That song, “Kids,” from the musical comedy “Bye Bye Birdie” keeps popping up in my mind. “Kids, I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids today. Kids, who can understand anything they say? Kids, they are disobedient, disrespectful oafs. Noisy, crazy, sloppy, lazy loafers . . . That song is wrong. It says more about jaded adults than it does
Spring products abound at ‘Market Monday’
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com “Market Monday,” which opened the growing season in Sartell May 14, offered an abundance of springtime produce and many hand-crafted items. Market Monday debuted in Sartell last spring and, like last year, the hours are from 3-6:30 p.m. every Monday, including Memorial Day and Labor Day. May 14 was warm and sunny as visitors to the
Memorial Day ceremony slated
Sartell will once again hold a Memorial Day ceremony starting at 9 a.m. Monday, May 28 at Veterans Park. There will be a contingent of veterans present, the presentation of the colors and a 21-gun salute. A medley of patriotic songs will be performed by the Sartell Community Band and singers. Refreshments will follow in the gazebo. Everyone is encouraged
City gets double-whammy of bad news
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com It was definitely not a “good news night” for the Sartell City Council at its May 14 meeting. At the end of the meeting, Sartell City Administrator Patti Gartland, like a reluctant bearer of bad tidings, shared the news she had received earlier that afternoon. Sartell, she said, will get only a drop in the bucket
High school honored with excellence award
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Sartell High School is one of three schools in outstate Minnesota that earned ratings of “excellence” among nearly 22,000 public schools in the nation. St. Cloud Tech garnered a silver medal, one of 42 Minnesota schools who merited silver. Sartell High School and Rocori High School, Cold Spring, each were honored with bronze medals. They were
Henneses combat mental-illness stigmas through teaching
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The father of Steve Hennes of Sartell committed suicide in 1970 when Steve was only 19, just before Steve enlisted in the U.S. Army, partly to get away from his Little Falls home. Steve was the third of four sons in the family. He left behind his mother and a younger brother, 14. It was a
Senior Connection meeting place closes for summer
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The Sartell Senior Connection meeting place is now closed through the summer. On May 11, the Connection’s board learned the center must be vacated because of remodeling in the north wing of the school district’s District Office Building. That remodeling will get underway in the near future. The news was no surprise to members of the
Sartell honors police
Flags were flown at half-mast last Tuesday, May 15, in honor of police officers who served to keep the peace, including those who died in the line of duty. Tuesday was Peace Officers’ Memorial Day nationwide, and the week of May 13-19 is National National Police Week. Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes noted the special day and week at the