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Town Crier Rock ‘n’ Block set Saturday, Aug. 12
The BankVista Rock ‘n’ Block outdoor concert, featuring Ted Manderfeld and the Fabulous Armadillos and presented by the Sartell Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Bernick’s Ice Area, 1109 First St. S., Sartell. General admission and VIP tickets available. For more information, visit sartellchamber.com.
St. Stephen says thank you to car show supporters
Thank you to all those who supported the St. Stephen Car Show held July 21. Car show supporters include the following: Cornerstone Insurance, John Huls: Huls Lawn Service, We Haul for You – Doug Legatt, American Legion of St. Stephen, St. Stephen Optical, VNOSCARPARTS, Viking Industries, Joe’s Countryside LLC, Sartell Lawn Service and Nelson Sanitation. Local give-away donors include the following: Royal Renovations of Clear Lake, Glass Werks and City Auto Glass of St. Cloud and St. Joseph Mutual Insurance. Additional donors include Foremost Insurance Co., Progressive Insurance Co. and AAA Insurance Co.
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Excitement mounts about Sartell Center
gymnasiums that can be used for other track located above and around the purposes, such as arts-and-craft fairs, gyms. The center also includes a seconcerts, trade shows and other special nior-citizen center, a kids’ play area, a Excitement is building about the long- events. There is an elevated walking Center • page 4 awaited Sartell Community Center, which is expected to be the site of a grand opening sometime in late August or early September. The time and date will be determined and announced soon. Construction of the $11-milllion center is on schedule. It is being built in south Sartell next to a holding pond known as Lake Francis east of Pinecone Road and south of the PineCone Marketplace shopping mall. The Chateau Waters senior-living apartment complex is located near the center. That entire area has been designated by the Sartell City Council as Town Square, which will contain a mixture of retail businesses, recreational amenities (including the center) and residential dwellings. In the future, Town Square is supposed to become the “downtown” Sartell, the heart of the city. The Sartell Community Center will play a huge role in the social-recreational-retail photo by Carolyn Bertsch functions of Town Square. The center will at- Kassy Johnson of Sartell and her daughter Ava, 5, and stepson Odin Welte, 10, tract thousands of people year-round because enjoy a snack of cheese curds at the Benton County Fair Aug 5. The fair ran from of its amenities. They include three full-size Aug 2-5 and included various exhibits, competitions and shows for all ages.
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A family a-fair
Michaud named as interim activities director by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell-St. Stephen School District has an interim activities director, Jim Michaud, who was Michaud hired Aug. 2 by the school
board. “I am happy to be here and contribute to a great school district,” Michaud said. “I am looking forward to the work ahead.” Michaud will take the position recently vacated by John Ross, who will serve as the associate activities director for the school district. Michaud, who retired in 2008, worked for many years as a teacher, coach and activi-
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The Newsleader is publishing a Sartell-St. Stephen school activities calendar and is asking readers for their candid shots of the following 2016 Junior class events: band, choir, clay target, knowledge bowl, math league, mock trial, musical, National Honor Society, one-act play, robotics, speech, student council, target, three-act play and jazz festival. Email your photos to operations@thenewsleaders.com by Friday, Aug. 18. Please include your name and phone number in your email. Chosen photos will be included on the calendar.
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ties director at Cathedral High School and then Apollo High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from St. John’s University, graduating in 1969, then he earned a master’s degree in athletic administration from St. Cloud State University in 1991. He began his teaching and coaching career in 1969 at Lafayette High School in Redwood Falls. In 1978, he became a social-studies teacher and hockey coach at Cathedral High School. His years at Apollo began in 1987 when he was activities director from 1994 to 2008, the year he retired. In 1996, Michaud was certified as an athletic administrator
from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association. In 2008, he was honored as Section 8 AA Activities Director of the Year. Michaud serves on the board of directors of the Local Education and Activities Foundation. He and his wife, Mary, are also actively involved in the Kids Against Hunger organization. “We are excited to have Jim join our district team,” said Sartell-St. Stephen Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert. “I know he will be a great leader for our activities department because of his extensive knowledge and experience.” Jim and Mary Michaud live along the Mississippi River in rural Watab Township.
Kolb named to Sartell EDC by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Sartell Community Service Officer Jordan Miller (right) talks with Gary Kraemer of Sartell about his career path at Liquid Assets in Sartell on Aug. 3 during the “Coffee with a Cop” event. Miller is looking forward to become a patrol officer in the future. More than two dozen people came out to chat with police about various topics in a casual setting. See back page for an additional photo.
Jeff Kolb of Sartell is the new member of the Sartell Economic Development Commission. He was appointed by Kolb the Sartell City Council at a special meeting July 31 to fill a vacancy on the commission. The previous member, Chad Zimmerman, who was the EDC’s
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chairman, resigned to accept an employment position in Iowa. Kolb will serve on the commission to fill the rest of Zimmerman’s term, until Dec. 31, 2018. Kolb is a senior home-mortgage consultant for Wells Fargo Bank. He graduated from Milaca High School, then earned a degree in finance from Bethel University in 1998. The other members of the EDC are Jim Illies Jr., Dawn Loberg, Mike Schoenecker, Bruce Stainbrook, David Switzer and Julie Whitney.
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Correction A correction is needed for an Aug. 4 Newsleader story about Sarah Kleppe, the new communications specialist for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. In the story, a reference is made to Amy Trombley, who was Kleppe’s predecessor. Trombley is now working as a communications person for an organization called Partner for Student Success, which works with the school district but which is a separate organization from the district.
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The 12U AAA baseball team took second place in the Minnesota Sports Federation State Tournament this past weekend at PineCone Park. Other highlights include: Season Record 31-16-1. A first-place finish in Becker, third-place finish in Waite Park and a fifth-place finish in the Gopher State Tournament of Champions in Inver Grove Heights. Team members include (front row, left to right): Parker Knutson, Drew Geiger, batboy Emmitt Hemmesch, Jake Gruebele and Sam Frieler; and (back row) Billy Vogt, Tyler Hemmesch, Andrew Ritter, Dylan Simones, Matthew Bolton and Tory Lund. The team is coached by Jamie Gruebele, Chad Ritter and Nicholas Hemmesch.
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The 14U Acceleration team finished sixth in the bronze bracket of the North American Fastpitch Association 14U Midwest Nationals in Eden Prairie from July 27-30. Team members include the following (front row, left to right): Kami Dougherty, Emilie Houge, Rainna Stangle, Shauna Schmidt and Faith Hall; and (back row) Delaney Capretz, Kaylee Oehrlein, Brooke Koelln, Alayna Tavale, Ava Williams and Kenzie Clark.
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July 12 4:49 p.m. DWI. 19th Avenue N./ CR 133. An officer was dispatched for a report of an intoxicated driver heading north on 19th Avenue. First caller turned off and didn’t follow but gave a plate number. The second caller reported the same vehicle near 19th Avenue and 11th Street S. The officer located the vehicle as it traveled south on 19th Avenue near Grizzly Lane. The officer observed the vehicle was swerving and appeared to be speeding. The officer clocked the vehicle at 51 mph in a posted 30-mph zone. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The male driver was the only occupant and had slow motor movements, slurred speech and blood-shot eyes. The driver admitted to being on Methadone. The male was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. July 13 12:57 a.m. Verbal. Lowell Lane. Officers were dispatched for a report of a verbal altercation. Officers made contact with the complainant who was involved in the argument. The female party stated her ex-boyfriend was the second party involved in the argument, which was about personal property that had been misplaced. She stated nothing physical occurred, and the male party hadn’t made any direct threats. Officers advised the female on how to begin the process of placing a Harrassment Restraining Order.
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Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 July 14 12:41 a.m. Traffic stop. CR 1/ Hwy. 15. While on routine patrol and traveling south on Riverside Avenue, an officer observed a vehicle traveling directly in front of him that when the driver applied the brakes only the passenger’s side brake light illuminated. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver was identified and advised of the reason for the stop. The driver said she knew the brake light was broken and also stated she didn’t have a valid driver’s license. Upon further investigation the officer discovered her driver’s license had been revoked. The driver was issued a citation for driving after revocation and was released. 1:57 a.m. Medical. Utah Road. An officer was dispatched for a report of a 71-year-old female who was not feeling well. Upon arrival,
the officer located the patient in her bedroom; she stated she had chills and was cold. The officer monitored the patient’s condition until Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on scene. Upon their arrival, the officer assisted paramedics with loading the patient for transport to the St. Cloud Hospital. July 15 1:50 a.m. Medical alarm. Heritage Drive. Officers were dispatched for a report of a 78-yearold male who had fallen in the bathroom and needed a lift assist. Upon arrival, officers located the male party in the bathroom and then assisted the male to his bedroom. He appeared confused and didn’t remember falling. Gold Cross arrived on scene and officers assisted paramedics as necessary. 4:49 p.m. Medical. 520 First
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Officers made contact with a keyholder, who arrived on scene and secured the door. 7:22 p.m. Domestic. First Street NE. Officers were dispatched to a report of a physical domestic involving strangulation. Officers arrived on scene and discovered the suspect had fled the area in a white pickup truck. Victim refused medical attention. Evidence was gathered and an attempt to locate was put out for the suspect and his vehicle. July 17 4:31 p.m. Burglary. Willow Lane. Officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a burglary. The suspect had entered the north side of the residence by pushing in the air-conditioning unit. Approximately $5,200 was taken from a safe in a bedroom. Nothing else was
3 taken. Officers collected evidence including latent prints and a cigarette left from the suspect. Photos and statements were also taken. July 18 10:32 p.m. Warrant. CR 120. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a female he recognized from previous contacts at a known drug house drop off a male and a female in the Walmart parking lot. The officer observed this to be suspicious and made contact with the male and female party. The officer identified both parties and discovered the male party had an outstanding warrant and the female party had an outstanding felony warrant. Both warrants were confirmed through dispatch. The male and female were placed under arrest and transported to the Stearns County Jail without incident.
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This is an artist’s conception of the Sartell Community Center as seen from Lake Francis. The center is expected to be the site of a grand-opening celebration within the next few weeks. The time and date will be announced via the media soon.
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pick-up and drop-off site for library items from the Great River Regional Library System, a public meeting space with kitchen facilities, locker rooms and rooms for flexible uses. The project’s designer is Hagemeister Mack Architects of St. Cloud, and its construction manager is Bob Strack of Strack Construction Co., Sartell. The center was purposely designed so it can be expanded for additional uses, if need be, in future years. There could, for example, be an outdoor swimming pool or perhaps a rock-climbing wall added. The parking lot will have about 250 parking spaces. The center was also designed so people who go there can interact with the outdoor
Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 world – walking trails, skating on the holding pond, to name just two examples. The building itself contains some spaces with massive walls of glass, allowing for a visual indoor-outdoor interaction. There will also be a large patio on the shore of the holding pond. The center will be paid for over a 25-year period by using revenue from Sartell’s half-cent regional sales tax. The following is a time line of situations and conditions leading to the construction of the Sartell Community Center.
1990s
Surveys in the mid-1990s and since indicate most people in Sartell very much would like a community center that could possibly house a branch library, recreational amenities, public meeting spaces, a senior-citizen area, a place to house and display historical artifacts, a kitchen and lounge
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Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 areas. City-council members through the years endorse a community-center concept.
1994
A community-center task force is formed. Focus-group meetings take place, there are visits to other community centers and members explore the chances for collaboration with the school system and other groups. More surveys are conducted.
1999
Sartell voters approve the half-cent regional sales tax, which brightens hopes the revenue can someday be used to build a community center.
2000
A referendum effort to raise $9.9 million through a general-revenue bond fails on a vote of 2,972 to 743. Passage of the referendum would have raised residents’ property taxes.
2001
The Bernick’s Ice Arena is built in Sartell, a collaborative project involving the Sartell Youth Hockey Association, the City of Sartell, a $250,000 Mighty Ducks grant and other contributors and volunteers. At
one time, an ice arena had been proposed as one of the amenities in a community center. Total cost of the ice arena: $3.4 million.
2002-2003
GLT Architects is hired by the community-center task force to develop a concept for a center at Pinecone Regional Park near where city hall is located.
2003
The council approves construction of what it calls the “first phase” of a community center – an outdoor ice rink, ice-grooming machine, park shelter, warming house, playground equipment, landscaping and irrigation.
2006
Sartell voters approve an extension of the half-cent regional sales tax from 2006 to 2018.
2014
Sartell voters again approve an extension of the sales tax, through the year 2038.
2015 to Present
Work begins in earnest to find the best location for a
Sartell Community Center. After considering possible sites throughout the city, the Sartell City Council on a 3-2 vote chooses a southern site, not far from the border with St. Cloud. That site precludes the possibility of a branch library because it is too close to the libraries in St. Cloud and Waite Park. Thus are the rules of the Great River Regional Library System. Library enthusiasts in Sartell try to convince the council to choose a more central site for the center, allowing for a branch library. However, the three members of the council who voted for the southern site (Mayor Sarah Jane Nicolls, council members Steve Hennes and Pat Lynch) remain adamant. A Friends of the Library group presents the council with a petition and at one council meeting pickets outside of city hall, showing their displeasure that the three council members have consistently brushed off the idea for a branch library in the center. The other two members, David Peterson and Amy Braig-Lindstrom, are consistently pro-library throughout the ongoing controversy. There are input meetings at the council as to what people
prefer to have in a community center. At one of them, the council chamber is filled with athletic supporters saying there is a need for more gyms in the city. Later, the design of the center starts taking shape, with help from the construction manager, architect and council members. It will contain three gyms, a senior center, public meeting rooms, a kitchen, a kids’ play area and an elevated walking track but no library service. After talks with the staff of the Great River Regional Library System, an agreement is reached to install library-item
5 lockers at the center. Sartell residents will be able to order online items from the Great River Regional system, and the items will be delivered to the lockers. Items can also be dropped off for pick-up by Great River Regional employees. For the first year of its operation, the community center will be meticulously monitored by the council and others to fine-tune its hours and days of operation, its fee schedule and the kinds and frequencies of activities that occur there. The monitoring will also include a review and adjustments to how the building is maintained and cost of maintenance.
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Gov. Mark Dayton called it an “act of terrorism.” It was. The bombing at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington last Saturday did not cause any injuries or deaths, thankfully. However, acts of terrorism do not necessarily have to result in bloodshed to serve their vicious purpose, which is most of all to ignite the dark forces of fear, suspicion, hatred and blind retribution. Like Bloomington, the St. Cloud area has a high percentage of Somali people. It’s important for all of us to condemn that bombing and to call it what it is – not vandalism, not hooligan hijinx – but a hate crime, an act of terrorism aimed at a community of people because of their color and their religion. Let us hope the perpetrator(s) is arrested soon to face justice. In the meantime, people are speaking out strongly against the disgusting crime. This is what Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead had to say, referring to the six-year-old Islamic center in his city: “It has grown to be an important part of our community going forward. And we’re happy to have them (Somalis) here. That said, when there is an attack on part of our community, there is an attack on our entire community.” Anybody who has studied history – or even scratched its surface – should know such terrorist acts, which often start with acts of vandalism, can set the stage for further, more widespread outrages against human beings. In Nazi Germany, during a night called Kristallnacht, thugs were encouraged to smash windows and vandalize shops owned by Jews and to carry out other acts of mayhem, some resulting in the brutalization and deaths of Jewish people – or people who were assumed to be Jewish. It wasn’t too long after that Jews were forced into overcrowded ghettos followed by their being shipped like cattle to work camps, death camps. That is why those who commit hate crimes have to be roundly condemned, and all humans should join together in solidarity against such despicable prejudices, which are often fueled by jokes, slanders, gossip and blatant untruths about people of another color or against anyone perceived as being “different” – the “other.” Right here in the St. Cloud area, right under our noses, we sometimes hear snide remarks against Somalis, slanderous nastiness, cruel jokes and stories people swear are true – but are not. The best way to counter that witch’s brew of nastiness is to tell the slanderers, right on the spot, that their cruel remarks are not helpful in our efforts to achieve peace and harmony for all Americans. There are close to 60,000 Somalis now living in Minnesota. What is greatly worrisome are the increases in anti-Muslim acts across the nation, including the vandalizing of Islamic cemeteries. We have a moral obligation to condemn such rot again and again and to work actively to stop it. Let’s show our Somali neighbors our support. One way to do that, in this case, is to donate money to help the Somalis in Bloomington repair the damage caused by the seriously misguided thug who bombed their center. Go to the donation page at gofundme.com/ support-dar-al-farooq-center.
Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
Opinion
T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem, The Hollow Men: “This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.” These days, we have to wonder if the world will end not with a whimper but a tweet – a Trumpian tweet. Here are my satirical “takes” on Trump’s temper-tantrum tweeting habits: “Don’t forget: I AM the King – I mean the President. You who are not loyal to me are all peasants. Groveling peasants. So you can kiss my royal ring.” “Department of Justice? JOKE. More like Dept. of Injustice. They’re out to get me. Believe me! That much I can tell you. They’re as bad as the FAKE MEDIA. Lies, lies, lies. SAD.” “When I’m attacked, I always think of inauguration day, with the sun shining brightly down upon me, with trumpets on high blaring, with angels hovering and with the biggest crowd of cheering people of any inaugural in the history of America. GLAD!” “Now we have proof it’s nothing but a FAKE NEWS witch hunt. When I met President Putin, I asked him, ‘Did you or Russia meddle in that election?’ He looked at me with those sweet, sad eyes of his and said, ‘Absolutely not, Donnie!’ See? Just like I said all along. He himself told me he didn’t. Right from the horse’s mouth.” “No more transgenders in the military. If they can’t make up their mind about their sex, how are they going to make decisions in combat or whatever? All those surgeries to get different body parts! It will bankrupt the nation. SAD. That was nitwit Obama’s doing. He’s the one who let them in the military. Dumb as his O-Care disaster. STUPID.”
Dennis Dalman Editor “Last week I created more jobs than were ever created in the history of the world. Believe me! Phoney Media ignored it.” “This new tax-cut-for-the-rich proposal – I mean health-care bill – is going to be tremendous. Really tremendous. Low premiums. Better care. Billions in tax cuts for the rich. The BEST. They claim 16 million people will lose care. LIES! If those people lose care, it will be their own fault. Too cheap or too lazy to pay for their premiums. BAD!” “What’s this crap about climate change? Another lie. Freezing cold in New York City the other day. They call that climate WARMING? I had to don my fox-fur overcoat just to leave my Tower.” “A.G. Jeff Sessions has got to go. That Alabama weasel betrayed me as soon as I got him his high-and-mighty job. He’s joined the FAKE RUSSIA plot against me! He’s as bad as showboat fraud J. Comey. SICK!” “3 million dead people leaped up from their graves to vote for Crooked Hillary. Did she spend all her time campaigning in cemeteries? Raising the dead! What a feat! Those dead people all voted for Hillary. Stolen votes. Voting fraud. Lock her up! “They invited Sean Spicer to be on Dancing with the Stars? What a joke. Can you just see him doing the
cha-cha-cha with Clubfoot Hillary. I and my queen – I mean wife – could out-dance Fatso Spicer any night of the week. And I’d like to know why I wasn’t invited. What am I – chopped liver? SAD.” “I feel like going over to CNN and knocking around a few blockhead reporters today. I’ll beat the bleep out of them. Think I’ll take a few Boy Scouts along. Show ‘em how it’s done.” “I’m warning Congress they better vote 100 percent for that Fat-Cat Tax Cut – I mean health-care bill. If they don’t, I’ll make them pay for The Wall. Meantime, I’ll be in my Oval Office at my desk, pen in hand!” “Remember, I won! I’m the PRESIDENT. So don’t cross me. I can fix anything all by myself. That I can tell you. And I can leap tall buildings in a single bound, like Superman. I’m better than Superman because I’m President. He isn’t. “ “The White House is functioning perfectly. It’s functioning so good I can hardly believe it. And if the FAKE NEWS doesn’t stop picking on me, I’m going to pack up and go home! Believe me. Living in this big swamp is a hard job because of all the bullies who use me like a punching bag. If I quit, then what are they going to do? They’ll be mighty sorry. They won’t have a GREAT PRESIDENT anymore. Without me, they’re all just a bunch of wimps. SAD. BAD. MAD.” “Just wait til the jealous FAKES see me on Mount Rushmore, right up there with Honest Abe!” “That North Korean twerp is about to get an atomic knuckle sandwich. My missiles are bigger than his missiles. He better start digging a deep hole.”
Letters to the editor:
Reader warns beware of dog in Wilds’ park Jeff Lahr, Sartell On July 31 I was taking my evening walk around the path that leads through “The Wilds” neighborhoodpark area. As I proceeded around one of the two holding ponds, I spotted a girl, about 7 years old, trying to control on a leash two small dogs, which were very upset. When the dogs spotted me, they pulled the girl toward me. I jumped off the path to avoid the dogs but both jumped on me and the white terrier dog bit me twice in the left leg. The girl pulled the dogs off me, said she was sorry and left. It happened so fast, I could hardly believe it even happened.
Within seconds my leg began bleeding and became very swollen. I walked about half a mile to my home and went to the St. Cloud Medical Group Urgent Care, where they said they could not handle this situation. They called the St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Room where I was advised to start rabies shots immediately since I did not know the owner of the dog or its whereabouts. The first set of rabies shots consists of nine shots in various parts of the body, done with seven different solutions. I have to return to the hospital an additional three times for continued shots over a two-week period.
Side effects I have experienced from these shots are muscle discomfort and tiredness. The hospital also contacted the Sartell Police Department and an officer came to receive my statement within the hour. As of this time, the Sartell Police Department has not been able to locate this animal. Thus it’s impossible to know if the dog has had its proper vaccinations. The police officer said if this dog bit once, it could possibly bite again. This is an unpleasant experience I wish on no one.
Thank you, Newsleaders, for heartwarming, thorough story Joyce Stock, St. Joseph Janice and I would like to thank the Newsleaders and especially Cori Hilsgen for the wonderful article writ-
ten about the work being done in Haiti. Our dresses are only a small part of the big picture, and you covered it so well, giving proper credit to
so many people. Thank you again for the great coverage. Whenever I have spare time, my sewing machine will be humming again.
Zeke the dog story delights reader
The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the Jan Hanning, Sartell guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the I can’t thank you enough for your Newsleaders. really good write-up Friday, July 14 Letters to the editor may be sent to news@thenewsleaders. com or P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374. Deadline is noon (about Zeke the dog). It was such fun Monday. Please include your full name for publication (and to read about Lee Hart and his Zeke. I address and phone number for verification only.) Letters must saved the paper to give to our daughbe 350 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for space.
ter who has a dog who is so sweet to her. It seems like animals have so many human qualities. Thank you, Dennis Dalman, for a well-written story. God bless your writing.
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Monday, Aug. 14 Lunch and cards, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach and The Rusty Nail, noon-2 p.m., Trobec’s Bar & Grill, 1 Central Ave S, St. Stephen. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. Fare For All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. 1-800-582-4291.fareforall.org. Sartell City Council, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320-253-2171.
511 Ninth Ave. N., St. Cloud. http://placeofhopeministries.org/events/urban-hope-farmers-market-2017/. Free Sweet Corn Feed Day at Urban Hope Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., Place of Hope Ministries, 511 Ninth Ave. N., St. Cloud. Family Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., River East parking lot, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-252-2422. Market Thursday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking
Tuesday, Aug. 15 Community Lunch and Entertainment, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach, 1-3 p.m., St. Stephen Parish Hall, 103 CR 2 S. 320-746-9960. Central Minnesota Market, 3-5:30 p.m., VA Hospital, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-251-2498.
CITY OF ST. STEPHEN LEGAL NOTICE 2018 BUDGET PLANNING MEETING
Wednesday, Aug. 16 SALT (Seniors and Law enforcement Together), 9 a.m., Sartell Police Department, 310 Second St. S., Sartell. Thursday, Aug. 17 American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m, St. Cloud City Employees, 400 Second St. S., St. Cloud. redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. Urban Hope Farmers’ Market, sponsored by Place of Hope Ministries, 2-6 p.m., EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED MAKE $1,000 WEEKLY! Paid in advance! Mailing Brochures at Home! Easy pleasant work. Begin Immediately! Age unimportant! WWW.HomeBucks.US ###### Earn $1,000’s Processing Mail! Details: Rush SASE: LISTS/ IA, Springhouse, PA 19477-0396 (MCN) HELP WANTED: OTR DRIVERS. Dvorak Trucking seeking Owner/Operators & Company Drivers. Valid Class CDL. Home on weekends if desired. Pulling hopper bottoms across the U.S. Minnesota Based. Call 641220-4202. (MCN) FINANCIAL Are you in BIG trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues, & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 888-606-6673 (MCN) STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS got you down? We can help reduce payments and get finances under control, call: 866-871-1626 (MCN) Reduce your total credit card payments by up to 30% to 50%! Call Consolidated Credit NOW! 844-764-1891 (MCN) Buying a home and need a mortgage? Or, have a home and want to lower your monthly fees and refinance? Getting a mortgage is quicker and easier than ever. Call now! 855715-4721 (MCN) Owe the IRS? You May qualify for Relief today! Stop Bank Levies & Wage Garnishments. Mon-Thurs 8-8pm, Fri 8-6pm and Saturdays 9-5pm CST Español Available, Free consultation. Call NOW 1-800-511-2181 (MCN) HEALTH & MEDICAL LIVING WITH KNEE OR BACK PAIN? Medicare recipients may qualify to receive a pain relieving brace at little or no cost. Call now! 844-668-4578 (MCN) Stop OVERPAYING for your prescriptions! SAVE! Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy, compare prices and get $25.00 OFF your first prescription! CALL 888438-6461 Promo Code CDC201625 (MCN) OXYGEN - Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! FREE info kit: 844-852-7448 (MCN) Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-604-2613 (MCN) OXYGEN - Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! FREE info kit: 855-995-5653 (MCN) Diagnosed with Mesothelioma or Asbestos Lung Cancer? If so, you and your family may be entitled to a substantial financial award. We can help you get cash quick! Call 24/7: 866924-0504 (MCN) CASH PAID for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! 1 DAY PAYMENT & PREPAID shipping. HIGHEST PRICES! Call
The City of St. Stephen City Council will hold its 2018 Budget Planning Meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of City Hall: 2 Sixth Ave. SE, St. Stephen. /s/ Cris M Drais City Clerk
lot of Hardware Hank, Seventh St. N., Sartell. marketmonday.org. Sauk Rapids Farmers’ Market, 4-6:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 2163 Mayhew Lake Road NE, Sauk Rapids. Finding Dory, Movie Under the Stars, 7:30 p.m seating opens, dusk movie, Whitney Memorial Park, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. Concessions available. Friday, Aug. 18 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30
p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net. “Granite City Rocks” showcases the work of the St. Cloud Heritage Quilters now through Sept. 30, Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-253-8424. stearns-museum. org.
LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF SARTELL DOCUMENT 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids 2017 Overlay Improvements Sartell, Minnesota SEH No. SARTE 142584 Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the City Administrator until 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at the Sartell City Hall at 125 Pinecone Road N., Sartell, Minn. 56377, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of 2017 Overlay Improvements. Major quantities for the Work include: 8,831
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8 Foot Edge Mill
5,155
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Type SP 9.5 Wear Course Mix
8,542
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Full Depth Street Restoration
1,544
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B618 Concrete Curb and Gutter
4,502
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Concrete Walk with Granular Bedding
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Striping
1,524
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Zebra Crosswalk
Dated: July 26, 2017 Publish: Aug. 11, 2017 1-888-389-0695. www.cash4diabeticsupplies. com (MCN)
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Bids shall be on the form provided for that purpose and according to the Bidding Requirements prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) dated July 31, 2017.
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The Bidding Documents may be seen at the Issuing Office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at 1200 25th Ave. S., P.O. Box 1717, St. Cloud, Minn. 56302-1717, 320-229-4344.
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The Bidding Documents may be viewed for no cost at http://www.sehinc.com by selecting the Project Bid Information link at the bottom of the page and the View Plans option from the menu at the top of the selected project page.
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Digital image copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http:// www.sehinc.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the PROJECT BID INFORMATION link and by entering eBidDocTM Number 5277365 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane N., Plymouth, Minn. 55441 (763475-9600) for a fee of $85. Bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. A Contractor responding to these Bidding Documents must submit to the City/Owner a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer verifying compliance with each of the minimum criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Bids shall be directed to the City Administrator, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR 2017 OVERLAY IMPROVEMENTS, SARTELL, MINN., SARTE 142584.” The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Owner. Mary Degiovanni City Administrator Sartell, MN City of Sartell website: http://www.sartellmn.com Publish Quest CDN: Aug. 4, 2017 Publish Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader: Aug. 4 and 11, 2017
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Ask a Trooper
Coffee with a Cop
What is legal age for a child to ride in sidecar of a motorcycle? Q: What is the law in regards to age for a child to ride in a sidecar of a motorcycle? Thanks. A: There is nothing in statute that regulates age, but helmet and eye protection laws do apply for sidecar passengers. If the sidecar has a seat
belt, then the applicable belt laws also apply for a child passenger (car seats, booster seats or other). A portion of state statutes was used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic-re-
lated laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Hwy. 10 W., Detroit Lakes, Minn. 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at jesse.grabow@ state.mn.us).
photo by Carolyn Bertsch
Sartell Officer John Batterberry reads an inscription on a keychain with Sophina Lindquist, 8, of St. Cloud. The keychain was a gift to Lindquist from Police Chief Jim Hughes. It was given to her at the “Coffee with a Cop” event, sponsored by the Metro Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, which took place Aug. 3 at Liquid Assets in Sartell.
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