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Friday, May 1, 2015 Volume 1, Issue 1 Est. 2015
Robyn Paul has ‘huge heart to help others’ by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Town Crier Taste of St. Cloud to be held May 4
The Franciscan Community Volunteers, a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, invites the public to attend their fundraiser, the sixth annual Taste of St. Cloud from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 4 at the Territory Golf Course’s Coyote Moon Grill, 480 55th Ave. SE, St. Cloud. Guests will enjoy an array of delicious cuisines from 16 local restaurants. There will be live entertainment and a silent auction. For more information, head to fcvonline. org or fslf.org, or contact Pat Schlauderaff at 320-229-0307 or pschlauderaff@fslf.org.
‘We ride for Cody’ set for May 9
Cody Nuckolls, St. Joseph, was killed in a hit-and-run April 13. Cody was 5 years old. His family, including older sister Hanna, mother Lorraine, and his father Ryan need support. A group is organizing a fundraising motorcycle and car ride from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 9. The ride will go from Stoney’s Bar in Rockville, to Trappers Pub and Grub in Farming, then to Shady’s Bar and Grill in New Munich, to Countryside Saloon in St. Anna, and finally ending at Trobec’s Bar and Grill in St. Stephen. Cody’s favorite color is red, so wear red to show support and love for Cody. All money raised from this event goes to the Nuckolls family.
Stamp Out Hunger set May 9
Stamp Out Hunger, the largest one-day food drive in the nation, returns to Central Minnesota on Saturday, May 9. The National Association of Letter Carriers will host the event collecting food donations to benefit local food shelves. In the St. Cloud area, the drive will benefit the Salvation Army Food Shelf and Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf. To participate, residents should place non-perishable food donations in their mailbox or post office prior to their mail being delivered on May 9. Cash and checks will also be accepted. Checks can be made payable to Catholic Charities or the Salvation Army. Local Boy Scout Troops are partnering with the NALC to collect the food. They will also volunteer at the distribution center. Find more information at nalc. org/community-service/fooddrive.
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Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year Robyn Paul (right) pauses for a photo with the woman who nominated her for the award, Jenny Zimmer, who is the volunteer coordinator for the Good Shepherd Community Home in Sauk Rapids. Paul, Zimmer said, is a joy to be around for residents, other volunteers and employees because she imparts a sense of fun to everyone she meets.
For camera-shy Robyn Paul, who describes herself as a private person, the last week or two has been quite a squirmy ordeal. It started when a colleague tricked her into thinking she had to come to Good Shepherd Community Home to help train a new volunteer. When she arrived, she walked into the room and was greeted with balloons, flowers, flash cameras going off like gangbusters and grinning people making a fuss over her. She was mortified to learn she’d been selected as the Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year for 2015. “I was really, really embarrassed,” she recalled, during a speech she gave at a reception honoring her. “And I just want-
ed to crawl in a hole.” But then one of her nephews, Kyle Johnson, saved the day. Aware of her awkward embarrassment of winning the award, he emailed her a simple threeword command: “Robyn, just embrace it!” And then she got to thinking, there’s no way they’re going to revoke the honor so she might as well go with the flow. Well-wishers, colleagues, city officials and family gathered at the Sauk Rapids Government Center April 27 for a cake-andcoffee reception, followed by an awards ceremony for Paul and for the four other nominees for the annual honor. Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson read a proclamation declaring April 27 as “Robyn Paul Day.” Lisa Braun, herself a former Citizen of the Year (2002), introduced Paul to the audience and Paul • page 3
School district Walk for Life set May 1 by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com
The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District’s annual Walk for Life, which raises money for the American Cancer Society, is today – May 1. Students and staff at district school buildings participate in this service project to raise money to help fight cancer. Organizer and library media specialist Cindy Hiedeman said the district raised more
than $28,000 last year. Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School students and staff spent the week participating in creative activities to help raise money for the cause. On April 24, they gathered in the community art center for a kick-off celebration. After the kick-off, they had a chance to create and decorate posters to celebrate, remember or show support for people who have fought or are fighting cancer. The posters
Newsleader expands to Sauk Rapids by Editorial Staff news@thenewsleaders.com
The Newsleader brand of newspapers, owned by Von Meyer Publishing Inc. of St. Joseph, is bringing its Von Pinnon unique style of news to Sauk Rapids every Friday in your mailbox. The St. Joseph Newsleader has been in operation since 1989, while the Sartell Newsleader has since 1994. The Newsleaders, including the Sauk Rapids Newsleader, are published every Friday and distributed free of
charge through the U.S. Postal Service to residents of each zip code. The Sauk Rapids Newsleader will reach everyone in the 56379 zip code area. Janelle Von Pinnon, St. Cloud, is the owner and publisher of all three papers. She is assisted by: Dennis Dalman, Rice, as editor; Tara Wiese, Sauk Rapids, as production manager/ designer; Julie Kemper, Melrose, as sales director; Logan Gruber, Sartell, as operations manager/ assignment editor; Glen Lauer, St. Joseph, as delivery driver; Greg Hartung, St. Joseph, as substitute delivery driver; as well as multiple freelance writers. Primary support for the Newsleader • page 5
will be placed along their path as they walk. “Here at SRRMS, we’re a family and as one we’re committed to the Walk for Life cause,” said eighth-grade teacher Cindy McMillan. “During the kick-off celebration we laughed and cried. We are touched by the battle scars many of us carry and we reach out to help one another find peace.” With a donation of $1, students could wear a hat on
both Friday, April 24 and May 1. A Walk for Life store located in the commons was open 7:30-8:05 a.m. daily April 27May 1. Funds from purple and pink headbands, necklaces, bracelets and other items purchased will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Students also had a chance to Flush Out Cancer by donating dollars during advisory time. The top six advisories Walk • page 4
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Mayor Brad Gunderson accepts a copy of the inaugural issue of the Sauk Rapids Newsleader from Logan Gruber, operations manager. The Newsleader will be delivered via U.S. Postal Service to every home and business in the 56379 zip code every Friday. The paper will also be delivered directly to drop sites throughout the city, including city hall, on Thursday afternoons.
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Community ‘ACT’s’ on Alzheimer’s by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
Barb Rebischke and Jodi Speicher are proud of the work Sauk Rapids is doing in becoming more dementia-friendly during the past year. At the April 27 city council meeting, they presented an update on their project. One year ago, their team submitted an application for – and was awarded – an $8,000 grant to work on preparing Sauk Rapids an “ACT on Alzheimer’s” community. “We are one of the founding fathers of this movement,” Rebischke said. “ACT on Alzheimer’s” is a volunteer-driven organization bringing Minnesotans together to create supportive environments for everyone touched by Alzheimer’s disease while preparing Minnesota for its impacts. Sauk Rapids is one of only 33 communities in the state that was awarded grant money.
A dementia-friendly community is one which is informed about dementia and is safe and respectful of those with the disease as well as their families and caregivers. Such a community also provides support and options that foster an increased quality of life. In October 2014, the “ACT on Alzheimer’s” team here started a community survey to find out what citizens, churches, community groups and city administrators envisioned for a dementia-friendly community. The results of this survey were presented during a community visioning meeting in March. “The city was gracious enough to let us post our information on their website,” Speicher said. The team, comprised of people from various walks of life across the Sauk Rapids area compiled various resources specific to the Sauk Rapids community on a page on the city’s website, which can be found by navigating to ci.sauk-rap-
ids.mn.us, clicking on “Residents” near the top of the page, and then clicking on “ACT on Alzheimer’s” underneath the “In Residents:” section on the lower left-hand side of the page. “Click onto our website . . . just to help yourself be more aware,” Rebischke said. According to the group’s website, “Currently, there are more than 89,000 Minnesotans over age 65 living with this disease. It’s the sixth leading cause of death and the only one in the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Based on the current Sauk Rapids population, it’s estimated about 1,320 residents are over 65 years of age. Of those, an estimated 146 have Alzheimer’s. It’s also estimated there are about 440 residents over age 85, of which 146 are estimated to have Alzheimer’s. As the senior population increases, there will be more and more people Alzheimer’s • page 8
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People Two Sauk Rapids students were among 25 who earned Excellence in Leadership Awards from St. Cloud State University during an April 26 banquet in Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud. They are the following: Abigail Rasmussen majoring in management; and Tiffany Smith majorRasmussen ing in communication sciences and disorders. Both are graduates of Sauk Rapids-Rice Hish School and are undergraduates studying at SCSU. The Excellence is Leadership Award is the University’s highest award for student leadership, r e c o g n i z i n g Smith seniors and second-year graduate students who have made outstanding contributions through leadership, service and scholarship to SCSU and the St. Cloud community. “The exciting thing for me is it’s always such a diverse group of students who really represent a cross-section of St. Cloud State,” said David McCandless, assistant director for Campus Programs and Spirit Groups. Students received a certificate of excellence and a medallion to recognize their work and leadership. Mark Gargus of Sauk Rapids will be awarded his master’s degree in business administration on Saturday, May 2 at the
University of Mary, Bismarck, N.D. A live stream of the commencement ceremonies can be viewed at umary.edu/graduation. Benton County Agricultural Society was among 29 regional arts projects that was recently awarded a $4,035 grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board for its Heritage Arts and Culture Education presentation and demonstration by Foci Glass Blowers of Minnesota Aug. 3-9 during the Benton County Fair in Sauk Rapids. Other local entities awarded funding include the following: College of St. Benedict, CentraCare Health Foundation, Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud, Downtown St. Cloud Art Crawl, Great Northern Theatre Company, Land of Lakes Choir Boys, Mississippi Strings Camp, Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud Municipal Band, St. Cloud Film Festival, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra and Visual Arts Minnesota. Three criteria are used in evaluating applications: Artistic quality and merit; ability of the organization to carry out the proposal; and the needs of the community. Funding for these CMAB Grants is provided through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the state’s general fund, and its Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund created by the Voters of Minnesota. For more on the other 18 local events that were funded as well as brief summaries of all 29 regional projects, visit www. thenewsleaders.com and click on May 1 People.
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Paul from front page presented her with the award. Paul thanked many people and gave her husband, Steven, a special thanks for being so supportive. “This award really is an honor,” she said. “Thank you!” Since 2006, Paul has been a volunteer at the Good Shepherd Community Home in Sauk Rapids, working in its Northern Delights Coffee and Gift Store. She has given 1,000 hours of her time to residents, employees and any one else she happened to meet. In her award citation, Paul was praised for being “dedi-
cated, considerate, caring and funny,” with a flair for humor that can get people laughing at the drop of a hat. She was also honored for volunteering during the last 20 years at the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District. The citation also reads: “Whether it is lending a smile, hug or a shoulder to cry on, Robyn has a reputation for always putting others before herself. She is always willing to step up and help wherever she is needed through her volunteer work . . . It is because of Robyn’s passion for helping others and her seemingly endless ability to give back to the Sauk Rapids community that Robyn Paul has been selected as the 2015 Sauk Rapids Citizen
of the Year.” She was described by her family as “having a huge heart to help others.” Paul was nominated for the award by Jenny Zimmer, volunteer coordinator at Good Shepherd Community Home. “We are so lucky to have her,” Zimmer told the Sauk Rapids Newsleader at the reception. “She’s so funny. She always makes us laugh.” The Pauls have two sons, Joel (wife Martina) and Danny (wife Holly). Joel and Martina have two young children, Lyla and Landon. All were at the reception. Also honored at the awards ceremony were the other four nominees for this year’s award. (See related story.)
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At an awards ceremony April 27, Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson reads a proclamation in honor of Citizen of the Year Robyn Paul (right), making April 27 Robyn Paul Day in the city. The luncheon and awards ceremony took place in the Sauk Rapids Government Center.
Five ‘citizen’ nominees receive warm praises by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A moment of sadness descended on the Sauk Rapids Government Center April 27 when the name of Rollie Doroff was announced as one of the six nominees for Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year. Doroff, who had been nominated for the award earlier this spring, died April 5, Easter Sunday, at the age of 81. Doroff and four others were honored as nominees, along with Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year Robyn Paul (See related story.) Program emcee Lisa Braun said Doroff would have been “humbled and honored to receive this award.” Doroff’s
widow, Winnie, accepted the award for her late husband. Doroff was owner/publisher of the Sauk Rapids Herald for 45 years. He began working at the newspaper in 1953. Other nominees honored at the honors ceremony at the Government Center were the following: Sandy Grosland, who was the Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education director for 21 years and will retire this June. She was praised for her involvement with Sauk Rapids Community Youth Connection, Stars of the Storm and the Sauk Rapids Riverside and St. Cloud Southsiders Lions Club. Grosland was not able to be present at the awards ceremony.
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Above: The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district is participating in the annual Walk for Life May 1. One event students and staff at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School participated in was the rolling purple toilet which visited sixth-grade teacher Chanda Larson’s classroom. Pictured are Gage Henry(in front); (middle row, left to right) Allison Stiegel, Anja Hanson and Dacia Douma; (back row, left to right) Elijah Woggon, Chanda Larson, Veronica Peacock, Ady Froiland and Logan Ludwig. Above right: The rolling toilet also visited Brenda Boser and her seventh-grade students. Pictured are (front left) Zach Vogel; (front right) Katlyn Schulz, Katelyn Fouquette, Rachel Sikes and Kierah Kraemer; (middle row, left to right) Grant Lovitz, Jared Spohn, Josh Virnig, Trace Wagner, Isabelle Langer, Patrick Holder, Emberlyn Sander, Cameron Hanson, Boser, Breanna Westby, Grace Martin and Madison Davidson; and (far back) Michael Costello.
with the most money collected were able to help pick which classroom/office area two rolling purple toilets would be rolled to. The teacher or office staff where the toilet was rolled to either got their picture taken with the toilet or he/she could pay $5 to roll the toilet along to a different classroom. Hiedeman said the toilets usually stopped at six classrooms or more each day. “It was so awesome to see
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the purple toilets cruising the halls,” said seventh-grade student Tiffany Emerson. “One of my teachers received it over four times. Walk For Life is a great way to raise money to cure cancer and a good way to show we care by making detailed posters for our walking path.” Each morning in the commons, buckets with a toilet seat on top were set out for students to toss coins into. Different grade levels had their own port-a-potty. “Walk for Life is a very moving and touching service project,” Hiedeman said. “Cancer has touched many staff and students and we are
committed to do all we can to help fund research and find a cure for this awful disease.” “(It’s) a great way to get money to cure cancer and show people we care,” said sixth-grade student Hannah Krippner. “Together, we can create big change and we can ‘flush out’ cancer,” said sixth-grader Emma Johnson. Middle-school walkers plan to walk from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Students and staff at Pleasantview Elementary, Mississippi Heights Elementary, Rice Elementary, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School and Sauk Rapids-Rice High School are also participating in the fundraiser.
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It was sad news far and wide when Roland “Rollie” Doroff passed away April 5, Easter Sunday. Everyone associated with newspapers knows Doroff as a legend in journalism who was at the helm of the oldest newspaper in the state – more than 170 years old, to be exact. Doroff began working at the Sauk Rapids Herald in the mid-1950s and bought the paper in 1970. For 60 years, Doroff was so dedicated to that paper and delivering local news to Sauk Rapids residents that some said he must have had newspaper ink coursing through his veins. He was passionately committed to his family, his newspaper, his beloved city. Rollie knew Sauk Rapids like the back of his hand – better than the back of his hand. After his family, people in general and pets, he loved the newspaper-and-printing business more than anything. He did it all – proofreading, setting type, doing printing jobs, doing bindery work, reporting. And he did it all through the many rapid, startling technological changes that have occurred in the newspapering business during the past half century. This new newspaper, the Sauk Rapids Newsleader, which made its debut May 1, cannot fill the void left by Doroff’s passing. His shoes would be impossible to fill. But, with Doroff as our inspiration, we hope to bring some of his passionate dedication to our coverage of the news in Sauk Rapids, and we hope Doroff would be pleased with our efforts. We are very excited to be a part of Sauk Rapids, which is a dynamic, unique and flourishing river city, with interesting businesses, beautiful parks, friendly down-home people, an outstanding school system, long-established and cherished churches, and those wonderful old atmospheric homes up and down the picturesque hilly streets in the east of the city. Sauk Rapids sports its charms in every nook and cranny of the city. We want our readers and advertisers to feel the Sauk Rapids Newsleader is their very own paper. We intend to cover news stories such as city-council business, interesting developments in the schools and city happenings, such as the fun summer festivals. We also want to highlight the soul of any city – its people – by writing feature stories about interesting people and their lives. To help us do that, we need you the readers to keep those story tips coming our way. No newspaper can exist without a thriving two-way communication between the news staff and the people they cover. This newspaper will be delivered, free of charge, every Friday to every residence and business in the city limits of Sauk Rapids. We encourage readers to call us or email us with story ideas. Call the Sauk Rapids Newsleader at 320-363-7741 or email us at news@ thenewsleaders.com.
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Opinion Sauk Rapids evokes many good memories My mind often brims over with fond memories of Sauk Rapids. Although I was born in south St. Cloud, right by the college, my Dad would often bring us kids to Sauk Rapids, especially when he would pick up bottled milk from the Sauk Rapids Dairy. Later, Sauk Rapids Lions Park became one of my family’s favorite places to visit. We kids used to love to go there to watch the ducks cavorting in the river and waddling up the river bank to gobble up the bread crumbs we’d toss to them. Mom would always save stale “day-old” bread just for the river ducks. When they became older, my parents enjoyed bringing their dog, Dill, over to that park where they would sit for hours, relaxing, throwing sticks for Dill to fetch. Every time they’d return from their park visit, I could swear they looked mysteriously, suddenly younger. My favorite memories of Sauk Rapids have to do with the Benton County Fair. Every summer we and our neighbor friends loved nothing better than to go to the county fair. Sometimes our dad or their dads would drive us to the fair, but more often than not we’d walk the long route, across the 10th Street bridge, which was near our neighborhood and then past Grandpa and Grandma Dalman’s little house north of Selke Field and then northward along the pleasant residential roads all the way to the fairgrounds. Wild with excitement, clutching our sweaty dimes and quarters (a quarter bought a lot in those days – the 1950s and 1960s), we’d stroll the midway, relishing its riot of garish colors (es-
Dennis Dalman Editor pecially after dark), its calliope music, its swarms of people and its wonderful aromas wafting everywhere: popcorn, corn dogs, hamburgers and the almost sickly sweet but delectable smell of gooey cotton candy. And then there were all those fun arcade games. We loved to play the “crane” machine, manipulating a minicrane that, if you were skillful enough, would grab little toys inside the glass box. While playing the arcade games, we made sure to save enough for the thrilling rides: the Octopus, the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Ferris Wheel and that terrifying monster, the Bullet. The first time I rode that, it was Dad who coaxed me to ride with him. I freaked out, certain I was heading straight to death. I was so thankful when my feet were back on the ground, I almost bent down and kissed the sawdust dirt. But, go figure, I rode the Bullet again a few days later with my brother, and again and again through the years. I was scared every time and loved every minute of it. Another highlight of the fair was to visit the big places that housed the farm animals, the fish and fowl. Being city slickers, most animals were so alien-looking to us kids, and we’d gawk at them as if they were aliens from another planet. I’m sure the animals gawked back at us the same way.
Those were such happy summer days, those days at the Benton County Fair. To this day, I love going to that fair every summer. What a nostalgia rush it is to go there, like reliving memories of a lifetime so far away and yet right in the here and now. I also love the Benton County Fairgrounds because in our teen years, we kids would often go to the dances there in the Benton County Ballroom. My mother worked there Friday and Saturday nights as a waitress, along with our good neighbors Alma Fahnhorst and her husband, John, who was a bouncer at the ballroom. We kids loved to go there and hear the bands, many of them local, like the Green Men, who sported dyed green hair long before the Age of Punk. We kids would also sometimes spike our Coca-Colas with pints of whiskey we’d smuggle in, pints filched from parents’ liquor cabinets. Luckily, we never got caught. Nowadays, I still enjoy going to Sauk Rapids. I often shop at the Coborn’s store there, which is my favorite Coborn’s in the area. The new Dollar Store is also a good place to shop, if you’re into bargains, and who isn’t these days? Lions Park just isn’t what it used to be on account of the new bridge. I was peeved about that new bridge, but once it was built, I’m all for it. Contrary to what I’d thought, it enhanced – not ruined – the downtown Sauk Rapids area. I’m happy I’ll get to cover Sauk Rapids issues in this newspaper, and I’m eager to meet and write about the many interesting people who live in that city. If you have any ideas for stories, please call me at 320-363-7741.
Wow how things have changed In years past, couples met in traditional ways and places. Many met their life partners in school or church or at work. There were clubs, the Scouts, FFA and FHA. Most of us had several dates before we settled on one person. Some, like me, were set up for blind dates. In fact, that is how I met my wife of 52 years. There was the usual courtship. We went out on dates. We shared time together and learned about each other. For the most part, it worked. People of like thinking found partners of like thinking. Living together before marriage was frowned upon. I’m sure there were dalliances, but cohabitation was just not done. Courtships lasted about a year. Then, in most cases, there was a wedding, sometimes a honeymoon and the couple went on to live happily ever after. That ritual worked for many, many years. Granted there were divorces. That happens. Sometimes people grow apart. Sometimes issues come up that just cannot be dealt with. Things happen. Look at today. There are dating and introduction services advertised all over the television networks. There are services for senior citizens. There are dating services for black people, Jewish people, Christian people and the newest I just saw, for farmers only. I guess if you spend your days sitting on a tractor or a combine, that doesn’t leave much time to go looking for a mate. Can
Ron Scarbro Guest Writer you see the ads for a date? “Grain and hay farmer looking for a mate who can plow, run a seeder, bale and buck hay, and combine oats. Should look good in bib overalls.” Now don’t get me wrong. I see and understand the value of these services. Many people, especially older folks, have been out of the market for so long they could use a little help. Many younger people are so busy with their careers they just don’t or won’t take the time to go looking for a suitable mate. I just wonder what is going to be next. Fat people looking for other fat people who can cook? Whatever. The frosting on this cake is a new television series which we just caught on the A&E Network called Marriage at First Sight. If you haven’t seen this yet, you won’t believe it. Couples are matched scientifically based on all sorts of things. There is a sociologist, a sexologist and a nondenominational religious psychologist who look at unmarried people and try to match them scientifically based on their written biographies as well as personal interviews. The couples themselves never meet their life
partners until their actual wedding. They don’t even know their names or anything else about them. The couples are then supposed to spend their lives together as legally married husband and wife, learning as they go. I’ve heard about on-the-job training but this is ridiculous. I don’t know about you, but it all seems a little iffy to me. It’s a modern-day arranged marriage. Simply stated, things have changed. Wow, how things have changed! Some could say what worked in the past wasn’t really that effective. Possibly. But people are not so easily defined. One could have everything another wants in a mate but falls short in just one little way, and that one little way could be a deal breaker. Almost every day I learn something new about my wife of 52 years. Imagine if you knew nothing about your mate on your wedding day. One wonders what happens when and if the deal breaker shows up. Personally, I prefer the traditions of the past. Sometimes I guess this world is just passing me by. Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot.com for more commentary.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to operations@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, May 1 Registration due today for Franciscan Girls Camp: “Faith and Fun with Franciscans,” for girls who have completed grades 6-8, 10 a.m. June 9-11, Assisi Park, St. Francis Convent, 116 8th Ave. SE, Little Falls. fslf.org. 320-632-0680. Rummage Sale, 7-11 a.m., St. John the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. 320-363-2569. stjohnthebaptistparish.org. Haehn Museum, Art and Heritage Place presents Church, Community and Creativity, through December 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Art and Heritage Place, St. Benedict’s Monastery, 104 Chapel Lane, St. Joseph. sbm.osb. org. Into the Woods, 7 p.m., Auditorium, Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell. Big Sweet Life, Lennon/McCartney: A Musical Retrospective, 7:30 p.m., Great River Arts, 122 1st St. SE, Little Falls. greatart.org/live. Landscape of the Body, dance performance, 7:30 p.m., Gorecki Family Theater, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St.
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Joseph. 320-363-5777. csbsju.edu/finearts/visual-arts. Choral Arts Choir – Bon Voyage Concert, 8 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. csbsju.edu/music. Saturday, May 2 Craft-Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Craft-Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., VFW Post 4847, 104 Franklin Ave. N.E., St. Cloud. Sartell Bike Rodeo, free helmet fittings and bike safety checks, 10 a.m.noon, Sartell City Hall, 125 Pine Cone Road N, Sartell. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Run the World 5K, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., St. John’s Outdoor University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. outdooru@csbsju.edu. Spring Carnival for Children, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 306 Norway Drive, Foley. St. John’s Bible pages on display, now through mid-December, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday, Hill Museum and Monastic Library, St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. 320-363-3351. 320363-3514. Into the Woods, 2 and 7 p.m., Audi-
torium, Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell. Landscape of the Body, dance performance, 7:30 p.m., Gorecki Family Theater, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. 320-363-5777. csbsju.edu/finearts/visual-arts.
Sunday, May 3 Walk MS, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. myMSwalk.org. Orchestra concert, 2 p.m., Escher Auditorium, College of St. Benedict, 37 S. College Ave., St. Joseph. csbsju.edu/ music. Monday, May 4 Barn Dance, 7 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd., St. Joseph. Tuesday, May 5 Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., Atonement Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-800-733-2767. redcrossblood. org. 55+ Driver Improvement program (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294. Optional online courses: mnsafetycenter.org. Sauk Rapids HRA Board, 6 p.m., council chambers, Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-258-5300. ci.sauk-rapids. mn.us.
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Alzheimer’s from page 2 affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementia.” The group just recently submitted an application for a second grant, this one for $10,000. They hope to learn whether they receive the grant in early May. They have a few plans in place for the grant should it come through: • In May, the Sauk Rapids group will present at the “Building Healthy Communities Conference” at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. • In June, they plan to have a private showing of the Glen Campbell movie I’ll Be Me at the Sauk Rapids High School. The movie is a documentary following the country-
Sauk Rapids Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com music legend as he struggles with Alzheimer’s during his farewell tour of the United States, Australia and Europe. • And in October, they plan to have Virtual Dementia Training. “It’s a very intense 12-minute training,” Rebischke said. “We hope to offer that for people who are daring enough to take it.” To see an ABC news reporter take the training, head to abcnews. go.com/Nightline/video/virtualdementia-tour-families-understanding-alzheimers-disease-11226182, or goo.gl/3kFEvF. The people who take the training are visibly shaken and are surprised at how difficult and stressful the virtual training is. “ACT on Alzheimer’s” is looking for more volunteers to help spread awareness. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Rebischke at 320-259-3487.
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Barb Rebischke (left) and Jodi Speicher, both of the Good Shepherd Community, presented to the city council during the April 27 meeting on the “ACT on Alzheimer’s” initiative. Sauk Rapids is one of only 33 communities across Minnesota that was awarded grant money to help communities become dementiafriendly. According to the ACT website, there are more than 89,000 Minnesotans over the age 65 living with this disease.
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