Stearns Benton Child Care Association hosted its Provider of the Year Banquet May 8, and announced Melissa Rieland as the winner of the Benton County Provider of the Year. Rieland has been doing daycare in Sauk Rapids for 18 years and had two of her client parents write letters about how wonderful a provider she is.
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Father and daughter Mike and Tara Wiese, both of Sauk Rapids, pose for a photo with the turkey Tara bagged May 3 along with her brother’s dog Hunter. Tara is the graphic designer for the Newsleaders. For more information, see related opinion column on page 6.
This bear came to visit while Newsleader employee Tara Wiese and her dad were turkey hunting on the evening of May 3. He stayed briefly and trotted back into the woods. For more information, see related opinion column on page 6.