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Herald Sauk Centre
NUMBER 33 • VOLUME 156
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023
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Faith
PHOTOS BY EVAN MICHEALSON
(Left) Hailey Hokanson is one of two Sauk Centre High School nominees for the Triple ‘A’ Award. The senior participates in a variety of athletics and fine arts while maintain a strong foothold in her academic pursuits. (Right) Owen Christians is a nominee for the Triple ‘A’ Award. Participation has been a big part of Christians’ life, ever since he joined hockey at age five.
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With a model of the old Sauk Centre United Methodist Church on Jan. 5, Don Leonard shows places where smoke was coming out of the former building at UMC in Sauk Centre. Leonard, a longtime UMC member, was one of the firemen who responded to the 1973 Sauk Centre UMC fire.
UMC marks 50th anniversary of old church burning down BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
Excellence across all aspects Hokanson, Christians named Sauk Centre’s Triple ‘A’ Award nominees BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER
Sauk Centre High School students Hailey Hokanson and Owen Christians are accustomed to try new things. Hokanson is the definition of a student leader, participating in school activities not only as a multi-sport athlete, but as the student body’s representative at Sauk Centre School Board meetings and as an actor for the school’s One-Act plays and musicals. Christians, a four-sport athlete gaining competitive experiences in hockey, football, track and field and trapshooting, is a bonafide trier, having dabbled in 12 different instruments for Sauk Centre’s band and jazz band.
Participation and academic success mean a great deal to these Streeters, and it is why they were selected as Sauk Centre’s 2022-23 nominees for the Minnesota State High School League’s Academics, Arts and Athletics (Triple ‘A’) Award, recognizing seniors displaying excellence in all facets of their schooling life. “It’s an amazing opportunity,” Hokanson said. “It’s honestly something I’ve been kind of aiming towards since I was younger. I’ve always wanted to apply for this award. Just being able to win it means so much for me, and just living this community too.” This incredibly-challenging goal for Hokanson became a reality through sheer work ethic. After finishing as Section 6A’s eighth singles seed during the 2021 girls tennis season, she devoted herself to improving, attending offseason camps, listening to tennis podcasts and watching film of professional players to learn about the mental side of the game. These tactics paid dividends, as Hokanson rode
an excellent campaign as Sauk Centre’s top singles performer all the way to the section semifinals, one game away from state. “My mom (girls tennis assistant coach Chris Hokanson, herself a former tennis player) kept feeding it into my brain, ‘Would you want to play it after high school?’” she said. “Having that motivation and deciding to keep pushing myself and how good I could get with it helped me have a good season.” Christians knows a thing or two about improvement as well. Most recently, the driven upperclassman was one of many senior leaders for the Sauk Centre Streeters football team, who clinched a spot at the state tournament for the first time since 1983. Christians, a running back and linebacker, understood that while physical fitness and technique went a lot of way, what separated this Streeters bunch was its cohesion.
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In a few months, the United Methodist Church in Sauk Centre will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their current church’s completion; this month, though, also marks the 50th anniversary of the fire that destroyed their original church that was over a century old. While the loss of the original 1865 worship space was a hardship for the congregation, the outpouring of community support after the disaster is still apparent today. “The physical church building is very important to congre-
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Replica or new? City seeks input on park fountain replacement BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
During their Jan. 4 regular meeting at Sauk Centre City Hall, city administrator Vicki Willer reported to the Sauk Centre City Council that the park board had launched a survey to assess the community’s opinion on how the Sinclair Lewis Park fountain should be replaced. The survey, available through the City of Sauk Centre’s Facebook page, states the city’s intention to install a new fountain and asks one question: “What type of fountain would you like to see in Sinclair Lewis Park?” The answers include: – A painted fiberglass replica of the original boy-girl fountain statue;
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More space for residents CentraCare-Sauk Centre Care Center addition almost finished BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
CentraCare-Sauk Centre continues to grow as its Care Center addition nears completion. While its initially planned fall 2022 opening has been pushed back due to shipping delays and other logistical issues, it should not be long before the first residents can move in so the existing Care Center can be renovated. “We’re waiting on a transfer switch for our generator,” said Melissa Andres, project manager. “We need the backup generator in order to move the residents into the Care Center because we can’t move them in without emergency power. We’re hopeful to have it shipped this month and potentially move the residents in the near future.” Looking at the plans and timelines, CentraCare determined they were going to decrease their resident capacity in 2022 by decreasing their census as residents discharge, capping their census at 33 residents; that way, when the addition is ready, they will be able to move everybody over so the construction team can have access to the entire existing building. This change will allow the Care Center to complete their expansion and remodeling project in two stages instead of three. PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
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Melissa Andres (left) and Anne Major stop into the Care Center addition Jan. 10 at CentraCare-Sauk Centre. The addition is expected to be completed soon, and residents will move into the addition so renovation can be done on the existing space.
OBITUARIES Sylvia Bauer Thomas A. Marthaler Elmer B. Hellermann George Patrick Williams
PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosures (4) - pg. 8 • Sheriff ’s Sale - pg. 8 • Notice of Abandoned Vehicle - pg. 9 • Assumed Name - Singularis Ceremonies - pg. 8 • Assumed Name - In & Out Cleaning - pg. 8 • City of Sauk Centre Notice of Board Openings - pg. 8 • Sauk Centre Public Schools Announcement - pg. 9
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