by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com Community leaders are speaking out and planning action after white nationalist posters appeared on main streets in St. Joseph last week. About two dozen members of Cultural Bridges, a group formed more than a year ago to help immigrants, plans to ask the St. Joseph City Council to support a resolution affirming St. Joseph as a
Joe Town Vibe: The history of the St. Joseph Action Group
by John Stevens, Intern, SJU ‘18 Note to our readers: This column is part of a new series from a blog recently started by a loosely knit independent group of area business people and residents who love and want to promote the energy and enthusiasm of downtown St. Joseph. They’ve named themselves Joe Town Vibe, and their purpose is to
Fischbach’s new role needs Constitutional solution
Constitutions are meant to be vague. Those documents are foundations for our state and national governments. They set down the basic principles and powers of our governments. The legislature, executive and courts decide the details. That works fine until something odd happens. Something odd has happened and it’s time for an update to Minnesota’s Constitution. The chain of unusual events
Leander Eisenschenk served in Vietnam, Honor Guard
The American Legion is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2019. In addition to national and statewide activities commemorating this milestone, American Post 328 of St. Joseph is planning a number of festive and patriotic activities for the community. One of those special events will be profiles of St. Joseph-area veterans published in each Newsleader during 2019. The Newsleader is joining
After WWII, Othmar Schmitz defended the Panama Canal
The American Legion will be celebrating its 100th birthday in 2019. In addition to national and statewide activities commemorating this milestone, American Post 328 of St. Joseph is planning a number of festive and patriotic activities for the community. One of those special events will be profiles of St. Joseph-area veterans published in each Newsleader during 2019. The Newsleader is
Jan. 11 Sartell people
ABC Seamless won the 2018 National ABC Seamless Steel Siding Franchise of the Year award. ABC Seamless president Jerry Beyers presented the award to Josh and Amy Stahlecker, owners of ABC Seamless of St Cloud located in Sartell. The award was presented during the 40th Annual ABC Seamless National Franchise Meeting in Fargo, ND. Juli Stone Pitzer of Sartell will receive
Jan. 11 St. Joseph people
The Central Minnesota Arts Board awarded $144,416 in support of 24 regional arts projects. Criteria used in evaluating applications include: artistic quality & merit, demonstrated need, outcomes & evaluation and ability to complete the proposal. The College of St. Benedict was awarded $7,000 for “We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” The Feb. 15 event will showcase African
Fitzthum supports public safety
Jerry Raymond, Sartell For a community to have strong public safety it requires a good working relationship between the safety departments (police and fire), the members of the community and especially our elected officials. The single most important item a government can give its people is safety. Sartell, its people and government, have been strong supporters of public safety as