Herald Sauk Centre
NUMBER 34 • VOLUME 156
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023
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Making Party planner for thousands the call Deschene named Fair Person of the Year BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
Jodie Deschene brings The 2022 Stearns County Fair marked the 50th year Jodie Deher Minnesota Federation of schene has been involved in the longstanding area celebration. County Fairs District 6 Fair Last week, her work was recognized when she won the MinPerson of the Year award ribbon to the fair office nesota Federation of County Fairs District 6 Fair Person of the Jan. 16 at the Stearns Year award, a testament to her dedication. “When they announced my name, I was pretty shocked,” County Fairgrounds. Deschene has been Deschene said. involved in the Deschene’s involvement in the Stearns County Fair began Stearns County in 1972 when she joined her mother, Dutch Wiener, who was Fair for 50 then the entry secretary for the fair. Deschene wrote out the judges’ years. sheets, took care of bathrooms and sold ride tickets. Her father, Vic
Wiener, was also the beer garden manager, so the whole family was always out at the Stearns County Fairgrounds when it was underway. In 2004, Deschene was voted onto the Stearns County Fair board of directors, a position she maintains to this day.
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F est in the fog
PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
Fog enshrouds the trees of Sinclair Lewis Park the early morning of Jan. 13 in Sauk Centre. The fog gave way to clear skies later in the day.
Arvig recommended as new SCPS phone provider BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER
As Sauk Centre Public Schools plans their upcoming renovations, they will likely be changing to a new phone system this year. SCPS has been considering switching to a different telecommunications service than their existing provider, Central Minnesota Education Telecommunications System. During the Sauk Centre Public Schools board’s Jan. 17 regular meeting, technology coordinator Becki Marthaler presented several provider options: Arvig, CMETS and 3CX Phone System. The estimated five-year costs for each option were as follows: – $96,000 for Arvig – $86,000 for 3CX Phone System – $84,480 for CMETS Marthaler recommended SCPS consider Arvig as their new telecommunications service provider. Even though it seemingly had the biggest price tag, the cost also included maintenance, leased phones, support and labor, while CMETS and 3CX Phone System did not. Additionally, Arvig included E911, a reporting system that can get exact classroom locations for emergency situations. The phones provided by Arvig would be basic models, but additional levels could be added. The plan’s price could also fluctuate based on the number of the school’s long-range calls, but Marthaler has heard positive feedback from Melrose Area Public Schools about the system. Whichever plan is chosen, a decision will have to be made before July 1 when the school’s existing contract with CMETS is up for renewal. Marthaler also reported that bids were open for replacing the SCPS facilities’ ethernet and fiber cables. On the recommendation of councilmember Joe Borgerding, Marthaler agreed to look into the option of leaving some cable in for the school paging system.
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Festive flannel
SCACC awards businesses, individuals at annual dinner BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
A flood of flannel filled Diamond Point for the Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Channel Your Flannel” annual dinner and awards ceremony. The evening began with a social hour with live music from Ben Schirmers and Shannon Brunko and hammerschlagen, a game where players competed to drive nails into a log, using the flat edge of a hammer.
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PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
A crowd of flannel descends on Diamond Point for the Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner and awards ceremony Jan. 16 north of Sauk Centre. The evening also included a social hour with live music and games of hammerschlagen.
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