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Town Crier Interested in summer youth baseball?

Registration for summer 2015 will open on Feb. 1. To register 1st- through 9th-grade youth, visit sartellbaseball.com and click “online registration.”

General registration will be open until April 1 (1st- and 2ndgrade registration will stay open until May 1).

For registration questions, call Mike Connolly at 320-252-5743.

Special ed training set Feb. 9

Parents of children who are receiving special-education services, whether you are new or have been around the block, are invited to Get Set Training, which will focus on the special-education process and rules that guide this process, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 9 in the LeSauk Room at the Sartell-St. Stephen District Service Center, 212 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. This was rescheduled from Jan. 12.

Heartland Hospice seeks volunteers

Heartland Hospice is looking for caring and dedicated people with an interest in serving terminally ill patients and their families in Sartell, St. Joseph and the outlying communities. Volunteers provide services such as friendly visiting, errand running and clerical services. Volunteer classes are available to fit each person’s schedule. Please call Keshia Kettler-Herrmann at Heartland Hospice at 320-333-6395 for further information.

Reservations open for Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area has begun accepting online reservations on a first-come, first-served basis for the summer season. The 1.1-million acre Boundary Waters is America’s most visited wilderness area, attracting 250,000 visitors annually.

Ely-based outfitter Steve Piragis says this is particularly important for groups that want specific entry points or entry days. But he says people who don’t want to plan so far ahead will still have access to hundreds of permits throughout the season, via the website and from outfitters. Some permits for certain popular entry points were awarded by lottery last week.

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Postal Patron

Seven honored for saving man’s life

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

When heart-attack survivor Ernie Kociemba stepped up to the podium at the Jan. 26 Sartell City Council meeting, he was sporting a big, wide, happy grin.

“See this big smile?” he asked the council, pointing to his face and then pointing to seven people standing in the room. “It’s because of them.”

The seven people – four men, three women – were all honored with Lifesaving Awards presented by Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes in front of the council and an audience.

Hughes explained why they were so deserving of the awards.

On Dec. 11 at Fitness Evolution in Sartell, several law-enforcement personnel were doing their physical training when all of a sudden a crisis occurred.

They noticed a man had collapsed onto the floor and rushed to help him. Other emergency backup were notified, and an ambulance was on its way.

The helpers did chest compressions, made sure the man’s airway was unobKociemba • page 11

photo courtesy of Alex Svejkovsky, WJON-Radio

Heart-attack survivor Ernie Kociemba of Grey Eagle (gesturing with left hand) shares comments with those who helped save his life Dec. 11, 2014. The lifesavers were all presented individually with Lifesaving Awards by Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes at the Jan. 26 city-council meeting.

Sartell ranks high as young-people city

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The City of Sartell ranks seventh among Minnesota cities as one of the best places for young people to live.

NerdWallet, a consumeradvocacy website, conducted a study to determine which among 88 cities would make the list.

Monticello ranked first in the top 10, followed by Waconia, Ham Lake, Lakeville, Alexandria, North Mankato, Sartell, Woodbury, Andover and Farmington.

The 11th city on the top

20 list was Maple Grove, followed by Rogers, Lino Lakes, Grand Rapids, Rosemount, St. Michael, Rasmussen Fergus Falls, Shakopee, Fairmont and Moorhead.

The criteria include publicschool rating, median home values, monthly homeowner costs, median income and long-term income growth.

Sartell City Planner-Developer Anita Rasmussen said the city staff members were all

Sabre team elated by showing at state

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Although they took third place at the True Team Class A Swimand-Dive meet, the Sartell Sabre boys’ swim team was elated just to be among the top three winners in the Jan. 24 event.

That’s because St. Thomas Academy has for many years been a just about unbeatable team, and Breck-Blake, who took second place, is also a consistent winner.

It was the sixth year in a row

the Sabres competed at the state level.

Their coach, Jason Anderson, said he’s extremely proud of the 31 team members who competed.

“We were happy to get a medal down there (the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center),” Anderson said. “We’re very proud of our finish. There were many highlights, but the big story is the overall team depth we got in the relays and individual events. In this type of event every person Swim • page 5

happy to hear about the honor.

“This is not something we solicited for,” she said. “It’s an objective study of what we all know to be true – a validation of our great community with its great schools (and other factors). It’s a great way to commemorate and communicate that. Sometimes we are too humble and don’t toot our horn enough.”

It was nice, she added, an objective study like NerdWallet tooted Sartell’s horn.

NerdWallet feature-writer Spencer Tierney has this to say about Sartell: “From its roots as a small

town on the Mississippi River, Sartell has blossomed into a city with thriving schools and strong community support.

Education can start as early as birth here, and the Sartell-St. Stephen School District offers a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum. Part of the growth in the town is connected to a series of trails that integrates parks and other areas in the community, growing commercial and office opportunities, and a variety of housing options for people of all ages.”

Of a possible score of 10, Sartell rated 8 in the “Great Sartell • page 9

Another piece tumbles down

photo by Logan Gruber

One of the last remaining pieces of the paper mill in Sartell fell Jan. 21. The next day, several large excavators were on hand to begin moving the rubble off site.

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2 Courtney O’Hotto, daughter of Wendy and Todd O’Hotto of Nisswa and granddaughter of Jim O’Hotto and Marge O’Hotto of Sartell, was named to the fall dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo.

She is a freshman with a near 4.0 grade-point average and is majoring in child psychology and human development. To be on the dean’s list, students must achieve a minimum 3.75 gradepoint average. Her dad, Todd, is a 1986 graduate of Sartell.

Amanda Marthaler, Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-River Fall.

Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for the honor. She is majoring in mathematics.

Kiley Sullivan, Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She earned a 4.0 grade-point average in the School of Business.

Shawn Sullivan, Sartell, a freshman architecture major, was recently named to the fall dean’s list at Northeastern University, Boston. Students must achieve a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average to qualify.

Adam Kourajian, Sartell, has been named to the fall dean’s list in the University of Notre Dames’s Mendoza College of Business for outstanding scholarship. Students who achieve dean’s honors at Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college.

DeZURIK recently earned Safety Integrity Level CertifiIf any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.

Jan. 14 12:10 p.m. Suspicious activ-

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Grant Wintheiser, son of Maria and Robb Wintheiser of ity. 7th Avenue N. A report was made regarding juveniles sitting in a parked vehicle and possibly smoking marijuana.

Officers checked the vehicles parked on the street and found them all unoccupied.

5:38 p.m. Person assist. 2nd Avenue NE. A request was made to assist an elderly male who had fallen in his residence. Officers arrived and assisted the male to his feet; he stated he needed no further

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People

Sartell, was recently named to the fall dean’s list a St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify. Wintheiser is majoring in biology. He is a graduate of Cathedral High School, St Cloud.

Two Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at Iowa State University, Ames.

They and their majors are contributed photo as follows: Aaron Evans, pre- Claire Miller’s portrait of her twin sister, Elise, won a blue ribindustrial design, and James bon at the Minnesota State Fair.

Frank, chemical engineering.

The Newsleaders ran a story purpose of her Central Minnesota Students must earn a miniabout Claire Miller, a local teen- Arts Board mentorship grant that mum 3.5 grade-point average age artist, in June and her wins in she was awarded and you reported to qualify. the State Fair in August after that. on in May was to learn to do portrait These are Miller’s accomplishments painting. The contest results were Ten Sartell students were since those stories ran. reported on the Art Educators of recently named to the fall Only a small percentage of adult Minnesota website. The only other dean’s list at the University of artists from around the world make local area win I found were two Minnesota-Duluth. it into Minnesota’s largest Interna- honorable mentions in photography They are as follows: Rob- tional Art show “Arts in Harmony.” by Elizabeth Huebsch (12 grade) ert Anderson, freshman, unde- Miller made it in this year. The from Apollo High School. clared; Samantha Dullinger, show is in February at the GovAs of this week, Miller is the senior, graphic design; Tucker ernment Center in Elk River. The featured high school artist at the Isaacson, junior, criminol- winners for this show will be an- Celebrating Art International High ogy and international studies; nounced next week so Claire could School competition (although the information presented in the article Sean Mann, senior, chemi- still actually win something.

Miller was also inducted into the is out of date (e.g., Claire is now 16 cal engineering; Ben Morine, sophomore, pre-business; Mat- Oil Painters of America (officially years old and she has received more tie Nieters, senior, cell and Jan. 1st) as an associate member. than 40 awards in high school art molecular biology; Allison She is one of the youngest persons competitions) celebratingart.wordRengel, senior, health care to be inducted into this prestigious press.com /2015/01/15/featuredstudent-artists-claire-miller/0. In management; Austin Rutten, organization.

Miller began teaching at the addition, she won two additional freshman, physics; Ryan ScheParamount Studio every Thursday high-merit awards in the two most fers, senior, mechanical engifor Teen Art Night and working on recent Celebrating Art competitions neering; and Abigail Whitney, preparing to teach a summer class after she was a top 10 winner. She senior, biology. at the Paramount. She was one of is the only Minnesota high school Students must attain a minithe local artists who made it into student to win a high merit award mum 3.5 grade-point average the adult Rivers Exhibit at the Para- in the last two competitions. She to qualify. mount this summer. is the only Minnesota High School Two Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis. They are the following: Abigail Frericks and Matthew Peckskamp. Each earned their master’s degree in physician assistant studies.

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Jan. 15 3:34 a.m. Noise. Paper Mill.

A complaint was made regarding the amount of noise coming from workers. An officer spoke with a supervisor who stated they would be done working for the night.

9:06 p.m. Verbal. Roberts Road. A report was made regarding an adult male and an adult female arguing. Officers

Last week, Miller won one gold key award, one silver key award and six honorable mention awards at this year’s Scholastic Art and Writing Contest which is a scholarship contest where some schools give automatic scholarships for regional and national awards. Gold Key awards move on to the national competition. All but two of her winning pieces were portraits. The

student to be a top 10 winner in this competition. You can check this by going to the celebrating art website @ celebrating art.com and clicking on the winners, every winner is listed by name, high school and state.

Claire is now 16 years old and is a junior at Sartell High School.

She’s in the process of installing an art exhibit of her work at the high school.

arrived and located the adult female who stated she had fallen and was injured. The female was transported to the hospital without incident.

were both issued citations.

Jan. 16 12:24 p.m. Theft. 7th Street N. A report was made regarding juvenile males leaving the store with unpaid merchandise.

The males were located and admitted to the theft. Their parents were contacted and they

Jan. 17 1:20 a.m. Domestic. 2nd Street N. A report was made regarding an adult male and an adult female arguing. An officer arrived and located the female who stated the argument was only verbal and the male had left the area. She stated she needed no further assistance.

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Two words propel Brandt to spelling championship

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Two words – havoc and outrageous – made a big difference to fifth-grader Ben Brandt, who won the Sartell Middle School Spelling Bee Jan. 26 at the school.

Ben is the son of Kathy and Travis Brandt.

Elaine Lo, a seventh-grader, earned second place; and Nora Steil, a sixth-grader, took third place.

Nora, the daughter of Amanda and Jeff Steil, was sailing along nicely almost right up to the end when suddenly she misspelled the word cinnamon, which gave her the third-place title. Shortly after that stumble, Elaine stepped up to the podium and misspelled the word jocularity. Elaine is the daughter of Tiffany Yeh and Martin Lo. Those two misses left Ben alone at the podium. First he spelled havoc correctly, and then he was given one more word he had to spell to gain the championship.

Confidently, loud and clear, Ben said the word outrageous, then he spelled it: O-U-T-R-AG-E-O-U-S. And then he said the word aloud again. One of the judges said “That is correct,” and the room, filled with parents, siblings and relatives, burst into applause.

The winners won gift certificates and an Encyclopedia Brittanica software application for their computers.

Seventh-grader Janagan Ra-

manathan, fourth place, will be the alternate at the Regional Spelling Bee that will take place Feb. 12 at Resource Training and Solutions in Sartell. Ramanathan was eliminated in Round 7 when he misspelled the word whey.

The winners of the regional contests will compete at the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. At the middle-school bee, 22 students grades 5 through 8, including two sixth-graders from St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, participated. The three judges were Lindsey Vernier, Sartell Middle School technology specialist; and seventh-grade teachers Kristen Anderson and Jessica Lewis.

The event was coordinated

by Lori Dornburg, academic extension coordinator, and awards were presented by Sartell Middle School Principal Julie Tripp.

Some of the scores of words the students had to spell included amulet, knead, surrogate, wraith, veteran, phonics, berserk, skirmish and boomerang.

About 100 people, including the student competitors, attended the bee.

Students who participated were the following: Grade 5: Anthony Berndt, Mathew Bolton (alternate), Brandt, Lucas Eisennagel, Emily Jelinski and Charlie Magnuson.

Grade 6: Dylan Cummings, Dylan Krenz-Bertrand, Jayke Peters, Steil and Bella Zerafa.

Grade 7: Josh Harrington, Lo, Gretta Mahowald, Ramana-

than and Savannah Supan.

Grade 8: Jessica Andrewson, Avery Atkinson, Lauryn Booth, Claire Bruland, Thomas Connolly and Dylan Notsch (alternate).

St. Francis Xavier: Sixth-graders Ethan Gohmann and Faith Van Erp. photos by Dennis Dalman

Top: The three winners of the Sartell Middle School Spelling Bee are (left to right) Ben Brandt, first-place champion; Nora Steil, third place; and Elaine Lo, second place.

Right: The participants in the Jan. 26 Sartell Middle School Spelling Bee are (front row, left to right) Jayke Peters, Dylan Krenz-Bertrand, Lucas Eisennagel, Ethan Gohmann, Jessica Andrewson, Savannah Supan; (middle row) Emily Jelinski, Faith Van Erp, Charlie Magnuson, Ben Brandt, Dylan Cummings, Bella Zerafa; and (back row) Claire Bruland, Lauren Booth, Nora Steil, Avery Atkinson, Elaine Lo, Gretta Mahowald, Anthony Berndt, Janagan Ramanathan, Josh Harrington and Thomas Connolly.

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Our View It’s time to brush up on our civics literacy Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? It’s shocking how few Americans know the answer to that question or, for that matter, the other 19 questions on the U.S. Civics Test. Most cannot correctly answer even half of the 20 questions.

The Founding Fathers would – rightly – be appalled at the civics illiteracy rampant in America.

They knew all too well why a sound knowledge of civics is vital for full citizen participation in the work-in-progress called Democracy.

The U.S. Civics Test is given to all people before they are allowed to become U.S. citizens. Ninetyseven percent of them pass the test the first time.

However, about half of Americans cannot pass the test. Many Americans do not know what the Civil War was all about or even when it took place. Some think as soon as the U.S. House passes a law, that law goes into effect, forgetting or not knowing that in most cases both the House and Senate have to approve a law. Many people cannot name the vice president of the United States. Others cannot name the three branches of government.

What’s sad is it’s often our schools and teachers who unfairly take the rap for this appalling civics illiteracy. These civics-related topics have all been taught in schools. The problem is far too many people have forgotten or even eagerly dismissed what they ought to have learned to last them a lifetime.

Many think such knowledge is old, dry textbook stuff and so they invoke a kind of willful amnesia.

This kind of civic illiteracy is nothing short of a national disgrace. Civics literacy is important for the following reasons: • It promotes active citizenship.

• It instills pride in country.

• It helps us understand why we are Americans and why that is so important.

• It shows us the forces that formed us and which make us unique.

• It helps us understand the foundations of our ideals.

• It gives us concepts of why Democracy does (or sometimes does not) function well.

• It lends a context for our historical and cultural identities.

• It points the way to where we have been and where we are headed.

• It helps make us informed voters.

The Joseph and Rose Kennedy family used to love to discuss current events and civics around their dinner table. Is it any wonder so many of the Kennedys became so active in public service. What a pity more families nowadays don’t discuss the foundations of Democracy and the workings of the world.

There is a good basic website that addresses the issues surrounding civic literacy and illiteracy, and what we can do to change the situation. It’s www. citizenshipfirst.us. On that site the U.S. Civics Test is available. By all means, put our civics knowledge to the test.

Here are a few of the questions, all of them multiple-choice ones: Name one problem that led to the Civil War? The House of Representatives has how many members?

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? After the vice president, who is next in line of succession for the presidency?

It’s time we all brush up on our knowledge of civics.

The ideas expressed in the letters to the editor and of the guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Newsleaders.

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Opinion Is the Mommy Party dooming us all?

A Sartell reader, Tom Dullinger, recently sent me a column written by syndicated commentator Mona Charen. He enclosed a note suggesting I might want to comment on that column.

Mr. Dullinger, thanks for sending it.

I’d be glad to comment. Here goes: The headline of the Charen column is “Democrats play mom role but lack ability to be dad” (Dec. 26, 2014 on www. townhall.com).

Charen begins her cartoony tale by claiming Democrats have always portrayed themselves as “nurturing and supportive of the little guy.” Then she quickly sets up a metaphorical dichotomy, asserting Democrats are weak moms and Republicans, by implication, are strong dads.

The Mommy Party (Democrats), she says, crow about bringing us social programs that are in reality (Charen’s reality, that is) squishy, destructive mommy programs. They have, she implies, spoiled millions of people, causing them to become irresponsible, lazy and dependent users. Shades of Mitt Romney.

From there, Charen instantly regresses mentally to the “Father Knows Best” world of the 1950s when men were men and women (tsk tsk) were sappy, not-very-bright misguided coddlers. Nurturers in Charen’s world, you see, cannot be strong and decisive. Her entire column, which serves up those stereotypes, is insulting to the women of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Charen proceeds to trash all of those apron-string programs. Like other historical reactionaries (for example, those who claim the Holocaust never happened), Charen’s mind flails as she parrots lame generalizations why those programs are not only ineffective but detrimental. She has sense enough not to trash the first two (Social Security and Medicare) because she knows how successful and widely popular they are, probably with her own parents. But she has a gunslinger’s heyday with those other molly-coddlers: Head Start she

Dennis Dalman Editor calls a “colossal failure.” The free-lunch program is “overly broad and encourages waste” with too many children on it. The Civil Rights Act has brought us virtually nothing but racial quotas and reverse discrimination. Aid to Families with Dependent Children encourages out-of-wedlock births and poverty.

ObamaCare, she laments, does nothing but cause the middle class to pay higher premiums while covering only a fraction of the uninsured.

Charen, of course, is a wee bit right.

There are problems with all of those programs, but they have been tweaked to work time and again in the good old days, before Tea Party obstructionists, when good Papa Republicans actually worked with good Mama Democrats.

Does anybody remember those days when – to name just two examples – Republican Ronald Reagan and Democrat Pat Moynihan worked together to shore up Social Security and Democrat Bill Clinton worked with a Republican Congress to improve the welfare system?

Charen is correct the programs she trashes are far from perfect. There are some cheaters; there are some lazy people; there is some wasteful spending.

But some is not all. And to pretend, as Charen does, that all of those programs have been utter failures is ridiculous.

Imagine, if you will, the rampant (and dangerous) social turmoil, human misery and even deaths that would have occurred without those programs.

No sirree! Charen will have none of it.

But wait, folks! There’s more!

She then hauls out her “manly” artillery to blast President Obama for

his spineless mommy policies regarding Cuba and Iran. He should have manned up and demanded the Castros introduce freedoms and stop oppression, like 50-years’ worth of other presidents have demanded (to no avail).

After pegging our president as a foreign-policy pussyfooter, Charen roars about “weak-willed” Diane Feinstein, who dared to release that CIA report on torture. But, is it any wonder? Feinstein, after all, is only a woman and a mommy too. She just couldn’t help it, poor thing.

Pumped up by he-man mental steroids, Charen saves her biggest guns for North Korea. Once again, Obama proved himself a Mommy-Party weakling in the recent hacking-movie incident, Charen proclaims. Like all other armchair warriors who love to carp about Obama, she writes he should have used a “manlier” approach and given that country “a steely warning that if one hair on one American’s head were to be damaged

by Pyongyang, Kim Jung Un’s regime would be history.”

Sounds like “Nuke ‘em” to me. How many bombs will do the job, Ms. Charen? Are you man enough to drop ‘em?

Charen ends her column with this: “People like moms who coddle them, but they also respect and honor dads who defend them and keep them safe...

The Democratic Party has done well by being Mom. But its complete inability to be fatherly when necessary may prove very damaging.”

I’d like to end my column this way: Ms. Charen, please consider writing Western-movie screenplays, something like, say, The Daddy-Dudes Ride Again.

The fearless Daddies will win the day by shooting up every varmint in sight, along with their weak-willed mamas.

No mercy! By the time the movie says “The End,” you can bet your boots there’ll be no more mommy-coddled sidewinders left down yonder in the town of Charen Creek.

Do I pick on Democrats? Well, duh!

One of my closest personal advisors (she also does my laundry) has complained some of my columns are too one-sided. She believes I pick on Democrats too much and leave Republicans alone. Well, duh! But, being fairminded, I decided to look back to see if there was any truth to her complaint.

First of all, rest assured she, like me, is a Republican. But she, unlike me, is far more tolerant of nonsense than I am. In fact the older I get the less tolerant I become. Besides, picking on Democrats is much easier than picking on Republicans. They offer so many more opportunities. The question then becomes: Are the Republicans blameless? Is there any reason to pick on them today?

It’s clear Republicans have the ball in their court now and the next two years will be a very good opportunity to show their leadership. President Obama has already told the world any attempt to alter any of his pet projects will be met with the veto pen. OK, what should House Speaker John Boehner do? What is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s job now? Should they just sit by and let the next two years pass with no fixes in anticipation of a veto? This is where their leadership comes into play.

I believe McConnell should set about securing a necessary number of Democrats who: number-one, want to be

Ron Scarbro Guest Writer re-elected; and, number-two, would be willing to help override any veto coming from the White House. Those Democrats are there. I am convinced there are a number of Democrats who would be willing to put the country first. I also believe such a move would help them in their re-election campaigns, and they know it.

For the past several years we have had people from both parties to blame for the failures of government. It’s now on the Republicans to fix the mess we’re in. Many of the old-timers from both parties will be out of office in the next election. Many Democrats will not want to serve out of power. Many from both parties are just too old to stay on.

I am personally surprised Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House.

This was an excellent time for a change in leadership. Unless there is a big change in his politics, we are looking at business as usual. As for me, I am tired of the go-along to get-along attitude of sitting members of Congress.

Somebody needs to step up and show some courage.

Republicans are their own biggest enemies. There is an obvious divide in the party that separates conservatives from the more liberal. Ronald Reagan proved one could be elected by just being true to one’s own ideals. You shouldn’t have to take a poll on every issue. Just do what’s right.

In my more lucid moments, although they are rare, I understand Democrats have the same hopes for America that Republicans do. They just have a different way of achieving it. Under President Obama they have had a chance to show what they can do. The voters appear to have decided to go in a different direction.

And so as I said before, the ball is in the court of the Republicans. They and only they will be blamed for any failures. There will be no excuses. My commentary will be just as harsh on them as it’s been on the Democrats – maybe even harsher because I expect so much more. Time indeed will tell.

Scarbro is retired and spends most of his free time with his grandchildren having moved from Sartell to St. Simons Island, Ga.. Writing and commenting on the news of the day is a pastime. Visit his weekly blog at ronscarbro.blogspot. com for more commentary.

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Swim from front page scores, so even though we may not have had the fastest person in any particular event, our average speed outpaced the field. We are led by 11 seniors who do a great job of motivating the team and keeping everyone focused on our goals.”

The Sartell swimmers-divers have given their all through a grueling schedule of five meets in just nine days.

“So to end that stretch with such a great effort at the True Team State Meet really shows the power of our senior leadership,” Anderson said. “As a coach, it’s great fun to coach this team. All of these young guys work very hard and come to practice with a positive outlook. I really could not ask for a better group.

The Sabres team score was 1,881 points. St. Thomas Academy

Blotter from page 2 hicle. 12th Street N. While on patrol, an officer located a vehicle parked in the closed park.

The driver stated they were there to look for an item left in the park earlier in the day. The officer stated they needed to leave the area due to the park being closed and they agreed.

The shelter was secured.

Jan. 18 3 p.m. Theft. Walmart. A female was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. The female admitted to the theft. It was also found she had drug paraphernalia and marijuana.

She was placed under arrest and transported to the Stearns County Jail.

10:28 p.m. Suspicious vehicle. 19th Street S. A report was made regarding a vehicle parking in the area and no one leaving the vehicle. An officer located the vehicle and found the juvenile males eating food. They stated the restau-

accrued 2,417.5 points, and BreckBlake earned 2,066.5 points. Simley was fourth with 1,590 points.

Other teams who competed in Class A competition were Spring Lake Park, fifth place; Mankato West, sixth; Northfield, seventh; Melrose-Sauk Centre, eighth; Austin, ninth; Monticello, 10th; Chisago Lakes, 11th; and Hibbing, 12th.

Anderson noted two Sabre team members had to miss the state meet. Diver Cole Schoerers was ill, and sprinter Chad Peichel couldn’t participate because of a shoulder injury.

Highlights of the meet included two individual third-place finishes for Spencer Sathre – in the 200yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly; and a second-place finish by Mitchell Dockendorf in the 100-yard backstroke.

In addition, captains Erik Skoe had a personal best in the 500yard freestyle, and Zach Weiler had a personal best in the 100 butterfly.

LEgal notICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 22, 2009

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MORTGAGOR: Wayne P. Johnson and Amy M. Schwinghammer-Johnson, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE:Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:Recorded June 8, 2009 Stearns County Recorder, Document No. 1289233.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Matrix Firant closed and they were eat- nancial Services Corp. Dated Oct. ing before going home. They 20, 2014 Recorded Oct. 30, 2014, agreed to leave the area. as Document No. A1431730.

Jan. 19 11:49 am. Unwanted person. 2nd Street N. A complaint was made regarding an adult male who refused to leave a residence. Officers arrived and were able to defuse the situation and the male agreed to leave without incident.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100052550261125982

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Jan. 27 11:17 a.m. Vehicle through Lendsmart Mortgage LLC ice. Clearwater Lake. Gold RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE Cross, sheriff’s deputies and SERVICER: Flagstar Bank, FSB rescue crews were dispatched to a pick-up truck in about 3 MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADfeet of water, approximately DRESS: 800 Brookwood Lane, 300 yards from the DNR land- Sartell, MN 56377 ing off Bayberry Road. The PARCEL I.D. #: owner of the truck, an 84-year- TAX 92.56817.0000 old male, was found on the roof of the truck while an LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 83-year-old woman was still in PROPERTY: Lot Eleven (11), in the passenger seat. The two are Block Four (4), of Meyer Park husband and wife. The truck had fallen through the ice; the couple was meeting friends to fish. The two were rescued from the truck, and the truck was towed from the lake.

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Plat 5, Village of Sartell, Stearns County, Minn.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Stearns ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $205,529.00

PRINCIPAL MORTGAGE:

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $201,023.90 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Feb. 19, 2015 at 10 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, Room S-136, St. Cloud, Minn. to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is

11:59 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it’s the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to five weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: Dec. 16, 2014 Matrix Financial Services Corp.

Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 92-14-007202 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Document version 1.1 Dec. 11, 2013 Publish: Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 & Feb. 6, 2015

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Record number participate in Ice Bowl to donate nearly $9,500 to area food shelves

by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com

A record number of 122 people showed up Jan. 17 to participate in the 23rd annual St. Cloud Ice Bowl disc-golf tournament held at the Millstream Lions Park in St. Joseph. The event raised $9,442.28 for local food shelves. Total money collected came from pledges, donations, entrance fees, a silent auction and more.

The tournament kicked off with first-time organizer Cody Parsons standing on top of a concrete picnic table giving instructions, while a few friends lobbed snowballs back and forth, a young girl built a snowman and friends joked with each other.

Parsons, who has been involved with the Bowl for three years, said he stepped up as organizer when past coordinator Rick Rentz was ready to pass down the torch.

With 30-mph winds, the temperature felt much colder than the upper 30 degrees it was, and players had a breeze to factor in when throwing their discs.

Newsleader employee Logan Gruber, Sartell, and his friend John Holdvogt, New Munich, participated in the tournament for their first time, competing in the Amateur division. Gruber finished 34 of 39 and Holdvogt finished 33 of 39 in their division.

Overall, the two finished 117 and 116, respectively, of 122 players. Gruber didn’t think that

was too bad for two guys who hardly ever play.

He said one of his favorite things about the event and disc golf is the camaraderie shared by players, who are willing to give out pointers and help each other out. Gruber said he found the event to be a friendly competition.

“When you sign up for the tournament, they place you on a card with a few other people, and each card is assigned one of the 25 holes to begin play at,” Gruber said. “Once everyone has walked to their hole and is in position, the tournament organizer lets out a loud howl, and everyone within earshot howls with him until the howl is heard at every hole. It was a very unique and exciting way to begin the tournament.”

Jacob Glover, Jeremy Glover and Ben Stadther, all of St. Cloud, and Jason Krebsbach, St. Augusta, competed in the tournament. Jacob Glover also brought his German Shepherd named Chesty to the event.

Long-time friends Krebsbach and Stadther have been participating in the event for about 15 years. Jeremy Glover has been participating about five years and Jacob Glover has been participating about three years.

“This is one of the warmest Ice Bowl events held here,” Jeremy Glover said. “I look forward to this every year. Last year we played in Las Vegas, and they couldn’t believe we have tournaments here. It’s for a great cause with good people.

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It’s great to have some fun today. The strong breeze feels like zero degrees and makes it interesting.”

Stadther explained about the “no wimps, no whining rule.” If someone whines about things such as the weather, snow, ice or other things during the event, they are required to pay a “tax.”

In fact, some people just put in $20 at the start of the event to cover their whining.

Craig McNitt, Minneapolis, came with his Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Hershey to take photos of his friends participating in the event. He said he comes to spend time with his buddies who compete in the Bowl.

Parsons said in the past, a 100-person layout with 20 holes and five people on each scorecard has been used. Because of extra players this year, five more holes were added to accommodate the 122 players. Parsons said they will be changing the layout of the holes played so they can accommodate 125 players next year and in the future.

“Winter rules” apply to the Bowl. If players lose a disc in the snow, they don’t get penalized for it when they normally would in the regular season.

The player with the lowest round wins the division he/she played in.

Competing divisions included Open Pro, Master Pro, Advanced, Amateur, Youth and Women. One winner was Ross Brandt, Bloomington, for the

photo by Cori Hilsgen

Ice Bowl participants Ben Stadther (left), St. Cloud, and Jason Krebsbach, St. Augusta, throw discs against strong 30-mph winds. The two have been participating in the tournament about 15 years.

Open Pro. He has won this event the last four years. Todd Grundehoefer, Sartell, won the Master Pro and is the leader in fundraising donations. This year he raised $1,560 and has collected a total of $14,926.

The Advanced winner was Brady Hanna, Iowa City, Iowa.

The Amateur division had three first-place winners. They were Boris Gordin, St. Joseph; Dave Sargent, Minneapolis; and Jared Cowles, Paynesville. Megan Matsen, Minneapolis, was the

women’s champion.

Parsons said many of the players showed their true character by donating their winnings.

Parsons said the St. Joseph Public Works Department once again had the park ready for the tournament, making sure snow was removed around the pavilion and garbage cans were lined with bags.

The Ice Bowl disc-golf tournament is sponsored by the St. Ice Bowl • page 9

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O’Driscoll appointed as Speaker Pro Tempore

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Rep. Tim O’Driscoll (R-Sartell) is now House Speaker Pro Tempore in the Minnesota State Legislature after being appointed to that position last week after Republicans again took control of the state House of Representatives.

As pro tempore (pro tem, for short), O’Driscoll will oversee and conduct House debate when House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) is away on other business or otherwise unavailable. Pro tempore is Latin for “for the time being” – or in legislative jargon, someone who takes over in place of someone who cannot be present.

In last November’s election, O’Driscoll was re-elected, along with other Republican incumbents or newcomers, to take control of the State House from Democrats who held a majority previously.

“I look forward to leading floor debate and helping pass legislation that’s vital to Minnesota and beneficial to the hard-working folks of our state,” O’Driscoll said. “It’s an honor to have been chosen Speaker Pro Tempore, and I look forward to bringing my legislative experience to this new role.”

Daudt praised O’Driscoll for his experience, his reputation for fairness and his ability to help pass major legislation.

O’Driscoll will also serve on several legislative committees, including as vice chair on Commerce and Regulatory Reform, Veterans Affairs, Capital Investment, Government Operations and Elections, and Rules and Legislative Administration.

In a message to his constituents, O’Driscoll said the 2015 legislative session is off “to a great start.”

The House, he said, championed a bipartisan effort to bring tax relief to middle-class Minnesotans in the first bill passed in the session. The measure, he noted, will help preserve the ability for state deductibility of certain federal income-tax deductions.

The early passage of that bill, O’Driscoll added, will make sure tax filers won’t have to file amended personal incometax returns, as some had to do last year.

O’Driscoll said the tax-relief bill will mean almost $20 million in relief for teachers, students, homeowners and others.

He said Republican priorities for the current session include measures that would help grow good-paying jobs,

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Born and raised in Sartell, O’Driscoll was the mayor of the city from 2007-11. He was also a member of the city council from 2002-06. He was president of the Sartell Economic Development Commission Authority and secretary and executive board member of the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization. In addition, O’Driscoll has served on many other committees, has been instrumental in work on behalf of veterans and co-founded Sartell’s popular annual SummerFest celebration.

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Students, families to dance together Balmy weather closes rinks The young, the old and even the elderly will dance up a storm at a Family Dance Night set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Oak Ridge Elementary School.

Everyone, of any age, is invited to join the fun.

It’s part of a dance seminar taught by artist-in-residence Terrence Smith, who hails from Duluth and who is a member of the North House

Folk School.

Smith will teach students dance in a series of classes Feb. 2-4 at Oak Ridge, a series for all of the physicaleducation students in instructor Don Dockendorf’s classes.

The school’s music department will also take part in the classes.

The Family Dance Night will give students, parents, siblings and relatives a chance to

dance all at once on the gymnasium floor under Smith’s guidance. Smith has been a community-dancer instructor for several decades at schools and at weddings.

The Family Dance Night is free, thanks to the Parent Teacher Organization, which hosts a walkathon every fall to raise funds for special programming, including the artist-in-residence programs.

It’s almost hard to believe that last winter, at this time, people were skating on Sartell’s outdoor rinks and skiing the trails.

But recent “balmy” weather has caused the rinks to close and the ski trails to be rather useless since the ice won’t freeze and the snow won’t snow.

The rinks were closed Jan. 23, pending weather cold enough to freeze outdoor rinks. The trails are closed until when and if more snow falls – most probably when, not if.

LEgal notICE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEC. 15, 2014 DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 7 p.m. by Michelle Meyer, chair. Members present: Meyer; Krista Durrwachter, vice chair; Jason Nies, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Pam Raden, director; and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent. Absent: Dan Riordan, director.

A motion was made by Raden and seconded by McCabe to approve the agenda. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to approve consent items a-c as presented below: a. Minutes of the regular school board meeting held on Nov. 17, 2014. b. Checks in the amount of $1,686,876.61 as presented: General Fund 1,314,656.88 Food Service Fund 119,551.38 Transportation Fund 106,967.21 Community Service Fund 31,180.12 Capital Expenditure Fund 52,562.72 Building Fund 61,948.82 Summer Rec Agency Fund 9.48 Check numbers 158266 to 158588 Receipts in the amount of $3,206,267.95 as presented: General Fund 1,886,814.39 Food Service Fund 203,864.35 Transportation Fund 20,136.73 Community Service Fund 64,327.84 Capital Expenditure Fund 5,200.00 Building Fund .63 Debt Service Fund 1,025,924.01 Receipts 40435 to 40530 Wire transfers in the amount of $4,440.94 as presented: General Fund 916.46 Food Service Fund 3,264.34 Community Service Fund 260.14 Wire transfers 201400027-201400030 c. Accept the following donations: Pine Meadow PTO Elementary, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $12,114.00, Smartboards; Oak Ridge Elementary PTC, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $13,213.00, Smartboards; Oak Ridge Elementary PTC, SartellSt. Stephen School District, $987.44, Books; Oak Ridge Elementary PTC, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $300.00, Itunes; Oak Ridge Elementary PTC, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $255.89, Card Stock; Oak Ridge Elementary PTC, Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $246.94, Slab Roller. d. Accept the resignation of Susannah O’Donoghue, Oak Ridge Elementary, cafeteria supervisor, on Dec. 12, 2014; Sara Winter, Oak Ridge Elementary, supervisor, Nov. 18, 2014.

Student Representative Report: Mac Nies, senior at Sartell High School • Pine Meadow and Oak Ridge Elementary are collecting a variety of items for those in need, including Toys for Tots, items for the food shelf and hat and mitten drives. The community and students have been very generous with numerous items being donated.

• Pine Meadow Elementary fourth-graders hosted a wax museum that highlighted famous inventors and their accomplishments.

Families and students were invited to attend the event.

• Winter Wonderland (PME) and Jingle Bell Olympics (ORE) are currently taking place in our elementary schools during physical education time to provide an extra touch of fun during class time.

• Oak Ridge Elementary hosted more than 400 visitors in early December during lunchtime for Grandparents Day where grandparents and other family members were invited to join their loved ones for lunch.

• At Sartell Middle School, seventh-grade students participated in Kids Connecting to Community where students volunteered in a variety of places.

• The seventh- and eighth-grade musical cast Annie Jr. with more than 90 students participating in the play on stage and behind the

scenes. The play will be performed Feb. 26-28.

• More than 80 students at SMS are participating in Ski and Snowboard Club.

• Middle and high school concerts have taken place during the past weeks including band, choir and orchestra.

• National Honor Society raised more than $3,000 for families in need with a healthy competition in place between Block 4 classes.

• T.A.R.G.E.T. held a Hat and Mitten Drive which brought in hundreds of items.

• A food drive was also held at SHS sponsored by special education classes.

• Winter Wonderland will be held during the last week in January.

Superintendent Report: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent • Superintendent Schwiebert had the opportunity to substitute at Sartell High School, which was offered as part of the United Way Pledge Drive. He enjoyed the time meeting with students and staff and is looking forward to fulfilling two other opportunities at the middle school and elementary levels.

• A document was shared that outlined how schools in Central Minnesota are lobbying the legislature to allow for schools to start in September, prior to Labor Day in 2015.

He will continue to keep the Board apprised of the initiative.

• Dan Riordan was recognized for his eight years of service to the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board.

School Board Committees: School board members will report on committee meetings that have taken place since the last board meeting.

Facilities Committee • Several firms submitted proposals for the five- to 10-year’s facilities Request For Proposal (RFP) • The committee selected three of these firms to present to the board and to have the opportunity to ask further questions.

• It’s planned the presentations will be on Jan. 5 by each of the three firms.

Report on Early Childhood: Kristine O’Brien, director of Com-

munity Education and Early Childhood, reported on potential preschool program updates for the 2015-16 calendar year.

New Employees or Changes: A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Raden to APPROVE #1-16: Dianne Amundson, transportation, bus driver, $20.78 per hr. 2.25 hrs., new position, 10-13-14; Ross Anderson, SMS, junior high boys basketball seventh-grade, $2,137 BS1, replacing Kyle Olson, 01-05-14; Robin Dockery, SHS, asst. speech, $1,515 BS1, replacing Emily Jensen, 12-08-14; Shirley Emerson, DSC, para, $16.90 per hr. Increase .75 hrs. per day; increased need, 09-02-14; Robert Graham, SHS/ SMS, cleaner, $16.71 per hr. R1, S5; SMS to SHS transfer to 3.5 hrs., 12-08-14; Leah Greer, DSC, para, $17.72 per hr. 6.25 per week, increased need, 09-02-14; Terri Johnson, ORE, $15.71 per hr.

RIV, S1, 3.5 per day, new position, 11-12-14; Marla Lahr, DSC, para, $16.90 per hr., Increase to 7.5 hrs./ wk., 09-02-14; Cory Luke, SMS, junior high wresting, $2,137 BS1, new position, 08-17-14; Natalie Marcussen, SMS, social worker, $39,155/FTE MA, S1/.8825, replacing Therese Nierengarten, 1027-14; David Plante, ORE, $16.01 per hr. R1, S4, 5.25 to 7.5 hrs., 08-01-14; Evelyn Slivnik; SHS, cleaner, $16.71 per hr. R1, S5, 7.5 to 4.0 hrs., 12-08-14; Lori Traut, DSC, para, $20.91 per hr. 2 hr. per wk., Evening School Readiness Tuesdays, 09-02-14; Tracy Zimmermann, ORE, student supervisor, $13.90 per hr. 10 hrs. per wk., replacing Sarah Winter, 12-09-14.

Leaves of Absence: Sarah Coles, SMS, Spanish teacher, Requested Leave, April 11-May 22, 2015; Kelly Hansen, DSC, Early Childhood, requested leave, March 5-June 3, 2015; Kristin Hanson, SMS, physical education teacher, requested leave, March 9-May 8, 2015; Brenda Holter, SMS, math teacher, requested leave, Feb. 23May 15, 2015; Tricia Quinlan, SMS, fifth-grade teacher, requested leave, April 8, 2014 – June 3, 2015; Steve Schwanke; SHS, student supervisor, requested leave, Jan. 12-Feb. 9, 2015. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Raden to HAVE SECOND READING AND APPROVE REVISIONS TO POLICY 522 and 526. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to APPROVE THE SENIORITY LISTS. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE UPDATED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to APPROVE MSHSL FOUNDATION GRANT. All in favor. Motion carried.

Schedule Work Session and Committee Meetings Organizational Meeting – Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the District Service Center The board had the official review of policies 524, 533, 534, 601, 602, 603, 604 and 605.

The board had the first of two readings of revision of the following policy: 535.

Discuss School District Calendar for 2015-16: At this time, Version E is the recommended calendar. Further action will be taken at a meeting in 2015.

There is some discussion of possibilities of the Minnesota legislature being approached to allow for schools to start earlier in September 2015 due to the late start of Labor Day. Meyer announced a five-minute recess. A motion to close the meeting to have the Truth in Taxation Hearing was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies at 5:53 p.m. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion to reopen the meeting was made by Raden and seconded by McCabe at 7:04 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Raden to APPROVE 2014 Payable 2015 Property Tax Levy.

All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies. All in favor. Motion carried.

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Ice Bowl from page 6 Cloud Disc Golf Club and is part of national fundraising efforts to support local charities. The St. Cloud tournament raises money

for the St. Joseph Food Shelf, Salvation Army and the Catholic Charities Caritas Food Shelf.

The organization has raised almost $150,000 during the past 22 years. Originally held in 1993 at the Riverside Park in St. Cloud, it moved to St. Joseph in 2001 and has been held there

since.

Parsons said he’s ready to plan his second tournament again next year.

“Now, I have 365 more days to plan for the next Ice Bowl,” Parsons said. “I’m looking forward to it.”

LEgal notICE ORGANIZATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 748 JAN. 5, 2015 DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM The organizational school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 7 p.m. by Chair Michelle Meyer.

Members present: Meyer; Krista Durrwachter, vice chair; Jason Nies, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Pat Marushin, director; Pam Raden, director; and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent. Members absent: None.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to approve the agenda with the following changes – C. Discussion – Goals has been removed from the agenda and add Approval of Architectural Firm. All in favor.

Motion carried.

Acting Chair Meyer opened nominations for the position of chair.

McCabe nominated Durrwachter for chair. Raden seconded the nomination. No other nominations were received. Durrwachter was elected as chair.

Chair Durrwachter presided over the meeting at this point.

Nies nominated Meyer for vice chair. Raden seconded the nomination. No other nominations were received. Meyer was elected as vice chair.

Meyer nominated Raden for clerk/ treasurer. McCabe seconded the nomination. No other nominations were received. Raden was elected as clerk/treasurer.

A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Nies to designate Sentry Bank, US Bank, Minnesota School Districts Liquid Assets Fund, and PMA Financial Network as depositories for 2015. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to authorize a signature facsimile for payment of board-authorized expenditures bearing the signature of the chair and clerk/treasurer. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Meyer to authorize use of current facsimile for payment of board-authorized expenditures until new one is received. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to set 12 regular board meetings for 2015 to be held at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month (unless a national holiday). Proposed time to continue at 7 p.m. – except during the summer months of June, July and August which would begin at 4 p.m.)

Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug.

17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21.

All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by McCabe to set the salary of board members for chair and treasurer at $3,400 annually, and directors at $3,000 annually. Stipend for special and other designated meetings will be $50 for meetings from one to two hours, $100 for meetings from two to four hours, $150 for meetings from four to six hours, $400 for meetings longer than six. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Marushin to adopt the following resolution allowing the payment of claims prior to board approval in certain circumstances presently in effect: Steve Wruck, director of Business Services, be authorized to make payment prior to board approval of claims that cannot be deferred until the next board meeting without loss to the district of discount privileges and Wruck is authorized to initiate and transact electronic fund transfers for the purpose of investment of excess monies and for payment of bond principal and interest. Said authority is delegated pursuant to M.S.1996, Section 123B.02, Subd. 18. All in favor. Motion carried.

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Sartell from front page Schools” category; $181,700 for median home value in 2012; $1,533 for median monthly homeownership costs; $66,473 for median household income in 2012; 26.62 percent for median income growth from 1999 to 2012. The city’s overall score was 63.04, with number-one Monticello’s at 72.09. None of the cities scored a perfect 10 in any category.

NerdWallet’s study found nearly half of the top 20 Minnesota cities for affordability and family-friendliness are located right on or near the Interstate-94 corridor.

A breakdown of NerdWallet’s criteria are these: Public school excellence compares students’ test scores and other statewide data and then ranks schools on a 1-10, with 10 being the highest.

Home affordability was determined via U.S. Census Bureau data, including median home values and monthly

homeownership costs, including mortgage payments, realestate taxes, insurance costs, utilities, fuel and other bills.

Growth and prosperity factors were based on the city’s economy using census figures that detailed median household incomes from 2012 and long-term income growth since 1999.

The report states many cities far from Minneapolis are thriving because of commercial and residential growth, that none of the top 20 cities had median-income values of more than $100,000 higher than the state median of $194,000 and that several cities, including Sartell, created comprehensive plans to account for future housing and businesses.

The study rated only cities with at least 10,000 residents.

Among the 88 cities studied, cities in the greater St. Cloud area included Sauk Rapids (28) and St. Cloud (79). The biggest city in the study, Minneapolis, ranked at number 85.

Board Chair Durrwachter appointed the following to Board Committees: School Board Committees Policy: McCabe and Durrwachter Finance and Operations: Nies, Meyer and McCabe Facilities: McCabe, Nies and Meyer Committee Appointments Negotiations: Durrwachter Benton-Stearns Education District: Meyer Legislative Network and SEE: Raden Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee: Marushin and Raden Technology: Nies and Marushin Community Outreach: Raden and Meyer

Culinary Services - Baker The Department of Culinary Services at the College of Saint Benedict invites applications for the full-time (75%) position or two part-time positions of Baker. This position prepares and bakes the bakery products for the dining center, catering and the retail outlets.

Typical work hours will be during the academic year, 3-5 days a week, 4:30 a.m.-noon, and every other weekend from 3-10:30 a.m. Summer hours are limited.

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Stearns County Collaborative: Durrwachter Community Education Advisory: Pam Raden Special Education Advisory Committee: Patrick Marushin Sartell Senior Connection: Krista Durrwachter A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by McCabe to identify the official newspaper for publication as Sartell Newsleader. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Nies to identify Ratwood, Roszak and Maloney and Kennedy and Graven as the district’s legal representatives. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Nies to APPROVE THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MINDY STROM. A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Raden to APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PRE-LABOR DAY START. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Meyer to APPROVE THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR LONG-RANGE FACILITIES PLAN. TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS TO RETAIN CUNNINGHAM GROUP FOR THE SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN LONGRANGE FACILITIES STUDY. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. Motion carried.

Published: Jan. 30, 2015

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Members of the Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra overture masterclass practice at their rehearsal hall on the campus of the College of St. Benedict.

Youth orchestra strings together talent, diversity

by Steven Wright news@thenewsleaders.com

Since he was old enough to walk, Michael Zellgert has lived and breathed music and the fine arts.

An accomplished violinist, Zellgert’s talents started to take root at the age of 6 while playing around on his dad’s violin.

Now, after appearing as a soloist with several community and university orchestras throughout the Midwest, as well as conducting with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Zellgert’s passions have taken on a new form.

In July 2013, the Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra was born.

Zellgert and area musicians noticed the lack of opportunities for students interested in playing orchestra music, many of whom don’t have access to such programs.

“It’s easy for the arts to be segregated into certain pockets,” Zellgert said.

One of the orchestra’s main goals is to bring the arts together and make them more enjoyable and attainable for everyone involved. The Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra also helps students find venues in which to perform and be heard.

“If you don’t have a program, this gives you an opportunity to play in an ensemble,” Zellgert added.

The Youth Orchestra brings students from Sartell, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud and surrounding areas together to form this unique orchestral experience. The program gives grade-schoolto high school-aged students the opportunity to learn and grow with proper concert etiquette in a fun and inviting environment.

St. Cloud State University,

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Tryouts are now open for the spring semester with the Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra. The first rehearsal is scheduled for Feb. 7.

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Kociemba from front page structed and then later used an external defibrillator to get his heart started again. During the trip to the hospital in the ambulance, emergency medical technicians monitored the man’s condition.

The man, Ernie Kociemba

of Grey Eagle, survived.

Doctors installed three stints in his arteries. At 7 p.m. that evening, Kociemba woke up in the hospital and there stood his family members above him.

“There was my family,” he told the city council. “And more important, there were my grandchildren!”

Then Kociemba looked over to the seven honorees

in the council chambers and gave them a heartfelt thankyou from his family and himself.

Hughes said all seven of the lifesavers had demonstrated “quick thinking, action and calmness” the very qualities, he added, which cause emergency personnel to choose their careers – to help other people.

It was apparent everyone

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Those who were honored with Lifesaving Awards were Shelby Lane and Kari Bonfield, both of the Sartell Police Department; Dan Williams,

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Engineer outlines Pinecone Road projects

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Long-anticipated improvements will start next spring on a major portion of Pinecone Road in Sartell, with more work to follow in 2015 and 2016.

At the Jan. 12 Sartell City Council meeting, Sartell City Engineer Mike Nielson outlined the general time frame for the improvements.

Next spring and summer, reconstruction-resurfacing will be done from 2nd Street S. to 15th Street N. Nielson said that portion should be done in 2015 because the Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to do a couple of major projects on Hwy. 15 and CR 1 in 2016. Doing those projects at the same time, in 2016, would cause serious traffic gluts on some roads, according to MnDOT, Nielson told the council. The MnDOT project will include adding left-turn lanes and resurfacing some of Hwy. 15.

The Pinecone Road project will involve construction of roundabouts at 2nd Street S. and 7th Street N. Nielson said he has met with businesses at those locations, and they are concerned about possible disruptions to their businesses, but the project engineers will figure out ways for customers to access the businesses.

Another area that will be reconstructed is 27th Street N. from Pinecone Road east to Riverside Avenue. That road, because of so much traffic to and from Oak Ridge Elementary School, must be fixed as soon as possible because of safety concerns, Nielson said. There will be detours associated with that project, he added.

In 2016, it’s possible to redo Pinecone Road from 15th Street to 27th Street N., Nielson noted.

Pinecone will be a 42-footwide road with curb-and-gutter and no parking. There will be a striped-off bicycle path on both

sides. A sewage lift station will be added at 27th Avenue N. Nielson said the areas for the bicycle trails will be graded during the road work even if the city decides to add the trails after the project is completed.

Roundabouts may also be added along Pinecone Road at 27th Avenue N. and Scout Drive.

Nielson said the city could put signal lights instead of the current stop signs where Heritage Drive meets Pinecone Road and CR 133, which is another problematic, busy intersection in Sartell during certain rush-hour times. In the meantime, the city could decide if it wants lights or a roundabout at that intersection, he added.

Much if not all of the Pinecone-related road projects could be done with revenue from the half-cent sales tax, the council has noted. At its next meeting, the council will consider whether or not to improve the engineer’s plans and cost estimates.

The Sartell Sabres Dance Team danced and kicked its way to the championship at the Central Lakes Conference dance meet last week.

Earning 49 team points overall, they bested the Brainerd dancers, who garnered 48 points.

Sartell and St. Cloud Tech tied for first place in the jazz category, and Sartell won second for

high kicks – the other competitive dance category. Tech, which took first in high kick, finished third overall, behind Brainerd. The other teams that competed were Rocori, fourth place; Sauk RapidsRice, fifth; St. Cloud Apollo, sixth; Alexandria, seventh; and Willmar, eighth.

The Sabres Dance Team has ac-

crued an impressive list of trophies in the past few years. At the state level, it won the champion highkick award in 2011 in Class AA competition. Also in state competitions, it was runner-up for high kick in 2012 and in 2013; won third place for jazz in 2014, as well as state runner-up for high kick in that same year.

Sabre dancers earn CLC championship

Friday, Jan. 30, 2015

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