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Marcus Oistad is named the new head basketball coach for the Sartell Sabres. He will replace long-time coach David Angell, who retired after 31 years of coaching in Sartell. The Sartell City Council gives a fond “adieu” to Patti Gartland, city administrator who served the city for 12 years. She resigned to become president of the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. Council member Steven Hennes, who presented her with a plaque, said, “You’ve done a great job
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Sartell Newsleader • www.thenewsleaders.com leading our city.” Melissa Nelson of Sartell pens a novel about a bullied girl. The book, entitled “Seasons of Raina,” is the product of 25 years of pondering and writing. The story traces the development of a young girl from humiliation to triumph after suffering traumatic bullying at her school. Sartell SummerFest 2013 is once again a hit with participants, who enjoyed the Grand Parade and lots of family fun at the “Libertyville” event on the grounds of Pinecone Regional Park. SummerFest also featured an evening street dance and a fireworks display.
Sartell Pediatrics, owned by Dr. David Smith and his wife, Jill, is honored as one of eight architecturally superb buildings in the state by “Minnesota Physicians” magazine. The clinic on 2nd Street S. was created uniquely from a building that had been at that site for many years, first as a bank, then as a series of bars. Bernie Seykora, 80, of Sartell, is one of three women ordained as Catholic women priests in a ceremony at St. John’s Episcopal Church in St. Cloud. More than 250 people attend the ceremony. The ordinations, which are not recognized as official by the Vatican in Rome, were con-
ducted by Corene Besetzny of Red Wing. Seykora said she had always wanted to be a priest, ever
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since she was a little girl. For the rest of Year in Review, please see next week’s edition.
Commissioner to meet with citizens Jan. 4
Stearns County residents are invited to have coffee with Commissioner Mark Bromenschenkel and discuss county-related issues from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 4 at American Burger Bar, 2010 CR 75 in St. Joseph. Citizens are encouraged to stop in anytime to discuss their issues, share what’s on their minds, raise concerns they may have or simply meet the commissioner. Coffee with Bromenschenkel is generally held the first Saturday of every other
month and alternates between three locations in District 2 – Sartell, St. Joseph and Waite Park. Those unable to attend can contact him anytime at P.O. Box 190, Sartell, MN 56377, by phone at 320-493-9180 or by email at mark. bromenschenkel@co.stearns. mn.us. Commissioner Bromenschenkel represents the Cities of Sartell, St. Joseph and Waite Park and the Townships of Le Sauk, St. Joseph and St. Wendel.