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NUMBER 13 • VOLUME 157
Sauk Centre
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023
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Rules for schools Board reviews, approves handbook policies BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER
In the face of changing times and legislation, Sauk Centre Public Schools is updating their policies on tardiness, discipline, safety and technology usage. During the school board’s Aug. 21 regular meeting in the school media center, Elementary Principal Amy Millard and High School Principal Sheila Flatau reviewed the major updates to the SCPS 2023-24 student-parent handbook. The first couple of changes regarded the schools’ attendance policies. With the high school’s college credit courses, any absence of six days or more could result in a lower grade or even a loss of credit. Also, it used to be up to teachers in periods two through five to allow up to four tardy incidents before assigning detention, but that policy will be clarified as well.
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year, they were dancing on Tutti Fruitti expands dirt “Last and carpet,” Marlene said. “Just got old carpet and laid it out on the dirt for events, storage anso they could dance on it, but now, they BY BEN SONNEK STAFF WRITER
There is now more space to dance at the farm. Tutti Fruitti Restaurant and Market Farm near Sauk Centre recently completed their expansion, the dance barn, and are looking forward to hosting bigger functions and having more parties on site. With their annual Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 21, Kevin and Marlene Gwost are glad to provide a smooth, solid floor for people to dance on.
can really dance.” Tutti Fruitti’s original vegetable sales area has been the restaurant’s dining room for some time, and the extended dining room used to be a garage that was added in 2018 and then turned into seating about a year later. The existing kitchen was also an add-on. The latest addition was inspired by the tent Tutti Fruitti used to put up for larger events. “For the last three or four years, we always had an Oktoberfest,” Kevin said.
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(Above) The Tutti Fruitti Restaurant and Market Farm expansion has its sides closed Aug. 17 near Sauk Centre. The expansion will store machinery during the winter. (Left) Marlene and Kevin Gwost show off the interior of their new dance barn expansion Aug. 17 at Tutti Fruitti Restaurant and Market Farm near Sauk Centre. The expansion replaces the event tent the Gwosts would have to assemble for larger events like Oktoberfest.
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State cuts off Options for Women
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Sauk Centre Gradatim Club members – Vurnie Wilson (front, from left), Laurie Holman, Pat Super and Mary Rasmussen; and (back, from left) Sandi Friedrichs, Margy Umhoefer, Kathy Banke and Julie Jarvi – serve food during the Aug. 16 salad luncheon at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. The luncheon was previously held for at least 35 years by United Methodist Church in Sauk Centre. PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
Options for Women director Colleen Cianflone boots up the ultrasound machine Aug. 21 at Options for Women in Sauk Centre. The crisis pregnancy center recently lost state support, which represented over a third of the organization’s budget.
Crisis pregnancy center’s annual gala a request for support
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Gradatim Club takes on luncheon, other local initiatives said Bonnie Nelson, Sauk Centre Gradatim Club president and United Methodist Church memThe Sauk Centre Gradatim Club has taken on ber. “That salad luncheon was really popular and the longstanding annual salad luncheon from Unit- successful for the church and well-known in town ed Methodist Church in Sauk Centre. Hundreds because there’s such a variety of salads.” of locals came to First Lutheran Church in Sauk Gradatim member Mary Zilka ran the lunCentre Aug. 16 to make a meal of the wide range cheon, which brought in about 275 people. of salads, cookies, bars and desserts. “We had a great committee who worked hard,” United Methodist Church in Sauk Centre Nelson said. “I was there on Tuesday (Aug. 15), originally held the salad luncheon for at least 35 and each work time, there were 15, maybe 20, years, but without the numbers to staff the event, people helping. Our Gradatim members really the Gradatim Club volunteered to take it over last stepped up to make the project successful.” winter. Gradatim page 2 “I talked to some of the women at the church,” BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
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Options for Women in Sauk Centre is getting ready for their annual Evening for Life gala Saturday, Sept. 9, and this year, they need more community support than ever now that the state is no longer doing so. “It’s a big deal for us,” said Mike Weisser, a member of the Options for Women board. “We’re scrambling now. We hope we can keep doing this, but I think God is going to take care of it. God willing, we’re going to be able to do it, but in the meantime, we’re fretting a little bit.”
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