While 2020 headlines tell of all we lost due to COVID-19, these snapshots tell all that we gained. Celebration and connection. Compassion. Resilience. Hope. We truly are in this together.
Kennedy students perform maintenance on a robot Jan. 4 at the Vex EDR Tournament which took place at Sartell Middle School. They are (left to right) Emily Hammond, 14; Rylan Dierkes, 13; and Sophie Birkholz, 14. Said Dierkes, “our robot has been experiencing technical difficulty.”
Stearns Electric line worker Mike Siemers demonstrates the live home and farm model at St. Joseph Catholic School.
Fourth-grader Teresa Nix, dresses as a line worker.
Kennedy Community School Student Council members and Ambassadors pack Colt Action Packs (weekend food bags) for students in need at the school. They have packed more than 1,260 Colt Action Packs this year.
Kennedy Community School Student Council members and Ambassadors collected and donated
364 items to the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf.
Kennedy Community School Student Council members and Ambassadors carry items collected for Toys for Tots. About 80 items were collected and donated for the event.
St. Joseph Catholic School students (left to right) Aquiliana Wolf (sixth-grade), Scott Stephens (fifth-grade), Kaleb Weber (fourth-grade), Peyton Weber (first-grade) and Connor May (sixth-grade) carry boxes of food for the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf. Students were asked to donate an item or money on Beach Day.
St. Joseph Catholic School second-graders (left to right) Sloane Husen, Isabella Loehlein , Aleena Davidson, Tenley Roquette and Kaylee Prom celebrate Spirit Day during Catholic Schools Week.
St. Joseph preschooler Gus Bruns celebrates Workout Wednesday during Catholic Schools Week.
St. Joseph Catholic School second-graders (left to right) Wylie Schmitz, Peyton Weber, Logan Nolan, Tristalyn Smith, Claire Beirne and Jasmine Smoley celebrate Spirit Day.
St. Joseph Catholic School fourth-graders Leah Alvord (left) and Isabella Fleege celebrate Catholic Schools Week.
Cody Anderson, 9, of St. Joseph, bites into a hamburger purchased from a concession stand on the ice Feb. 15 at the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Fishing Tournament on Kraemer Lake.
Mandy Eiynck, of St. Joseph, smiles after winning a cooler and tip up Feb. 15 at the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Fishing tournament on Kraemer Lake.
Michelle Kakarndee, 16, of Thailand, (left) tries ice-fishing for the first time Feb. 15 with Lexi Kiley, 16, of Sartell, at the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Fishing Tournament on Kraemer Lake.
Madeline Ramirez, a sixth-grade student at St. Joseph Catholic School, won the 5M8 District Peace Poster Contest. (Back) Madeline’s parents Lucia Ramirez and Victor Torres. (Front row from left) Delrose Fischer, St. Joseph Y2K Lions, Madeline Ramirez and Ann Reischl St. Joseph Lions. Madeline’s poster represents her quote regarding the theme Journey of Peace.
American Legion Auxiliary 328 is sponsoring a poppy poster contest for students grades two – 12. If you have a son, daughter, grandchild, neighbor or anyone interested in this contest call Ann Reischl at 363-8825 for more information. The deadline is April 10.
Mary Bruno prepares to read “Bear in Underwear” during one of her live online “Quarantine Storytime” sessions. Her show, which begins at noon every weekday on the Bruno Press website, has become a hit with housebound children and their parents.
Two young brother buddies eat lunch while watching “Quarantine Storytime” on a tabletop screen.
While nibbling lunch in a high-chair, a toddler enjoys watching and listening to Mary Bruno read a book during “Quarantine Storytime.”
A dedicated and delighted fan giggles as Mary Bruno reads a book online during “Quarantine Storytime.”
Sisters Amaara Wiese (left) and Morgan Wiese set up heart messages next to a trail near their home to encourage joy and self-care.
Woodcrest programmer Kristen Gall (right) helps tenant Margaret Annas make a Skype call. Annas was able to visit with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter via FaceTime with help from staff.
Kennedy Community School licensed staff share “Miss You” messages with students during distance learning.
On a hot and windy Sunday, June 7, people gathered for lunch and refreshments at Neighbors Route 75 Bar and Grill just east of St. Joseph.
Ben Marlette and Pamela Sukhum, both of Sartell, stroll through the St. Joseph Farmers Market June 19 with a bag full of fresh greens.
Laura Hartog and her son Owen, 5, both of Avon, hurry to the ice cream tent June 19 at the St Joseph Farmers Market.
The St. Joseph Farmers market packs a crowd June 19. Shoppers from many cities gather to buy fresh bread, greens, homemade popcorn, ice cream, plants, and more.
Baseball is back in St. Joseph. The Joes hosted the Clearwater River Cats in the season opener on June 21, a delay of almost two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Joes lost to the River Cats 15-14 in 10 innings.
photo by Cori Hilsgen
Tryg Hansen jumps from the end of the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Kraemer Lake beach dock June 25 shortly after Parker Junglen had jumped in.
Parker Junglen jumps from the end of the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Kraemer Lake beach dock on June 25.
Parker Junglen, Khloe Junglen and Tryg Hansen enjoy swimming at the St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club Kraemer Lake beach on June 25.
“Candidate” Evan Acheson tosses out candy to well-wishers while Shelly Acheson plays the Statue of Liberty in the Zimmer family’s Fourth of July parade.
Several children, who were unable to make their First Communion April 19 because of Covid-19, made their First Communion on July 12 during an outdoor Catholic Mass at St. John the Baptist in Collegeville. These children included (front, left to right) Tucker Burg, Lars Lyndgaard, Adelyn Eiynck, Noah Eisenschenk, Griffin Loso, Kyla Schrom, and Jake Theisen. The Rev. Jerome Tupa (back) officiated at the Mass.
Molly Kamrowski and her son Emmett, 3, of St. Joseph, choose paint from a tray of colors at the St. Joseph Women of Today rock painting event Aug. 17 at Melody Park in St. Joseph.
Ideas are shared by artists at the Aug. 17 Women of Today rock painting event at Melody Park in St. Joseph. They are (left to right) Leah Symanietz, of Eden Valley; Alexis Hunter, 9, of St. Joseph and Marlys Pennertz of St. Joseph.
Camden DeWeese, 4, of St. Joseph, happily paints his rock a shade of blue at the Aug. 17 Women of Today rock painting event at Melody Park in St. Joseph.
Raised gardening beds donated and built by Saint Joseph’s St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Lions Club, and Rod/Gun Club, outside of the Woodcrest Country Manor located in St. Joseph.
Interns Madeline Cochran and Lucian Eisenschenk work on gluing a letterpress-printed scroll of “The Rule of Saint Benedict” at Bruno Press in St. Joseph.
Mary Bruno holds “The Rule of Saint Benedict” scroll, recently completed in her shop in St. Joseph.
Mary Bruno carves a lino block for “The Rule of Benedict” scroll.
Roughly 40 vendors and crafters selling everything from cosmetics to cleaning supplies assemble on the lawn near the government center Sept. 19 in St. Joseph.
Shoppers (left to right) M’Lynn Thompson, 15; Tracy Christiansen; Keziah Fuchs and Jaxson Fuchs, 8, all of St. Joseph, browse shades of lipstick Sept. 19 at the St. Joseph craft and vendors event.
Mark and Tammy Schroeden, of St. Joseph, share a plate of nachos Sept. 19 at the craft and vendors event in St. Joseph.
Patty Fischer of Hot Springs, SD. collects leaves along the Chapel Trail in Collegeville Oct. 10 while walking with her son Clay, of St. Joseph.
Mint Chip is one of the more than 20 hand-crafted, small batch ice cream flavors at Jupiter Moon Ice Cream. Jupiter Moon also offers vegan ice cream.
Friends enjoy Jupiter Moon Ice Cream Nov. 1. They are (left to right) Claire Lentsch, of Farmington; Mady Bertsch, 15, and Adam Bertsch, 12, both of Sartell.
Before opening the ice cream shop in St. Joseph, Jupiter Moon Ice Cream was ‘pedaled’ at local events.
Scooper Anna Nation perfects a photo bomb Nov. 1 as David Boyer, owner of Jupiter Moon Ice Cream in downtown St. Joseph, looks on.
Charity Hunter, of St. Joseph, and her daughter Lexi, 9, create a tie-blanket out of pink fleece Nov. 9. The mother-daughter team joined 11 other Women of Today members to make blankets for the CentraCare Coborn Cancer Center.
Dorothy Eckland (left) of St. Cloud and Connie Roberts, of St. Joseph tie the corners of a fleece blanket together Nov. 9 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall.
Linda Ritzenthaler of St. Cloud adds a newly finished tie-blanket to a stack Nov. 9. The St. Joseph Women of Today made over a dozen blankets that evening.
St. Joseph’s Winterwalk kicked off Dec. 4 with the lighting of the city Christmas tree and a visit by Santa, who rode around the city on a vintage automobile. Decorated trees lined downtown streets, thanks to the St. Joseph Y2K lions and the city.
Grant Ramthun, 5, and Lucy Quarve, 4, record their holiday greeting at St. Joseph Catholic School. The greeting can be accessed through QR codes on holiday posters around town.
Julia Loehlein locates her holiday poster in St. Joseph. The QR code links to her holiday recording.
Julia Loehlein, age 10, records Silent Night on the piano at home while distance learning for her holiday poster.
