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Steve Hennes will speak on presidential libraries/museums during the Sartell Senior Connec-tion meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 in the Sartell Senior Center, 212 3rd Ave. N., Sartell. Recently Hennes and his wife visited the Eisenhower Museum in Abiline, Kan. Come and learn first-hand about history while he shares pho-tos and stories of all his tours to presidential libraries/museums. Refreshments will be served.

Bunny winners announcedThe winners for the Newslead-

ers’ Bunny Promotion are as fol-lows: Once Upon a Child, Jacob Anderson, Sartell; Wenner Co. - Cold Spring, Duane Rieland, Rich-mond; Verizon, Savanna Hansen, Royalton; Local Blend, Debbie Emery, St. Joseph; Movies Etc., Joe Baggenstoss, St. Joseph; Rus-sell Eyecare and Associates, Mary Moening, St. Joseph; and St. Jo-seph Meat Market, Mary Moening, St. Joseph.

Nazi hunter Rosenbaum to speak April 8

Eli Rosenbaum, the Nazi Hunt-er and executive officer for the U.S. Department of Justice, will deliver a speech at 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 at the Adath Jeshurun Congrega-tion (Synagogue), 10500 Hillside Lane W., Minnetonka. Larry Til-lemans from Sartell will be his guest. Tillemans has received the U.S. Army “Medal for Excellence” for his more than 450 Holocaust presentations of the war crime trials at Nuremberg and Dachau. Tillemans was a Third Army clerk typist for the trials.

SSEF grant appsdue April 3

Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation grant applications are due April 3. Information for the 2013-14 school year is available on their website. SSEF is proud to be able to support leading-edge pro-grams and ideas in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District because of amazing support and dona-tions from community, families and businesses. Last year, SSEF supported more than $25,000 in programs and is aiming to sur-pass that based on another re-cord-breaking campaign. For more information, visit our website at www.ssef.net

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Inside this edition:Sabre Basketball Salute

The Waters Church

by Dennis [email protected]

Several Sabres basketball players say they feel as if they’d suddenly awakened from a dream last week after playing for the 3A state championship March 20 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Even though the Sabres lost

55-70 to the Minneapolis DeLa-Salle Islanders, they are proud they played their very best and happy to have been the first Sartell basketball team to com-pete in a state championship tourney – the first in 43 years.

“The state tournament seems like it was a dream now,” said Sabres Head Coach David An-gell.

Making it to the state was a deeply held season goal for all Sabres players, and they realized that goal, Angell said. They were also in peak form.

“They did exactly what they needed to,” he said. “They deserve credit. DeLaSalle is the best (basketball) team in the state in all categories. They per-

Sabres reflect on dream come true


Ron Euteneuer of Sartell loves to think his late grandfa-ther helped build the old red caboose Ron and other volun-teers are lovingly restoring at a site along 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue in Waite Park.

It’s very likely grandfather Albert Euteneuer did, in fact, have a hand in building the ca-boose. He worked at the Waite Park “car shops” from 1917 until 1960, constructing mainly railroad boxcars. Euteneuer was an expert at putting finishing wood touches on the cars, and grandson Ron is almost certain he would have been chosen to do the specialty-built features that characterize cabooses.

The caboose in question was built in 1943 in the car shops just 50 yards or so directly north from where it now sits. Although its frame is steel, most of the boxcar is wooden because steel in the mid-1940s was criti-cally needed for the war effort. The wood for the car, Euteneuer noted, came from Douglas fir trees from either Washington or Oregon – from some of the for-ests then owned by the railroad.

For many decades, the old boxcar sat unused in St. Paul until in early 2011 when the Great Northern Railway Histori-cal Society agreed to sell it for $1 to the St. Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum (Starail), of which Euteneuer is treasurer. It cost $7,000 to move the ca-

Sartell man keeps alive legend, lore of trains

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Bill Riner of Sartell recently received statewide recognition for his role of mentoring Skyler Figallo in the Big Brothers Big Sis-ters program. The two have spent time together learning new hobbies such as fishing and other activities.

by Cori Hilsgen [email protected]

Sartell resident Bill Riner was recently recognized for his outstanding role as a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

BBBS of Central Minnesota recognizes a “Big Brother” and “Big Sister” annually. Riner and Julie Hentges of Richmond were selected to receive the honor and to represent BBBS of Central Minnesota in the state-wide competition. Both Riner and Hentges were chosen as the sole winners in their respec-tive categories.

Riner has been matched with his little brother, Skyler Figallo of St. Joseph, for five years. A

friend of Riner’s referred him to the progam.

“Skyler and I are certainly glad they did,” Riner said.

Riner said besides the chance to make a difference in a young person’s life, he has had a whole lot of fun.

“How many senior citizens get to enjoy navigating through a straw maze, enjoy a haunted house, spend an afternoon at a water park getting splashed and very wet, help an eager young man work on woodworking projects which turn into gifts for his mom, dad and little brothers?” Riner asked. “Help a teenage boy refinish a rocker for an appreciative mom. Enjoy and share with him his pride

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Ron Euteneuer (right) stands by the 1943 caboose in St. Paul shortly before it was moved on a flatbed truck to Waite Park, where it is now being refurbished.

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Phil Ringstrom (left), a member of the American Legion from Sartell, was in Washington D.C. recently lobbying for issues that affect American war veterans and the military. Ringstrom, chairman of the Minnesota American Legion Rehabilitation Committee, was part of a delegation of 35 Minnesotans in Washington. He is shown here with past national commander Dan Ludwig.

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

March 1312:15 a.m. Traffic stop. 2nd Street

S. After checking a vehicle’s registra-tion, it was that the owner had a re-voked license. The driver admitted to knowing he did not have a valid license. The vehicle was parked; he was issued a citation and released.

10:36 a.m. Traffic stop. 4th Avenue N. A vehicle was witnessed traveling 52 mph in a posted 30-mph zone. The driver stated he was not aware of his speed. He was issued a citation and

released.3:45 p.m. Warrant arrest. Lowell

Lane. An arrest warrant was issued for a male. Officers were able to locate the male at his residence and place him under arrest without incident.

March 14 9:36 a.m. School-bus violation.

Pinecone Road. A school bus stop-arm violation was reported and officers spoke to the driver who admitted to the violation. She was issued a citation and released.

10:46 a.m. Theft. Walmart. A male was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. The male admitted to theft and was issued a citation and released.

4:41 p.m. Theft. Walmart. Two male juveniles were witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchan-dise. They both admitted to the theft. They both were issued citations and

released to their parents.

March 1511:14 a.m. Traffic stop. C.R. 120.

After checking a vehicle’s registration, it was found the owner had a revoked license. The driver admitted to not having a valid license. The vehicle was parked; he was issued a citation and released.

5:57 p.m. Motor assist. Walgreens. A request was made to assist a female whose child was locked inside her ve-hicle. An officer arrived and was able to unlock the vehicle without incident.

March 162:17 a.m. Traffic stop. Twin Rivers

Court. A complaint was made regarding a possible drunk driver. Officers arrived and spoke to the driver who admitted to having three drinks earlier in the night. He was given a field sobriety and breath test. He passed all tests and was

released.11:04 p.m. Open door. A door was

found unlocked to a building. The own-er could not be located. Officers se-cured the building and locked the door.

March 17 3:46 p.m. Welfare check. A report

was made from a family member re-garding a possibly suicidal male. Of-ficers were able to locate the male and found he was carrying a loaded weapon. The male was transported to the hospi-tal for an evaluation.

6:37 p.m. Stalled vehicle. Riverside Avenue. A vehicle was stalled on the side of the road due to a trailer hitch snapping. An officer stayed to provide safety lights until the problem was resolved.

March 1812:44 p.m. Traffic stop. Riverside

Avenue. A vehicle was witnessed trav-

eling 44 mph in a posted 30-mph zone. The driver was aware he was speeding. He was issued a citation and released.

1:19 p.m. Traffic stop. Riverside Av-enue. A vehicle was witnessed traveling 43 mph in a posted 30-mph zone. The driver was not aware he was speeding. He was issued a citation and released.

9:41 p.m. Theft. Walmart. A male was witnessed attempting to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. He ad-mitted to the theft. It was also found he had three outstanding warrants. He was issued a citation for the theft and transported to the Stearns County Jail.

March 197:02 a.m. Theft. 23rd Street S. A

report was made regarding power tools taken from a construction site sometime during the night. The items were in a locked trailer; the deadbolt had been cut off.

Bantams take third at state tourneySartell Bantam As have sealed up an amazing season battling for a third-place trophy at the VFW Bantam State Tournament playing against AA teams in White Bear Lake March 22-24. The team included (front row, left to right): Tommy Pinkerton, Lo-gan Brookins, Matt Partch, Alec Adelman and Dillion Blommer; and (back row) Jared Freeman, John Schmidt, Jordan Roller, Matt Moran, Isaac Dammen, Matt Michaud, Will McCabe and Keenan Lund. They showed up ready to play hard and bring home hardware. Off-ice training at the Crossfit Fast Factory built much-needed endurance as they played short three play-ers this weekend. Game one started with beating Rochester, 6-1, then taking a tough loss to Elk River in a shutout, 4-0 for game two. In the final game against White Bear Lake, Matt Mo-ran scored with an assist from goalie Matt Partch for the first goal. Next Isaac Dammen took a shot from the blue line sink-ing it in deep for goal number two with an assist from Moran and Alec Adelman. In the final seconds of the game the offense crashed the net. Keenan Lund scored the winning goal with an assist from Moran leaving only 2.5 seconds on the clock. Hard work and pushing past fatigue was much rewarded with med-als around their necks and a trophy to bring home.

Three Sartell students were recently named to the fall semester dean’s list at St. John’s University, Collegeville.

They are the following: Austin Barkley, son of Julie and Jim Barkley, a sophomore Hispanic studies major; Jared Baxa, son of Diana and Donald Baxa, a junior biology major; and Alex Hanson, son of Michelle and Ron Hanson, a junior individualized major.

Students must earn a semester grade-point average of a minimum of 3.80.

Troy Monson of St. Stephen, was recently named to the fall semester dean’s list at Bemidji (Minn.) State University.

Erinn Miles, Sartell, who is a member of the class of 2016 at Providence (R.I.) College, re-cently spent a week working with Habitat for Humanity on a home project in Waynesburg, Penn. Miles was among more than 230

Providence College students who volunteered to spend their spring break working at Habitat home sites in 16 locations in the United States.

Ashley Bartlett of Sartell was recently awarded a scholarship from Central Minnesota Credit Union. A total of $15,000 in schol-arships was awarded; $11,000 for video scholarships; and $4,000 for essay scholarships. Every year, CMCU offers scholarships to CMCU members to further their education at a two- or four-year college.

This year, more than 148 stu-dents applied for the scholar-ships throughout CMCU’s field of membership. Video scholar-ships were based on a creative and unique 30-second to one-minute video commercial for CMCU. Es-say scholarships were based on the question, “If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?”

Eleven $1,000-video scholar-ship winners included Bartlett and 10 others from St. Joseph, Albany, Avon, Bowlus, Freeport, Melrose, Perham and West Union.

Eight $500-essay scholarship winners included students from St. Joseph, Avon, Cokato, Eden Valley, Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville and Waite Park.

“We are honored to have the opportunity to present these stu-dents with scholarships,” said Central Minnesota Credit Union President/CEO, Rick Odenthal, “they are the future leaders and we encourage them to continue to work hard and make a difference.”

In the March 8 edition of the Sartell Newsleader it stated Rhon-da Evans of Sartell was recently named to the fall dean’s list for academic achievement from the Herron School of Art and Design. It should have stated Sarah Evans was the student.

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formed great in rebounds, and they outperformed us.”

Angell has been the Sabres basketball coach since 1983. Making it to the state was a big thrill, of course, for him and his players.

“It was a great experience,” he said.

Playing at state was “kind of scary,” said Patrick Fischer.

“A big arena and all those lights,” he said. “At first I felt a bit nervous. We knew they (DeLaSalle) are really good. Still, it was disappointing to lose, and yet I wouldn’t change any of it. I’m happy with how our team played. Our goal was to get to state and we did it.”

Fischer will attend Bemidji State University next fall and will be a member of its basket-ball team.

Like Fischer, all the Sabres are happy about their experi-ence at state. For example, on the night after the Sabres lost to DeLaSalle, Sabres’ shooting guard Tom Bearson said he went to sleep “with a happy head.” He was still exhilarated by the experience as he drifted into sleep. He replayed in his mind what he described as the “phenomenal ambiance” of the tournament: he and his teammates entering the huge Williams Arena with its bright lights and packed crowds, the

roar of Sabres fans greeting them, the intense and tough play against superb opponents, the ecstatic rush when the Sa-bres took an 11-4 lead near the game’s start.

“It was really cool,” Bearson said. “Our goal as a team was to win at sectionals and go to state, and we ended up doing it. I’m so proud of our team and the coaching staff.”

Many others are proud, too. Many people Bearson has come into contact with since the game have congratulated him and the team with “Way to go!” comments and hearty pats and handshakes.

“People come up to me and congratulate me – people I don’t even know,” he said. “It’s nice to know people really did care and appreciate our team as something cool.”

Bearson, who is a junior, is eager to begin practicing for next year’s basketball season.

It was Bearson who was part of a play that electrified every-one March 14 at Halenbeck Hall at St. Cloud State Univer-sity. That’s the night the Sabres won the Section 8-3A champi-onship that sent them to state play. It was a very tight game all through when in the clos-ing seconds Bearson threw the ball, which was caught by post player Tim Immelman. In the blink of an eye, with just sec-onds to go on the clock, Immel-man slammed the ball through the hoop, causing Sabres fans to erupt in a deafening roar of joy. With that one remarkable

moment, the Sabres won the game 57-55, leaving their op-ponents, the Fergus Falls Otters, stunned but impressed.

Immelman, too, felt a bit dazed and dazzled after the state tournament.

“The fans were screaming in Williams Arena,” he said. “It was just insane.”

His post-game moods range from pride and elation to disap-pointment and sadness. Immel-man is proud of his team and the coaching staff; he is elated the Sabres made it to state; he is disappointed a bit they lost; and he is sad his four happy years with the Sabres are gone now.

He keeps sadness at bay by looking forward to his years as a St. John’s University student and member of the legendary Johnnie’s football team. He will start college next fall.

“My four years on the Sabres team were unforgettable,” he said. “It was my favorite part of high school. I have an almost

surreal feeling now it’s all over. I wish it was still going on. It was great and it went by so fast. It’s sad knowing I’m not going to practice anymore after school.”

However, Immelman said he has memories to cherish for-ever.

“Playing at state was one of my best accomplishments,” he said. “I was super-excit-ed about it, and it was such an honor. I loved playing for (coach) Angell.”

Immelman scored 10 points at the state tournament. Park-er Hagen scored 19, Brandon Snoberger 12; Bearson 8; and Fischer 6.

Immelman said he will al-ways remember the support he and his team received from so many fans: school chums, parents, siblings, city residents and total strangers. His fam-ily members (parents Aubrey and Pam; brother Matt, 15; sis-ter Elizabeth, 13; and Patrick, 7) were his number-one fans,

naturally.Patrick loved to wear a shirt

with his big-brother-hero’s name and number on it; he would make team-spirit signs to help cheer on Tim; and he would cry when he couldn’t at-tend an away game.

Immelman said he has little doubt Patrick, too, will some-day be a Sabres team member, and – who knows? – at some happy future time just might help win a state championship.

“I want to thank everybody for all the support,” Immelman said. “It’s been a great run. The whole experience is something I’ll never forget.”

The members of the Sabres basketball team are Scott Bal-lard, Bearson, Brett Bertelson, Fischer, Nolan Frank, Nick Gjense, Hagen, Andrew Hayes, Dylan Hollenkamp, Immelman, Mick Kutz, Ben Lanners, Matt Markman, Cordell Midas, Clay Nackenthun, Sam Neeser, Sno-berger and Kevin Wolfe.

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Our View

There are winners; there are losers.On March 20, the Minneapolis DeLaSalle

Islanders were the winners of the high-school basketball 3A state championship. The Sartell Sabres were the losers, with a score of 70-55.

That’s a fact. But beyond that fact, the words “winners” and “losers” should be re-examined.

Winners are those who, despite losses, take responsibility and move on. They do not whine and pout; they do not blame anyone else; they learn from loss; they demonstrate class and dignity even in a disappointing defeat and through the everyday ongoing thick-and-thin.

In that sense, the Sartell Sabres basketball team players are indeed “winners,” even after their state-tournament loss.

For one thing, the Sabres’ goal all season was to make it to the state championship tour-ney, and because of their determination and superb teamwork they did just that – the first time in the 43-year history of Sartell High School the boys basketball team went to state competition.

For another thing, the Sabres performed at the peak of their powers against a team that is widely acclaimed as the most accomplished, ferociously talented basketball team in the state. The Sabres knew from the get-go what they were up against, but they didn’t flinch. Even as they saw defeat coming during that terribly intense game, they played as if there was no tomorrow.

And yet another thing: After the game, the Sabres – disappointed, naturally – gave full credit to the tremendous talents of their op-ponents. There was no bitterness whatsoever. There was a mutual admiration of the kind only the best winners and best losers always demonstrate.

In Sartell Newsleader interviews with coach David Angell and several Sabres play-ers, it was so impressive how these team members stressed the indelibly positive reac-tions of their experiences leading up to the state tournament, even in the wake of their loss at the state level. They discussed the joys of playing basketball at Sartell High School; they talked about the importance of teamwork and camaraderie; they praised the guidance of coaches; they expressed gratitude for their legions of diehard fans; and they all shared upbeat thoughts about their plans for future goals in life.

True losers don’t learn anything. They turn sour and then give up.

The Sartell Sabres lost the state champion-ship. It was a temporary loss, and because of their true grit, sterling character, discipline and hard work, the Sabres are long-time win-ners. Those hard-won and important charac-ter traits will make them winners throughout their lives.

Congratulations, Sartell Sabres!

Sartell Sabres shine even after state loss

Did you know Lady Diana was still alive before she died?

I didn’t, either. Not until the other day, when I saw a headline that stated:

Diana was still alive hours before she died

Shocking. Just imagine – alive, then dead.

That’s one of many headlines a news colleague emailed me last week. In the email attachment, there are about two dozen headlines that have been photo-graphed from a variety of newspapers. I have to wonder, though, if some are hoaxes because a few are so obscene and/or just plain dumb I cannot imag-ine how any headline writer could have written them – even in haste – without knowing how “bad” they are. It’s hard to imagine how such headlines could have escaped the eagle-eyed attention of a proofreader, unless the proofreader called in sick that day.

However, I know all too well how “blooper” headlines can happen. Dur-ing a hectic day, when a newspaper staff is scrambling under deadline pressure to put together a paper for publication, the hurried last-minute writing of some headlines can lead to awful mistakes. It can happen within hastily written stories, too. My own most regrettable blooper is: “Adolescence is the confus-ing corridor that leads from childhood to adultery.”

When I read goofy headlines, I laugh, but then I cringe, knowing first-hand how easily they can happen.

Here are some of the other “bloop-ers” sent to me, with my parenthetical reactions:

Barbershop singers bring joy to school for deaf

(Those singers must have been aw-fully good-looking.)

Missippi’s literacy program shows improvement

(So does Minsota’s, I’m told)Hospitals resort to hiring doctors.

Physician shortage prompts move, ad-ministrators say

(Good grief, what next?! Will they soon be hiring paroled killers?)

New sick policy requires 20-day notice

(You feel a sneeze coming on, you better call the boss quick.)

Bugs flying around with wings are flying bugs

(You don’t say! I kept wondering what the heck those buzzing pests were.)

Worker suffers leg pain after crane drops 800-pound ball on his head

(Poor guy. Anatomically challenged, apparently.)

Bridges help people cross rivers(Oh, that’s so good to know. Now I

can leave my swim trunks at home.)Man accused of killing lawyer re-

ceives new attorney(Sure hope that man likes attorneys

better than lawyers.)Police arrest everyone on Feb. 22(Not me they didn’t. On that day, I

was hiding under the bed.)Starvation can lead to health haz-

ards(You can say that again. Just try my

new no-fat, no-salt diet once. It’s killing me.)

Total lunar eclipse will be broad-cast live on Northwoods Public Radio

(Can’t wait. I’ve always wanted to hear a total eclipse. It’s probably really loud.)

Miracle cure kills fifth patient(Always, always ask, before any kind

of cure, miracle or not, “Hey, doc, am I your sixth patient?”)

Marijuana issue sent to a joint committee

(I bet those legislators had a high old time that day.)

Statistics show teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25

(Well, duh! That’s not surprising. It’s because teens older than 25 tend to be more responsible about birth control.)

Homeless survive winter: now what?

(Here’s what: They might have to sur-vive summer, too – like the hot, humid, hellish summer we all had to survive last year.)

Homicide victims rarely talk to police

(I don’t blame them. When I’m dead I’m going to keep my mouth shut. Can’t believe some goners have the gall to keep talking, especially to police.)

Federal agents raid gun shop, find weapons

(Yup, smart agents. That’s a good place to start looking for weapons.)

Parents keep kids home to protest school closure

(Those moms and dads finally have their thinking caps on. Now the kids won’t have to hang around on the play-ground all day, hungry and cold, waiting for the school to open.)

‘Bridges help people cross rivers’Dennis Dalman

Editor

The U.S. Constitution is not a living documentIs the U.S. Constitution the law of

the land or not? Are we a nation of laws or not? Recent events have caused me to wonder. Some now seem to believe if a law is inconvenient, we should just change it to suit ourselves or the situ-ation. If a particular law doesn’t favor our group or our agenda, we should just change it to meet our modern needs or wants.

I hear the word fairness tossed around. Nothing is more fair than a system of laws designed around the equality of all individuals with no special favor being granted to anyone. Our Founders got it right. They put into place a template that, when observed and followed, deals with all our modern situations. No person or persons should be singled out for special consideration for any reason regardless of any past injustices or perceived injus-tices.

First and foremost the U.S. Constitu-tion is indeed the supreme law of the land. It’s not a living document. It was good when it was adopted and it’s good now. The document itself has in place methods for amending it if and when changes are necessary. In fact, the first 10 amendments, The Bill of Rights, are clear examples of legitimate changing of the Constitution. There have been other

amendments throughout the years.No reasonable person can deny that

in this world there is right and wrong, good and evil. There is black and white. Issues facing us can be decided by those very easy factors. Nuance has become a convenient method for some people to try and circumvent what is right.

Our nation guarantees every legal citizen the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Nowhere, however, is there any guarantee of success. We are instead guaranteed equal opportunity. Our outcome will be based on our hard work, our talent and in some cases just plain luck. Some of our citizens will be-come wealthy and some will not. Such is life. Some may even work long and hard and still fail to achieve monetary success. Again, such is life, but we as free people get to decide what success is.

I believe in personal responsibility. I am responsible for the care and feeding of my family, not your family. That is your responsibility. I believe in obeying the law and I expect you to do the same.

If you don’t, I expect the law-enforce-ment agencies my tax dollars fund to arrest and prosecute you.

The very first amendment to our Con-stitution guarantees us all the right of free speech and the freedom to practice our religion and its tenets or to practice no re-ligion at all. That is not a guarantee with a time limit. Nowhere in that guarantee is the requirement that my religious beliefs should be compromised because of some politician’s zeal for a nationwide, one-size-fits-all health-insurance program.

Of course the Second Amendment guarantees you and me the right to own and to bear arms. There is no nuance here. This amendment was never about deer or duck hunting. The true purpose of this amendment was and is for my protection against both home invaders and government invaders, either foreign or domestic.

Finally, I believe we are a country of diversity. We always have been. The only difference between today and 1776 is there are many more of us. We already have in place a system of government sufficient to deal with our diversity. We do not need more laws. We just need to obey and enforce the laws we have.

Ron ScarbroGuest Writer


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of accomplishment. Watch him skillfully cut out puzzles for his little brothers on a scroll saw. Guide his hands in the carv-ing of a snake and creation of a bear puzzle for sale at the ‘Magic Moments Ball.’ Skyler and I think we were the ‘best in the show.’”

The two were matched in the “School- and Site-Based” program and met once each week during the school year. They played board games, made and flew paper airplanes in the gym and flew kites out-side in warmer weather. During the school year, they did not meet off-site.

When the school year end-ed, however, Riner and Figallo wanted to continue with the program. They expanded to the “Community-Based” program where they met outside the school and increased their fun activities.

Some of their activities in-cluded attending as many BBBS events as they could, spending time at the library, bike rid-ing, swimming, fishing, playing board games and card tricks, playing catch with balls, play-ing pool, bowling, working on lots and lots of woodworking projects, eating lunches at plac-es such as “Mongos” and other activities.

They went to the theater to see the movie called “Wreck it Ralph” and really enjoyed it. Riner said he would never have gone to that movie on his own.

Riner and Figallo have also shopped together for Christmas gifts for Figallo’s family and also for items for Figallo.

“Skyler is an excellent shop-per,” Riner said. “He spends his money very well. He takes a long time to make comparisons and frequently does not make a purchase. He knows how much money he has available and decides how to allocate his funds.”

Riner said Figallo is fun to

watch when he shops.“He compares prices and as-

sesses value; it’s not a fast process,” Riner said. “I just tag along and listen to him think aloud about his choices. I’ve told him several times I think he is a very good shopper.”

Figallo, 15, is a student at St. John’s Preparatory School. His father, Andrew, works at Merrill Corp., and his mother, Shaana, recently passed the Minneso-ta Teacher license exam after graduating from St. Cloud State University in December. Figallo has two younger brothers – Rainer, 6, and Donovan, 4.

Figallo started with the BBBS program when he was a stu-dent in Sauk Rapids. A teacher, who had had a good experience with the program, suggested Figallo would like it, too. At about the same time, a class member of Figallo’s mother had also given a passionate, in-formational speech about the program. Since male volunteers were minimal, he was origi-nally matched with a Big Sister. Figallo’s mother said she was a wonderful match, but as Figallo grew, his needs changed and the program matched him with a Big Brother.

“We are forever thankful to BBBS for recognizing he needed a match that could be with him throughout the years and help mold him into a well-rounded, healthy, positive young adult,” Shaana said. “And they suc-ceeded when they paired Skyler with Bill.”

Figallo is active in plays and musicals and Riner says he always lands a major role. Re-cently Figallo performed as the “Scarecrow” in the “Wizard of Oz” performance at the Para-mount Theatre. The two also watch other plays and musicals at the Paramount.

Figallo has played soccer, participates in track and cross country and enjoys attending German Camp in the summer.

Riner, married for 48 years,

has two sons and five grand-children. A Minnesota resident for the past 10 years, he is re-tired from an engineering and management career in heavy manufacturing.

Before joining the BBBS pro-gram, Riner had experiences with his sons and grandchil-dren and says he does many of the same things with Figallo.

Riner believes all youngsters need a good adult role model who interacts with them in a loving, nonjudgmental way. He said kids thrive on it and it’s essential for their healthy de-velopment.

“The BBBS organization is a proven way of providing this vital component to many young people,” Riner said. “Being a part of this organization as a ‘Big’ is very rewarding.

“We are just two guys, one young fellow and one not so young sharing time together. Something we would not have if it were not for the pairing brought about through the mar-velous BBBS organization.”

Figallo said Riner deserves the BBBS award.

“He’s one of the smart-est, funniest and nicest guys I know,” Figallo said, “and I am glad he’ll finally get recognized for it.”

Figallo said Riner has taught him many things about a vari-ety of subjects. He has taught him to understand math, how to be safe and have fun at the same time, how to play chess and other things.

“Teaching me to play chess helped me learn I needed to plan ahead,” Figallo said, “an-ticipate what was coming next and to plan accordingly.”

Figallo said Riner has helped him to see the world in a few different ways. Riner liked clas-sical music as much as Figallo did, so they listen to that a lot.

“I found it to be a mostly re-laxing genre of music,” Figallo said. “It helped me slow down and think about things. When-

ever I get upset or stressed out, I listen to classical music to remind me to calm down and think about things. Most of the time, it helps me realize what was wrong and how it could be fixed.”

Figallo said Riner also taught him a few things about people

and about the difference wear-ing a smile and being nice can make. Riner had shared a story about getting stuck at the air-port and how the person wait-ing in line ahead of him had yelled at the woman behind the counter. When it was Riner’s

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boose on a flatbed truck to Waite Park. It couldn’t come by rail because of its badly aged and weakened bearings.

Long historyThe boxcar was used by the

Great Northern Railroad from the time it was built in the spring of 1943 until 1980. It was latched onto the back of countless trains during their journeys primarily in Minne-sota and North Dakota.

The caboose, like cabooses everywhere, served as a kind of traveling “office” for the train’s conductor and other staff – typ-ically two brakemen. All would keep an eye on safety issues while the train was on the tracks. Another “duty,” though an unofficial one, was for the conductor to wave merrily back to the happily waving children and adults in cars traveling on roadways near the tracks.

ExhibitThe refurbished bright-red

boxcar will be one part of a three-part exhibit on a track next to 3rd Street, across the street from Pesty’s Bar and Res-taurant. The other parts of the “trio” will follow. They include a boxcar and a diesel locomo-tive engine. All will proudly dis-play a famous logo – “Rocky,” the Great Northern Railroad mountain goat.

Euteneuer loves to share details about the permanent exhibit. The boxcar, which re-cently arrived from St. Paul in mid-February, was built at the Waite Park car shops in 1948 – the first made completely

of steel and the first one with roller bearings. The diesel loco-motive engine, a gift from Xcel Energy, was built in 1941 and will be sent from Becker, where it is now, to Waite Park.

The trio of train-car exhibits will be hooked together, front to back, just like an abbreviated train. Starail members are also hoping Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and the City of Waite Park can negotiate the purchase of the car-shop build-ing, which would be adapted into a train museum with thou-sands of fascinating artifacts culled from the long history of railroading. The rail industry shaped much of American his-tory and culture. It had a deci-sive effect on the settling of the West and the sad demise of the Plains Native Americans.

Euteneuer is a long-time, passionate train hobbyist. Just the slightest mention of any-thing to do with trains can set Euteneuer down the track he so loves – the history, legend and lore of trains. Born in St. Paul, he was raised in Waite Park, a city well known for its “car shops” – the local slang phrase for the vast series of buildings where train cars were constructed for trains far and wide and the place where Eute-neuer’s Grandpa Albert worked for 43 years. The car shops em-ployed hundreds of people from throughout the area.

The car-shop building is 300 feet long, made of yellow brick and built on solid granite bed-rock. The oldest part, on the west, was built in 1890. The other half, to the east, was con-structed in 1920.

Between the car-shop build-ing the train exhibit sits on a paved portion of the Wobegon Trail, which will eventually link up to the Wobegon Trail from St. Joseph and points west and

to the City of St. Cloud to the east.

Euteneuer can foresee the day when people will enjoy a day visiting the train exhibit and the car-shop museum, and many visitors, he said, will be bicyclists or hikers on the trail.

RefurbishmentAlthough the boxcar was in

sad-sack condition when it ar-rived in Waite Park, the mem-bers of Starail were determined to bring it back to life. They sandblasted it, repainted the inside, put in seating cushions, redid a rotted part of the wood-en floor and installed new win-dows with shatter-proof glass. That labor of love continues. Just recently, Euteneuer and two other men worked inside the caboose, sprucing it up. The other men were Barry Sch-reiber, secretary of Starail and a professor of criminal-justice studies at St. Cloud State Uni-versity; and Anil Shah, an SCSU student of computer technol-ogy who hails from the world’s “rooftop,” the country of Nepal high in the Himalaya moun-tains.

As the men worked, doing various tasks within the ca-boose, Euteneuer proudly called attention to the caboose’s fea-tures. Its walls have been re-painted a mint green, which is the original color. The repaired tongue-and-groove wooden floor will be painted brick-red, also the original color.

The cast-iron stove, bolted to the floor, is the original that was used for heating the car and for cooking. In true rail-roader fashion, like a conductor of yore, Euteneuer brought a cast-iron skillet and ingredients to make a stove-top quiche – eggs, spinach and cheese.

The red caboose is a “cupo-la-style” car, meaning there is

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photos by Dennis Dalman

Above: Sitting in the caboose cupola, Anil Shah looks out toward the Waite Park car-shop facility where the caboose was manu-factured in 1943. Shah, a St. Cloud State University student from Nepal, is helping restore the old caboose. Right: An old ca-boose lantern, with red and blue lenses, was fueled by kerosene and hung at the rear of the caboose so it could be seen by trains that might be following far behind.


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a raised portion (cupola) in the very middle of the car so two people can climb up a ladder and sit down in facing chairs while looking out several win-dows above the boxcar. It’s high enough so workmen could sit and watch the top of the train cars ahead of them as it chug-chugged down the track.

Cabooses were created in the mid-19th Century and were considered “traveling hotels” for the train staff by railroad companies. They were spartan accommodations and yet also rather cozy and homey with their wood or coal-fired stoves and their sleeping benches. Euteneuer and his assistants are currently working to install cushions on the two long sleep-ing benches. They will also install a chemical toilet, an air conditioner and – to the delight and amusement of visitors – a four-foot-long, bright-red crib-bage board made by Euteneuer, complete with gold and silver actual railroad spike “markers.” While riding in boxcars, rail-road staff during their down times enjoyed playing cards and cribbage.

Bye, bye boxcarsThe word “caboose,” histo-

rians surmise, came from the Dutch word “kabhuis,” which referred to the compartment on the main deck of a ship where meals could be prepared.

For many decades, cabooses on trains were required by law. Rail staff had to keep a close eye on safety factors, such as air-brake pressure and rail parts overheating.

Then, in the 1980s, the in-vention of contraptions known as “flashing rear-end devices” more or less sealed the doom of cabooses. Known as FREDS for short, the electronic devices au-tomatically kept track of safety concerns and could instantly relay any information to the en-gineer at the front of the train. Nowadays, the conductor is of-ten also at the front of the train, with the engineer.

Euteneuer and other train hobbyists are sad about the gradual decline of trains and train culture. That is why they want to preserve as many ar-tifacts as they can for the en-joyment and enlightenment of future generations. School chil-dren have already enjoyed visits to the caboose. Many of them ask their teachers if they can “stay and play” there.

The exhibit will become a part of Waite Park Family Fun Fest every June.

Generations of children in the “good old days” grew up wav-ing at conductors while travel-ing with their parents. Many old-timers fondly remember the song, “Little Red Caboose.”

“Little red caboose chug, chug, chug

Little red caboose chug, chug, chug

Little red caboose behind the train.

Smokestack on its back, back, back, back

Coming down the track, track, track, track

Little red caboose behind the train.

Last car on the end, end, end, end

Racin’ ‘round the bend, bend, bend, bend

Little red caboose behind the train . . . “

photos by Dennis Dalman

Above: Visitors to the caboose, when it’s opened to the public, will have a chance to play cribbage, using this giant red-caboose cribbage board with actual railroad spikes for markers. Ron Euteneuer is holding the board he dreamt up and created. Left: A very old radio, which still works fine, lends an air of “good-old-days” authenticity to the inside of the caboose.


LEgAL noTICESREgULAR SCHooL BoARD MEETIng SARTELL-ST. STEPHEn PUBLIC SCHooLS InDEPEnDEnT SCHooL DISTRICT 748

FEB. 25, 2013 DISTRICT CEnTER BoARD RooMThe regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 6 p.m. by Chair, Michelle Meyer. Members pres-ent: Meyer, chair; Mary McCabe, vice chair; Jason Nies, clerk/treasurer; Pam Raden, director; Krista Durrwachter, director; Dan Riordan, direc-tor; and Hannah Tilstra, student member. Members absent: Joseph Hill, superintendent.

Chair Meyer thanked staff, guests and students for attending the board meeting, and welcomed Student Representative Hannah Tilstra.

A motion was made by Durrwachter to amend the following items:•MoveActionItemC3WorkStudySessiontoDiscussionItemE5•AddDiscussionItemE6–MeetingdateinSt.Stephen•AddActionItemC3–ApprovalofSpanishClubFundraiser

Recognition of visitors and public forum: Christine Rohlfs, 815 15th St. N., Sartell, MN 56377; Scott Lindell, 1407 7th Ave. N., Sartell, MN 56377; and Tammy Ferns, 1718 Grizzly Lane, Sartell, MN 56377, ad-dressed the board on the topic of revisiting the 2013-2014 academic cal-endar.

A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Durrwachter to approve consent items a-d as presented below:

a. Minutes of the meeting held on Jan. 18, 2013. b. Checks in the amount of $1,661,609.64 as presented: General Fund 1,195,347.72 Food Service Fund 90,115.01 Transportation Fund 59,322.70 Community Service Fund 33,601.89 Capital Expenditure Fund 91,951.51 Building Fund 190,749.86 Summer Rec Agency Fund 520.95 Check numbers 150776 to 151175

Receipts in the amount of $2,946,709.45 as presented: General Fund 2,455,301.88 Food Service Fund 239,526.62 Transportation Fund 13,948.91 Community Service Fund 140,013.96 Capital Expenditure Fund 39,826.57 Building Fund 89.62 Debt Service Fund 57,241.89 Summer Rec Agency Fund 760.00 Receipts 38128-38250

Wire transfers in the amount of $183,513.91 as presented: General Fund 179,558.80 Community Service Fund 3,955.11 Wire transfers 201200039-201200042

Name To Donation PurposeJan Sorell Sartell-St. Stephen Community

Education Adopt a Family Gifts$85.86 2 sets twin bed sheets, pillow cases,

and blanketsKristi Malley Sartell-St. Stephen Community

Education Adopt a Family Gifts$65.11 Miscellaneous kitchen, bath and

clothing itemsGreg Rueter Sartell-St. Stephen Community

Education Adopt a Family Gifts$275 Clothing, video games and gift cards

Judy Morgan Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education Adopt a Family Gifts

$132 Sheets, miscellaneous books and children’s clothing

Oak Ridge PTO District 748 Schools $2,241 Kindergarten booksCentral MN Builders Association

Sartell High School Industrial Tech Dept.

$330 To be used in the Woods class

Sartell Music Association

Sartell High School $900 Orchestra assistance

Sartell Music Association

Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education

$300 Cost to cover accompanist for El-ementary Honors Choir

c. Accept the following donations:

d. Accept the retirement of Dorothy Slivnik, SMS custodian, effective 5-31-13

Student Representative Report: Hannah Tilstra, senior at Sartell High School, reported on the high school highlights.

•TheBoysSwimmingTeamjustwonsectionsandisgoingtostatecompetition.•AnnaNeeserandJenisaCash,highschoolgymnasts,participatedinthestatecompetition.•DanceTeamplacedsecondinthehighkickandfourthinjazzatthestatecompetition.•Therewillbeablooddriveatthehighschoolnextweek.•Theserviceprojectatthehighschool,SabreNationDayofService,willbetakingplaceinthespring, involving Student Council and Student Voice.•TheHydrationStationsystematthehighschoolismovingforwardwithplanstohaveitupandrun- ning by spring.•StudentVoiceplanstosurveythehighschoolstudentsonhowtheyfeelaboutthecalendarchanges,with plans to discuss with the board at a future meeting.

School Board Committees: Board members attended the Curriculum and Technology Committee meeting. Information focused on access and technology.

Negotiations Committee: A tentative agree is in place with the clerical unit. A meeting will be set up soon with the non-union and paraprofessional union.

Board Listening Session: A session was held with a group of six. Topics of discussion were the district organi-zational chart, health plans, payment for retirees, school safety, Vision 2015 survey, special education transi-tion from building to building, communication, focus on technology and calendar changes. The next listening session will be held in March.

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for the City of Sartell in Benton County, will meet at the city hall in said city at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013 for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the as-sessment of said city for the as-sessment year 2013.

All persons considering them-selves aggrieved by said assess-ment, or who wish to complain the property of another is assessed too lowareherebynotified to appearat said meeting, and show cause of having such assessment corrected.

No complaint another person is as-sessed too low will be acted upon until the person so assessed, or his agent, havebeennotifiedof suchcomplaint.

Given under my hand this 29th day of March, 2013.

Patti Gartland, Sartell City Admin-istrator

125 Pinecone Road N., Sartell MN 56377

Publish: March 29, 2013

ASSESSMEnT noTICECity of Sartell, Benton County Parcels

Notice is hereby given the Board of Appeal and Equalization for St. Stephen shall meet from 6:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at City Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and clas-sified by the assessor, and to de-termine whether corrections need to be made.

If you believe the value or classi-ficationofyourpropertyisincor-rect, please contact your assessor’s officetodiscussyourconcerns.Ifyouarestillnotsatisfiedwiththevaluation or classification after

discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the lo-cal board of appeal and equaliza-tion. The board shall review the valuation, classification or both,if necessary, and shall correct it as needed. Generally, an appearance before your local board of appeal and equalization is required by law before an appeal can be taken to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Cris Drais, city clerk

Dated: March 26, 2013


ASSESSMEnT noTICECity of St. Stephen


LEgAL noTICES

Name Bldg. Position Compensation Change1. Kathy Pantzke SMS LTS–SPED BA S1,

$181.19/dayCovering leave of Cassie Gertken

2. Pat Soyka S M S /SHS

LTS–Art BA S1, $181.19/day

Covering leave of Jessica Boline

3. Brittney Soldner DSC ECFE Busy1s and drop by and play

BA S1, $22.65/hour

New position

4. Stacy Karolus DSC Executive Assistant $22.20/hour Replacing Jennifer Nash

New Employees or Changes:

SMS Parent Advisory Council Meeting: Discussion items included the SMS parent night, Jan. 18th in-service date for teachers, and the apple round-table event. Dr. Hill will be presenting the State of the District at at 7 p.m. March 19 at the PAC meeting.

SHS Parent Advisory Council Meeting. Dr. Hill presented the State of the District report at the high school on Feb. 20. New registration night was held at the high school. The junior class worked with incoming 9th graders in helping with the transition to high school.

Policy Committee Meeting: The Policy Committee is continually work-ing with aligning our district policies with the MSBA policies.

PME Parent Teacher Organization: The PTO has just purchased 30 iPads for the building. There will be BINGO night on Friday, March 1. Dr. Hill will present the State of the District at 6:30 p.m. March 19 at the PTO meeting.

Benton Stearns Education Board Meeting: The contract to support staff waspassedandfinalizedbytheboard.Theaveragenumberofenroll-ment for special education for the six-member school districts is 14 per-cent. Early childhood and early intervention programs are growing quite rapidly.TheBoardhasfinalizedafive-yearplanningproject.

Sartell Senior Connection: Some of the many activities happening with the Sartell Senior Connection include:• Theyhavealargelibrary•Recycledcardgroup• TheirseniorpromwillbeheldinApril•RSVPProgram• HostingaLemonadeandLaughterevent•Upcomingfieldtrips• Coffee and Conversation

Schools for Equity Education (SEE): Information was presented on:• Research and information about the investment in early childhood

education and the importance in early learning and RTI (Response to Intervention)

• Early childhood budget in Minnesota• Quality criteria in early childhood with parental involvement• Funding system for education• Need for scholarships for students

Summer-Recreation Meeting: The group met with LeSauk, St. Stephen and Sartell city employees. Discussion was on the best way to move for-ward with partnership and planning of the summer-recreation program.

Long-Range-Enrollment Projections and Implication for Facilities and Programs: Steve Wruck, director of business services, presented infor-mation on enrollment projections and implications for facilities and pro-grams.

Building Project Budget Update: Wruck presented the current building project budget update in regard to the funds from the recent bond refer-endum.

Athletic Facility Scoreboard and Communication System Update: John Ross,athleticdirector,presentedthefinancialinformationontheathleticfacility scoreboard in partnership with the Sartell Booster Club. The S\school district has budgeted $29,000 for the replacement of this project, and the rest of the funds to support the replacement of the scoreboard and communication system will be funded and raised by the Sartell Booster Club, community partnerships and supportive youth organizations.

Jodi Gertken, Blend coordinator for the CentraCare Health Foundation, presented on the Central Minnesota Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative for the districts of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids-Rice and Sartell-St. Ste-phen. At this time the project would include four elementary schools and one middle school.

A motion was made by Riordan and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR SAFE SCHOOLS. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to SET BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS. All in favor. Motion carried.Work Session and Committee Meetings scheduled: Policycommitteemeeting–4:15p.m.Monday,March4Operationsandfinancemeeting–3:30p.m.Friday,March15

A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Riordan to APPROVE THE SPANISH CLUB FUNDRAISER TRIP TO COSTA RICA. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Raden to HAVE THIRD READING AND APPROVE NEW POLICY 530. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Durrwachter and seconded by Nies to APPROVE THE PERSONNEL OMNIBUS RESOLUTION.

Sartell Community Center Task Force Updates: The City of Sartell has presented questions to the school board in providing support and involvement with their projects. The board has addressed these questions with the City of Sartell. At this time the board is in agreement the district will not be part of a building project with the city.

TheboardhadfirstreadingsofrevisionsofPolicies:602,613,614,615and616.Policy612wastakenoffofthe agenda and will be reviewed at the March 18 board meeting.

TheboardhadthefirstofthreereadingsofproposednewPolicy905.

Internal Staff Survey Consideration: Presented idea on the best way to gather teacher feedback and information on district issues.

Work Study Session: A work study session was set for March 6. Items for discussion include:•BoardPolicy905•Communications•Vision2015Survey•SchoolCalendar

Board meeting date in St. Stephen: The regularly scheduled April board meeting will take place in St. Stephen and will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 15 at St. Stephen City Hall.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. was made by Nies and seconded by Durrwachter. All in favor. Motion carried.__________________________________________Jason Nies, Clerk/Treasurer

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for the Stearns County portion of Sartell shall meet on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at 6 p.m. at Sartell City Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and clas-sifiedbytheassessor,andtodeter-mine whether corrections need to be made.

If you believe the value or classi-ficationofyourproperty is incor-rect, please contact your assessor’s officetodiscussyourconcerns.Ifyouarestillnotsatisfiedwiththevaluation or classification afterdiscussing it with your assessor,

you may appear before the lo-cal board of appeal and equaliza-tion. The board shall review the valuation, classification, or bothif necessary, and shall correct it as needed. Generally, an appearance before your local board of appeal and equalization is required by law before an appeal can be taken to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Patti Gartland, Sartell City Admin-istrator

125 Pinecone Road N., Sartell MN 56377


Important Information Regarding Assessmentand Classification of Property

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turn at the counter, he told the woman she didn’t deserve what she had just received and that she had handled it very well. Riner ended up getting put in a first-class seat because he was nice and wore a smile.

Figallo’s family is happy he has met Riner and made a good friend. They said they realize how important it is for any child to have someone he can trust and is comfort-able enough with to share feel-ings. The family is glad for an authority figure like Riner, who can guide “Little Broth-ers” through listening, under-standing and being together through difficult times and joy-ous times.

Figallo’s younger brothers wish Riner could be their Big Brother, too.

Riner was nominated for the award by the BBBS agency. He said it’s an “honor and a privilege to represent and promote the program,” and he would recommend the program to others.

“You will most likely make a difference in a young person’s life and have a whole lot of fun in the process,” Riner said. “There is a very good chance you will get more than you give.”

Figallo said he doesn’t really know anything about the other ‘Bigs’ in the BBBS program, but he believes Riner is the best. Whenever he needs someone to talk to, is bored and doesn’t know what to do, or is con-fused about math, Riner is there to help. Figallo said Riner listens, offers ideas for him to use his time productively and helps him understand math.

“Bill is the best ‘Big’ because no matter what I require to get the skills I need to succeed in

life, Bill is always there,” Fi-gallo said.

Figallo would also recom-mend the BBBS program to others.

“BBBS has a lot of events, fun things to do and gets us discounts at a lot of places, but the best thing is they gave me a best friend for life, a Big Brother,” Figallo said.

This is the second year both the state Big Brother and Big Sister have been chosen from the central Minnesota agency.

The Big Brother Big Sisters program began in 1969 and provides youth with one-to-one mentoring relationships.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota program currently has 190 children who are waiting for a mentor. To learn more about becoming a mentor, volunteering or donat-ing, call 320-253-1616 or visit www.bbbscentralmn.org.

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A site plan for an apartment complex – Schultz Apartments – was recently approved by the Sartell City Council.

The project, to be built just west of Victory Avenue, will con-sist of 49 units on a 3.28-acre site.

Almost half of the area will be greenspace, with 74 trees and 212 shrubs.

There will be eight one-bed-room apartments and 41 three-bedroom apartments in the com-plex, which will be three stories

high.There will be two accesses at

Victory Avenue.The applicant for the site-plan

approval is Rick Schultz, owner; along with Mahler and Associates Architect.

Site plan approved for apartment complex


Video recordings of Sartell-St. Stephen School Board meetings can now be viewed online by the public.

It’s one of several efforts by the new school board to open up communications between the board and the public it serves.

The regular monthly board meetings are taped, and the video is then uploaded to the district’s webpage within 48 hours of the meeting. Links to the video can be found at www.vimeo.com/isd748.

“The ability to have our com-munity watch school-board

meetings at their convenience will continue to support en-hanced communication efforts,” School Board Chair Michelle Meyer stated in a webpage memo. “We realize everyone may not be able to make Mon-day night meetings but are still interested in the happenings of our district. This addition will allow for more information to be accessed by our community in a timely manner.”

Superintendent Joe Hill said he also believes online access to meetings will be a big plus.

“This is a progressive means to enhance communication with our community in the 21st Cen-tury,” he stated in a memo. “This aligns well with Vision 2015 in

supporting and enhancing open and responsive communication, which allows for greater com-munity engagement.”

Three other efforts by the board to keep lines of commu-nication open are these:

1.) The addition of a stu-dent representative to sit on the board in a non-voting, advisory capacity.

2.) Occasional question-an-swer sessions for the public, most recently at Liquid Assets coffee shop in Sartell.

3.) The scheduling of occa-sional meetings in St. Stephen. The April meeting will be held there at 6 p.m. Monday, April 15 at St. Stephen City Hall.

School-board meetings can be viewed online


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Monday, April 1Sartell Superstars 4H club

meeting, 7 p.m. Contact Kris at 320-828-1121.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Tuesday, April 255+ driver improvement (four-

hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Atone-ment Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, April 3Healthy Eating for Successful

Living, 9-11:30 a.m. and April 10, 17, 24, May 1 and 8, Coborn’s Su-perstore Learning Center, 110 1st St., Sauk Rapids. 320-229-4591.

St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 251-0964.

Health and Fitness Fair, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud.

Thursday, April 4Coffee and Conversation, a se-

nior discussion group, 9 a.m., Coun-

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Call 320-281-5101.

try Manor, Sartell. Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St.

Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Friday, April 5St. Joseph Farmers’ Market,

3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, April 6Maple Syrup Fests, 1-4 p.m.,

St. John’s Arboretum. Registration is near St. John’s Prep School. 320-363-3163 or www.csbsju.edu/arbo-retum.

Project ASTRIDE volunteer training, 9 a.m., Avon Hills Paints and Quarter Horses in Avon. www.astride.org. 320-468-2524.

State Basketball free-throw competition, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9 a.m., Cathedral High School gym, 312 7th Ave N, St Cloud. 320-333-1598.


The divergent diamond in-terchange project in Sartell has caused Metro Bus to create two separate detour routes for bus service to and from the city.

The two new routes will begin Sunday, March 31 and will con-tinue through the fall. Both were created out of what was known as “Route 31 Sartell.”

Metro Bus’s action is neces-sary because of the closure of CR 120 and other construction work in the area near Epic Center, the site of Walmart, Sam’s Club and several food businesses.

The former “Route 31 Sartell” was split into two routes: a differ-ent Route 31, which will run from the St. Cloud Transit Center in downtown St. Cloud to Walmart in Epic Center, every half hour. The other newly created route, Route 32, will provide hourly service within the City of Sar-telll. Passengers can transfer to or from each route by asking for a “transfer” on the first bus they board. Both routes will meet once an hour at the Sartell Walmart parking lot.

Route 31 scheduled stops in-clude the transit center, St. Cloud Hospital and Sartell Walmart.

Route 32, which is service

within Sartell, includes a large loop-route with stops at Walmart, the medical campus, Coborn’s Su-perstore, Sartell City Hall, North Riverside Plaza, Hi-Vue Mobile Home Park, Country Manor and CentraCare Health Plaza.

The buses connect at Walmart every hour on the half hour – for examples, 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and so forth.

Schedules for the special de-tour routes, along with route maps and stops, are available at the Metro Bus Transit Center or online at www.ridemetrobus.com.

Metro Bus starts two detour routes for Sartell


It’s better to be safe (and pre-pared) than sorry.

That’s the advice from Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes about the possibility of flooding in Sartell this spring.

Wet soil, combined with a very heavy snowfall, could lead to flooding.

“The City of Sartell will do its best to be ready, and we hope you too can prepare for potential flooding so any damage can be minimized,” Hughes said in a statement.

Those who think flooding is a remote possibility obviously did not live in Sartell after the winter of 1965 when spring floods inun-dated many areas of the city. In recent years, the city has experi-enced minor flooding. Sartell has updated its emergency-response plan and has enhanced work-ing relationships with neighbor-ing cities, along with Stearns and Benton County Emergency Man-agement, Hughes noted.

Hughes said he hopes all resi-dents will review – and heed if

necessary – the following tips:1. Contact your insurance

company about purchasing flood insurance. That type of insurance does not become effective until 30 days after the date of purchase.

2. If possible, have sandbag-ging equipment and supplies ready.

3. If your home may need sandbagging, you will also need a pump to remove water that will seep in.

4. Organize volunteers now who can help sandbag your house.

5. Locate alternative storage for valuables.

6. If you have a basement, remove or relocate all paints, sol-vents, fuel-oil tanks or other con-taminants.

7. If necessary, plan another location in which to stay if your home is damaged.

8. Know how to shut off the main power breaker, main gas supply and main water valve.

9. Be aware if your home does sustain flood damage, the city building inspector will conduct a damage assessment, which could include exterior and/or interior.

The report will determine if the home is habitable or not.

In the event of flooding, Hughes said, the City of Sartell will assist, if needed, in organiz-ing volunteers to help with sand-bagging. The city will make avail-able for purchase the bags, sand and delivery of the items when available. Sand must be placed on the property of the property/homeowner, not in a street or alley. However, the city cannot guarantee there will be enough supplies or volunteers, Hughes said, adding “that is why personal preparedness is so important.”

There will be updates about flooding on the Sartell City web-site at www.sartellmn.com.

Anyone with questions should call Hughes, who is the also the emergency management director, at 320-251-8186 or Butch Rieland, deputy emergency management director and fire marshal, at 320-253-2171. Another good resource to check is the Stearns County Emergency Management website at www.co.stearns.mn.us/Law-PublicSafety/Emergency Servic-es/Flooding.

Residents urged to prepare for possible flooding


Congratulations Sabres High School Boys’ Basketball Team on making it to state for the first time in district history!

ABRA Auto Body & Glass41 W. Division St.

Waite Park • 320-253-4166www.abraauto.com

Alterations by TamiProm Special - 15-percent off alterations until May!

303 4th Ave. N.E., Ste. 2Waite Park • 320-766-2701

Central Minnesota Credit Union1300 Elm St. E.

St. Joseph • 320-271-0274www.myCMCU.org

Central Minnesota Endodontics, PA1900 Kruchten Court S., #100

Sartell • 320-656-1456www.centralmnendo.com

Coborn’s - Open 24 HoursTwo convenient Sartell locations!707 1st Ave. N. • 320-253-3400

1725 Pinecone Road S. • 320-258-4342www.coborns.com

GNP Company™Cold Spring, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, MN

320-251-3570www.GNPCompany.com

Gary’s Pizza50 14th Ave. E.

Sartell • 320-203-9669www.garyspizza.com

Green Keepers - Lawn Care/Landscaping

Scott Held • Sartell320-224-7705 & [email protected]

Holiday Inn & Suites - St. Cloud

75 37th Ave. S. • 320-253-9000www.holidayinn.com/stcloudmn

Lillians of St. Cloud824 W. St. Germain St.

St. Cloud • 320-257-0199www.lilliansshoppe.com/stcloud

Liquid Assets1091 2nd St. S., Ste. 600Sartell • 320-230-5201

www.liquidassetssartell.com

Luther Honda of St. Cloud1805 Hwy. 23 N.E.

St. Cloud • 320-252-4262www.lutherhondaofstcloud.comwww.hondahousestcloud.com

Market MondayWinter Market 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 6 & May 4

Summer Market 3-6:30 p.m. every Monday starting May 13www.marketmonday.org

Marnanteli’s Pizza3 Riverside Ave. S., Sartell • 320-255-1885

www.marnantelispizza.com

Midcontinent Communications800-888-1300

www.midcocomm.com

Mortgages on MainSandy Mohlenkamp

303 Cedar St. E. • St. Joseph320-271-4MOM (4666)www.stjosephmom.com

Pinecone Vision Center2380 Troop Drive, Ste. 201

Sartell • 320-258-3915www.pineconevisioncenter.com

Reliable RolloffSt. Joseph • 320-363-1194

RE/MAX ResultsCraig Hiltner - Realtor

405 33rd Ave. N. • St. Cloud320-250-8800

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St. Francis Xavier Church & School219 2nd St. N. • P.O. Box 150

Sartell • 320-252-1363www.stfrancissartell.org

Sartell Newsleader32 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph • 320-363-7741


The Pantry1001 2nd St. S., Ste. 200Sartell • 320-281-3447

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Westside Learning & Event Center1001 2nd St. S., Ste. 1005

Sartell • 320-257-5097

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