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Town Crier Fare for All to be held Oct. 16

Fare For All, a local non-profit food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable to Central Minnesota families, will host its monthly distribution from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. Fare For All sells packages of fresh produce and frozen meat with no quantity limit; savings are much less than retail prices. The program has no income requirements and is open to everyone. There are no forms to complete and cash, credit, debit and EBT cards are all accepted. For more information please visit our website at fareforall.org, find us on Facebook or call 1-800-582-4291.

Starwatch party set Oct. 18 at Sartell Community Center

The Sartell Senior Connection is proud to bring meterologist Mike Lynch of WCCO radio to Sartell for a Starwatch party from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the new Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S. The event will start inside with a short presentation and then move outside to look at the night sky through Lynch’s impressive telescopes. Please bring a flashlight and lawn chair. Free and open to all ages.

HHW, appliance/electronic collection scheduled Oct. 14

Household hazardous waste disposal, and appliance and electronic collection will be held from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 14 behind Colt’s Academy, First Ave. SE, St. Joseph. There is a limit of any combination of two appliances/electronic items per household. Patrons must be part of the City refuse program and be prepared to provide ID.

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Jace remains at Mayo, awaiting a new heart

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

A dramatic saving of the life of an 18-month-old boy on Hwy. 10 in Benton County has been capturing people’s hearts and minds far and wide. For their quick and expert actions, seven first-responders will be honored at the Benton County Board meeting when it meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Foley. In the meantime, the boy whose life was saved – Jace Josephson of Upsala – remains at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, where he is awaiting a heart transplant. The dramatic life-saving happened shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 when a 911 call was answered at the Benton County Sheriff’s Department. The frantic call was from Akasha Ness-Breitwieser, 22, saying her 18-monthold son Jace had stopped breath-

ing. While traveling south on Hwy. 10 about four miles south of Rice, Ness-Breitwieser had stopped her car near the intersection of Little Rock Road NW. She told the dispatcher what was happening, including her efforts to administer CPR to the boy. Just about that time, a Rice firefighter, Blake Phenow, happened to be driving on Hwy. 10 in his personal vehicle when he noticed a woman’s car stopped on the side of the road in the shoulder. Phenow stopped his car and quickly learned about the problem, and began rendering aid to the child. Minutes later, Minnesota State Trooper James Orlando arrived at the scene and began assisting with CPR. Shortly after Orlando’s arrival, Benton County Deputy Ron Thomas arrived. He also helped with CPR until Gold Cross Ambulance SerJace • page 3

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Above: This is a photo of Jace Josephson in happier days before his heart condition caused him to be on life support as he waits for a new heart. Inset: Connected to so many tubes and sometimes so uncomfortable, Jace is staying at the Mayo Clinic until a heart can be found to transplant into him. He nearly died when he stopped breathing while he was riding in his mother’s car on Hwy. 10 in Benton County. Seven first-responders will soon be honored by the county board for using their swift expertise in saving Jace’s life one day last August.

Principal dresses as chicken for Kennedy walkathon

by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Kennedy Community School Principal Laurie Putnam kept her promise of dressing as a chicken and performing the chicken dance after students met their fundraising goal of $25,000. Students in grades pre-K through eighth grade, faculty, staff and area residents participated in the school’s annual walkathon Sept. 28. They were joined by St. Jo-

seph Police Chief Joel Klein and St. Joseph Fire Chief Jeff Taufen, who led the school in their first walking lap outside. After the all-school kickoff with everyone walking together, students then participated in a variety of stations/ activities organized by volunteers. Although students in pre-K through fifth grade spent some time in their classrooms for learning sessions, they and older students had a chance

to spend time with the danceparty disc jockey throughout the day. Last year’s walkathon participants raised almost $20,500, the second-highest amount raised since the event was started. This year’s goal was $25,000, and participants met that goal by fundraising at least $25,043. Because this year’s fundraising goal was met, Putnam dressed as a chicken and performed the chicken dance at an

all-school assembly. Putnam said she had a great time dressing as a chicken and doing the chicken dance for the students. “It was hot and I could barely see, but the laughs and cheers from students made it a fun experience,” she said. “I think it’s always great when students get to see adults being silly and know it’s OK to not take yourself so seriously.” The event is organized by Walkathon • back page

Skuzas complete motorcycling ‘bucket list’ by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Cold-winter clothing sought by charities

Donations of coats, boots, weather-proof mittens, hats and scarves for all ages are needed for the cold winter months. Contact Anna Marie’s Alliance at 320253-6900; Catholic Charities at 320-229-4560; CROSS Center in Foley at 320-968-7012; the Salvation Army at 320-252-4552; or Place of Hope at 320-203-7881. For information on this and other United Way opportunities, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 13 Criers.

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Sandy and Loyal Skuza will ride their 2012 black Honda Gold Wing trike one more time to Utah and to Florida before ending their cycling hobby. After traveling through 48 of the United States and five Canadian provinces, they plan to sell the trike when they are in Florida. They put on more than 4,000 miles during August this year traveling to the six states on the east coast – Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont – they had not yet visited.

Loyal Skuza, 85, and Sandy Skuza, 70, aren’t exactly the average age of motorcyclists who are often seen out on the highways, but the couple recently completed Sandy’s cycling “bucket list” of traveling across 48 states and five Canadian provinces. A “bucket list” is a term often used for a list of things people have decided they want to complete before they die. The couple had biked when they were first married but began traveling the highways again in 1999. The bucket

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list was completed during the years 1999-2017, but it didn’t become a bucket list for Sandy until 2011 when they had already traveled in about 22 of the states. The couple put on about 13,000 miles the summer of 1999 and continued to cycle each summer. At first, they owned and traveled on a 1999 two-wheel, candy-apple-red Honda Gold Wing. Later, they bought and traveled on a 2012 black Honda Gold Wing trike. Loyal and Sandy put on more than 4,000 miles during August this year traveling to six states on the East Coast they had not Skuzas • page 3

Obituary

Michelle “Shelly” Mary Coborn, 62 Collegeville Township Oct. 21, 1954 - Oct. 3, 2017

M i c h e l l e “Shelly” Mary Coborn died Oct. 3, 2017 at her home in Collegeville Township with her children at her side. Her funeral was held Oct. 9 at St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville. The Rev. Gregory Miller, OSB, officiated and burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Sauk Rapids. Michelle “Shelly” Mary Coborn was born in the St. Cloud Hospital to Dan and Mabel Coborn on Oct. 21, 1954. She attended Sacred Heart grade school and graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in Sauk Rapids. She studied field biology at St. Could State University. Coborn is known

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as a person with a generous heart and loving spirit by everyone who knew her. She inspired those closest to her with her wisdom and her strength. She was always happy to help those around her be their best with encouragement and any aid she could provide. Being out in nature or in the kitchen with friends made her happiest. She felt blessed to be able to pursue her passions of philanthropy, gardening and cooking more so in recent years. Survivors include the following: her children, Danny (Tina) Coborn and Maria Coborn; grandchild, Dahlia Coborn; mother, Mabel Coborn; brothers and sister, Chris (Becky Borgner), Suzy (Marty) Ellis, Duke (Amy Armstrong) and Tom. She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel. Obituary, guestbook and video tribute available online: www. williamsdingmann.com.

In Business

Wheelock recognized by Forbes magazine as one of ‘America’s Top Wealth Advisors’ For the second year of its existence, Brad Wheelock has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of “America’s Top Wealth Advisors.” Wheelock is a member of the Wheelock Investment Group at RBC Wealth Management. The list which included all firms, among all platforms, in all geographies included only three representatives from Minnesota. Wheelock, a 30-year veteran, was the only out-state advisor to make the Forbes list. He’s also been ranked among the top 1 percent of wealth advisors in the nation, for the last nine years by Barron’s magazine, a Wall Street Journal publication. Additionally,

the Financial Times recognized Wheelock among the top wealth advisors in America while he’s received similar recognition from Rep Magazine, the National Association of Board Certified Advisory Practices, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Minnesota Monthly magazine. Wheelock holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation and is a past board member of the CentraCare Health System Foundation, St Cloud State University Foundation, March of Dimes, Stearns History Museum, Central Minnesota Boy Scouts, Central Minnesota Community Foundation and Cathedral High School Foundation. He also coached varsity football at St. Cloud Tech high school, for eight years.

District 7 Rep. Peterson honored with Golden Triangle Award from National Farmers Union

Independent agent one of only nine Minnesota agents to secure the honor Independent insurance agent Deborah A. Krump, Waite Park, has earned a trip to AFLAC’s 2017 National Convention at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii. Krump qualified for the October incentive by selling more than $245,000 annualized premium of supplemental insurance during AFLAC’s 39-week qualification period from Nov. 12, 2016 to Aug. 11, 2017. Krump is a Newsleader client. This year, Minnesota yielded nine agents who qualified from a field of 101. Top-producer Krump has qualified for the convention three times during her 14-year affiliation with AFLAC. The competition was especially difficult since she worked through March with a broken shoulder.

“I was persistent in creating and working my plan, with the national convention goal in mind,” Krump said. “Much of the business came from my existing account base.” Krump also credited AFLAC’s corporate claims support and “Next Day Pay.” “Many people need AFLAC’s help because of high-deductible health-insurance plans,” Krump said. “Being able to help clients with this challenge makes me feel good about my business.” Brothers Paul, John and William Amos founded American Family Life Assurance Company in 1955 in Columbus, Georgia, and expanded the company’s coverage in 1958 to include cancer insurance. AFLAC policies also include Short Term Disability, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, Life, Dental and Vision insurance.

In the St. Joseph Newsleader’s Tribute to Firefighters, which was a special insert section in the Oct. 6 newspaper, there was an error on page 8. Toward the bottom, above the row of box ads, it should have read this: “These Businesses

Would Like to Salute the St. Joseph and St. Stephen Firefighters.” An inadvertent transposition during the production process caused “Sartell” to be in that line where “St. Joseph” should have been. The Newsleader regrets the error.

Correction

DFL Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota’s Seventh District was recognized this week with the highest legislative honor from National Farmers Union. Peterson was one of 33 U.S. senators and representatives who have demonstrated leadership and support at the federal policymaking level for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Representatives from Minnesota Farmers Union presented the award to him in Washington. The Golden Triangle Award, the family farm organization’s highest legislative honor, was presented to each recipient during NFU’s Fall Legislative Fly-In. “The Golden Triangle Award recognizes farm and food champions in Congress that display outstanding leadership on the issues that are important to both our industry and our organization.

We’re appreciative of their insight and devotion to securing the nation’s food supply for the good of both American family farmers and consumers,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. The Golden Triangle, first presented in 1988, symbolizes the core principles of the Farmers Union organization: education, cooperation and legislation. This year’s Golden Triangle honorees were selected for their leadership and dedication to improving the livelihoods of family farmers and ranchers. “Rep. Peterson has long supported Minnesota Farmers Union in its work to better the lives of family farmers and rural residents,” said MFU President Gary Wertish. Minnesota Farmers Union— Standing for Agriculture, Fighting for Farmers (www.mfu.org).

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Blotter

If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 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. This information is submitted by the St. Joseph Police Department. Aug. 5 9:13 p.m. Traffic accident. CR 133/CD 75. An officer was dispatched to Elm Street where a car had struck a deer. The vehicle was badly damaged and required towing. 9:30 p.m. Extra patrol. 701 College Ave. S. Extra patrol had been requested for the above address as the resident had had two of his vehicles damaged during the overnight hours. The resident said he believes he knows the person damaging his vehicles but cannot prove it. Suspected vehicle is either an early 2000 black Mitsubishi or a blue Ford Ranger. Aug. 6 1:40 a.m. Traffic stop. CR 75/ Eighth Ave. N.E. While traveling eastbound on CR 75 by College Avenue N, an officer spotted a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The officer activated his radar unit in his squad car and recorded the suspected vehicle traveling 69 mph in a 45-mph zone. Upon stop, the driver stated he was sorry and was sure he was speeding. A citation was issued for speed. The radar was checked prior to shift and after stop and was found to be working properly. Aug. 8 12:24 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. Lanigan Way. Officers responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle parked on the wrong side of the road, a reoccurring issue. Upon arrival, two vehicles were parked on the side of the road and only one vehicle was occupied and it appeared they were having lunch. The officer approached the vehicle and told the occupants there is no parking on this side of the street and they were parked going the wrong direction. The officer also noticed the driver’s tabs were expired and gave him a verbal warning. 5:41 p.m. Traffic stop. College Avenue S./Hill Street W. While on routine patrol, an officer spotted a Blotter • page 7

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Jace from front page vice arrived. At that point, inside the ambulance, a team of Gold Cross paramedics went into action. They were Jason Jacobson, Nicholas Engler, Amanda Cherne and Natascha Hennen. While they were attending to Jace, his heart began to beat and he resumed breathing on his own. Jace was rushed to the St. Cloud Hospital, and he and his mother spent about eight hours

Skuzas from front page yet visited. Those states were Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont. They have traveled to some of the United States more than once. The only two states they have not cycled to are Alaska and Hawaii. The five Canadian provinces they traveled to included Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Sandy said they get the biggest thrill cycling to all these different places. “There is something about

there. Then he was transferred to Children’s Minnesota Hospital where doctors attempted to stabilize his condition – a very serious medical condition known as hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, which Jace had been born with. The left side of his heart does not function well and so the right side has to do all the blood-pumping to the body, but that causes the right side to overextend itself to the point where it can stop beating. Jace’s mother was aware of the condition before Jace was born. After two week’s at Children’s Minnesota Hospital, Jace was

transferred to the Mayo Clinic to await his transplant. “We almost lost him twice,” said his mother, adding Jace had gone into cardiac arrest eight times since the incident on Hwy. 10. He is now on a life-support machine, which aids his breathing. “Hopefully, he’ll get the breathing tube out soon,” Ness -Breitwieser said. “We’re struggling to keep his lungs open. He also has a lot of blood clots from the life-support machine, which I’ve been told is common.” Since the Mayo Clinic is three

riding on a motorcycle,” Sandy said. “Your vision is not obscured and you can see up and all around. You can also smell things for miles.” Loyal and Sandy have been married for 35 years and have lived on Kraemer Lake by St. Joseph for most of those years. Loyal worked in the loan department with Stearns Bank when they started traveling on their motorcycle in 1999 to work-related destinations. He would check on the progress of buildings related to loans he had worked on and more. Loyal raced cars for 30 years, beginning when he was 23 years old. He quit racing in 1980 but began doing so again in 1995. Sandy said they used

to joke about him being the only guy on the race track who was spending his Social Security money on car parts. She said he always did well with his racing and can fix anything. Loyal also raced on the factory level for Rupp Industries before the couple was married. He flew to many destinations and raced snowmobiles all over the country during the 1970s. Loyal raced in the Winnipeg 500 snowmobile race, which began in 1966 and ran in the first 11 races as well as many other cross-country

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A GoFundMe page, dubbed “Beatz For Jace,” has raised about $2,000 of the $15,000 goal set for the family. There is also a “Beats for Jace” Facebook page with updates on the boy’s medical condition and news about other fundraising events. “Anything helps, and everything is appreciated,” said Ness -Breitwieser of the fundraising

efforts. “We’re holding up as best we can. If I could, I’d also just like to send a personal thank you to the emergency-room team and to all the strangers who stopped to help that day.” There will be a benefit for Jace and his family, with a silent auction at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 in the “Tavern on the Avenue” in St. Paul. The name of the benefit is “Jace’s Journey for a New Heart.” The sports bar is located at 825 Jefferson Ave. For more information about “Jace’s Journey” and a map of the tavern’s location, google “Tavern on the Avenue, St. Paul, MN.”

races. The couple owned and operated Skuza Equipment in Waite Park before selling it in 1983. They sold motorcycles, snowmobiles and farm-automation equipment such as barn cleaners and bunk feeders. Sandy worked with the American Cancer Society and with the business. Their last cycling ride took them to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, Utah, and then to their winter home in Englewood, Fla. While they are in Florida

this winter, they plan to sell their trike. “We’ve been very, very fortunate,” Sandy said. “It makes me sad, but it’s time.” Sandy said, given their respective ages, it makes their children very nervous they are still out on the roads cycling. Only one of their children has also chosen to ride a motorcycle. Together, the couple has seven children, 20 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

hours from Ness-Breitwieser’s home in Upsala, it’s difficult for her and her husband, Tim Josephson, to be with their son during his care.

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Farmers can be compensated for ‘living’ snow fences by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

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Many farmers who want to help improve area winter road driving conditions will leave “living” snow fences to help trap snow as it blows across fields, piling it up before it reaches roads, waterways, farms and local areas.

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As farmers harvest fall crops, those who are interested in helping keep winter roads open in Minnesota, can do so by leaving standing corn rows, hay bales and silage tubes along roadways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will pay farmers to leave these “living” snow fences along selected state roads to help with blowing and drifting snow control and visibility on Minnesota roads during the winter. Farmers who qualify are compensated on a per-acre basis for standing corn rows and a per lineal foot basis for strategically stacked bales or silage tubes. An average standing corn-row barrier is about one-quarter mile long and one acre in size, with 12 rows of corn left standing in fields. The average price compensated to a landowner is about $1,000 per acre. Dan Gullickson, snow-control-program administrative coordinator in MnDOT’s Office of Environmental Stewardship, said Stearns County is part of MnDOT District 3 and covers a wide area. He said 12 rows of corn are usually preferred, but in some cases farmers will leave six rows. It’s based on what is workable for farmers in their field. At a minimum, six rows of corn are needed. Gullickson said last year Minnesota had almost 27 miles of living snow fences and more than 60 Minnesota farmers participated in the program. The statewide average pay-

ment during the 2015-16 winter was $4,800 per mile of state highway protected from snow. Rates vary depending on MnDOT’s costs beyond routine snow plowing and salt applications, volume of road traffic and history of crashes on the road due to snow and ice conditions. The living-snow-fence program began in the 1980s and is also used in Iowa. Living snow fences also include native grasses and wildflowers, shrubs and trees which are located along roadways or around area cities and farms. These barriers trap the snow as it blows across fields so it piles up before it reaches roads, waterways, farms or cities. About two miles of living snow fence of grasses, trees and more are along the Lake Wobegon Trail between Albany and Freeport. This living snow fence provides a good barrier between trail users and drivers. Living snow fences are usually located about 100 to 200 feet or more into a farm field to provide enough drift formation and snow storage during winters. If snow is deposited in ditches instead of roads, the roads remain safer for motorists to travel on. Some of the benefits to living snow fences include the following: preventing large snow drifts and icy roads which lead to stranded motorists, improving driver visibility and reducing accidents, serving as visual landmarks to help drivers find their way, reducing costs of snow plow time and heavy vehicle usage, reducing shipping delays for goods and services, increas-

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ing crop yields by 10 percent or more, controlling soil erosion and reducing spring flooding, decreasing salt use and its impact on the environment, increased viewing and hunting time of pheasants and other birds and more. For standing corn rows or stacked bales, MnDOT enters into a short-term (one winter season) agreement with farmers and payment is made at the end of the winter. Because MnDOT pays for the corn stalks needed to catch blowing snow, ears of corn can be hand-picked by farmers and others in the spring if they choose to. Farmers who are interested should check if their farm location is eligible for MnDOT’s living-snow-fence program, by contacting their local MnDOT snowfence coordinator. The coordinator can verify the presence of a blowing snow problem along the section of state highway adjacent to the property he/she wants to enroll in the program. If the site is eligible and a farmer wants to enroll, the farmer will need to become a state vendor. This allows the farmer to be paid through the Statewide Integrated Financial Tools system. The system collects information about how to reimburse farmers. Payments can also be direct-deposited. Gullickson said the livingsnow-fence program is for along state-maintained highways. If landowners are wondering about similar programs for county and township roads, they should contact people who deal with those roads. A local contact about the program for the St. Cloud area is Randy Strassburg who works out of Little Falls. He can be reached by phone at 218-232-6803. For additional information about the living-snow-fence program, visit the www.mndot. state.mn.us/environment/livingsnowfence website or contact Gullickson directly at daniel. gullickson@state.mn.us or by phone at 651-366-3610.

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Above: All Saints Academy fifth- and sixth-grade students created various line-art works under direction of artist Carol Euerle. At left: Fifth-grader Sylvie Bechtold creates her wire-art picture.

ASA students learn about line art by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

Creating a drawing with a pencil, without stopping and starting again, can be a challenge. Fifth- and sixth-grade students in Tess Koltes’s and Susan Huls’s classrooms at All Saints Academy recently met that challenge when they learned about the element of line through art. Local artist Carol Euerle taught the students how to create wire drawings. Her granddaughter, Addison Keul, who is a fifth-grader at the school, assisted with the lesson. Euerle gave each of the students a piece of watercolor pa-

per. They were asked to put their pencils to the paper and think of it as a piece of wire. They were told to twist and move but not to start or stop while doing their drawings. Euerle said she brought along a sample for students to follow, but they did their own designs and were not intimidated at all. “They just took off and weren’t scared of a thing,” Euerle said. Students then used an ultrafine-point marker, added some shading and some color in the background using magic markers, paint, crayons and more. Euerle first learned about wire art when she took a class from artist Karen Knutson, who

challenged the class to draw one wire drawing for each of 30 days. Euerle said it has helped her to become much better at drawing. She prefers black-andwhite drawings with just a little color in the background. Koltes said they try to integrate all the elements of art while using different media to apply the element. “Students loved it,” Koltes said. “Thank you, Carol for showing us different techniques with creating line and art.” Students received several sheets of watercolor paper, a pencil and an ultra-fine-point marker from Euerle at the end of the one-hour class. She en-

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Local artist Carol Euerle and her granddaughter, Addison Keul, teach All Saints Academy fifth- and sixth-graders about the element of line through wire-art drawings. couraged them to carry it with them and practice their drawing. Although she prefers watercolor paper, Euerle said students could use any paper as long as the marker doesn’t bleed through the paper. The students expressed excitement about their art tablets from Euerle. Euerle has been an artist for more than 12 years. She teaches workshops with her friend, artist Carol Spychala. They teach monthly classes in Albany, Bagley and Cold Spring. For additional information about classes, contact Euerle at 320-249-7220.

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Time for gun restrictions? Don’t hold your breath One big reason Hillary lost the election is because her enemies – Russian propagandists, too – convinced millions that on the day she’s elected, “she will knock on our doors and snatch our huntin’ guns away.” Well, folks, hang on, here we go again . . . A slaughter by a madman armed with an arsenal of guns. Shock, horror, dismay. Demands for a “conversation” about gun restrictions. Legislators say “wait awhile.” Wait until emotions cool down before a gun “conversation” begins. We wait; the dust settles; the massacre slips off the radar. The short “conversation” happens: “We want gun-restrictions,” say 90 percent of Americans. “Oh, no! The Second Amendment is sacred and absolute,” say hard-core gun supporters and their spineless legislative minions. “Nobody’s gonna take our huntin’ guns away!” Conversation ends. Flash forward a month or two. Another bloody massacre by a lone wolf armed with an arsenal of guns. Repeat the seven steps above. As many have said, if the slaughter of 20 sweet little children at Sandy Hook Elementary School didn’t move legislators to crack down on military assault-style weapons, why should the slaughter of 58 adults at a Vegas concert change their minds? The man who caused the latest bloodbath used “stock bumpers” on his rifles, which allowed his rifles to fire rapidly non-stop as if they were submachine guns used by crime-syndicate thugs in the 1930s. They weren’t “huntin’ guns” – that is, unless you include human beings as hunted prey. Websites, including one for stock bumpers, are riddled with blog posts from gun-enthusiasts post Vegas. Most of them are new variations on the tiresome old dictum that guns don’t kill people; people do. Excerpts from those postings: “Guns don’t rent hotel rooms!” “If it was up to me, big news networks would be banned!” “Why don’t they ban cars and airplanes?!” “Where can I buy one (stock bumper)? Everywhere is sold out. A…hole liberals are trying to ban them now. Grrr!” “A hundred more people die from smoking cigarettes than die by gunfire.” So much for “conversation.” There is, however, a little tiny ray of hope, if you can call it that. Some legislators who have categorically opposed gun laws for so long said last week they would consider banning stock bumpers. Trouble is, a ban on just the bumpers would likely to be a sop, an attempt to mollify the vast majority of Americans who have long wanted common-sense gun restrictions. And then the “conversation” would end. Once again. Until the next massacre with military assault-style weapons. Ninety percent of Americans have long favored reasonable gun-restrictions such as universal background checks and closing of gun-show loopholes. How disgusting it is that stubborn opposition by anything-goes gunrights advocates convince legislators they will be primaried and/or defeated if they so much as dare propose or vote for even the slightest gun restriction. We must ask: Are the lunatics in charge of the asylum?

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.

Friday, Oct. 13, 2017

Opinion Chilling similarities to massacres

Maybe too many people are too young to remember. Maybe too many older people are suffering from amnesia. But I, for one, remember Aug. 1, 1966 all too well. I remember it screaming from a huge headline in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. It’s the day a deranged sniper shot to death 16 people and wounded 31 others from his deadly 300-foot-high perch atop the observation tower of the University of Texas, Austin. I’m surprised that ghastly event has not been mentioned in the media in the past couple weeks. Well, maybe it was; maybe I missed it. There are chilling, disturbing coincidences between that massacre and the one that happened in Las Vegas. Both men enjoyed gambling to the point it disrupted their lives; both amassed virtual arsenals of weapons; both killed their victims by shooting them from 300 feet above; both snipers kept firing until police stormed their deadly lairs. I can’t help but wonder if the Vegas killer’s evil deed was somehow “triggered” a half century later by the Austin sniper’s butchery. Another similarity: Many on the Austin campus thought the loud cracking sounds were coming from a construction site, and when people began to fall down, many thought it was some kind of college-students’ street theater or part of yet another anti-Vietnam war protest. In Las Vegas, most concert-goers thought the sounds were merely firecrackers or fireworks. The “tower massacre” stunned America because it was such a “new” form of murderous rampage. It happened just short of three years after another unthinkable crime, also in Texas – the assassination of President Kennedy, also committed by a sniper concealed from the fifth

Dennis Dalman Editor floor of a Dallas building. The Austin incident was one of the first acts of “domestic terrorism” that would stun and outrage us again and again throughout the subsequent decades – violent eruptions that still, to this day, keep us reeling, on-edge. And the demonic domestic terrorism – Timothy McVeigh springs sickeningly to mind – has been compounded by acts of international terrorism, making an already dangerous world more dangerous all the time. The Texas man’s name was Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old former Marine, born in Florida, who had attended college in Austin. In the months before the killings, he had complained of extreme headaches and sought counseling because of sudden, irrational urges to become violent. The night before the rampage, he killed his mother in her Austin apartment, then stabbed to death his wife. He left handwritten messages – twisted reasonings – about how he loved them but did not want them to suffer because of the shocking publicity that would follow his evil deed. Just before the noon hour on Aug. 1, Whitman, who had achieved sharpshooter status in the Marines, lugged some kind of large case filled with his rifles to the top of the tower. Then he began his fiendish killing, picking off people fon the streets far below who were

going about their daily business: a tower receptionist, many students, a shopkeeper, a policeman, an electrician, a Peace Corps volunteer and a baby boy inside the womb of its mother (she survived, thankfully). Police stormed Whitman’s perch and shot him dead. An autopsy showed a tumor in his brain that may have been causing his headaches and eruptions of temper, but a definite causal effect was never established. His horrific behavior shocked many because Whitman had been a kind of all-American clean-cut young man: Eagle Scout, a very high IQ, a Good Conduct Medal from the Marines. Some claimed his father, a perfectionist who could be physically abusive, may have caused his later rages, but it’s all conjecture at best. Why? Why? Why? That’s the hand-wringing question we keep asking about the Vegas killer. We will probably never know why, and even if we do, an “explanation” can never explain away that infliction of pain and death. “Why” can never bring back the 58 good people who were slaughtered, and “why” will never bring comfort or consolation to families of the deceased and the hideously wounded. That insane massacre will forever remain an open wound, just as 51 years of time have not healed the wounds of the sniper killings in Austin. In the meantime, we cannot help but feel less secure about the world we live in – all too often wondering with dread when will the next explosive horror erupt? The best defense we have against such darkness is the light of solidarity – constant acts of kindness, people doing daily good deeds for others – nurturing kindness, not stoking cruelty.

Letter to the editor

Reader says Las Vegas tragedy – it’s time to demand gun laws

Jean Abercrombie, St. Joseph I am a retired teacher from Texas who lives in Minnesota now. I have, for sure, found this state and its people to be Minnesota Nice! One of the nicest things I’ve enjoyed has been occasionally taking my granddaughter to school. However, from the very beginning as a preschooler, after our “goodbye and have a good day,” she would inevitably call me or her mom or her dad back to her. She would demand an extra hug and whisper in a scared little voice, “Do you think anything bad will happen today?” What prompted this heartbreaking ques-

tion from a preschooler? It was the required “lock-down drills,” a seeming necessity in our schools these days. Conducting lockdown drills was hard enough with my seniors in high school back in Amarillo, but one can only imagine the fears evoked in very young children by this unfortunate requirement. At the recent concert in Las Vegas, before the horrific shooting, Big and Rich sang “America The Beautiful” along with a happy and patriotic audience holding up their lighted cell phones. All were united in our pride as Americans. It’s time for us to unite as patriotic and

responsible Americans and demand sensible gun laws. Call or write your government officials. Many organizations exist who could use your involvement. We must work to save innocent American lives, be they clubgoers in Florida, or country music fans at a Las Vegas concert, or school children in Newtown. And the examples just go on and on. The NRA is about money, not guns. The politicians who support them are about money, not citizens. We must demand better for our country. We are repeatedly told “Now is not the time.” If not now, when?!

Should voting be required? In my social studies class this last week, I was reminded of an issue that comes up after every election here in the United States. Our country has one of the lowest voter turnouts in the developed world, as Canada and most European countries get well over 60 percent. The United States, by contrast, rarely gets over 50 percent except in presidential elections. This gap has been growing during the last few decades, but what can we do about it? And does increasing voter turnout really make our politics better? There’s a few things that other countries do that we can look at. One of them is making Election Day a holiday. This would make sure people can have time to vote, and hopefully reduce lines at polling stations before and after work. Another idea comes from places such as Australia and Belgium. This is compulsory voting. So how does it work? Taking Australia as an example, all voting-age citizens must register on the voter roll and if they do not vote on Election Day, there is a fine of $20. Same-day registration is not allowed. This serves to bring turnout up a significant amount, 91 percent in 2016. This gives some electoral legitimacy, but do people really know more about the issues?

Connor Kockler Guest Writer The answer is not always, and so is it really always good to have people vote just to vote? Americans are more likely to participate in politics and their communities other than voting, so maybe voter turnout isn’t the end-all be-all. There would be many people who would argue maybe low turnout is alright as long as those who are voting are the most informed. I would say compulsory voting seems to me to be almost in itself anti-democratic. We have the rights to do – and not to do – many things in this country. Why should voting be any different? If we force people to vote who don’t want to vote or aren’t informed, then we’re not really solving the problem. The real issue seems to be why people aren’t informed, or don’t feel as if they can affect politics at all. In our new age of constant information, all the statistics about every candidate is at our

fingertips, but there is also misinformation and distractions. People are busy, and they often don’t have time to do extensive research, so they may only get information from one or two places. In such a polarized political environment, it can also feel like your voice isn’t heard. If you’re a Democrat in a heavily Republican district, or vice versa, it may feel like there’s nothing you can do. People shouldn’t throw up their hands and say what’s the difference, though. Every vote counts, and if everyone thinks the same thing, pretty soon even less people will vote. Find causes you are passionate about and watch out for them. Due to determined voters like us, things can change, but not if you don’t vote and make your voice heard. To me, voter turnout isn’t the biggest thing; it’s voter engagement. Our country should have as many people as possible who know what they believe in and are willing to make their stand on what matters to them. Voting and engagement should be a choice, but it’s a choice worth making. Connor Kockler is a Sauk Rapids-Rice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.

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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 news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, Oct. 13 Brat and hot dog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Stearns County Auction, site open for inspection at 8 a.m., bidding starts at 9:30 a.m., items include cars, trucks, SUVs, John Deer tractors and various office items, Stearns County Public Works building, 455 28th Ave. S., Waite Park. www.StearnsCountyMN.gov. Redhead Express, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain St. 320-259-5463. paramountarts.org.

Saturday, Oct. 14 Brat and hot dog sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW, St. Joseph. St. Cloud VA Nursing and Medical Support Assistant Career Fair, 9 a.m.-noon, Rasmussen College, 226 Park Ave. S., St. Cloud. Fire Department Open House, sponsored by the St. Stephen Fire Department, 9 a.m.-noon, at the St. Stephen Fire Department, 2 Sixth Ave. SE. 3230-251-0964. Quilt Show, sponsored by St. Cloud Heritage Quilters, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Haehn Center, 30138-30162 College Ave. S., College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph www.stcloudheritagequilters.com. Journal of an ADHD Kid The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Q&A with authors Toby Stumpf and his mother Dawn Schaefer Stumpf, Barnes & Noble, 3940 Division St., St. Cloud. Central Minnesota Chapter of the Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park. Monday, Oct. 16 Lunch and cards, sponsored by ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) **ADOPTION:**Global Executive & Successful Singer (At-Home-Mom); Travel, Music & More Lovingly await baby. Expenses Paid. 1-800-354-2608 **Jo & Drew**(MCN) AUTOMOBILES DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 855752-6680 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-2830205 (MCN) CASH FOR CARS: We Buy Any Condition Vehicle, 2002 and Newer. Competitive Offer! Nationwide FREE Pick Up! Call Now For a Free Quote! 888-366-5659! (MCN) CABLE/INTERNET Spectrum Triple Play: TV, Internet & Voice for $29.99 ea. 60 MB per second speed. No contract or commitment. We buy your existing contract up to $500! 1-800-919-3588 (MCN)

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At left: Kennedy Community School principal Laurie Putnam (left), dressed as a chicken, performs the chicken dance after students earned their fundraising goal of $25,000. She is joined by assistant principal Anna Willhite and seventh-grader Samuel Kloss. Middle: Kennedy had 13 classes that met the “pie-in-the-face” fundraising goal. Pictured are (left to right) kindergartener Lillian Wood, teacher Rebecca Hoffart, teacher Cheryl Novacinski, first-grader Cecelia Hess, and teachers Anne Mertensotto and Tamara Rivard. At right: Parent volunteer Jamal Elmi and teacher Rebecca Hoffarth walk outside with kindergarten students during the walkathon kickoff lap.

Walkathon from front page the Kennedy Parent Teacher Association. Nicole Folkerts, who is the association’s treasurer and walkathon organizer, said the event is the school’s only fundraiser for the year. Money collected from the

event is used for field trips, classroom supplies, the school’s reading incentive program and more. At the end of the year, any remaining funds are given back to the school for its greatest needs. Folkerts said last year organizers were able to give $11,250 to the school, which allowed each classroom to add some

flexible pieces such as bouncy bands for chairs, inflated stability balance discs, scoop rocking chairs and wobble stools. These items allow active student bodies to better focus on learning. “I would like to give a big thank you to our co-chairs, Sara Bye and Jennifer Salzer, as well as many volunteer parents and teachers, and an out-pouring of

support from community businesses,” Folkerts said. “This is always a fun and healthy event students look forward to each year. I am happy to see we had yet another successful fundraiser and a great kick-off to the school year.” “The Kennedy walkathon was a huge success thanks to the efforts of our students, staff, families and Parent Teacher

Association volunteers,” Putnam said. “We also appreciate the generous support from our community businesses. On behalf of our school community, I extend our thanks and gratitude to all who gave.” More than 800 students were enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade at Kennedy Community School as of September this year.

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