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Senior Connection hosts Camp Ripley captain Feb. 9
Join the Sartell Senior Connection as Captain Bryan Pederson from Camp Ripley’s Visitors Bureau gives a history of Camp Ripley along with changes in training for deployment for the National Guard at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the District Service Center, 212 Third Ave. N., Sartell. Audience questions are encouraged. Refreshments will be served.
St. John’s Prep hosts Discovery Day
Families interested in learning about the challenging curriculum and other opportunities at St. John’s Prep are encouraged to attend the upcoming Discovery Day on Friday, Feb. 19. Students currently in grades 5-11 are welcome to attend classes, meet the teachers and students and experience what it’s like to be a part of the St. John’s Prep community. Parents are also invited to attend an information session with faculty and administrators of the school. Guest students arrive before 8 a.m. and are matched with a “host” student for the day. The Middle School faculty will be available at 2:45 pm to meet with parents prior to picking up their child(ren). Registration for Discovery Day is required. Call today at 320363-3339. Due to limited space, we encourage interested families to apply now for the 2016-17 academic year. Founded in 1857, St. John’s Prep is a Catholic/Benedictine, co-ed, private day and boarding school, providing students of all faiths in grades 6-12, with a college-preparatory curriculum. For more information, visit www.sjprep.net or call 320-363-3339.
Marso’s book finds grace notes in Klinefelter tragedy by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
W h e n Andy Marso was 15, he heard all about the tragic murder of Brian Klinefelter, a young St. Jo- Klinefelter seph police officer who was murdered at a road stop on a bitterly cold night 20 years ago. Little did Marso know at that time that 18 years later he would begin to write a book about that night and its longtime consequences, both bad and good. The book was published Jan. 29, exactly 20 years after Klinefelter was shot to death. Marso’s book wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for a man named Doug Thomsen, the barber-friend of Marso’s
father, Harry. One day, a few years ago, Thomsen was talking with Harry about the frantic, frightening chase that followed Klinefelter’s murder. Knowing Harry’s son, Andy, is a journalist living in Topeka, Kan., he asked him if Andy would consider writing a book about that terrible night. Thomsen knew first-hand just how terrible it was. After shooting Klinefelter, the killer drove to a neighborhood in St. Cloud where he entered a house and took its owner, Doug Thomsen, hostage, forcing him to drive, then later ordering him into the trunk as the killer continued to drive around. Marso autographed copies of his book Jan. 30 at the Barnes and Noble in St. Cloud. Accompanied by his mother, Virginia, well-wishers chatted warmly with Marso about his new book and his life. Marso • page 4
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Author Andy Marso (left) visits with State Rep. Jim Knoblach during an autograph session for Marso’s new book at Barnes and Noble in St. Cloud. Knoblach read Marso’s book about Brian Klinefelter and his legacy even before it was published by North Star Press.
Johnson Controls to do city energy evaluation by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Sartell and an energy-efficiency company known as Johnson Controls agreed at the last city council meeting to undertake an evaluation of the city’s energy usage and operations with the goal of saving lots of money in the long run. The savings in energy and
operation costs are guaranteed by JC, otherwise each year JC will write the city a check to reimburse it for any costs. The program could save Sartell an estimated $122,000 annually in energy and energy equipmentoperating costs, or about $1.2 million over 10 years, according to Trish Curtis, a spokesperson for the company, which has a branch in Waite Park.
JC has branches in more than 150 countries, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. and one in Shanghai, China. It’s number 68 on the list of Fortune 500 companies. Its mission (for its energy division) is to create a program that saves cities and other entities energy, that maximizes energy efficiency and the equipment, maintenance and operation of energy systems.
JC did a free inventory of Sartell’s energy methods and usage in 2009, although at that time the city did not pursue a contract with JC. Now, however, the city has agreed to let JC do a complete evaluation of the city’s energy usage and methods, including at the water-treatment plant, at Public Works, at City Hall and all city Energy • page 5
Center needs changes to fit $11-million budget
Friends of Library sets annual meeting Feb. 10
The St. Cloud Friends of the Library annual meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 in the conference room in the back of the Children’s Area at the Great River Regional Public Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. The agenda will include nominations for new members of the board, and updates from library staff. The public is welcome.
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St. Cloud VA hosts local veterans art show
The annual Veterans Art Show is scheduled from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 and from 9 a.m.3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in the Auditorium (Building 8) on the main campus of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Feb. 5 Criers.
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This is the current, early design of a community center next to Lake Francis. Design plans were created by HMA Architects.
As its preliminary designs come closer to economic reality, the Sartell Community Center will have to undergo some changes and rearrangement of spaces to fit within its $11-million budget. The changes and alterations are part of a plan to cut off about $800,000 above the $11-million budget, which will be paid by bond sales covered by half-cent sales-tax revenue. At the last city-council meeting, the center project’s architect Murray Mack and project consultant Lyle Mathiasen filled in the council on changes and plans. Mack said before the council meeting, earlier in the day, he had met with mem-
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bers of the Sartell Senior Connection to share with them possible space changes to and near the senior center within the building. The money-saving changes to the building include a combination of doing without some initially planned architectural features, combining some spaces, rearranging others and using some space for multiple functions. For example, in the initial plans there were three brickwork towers topped with pyramidal-shaped copper roofs, stylistic echoes of the one on the front of Sartell City Hall. Mack said two of the towers can be eliminated. The third tower, originally on the front of the building, can be placed as part of the elevator shaft on another part of the buildCenter • back page
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People Haley Anderson, Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She is majoring in animal science. Students must earn a 3.5 minimum grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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The Sartell Squirt C White Team continues to have a successful season winning the Squirt Super C Tournament held Jan. 1517 in St. Cloud. Sartell started the tournament with a win over Moorhead 8-1. In game two, they came out on top over St. Michael-Albertville winning 4-2. In game three, Sartell defeated Stillwater, 6-2, to advance to the championship game. Sartell closed out the tournament with a win over South St. Paul with a score of 9-4 to bring home the championship trophy. This team is currently undefeated in District 5. The Sartell team continues to work hard together and enjoy the love of the game! Team members include the following (front row, left to right): Aanden VanDenBerg, Josh Franke, Jack D’Incau, Ben Jaenisch, Matthew Janu and Zach Kantor; (middle row) Patrick Crane, Bennett Crane, Brenden Boesen, Seth Chrast, Gavin Welsh and Jaden Otto; and (back row) Coaches Jason VanDenBerg, Casey Knowles, Matt Chrast and Mike Dincau.
Three Sartell-St. Stephen students were recently named to the high honor list at Minnesota State University-Mankato. They are the following: Ethan Klaphake and Cassidy Ross, both seniors; and Mackenzie Dockendorf, a sophomore. Klaphake and Dockendorf are from St. Stephen; Ross is from Sartell. Students must earn a 4.0 minimum grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Seven Sartell students were recently named to the dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica-Duluth. They are the following: Alicia Groth, Christine Johnson, Mark Loscheider, Margaret Minnerath, Sarah Symanietz, Jack Verkuilen and Katherine Windschitl. Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Kelley Burg, Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Students must earn a minimum 3.66 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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The Sartell Squirt C Blue team placed second in the Fire on Ice Hockey Tournament held Jan. 22-24 in Richmond, with a 9-0 win against Johnson/Como Park in the first round and a 3-0 win against Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato in the second round. In the championship game, Sartell ended regulation in a 1-1 tie and ultimately lost in a shootout to White Bear Lake. They have had a very successful regular season as well with an overall record of 10-3-0 and 8-0-0 in division play. Team members include (front): Geno Genise; (second row, left to right) Connor Cummings, Landon Hilger, Tony Colatrella, Tyler Jensen and Nathan Ramberg; (third row) Nicholas Stone, Trey Hilger, Kaazim Sabir, Nora Sauer, Kyan Rieder, Wyatt Laidlaw and Sunder Ohara; and (back Row) Head Coach Kelly Rieder and Coaches Michael Cummings and Ben Jensen. The Squirt C Blue team will compete in the Sartell Tournament Feb. 12-14 at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell.
Community Grassroots Solutions, which connects women to new careers in the St. Cloud area, was one of 39 organizations to recently receive a $5,000 grant from the Initiative Foundation. The group will use its grant to host four informational sessions to help immigrant and refugee women access employment resources through the regional Job Placement Program. Four Sartell students were recently named to the honor list at Minnesota State University -Mankato. They are the following: Kristen Manning and Devon Noehring, both sophomores; and Sophie Loberg and Tasha Smith, both freshmen. Students must earn a 3.5 minimum grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
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Soren Glenn Moen, son of Dawn and Patrick Moen of Sartell, was born at 9:38 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 at St. Cloud Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and measured 19 inches. Soren was welcomed home by his sister, Mallory, 11 and brother, Anders, 9. Grandparents are Glenda and Rodney Pipkorn of Port Washington, Wis., and Carol and Mike Moen of Park Rapids, Minn.
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If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.
Jan. 20 2:10 p.m. Suspicious activity. Fourth Avenue N. A report was made regarding an alarm coming from the inside of a foreclosed residence. An officer was able to gain entry and found no signs of forced entry or damage. The residence was cleared and the mortgage company was notified. 10:41 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 23rd Street S. While on patrol, an officer located an occupied vehicle parked in a cul de sac. The officer detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana. The driver provided the officer with paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana. He was issued a citation and released. Jan. 21 4:02 p.m. Intoxicated male. 11th Street N. A complaint was made regarding an intoxicated male refusing to leave a residence. An officer arrived and spoke with the male, who agreed to leave with a friend. When that friend did not arrive, the male was transported to the St Cloud Hospital for an evaluation. 8:09 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Victory Avenue. A complaint was made regarding an occupied vehicle parked on the roadway. An officer arrived and found the driver lived at the residence and he didn’t want to pull in while still on the phone and have the dogs bark. Jan. 22 4:55 p.m. Welfare check. A report was made regarding a juvenile male sending suicidal threatening text messages to a friend. An officer located the male and found him in good health. He was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for an evaluation. 7:47 p.m. Medical. Victory Loop.
A report was made regarding an adult male possibly having a heart attack. An officer arrived and assisted the male to the floor and provided oxygen. The male was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital. Jan. 23 9:57 p.m. Domestic. Greenwood Lane. A report was made regarding an adult male and an adult female arguing. Officers arrived and found the argument was verbal only. Both parties agreed to separate for the evening and the male left the residence. No further action was taken. 11:47 p.m. Suspicious activity. 12th Street N. While on patrol, an officer located four males in a park. The males were notified of the park hours and they left the area without incident. Jan. 24 1:23 a.m. Fire. Third Street N. A report was made regarding the smell of gas coming from a residence. The residence was cleared and it was found the gas stove was left on. The home was aired out and no further action was needed. 2:40 p.m. Domestic. Falcon Court. A report was made regarding an adult male and a juvenile male arguing. Officers arrived and were able to diffuse the situation. Both parties stated they did not want anything pursued and they would remain separated. Jan. 25 4:50 p.m. Motorist assist. CR 120. A report was made regarding a vehicle stuck in a ditch. An officer arrived and provided safety lights until the vehicle was removed. 9:10 p.m. Theft. 10th Avenue N. A report was made regarding a person entering a residence and taking items throughout the home. Jan. 26 12:52 p.m. Medical. 22nd Street S. A report was made regarding an intoxicated female. An officer arrived and found the female was unable to care for herself and required medical attention. She was transported to St. Cloud Hospital without incident.
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Sauk Rapids man arrested for drug possession, check forgery by Logan Gruber operations@thenewsleaders.com
A Sauk Rapids man was arrested on multiple charges on Jan. 31 in Sartell. Ac c o rd i n g to the Sartell Lee Police Department, Matthew Lee, 32, was spotted by an off-duty Sauk Rapids police officer in a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart looking through a variety of checks. The officer entered the store, and when he exited he noticed Lee was smoking an illegal
substance through a glass pipe while still in the vehicle. The officer called the Sartell police and alerted them to the situation. Before arriving, Sartell police were able to ascertain the owner of the vehicle was being investigated for several check forgery cases. Upon arrival, a Sartell officer located Lee inside the store trying to purchase $322.97 in merchandise with two checks, neither of which were being accepted by the check system. As Lee tried to exit the store the officer made contact. Lee denied his identity and provided a fake ID. The officer attempted to walk Lee out to his squad car when Lee began to flee, running through the
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parking lot and hiding under a vehicle. The officer approached the vehicle and advised him to come out peacefully, but Lee began running again until he was stopped by a citizen. The suspect was then arrested. When a search warrant was executed on the vehicle, the officer located a small baggie filled with a crystal substance which tested positive for methamphetamine in the amount of 1.1 grams. Lee was charged with fifth-degree drug possession, check forgery, fleeing a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle and giving a police officer
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The book
Marso’s book is entitled The Klinefelter Legacy: A Story of Faith, Family and Forgiveness. In one way, it’s a grim and disturbing account of a coldblooded murder, filled with sadness – a young cop, only 25, struck down in the line of duty while a wife and their newborn daughter awaited his return back home. But, on the other hand, much of the book is uplifting and even inspiring, and that, Marso said, is because of the extraordinary people so stricken by Klinefelter’s death who, in time, found solace and peace through their religious faith, their ever-extending family bonds and, yes, even forgiveness of the young men who committed the awful crime. “That is why the book is ultimately inspirational,” said Marso in an interview with the Newsleader, after his booksigning session. “It’s because those people are so incredible and how they reacted to what
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happened with such grace. There were terrible things that happened, but these folks responded, with forgiveness over bitterness.” One of the good outcomes, thanks to Klinefelter’s loved ones, colleagues and well-wishers, was the creation of the Brian Klinefelter Foundation, which offers scholarships to those studying law enforcement and that promotes bonding between adults and young people through healthy activities. A major goal of the Foundation is to help troubled kids grow up healthy and happy through positive influences and guidance in their lives, something Brian Klinefelter would have heartily approved.
The horrific night
Shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, a liquor store in Albany was robbed by three young men in a stolen pickup. It was a brutally cold night with a raging wind-chill factor. Officer Klinefelter was just finishing his patrol shift in St. Joseph when he heard there had been a robbery in Albany and the culprits may be heading toward St. Joseph. Klinefelter decided to stay on past
his shift’s end to watch for a vehicle on Hwy. 75. At about 9:15 p.m., Klinefelter spotted the pickup with three young men inside. He turned on his lights and siren and stopped the pickup on Hwy. 75 by the intersection of CR 133 in east St. Joseph. He approached the pickup. The man in the driver’s seat, Thomas Kantor, raised a handgun and fired repeatedly, hitting Klinefelter five times, causing him to die right there at the scene. The pickup then fled, ending up in a west St. Cloud neighborhood, where the three men fled on foot. One of the men, Kantor, walked into a residence and, threatening the man of the house with his gun, forced the man (Doug Thomsen) to get into his own Thunderbird and drive with Kantor crouched down and telling Thomsen what to do and where to go. After driving toward the St. Stephen area, Kantor ordered Thomsen to stop and then forced him to get into the trunk. Then Kantor took the wheel and kept driving as Thomsen wondered where they were going and what would become of him. Finally, the car came to a stop. Thomsen heard a gunshot
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and professional colleagues. Marso’s book, based on scores of interviews and research of documents, unfolds the entire story right up until the present time. Klinefelter’s parents, Dave and Lois, still live in St. Cloud and are very active in the Brian Klinefelter Foundation. Wendy married a St. Cloud police officer, John Tragiai, and they have a son and daughter, in addition to 19-year-old Katelyn, Wendy and Brian’s daughter, who is now a student at the University of Minnesota. Brian’s brothers, Jason and Greg, have also served with honor as officers for the St. Cloud Police Department. “I want to give a major thank you to all who allowed me to interview them (for this book) and the courage they showed in opening themselves up,” Marso said. “I couldn’t have written this book without them.” The Klinefelter Legacy: A Story of Faith, Family and Forgiveness is available on amazon.com, from North Star Press (its publisher), at Barnes and Noble in St. Cloud and also
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Born in St. Cloud, Marso grew up on the north side and graduated from Cathedral High School in 2000, then began studying journalism at the University of Kansas-Lawrence. During a summer break from college, he worked as a reporter/feature writer for the St. Joseph and Sartell Newsleaders. During his Kansas schooling years, Marso was dealt a terrible blow when he developed
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a vicious form of meningitis, the Bacterial Type B form of the viral disease. There was no vaccine to fight that form of meningitis back then, although, fortunately, there are now two vaccines against it. Marso was on the brink of death for a long time. For three weeks he was in a coma. Because the disease had compromised his circulation, the tissue on his fingers and toes became so damaged, they had to be amputated. He spent three months in a burn unit at Kansas City Medical Center, recovering slowly. Then he had to do a year of physical and occupa-
tional therapy. He was 22 at the time. That horrific and painful experience led to Marso’s first book, Worth the Pain, which detailed his struggle, his recovery and his re-adaptation to life, including hiking in the Swiss Alps and in the Brazilian rain forest, among other intrepid adventures. That book was published in 2013. Marso succeeded in earning his journalism degree. He is now a writer for the Kansas Health Institute News Service. Marso said he will likely write another book, maybe a novel next time around.
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Iowa proves polling’s follies, reveals political kaleidoscope If the Iowa Caucus Day proved anything, it’s that these annoying polls are about as accurate as horoscopes in the National Enquirer. Polls may gauge what is on prospective voters’ minds, but they rarely predict precisely who will actually go to vote and who they will vote for. That’s especially true of caucuses. For weeks leading up to the big day in Iowa, TV commentators showed a mania for polls. Hyper-gabby pundits expounded poll results ‘round the clock. It became a flurry of lunacy – polls as gospel. Well, along came Iowa. Polls did not predict a virtual dead-on tie between Clinton and Sanders; they did not predict that Cruz would win so majorly, and they did not predict third-place Rubio would come so close to second-place Trump. Not hard to fathom. Caucuses are not polling places. They are meetings that often turn into a tug-of-war that goes on between supporters of candidates, and some supporters decide, during give-and-take, to change their minds as to which candidate their caucus should favor. Add to that the fact many people who respond to polls do not go to caucuses or polling places, and poll pundits should be ashamed of the great stock they put in polls as if they’re accurate oracles, harbingers of truth. Besides polling nonsense, another thing the caucuses proved is what a strange brew American politics has become. The mix is like a crazy kaleidoscope of shards of beliefs and attitudes. There are anti-establishment factions, a backlash against traditional politicians, a total mistrust of this or that political party, an anti-Washington anger, a preference for the “new” at any cost. There are those who support Clinton as a known quantity with a lifetime of experience; but many others who spurn Clinton just because of her experience. There are left-wing socialist Sanders fans fired up by income inequality and the wish for universal health care; there are right-wing evangelicals dedicated to strict moral values and opposed to modern social changes who support Cruz. There are people, including some evangelicals and leftof-center folks, ready to give politically incorrect Trump a chance at the presidency. One thing is clear from this mish-mash of attitudes, mistrust, anger and frustration: the two-party system may be giving way to populism, typified by Sanders on the left, Cruz on the right, Trump somewhere in the middle. It will be interesting to see what pattern this political kaleidoscope will present to us at election time. Usually, populist clamor-and-commotion gives way to sober reassessments by political operatives and voters of just who is electable and who is not. Sanders is almost certainly going to be left at the wayside as a nice old guy with some good ideas but who is ultimately unelectable. Soon, Trump’s feisty razzle-dazzle might also fade and fizzle as the bankruptcy of his sweeping solutions becomes apparent. Thus, it will probably be Clinton and Rubio – both more or less moderates – who will face off in the presidential election. As the Big Election approaches, Republicans and Democrats, desperate to gain the White House, will overlook their dislikes for any candidate, as long as they think that candidate is – at least – electable. And that will be the key – electability. Meantime, all the tiresome polling will be an exercise in futility, statistical navel-gazing, something to be ignored or taken with a grain of salt.
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must be 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.
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Opinion His girlfriend wasn’t wowed by his sailboat savvy (Dear Readers: In the Jan. 22 Newsleader, I, Dennis Dalman, wrote a column about neighbors and me doing dumb things and challenged readers to send in stories about their dumber moments. One reader, a St. Joseph resident, responded with the following essay, but he begged me not to use his name because, as he put it, “No need to have the family name tarnished by stupidity.” Gotta love it. Usually, the Newsleader will not publish anonymous submissions, but the man did include his name, we emailed back and forth, and in this case I’m going to make an exception so as to spare the poor guy’s family from perpetual tarnishment.) During my sophomore year in college, I started dating a young woman. I was looking forward to seeing her at a gathering of friends for a belated Fourth of July party at a lake cabin owned by a friend’s family. After the first night of bonfires and beers, I was the first one up, ready to hit the lake so I could impress my new girlfriend with my sailing ability. ( I was actually a novice sailor but confident in my abilities as I had sailed Mille Lacs several times with the owner of the boat ). I hooked up the sailboat and readied a cooler for an early afternoon of sailing on what promised to be an idyllic
summer day. My friend and I agreed to raise the mast on the boat at the cabin rather than at the lake. I was driving, pulling the boat. My friend sat in the backseat, my girlfriend was in the passenger seat. I drove carefully, not wanting to jar the trailer too much as the boat wasn’t tied down. I passed carefully around several potholes and thought we were making good progress. Until . . . KA-WUMP!! I stopped the car and we all got out to look things over and for the life of us, we couldn’t figure out what caused the noise. Back in the car, on our way, smoothly down the road . . . KA-WUMP!! This time, I was on high alert and watching the rear-view mirror. What I saw took a few seconds to register. It was white and big and shouldn’t have been there. It must be something that fell out of the sky! It was, it dawned on me, the bottom of the sailboat . . . After my heart started beating again, I got out of the car to see that boat resting gently in the middle of a gravel road. We (my friend and I) scratched our heads for a bit trying to figure out what had happened. Here was the car and trailer; there was the sailboat. No clue as to how the boat came off. Until my
girlfriend pointed skyward at the power line that crossed the road. She’d seen it unfold but sat demurely, certain we had done this before and all would be fine. Turns out, power lines are not designed for roadway clearances for a sailboat on a trailer with its mast raised. After crawling out of the hole I had dug for myself in my humiliation, I helped rouse some friends still sleeping off the beers from the night before and with three on a side we easily hoisted the boat to its proper place on the trailer. We arrived at the boat ramp and launched without further complications. I’m happy to say that day’s sailing was the most memorable and perfect day of sailing I have ever had. A gentle breeze, sun that sparkled on the waves and a pretty girlfriend sitting across from me. A perfect day (as good as the day, so many years later, that same girlfriend – my wife – and our girls took their first sailboat ride in the waters of the Apostle Islands under the watchful eye of the captain – me, manning the helm). Somehow I can’t recall if we lowered the mast for the remainder of the trip to the boat ramp. But if you ever want to go sailing on a a lake, do remember to raise the mast AFTER you pass under any power lines.
Letters to the editor
Council should rethink community center Joe Perske, former mayor of Sartell
As plans for the Sartell Community Center continue to appear before the Sartell City Council, the missed opportunity for a central location is becoming obvious. While the land has not yet been purchased and the shovels have not turned the soil on the looming $11-million community tragedy, I urge the council to revisit other options, ones that can be embraced by everybody and make sense for future development. Since the council selected the south location months ago, residents have been shaking their heads wondering why. Why build our community center on the far fringe of the city only blocks from St. Cloud? Why build it in the St.
Cloud School District? Why are we not respecting the voter wishes from the city sales-tax vote? Why did we not have open public hearings to discuss the facility and the location? Why did we not try to work together with the Sartell School District? Why build it in a location unacceptable to the Great River Regional Library system? Why is it not in a central location where a great many residents can walk or bike to the site? Why would an anonymous group pay for an advertisement misleading the public about the community center? It’s not too late for a change. The basic plan and concept is quite good. Switching the site to a central location can improve the facility and its operations. A central location would give
easy access by schools and churches for activities. A Great River Regional Library branch could become part of it, and Sartell would no longer be the largest city in outstate Minnesota without a library. Partnerships with Sartell Community Education and the summer recreation programs could be enhanced. The Senior Connection, youth basketball and volleyball, the American Legion veterans and other community groups would also benefit from a central site. I urge the Sartell council to revisit the regrettable site chosen for the community center, now. Otherwise, the Sartell residents will continue to shake their heads in dismay for many years and keep wondering why did the council make such a decision?
Resident has thoughts for vision of Sartell Daryl Stevens, Sartell
City council, please consider: • building an indoor track with basketball courts, with the track surrounding the courts on the same level, similar to Halenbeck Hall at St. Cloud State University. This could take the place of a city community center, which may
save the city some money and attract more users. • building an adequate library next to city hall with a similar design to city hall. • upgrades to Pinecone Road N. to make it safer for students to bike and walk to school, especially with voters having to consider approving a new high
school. • “glamouring up” Seventh Street N. to improve the overall look of Sartell. This all can get expensive for the citizens of Sartell. Cutting back on the city community center, taxpayers may be able to afford all of the above. I appreciate the city council considering these ideas.
My 8-year-old granddaughter bowls in the bantam league at 8 a.m. Saturday mornings. It’s so much fun watching these kids bowl. I watch and cheer on all the kids. Churchill is so good with helping the kids with all the correct fundamentals of bowling. When one of these kids bowls a strike, you would think they’ve just won the lottery. Even when they throw a gutter ball, they shake it off and stay positive. They are being taught to bowl, and they are being taught how to be a good sport while being competitive at the
same time. These lessons they are being taught at such an early age in life will help them be better people when they are older. I just want to personally thank and recognize Rod and Barb for what they do for our kids and grandkids. You not only bring joy and happiness to the children, but many adults are having just as much fun cheering all the kids on. Thank you, Rod Nuenschwander and Barb Churchill and the entire Great River Bowl staff for all you do.
Resident thanks bowling program organizers David J. Kroger, Sr., Sartell In our fast-paced society it’s good to know here in Sartell we can still enjoy the simple things in life. I’m referring to bowling. When most kids now sleep until noon on Saturdays, things are hopping at the Great River Bowl in Sartell. Their Saturday morning junior bowling program is about as good as it gets. Rod Nuenschwander and Barb Churchill have organized, in my opinion, one of the best junior bowling programs in the state.
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Community Calendar
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Friday, Feb. 5 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave. NW. stjosephhistoricalmn. org. St. Cloud Christian School Talent Show, 7 p.m., Discovery Church, 700 18th St. N.W., St. Cloud.
Tuesday, Feb. 9 Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Waters Church, 1227 Pinecone Road. 320-258.6061. info@sartellchamber.com. History of Camp Ripley, hosted by Sartell Senior Connection, 2 p.m., District Service Center, 212 Third Ave. N., Sartell. ICAN Prevent Diabetes, 3:15-4:15 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. 320-650-3082.
Monday, Feb. 8 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-2539614. mnbentonhistory.org. Sartell City Council, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320253-2171. Drugs, Alcohol and Our Youth, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School (Door 4), 901 First St. S. 320-258-1577. saukrapidsriceonline. org.
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Amateur Baseball: Best of the St. Cloud teams, a Breakfast Club talk by St. Cloud Times sports writer Tom Elliott, 9 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-253-8424. St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 Fourth Ave. NE. stjosephchamber.com. Sports, Culture, Religion and Empowerment, a Women’s Center lecture series, noon, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Ave. S. Veterans Art Show, 12:30-6:30 p.m., VA Health Care System, (Building 8), 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320255-6353. In Your Own Words: A Reflective Writing Workshop, 1-2:30 p.m., Heartland Hospice, 1257 Second St. N., Sauk Rapids. League of Women Voters, 2 p.m.,
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Thursday, Feb. 11 Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, 520 First St. NE, Sartell. Veterans Art Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VA Health Care System, (Building 8), 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320255-6353. Sartell-Sauk Rapids Mom’s Club, 9-10:30 a.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell.
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Center from front page ing. By doing so, a front tower would not block the light that would flood into the long row of windows on the second story on the front. Many architectural changes, Mack noted, are actually good changes, not bad ones, because they will actually enhance the functionality, efficiency and aesthetics of the center. A large stone wall, which was an architectural aesthetic nicety on the front of the building won’t be included, and that part of the exterior will be streamlined. The senior center will be moved more toward the multi -purpose rooms, which will also allow it to be expandable, perhaps someday, southward if the building were to be expanded. The learning-and-resource area is also expandable, with shared space between the resource area and the seniors’ area, which will also have moveable walls for a variety
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of functions within the center. The senior area will also have a small kitchen, a meeting room (possibly to be used by other groups also) and a storage area. The building itself will be built more to the north of where it was originally planned so expansion to the south can be accomplished if needed someday. Using a slide show of artist’s conceptions, Mack reviewed every aspect of the center: the three gyms, the walking-running track, the locker rooms, a lobby-administrative area, the learning-resource area, public meeting space, the senior center, the second-floor mezzanine
space and a kids’ zone inside the building, which, because of the rearrangements can now be 1,200 square feet instead of the originally planed 800 square feet. Mack also explained road and parking-lot configurations on the center’s site. A curve was added to the planned road to eliminate what would be an awkward angular turn. A roundabout might be added to that road. A parking lot will be sufficient to accommodate 300 parking spaces. Mack reminded the council of what will not be included in the $11-million project, even though in time they might be-
come amenities: an outdoor pool, a pool building, a climbing wall, a warming house, a secondary road and other outdoor amenities. In a few weeks, after Strack Construction reviews the new plan, the council will once again revisit any changes, based upon a suggested “laundry list” that will be presented. There are still challenges to be met, even after the streamlining Mack mentioned at the meeting. Some, he said, may not be “fun” to consider. Mathiasen said the center will be city-maintained and operated, but some areas of the
Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 building will be able to be accessed when the entire building isn’t open, such as the senior center. He said the center will be perfect for tournaments, what with the ample parking and the multi-use areas of the center. He also noted rental fees will be initiated for user groups. The gyms, too, can be used for almost any conceivable purpose by non-athletic groups, such as expositions. Strack Construction will do another estimate in about six weeks, then once everything is finalized and agreed to, bids can be called in May or June of this year, Mack noted.