“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne

Guns at School

Sometimes we hear about an incident that occurred in some school and it causes us to remember some incident at school when we were a student there. We didn't consider it to be criminal at that time but under today's laws, it is.

I remember a time when one of the boys was showing off a large bruise, the dark black and blue area included his upper arm and the front of his shoulder. He said it was from his shotgun kicking when he was duck hunting. Not everyone was convinced that a shotgun could kick that bad, so he decided to bring the gun to school and show us. It was a 12 gauge single shot with a plastic stock and forearm and he brought it to school the next day to show us. When the principal found out that he brought the gun to school, he was told that he should keep it in his locker until the schoolday was over and then take it home. There were no problems, no crisis and no disruption of the school day.

Another situation occurred during duck season for several years. Two of the teachers went duck hunting in the morning before school began and went to the office in the boy's shower room to change cloths and leave their guns. After classes were over they again went to the shower room, changed clothes, picked up their guns and went hunting. It was simply another happening at school and noone worried about it.

There was also a situation where a student brought a 32 revolver to school because someone wanted to buy it. Several of the students discussed the price and the buyer paid $8.00 for it. The buyer's parents had a woodchuck making a hole under the shop and his dad wanted to dispose of it.

There was a time when we would take a couple of aspirins to school to help relieve symptoms of a cold. This is considered illegal today and may be grounds for being expelled from school.

In today's world, if a student forgot to take his shotgun out of the pickup before he went to school, he would probably get a week of detention. If the law was brought in, the school could be on lock down, the gun could be confiscated and the student would be subject to serious questioning.

There have been laws created in the time since some of us were in school, which have taken common occurrences and made them criminal acts. Was it to protect students, make parents and students more anxious and worried or was it to make it more difficult to have school shootings? There are a variety of reasons for the new laws to be enacted.

Are additional laws working? Have we reduced school shootings? I feel that a lot of the mass shootings are a result of developing minds being exposed to movies that glorify the killing of groups of adversaries with rapid gunfire or buying games for the laptop that require the player to shoot as many of the

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Sometimes it is hard to understand the thinking of the movie producers and game manufacturers. I think the only justification is money. Is this a good enough excuse?

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Dynamic Speaker featured at Women’s Retreat

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Don’t miss Dana Webskowski, a dynamic speaker who will be featured at the Women’s Lenten Retreat to be held at St. Paul’s Parish in St. Cloud on Saturday, March 18, 2023, starting at 8:30 a.m. “Be Still and Know that I am God” is the theme of the day and Dana will guide the attendees to do just that during her morning presentation and again, through musical adoration following lunch.

Dana was a lukewarm “cradle Catholic” who found church boring and contemplated leaving the church but is now in love with God, the Catho- lic faith and the Eucharist. Her mission is to help fallen away Catholics come back to His church, light a fire for the lukewarm Catholics out there, and help other Christians to see that the Catholic church has absolute truth and everything they need to grow in holiness. Dana grew up on a farm near Millerville, MN and now resides in Sioux Falls, SD.

Contact Lora Knafla at 320-393-2701 to register. This event is open to anyone and is sponsored by the St. Cloud Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

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Jeanette Dorothy Barth

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Dorothy Barth, age 91 of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich, Minnesota. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Jeanette Dorothy Petermeier was born August 28, 1931, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Petermeier. She married in 1953 and had two children, Chuck and Cindy. She later moved to the family farm to raise her children. She farmed with her brother, Steven, for many years.

Jeanette loved her time spent with her family. She adored her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was a loving, kind-hearted, and compassionate mother, grandmother, and caregiver. Quilting, gardening, and cooking were some of her passions.

She leaves behind her children, Chuck (Pam) Barth of Melrose and Cindy Bertram of St. Michael; grandchildren, Chris, Amber, Jennifer, Tom, and Nathan; great-grandchildren, Jordan, Adley, Jackson, Cole, Clara, Wyatt, Ethan, Olivia, and Nora; brothers, Bill Petermeier and Tom Petermeier; sisters, Joanne (John) Welle and Betty LaFriniere; and sister-in-law, Delores Petermeier.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Elizabeth Petermeier; sisters, Marie Meyer, Eunice Casey, Lucille Petermeier, Carmella Worms, and Lyola Vick-Jensen; brothers, Joe Petermeier, Richard Petermeier, George Petermeier, Delbert Petermeier, Steven Petermeier, and Tony Petermeier.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Melrose.

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Karen Jane (Koester) Baxter, age 76, of St. Cloud and formerly Grey Eagle, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 21, 2023. She blessed our lives as our wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

Karen was born March 26, 1946 and was raised on a dairy farm near Long Prairie, MN. She graduated from Long Prairie High School. Karen had two sons with former husband Robert Dinkel, of Long Prairie, MN. Karen later reconnected with, and married, the love of her life, Jerome (Jerry) Baxter, also of Long Prairie, MN. Karen and Jerry spent most of their 43+ years together in Grey Eagle, MN. She loved their home on Mound Lake, hosting the occasional get together, playing cards with friends, heading to the casino, and visiting with friends around town.

Karen loved to spend time with family and friends, making treats for those she loved, reading books, watching game shows, and shopping. She enjoyed gardening, taking care of her household plants, was an avid sports fan, especially for the MN Twins, and she adored all of her kitties she had throughout the years.

Those who shared in her life include her children, Jeff (Amy) Dinkel of Isanti, MN, Greg (Jody Wandersee) Dinkel of Lakeville, MN, granddaughter Haley Dinkel, and grandson Jack Dinkel; all of whom she loved and cherished with all of her being. If there was one place Karen would ever wish to be, it was with her family.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Inez Koester.

Our hearts will forever have a void with her gone, but knowing she is in a better place and free of pain brings us all peace.

A gathering of family and friends celebrating the life if Karen will be held in the Spring of 2023.

Patience Josephine Kniep Patience

Josephine Kneip, age 16 months of Holdingford, MN passed away on February 7, 2023, at St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, February 10 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Opole, MN.

Patience was born on September 21, 2021, in St. Cloud, MN to Joseph and Billie (Davis) Kneip. She touched the lives of many people, brought a community together, and taught everyone about love.

Patience is survived by her parents, Joseph and Billie Kneip, Holdingford, brothers and sisters, Nicholas, Steven, Thomas, Andrew, Aaron, Gabriel, Autumn, Matilda, Gideon and Noelle, all of Holdingford, paternal grandparents, Nicholas and Linda Kneip, Richmond, maternal grandparents, Steven and Jacklin Davis, St. Cloud.

Preceded in death by her brothers and sister, Boaz, Madalyn Jayne, Jesse Jude, and Isaiah.