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Families flock to community showcaseby TaLeiza Callowaynews@thenewsleaders.com

The gym at Kennedy Com-munity School was often crowded April 20 during the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Com-merce Community Showcase. This was the first year for the event and judging from atten-dance, it was something many enjoyed.

Between 400 and 500 people attended the event, which was designed to introduce new busi-nesses in the city and to make it possible for visitors to mingle with people from familiar busi-nesses, as well.

About 30 businesses staffed display booths and shared in-formation on their services.

Organizers were pleased with their first run.

“This is an exciting turnout,” Vicki Dahl said. “This was a test to see how it goes, and it passed.”

Dahl is a member of the plan-ning committee for the show-case. Chamber board member

Randy Schmitz shared Dahl’s excitement about the turnout.

“This has been great,” Schmitz said. “We had a lot of people coming in during the first hour.”

Schmitz said he heard posi-tive feedback during the event and got some suggestions for improvements for next year’s event. They hope to have more entertainment throughout the event and add more games for children in the future.

Attendees not only had a chance to try samples and learn about businesses within the city but could also tour Kennedy school. Since the event had an Earth Day theme, the school tour was fitting as the school boasts environmentally-friendly features. In addition to tours, kids’ games and refreshments, there was also some live en-tertainment. Third- and fourth-grade students at Kennedy per-formed for guests, singing songs that included the “Star Span-gled Banner” and “This Land is

photo by TaLeiza Calloway

Kendra Dierkes, 4, of St. Joseph, takes Ricky the Raccoon and Moobell to meet her mother April 20 during the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce community showcase.

Klein excited about police chief roleby TaLeiza Callowaynews@thenewsleaders.com

Joel Klein always wanted to be a cop. It was a career he knew would allow him to do what he enjoys – helping others.

While a lot of what law en-forcement includes is assisting others, he also admits it’s cool to catch the criminal. However, public safety is his number one priority.

“My number one goal is al-ways public safety,” Klein said. “I always want to make sure people feel safe where they live and they can enjoy where they live.”

The crime he hates the most is theft because it takes away a sense of security and the culprit is often faceless. One thing he wants residents to know about him is his door is always open.

Drawn to serveKlein was recently asked to

serve as the next police chief when current Chief Pete Jansky retires in August. The St. Joseph City Council offered him the job April 16. The 38-year-old was one of three finalists for the position. The other finalists for the job were Sgt. Dwight Pfannenstein of the St. Joseph Police Department and Sgt. Erik

photo by TaLeiza Calloway

Officer Joel Klein works in his office April 20 in the St. Joseph Police Department. Klein will serve as the next police chief when current Police Chief Pete Jansky retires in August.

Showcase • page 4

Lee, of the Crosslake Police De-partment.

Because he already works in the department, the transition

into the chief position will be gradual. St. Joseph City Admin-istrator Judy Weyrens said the city is still working on the de-

tails of his contract including the start date. The starting salary for the position is about $65,000,

Klein • page 8

Citywide garage saleset for May 17-18

The St. Joseph Citywide Ga-rage Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Jaycees, will be held May 17-18. Registration forms are available at Sentry Bank and the City of St Joseph. Registration deadline is Monday, May 6.

Tickets availablefor ‘Wine, Kibbles, Bits’

Tickets are now available for the annul “Wine, Kibbles and Bits” fundraiser for the Tri-County Humane Society. The event will take place starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the Col-lege of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. For more information, visit www.thenewsleaders.com and click on Criers.

Help with Home RepairsGreat River Area Faith in Ac-

tion is seeking men and women with trade-specific talents such as painting, plumbing and car-pentry skills to join their team and assist with home repairs and basic maintenance projects. They also welcome those with basic handy-person skills to join their team. Formal orientation process and background check required. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer op-portunities, visit www.thenews-leaders.com and click on Criers.

Hospital offers group on eating disorders

The St. Cloud Hospital Be-havioral Health Clinic is offering a Family and Friends Support Group for Eating Disorders from 4:30-6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month beginning May 2 at CentraCare Health Plaza in the Leonard, Street and Deinard room, 1900 Centracare Circle, St Cloud. There will be no support group in July.

Groups are led by a licensed psychologist or registered di-etitian and provide support to friends and family through edu-cation and sharing with others who also have a loved one with an eating disorder. Each month a different topic will be explored. Attendees will take away tips for making mealtimes less stressful, how to respond to food and body image struggles and what to say or not to say.

There is no cost to attend. For more information, please call Bette Bakke, PhD, LP, at 320-229-4918.

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cerning crimes, they should call the St If any readers have tips con-cerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 320-363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tri-countycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes.

April 1000:34 a.m. Traffic stop. Min-

nesota Street W and C.R. 2. Traf-fic stop for violations. Driver of the vehicle did not have a Min-nesota driver’s license and his driving status in California was suspended. Front-seat passenger stated she owned the vehicle and it’s registered under her mother’s name. Passenger stated she was aware the driver did not have a valid license. Citation was issued for allowing unauthorized driver.

7:58 a.m. Assist. 2nd Avenue NW and Minnesota Street W. As-sisted with traffic control for med-ical on C.R. 51.

2:38 p.m. Found property. A college ID and a Minnesota driver’s license were found. Male student was emailed he could pick up his ID and female student was mailed her driver’s license.

9:38 p.m. Assist. C.R. 75 and C.R. 3. Assisted with traffic stop. Driver tested and arrested for DWI. Waited for vehicle to be towed. No report.

April 114:11 a.m. Alarm. Elm Street.

Responded to a business alarm. Store-room door on the west side of the building was ajar. Manager stated they are having some issues with that door not closing prop-erly. We were finally able to get the door to latch. Since it was very windy outside it’s possible the wind blew the door open because it was not latched.

6:49 a.m. Vehicle in the ditch. C.R. 75 and C.R. 133. Officer came across a vehicle in the cen-ter medium. Vehicle was traveling East on C.R. 75 and lost control, sliding into the medium. Driver stated she had AAA and towing was dispatched. Stood by for ad-ditional lighting.

11:21 a.m. Fire report. 1st Av-enue NE. Report of loud pop and then smoke in house. Everything OK. Assisted with traffic for St. Joseph Fire Department.

11:16 a.m. Assist. Park Mead-ows Drive. Assisted Waite Park Police Department on an assault call. Found male walking North-bound on 2nd Avenue S. Officer stopped to talk to male who start-ed throwing punches and kicking. Officer took male to the ground and controlled him until additional units arrived. Male was taken into custody by the Waite Park Police Department.

DuWayne D. Warzecka, 68St. Joseph

Dec. 23, 1944 - April 18, 2013

D u W a y n e David Warzecka died peacefully surrounded by his family in his home April 18 after a coura-geous battle with cancer. His funeral was held April 22 in St. Columbkille Catholic Church, St. Wendel. The Rev. Mark Stang officiated; burial will be at a later date in the parish cemetery.

Warzecka was born Dec. 23, 1944 to Bernard and Salomae (Kroll) Warzecka in St. Wen-del. He married Karen Schmidt on June 13, 1964 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holding-ford. He lived his entire life in the St. Wendel area where he helped raise his four sons and also worked for the Min-nesota DOT for 39 years. He also dug graves by hand for 40 years in St. Wendel. After his retirement in 2007, Warzecka drove school bus for Holding-ford Public Schools. Warzecka was known as an avid sports-man who loved to hunt, fish and go camping. He also loved watching Karen’s beautiful gar-

dens grow. Above all things though, Warzecka loved spend-ing time with his family. He was a past member of the Mud Slinger Four-Wheel-Drive Club, a lifetime member of the North American Hunting Club, a past board member of Help-ing Hands and also a mem-ber of St. Columbkille church where he participated in the church choir.

Survivors include his wife Karen Warzecka, St. Joseph; his children Brian (Jodi) War-zecka, Keith (Sandy) Warzecka and Todd, all of St. Joseph; and Scott (Wendi) Warzecka, St. Cloud; his eight grandchil-dren; his siblings Dolores Huls and Phil Stegura, both of St. Joseph; Lorrayne (Vic) Traut, Sauk Centre; JoAnn (Loren) Philippi, Avon; his brother-in-law Art Theisen, Waite Park; and his mother-in-law Clara Donnelly, Holdingford.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his brother Her-bert; his sisters Corrine Bor-resch and Janet Theisen; his sister-in-law Angie Warzecka; and his brothers-in-law Math Huls, Joe Stegura and Bob Bor-resch.

Arrangements were made by Miller-Carlin Funeral Home, Holdingford.

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March of Dimes raises$125,000+ at walk

Blowing snow and cold could not stop more than 600 people for walking together for stronger, healthier babies at the St. Cloud March for Babies Sat-urday, April 13 at St. Cloud State University’s Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse. Walkers raised more than $125,000 to help ba-bies be born healthy.

Community garden plans on holdby TaLeiza Callowaynews@thenewsleaders.com

Plans for a community garden in St. Joseph are on hold until the city can find a partnership to assist with the cost to maintain it.

St. Joseph City Administrator Judy Weyrens said an attempt was made to share garden space with St. Benedict’s Monastery, but it was not feasible. Issues include concerns about space and cost.

It would cost the city between $3,000 and $5,000 to have a com-munity garden, Weyrens said. The

proposed garden is also something that was not included in the city’s 2013 budget. Without funding or more interest in use, the project can’t move forward, she said.

“We will seek alternatives for funding,” she said. “It’s on hold for now.”

The city first solicited interest in the park amenity in 2011 in its newsletter. About 12 residents expressed interest in starting a community garden in town at that time.

The initial location of the gar-den was projected to be adjacent

to the city’s water-treatment plant south of Interstate 94 on the front-age road. Plots would be 20 feet by 20 feet and were anticipated to cost about $25 annually.

The St. Joseph Park Board had previously discussed the possibil-ity of adding a community gar-den to Cloverdale Park. Board members decided the residential neighborhood park might not be an appropriate location for the amenity.

Area cities with community gardens include Sartell, St. Cloud and Little Falls.

Sartell woman wants to organize volleyball teamsby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

A Sartell woman is inviting guys and gals over the age of 30 to join a “just for fun” volleyball team.

Julie Jacobs has played vol-leyball for a couple of years. Her husband, Jeff, is also a member of her team, along with four others – a couple from Rice and a couple from Sauk Rapids.

Jacobs’ team used to play in various cities throughout the area, but she recently decided it would be fun to compete closer to home, right in Sartell’s Watab Park.

“It’s hard to play against 21-year-olds,” she said, laughing. “Let’s play right here. For fun. And exercise.”

Jacobs is hoping enough peo-ple will be interested so that sev-eral teams can be formed.

If interested, call Julie at 320-

259-4838. It’s best to call her as soon as possible as she would like to form the teams by May 10. Games are Thursday nights, and the first one is slated for June 6. The times will be determined later. The ideal number of players, Jacobs said, is 30.

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Cone Castle will host grand opening May 3-5by Cori Hilsgennews@thenewsleaders.com

Cone Castle in St. Joseph will host a spring grand opening May 3–5.

The grand opening will of-fer 50-percent off menu items, and will feature “Back to the 50s” music and entertainment, and rides for children will be available through “Party Time Inflatables.”

Cone Castle opened March 14.

“We thought spring was here,” said Aaron Holthaus, one of five owners of the Cone Castle. He said their menu this year will include fresh-baked food cones.

“This year we are baking our food cones fresh in the store and providing a more consistent

and higher-quality product,” Holthaus said.

He said Cone Castle is the only place where all food items are served in a cone. By baking their cones fresh in the store, Holthaus said, they will im-prove their service and provide fresher food with a fast, friendly atmosphere.

St. Joseph residents have been very supportive of the Cone Castle business. The own-ers said they would like to give something back to them.

“We want to host fundraising events to donate proceeds to lo-cal charities, youth groups and more,” Holthaus said.

A catering trailer will soon be available to bring products to customers.

Beginning in June, Cone Cas-tle will team up with Party Time

Inflatables every Monday to cre-ate a fun, family atmosphere.

“The kids can come for a treat and burn off some energy all in one great location,” Hol-taus said.

The St. Joseph Cone Castle is the only location currently open. The business is owned by five partners who include Aaron, Tom and Josh Holtaus, Jason Neuerburg and Miguel Campa.

Holthaus said the Cone Cas-tle concept was created with families in mind. Each of the partners has families with chil-dren who love the outdoors, fun music and ice cream.

“We are very impressed with the support of the St. Joseph community,” Holthaus said. “Please help us serve you in the best possible way. Our team is

photo by Cori Hilsgen

Cone Castle will host a spring grand opening May 3-5. Menu items will be 50-percent off. They will also feature “Back to the 50s” music and entertainment, and rides for children will be available through Party Time Inflatables.

receptive to comments, ques-tions and concerns to make Cone Castle a great family at-

mosphere. We look forward to a great summer, when it gets here, of course!”

Bombings make Lemke even more determinedby Dennis Dalmannews@thenewsleaders.com

Erin Lemke of Sartell missed qualifying for the Boston Mara-thon by three minutes.

It might have been a blessing in disguise.

After she ran the Lake Wobe-gon Marathon last year, she was disappointed for many months that she had missed qualify-ing for the legendary event. If she had, she and her husband, Chad, planned to take their two young children to Bos-ton, where they could enjoy a brief vacation in the city they’d never visited.

On Monday afternoon, April 14, Lemke received a text mes-sage from a friend asking if she’d heard from any of their mutual friends, who were run-ning in the Boston Marathon. At the time, Lemke was busily in-volved, helping her 10-year-old son, Jacob, with his homework. The friend texted something awful had happened. Lemke turned on the TV and saw scenes of pandemonium. She

watched in stunned disbelief.“Mom, is that the race we

were supposed to go to?” Jacob asked.

Lemke’s heart sank in a strange mixture of relief and horror.

“Yes,” she told Jacob. “It is.”Lemke still dreads to think

what might have happened if her husband and beloved chil-dren had been eagerly watching to see her as she approached the finish line that day.

Two explosions near the fin-ish line that day killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and hideously injured scores of others.

Later, Lemke was vastly re-lieved to learn her fellow run-ners were all OK.

Since then, the vicious acts of bombers only made Lemke, like other runners, more deter-mined than ever. She is going to work hard to qualify at the next Lake Wobegon Marathon, and if she does, she and her family will take that Boston vacation, after all – she, Chad, Jacob and 12-year-old Jessica. That kind

of determination, she said, is a way all can show the cold-blooded destroyers they are not going to gain or win anything and that runners and spectators will not allow acts of evil to strike fear into them.

Despite her sense of horror at what happened, Lemke was moved and inspired by the he-roic efforts of so many people at the finish line when bloody havoc exploded. To honor them, she came up with the idea of having a Boston Marathon logo printed on T-shirts. She contacted Kevin Hardy, owner of Endurance Run shop in St. Cloud, and he agreed to pro-duce the shirts. They quickly sold 100 of them. At the Earth Day Race Saturday in St. Cloud, they sold even more. And the shirts can still be purchased at Endurance Run at 117 Fifth Ave. S. in St. Cloud.

The T-shirts are gray with the Boston skyline printed in that city’s royal-blue signature color. Above the skyline is the date of the marathon: 4-15-13. On the skyline is the word

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Erin Lemke (right) wears a Boston Marathon T-shirt as she runs in the Earth Day Run in St. Cloud last week. She came up with the idea for the T-shirts as a way to honor those who died or were wounded in the bombing attacks in Boston. The shirts also honor the many heroes who showed courage and kindness that day.

“Boston,” and under that are the words: “Runners United to Remember.”

Lemke is a member of two running clubs: the St. Cloud River Runners and DUTRI Club.

“The T-shirts,” she said, “are a way we can honor the people in the Boston Marathon – the runners, the ones who died and the ones who were injured.”

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Your Land.”Jeremy Palmer of Sartell liked

that the event offered some-thing for everyone. As his son Isaac, 3, conquered the bean-bag toss, his other children shot some hoops.

Vendors were also grateful for the chance to meet res-idents. Melody Clark, bakery manager at Coborn’s in St. Jo-seph, saw some new and famil-iar faces at the event.

“It’s a nice thing for families to do on a Saturday,” Clark said of the event.

Jami Trenam was glad to

see so many people interested in what their city has to offer. Trenam is on the board for the Minnesota Street Market in St. Joseph, a local food and art cooperative.

“For this to be the first year, I didn’t really know what to expect but this is phenomenal,” Trenam said. “It really builds community.”

Kendra Dierkes met some in-teresting characters at the show-case. When the 4-year-old St. Joseph resident ran into “Ricky the Raccoon” and “Moobell” from the local Coborn’s, she just had to show her mother.

“She was supposed to be at the kids’ games,” her mother, Amy, said with a smile. “She wanted them to meet me.”

Showcase from front page

Hundreds attend the first community showcase April 20 hosted by the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce at Kennedy Com-munity School.

Isaac Palmer, 3, of Sartell, readies to toss bean bags during the community showcase.

photos by TaLeiza Calloway

Third- and fourth-grade students from Kennedy Community School perform for guests April 20 during the first annual community showcase in St. Joseph.

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and all staff to assure the attractive and safe service of food to our dining guests.

The Lead also directs the operation, maintenance, sanitation and cleaning of the dish room. Duties may include but are not limited to: checks the dish machine is filled, sustains proper temperature and is cleaned; checks all dishes, pans, silverware, glasses etc. are properly cleaned and returned to their areas; and shuts down and cleans dish machine and dish room.

This position works between 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m. which includes every other weekend. During the academic year, the schedule will be 25-40 hours a week. During the summer the schedule will vary between 15-30. All other times are as needed. Hours may be adjusted based on the needs of the operation.

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Residents take the stage in production of ‘The King and I’by TaLeiza Callowaynews@thenewsleaders.com

Local theater lovers are in for a treat this weekend with an upcoming performance of “The King and I.”

GREAT Theatre will present the musical Saturday, April 27. The show will run through May 12 at the Paramount The-atre in St. Cloud. This is the first time the theater troupe will present the Broadway mu-sical.

“The King and I” is the story of a British governess named Anna brought into the court of Siam (now Thailand) to tutor the king’s many children. Once within the royal palace, Anna and the king grow to under-stand one another and learn about each other’s cultures.

The show features a cast of 52 local actors ranging from age 7 through adult who were cast through open auditions. Attendees might see a few fa-

miliar faces on stage as St. Jo-seph residents Mark and Maria Reber are cast members. Their mother, Anita, and younger brother, Luke, are working be-hind the scenes as part of the crew.

“The whole family is in-volved,” Anita Reber said. “They love it.”

Reber said her children have been in at least 20 shows, many with GREAT Theatre.

Maria Reber has been act-ing for the last 10 years. It all started at the suggestion of a family friend for an audition. She hasn’t looked back.

The 19-year-old will play the role of Tuptim, one of the female leads in the mu-sical. While she has always enjoyed singing and dancing, what draws her to acting is the opportunity to become a character.

“I like you get to play some-one you’re not,” Maria said. “You get to go back to the past

or a different land. It’s great.”Even though Mark is the

older sibling, he said it was sister Maria who got him in-terested in theater. When he saw her on stage he thought he might like to try it too. So he did.

“It’s a big family thing,” Mark said. “We’ve done a few shows together, with at least four of us in the cast and two as crew. It’s really cool.”

He plays the part of Captain Orton and opens the play by bringing Anna to the king. The 21-year-old also plays a priest in the musical.

What he likes most about performing is the rush from being on stage and working with fellow castmates.

“I like to see how they prog-ress through the production,” he said, “and help them to be more confident in their ability to act.”

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Maria Reber, 19 and Mark Reber, 21, of St. Joseph, are part of the 52-member cast performing in GREAT Theatre’s production of the “King and I” at The Paramount Theatre. The siblings have been acting for years.

by Sgt. Jesse Grabow - Minne-sota State Patrol

Q: I have a question on gar-bage trucks. Is it legal to drive standing up with no seat belt on? Also can they drive on the wrong side of the road on city streets? What can one do to stop it?

A: Standing up would be against the law – although there’s no specific law against it, it could be deemed as careless driv-ing. I believe some of them are exempt from the seat-belt law conditionally, if conditions are met according to the law:

169.686 Subd. 2.Seat-belt ex-emptions.

This section shall not apply to:(4) a person who is actually engaged in work that requires the person to alight from and re-enter a motor vehicle at fre-

quent intervals and who, while engaged in that work, does not drive or travel in that vehicle at a speed exceeding 25 mph.

No they can’t drive on the wrong side of the road, that’s against the law and there are no exceptions that I am aware of. You can call the company and complain, and you could call law enforcement who has jurisdiction in that location (i.e.: sheriff, local police) and ask them to enforce the law on that.

If you have any questions con-cerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Hwy. 10 W., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205 or follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us.

Ask a trooperWhat are the rules regardingrefuse vehicles on city streets?

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Opinion

Fairness and ethicsNewsleader staff members have the respon-

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If matters cannot be resolved locally, readers are encouraged to take complaints to the Min-nesota 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

TaLeizaCalloway

ReporterCities pride themselves on what sets them

apart from their neighbors.Whether it’s a vibrant arts community, good

schools, good roads or affordable housing, a city’s amenities and overall vibe is what makes residents want to live there and visitors stop in.

The St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a community showcase. What better way to show off what St. Joseph has to offer? It was the first year for the event that was designed to introduce new businesses and allow residents to see changes in familiar establishments.

About 30 businesses participated in what chamber board members hope to make an an-nual event.

It should definitely be an annual event. Why not?

As city officials talk economic development and ways to attract people to the city for lon-ger than a day, an offering like the community showcase can show people why coming to town is worth the trip.

During the past five years, 251 jobs have been added in the city. Of those, most were added from the expansion of business versus businesses starting up, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, highlighted in the city’s 2012 annual report from the Economic Development Authority. More jobs were lost from decreases in business volume than the closing of businesses. In the first and second quarter of 2012, there were 1,798 employees, 125 business establishments and an average weekly wage of $666; all three are up from 2011, according to the report. These numbers were reflected in the businesses at the show-case.

St. Joseph joins other cities in the area that hold similar events. The cities of Sartell and Cold Spring also host community show-cases to share what makes those communities unique.

Local vendors have an opportunity to share samples of products and attendees get to put a face to the business that’s just down the street. It was a good idea to host one in St. Joseph. Hundreds came out to support the event and their attendance symbolizes support.

Chamber members took a year to research and plan how to pull it off. That year was time well spent. Next year is sure to be bigger and better with the support of local businesses and residents.

While it can be hard to sustain events due to rising costs and/or lack of volunteers, this is one tradition that should be preserved.

Community showcaseis good addition to city

The film ‘42’ proves some stories are worth retellingThe recent release of a documentary

on legendary athlete Jackie Robinson has me ready to swing a bat and break out my old catcher’s mitt.

Growing up, baseball wasn’t really my sport. I tried to play softball in a summer league but have to admit what I liked most was the ice-cream sandwich the team got after a win. Looking back, I think we might have gone out for ice-cream sandwiches even when we lost. It was an attempt to reward our efforts and bring the team together. I think it worked for us.

The just-released movie, “42,” chron-icles the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in ma-jor-league baseball. During its opening weekend, the movie took in $27.3 mil-lion, according to studio estimates from box office trackers Hollywood.com. It was predicted to bring in less money for a baseball film but exceeded expectations. In fact, the film scored the largest debut on record for a baseball film last week-end, according to media reports.

Film experts say it set a record for a baseball flick in terms of straight dol-lars, topping the $19.5 million debut of “Moneyball” in 2011. Considering higher

ticket prices, the $13.7 million debut of 1992’s “A League of Their Own” would have been on the same level with “42” in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars. “A League of Their Own,” was a film about women in baseball.

The film “42” stars Chadwick Bose-man as Robinson and Harrison Ford as Brooklyn Dodgers boss Branch Rickey, who brought Robinson onto the team in 1947 as the major leagues’ first black player. While big names likes Harrison Ford often attract audiences, I think Rob-inson’s story is what drew millions to the film last weekend. It’s a story of hope and triumph despite adversity. A story like this is worth retelling.

Robinson not only broke the color barrier in baseball but inspired and laid the foundation for others to follow in his footsteps. With Robinson, the Dodg-ers won six pennants in its 10 seasons.

He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling op-posing pitchers with his daring unique baserunning style, according to the Na-tional Baseball Hall of Fame and Mu-seum (http://baseballhall.org). Robinson was named National League Most Valu-able Player in 1949, two years after he changed the game.

He is also known for his advance-ments off the field. He was the first black television analyst in Major League Baseball and the first black vice president of a major American corporation. In the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned financial institution based in Har-lem, N.Y.

Robinson made history, and his story is worth telling. And in this case is worth retelling. While other versions of his story have been documented in books and other films, “42” looks to be just as compelling. I have seen previous films about the famous baseball player but look forward to seeing “42” to see what I can learn from this rendition. I’m sure other sports fans and lovers of history feel the same way. Batter up!

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Boston wins; terrorists lose – againWhat does Chechnya have to do with

runners and spectators in the Boston Marathon? For that matter, what does Chechnya have to do with the United States or anything else other than Russia?

The Boston bombings typify, once again, the insanely twisted thinking of terrorists.

Everybody is wondering what was the motive of the two brothers who set off their bombs? I don’t like the word “mo-tive,” especially when it comes to ter-rorist attacks, because it almost implies a motive can somehow explain away or minimize the appalling effects of mass violence.

Still, I can’t help but wonder: Why did those two killers take out their rage on good fellow human beings – specta-tors and runners? Were they trying to exact revenge for what happened in their home country of Chechnya? Talk about misplaced rage! The sheer viciousness of killing and maiming people for any reason on that beautiful Boston day is beyond comprehension.

Perhaps the brothers’ motive had less to do with Chechnya and more to do with extremist interpretations of Islam. In that case, they might have considered anybody non-Muslim (runners and their loved ones, as they stupidly assumed) to be the infidel, the “other,” the enemy to be destroyed. It’s the same demented line of reasoning used by al Qaeda, the Tali-ban and so many other “religious” sects that seem to worship violence, not peace.

“Jihad,” an Islamic term for “struggle” (which can mean “spiritual struggle”), is often interpreted by violent extremists to mean “holy war.” Don’t these so-called religious adherents understand “holy war” is – or ought to be – an oxymoron? No, of course they don’t. Crusading Christians and Muslims in the Medieval Era didn’t understand that, either.

Another possible “motive” is this: The brothers’ attacks had nothing to do with Chechnya or political/religious ex-tremism. Maybe – who knows? – they set off their bombs for the rotten spite of it, for the “kick” of killing people for no particular reason. That seems to be a widespread “motive” these days, in what might as well be called the “Age of Ran-dom Hatred.”

Investigators will spend a lot of time with the surviving terrorist. I’m glad he survived, only because experts may possibly discover more information, connecting more dots, so future attacks might be prevented. They might even uncover a motive, but rest assured any motive will be utterly criminal, with no basis whatsoever in the realm of reason.

What a lunatic irony these sly-but-stupid killers never learn the catastrophic errors of their ways. We should be happy most killers are so stupid. After all the terrorist attacks since 9/11 (and even be-fore), you’d think they’d learn their acts are not only absurdly futile but ultimately self-destructive, no matter what their mo-tives, no matter what their causes. Their baseless violence makes victims stronger, not weaker.

It’s almost symbolic that during their shoot-out with police, the younger broth-er, in his cowardly get-away attempt, slammed the accelerator of a hijacked vehicle to the floor and ran over his brother. It’s a symbol of how violence rebounds on killers and even destroys one’s own brothers. That’s a lesson al Qaeda is still not learning. Maybe some day, they will truly become enlightened through an “inner jihad” and learn how to love and respect all their brothers and sis-ters – worldwide. In the meantime, until that sadly distant day arrives, the Boston bombers, like their al Qaeda “brethren,” have won nothing and have proven noth-ing – well, that is, except for one thing: What rock-bottom losers they are.

Just seconds after the Boston explo-sions, so many people on the scene demonstrated tremendous courage and a third-wind strength to help the wounded. Good people like that are the winners, and they will always be winners, no mat-ter how many times stupid bloodthirsty spoilers throw their murderous tantrums.

Dennis Dalman

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NOTICE is hereby given the City Council of the City of St. Joseph, Minn., will meet at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, May 2, 2013, in the Council Chambers at the St. Joseph City Hall located at 25 College Ave. N., St. Joseph, MN 56374 to consider the following document: Wellhead Protection Plan Part II.

The Plan is posted to the City web site (http://www.cityofstjoseph.com) and is available for review and comment by residents. A hard copy of the Plan Update is also

available at City Hall located at: 25 College Ave N., St. Joseph, MN 56374.

All interested parties are urged to attend these hearings or submit written comment to be read at the hearing. If you have questions re-garding the Plan or desire to sub-mit comments in advance of the meeting, please contact Erik Tom-linson at 612-354-2549 or erik@sourcewater-solutions.com.

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Friday, April 26Rummage Sale, 7–11 a.m.,

St. John the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. Located just west of St. John’s cam-pus, in Collegeville.

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

Brat Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Jo-seph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Kennedy/South Junior High Career Exploration Event, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Call for exact loca-tions 320-202-6892.

Saturday, April 27Rose Education Day, 8:15-

11:45 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Brat Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Y2K Lions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Stearns County auction, sur-plus and seized property, 10 a.m., Stearns County Highway Depart-ment, 455 28th Ave., Waite Park. www.co.stearns.mn.us.

Spring Fling, sponsored by Beginning Experience, 6:30-8:30 p.m. silent auction, 8 p.m.-midnight dance, Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St. N, Waite Park.

Sunday, April 28Dad’s Belgian Waffle Break-

fast, sponsored by the Metro Citi-zen’s Police Academy Alumni As-sociation, noon, K-9 demonstration at 11 a.m. Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St. N, Waite Park. 320-291-5303.

Traumatic Brain Injury inau-gural fundraiser, live and silent auction, spaghetti dinner, 2:30-6 p.m., VFW Granite Post 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. For tickets call 320-253-4321.

Monday, April 29Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St.

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

Tuesday, April 30Broadway: The American

Musical documentary film, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320- 255-7245.

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

Blood drive, 2-8 p.m., St. Mary’s Help of Christians Parish, 24588 C.R. 7, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, May 1Civil War Quilting Program,

6:15-8 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 253 N. 5th Ave., Waite Park, 320-253-9359.

St. Joseph Area Historical So-ciety, 7 p.m., Old City Hall, St. Joseph. www.stjosephhistoricalmn.org.

Thursday, May 2“A Local Treasure: Pio-

neer Place on Fifth,” 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320- 255-7245.

Golden Tones Chorus of Gold-en Valley Lunch Serenade, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

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

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, May 3Cinco de Mayo in Central

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

Saturday, May 44-H Camp Counselor Train-

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Sunday, May 5Matching-grant breakfast,

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Registration deadline for Com-munitywide Garage Sale to be held May 18-19. www.cityofstjoseph.

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according to the job description.Klein joined the St. Joseph

police department in 2001 as a part-time officer and has been a full-time patrol officer since Sep-tember 2004. The youngest of three children, he is the only one in his family working in law en-forcement. However, he and his wife Ann share an interest in the career field as she is a deputy for Stearns County. They have been married since 2001 and have four children. All are excited about the transition ahead.

The family lives on 10 acres of woods near Klein’s brother-in-law’s farm in Freeport. After a stressful day, he just likes to hop on a tractor and take to the field. It’s one of his main hobbies.

“It just clears the mind,” he said.

The patrol officer can also re-late to those who choose to stay close to home. He grew up near a farm in Albany and attended Albany High School. He gradu-ated from St. John’s University in Collegeville and has a degree in psychology. He then earned a law enforcement degree from Alexandria Technical College.

LeadershipHe’s not looking to change

things when he transitions to his new role. He said he wants to maintain the good team he’s a part of and continue to keep the city safe.

When asked to describe his leadership style, his reply is three-fold.

“I think it’s important to lead

by example, to be fair and to communicate,” he said. “Those are the top three things I believe in.”

The St. Joseph police depart-ment has seven full-time officers including the police chief and two part-time officers and re-serve officers.

The only thing he’d like to see more of is officers out in the community talking to residents. It’s something officers do now, but he’s hoping to see more in-teraction.

While he plans to sustain what works, he believes the de-partment will continue to move forward with the times. Whether its technology or changes in policy, the goal is to be forward-thinking.

“I’m looking forward to keep-ing a good department going,” he said. “We’re a good depart-ment and we have some good people here. They know how to do their jobs and when it comes down to really get(ting) it done, they get it done.”

Like other city departments, maintaining a budget is also a priority. As things come up, he says he will work with officials to deal with shifting costs.

“We had a homicide in 2006, there was overtime, (and the expense of) sending things off to labs for examination,” he said. “These are things you can’t plan for. It’s always a concern to make sure you stay on bud-get because people are trusting you with their money to do the best thing possible. We’ve got to remain fiscally responsible and stay within the budget to the best of our ability.”

Name: Joel Klein

Age: 38

Hometown: Albany; currently re-sides in rural Freeport.

Family: Wife: Ann. Children: daughters Amber, 17 and Tiffani, 16; and sons Casey, 11 and Samuel, 9.

Hobbies/Likes: Farming, fishing, ac-tivities with his family and going to movies.

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