Jamison Penticuff, a seventh-grader at Kennedy Community School, was a winner at the Minnesota Music Teachers Association’s preliminary music contest at the College of St. Benedict in January. He also won at the state finals at the University of Minnesota in March. He will perform at an Honors Concert at the Minneapolis Convention Center on June 1. He will be
April 5 St. Joseph people
Amanda Groethe, Stearns Electric Association director of communication and marketing, was recently honored with the 2019 American Advertising Federation of Central Minnesota’s Emerging Leader Award, an honor that celebrates an outstanding member of the local advertising community. Emerging Leaders are those who, though young in their careers, have already proven themselves to be making an impact in their company and
April 5 Sartell-St. Stephen people
Five Sartell students have been named to the fall semester dean’s list at the College of St. Benedict. The students are Madison Flaherty, daughter of Stacie and Robert Flaherty; Breanna Hess, daughter of Kim and Bob Hess; Lindsey Hoeschen, daughter of Sondra and Steve Hoeschen; Samantha Lundgren, daughter of Becky and Dan Lundgren; and Molly Mahowald, daughter of Jennifer and David Mahowald. To be included
March 22 Sartell-St. Stephen people
Kayla Nelson of St. Stephen has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.To qualify for the dean’s List, a student must attain a minimum 3.66 grade-point average. Dr. Kimberly Tjaden of Sartell has been named the 2019 Family Physician of the Year by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians. This award is
March 22 St. Joseph people
Full Circle Water of St. Joseph earned a first-place award in the National Precast Concrete Association’s annual Sustainability Awards competition. The award was given on Feb. 28 in Louisville during The Precast Show 2019 and recognizes the company’s water recycling solution and development of the Slurry Silo product for concrete producers. Lauren Stock of St. Joseph has been named to
March 8 St. Joseph people
Five St. Joseph students graduated Dec. 21 from St. Cloud State University. The students and their degrees and majors are: James Ano, bachelor’s in English; Shane Ganley, bachelor’s in chemical dependency and community psychology, cum laude; Justin Nathe, bachelor’s in biochemistry; Adam Reischl, bachelor’s in mechanical engineering; and Cecilia Schmit, bachelor’s in psychology, cum laude. Twelve St. Joseph students were named to
March 8 Sartell-St. Stephen people
Eighteen Sartell students recently graduated from St. Cloud State University during fall commencement on Dec. 21. The students, their degrees and majors are: Wendy Albjerg, bachelor’s in nursing, summa cum laude; Tara Asseln, master’s in social work; Courtney Boe, bachelor’s in early childhood education, summa cum laude; Jessica Condon, bachelor’s in social studies education, summa cum laude; Katelyn Dykhuizen, bachelor’s in social
Feb. 22 St. Joseph people
Dr. Michael Contardo of Laser Dentistry in St. Joseph celebrated 40 years of practicing dentistry on Feb. 13. Lynne Bohrer of St. Joseph was named to the dean’s list at Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology for fall semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must maintain at least a 3.4 grade-point average. Bohrer is in the applied liberal arts