by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
(This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 8.)
September
The Sartell Muskies lose their bid for the state championship, losing to the Waconia Lakers in the Class C Amateur tournament.
The City of Sartell makes available a survey so residents can rate the city’s many public parks, including strengths, weaknesses and needs.
Plans for a library in Sartell hit snags – lots of them. For one thing, the Great River Regional Library system emphasizes again the site chosen for the Sartell Community Center is not acceptable for a branch library as it’s too close to the GRRL libraries in St. Cloud and Waite Park. Another snag is the GRRL will require a facility of 12,500 square feet for a branch library. Yet another snag is the money (perhaps up to $500,000) the city would have to spend for a start-up collection of library materials.
John Seiler, intrepid bicyclist, is eulogized as a humble, quiet, soft-spoken man who was “one of the nicest guys who ever lived.” Seiler was well known in the area as a bicycle racer, a Sartell Apple Duathlon enthusiast and volunteer. He died after being struck by a car while bicycling. His funeral was held at Celebration Lutheran Church.
Many Sartell residents help raise funds for the annual Woofstock Companion Walk hosted at Wilson Park in St. Cloud by the Tri-County Humane Society. The event raised about $50,000 for the Society and its year-round work to benefit homeless animals.
The Sartell Senior Connection hosts a successful rummage sale at city hall.
Personal antagonisms erupt during a Sartell City Council meeting between two factions – those who voted for a south site for a community center (Steve Hennes, Pat Lynch and Mayor Sarah Jane Nicoll) and the two who voted against it (Amy Braig-Lindstrom and David Peterson). At the meeting, each side accuses the other of childish name-calling, of distortions and of misrepresenting the facts.
The Sartell student section at the homecoming game sports pink shirts to support not only their team but an effort to raise funds for cancer research. The student council raised $4,000 through sales, and another $883 was raised during the Tackle Cancer effort the night of the game, at which the Sabres defeated Rocori, 28-21.
Cub scouts from Pack 94 and Troop 11, den 3 along with church youth gather together on the grounds of Messiah Lutheran Church in Sartell to rake leaves on the cool, rainy morning of Oct 31. From left to right are Elias Finnern, 6, of Sartell, Tony Orbeck, of Sartell, Fletcher Orbeck, 8, of Sartell, Duncan Orbeck, 6, of Sartell, Michaela Voigt, of St. Cloud, Cody Brott, 11, of St. Cloud, Russell Brott, 13, of St. Cloud, Xavia Finnern, 5, of Sartell, and Pastor Brady Finnern, of Sartell.
