Jeff Rislov, CPA, has been admitted as a partner at Conway, Deuth and Schmiesing, PLLP.
Rislov has more than 10 years of experience in public accounting and works in the Sartell and Willmar offices. His specialty areas include tax planning and preparation, agribusiness, petroleum, and international and multi-state tax. He graduated from the University of North Dakota-Grand Forks with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. Rislov is the co-chair of CDS’s Tax Committee.
He is a also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Rislov, his wife, Ann, and their three children reside in Sartell.
Fourty-two Sartell students were recently named to the fall dean’s list at St. Cloud State University.
They and their majors are as follows: Alisha Anderson, psychology; Jill Bergstrom, nursing; Chelsey Bethke, psychology; Brandon Burggraff, information systems; Molly Carey, early childhood education; Jessica Condon, social studies education; Samantha Deans, film studies; Andrew Domeier, studio art; Kyle Driesse, pre-medicine; Kimberly Duong, political science;
Mitchell Emslander, real EMN; Cole Fischer, liberal arts and sciences; Julie Frana, management; Zachary Gnahn, entrepreneurship; Nicole Grant, global studies; Paige Hoghaug, biomedical sciences; Alexa Hughes, finance; Emilee King, elementary/K-6 education; Taylor Kruse, elementary/K-6 education; Jessica Lundsetter, psychology;
Kyle Marsolek, technology management; Natalie McIntire, biomedical sciences; Raelin Miller, elementary/K-6 education; Ryan Nguyen, nursing; Mckenzie Ogg, psychology; Marissa Rapaway, mathematics teaching; Tomoko Rebeck, early childhood education; Hannah Rodness, communication sciences and disorders; Inga Rodness, community health; Clare Rueter, elementary education;
Jenna Runge, Spanish (teaching); Holli Sauerer, elementary/K-6 education; Mikayla Stockinger, general studies (undecided); Sally Traut, elementary/K-6 education; Jenna Turner, elementary/K-6 education; Paul Vreeland, accounting; Brandon Waldvogel, accounting; Megan Walz, liberal arts and sciences; XiaoDan Wang, accounting; Steven Wright, community psychology;
Jaclyn Yasgar, finance; and Katie Yurczyk, early childhood education.
To earn the honor, students must have a minimum 3.75 grade-point average.
Cathy Vande Vrede, a longtime team member at PineCone Vision Center in Sartell, was recently promoted as community outreach and project manager at PCVC. In 2012, she started at PCVC, and in May Vande Vrede started in her new role full-time.
Vande Vrede worked for the Sartell-St. Stephen School District for 10 years. A past administrative assistant at the Sartell Chamber of Commerce, she has many years of experience working with community groups and area businesses managing events, coordinating classes and managing employees.
In the project manager role, Vande Vrede will provide leadership for the development and implementation of internal projects including action plans, supervising, time-line management, process improvements and change management. The role will focus on improving clinic processes to better serve patients.
“Cathy has been a great contributor to our team,” said owner and medical director Dr. Nicholas Colatrella. “Her new role will drive efficiency and improvement within our organization.”
PineCone Vision Center is a state-of-the-art comprehensive eye care provider with a team of vision-care specialists and a professional staff providing the best eyecare solutions available.
The Central Minnesota Arts Board recently awarded $85,886 in support of 17 regional-arts projects. Three criteria are used in evaluating applications: artistic quality and merit; ability of the organization; and the needs of the community.
Applicants may request up to $7,000 with a 30-percent match required for any one project or combined projects totaling no more than $7,000 in any one grant round. Funding for these CMAB Grants is provided through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the state’s general fund, and its Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund created by the voters of Minnesota.
- Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota, $3,262, to provide Learning and Literacy through the Arts programming for nine hours during 12 weeks focused on providing academic gains as wells as increasing engagement in the arts both in the club and community.
- Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, $5,632, for German Expressions educational program and concert offered to grade-school-age students in the spring of 2016. The student concert will be comprised of three ensembles that will perform German pieces from many eras at St. Cloud State University in April.
- Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud, $7,000, Calmus, a German vocal quintet, will conduct community outreach programs for students and adults and a concert on April 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud.
- Great River Educational Arts Theatre, $7,000, for the production of Mary Poppins featuring breathtaking dance numbers, astonishing special effects and musical hits Jan. 15-24 at Escher Auditorium, Benedicta Art Center in St. Joseph.
- Minnesota Center Chorale, $4,293, Postcards from Minnesota concert with guests St. Johns Boys’ Choir Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud.
- Minnesota Dance Ensemble, $7,000, In These Shoes modern-dance production on April 29 at the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud.
- Oak Ridge Elementary School-Sartell-St. Stephen School District, $5,114, MathsmARTs program using dance and visual arts to improve the attitude and proficiency of students in both math and the arts, February through May 2016 at Pine Meadow and Oak Ridge Elementary.
- Paramount Arts Resource Trust, $7,000, Requiem for the Living concert that will perform a brand new 45-minute choral and orchestral music work prepared by the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota in April 2016 at the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud.
- St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, $7,000, to perform a concert entitled The Anniversary that will feature the 2016 Young Performer Competition winner and Great River Chorale, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19 in Ritsche Auditorium at SCSU.
- St. John’s University – Fine Arts, $7,000, Red Baraat performances and workshops Jan. 22-Feb. 22. Red Baraat will perform for the St. Cloud Veterans’ Affairs Health Systems, lead a range of music workshops for college students as well as youth at the St. Cloud Children’s Home and provide a public performance at Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, College of Saint Benedict, Collegeville in February.
- The St. John’s Boys’ Choir, $4,917, KidSing festival that consists of gathering more than 200 area students for a day of singing, socializing and a public performance Jan. 9 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Performing Arts Center in Sauk Rapids.
- Visual Arts Minnesota, $5,226, 36th annual High School Exhibition and Competition that will feature the art works of students from Central Minnesota high schools in the Paramount Theatre Lobby, St. Cloud March 22-April 18.
- Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, $7,000, School of Rock summer camp is for students in grades 6-12 to learn the art of being a musician in a rock band. Camp consists of six three-hour sessions in which the students interact and learn from professional musicians and perform a public concert in August at the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud.
- Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, $4,157, Youth Sing Out concert featuring more than 200 Central Minnesota singers from the Youth Choral of Central Minnesota Mixed and Women’s Chorales, St. John’s Boys’ Choir Junior Varsity and Concert Choir, and Cantabile Girls’ Choristers and Concert Choir May 1 at Ritsche Auditorium, SCSU.