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Herald Sauk Centre
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
NUMBER 17 • VOLUME 157
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See you at the parade
Bear Trap
still catching customers Bar founded by Walker, Vogt celebrates 40 years
PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
At his home in Sauk Centre Aug. 31, Mike Felling gets out a photo of the North Dakota State College of Science 1962 football team, of which he was a member, when they were inducted into the college’s sports hall of fame around 2013. Felling went to NDSCS in 1962 after the Dunwoody Institute for Graphic Arts in Minneapolis over-enrolled.
BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
It has been 40 years since friends and classmates Barry Walker and Steve Vogt decided to see what it was like behind the bar, establishing the Bear Trap just north of Sauk Centre. Today, while city limits now enclose the bar and the ownership has changed once, not much else has changed about the longstanding establishment – and for Pat Winters, the Bear Trap’s current owner, that is a good thing, a testament to its founders and the people who supported them. “It’s always going to be the Bear Trap, and no matter what happens, I want people to always associate the Bear Trap with Barry and Linda (Walker),” Winters said. “They put everything into this place, …(and) I never want to lose that tie back to the 35 years before I took over. I never want to walk in here and not see Barry’s mark on the place, no matter what.”
Felling to be grand marshal at NDSCS homecoming BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
What started as one college’s enrollment error in 1962 led to Mike Felling leading fundraising efforts at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota – and that, in turn, has led to him being selected as the grand marshal for the college’s homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 7. While Felling does not consider his contributions to have been that great at NDSCS, he is honored to be a part of this celebration and has already heard from people looking forward to his arrival. “(Wahpeton) is a small town,” Felling said. “People I knew when I stayed there and people I didn’t know, they called me up and said, ‘See you at the parade.’” After graduating from Sauk Centre High School, Felling joined the Army from 195760; he was stationed in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and toured Germany. He then enrolled at Dunwoody Institute for Graphic Arts in Minneapolis in 1961, but by August, a couple of months after he had completed the paperwork and paid the fees, he was informed he would not be able to attend. The school had over-accepted for the 1961-62 school year and had decided to prioritize students from the Twin Cities area, but they encouraged Felling to re-enroll in 1962. That was when Felling was approached by a Sauk Centre friend who had another suggestion. “Dick Schwartz says, ‘You should’ve gone to Wahpeton anyway; it’s a better school and it runs like a junior college,’ so that’s what I did.” Felling studied graphic arts while in NDSCS, and he was recruited to their football team, the Wildcats, in his first year. He was one of several people on the team who had previously served in the military.
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Pat Winters gets out the welcoming bear statue at the Bear Trap Sept. 18 in Sauk Centre. The Bear Trap was founded in August 1983 by Barry Walker and Steve Vogt. (Top) The Bear Trap sits ready for the next day’s business Sept. 18 in Sauk Centre. The building was formerly the Eagle Inn restaurant.
Overcoming the stigma together September recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month
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BY HANS LAMMEMAN | STAFF WRITER
People in every community across the globe have their own challenges with mental health. Facing internal battles is part of the human condition, yet the topic is often stigmatized and not spoken about openly. The Central Minnesota Mental Health Center recently launched a campaign to raise awareness about its crisis service hotline for individuals in Benton, Stearns, Sherburne and Wright counties. The crisis number, 320-253-5555, is available to anyone seeking help, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. CMMHC wants individuals struggling with mental health to know they are not alone. The project’s tagline clearly depicts its mission: “If life is not OK, it’s OK to call. Any time. Any reason.” PHOTO SUBMITTED Mental health organizations across the country A photo of Cody Randall sits on a table lining the sidewalk at the Eagle’s recognize September as National Suicide Preven- Healing Nest campus during the 2023 Panda Project July 24 in Sauk Centre. tion Month. The 2023 event was the third annual Panda Project fundraiser at the Eagle’s
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Healing Nest.
Harvesting begins PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
Dust flies as potato harvesting commences Sept. 18 in Sauk Centre. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the condition of potatoes in Minnesota is 59% good and 26% excellent; corn is 35% fair, 33% good and 8% excellent, and soybeans are 36% fair, 38% good and 8% excellent.
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