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‘We have to turn people away’ Homelessness is a growing problem in Benton, Stearns
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Kroll: Armistice Day Walkathon is for peace, love, hope BY ELLARRY PRENTICE | STAFF WRITER
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Lincoln Center, a homeless shelter about two miles from Sauk Rapids, has room for 19 people to sleep at night. But that is never enough. “We have to turn away four to eight people a night, which breaks my heart because they’re really desperate for a spot and it’s getting cold,” said shelter director Harry Fleegel. Fortunately, Lincoln Center has the resources to help 19 people every day. The shelter feeds homeless people sleeping there, on the street, in their car or elsewhere. Clothing and personal care items are also provided to those in need, along with home furnishings for people who have secured a place to live but have nothing to put in it, Fleegel said.
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A retired priest who lives in Sauk Rapids wants to bring peace, hope and love to people at a Benton County homeless shelter. “It is a great time to do something positive and make the world a happy place,” said the Rev. Tony Kroll, 87. Kroll has organized the Armistice Day Walkathon, set for 11 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 11 – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The walkathon will start at the shrine of Sister Adelaide Koetter in the Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery in Freeport. Participants will walk six miles along the Lake Wobegon Trail, nishing at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany.
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Lincoln Center director Harry Fleegel (from left), Mary Fleegel and the Rev. Tony Kroll, of Sauk Rapids, stand outside the homeless shelter Nov. 3 in St. Cloud. Kroll has organized a Nov. 11 walkathon supporting Lincoln Shelter, which opened in Benton County in November 2020.
Hernandez Burrito moves downtown Sanchezes prepare for re-opening at new Second Avenue North location BY ELLARRY PRENTICE | STAFF WRITER The doors of a bright green building in downtown Sauk Rapids will soon open to burrito lovers. Alex and Erin Sanchez plan to re-open Hernandez Burrito in their newly-renovated space at 1 Second Ave. N. later this month. Preparing the new location has required months of hard work, but the Sanchezes are just a few steps away from realizing their dream.
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Alex and Erin Sanchez, owners of Hernandez Burrito, stand in front of their new location at 1 Second Ave. N. in downtown Sauk Rapids Nov. 2. The couple, who opened their Sauk Rapids restaurant in June 2020 in a Benton Drive strip mall, are preparing to re-open at their new location this month.
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