Stearns Bank N.A. in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is excited to announce the Stearns Bank Community Challenge. Stearns Bank is offering up to $100,000 as a match for every dollar donated to three area food shelves this holiday season. Donations for the Stearns Bank Community Challenge need to be received by Dec. 31. Contributions should be sent directly to any of the following eligible food shelves to the attention of the “Stearns Bank Community Challenge.”
- Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 2390, St. Cloud, MN 56302 or online at www.ccstcloud.org.
- St. Cloud Salvation Army, 400 U.S. Highway 10 S, St. Cloud, MN 56304 or online at centralusa.salvationarmy.org/northern/StCloud.
- St. Joseph Community Food Shelf, P.O. Box 384, St. Joseph, MN 56374.
St. John’s Prep students grades six through 12, faculty and staff collected $2,637 in cash/check donations and 425 pounds of food to the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf. Prep students brought in non-perishable food items. The money was used to purchase turkeys, pies, buns and other perishable items. Sarah Gainey’s sixth-grade homeroom was declared the winning class based on the amount of food (104.8 pounds) and the amount of money ($185) they collected.
Three St. John’s Prep School swimmers recently qualified at the Minnesota State High School League state meet. Here are their events:
- 200 IM: Izzy Westling (finished 10th in state)
- 500 Free: Claire Westling (finished 13th in state)
- 100 Backstork: Taba Kuhl (finished 12th in state)
- 400 Free Relay: Claire Westling and Izzy Westling (finished 16th in state)
Izzy, a freshman, and Claire, a junior, are the daughters of Sue and Craig Westling; Kuhl, a sophomore, is the daughter of Traese and Mitchell Kuhl. All are from Sartell.
St. John’s Prep swimmers and divers are part of a co-op team with Cathedral High School in St. Cloud. Their home pool is the St. John’s University pool.
St. Cloud Orthopedics has recently received nine awards on the local, state and national levels based on community satisfaction, patient recognition and research. The private, independent specialty orthopedic practice, which has been in service locally for nearly 70 years, has recently accepted these 2022 awards:
Best of the Best Winner for the eighth consecutive time in Physical Therapy (St. Cloud Times Readers’ Survey)
Best of the Best Winner for Orthopedic Center (St. Cloud Times Readers’ Survey)
Best of the Best Winner for Foot & Ankle Center (St. Cloud Times Readers’ Survey)
Healthcare Professional of the Year for Mitchell Kuhl (Sartell Choice Awards)
Minnesota’s Best Gold Winner in Orthopedic Surgery (Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award)
Minnesota’s Best Gold Winner in Urgent (Orthopedic) Care (Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award)
Minnesota’s Best Silver Winner in Physical Therapy (Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award)
Minnesota’s Best Silver Winner in Sports Medicine (Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award)
America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Newsweek Statista Award, in collaboration with St. Cloud Surgical Center)
“We as a team are incredibly proud of the level of specialty orthopedic care we’ve consistently delivered to the Central Minnesota community, and to see it recognized at such a level is truly an honor,” said Bill Worzala, St. Cloud Orthopedics clinic administrator. “We’re grateful to be the choice for individuals seeking orthopedic care in our area and across the state, and to have such a connection with our patients and other primary care providers, who know we are focused on putting patient outcome first and who appreciate having St. Cloud Orthopedics as an option available to them.”
St. Cloud Orthopedics was founded in 1955 and provides specialty orthopedic care for every bone, muscle and joint in the body at two locations – Sartell and South St. Cloud, where they also offer urgent injury care through OrthoDirect, an alternative to the Emergency Room for same-day bone and joint-related injuries. They are also known for giving back to their community year after year in ways both big and small, including supporting athletics complexes, providing sideline care at sporting events, offering healthcare-related scholarships and teaching at area schools. All local specialists, orthopedic specialties and online appointment scheduling can be found at StCloudOrthopedics.com.
