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The Rev. Ron Weyrens blesses tractors at St. Stephen Catholic Church April 25, 2021, in St. Stephens. Agricultural growers had a dry spring, allowing them to sow their crops early, but unfortunately, the dry weather persisted and affected yields by late summer.
Prom dates Ashley Konietzko and Tucker Hendrickson liven up grand march with silly string May 15, 2021, at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School prom. Storm seniors participated in prom while adhering to mask guidance after a canceled prom in 2020. PHOTO BY ELLARRY PRENTICE
(Above) Graduate Carter Kayser accepts his high school diploma from school board member Lisa Braun in this June 1, 2021, photo from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School commencement. The class of 2021 graduated 287 students.
July PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER
Anglers fish from the middle of the Mississippi River July 21, 2021, in downtown Sauk Rapids. By early August, rocks from the city’s rapids were exposed and 72% of the state was listed to be in a severe drought.
August PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER
(Above) Al Voigt reads inscriptions on The Wall That Heals Aug. 20 at the Rice Elementary School in Rice. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall found in Washington, D.C., and was on display in Rice Aug. 19-22, 2021. PHOTO BY ELLARRY PRENTICE
(Left) Sisters Ruthie (left) and Libby Wardleworth, of Sauk Rapids, dress as cowgirls Oct. 28, 2021, for a “Not So Spooky” Halloween event in Sauk Rapids. Students from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School hosted the event, featuring indoor trick-ortreating and carnival games.
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Macy Castilleja stars as Katherine Blake Nov. 12 in “Freaky Friday the Musical,” staged at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Forty-three students from the drama program staged the musical.
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Marcelo Sardina, of Sartell, smiles with Santa Claus Dec. 18, 2021, at VFW Post 6992 in Sauk Rapids. The Sauk Rapids Holiday Parade of Lights and Family Fun Day returned to the community with added events such as Llama Wonderama and the Downtown Jingle & Mingle.
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Miller’s attorney argues for in-camera review the legal standard and are material and favorable to the defense. “So, in this case, what am I arguing?” Groshek said. “I’m arguing BY JAKOB KOUNKEL that we know this child has a motive STAFF WRITER to fabricate, we know she has a repFOLEY – At a virtual court utation for dishonesty, and we know hearing regarding sexual misconthat she’s made previous allegations duct allegations brought against at school that was unfounded.” Benton County Attorney Philip MillGroshek was in part referring to er Dec. 28, 2021, Christa Groshek a checkered history between Miller – Miller’s attorney – argued that and his accuser. Miller was previthe court should allow an in-camera ously the county attorney in Koochireview before moving forward with ching County, where he terminated the case. the accuser’s biological father’s “My client has to have the abil- parental rights before he knew the ity to get information to have a fair family, Groshek said. trial,” Groshek said. … “A defendant Groshek said following the has a right to confront his accusincident Miller married and then ers, and that’s only satis ed if the divorced a woman who is the aunt defense attorney is allowed to have of the accuser and who became the wide latitude in questioning witcustodian of the child in 2007. nesses, and I can only have wide “She’s known as mom to (the latitude if I have information.” accuser),” Groshek said. An in-camera review is a Miller became the accuser’s stepcommonly-used method in court dad in 2013, and they started living to protect the privacy of minors, together in 2014. and the process allows a judge to “Also happening in (2007), we privately determine whether a set of know that Mr. Miller is the county information should be used in court. attorney, prosecuting (the accuser’s The state’s defense attorney, biological) father for check forgery Paige Starkey, argued against in 2008, for gross misdemeanor doGroshek’s pursuit of the additional mestic assault in 2008, for a felony information, purporting that some assault, and on that case, he went to of what Groshek is asking for may prison,” Groshek said. not be legally admissible. Starkey Groshek said Miller has been said the court will have to decide acting as the accuser’s stepdad for one-by-one which documents meet the last seven or eight years, and
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that the accuser’s grandma, who has frequent contact with the accuser’s biological dad, was living at home during the time of the allegations. She also mentioned that Miller self-reported the allegations against himself. Groshek said, because of everything involved, there is reason to believe the accuser would have motive to fabricate based on her history, and that is why she wants documents related to the accuser’s history in school, counseling and a forensic interview. Groshek also said there is reason to believe the accuser has a long history of lying. On the night Miller reported the allegations against himself, Miller’s ex-wife reported to police that the accuser is a “pathological liar.” Miller’s ex-wife also said that the accuser “has a problem with lying,” and that “she lies daily,” among other similar comments. The accuser also made sexual misconduct allegations against another student in school which were false, Groshek said. “I’m not asking for a deposition; I don’t think one’s warranted under the rules,” Groshek said in closing. “I am asking for latitude … and that we be given this information and that the court conduct a private, incamera review.”
Saturday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day. Monday, Jan. 3, 12:15 p.m. – Rice Senior Citizens Monthly Meetings. Old Creamery Café, 405 E. Main St., Rice. Monday, Jan. 3, 6 p.m. – Rice City Council Meeting. Rice City Hall, 205 E. Main St., Rice. Monday, Jan. 3, 6:30 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board. Organizational Meeting. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 11 a.m. to noon – Living Waters Lutheran Church Food Shelf Distribution. Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. If in need of emergency food assistance, call 320-255-1135. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 7 p.m. – Free Grace Recovery Meeting. Hosted by Free Grace United. All are welcome; everyone struggles with something. Food and fellowship beginning at 6:30 p.m. The ROC, 141 Fourth Ave. N., Foley. For more information or support, call 612-512-4745. Thursday, Jan. 6, 3:30 p.m. – Tree Shakers Genealogy Club. For ages 16 and older, inexperienced to advanced. Features educational topic and discussion. Great River Regional Library-St. Cloud, Mississippi Room, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Friday, Jan. 7, 11 a.m. to noon – Living Waters Lutheran Church Food Shelf Distribution. Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. If in need of emergency food assistance, call 320-255-1135.
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Sauk Rice head Jon Roesc instruc to soph C o u r Paulsen and Ma Felchle Storm the St. Crush D 2021. scored 32 to lead S win over Cokato D 2021.
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(Above) Sauk Rapids youth hockey player Natalie Sparks skates the Storm’n Sabres flag to center ice before the varsity team took on Fergus Falls Dec. 9, 2021, at Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. The team honors a youth hockey player in the program with the duty before every home game. (Left) Vance Barz takes a breather during a break in the action in a quadrangular meet Dec. 21, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Barz has a 16-1 record this season for the Storm, who return to action with a triangular Jan. 6 at Tech High School in St. Cloud.
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(Above) Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls basketball team – Corina Miller (from left), Mia Rogholt, Grace Roesch, Annie Mae Westergren, Sienna Petermeier, Annika Broman, Courtney Paulsen and Mackenzie Felchle – share a light moment before taking the court of their home opener Nov. 30, 2021, against Rockford. The Storm lost the game, 60-45. PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER
(Right) Bella Stewart, a freshman on the Sauk Rapids-Rice dance team, leaps into the air as she performs her solo, “Sleep is a Rose,” during the Storm’s annual dance show Dec. 18, 2021, at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Stewart also dances with Just For Kix.
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Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice boys hockey team – Gunnar Jacobson (from left), Jett Wheeler, Will White and Carter Peplinski – salute their teammates during starting lineups before the Storm faced Sartell Dec. 21, 2021, at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. The Storm competed in the Granite City Tournament Dec. 2830, 2021, in St. Cloud and will resume action Jan. 4 at home against CambridgeIsanti.
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Sophomore Brooke Pogatchnik fires a shot toward the Fergus Falls goal Dec. 9, 2021, at Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. The Storm’n Sabres played the Otters close for two periods before dropping a 5-2 game.
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Sauk Rapids-Rice swimmer Jack Christoferson prepares to take the starting block Dec. 10, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The Storm defeated Sauk Centre/Melrose in the meet and will resume their season Jan. 6 versus Tech/Rocori at Tech High School in St. Cloud.
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Senior defenseman Noah Jensen surveys the ice as he prepares to break the puck out of the zone as the Storm took on Sartell Dec. 21, 2021, at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids-Rice competed in the Granite City Tournament that ended Dec. 30, 2021, in St. Cloud and returns to action Jan. 4 against Cambridge-Isanti.
Senior Brayden Ness maintains control with his Brainerd opponent during a quadrangular wrestling meet Dec. 21, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice School in Sauk Rapids. Ness won in a 12-10 decision.
Head coach Derek Peterson watches as Eli Moilanen runs the offense as the Storm boys basketball team faced Big Lake in their home opener Dec. 7, 2021, against Big Lake. The Storm competed in the Breakdown Granite City Classic Dec. 29-30, 2021, and will resume their schedule Jan. 3 at Brainerd.
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Sauk RapidsRice head coach Jon Roesch gives instructions to sophomore C o u r t n e y Paulsen (left) and Mackenzie Felchle as the Storm hosted the St. Cloud Crush Dec. 7, 2021. Paulsen scored 32 points to lead SRR to a win over DasselCokato Dec. 17, 2021.
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(Above) Sauk Rapids youth hockey player Natalie Sparks skates the Storm’n Sabres flag to center ice before the varsity team took on Fergus Falls Dec. 9, 2021, at Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. The team honors a youth hockey player in the program with the duty before every home game. (Left) Vance Barz takes a breather during a break in the action in a quadrangular meet Dec. 21, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Barz has a 16-1 record this season for the Storm, who return to action with a triangular Jan. 6 at Tech High School in St. Cloud.
PHOTO BY TOM FENTON
Senior guard Eli Moilanen dishes a pass to a teammate as the Storm took on Big Lake in their season opener Dec. 7, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The Storm competed in the Breakdown Granite City Classic Dec. 29-30, 2021.
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(Left) Senior Chloe Reiter races a Fergus Falls player to the puck as the Storm’n Sabres girls hockey team hosted Fergus Falls Dec. 9, 2021, at Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. Sauk Rapids-Rice/ Sartell returns to action Jan. 6 against the St. Cloud Crush in Sartell.
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(Above) Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls basketball team – Corina Miller (from left), Mia Rogholt, Grace Roesch, Annie Mae Westergren, Sienna Petermeier, Annika Broman, Courtney Paulsen and Mackenzie Felchle – share a light moment before taking the court of their home opener Nov. 30, 2021, against Rockford. The Storm lost the game, 60-45. PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER
(Right) Bella Stewart, a freshman on the Sauk Rapids-Rice dance team, leaps into the air as she performs her solo, “Sleep is a Rose,” during the Storm’s annual dance show Dec. 18, 2021, at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Stewart also dances with Just For Kix.
PHOTO BY TOM FENTON
Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice boys hockey team – Gunnar Jacobson (from left), Jett Wheeler, Will White and Carter Peplinski – salute their teammates during starting lineups before the Storm faced Sartell Dec. 21, 2021, at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. The Storm competed in the Granite City Tournament Dec. 2830, 2021, in St. Cloud and will resume action Jan. 4 at home against CambridgeIsanti.
PHOTO BY TOM FENTON
Sophomore Brooke Pogatchnik fires a shot toward the Fergus Falls goal Dec. 9, 2021, at Bernick’s Arena in Sartell. The Storm’n Sabres played the Otters close for two periods before dropping a 5-2 game.
PHOTO BY TOM FENTON
Sauk Rapids-Rice swimmer Jack Christoferson prepares to take the starting block Dec. 10, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The Storm defeated Sauk Centre/Melrose in the meet and will resume their season Jan. 6 versus Tech/Rocori at Tech High School in St. Cloud.
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Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls basketball team – Annie Mae Westergren (from left), Emily Berg, Olivia Mohs, Annika Broman, Josalynn Morford, Ella Jevne, Sienna Petermeier, Bailey Seaman, Corina Miller, Courtney Paulsen, Aubrey Klug, Grace Roesch and Mackenzie Felchle – along with Storm fans stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before SRR faced the St. Cloud Crush Dec. 7, 2021, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.
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