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Town Crier Taste of St. Cloud slated for May 2

The sixth annual Taste of St. Cloud, sponsored by the Franciscan Community Volunteers, a growing ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2 at the Territory Golf Course/Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud. The event features an array of cuisines from 16 local restaurants as well as live entertainment and a silent auction. Come meet the Franciscan Community Volunteers and see the ways they have enriched the people of the St. Cloud area.

You’ll also have an opportunity to visit many Franciscan Sisters and friends.

Stone Poneys fundraiser, raffle scheduled May 1

The Blue Line Sports Bar and Grill in Sartell will host a fundraiser and raffle for the Sartell Stone Poneys from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 1. The fundraiser is to help offset summer costs of umpires, field dues, equipment, uniforms, league fees and tournaments; 20 percent of proceeds will be donated to Stone Poneys. Raffle tickets will be sold; you do not need to be present to win. There will be five prize packages to choose from.

Financial literacy, life skills offered April 30

Treasure My Future, a free financial literacy and life skills conference for students in grades 5-12, will be held from 9 a.m.noon Saturday, April 30 at Resource Training & Solutions, 137 23rd St. S., Suite 201 in Sartell.

This fun, exciting and educational event is sponsored by local businesses. Registeration deadline is Saturday, April 23. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on April 22 Criers.

Boy Scouts compete at World Championship

by Frank Lee operations@thenewsleaders.com

Six boys from Boy Scout Troop 211 are hoping to make history by beating the world’s best robot-building teams in a four-day completion in Louisville, Ky., that ends Saturday, April 23.

St. Cloud Technical and Community College were among the institutions who provided a couple of dozen robot-building kits to the Boy Scouts and others to get them interested in the idea.

“We’re mostly in it just to have fun,” said Kevin Schatz, coach of the BeatBotz team and assistant scoutmaster for the troop.

To earn the trip to the World Championship, the BeatBotz won the Robot Skills Championship along with winning the Create and Sportsmanship Award, which is the second time the BeatBotz won the award for

creativity in robot design.

The team also captured many awards at the Minnesota State Robotics Tournament in St. Cloud before the team members from Sartell face competitors from Japan, China, Australia and more.

“I think it’s an amazing accomplishment they’ve made it this far,” Schatz said. “And we’re just going to experience the world’s competition and meet some people from all over the world.”

Five years ago, a robotics merit badge was started in the Boy Scouts, said Schatz, a Sartell resident who runs his own business recycling and reclaiming Freon gas in the Twin Cities.

“I believe we are the only Boy Scout team going to the World Championship,” Schatz said. “Just about every other team in the United States is sponsored through schools.”

Callan Markey, 13; Colten

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Sartell residents and members of Team BeatBotz are the following (from left to right): Callan Markey, 13; Colten Sigurdson, 15; Josh Harrington, 14; Zachary Christopherson; 16; Peter Amundson, 15; and Bryan Amundson, 14. Here the team crowds around its creation during a troop meeting April 11 at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell before heading to the world championship, which ends Saturday, April 23.

Sigurdson, 15; Josh Harrington, 14; Zachary Christopherson, 16; Peter Amundson, 15; and Bryan Amundson, 14, were at a troop meeting April 11 at Celebration

Lutheran Church in Sartell before heading to the world championship, which ends tomorrow.

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Beloved coach, teacher Taylor dies at 70

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Dean Taylor, known as the “Father of Sartell football,” died at age 70 on April 14 at the Country Manor Health and Rehab Center in Sartell.

Tributes from saddened fans are pouring in for the beloved coach and teacher of history and

social studies at Sartell High School.

During his career, Taylor's legendary status locally includes his tenure as the Taylor first and longtime football coach at Sartell

High School, as a teacher and, in later years, as a coach at St. John’s University and Cathedral High School.

Taylor was widely known for the powerful, positive effects he had on the lives of his hundreds of students and athletes. A “Celebration of Life” was held in honor of Taylor and his family on April 17 in the Sartell High

School gymnasium.

Born June 20, 1945, in Faribault, Taylor grew up on a farm near Elysian and graduated from Waterville/Elysian High School. At Mankato State University, he played football and graduated with a post-graduate degree from St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis.

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Kooks, cons crackle comically in ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Outdoor yoga class set April 24

An outdoor yoga class, celebrating the Earth Day weekend, will be held from 11 a.m.-noon Sunday, April 24 at Baker’s Acres, 36861 CR 9, Avon. It’s recommended each participant bring a mat and water bottle. Participants of all skill levels are invited and encouraged to wear comfortable layers that allow for a wide range of movement. Participants may drive to the farm, and there will also be free busing for students to and from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on April 22 Criers.

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Emma Gunderson, who plays Trix, practices a musical number for the upcoming Sartell High School production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

A crazy assortment of kooks, eccentrics, con artists and misfits will fill the stage during Sartell High School’s upcoming production of a comedic musical called The Drowsy Chaperone.

Showtimes will be at 7 p.m.

Thursday-Sunday, April 28-30, with the addition of a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, April 23. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students and free for seniors and children under 5.

The Drowsy Chaperone is a story within a story. It begins with a character named simply “Man in Chair,” who is bored and lonely, and puts on a recording of a 1920s play. As he listens, stage characters enter his apartment, as if by magic, and start performing their roles, even though

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he interrupts them with comments on how the show should go.

The setting for the musical is the wedding day of Robert Martin, an oil tycoon; and Broadway musical star Janet Van De Graaf, who has decided to give up her musical career for married life. Her producer has other ideas, however. He is determined to undermine the wedding at the ritzy estate of old dowager Mrs. Tottendale.

The motley guests include a ditzy flapper girl named Kitty, who hopes to take Janet’s role in her smash Broadway musical; a Latin lover (so-called) named Adolpho, who is hired to seduce Janet and ruin marriage plans; Janet’s alcoholic female chaperone, who is supposed to keep her away from Robert until the wedding; and Trix, an aviator.

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Dean K. Taylor, 70 Sartell June 20, 1945 – April 14, 2016

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The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation reached a milestone April 14 by having granted more than $125,000 to local drug education programs supported by law enforcement since the fund was started in 1994.

This year, the grants awarded from this fund are being used to provide drug education programming to more than 3,000 students in 30 school districts in central Minnesota. Shown here are (from left to right): Deputy Eric Schultz, Stearns County sheriff; Chief Jim Hughes, Sartell Police Department; Captain Scott Fides, Sherburne County Sheriff; Ernie Wollack (with check); Chief Chris Boucher, Cold Spring Police Department; Sheriff Troy Heck, Benton County; and Commander Jim Steve, St. Cloud Police Department.

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State Farm recently presented the Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center’s Teen Collision Avoidance Initiative with a $25,000 grant. Pictured here are (front row, from left to right): Kurt Franke; Mark Bromenschenkel; Larry Nadeau, MHSRC director; Toni Nadeau, State Farm agent; Nancy Mills, associate provost for faculty and student affairs; Dan Anderson, State Farm agent; Tim Dickinson and Jennifer Schwint; (back row) Judy Dingmann; Shelly Kerzman and Kelley Hessler. The teen collision avoidance training presents life-saving awareness and skills training regarding distracted driving and allows teen drivers to attend an advanced driving range and participate in skills training, where teens drive squad cars on a closed course under the supervision of professional instructors. This is the third consecutive year the MHSRC has won the award.

Correction The correct date for the Sartell Lions Spring Cleanup is Saturday, April 30. The event is

from 8 a.m.-noon and will meet in the Sartell Middle School parking lot.

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Dean K. Taylor, 70, of Sartell, died April 14 at Country Manor Health and Rehab Center in Sartell.

His funeral was held April 17 at the Sartell High School gymnasium. Arrangements were made by Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids.

Taylor was born in Faribault to Keith and Ruth (Wilcox) Taylor.

He grew up on a small family farm in Elysian and graduated Waterville/Elysian High School. He Angie Metteer, optometric assistant manager at PineCone Vision Center, recently achieved the certified paraoptometric Metteer designation through the American Optometric Association.

Metteer, a Colorado native, joined PineCone Vision Center two years ago. Certified in lensometry, the measurement of spectacle lenses, she is working toward her certified paraoptometric assistant designation, which will enable her to perform more technical work including measuring the curvature of the cornea (keratometry), glaucoma screening, measuring visual acuity, measuring the distance between each pupil, blood-pressure testing and documenting patient histories.

M c K e n n a Wensman, a senior at Cathedral High School, has received the 2016 Williams Integracare Clinic Make-a-Difference Wensman scholarship, presented to students who are impactful in health, education, technology and building strong communities. During a service trip to the Dominican Republic, Wensman worked and distributed meals from Kids Against Hunger in rural villages and helped build a house for a family.

Elizabeth Gessell, daughter of Mary and Chad Gessell of Sartell, is studying in London during spring semester 2016 through the Center for Global Education at the

Obituary

went on to play college football and graduated from Mankato State University and later received his graduate’s degree from St. Mary’s University of Minneapolis. He married Kathryn Knish on Oct. 10, 1964 at Waterville Episcopal Church. His first teaching and coaching position was at Truman High School from 1967-69. He was a history and social teacher at Sartell High School from 1969 until his retirement from teaching in 1999. Dean was the Sartell football coach for 26 years and then went on to coach at St. John’s and Cathedral High School. He was a member of the Minnesota State High School League Coaches Association, where he was a member of the MSHSCA Hall of Fame

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College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph and St. John’s University in Collegeville. Gessell is a junior elementary education major at CSB. Arise Home Health Care will expand its service line to include a Senior Day Program. Opening May 2, this program will be located at 1908 Kruchten Court S., Sartell. This is the first standalone senior-adult day program in the area and is at the crossroads of Sartell, Sauk Rapids and St. Cloud.

With the addition of the Senior Day Program, Arise is changing its company name from “Arise Home Health Care” to “Arise Cares.”

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The Sartell High School Girls Varsity golf team finished third at the Sartell meet at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course. Molly Fossen led with a score of 97, putting her in fifth place.

The Sartell High School Varsity Baseball team beat Willmar High School with a score of 7-6.

The Sartell High School Boys Varsity Track and Field team finished first place at the invitational at Hodapp Field at Kennedy Elementary in Willmar.

The girls team finished second place.

Ben Gault had personal records in both discus (127 feet) and shotput (47-foot-2-inches).

Danny Ufearo had a personal record in shotput (48 feet-5inches) and a solid 133-foot-2inch discus. The girls were led by

Friday, April 22, 2016 as well as the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Taylor loved umpiring; his dogs, Dixie, Dusty and Annie; and especially spending time with his grandkids. He also cherished his continued relationships with former students and athletes.

Survivors include the following: his wife; son, Steve (Shelly) of St. Cloud; daughter, Kristi (Todd) Steil of Cold Spring and grandchildren Brittany (Kyle Hoffman), Alexandra, Megan, Sam, Jack and Will; and his sister, Jackie (Dave) Judd of Kilkenny.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

The obituary, guestbook and video tribute are available online at www.williamsdingmann.com.

Kayla Boehmke with 29-foot-2inches in shotput.

The jumpers were led by John Schmidt (PB – 20-foot-10.75inches), Ethan Stark, Ethan Kiffmeyer, Lexy Kubasch, Rachel Haider and Morgan Gugger.

The distance group was led by Ryan Ferholz, Nick Juntunen, Alex Nemeth, Colette Jemming and Ingrid Buiceag-Arama.

The sprinters were led by John Schmidt, Stark, Logan Jesperson, Carter Olson, JP Schlect, Chelsea Nies, Shelby Hall and Morgan Rohlfs.

Sartell High School Boys Varsity golf team finished third with a score of 333 at the Rocori CLC meet at Rich-Spring Golf Course. Austin Pietrowski led with a score of 81. TJ Raden shot 83, Hunter Held 84, Blake Webster 85, Alex Braun 89 and Nathan Boenish 91.

They also finished fourth with a score of 11 at the Willmar/ Litchfield invitational at Litchfield Golf Course. Pietrowski shot 79 (fourth-place overall) and Raden shot 81 (ninth place).

Braun shot 89, Held and Webster shot 91, and Boenish shot 93 to round out the scoring.

The team finished third with a score of 12 at the Willmar/Litchfield two-day invitational April 16 at Eagle Creek Golf Course.

Raden shot 76 with a two-day total of 157 to finish in third place overall. Pietrowski had an 80, with a two-day total of 159 to finish fifth overall. Held shot an 82, Boenish an 84, Webster an 87 and Braun an 88 to round out the scoring.

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Katie Kulus plays Mrs. Tottendale in the upcoming Sartell High School production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

Kayley Isaacson plays Kitty in the upcoming Sartell High School production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

Kooks from front page As characters madly conspire at cross purposes, all kinds of psychological collisions occur because of mistaken identities and a hornet’s nest of misunderstandings and things going just plain wrong.

The show’s manic action is propelled forward by 15 energetic song-and-dance numbers.

The Drowsy Chaperone debuted on Broadway in 2006, winning a slew of Tony awards. Its music and lyrics are by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The show has been performed in many countries.

The cast of 33 high school students is directed by Kelli Killmer, with dress rehearsals set to begin Friday, April 22.

Killmer said she first heard about the play from her sister. When Kelli got around to reading the play and listening to the music, she laughed out loud, thoroughly enjoying the

musical.

“It has characters larger than life in featured roles – 13 of them – so more kids have a chance to play bigger roles,” she said. “The show is a lot of fun.”

Killmer, a stay-at-home mom, offered to help with Sartell play productions about six years ago, helping director Tom Kuhn as music director and choreographer. Kuhn retired this past year from his stage work, so Killmer was asked to step in for him and she happily did. Her multiple talents have been perfectly suited to play productions.

“I love working with highschool students,” she said.

“I love to watch them grow and find their places in the world.”

Killmer is a 1999 graduate of Sartell High School. She and her husband, Charles, an Internet security officer, have two children – Owen, 7; and Eloise, 5.

The cast and crew of The Drowsy Chaperone are the following: The lead actors are: Man in Chair: Spencer Gillian; Mrs. Tottendale: Katie Kulus;

Underling: Jack Hackenmueller; Robert: Colin Nord; George: Tyler Kadlec; Feldzieg: Reece Decker; Kitty: Kayley Isaacson; Gangster 1: Hannah Kosloski; Gangster 2: Jaren Martin; Aldolpho: Aidan Speckhard; Janet: Eden Garman; Drowsy Chaperone: Laura Carlson; Trix: Emma Gunderson.

The ensemble actors are: Thor Anderson, Peyton Braun, Riley Dalby, Caity Elwell, Josh Engelkes, Alex Gilbert, Caroline Gruebele, Ellie Karasch, Mackenzie Krueger, Beca Kucala, Brooklyn Madden, Megan Mechelke, Alexis Miller, Gillian Orth, Renee Schroeder, Isiah Svoboda, Maia Trombley, John Unger, Nicole Yang and Lidiah Zipp.

The stage manager is Blayne Gardner.

The stage crew is Arub Akram, Marwah Asif, Hannah Bous, Kaleb Fisher, Alyssa Franzmeier, Kaitlyn Grundhoefer, Jamaria Holliday, Scott Lambrecht-Westerhoff, Anna Lehto, Samantha Killmer, Jonathon Mills, Sam Somdalen, Noah Trombley and Ali Wicklund.

Val Smith Park at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25, to announce the results of the survey.

The survey can be taken online by any Sartell resident from April 25 to May 9 at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ parksurveysartell.

Residents can also sub-

mit comments to Nate Keller at 320-258-7316 or at nate. keller@sartellmn.com.

In the past, comments from neighborhood park surveys have been very helpful in making recommendations for projects to be added to the city’s financial management plan.

Residents asked to fill out parks survey

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The city of Sartell is seeking public input concerning the parks on the east side of the city, including Val Smith and Eastside Kiddie parks.

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Colin Nord plays Robert in the upcoming Sartell High School production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

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Taylor an extraordinary human who taught via goodness What a shock and sadness to learn last Friday of the death of legendary coach and teacher Dean Taylor.

It’s not often you meet somebody who as soon as you meet them you just know that person is very special, one of a kind. There are many names for this: charisma, magnetism, energy, positivity, confidence and kindness.

Dean Taylor had all of those qualities, in aces and spades.

About 15 years ago, Taylor stopped at the Newsleader office in St. Joseph for an interview about his impending retirement. Editor/reporter Dennis Dalman recalls after conducting thousands of interviews in nearly 40 years, the interview with Taylor was one of his favorites, one of the most memorable.

As soon as Taylor began to talk, Dalman was stunned by the innately positive kindness of the coach. He radiated a powerful yet subdued energy; he spoke so insightfully, so intelligently about his life with the “kids” he coached and taught; he was so upbeat, despite the onset of an illness that would later claim one of his arms; he was imbued with a vast expansive love of life. What’s most impressive is Taylor wasn’t grandstanding or bragging. Quite the contrary. Those qualities (not to forget his humor and his beamingly happy face) were just “there,” a part of him. He was the very definition of a “good, kind, caring human being.”

And there was nothing sappy or Pollyannish about his optimism, his positivity, his bright outlook. Not at all. It was all just there, inside him, sterling qualities that emanated from a born teacher who was level-headed, down-toearth, no-nonsense. Innate goodness emanated from him. True charisma.

It’s no wonder he inspired so many lives – countless lives. He, along with wife Kathy, nurtured so many kids as if they were their own.

They loved football passionately, went to all the kids’ games, spent time and money constantly on others. And, like all great coaches, like all special human beings, Taylor’s influence and inspiration went far beyond the rough-andtumble game of football. In his coaching, he instilled almost subconsciously the rules and parameters for leading a good, positive, productive life – through thick and thin, win or lose.

As any of his classroom students or athletes can testify, Taylor was never bossy, harsh, negative or didactic. Most of his teaching and coaching was through example, through his innate nature that communicated so well, so instantly, to anyone lucky enough to have known him.

Taylor, the beloved innovator of Sartell’s football program, changed countless lives for the better. His life lessons, so subtly conveyed more through actions than words, are still very much alive, still beating in the hearts and minds of so many he inspired.

Very few people ever have that kind of widespread, salutary influence. Dean Taylor did. He was, in a word, extraordinary.

The Newsleader staff extends our heartfelt sympathy to his family.

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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Friday, April 22, 2016

Opinion Why not ordain women as priests?

In the Holy Bible, there is no thundering commandment proclaiming: “Thou shalt not ordain women as priests.”

True, Jesus Christ’s disciples were all men, but there are no directly quoted statements from Christ in the Gospels – as far as I know – that women cannot serve as priests.

I grew up Catholic. I remember asking a nun in catechism class how come all priests are men. She gave me one of her many versions of “because the Bible tells me so” after mentioning all of Christ’s disciples were men.

I didn’t quite buy her explanation, though. She is the nun who said she had a piece of His cross in a tiny little box she kept in her black robe. We, kids, all asked to see it; she never did show us. To that nun, our every question was answered with, “It’s a mystery.”

And it remains a mystery to me why women cannot be priests.

The Holy Roman Catholic Church is bound up in 2,000 years of tradition.

That’s a good thing and a bad thing. Good because the eternal verities, such as “Thou shalt not kill,” should of course be honored and respected. Bad because after so many hundreds of years, reasons for this or that rule or restriction – often baseless ones – get blurred in the mists of time.

Barring women as priests seems to be one of those seemingly baseless restrictions. There have been many changes in Catholic doctrine, so why not change the one against women priests?

For example, I remember the Mass was conducted only in Latin, then later it could suddenly be recited in English.

Dennis Dalman Editor I remember Catholics were not supposed to eat meat on Fridays. It was a sin.

Later, the pope or somebody decreed it wasn’t a sin anymore. But many still honored meatless Fridays.

I remember St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, was suddenly booted from the Catholic pantheon of saints.

Back then, a magnetic, white, plastic St. Christopher knick-knack on your dashboard (if you were Catholic) protected you from accidents. I told the neighbors the St. Christopher inside their beat-up baby blue Cadillac wouldn’t protect them anymore since he’s not a saint, after all. I remember dad said, “Oh, well, might as well leave him in there. Can’t do any harm.” Traditions really do die hard, especially after 2,000 years-worth of them.

In the early days of Christianity, Christian sects in the Roman world would meet in secret with the rites sometimes led by women. Throughout the years, the official Catholic Church became dominated by men, as everything else was in those ancient days. The men took over; they made the rules based on their own male prerogatives and often myopic world views.

That patriarchal structure (a form of sexism, let’s face it) persisted and became sclerotic, often shored up by self-serving

misinterpretations of what the Bible says.

Even though I’m not a practicing Catholic anymore, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Catholicism. I have some good memories of the ritual of the Mass, the magisterial sounds of the priest intoning Latin phrases in a kind of sing-song chant (“Dominus vobiscum et spiritus saaaanctuuus”). There was something other-wordly and transporting about the stained-glass windows, the incense, the Holy Sacrament of host and wine, and there was even an impressive hushed awe about that dark confessional box so heavy with whispered sins.

I also admire to no end those Catholics (nuns, priests, laypeople) who work so hard, often in dangerous regions of the world, doing good deeds of social justice.

Right here in the greater St. Cloud area, nuns have done the lion’s share of work founding our great educational and healthcare institutions.

So doesn’t it make sense to allow women to be priests? I can think of so many good reasons for it. At the top of those reasons, it could revitalize the priesthood, as well as the Catholic Church in general, by breaking from the rigidness of a paternalistic tradition and the heavy weight of all those centuries. I predict allowing women to become priests will happen in the next 10 to 20 years.

Bernadyne Sykora and Ruth Lindstedt – the two Sartell women who became women priests and were promptly excommunicated – should be proud. They are determined women, courageous priests and spiritual visionaries pointing the way to the future.

Letters to the editor

Sartell community center needs central site Bryan Hansen, Sartell Has due process been followed in choosing the location for the Sartell Community Center? Is there any possible conflict of interest at any level in the process that has or could take place? Has the community been heard as a whole on where the site is proposed to be located and if not can that still happen?

The Sartell Planning Commission voted 5-0 against the proposed site. These five members did not feel the recommended site the city council voted 3–2 in favor of is where this facility should go. This location is on the very south border of our community and not even in our school district.

If the new Sartell school bond issue is approved, the community center would be five miles from the new high school.

Apollo High School in St. Cloud would be three miles away. With the YMCA making improvements, having the Whitney Center on the north end of town, how does it make sense not to reconsider this location for our city?

This location, as many know, would not allow for a library as it is too close to St. Cloud and does not meet the guidelines of the Great River Regional Library System.

Although the community center plans do not include a library, the city and council have committed in the past to provide a library in Sartell. Does it not make sense

this could be an opportunity to do both at the same time and make it cost-effective?

Should the council wait and see what happens with the school-bond issue?

Would the council consider working closer with the school district on a better location for the community-center site? Should the council consider putting out a community survey and asking the residents of Sartell what they think? Should the council possibly consider a ballot option on this site location in November?

Finally, common sense would seem to indicate this process should slow down and at the very least have more thought given to a central location for our community.

Eating sustainably critical to global climate goals Sami Nicholson, Sartell Today is the 47th annual observance of Earth Day. This is a great time to explore more effective ways of slowing climate change and conserving Earth’s natural resources for future generations. A 2010 United Nations report charged animal agriculture with 19 percent of man-made greenhouse gases – more than all transport – and recommended a global shift to

a vegan diet. A subsequent World Watch study placed that contribution closer to 50 percent. Meat and dairy production also dumps more water pollutants than all other human activities combined. It’s the driving force in global deforestation and wildlife habitat destruction. Last fall, England’s prestigious Chatham House declared reducing meat consumption is critical to achieving global climate goals. A report from Oxford University found global adop-

tion of a vegan diet would reduce greenhouse emissions by two thirds. The 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has recommended reduced meat consumption and an environmentally sustainable diet. Just as we replace fossil fuels by wind, solar and other sustainable energy sources, we must replace animal foods with the more sustainable vegetables, fruits and grains. Being mindful of this can help us make better choices at the supermarket.

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Above left: The members of the Sartell Mock Trial Team are the following: (front row, left to right) Tarah Casper, Katelyn Stalboerger, Katie Sinn, Bridget Maas, Jasmine Engstrom-Bolstad, Mickey Czech, Marwah Asif, Nicole Yang and Arub Akram; (back row) Kali Killmer, Kassy Markey, Maddie Thieschafer, Jenna Yang, Kaleb Fisher, Joe Steinberg, Jacob Ringstad and Michael Lindstrom. Above right: Three members of the Sartell Mock Trial Team show their awards. From left to right are Maddie Thieschafer, who is holding the team’s Region 1 championship trophy; Kali Killmer, who won All-State honors for her role as a lawyer; and Jasmine Engstrom-Bolstad, an All-State winner for her role as a witness.

Sartell Mock Trial Team excels at state competition

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The Sartell High School Mock Trial Team scored a series of successes March 3-4 at the statewide Mock Trial Competition at Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul.

In its 30-year history, it was the first time a Sartell team represented Region I in state competition.

Two team members were accorded All-State honors – Kali Killmer for her role as a lawyer, Jasmine Engstrom-Bolstad for her role as a witness.

The team was also presented

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April 4 1:33 p.m. Break-in. 12th Avenue S. A complaint was made regarding someone trying to break into a building earlier in the morning. An officer arrived and found two door handles broken and viewed the security camera recording of the incident.

3:03 p.m. Motorist assist. CR 120. An officer assisted a driver by unlocking the door of the car.

11:19 p.m. Suspicious vehicle.

Sartell Lane. A report was made regarding a suspicious vehicle parked next to a building. An officer arrived and spoke to the driver who stated he/she was sleeping on a work site and would be there for a few more weeks.

April 5 7:32 a.m. Vehicle. Pinecone Road/Second Street S. A report was made regarding two vehicles colliding south of the roundabout.

An officer responded and spoke with the drivers. There was minor damage to the vehicles and no injuries.

10:22 a.m. Alarm. CR 120. Officers were dispatched to a silent

with the Region 1 championship trophy.

For its mock trial, the Sartell team chose the notorious kidnapping case of William Hamm Jr. from 1933. On June 15 of that year, Hamm, the president of Theodore Hamm’s Brewery in St. Paul, was grabbed by some men who forced him into a waiting car. At the time, Hamm was walking home from his brewery for a lunch break.

Hamm was whisked off to Wisconsin and forced to sign four ransom notes demanding a total of $100,000. Then Hamm was squirreled away to Illinois to sit and wait until the ransom

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hold-up alarm at a business. Dispatchers made contact with an employee who advised there was no problem and the alarm was triggered by accident.

April 6 10:37 a.m. Traffic stop. Fifth Street N.E./First Avenue. While on patrol, an officer stopped a driver for a revoked driver’s license. The driver did not have proof of insurance. The officer issued the driver a citation for driving after revocation and no proof of insurance.

2:04 p.m. Agency assist. Highway 15/CR 120. While on patrol, an officer was dispatched to assist a State Patrol trooper at the scene of a crash. The driver stated he was diabetic and the officer provided medical aid. The driver was transported by Gold Cross Ambulance to the hospital.

6:31 p.m. Trespass. CR 120.

A report was made regarding a woman in a restroom stall at a local business huffing and appearing to be high. Upon arrival, an officer met Gold Cross Ambulance already on scene. She was alert and oriented and did not need medical attention.

April 7 5:40 a.m. Alarm. Troop Drive.

Officers were dispatched to an alarm at a business. Upon arrival, an officer spoke to an employee on scene who was gathering equipment to bring to another office. The employee was able to

was paid. He was shut up in a boarded-up room, given magazines to read and Hamm’s beer to drink.

After all kinds of shady and almost comical shenanigans, a ransom was paid and Hamm was dropped off unharmed on the side of a road near Wyoming, Minn. three days after his kidnapping. The perpetrators, members of the infamous Barker-Karpis crime gang, were later nabbed. They’d been caught via fingerprints on the ransom bills that had all been treated with silver nitrate, the first time the FBI had ever used that silver-nitrate method of capturing

produce the proper code to silence the alarm.

8:32 a.m. Hit-and-run accident.

Troop Drive. A report was made regarding damage to a vehicle overnight. The owner reported an unknown party had struck the rear bumper of his vehicle and damage was visible.

10:36 a.m. Traffic Stop. 19th Avenue S. While on patrol, an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding. The driver was issued a verbal warning.

3:32 p.m. Agency assist. CR 138, St. Joseph Township. An officer from Sartell was asked to assist the St. Joseph Police Department.

A male party fled on foot after being told he was under arrest for an active felony warrant. The man fled into some thick cover along the river/creek. Officers located the man, who was then placed under arrest.

April 8 12:35 a.m. Driving while intoxicated. Second Street S. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign.

The officer stopped the vehicle and the driver failed the field sobriety tests. The driver admitted to drinking and had a .26 blood alcohol content. She was arrested and transported to Stearns County jail.

6:56 a.m. Agency assist. Highway 10/Benton CR 4. An officer assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Department at a rollover crash. The vehicle occupants had Blotter • page 9

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At the tournament, Sartell competed against defending and current state champion Nova Classical Academy of St. Paul and also against Luverne High School and Pequot Lakes High School.

For the past eight years, Adam Vande Vrede, a police liaison officer for the school district, has been the coach-advisor for the Sartell Mock Trial Team.

“This was a tremendous experience for our team to be able to represent Region 1 at the state tournament,” Vande Vrede said. “The knowl-

edge and experience the team gained was hands-down the best. I hope they will use this experience to build upon themselves a firm foundation. The entire team worked hard this year, and I credit all of them for getting us as far as we did this year.”

Vande Vrede had special praise for team captain Bridge Maas and Nicole Yang, as well as the attorney coach, Jessie Sogge of Sartell. Sogge is an attorney for the St. Cloud-based law firm of Jovanovich, Kadlec & Athmann. She has been attorney coach for the Sartell team for the past two years.

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Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert (above), along with other guest readers, shared a passion for reading with students at Little Sabres Preschool during The Week of the Young Child, April 11-15, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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The Tri-County Action Program, a non-profit organization, recently received a Best Practices Award for its tax program financial literacy iniative “Save It, Fix It, Spend It.” Shown here are the following: (from left to right) Tikki Brown of the Office of Economic Opportunity; Arnie Anderson of MinnCAP; Lori Schultz, Janel Heinen and Lisa Drew, all of Tri-CAP; and Hubert Reinarz of Wells Fargo. The award goes to local community action programs that have achieved outstanding and measurable impacts in helping low-income households achieve greater economic self-sufficiency.

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Friday, April 22, 2016

photos by Dennis Dalman

Above left: Three fifth-grade students measure out ingredients into a food pouch during a massive Kids Fighting Hunger project April 15 at Sartell Middle School.

From left to right are David Binsfeld, Shea Stuckey and Carleena Byrd. Above right: Teamwork counts when lifting a heavy bag of rice at the Kids Fighting Hunger project. From left to right are ninth-grade students Sarah Schmitz, Tarah Rosendahl and Taelin Marthaler. Far right: Morgan Gefre (left) and Sophie Klemp are two of hundreds of students and adults who packed nearly 35,000 bags of food during the event.

At SMS, volunteers fill 34,992 food packages

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Within a couple of hours, about 250 people succeeded in filling and packing 34,992 food pouch bags at Sartell Middle School for the Kids Fighting Hunger program.

The ambitious project began when the student council decided it would be a good thing to do as a volunteer community-service project and approached Lori Dornburg, academic extension coordinator, who called Cathy Wogen, executive director of Kids Fighting Hunger.

After school was let out on April 15, students gathered in the south gym, donned hairnets and got right to work.

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The gym was a flurry of activity as groups of students at tables started scooping ingredients from boxes with measuring cups, then pouring contents into funnels, which directed the food ingredients into one plastic bag after another. The ingredients included rice, soy, dehydrated vegetable bits and a powdered mixture of 21 vitamins and nutrients.

One package of the food, when added to water, is enough to feed a family threatened with malnutrition or starvation for one entire day.

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based Kids Fighting Hunger chapter sent 700,000 food packages to people in many countries, such as Sierra Leone in West Africa. Those packages were assembled by 2,700 volunteers in schools, churches and organizations throughout central Minnesota.

Wogen, the executive director, sat down for an interview with the Sartell Newsleader during the event at the middle school.

Fighting for Hunger, she said, partners with an organization called “Children of the Nations” in Washington, D.C., which determines needs for the food-packaging program, ships the food and makes sure it gets to places in need without it being waylaid, such as by marauding militias.

A train boxcar, Wogen noted, can hold about 285,000 of the meals. Wogen, who is a part-timer, is the only employee of the organization.

All the others are unpaid volunteers. The effort is paid for entirely through donations from churches, schools, businesses and individuals.

The local chapter of Fighting Against Hunger was established 13 years ago and was originally based in Sauk Rapids. Just last August, its office relocated to St. Cloud.

To donate, send a check made out to “Kids Fighting Hunger” and send it to Kids Fighting Hunger, P.O. Box 7550, St. Cloud, Minn. 56302.

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Taylor from front page He married Kathryn Knish on Oct. 10, 1964, in Waterville, and they loved to work with young people – supporting them, encouraging them at every turn – attending their football games and keeping up personal contacts through the decades.

Taylor was the first football and baseball coach when Sartell High School opened as part of its own voter-authorized school district in 1969.

Taylor taught at Truman High School from 1967-69 before landing the job at Sartell High School. After 30 years of coaching and teaching, he retired in 1999, but kept extremely busy with the sport he so loved: football. He helped with coaching at SJU and Cathedral.

Taylor was a member of the

Minnesota State High School League Coaches’ Association, where he was honored as a member of its Hall of Fame.

He was also named a member of the Minnesota Football Coaches’ Hall of Fame.

He and his wife relished their ongoing relationships with students and athletes, present and past. They also loved spending time with their grandchildren and beloved dogs Dixie, Dusty and Annie.

The Taylors have two children: Steve (wife Shelly) of St. Cloud; and daughter Kristi (husband Todd) Steil of Cold Spring. They have six grandchildren: Brittany, Alexandra, Megan, Sam, Jack and Will.

During the last years of his life, Taylor courageously battled cancer and side effects of diabetes. Through those battles he amazed others by his stoic suffering and his good cheer.

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REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS MARCH 21, 2016 SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL, MEDIA ROOM The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 • Cole Wensel and Jordon dia and via email. was called to order at 6 p.m. by Michelle Meyer, vice chair. Members Williams, students at SHS, • Information continues to be present: Meyer; Patrick Marushin, director; Mary McCabe, director; Japarticipated in the State pushed out to our local media son Nies, director; Pam Raden, director; and Jeff Schwiebert, superinAdapted Hockey Tournasources in regard to the refertendent. Unable to attend: Krista Durrwachter, chair. ment with The Slapshots, a endum. cooperative team made up of A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Raden to approve the students from St. Cloud Area Report on Enrollment: Schwiebert agenda. All in favor. Motion carried. reviewed the enrollment report. schools.

• Ham stamps from Coborn’s A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Nies to approve consent are being collected through Minnesota Department of Educaitems a-d as presented below: March 23 at SHS to help tion Positive Review of the Sarmake spring dinner baskets tell-St. Stephen Proposed School a. Minutes of the regular school board meeting held on Feb. 22, 2016 and Construction Project: Superinfor families in need. the special meeting on March 7, 2016 • Student Council hosted its tendent Schwiebert presented the Funfest on Saturday, March positive review from Brenda Casb. Checks in the amount of $1,687,927.60 as presented: sellius, commissioner at the Min12, and was able to donate General Fund 1,409,963.22 nesota Department of Education. more than $2,000 to the Food Service Fund 96,435.78 Tommy Bearson Founda- Vote ‘YES’ Committee PresenTransportation Fund 122,163.33 tion.

Community Service Fund 33,001.59 tation: Jeremy Snoberger, chair Capital Expenditure Fund 24,136.85 of the Choose Yes for Success Superintendent Report: Jeff group, presented information to Summer Rec Agency Fund 2,226.83 Schwiebert, superintendent Check numbers 163250 to 163553 the board including communica• In three of our partnerships, tions, community involvement and new executive director posi- engagement opportunities. Middle Receipts in the amount of $3,3553,658.63 as presented: tions are in the process of being School Space: Jeff Schwiebert, suGeneral Fund 3,147,762.20 Food Service Fund 281,897.52 filled; Benton-Stearns Educa- perintendent, provided options for Transportation Fund 4,230.18 tion District, the Ignite Center staff to review in efforts to alleviCommunity Service Fund 57,835.34 at St. Cloud State University ate space needs to accommodate Capital Expenditure Fund 2,084.62 and Partner for Student Suc- the growing population at Sartell 51,798.77 Debt Service Fund cess.

Middle School.

Scholarship Trust 4,200.00 • The district is also working Summer Rec Agency Fund 3,850.00 with the St. Cloud Community A motion was made by Marushin Receipts 41921 to 41920 and Technical College to fur- and seconded by Nies to APther explore opportunities for PROVE #1-27: Wire transfers in the amount of $135,049.69 as presented: partnerships.

General Fund 128,309.75 • The referendum presentations New Employees or Changes: Food Service Fund 4,222.41 have been going well and have Sue Bechtold, ORE - custodian, Community Service Fund 2,517.53 been heard by more than 20 $19.84/hour RIII, S5) 8 hours/ Wire transfers 201500057-201500067 groups throughout our commu- day, grievance resolution, effective 3/14/16; Connie Binsfeld, nity. c. Accept the following donations: transportation.- bus monitor/para, Owen’s Night Out, Sartell-St. Stephen School District #748, $99.04, $16.02/hr RIV, S1 .75 hours/day, art supplies, ; Robert and Anne Mahowald, Pine Meadow, $250, School Board Committees: additional assignment/student deCIA Committee Buddy Bench pendent needs, effective 3/7/16; • Jennifer Richason, Rochelle Chad Claybaugh, SHS - paraDyer and Roy Snyder presented d. Accept the resignation of Brenda Deters, SMS, cashier, effective professional, $16.02/hour RIV, on the KIVA project they have S1 7 hours/day, replacing Ryan 2/25/16; Salle Gaches, ORE, cafeteria employee, effective 2/26/16; been utilizing within the cur- Templin, effective 2/17/16; Ian Marilee Lefeber, SHS, cashier, effective 3/9/16; Marilee, Lefeber, riculum. KIVA is a non-profit Cochran. SHS - boys head lacrosse District, crossing guard, effective 2/19/16; Daniella Trauba, ORE, organization which supports coach, $2,886 BS 1 ($35,737) para, 3/2/16; Brad Scherer, SMS, ITS, effective 3/1/16; and Rhonda microloans around the world 85 percent of contract, new posiWieneke, ORE, dishwasher, effective 3/10/16. in support of alleviating pov- tion, effective 4/4/16; Samantha Accept the retirements of Deborah Johnson, PME, paraprofessional, erty. Students are encouraged Collen, SHS -musical asstistant effective 6/27/16; to delve into and research a director, $804BS1 ($35,737), revariety of aspects of the loans placing Aimee Miron, effective Carol Miller, PME, teacher, effective end of school year; Joseph Perand share the information with 3/15/16; Shirley Emerson, DSC ske, SMS, teacher, effective end of school year; and Katie Rohling, their peers. In partnering with - SPED para, $18.07/hour RIV, PME, paraprofessional, effective 5/31/16.

St. Cloud Federal Credit Union, S3, decrease of three hours/day and through other generous do- - reduction of Friday, effective Student Representative Report: Gopi Ramanathan, senior at Sartell nations, some of the projects 2/8/16; Andrea Hahn, SMS - cashHigh School have been funded and then fol- ier, $15.07/hour R1, S2 2.75/hours • Cris Drais, kindergarten teacher at PME, was recognized as increase of .25 hour/day, effective lowed by classes.

“Teacher of the Month” by Central Minnesota Credit Union and 2/26/16; Christina Henkensiefken More FM. Schools for Equity in Education DSC - SPED para, $16.02/hour • Both PME and ORE hosted successful BINGO nights that brought Committee RIV, S1, increase of three hours/ out hundreds of families.

• The teacher shortage across the day – addition of Friday, effective • David Zhang, a student at SMS, placed second at the State state and nation was discussed 2/16/16; MATHCOUNTS competition and qualified to participate on the with ideas on how to best move Ben Hoffman, SHS - clay target, National MATHCOUNTS team in Washington D.C. from May forward.

7-10. The MATHCOUNTS team from SMS placed fifth at the • The priorities of the governor $825 BS 2 ($36,653) *100-percent contract, *Correction in wages state tournament. were presented with funding $412 to $825, effective 4/1/16; • One of the 7/8 grade SMS Academic Triathlon teams qualified for for early childhood/4-year-old Cindy Kerfeld, SHS - cashier, the State competition in April. preschool being a top priority. $14.18/hr R1, S1 2.75 hours/ • The SMS Spring seventh- and eighth-grade musical, Disney’s day, increase of .50 hour/day, efThe Little Mermaid, was performed from Feb. 25-27 to a full Communications Committee fective 2/26/16; Hoa Koering, house each show.

• A mailer will be going out to all MS - cashier, $14.18/hour R1, S1 • Nikki Walters, a student at SHS, participated in the All-State households this week with in- 2.75 hours/day, replacing Brenda Women’s Choir. formation about the upcoming Deters, effective 3/8/16; DanLyn • Cami Doman and Lauren Lindmeier were elected to the Central bond referendum.

Kolsted, SHS - server, $14.18/ Minnesota Association of Student Council Executive Board as • An informational video is being hour R1, S1 2 hours/day, replacpresident and delegate-at-large respectively. finished and will be used for ing Dianne Amundson, Effective • Karrie Fredrickson, a social studies teacher at SHS, was recogthe opening of the community 3/7/16; Susan Kraue, DSC - SPED nized by the National Association of Student Councils as Minneforums and put on the website. para, $18.07/hour RIV, S3, addisota’s Warren E. Shull Advisor of the Year.

It will be broken into smaller tional assignment – added three • Boys swimming and diving participated in the state meet and had pieces to push out to social me- hours/wk, Effective 2/8/16; Paul great success.

Moe, SMS - clay target, $804

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BS1 ($35,737)*100-percent contract, *Correction in wages $402 to $804, effective 4/1/16; David Plante, ORE - cleaner, $17.04/ hour RI, S5 7.5 hours/day, grievance resolution, effective 3/14/16; Kathleen Porwoll, SHS - cashier, $17.04/hr RI, S5 2.75 hours/day, increase of .50 hour/day, effective 2/26/16; Becky Post, SMS - cashier, $17.04/ hour RI, S5 2.75 hours/ day, increase of .25 hour/day, effective 2/26/16; Greta Ringstad, SMS - cashier, $15.07/hour R1, S2 2.75 hours/day, increase of .25 hour/day, effective 2/26/16; Roy Snyder, SHS - head boys lacrosse coach $509 BS1 ($35,737) 15-percent contract, new position, effective 4/4/16; Roy Snyder, SHS - assistant boys lacrosse coach $448 BS1 ($35,737) 15-percent contract, new position, effective 4/4/16; Daniel Trauba, ORE - SPED para, $16.02/hour RIV, S1 2.75 hours/day, additional assignment - replacing Monica Mills, effective 2/18/16; Lana Varoga, DSC - child-care attendant, $13.53/hr RI, S1, increased hrs – 11.25 hrs/week, effective 2/16/16; Beverly Wiebe, SMS custodian, $15.72/hour RIII, S1 8 hours/day replacing Sue Bechtold per grievance resolution, effective 3/14/16; Joseph Zimmerman, SMS - cleaner, $14.18/hour RI, S1 8 hours/day, replacing Beverly Wiebe per grievance resolution, effective 3/14/16 Leaves of Absence: Nicole Hylen, DSC, human resources director, LOA, 3/2/16 to 4/13/16; Mike Lashinski, SMS, head custodian, LOA 3/9/16 to 5/4/16; Virginia Phillips, SMS, special education tteacher, LOA, 5/27/16 thru end of school year.

All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR POTENTIAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE – APPLICATION FOR COOPERATIVE SPONSORSHIP. All in favor.

Motion carried.

A motion was made by Marushin and seconded by Nies to APPROVE FUNDRAISER – GIRLS SOCCER. All in favor. Motion carried.

Schedule Work Session and Committee Meetings • April 18, 2016 at 7 p.m. Regular Board Meeting, St. Stephen City Hall A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:46 p.m. was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies. All in favor.

Motion carried. /s/ Michelle Meyer, clerk Publish: April 22, 2016

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placed the male under arrest for domestic assault. He was transported to Stearns County Jail.

from page 5 minor injuries and the vehicle was blocking one southbound lane.

The officer provided extra emergency lights to slow oncoming traffic.

7:58 a.m. Vehicle in ditch. 9th Street N./Benton Drive. An officer was dispatched to a vehicle that had gone into the ditch. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a mother who stated her daughter couldn’t stop and went through the intersection and off the roadway.

The officer assisted until the vehicle was towed out of the ditch.

9:54 a.m. Suspicious activity.

River Vista Lane. A report was made regarding a male riding a bike in the area and acting suspicious. He left his bike and backpack by some trees and took off running toward a local business.

An officer located the male and spoke to him. Authorities found stolen pizza rolls on his person and verified it against security tapes from the business. The man was issued a citation for theft.

April 9 10:22 a.m. Found dog. First Street N. A report was made regarding a stray, friendly dog that wandered into a yard. The dog appeared to be an English bulldog with no tags. City maintenance picked up the dog.

2:17 p.m. Domestic. Roberts Road. A report was made by a caller who reported hearing screaming and was told a male had pushed a female into a table.

Upon arrival, officers spoke to the female and witnesses and then

April 10 4:07 a.m. Agency assist. Second Street SE. Benton County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance to locate a suicidal female. An officer responded with the new thermal camera system.

The officer was able to locate the female hiding at an abandoned farm. Benton County and Gold Cross Ambulance completed the assessment of the female.

2:41 p.m. Warrant. Riverside Avenue. Officers located a man wanted on a warrant hiding in a bedroom at a house, placed him under arrest and transported him to Stearns County jail.

8:52 p.m. Suspicious vehicle.

10th Avenue N./24th Street N. A report was made regarding a vehicle parked near an area under construction. The people in the car ducked down when observed by the caller. An officer responded and made contact with the occupants, who stated they were just talking. They were advised to find a different place to park.

April 11 11:38 a.m. Disorderly. Second Street S. An adult male called 911 four times: reporting he was almost hit, about getting a tattoo, about his father being shot and a final time when dispatchers heard him arguing with a taxi driver.

Officers arrived and spoke to the male, who was speaking very fast, was very erratic and was not making any sense. An officer transported the man to the St. Cloud

ER for evaluation.

6:22 p.m. Domestic. Second Avenue N. A complaint was made regarding a male breaking things in a house and hitting family members. Officers responded and spoke to the male and family members. The male was transported to Stearns County Jail for domestic assault.

9:23 p.m. Motorist assist. Pinecone Road/Heritage Drive. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle parked in the roadway. The driver was changing a flat tire. The officer provided emergency lighting until the tire was changed and the driver was on his way.

April 12 12:11 p.m. Alarm. CR 120. A report was made regarding a silent panic alarm being activated. Officers responded to the alarm and met two employees outside. An employee inside the store said he must have bumped the alarm and there was no problem.

4:42 p.m. Accident. Pinecone Road/Second Street S. A report was made of a two-vehicle accident and the vehicles had pulled off the road. An officer responded, spoke to both drivers and found there were no injuries. Both vehicles entered the roundabout in the same direction and collided when one vehicle turned into the other vehicle’s path.

5:21 p.m. Assist person. CR 1. A report was made regarding an angry tenant and the caller requested an officer to meet him at the police department. An officer met the male in the parking lot of the police department. The officer spoke to the Waite Park Police about the incident and the driver was advised to meet with them.

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CITY OF ST. STEPHEN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS Re: 2017 Property Taxes The Board of Appeal and Equalization for St. Stephen will meet from 6:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at the St. Stephen City Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you disagree with the valuation and classification

after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed.

Generally, you must appeal to the local board before appealing to the county board of appeal and equalization. /s/ Cris Drais City of St. Stephen City Clerk 2 Sixth Ave SE St Stephen, Minn. 56375 Publish: April 22, 2016

CITY OF ST. STEPHEN NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT MAY 11, 2016 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the council chambers for the City of St. Stephen, located at 2 Sixth Ave. SE, St. Stephen, Minn. to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for Improvement No. 33, improving Second Street NE between CSAH 2 and the eastern termini of 2nd Street NE, and 2½ Avenue NE between 2nd Street NE and the southern termini of 2½ Avenue NE by reclaiming and paving the above streets. Adoption by the council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing. The following is the area proposed to be assessed: all properties abutting Second Street NE between CSAH 2 and the eastern termini of Second Street NE, and 2½ Avenue NE between Second Street NE and the southern termini of 2½ Avenue NE. Such assessment is proposed to be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 10 years, the first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2017, and will bear interest at the rate of 4.5 percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution. To the first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the date of the assessment resolution until Dec. 31, 2017. To each subsequent installment when due shall be added interest for one year on all unpaid installments.

You may at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor, pay the entire assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City of St. Stephen.

No interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of this assessment. You may at any time thereafter, pay to the Stearns County Auditor the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to Dec. 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before Nov. 15 or interest will be charged through Dec. 31 of the succeeding year. If you decide not to prepay the assessment before the date given above, the rate of interest that will apply is 4.5 percent per year. The right to par-

tially prepay the assessment according to the City’s Assessment Policy is available.

The proposed assessment roll is on file for public inspection at the city clerk’s office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $97,181.16. Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal to district court may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the municipal clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners as it deems advisable.

Under Minn. Stat. §§ 435.193 to 435.195 and the City’s Special Assessment Policy, the council may, in its discretion, defer the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reason provided in that law and the City’s Special Assessment Policy, all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and the City’s Special Assessment Policy, may, within 30 days of the confirmation of the assessment, apply to the city clerk for the prescribed form for such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his/her property.

An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the mayor or clerk of the city within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within 10 days after service upon the mayor or clerk. /s/ Cris M Drais City Clerk Dated: April 19, 2016 Publish: April 22, 2016

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This is an Angel of Hope statue and monument, the kind that will be installed in south Sartell in memory of Brianna Kruzel and other young children who died tragically.

Friday, April 22, 2016

‘Angel of Hope’ to offer peace, solace for grieving parents

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

The “Angel of Hope” statue that will grace a place of meditation on the edge of Lake Frances has been ordered.

The angel statue’s base will list the names of area children who died far too young and tragically, such as Brianna Kruzel of Sartell. Brianna’s mother, friends and supporters began the Angel of Hope project after hearing about how Angel of Hope locations

in other cities have brought solace and a measure of peace to grieving parents, relatives and friends of children.

Tami Kruzel, Brianna’s mother, ordered the angel statue on March 21, on what would have been Brianna’s 21st birthday. Brianna died suddenly and unexpectedly, collapsing in her bedroom on Sept. 28, 2013.

“Sartell has lost so many children recently,” Kruzel told the city council.

She thanks the city council

and others who supported the Angel of Hope project. She particularly thanked CentraCare for its contributions. The goal of the fundraising for the Angel of Hope was $14,500.

Kruzel said they managed to raise more than that – $17,100 – enough to order the statue.

Lake Frances is the holding pond in south Sartell.

Once the angel is installed this spring or summer, the Sartell Newsleader will do a full feature story about the monument.

Borders to retire, Kothenbeutel to start as public works director

by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com

Sartell Public Works Director Brad Borders will retire as of July 29 after more than a quarter of a century of service.

“It’s been a good run,” Borders told the city council. “Now it’s finally time to hang it up, pass the torch on and thank you for my time here.”

Borders thanked the present and past councils for their con-

stant support for the public works department and thanked the “great group of guys out there” who work so hard Borders for the city.

“I’ve had no regrets coming to Sartell,” Borders said.

The council and audience applauded Borders for his many

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years of service when he made his announcement.

M a y o r Sarah Jane Nicoll thanked Borders for Kothenbeutel his hard work and praised him for his admirable dedication and his leadership and loyalty to the city, which she said will be greatly missed.

Councilmember Steve Hennes

also praised Borders whose workload increased every year as the city grew – more miles of streets, to name just one. Hennes also thanked Borders for the many volunteer projects he did for the city.

Long-time Public Works Assistant Director John Kothenbeutel was approved by the council to replace Borders as director of the department; there are four divisions within the department: street, utility, maintenance and

parks.

“Welcome, John, and congratulations on your promotion,” Nicoll told Kothenbeutel, who was at the council meeting.

Kothenbeutel will start as director on July 30.

The Sartell Public Works Department does planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of city roads, water and sewer systems, storm sewers and the maintenance of city-owned equipment.

Dahlstrom sworn in to Sartell Police Department photo courtesy of Sartell Police Department

Bethany Dahlstrom takes the oath of office administered by Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes at the April 11 city council meeting. Dahlstrom is now a full-fledged Sartell police officer. In the past three years, she has served as a volunteer in the department’s Reserve Officer program. She is also an assistant planner for the DeZurik Co. in Sartell. “Congratulations and welcome aboard,” Hughes told her after the oath, at which point council members as well as family, friends and well-wishers in the audience burst into a round of applause. The two men in the background are (left to right) council members Pat Lynch and Steve Hennes.

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Friday, April 22 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org.

Hair, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Dave Lumley at Pioneer Place, 11:30 p.m., Pioneer Place, 22 Fifth Ave. S., St. Cloud.

Saturday, April 23 “Move the Mall” walk for volunteerism, 8-10 a.m., Crossroads Center, 4101 Division St., St. Cloud. ci.stcloud.mn.us/RSVP. 4-H Fashion 101 Workshop, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, 901 First Street S. Gardening and Go-To Veggies seminar, 9-11 a.m., 2251 Connecticut Ave. S., Sartell. 320-2535220. hpcmc.com/garden.

Career Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Cloud VA Medical Center (Bldg.

8), 4801 Veterans Drive. 320-2521670 exts. 6571 or 7276.

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trained reading therapy dog, 11 a.m.-noon, Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 Fifth Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-253-9359.

Hair, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Sunday, April 24 Yoga on the Farm, 11 a.m.noon, Bakers’ Acres, 36861 CR 9, Avon. 320-309-0746. bakersacresfarm.com Hair, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 720 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. 320-308-2104.

Great River Chorale and the Laura Caviani Trio, 4 p.m., Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud.

Monday, April 25 Benton County Historical Society, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org.

Blood drive, 1-7 p.m., Shepherd of the Pines, 1950 125th St. NW, Rice.

Sartell City Council, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. 320-253-2171.

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Facilities Plan and Bond Referendum, 6:30 p.m., Sartell Middle School, 212 Third Ave. N. sartell.k12.mn.us/bond-2016.

Family-to-family, 6:30-9 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 Fifth Ave. N., Sartell. 320-290-7713.

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Scouts from front page urdson said. “It’s really cool that we get this chance to go to Louisville and participate in this because there are going to be teams from all over the world.”

Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback and information processing, said the BeatBotz website.

“There is a different game every year that’s run by VEX, and they are also the people who provide the parts for the robots we build,” Sigurdson said. “But this year it’s a game kind of like basketball where we shoot the balls through hoops using the robots.”

Christopherson, who is a Sartell High School student on Team BeatBotz, had nothing but praise for the robot-building competition.

“It’s fun and it trains people in STEM fields,” Christopherson said, referring to the acronym for careers in science, technology, engineering and math. “It prepares them for the changing job environment and that’s very important.”

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Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation and application of robots.

Friday, April 22, 2016