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Left to die, saved to live Good Samaritans rescued Dawn Larson from sure tragedy; now she has a new chance at life

by BRYAN ZOLLMAN & ANNA SALDANA

Dawn Larson woke up in a ditch on the side of Highway 10 on the evening of July 24, not knowing what happened, but knowing she needed help.

Now, a month later, she is trying to put her life back together.

Dawn, 42, was helping out at the Halfway Jam outdoor concert in Royalton.

When her shift was over, she wanted to go home instead of stay for the party. The man she came to the event with, her ex-boyfriend of 12 years, Thomas Knott, offered to drop her off at home. So, she climbed on the back of his PHOTO BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN motorcycle.

On their way to her home Anthony Bouri visits with Dawn Larson at St. Cloud Hospital. Bouri was with his wife and a in Rice, Knott lost control of friend when he saw Larson on the side of the road near Rice. Larson had been in a motorcycle accident and was left in the ditch with severe injuries. “If they wouldn’t have stopped, I would the motorcycle, launching have died,” said Larson, who is a single mother of two girls.

Larson into the ditch. Severe-

Sauk Rapids-Rice graduates score high on ACT exam

by ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

ACT announced this week that the 2015 Sauk Rapids-Rice graduates scored exceptionally well on the college readiness exam.

The graduates surpassed the state average and exceeded the scores in each category: English, Mathematics, Reading and Science. The district had a composite score of 23.3 compared to the state average of 22.7. Minnesota graduates topped the nation’s scores for the tenth year in a row as well, with a national average of 21 out of a possible 36.

“The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District continues to measure and evaluate student achievement daily, and recognizes there are many ways and tools to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Bittman, superintendent of the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District. “ACT results of our recent graduates indicate we are on the right track and preparing our children for successful postsecondary careers. As the superintendent and parent of three children in the district, I am very proud of our students, staff, families and Board of Education.

Together, we continue to get better every day and to keep

children as our number one priority.”

One student who feels strongly about how Sauk Rapids-Rice prepared him for college is Brandon Duray, a 2015 graduate and a current student of Concordia College in Moorhead.

“I feel like they were very good in helping me prepare for the ACT through the multiple ACT practice tests they would give us, or throughout the problems in class that specifically focused on the ACT problems,” Duray said.

Duray’s praise for Sauk Rapids-Rice goes beyond the ACT preparation and graduation, to his college career at Concordia.

“The experiences I got from Sauk Rapids were remarkable, from playing sports to doing group projects in the classroom,” Duray said.

“They all have helped me greatly in getting involved and getting to know others better.

I will take the hard work ethic and study habits with me to Concordia. The district will improve my college career because they are very similar in that it isn’t a very big area, and the more one-on-one help from professors will be very beneficial since there are smaller class sizes.”

Princeton man flees, Benton County K-9 unit locates

The Benton licopter; however, County Sheriff’s the suspect was not deputies located and located. arrested Jeffrey AlAround 6:35 p.m., len Williams, 36, of a resident on 125th Princeton, at approxiAve NE reported mately 7 p.m. on Aug. they believed the 25. Williams had fled suspect (who was from law enforcement Jeffrey Williams searched for at earlier in the day. the same location Just before 1 p.m., Min- earlier in the day) was now nesota State Patrol located a at their residence. Benton lavender pickup being driven County deputies, Minnesota

by Williams, who had out- State Patrol troopers, and standing felony warrants, on Foley Police responded to the US Highway 25 just north of area and began searching for US Highway 95. The trooper Williams again. The Benton attempted to stop the vehicle, County Sheriff’s K-9 unit was and Williams responded by deployed and successfully exiting the vehicle and fleeing tracked the suspect to a woodinto a nearby cornfield. Law ed area where he was found enforcement officers from the hiding in a tree. Williams was Minnesota State Patrol, Ben- arrested without incident and ton County Sheriff’s Office, is currently being held in the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Benton County Jail on outOffice, and the Princeton Po- standing felony warrants, as lice Department formed a pe- well as felony charges of fleerimeter around the field. The ing law enforcement, driving area was searched for several while impaired and refusal to hours by officers, two K-9 submit to chemical urine testunits, and a State Patrol he- ing.

ly injured, she was left alone while Knott had climbed back onto his motorcycle and fled the scene.

Anthony Bouri, his wife Linnea and their friend, Jamie Prettner, were also at Halfway Jam that night and were returning to St. Cloud when Anthony thought he saw something move in the ditch.

“I thought I saw something or someone on the side of the road,” he said. “I asked the girls if they saw anything and turned around.”

The night was dark by now. After making another pass, none of the three saw any movement by the road, but Anthony remained persistent and made two more passes. They still didn’t see anything and were about to make their way home when Jamie called out from the backseat.

“I see her,” she said fran-

tically. “She’s in the median!”

Anthony rolled down his window, barely able to see the silhouette of the individual in the backdrop of the dark night, because Dawn was wearing black clothing. He asked her if she was okay.

“I thought maybe she just needed a ride home,” he said.

But Dawn wasn’t okay.

And, she didn’t need a ride home. She needed immediate medical attention.

Anthony turned around and noticed shoes and broken parts of a vehicle in the road.

“I thought to myself, this doesn’t look good,” he said.

Anthony exited his vehicle and Dawn began to hobble across the road.

Meanwhile, oncoming traffic was heading towards

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Sportsmen’s club dedicates land Past members receive honorary monuments

by ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

The Rice Area Sportsmen’s Club (RASC) dedicated two pieces of land after receiving generous donations on Sunday, Aug. 29.

The first ceremony took place at the Fairbrother’s property on 63rd Street in Royalton. Here, a parking lot was added in honor of Glenn Petron.

Petron was a member of the RASC for over 30 years and served on the board of directors for 12 years before he suddenly passed away from a heart attack on April 12, 2003.

“Glenn loved to hunt and fish, and he was a big supporter of the club,” said Jerome Kahl, current president of the RASC. A gravel parking lot surrounded by fencing has already been put in place for those who wish to visit the land or hunt. There is also a memorial near the parking lot honoring Petron.

The second ceremony took place at the Silver Corners Store outside of Rice,

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Glenn Petron’s children, Debbie Rudnitski (from left), Mark Petron, Peggy Reimer, Mary Kay Plombom, Karen Kotsmith and Amy Gorecki, stand with the monument commemorating their father’s support and donation to the Rice Area Sportsmen’s Club. The donation allowed the club to create a parking lot on the 330-acre piece of land.

commemorating a 76-acre section of land recently purchased by RASC. The purchase was possible through a donation from

the Paradeis family, made in acres from Melvin and Rehonor of Gerald and Virginia nee Strang of Sauk Rapids on Paradeis and their daughter, June 16.

Jane.

Sportsmen’s club The RASC purchased the

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Veteran memorial recognizes civilians, servicemen alike

by ANNA SALDANA Completion STAFF WRITER three days prior RICE – While driving to Sept. 11 attacks Main Street, one can view an

American flag ripple in the wind atop a five-sided gleaming structure of granite. The pristine stars and the crisp hues of red and white shine in the light. At the entrance of the Immaculate Conception Parish cemetery in Rice – a

one-of-a-kind veteran’s memorial greets the masses.

The memorial recognizes not only America’s veterans, but also members of the community who have contributed in our nation’s defense, such as mothers who wrote to soldiers and those who stayed behind to operate farms, work the railroads and keep America thriving.

“We all talked about hav-

Memorial continued on pg. 2

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Larson continued from front her. He yelled for her not to cross, but her injuries made her incoherent to her surroundings. In fact, part of her scalp had been detached and was covering one of her eyes. The closer she got, the more Anthony could see her injuries and assess how dire her situation was. He ran after her as oncoming traffic drew closer.

“I ran out and grabbed her and pulled her away,” he said.

“A motorcycle just barely missed us.”

Anthony sat Dawn down in the back of the van. Moments later the police arrived, and then an ambulance.

“When I got her to safety I was able to calm her down,” Anthony said. “She had no idea how bad she was injured.

Her scalp was laying in front of her face, and she kept pulling it back asking what it was.”

Dawn woke up in a hospital room without much recollection of what had transpired.

“I remember getting on a motorcycle and leaving the parking lot and that is about all,” she said. “I do remember parts of being in the ditch and knowing I was hurt. But I didn’t really know why, and I didn’t know where I was.

I just knew I needed to find help.”

She remembers walking and falling, walking and falling. Later, doctors would tell her she had a severe gaping hole in her knee. She doesn’t remember seeing or talking to Anthony or the ambulance ride, although she was talking during its entirety, telling the ambulance crew to call her mom so she could tend to Dawn’s two daughters, Hannah, 16 and Hailey, 8.

Dawn was post-surgery at 8:30 a.m., July 25. Doctors had spent six hours stabilizing her and getting the bleeding to stop, and cleaning the gravel out of her wounds. Her injuries included a detached scalp and detached tongue, facial lacerations, body abrasions and other lacerations, and a severe left leg injury with doctors telling her they would have one chance to save her leg.

She has spent the past month at St. Cloud Hospital where doctors have reattached her scalp and tongue, and have harvested skin from other areas of her body to repair the gaping, open wounds she suffered during the crash.

Dawn remembers when she first saw her daughters following the crash. Their mom looked nothing like the mom they knew and loved so dearly.

“I looked pretty rough,”

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Dawn said. “They were worried and wanted to be with me all the time. There were a lot of tears.”

While in the hospital, Dawn’s mother, LaVonne Tonn, has cared for the kids.

Meanwhile, Knott was arrested on Driving Under the Influence charges. Although the two were no longer together, they shared a child together. Knott is Hailey’s father.

Dawn said she has talked to Knott since the accident.

“I have mixed feelings and emotions,” she said. “But right now I have to push that aside. He is Hailey’s dad, and he’s been a very good father.”

The accident occurred on a Friday and Dawn was supposed to start a new job that Monday. The job is no longer available, and due to her injuries and expected recovery time, she won’t be able to work for at least a year.

The community has come together to help support Dawn and her two daughters during her recovery. A high school friend, Bernadette Thooft, set up a Go Fund Me page to help raise money for the family.

Thooft knows the importance of financial support. The two attended Osakis High School together, but hadn’t talked since graduation. But Thooft felt compelled to do something. After all, others came to her aid when she and her husband lost two children in a house fire.

“I cannot thank Bernadette enough,” Dawn said.

Dawn also wants to publicly thank law enforcement officials, paramedics, doctors and nurses and all of those who have offered support in any way.

“It’s been overwhelming,” she said. “Not just friends and family, but strangers, too. People I have never met and probably never will meet have donated and said, ‘I don’t know you, but I read your story. You are lucky to be here and we want to help you out.’”

Most importantly, she wants to thank Anthony, Linnea and Jamie. Had Anthony not been persistent in his quest to get to the bottom of what he saw on the side of the road that night, Dawn Larson’s children would likely be growing up without a mother.

Dawn said Anthony is a hero in her eyes.

“I just wish there was a way to repay him,” she said.

But Anthony doesn’t consider himself a hero.

“Any human being who is capable would have done what I did,” he said. “I don’t see it as doing anything spe-

No stranger to tragedy, former classmate steps up to help Bernadette Thooft and Dawn Larson graduated high school together in Osakis in 1991. It was a small class so everybody knew everyone.

But after graduation, like many schools, a lot of classmates went their separate ways.

But Thooft’s actions after Dawn was involved in a serious motorcycle accident are a testament that while classmates drift apart, they always hold each other close.

“I read a comment on Facebook (about Dawn) and thought, what is going on,” said Thooft, who lives in southwest Minnesota. “I searched and found out that Dawn had gotten hurt.”

She and her family immediately prayed for Dawn.

Unfortunately, Thooft is no stranger to tragedy. In Dec. 2013, she and her husband, Matt, lost two children in a house fire.

“The death of our children and the house fire changed our lives,” said Thooft. “Regarding helping others, it changed it for the better. Matt and I have always been ready and willing to help others and give, but have always been horrible takers. After we lost our children we learned how to accept help, that God calls us not only to help those in need, but to gratefully accept help as well.”

After reading about

Dawn’s accident, Thooft couldn’t get it out of her mind.

She continued to pray and said God was telling her to do something to help. But she second-guessed herself because she was located so far away from Dawn, who lives in Rice. So, she called Dawn and asked what she could do and if she could set up an account.

She did, setting up an on-line account at www.gofundme. com and a bank account in Wabasso.

“It all worked out from there,” said Thooft.

To date, the on-line account has raised close to $7,000 with a goal of $25,000.

Dawn was supposed to start a new job the Monday following the accident, and doctors have told her she won’t be able to work for a year. She is a single mother to two girls, ages 16 and 8.

“Being blind sided by injury, illness or tragedy is overwhelming,” said Thooft. “Then you are supposed to be a parent and take care of and lead your family at the same time when you can hardly take care of yourself.”

Thooft knows because she has been there.

“Unfortunately I understand the unimaginable,” she said. “It’s a crappy situation to be in. But, if it opens doors for me to help others, regardless of how well I know them, I do.”

Dawn Larson Fund A fund has been set up at Integrity Bank Plus P.O. Box 119 Wabasso, MN 56293 Or on-line at www.gofundme.com/dawnfromosakis cial.”

Anthony admits that the ride home that night has turned out to be an emotional one. After learning of Dawn’s story, and especially that she was a single mom with two daughters, it struck a chord with him and his wife.

“Seeing those two girls and how happy they were when they saw their mom and knew she was alive … that moment will stay with me forever,” he said. “Just knowing I was able to save her and that her daughters will have a mom is payment enough.”

For Dawn, she feels lucky despite her unfortunate accident. Lucky to have a hero in her life, and lucky to still be here to watch her daughters grow up.

“I am a Christian and I

firmly believe in God. There is a reason why he kept me here,” she said through tears.

“And, there is a reason why he put Tony where he was that night. It was to save me. If he had been five seconds sooner, I might not be here.”

Larson’s accident was a tragedy in the making, but because of a Good Samaritan’s persistence and patience, her story is one of triumph.

Despite many more hospital trips and surgeries in her future, Dawn was able to return home Tuesday, just in time for her daughters’ first day of school.

“If they wouldn’t have stopped, I would have died,” Dawn said. “I am very, very grateful. They are all heroes to me. And, they always will be.”

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ing a veteran’s memorial in Rice,” said Jim Hovda. “But, most of us felt that the monument needed to include all of the people who weren’t in the military, too.”

On March 15, 1999, the Rice City Council unanimously approved the building of the memorial. After five months of waiting, the parish council at Immaculate Conception Church approved the memorial, allowing construction to begin in August of that year.

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veterans of service,” said Dale Rogholt, the current mayor of Rice.

Before construction could commence, there were several cottonwood trees that had to be removed due to their interference with a power line.

“There were some complaints from people wanting to leave the trees there,” Hovda said. “There were a number of people who were not happy to see those trees go.”

The stumps were eventually removed, and the site was leveled out. After the winter months of 1999, construction resumed in May when

the power company moved the power pole and installed a new meter. The next step was erecting the flagpole.

Again, construction was paused for the winter, and resumed on April 16, 2001, with the installment of the granite monument recognizing all five branches of service, forming the symbol of the American Legion. The concrete was poured by George Dingman in May 2001.

“I thought it was a neat idea to put the Legion symbol in there,” said Fred Segler, the current commander of the Rice American Legion.

The flag was raised to half-staff for 2001 Memorial Day, and the spotlights were activated. With the dedication stone installation and landscaping having been completed in August, the construction was officially completed on Sept. 8 when the lectern was installed.

The monument is the only veteran’s memorial in Benton County and is believed to be the first memorial to recognize civilians, as well.

That includes the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks where 2,996 people were killed.

The monument was finally completed on Sept. 8, 2001 – just three days prior to the attacks that forever changed our nation.

“The emotionally powerful part about this monument is that it was completed three

days before the September 11 attacks,” Hovda said.

The first memorial services were on Sept. 14, 2001, to commemorate all of the lives lost in the attacks during a solemn ceremony led by Legion Chaplain, Dick Molohon.

A crowd of roughly 150 gathered inside the city hall for the dedication ceremony on Oct. 13. Former local Mike Marschand, who is a veteran and worked at the Pentagon, was the special speaker. The blessing of the monument was conducted by Father David Maciej on Dec. 6.

The project was fully funded by the efforts of 176 donors with donations totaling $40,000.

“No one ever turned us down when we asked for donations,” said Segler.

Today, the monument continues to commemorate the sacrifices of veterans and civilians alike, providing not only a symbol of freedom, but also a symbol and a platform for memorial services for the community.

To honor those lost in the September 11 attacks, a memorial service will be held at the monument at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. The service will include members of the local clergy, public safety, military and music from noted bagpiper, Joe Linneman. Coffee and cake will be provided at the Rice American Legion following the service.

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Old Glory arrives in Sauk Rapids for last week of Patriot Tour

by NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS – In a display of patriotism and a national effort to honor past, present and fallen American Armed Forces, members of the St. Cloud Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter No. 3128, the Sauk Rapids Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 6992 and community members gathered at Viking Land Harley-Davidson on Aug. 30.

The group congregated to meet and accept an American flag being escorted across the lower 48 states in the 2015

Patriot Tour. The flag, which had been flown in an active military zone, left Beaver Dam, Wis., on May 23, 2015, and is escorted daily by a different group of motorcycle riders through each leg of the 100-day tour. The tour will commence this weekend as the flag returns to retire in the Harley-Davidson museum in Beaver Dam, Sept. 5.

Thirty-one bikes and riders from the Lakes Area Chapter HOG of Alexandria chaperoned the flag to Sauk Rapids where it was handed off to Tom Moulzolf, who accepted the flag on the St. Cloud HOG’s behalf. The

fic disruptions for unloading equipment. Work is scheduled to normally occur between the hours of 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. All work should be completed by mid-November. For questions please contact the Benton County Public Works office at (320) 968-5051.

What’s Happening Tuesday, Sept. 8, 3:15-4 p.m. – Preschool Story Time, Great River Regional Foley Public Library.

Children will enjoy stories, finger plays and songs. For more information, contact the Foley Library at (320) 968-6612.

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1-3 p.m. – League of Women Voters of the St. Cloud Area, St. Cloud Library/Bremer Room, 1300 St. Germain St., St. Cloud.

The event will feature LWV Minnesota executive director, Susan Sheridan Tucker, speaking on “League of Women Voters Minnesota 2020: Innovation and Inclusion.” Refreshments and social time to follow. Meeting is open to all. For details call 2523827 or E-mail league@lwvsca.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Pinterest Questions and Answers, Great River Regional Foley Public Library.

The library is offering a program about the computer application, Pinterest, for adults and teens. Librarian Ariel Kirst will show how – if you need creative ideas for your home, your family, the holidays and other areas of your life – Pinterest may have the answers. For more information, contact the Foley Tom Moulzolf, St. Cloud HOG Chapter No. 3128, (left) library at (320) 968-6612. accepts the flag on the chapter’s behalf from Don Woodhall, safety officer for the Lakes Area Chapter, on Aug. 30 as John Saturday, Sept. 19, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. – 62nd annual Fall Conference, St. Mary Church, Upsala Valley, Lakes Area Chapter, reads a ceremonial piece.

The St. Cloud Diocesan Council of Catholic Women invites Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. the St. Cloud group, will drive you to attend this year’s conference. The theme is “Walking in 6992 color guard welcomed the flag to Monticello to ren- God’s Love with the Family.” The conference includes morning the flag and led those in atten- dezvous with another chapter refreshments, a business meeting, keynote speaker, Mass with In 2014 the tour raised Bishop Donald Kettler, lunch, afternoon speakers, prayers and dance in the Pledge of Alle$87,000 for families of door prizes. giance.

A ceremonial hand-off PHOTOS BY NATASHA BARBER For additional information, contact your parish CCW Don Woodhall and Karen Olson, Lakes Area HOG Chapter of Old Glory was performed wounded veteran’s. For more president or Julie Moorhead/Miller, DCCW president at (320) of Alexandria, escorted the flag, along with 30 other bikes and and a diary of the flag’s jour- information about the tour or 243-3891, or E-mail Julie at julimoorhead@meltel.net. riders, to Viking Land Harley-Davidson, Sauk Rapids on Aug. ney over the last 94 days was to donate to this cause visit 30. The flag was welcomed by the Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. passed along. On Aug. 31, www.nationofpatriots.com.

Monday, Sept. 21, 3:30-5:30 p.m. – Fare For All food distribu6992 and members of the St. Cloud HOG Chapter No. 3128. Wanda Jacobsen, director of tion.

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Area student scheduled to participate in White Coat Benton County Marriage Applications Ceremony Devin George Neske, Princeton and Kristin Jean Rose, Amanda Schubert, daughter of Jerome and Natalie Otsego.

Schubert, Rice, is scheduled to participate in the White Coat Ceremony at North Dakota State University Sept. 26. She is a student in NDSU’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.

Schubert is among NDSU pharmacy students who will take the oath of a pharmacist during the ceremony. Each student receives a white coat symbolizing his or her duty to patients and colleagues as they enter the pharmacy profession.

The White Coat Ceremony is an opportunity to officially welcome students into the profession of pharmacy and instill an attitude of professionalism, honesty and integrity.

Schubert is active in Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Nordic skiing club and the American Pharmacists Association.

Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – St. John’s Catholic Church 31st annual Craft Fair, Swanville.

Over 70 exhibitors. For vendor registration information call Charee at (320) 573-4271.

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1st MondayPlanning Commission, 7 p.m., Sauk Rapids Government Center SR Green, 5 p.m., Sauk Rapids Government Center Rice Senior Citizens Club, American Legion Club 1st TuesdaySacred Heart’s St. Monica Society, 7 p.m.

Watab Township Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall.

Mayhew Lake Township Board, 8:45 p.m., Eugene Trushenski residence Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 7 p.m., Sauk Rapids Development Center 1st WednesdayRecreation Board, 7:30 p.m., 19 North Benton Drive.

Rice Area Sportsmen’s Club 1st ThursdayAmerican Legion Post 254 Monthly Membership meeting, 7 p.m.

Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254 Auxiliary.

SR Jaycees, 7 p.m. Sauk Rapids VFW 2nd MondaySauk Rapids Sportsmen’s Club.

3rd MondayTinville Lions Club, 7 p.m., Rollie’s Redneck Bar, Hwy. 23 East Saint Cloud Area Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., St. Cloud Library, call Independent Lifestyles (320) 529-9000.

2nd TuesdayPleasantview Elementary PTA meeting, 7 p.m., Pleasantview Elementary Minden Town Board, 8 p.m., Minden Town Hall Sauk Rapids Fire Department, 8 p.m., Fire Hall Sauk Rapids Sportsmen, Sauk Rapids Legion, 8 p.m.

Rice Women of Today at 7:00 p.m. at the Rice Lions Building.

2nd WednesdaySauk Rapids V.F.W. Post 6992, 8 p.m.

Sauk Rapids V.F.W. Post 6992 Auxiliary, 7 p.m.

2nd ThursdayTrinity Ladies Aid, 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church.

3rd MondayKnights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Church, 7 p.m.

Sauk Rapids Women of Today, 7 p.m., SR American Legion 3rd TuesdayBenton Cty Historical Society, 7 p.m., Museum Building, 218 1st St. No. 4th WednesdayCentral MN Deer Hunters Assoc., 8 p.m., SR American Legion Minden-Sauk Rapids Joint Planning Board, 6 and 7 p.m., Sauk Rapids Government Center 1st & 3rd ThursdayRice Lions Club, 8 p.m.

2nd & 4th TuesdaySauk Rapids Lions Club, Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 6992, 6:30 p.m.

4th ThursdaySauk Rapids Chamber, noon luncheon, call 251-2940 to pre-register.

2nd & 4th MondaySR Council meeting, 6 p.m., Government Center, 250 No. Summit Ave. District 47 School Board, 7 p.m., High School Board Conference Room Sauk Rapids Township Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Every MondayBright Beginnings AA Support Group, 9 a.m., Harvest Fellowship Church – AA Assistance line: (320) 202-1895, aameetinglocator.org Every ThursdaySauk Rapids AA Group, Living Waters Lutheran Church 7 p.m. – AA Assistance line: (320) 202-1895, aameetinglocator. org Every SundayDivorce Care, Seminar and Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. at Harvest Fellowship, Sauk Rapids

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Edification for your foundation truth, Luke 6:42I received some 49 tells us that the training last weekrock is hearing end, and my children and doing what are starting school. the Lord says.

This got me thinkAnd what does he ing about educasay? Obviously a tion and edification. lot, but to quote Now you do not see His greatest comthe word, edificamandment, “Jesus tion, often. It means said to him, ‘You to build up from the foundation. It means By Mercy Nygaard shall love the Lord your God with all to uplift, and from your heart, with the old French meanLife by Faith all your soul, ing, it is the building and with all your up of the soul. I read some great articles last week mind. This is the first and in the Sauk Rapids Herald great commandment. And from Natasha Barber about second like it: ‘You shall love our teachers’ impact and Dr. your neighbor as yourself.’

Daniel Bittman’s article about On these two commandments wellness. Teachers and well- hang all the Law and the ness are such vital arteries to Prophets.” Mathew 22:36-40. the veins in our communi- Meaning, when we put love ties. How can we do more at first, just as He instructed us, home to help our teachers and out of the overflow of our community members raise love, we will desire to obey. up a caring, well and selfless What would a generation with generation? I believe it is the that foundation look like?

Honestly, I can’t tell you foundation in our lives that must be built first. Did you how important it is to start hear that correctly? Our lives. building our foundations.

It is impossible to teach what The world is craving to fill a you do not have, so before di- void. When we avoid love as recting our children and send- God’ s word tells us it must ing them off into the world, be, we can clearly see what let us work together, edifying happens – refugee bodies are each other so that our founda- being washed up on Meditertion is made on rock and not ranean shores, unborn babies are widely not considered on weak soil.

Not only do we need to babies anymore, acts of teleteach our children and our- vised lewdness are accepted selves to build on solid rock, and some cheered on by the but also we have to remind administration of our governeach other consistently of this ment. Pray for revival and work. What good is anything you can do your part now.

At any point in your life, I say unless it points you to the truth and builds you up in- you can start building on a stead of tears you down? That new solid foundation so do is where edification comes in. not let your age or how many My child’s first day of children you already have school, and already I see how deter you. You are meant for important our foundation is. more. Build on your foundaThere were students filling tion by hearing and doing my daughter in on another what the Lord says in His student’s behavior, and I had living word and your family to help her recognize that it around you will start noticing was merely gossip. I remind- the positive changes. Then ed her, what do we do with you can edify them, building gossip when it is around us? up their foundation. Teachers Change the subject or get up and the community will noand walk away if you have to. tice when a revival like this With a little help she was able starts now.

The training I received last to recognize what she had learned in Proverbs 16:28 “... weekend was an inductive And a whisperer separates the bible study lesson by Pastor Dan Finfrock. I recommend it best of friends.”

So let me point you to the to everyone.

Committed to our students, staff

What an exciting their new adventime of year. It is fun ture, teachers, to see student athfriends, lockers, letes, coaches, staff bus routes, etc. and families return Let’s take some with a renewed comtime with our mitment to the Sauk children, without Rapids-Rice School disruptions, to let District. Their level by Dr. Daniel Bittman them know we of excitement, energy Superintendent’s Corner care about them, and passion are conlisten to their contagious and a great reminder cerns, reassure them of your of why we are here, and why support and express excitewe do what we do as parents, ment about the new school school district employees and year. Our behaviors are contacommunity members. gious, too.

As superintendent, I meet While I would like to with new certified staff mem- think each staff member enbers before making a rec- joys meeting as much as I do, ommendation for hire to the I am not sure that is the case.

Board of Education. These However, staff members do meetings provide me with leave my office with an apprean opportunity to share some ciation for our thorough hiring things about the history of process, the district and our the Sauk Rapids-Rice School commitment to increased acDistrict, learn about how each cess and opportunity for every candidate can contribute and child. make the lives of our children As superintendent, parent better, discuss expectations, and community member, I feel answer questions that might privileged to be part of this be creating some anxiety and school district every day. Staff offer support. These meetings and community members inare invaluable and always spire, motivate and challenge leave me thinking about ways me (us) to continuously grow I can best support staff and in my personal and profeshow lucky our children are to sional life. Our children are in have the opportunity to work good hands. with such an inspiring group of Let’s commit to having a people in such a terrific com- wonderful school year. Thank munity. I also think about how you to all of our students, staff I can use what I learn in these and community members who meetings to be a better father. serve as role models, helpAt the start of school, our chil- ing to make all of us better. dren, like new employees, are Together, we will continue to often somewhat anxious about achieve great things.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In a not-so-roundabout way

a time. Imagine what those numbers would look On my way into town from the Sauk Rapids like if everyone knew how to drive?

High School last week, I followed a student driver It’s really not that hard. who came to a complete stop before entering the Here is what the DOT says about navigatroundabout at Mayhew Lake Road NE and Golding roundabouts (let me remind all that yield, en Spike Road NE. There were no cars within the when speaking about traffic, means a driver roundabout to yield for or traffic of any kind, so I should slow down and prepare to stop if traffic must ask – how are we teaching our younger drivis approaching in order to yield the right-of-way ers to maneuver in these intersections? to those vehicles. It is different than a stop sign It’s hazardous enough that we have plenty of drivers on our roads with no inkling or understand- by NATASHA BARBER in which a driver must come to a complete stop before proceeding regardless if there is oncoming ing of how they should drive their vehicles through traffic.) roundabouts. It’s even worst that these people will • Slow down when approaching a roundcomplain about the intersections without ever takabout. For multi-lane roundabouts, as with any ing the time to ask questions or Google search the intersection, get into the appropriate lane. proper way to proceed within one.

• Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk when entering or Roundabouts haven’t been around forever, but with the first Minnesota roundabout being installed in Brooklyn Park exiting a roundabout. It is the law.

• Yield to vehicles already in the roundabout. Merge into 20 years ago, they are not new. And, they’re not going away.

Almost 200 roundabouts have been built, are being con- the traffic flow when it is safe.

• Continue through the roundabout until you reach your structed or are in planning stages since the first installation.

Sauk Rapids and surrounding communities are adding more exit. Do not stop or pass in a roundabout.

• Exit the roundabout immediately if an emergency vehi– and with good reason. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT), studying only 23 intersec- cle approaches, and then pull over. Do not stop in the roundtions, roundabouts have shown an 89 percent decrease in fatal about.

• Give large trucks extra space in a roundabout. Large crashes, a 74 percent decrease in life-altering injury crashes, and a 39 percent decrease in crashes overall. Accidents be- trucks may straddle both lanes while driving through a multitween pedestrian and automobiles have also decreased due lane roundabout. to the slower-moving traffic and crossing of only one lane at

Potential September call-ups for Twins

or Ryan O’Rourke disappointment supernova.

September at Target Field has traditionally We know what the guys currently in the big been a time to get some cheap tickets, socialize league bullpen represent and the extent of their with friends and get an early look at some of the Double-A caliber talent in Minnesota Twins’ pipelimitations – let’s see what some of these hardline. Since 2010, the perennially non-contending throwing kids can do with another chance unteam’s September call-ups have mercifully played der the bright lights. out the final month of the season while the regulars On the position-player side, September is rode pine and thought about rehabbing injuries, probably going to bring a few familiar faces offseason activities like golfing and fishing, and back to Minneapolis. Danny Santana has the promise of next year. September 2015, how- by ANDY THAYER played well at Triple-A recently, hitting .311 in ever, stands to be far different. The 67-63 Min- SPORTS COLUMNIST his stint in Rochester and hitting two homers nesota Twins have significantly different goals, on Sunday with General Manager Terry Ryan as they are still in playoff contention – only one in attendance. Jorge Polanco, a potential shortgame out of the final wild card spot in a wide-open American stop of the future for the Twins, has hit .286 in 112 games League as of Tuesday morning. across the Double-A and Triple-A levels this year and could The Twins’ biggest need as rosters expand on Tuesday, potentially have a higher offensive upside than guys like Sanas usual, is pitching. Top prospect Jose Berrios will immedi- tana, Eduardo Escobar and Eduardo Nuñez. Kennys Vargas, ately give the Twins some good options. In his last two starts who is hitting .280 with six homers and 22 RBI in 37 games at Triple-A Rochester, Berrios has compiled 22 strikeouts, al- at the Triple-A level could also provide a powerful bench bat lowed eight hits, one walk and one run. That, my friends, is for the Twins down the stretch. Finally, top outfield prospect pretty impressive. I’m not kidding when I say this kid might Max Kepler has dominated Double-A, hitting .330/.416/.545 already be the best pitcher in the Twins organization. He’s in a major breakout season. However, currently the Twins got nothing left to prove at Rochester. Whether the Twins have four outfielders on the roster (Buxton/Rosario/Hunter/ want to put him in the bullpen for the remainder of this sea- Robinson) and another returning from the disabled list on Frison to save wear-and-tear on his arm (he’s already thrown a day (Hicks), so at bats might be scarce for Kepler if he gets career-high 155+ innings this summer) or let him get a few the call. starts in the heart of a playoff race, the time has come to get It’s exciting for the Twins to be playing meaningful baseBerrios on the big league roster. ball in September for the first time in years, and when you Michael Tonkin, Alex Meyer and A.J. Achter are other consider the fact that there is elite young talent on the farm bullpen arms that the Twins could use down the homestretch that could help push this team over the top, things get really of the season. None of these guys fared particularly well in interesting. This team is only going to improve in the comprevious stints with the team, but both Tonkin and Meyer ing years. The 2015 Twins are contending ahead of schedule, have pitched well recently at Triple-A and have the stuff to and this September is hopefully a harbinger of many more get big league hitters out. I’d hate to see the Twins’ playoff competitive seasons to come. hopes disintegrate in another Blaine Boyer, Brian Duensing

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LOCAL NEWS

Sportsmen’s club continued from front “This property is so perfect for mom and dad,” said Marty Paradeis, son of Gerald and Virginia.

Gerald and Virginia were closely associated with the area. Every Saturday evening, Gerald and Virginia would attend mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Rice and afterwards would go to Silver Corners to play cards with friends.

“Gerald was a faithful member of the RASC, as was Virginia,” Kahl said. “How fitting is it that we will have land dedicated to them right next door.”

The RASC plans to create a parking lot for the land in the future, near the monument honoring the Paradeis family for their continued support of the RASC up until their passing.

“This is a great piece of land for the future,” Kahl said.

“We are hoping that schools will take kids to the land for PHOTO SUBMITTED projects.”

Gerald and Virginia Paradeis’ children Marty Paradeis (from left), Joan Paradeis, Peg Wimmer, Pat Furst and Bill Paradeis, gather with the monument honoring their parents and sister, Jane, on the 76-acre piece of land purchased with the family’s donation.

LOCAL CHURCH SERVICES GRAHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2265 135th St. NE Rice (6mi. E. of Rice) Pastor Sue Maki Sunday Service: 9am Sunday School: 10:15am ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH Mayhew Lake Fr. Tom Becker Sunday Mass: 10am IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 130 1st Ave NE Rice Fr. Tom Becker Saturday Mass: 5pm Sunday Mass: 8am CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART 2875 10th Ave. NE Sauk Rapids Father Ralph G. Zimmerman Saturday Mass: 5pm Sunday Masses: 8 & 10am Monday: 8am;Tuesday: 5:30pm; Wednesday-Friday: 8am

LIVING WATERS LUTHERAN 1911 4th Ave N Sauk Rapids Pastor Todd Mattson (ELCA) Pastor of CL: Denise Hanson www.lwlcmn.org; 255-1135 Sunday/Holy Com: 8:30 &10am Child & Adult Ed. 9:40am

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ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN 6855 Golden Spike Rd Sauk Rapids Rev. Timothy Rehwaldt Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School 9:30am

RICE COMMUNITY CHURCH 205 Main St. E Rice, 393-2203 Pastor Emil Williams Sunday Worship: 10am Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm 403 2nd Ave. SW, Rice

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 2163 Mayhew Lk Rd. NE Sauk Rapids Pastor Paul Cloeter Sunday Service: 8 & 10:30am Sunday Bible Study 9:15am Sunday Radio 8am WVAl Monday Service: 6pm

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 325 11th St. N Sauk Rapids Pastor Donald Wilke Sunday Service: 10am LC-MS Wednesday Service: 10am LC-MS

NEW HOPE CHURCH An Evangelical Church 1970 15th ST NE Sauk Rapids Rev. Michael Jarrett; 656-5234 www.newhopenow.net Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School/Bible Study 9:30am

PETRA EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1049 1st Ave. N Sauk Rapids Pastor Bryan Prell; 252-0120 Sunday Worship: 8 & 10:30am Sunday/Bible School 9:15am K-8 Day School: M-F 7:45am2:15pm

ST. CLOUD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Box 323 Benton Cty. Rd. 45 Sauk Rapids Saturday Bible Study: 9:25am Saturday Worship: 11am

BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1702 W Highview Dr. Sauk Rapids Pastor Kirk Knudsen, 252-2960 Sunday Contemporary: 10am Children Promiseland: 10am (SeptMay) HARVEST FELLOWSHIP 400 2nd Ave. N Sauk Rapids Pastor Larry Siekawitch; 529-8838 Associate Pastor: Jim Wiebolt Pastor of Discipleship: Dan Gordon Sunday Worship: 9:00, 10:45am Children’s Church: 10am Youth Ministries: Wed. 6:30pm LOVE OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 1971 Pine Cone RD., Saint Cloud Sunday Services: 8:30am, 10:45am Sunday School/Bible Study: 9:30am Pastor: Paul Hennings Pastor: Stephen Klemp

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ACS celebrates end of successful local relay season

ST. CLOUD – Seventynine teams in Stearns and Benton Counties participated in Relay For Life events in 2015, with participants raising funds to support the life-saving work of the American Cancer Society (ACS).

During the 2015 Relay For Life season, volunteers in the two counties raised a total of $324,350 through relay events, as well as special events such as Coaches vs. Cancer, Bark For Life and Skate For Life.

These funds were also raised by local schools, including over $28,000 collected to fight cancer by the Sauk RapidsRice School District, over $3,000 raised by the St. Cloud Technical and Community College, and almost $10,000 raised at St. Cloud State University.

In 2015, Relay For Life events were held for Stearns County in St. Cloud, Paynes-

ville, Cold Spring and Sauk Centre. A Relay For Life event was also held for Benton County in Foley. A total of 963 people walked at the events, which celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost to cancer and allow everyone the chance to fight back against the disease.

The Relay For Life of greater St. Cloud took place in June with 28 teams participating. The event raised $136,952 in partnership with special event fundraisers throughout the year. Twelve teams in Benton County raised $49,038 to support the American Cancer Society, and 15 relay teams in Cold Spring raised $46,189. In addition, 12 teams in Paynesville raised $40,299, while the Relay For Life of Western Stearns County hosted 13 teams in Sauk Center that raised $51,872.

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PUBLIC NOTICES SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL SAUK RAPIDS GOVERNMENT CENTER 250 Summit Ave. N. Monday, July 27, 2015 5:00PM REGULAR MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL SAUK RAPIDS GOVERNMENT CENTER 250 Summit Ave N. Monday, July 27, 2015 MINUTES 6:00 P.M. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Gunderson called the meeting to order at 6:00p.m. All members present.

Additions or Changes to the Agenda Ross Olson requested to add approving the purchase of a new motor/pump for cardboard bailer at Liquor store as agenda item 9-F. Olson also requested to add August 10th City Council meeting discussion as agenda item 11-A. 3. Approve the Agenda Motion: Moved by Councilperson Hunstiger and seconded by Councilperson Sauer to approve the Agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously.

4. Approve Minutes A. 7-13-15 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Councilperson Heinen and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the 7-13-15 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Receive and File NONE 6. Mayor’s Communications • Swearing in of Sauk Rapids Police Officer, Katy Davis— Mayor Gunderson and Chief Beise resided over the Police Officer Oath of Office for Katy Davis. Davis is the newest officer to the Sauk Rapids Police Department.

• Harlen Frank Retirement Recognition, 38 Years of Dedicated Service to the Sauk Rapids Public Works—Mayor Gunderson and Public Works Director, Pete Eckhoff, presented Harlen Frank with a gift card and plaque for his retirement recognition after 38 years of dedicated service in the Public Works Department. Frank was given a standing ovation by all in attendance in appreciation of his service to the City.

• 15 Years of Dedicated Service to the Sauk Rapids Police Department, Tim Sigler—Mayor Gunderson thanked Sauk Rapids Police Officer, Tim Sigler, for his 15 years of dedicated service.

• 15 Years of Dedicated Service to the Sauk Rapids Police Department, Jeremy Welsh—Officer Welsh was unable to attend meeting.

• 10 Years of Dedicated Service to the Sauk Rapids Police Department, Matt Bosma—Mayor Gunderson thanked Sauk Rapids Police Officer, Matt Bosma, for his 10 years of dedicated service • League of MN Cities 2015 Legislators of Distinction— Mayor Gunderson noted that he wanted to congratulate Representative Tim O’Driscoll for being selected as one of the League of MN Cities 2015 Legislators of Distinction. O’Driscoll was honored because of his specific city-friendly actions during the 2015 legislative session.

7. Audience Items/Visitors Total Time Limit 2 Minutes for Items NOT on the Agenda NONE 8. Public Hearings

Laure Rosty Purpose To Consider a Request to Vacate an Alleyway in Block 23 of the Old Town of Sauk Rapids 1.

1. Open Public Hearing 2. Table Public Hearing Motion: Moved by Councilperson Hunstiger and seconded by Councilperson Heinen to continue the public hearing at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

B. Applicant City of Sauk Rapids Purpose To Consider Amendments to the City Fee Schedule Related to Violations of the Nuisance Ordinance. Proposed Fees Would Be $100 For The First Violation, $300 For The Second Notice of Violation, and $600 For The Third Notice of Violation. Repeat Offenders Within Two Years Will Receive a $600 Fine. The Fee to Appeal Administrative Citations to the City Council Shall Be $100.

2.

1. Open Public Hearing 2. Close Public Hearing Motion: Moved by Counilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Hunstiger to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.

3. Consider Action Motion: Moved by Councilperson Heinen and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the fees for the residential property maintenance code violations. Motion carried unanimously.

9. Consent Agenda A. Approve and Authorize Addendum to Annual On-Sale Liquor License for Benton Station’s Special Event B. Award 2015 18th Street Overlay Improvement Project C. Award 2015 Bob Cross Park Improvements D. Approve the Renewal of the East Central Energy Franchise and Resolution for Summary Publication E. Authorize Detailed Estimate for the Potential Undergrounding of Power Lines for the Second Street Reconstruction Project F. Authorize Purchase of New Motor/Pump for Cardboard Bailer at Liquor Store Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Heinen to approve agenda items 9A-9F. Motion carried unanimously.

10. Regular Agenda NONE 11. Other Staff Items A. August 10th City Council Meeting Discussion Motion: Moved by Councilperson Hunstiger and seconded by Councilperson Heinen to cancel the August 10th regularly scheduled City Council meeting and hold the Public Hearing that was tabled tonight at the August 24th City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

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

Motion carried unanimously.

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

Mayor Gunderson adjourned the meeting at 6:36p.m.

R-35-1B

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 19, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $87,715.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jesse Youngren, A Single Person and Kyraann Monson, A Single Person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as nominee for First State Mortgage Corporation TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1001528-1200004403-4 SERVICER: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC LENDER: First State Mortgage Corporation. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Benton County Minnesota,Recorder , on September 25, 2006, as Document No. A342285. ASSIGNED TO: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-20 Dated: March 4, 2013 , and recorded March 14, 2013 by Document No. 395383 . LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), and the North Half (N 1/2) of Lot Nine (9), all in Block Twenty-One (21) in the Town (now City) of Sauk Rapids, according to the plat and survey thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Benton County. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 208 N 8 1/2 St, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 PROPERTY I.D: 190022400 and 190022500 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hundred Forty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five and 73/100 ($141,975.73) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on September 22, 2015 PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff`s Main Office, Lobby, 581 Highway 23, Foley Minnesota 56329 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on March 22, 2016, or the next business day if March 22, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “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: August 5, 2015 The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-20 Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 15MN00111-1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4536792 08/05/2015, 08/12/2015, 08/19/2015, 08/26/2015, 09/02/2015, 09/09/2015 R-31-6B

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The following profiles are of new teachers joining the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District this year.

Name and family: Aimey Notsch. I have a wonderful husband and two amazing sons.

Hometown: My hometown, Readlyn, Iowa, is a small farming community. I went to Wapsie Valley High School, which was literally built in the middle of a cornfield. There were three towns combined, and my graduating class was 50 people.

College: My undergraduate degree was obtained at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. My masters degree is from St. Cloud State University.

Years of experience: I have been teaching for seven years.

What grade and subject will you teach? I will be teaching a combination of 7th and 8th grade. I will have a language arts class, two classes of social science, essentials of living, RAP/ flex, and an advisory.

Who or what has most influenced you to become an educator? My mother has been the most influential person in becoming an educator.

What are you most looking forward to throughout the upcoming year? I am looking forward to meeting new people and making new connections this school year.

Will you be involved in any extracurricular activities? I am not sure. I have been a track coach in the past.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling, gardening, reading and exercising.

Have a great school year!

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK RAPIDS-RICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY BOARD MEETING Monday, August 10, 2015 A semi-monthly meeting of the Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hauck Monday, August 10, 2015, at seven o’clock p.m. in the SRRHS Board Room of said district.

ROLL CALL Members present included Braun, Hauck, Fiereck, Morse, Rogholt and Solarz. Others present were Superintendent Bittman, Business Manager Eisenschenk, Director of Teaching and Learning Bushman, SRRMS Principal Rudolph, PV Principal Froiland, MHES Principal Paasch, Rice Principal Bemboom.

APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Morse and unanimously carried approving the meeting’s “Agenda” as amended.

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

PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input at 7:34 p.m.

ACTION ITEMS APPROVAL OF DISTRICT EMERGENCY ACTION PROCEDURES A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to approve the District’s emergency procedures, which were developed in coordination with school, city, county, state, and national experts throughout the 2014 – 2015 school year. Said procedures provide an overview of the District’s approach to operations before, during, and after an emergency, which evidence a solid foundation for how the District manages events.

ADOPTION OF POLICY #450 (Department and Other Instructional Leadership) A motion was made by Fiereck, seconded by Solarz and unanimously carried to adopt this “District policy,” which replaces current policy #450 (Department and Other Instructional Leadership).

ADOPTION OF POLICY #511 (Student Fundraising) A motion was made by Morse, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to adopt this “recommended policy,” which replaces current policy #511 (Student Fundraising).

ADOPTION OF POLICY #565 (School District Booster Club Relationship) A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to adopt this “District policy,” which replaces current policy #565 (School District Booster Club Relationship).

ADJOURNMENT With no further business appearing before the Board, a motion was made by Morse, seconded by Fiereck and unanimously carried adjourning the meeting at 8:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Phil Rogholt, Board of Education Clerk Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Full School Board Minutes are available at www.isd47.org/ schoolboard/dates-agendas-minutes R-35-1B

Name and family: Jesse Jarvi Hometown: Big Lake, Big Lake High School College: University of Minnesota-Duluth Years of experience: I have two years of teaching experience.

What grade and subject will you teach? I will be the 4th grade social studies and science teacher.

Tell us about your background and experiences that have led you to this position. I previously taught 3rd grade at Ulen-Hitterdal Public School for two years. Ulen is a small town, northwest of Detroit Lakes.

Who or what has most influenced you to become an educator? Growing up I had great teachers and coaches, so they are the reason why I wanted to become a teacher.

What are you most looking forward to throughout the upcoming year? I am looking forward to teaching new students, meeting new people and coaching basketball.

Will you be involved in any extracurricular activities? I will be coaching junior varsity girls basketball.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I enjoy being with family and friends, watching sports and fishing.

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SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 250 SUMMIT AVE. N. Monday, July 27, 2015 5:00PM MINUTES 5:00 PM Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Gunderson called the meeting to order at 5:00pm. All members present.

Approve the Agenda Motion: Moved by Councilperson Heinen and seconded by Councilperson Sauer to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

Regular Agenda A. 2016 Budget Workshop Jack Kahlhamer briefly reviewed the 2016 HRA budgets.

Kahlhamer presented a brief overview of the Debt Service Funds. He then reviewed the first draft of the 2016-2017 General Fund Budget. Kahlhamer said that the Police Department is requesting an additional full-time police officer and a parttime Community Service Officer (CSO). Kahlhamer noted that the Building Department is requesting some part-time building inspection help as well. He said that he is estimating the 20162018 general fund budget increase to be about 2.9% each year without any additional staffing. If the Council approves the additional staffing requests, the estimated average budget increase is 3.6% each year.

Councilperson Hunstiger asked what will happen when a TIF District decertifies in later years in terms of the overall budget. Kahlhamer said that it both hurts and helps the budget when a district decertifies. Kahlhamer explained that tax capacity and the decertification of a district can have an impact on the swing with Local Government Aid (LGA). He estimated that TIF District 20 would have the biggest impact on budgets.

Kahlhamer said that he is estimating the total levy to remain at approximately $3,418,400 for the years 2016-2017 and increase $114,600 or 3.4% in 2018 if no additional staffing is added. Kalhamer stated that if the Council approves the additional staffing requests, he is estimating the 2016 levy to remain the same, however the 2017 and 2018 levy would increase by approximately $45,200 (1.3%) and $178,800 respectively. He discussed the tax rates and tax rate projections through 2018 and the impacts that additional staff may have on future tax rates.

Kahlhamer said that the Council can deal with the staffing issue after the preliminary levy is set, because it shouldn’t impact the levy if the additional staff is added. He noted that otherwise a decision could be made today regarding potentially hiring additional staff as requested. The Preliminary Levy is typically set at the first meeting in September.

The Council agreed that another budget workshop prior to September was not needed. The Council also agreed by consensus to keep the levy the same and to keep the additional requested staff included as the budget process evolves and to authorize staff to work on the process for hiring additional staff.

Adjournment Motion: Moved by Councilperson Hunstiger and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Gunderson adjourned the meeting at 5:36p.m.

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Name and family: Justin Schiffler. My wife’s name is Emily and we have two children, Stella, 3 and Bode, 1.

Hometown: I was born and raised in Melrose, 30 minutes west of Sauk Rapids on I94. We currently live on Lake Maria, south of Freeport.

College: I attended St. Cloud State University initially, where I earned my degree in finance/ real estate. I eventually went back to school at the College of St. Scholastica in St. Cloud, which is where I earned my teaching licensure.

Years of experience: I am entering my sixth year of teaching.

What grade and subject will you teach? I will be teaching 5th grade at Pleasantview Elementary where I have the pleasure of teaching math and science.

Tell us about your background and experiences that have led you to this position. I initially attended college thinking I wanted to enter the corporate world, or at the very least, be in business for myself. My family has owned the Melrose Bowl for the past 41 years, and I always imagined myself doing something along those lines. But upon graduating, I realized I had a burning desire to work with kids.

Who or what has most influenced you to become an educator? Coincidentally, at around this same time in my life I bumped into a pretty amazing women, my wife Emily. She was, and still is a teacher in the Melrose School District. She gave me the confidence and push I needed to go back to school and do what I knew I would love.

What are you most looking forward to throughout the upcoming year? I previously taught in the district I grew up in and knew most of the families. What I am really looking forward to this year is being part of a brand new community for the first time in my life and getting to know all of my students and their families.

Will you be involved in any extracurricular activities? Not at the time, possibly in the spring.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? My family has owned the bowling alley for the past 41 years in Melrose, naturally I’ve become a pretty decent bowler. I enjoy competing on weekends and when I am not doing that, being outdoors with my wife and kids.

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Name and family: Kayla Wensmann. Married to Kasey Wensmann.

Hometown: Swanville. I graduated from Swanville Public Schools.

College: I went to the University of Minnesota-Morris.

Years of experience: I have one year of substitute experience, both short and long term.

What grade and subject will you teach? I will be teaching 6th and 8th grade social studies.

Tell us about your background and experiences that have led you to this position. I am originally from Swanville, but recently moved to Bowlus after getting married. I was looking for a school within a certain commute that fit what I was looking for in a workplace and had similar goals for learning that I do. It feels really nice to have found that.

Who or what has most influenced you to become an educator? My grade 7-12 language arts teacher influenced me to become an educator. She changed my life and helped me see the potential in myself, not only as a student, but as a person.

Because of her, I want to be that for my students.

What are you most looking forward to throughout the upcoming year? I am most looking forward to meeting my students and learning and growing with them throughout the school year to come.

Will you be involved in any extracurricular activities? I would like to be. We will have to see what the future holds and what opportunities present themselves.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I enjoy reading and spending time with my husband and dogs on our farm.

I do farm chores and watch everything grow. It gives me a sense of quiet satisfaction at the end of the day.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Benton County Board of Adjustment will conduct public hearings on September 17th, 2015 in the Commissioner’s Room, Benton County Government Center, Foley, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: 1. 7:00 p.m. Jeffrey and Amber Roske requesting variances to construct a feedlot 1) 530 ft. from a non-feedlot residence and 2) 135 ft. of a river, creek, steam or water course in the Agricultural District. Pursuant to Sections 9.14.3 and 11.5.1. The affected property is described as follows: E1/2 W1/2 NE1/4, Section 13, Maywood Township. The on-site inspection of this property will be made at approximately 1:15 p.m. on September 17th, 2015.

2. 7:10 p.m. Jonathan and Amber Winkelman requesting a variance to construct a 4,000 sq. ft. storage structure on a 2.8 acres lot (2,500 sq. ft. allowed) in the Agricultural District. Pursuant to Sections 6.3.3 and 11.5.1. The affected property is described as follows: Part of the NE1/4 SE1/4, Section 5, Graham Township. The on-site inspection of this property will be made at approximately 1:55 p.m. on September 17th, 2015.

3. 7:20 p.m. Michael and Anna McKeehan requesting a variances to 1) construct an attached garage 10 ft. from the side property line (15 ft. required) and 2) allow 27% lot coverage (25% allowed) in the R-2 Residential District Pursuant to Sections 7.4.3(e)(h) and 11.5.1. The affected property is described as follows: N120 ft. of S240 f.t of Gov’t Lot 5, Section 11, Watab Township. The on-site inspection of this property will be made at approximately 2:15 p.m. on September 17th, 2015.

4. 7:20 p.m. James and Rozella Hellman requesting a variance to place a drainfield 5 ft. from a structure (20 ft. required) in the R-3 Residential District. Pursuant to Sections 9.6.7D and 11.5.1. The affected property is described as follows: Lot 1, Block 3, Thousand Oaks, Section 9, Sauk Rapids Township.

The on-site inspection of this property will be made at approximately 2:35 p.m. on September 17th, 2015.

ANYONE wishing to appear with reference to the above requests will be heard at this meeting.

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LOCAL NEWS

Bend in the River Regional Park offers on-site learning

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History River’s Mike Hatfield to visit Benton County Historical Society

by NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

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Town: Royalton Where do you work? I work at the Rice Post Office.

What do you do? I am the clerk.

What do you enjoy most about Rice? The friendliness of the people.

What is your can’t miss television show? I really like the Big Bang Theory.

Who is your favorite author? Nelson DeMille.

What is your favorite meal? Eggplant Parmesan.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? To take one day at a time.

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What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment? That I am happy with where I’m at in my life.

The 289-acre property of Bend in the River Regional Park includes 3,300 feet of undeveloped Mississippi River shoreline with floodplain forest with an canoe launching/landing area.

It also has scenic views from the high river bluffs, along with hiking and skiing paths, and wildlife observations points.

master’s degree in museum sciences and intends to focus on the preservation and restoration of historic artifacts. His journey, which he calls History River, will allow Hatfield to visit with many communities and historical societies along the river, to exchange information and knowledge about the pieces in their collections and explore the rich history of the people who

settled these areas.

The History River trip began on Aug. 23 at the Mississippi Headwaters. Hatfield plans on stopping in Sauk Rapids for a visit to the Benton County Historical Society on Tuesday, Sept. 8 – although with weather and waters permitting all dates are approximate.

“I’ve always been passionate about the things our

PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER Bend in the River Regional Park is one-and-a-half miles south of Rice on Benton County Road 55. Folk architecture is displayed by buildings which were constructed by salvaged and repurposed materials. This spring new bathrooms and parking areas were added to the park.

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What is the best trip you’ve ever taken? A trip to Duluth.

If you had four hours to yourself, what would you do? I would sleep.

Diocese releases statement amidst more abuse claims ST. CLOUD – The Diocese of Saint Cloud has been named in two civil lawsuits alleging that Father Donald Rieder sexually abused two minors in the 1960s while he was assigned at St. James Parish in Randall and St. Anne Parish in Kimball.

The diocese has not yet had an opportunity to review the complaints and cannot comment on the specifics at this time.

In January 2014, Bishop Donald Kettler included Rieder on a list he released to the public of 33 clergy likely involved in the sexual abuse of minors in the past. Rieder was ordained in 1955 and served at St. Mary, Alexandria (1955-58); St. James, Randall (1958-64); St. Anne, Kimball (1964-69); Assumption, Morris (1969-70); St. Agnes, Roscoe (1970-71); St. Louis, Paynesville (1971-76); chaplain, St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Little Falls (1977-84); St. Stanislaus, Sobieski (198085); and St. John Cantius, St. Cloud (1985-95). After his retirement, Rieder volunteered as a chaplain at St. Cloud Hospital on his own initiative and not by appointment.

When an allegation against Rieder came forward in 2002, Bishop John Kinney removed Rieder from all public ministry. Following that allegation, the bishop convened listening sessions at the parishes in which Rieder served; however, listening sessions scheduled twice in Randall, were cancelled because of inclement weather.

PHOTO SUBMITTED Mike Hatfield will be traveling down the Mississippi in his 2,300-mile History River journey. He will be stopping in Sauk Rapids to visit the Benton County Historical Society on approximately Sept 8.

ancestors left behind – the household items, simple tools, works of art and weapons.

These artifacts allow a person to see, touch and otherwise interact with those who came before, and to do so in a way that no history book ever could,” Hatfield said.

If Hatfield has the opportunity to stop at Bend in the River Regional Park on his way through Sauk Rapids, he will have the chance to learn about the many outbuildings on the former Graves’ farm which were constructed from salvaged materials such as repurposed granite slabs, decorative tin and doors from railroad cars. He will view the utilitarian simplicity of the Dutch-inspired Queen Anne style farmhouse, and learn about the diversified farming of the family which raised pigs, potatoes, corn, chickens and many other rotated crops.

If you wish to follow Mike Hatfield’s History River journey through his blog visit www.historyriver.com. More information about Bend in the River Regional Park can be found under the parks department of the Benton County website at www.co.benton. mn.us.

Parishes hosting the sessions were directed to publish notices in their parish bulletins at least two weeks prior and to announce the sessions from the pulpit. Criminal charges also were filed against Rieder.

He was convicted after pleading guilty in 2003 and served time in jail. He died in 2013.

In light of the two new allegations, Bishop Kettler will hold listening sessions for the parish communities where Rieder served. When the schedule and specific locations for the sessions are determined, they will be announced in parish bulletins and from the pulpit; they also will be published on the diocese’s website (www.stclouddiocese.org) and in the diocesan newspaper, The Visitor.

Bishop Kettler encourages all victims of abuse to come forward. Contact information for victim advocates and county officials to whom abuse can be reported is available on-line at www.stcdio. org/about/safe-environment/ how-to-report-abuse.

The diocese’s sexual misconduct policy, first promulgated by the bishop of the Saint Cloud Diocese in 1991 and revised in 2003 and 2007, also is available on-line at www.stcdio.org/wp-content/ uploads/2013/04/misconduct_policy.pdf. The diocese aims to provide safe environments for everyone and works in compliance with the United States bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO Lot 3, Block 3, Stone must vacate the property if VERIFICATION OF THE Ridge the mortgage is not reinstated DEBT AND IDENTITY OF COUNTY IN WHICH under section 580.30 or the THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR PROPERTY IS LOCATED: property is not redeemed WITHIN THE TIME Benton under section 580.23 is 11:59 PROVIDED BY LAW IS ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL p.m. on April 21, 2016 unless NOT AFFECTED BY THIS AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: that date falls on a weekend ACTION. $169,800.00 or legal holiday, in which case NOTICE IS HEREBY AMOUNT DUE it is the next weekday, and GIVEN, that default has AND CLAIMED TO BE unless the redemption period occurred in conditions of the DUE AS OF DATE OF is reduced to 5 weeks under following described mortgage: NOTICE, INCLUDING MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or DATE OF MORTGAGE: TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY 582.032.

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Off the banks of the mighty Mississippi River about a mile-and-a half south of Rice on Benton County Road 55 lies a treasure some may have yet to find – Bend in the River Regional Park.

Since 2002, this 289-acre property has been evolving into the public park it is today, offering many recreational opportunities including hiking and skiing paths, overlooks located on the high bluffs of the Mississippi, picnic areas, wildlife observation points, and a canoe launching/landing area. It also offers a historical lesson about the land’s past and the folk architecture of the outbuildings on the property.

This past spring, additional parking was made available, interactive markers were installed, and a new drinking water and restroom facility was installed.

In fact, the area offers a perfect opportunity for traveler Mike Hatfield to make a pit-stop on his 2,300-mile canoe journey of the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

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LOCAL NEWS

Metropolitan Transportation Network drives for safety

by NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER It’s the first day of school.

The last thing a parent wants to worry about is whether their son or daughter makes it home safe on the school bus. Luckily, the staff at Metropolitan Transportation Network (MTN), which transports the children of Independent School District No. 47, understands what it takes to be good bus drivers, and has only one thing on their mind – safety.

“It’s about safety and getting to and from school,” said Terry Elness, Sauk Rapids school bus driver of 16 years.

In fact, school bus drivers and companies have an abundant amount of state and federal standards to abide by, contributing to their safety.

“Most accidents are fenderbenders. People get too close to the bus and don’t give us enough room,” said Rick Stanoch, manager of MTN, Sauk Rapids.

“Nationwide the school bus industry is the safest mode of transportation there is. Parents taking their kids to school are 33 percent more likely to have a major accident than a school bus.”

Drivers have to be on their guard at all times while transporting children, especially

PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

MTN staff April Simon (from left), Kathy Vogt, Rick Stanoch, Mark Simon, Terry Elness and Terre Martin stand alongside a school bus on Aug. 17. Each of these drivers has job responsibilities in addition to bus route driving whether it is office work, mechanics or cleaning. when there are distracted drivers on the roads.

“Now-a-days people are talking on their phone and texting. They’re not even looking.

They go right through the stop sign because they aren’t even looking,” Elness said. “You can almost see it coming, too. You can tell because their heads are down. You can tell who is not

paying attention.”

Terre Martin who has driven and been a mechanic at MTN for over a year said drivers running the stop arm is a weekly occurrence.

“By Hillside, I actually had to have the kids who were walking in front of the bus, stop and wait for a car to go through.

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Storm to stand strong

by MARIA HAGER STAFF WRITER After ending the 2014 season at 5-0-3 in the section and 6-2-3 in the Central Lakes Conference, the Sauk Rapids-Rice girl’s soccer team is looking to land at the top of their conference in the 2015 season.

“I have high expectations,” said 18-year veteran coach Kris Fremo. “The girls are hungry. They have big hopes and dreams, and I am glad that they do. They can accomplish their goals if they stay focused.”

Experienced captains are

seniors Madyson Mohs, Marianna Blair and Brooke Lorentz, all of whom have been playing soccer since age 5. Talent from the center is all-state player Mohs, and a key component for the Storm is Blair, who was injured half of the previous year.

Strong forwards are Lorentz and junior Ally Hallonquist with senior Katie Lucas acting as anchor on defense. One of the team’s concerns is securing a goalkeeper, which will come in time, said coach Fremo.

“We have four freshman goalkeepers, but none of them are ready for varsity action

to ensure no child is left on the bus before exiting the vehicle.

“It makes you cringe thinking about that,” Stanoch said of the thought of a child being left alone on a bus overnight.

“Sometimes safety features, like taller seats, make it more difficult for drivers to see sleeping children. Drivers have to be extra aware and accountable for the children on their route. The seats are designed so if there is an accident, the seats absorb the impact and the kids are protected.”

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You can’t just always yell at them, you have to talk to them,” Valiant said.

Besides specific safety rules, drivers are able to make their own rules on the bus to safeguard their riders and themselves.

“Everybody’s different,” Elness said. “It’s like parenting – you have different styles. The kids learn to accept what you do and follow the rules.”

yet. We also have a new junior keeper, Megan Ackerman, who just came out and is learning the position. Hopefully in the next few games, we will have a keeper in the net who is confident and a bit more seasoned.”

Despite securing the keeper position, the team possesses strong senior leadership.

“Our senior class is overall a talented, strong group that believes in themselves,” said PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER Fremo. “We’re focusing on atSenior Storm players are Andrea Skillingstad (front, from left), Madyson Mohs, Cassie Evans, tacking as a team and moving Brooke Lorentz; (back) Marianna Blair, Kaelyn Szymanski, Katie Lucas, Abby Schiller and forward as one unit.”

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MTN has other safety policies and devices in place in addition to their attentive drivers.

They’ve begun adding digital cameras, and buses have extra reflective tape, pop-out windows and roof hatches.

In addition, Zonar is an electronic fleet management system and GPS-like device that can either be added onto school buses or installed during manufacturing. The device stores information to protect both the students and the driver.

“We can tell where the bus is, we can tell where the bus has been. We can tell how fast the bus has been going,” Stanoch said.

The system also ensures proper pre- and post-trip inspections are complied with. Each of the 28 bus fleets has ChildCheck. This means that upon shutting off the engine to the bus, a driver must walk to the rear of the vehicle to pull a lever or press a button, checking all seats as he or she walks through

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

by ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

As the Sauk Rapids-Rice cross country team prepares for their first invitational, Coach Marie Zeilenga expects a promising season.

“We have great captains who are stepping up and supporting the younger group,” Zeilenga said.

Zeilenga has been coaching the team for five years, and sees exciting things from this years’ team, which has 42 runners on its roster.

“Our newcomers, Sam Ringger, Jack Grabinski and Julia Severson, ran for the middle school team and would often place at their meets,” Zeilenga said. “We are excited to have them join our team.”

Zeilenga is hoping, with the newcomers, the team can improve competitively as they face top teams like Alexandria, Willmar, Bemidji and Rocori.

“I expect them to give 100 percent in everything they do, both at practice and in competition,” Zeilenga said.

This year’s captains are Ian Galligan, Danny Sertich, Kenzie Froiland and Nikki Bukowski. Zeilenga sees them as excellent leaders and encouragers for the team as they approach the season.

The teams’ first home invitational will be Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m.

“I am expecting exciting things from Ian Galligan, Danny Sertich, Emma Mader and Julia Severson as we start the season,” Zeilenga said.

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SPORTS

Storm volleyball team deep, versatile

by MARK KLAPHAKE STAFF WRITER

The Sauk Rapids-Rice volleyball team finished above .500 last season and there is plenty of optimism going into the 2015 season.

The Storm return many key players from last year’s team that finished 15-14 and lost out in the Section 8AAA quarterfinals.

“Many of our primary passers are back and we’ve got more height than I’ve ever had,” said head coach Dave Anderson, who is in his second stint as coach. Anderson led the team from 1994-2000 and then returned last year.

“We have good athletic ability.”

Senior Kyra Harvey, senior Brooke Butkkowski, sophomore Bailey Becker are returning hitters this year. Senior libero Kahlen Manthey, junior Brooke Torvig and senior Adrienne Bagley are returning defensive specialists and senior Morgan Held is a returning setter.

Harvey, Held and Manthey have been selected as captains. Each brings something different to the court for the Storm.

“Kyra leads by example.

She can pound the ball and has worked on her overall game. Morgan has good touch and betters the ball. Kahlen is

a blue-collar worker. She is very good at reading the other hitters and getting herself in a good position,” Anderson said. “They are leaders by example and know what to say when need be.”

The team started practice Aug. 17 with one simple goal.

“We’ve been asking them to get better each time they get on the court and they’ve been doing that so far this season,” Anderson said. “They’ve come to practice every day ready to go.”

The Storm played in three scrimmages already this fall, including a home tournament Aug. 27 when St. Cloud Cathedral, Becker and Melrose came to visit.

“I thought we held our own against those three teams,” Anderson said.

Anderson said he really likes his team’s scrappiness and considers defense and depth important going into the season.

“We’ve got to pass well.

We need to slow the ball down in the front row. We’ve got kids that will fly around the court to get the ball. Our thing is go after everything,” Anderson said.

He added, “We have a number of players that can play a number of positions.

The versatility of what they can play and do is a strength.”

The Storm open their

PHOTO BY MARK KLAPHAKE

The Sauk Rapids-Rice volleyball captains are Kyra Harvey (from left), Morgan Held and Kahlen Manthey.

Central Lakes Conference schedule with a road game Sept. 3 in Monticello. Their first three games are away and they don’t play at home until they host a varsity tournament Sept. 12.

year-in and year-out has a strong program, but I expect us to be in the mix,” Anderson said. “If we play to the best of our ability each and every night good things will happen.”

Bemidji calms Storm 46-26

by BRYAN ZOLLMAN STAFF WRITER

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Bemidji would score late in the first quarter to make it an 8-6 game, but injuries and mistakes led to a second quarter swoon as Bemidji took advantage of two botched snaps

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score, coach Magnuson turned to his second string offense for some playing time and they didn’t disappoint, as junior quarterback Gage Dooley hit sophomore receiver Nathan Dooley down the sidelines for an 82-yard touchdown.

Despite the loss, Magnuson said his kids played hard, and despite a lull in the second quarter, played well.

“We are very proud of our kids,” he said. “We competed well. Bemidji is a big team with a ton of depth. But our kids kept coming at them.”

Johnson finished the game with seven completions on 13 attempts for 146 yards and the one touchdown. He also had 29 rushing yards including his second quarter score. Keske led the team with 39 yards on 11 carries. Keller caught two passes for two yards and Waldorf caught one pass for the 82-yard score to lead the receivers.

The loss brings the Storm to 1-1 on the season. They will host Rocori this Friday night in Sauk Rapids. Rocori beat Big Lake 34-7 in their season opener and last Friday defeated Willmar 41-20.

“They are a very good football team,” said Magnuson. “They are very aggressive on defense and very opportunistic on offense.”

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Sauk Rapids 8 6 6 6 – 26 Bemidji 6 20 13 7 – 46 Scoring sumary: 1st quarter SR – Korey Keske 6 Yd Run (Koby Thelen Run) B – Logan Hatrfield 2 Yd Run (Run failed) 2nd quarter B – Jalin Rose 15 Yd Run (Kick) B – Hatfield 10 Yd Run (Kick) SR – Mathew Johnson 1 Yd Run (Nathan Waldorf Kick) B – 6 Yd Run (Kick failed) 3rd quarter B – Alex Vollen 12 Yd Pass from Rose (Run Failed) B – Hatfield 1 Yd Run (Kick) SR – Daunte Keller 57 Yd Pass form Johnson (Kick Failed) 4th quarter B – Hatfield 11 Yd Run (Kick) SR – Waldorf 82 YD Pass from Gage Dolley (Run failed) Individual statistics: Rushing: SR – Keske 11-39 TD, Johnson 11-29 TD, Holmes 2-12, Thelen 4-11, Newbanks 2-6; B – Hatfield 34-198 4TD, Solien 3-63, Rose 4-50 TD, Page 8-30.

Passing: SR – Johnson 7-13-146 TD, Rose 3-7-40 TD. Receiving: SR – Waldorf 1-82 TD, Keller 2-64 TD, Thelen 2-32, Kranz 1-23, Keske 1-10; B – Vollen 2-30 TD, Solien 3-27.

Team statistics: Total plays: SR 52, B 73; Total Yards: SR 313, B 431; Passing yards: SR 228, B 79; Rushing yards : SR 85, B 352; First downs: SR 10, B 22; Turnovers: SR 2, B 2.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Girl’s tennis team remains solid

by ANNA SALDANA STAFF WRITER

The girl’s tennis team, consisting of players from Sauk Rapids-Rice, Apollo and Cathedral, is strong as they prepare for the upcoming season. Over 20 of the girls will be representing Sauk Rapids-Rice. Coach Trisha Bemboom, who is in her ninth year of coaching, sees some promising players.

“We have an amazing line up of girls that are returning,” Bemboom said.

Key players in this year’s lineup are Megan Bemboom, Megan Koprek, Rachel Leen, Bailey Seppelt, Keanna Brudwick and Jacque Middendorf.

Strong players that are joining the team, and have already

been playing in preseason matches, are Grace Middendorf, Taryn Czech and Amber McClelland.

As the season gets underway, Bemboom wants the girls to work together as a team, rather than focusing on winning the individual matches.

“The girls are a cohesive group and working hard at being a team as we are coming together from three different schools,” Bemboom said.

“We are playing each point out and focusing on each individual point versus just winning our game.”

As the girls are working together as a team, they also are determined to work hard and stay mentally focused during their matches, some-

thing that Bemboom sees as a strength for the team.

Bemboom is working to help the team improve on their footwork and their consistency in shots.

The team will have some great competition throughout the conference. And as they face those teams, Bemboom has expectations for her team.

“My expectations would be to continue to focus on one match at a time, work together as a team, and develop wellrounded athletes that will show great sportsmanship and leadership on and off the courts,” Bemboom said.

The team’s first match PHOTO SUBMITTED will be on Thursday, Sept. 3 at This year’s tennis team, consisting of players from Sauk Rapids-Rice, Apollo and Cathedral, 4:30 p.m. at St. Cloud Apollo is strong. The team has over 20 girls that will represent Sauk Rapids-Rice.

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Storm puts top-tier to use

Squad hosts Holdingford, travels to invitational

by MARIA HAGER STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

The Sauk Rapids-Rice girls dove into their season with two meets this week, hosting and easily defeating Holdingford Aug. 27, and traveling to Willmar Aug. 29 for their first invitational of the season where they finished fifth of nine squads.

There was no question of the Storm’s talent, as they started out strong against Holdingford, winning six of eight events to begin the day to lead 69-38. And, the Storm never let their lead slip as they finished the day with a commanding victory, 101-79.

“As coaches, we always stress getting off to a great start during our competitive season,” said coach Ray Nelson.

Proving their strengths, swimmers Larissa Kleen, Ella Benoit, Anna Lucas and Sabel Omvongkot placed first in the 200 medley relay. Taking first in the 200 freestyle relay were

Benoit, Mikayla Zaske, Bailey Olson and Omvongkot.

“We enjoy having a number of strong swimmers, allowing us to put together some very competitive relay teams,” said Nelson.

Benoit took first in the 200 IM while Omvongkot captured first in the 50 and 100 freestyle events. Senior Kleen took two events, placing first in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.

Kelsey Christensen led the squad in diving, placing 2nd with a final score of 126.45.

Christensen was followed by teammates Maria Roesner in third and Taylor Daniels fifth.

200 MR: Larissa Kleen, Ella Benoit, Anna Lucas, Sabel Omvongkot 1st 1:56.11; Tana Hendrickson, Bailey Olson, Madison Davis, Mikayla Zaske 3rd 2:05.96 200 FS: Hendrickson 2nd 2:16.13, Davis 3rd 2:22.10 200 IM: Benoit 1st 2:27.95, Olson 3rd 2:34.49 50 FS: Omvongkot 1st 26.38, Lucas 2nd 27.05, Zaske 4th 28.41 1MTR Diving: Kelsey Christensen 2nd 126.45, Maria Roesner 3rd 102.35, Taylor Daniels 5th

83.95 100 FLY: Kleen 1st 1:06.79, Davis 2nd 1:12.13 100 FS: Omvongkot 1st 1:00.65 500 FS: Lucas 1st 5:39.60, Dehn 2nd 6:38.07 200 FSR: Benoit, Zaske, Olson, Omvongkot 1st 1:49.12 100 BK: Kleen 1st 1:06.10, Hendrickson 2nd 1:10.83 Junior Varsity Team Score: Sauk-Rapids Rice 74, Holdingford 48

Sauk Rapids-Rice 5th 295, Melrose 1st place 465 The girls held their own at their first invitational, placing among the top five in eight events, while winning the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and sophomore swimmer, Ella Benoit, taking first in the 100 breaststroke. Benoit followed eighth-grader Anna Lucas in the 200 IM taking fourth and second, respectively. Strong swimming sophomore Sabel Omvongkot captured fifth in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free.

“It is great to see our swimmers do so well against a

Kelsey Christensen placed 2nd in one meter diving with a score of 126.45.

number of other teams, some of which we face multiple times throughout our season,” said Nelson.

The Storm finished the day in fifth place with 295, just above Willmar in sixth at 230.

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200 MR: Anna Lucas, Ella Benoit, Larissa Kleen, Sabel Omvongkot 1st 1:58.01 200 FS: Madison Davis 15th 2:22.56, Mikayla Zaske 17th 2:23.97 200 IM: Lucas 2nd 2:23.78, Benoit 4th 2:28.96 50 FS: Omvongkot 5th 27.10 100 FLY: Kleen 2nd 1:05.61, Davis 10th 1:14.98 100 FS: Omvongkot 1:00.55, Bailey Olson 10th 1:01.22 500 FS: Lucas 3rd 5:48.51, Tana Hendrickson 12th 6:20.32 200 FSR: Lucas, Benoit, Kleen, Omvongkot 1st 1:45.41 100 BK: Kleen 3rd 1:06.14, Hendrickson 10th 1:11.36 100 BR: Benoit 1st 1:10.71, Olson 8th 1:18.82 400 FSR: Mya Reinert, Zaske, Olson, Hendrickson 7th 4:08.47

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SPORTS

For love of the game Christie amongst Hall of Fame Class of 2015

by BRYAN ZOLLMAN STAFF WRITER As a freshman football player at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, Jeremy Christie asked his football coach, Ken Hill, if there were any footballs he could check out for the summer so he could practice his

kicking.

Coach Hill gave Christie a half dozen of the oldest, worn out balls the team had.

“They all had lumps and were missing stitches and were very distorted,” Christie said.

“But, I kicked those balls all summer with my mom, and the

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Jeremy Christie’s family – Jeremy and Denise with their children Jackson, 4, Lauren, 6 and Teddy, 2.

next year, I won the kicking job.”

It was that kind of attitude and work ethic that catapulted Christie into high school stardom, and now, to the prestigious Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Christie, a 1995 graduate, will join Nona Saldana (‘90), Mike Rinke (‘81) and Greta Bauer (‘00) as the newest hall of fame members with an induction ceremony to be held Sept. 26.

A three-sport star, Christie was a natural athlete who simply loved to play the game, no matter what season it was.

The year he earned the starting kicking job in football, he also earned a spot as a running back.

Football fans may remember Christie running and kicking for the 1994 squad that went undefeated in the regular season, but lost by a point in the playoffs to Princeton.

“We only gave up 10 points all season that year,” Christie said. “We had a big offensive line. It was easy to score behind those guys. That was a lot of fun to be a part of.”

Christie’s prowess on the football field earned him the record as the school’s top scorer.

It also earned him a chance to play college football. He initially attended the University of North Dakota and then transferred to St. Johns’ University where he played for legendary coach John Gagliardi.

“I learned a lot from Coach Gagliardi,” Christie said. “It was never a job there. It was just a bunch of guys who had fun playing football.”

While his football play was legendary, his hockey skills weren’t far behind. Like many Minnesota pucksters, Christie started young and benefitted from having a dad as a youth

Sauk Rapids-Rice Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Mike Rinke (’81) Nona Saldana (’90) Jeremy Christie (’95) Greta Bauer (’00) Hall of Fame Social Friday, Sept. 25 Sauk Rapids VFW (after football game) Induction Brunch Sat. Sept. 26, 10 a.m.

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hockey coach.

“My mom and dad started me skating when I was 2 years old,” he said.

“And ever since I was little, I went to all the practices with my dad.”

By the time he was a freshman he was ready for varsity hockey. Coach Sheldon Weston saw enough in the young player to give him a chance at varsity.

“Coach Weston was a really good guy,” said Christie.

“He dressed me a couple times as a freshman. He was really good at teaching the game and instilling confidence in young players.”

Christie will never forget his first game. It was against Wadena and he netted a goal on his very first shift.

“I still have the puck from that one,” he said.

By the time he finished his high school hockey career, he ranked second on the school’s all-time scoring list. Today he still ranks sixth.

Come spring, Christie traded in the skates for baseball cleats and was a three-year starter on the varsity as a catcher. In ninth grade, he ran track and played baseball. A testa-

Jeremy Christie became the all-time leading scorer in his three years of varsity football action. Christie was both the kicker and running back. ment to his athleticism was that he took third place in a varsity track meet in the pole vault and still holds the junior high polevaulting record.

After graduating, he decided to pursue a career in education. During high school he worked as a student assistant in some elementary classrooms and enjoyed the setting.

“I just really enjoyed being in the classroom with kids,” he said.

That led him to an elementary education degree, and after teaching in Dodge City near Rochester, he came back home to raise his family. He and his wife, Denise have three children – Lauren, 6, Jackson, 4 and Teddy, 2 — and teach at his alma mater.

Christie has been teaching for 16 years, and is in his sec-

ond year of teaching fifth grade at Mississippi Heights. He is also an assistant football coach for the Storm. And now, he is a member of the hall of fame.

“There are so many great athletes who have come through here,” he said. “I never really thought about it. But I am really honored to be a part of that group.”

For Christie, sports was never about individual scoring records, or even one day reaching the hall of fame. It was just about playing the games he loved with his friends.

“I just loved being part of a team,” he said. “I never really thought about stats or records.

I just played for the love of the game and because my teammates were counting on me.”

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Boys show resilience in hard fought games

Sauk Rapids 1, Monticello 1 The Storm faced a tie in overtime play in a game fought out at their home field on Aug. 29.

Rapids boys scored first with a late goal in the first half by senior Patrick O’Brien, assisted by freshman Kole Kutzera.

Monticello tied the game halfway through the second half. Neither team was able to secure the win in overtime.

“It was another great game,” Keller said. “I thought we were the better team, but couldn’t put the ball in the net and had miscommunication on the goal that we let up.”

Baker had 14 saves for the Storm.

“The tie is frustrating, but at the same time, we didn’t lose in overtime like our first game, so I feel like that was an improvement,” Keller said. “We’ll win the next overtime game.”

Sauk Rapids 3, St. John’s Prep 2 The ball fell in Sauk Rapid’s favor on Monday when the

by MARIA HAGER STAFF WRITER The Sauk Rapids-Rice boy’s team kicked off their season with a little bit of everything last week, winning one, losing one and ending in a tie in overtime play.

The boys traveled to Mound Westonka Aug. 27 where they lost 3-2 in a late overtime penalty shot. An exciting game, the Storm fell behind early at 1-0. Junior Bjorn Hanson equalized the game with a quick score assisted by junior Grant Marolf.

The Storm then struck again to take the lead in the first half with a goal from junior Ramiro Yanez-Nunez, assisted by senior Jared Timm.

It wasn’t enough to take the

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team traveled to face St. John’s Prep.

An uneventful first half led to both teams opening up in the second. St. John’s Prep scored first with an early shot.

Sauk Rapids responded with a goal from junior Kieran Emery assisted by Hanson.

Hanson then scored, assisted by Marolf, to put the Storm up 2-1.

But, St. John’s responded just a few minutes later to tie the game at 2-2. With two minutes left in regulation play, Marolf was fouled in the box and was rewarded with a penalty shot, which he scored to secure the win.

“The boys rallied late in the game and really took over the last 20 minutes after not playing our best early on,” Keller said. “They showed great character and resilience after letting up the first goal and also the tying goal.”

Sauk Rapids hosted Little Falls last night and will welcome Sartell to their home field on Thursday, Sept. 3.

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“If somebody comes in and needs something that has to do with propane, there’s a lot of knowledge in this office,” said Russ Roth, who has worked in the propane industry for 38 years. “We have a lot of experience. We can answer most questions. We may not give you the answers that you want, but you’re going to get the answers that will keep you safe.”

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“The Sauk Rapids office serves customers from Motley to Cokato to Saint Joseph to Milaca. The company, which has other offices throughout the state, can pretty much handle anyone in the state of Minnesota,” Roth said.

With fall on its way, hunting and ice fishing seasons will shortly be upon us.

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