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2 Second Ave. S., Suite 135, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Saturday, September 10, 2022
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Vol. 168, No. 23
County selects architect for space needs study Commissioners eye office expansion BY JAKOB KOUNKEL STAFF WRITER FOLEY – Benton County commissioners continued with their intentions to expand the physical space in which county government operates. At the board’s Sept. 6 meeting, it selected GLT Architects of St. Cloud to study the county’s space needs – both for employees and the public. With high praise from employees in Stearns County government, who have worked with GLT Architects on a number of projects regarding building space in Stearns County, commissioners felt comfortable utilizing the architectural rm. There was no expense associated with the motion because the total cost will be dependent on the amount of time and resources the rm uses during the study. Commissioners hope to gain a better conceptual understanding of what Benton County government will need both now and in the future as the architectural rm will help forecast future needs.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SAUK RAPIDS-RICE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Aby Froiland, principal at Pleasantview Elementary School in Sauk Rapids, cuts a giant ribbon in front of a crowd of kindergartners and staff as the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District celebrated the first day of class in the new school building Sept. 6. First through fifth graders joined their kindergarten peers Sept. 7 in the building which replaced the former 50-year-old school.
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A jar full of P&V Canning kitchen always open for Awesome Sauce pair BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER What do you get when you combine two working moms who possess robust enthusiasm and vigor that could match their gardens? P&V Awesome Sauce. Cathy Blais and Rebecca Dombrovski are the faces of P&V Awesome Sauce, a home canning business that has been building for eight years. With garden harvest winding down, the two are gearing up for their rst scheduled sale of the fall season, a Fall Sip and Shop Oct. 8 at Back Shed Brewing in Waite Park. “The end of the garden season takes the cake,” said Blais, of Sauk Rapids, speaking of how fatigued the women become after spending the month of August up to their lids in canning tomatoes.
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Cathy Blais (left) and Rebecca Dombrovski stand in the canning kitchen at Dombrovski’s home Aug. 23 in Rice. The two women are the faces of P&V Awesome Sauce, a home canning business they launched in March 2020.
OBITUARY • Todd F. Ledin The newspaper of today is the history of tomorrow.
PUBLIC NOTICES • Notice of Sheriff ’s Sale - pg. 14 • Probate Notice - Kropp - pg. 15 • Probate Notice - Wilcox - pg. 15 • Summons - pg. 15 • Hearing on Motion Notice - pg. 15
• City of Sauk Rapids - Ad for Bids - pg. 16 • Benton County Board of Commissioner Reg. Minutes, Aug. 16 - pg. 16 • Benton County Planning Commission Public Hearing - pg. 15 • Benton County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing - pg. 15