Headley will bring the information back to the board.

Approved a $10,954 grant over the course of two years for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office to use toward Off Highway Vehicle enforcement and educational activities.

Brinkerhoff appointed as local bishop Will serve Sauk Rapids ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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BRAINERD – Officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints announced that Tosh Brinkerhoff, of Sauk Rapids, has been assigned to serve as bishop of the Sauk Rapids ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As bishop, Brinkerhoff will provide leadership for church members within the communities of Sauk Rapids, Sartell, Becker, Foley and Little Falls.

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OBITUARIES Jane Lofgren Strating

A Celebration of Life will be 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud for Jane Strating, 89, of St. Cloud, who passed away surrounded by her loving family at the St. Cloud Hospital Oct. 14, 2019.

Pastor Darin Seaman will officiate and burial will be at Pease Community Cemetery in Pease.

Friends and relatives may call from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and also one hour prior to services at the church in St. Cloud on Saturday morning.

Lou Jane Lofgren Strating was born March 14, 1930, the second child of Margaret Donalda (Monson) and Axel Lofgren in Bigfork. Due to the untimely death of her mother, Margaret “Maggie” on March 24, 1930, she became the daughter of Ethel (Monson) and Herman Weidendorf. She grew up in Quamba and Mora, graduating from high school in May of 1947.

Jane attended River Falls State Teachers College, and graduated from St. Cloud State Teachers

Jane Lofgren Strating

College in 1951. She was united in marriage to Gerald “Jerry” Strating Aug. 3, 1951, at the Mora Methodist Church.

Jane taught school in St. Francis, West Junior High in Duluth, Sauk Rapids Junior and Senior High School, and substitute taught many years when her children were growing up. She also was the secretary treasurer of the family-owned trucking business (St. Cloud-Duluth Truck Line) for 28 years.

In 1964, the family moved from Mora to Sauk Rapids, and in 2009 to St. Cloud.

Through the years, Jane was charter president of the Mora Mrs. Jaycees, regional vice president, state chaplin and volunteer for the American Cancer Society, as well as a Cub Scout leader, Sunday school

LeRoy “Andy” J. Anderson

LeRoy “Andy” John Anderson, 58, passed away Oct. 5, 2019, after a valiant battle with cancer.

LeRoy was born April 8, 1961, to James and Irene Gohman Anderson in St. Cloud. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1980.

He played football for Fergus Falls Community College and St. Cloud State University, where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in criminal justice.

LeRoy was an avid softball player and played for many teams in the St. Cloud and surrounding area.

After college he

LeRoy “Andy” J. Anderson

pursued a career in the nuclear security field and worked for many years at the Monticello Nuclear Plant. In his last year, he embraced a new career with Minnesota Medical Solutions. He was well regarded and respected by his peers throughout his working career.

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teacher, choir director of Mora Presbyterian Church, Christmas pageant director at Pease Christian Reformed Church and member of the YMCA. She completed eight years of Bible study fellowship and attended Monday night Al Anon over 30 years. The last few years, she taught an adult Sunday school class and directed the chapel choir at the Tip O’ Texas, Pharr, Texas, their winter home. She served as a deaconess and elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Jane’s greatest joys in life were the safe return of her husband, Gerald from Korea, birth of her children and adoption of daughter, Ann. She looked upon each day as a gift, and tried to live it to the fullest.

Her grandchildren brought great joy to her life, as did singing and studying God’s word. Jane had many hobbies: doing family histories, crocheting, sewing, knitting, baking, golfing, playing bridge, and offering a hand of assistance to anyone who was in need. Her chosen career was teaching; she never had a day she did not want to go to work.

She dearly loved her students, and they thought highly of her. Jane had an

uncanny ability to sense when someone needed a hug, cheery hello, a kick in the butt or words of encouragement. Her sense of humor was contagious. One of life’s greatest pleasures was entertaining in her home.

Survivors include her sons and daughter, Jerry (Kim) of Hartford, S.D., Thomas of St. Cloud, Timothy (Victoria) of St. Cloud, James of Reno, Nev. and Ann of St. Cloud; sister, Rosemary Soli of Leawood, Kan.; grandchildren, Brianne Michelau, Garret, Kyle, Lee and Jill Strating, Molly Kuper, Heather Kohl, Brandon Kohl, and Heidi Larson; great grandchildren, Rohnan and Ryker Michelau, Liam and Bennett Kohl, Claire and William Kuper, and Wyatt, Levi and Brooks Strating. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Ethel Weidendorf and Axel and Margaret Lofgren; husband, Gerald; and brother, Jerry Weidendorf.

Obituary, video tribute, and guestbook available online at http:// www.williamsdingmann. com.

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In the fall of 2000, he married his wife Shelly (Stach) in a beautiful ceremony in the backyard of their home in Becker.

He became father to Justin and Jesse. They enjoyed entertaining family and friends at their home. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to travel. He enjoyed sports of all kinds particularly the Minnesota Vikings. He had a great sense of humor and was very inspirational in his philosophy on life, especially around a campfire.

LeRoy was diagnosed with cancer in December 2018. He courageously underwent treatment but passed away at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta. He is survived by

his wife Shelly(Becker), sons Justin (Atlanta, Ga.), Jesse (Becker), a man’s best friend Porter, father James Anderson (Sauk Rapids), sisters Rosie (Kevin) Dyer (Sauk Rapids), Ginny (Allan) Stay (Foley), Carolyn (Jim) Sis (Bellevue, Neb.), Jennifer (Dale) McLaird (Sauk Rapids), and many loving nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother Irene, his sister Susanne (Stay) and brother David Anderson.

Funeral services were Oct. 10 at Riverside Church in Big Lake, followed by a Celebration of Life at Jack and Jim’s Event Center in Foley.R-42-1P

Man found in dumpster after fleeing police FOLEY – The Benton County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on charges of possession of controlled substance and fleeing police officers on foot Oct. 10.

J’Shaon Rashi Stevenson, 22, of St. Cloud, was transported to the Benton County Jail where he awaited his initial court appearance.

The arrest was made following an attempt to serve a civil process on the 400 block of 15th Avenue Southeast, St. Cloud. Stevenson was believed to be residing at the residence. The deputy was aware Stevenson had active arrest warrants for felony domestic assault by strangulation, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle.

While attempting service, the deputy observed a man inside the residence, but this man refused to come to the door. Eventually, a woman inside the residence began speaking to the deputy through an open window. The woman refused to allow the deputy to enter the residence and claimed no one else was in the residence. The deputy requested assistance from the St. Cloud Police Department, obtained a photograph of Stevenson and positively identified the man inside the residence as Stevenson.

With the assistance of an officer from the St. Cloud Police Department, a perimeter was established around the residence while the deputy worked to obtain additional assistance and supervisor approval to force entry into the residence under the authority of the arrest warrants.

As officers awaited additional assistance, the woman inside the residence was seen looking out the back door of the residence in what appeared to be an effort to scan for officers waiting outside. A short time later, the woman emerged from the back of the residence and attempted to distract the officer positioned behind the residence.

At the same time, Stevenson fled out the back door of the residence, running toward the Speedway gas station at 600 Highway 10 S. The deputy and officer pursued Stevenson on foot. As they neared Speedway, both the officer and deputy lost sight of Stevenson, concluding he had hidden himself in or around the Speedway station. The area was searched, and Stevenson was found hiding inside a dumpster at the Speedway station.

Stevenson was arrested without incident and searched. During the search, officers found cash, about 1 gram of suspected crack cocaine and about 2.1 grams of suspected marijuana.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by the St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids police departments and the Minnesota State Patrol.

One injured in highway crash ST. CLOUD – A Lakeville man was injured after losing control of his vehicle Oct. 11 Marcus Jones, 29, was traveling east on Highway 10 north of Rice when he attempted to pass a vehicle. Jones lost control of his vehicle, traveled through the center median into westbound lanes and struck a vehicle driven by Neal Wilson, 52, of Dennison.

Jones was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Wilson and his passenger Judy Ramstead, 78, of Little Falls, were not injured.

The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted on scene by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Rice Fire Department and Rice Police Department.

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Abstaining from abstinence speaking “Would you be interested in public speaking?”

There it was, the question laid out on a silver platter.

Maybe she asked me because she was desperately looking; maybe it was because we texted each other earlier that week. Whatever the reason, I needed to pray about it. BY MERCY NYGAARD My friend, who volunteers Life by Faith at the Pregnancy Resource Center, asked me to speak at schools about abstinence – something our culture has lost hold of. I agreed to go to the Christian school to listen to her team’s approach so I could observe before committing.

It was great. My friend was short and to the point, and the students seemed to respect that. The man who spoke was good for the junior high but struggled to keep the interest of the senior high. At times, I wanted to jump out of my seat to say something. Could this be a sign God is leading me in this direction? Do I have the ability to do well? After all, I do not want to take on a subject so important and fail miserably. Do I even have the capacity with all that I have on my plate?

These are all wise questions to ask before committing to something and I recognized time and experience as the reason these questions came to mind.

As I sat listening to the speakers and observing the students’ reactions, a thought entered my mind. What are these students’ parents talking with them about at home? Maybe that is the direction God is leading me toward. Kids need to be having the conversation about abstinence and marriage long before they hear it from a speaker. Many parents might not know how to start the conversation, or they simply cringe at the idea, so they avoid it all together. Maybe we need more speakers presenting opportunities to train parents.

My friend heard a little about my story. How a solid teen athlete, confused and boy crazy, fell into worldly lusts and came to know how to have a relationship with Jesus after having children. That was the reason she asked me to pray about public speaking about abstinence. Will you pray with me? There has been a seed planted, and possibly when I have more freedom I can answer God’s call to obedience when He indeed calls.

Letters to the editor welcome Letters to the editor and other opinion articles are welcome. Letters must be signed with a first and last name and include an address and phone number.

Letters should be short (under 400 words) and to the point, and be submitted by at 5 p.m.

E-mail to natasha@saukherald.com

EDITORIAL

Gardening tool care As we finish with our tools for the to maintain tools when purchasing new season, a few steps will make things items. Stainless steel tools or ones with easier for gardening next year. It is a fiberglass or plastic handles do not need good idea to clean tools frequently duras careful cleaning as wood handled ing the gardening season, but it is espetools. cially important to do so before storing Disconnect and drain garden hosthem for winter. Soil or plant debris may es so water left in them does not freeze contain moisture which will then create and cause the hose to split open. ReBY LINDA G. rust on metal tools. Clean tools before move sprayer attachments from the hose TENNESON storage by scrubbing off any plant mateends. These items may rust in place over Green and rial, tree sap, etc. Then, disinfect the tool the winter and then cannot be removed.

Growing in by dipping it in a 10% bleach solution to Benton County Hoses will coil more easily if they are kill any pathogens that might infect your first stretched out so that any twists and plants next season. Rinse the tool with plain water kinks may be removed. Some hoses have a lengthand dry it well to prevent rust. wise stripe on them to show the grain of the hose.

Wooden handles may be rubbed down with Coil hoses loosely and store them on a flat surface linseed oil to preserve the wood. Allow the handles or hanging from a round support so that new kinks to dry well after oiling because the oil contains a do not occur. small amount of solvent that keeps it from congealSpraying equipment should be cleaned and ing in the can. This solvent will evaporate from the dried to remove any chemical residue. Check the tool handle when left over night. Rags used for oil- owner’s manual to see if the equipment should be ing tool handles should be stored in a closed metal stored over winter in an area that does not freeze. container to prevent spontaneous combustion and Lawn mowers may be turned over to remove grass resulting fire. Remove rust that has occurred on and soil from the bottom and the blades. Be sure to metal tools and sharpen the cutting blades of prun- disconnect the mower engine beforehand to avoid ing tools. Gardeners may sharpen their tool blades accidents. Sharpen the blades now if you can or with files purchased for that purpose or take them take them to the hardware store for sharpening beto a place that provides that service. Oil the pivot fore the spring rush. points of pruners and similar tools to keep them Check gardening gloves, hats and other clothin working order. Tools should be stored indoors. ing for repair or possible replacement. One last One website advised tools should be hung on idea: Check your snow blower for dirt, rust and walls instead of being leaned against the wall be- loose bolts, so it will be in working order when it cause the tool ends in contact with a concrete floor is needed. might pick up moisture from the floor and then Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minrust. Wood handles may need a light sanding to nesota Extension Master Gardener and Tree Care smooth areas that might cause splinters when the Advisor. tool is used. Consider your motivation and ability

Home sweet home by God’s grace In my last column, I mentioned the ing online myself and looking at the time of chaos my husband and I have pictures of the home. I sent the listing had in recent weeks between the rainy to my mom, and we contacted a realtor harvest season on the farm and personal friend to give us a showing before the changes for the two of us. Two weeks open house. Mitchell and I toured the ago, Mitchell and I bought our first home home twice that day and put an offer in which is one of the best things we have that night, impatiently waiting for word done. from the sellers.

One Friday night in August, I was BY ANNA HINKEMEYER As we waited, we got word another reading a book at our apartment when offer was coming in on the house, commy phone rang. Mitchell was calling to peting with ours. We prayed more than chat, but he mentioned he was online looking for I think we ever have because we were genuinely infarmland when a listing for a home near the farm terested in the property. A little over 24 hours after popped up. He clicked on it, liked what he saw and we put our offer in, it was accepted. The other offer noticed there was an open house scheduled for the never came through. following day. He suggested we check it out.

What shocks me most about the whole thing is I was onboard right away, especially after go- the fact we were not even looking for a home. We

had renewed our apartment lease for another year, but God was telling us different things. We went from not even looking to having an offer accepted on the home within 72 hours.

Mitchell and I know how much God had a hand in this situation. Conversations with our apartment management went in our favor for us getting out of the lease. But, had it been a week later, we would have been locked in until May. God has truly blessed Mitchell and I with the new home, and now that things are moved from the apartment, we are getting settled and organized, finding a new sense of time together and starting new traditions. We are counting our blessings one by one with the home newly added to the list.

EDITORIAL/NEWS

Special election draws near I hope everyone is enjoying MEA weekend, and do not forget Election Day is only two weeks away.

On Nov. 5, the residents of the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District

BY AARON SINCLAIR will decide whether to SRR Superintendent replace Pleasantview Elementary School with a new school on the current site as the first step in the district’s long-term facilities plan.

The school district, with input from the community, determined there was no sensible path for extending the useful life of the Pleasantview building, which is plagued by numerous deficiencies in health, safety and educational support. Classrooms are not adequately designed to effectively serve students. With the loss of space due to the fire, hallways and storage areas are being used as learning areas. There is only one full-size set of bathrooms shared by the entire student body.

Further, the building has structural and health issues including asbestos tiles in the gym and cafeteria, an aging roof and an outdated HVAC system.

Other challenges include safe traffic flow during student pick-up and drop-off, noise and safety and security issues created by no fourth walls on classrooms, and lack of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Based on feedback from the community, the district determined that addressing the challenges at Pleasantview was the most urgent priority in our district, which is why the school board and district stakeholders put forward one ballot question seeking a $37.1 million investment to replace it with a new school building. For the owner of a median value home of $182,000, the tax impact would be $6.58 per month if the referendum passes.

Often, residents have asked me, “Why a bond?”

It is a good question.

Bonds work like a mortgage on your house.

Bonds allow all necessary investments to be made up front while allowing the improvements to be paid for over 20-25 years. The ballot question allows residents to decide whether the school district should sell bonds to fund improvements in schools.

Without approval from voters, school districts would have to rely on the maintenance budget for repairs and other existing funds for new buildings.

In response to the community’s input at more than 20 public meetings, the district determined investing in a new building on the current Pleasantview site is the most responsible use of taxpayer dollars.

Building a new school is also far less disruptive to students and staff than renovating the current facility.

If the referendum passes, a new elementary school on the current Pleasantview site will provide our students with a learning environment that meets Minnesota Department of Education guidelines and provides a secure, healthy and modern learning environment. Students would work in classrooms designed to support today’s curriculum. The building would feature upgraded security measures and an updated heating, cooling and ventilation system.

Safety issues such as traffic flow would be resolved.

I encourage all residents to visit http://www. onestormonefuture.com and use the tax calculator to determine their estimated tax impact. For owners of agricultural land, the state Ag2School program provides a 50% tax credit. This credit applies to all property classified as agricultural excluding the house, garage and 1 acre of land surrounding the homestead.

You play a big part in this community decision.

Your vote matters. You can vote by early or absentee ballot now through Nov. 4 at the district office on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended early voting hours are also available from 4-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24, and Monday, Oct. 28.

Ultimately, the referendum is up to residents like you. Do not miss the opportunity to make your voice count and shape the future of our schools.

Feel free to contact me with your questions and comments. You can reach me at aaron.sinclair@ isd47.org or 320-258-1809.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Saturday, Oct. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice DECA Garage Sale. Proceeds benefit the Tri-County Humane Society. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. Enter door No. 1.

plies last. Great River Regional Library, 251 Fourth Ave. N., Foley.

Sunday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to noon – Omelet Breakfast. Omelets made as you wait. Hash browns, toast, coffee, juice and water. Children 4 and under free. Sponsored by the Waite Park American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 428. Proceeds support programs for veterans. American Legion Post No. 428, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 6:30-10:30 p.m. – The Return of the Field of Screams. Sponsored by Gilman Park and Rec Association, city of Gilman and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Concessions available.

Gilman Community Park, 115th St. N.E., Gilman.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Paws to Read. Visit the library to read with a furry friend.

Certified therapy animals will be on hand to listen Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Friends of as you read a story. For ages 4-12. Great River Rethe Library Bag of Books Sale. Great River Re- gional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. gional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m. – Second annual Trunk Saturday, Oct. 19, 6:30-10:30 p.m. – The Return of or Treat. Hayride, campfire, hot apple cider, cookthe Field of Screams. Sponsored by Gilman Park ies and more. Participating in the Teal Pumpkin and Rec Association, city of Gilman and Sts. Peter Project that offers non-food treats for children with and Paul Catholic Church. Concessions available. allergies. Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, Gilman Community Park, 115th St. N.E., Gilman. 1950 125th St. N.W., Rice.

Sunday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m. to noon – Sons of American Legion Breakfast. American Legion Post No. Sunday, Oct. 20, 1:45-2:45 p.m. – Open Skating. 298, 131 Fourth Ave. N., Foley.

No sticks or pucks. Ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult on site. Sports Arena East, Sunday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. – Quilt Bingo and Fall Raffle. Bingo, cash raffle, door prizes and free 1410 Third Ave. S., Sauk Rapids. lunch. St. Elizabeth Church of Brennyville, 16454 Monday, Oct. 21, 12:30-6 p.m. – America Red 125th Ave. N.E., Foley.

Cross Blood Drive. Package for a pint; receive a free package of Grand Champion pineapple teriya- Sunday, Oct. 27, 2-7 p.m. – INDY Water Lantern ki fresh brats for your donation. First Presbyterian Release and Fall Festival. Photo sessions by appointment, jump houses, music, s’mores and more.

Church, 306 Norway Drive, Foley.

Design your lantern beginning at 5 p.m. Lantern Monday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. – Rice City Council launch at 6 p.m. Popple Creek Wedding and Events, Meeting. Rice City Hall, 205 E. Main St., Rice.

6468 75th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids.

Monday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Wednesday, Oct. 30, 4:30-7:30 p.m. – VFW AuxilSchool Board Meeting. Sauk Rapids-Rice High iary Post No. 6992 Burger Night. Last Wednesday School, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. of each month. Burgers, chips and fixings. Meat raffle beginning at 5 p.m. which benefits the Sauk Tuesday, Oct. 22, noon to 1 p.m. – Cancer Conver- Rapids-Rice High School swim team. VFW Auxsations. Guest speaker and honored survivor Ber- iliary Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk nie Perryman. Big Pink Picture at noon. St. Cloud Rapids.

State University-Atwood Gallery, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud.

Thursday, Oct. 31, 5-7:30 p.m. – Trunk or Treat.

Petra Lutheran Church, 1049 First Ave. N., Sauk Tuesday, Oct. 22, 5-7 p.m. – Celebration of Abili- Rapids. ties. Sponsored by the Disability Awareness Task Force. Special guest Melissa “Mea” Wanna. Free Thursday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. – Love From Beyond and open to the public but seating is limited to first the Grave. Presented by the Minnesota Dance 300 guests. River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Ensemble. Join this grave yard love story for an Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. evening of spooky fun and zombies galore. Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain St., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6-7:30 p.m. – Hate Crimes Lis- St. Cloud. For more information or for tickets, visit tening Session. Join Minnesota Attorney General http://www.paramountarts.org.

Keith Ellison and House Rep. Dan Wolgamott. First Presbyterian Church, 340 Fifth Ave. S., St. Cloud.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 4:30-7 p.m. – Scandinavian Fall Dinner. Hosted by Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church. Serving Swedish meatballs, baked ham, scalloped potatoes, lefse and all the trimmings, as well as homemade pie and ice cream.

Meal accompanied by silent auction and bake sale.

Tickets at the door. Call 320-968-6772. Delivery from 5-6 p.m. Henry’s Event Center, 6774 Highway 25, Foley.

Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-7 p.m. – Mini Monster Mash.

Join for the annual Halloween party of scary stories, ghoulish games, creepy crafts and trick or treating through the library. For families with children ages 3-8. Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Friday, Oct. 25, 4-5:30 p.m. – Trick or Treat Main Street. Sponsored by the Rice Area Chamber of Commerce. Rice.

Friday, Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. – Annual Halloween Party. Sponsored by the Rice Parent Teacher Association. Face painting, raffle prizes, bounce house, carnival games, pizza meals and more. Free treat bags to the first 300 children. Rice Elementary School, 200 Third Ave. N.E., Rice.

Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30-10:30 p.m. – The Return of the Field of Screams. Sponsored by Gilman Park and Rec Association, city of Gilman and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Concessions available.

Gilman Community Park, 115th St. N.E., Gilman.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Halloween Make and Take. For ages 12 and under. While sup-

Sauk Rapids Police Department activity Oct. 8 2033 hrs: Officers were dispatched to a bus station on the 100 block of Second Avenue North for a male passed out on a bench. The male lacked response to officer presence and was transported by ambulance to the St. Cloud Hospital.

Oct. 9 1828 hrs: Officers assisted with a fight at Walmart in Sartell. Upon arrival, a group of individuals were surrounding Sartell officers after being upset with an investigation. Groups were separated and the investigation was completed.

Oct. 13 0840 hrs: Officers took a dog into custody on the 1000 block of 11th Avenue North. The owner was contacted, and the dog was returned home.

Incidents: 30 traffic stops, 22 assists, 17 suspicious, 16 various calls, 14 medicals, 8 welfare checks, 8 animals, 6 disturbances, 5 civils, 5 properties, 5 ordinances, 4 human services reports, 4 permits, 3 alarms, 3 domestics, 3 thefts, 3 parkings, 2 drunks, 2 childs, 2 disputes, 2 open doors and 2 frauds.

Rice Police Department activity Oct. 12 0014 hrs: Officers responded to an ATV crash at the intersection of West Lake Road Northwest and Highway 10.

Blood was observed, but no possible occupants were located in the area. Officers requested a tow and remained on scene until the vehicle was removed.

Incidents: 5 assists, 5 various calls, 2 medicals and 2 records checks.

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SPORTS

Cousins silences critics Summers named scholarship winner For at least one week, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has silenced his extraordinarily vocal horde of critics. In Sunday’s 38-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, Cousins surgically dissected an Eagles secondary that

by ANDY THAYER was clearly overconfident Sports Columnist and unprepared to get challenged vertically.

Last Friday, Eagles linebacker Zach Brown, who was teammates with Cousins in Washington, did not pull any punches when discussing his former teammate.

“I think every defense is going to want that guy to throw the ball,” Brown said. “For me, that’s probably the weakest part of their offense is him. Everything else is good. They’ve got a good running game, probably one of the best in the league. They have real good receivers. You just want them to pass the ball.

You want Kirk Cousins to get it in his hands.”

Well, be careful what you wish for, Mr. Brown.

Cousins completed 22 of 29 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns Oct. 13, and he looked an awful lot like the type of guy who could lead a team to some playoff wins if given the opportunity. In related news, Zach Brown was released by the Eagles Monday.

Let’s be honest. Kirk Cousins is not as good as his performance on Sunday indicated. He has good arm strength, is accurate and makes good decisions when the play unfolds according to plan, and he can set his feet and step into his throws. He is also not as bad as he looked during the Vikings’ week two loss in Green Bay. When things start to unravel, he panics, struggles to throw under to pressure and can make some truly terrible decisions. If we are making a candid assessment of his abilities, his talent level is somewhere between the two extremes he showed against the Eagles and Packers – roughly a leagueaverage quarterback. That level of quarterback play has been shown to be good enough to win in the playoffs if you surround that signal caller with weapons, good blocking and play strong defense.

If you are a Kirk Cousins hater, I would be interested to hear how you think the Vikings could improve at quarterback. Case Keenum is not (and never was) the answer. He had a fantastic season in 2017-18, but that was an outlier performance. His QBR with the Vikings that year was 72.8, which is 24.2 points higher than any other season in his seven-year career. He has since signed with a quarterback-needy Denver team, gotten released and is now the starter for the 1-5 Washington Redskins (although he has been benched multiple times this season due to lackluster performance and injuries). Who else could the Vikings have signed or drafted and developed that would be better than Cousins? Especially knowing they are playing for a team that is constructed to win in the next two years? I am not saying Kirk Cousins is Joe Montana because he is not even close, but I maintain he was the best option available to the Vikings when they signed him last offseason.

Another nice side-effect of the Vikings’ aerial explosion in the Eagles game was the reemergence of wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who caught seven passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Diggs had been vocal about his displeasure with his role in the Vikings offense prior to Sunday, and it was speculated he wished to be traded. Well, performances like Sunday’s shredding of the Eagles tend to be the best salve for such wounds, and an engaged Diggs is going to help the Vikings continue to be a strong, multi-dimensional offensive team. Hopefully Diggs is mentally back in the fold.

The key now is for the Vikings to sustain this momentum. Opposing teams are well-aware of what Dalvin Cook can do to them in the running game, and if Cousins can continue to slice and dice them with play-action passes this is going to be an awfully tough offense to stop. The offensive line play has gotten better over the past two games (at least in pass protection), and keeping Cousins’s jersey clean is crucial to his success. The Vikings offense currently ranks 11th in the NFL in yards per game (with the arrow pointing up), and that nicely complements their fifth-ranked defense. I cannot imagine this is a team anyone is excited to play right now, and if the Vikings can take care of business on Sunday in Detroit against the legitimately tough Lions, they are going to put themselves in the driver’s seat for a playoff berth.

Gridiron to Grandparents program connects football players, Good Shepherd residents SAUK RAPIDS – Tyler Summers, son of Bruce and Debbie Summers, is the 2019 Gridiron to Grandparents scholarship winner.

Gridiron to Grandparents is a scholarship program started by Cody Meyer in 2009

that is awarded to a Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm senior football player who submits an essay showing their desire to be a leader for the Gridiron to Grandparents program and which illustrates their appreciation of their own grandparents.

The Gridiron to Grandparents program connects the Storm varsity football players with the Good Shepherd Community by the players visiting with the residents on a weekly basis during the football season.

Tyler Summers

Public Notice BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 1, 2019 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on October 1, 2019 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Jake Bauerly, Ed Popp, Warren Peschl, Steve Heinen and Spencer Buerkle present. Call to order by Chair Bauerly was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Peschl/Heinen unanimous to approve the agenda as written.

No one was present to speak under Open Forum.

Popp/Buerkle unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2019 as written; 2) accept and file Management Team Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2019 as written; 3) accept and file Committee of the Whole Minutes of September 9, 2019 as written; 4) approve up to six weeks of additional unpaid leave for part-time Human Services employee; 5) accept Radiological Emergency Preparedness Grant and authorize the Chair to sign; and 6) accept 2020 and 2021 Natural Resources Block Grant Agreement and Payment/approve amended Benton SWCD Agreement to administer the SSTS Low-Income Fix Up Grant Program on behalf of Benton County, and authorize the Chair to sign.

Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, presented the minor final plat entitled “Hall Estates” located in Watab Township, submitted by property owner, Dorn Fischer. She explained that the applicant’s request is to split 24.75 acres into two single family lots; both lots will be approximately 11.82 acres in size and will share an access onto CR 33. Achman noted that Watab Township has signed the preliminary plat. Peschl/Popp to approve the minor final plat entitled “Hall Estates” in Watab Township, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign the final plat. Motion carried with Bauerly, Popp, Peschl and Buerkle voting aye and Heinen abstaining from the vote.

Achman provided an update on the Boundary Line Commission (Commission initially formed to resolve boundary line issues of a number of parcels along and west of Sucker Creek Road in Watab Township), noting that the County Surveyor has met with all but six of the landowners; so far, all the landowners are in agreement where the property lines are. She pointed out that Watab Township has agreed to work with the County Surveyor in surveying the right-of-way for Sharon Place Road. Achman added “... they did not find the north quarter corner of section 11 in the lake...there was a judicial monument set 78 feet to the south...that was also swept away...” She stated that county staff members, along with the county surveyor, assistant county attorney and outside counsel will be meeting next NOTICE OF LOCATIONS WHERE BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 (SAUK RAPIDS-RICE), MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election judges shall count the ballots cast at the special election that has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools), Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following locations: Combined Polling Places: The Sauk Rapids Government Center 250 Summit Avenue North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Mississippi Heights Elementary School 1003 4th Street South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Pleasantview Elementary School 1009 6th Avenue North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Tuesday to discuss “the next steps” in this process; ultimately, the County Surveyor will create the plat, which will go to the Boundary Line Commission and then to the County Board. Achman clarified that the fee schedule will be determined by the Boundary Line Commission.

Johanna Mattson, Human Resources Director, explained that, as a result of the recommendation from Benton County’s broker, Marsh and McLennan Agency (MMA), the funding levels for Benton County’s self-insured health plan need to be increased 2%. She presented the proposed 2020 health insurance contributions and plans for non-union employees, as recommended by the Benefits Advisory Committee, which reflects a 50/50 split of stated increase between employer and employees.

Buerkle/Heinen unanimous to approve the 2020 health insurance rates and plans for non-union employees as presented and recommended by the Benefits Advisory Committee.

Chris Byrd, County Engineer, reported that the plat of St. George Corners South was recently approved with access control across the road frontage of CSAH 25. He stated that, since being approved, the owner has applied for entrance permits; when reviewing the entrance permits, it was discovered that the locations shown on the plat create unsafe conditions for the roadway, i.e. creates a hidden driveway. Byrd noted that, to address this, a resolution would need to be adopted to vacate the access control on the plat; then driveway entrance permits could be approved at safe locations to best serve the parcels created by the plat. Following brief discussion, Heinen/Buerkle unanimous to adopt Resolution 2019-#34, vacating a portion of the controlled access adjacent to CSAH 25, and authorize the Chair to sign.

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

The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:37 AM. Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county.

Buerkle/Popp unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: October 21, AMC District 5 Meeting; October 22, Discussion on County Road Right-of-Way Ordinance/ Discussion of Economic Development Issues; and October 24, Benton Economic Partnership Quarterly Membership Meeting.

Chair Bauerly adjourned the meeting at 9:57 AM. A. Jake Bauerly, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-42-1B

Riverside Church-Sauk Rapids Campus (formerly Bridge Community Church) 1702 West Highview Drive Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Watab Town Hall 660 75th Street Northeast Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Rice City Hall 205 Main Street East Rice, MN 56367 Absentee Ballots: Stearns County Auditor’s Office 705 Courthouse Square St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303 Dated: September 16, 2019

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Lisa J. Braun, Clerk R-42-1B

PUBLIC NOTICES THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 22, 2016 MORTGAGOR: Gaylene R Watson, a single person.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. its successors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: R e c o r d ed August 4, 2016 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 417438.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated October 19, 2018 Recorded October 19, 2018, as Document No. 432341.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100011300216705169 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 909 2nd Ave S, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 190122700 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: See attached Legal Description.

Lot Six (6), Block Four (4) in Leech’s Addition to Sauk Rapids, also all of the vacated part of Division Street lying North of said Lot Six (6) and lying between the Easterly and Westerly lines

REGULAR MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL SAUK RAPIDS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 250 Summit Ave N. Monday, September 23, 2019 6:00PM MINUTES 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Kurt Hunstiger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members present.

2. Additions or Changes to the Agenda Todd Schultz requested to add Approve Quarry Apartments Fee Reduction as agenda item 9-F. 3. Approve the Agenda Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Seamans to approve the Agenda as amended.

Motion carried unanimously.

4. Approve Minutes A. 9-9-19 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded

by Councilperson Ellering to approve the 9-919 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Receive and File NONE 6. Mayor’s Communications NONE 7. Audience Items/Visitors Total Time Limit 2 Minutes for Items NOT on the Agenda NONE 8. Public Hearings A. Applicant Rice Building Systems Purpose To Consider A Variance That Would Allow A Non-Conforming Development To Be Expanded And To Allow The Building Expansion To Be 17 Feet From The Property Line Instead Of 20 Feet As Required By Ordinance 1. Open Public Hearing 2. Close Public Hearing Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.

3. Consider Action Motion: Moved by Councilperson Ellering and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the site plan and variance request as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

9. Consent Agenda A. Approve Attendance to the 2019 MN State Fire Chief’s Conference B. Approve 2019 Plumbing and Mechanical Contractor Licenses C. Approve Purchase of Replacement Tracks for Kubota D. Approve Attendance at MN Rural Water Association Training E. Authorize SEH to Prepare Plans and Specifications for the 9th Street South Lift Station Improvements F. Approve Quarry Village Apartments Fee Reduction Motion: Moved by Councilperson Ellering and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve consent agenda items 9A-9F. Motion carried unanimously.

10. Regular Agenda A. Plans and Specifications for 2020 CSAH 1 Improvements

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE of said Lot Six (6) extended required by statute; That Northerly to the North line no action or proceeding has of said Leech’s Addition, been instituted at law or othwhich is also the North line erwise to recover the debt of Government Lot Three secured by said mortgage, or (3) in Section Twenty-six any part thereof; (26), Township Thirty-six PURSUANT to the power of (36) North, Range Thirty- sale contained in said mortOne (31) West, Fourth Prin- gage, the above described cipal Meridian, according to property will be sold by the the plat and survey thereof Sheriff of said county as folon file and of record in the lows: office of the Register of DATE AND TIME OF Deeds in and for said Benton SALE: November 14, 2019 County, Minnesota. at 10:00 AM COUNTY IN WHICH PLACE OF SALE: PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton County Sheriff’s OfBenton fice, 581 Highway 23 NorthORIGINAL PRINCIPAL east Foley, MN AMOUNT OF MORT- to pay the debt then secured GAGE: $116,745.00 by said Mortgage, and taxes, AMOUNT DUE AND if any, on said premises, CLAIMED TO BE DUE and the costs and disburseAS OF DATE OF NO- ments, including attorneys’ TICE, INCLUDING fees allowed by law subject TAXES, IF ANY, PAID to redemption within six (6)

BY MORTGAGEE: months from the date of said $115,162.02 sale by the mortgagor(s), That prior to the com- their personal representamencement of this mort- tives or assigns unless regage foreclosure proceed- duced to Five (5) weeks uning Mortgagee/Assignee of der MN Stat. §580.07.

Mortgagee complied with TIME AND DATE TO all notice requirements as VACATE PROPERTY: If

Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the plans and specifications and going out for bids for the 2020 CSAH 1 Trail Improvements. Motion carried unanimously.

B. 2020 Preliminary Levy Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded

by Councilperson Ellering to approve the Preliminary Levy Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.

C. Resolution of Support for Sauk Rapids-Rice School District’s Referendum to Rebuild Pleasantview Elementary Motion: Moved by Councilperson Seamans and seconded by Councilperson Sauer to approve a resolution of support for Sauk Rapids-Rice School District’s referendum to rebuild Pleasantview Elementary. Motion carried unanimously.

11. Other Staff Items A. City of Sauk Rapids Tagline/Slogan Discussion Ross Olson presented some examples of City banners that are currently being designed or are possible ideas for the future.

Olson talked about recent marketing projects that the City has been involved with, which included hiring a photographer/ videographer. He discussed the “Everybody’s Hometown” slogan as a possible catch phrase/slogan to include on City banners or in promotional materials.

The City Council agreed by consensus to liking the tag line “Everybody’s Hometown”.

B. Fire Department Boiler Update Pete Eckhoff discussed the approval of the boiler for the Fire Department that took place last spring. He said the original plan was to keep the old boiler as backup, but the new boiler caused problems in terms of the size. Eckhoff said that the solution now is to take out the old boiler and replace it with a new one that has built in redundancy and will fit better in the space. He noted that the hope is that the new boiler will be here within the next two weeks.

Mayor Hunstiger asked if there was a price increase between the boiler that they were originally planning to put in and the new one that is now being proposed. Eckhoff said that the larger boiler will be put in at no extra costs.

C. Reminder: Next City Council Meeting is TUESDAY, October 15th due to Columbus Day Holiday Mayor Hunstiger reminded everyone that the next City Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 15th instead of Monday, October 14th due to the Columbus Day holiday.

D. 4th Street South Improvements Update Terry Wotzka provided an update on the 4th Street South Improvement project. Wotzka said that the intent is to open the roadway by the end of this week. He noted that up to this point that the weather has not been very cooperative.

E. Compost Site—Pete Eckhofff stated that starting today, the compost site is now closing at 6:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. He also went over the dates and times for extended fall hours beginning October 21st.

12. Other Council Items and Communications A. Thank You to Public Works-Councilperson Sauer thanked the Public Works Department for their quick efforts in filling a fairly large pot hole that opened up late last week.

13. Approve List of Bills and Claims Motion: Moved by Councilperson Ellering and seconded

by Councilperson Thronson to approve the List of Bills and Claims. Motion carried unanimously.

14. Adjournment Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded

by Councilperson Ellering to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Hunstiger adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m..

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the real estate is an owneroccupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on May 14, 2020, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED

BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,

SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: September 9, 2019 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 19-007035 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-38-6B

NOTICE WINTER PARKING The Sauk Rapids City Council recently amended its winter parking regulations to provide authority to declare a snow emergency in order to clear the City streets and ensure safe passages through the City during winter months for routine travel and emergency services. Below is the updated Ordinance (City Code 6.03): Ordinance: Subd.3. Winter Parking A. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or trailer to be stopped and left unattended, left standing unattended or parked between the hours of 2:00 o’clock a.m. and 7:00 o’clock a.m. of any day between November 1, and March 31 inclusive, on a street, avenue or thoroughfare within the corporate limits of this municipality.

B. Any police officer may remove a vehicle from a street to a garage or other place of safety when the vehicle is left unattended and constitutes an obstruction to traffic or hinders snow removal or street improvement or maintenance operations. Such vehicle shall not be released until the fees for towing and storage are paid in addition to any fine imposed for violation of this section.

NEW 2019 C. The public Works Director, or his designee, is granted the authority to declare a snow emergency due to the presence or prediction of snowfall in excess of 4 inches, freezing rain, sleet or other natural phenomenon which create or are likely to create hazardous road conditions, and impede the free movement of fire, health, police, emergency or vehicular traffic.

1. A snow emergency announcement shall be made by local radio. The announcement may also be given by other means as determined in the City’s discretion, but shall not replace the one required to be made by local radio.

All snow emergency announcements shall state the time period which the condition shall exist, depending on the circumstances, the time period may be extended through subsequent announcements 2. During a snow emergency it is unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle on any public street, avenue, or alley until the roadway has been fully and completely (curb to curb) cleaned. These parking regulations shall not apply to operators of wreckers or authorized emergency vehicles while actually serving mechanical, fir medical or police emergencies.

3. Any vehicle which is left parked or standing on a public street during a snow emergency in violation of this section is hereby declared a nuisance and shall be subject to a monetary fine as affixed by the city council from time to time and may be subject to impounding. The owner of any vehicle impounded as a result of such nuisance shall be responsible for any and all cost related to the impounding of said vehicle. The fine imposed on a vehicle pursuant to this section shall not prevent or preclude the institution and prosecution of preceding for violations of this sections against the vehicle owner.

4. Notice of snow emergency parking provisions shall be published in the official paper prior to November 1st of each year. Notice shall also be posted at City Hall at the time of publication.

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Football earns win over Cardinals before playoffs The Storm begin Section 6-5A playoffs as the No. 6 seed at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 22, against the Elks in Elk River.

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One overtime penalty kick slipped by a strong Sauk Rapids-Rice goalie.

The goal determined the boys soccer team’s fate Oct. 12 as the Storm competed in the Section 8A quarterfinals against Rocori in Cold Spring.

“It was an even game, and we played pretty well,” said Chris Rothstein, head coach.

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Sauk Rapids-Rice awaits Section 8AAA playoffs Wednesday, Oct. 23. Teams will be seeded Sunday, Oct. 20.

SRR ends its regular season with a record of 1115.

SRR win over Fergus Falls in five sets The match against the Otters was back-andforth with the possibility of the win going to either team. The Storm prevailed in sets one, three and five to oust the Otters of the win, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20, 158.

Emma Hanson, Cora Weirens, Alyssa Blais and Darci Peterson combined for much of the statistical accomplishments on the court. Hanson posted 37 set assist and eight digs, Weirens came in with 18 kills and eight digs, Blais had 12 digs, and Peterson put up nine kills and three blocks.

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Eli Moilanen races downfield after the ball Oct. 12 in Cold Spring. The Storm lost the game 1-0 in overtime.

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“More than anything, our goal will be to have a group of kids that work hard and work together as a family regardless of what happens in games,” Rothstein said. “We are losing 11 players (to graduation), and they are some of the best people I’ve ever had the chance

to work with. Most of them are hard-working not just for themselves but for the program. They really showed they care about the success of their teammates and pushed themselves physically and mentally to be the best they could. We could not have this much success without them.”

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The game marked the end of the 2019 season for the Storm who finished with a record of 9-9-1 – the best record the Storm has achieved in program history as well as the first time the team has advanced to the quarterfinals match.

“We are definitely sad to be done, but all good things must come to an end,” Rothstein said. “While we are disappointed, we as coaches also feel an overwhelming amount of pride for how we did this year.

This sets the bar high for coming seasons.”

Rothstein hopes to attain a similar or better record in the future and to continue being a contender in the Central Lakes Conference and

PHOTO BY ANNA HINKEMEYER

Justus Floren jumps during the first set Oct. 15 in Sauk Rapids. SRR won 25-22, 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 15-8.

Eastview tournament The Storm came out of the tournament with a 2-3 record, adding losses to Kenyon-Wanamingo, Shakopee and LeSueur Henderson before lighting a fire and taking wins over Orono and Duluth East.

The tournament allowed players from across the roster to compete and contribute.

Strong leaders such as Hanson, Weirens, Blais and Peterson were large contributors to each match, but significant stats came from other players as well such as Kieryn Hirdler, Justus Floren, Hailee Cullen and Alexis Helmin.

Set assists: Hanson 30 and Hirdler 19. Digs: Hanson 40, Weirens 22, Blais 19, Cullen 13 and Hirdler 8. Kills: Weirens 18, Helmin 16, Cullen 13, Peterson 12 and Floren 10. Blocks: Helmin 6 and Peterson 4.

Storm defeated by Monticello Magic SRR gave the Magic a run for their victory Oct. 10 in Sauk Rapids.

Monticello won in five sets, 25-21, 25-15, 2927, 25-15, 15-9.

Hanson posted 30 set assists along with eight digs. Weirens had 20 kills and 10 digs. Cullen contributed nine kills and Blais 15 digs.

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Guarding the net Rudnick chronicles progression of goalie success

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – Eli Rudnick and soccer are destined to be paired. And, for 12 years, they have been.

“My parents played soccer, and we often play soccer with my cousins and other family, so I grew up around it,” said Rudnick, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School junior. “I have always enjoyed playing.”

Rudnick, the two-year starting goalie for the Sauk Rapids-Rice boys soccer team, began playing the

sport at age 5 when he and his family lived in South Dakota. As he worked his way through various teams, Rudnick played in multiple positions. Five years ago, he found his spot guarding the net and has played the position ever since.

“Playing goalkeeper is such a challenging position which is why I think I like it so much,” Rudnick said. “There can be a lot of pressure though, too. The game is on your shoulders, and the mistakes are on you. I have been fortunate that I have great teammates who choose to not focus on my mistakes, but rather what I did well. It makes it easier to play my position.”

As Rudnick has grown and developed in his position, Rudnick has trained through club soccer, personal training and practice time with his Storm teammates and coaches.

“It often looks like a goalkeeping position is easy because of the amount of rest time we have in a game sometimes, but it’s quite the opposite,” Rudnick said. “Training is intense most of the time because we have to be ready for anything.”

This season, Rudnick made 120 saves with 1.67 goals against average, ranked 19th in the state.

This follows a season of 270 saves and being ranked second in the state in 2018.

“Eli is hands down one of the best keepers in central Minnesota,” said Chris Rothstein, head coach.

“He makes saves others can’t make, he comes off his line to collect crosses and challenge breakaways, and he saved our team on many occasions this season.”

Rudnick said Rothstein, who was a SRR tender himself from 2008-12,

has contributed to his success.

“It is super nice to have coaches like Chris that know how I feel and can relate to in a game,” Rudnick said. “Chris gets it and it’s great. It is also nice to have someone who knows how to warm a goalie up properly before a game rather than just having someone throw and kick balls at you. I think that has helped tremendously.”

Rudnick hopes to continue his soccer career by playing at a Division II school such as St. John’s University or the College of St. Scholastica. He hopes to play in the professional league as well.

But first, he will focus on his senior season.

“This year was incredible, a dream really,” Rudnick said. “I have had so much fun playing with these guys, and I look forward to another great sea-

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Eli Rudnick takes his post in front of the net Oct. 15 in Sauk Rapids. Rudnick has been goalie for the Sauk Rapids-Rice varsity boys soccer team the past two seasons.

son next year. We made history this year, so I am excited to see what we can accomplish. For me as a goalkeeper, I’m hoping for

a boring season with not many saves. It means the rest of the team is doing well, and it makes my job that much easier.”

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SRR splashes to true team title

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

The Sauk RapidsRice swim and dive team is headed to state waters following the Section 5A True Team Tournament Oct. 12. Hosting the meet in Sauk Rapids, the Storm tallied 1,772 points when they competed against eight schools.

Last year the Storm took eighth place in state competition waters. This is the third consecutive year the team has advanced to compete in the event. SRR will compete amongst 11 teams Oct. 19 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis.

Anna Lucas, senior, continues to break records across events. At the meet against Tech, Lucas earned a varsity record in the 100 yard backstroke.

She made a new school and true team section record Oct. 12 in the 500 freestyle. Lucas ended the week with two new Apollo pool records in the 100 and 200 freestyle events.

The girls return home to host Monticello and Cathedral high schools in a triangular at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.

SRR 134, Apollo 51 The Storm traveled to St. Cloud to take on the Eagles Oct. 15, coming out with a landslide 13451 win.

SRR had six first place finishes and seven second place finishes during the meet to help push the team to the dual win.

200 FS: 1. Lucas 1:55.90, 2. Holynne Zeilenga 2:13.95, 3. Madeline Ziegler 2:17.32 and Lily Benoit 2:21.34. 200 IM: 1. Kaytlin Bittman 2:32.07, 3. Haley Davis 2:42.74 and 5. Arica Moriak 2:49.62. 50 FS: 2. Abbie Tangen 26.80, 3. Lydia Zabinski 27.07, 4. Sophia Henkel 27.43 and Maya Zaske 28.13. Diving: 2. Eliana Hansen 150.30, 3. Madeline Bittman 134.30 and 5. Sophia Markfelder 128.45. 100 FLY: 1. Savannah Henkel 1:08.52, 3. Olivia Tykwinski 1:14.09, 4. Samantha Haaf 1:15.31 and Kaytlin Bittman 1:11.17. 100 FS: 1. Lucas 53.67, 2. Zabinski 58.75 and 3. Sophia Henkel 58.78. 500 FS: 2. Ava Hitzler 6:00.57, 3. Zaske 6:04.94, 4. Ziegler 6:21.19 and Mia Lambrecht 6:13.77. 100 BK: 1. Zeilenga 1:09.68, 2. Kendal Stucke 1:13.73, 3. Savannah Henkel 1:14.76 and Davis 1:20.25.

100 BR: 1. Tangen 1:20.87, 2.

Benoit 1:26.06 and 4. Lillian Rogholt 1:32.14.

Relay results were not provided to the Sauk Rapids Herald before press time.

True Team section The Storm hosted the Section 5A True Team meet Oct. 12, where the team came out with the coveted first place ranking.

Monticello was the closest

SRR 108, Tech 76 SRR hosted Tech in a rivalry dual Oct. 10 in Sauk Rapids. The Storm prevailed 108-76. Lucas, Tangen and Zabinski all earned top spots in events, Top eight results: with many girls taking 200 MR: 2. Flores-Bonilla, second and third to help Savannah Henkel, Zeilenga top the Tigers.

contender to SRR but was still behind by 214.5 points at the end of the meet.

This is the second year the Storm have been named Section 5A True Team champion.

and Lucas 1:56.28; and 7. Zaske, Sophia Henkel, Stucke and Zabinski 2:02.21. 200 FS: 1. Tangen 2:05.05, 6.

Hitzler 2:09.53 and 7. Zaske 2:11.37. 200 IM: 1. Lucas 2:11.09, 3. Sophia Henkel 2:22.35, 4. Zeilenga 2:27.27 and 6. Stucke 2:31.69. 50 FS: 5. Savannah Henkel 26.48 and 7. Davis 26.82.

100 FLY: 2. Flores-Bonilla 1:04.36, 3. Zabinski 1:05.05 and 6. Stucke 1:07.50. 100 FS: 2. Tangen 57.06, 5. Hitzler 59.24, 6. Davis 59.28 and 8. Ziegler 1:00.04. 500 FS: 1. Lucas 5:12.87, 2. Sophia Henkel 5:35.25 and 3.

Zabinski 5:41.44. 200 FSR: 1.

Lucas, Davis, Savannah Henkel and Tangen 1:43.30; 5.

Hitzler, Stucke, Ziegler and Zeilenga 1:48.41; and 8. Lauren Klein, Olivia Tykwinski, Jadeyn Stover and Kaytlin Bittman 1:51.45. 100 BK: 2.

Flores-Bonilla 1:04.52 and 7.

Agre 1:09.50. 100 BR: 4. Zeilenga 1:14.35, 5. Savannah Henkel 1:14.69 and 8. Kaytlin Bittman 1:18.33. 400 FSR: 2. Zabinski, Sophia Henkel, Flores-Bonilla and Tangen 3:50.15; 4. Hitzler, Ziegler, Zaske and Davis 3:57.75; and 7. Klein, Tykwinski, Olivia MacDonald and Stover 4:08.25.

Team: 1. SRR 1,772, 2.

Monticello 1,557.5, 3. Foley 1,481, 4. Milaca 1,271, 5.

Ogilvie-Mora 970.5, 6. Becker 939.5, 7. Big Lake 680, 8.

Princeton 550.5 and 9. Cathedral-St. John’s Prep 523.

Results: 200 MR: 1.

Tangen, Zeilenga, Lucas and Savannah Henkel 1:58.67; 3. Zabinski, Sophia Henkel, Tykwinski and Davis 2:02.21; 4. MacDonald, Kaytlin Bittman, Samantha Haaf and Hitzler 2:10.09; and Klein, Kendall Anderson, Arica Moriak and Stover 2:20.22.

200 FS: 1. Tangen 2:06.38,

3. Stucke 2:13.77 and 5. Mia Lambrecht 2:16.58. 200 IM: 1. Zabinski 2:22.74, 2.

Savannah Henkel 2:32.87, 3. Kaytlin Bittman 2:34.02 and Hitzler 2:39.44. 50 FS: 2. Zeilenga 26.75, 4. Zaske 27.39, 5. Ziegler 28.00 and MacDonald 29.04. Diving: 3.

Eliana Hansen 156.65, 5. Sophia Markfelder 130.5 and 6. Isabella Rudolph 119.5.

100 FLY: 1. Lucas 1:01.06, 3. Sophia Henkel 1:04.38, 4. Haaf 1:14.25 and Davis 1:16.54. 100 FS: 1. Tangen 57.40, 2. Savannah Henkel 57.85, 4. Zaske 1:01.08 and Klein 1:04.02. 500 FS: 2. Zeilenga 6:03.53, 3. Benoit 6:14.26, 4. Davis 6:14.67 and Stucke 6:13.80. 200

FSR: 1. Zabinski, Ziegler, Sophia Henkel and Tangen 1:47.37; 2. Hitzler, Stucke, Zaske and Stover 1:50.85; and 4. Lambrecht, Richelle Peacock, Paige Theis and Benoit 2:01.58. 100 BK: 1.

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SRR girls soccer loses to Bemidji in section championship Ends season 13-4-3

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

Tears and disappointment were seen on faces of the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls soccer team Oct. 17 after a 1-0 loss to Bemidji in the Section 8A championship game at Brainerd High School in Brainerd.

“They have nothing to hang their heads about,” said Kris Fremo, head coach. “I think they played well tonight and I’m proud of them.”

The loss comes after earning a double bye as the No. 1 seed in the south

Emma Plemel changes the direction of the ball during the first half of the game against the Lumberjacks Oct. 17 in Brainerd. The Storm took runner-up in the Section 8A championship.

subsection and defeating Sartell and Cathedral along the way. The team ended the season with a 13-4-3 record.

“This is as far as we’ve ever gotten and this is such an amazing group of kids,” Fremo said. “Not only has (the season) been magical in terms of winning and losing, but the kids have been amazing to each other and great to work with.”

While emotions are raw within the team now, Fremo hopes to use this season as an example, as well as motivation to push

further.

“We have learned we can win,” Fremo said. “So much of winning is believing you can and these girls believe in themselves and that’s half the battle. Going forward, I hope we can continue to believe these things can happen by working hard.”

Bemidji 1, SRR 0 The Storm faced the Lumberjacks in Brainerd for the Section 8A championship. Bemidji scored a goal five minutes into play. SRR failed at answering the Lumberjack goal.

“We tried our hardest.

We came in not knowing anything about Bemidji,” said Emma Plemel, a senior midfielder. “Our first thing to do was mark up and we did that pretty well. Their goal was lucky and we can’t do anything about it.”

SRR 3, Cathedral 2 The Storm came had a drive to win from the starting whistle Oct. 15 when they took on Cathedral High School at home for the South Subsection 8A title. SRR tallied three goals midway through the first half.

Emily Starr started things off for the Storm, followed by Emma Plemel and Chloe Stockinger each adding one. The girls took the 3-0 lead into halftime and the game appeared to be showing its final destiny.

However, Cathedral came out strong after halftime and added two goals of their own. A few saves from SRR keeper Mag-

PHOTO BY ANNA HINKEMEYER

Head coach Kris Fremo hugs captain Emma Johnsen after putting a medal around her neck Oct. 17 in Brainerd. SRR earned the title of Section 8A runner-up.

gie Fernholz and strong Storm defense kept the Crusaders from scoring another goal and pushed the Storm to the win.

SRR 2, Sartell 1 Blustery cold weather and relocation from initial home field advantage did not slow the Storm down as they faced the Sabres Oct. 12 at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph.

SRR took the lead midway through the first half as Stockinger converted on a pass from Plemel. Sartell answered with one of its own and made the score tied 1-1 at the half.

The two rivals remained competitive for much of the second half before Renae van der Hagen converted on a direct free kick with 15 minutes left to play, pulling the Captains Chloe Stockinger (from left), Renae van Storm ahead and sealing der Hagen and Emma the win for the team.

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Maia Hasbrouck kicks the ball Oct. 17 while playing for the Section 8A championship against Bemidji High School in Brainerd. SRR lost 1-0.

8A runner-up plaque to their teammates Oct. 17 in Brainerd. The loss was emotional for the Storm as they grieved being edged out of a state berth.

Olivia Bauer kicks the ball away from a Bemidji player Oct. 17 in Brainerd. SRR ended its season with the 1-0 loss, holding a 13-4-3 record on the season.

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Lumberjacks breeze past Blizzard in weekend sweep

BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER

An emphasis for the Granite City Lumberjacks entering the 201920 season was returning to form on defense and bringing a fruitful effort for 60 minutes. After all, they had lapsed significantly in a surprising playoff series defeat to the Alexandria Blizzard in March.

Granite City’s exuberant seasonal introduction reached its first home-and-home series against none other than the Blizzard, who entered the weekend two points behind the Lumberjacks in the NA3HL West Division standings.

Granite City 10, Alexandria 1 The first impression of Blizzard goaltender Bailey Rosch was positive. The Alexandria native, albeit against squads with losing records, stuffed 53 of 56 shots fired his way in his first two starts of the season.

The Blizzard had converted Rosch’s energetic performances into wins.

Heading into the second game of the series against the reigning We West Division champions – the Granite City Lum Lumberjacks – the Blizzar zard unleashed Rosch in the hopes of achieving a ser series split.

The Lumberjacks wa warmly welcomed Rosch to Sauk Rapids, firing hom home a season-high 10 goa goals in a mammoth 10-1 vic victory over the Blizzard Oc Oct. 12 at Sports Arena Eas East in front of over 800 fan fans.

“It’s a step forward for the whole team,” said D.J Vold, Lumberjacks ass associate head coach.

“W “We talked Friday night abo about finishing games and not letting teams bac back in it. We finally did tha that Saturday night.”

The Lumberjacks ran am amuck in Alexandria’s def defensive zone as nine Gra Granite City skaters tallied goals.

“I think it’s a testame ment to the recruiting we hav have and the kids that com come here,” Vold said.

“W “We like to be the deepest team every time.”

The home squad was nev never afraid of taking an

open-look shot as almost one-third of their 34 shots were converted into celebrations.

“At the end of the day, there is no bad shot on net,” Vold said. “We want our kids to shoot the puck a lot, but at the same time, we don’t want to limit their creativity.

We took advantage of our opportunities. The more chances on net, the more chances you’ll have to score.”

No Lumberjack better summed up that motto than Sauk Rapids native Daymin Dodge, who scored two goals and recorded three apples in an all-around effort.

“I thought this weekend was a testament to how well he skates,” Vold said. “There are times he picks up the puck in the neutral zone and it’s hard to stay in front of him because he skates so well.

He’s a kid that skates like the wind, and he’s hard to stop.”

Cody Dias got the scoring fiesta started with a tone-setting goal three and a half minutes into the first period. Alexandria, showing life early on, quickly evened the score behind Brandon Connett’s sixth tally of the season at 5:34.

However, that would be the last time Alexandria displayed any sort of momentum against the Lumberjacks, who scored two more goals in the first period.

“We try and play fast, physical and we try to be hard to play against,” Vold said. “Some nights

it’s more effective than others, and Saturday was one of those nights.”

Goaltender Bailey Huber excelled, granted with a low sample size, in his second start as a Lumberjack. The Mahtomedi native gave up that lone Connett goal while stopping the other 13 shots he faced.

“When we have a guy stopping 90% of the pucks he sees, we’re better for it,” Vold said. “It’s tough to win championships without goaltending. We like to bring in two guys who can do that, and right now I feel we have that.”

Alexandria was heavily burdened by penalties; they committed 10 infractions, including a game misconduct. The Lumberjacks made sure to capitalize on the faults of their opponent and tallied five power-play goals on the night.

“We got out of our end quickly with good passing,” Vold said. “We got a free-flowing game going into the neutral zone, and we entered the zone with our speed and got more scoring chances.”

An imperative measure of success also comes from defense.

Granite City rarely allowed Alexandria to settle in comfortably on offense and took away their odd-man rushes.

“We communicated well and had one of our better nights,” Vold said.

“I thought we locked in really well, and all-in-all it was a good night in our

end.”

Carson Simon once again made his presence felt, picking up a goal and three assists. The former Breezy Point North Star was quieted in a twogame split against firstplace North Iowa but has totaled 10 points in the other five games this season.

Bailey Sommers, Josh Baker, Jonah Jangula, Nathan Green, Jack Helle and Noah Bissett all found the back of the net in a prosperous scoring affair.

“We try and make it a team environment in the sense everyone pitches in,” Vold said. “It’s not just one line and one guy.

The goal is not to be the best team right away. It’s about becoming the best team at the end of the year.”

The Lumberjacks improved to 6-1 on the young season and will begin their second homeand-home series of the season at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, against the 8-2 Rochester Grizzlies at Rochester Recreation Center in Rochester.

“This weekend won’t be any easier,” Vold said.

“Rochester was in our division last year, and I actually played for them.

I hope the kids play well all weekend.”

Granite City 5, Alexandria 3 The 2019-20 Granite City Lumberjacks were not used to blowing out opponents. In their previous four wins, Granite City constantly battled before eventually pulling

out victories.

However, the highpowered squad took a 4-0 lead over the Blizzard Oct. 11 with time running out in the second period.

Surely, it seemed unlikely the divisional matchup would turn into a bloodpumping nail-biter.

Not so fast, said the Blizzard, who rattled off three consecutive goals to raise Granite City’s heart pressure. However, the comeback fell short in a 5-3 Lumberjacks victory at Runestone Community Center in Alexandria.

Granite City’s go-to producers combined for a goal seven minutes into their first road game of the season. Blake Spetz and Sommers set up a Simon goal to give the Lumberjacks an early advantage.

Once again, the second period became the Lumberjacks’ goal-scoring haven. Bemidji native Baker tallied his first goal of the season off a feed from Troy Dahlheimer at 8:49. Granite City, determined to increase their

lead, received succeeding scores from Jangula and Sommers to silence the normally-raucous Alexandria crowd.

The change of momentum occurred when Alexandria forward Alex Heidenreich tucked a shot past Granite City goaltender Nate Johnston with 39 seconds remaining in the second period to inch the Blizzard closer heading into the intermission.

Connett and Caleb Strong each recorded a goal in the third period as the Blizzard continued to narrow the Lumberjacks’ ever-shrinking lead.

Granite City’s lategame stumble was due, in part, by failing to convert power-play chances.

They scored one goal on the man advantage despite receiving eight opportunities from an undisciplined Blizzard squad.

Lumberjacks defenseman Sean Davidson sealed the victory when he dumped a puck into Alexandria’s empty net with 23 seconds remaining.

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FOLEY – Dairy farmers in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area are producing higher quality milk.

In an analysis reviewing the values that make up milk production for Federal Order 30 in 2018, it was determined somatic cell count levels have dropped to a record low of 182,000 cells per milliliter.

“The most surprising to note is the trend downward has continued for the entire time we have data,” said Dr. Corey Freije, agricultural economist with Federal Order 30. “The trend is milk is becoming a higher quality.”

SCC was first tracked in 2006 when analysis was used to compare Midwest dairy farmers’ pay price to that of other federal milk marketing orders. At the time, the weighted average SCC was 280,000 with a weighted standard deviation of 133,000, meaning those surveyed were not necessarily close to the average value.

Thirteen years later, SCC continues to decline with a weighted average 98,000 less than in 2006 and a weighted standard deviation of 89,000.

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had the lowest SCC for the year at 175,000 followed by South Dakota at 185,000, Minnesota at 190,000 and Iowa at 198,000.

“The trend we’re seeing is that everyone is having a lower average herd count, and the spread is more narrow,” Freije said. “We’re not seeing big

swings. Everybody is doing a better job.”

Jason Smelter milks 67 cows near Foley. For the duration of his 19-year career dairy farming, Smelter has placed an emphasis on milk quality, particularly with a low SCC. On average, Smelter main-

tains a SCC below 100,000.

“For me, the biggest reason to keep a low SCC is because it’s the easiest to make extra money on the milk check,” Smelter said. “With years like we’ve had, that money is there for the taking and sometimes it’s the only glimmer of hope.”

The central Minnesota dairy farmer receives about 55-60 cents per hundredweight through Bongards Creamery.

When the creamery first began issuing premiums on milk quality, Smelter received $1 per cwt., he said.

Across the entire federal order, Midwest dairy farmers received an average of 13 cents per cwt., for SCC under 350,000 on $16 milk, according to the analysis.

However, if SCC was above the threshold, farmers were penalized and saw a deduction on their milk check.

“The penalty is not big, but we always want money coming in,” Freije said.

Rewarding dairy farmers for low SCC came in 2009 when the European Union created a standard for milk quality which dropped the United States’ maximum SCC from 750,000 to 400,000.

Additionally, for Federal Order 30 to fairly compare to Federal Orders 32 and 33 – Central and Mideast, respectively – milk components need to be evaluated.

“We don’t have Class I utilization, so one of the ways we look to see farmers are receiving the federal order minimum is to look at test values and see farmers get paid roughly the same based on quality,” Freije said. “And part of that quality is SCC.” The formula to create the milk price has since included a small adjuster to consider SCC.

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“It would take me about an hour to water everything from a garden hose,” Juetten said.

“Then, I had to roll the hose up and bring it into the basement to make sure it didn’t freeze.”

This winter, Juetten expects that weight to be lifted. With assistance from a Livestock Investment Grant, Juetten has improved the efficiency of her farm.

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When Juetten purchased her farmstead seven years ago, the existing fence was a mixture of woven and barbed wire.

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Being the sole person responsible for the farmstead, Juetten explored fencing options which could benefit her workload. She landed on a five-strand high tensile fence which can be maintained by an inline ratcheting system.

Juetten has also electrified alternating wires for added enclosure benefits.

Juetten chose continuous fencing for its strength in areas where cattle are sorted or are in close confines.

“A good fence usually means you’re a good neighbor, so for me, this was kind of the big thing,” said Juetten, who is employed by Stearns County in the agriculture and water resources division. “I work (away from the farm) full time so being able to be at work without worrying about fence makes farming a lot less stressful.”

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n “The adjuster is meant d to be small,” Freije said. e “But, they wanted to crea ate an incentive where d if farmers improved the quality of their milk, they f would get more money.” n While cents on the d dollar were miniscule e compared to components e where butterfat was $9.92 I per cwt., and protein was c $5.16 per cwt., in 2018, , SCC premiums have proven to hold value on dairy t operations. g “It really comes down to the milk price and e present dairy situation,” r Smelter said. “What’s left n are better dairy managers and an average lower r SCC.” d In the analysis, Freije h categorized SCC by n monthly milk production. The report indicated . farms producing 5 million d pounds of milk or more r each month had a lower . average SCC. “One of the things h larger farms can do is take e the infected animal out of e the milking string and return her after treatment,” e Freije said. “In that regard, a because of hospital pens, , herd averages go down.” g Like many dairy o farmers, Smelter works through the occasional e spike in SCC caused by chronic mastitis cases ofy ten seen in the summer e months. He will initially k treat a cow and then det cide to remove the quarter t or cull the animal if problems reoccur. o Smelter combats furr ther incidences by mainr taining clean, dry stalls for t his lactating herd, and also focuses on a consistent

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“When it comes down to it, I look for consistency and hope for the best,” Smelter said. “The incentive to have a low SCC is there, and I’ve found a feasible way to reach that on my farm.”

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Electricity was outdated and scarce on the farm until this past September. The large shed lacked power, so Juetten was left doing chores and calving in March and April by a headlamp, flashlights and construction lights powered by a 200-foot extension cord connected to her home’s garage.

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sessions.

- Vendor sessions about new equipment, products and technology.

Informal table talk sessions will allow time to interact with speakers and industry. Two expert panel sessions will discuss using multiple methods to improve soil health and their bottom line as well as tricks they have learned over the years. Panels include conservation farmers, skilled crop consultants and experienced livestock producers.

The two-day conference will open with keynote speaker David Lobb from the University of Manitoba.

Lobb has researched the economic impact of wind erosion across Manitoba and western Minnesota.

More than 20 vendors representing equipment, products and services will be on-site throughout both days.

Attendees who stay for the entire conference will be offered 12 continuing education units.

For more information or to register online, visit http://z.umn.edu/ DIGtheCTC or call 320235-0726, Ext. 2001.

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2019 Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show participants MacCayle Kobluk (left), of Rice, and Marley Wheeler, of Foley, hold their ribbons in September at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul. Both are freshman in high school.

Benton County participants place in top 10 FOLEY – Six Benton County 4-H members competed at the 2019 Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show Sept. 13-16 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. 4-H participants must have completed sixth grade and won a trip via the county fair to compete at the state level.

Youth who participate in the 4-H horse project learn about show, trail or endurance riding; test horse knowledge at quiz bowls or on judging teams, and study horse science. The horse training project is designed to help advanced riders train an untrained horse through a five-step process. Youth may participate if they own or lease a horse, and if they do not have access to a horse may enroll in the horseless horse project.

As part of the state horse show, 4-Hers demonstrate skills and knowledge in hippology, horse judging and horse training. They also gain experience in speech and demonstrations as they explain their interest in horses, the horse industry and their showmanship skills.

Benton County 4-H state horse show results • • • • • •

Paige Easterlund, of Avon, earned seventh place in hunt seat pleasure.

Gabrielle Johnson, of Foley, earned ninth place in poles.

Grayson Kobluk, of Rice, earned seventh place in key race.

MacCayle Kobluk, of Rice, earned second place in both barrels and jumping figure eight.

Marley Wheeler, of Foley, earned eighth place in poles and ninth place in jumping figure eight.

Brittney Wannarka, of St. Joseph, earned fifth place in showmanship.

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