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Winter Extravaganza in St. Stephen

Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit City Hall from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 8.

There will be sleigh rides in the parking lot, and crafts, cook-ies and cocoa inside.

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy or free-will donation in lieu of admission.

Candle-lighting ceremony to be held

Parents, siblings and grandpar-ents of children who have died are invited to attend a candle-lighting ceremony from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 4th Ave. N., Sauk Rapids, Minn. Loved ones may bring a single framed photo of their child for display if they wish.

Candle lighting will begin at 7 p.m. traveling through each time zone illuminating the globe in a 24-hour wave of light.

For more information, call the Living Waters church office at (320) 255-1135.

The St. Cloud Area Fun Singers to preform

The St. Cloud Area Fun Singers will offer a delightful afternoon of holiday music and humorous anecdotes at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Celebration Lu-theran Church Gathering Place. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend. Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Sartell Senior Connection. Call 320-253-4036 for more infor-mation.

Wrappers needed for humane society

Wanted: people who like to wrap gifts and want to volunteer their talents.

The Tri-County Humane Soci-ety needs gift wrappers to wrap presents for shoppers at Cross-roads Center in St. Cloud. A gift-wrapping booth will be open dur-ing Crossroads business hours in the mall by the Target store from Friday, Dec. 7 to Monday, Dec. 24. The gift wrapping is one of the humane society’s annual fun-draising activities.

For more information or to vol-unteer, call Kim at the humane-society shelter at 252-0896.

Acclaimed author to read from ‘Convert’ at CSBAn internationally renowned

auther, Deborah Baker, will read from her latest non-fiction book at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Gorecki Family Theater at the College of St. Benedict. The event is free and open to the public.

Baker’s newest book is en-titled “The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism.” It’s the true story of a Jewish woman in New York who decided in the early 1960s to convert to Islam and move to Pakistan. The woman’s story encapsu-

lates the many contradictions of East vs. West, idealism vs. reality, religious extremism vs. secularism, individualism vs. communalism and other seem-ingly irreconcilable conflicts that continue to bring strife to the world. The book was nomi-

nated last year for the presti-gious National Book Award and won the Sister Mariella Gable Prize, awarded by CSB. That prize honors work published by Graywolf Press, which is a

Fenlasons grace pages of ‘Golf Business Magazine’by Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

Many people who pick up the November issue of “Golf Business Magazine” will be pleasantly surprised to find a large photo of two familiar, friendly faces – Kittie and Lin-da Fenlason of Sartell.

The Fenlasons, who are sisters-in-law, are the owners-

operators of Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell. They are the subjects of a lauda-tory magazine article entitled “Owning Up,” which details the successful struggles of the two women to take over op-eration of the golf course after the untimely deaths of both of their husbands. “Golf Business Magazine” has a worldwide circulation.

The story was written by Kyle Darbyson, a freelance writer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Darbyson and other magazine staff mem-bers visited the Fenlasons sev-eral months ago, so the story was not a surprise for Linda and Kitty, although both were pleased and proud of how the story turned out.

Kittie said the magazine

people were incredibly kind and thoughtful during their visit.

“It was a very good experi-ence,” she said. “We liked the story very much.”

Kittie and Linda were mar-ried to the Fenlason brothers, Veryl and Donnie. They raised their families on the 560-acre Fenlason farm, part of which

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Visiting poet inspires a bloom of words

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The poetry winners at Sartell High School are (left to right) Aleysha Vos, Bridget Maas and Kathy Overby. Honorable mentions went to Claire Kurv-ers and Marissa Scherer.

by Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

Creativity in the form of words bloomed brightly at Sar-tell High School recently when an award-winning poet shared time with the students during workshops.

During a special reading in the school theater, students shared the poems they wrote.

The visiting writer was Dr. Patrick Hicks, an associate

professor of English and jour-nalism at Augustana College. His visit to Sartell was made possible by a grant from the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation, said language arts teacher Jean Wenshau. About 325 students had the chance to participate in Hicks’ poetry workshops.

Prizes were presented to the top poets, who included Aleysha Vos, first place, who won $75; Bridget Maas, second

place, who won $50; and Kathy Overby, third place, who won $25. All three also were given a $15 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble and an autographed copy of Hicks’ latest book of poetry, “This London.”

Honorable mention awards went to Claire Kurvers and Ma-rissa Scherer.

Hicks was born and raised in Stillwater, earned a master’s

Group sells ‘bricks,’ raises money for Uganda tripby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

Fifteen people, most of them members of Celebration Lu-theran Church, have gone into a fundraising mode, hoping to raise enough for a two-week trip to Uganda to build a school.

Although the trip won’t take place until next August, time is of the essence as organizers have to raise funds in advance to ensure the trip can even happen.

The group is even selling “bricks” for the schoolhouse – the “bricks” in the form of plastic cards that go for $20 each. The schoolhouse project will cost $20,000. If all goes well, workers in Uganda will prepare the foundation, and the tour group will then do the rest of the building, brick by brick. In addition to the building fund, the trip planners

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Aaron Brossoit, Maggie Brossoit’s son, hauls yet another barrow full of cement during a build-ing project in Gulu, Uganda.

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cerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 251-8186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricounty-crimestoppers.org. Crime Stop-pers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the ar-rest and conviction of those re-sponsible for crimes.

Nov. 14

8:56 a.m. Hit and run. River-side Avenue. A male was pulling his boat and was hit from behind. When he pulled into a local park-ing lot, the other vehicle drove away. Officers made contact with the other driver, who admitted to hitting the boat.

12:10 p.m. Suspicious person. Amber Avenue. A complaint was made regarding a male attempting

to climb to a second-story balcony. The male stated he was locked out of his girlfriend’s apartment. He was not listed as a resident and was asked to leave the premises until his girlfriend arrived back.

Nov. 153 a.m. Loud music. Willow

Lane. While on patrol, officers heard loud music coming from a residence. They made contact with the homeowner who agreed to turn down the music.

7:59 p.m. Property found. 5th Street N. A bike was found and taken to the Sartell Police Depart-ment.

Nov. 168:36 a.m. Motor assist. Hwy.

10. A report was made of someone possibly sleeping in a car off the highway. It was found the person

was having car problems and was finally able to start the vehicle. Officers followed the vehicle back into town to ensure the driver made it safely.

9:46 p.m. Traffic stop. Grizzly Lane. While on patrol, an officer witnessed a vehicle fail to yield for oncoming traffic. The driver was unable to provide proof of insurance, had a revoked license and failed to update his current address. He parked his vehicle, was issued a citation for violations and released.

Nov. 177:34 a.m. Vandalism. Oak Pond

Drive. Sometime during the over-night, a vehicle drove over the curb and struck a mailbox.

3:13 p.m. Theft. Walmart. A female was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid

merchandise. She admitted to the theft. She was issued a citation and released.

Nov. 1810:08 p.m. Theft. Walmart. A

female was seen attempting to leave the store with unpaid mer-chandise. She admitted to the theft. She was issued a citation and released.

Nov. 199:25 a.m. Theft. Heritage

Drive. A report was made some-time during the weekend copper wire, along with other tools, were taken from a construction site.

11:31 a.m. Found property. 4th Avenue S. A girl’s hat and gloves were found and are being held at the Sartell Police Department.

1:35 p.m. Traffic stop. River-side Avenue. A vehicle was seen

traveling 55 mph in a posted 40-mph zone. The driver was un-aware of his speed. He was issued a citation and released.

Nov. 208:40 a.m. Lost property. 17th

Street N. A report was made of four lost keys. Please call the Sar-tell Police Department if found.

3:47 p.m. Lost animal. 23rd Avenue N. A report was made of a lost cat. It has long hair and is gray/black, very thin, cream collar with grommet holes. Please call the Sartell Police Department if found.

7:22 p.m. Theft. Walmart. A male was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid mer-chandise. After being questioned, the male admitted to the theft. He was issued a citation and released.

PeopleKassidy Bartels, daugther of

Kathy and Aaron Bartels of Sartell, recently received a $4,000 univer-sity scholarship from Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Bar-tels intends to major in veterinary science.

Three Sartell students are studying abroad during the fall se-mester 2012 through the Office for Education Abroad at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, and St. John’s University, Collegeville.

Alexander Baxa, son of Diana and Donald Baxa, is studying in the Japan program. Baxa is a junior biochemistry major at SJU.

Allison Ley, daughter of Linda and Ray Ley, is studying in the Chile program. Ley is a junior so-cial science major at CSB.

Nikki Orth, daughter of Holly Orth, is studying in the Greco-Roman program. Orth is a junior biology major at CSB.

The Japan program is hosted by Bunkyo Gakuin University, a col-

laborative partner of CSB and SJU for more than 20 years. Located in central Tokyo with a subway station at its front entrance, BGU is ideally situated for an urban study-abroad program. Courses are taught in English and include stud-ies in culture, history, arts, politics, economics and Japanese language. The courses include day-program excursions to important Tokyo sites and extensive excursions that en-hance the student’s learning experi-ence, including trips to Kyoto, Hi-roshima, Karuizawa and Nagano. Students stay in the International Student Dormitory adjacent to the Bunkyo campus. Jeffrey Kamakahi, associate professor of sociology at CSB and SJU, is the director of the program for fall 2012.

The Chile program is hosted by Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, a private university located in Viña del Mar, a city of 350,000 residents. The campus is situated in central Chile, 70 miles west of Santiago, the country’s capital. Students are

encouraged to advance their Span-ish language skills and integrate into the rich and diverse culture through service learning opportuni-ties and by living with Chilean host families. Marietta Franulic, adjunct instructor of Hispanic studies at CSB and SJU, is the director of the program for fall 2012.

The Greco-Roman program gives students the opportunity to explore classical subjects of his-tory, religion, art history and lit-erature while living in modern-day Athens and Rome. While students are exposed to Greek and Ital-ian language, courses are taught in English, both in the classroom and on historical and archaeologi-cal sites or in museums. The focus is based on a structured curriculum, always leaving room for the explo-ration of unique opportunities pre-sented by the intellectual and cul-tural resources of Greece and Italy. Patricia Kent, instructor of music at CSB and SJU, is the director of the program for fall 2012.

Boy Scout Troop 211 of Sartell recently completed a campout. There is nothing unusual about that. What was different about this endeavor compared to others is the boys took their moms. “We figured our moms had never been camping with us and they would want to see what our campouts look like,” said Dean Amundson, a participant on the campout. “Some of the moms on the campout had never camped before and this was a chance for them to see what we do so often.” Mom Stephanie Kadlec organized the campout. A total of 11 boys and seven moms spent the night at Charles Lindberg State Park in Little Falls. They enjoyed geocaching, hiking and playing games. The temperature was a little cold for comfort, especially at night for some of the moms. Sunday morning the party awoke to snow. It continued to snow lightly throughout the day, which concluded with a service project of raking leaves for the park.

Lions to raise funds, toys for tots Dec. 2 at Blue Line Bar and Grillby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

A Sartell Lions meat raffle and football raffle on Sunday, Dec. 2 will raise funds for Li-ons’ projects, as well as toys for the “Toys for Tots” program.

It will all take place from noon until 3 or 4 p.m. at the Blue Line Bar and Grill during the Vikings-Green Bay game. Those who come to the event

are requested to bring a toy for Toys for Tots. When Lions member Mike DeLuca heard the Toys for Tots program was seeking toys, he decided to combine the raffles with a toy effort. The Toys for Tots pro-gram is operated by the Marine Corps Reserve of Central Min-nesota, and all toys are given to needy children in central Minnesota. Those who bring toys should, if possible, bring

one worth $10 or more. Those who bring a toy will receive a free drink.

Throughout the day, starting at noon, participants can buy a meat-raffle ticket (or multiple tickets) for a dollar each. Fif-teen packages of meat will be raffled off.

The other raffle is for one of two coolers filled with meat. One is a Minnesota Vikings cooler; the other is a Green

Bay Packers cooler. For $3 per ticket, people can “bet” on which team is going to win the football game. A winner will be drawn from the tickets for the winning team’s cooler, which will contain about $50 worth of meats.

Proceeds from the raffles will be used by the Sartell Lions Club for needy families in Sartell or for needs of the school system.

DeLuca said anyone can just drop a toy off at the Blue Line Bar and Grill, even if they can-not stay for the game and the raffles.

The Blue Line Bar and Grill is located at 1101 2nd St. in Sartell at the intersection of Pinecone Road and 2nd Street.

For more information, call DeLuca at 320-293-1560.

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collaborative partner with CSB.Baker will be an artist-in-

residence at CSB from Dec. 3-6, visiting classes and spending time with students.

Baker was raised in Charlot-tesville, Va.; Puerto Rico and New England. She attended both the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and the Uni-versity of Cambridge. Baker’s first biography was published in 1982 while she was still a college student. She worked as a book editor and publisher for a number of years, and then moved to Kolkata, India. With her husband, acclaimed India-born writer Amitav Ghosh, Baker divides her time between living in the United States and in Calcutta and Goa, India.

While living in Calcutta, Baker wrote “In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding,” which was a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1994. That book details the life of Riding, who was a poet, essay-

ist and close friend to some of the literary giants of the 20th Century.

From 2008-09, Baker was a fellow scholar at the Dorothy and Lewis C. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at The New York Public Library. There, she researched and wrote “The Convert.”

Baker is also the author of the widely acclaimed non-fic-tion book, The Blue Hand: The Beats in India,” which is an exploration of the travels of American poet Allen Ginsberg and other poets and artists in India in the early 1960s. Those cultural connections influenced a widening of cross-cultural in-fluences throughout the world.

Baker’s reading at CSB is part of the Warner Reading Series of the Manitou Fund, a long-standing supporter of CSB and the Literary Arts Institute in particular. The Manitou Fund has sponsored readings and presentations at CSB for more than two decades and estab-lished the Sister Mariella Series, which is formed by each of the individual award winners of the Sister Mariella Gable Award.

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If, as some insist, President Obama was born in Kenya, then surely Mitt Romney was born on another planet. Will his spacey delusions never end?

On election night, he delivered a gracious concession speech. Since then he has been using his outer-planetary imagination to explain why he lost. Among them are these two: Obama played a kind of Santa, promising “gifts” to that shiftless 47 percent of Americans who are takers, not makers; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, like a new Judas, betrayed the Republican Party by chumming up to Obama after the hurricane.

Will somebody please give Romney a reality pill?

The reason he lost is simple: A ma-jority of Americans didn’t like what he stood for, or perhaps rather – didn’t stand for.

The following are just four reasons why most voters gave him thumbs-down.

1. His rich-brat elitist attitudes were alien to most. He kept making smug, condescending statements, many of them implying that poverty is some kind of personal failing. Especially de-famatory was his lament to billionaire donors about the 47 percent of Ameri-cans he disdains.

2. Romney was a human chameleon. He so desperately wanted to be presi-dent, he would say and do anything to

get the job, as if the presidency was some kind of fraternity to be attained through a superficial popularity contest. Romney did an about-face on almost all of his previous positions by trying to please the Republican Party’s new “base,” which was made rigid by evan-gelicals and the intransigent Tea Party folks, Obama-haters one and all.

3. When extremists made offensive statements about women and minori-ties, Romney didn’t express outrage. Instead, like a mouse, he squeaked out wimpy statements, trying so hard to agree and disagree at the same time with troglodytes who were talking about women as if they hadn’t left the Cave Age. When I watched the Repub-lican Convention, Romney came across as a nice guy. It wasn’t long before I changed my mind. He’s not even a very nice guy, if you ask me – not after he so blithely dismissed half of Americans as leeches.

4. Romney and Ryan had no plan, except the one they promised they’d surprise us with once we elected them. They seem to think this country is one

big “business.” It can be fixed with enough streamlining, downsizing and – not to forget – more big tax cuts for the already rich. Romney promised to be the “fixer,” but he came across as more “fiddler” than “fixer,” fiddling with one fickle opinion after another in his dizzying attempts to please any and all voters.

I will be accused once again of be-ing nasty. So be it. Blast away. But let’s remember how vicious the ultra-right-wingers were (still are) in words and deeds to Democrats, to the president, to the media and to anybody else who doesn’t kow-tow to their party line. I have a right and a duty to defend against the vitriolic lunacy constantly spewed by right-wing extremists, in-cluding toxic radio “personalities” like Rush Limbaugh. They dish it out, I’ll toss it back.

For years, I’ve told good, rational Republican acquaintances they’d better stop courting the looney-tune extreme right or they’ll lose elections. And that is exactly what Romney did. He catered all too often to extremists, fearmongers and demagogues. In rejecting Romney, a healthy majority of Americans also rejected right-wing radicalism. Rom-ney took an electoral beating, and he deserved it. He has nobody to blame but himself.

Ron ScarbroGuest Writer

Opinion

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bility to report news fairly and accurately and are accountable to the public. Readers who feel we’ve fallen short of these standards are urged to call the Newsleader office at 363-7741.

If matters cannot be resolved locally, readers are encouraged to take complaints to the Minnesota News Council, an independent agency designed to improve relationships between the public and the media and resolve conflicts. The council office may be reached at 612-341-9357.

Our View In nixing Romney, voters rejected radicalismDennis Dalman

Editor

What is cuter than the face of a little kid who is presented a puppy or kitten as a Christmas present?

That cuteness, however, can turn sour fairly quickly if the child and the child’s family are not prepared to take good care of that puppy or kitten.

Parents should think twice about giving any kind of animal as a Christmas gift. In fact, every potential pet owner should do some homework before adopting a pet. Please don’t misinterpret this advice as a message from Scrooge. Adoption of animals is a wonderful thing, year-round. But people should remember, before adopting, animals are not stuffed toys that can be tossed into a toy box when not wanted.

Here are the factors people should consider before adopting a pet:

1. Do you have the patience to train a dog to go potty outside? It can take quite a bit of work and effort to properly potty-train a dog. It might even require some advice from pet experts. Also pet-owners must be prepared for occasional potty “accidents” inside the house and not yell at or pun-ish the dog when that happens.

2. Cat owners are lucky because cats, unlike dogs, need not be potty-trained. They take to their kitty-litter boxes by instinct. However, the draw-back is kitty-litter boxes must be kept clean, and litter must be replenished now and then. The good thing is it takes less than a minute to clean a kitty box if done every day or every other day.

3. Another potential drawback about cats is they like to hone their front claws, and they can scratch to pieces carpets and upholstery. Scratch-ing posts are helpful, but in some cases they don’t solve the problem entirely. Cats can be surgically de-clawed, but pet experts do not recommend it. At most places, that procedure costs in excess of $100.

4. Keep in mind that pets, of course, must be fed. In recent years, the cost of pet food, like everything else, has increased. Can you afford to feed your pets? Call the humane society and get some idea of how much a pet will consume and about how much it will cost to feed that pet. Then do your math and see if you can work it into the budget.

5. A rabies vaccination is vital. A few other shots are also important. Before getting a pet, find out which shots are recommended and how much they will cost.

6. Last but not least, pets should be spayed or neutered. Not only will they be happier house pets, but you can be assured they won’t get pregnant “accidentally.” Getting a cat or dog “fixed” can also cost in excess of $100. There is a mobile spay-neuter service called SNAP, geared toward low-in-come people. However, by far the best way to get a pet is to adopt one from the Tri-County Humane Society in St. Cloud. All of its dogs and cats are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and equipped with identity chips before being adopted out.

7. Never adopt dogs from “puppy mills.” Do not help perpetuate such cruelty.

For more information about how to adopt a pet and what it requires, call the TCHS at 252-0896. Local pet stores also have good information about the needs of pets.

Do some homework before adopting a pet

Several years ago while still living in Seattle, my wife and I decided not to prepare our traditional Thanksgiving feast. Every year of our marriage we had cooked a huge meal for Thanks-giving with a turkey and all the trim-mings. We decided since the kids had left home that this year we would travel down to the Oregon coast and get a motel room right on the beach and just relax and cool it. Our plan was to pick out a great restaurant and have our Thanksgiving meal there. No cooking and no clean up.

That is exactly what we did. The traffic was terrible but finally we ar-rived no worse for wear. The room was beautiful. It even had a fireplace along with a supply of firewood. Since we were right on the beach, all you could hear was the Pacific Ocean crashing on the shore and an occasional sea gull. It couldn’t have been nicer.

On Thanksgiving Day we found a great restaurant and ordered the tradi-tional feast. It was very tasty and we enjoyed the meal a lot. Since we were at the shore, we ate a lot of seafood dur-ing the next couple of days and all in all it was a marvelous trip.

On Sunday evening we returned home. Again the traffic was ridiculous.

But we were refreshed from our mini-vacation and actually looked forward to getting back home.

We got home, but something just didn’t seem quite right. There seemed to be something missing. What was missing was the smell of Thanksgiving. One of the world’s great smells is that of a turkey and stuffing baking in the oven. I soon discovered another item which was missing. That was left over turkey for sandwiches.

Now some would say anyone can go to the store and buy some deli turkey and make a sandwich. Well, it’s just not the same thing. There’s something about a sandwich made from the left-over carcass that cannot be created by a deli slicer.

I have a friend named Jerry who is a master turkey sandwich maker. It would be truer to call him a master turkey sandwich builder. This is what he does. He takes a slice of bread and slathers it up with salad dressing.

I’m talking about the product you buy that looks like mayonnaise with bits of pickle in it. Then Jerry adds left-over stuffing, heaps of turkey, slices of cranberry sauce, you know the kind that comes in a can, then he slathers the other slice of bread with the salad dressing and closes up his masterpiece and he does all this with the relish of an artist. He then eats it and watching him deconstruct his creation is not a pretty sight. Fortunately Jerry has a big mouth and can navigate the task rather easily.

My idea of a turkey sandwich is a lot easier. I just mayonnaise up a couple slices of bread, any kind, and add most-ly dark turkey meat. That’s it. That’s all I need. To me this is one of the great treats available to us mortals. Dur-ing the years, I have witnessed many variations of this most hallowed of sandwiches, but they all seem to please their creators. Turkey sandwiches, you see, are as individual as their makers.

By not being home and preparing this meal, we missed out on some of the best parts of it and I haven’t even mentioned the pecan pie. That is why we have never even considered go-ing away from home on Thanksgiving again. Some things, like turkey sand-wiches, are just too good to miss.

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School district clarifies school-closings policyby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

The weather last winter was so nearly “balmy,” the idea of school closings never occurred to anyone.

But this season, who knows? Nasty winter weather could re-turn with a vengeance. That is why an updated weather-related “School Closings” poli-cy was recently announced by Sartell-St. Stephen Superinten-dent Joe Hill.

The main objective in weath-er-related closings, Hill said, is always to protect students’ safety. Although parents are the ultimate deciders on wheth-er or not to send children to school during harsh weather, the school district – when nec-essary – will close all schools and extracurricular activities

in cases where the weather is extremely severe or unsafe for any reasons, such as blinding near-zero visibility in snow-storms.

Many factors go into a de-cision on whether to close schools, Hill noted.

“Minnesota weather,” he said, “is sometimes difficult to predict. It’s essential citi-zens anticipate and prepare for school closings, delayed open-ings and early dismissals.”

Local public and parochial schools follow a coordinated plan that depends heavily on forecasts and advice from St. Cloud State University meteo-rologists and professors who localize weather analyses. In addition, the National Weather Service’s advisories are taken into consideration, especial-ly when it announces winter

watches and warnings.Hill noted there are many

factors besides snow or cold that can go into a decision to close schools. They include, usually, extremely heavy snow-fall and cold, as well as strong winds, fog and other poor-visi-bility factors. At times, schools dismiss students early because of such dangerous factors, or they can announce delayed openings.

Hill said weather-related school decisions are always based on a coordinated plan among the three public-school systems in the area: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice and St. Cloud. Parochial schools also participate in the deci-sions. Once a decision to close, to delay opening or to dis-

Citizens sought to serve on county committeesStearns County is looking

to fill various board and com-mittee vacancies that serve a variety of county departments. All committee positions can be applied for online.

The county has openings on numerous boards, such as the Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Dairy Advisory Committee, Great River Re-gional Library Board, Public Health Task Force, Park Com-mission, Stearns County HRA, Social Services Task Force, Ex-tension Committee and Board of Adjustment for example.

Serving on one of these committees is a great oppor-tunity for citizens to give their input on issues of importance

to them and to the county.Residents can apply for the

positions through the coun-ty’s online application system. Stearns County put the appli-cation process entirely online, in hopes of reaching more people through a website that has 50,000 different people visiting it each month and in an effort to save money on recruitment advertising. This method should also be easier for candidates who can enter their application information online, submit it through the website, and simply update and re-submit the application year after year if they wish to re-apply.

Application deadline is Dec.

4 to be considered for an ap-pointment that begins in Janu-ary 2013.

For more information about each of the committees, meet-ing dates and times, contact information or to apply online, go to the Stearns County web-site at www.co.stearns.mn.us.

Citizens can also sign up to receive a free email and be notified whenever there’s a board or committee vacancy.

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Uganda is a country in cen-tral Africa that has been torn apart by conflicts, an AIDS epi-demic and the brutal dictator-ship of former tyrant Idi Amin. Because of the years of turmoil, disease and bloodshed, there are many orphans in the coun-try.

Maggie Brossoit of Sartell, a retired language-arts teacher, has been to Uganda four times for similar construction proj-ects. She has come to love that country and its people. She even “adopted” a Ugandan boy by helping finance his educa-tion and helping him find a secure home. The boy’s name is Patrick Oodong. He was 17 when Brossoit met him, and his tragic story is not at all atypical of the horrors that happened in Uganda. One day years ago, rebel soldiers stormed into Oodong’s village. They forced him to kill all the members of his family. Then, along with other children, the rebels ab-ducted the boy and coerced

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him into becoming a soldier. After two years, he managed to escape and walked for weeks through the country to his vil-lage where he discovered all of his relatives were gone. They had either fled or been killed.

Thanks to the Watoto Child Care Ministries, Oodong found a secure home where seven other orphans lived in the city of Gulu. He also went to a voca-tional school where he learned cement work. He is doing just fine now, Brossoit noted.

“His story is terrible but also amazing,” she said. “The Ugan-dan children are the happiest and the most grateful children I have ever seen.”

Uganda, she said, is a very beautiful, lush-green country.

“It’s actually a very safe country,” Brossoit said. “The people in Watoto (organization) take very, very good care of us when we are there in the city of Gulu.”

Brossoit first went to Uganda in 2005 with a group from Peli-can Rapids. She went again in 2007, along with her son, Aar-on. In 2009, at Aaron’s urging, they returned and then, in 2010, Brossoit and Kim Holweger, also a member of Celebration Lutheran Church, organized a small group of people from Cel-

ebration and some from Pelican Rapids for another trip.

When people have asked if she plans to organize another trip, Brossoit has always said, “OK, one more trip.” And she keeps saying that.

Brossoit and her late hus-band, Mark – a language-arts teacher at Sartell Middle School – always enjoyed traveling and making cross-cultural connec-tions. Both served in Libya in the Peace Corps in 1968-69. Mark died of cancer eight years ago.

When asked why she helps people in Africa when there is plenty of needs here in the United States, Brossoit has a quick answer.

“One can do both,” she says.This year, if enough funds

can be raised, the group will include Celebration mem-bers Brossoit, Barb Churchill, Joyce Townsend, Karen Fuglie, Kathleen Engel, Nancy Curtis, Ben and Linda Theisen, Bob Ringstrom, Kelsi Holien and 12-year-old daughter Ainsley and the LaFleur family – par-ents Mike and Chris and sons Ezra and Ethan. Townsend and Fuglie have both been on previ-ous Uganda missions.

Many people in Sartell are aware of the Watoto organi-zation. Twice in recent years,

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During her 2011 trip to Uganda, Maggie Brossoit puts in place a brick for a building to house children.

the Watoto Children’s Choir performed to great acclaim at Celebration Lutheran Church.

There are at least two fun-draisers scheduled. One is a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at Celebration. The other is a breakfast and silent auc-tion from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun-day, March 10 at Rollie’s Bar and Grill. east of St. Cloud on Hwy. 23. In the meantime,

group members will be selling “bricks.”

Anyone who would like to donate can send checks to Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N. 56377, Sartell, MN 56377. Be sure to write “Watoto” or “Uganda” on the check’s memo line.

For more information, call Brossoit at 253-1044.

After two weeks of steady work, the new building in Gulu is almost ready. This photo was taken during a 2007 mission trip.

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miss early, all schools comply with that decision. The deci-sion is announced immediately through all local media, as well as on school-district websites. The three superintendents of the three districts stay in con-tact and try to announce clos-ings or late starts as soon as feasible, preferably the night before the weather emergency, Hill noted. At the very latest, such decisions will be made before 6 a.m., if at all possible.

“Winter weather and emer-gency situations are not pre-dictable, and they may happen at any time,” Hill said. “The purpose for the weather-relat-ed closing plan is to assist par-ents/guardians and students to be better prepared to deal with emergency situations and reduce their effects.”

Part of the preparation would include parents and guardians consulting with day-care facilities ahead of time so special daycare arrangements can be made, especially in cases of late starts or early closings.

“Ultimately, the parent/guardian should make the fi-nal decision whether a child should attend school during severe weather.”

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More than $16,000 raised for TCHSby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

The “Give to the Max Day” at the Tri-County Humane Soci-ety was a bow-wow-wonderful success, raising $8,496, which is $3,000 more than the event raised last year.

Two of the donations were matching grants of $1,000 each, and one donation of $900 was given by some generous

person who wants to remain anonymous.

Another success was the 27th annual “Santa Paws” event, during which pet own-ers get their photos taken with their pets. They then get a disc of photos, which they can use to create seasonal greeting cards, framed portraits or other uses. This year, the event raised $7,693. There were 210 portrait sessions during a three-day pe-

riod in November. Professional photography services were vol-unteered by Lisa Crayford of Country Gallery Photography and by Sue Dropp of Dropp’s Unique Portrait Designs. The Camera Shop donated the CDs and holiday-card discounts.

“We are very thankful for each and every one of you for helping us find homes for the animals in our community who find themselves homeless,”

said Marit Ortega, manager of fund development for TCHS.

Another way to help TCHS raise funds, Ortega noted, is to do some Christmas shopping at either the TCHS or at For Pets’ Sake, the new thrift store at 1313 2nd St. S. in Waite Park near Menard’s. The proceeds from sales at that store all go to TCHS. The humane society is located at 735 8th St. NE in east St. Cloud, just off Hwy. 10.

Important property tax notice announcedAn important property tax

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A qualifying relative for homestead purposes depends on the type of property. For residential property it can be a parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild,

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The Stearns County asses-sor must also be contacted by Dec. 17 by the property owner or a qualifying relative of the property owner if the use of the property has changed during the past year.

If the property owner should sell, move or for any reason no longer qualify for the home-stead classification, they are required to notify the county assessor within 30 days of the change in homestead status. Failure to notify the county assessor within this 30-day pe-riod is punishable by recalcula-tion of tax as non-homestead, in addition to a penalty equal to 100 percent of the home-stead benefits.

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LEGAL NOTICEREGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 748

OCT. 15, 2012 DISTRICT CENTER GYMNASIUM

Name Bldg. Position Compensation Change1. David Lumley SHS Pep Band, 4.5%

Instrumental and Jazz Music Instruction, 5.35%

BS1, $1,492

BS1, $1,774

Replacing Gordon Schlichting

2. Becky Steinberg SHS Business Club Advisor, 2.25%

BS1, $746 New position, outside funded

3. Karen Butler SMS SPED Para, 7 hrs/day $19.95/hr Lisa Ludwig vacancy

4. Joy Landeen-Shea ORE SPED Para, 6.25 hrs/day $16.12/hr New position

5. Denise Waldvogel DSC Para, 15.5 hrs/wk $16.12/hr Landeen-Shea vacancy

6. Sue Bechtold SHS Lead custodian, 8 hrs/day

$19.16/hr Jesse Paggen vacancy

7. Jesse Paggen ORE Lead custodian, 8 hrs/day

$21.03/hr Scott Vadnais vacancy

8. Scott Vadnais ORE Custodian, 8 hrs/day $18.88/hr Kantor vacancy9. Lori Tchida DW Groundskeeper, 8 hrs/day $18.88/hr Sue Bechtold vacancy

10. Melissa Anderson DSC Para, 10.5 hrs/wk $14.99/hr Posting/annual bid process

11. Sue Kutz SHS Media aide, 4.5 hrs/day $19.95/hr Gacke vacancy

12. Cristin Yang ORE Student supervisor, 2 hrs/day

R1 S1, $12.50/hr Replacing Melissa Anderson

13. Victoria Doyle PME Student supervisor, 2 hrs/day

R1 S1, $12.50/hr Terri Johnson vacancy

14. Charles Clausen SHS Student supervisor $15.48/hr Rehire

15. Tracy Corrow PME Cashier R1 S1, $13.49/hr Replacing Victoria Doyle

16. Michelle Gacke PME Para, 6.25 hrs/day $19.95/hr Increase 1.75 hrs/day due to additional need

17. Amy Haglin PME Para, 6.25 hrs/day $17.75/hr Additional need

18. Diane Krorll PME Para, 6.25 hrs/day $17.75/hr Additional need

19. Karl Scharnweber SHS SAIL Math LTS $181.19/day Covering leave of Rachel Smith

20. Richard Hicks SHS Cafeteria employee, 2 hrs/day

R1 S1, $13.49/hr Replacing Jody Bensfeld

21. Guadalupe Schmidt SHS Dishwasher, 3 hrs/day R1 S1, $13.49/hr Replacing Bev Donabauer22. Sam Jarnot SHS 9th-grade basketball,

8.35%BS1, $2,769 Replacing Marcus Oistad

23. Marcus Oistad SHS Asst. boys basketball, 10.5%

BS5, $3,839 Replacing Scott Hentges

New Employees or Changes:

Name Bldg. Position Action Expected Duration24. Lynn Fitzthum SMS Para Leave of Absence 09-04-12 to 12-3-1225. Rachel Smith SHS SAIL Math Leave of Absence 10-13-12 to 11-23-12

26. Meghan Brown PME 3rd-grade teacher Leave of Absence 12-13-12 to-02-25-13

Leaves of Absence:

All in favor. Motion carried.

The board completed official reviews of Policies 503, 512, 513, 515, 518, 520, 521, 522 and 526.

The board had first readings of revisions to Policies 514, 516 and 525.

The board had second readings of proposed new Policies 507, 508 and 524. The Board also had first reading of proposed new Policy 519.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 p.m. was made by Gross and seconded by Schnellert. All in favor. Motion carried. __________________________________________Greg Asfeld, Clerk

The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Dan Riordan. Members pres-ent: Riordan; Greg Asfeld, clerk; Lesa Kramer, treasurer; Mary McCabe, director; Gary Schnellert, director; Chris Gross, director; and Joseph Hill, superintendent. Members absent: None.

Riordan opened the meeting following a community forum held prior and made a statement asking for the board and the community to work together to achieve goals and move forward.

The board decided to delay reports on state testing, site improvement plans and early childhood transition to the next regular meeting. A mo-tion was made by Asfeld and seconded by Schnellert to amend the agen-da by moving the superintendent contract to an action item. The board discussed the motion. Vote on amendment to the agenda. Yes votes by Riordan, Asfeld, Schnellert and Gross. No votes by McCabe and Kram-er. Vote is 4-2. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Kramer to add an item to the agenda to give notice to the superintendent that the board does not intend to offer an extension of his contract. The board discussed the motion. Yes votes by McCabe and Kramer. No votes by Riordan, Asfeld, Schnellert and Gross. Vote is 2-4. Motion failed.

The board took a recess at 6:44 p.m. to move chairs up in the gymna-sium. The meeting resumed at 6:46 p.m.

Deputy Executive Director of the Minnesota School Boards Association Kirk Schneidawind presented an award to Rep. Tim O’Driscoll as one of the Minnesota House of Representatives Outstanding Legislators for 2012. O’Driscoll addressed the board and community and stated he was proud to be a member of the Sartell-St. Stephen community.

The board continued discussion on the agenda. A motion was made by Gross and seconded by Schnellert to approve the agenda as amended. Yes votes by Riordan, Asfeld, Schnellert and Gross. No votes by Mc-Cabe and Kramer. Vote is 4-2. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by Gross to approve con-sent items a-d as presented below:

a. Minutes of the meeting held on Sept. 17, 2012

b. Checks in the amount of $2,513,328.32 as presented: General 1,317,822.81 Food Service 228,660.45 Transportation 73,236.08 Community Service 29,606.97 Capital Expenditure 145,107.88 Building Fund 718,214.43 Summer Rec Agency 679.70 Check numbers 148784 to 149281.

Receipts in the amount of $5,092,135.49 as presented: General Fund 4,700,483.93 Food Service Fund 152,785.66 Transportation Fund 6,121.97 Community Service Fund 152,036.33 Capital Expenditure Fund 28,572.50 Building Fund 346.66 Debt Service Fund 50,250.44 Summer Rec Agency Fund 1,538.00 Receipts 37681-37797

Wire transfers in the amount of $1,210.35 as presented: General Fund 168.32 Food Service Fund 770.67 Community Service Fund 271.36 Wire transfers 201200014-201200018

c. Approve resignations of Lou Ann Billing, FS Server, effective 09-19-12; Beverly Donabauer, FS Kitchen Asst, effective 09-18- 12; and Marie Feed, bus driver, effective 09-11-12; and the retirement of Cynthia Helgerson, ORE second-grade teacher, ef fective 12-28-12.

d. Accept donation of two bikes from the Central Minnesota Noon Optimist Club for students in need, $3,000 from Education Minnesota Foundation for technology for the early childhood program, and $250 from the Central Minnesota Community Foundation – Gordy and Michelle Meyer Flexible Fund for Sartell Athletics.

All in favor. Motion carried.During School Board Committee reports, McCabe spoke about a policy committee meeting. Asfeld spoke regarding a technology committee meeting, current grievances and a SHS PTA meeting. Gross noted the finance committee members will be invited to review results of the pre-liminary audit.

The board reviewed enrollment numbers from the first week in October.

A motion was made by Gross and seconded by Asfeld to offer a subse-

quent contract to Dr. Joseph Hill for a three-year period commencing on July 1, 2013 and ending on June 30, 2016. The superintendent’s current salary of $154,415 per year shall remain at the $154,415 per year salary for each of the three years in the subsequent contract. All benefits, terms and conditions of the subsequent contract shal remain the same as the current contract. The board discussed the motion and other possible options. Yes votes by Riordan, Asfeld, Schnellert and Gross. No votes by McCabe and Kramer. Vote is 4-2. Motion carried.

Asfeld introduced an agreement reached with representatives of the Local 284 Clerical Unit. A motion was made by Asfeld and seconded by Kramer to approve the contract with the Local 248 Clerical Unit contingent upon notice of their approval of the terms of the agreement. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by McCabe to pass the resolution of the school board support-ing Form A application to the Minnesota State High School League Foundation. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Schnellert to have second reading and approve the revised Policy 501 – school board weapons policy. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by Gross to set the canvassing meeting time on Nov. 13, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the District Service Center Board Room. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Schnellert to schedule the following committee meetings: policy committee on Nov. 8 at 4:15 p.m., finance committee on Nov. 13 at 5 p.m., and operations committee on Nov. 13 following the canvassing meeting at 6 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by Asfeld to approve the personnel omnibus resolution.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The special school board meeting of Independent School District 748 to canvass election results was called to order at 7 a.m. by Clerk Greg Asfeld. Members present: Asfeld; Lesa Kramer, treasurer; Mary McCabe, director; Gary Schnellert, director; and Joe Hill, superintendent. Members absent: Dan Riordan, chair; and Chris Gross, director.

A motion to approve the agenda was made by Kramer and second-ed by McCabe. All in favor. Mo-tion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Kramer to pass the resolution canvassing returns of votes of school district general election and special election. All in favor. Motion carried.

The final ballot results of the School Board election are as fol-lows:

General ElectionPam Raden 3,885Keith Yapp 1,912

Jason Nies 3,524Dan Goetz 1,958Molly Vogt 2,658Christopher Condon 967Chris Gross 1,320Krista Laurich Durrwachter 3,666Write-In 89

Special ElectionGary L. Schnellert 1,526Michelle Meyer 6,079Write-In 22

A motion was made by Kramer and seconded by McCabe to pass the resolution authorizing issuance of certificates of election and di-recting the school district clerk to perform other election-related du-ties. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 a.m. was made by Kramer, seconded by Schnellert. All in fa-vor. Motion carried.

Greg Asfeld, clerk

Publish: Nov. 30, 2012

SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGSARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 748NOV. 16, 2012

DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM

School district earns honors for advanced placementby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

The Sartell-St. Stephen School District has joined a prestigious list of school dis-tricts nationwide and in Canada honored for their gains in ad-vanced placement, access and student performance.

Sartell-St. Stephen is listed in the third annual Advanced Placement “Honor Roll.”

What the honor means is the district simultaneously increas-es access to advance-placement course work while also increas-ing the percentage of students earning scores of three or high-er on AP exams.

Since 2010, Sartell-St. Ste-phen School District 748 has in-

creased the number of students participating in advanced-placement courses from 32 to 181. The number of students achieving scores of three or more for advanced placement is above 70 percent. More than 90 percent of colleges and univer-sities nationwide offer college credit, advanced placement or both for a score of three or above on AP exams. That can possibly save students thou-sands of dollars in tuition costs.

“This is exciting for our teachers and our students and a credit to their hard work as we continue to increase the rigor expected in AP course-work,” said Sartell High School Principal Brenda Steve. “Our staff have been amazing in

their participation in training and preparing our students for the level of vigor. Our students and families have stepped up to the challenges and high expec-tations these courses demand. Our community has also been supportive through funding training and staff development. This honor is something we can all be proud of.”

The College Board’s Ad-vanced Placement Program enables students to pursue college-level studies, with a chance to earn college credit, advanced placement or both while still in high school. Through AP courses in 34 sub-jects, each culminating in a rig-orous exam, students learn to think critically, construct solid

arguments and see many sides of an issue – skills designed to prepare students for college and beyond.

In the past decade, partici-pation in the AP Program has more than doubled. In May

2012, 2.1 million students rep-resenting more than 18,000 schools throughout the world, public and private, took 2.7 million AP exams.

GNTC to hold auditions for ‘Something’s Afoot’by Lois Bauer-Rieffer

The Great Northern The-ater Company will hold audi-tions for their dinner-theater production called “Something’s Afoot,” which is a reprisal of the first GNTC dinner-theater production at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Dec. 4 and 6 in the choir room at Rocori High School. Callbacks will be

Thursday Dec. 13, if neces-sary. Rehearsals will be Mon-day, Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings and the production will be presented at the Great Blue Heron in a dinner-theater pro-duction Feb. 14-17 and 22-24.

“Something’s Afoot,” fea-turing 10 actors, is a campy murder-mystery musical with odd occurrences happening to all the cast members through-

out. Kasi Stein will direct this production again as she did the first time in 2002. There are roles for six men and four women, ranging in ages from late teens to 60+. A cock-ney accent would be a plus. For more information, visit the GNTC website at www.gntc1.com.

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Sadly, just three years af-ter the course opened, Don-nie Fenlason, the husband of Linda, died after a lingering illness. As if that were not tragic enough, only 11 months later, Veryl (Kittie’s husband) succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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business, and they were not even that keen about the game of golf. And yet, a kind of true grit gripped the women, and they decided to try to run the business and lead it out of the debts that had accrued. There was no cash flow to speak of.

First, the women finished a process their husbands had begun by refinancing the origi-nal loan that had begun to cause the business to slip into a financial danger zone. Linda became chief executive officer and Kittie was named chief financial officer. Their struggle to redeem the business and make a go of it continued.

One day, their banker sug-gested they meet with a busi-ness consultant, Bruce Miles of St. Cloud. His specialty is strategic planning and orga-nizational effectiveness. Miles first put the women through a “business boot camp.”

Then he convened a kind of impromptu board of direc-tors of savvy business people, put Kittie and Linda in a room with them, and the women

peppered them with questions, learning valuable insights and advice from such experts.

Then Miles put the women in touch with a food vendor, who taught the women how to make money through food sales. Linda and Kittie eventu-ally gained confidence in leaps and bounds, and then proceed-ed to make a series of very pos-itive changes at the golf course.

Through superb bookkeep-ing, business analysis, frequent meetings with staff and other measures, the Fenlasons be-came very adept at accounting for the money coming in and the money going out and how to manage it all scrupulously.

The two women took control of the golf course just three years ago. Miles and others are astonished by how well the women have done and how far they have come as successful business owners and manag-ers.

The story writer, Kyle Dar-byson ends “Owning Up” with these words:

“It’s been close to three

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years since Linda and Kittie took over Blackberry Ridge, and the two women couldn’t be happier. ‘Sometimes I can’t believe how far we’ve come,’ says Kittie.

“Meanwhile, Linda reflects from her kitchen, just off the course’s par-3 No. 11 hole. ‘I can see the red-roofed barn

that’s been here since the (19)50s. I can smell fresh-cut grass, and I can hear laughter coming from the tee box. It’s a pretty special place to be.’

“Asked what their husbands would say if they were to look down on her and Kittie, Linda doesn’t hesitate. ‘They’d say they were really proud of us.’”

photo from Golf Business Magazine

Kittie (left) and Linda Fenlason, holding golf clubs, are shown in a photo that accom-panies a story about them, entitled “Own-ing Up” in the No-vember issue of Golf Business Magazine. The story tells about the struggles the two sisters-in-law endured after the deaths of their husbands, the brothers Donnie and Veryl Fenlason, and how they triumphed as business owners of Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell that their husbands started.

degree in English from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a master’s degree in English from the University of Sussex in England. He is a widely honored poet, novelist and teacher.

The following are the three award-winning poems by Sar-tell student poets:

Campfireby Aleysha Vos

A relaxed auburn flame perches atop its timber,

Wrapped under a grid of wire.

Even trapped within its cage,

Its hot breath reaches out to caress my cheeks.

‘38 Model A Fordby Bridget Maas

You crouch over the rusted metal,

faded jeans stainedwith the grease of hard

work.Changing, fixing, building,

finishing a masterpiece.‘38 Model A FordRestoring her beauty.Your father’s now yours.Endless hours spentmaking the old new,perfect.I’m not perfect.How can I recreate myself?

Restore myself?Like you are restoring your

‘38 Model A Ford.

Plastic Surgeryby Kathy Overby

“Decide,” said the doctor, “what’ll it be?”

Get a beautiful face scien-tifically

Approval is yours with full-er new lips

Made with the fat that we’ve drawn from your hips

Wrinkles be gone, and anxi-ety too

Ask about terms for a radi-ant you . . .

Well, the ether was sweet and my flesh is now tight

But my soul is still empty and black as the night.

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Friday, Nov. 30St. Joseph Farmers’ Market,

3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Jo-seph. www.stjosephfarmersmar-ket.com

Sunday, Dec. 2Holiday shopping expo, with

more than 40 vendors, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW in St. Cloud, 9 18th Ave. N.

Wednesday, Dec. 5St. Stephen City Council, 7

p.m., City Hall. 251-0964.

Thursday, Dec. 6Coffee and Conversation, a

senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

CalendarAsk a Trooper: What are the laws on safe following distances?by Sgt. Jesse Grabow Minnesota State Patrol

Q: I have a question about people riding your bumper and tailing at unsafe distanc-es. Driving back and forth from work every day, and even just cruising through town, I constantly get tailed by drivers. It especially hap-pens out on a county road where the speed limit is 45 mph for a while. Not only is it annoying, but it’s dangerous. What are the laws on safe fol-lowing distances for vehicles, and what can be done when someone is riding your bum-per?

A: Excellent topic! I un-derstand your concern and frustration. I believe “follow-ing too closely” is one of the most under-reported factors in crashes. The reason I say this is based on my experiences

while traveling and watching traffic in general. Minnesota State Statute (M.S.S.) 169.18 Sub.8a says, “The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and pru-dent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the conditions of the highway.”

There is no requirement on a specific distance, unless tow-ing a trailer. But this is where good common sense should come into play and this is what I say in accordance with the Minnesota Safety Coun-cil. Defensive Driving Instruc-tors now teach what we call the 3-Second-Plus Following Distance Rule. Watch the ve-hicle in front of you. When that vehicle gets past an object such as a sign, pole, bridge or other benchmark then count off three seconds. You should not arrive at that spot sooner

than your count to three. If you do, then you are following too closely! Also, you must add one second for every hazard that exists. Hazards include but are not limited to heavy traffic, rain, snow, fog, driving into the sun. In some cases you might have to allow six, seven seconds (or even more) to be safe because of existing hazards.

Learn how to recognize any kind of hazard while you are driving out there, and practice the 3-second (plus) following rule. If everyone were to do this, we would not be having so many crashes, injuries or deaths on our roadways. We get many complaints of trucks following too closely. Contrary to popular belief, crash facts show a much larger number of cars and pickup trucks be-ing involved in fatal rear-end crashes than semi-truck trac-tors pulling trailers.

If someone is following you too closely, pull over and let them by. Tapping your brake lights may not always be a safe option, but in certain cases might help temporarily. Not everyone who follows other vehicles really closely wants to pass you. Some drivers have developed the habit of driving that way all the time. Check in your mirrors every 3 to 5 seconds so you know what is going on around you. While we cannot control the vehicles around us, we can control our own. We need to choose to drive safely in all conditions.

If you have any questions concerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Pa-trol at 1000 Highway 10 W., Detroit Lakes, Minn. 56501-2205. (Or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us)

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Winter Farmers’ Market to debut at city hallby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

A change of venue was an-nounced Monday for the debut of the Winter Farmers’ Market in Sartell.

It will open inside Sartell City Hall at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The market will close

that day at 1 p.m.The city hall is located at

125 Pinecone Road.The other three winter mar-

ket days will also take place at city hall. Those times and dates are from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5; Saturday, Feb. 3; and Sunday, March 3.

The Winter Farmers’ Market operator and organizer, Amy Braig-Lindstrom, said she is happy about the new venue, which the city staff suggested. Originally, the city council had approved, upon Braig-Lind-strom’s request, the golf course club house as a temporary site for a winter farmers’ market.

Braig-Lindstrom said the first thing people want to know about a winter market is what kinds of products could be for sale in the dead of winter. She likes to give them a list of products: root vegetables, meats (pork, chicken, beef), eggs, dried herbs, canned goods, fudge and Christmas cookies, sunflower oil, jams and jellies, peanut brittle, lefse, tea, coffee beans and ice-coffee concentrate, popcorn, scones, candies, pottery wood crafts and recycled items.

Two years ago, Braig-Lind-strom started a summer-and-fall farmers’ market in Sartell,

located next to the Bernick’s Arena. She has a wide-ranging background in farmers’ mar-kets from her years of living in Iowa, the American Southwest and upstate New York.

A relative newcomer to Sar-tell, Braig-Lindstrom, who is an expert potter, was elected to the Sartell City Council in No-vember and will take her seat at the first meeting of the new year, Jan. 14.

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The Winter Farmer’s Market will begin on Dec. 8.

Adopting a family for the holidays has become a popu-lar alternative to gift exchang-es for many friends, families and offices. Catholic Charities’ Share the Spirit program of-fers groups the opportunity to adopt families who are espe-cially in need.

“Our program seeks to as-sist families who are in most need,” said Kathy Sherrard,

Share the Spirit program co-ordinator. “Often the families adopted don’t have a table for their family to eat at, or they don’t have beds to sleep on.”

The program matches in-dividuals, families or groups wanting to provide gifts and food to families in need. The recipient families are referred by local human-service agen-cies, and confidentiality is re-

spected for both donors and families.

“The sooner you volunteer to adopt a family, the more families we will be able to help,” Sherrard said.

Each donor is given infor-mation and a holiday wish list for their chosen family. Donors are asked to spend at least $60 on gifts and $10 on a food gift certificate for each

family member. So if a spon-sored family has three people, $180 would be spent on gifts and $30 on a food gift certifi-cate for a total of $210.

To become a donor or for more information about adopt-ing a family, contact Kathy Sherrard at 320.650.1654 or go to www.ccstcloud.org/sharethespirit.

Catholic Charities is a non-

profit organization that ad-vances the charitable and so-cial mission of the Diocese of St. Cloud. It builds com-munities, promotes family life and enhances human dignity by providing quality services to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths and beliefs.

Adopt a family with Catholic Charities