Lucus Bentrud, son of Beth and Dave Bentrud of Rice, is the 2015 Gridiron to Grandparents scholarship winner. This scholarship is awarded to a Sauk Rapids-Rice senior Storm football player who submits an essay showing their desire to be a leader for the Gridiron to Grandparents program and illustrates their appreciation of their own grandparents. The Gridiron to Grandparents program connects the Storm varsity football players with the Good Shepherd Community by the players visiting with the residents on a weekly basis during the football season. Bentrud also helped organized the Gridiron to Grandparents football game this year against Rocori High School when the Good Shepherd residents were invited to attend the game as special guests. Congratulations to Bentrud, the coaches and the entire Storm football team for their outstanding community service.
Jazmyn Friesz, Sauk Rapids, recently earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Matthew Klug of St. Cloud recently enrolled in fall semester at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The Central Minnesota Arts Board awarded $3,020 in Arts Legacy funds to Sauk Rapids-Rice Hillside Adult Education.
The Central Minnesota Arts Board awarded $81,271 in support of 18 regional arts projects, including the following nine local organizations: Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud, $7,000; College of St. Benedict, $6,115; Great River Chorale, $2,791; Great River Educational Arts Theatre, $7,000; Helping Hands Outreach, $3,203; St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, $7,000; The St. John’s Boys’ Choir, $3,518; Visual Arts Minnesota, $5,110; and Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, $3,646. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 2 People.
