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Rice mayor arrested Second in command for DUI, open bottle Jacobson RICE – Less than a week after being sworn in, Rice Mayor Erik Bonde was arrested for driving under the influence and open bottle. Bonde was arrested Jan. 10 on misdemeanor charges of fourth degree DUI and possession of open bottle as he was preparing to operate a school bus in Rice. In Minnesota, a fourth degree DUI offense is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 fine, with no mandatory minimum sentence. Bonde was issued a citation, held in custody until sober and will appear in court. According to a release from the Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck, the Rice Police Department learned Bonde, 46, had a driver’s license that was suspended. An officer made contact at around 1:30 p.m., advising Bonde of the status of his license and that he could not drive until his license was reinstated.
Later, at 3:05 p.m., Rice Police learned Bonde had driven a van-sized school bus to the Rice Elementary and was seated in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Due to the conflict of interest, Benton County deputies assisted Rice Police and approached the bus and Bonde, reminding Bonde that his license was still suspended. While speaking with Bonde, officers observed signs indicating Bonde was intoxicated. Bonde was requested to submit to a preliminary breath test, which indicated Bonde’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit for driving. Deputies also located a container in Bonde’s possession which contained an alcoholic beverage. Bonde was arrested and transported to the Benton County Jail. No students were in the bus while Bonde was operating the vehicle. Bonde was sworn in as Rice Mayor Jan. 7.
received MSA Supervisor of the Year award BY ELIZABETH HOAG STAFF WRITER
FOLEY – Over two decades ago, Benton County law enforcement officer Neal Jacobson vowed to uphold the law to affirm his standards of integrity, bravery and honor to the community and law. After years of advancing ranks and taking on responsibilities, chief deputy Jacobson was nominated and received the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Supervisor of the Year award Dec. 10, 2018. “I was honored to find out I was nominated having only been in my position for four years,” Jacobson said. “After finding out in mid-December
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Neal Jacobson stands outside the Benton County Sheriff ’s Office and jail in Foley Jan. 9. Jacobson has worked for the county for 23 years.
that I had been selected, I was flattered upon receiving the award.” Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck nominated his second in command.
“I nominated Neal for this award based on the impressive amount of work he performs and the vast responsibility he holds,” Heck said. “Over
time Neal has proven himself to be a solid and dependable member of our office and risen to the oc-
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Utility rates increase Pinnacle Climate Technologies for Rice residents condenses, relocates
BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
RICE – The Rice City Council ushered in the new year Jan. 7 by swearing in new mayor Erik Bonde and returning council members Paula Kampa and Brian Skroch. Joining incumbents Bryan Anderson and Chris Scheel, the council quickly took to business, adopting utility increases for resi-
dents, approving annual appointments and scheduling a work session to discuss the city’s fee schedule. Rice residents and commercial customers will see $3 rate increase to base rates of water and sewer utilities when they receive their bills in February. A 10 percent increase was also added to usage in tier two, three and the newly-created tier four, which includes properties that use 18,000 gallons and more each month. A high service pump for the city’s water treatment will be replaced in 2019, and rates were increased to cover jetting costs and to begin to set aside funds for future improvements. When the city received its annual audit presentation in March 2018, Jon Archer,
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Douglas Boser (left) and Ron Ten Berge hold and cut the ceremonial ribbon Jan. 10 in Sauk Rapids. The heating, ventilation and fan company developed from a merger between Schaefer Ventilation Equipment and Pinnacle Products International in 2015.
• City of Sauk Rapids Notice of Public Hearing - pg. 16
PUBLIC NOTICES
• Sauk Rapids Township Election Notice - pg. 16 • Benton County Regular Meeting Minutes, Dec. 18, 2018 - pg. 14/15 • Sauk Rapids-Rice School Regular Meeting Minutes, Dec. 17, 2018 - pg. 15
SAUK RAPIDS – Pinnacle Climate Technologies is the world’s largest maker of forced-air heaters and serves customers in the United States and abroad. The business calls Sauk Rapids home. The company has moved into its new location at 1660 13th Ave N.E., Sauk Rapids – the former Nahan Printing building – after relocating from multiple buildings. “We’d been spread rather inefficiently and outgrew our 15-year-old Schaefer location,” said Ron Ten Berge, chief executive officer. “We had three different buildings we operated from. The Sauk
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prove his knowledge. “In 2014, I had the opportunity to attend the from front FBI National Academy in Virginia,” he said. “It was casion each time more has a 10-week course where I, been asked of him”. along with 220 other stuJacobson was also dents, were able to take recognized by the Rice different classes on leadAmerican Legion Post ership, investigation and No. 473 in 2000-01 and more.” Jacobson started working for the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office for one year as a deputy sheriff in 1996 after he attended St. Cloud State University and graduated from Alexandria Technical College. “I decided the field was the right choice for me after riding along with my uncle, Curtis Jacobson, who at the time was part of the Las Vegas Police Department,” he said. Jacobson began his career in Benton County in 1996 as a patrol deputy. After three years, he climbed the ranks and was assigned to work as an investigator on the Central Minnesota Drug Task force. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be promoted and moved to different positions every so many years,” Jacobson said. In January 2002, Jacobson was promoted to PHOTO BY ELIZABETH HOAG Chief deputy Neal Jacobson talks through his radio Jan. 9 detective. By 2007, he in Foley. Jacobson was appointed chief deputy by Benton was promoted to detective County Sheriff Troy Heck five years ago. sergeant where his respon-
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awarded the officer of the year for his work with the drug task force. The dedicated deputy has also been recognized as the operator and team leader with the Benton-Stearns Special Response Team from 2002 to 2014. Jacobson attends training sessions to im-
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Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck (from left), chief deputy Neal Jacobson and Chippewa County Sheriff Stacy Tufto stand together as Jacobson holds his Minnesota Sheriff ’s Association Supervisor of the Year award at the annual MSA Winter Conference Dec. 10, 2018. Heck nominated Jacobson for the award.
sibilities included investigating cases while providing supervision to all detectives and drug task force investigators working in the sheriff’s office. “During those 10 years of investigations, I made many memorable experiences,” Jacobson said. “I had the opportunity to work with state and federal drug investigations that involved state and federal agencies. I also had the opportunity to work a wide variety of felony cases.” During his time as detective sergeant, Jacobson was responsible for field training new deputies in tasks related to investigations as well as conducting internal investigations on staff and serving as a commander on the SWAT team. “In January of 2015, I
chose Neal to serve as my chief deputy,” Heck said. “Neal’s proven ability to manage long-term projects and supervise staff were key attributes that made him an excellent fit for chief deputy.” As chief deputy, Jacobson’s responsibilities include maintaining the county’s Lexipol policy system, reviewing all gun permit applications, supervising all predatory offenders within the Benton County jurisdiction, and, evaluates and manages all forfeitures seized by patrol or investigative staff. Jacobson also assists with dispatch, investigations and supervises the jail captain. “Being a part of this field, I am always learning from different experiences, especially since taking on the position of
chief deputy,” Jacobson said. “Due to our smaller agency, we are usually involved in everything.” One of the challenges Jacobson has encountered is balancing work and family life. “Working within a smaller agency, plans for the evening or holidays can change with a phone call, but my family is very supportive,” Jacobson said about his wife, Jen and children Tyler, 21, and Brooke, 18. Throughout his 24 years of experience, Jacobson has dedicated his time to serving Benton County. “There are a lot of people who are deserving of the award,” Jacobson said. “I am honored even though I felt I was just doing my job.”
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Pinnacle from front Rapids headquarters location is a welcome change.” The Pinnacle Climate Technologies name is relatively new, born in 2015 as Pinnacle Products International acquired Schaefer Ventilation Equipment. Prior to the acquisition, Schaefer Ventilation Equipment had operated out of the central Minnesota for over 50 years. Pinnacle Climate Technologies offers products that turn uncomfortable work environments into conditions suitable for labor. The business designs, tests, engineers, assembles and manufactures ventilation, heating and fans. The Sauk Rapids headquarters handles all design, testing and engineering, as well as all manufacturing of Schaefer brand products. A Chicago facility handles some distribution, and a China facility aids in manufacturing. The business is owned by Taglich Brother’s Private Equity of New York. Ten Berge has served as CEO for just over one year. He and his staff are dedicated to their mission: Climate solutions when it matters most. The new headquarters occupies land and the building that has been vacant for almost four years. Inventure Properties, of St. Cloud, purchased and
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Rice Mayor Erik Bonde (back, third from left) receives the remaining funds from Rice Firefighters Association representatives – Caleb Voigt (front, from left) and Mike Kampa; (back, from left) Ben Phenow, Steve Janski, Brian Kostreba, Dave Thene, Jerry Goebel, Allen Voigt and fire chief Scott Janski – at the Jan. 7 city council meeting in Rice. A Kubota RTV and trailer were fully funded by the association, community groups and auction sale of the previous vehicle.
Rice Chief of Police Ross Hamann and Rice Police Officer Brent Curtis for successful efforts made in saving the life of an individual suffering from cardiac arrest Aug. 18, 2018. - The discussion regarding broadcasting city council meetings for residents continues. The council trialed two recordings in 2018. The current equipment was not capable of creating broadcast quality footage for the cable public access channel. The council has received two quotes of about $20,500 each for microphone and live-stream camera equipment. City clerk Julie Fandel said the update is not in the 2019 budget. Kampa asked if the finance committee could consider budgeting
funds in 2019, and Voigt, who has voiced his support for livestreaming meetings during council meetings, said he would be willing to help with the cause. “If I could get a commitment from the city that they will put this much (undisclosed amount) away, … I would be thrilled to try and raise that money,” said Voigt, who headed the fire department’s side-by-side fundraising project. “… I would be more than happy to put boots on the ground and try and raise those funds.” Council members were in agreement that the upgrade would be beneficial to the council and discussion took place regarding the possibility of contributions from other organizations or
boards that use the chambers, as well as a potential upcharge on room rental if the addition is installed. No action was taken at this time. - Approved three ice rink warming house attendants at wages of $9-$9.25 based on experience. The rinks at Westside Park on Fourth Avenue Northwest were opened the first weekend in January. A hockey rink and recreational skate pond are available at the park. - Approved committing unassigned funds of $206.45 to the police department. - The Rice City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 due to Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Newly-elected Lisa Loidolt (from left) and returning incumbents Lisa Braun and Robyn Holthaus stand in Sauk Rapids Jan. 7. The three were sworn into office at the Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board meeting. BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board voted to increase its compensation Jan. 7 during the annual organizational meeting. The rates increased $50 to $125 per committee meeting and to $175, up from $100, per board meeting. The board also added a daily rate of $400 for any meetings or conferences lasting six hours or longer, which includes time spent commuting. Board members can claim mileage reimbursement for travel outside of the district lines. “I feel this is a policy that needs to be reevaluated with greater clarity,” said Ryan Butkowski. “It is very unclear, and I want to make it easier on Andi (Johnson) and the finance team.” Jan Solarz agreed on the need for clarification, but said an increase in board compensation is long overdue. “I have been on this board for 23 years,” Solarz said. “In that time, we have only received an increase
once, which was about seven years ago.” In other school board news: - Lisa Loidolt, Robyn Holthaus and Lisa Braun were sworn in as members of the board. Braun and Holthaus continue their service on the board from past terms, while Loidolt was newly elected Nov. 6, 2018. - The board selected 2019 officers. Butkowski is chair. Solarz is vice chair. Holthaus is treasurer, and Braun is clerk. - The board made the decision to rotate meeting places more frequently throughout the year, with one board meeting at each of the sites each year – Rice Elementary, Pleasantview Elementary, Mississippi Heights Elementary, Hillside and the Sauk RapidsRice Middle School. All other meetings will take place in the board room at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. To view the meeting schedule visit https://www. isd47.org/schoolboard/ dates-agendas-minutes.
building is 122,000 square feet – 50 percent larger than our previous facility,” Ten Berge said. “We could add 100,000 square feet to our building with relative ease due to the property being shovel-ready for expansion.” Whatever the future may bring for Pinnacle Climate Technologies, Ten Berge and his staff are wellequipped and experienced. “Our new headquarters PHOTO BY JAKE DOETKOTT will allow us to maintain our longstanding presence in Fans sit atop a production belt Jan. 10 in Sauk Rapids. the Sauk Rapids area,” Ten renovated the site, making lows Pinnacle Climate Tech- Berge said. “We will continnearly $1 million-worth of nologies to expand as neces- ue to serve the area well; as improvements prior to leas- sary. Schaefer did before us.” ing the facility to the heat“The headquarters ing, cooling and ventilation business. Sale Starts Monday, Jan. 7th - Sunday, Jan. 20th, 2019 “The new location has a significant amount of upMichelob Golden Light grades for the business,” Ten Berge said. “It can ac& Michelob Golden commodate more workers, it 24 pack cans makes us more efficient, it’s & bottles prepped for expansion and Monday-Thursday 9am-10pm • Friday-Saturday 8am-10pm • Sunday 11am-6 pm its ceiling heights are ideal WINE for our business.” Miller High Life Pinnacle Climate TechDark Coors Light nologies employs 75 people & Miller High Horse 24 pack at its new headquarters. 16 oz. cans Life Light All Varieties “We anticipate the 14 Hands 750 ml 24 pack $ 99 switch to the new building $ 99 cans & Wine $ 99 will create jobs,” Ten Berge bottles All Varieties said. “With the newfound $ 99 750 ml size we intend to expand our manufacturing capabilities. Smirnoff Black Velvet et Admiral Serena It is good and bad that unemVodka Whisky Nelson’s Rum Sweet ployment is so low around 1.75 L 1.75 L 1.75 L here. It will be a challenge to Red All Varieties find new workers, but we be- 12 pack 750 ml cans & bottles $ 99 $ 99 $ 99 lieve we will attract the right $ 99 $ 99 talent to join our team.” YOUR FULL SERVICE LIQUOR STORE « 312 BENTON DRIVE N. « 320-251-4185 The larger work site alR1-2B-TV
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of Schlenner Wenner and Company, recommended the city review its charges. He said the sewer fund does not cover operating costs and the combined the two funds break even. “I think this is legitimate,” Bonde said. “Research has been done. We are in the low end of municipalities comparable to us.” Utility rates were also increased in 2018. In other council news: - A work session will take place at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 before the 7 p.m. council meeting to discuss the fee schedule. The council will discuss building rental fees and compost site fees. - The Rice Firefighters Association presented a check of $9,241 for the remaining amount funding the Kubota RTV project. The vehicle and trailer were funded with help from the Rice Lions Club, Rice Area Sportsman’s Club and Benton Telecommunications Foundation, as well as the auction sale of the previous utility vehicle. The Rice Fire Department received the new equipment in June 2018. - Life safety citation bars were presented to Rice Fire Department captain John Aschenbrenner, and lieutenant Caleb Voigt,
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Clarence “Clancy” Corrigan
Maurice; sister, Kathleen Corrigan. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Dorothy Fern, Loretta Sturdevant, Lorraine Kramer, Margaret Januschka; brothers, Leo and Michael Corrigan. Visitation was 4-7 p.m. Jan. 9, with parish prayers at 6:30 p.m. and 10-11 a.m. Jan. 10. Mass of Christian Burial was 11 a.m. Thursday all occurring at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. Rev. Ralph Zimmerman officiated. Arrangements were entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred and will be donated for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Obituary, video tribute and guest book available online at: www. williamsdingmann.com.R-2-1B
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with the exception of the Dec. 3, when the meeting will take place at 7 p.m. to combine with the Benton County Truth in Taxation meeting. In other board news: - Approved board and commission appointments for 2019. The board eliminated appointments to the Benton County Parks Commission, in accordance with the bylaws of the newlyformed commission, the Joint Airport Zoning Board for the St. Cloud Regional Airport, for lack of need. They also eliminated appointments to the Regional Airport Authority Exploratory Committee, Benton County Space Needs Committee and Benton County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Review Committee due to meetings no
Extension Committee. - Approved a $60 per diem for members of boards and commissions. - Approved a right-ofway plat for the County Road 78. The county is in the process of acquiring rightof-way in the project, finishing design and is working to obtain two public water permits that require 30-day public comment periods. The plan is to open bids in March, award a contract in April and begin construction in May or June when weather allows. - Approved a request from Foley Area C.A.R.E for the organization to place a storage shed on county property for supplies. The organization is located in the former highway department building and the storage shed would be placed on the north side of that property. The board approved the request, asking that the building blend in with surrounding buildings and not be an odd color. - Accepted a $300 from Dennis Woggon to be used in accordance with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Police Activities League. - Designated the Sauk Rapids Herald and Benton County News as the ofSteve Heinen takes the oath of office officiated by Judge ficial newspapers of BenRobert J. Raupp Jan. 8 in Foley. Heinen is the District 3 ton County, amongst other Benton County Commissioner. items.
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RICE – The Rice City Council set the following appointments at its first meeting of the new year Jan. 7. Additions or changes will be made as needed by amendment at a future date. Clerk: Julie Fandel. Treasurer: Sheri Johnson. Depository: Bremer Bank and Bremer Wealth Management, both of Bremer Financial Corporation, and Pine Country Bank. Authorized person to make electronic transfers: Julie Fandel and Sheri Johnson. Authorized check signers: Julie Fandel, Sheri Johnson, Erik Bonde and Brian Skroch. Newspaper: Sauk Rapids Herald. Official posting places: Bremer Bank, Dollar General, McDonald’s, Pine Country Bank, Rice Post Office, Rice City Hall and city of Rice website. Pet kennel: Tri-County Humane Society. Acting mayor: Brian
Skroch. Benton Economic Partnership representative: Erik Bonde with Julie Fandel as alternate. Board of review: All council members. Cable TV: Paula Kampa and Chris Scheel. Community center: Steve Janski and Paula Kampa. Economic development: Erik Bonde, Duane Cekalla, Mitch Fiedler, Peggy Herman, Ed Popp, Chris Scheel and Dave Thene. Election officials: Appointed by city council. Emergency powers to city clerk. Emergency management: Erik Bonde. Finance board: Bryan Anderson, Erik Bonde, Sheri Johnson and Chris Scheel. Fire relief association board: Erik Bonde, Julie Fandel and Scott Janski. Housing and redevelopment authority: All council members. Highway 10 corridor representative: Brian Skroch. Health officer: Jeffrey
Hyytinen and Kathy Thene. Parks board: Kelly Desormey, Cassie Larkin, Ken Nodo, Jerry Sauer and Brian Skroch. Personnel committee: Paula Kampa and Brian Skroch. Planning commission: Bryan Anderson, Mark Brixius, Kristi O’Brien, Tricia Peters, Brian Skroch, Dave Thene and Joe Voigt. Police commission: All council members. Recreation program manager: Cassie Larkin. Water and sewer commission: Bryan Anderson, Julie Fandel, Mark Sauer, Chris Scheel and Steven Wollak. Safety committee: Bryan Anderson, Erik Bonde, Julie Fandel, Ross Hamann, Scott Janski, Cassie Larkin, Mark Sauer and Steve Wollak. SCORE committee: Erik Bonde, Julie Fandel and Mark Sauer. Solid waste advisory board: Bryan Anderson and Brian Skroch. Street Commission: Chris Scheel and Brian Skroch. Tree board: Sandra
Burski, Mark Sauer and Brian Skroch. Weed and tree inspector: Erik Bonde. Zoning administrator: Julie Fandel and Nancy Scott. Assessor: Maurice Balder. Attorney: Kennedy and Graven, Chartered. Auditor: Schlenner Wenner and Company. Building official: Nancy Scott, of AllSpec Services, LLC. Civil engineer: Bollig, Inc. Bruce and Linda Olson Prosecuting attorney: Bruce and Linda (Schrom) Olson, of Rice, will Kelm and Rueter, PA. Snow and ice remov- celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open al: Burski Excavating, Inc. house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 at Graham United Methodist Church in Rice. They were married in Collegeville at St. John’s Abbey Church Jan. 18, 1969. Their children and spouses are hosting. No gifts please.
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Technical Advisory Team. The technical advisory team will review the model and give the DNR feedback on how it can be used now and in the future. The model functions as a water budget. It tracks groundwater inputs like rainfall and streams flowing into the area. It also tracks water outputs such as evaporation, runoff, discharge to water bodies and pumping. Groundwater is the primary source of water for human use in Minnesota, and is vital to the people and economy in the Little Rock Creek Area in northwest Benton and southern Morrison counties. The DNR wants individuals, communities and businesses to
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ST. CLOUD – A St. Cloud woman was arrested Jan. 8 following a search of a home on the 1300 block of Ninth Avenue South. Linda Ann Merritt, 62, was arrested on first degree possession of controlled substance and five outstanding warrants. The warrants were for second degree controlled substance, third degree
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Behind the scenes at SRR schools By Andi Johnson, director of business services Over the holiday break, I enjoyed family time with my two boys and husband. We ended up buying the ISD No. 47 movie “Incredibles 2”, and watched it approximately 184 times. In reality, we turned the movie on, the boys lost interest and started playing with a new toy, and the movie ran in the background while we all went about our day. Inevitably, after the last credits ran and the extended features came on, my attention was drawn back to the screen, riveted by the development of Mr. Incredible’s character or the nuances of creating the many faces of Jack-Jack. I have always loved the behind-thescenes features and learning how things work, so this is the opportune time to share a behind-the-scenes look into a small portion of what it takes to keep Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools running smoothly. I have the honor of supervising the operations of the school district, which includes the business office, buildings and grounds, food service and transportation. Business office staff are responsible for financial accounting. Last school year, we issued 16,535 paychecks to employees, 12,001 payments to vendors and recorded a total of $60,857,518.30 in revenue amongst all district funds. The most common question we get asked is, “Do you work year-round?” And, the answer is, “Yes.” Summer is one of the busiest times of the year. It is when we are wrapping up the previous school year, gearing up for kids coming back in the fall and preparing for the annual financial audit. The building and grounds department is responsible for the general maintenance and daily cleaning of our facilities. The pride the custodial staff takes in their buildings is obvious, and it is fun to see the rapport custodians have with our students and staff. Several years ago, the state legislature passed a new funding source for school districts – long-term facilities maintenance revenue – that is earmarked for schools to maintain their buildings. Prior to this funding, districts had to either redirect resources away from the classroom to perform facility maintenance, or ask taxpayers to approve a bond issue for things like roof replacements and parking lot improvements. This year the building and grounds department will use these funds to tackle a major roofing project at the middle school, as well as lighting, flooring replacements and heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the other buildings. Last school year, our food service department worked with Chartwells to serve 538,599 lunches and 176,577 breakfasts, an average of over 4,000 meals each day. Several years ago, the district started a free breakfast program so all kindergarten through 12th-grade students can have a nutritious breakfast every day. Research is clear: hungry students have a more difficult time learning, and this addition is a wonderful way to assure all students are ready to start their day without hunger pains. This year, we are proud to grow that free breakfast program to our youngest learners. Starting this month, preschool students at Hillside and Rice Elementary will be able to participate in the free breakfast program as well. Know our students are in great hands. I recently ate school lunch for the first time since graduating high school, and I was nervous. What if I went through the line wrong? How much am I supposed to take? I imagine this is similar to how new students feel when they approach the lunch line, but the sweet lunch lady did a nice job showing me the ropes. Outside of family, bus drivers often have the privilege to be the first and last person our students see each day. This is an honor our drivers do not take lightly. We contract transportation services with Metropolitan Transportation Network. MTN has been a strong partner for many years and is responsive to the needs of the district. The entire transportation department does a great job ensuring students get to school and home safely and on time. This is a brief glimpse into the operations departments of Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. There are many other staff who have the opportunity to serve students and families each day. No matter which staff member you are talking to, it is clear what is best for kids is at the forefront of every decision. We may not be quite as strong as Mr. Incredible or as versatile as baby Jack-Jack, but what a great team to be a part of. Go Storm.
Family presentation We are back to school, and classical edple, He created the clouds and the lightning ucation is much different than institutional to dance in the sky, and we watch with wonschool. At Classical Conversations, school der. She finishes by saying, “Tap dancing is is a family event. Every week, when we a form of entertainment. And now my mom gather on community day, a family gets up will take back over.” She became so shy in front of everyone and does a presentation she wants me to announce that she will now which tells about them as a whole. There are perform a small choreographed a cappella enough members that each family gets to dance her local instructor, and internationalpresent once throughout the year. We have ly-accomplished dancer, Ashley Gonzalez, seen families talk about their hobbies, their took the time to teach her over break. She is farms, and one did an excellent news anchor BY MERCY NYGAARD going to dance on the floor boards her brothskit about themselves. ers previously assembled. When finished, Life by Faith This week it is our turn. Dad has to she introduces her little brother. work, and Mom has to get up with five Our third born is witty and makes us kiddos. We are trying our best to look like laugh. So, he decided he will slide across we are having fun talking about ourselves in front of a the floor boards she tapped on and introduce himself and large community. So, because it is not coming naturally, list that he likes to dance, too, but he is a closet dancer. I decided to have each child write a few sentences about He also likes to draw and make people laugh. He believes themselves and connect it to our purpose, which is to God is the funniest person in the heavens. For example, glorify God. I was proud of their ability to make the con- he created chickens. He then asks the crowd, “Have you nection. So, I would like to share with you our presenta- ever seen a chicken chase someone on a dirt bike? Well tion that we will perform. This is how it should go if the that happened to me and the chicken was trying to hitch 2-year-old does not crash the whole thing. a ride.” After his original joke, he introduces his little Because Mom and Dad are involved, I start the pre- sister. sentation talking about Dad and what he does for a livBy now, I am impressed they are all presenting clearing. I explain that he learned how to install floors at the ly and without rolling their eyes or cracking under presage of 13 and this was God’s plan for his life to glorify sure. Our fourth born begins by introducing herself and Him, working with his hands. We have a few pieces of listing she likes to play with toys and make believe. She floor boards on the stage that our 8-year-old son and his can make believe with anything. She continues, “I like to 2-year-old brother knock together to demonstrate how tell stories. I believe that God is the best story teller. He their dad assembles an engineered hardwood floor. It is ‘writed’ the Bible, and it is filled with glory and love and pretty cute because the 2-year-old is simply hammering at truth.” She is only 6, and when I was helping her write random. I say thank you when they are finished, take the this down she repeated it so I would get it right. She inwood block and hammer and hand the 2-year-old some troduces her 2-year-old brother. When we hand him the Magna-Tiles to keep him busy. Next, I explain how when mic, he either stares at it or bats it away so we will just I was little I always wanted to become an artist and this say, “And that’s our youngest. He likes to eat, play and was also God’s plan for me to glorify Him, through art. sleep.” By now, our oldest daughter is finished with her My photography, in a fun and adventurous longer story, live demonstration and on the large pad of paper, she has led me to writing a column for the Sauk Rapids Herald, written, “To know God and to make Him known.” That where I get the opportunity to point others to God’s glory is the Classical Conversations motto. every week. Can you see how they were each able to connect I hand the microphone over to our first-born daugh- what they love to do with God’s design? Of course, I am ter. She begins by introducing herself and listing she likes beaming with joy. I am bringing a wooden sign as part of to run for competition, spend quality time with family the presentation that our oldest made us over Christmas and friends and to hand letter art. She explains that with that says, “To tell of our story is to tell of Him.” I will enough practice, anyone can do it. She believes God’s close out by bringing attention to it and saying no matter word is the most powerful tool and she enjoys hand let- what we love to do and what we want to become in life, it tering God’s word. As she introduces her little sister, she is all for His glory which is fulfilling our created purpose. hands over the mic and performs a live demonstration on Classically educating from home has allowed Keith a large notepad, her hand lettering. and I to focus in on each of these little ambassadors of Next up is our second born. She introduces herself Jesus and see more clearly what giftings God is develand lists that she likes to help when there is a need, make oping in them for His glory. Here is praying for a great crafts and tap dance, which exercises her body and her presentation – or one without choking, blanking out or brain. She believes God loves entertainment. For exam- tears. It should be unpredictable and fun with little ones.
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Continuing with planning for our warm to live for over 70 years. Combined with the weather flower gardens from last week, there expected lifetime, consider whether or not the are other plant characteristics to consider. plant will spread. If it does, do you have the What is your soil like? Is it heavy clay that time and strength to dig up and divide it every holds water or sand that does not? Some plants few years? can tolerate either condition but others are Other potential considerations may be more particular. The ideal soil is loam with lots the location of the plant. Is it likely to be damof organic matter in it. If your soil is excesaged by rabbits or deer? Plants located near BY LINDA G. sively acidic or alkaline some plants will not children’s play areas or driveways may be acTENNESON grow. Hydrangeas will grow, but the amount of cidentally damaged. Daylilies may be flattened Green and acid or alkaline in the soil will affect whether by animals or machines and still continue to Growing in the blooms are pink or blue. A soil test can be grow. Also consider the distance from the outBenton County door faucet to the plant and the length of hose done by taking samples of soil from various parts of your garden and sending them with a needed to water it if there is not enough rain. If fee to the University of Minnesota soil testing laboratory. you are short on time or energy to weed, water and mainOn the accompanying request sheet, check the boxes to tain your flower bed, use plants that survive droughts or indicate whether you are growing a lawn, vegetable or erratic watering. Perennials take less time than annuals flower garden, fruit, evergreen or deciduous trees. Their and some, like peonies, grow tall enough to shade out any reply will tell you the condition of your soil, whether fer- weeds that try to grow near them. tilizer is needed and how much should be used. Detailed In the miscellaneous consideration category, do you directions and the request form are found at https://www. have a black walnut tree in your yard? This tree puts a soiltest.cfans.umn.edu. chemical in the ground surrounding it that stops some Another consideration is whether a plant that looks plants from growing. Also, how much money do you have appealing in a catalog will grow in our area – zone 4. The for new plants? Yellow lady’s slippers are expensive as higher the zone number, the warmer winter temperature are fern leaf peonies. Plants sold at non-profit spring plant required for the plant to survive outdoors. Gladiolas, for sales may have a less extensive selection of plants but are example, must be dug up each fall, because they will not more affordable. survive our winter temperatures. Or, you may grow them If all these considerations are giving you a headache, and other zone 5 and higher plants in pots, and then move relax – what gardening is meant to do. Some gardens look the pot indoors in the fall to keep them from freezing. lovely even when the plants are simply put in the ground Research may tell you how long a plant may be ex- with little planning. And if a plant turns out to be in the pected to live. For example, daffodils will produce baby wrong place, you can move it or try something else. bulbs and survive for years. Tulips, hyacinths and other Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Exbulbs will only live a few years. But peonies are known tension Master Gardener and Tree Care Advisor.
December weather, phenology in review Weather: Significantly warmer than 29.1 inches of snow in 2008. last year. And, believe it or not, more prePhenology: All of our normal wincipitation than last year, although not by ter birds have been busy at the suet or seed much. The average high and low was 30.77 feeders. The Dec. 4 sighting of a female and 15.87 degrees, respectively. About five yellow-bellied sapsucker by my wife was degrees warmer than last year. The warmest unusual for December. Darlene Hiscock day was Dec. 18 with a 44-degree reading. observed nine ring-necked doves and a Only on three days did the temperatures drop pileated woodpecker. At the beginning of to zero or below compared to six last year the month, several bald eagles were obBY JIM HOVDA with the coldest day, Dec. 29, when it dipped served sitting on the ice of Little Rock From the north to 15 degrees below zero. Lake. On the positive side of things, the shore of On the moisture and snow side of days are getting longer. things, no measurable snow until Dec. 20. Little Rock Lake Little Rock Lake: At the beginning Then, snow mixed with mist. A total of six of the month 6-9 inches of ice on the lake. days with snow and rain that totaled .79 of Four-wheelers abound. On Dec. 24, 13.5 an-inch and 9.5 inches of snow. Last year only 4.7 inches of ice. Shore (ground heaving) is progressing inches. The January through December calendar year and measured 18 inches Dec. 24. From lots of big fish ended with precipitation totaling 34.42 inches. We at the beginning of the month, fishing slowed and the ended with 7.3 inches of snow on the ground. fish were smaller. With little snow on the ice, I am Local weather records: Our coldest and warm- afraid the curly-leaf pond weed will have favorable est December days were 42 degrees below zero in growing conditions. 1854 and a shirt-sleeve day of 63 degrees in 1939. The most precipitation was 2.55 inches in 2010 and
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People on four-wheelers ride across Little Rock Lake in Rice Jan. 5. Activity on the lake was steady Saturday afternoon.
Anglers active on Little Rock Lake Cold snap, winter warm up encourages ice fishing
5 in search for the big catch. As the sun warmed temperatures to 40 degrees, people could be found fishing outside as well as inside portables, skid houses and wheel BY NATASHA BARBER houses. Reports varied STAFF WRITER with many participating in the sport of catch RICE – Area anglers and release while waiting made their way to Little for a lunker to bite their PHOTO SUBMITTED Maiya Thompson, daughter of Noah Binsfeld of Rice, holds a 29-inch walleye Jan. 5 in Rice. Thompson caught the Rock Lake in Rice Jan. lures. fish on a sucker minnow while fishing Little Rock Lake Saturday.
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Rice residents Russ and Tiffany Pierskalla stand in the doorway of their ice fishing wheelhouse Jan. 5 in Rice. The Pierskallas spent time in the Trophy Hunter Ice Castle Saturday on Little Rock Lake. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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An ice fishing village formed on the northern end of Little Rock Lake Jan. 5 in Rice. Although ice should be measured each time a person takes to the frozen lake, roughly 14 inches of ice covered the water near Erdmann’s Point Saturday.
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Emilee Koch, daughter of Mike Koch and Kieley Regan, plays in the sunshine Jan. 5 on Little Rock Lake in Rice. The family lives in Rice.
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Jeff Fandel, of Rice, sits next to an ice hole and his fish locator Jan. 5 in Rice. Fandel overnighted in his Ice Castle fish house.
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Dan Mohs, of Rice, set up on the ice of Little Rock Lake Jan. 5 in Rice. Mohs was comfortable as the temperature reached 40 degrees.
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An ice skid house rests on Little Rock Lake in Rice Jan. 5. Anglers took to shelter in portables, skid houses and wheel houses Saturday.
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Simon Thommes, 6, of Rice, fishes on Little Rock Lake Jan. 5 in Rice. Thommes used a fish finder to locate the depth of fish in the lake.
Portable ice fishing houses are erected on Little Rock Lake in Rice Jan. 5. The lake is one of two in Benton County.
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Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Preschool Fair. Hosted by MOMS Club of St. Cloud. Twelve schools will be available with information for parents to be able to make an informed choice regarding preschool for their child. Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. Saturday, Jan. 12, 11 a.m. to noon — Spiritual Wisdom on Dreams. Spiritual discussion. Open to the public. Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For more information call Sandy at 763-772-5569. Saturday, Jan. 12, 6-8 p.m. — Open Mic Night. Music, poetry, comedy and more are welcomed to perform. Rock Creek Coffeehouse, 214 Second Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Monday, Jan. 14, 12:30-6:30 p.m. — American Red Cross Blood Donations. Receive one free Grand Champion Meats chicken breast with onepint donation. First Presbyterian Church, 306 Norway Drive, Foley. Monday, Jan. 14, 6 p.m. — Sauk Rapids City Council Meeting. Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 3-4 p.m. — Adult Coloring and Conversation. Bring your own supplies. All abilities welcome. ILICIL Independent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Call Michele Pelka at 320-281-2042 for more information. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 3-6 p.m. — 4-H Breakfast Party. Bring your robe, slippers and be ready to eat breakfast. Games will be played and a winter craft will be made. For grades third through seventh. Foley High School, 621 Penn Street, Foley. Register through Foley Community Education or by calling the Benton County Extension Office at 320-9685077. Limited to 25 participants. 4-H membership not required. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Food Safety Modernization Act Grower Training. One-day training course for produce growers. The Produce Safety Rule requires fruit and vegetable farms that grow, pack, harvest or hold produce and that do not qualify for an exemption or exclusion from the rule attend this training. River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Registration at https://psp.tix.com/ Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=5646.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Upper Mississippi Irrigators Association annual meeting. Free lunch served at noon. Speakers on nitrogen rules, weed control, water quality updates, irrigation management and low-cost updates to sprinklers and more. Bowlus Community Center, 106 First Ave. S., Bowlus.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m. — Gilman City Coun- about the disease. ILICIL Independent Lifestyles, cil Meeting. Gilman City Hall, 10371 Golden Spike 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. For more information call 320-529-9000. Road N.E., Gilman. Thursday, Jan. 17, 7:30-8:45 a.m. — Foley Chamber Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — March for of Commerce Meeting. Blow Molded Specialities Life. Participants picked up by bus to attend a prayer service and capitol rally in St. Paul. Free will offerInc., 222 Bronder Drive, Foley. ing to defer bus costs. St. John’s Catholic Church, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2:15-5 p.m. — 4-H Breakfast 621 Dewey Street, Foley. To reserve a space call 320Party. Bring your robe, slippers and be ready to eat 252-4721. breakfast. Games will be played and a winter craft will be made. Grades second through fifth begin at Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. — Rice City Council Meet2:15 p.m. Grades sixth and seventh begin at 3:30 ing. Rice City Hall, 205 E. Main Street, Rice. p.m. Mississippi Heights Elementary School, 1003 Fourth Street S., Sauk Rapids. Register through Sauk Wednesday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Adult Day Rapids-Rice Community Education or by calling the Services and Independent Senior Housing Open Benton County Extension Office at 320-968-5077. House. Hosted by Heritage of Foley. Heritage Pointe, 104 Norman Ave. S., Foley. Limited to 25 participants. Thursday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. — Foley Elementary Thursday, Jan. 24, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Sauk RapSchool Third Grade Music Concert. Foley Elemen- ids Chamber of Commerce Meeting. Hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota. Presentatary School, 743 Penn Street, Foley. tion on “Speech and Language Rehabilitation ServicThursday, Jan. 17 and Friday, Jan. 18 — Upper Mid- es” by the St. Cloud State University Communication west Fruit, Vegetable and Farmers Market Con- Disorders Department. Sauk Rapids Government ference and Trade Show. Rivers Edge Convention Center, 250 Summit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Register Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. For more infor- by noon Jan. 22 by emailing registrations@stcloudareachamber.com or calling 320-656-3826. Unregismation visit https://www.mfvga.org. tered attendees will pay a small fee at the door. Friday, Jan. 18, 10-10:45 a.m. — Preschool Storytime. Join for stories, songs and a winter craft. Great Thursday, Jan. 24, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — Remembering Bobby Vee. The Killer Vees – featuring River Regional Library, 251 Fourth Ave. N., Foley. Jeff, Tommy, Matt and Bennett Vee – will reunite to Friday, Jan. 18, 4-5 p.m. — Adapted Martial Arts. say goodbye to their father, uncle, grandfather, menAll abilities and levels are welcome to attend. Come tor and bandleader Bobby Vee. Paramount Center for for one-month free introduction classes. ILICIL Inde- the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For pendent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rap- tickets visit https://www.paramountarts.org. ids. Wear loose clothing and bring a water bottle. Friday, Jan. 25, 3-4 p.m. — Tae Guk Kwon Do. All Friday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. to midnight — Winter Singles abilities and levels are welcome to attend. Come for Dance. Dances take place the third Friday of every one-month free introduction classes. ILICIL Indemonth. American Legion Post No. 428, 17 Second pendent Lifestyles, 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Wear loose clothing and bring a water bottle. Ave. S., Waite Park. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. — Decades of Dance presented by Company North Crest. Celebrate 25 years of dance with North Crest Kids Activity Center. Features dancers ages 5-16. Matinee performance also features recreational dancers ages 3-5. Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud. For tickets visit https://www. paramountarts.org.
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RICE – The name of the victim found in a camper fire in Rice Dec. 14 has been confirmed. According to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, Andrew Henry Muehlbauer, 58, of Rice, remains were found in the fire debris. His cause of death was a result of inhalation of combustion products and ruled an accident. The Rice Police Department and Rice Fire Department were dispatched to the Janski Garage, 50 Division Street N., at about 9 a.m. after a passerby reported smoke coming from a storage area of the business.
Firefighters extinguished the flames of three campers and were informed by individuals familiar with the site that Muehlbauer may have been in one of the campers at the time of the fire. Upon searching the burned vehicles, his body was found and transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for positive identification and autopsy. The cause of the fire remains unknown. The Rice Fire and Police departments were assisted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
SNAP assistance continues despite government shutdown Other food, nutrition programs extended ary benefits will be made available to SNAP participants at that time. SNAP monthly issuance for February is estimated to be approximately $4.8 billion and state administrative expense is estimated at about $350 million for a total need of approximately $5.1 billion. USDA has also ensured other nutrition assistance programs have sufficient funding to continue operations into February. The child nutrition programs, including school meals and afterschool programs, have funding available to continue operations through
SNAP monthly issuance for February is estimated to be approximately $4.8 billion and state administrative expense is estimated at about $350 million for a total need of approximately $5.1 billion. March. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children has prior year funding which USDA will begin to provide states this week to facilitate February benefits. Other food and nutrition service programs,
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Mimbach participates in white coat ceremony, entering clinical study GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Twenty-eight University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences students begin the clinical portion of their studies in January as an effort to earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Mitchell Mimbach, of Rice, is among the group, the class of 2020. The white coat ceremony for these future physician assistants took place at 2 p.m. Jan. 11 on the campus. “The presentation of the white coat is symbolic of the new profession the students are entering,” said Jeanie McHugo, PhD, PA-C, Department of Physician Assistant Studies Chair. “The coats will be worn by students through the clinical phase of their training and denote their involvement with the physician assistant program at UND.” Students have already completed their first two semesters of basic science instruction, and now will spend four weeks in the didactic setting in Grand Forks before returning to their home communities, where most of their training will take place under the supervision of physician and physician assistant preceptors. Over the next 18 months, they will return to UND for several weeks at different junctures for education and training.
Midwest Manufacturers’ Association elects officers ELBOW LAKE – Les Engel, of Engel Metallurgical Ltd., in Sauk Rapids, will serve as a director of the Midwest Manufacturers Association in 2019. MMA is a nonprofit organization that fosters the creation, growth and success of industry associations throughout the Midwest. MMA is the parent organization to three affiliates: Arrowhead Manufacturers and Fabricators Association, serving manufacturers in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin; Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association, serving manufacturers in the greater St. Cloud region; and Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association, serving manufacturers in west central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. The collective 375plus members benefit from peer networking, plant tours, benefit programs, legislative voice, industry awareness, promotional opportunities, workforce development efforts and more.
Weber attends American Society of Agronomy conference AMES, Iowa – Hannah Weber, of Sauk Rapids, attended the American Society of Agronomy conference in Baltimore, Ma., Nov. 4-7, 2018 as a member of the Agronomy Club at Iowa State University. Highlights of the conference include elected national officers, quiz bowl and crops competitions, research posters and scholar announcements. Weber participated on an Iowa State team in the crops contest. In addition to the student conference activities, attendees took advantage of networking opportunities, a career center, workshops and tours.
Students named to dean’s lists BROOKINGS, S.D. – Dylan Maanum, of Sauk Rapids, has been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the fall 2018 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list distinctions, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Shawn Schoen, son of Shawn Schoen Sr. of Sauk Rapids and Andria Schiller of Whitmore Lake, Mich., has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor College of Engineering. Schoen is a freshman. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits. DULUTH – The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its dean’s list for fall semester. Patrick O’Brien, of Rice, and Hailee Albers, Taryn Anderson, Taylor Daniels, Alexandra Dvorak, Sidney Hauck, Katie Oltz, Allyson Walz and Skylar Zeilenga, all of Sauk Rapids, have been named to the list. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
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Page 14 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 | SAUK RAPIDS HERALD BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 18, 2018 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on December 18, 2018 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Jim McMahon, Ed Popp, Spencer Buerkle, Jake Bauerly and Warren Peschl present. Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to approve the agenda as written. No one was present to speak under Open Forum. McMahon/Buerkle unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 5, 2018 as written; 2) accept and file Committee of the Whole Minutes of December 7, 2018 as written; 3) adopt Resolution 2018-#38, establishing commitments of fund balances as of December 31, 2018, and authorize the Chair to sign; 4) adopt Resolution 2018-#39, delegating the authority to make electronic funds transfer payments, and authorize the Chair to sign; 5) approve revisions to the Benton County Fiscal Policies as presented; 6) approve pay equity adjustments as presented; 7) approve market adjustments for Human Resources Director and Information Technology Director as presented; 8) approve contract with SailorsAllen Law for paternity and civil contempt public defenders for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, with options to renew for two additional years, and authorize the Chair to sign; 9) approve 2019 Tobacco Licenses: Coyote Moon Grille; Shady’s of Rice; Midwest Investment LLC/ Mini Mart #4; Pojo’s Store; Wapicada Golf Club; Hasso Briese American Legion Post #473; RSVP Restaurants, Inc. dba Goodfella’s Bar & Grill; Gilman Liquor Store; Pine’s Edge Grocery; Holiday Stationstores, LLC #348; DG Retail, LLC dba Dollar General Store #16224; and Westside Liquor of Rice, Inc.; 10) approve amendment to county jail food service contract with Summit Food Service, LLC, and authorize the Chair to sign; and 11) approve tax abatement on parcel ID numbers 19.04110.00, 17.52702.00 and 17.52164.00. A public hearing to consider proposed changes to the Benton County Fee Schedule was opened at 9:06 AM. Staff outlined the proposed changes: • Human Services (delete “Background Study Fee” as the State now provides this service) • Land Services—Assessor (delete “vague categories” of Information Search—Normal, Complex; add $10 fee for “Archival Search”—historical information on microfilm) • Land Services—Recorder (increase a number of fees related to Marriage Licenses from $10 to $20 to bring them in line with fees of surrounding counties; add Felony Name Change fee of $20—requires extra paperwork) • Parks (increase weekly camping fees from $120 to $150; increase monthly camping fees from $400 to $500) • Public Works (add fee for Mailbox Post—Swing Away of $25—Public Works has been charging this fee all along so should add it to the fee schedule; added the word “Ditch” to the item “Drainage and Ditch Cleaning Permit” for clarification purposes; added a new fee (double the permit fee) for “Work Completed After-the-Fact/After-theFact Permit”; added fees for “Special Farm Products Permit” ($300 per six axle truck; $500 per seven axle truck) and for “Special Overweight Permit for Road Construction Materials” ($300 per six axle truck; $500 per seven axle truck)— these fees are established in statutes and are paid to the road authority who issues the permit) No one was present to speak in support or in opposition, or to provide general comments; the public hearing was closed at 9:13 AM. Bauerly/Peschl unanimous to adopt the revised Benton County fee schedule, with changes effective January 1, 2019. Monty Headley, County Administrator, provided a summary of major factors in the final 2019 budget and levy: • The final 2019 levy increases 0.77%, or $151,579 from 2018, to a total of $19,726,534 (the proposed 2019 levy increase in September was 0.95%--the lowest proposed levy increase in the State) • With this change for 2019, the ten-year average levy change for Benton County is a 0.1% reduction (the final 2019 levy is $247,231 less than the 2010 County levy) • The final levy keeps the increase below the 6.4% expected growth in the County’s payable 2019 tax capacity, which translates into a reduced County tax rate in 2019; the County tax rate will fall from 64.36% to 60.98% (estimated) of tax capacity (down from a peak of 77.74% in 2013) • The final budget includes the following “policy issues”: • $422,990 to allow the Human Services Department to expand its electronic document management system to the Social Services units (Child Protection, Mental Health/Licensing and Adult Services) • An additional Patrol Deputy position, offset by eliminating a vacant Property Management Supervisor position and a parttime Court Security Officer position • $40,000 for the Sheriff’s Office to purchase body cameras for its Deputy Sheriffs • An additional Social Worker for Human Services Child Protection to address increased caseloads • $88,934 to allow the Auditor-Treasurer’s Office to replace all the County’s voting equipment • $140,000 added to the Highway Department “patch” budget for increased maintenance overlays of County roads • $15,000 to upgrade the County’s emergency operations center (where the County’s responses to disasters are coordinated) • Reserves fund most one-time capital purchases (Human Services EDMS, body cameras, election equipment and EOC upgrade) Buerkle/McMahon unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018#40, setting the 2019 Benton County Property Tax Levy at $19,726,534, and authorize the Chair to sign. Bauerly noted that the debt service is being rapidly paid off, which has helped in funding other programs. Headley noted that the
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proposed budget resolution references an attached listing of authorized department positions, including position titles and associated pay grades, and budgeted hours. Peschl/McMahon unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#41, setting the 2019 Benton County Budget as presented, and authorize the Chair to sign. Headley explained that the resolution setting elected official salaries for 2019 reflects discussion which occurred at the December 7th Committee of the Whole, providing for a 4% general wage increase for the County Attorney, AuditorTreasurer, and Sheriff. McMahon stated “...for appointed department heads, we use the average of a group of counties...we do not do that for the elected officials which would actually increase their salaries from what they requested...” Bauerly/Buerkle to adopt Resolution 2018- #42, setting the 2019 salaries for the County Attorney ($118,976), County Auditor-Treasurer ($93,600) and County Sheriff ($110,323), and authorize the Chair to sign. Motion carried with Bauerly, Buerkle, Popp and Peschl voting aye and McMahon voting nay. Headley stated that the resolution setting County Commissioner salaries for 2019 reflects discussion which occurred at the December 7th Committee of the Whole, providing for a 2% general wage increase for County Commissioners (the same general wage increase received by other county employees). Peschl/McMahon unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#43, setting the 2019 salary for County Commissioners ($29,426), and authorize the Chair to sign. BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2018 - #43 WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §375.055 requires that the salary of the County Commissioners be set annually by Resolution of the County Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Benton County Board of Commissioners that, effective January 1, 2019, the salary of each member of the Benton County Board of Commissioners shall be $29,426 and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Administrator is directed to publish this Resolution in the official newspaper of the County and one other newspaper in the County, pursuant to MN Statutes §375.055, Subdivision 1. Headley explained that the consensus from the December 7th Committee of the Whole was to maintain the current per diem rate of $60. McMahon/Bauerly unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#44, setting the County Board per diem rate for 2019, and authorize the Chair to sign. BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2018 - #44 WHEREAS, MN Statutes §375.055 and MN Statutes §375.06 allow the County Board to establish a schedule of per diem payments for County Commissioners for each day necessarily occupied in the discharge of their duties while acting on any committee under the direction of the Board; and WHEREAS, said statutes also permit County Board members to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, while performing the official duties of County Commissioner, as set by Resolution of the County Board; and WHEREAS, MN Statutes §375.055, Subdivision 5, provides that County Board members may participate in any group health insurance program instituted by the County Board for County officers and employees. NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Benton County Board of Commissioners that: 1. In addition to annual salaries, County Commissioners may receive a per diem payment for attending meetings of commissions, committees and boards when such attendance is designated by the County Board. Pursuant to MN Statutes §375.055, Subdivision 5, members of the County Board shall not receive a per diem for services on the Board of Auditors, the Board of Equalization, or the Canvassing Board. As a matter of County Board policy, per diems shall not be paid for regular and special meetings of the County Board. Per diems for 2019 shall be as follows: a. Site inspections as part of the duties of a specific board, committee or commission: $10 per site, not to exceed five sites. b. All other boards, committees, commissions, when the individual commissioner or the full board is designated by the County Board to serve on said body: a per diem of $60. 2. County Commissioners may collect only one per diem each day, regardless of how few or many separate duties connected with the office are performed in such day. 3. In addition, pursuant to MN Statutes §375.055 and §375.06, each County Commissioner may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties of office. Travel in personal vehicles on official County business shall be reimbursed at the current standard mileage rate promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or at another rate as determined by the County Board. Meal and other expense reimbursement such as registration and lodging shall be reimbursed pursuant to the Benton County Personnel Policies. 4. County Commissioners shall be eligible to participate in workers compensation and optional benefits programs instituted by the County Board for county officials and employees. The employer-funded portion of health insurance premiums for County Commissioners shall be the same amounts as provided non-union employees. 5. The County Administrator is directed to publish this Resolution in the official newspaper of the County and one other newspaper in the County, pursuant to MN Statutes §375.055, Subdivision 1. Headley explained that the County has established a fund balance standard calling for reserves of no less than five months of operating expenses; at the end of December 2017, the Revenue Fund showed a reserve level equal to 8.2 months of operating expenses. Referencing recent discussions about potential significant capital outlay needs, including renovations to jail intake, safety renovations to the Human Services building and “build-out” costs associated with possibly leas-
ing office space in the County’s western side, Headley presented a proposed resolution which would direct the transfer of $2.5 million in Revenue Fund reserves to the Capital Projects Fund for these future capital outlay needs. He noted that setting aside resources now will help the County fund such projects to the extent possible with cash, helping to minimize any reliance on new debt. Buerkle/Peschl unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018- #45, transferring Revenue Fund reserves to the Capital Projects Fund, and authorize the Chair to sign. The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:30 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting. The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:38 AM. Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, requested Board approval of the minor final plat entitled “Dubbins Country Acres” in West Langola Township, submitted by Donald and Lori Dubbin. She stated that the request is to split two five-acre lots from a 48.09 acre parcel for the purpose of constructing single family homes; a density transfer was requested for this plat as the property owner did not have sufficient land in the quarter-quarter section to support two building sites. Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to approve the final plat of “Dubbins Country Acres” as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign the final plat. Achman explained that the Department of Development would like to request approval of a refund policy for land use permit fees and building permit fees; it is her belief that a written policy would help applicants understand the process and timeline. Achman stated that staff is recommending a refund of 50% of the land use permit fee if staff has reviewed the application and the plans, but have not yet conducted a site visit; if the plans have been reviewed and the site visit completed, staff is requesting that no refund be granted in order to account for staff’s time. With regard to building permit fees, if the plans have been reviewed by the building inspector and the State surcharge fee has been submitted to the State, Achman stated that the applicant would need to request a refund of the permit fees only by request to the Benton County Board; the permit review fee and State surcharge fee would not be eligible for refund as staff time needs to be taken into consideration, along with the cost and time involved to request a refund from the State. McMahon/Bauerly unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018- #46 relating to a refund policy for land use permit fees and building permit fees, and authorize the Chair to sign. Department of Development Update: • AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) Task Force (membership has been filled; kick-off meeting will be January 9th at the Rice City Hall) • Comprehensive Plan (meeting with Langola Township, City of Rice, City of Royalton, City of Sartell and the City of Foley on December 13th—will be follow-up meetings with the City of Rice and Langola Township to discuss growth boundaries; all townships have been invited to meetings on January 16th—the first meeting will be at the Watab Town Hall (45:30 PM) and the next meeting at the St. George Town Hall (6-7:30 PM); hope to have a draft plan by April and plan adoption by summer) • ReCollect (App for Android and Apple has been created; website widget is complete; working on official launching in the very near future) • Building Permits in Comparison to this Time in 2017 (Building values have increased for houses (+14.09%), accessory structures (+6.57%) and additions (+1.51%); values have decreased for agricultural buildings (-64.51%); significant revenue is being collected for solar farm permits) Chris Byrd, County Engineer, stated that the Public Works Department would like to explore the possibility of amending the building setbacks from what is currently required in the Development Code; it is his belief that the setbacks could be reduced without negative effects—there could actually be public benefits in that it could lead to less variance requests. Byrd presented a “marked-up” copy of what he would be proposing to the Planning Commission (structure setbacks from roads classified as principal/minor arterial, major/minor collector, county/township roads and township road completely within a cluster subdivision). Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, stated that, if this proposal is agreeable to the County Board, it would go to the Planning Commission on January 10th and to the County Board for formal approval after that. Board consensus that staff move forward with the proposed building setbacks as presented. Byrd explained that the Region 7W Area Transportation Partnership is soliciting projects for consideration of receiving Federal Funding for fiscal year 2023; the deadline for project submittal is January 4, 2019. He noted that the CSAH 7 reconstruction project was submitted for funding consideration last year, but it was not successful; he would like the Board’s consent to resubmit this project. Byrd stated that, if successful, the project could be funded up to 80% with federal funds; however, as a strategic move, he is proposing to submit an application for 50% federal funding (if requesting 80%, this would take most of the federal money allotted to Region 7W and may lessen our chances of receiving funding). He stated his proposal to use our State Aid construction allotment to fund the local match. Byrd requested Board direction, adding that the minimum federal participation amount is 30% of the project cost. Bauerly commented “...I’m on the general board...the consensus of the general board is that Benton County hasn’t gotten anything for a while and it’s our turn... there is a fairness component...while we are probably due... is the technical advisory committee looking out for the fairness issue...I think we need to trust our engineer’s judgement on this committee...” Byrd stated “...in the scoring, there is a category for equity and that’s where we are, hopefully, going to score high...where we don’t score high is things like multimodal, pedestrian access, and traffic...” Popp commented “...
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PUBLIC NOTICES Benton County minutes from page 14 nothing is ever said about the amount of traffic increase when the road is improved...this is a big road...” Byrd indicated that he will emphasize the fact that, in that part of the county, this road is the only road classified as a major collector; he will also emphasize the safety improvements that would result from reconstruction of this road. Board consensus with Byrd’s plan to submit an application for 50% federal funding (50% of a $5 million project). Peschl stated “...CR 62 (TH 95 to TH 23) is another well-traveled road...was not scheduled for a total reconstruction...I’d sure hate to stick a lot of money into CR 62 for a short period of time...” Byrd stated “...a total reconstruction would require going through a lot of right-of-way acquisition...so we were going to see what we could do within the existing right-of-way...more than a mill and overlay, but
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 47 REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY BOARD MEETING Monday, December 17, 2018
A semi-monthly meeting of the Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hauck Monday, December 17, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. ROLL CALL Members present included Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Morse, Rogholt, and Solarz. Others present were Superintendent Sinclair, Director of Business Services Johnson, Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services White, Director of Teaching and Learning Bushman, SRRHS Principal Nohner, Director of Early Childhood Rogholt, and SRRHS Student Council Representative Bukowski. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to approve the meeting’s “Agenda.” TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING The 2018 payable 2019 proposed tax levy hearing convened. The meeting date had been noted in previous School Board meeting minutes and was also noted on individual tax statements sent by Benton County as required. Director of Business Services Johnson prepared and provided information for review. The following hearing components were included but were not limited to: A. 2018 payable 2019 proposed tax levy B. Current budget C. Budget publication D. Proposed percent increase/decrease and reasons for increase/decrease E. Opportunity for public comment CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Solarz and unanimously carried to approve the meeting’s “Consent Agenda.” PUBLIC INPUT There was no public input at 7:43 p.m. ACTION ADOPTION OF 2018 PAYABLE 2019 LEVY A motion was made by Morse, seconded by Rogholt to adopt the levy in the amount of $8,938,298.71. APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL DISTRICT POLLING PLACE CONSOLIDATION RESOLUTION A motion was made by Braun, seconded by Butkowski and unanimously carried to approve the resolution designating polling locations for an election not held on the day of a statewide election. Minnesota (2017) legislation requires public school districts to annually, before December 31, pass a resolution combining polling places for potential elections not held on the day of a statewide election. This legislation requires the consolidated polling place(s) be those that are considered polling places during general and statewide elections. Polling location designations for standalone elections remain in effect until the Board acts to change them by December 31 annually. The resolution designates six polling locations, which will serve the entirety of the District pending an election not held on the day of a statewide election. CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES RELATING COMBINED POLLING PLACES Independent School District No. 47 (Sauk Rapids-Rice), Minnesota Governing Body: School Board A regular meeting held on December 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., at the District offices. Members present: Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Morse, Rogholt, Solarz Members absent: None Documents attached: Minutes of said meeting (including): RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMBINED POLLING PLACES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS NOT HELD ON THE DAY OF A STATEWIDE ELECTION I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting
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not a full reconstruct where we are adding wide shoulders and flatter slopes...with the current wheelage tax and levy funding, we probably couldn’t do a full reconstruction...” Popp asked if there would be sufficient funding when the new sales tax is implemented. Bauerly commented “...our bonding debt is going down...maybe we can do another one...” Byrd stated that he would bring this topic forth again after the first of the year. Popp referenced CR 55 along the river, commenting “...if we are going to do a mill and overlay from 95th to the City of Rice limits...there are some companies that are going to say...we want this wider...there’s a lot of traffic on that road...” Byrd stated “...I think we are going to need to do some patching all the way up to Rice...it’s not going to be a reconstruction...we’ll have to do something now to address the pavement condition and the potholing...but I don’t foresee that precluding us from doing a more extensive project in the future...a grading and trail project...” Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county. No Commissioner Concerns were noted.
McMahon/Bauerly unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: January 16, MICA 2019 Annual Meeting; January 16, Community Conversation, Part II regarding Health in Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties; February 7, Transportation Day at the Capitol; and February 14, Drainage and Waters Conference presented by Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law. Headley noted that the January regular meetings of the County Board will be January 8th and January 22nd. A retirement award was presented to Commissioner McMahon to honor his 20 years of dedicated service to Benton County (1999 to 2019). Commissioner McMahon commented that “it’s been a pleasure and an honor” to work for Benton County for the last 20 years. McMahon/Buerkle unanimous to adjourn sine die at 10:35 AM. Chair, Benton County Board of Commissioners. ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-2-1B
recording officer of the public corporation referred to in the title of this certificate, certify that the documents attached hereto, as described above, have been carefully compared with the original records of said corporation in my legal custody, from which they have been transcribed; that said documents are a correct and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the governing body of said corporation, and correct and complete copies of all resolutions and other actions taken and of all documents approved by the governing body at said meeting; and that said meeting was duly held by the governing body at the time and place and was attended throughout by the members indicated above, pursuant to call and notice of such meeting given as required by law. WITNESS my hand officially as such recording officer this 17th day of December 2018. Lisa J. Braun School District Clerk RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMBINED POLLING PLACES FOR MULTIPLE PRECINCTS AND DESIGNATING HOURS DURING WHICH THE POLLING PLACES WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR VOTING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS NOT HELD ON THE DAY OF A STATEWIDE ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No.47, State of Minnesota, as follows: 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for school district elections are those precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district which have been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the school district. The board hereby confirms those precincts and polling places so established by those municipalities. 2. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the board may establish a combined polling place for several precincts for school district elections not held on the day of a statewide election. Each combined polling place must be a polling place that has been designated by a county or municipality. The following combined polling places are established to serve the precincts specified for all school district special and general elections not held on the same day as a statewide election: Combined Polling Place: The Sauk Rapids Government Center 250 Summit Avenue North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in Minden Township, Precinct 1; Minden Township, Precinct 2; the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 1; the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 5; and the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 6 Benton County, Minnesota.” Combined Polling Place: Mississippi Heights Elementary School 1003 4th Street South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 2; the City of St. Cloud, Ward 2, Precinct 4; and the City of St. Cloud, Ward 2 Precinct 1 Benton County, Minnesota.” Combined Polling Place: Pleasantview Elementary School 1009 6th Avenue North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 3 Benton County, Minnesota.” Combined Polling Place: Riverside Church-Sauk Rapids Campus (formerly Bridge Community Church) 1702 West Highview Drive Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in the City of Sauk Rapids, Precinct 4; City of Sartell, Precinct 2; Sauk Rapids Township Benton County, Minnesota.” Combined Polling Place:
Watab Town Hall 660 75th Street Northeast Rice, MN 56367 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in Watab Township; and Mayhew Lake Township Benton County, Minnesota.” Combined Polling Place: Rice City Hall 205 Main Street East Rice, MN 56367 “This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 47 located in the City of Rice, Langola Township; and Graham Township Benton County, Minnesota.” *3. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.09, the polling places will remain open for voting for school district elections not held on the same day as a statewide election between the hours of 7:00 o’clock a.m. and 8:00 o’clock p.m. 4. The clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the county auditors of each of the counties in which the school district is located, in whole or in part, within thirty (30) days after its adoption. 5. As required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 204B.16, Subdivision 1a, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give written notice of new polling place locations to each affected household with at least one registered voter in the school district whose school district polling place location has been changed. The notice must be a nonforwardable notice mailed at least twenty-five (25) days before the date of the first election to which it will apply. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must be forwarded immediately to the appropriate county auditor, who shall change the registrant’s status to “challenged” in the statewide registration system. 6. The Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Benton County Auditor within thirty (30) days of the date of its adoption. 7. A single set of election judges shall be appointed to serve in each combined polling place. Upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Braun, Butkowski, Hauck, Holthaus, Morse, Rogholt, Solarz and the following voted against the same: None whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. WITNESS my hand officially as such recording officer this 17th day of December 2018. Lisa J. Braun School District Clerk APPROVAL OF VERIZON WIRELESS INSTALLATION LEASE AGREEMENT A motion was made by Holthaus, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to approve the Verizon Wireless equipment installation lease agreement. Verizon will install, remove and replace two existing light poles with new light poles equipped with required equipment, which will increase data quality for users in the area. In addition, Verizon will pay the District $200 per year rent for the term of the five-year lease with extension opportunities for an additional 20 years. AUTHORIZATION TO RECLASSIFY EARLY CHILDHOOD CLERICAL A motion was made by Solarz, seconded by Morse and carried by a margin of six with Rogholt abstaining to authorize the reclassification of the ECFE clerical position from Administrative Assistant 3 to Administrative Assistant 4 (Office Manager). ADJOURNMENT With no further business appearing before the Board, a motion was made by Braun, seconded by Rogholt and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa J. Braun, Board of Education Clerk Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47
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Sauk Rapids Police Department activity Dec. 31 0507 hrs: Officers were dispatched to the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for a vehicle whipping donuts in the parking lot. Occupants said they were trying to have fun but were apologetic and agreed to leave. Jan. 2 0344 hrs: Officers located a male walking on the 1100 block of Fourth Avenue North. The male said he was lost. Officers offered the male a ride, which he refused, so officers followed him home due to temperatures being below zero degrees. Incidents: 33 parking, 24 various calls, 23 medical, 21 assists, 13 traffic stops, 10 alarms, 8 child, 6 suspicious, 6 welfare checks, 5 thefts, 4 harassments, 3 disturbances, 3 domestics, 3 driving, 3 animals, 3 vehicles, 2 accidents, 2 property, 2 unwanted, 2 tows, 2 suicidal persons, 2 human services reports and 2 ordinances.
Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sauk Rapids will meet in the Council Chambers at the Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 56379 at 6:00PM or as soon thereafter, on January 28, 2019, to conduct a public hearing for Sauk Rapids Softball Inc. This application is to consider a request for an On-Sale 3.2 Beer License for Sauk Rapids Softball Inc., located at 40 10th Avenue South (Bob Cross Park) for the months of April through October of 2019. Any person wishing to express an opinion on the matter is invited to do so in writing or orally at the time of the public hearing. Inquiries should be directed to Dana Furman, Deputy Clerk at 258-5303 during normal working hours or to: Sauk Rapids Government Center 250 Summit Ave N Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 R-2-1B
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Mekeland takes oath of office ST. PAUL – Shane Mekeland officially is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives after taking the oath of office Jan. 8 at the Capitol. Mekeland, a Republican from Clear Lake, was elected in November to fill the District 15B seat vacated by former Rep. Jim Newberger. The district includes portions of Benton, Morrison, Sherburne and Wright counties. Mekeland has been selected to serve on three House committees: jobs and economic development finance, energy and
climate finance and policy, and labor. “The swearing-in ceremony was a great experience that I felt honored to participate in,” Mekeland said. “I spent the last number of months talking about the issues with people back in our district and now it’s time to get down to business and bring my perspectives to the legislature. I am grateful the citizens of District 15B have entrusted me as Shane Mekeland their voice in St. Paul, and I look forward to working hard for the people I rep- dential building general contractor by trade. He resent.” Mekeland is a resi- has been involved in poli-
tics at the local level for the last several years. “I look forward to fighting for our values,” Mekeland said. “My approach will be to stand firm on the Constitution, principles and simple common sense. It is important to remain connected with the people of District 15B as I take this job, and I welcome feedback as we prepare to make important decisions in the House.” Mekeland can be reached at his legislative office by 651-296-2451 or rep.shane.mekeland@ house.mn.
Ag research updates begin next week ST. PAUL – There are three remaining research updates for agricultural professionals scheduled for 2019. Sessions in Morris, Willmar and Crookston will be Jan. 15, 16 and 17, respectively. All events are from 12:30-4:40 p.m. Online registration, meeting sites and session abstracts can be found at https://z.umn. edu/researchupdates or onsite registration begins at 11:30 a.m. at each location. The programs will feature research-based strategies to deal
with changing pests, diseases, varieties, and nutrient and environmental recommendations. Continuing education units for certified crop advisors have been applied for and include one unit in nutrient management and three units in pest management. In Crookston, an additional one unit in crop management may be earned. Education sessions for all locations except Crookston will cover integrated weed management, updates on emerging challenges with insect management
in soybean and corn, a behind-thescenes look at corn and soybean diseases in Minnesota, lessons learned in variable rate nitrogen trials, and managing sulfur in crop species in western Minnesota. The Crookston educational sessions will include integrated weed management, sampling to outsmart soybean cyst nematode, phosphorus management in the age of nutrient stewardship, small grains variety update, management of sugar beet root diseases and more.
NOTICE OF FILING FOR SAUK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Sauk Rapids Township, Benton County, State of Minnesota, that filing for town officers will be held for a two-week period beginning Tuesday, January 1, 2019 and closing on Tuesday, January 15, 2015 at five o’clock p.m. Affidavits of Candidacy shall be filed, with the Township Clerk by appointment between the hours of nine o’clock a.m. and five o’clock p.m. from January 1, 2019 through January 15, 2019 at 4074 5th Avenue NE, Sauk Rapids, MN (please call for 320-2507413 for an appointment) or at the Sauk Rapids Town Hall (4651 Mayhew Lake Road NE, Sauk Rapids, MN) January 15, 2019 from one o’clock to five o’clock. Filings will close at five o’clock on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The filing fee is $2.00 and must be paid at the time of filing. Office to be filled at the March 12 2019 Annual Elections are: Treasurer for a two-year term Supervisor for a three-year term Absentee voting can be accomplished with the Sauk Rapids Township Clerk at the Sauk Rapids Town Hall located at 4651 Mayhew Lake Road NE, Sauk Rapids, MN on Saturday March 9 2019 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Posted by Daryl Sheetz Clerk Sauk Rapids Township R-2-1B
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Employers wanted for workplace wellness initiative FOLEY – Benton County is looking for employers who are interested in increasing employee productivity, decreasing absenteeism, improving morale and managing health care costs through workplace wellness. Benton, Sherburne and Stearns County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership offers employers a free opportunity to learn about starting or building wellness programs through Tri Wellness at Work. Tri Wellness at Work is a group of employers who routinely meet to learn best practices about workplaces wellness programs. Since 2015, 37 employers in the tri-county area have participated. In 2019, employers will meet once per month from March to September, rotating locations between Sauk Rapids and Becker. “Whether you are just beginning a worksite
wellness committee or have had one together for years ... the information offered through this program is so organized and informative,” said Kayla Miller, director of Wellness Guardian Angels of Elk River, Inc. “It’s definitely worth the time.” Each month, SHIP staff will offer new presentations to help employers create a strong workplace wellness program. Topics range from creating a culture of health, garnering management support, creating a wellness team, assessing current wellness program efforts and setting goals for workplace health strategies like healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco cessation or stress management. The initiative focuses on helping employers make sustainable changes to create healthy opportunities for their employees every day. “The Tri Wellness
“Whether you are just beginning a worksite wellness committee or have had one together for years ... the information offered through this program is so organized and informative.” - Kayla Miller, director of Wellness Guardian Angels of Elk River, Inc. program should be the go-to program for any company wanting to get a running start at a cohesive wellness program,” said Heather VanZee, human resources partner at Midwest Machinery Co. “You will walk away with a wealth of knowledge and resources as well as many group contacts.” Participating employers will also meet other employers to see what has worked for them and brainstorm solutions to any hurdles. Outside of the monthly meetings,
SHIP staff are available for questions or site visits. Tri Wellness at Work is funded by SHIP, and there is no cost to participate. Plus, many best practice recommendations take little to no financial resources, just staff time to plan and implement. Employers may register online before Feb. 22 at https://tinyurl.com/TriWellnessProgram or by contacting Jenny Lezer at 320-968-5275 or jlezer@ co.benton.mn.us for more information.
Life on the court Schloe family bonds over basketball BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Like many families, the Schloes juggle activities, schoolwork and social obligations. But on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 15, the Sauk Rapids family will be at Sauk RapidsRice High School, where all three of their varsity basketball players will be competing in one place. Both the boys basketball and the girls basketball teams will play against the Tech Tigers in a doubleheader. “Doubleheaders give us an opportunity to watch one another,” said Josh Schloe, a junior forward for the boys team. “It is one of the only times we are able to watch our sister and her team play.” For parents, Eric and Lorraine, it is time for the family to be together. “Usually our kids are competing at different times and locations, so we often split up,” Lorraine said. “I will go to Emily’s game, and Eric will go to the boys’ game or vice versa. It’s challenging not being together all the time, but we try to have at least one of us at every game.” Emily, a sophomore, is on the varsity girls team, while Josh, a junior, and Jacob, a senior, are both starters on the boys team.
All three play forward. The kids’ love of the game stems from Eric, who played high school basketball at St. Cloud Apollo and college basketball at St. John’s University. “It is a lot of fun going to all of their games,” Eric said. “It is so cool for all three of them to be on the varsity teams, especially because I played when I was their age.” Emily, Josh and Jacob have all been playing basketball from the time they could enroll in preschool camps. For all three of them, the reason they keep playing stays the same. “The connections,” Josh said. Emily agreed. “I love being part of the team and getting to meet and play with new people,” Emily said. “It is nice knowing I can be part of something bigger while doing something I love.” Josh also participates in AAU basketball, adding to his varsity experience. “That season starts in April usually,” Josh said. “The varsity season ends, and I basically pick up right where I left off with AAU until mid-summer.” The Schloes also have a younger sister, Lauren, who is in sixth grade and also plays basketball. “Having all of us involved in basketball is really a way for us to bond,” Emily said. “I learn a lot from watching the boys, and we often talk about what we could have each done differently in a game or what we did well.” Josh and Jacob have a
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The Schloe family – Lorraine (from left), Lauren, Emily, Jacob, Josh and Eric – hold a basketball Jan. 5 at their home in Sauk Rapids. Basketball is one of the family’s passions and pastimes.
special bond as teammates. “We have played together a lot growing up, so we know what kind of moves each other likes to do,” Jacob said. Josh agreed. “It is easier knowing where he is and what he is doing, more so than other teammates,” Josh said. “ … I can set him up really easy.” The brotherly bond is apparent to Eric and Lorraine. “We can be watching the game and just see them give each other a look while they are on the court,” Eric said. “That’s all it takes is a look, and they know what the plan is or what the other is going to do next. It’s pretty cool to watch.” With all of these basketball players in the family, one wonders if they get tired of the sport. “Not at all,” Eric said. “We talk about basketball all the time, especially in
season, whether it’s high school, college or pro. It never gets old.” When they are not busy with practices and games, the Schloe siblings are often found with a basketball in their hand, shooting hoops outside in their neighborhood or playing on a court at the St. Cloud Area YMCA. Over the course of their lives, the Schloes have played countless games against one another – boys against girls, kids against parents and other variations, but one thing is for sure, basketball is in the family’s blood. “Basketball is who we are,” Eric said. “Whether my kids are playing on the court or we are watching a Emily Schloe, a sophomore forward, looks for an open at a game earlier this season. Emily is on the game on TV, basketball is teammate Sauk Rapids-Rice girls varsity basketball team. intermixed with our family dynamic. It is how we bond, how we spend time together and it’s what we do.”
Josh (from left), Emily and Jacob Schloe smile in their varsity basketball uniforms Jan. 7 at Sauk Rapids-Rice Josh Schloe shoots at Apollo High School in St. Cloud Jacob Schloe takes a jump shot Dec. 29 at Apollo High High School. Emily is a sophomore, Josh is a junior and Dec. 29. Josh is a junior forward for the Storm boys School in St. Cloud. Jacob is a senior forward for the basketball team. Jacob is a senior. Storm.
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The Storm’n Sabres girls hockey team now sits 11-7-1 overall after losing to Fergus Falls 5-4 Jan. 8 at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell. Brooke Walters scored the first goal of the night at 3:28 into the first period. Walters was assisted by teammate Morgan Cromwell. Early into the second period, Walters scored at 3:26 assisted by Rachel Wieland, and three minutes later Walters scored again with the help from Anna Orth and Wieland. “I think the biggest moment in the game was when Brooke Walters scored what appeared to be her fourth goal of the game to put us ahead 4-1,” said Marty Anderson, head coach. “However, the ref lost sight of the puck and blew the play dead as the puck was going into the net. This seemed to energize Fergus Falls.” The Fergus Falls team fought back and scored their first goal with 6:40 into the second which put the Storm’n Sabres up 3-1. Fergus Falls scored twice in the second period to tie the game 3-3 going into the third. Two more goals were scored from Fergus Falls at the top of the third period. Freshman Kelly Carriere fought back to score a goal at 12:26 into the third. “We did a great job late in the third period of getting within a goal but couldn’t quite complete
the comeback,” Anderson said. “Our goalie Chloe Stockinger was strong all game and had 16 saves.” Sauk Rapids-Rice sat two minutes on one infraction while Fergus Falls sat four minutes on two penalties. The Storm’n Sabres had 25 shots on goal, compared to 21 from Fergus Falls. The girls are scheduled to play against the Willmar Cardinals Jan. 15 at the Willmar Civic Center and will also have a game Jan. 17 against Brainerd at the Essentia Health Sports Center in Brainerd. SRR 1, Alexandria 0 The Storm’n Sabres celebrated a 1-0 overtime win against Alexandria Jan. 4 at Bernick’s Pepsi Arena in Sartell. “Alexandria is a good team with a very strong group of forwards,” Anderson said. “It was a very physical game.” Both teams shared similar playing styles and were strong defensively which kept Stockinger busy with 32 saves. There was no scoring from either team in the first, second and third periods, but Brooke Walters broke the silence and scored the game-winning goal 2:13 into OT. “We were able to get Brooke in alone on the goalie, and she scored,” Anderson said. The Storm’n Sabres sat eight minutes on four infractions while Alexandria sat 10 minutes on five penalties. SRR had 19 shots on goal to 32 from Alexandria.
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Granite City returned home Jan. 5 to host the Rochester Grizzlies after a long spree of away games and a break for the holidays . The Lumberjacks followed the Grizzlies back to Rochester Jan. 9, splitting the two games with their opponent. Competition between the Lumberjacks and Grizzlies has been intense except for Granite City’s 10-0 victory during the first game of the Lumberjacks’ 2018-19 season. Granite City is in second place in the NA3HL West Division with a record of 22-5-1. The North Iowa Bulls, which returned to the west this year, leads the division with 46 points, one point over Granite City. The Lumberjacks travel to Missouri Jan. 11 and 12 to play the St. Louis Jr. Blues. Granite City 6, Rochester 4 Granite City avenged their loss against the Grizzlies in Rochester Jan. 9. Unlike the previous game, both teams were consistently cutting through the others’ defenses – a high-scoring thrill ride compared to the Jan. 5 low-score gridlock. The Lumberjacks were outshot by the Grizzlies 49-38, but Granite
City’s precision and Matt Fitzgerald’s sturdy goaltending secured the victory. Fitzgerald stopped 45 shots. Granite City unleashed a relentless three-goal first period and carried their aggression well into the second period. The Grizzlies failed to respond until 7:58 in the second period. By then, it was 5-1 in Granite City’s favor. Zach DeBoom was assisted by Matt Moran and Hunter Schwehr. Blake Spetz took the second goal of the night, with assists from Jordan Drobinski and Tom Nagle. Grant Troumbly, assisted by Bailey Sommers and Brad Amundson, made the Lumberjacks’ third goal of the first period. Spetz, assisted by Trevor Dummer, scored once more at 3:38 in the second period, and Sommers, assisted by Troumbly and Jack Flattum, took the fifth goal. Rochesters’ Seth Bacon, assisted by Lucas Newman, broke the Jacks’ scoring frenzy, but Granite City’s Drobinski scored at 9:08, assisted by Dummer and Spetz. With under 20 seconds left in the second period, Matthew DeRosa, assisted by Bradley Postula, of Rochester, shifted the game’s momentum into Grizzly territory. Rochester forward, Newman made the only two goals of the third pe-
riod – assisted by Brock Hildenbrand on one and DeRosa on the other – but their efforts were obsolete given Granite City’s towering lead. The Lumberjacks had 10 minutes of penalty time from five infractions. The Grizzlies had six minutes from three infractions. Rochester’s tender Liam Kelly made 32 saves. Rochester 2, Granite City 1 The Lumberjacks had no trouble attempting shots on goal, placing 30 to Rochester’s 21, but Kelly, of Rochester, was a stone wall. The Grizzlies broke the goal-scoring ice at 8:12 in the first period. Peyton Hart, assisted by Richard Szabo and Logan Olson, claimed goal one for Rochester. Itching to even the score, Granite City made it 1-1 by 2:42 in the second period. Troumbly, assisted by Spetz, made the Lumberjacks’ sole goal of the match.
This marked Troumbly’s 24th goal of the season. Second-year player Troumbly leads the team in goal scoring, followed by Sommers at 17 and Ryan Pogue at 14. Despite five power plays throughout the second and third periods, both teams struggled to poke holes through defense. As the second period was drawing to a close, Rochester’s Vladislv Sorokinn snuck a shot in with two seconds to go. Sorokinn was assisted by Porter Haney. Defense was strong in the third period, leaving the period scoreless despite an increase in shots on goal by both teams. Granite City tender David Mulligan was pulled at 59:15, but Sorokin’s second-period goal decided the game in Rochester’s favor. Granite City sat 10 minutes from five infractions. Rochester accrued six minutes from three infractions.
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The Sauk RapidsRice Storm dance team is back on the competition floor after over a month since their last competition. The dancers competed in the Edina invitational, taking sixth in kick and eighth in jazz. “We had the chance to compete against some teams that we haven’t yet this season,” said Ali Mohr, head coach. “It was great getting back out onto the floor. Our kick dance looked good with our new changes, and the girls were happy with how they performed.” The jazz team had to overcome obstacles during their dance. “During our jazz performance, our music stopped,” Mohr said. “It’s something you always prepare for, but it rarely happens. I could not be prouder of how our team handled it. They didn’t miss a beat, kept on going and completed the last minute of the dance with no music. It was phenomenal, and they had everyone in the
stands on their feet.” SRR jazz composite scoring: turns and kicks technique 33, leaps and kick height 34, creativity 33, visual effectiveness 33, difficulty of routine choreography 33, difficulty of formations and transitions 33, difficulty of skills or kicks 35, placement and control 33, degree of accuracy 31 and routine effectiveness 35. SRR kick composite scoring: turns and kicks technique 35, leaps and kick height 36, creativity 37, visual effectiveness 39, difficulty of routine choreography 38, difficulty of formations and transitions 37, difficulty of skills or kicks 36, placement and control 37, degree of accuracy 34 and routine effectiveness 41. Overall AAA jazz results: 1. Edina 451, 2. Chaska 409, 3. Spring Lake Park 389, 4. Chanhassen 389, 5. St. Cloud Tech 375, 6. Champlin Park 346, 7. Rochester Mayo 331, 8. SRR 333, 9. Armstrong 332, and 10. New Prague 283. Overall AAA kick results: 1. Chaska 410, 2. Edina 395, 3. Spring Lake Park 385, 4. Chanhassen 381, 5. St. Cloud Tech 365, 6. SRR 370, 7. Champlin Park 352, 8. Rochester Mayo 334, 9. New Prague 325 and 10. Armstrong 311.
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Kayden Daniels takes a breath during the 100 freestyle Jan. 8 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. He took first in the event with a time of 50.37 seconds.
Swimmers drown Otters BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
The Sauk RapidsRice High School boys swim and dive team earned another dual win Jan. 8 as they hosted the Fergus Falls Otters. The meet was the team’s first for 2019, and they started the year off with a 99-74 win. The Storm had nine first-place finishes and another nine finishers in the top three. Steven Ritten swims the 100 butterfly Jan. 8 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk “Last night we were Rapids. The Storm won 99-74 against Fergus Falls. just excited to finally compete again, as it has been around a month since we were able to race against competition,” said Ray Nelson, head coach. “You could tell the boys were ready for a break from practice every day as well. I think our boys were just pumped up to finally be in pool, competing again. We looked back at the meet and realized we are right where we are supposed to be at this point in the season, which is always a good testament to where we are with training as well.”
Results: 200 MR: 1. Cole Bonovsky, Isaac Freese, Thomas Daniels Thomas Daniels swims the third leg of the 100 butterfly Jan. 8 in Sauk Rapids. Daniels and Ben Claassen 1:46.82; took first in the event with a time of 1:00.51. 4. Jack Christoferson, Tucker Hendrickson, Hayden Zabinski and John Moran 2:05.50; 5. Zakary Hutchison, Rock Moliga, Preston Johnson and Kyle Petermeier 2:15.55. 200 FS: 1. Garrett Feuling 2:01.47, 2. Ethan Moriak 2:02.41, 3. Thomas Daniels 2:02.68. 200 IM: 1. Hendrickson 2:18.94, 5. Christoferson 2:45.09, 6. Johnson 2:53.29. 50 FS: 1. Claassen 23.04, 2. Kayden Daniels 23.25, 4. Freese 24.72, Moliga 26.35. Diving: 1. Jack Grabinski 257.00, 4. Elijah Grabinski 191.80, 5. Zabinski 107.55. Michael Kubat swims the final stretch of the 100 butterfly Jan. 8 in Sauk Rapids. Kubat 100 FLY: 1. Thomas Danfinished the race in 2:44.95. iels 1:00.51, 2. Bonovsky 1:00.88, 6. Zabinski
Hayden Zabinski performs a dive Jan. 8 in Sauk Rapids. Zabinski scored 107.55 points.
1:19.30, Steven Ritten 1:15.45, Michael Kubat 2:44.95. 100 FS: 1. Kayden Daniels 50.37, 2. Claassen 52.51, 3. Feuling 54.01. 500 FS: 2. Moriak 5:32.63, 4. Cris Villagra 6:38.19, 5. Jack O’Brien 6:49.67, Moran 7:34.01. 200 FSR: 1. Claassen, Freese, Feuling and Kayden Daniels 1:33.48; 3. Hendrickson, Moliga, Ritten and Moriak 1:41.58; 5. Jack Grabinski, Nathan Cotten, Hutchison and O’Brien 1:48.14. 100 BK: 1. Bonovsky 1:01.78, 3.
Christoferson 1:10.39, 5. Matthew Woeste 1:33.89, Kubat 2:38.82. 100 BR: Freese 1:06.88, Hendrickson 1:06.97, Moliga 1:11.74, Johnson 1:24.74. 400 FSR: Moriak, Feuling, Bonovsky and Kayden Daniels 3:39.27; Ritten, O’Brien, Cotten and Thomas Daniels 4:00.49; Christoferson, Petermeier, Moran and Villagra 4:31.37; Ian Eichers, Brady Roberts, William Feuling and Woeste 5:37.45.
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Grapplers take third at invite Newspapers BY ANNA HINKEMEYER | STAFF WRITER
The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm wrestling team traveled to compete in the Cannon Falls invitational Jan. 5, and they brought hardware home. The Storm took third out of 16 teams at the invitational, with eight of the team’s 10 wrestlers placing in the top six in their weight class. Sawyer Simmons took sixth in the 120-pound weight class, Jared Spohn took third at 126, Andrew Wollak took fourth at 132, Ben Gilbertson took fourth at 138, Jake Ackerman took second at 160, Marcus Santillana took third at 170, Joey Hoeschen took fourth at 182 and Hunter Farnick took third at 285. “I’m pretty pleased with our performance,” said Cole Wilson, head coach. “As a team, we focused on putting our best performance on the mat and coming together to support each other throughout the competition. With how well our guys wrestled as a team, in this individual tournament, it is no surprise to me that we were able to finish in the top three.”
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SRR girls lose tight game to Rocori, 52-47 “We played hard, especially at the end to keep the game close,” The Storm girls Foley said. “We just ran basketball team had a out of time.” SRR: Roscoe 19, Paystrong game against onk 17, Grace Roesch 5, Rocori Jan. 8, keeping a Mackenzie Felchle 5 and close score throughout Teagin Schmitz 1. but losing 52-47. The Bemidji 87, SRR 43 girls also fell to Delano The Storm had a Jan. 3, 66-22, and Bemtough fi rst half, starting idji Jan. 4, 87-43. Rocori 52, SRR 47 slow and scoring only The Storm kept a 14 points against the close game with the Lumberjacks in BemiSpartans in Rocori Jan. dji. However, the girls picked it up after half8. “We really pushed time to add 29 points the ball up the floor,” to their total. It was not said Bailey Roscoe, se- enough, and the Storm nior captain. “Our fast lost 87-43. “It was nice to see break transition frazzled the hustle improve,” Rocori, and they didn’t Foley said. “Our youngknow how to stop it. est players are starting Our biggest challenge to get more confidence was looking in to our and shoot the ball a little posts on those transibit more, which is nice tions. We forgot to look to see.” to drive or pass it in and SRR: Roscoe 17, decided to take the three Roesch 8, Felchle 6, Payonk that looked wide open, 4, Mia Rogholt 4, Schmitz 2 but sadly weren’t fall- and Maddie Blair 2. ing.” Delano 66, SRR 22 Roscoe and Shayna The Storm struggled Payonk were the high- for points and ball posest scorers, putting up session Jan. 3 in Dela19 and 17 points, re- no. The Tigers defeated spectively. Sauk Rapids-Rice 66Roscoe said the 22. game was a team effort. “There’s not a lot to “Our confidence say about this game,” was the big difference Foley said. “We got outfor us,” Roscoe said. worked and outhustled. “Everyone stepped up We know we need to and attempted to score be more composed and last night. It was a good trust ourselves going thing to see everyone forward.” wanting the ball in their SRR: Payonk 10, Roesch 6, Roscoe 4 and hands.” Head coach Megan Ady Froiland 2. Foley agreed. BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
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The Storm boys hockey team faced off against Pine City Jan. 4, Princeton Jan. 5 and Willmar Jan. 8. The team is 4-7-2 on the season thus far. “These games were very important as we start to battle for seedings in our section,” said Ken Karna, head coach. “The win against Pine City helped keep us in the fourth or fifth seed, but the loss to Princeton keeps us from moving higher. The emphasis has been to get the puck moving up the ice quicker and spread out our opponents as much as we could. We also focused on playing complete games, like our game against Pine City.” SRR 4, Willmar 4 SRR was hot on their skates in the first minute of play Jan. 8 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Connor Cariveau scored the first goal 20 seconds in, with help from Daymin Dodge and Mason Wiebusch. Thirty-four seconds later, Dodge added a goal, assisted by Wiebusch and Drake Raduns-Parsley. The Storm added one more goal in the first, 8:51 into play, from Cariveau. Pesta and Raduns-Parsley assisted on the power play goal. Going into the second period, the Storm were up 3-1. Dodge scored a shorthanded
goal at 8:09 with help from Raduns-Parsley and Chase Christensen. SRR slowed the game, but could not hold the lead and ended the game in a 4-4 overtime tie. “A quick start had us working well, but penalties in the second hurt us,” Karna said. “We missed a lot of opportunities to put them away, and they capitalized on a few chances to stay in the game.” SRR outshot the Cardinals 52-34. The Storm sat 29 minutes on nine penalties while Willmar sat 12 minutes on six. Riley Weinand guarded the net, making 30 saves for the Storm. Princeton 7, SRR 5 The Storm fought through a close game against Princeton Jan. 5. Weinand let three goals through SRR’s net in the first period before the Storm made a comeback in the second. “In Princeton, we started slow and had to rally,” Karna said. “It was great to see our power play find their groove. Any time we can go 4-5 on the power play, we put ourselves in a position to win a game.” Pesta scored the first goal 1:17 into the second period on a power play with assistance from Dodge. Less than one minute later, Raduns-Parsley added a second power play goal. Sean Moonen came in with an even strength goal at 5:27 to tie the
game. Dodge and Wiebusch tallied the assists on both Raduns-Parsley and Moonen’s goals. Princeton answered with a shorthanded goal at 7:03, but Dodge rallied scoring at 8:23. The teams were gridlocked until Princeton added their fifth goal late in the second, making the score 5-4. The Storm had a tough time bringing the game back to a level score as Princeton gained momentum and added two goals in the third. Dodge found the net at 11:13, to add one more to the Storm’s score. He was assisted by Raduns-Parsely. The Storm remained competitive with Princeton throughout, attempting 33 shots compared to Princeton’s 34. SRR sat 10 minutes on five infractions. Princeton sat 12 on six. Weinand made 26 saves. SRR 5, Pine City 2 Pine City scored the first goal of the game Jan. 4 while a man up, but the Storm took hold of the game and won 5-2. SRR answered Pine City’s goal with one minute left in the first period. A shot from Dodge, with help from Raduns-Parsley, evened the score. The Storm added two more in the second period – the first from Landon Lunser at 13:07 with help from Brandon Bokelman, and the second 32 seconds later from Dodge with help from Moonen.
The Storm continued the streak into the third. Wiebusch scored 1:49 into the period with help from Dodge. Moonen added the team’s final goal at the 5:11 mark, assisted by Chase Christensen and Raduns-Parsley. Pine City beat Weinand on a power play before the final buzzer. Weinand kept SRR in the game, saving 31 of Pine City’s 33 attempted shots. The Storm attempted 37. The Storm sat eight minutes on four infractions. Pine City sat four on two.
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SAUK RAPIDS HERALD | SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 | Page 23
Boys basketball blasts into new year with two wins
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Senior guard Braden Tretter drives past a Rocori defender on the way to the basket during the Central Lakes Conference matchup Jan. 4 in Sauk Rapids. Tretter scored 16 points, and the Storm won by three. BY MARK KLAPHAKE STAFF WRITER
The Storm boys basketball team ushered in the new year with a word that was illusive to the team in 2018 – wins. In their first games of 2019, Sauk Rapids-Rice rattled off consecutive wins over Detroit Lakes, 75-57, Jan. 3 and Rocori, 76-73, Jan. 4. The wins have helped lift the spirits of the team as they approach the midway point of the regular season. “It felt good to get a couple wins,” said Derek Peterson, head coach. “There’s been more energy, more excitement, more belief that we can win. Things can go our way when we play with energy and effort.” Peterson said the team will continue to work hard, not losing site of the latter half of the season. “We understand the important part of the season hasn’t even gotten here yet,” Peterson said. “Nothing in the past can stop us from achieving our ultimate goal. That’s what we need to focus us.” The squad’s twogame win streak was snapped Jan. 8 when they lost 103-74 to a high-flying Delano team. Delano 103, SRR 74 The Tigers were able to find their way through the Storm defense by scoring more than 50 points in each half in their non-conference game
Jan. 8 in Sauk Rapids. Josh Schloe and Cade Milton-Baumgardner combined to score 31 points for the Storm, but they were unable to keep pace with Delano. The Tigers dropped nearly 61 percent, 42-69, of their shots in the contest. “I told the guys at halftime that Delano had scored 50 and are on pace to score 100 points; if they do, we are not going to win,” Peterson said. “We are giving up too many second and third opportunities. We are allowing teams to penetrate, and when they penetrate, unfortunately they get to the basket. When they shoot the ball, we are in a bad position to rebound. We are throwing a few wrinkles in on defense to limit the penetration and make sure we force shots with hands in faces and put ourselves in good positions to rebound the basketball and not giving up two, three, four attempts. We have to get a body on somebody and get the rebound.” Peterson said the team is making small steps to improve its defense. SRR plays St. Cloud Tech Jan. 15. The Tigers lost several players from last year’s team and prefer to play at a slower pace. “From what I’ve seen of them they like to slow it down and play a zone,” Peterson said. “Rebounding will be very much key for us.” SRR: Josh Schloe 16,
Milton-Baumgardner 15 (5 rebounds), Kobe Lee 9 (3 assists), Jake Schloe 8, Tyler Hemker 6, Braden Tretter 6, Alex Harren 4, Landrey Sieman 4, Charlie Rucks 2, Nathan Valek 2, Noah Jungwirth 1, Nick Schmitt 1 and Ethan Opsehl (5 rebounds).
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and Lee connected on free-throws to seal the game. After the game, the team had a chance to celebrate with fans, especially the student section. “One of the traditions is to sing the school song after a win at home, and to be able to go over in front of the fan section after the game and sing that song felt really good,” Peterson said. Josh Schloe and Tretter both played significant roles in the win. They combined for 41 points and 12 rebounds. “Josh has played several good games for us lately and has probably been our most consistent player,” Peterson said. “When he brings energy, he’s a very good basketball player. He’s hard to stop offensively and can stop other teams defensively. Braden needs energy to be Braden. When he brings his full energy, he flies around like crazy and does a lot of great things for us. In a lot of areas, rebounding, defense and wreaking havoc – he’s just a good athlete.” SRR did a great job distributing the ball in the game. They had 20 assists and shot 27-46 from the field. SRR: Josh Schloe 25 (6 rebounds, 3 assists), Tretter 16 (6 rebounds, 5 assists), Lee 13, Jake Schloe 9 (4 rebounds), Milton-Baumgardner 7 (4 rebounds, 6 assists) and Hemker 6 (3 steals). SRR 36 35 5 - 76 R 32 41 2 - 73
SRR 75, Detroit Lakes 57 A superior second half helped the Storm earn its first victory of the season. The Storm outscored the Lakers 39-14 in the second half to earn the win. Milton-Baumgardner, Tretter and the Schloe brothers, Josh and Jake, all scored in double figures in the road win. Lee paced the team with five steals. SRR perimeter de-
fense was strong in the game. They allowed the Lakers to sink just 6-30 3-pointers in the contest. Offensively, the Storm hit 31-57 shots (54 percent). SRR: Josh Schloe 20 (6 rebounds), Tretter 16 (6 rebounds), Jake Schloe 13 (9 rebounds), MiltonBaumgartner 12 (8 rebounds, 6 assists), Lee 7 (3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals), Hemker 4 and Seaman 3. SRR 36 39 75 DL 43 14 57
Derek Peterson instructs his team while Jake Schloe and Tyler Hemker celebrate in the waning seconds of the Storm’s overtime win against Rocori Jan. 4 in Sauk Rapids. SRR rallied from a 71-66 deficit to force overtime and outscored the Spartans 5-2 in the overtime session.
SRR 76, Rocori 73 (OT) The Storm rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minute of regulation to force overtime and then outscored the Spartans 5-2 in the extra frame to earn a Central Lakes Conference victory over Rocori Jan. 4 in Sauk Rapids. Lee buried a 3-pointer, and after a Rocori miss, Josh Schloe was fouled and subsequently sunk both free-throws with 26 seconds left in regulation to tie the game. The Storm’s defense stood tall and did not allow Rocori to score on a last-second shot. “The last couple minutes everything had to go our way to get to overtime, and it did,” Peterson said. “Kobe Lee hit a great shot, and Josh hit two big free-throws to get us to overtime.” SRR defense reigned supreme in overtime as well. After the Spartans hit two free-throws to go ahead 73-71, they did not allow Rocori to score in the final 2:30 of overtime. Offensively, Tretter had a drive to basket and layup, and Jacob Schloe Kobe Lee (left) and Josh Schloe battle a Rocori player for a rebound during the second half of the thrilling 76-73 overtime win over Rocori Jan. 4 in Sauk Rapids.
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Gymnasts host Sartell, Willmar BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
The Sauk RapidsRice High School gymnastics team eagerly showcased its skills at their first home meets of the season Jan. 3 against Sartell and Jan. 8 against Willmar. While the Storm lost both meets, the girls performed new skills and had many scores in the mid- to high-eight range. Willmar 140.4, SRR 132.2 Willmar outscored SRR 140.4-132.2 Jan. 8 PHOTOS BY ANNA HINKEMEYER in Sauk Rapids. Samantha Caruth grabs the high bar during her routine Carley Weisenbeck Jan. 3 in Sauk Rapids. Caruth tied with teammate Liberty earned a vault scored of Kosloski for sixth place. 9.1 and took fourth allaround. Samantha Caruth and Justus Floren also placed all-around, earning fifth and seventh, respectively. “The meet went
very well,” said Elizabeth Walek, head coach. “We had some challenges with staying on the beam, but all in all, it was a successful day. Our vaulting team had a season-high event score, which was awesome.” Vault: 5. Weisenbeck 9.1, 6. Floren 8.725, 7. Morgan Thompson 8.7, 9. Caruth 8.575 and 10. Liberty Kosloski 8.4. Bars: 3. Weisenbeck 8.375, 4. Caruth 8.1, 5. Anna Walz 7.875, 7. Kosloski 7.5 and 10. Floren 7.075. Beam: 4. Caruth 8.45, 5. Weisenbeck 8.425, 8. Kosloski 7.25, 9. Taylor Helget 7.05 and 10. Floren 6.575. Floor: 4. Ann Starr 8.675, 5. Floren 8.55, 6. Caruth 8.525, 8. Elie Weinert 8.325 and 9. Weisenbeck 8.175. All-around: 4. Weisenbeck 34.075, 5. Caruth 33.65 and 7. Floren 30.925.
Sartell 145.025, SRR 134.35 The Storm hosted Sartell High School Jan. 3, falling short. Ann Starr took first on floor. Weisenbeck took third on vault and fourth on beam. SRR shined in the all-around category, taking first and second out of the three placings. Weisenbeck took first with 33.825 cumulative points, while Floren came in second with 32.9 points. “The meet was a lot of fun, and it was amazing to see a packed house, cheering for both teams,” Walek said. “A lot went well for our team. We had pretty
solid beam, which is always what you hope to show. Our confidence and excitement in our performances are definitely highlights that we want to see continue as we go through our season.” Vault: 3. Weisenbeck 9.025, 6. Floren 8.65, 8. Thompson 8.475, 9. Kosloski 8.35 and 10. Vanessa Lwiza 8.025. Bars: 6. Kosloski 8.2, 6. Caruth 8.2, 8. Floren 7.75, 9. Weisenbeck 7.55 and 10. Walz 6.85. Beam: 4. Weisenbeck 8.9, 6. Kosloski 8.8, 8. Floren 8.25, 9. Helget 7.9 and 10. Caruth 7.35. Floor: 1. Starr 9.3, 7. Weisenbeck 8.35, 8. Caruth 8.325, 8. Weinert 8.325 and 10. Floren. All-around: 1. Weisenbeck 33.825 and 2. Floren 32.9.
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Justus Floren competes in the vault event Jan. 3 against Anna Walz smiles as she performs her routine on bars Sartell in Sauk Rapids. Floren took sixth in the event and Jan. 3 in Sauk Rapids. Walz scored a 6.85 in the event. helped contribute to a SRR final score of 134.35.
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Sponsored by: What is your favorite thing about gymnastics? My teammates and the rewarding feeling I get after finishing a good routine. What is your best meet to date? Last year in Maple Lake when I hit all four of my events and stuck my vault.
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