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] | 2016-08-28T08:46:10 | null | 2016-08-28T06:49:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverpost.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fwho-are-we-online%2F.json | http://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cyber-effect.jpg?w=331&h=500 | en | null | Who are we - and who are we becoming - in the cyber world? | null | null | www.denverpost.com | They all lurk out there in the cyber-world: perverts, predators, bullies. But the scariest threat may lie within ourselves. Author Mary Aiken warns that as the Internet increasingly dominates our world, our life online is fundamentally changing the way we behave as humans. We can look away, we can deny it, but the more we’re online, the more compulsive, more secretive, more cruel and more disconnected from our better selves we are liable to become. This cyber-effect not only threatens adults but also is influencing our children and the kind of grown-ups they will be.
Aiken, a leading forensic psychologist, is perhaps more popularly known as the inspiration for the TV crime drama “CSI: Cyber.” In her book, “The Cyber Effect,” she offers a fresh voice and a uniquely compelling perspective that draws from the murky, fascinating depths of her criminal case file and her insight as a cyber-psychologist — an expert on human behavior in the cyber-realm. She shows us the patterns of our online behavior we’re either too close to see or too uncomfortable to acknowledge. Who are we in the impulsive, disinhibiting, unfettered freedom of the cyber-environment, and what’s at stake in the consequences?
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August 21, 2016 Book review: The “Serial” podcast case through the eyes of a determined defender of Adnan Syed Her job, as she says, is to be armed with facts, evidence and insights about potential risks “so I can be prepared for the worst-case scenario. As we say in risk assessment, ‘Start at the apocalypse and work back.’ ” Her book offers a critical crash course in Cyber Psych 101, outlining core risky behaviors, why we engage, why we are vulnerable and why we can’t ignore the evidence of damaging cyber-effects any longer. She’s no alarmist, though she finds the evidence alarming: “From my perspective this is an emergency.”
Aiken is at her best when she uses her forensic lens to interpret material from across disciplines of applied psychology (behavioral, cognitive, social, evolutionary) as well as other fields of science, history, literature and popular culture. She uses the science of human behavior to define cyberspace as a unique environment — an actual space — not simply a virtual extension of the pre-digital world and our characteristic behaviors there. Yes, we still hang out, connect, flirt, fight, learn, do business and do good online. But disinhibition and anonymity in cyberspace foster a particular pattern of impulsivity, careless or inflammatory expression, social cruelty, deception, exploitation — and vulnerability. Consider the unsettling phenomenon of ubiquitous victimology, in which “the criminals are well hidden but you aren’t.” That extends from the ordinary streets of online life to the deep, criminal underground where predators roam and perps hawk illicit wares from drugs, guns and hired assassins to trafficked humans and tools for terrorism. Forget reality TV, this is reality. And it’s a mouse click away from your living room — and your curious child.
Our real-world senses do not serve or protect us adequately in cyberspace, Aiken warns. As humans, we’re caught in the gap between evolution and a sea change in our environment. Our instincts for appraising mates, pals and trustworthy others are visceral, designed by nature for face-to-face, embodied interaction in a physical environment. They fail to pick up signals when we meet in the cyber-realm. Without those protective filters, and unaware that they’ve been disabled, we’re vulnerable in new ways. Connecting online feels so easy and natural that we come to assume a newfound sameness and closeness with strangers.
This phenomenon of “online syndication,” as Aiken calls it — using the Internet to find others we think are like-minded and to normalize and socialize underlying tendencies — is a setup for easy disaster, as Aiken shows in her examples of people caught in cyber-crises: humiliating exchanges or exposure, debt, love affairs, fetishes, porn and gaming addictions, or the lure of criminal behavior. They fail to see the big disconnect between who they are in real life and who they are online, and the gap is fraught with consequences.
We see examples in the headlines every day, but Aiken also supplies more direct summary evidence. For example, earlier this year Britain’s National Crime Agency reported a six-fold increase in online-dating-related rape offenses over the previous five years, with 71 percent of the rapes occurring on the first date. Potential explanations offered in the report included that “people feel disinhibited online and engage in conversations that quickly become sexual in nature, which can lead to ‘mismatched expectations’ on the first date.”
But this is more than a catalogue of crime stories, stats and scientific findings. Aiken presents a common language — a glossary of terms, in fact — to describe the emerging concepts we need to understand to make headway on these issues. To familiar terms like “cyberspace” and “cyberbullying” she adds more than dozen new ones that effectively define distinct aspects of this evolving behavioral territory. “Cyberromance” and “cyberinfidelity” might seem obvious in their meaning, but they represent more than the addition of a trendy prefix. The behaviors, dynamics and consequences of each present an identifiable pattern in which cyber-actions play a unique, defining and often destructive role in our intimate relationships.
Or if you’ve ever gone online to seek medical information about a cough or a bug bite, you know that in today’s online diagnostic milieu, a quick search of a symptom can deliver an astonishing array of terrible possibilities. Maybe you’ve felt an impulse to keep clicking, keep searching, whether out of curiosity or growing anxiety. It can be a swift, slippery slope to “cyberchondria,” Aiken explains, in which an individual habitually and compulsively conducts health-related searches and finds only more and more catastrophic things to obsess about for themselves. The online ease makes it simple to extend that behavior on behalf of friends — “cyberchondria by proxy.”
Aiken’s psychologically sophisticated delineation of the process of “cyber-migration,” in which online behaviors become socially acceptable in real life, enables us to see clearly the insidious processes that are changing fundamental aspects of human relationships and potentially, she warns, the course of humanity. Since smartphones became ubiquitous appendages, we’ve fragmented our attention continuously, even compulsively, tuning out our immediate surroundings or conversations to text, check emails, shop or play games. We’ll ignore our baby’s gaze or our child’s needs to fixate on our screens. As Aiken notes, our devices “are so compelling that they can overwhelm basic human instincts.”
The chapters devoted to children are more of a look back than fresh reporting. They succeed, however, in sharing long-established evidence for those who aren’t familiar with it, and for those who are, gathering it in one place to make the case again. Aiken is concerned for children’s development, health and safety in a cyber-environment that replaces face-to-face interaction with online engagement and includes easy access to pornography and hyper-stimulating, addictive activity. The evidence is in, she says, and it shows conclusively that “there are windows in the formative years when very specific skills need to be learned. When those developmental windows close, a child may be developmentally or emotionally crippled for life.”
The often-chilling detail from her general casework is ample evidence, as she writes, that the Internet “is clearly, unmistakably, and emphatically an adult environment. It simply wasn’t designed for children. So why are they there?” Indeed, why are we giving kids keys to the Internet? Who would ever think that it’s a good idea for young children to have miniature computers in their pockets that can take them anywhere online, unsupervised and unprotected? Aiken describes the lack of regulation, accountability, privacy and protection for children caught in this digital transition as a “crime against innocence.” It represents a massive seduction of parents and other adults who should know better, she argues. Her forensic perspective compels us all to demand better protection, reminding us that children ages 4 through 12 are the most vulnerable population on the internet.
Aiken laments that public concern and public policy have been muted, or mired in denial or debate over freedom vs. protections, in what she refers to as a lawless cyber-jungle. Fortunately, at least part of her audience is already working as passionately as she is for responsible change. In the past decade, science has given us an impressive body of literature that fuels the conversation about concern and caution. Illuminating books and blogs by psychologists, educators, scientists, physicians, journalists, parents and even kids have brought additional insight and urgency to the mix. An expanding movement in the United States and internationally is engaged in revamping core curriculum to prepare children to be savvy consumers of and participants in the digital domain. “The Cyber Effect” gives activists authoritative evidence and a rallying cry to bolster their work.
This is Aiken’s cyber cri de coeur as a forensic scientist, and she wants everyone on the case. It’s not enough to bemoan our kids’ missteps and vulnerability, or our own, in the cyber-realm. We have to act. As Aiken sees it, we have to hold the tech industry and policymakers to a higher, human standard. It’s not that cyberspace or our devices are malevolent by design, but rather that we need to consider our own proclivities and the cyber-effect that can bring out our most vulnerable selves — or our worst selves. It’s time we used our extraordinary connectivity for collective action to develop policies and regulations that aim to create a safer cyber-environment for children and the rest of us, Aiken writes — a Magna Carta for the cyber-world. “We cannot stand by passively and watch the cyber social experiment play out,” she warns. “In human terms, to wait is to allow for the worst outcomes.”
Catherine Steiner-Adairis the author of “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age.”
THE CYBER EFFECT: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behavior Changes Online
By Mary Aiken. Spiegel & Grau. | http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/who-are-we-online/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.denverpost.com/e316d924bf6f585f38d8ae6af17647e48e64d268cae1ab8d565e3d18f418dd40.json |
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"Jace Frederick",
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] | 2016-08-29T04:49:40 | null | 2016-08-28T22:24:24 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fpro%2F4103596-finally-wolves-might-give-target-center-two-good-teams.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Finally, the Wolves might give the Target Center two good te... | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | MINNEAPOLIS—As recently as six years ago, Target Center was a local house of horrors in downtown Minneapolis.
But the tide started to turn in 2011, when Cheryl Reeve led a talented roster featuring Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen to the franchise's first WNBA championship, starting a stretch of three titles in five years. A fourth championship could come later this fall.
Flip Saunders was brought back to lead the Timberwolves front office in 2014, and all he did was acquire Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng.
The Wolves enter this season with a promising, young roster, a proven coach in Tom Thibodeau and a legitimate shot to end an NBA playoff drought that dates to 2004.
The only issue is that Target Center is still ugly.
But it shouldn't be for much longer.
A new Target Center scoreboard, the first visual sign of progress amid a $97 million renovation project that is set to be completed in time for the start of the Wolves' 2017-18 season, was unveiled Friday morning and will be on display Sunday night when the Lynx take on Seattle.
Featuring 4,300 square feet of display space—four times the size of its predecessor—the new scoreboard is massive. It is so big there are scoreboards inside the scoreboard, which are easily seen by those sitting in the first few rows. So big that even if you're sitting in one of the top rows at Target Center — the seats that make you fear for you life and gasp for oxygen as you approach your chair — you still have a pretty good view of the action.
When you combine the big board — advertised as the "largest center hung arena scoreboard in the Upper Midwest" — with separate video boards in each of the arena's four corners, Target Center has seven times more digital board space than it did before.
It's big, and it's beautiful.
"You walk in here and it's 'Wow,'" Wolves general manager Scott Layden said. "This is a big-time addition."
It catches your eye the moment you walk into the arena. For a moment you forget that you're in a severely outdated facility, designed in the 1980s, and instead consider the possibilities for the future.
"The feeling folks are going to get when they see something of this size creating this much energy—the light shows, the digital shows, the player introductions, the way in which we can prompt things to happen late in the game when the score is close to pull the crowd back in," Wolves CEO Ethan Casson said, "it's a great tool."
The scoreboard alone makes Target Center feel 10 years younger, and this is only Phase One of the renovation. Also included in this phase are suite-level construction and acoustic improvements.
"It's a great first step," Casson said. "This is just the tip of the iceberg."
Exterior work will be done during the Wolves' season, and a bevy of interior improvements — such as restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, the concourse, a new lobby, additional club spaces, and food and beverage upgrades — will happen in the third and final phase next summer, when the Lynx will play their home games at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
When that's all completed, Target Center should again be a facility worthy of housing its on-court product.
Combine the upgraded digs with the WNBA's premier franchise and one of the NBA's best young cores, and there's a chance Target Center could be a must-visit destination.
"I know the players are going to love the sort of energy that these things bring," Layden said. "I think that's the bottom line — it enhances the experience." | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4103596-finally-wolves-might-give-target-center-two-good-teams | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/0c09ea4730f66ffab44521ab125db921934cf3d26d834eb92f47ef830bfaa194.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:49:02 | null | 2016-08-27T11:04:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F4103081-letters-we-need-do-better.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Letters: We need to do better | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | It’s disappointing for western Minnesota that there will not be a special legislative session to complete the unfinished work of the 2016 session. As a result, there will be no bonding bill to address infrastructure needs across the state – like the wastewater treatment facilities in Morris and Breckenridge. And there will be no middle-class tax relief or comprehensive transportation solution either despite a $2 billion surplus and big promises.
There will be lots of finger-pointing and excuse-making in coming weeks. But that's all just the same old politics as usual. The bottom line is simply this: the legislature did not deliver for Minnesota.
I'm sure you'll hear Republicans like Jeff Backer blame the outcome on trains in the metro. What he doesn't say is that the proposal to fund rail projects in the metro area would have been paid for entirely by the metro communities where the rail would be located. Backer will have to explain why refusing to allow metro counties to pay for their own transportation needs is more important than cutting taxes for families and investing in roads and bridges in his district and across the state. It's like cutting off your nose to spite your face and it makes no sense. And at the end of the day it's not leadership; it's an embarrassment.
There were other issues that blocked a special session deal as well. Rep. Backer and House Republicans insisted on hundreds of millions of earmarked projects in the bonding bill, including $34 million for a pet project - a road to nowhere - in Majority Leader Joyce Peppin’s metro district. Meanwhile, many shovel-ready projects in Greater Minnesota, including $2.55 million in flood mitigation for Browns Valley and Ortonville as well as upkeep at the U of M Morris, have been shelved. Why Rep. Backer cow-towed to his metro leadership instead of fighting for his own district I'll never understand.
It's time to cut the excuses. Gridlock in St. Paul serves no one - neither does dividing Minnesotans from one another. In 2017, we need to come back and work swiftly to pass a bonding bill and middle class tax relief that benefits every Minnesotan who is willing to work hard. And if the DFL is in charge, we will!
Paul Thissen
House Minority Leader | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/opinion/letters/4103081-letters-we-need-do-better | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/f71928594f0ed5467932d09cf7cce2fc195a4019e25f8830ab8ccf75aac21152.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:55:49 | null | 2016-08-25T22:56:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fprep%2F4102039-bulldogs-indeed.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/37/0825/0b6feistivh2jemd5ztzjuznkrnm.jpg?itok=Xdt1K0aQ | en | null | Bulldogs, indeed | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Paynesville's Sydney Riley sets a ball for a teammate in Thursday's 3-1 win over ACGC in both teams' season opener. Riley led her team with 34 set assists and three service aces. Jake Schultz / Tribune
GROVE CITY— Paynesville's volleyball team opened up its season with a convincing 3-1 road win against ACGC on Thursday.
Paynesville jumped out to an early lead, keeping the Falcons off the board until the Bulldogs had nearly reached double digits. ACGC battled back, though, to even it up later in the first set but they couldn't fully mount the comeback and the Bulldogs took the first set 25-22.
ACGC used a strong second set to even the match at 1-1. That proved to be the height of the game for the Falcons.
Paynesville overpowered the ACGC in the next two sets, beating them 25-19 and 25-16.
Senior setter Sydney Riley was the star of the night, commanding her Bulldogs from the middle of the court. She led her team with 34 set assists and three service aces. She also added nine digs to her statline.
Katelyn Dingmann was in strong form as well, ending the night with 18 kills and three service aces.
Paynesville and ACGC will both get back underway on Saturday at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School but for different reasons. Paynesville will be part of a tournament that involves Eden Valley-Watkins, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity and Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. ACGC, on the other hand, will take on the home school in a single game that morning.
Paynesville 3, ACGC 1
Paynesville (1-0)............................ 25 21 25 25
ACGC (0-1).............................. 22 25 19 16
Paynesville
Serving (aces): Sydney Riley 3, Katelyn Dingmann 3, Abby Schaefer 2, Richelle Buermann 1 ... Set assists: Sydney Riley 34, Molly Stang 25, Olivia Riley 10, Buermann 9, Abby Schaefer 4, Dingmann 2, Jacqulin Hoeft 1, Megan Beckius 1 ... Hitting (kills): Dingmann 18, Skylar Bayer 5, Hoeft 5, Olivia Riley 3, Buermann 3, Sarah Schaefer 2, Sydney Riley 1, Beckius 1 ... Blocking (aces): Sarah Schaefer 3, Hoeft 3, Skylar Bayer 2, Dingmann 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Buermann 19, Olivia Riley 12, Beckius 9, Sydney Riley 9, Dingmann 6, Molly Stang 5
ACGC
Serving (aces): Maree Lee 1 ... Set assists: Lee 8 ... Hitting (kills): Lee 1, Kendra Miller 5, Madison Denton 2, Addison Bernstein 6, Micayla Hobson 3 ... Blocking (aces): Miller 2, Bernstein 1, Hobson 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Rayanna McRoberts 13 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4102039-bulldogs-indeed | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/4ddca3c1abb7bce09852ec0a6d8bf294bf083a9bad03871d1a70c9815ed10b17.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T10:49:36 | null | 2016-08-29T04:55:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Ffarm%2Fagriculture%2F4103066-features-farm-fly-control-grazing-and-organic-dairies.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/19/0827/0b5kdnsxzzn35rtz5m3hebfvfsu0.jpg?itok=GhXFKdo_ | en | null | Features from the Farm: Fly control for grazing and organic dairies | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Fly control is always a hot topic with organic dairy producers because there are not a lot of viable options to alleviate fly pressure. Three important blood sucking pest flies on grazing cattle in the Upper Midwest are the stable fly, horn fly, and face fly. Stable flies develop as maggots in a wide array of decomposing organic matter, including soiled animal bedding and soiled feed debris that accumulates wherever cattle are confined. The horn fly and face fly develop in fresh cattle dung pats and nowhere else, so they are troublesome to organic herds when pastured. Horn flies, stable flies, and face flies on organic cows can cause a 10 to 30 percent reduction in milk production. Furthermore, these flies can reduce pasture feed intake, cause pinkeye, and may spread disease from one animal to another.
At the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach (WCROC) dairy, we have been evaluating two unique methods (Bruce Trap and Spalding Cow-Vac™) for controlling pasture flies. Bruce traps and the Cow-Vac are compatible with organic dairying, because a trap can be positioned at the entrance to a milking parlor, where cows come and go twice per day.
To combat horn flies, W. G. Bruce, a USDA entomologist, built a box with one-way fly-screen baffles on its otherwise transparent sides, and walked fly infested cattle through it to remove and capture their flies. Bruce's simple design is now known as the Bruce walk-thru fly trap, and different versions have been studied for horn fly control in various parts of the country. The fabric dislodges flies, which are drawn by light to sides, through baffles, are trapped and then die.
The Cow-Vac is a new way to control horn flies on dairy cows. It can be placed at the entry or exit of the milking parlor or barn. As the cows walk through, the Cow-Vac will blow horn flies off the back, belly, face, flanks and legs into a vacuum system that collects them in a removable bag for disposal. An electrician will need to install a 220v outlet that can be reached by the 10' power cord. For the cows at the Morris dairy, it took about one week to get cows conditioned to going through both fly traps.
During the summer of 2015, we evaluated the efficacy of the Cow-Vac in on-farm organic dairy production systems to control horn flies, stable flies, and face flies. The study partnered with eight organic dairy farms in Minnesota, and herds ranged from 30 to 350 cows in size. The farms were divided into pairs by location in Minnesota and during the first period of the summer (June to July) the Cow-Vac was set up on one farm and during the second period of the summer (August to September) the Cow-Vac was sent to its paired farm. Farms were visited once per week to collect flies from the CowVac, as well as count and record flies on cows.
The results of fly counts and milk production for the presence or absence of the Cow-Vac on farms are in the accompanying table (Table 1). Horn fly numbers on cows were reduced by 44 percent on farm in the presence of a Cow-Vac compared to the absence of a Cow-Vac. Stable fly and face fly numbers were similar on farm whether the Cow-Vac was present or absent on farms.
Milk production was similar for farms with the Cow-Vac compared to without the Cow-Vac. In summary, these results indicate the Cow-Vac was effective in reducing horn fly numbers on cows and reduced horn fly growth rates during the pasture season in organic dairy production systems.
For more information, " target="_blank">z.umn.edu/organicfly. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/farm/agriculture/4103066-features-farm-fly-control-grazing-and-organic-dairies | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/221064c96671e17d6c0f55ae09da208655d986859cb5f220a3e7b1064c502376.json |
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Seven girls are candidates for royalty as part of the annual Donnelly Threshing Bee.
Five girls are vying for Little Miss Donnelly: Hailey Werk, Isabelle Bontjes, Addison Cihak, Logan Mau, and Ryanna Bisgard. The candidates for Threshing Bee Queen are Cassie Fults and Scarlet Bergstrom Mckee.
Coronation is Saturday evening on the Threshing Bee grounds in Donnelly.
Events will be held throughout the weekend for the annual community festival, beginning Friday with a community supper at 5 p.m. followed by tractor olympics and kids games.
Saturday starts with a pancake breakfast and includes a softball tournament, kiddie parade, tractor parade, antique tractor pull and the coronation at 7 p.m. A dance at the town hall caps off the day.
Sunday's events are an open air church service, car show, the big parade through downtown Donnelly, and a horse pulling contest. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4101793-new-royalty-will-be-crowned-during-donnelly-threshing-bee | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/b3c5b0ade1a3114edba1b50370f66da8365173b9a6ad9189a0508469e6e1b58c.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T04:48:22 | null | 2016-08-26T23:46:51 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2F4102826-molitor-proceeding-caution-mauer-return.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Molitor proceeding with caution on Mauer return | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | MINNEAPOLIS—Twins manager Paul Molitor hopes to get Joe Mauer, who has a sore quadriceps, back in the lineup for Friday's game in Toronto, where the all-dirt infield should lessen some of the traditional strain on the first baseman's back and legs.
But the Twins won't rush things after Mauer aggravated his condition scoring from first on a double last week in Atlanta.
"It's lingering a bit," Molitor said. "I think it was actually maybe a little more problematic than he was leading on in terms of trying to find a way to play through something."
Mauer has mentioned multiple times in recent weeks that using his legs more at the plate has led to soreness, but the issue goes beyond that, Molitor said.
"I think hitting is part of it, but it's running and first-step quickness defensively and some of those things," Molitor said. "I'm thinking about playing him (Friday) but it's not set in stone yet. We'll see how he feels when he gets up there and gets himself ready and we'll try and make a decision."
Sano's elbow
Miguel Sano's throwing elbow is still giving him pause.
"I don't get the impression that he's overly confident in having to make throws right now," Molitor said. "I do feel he could play there. We've run him out there once in the last couple weeks, which has been a fairly long period of time, but I'm not getting a signal that he feels great about how his elbow is doing."
After feeling pain in his surgically repaired right elbow three weeks ago at Tampa Bay, Sano was sent for tests that showed no structural issues. He has made one start at third base since initially reporting the elbow pain on Aug. 6.
"I'd like to get him out there," Molitor said. "I have enough options to where I just haven't had to force it."
Even if Sano primarily serves as a DH the rest of the season, Molitor said it wouldn't be a "huge difference-maker" in terms of him playing third base full time next season.
"It just would be nice to see him out there, continuing to gain experience," Molitor said. "He's just having a little bit of difficulty getting his arm back to where he feels it needs to be."
Sano snapped an 0-for-24 hitting skid with an eighth-inning single Wednesday.
Santiago's thumb
Twins left-hander Hector Santiago won't throw again until Sunday as he tries to remedy a bruised welt on the back of his pitching thumb.
The tentative plan is for him to make his next start Wednesday at Cleveland, which would give him 10 days of rest between outings, but that could be moved up to Monday after the demotion of Tyler Duffey and Jose Berrios after Thursday's game.
"It definitely has a big effect on offspeed (pitches)," Santiago said. "I think that's why offspeed has been missing so much. I've been having to depend on the fastball solely because of it, and that's put me in a situation where hitters are giving up on offspeed and just looking for a fastball."
Santiago, 0-4 with a 10.89 earned-run average in four starts for the Twins, said his thumb issue has been there to some extent the past three or four seasons. It has been in the past 6-8 weeks, however, that it really began to inhibit him.
"It's been getting really sore and achy, more so of late," he said. "I don't think it's anything too serious. More of a deep bruise kind of thing."
Briefly
Byung Ho Park had surgery Thursday to repair a damaged tendon in his right middle finger. He will spend the first month of his rehab in the Twin Cities. ... Billy Bean, inclusion ambassador for Major League Baseball, threw out the first pitch before Thursday's game as part of Twins-sponsored diversity week. Bean was in town to given the keynote speech at a diversity-related dinner later Thursday. ... Lefty reliever Buddy Boshers, on the DL with elbow inflammation, threw his first of two bullpen sessions Thursday in advance of a scheduled rehab assignment early next week. Boshers threw 20 pitches, including breaking balls, with no issues. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/4102826-molitor-proceeding-caution-mauer-return | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/0aa4648e9ef4194f6da3a897d0a57b9973f7ad31f015695d55b79de502c91abe.json |
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NEW YORK—Serena Williams has been here before.
Twelve months after her bid for the coveted calendar-year grand slam ended with a shock defeat to Roberta Vinci of Italy in the U.S. Open semi-finals, the world number one is back, chasing another piece of history.
Victory at this year's U.S. Open would give the American, who begins her quest on Tuesday versus Ekaterina Makarova, a 23rd grand slam singles title and break the professional era record she shares with Germany's Steffi Graf.
A year on, despite a niggling injury to her right shoulder and in danger of losing her world number one ranking, Williams claims things are easier to handle.
"At this point, I'm taking it a day at a time," said Williams. "(But) I think I just am more relaxed, for sure."
Williams will need to be at her best during her first-round match against Makarova, a Russian now ranked 29th but as high as eighth last year and who has beaten the American once in their five meetings.
"I'm OK with it," Williams said. "I try to look at it like we always have tough matches. I played her I think in the semis before. I know she's a good player. I've just got to do the best I can."
In other Day Two action, Agnieszka Radwanska, one of three women who could replace Williams atop the world rankings this fortnight, plays American Jessica Pegula while sixth seed Venus Williams opens against Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine.
In the men's event, second seed Andy Murray begins his title bid with a first-round match against Czech Lukas Rosol.
Murray is bidding to complete a golden summer having added the Olympic title to his Wimbledon crown.
"He's a tough, tough opponent," Murray said. "Big, strong guy, goes for his shots; takes a lot of risks."
Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, back for the first time in three years after three operations on his left wrist, plays fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman in round one. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4104382-relaxed-serena-set-open-quest-more-history | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/81bf28ccbcc8d6651beb78458465c43a9029a23a70fc2f24454874d2636265fa.json |
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MINNEAPOLIS—A high sky shone over Winter Park on Thursday, the sun up and the humidity down. A gentle southeasterly breeze, the friendly harbinger of autumn, struggled to alter the form of crisply thrown footballs as sparrows flitted happily o'er verdant practice fields.
Teddy Bridgewater, surely beaming behind his facemask, threw crisp passes as far as 35 yards in front a quiet crowd of forest animals — summoned there by the Purple Fairy — who watched through the bent-back tulips in their tiny Vikings jerseys.
Yes, all was well at 9520 Viking Drive.
Even the black-clad, low-life scribes who briefly interrupted this fairy tale with their impertinence last week behaved themselves, asking players about fishing and personal journeys, and head coach Mike Zimmer about anything other than Bridgewater and his would-be backups.
Of course, sometimes that's when you get the answer you're looking for.
Asked about improvement from Shamar Stephen, a defensive lineman who apparently played quite a bit in the Vikings' two preseason games, Zimmer said something interesting about tackle Tom Johnson, who played all of last season but not as productively as the previous year.
"Last year, we probably played Tom Johnson too many plays in the preseason," Zimmer said. "So we're trying to take some plays off of him."
This is why Bridgewater didn't play in last Thursday's game in Seattle, and it's why he didn't throw a practice pass until Tuesday. It was the impetus for Zimmer's flippant answer to the gremlins when they asked him why he held the starting quarterback out against the Seahawks.
"I sat him," Zimmer said, "because I wanted to."
It was an honest, if incomplete, answer. The Vikings look and smell like a very good football team, one capable of a Super Bowl run, deep at nearly every position. But not at quarterback.
Let's twist the decoder ring a few times.
"I sat him because I wanted to; because I don't want to start Shaun Hill all season."
This is not to slight Shaun Hill too much; he's an NFL quarterback with 34 starts and two 2,000-yard seasons under his belt. But he's on the short side of 36 and hasn't looked particularly good in his few chances with Minnesota. When he became St. Louis' starter because of an injury to Sam Bradford in 2014, Hill threw for 1,657 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions in 14 starts, and the Rams finished 6-10.
It wasn't long ago that fans and pundits wondered whether Bridgewater would be good enough this fall for the Vikings to improve on last season's 11-5 finish and first NFC North Division title since 2009. Suddenly, the question is what the Vikings will do if he goes down.
Bridgewater probably did have a sore shoulder last week, as reported by ESPN, and it probably threw a scare into Zimmer and everyone else at Winter Park.
There's a reason Adrian Peterson hasn't taken a preseason snap since 2011. Bridgewater, a third-year quarterback with decent credentials, certainly isn't in that category. But on this team, with this window for greatness, it wouldn't be a terrible idea for Bridgewater to sit out Sunday's game against the Chargers and the preseason finale Sept. 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.
That won't happen, of course. There are reasons Bridgewater should see some live action before the regular-season opener Sept. 11 at Tennessee, the least of them being the fact that Zimmer doesn't want to be asked about it again. That's a tough spot for a straight shooter to be in, and with the sunshine and woodland creatures back at Winter Park, it just seems easier to run Bridgewater out there for a few plays.
With fingers crossed, of course. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4102829-maybe-bridgewater-should-just-take-knee-until-week-1 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/38535cd1e73557dd3f7dc531c53876b6b82a6cbee1dc0db356c0e23ca9d29394.json |
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The Cardinals swept the competition, shutting out BBE before beating Litchfield and Rogers, both by 4-3 scores, at the Litchfield Quadrangular.
Cayle Hovland only played in the first match against BBE but she beat the Jaguars' top singles player Erin Rooney 6-2, 6-2. But an injury kept her out of the other two matches.
When the Cardinals moved on to play Litchfield and Rogers, everyone moved up in the order, making eighth-grader Elise Bierbaum the new No. 1. She lost against Litchfield's Natalie Nelson but went on to beat Kaylie Conlin of Rogers to finish her day at 2-1.
Litchfield couldn't quite top Willmar but had convincing wins throughout the rest of the day at their home event. They shut out BBE and also handed Rogers a 5-2 loss.
Nelson looked great at the No. 1 spot, beating all three of her opponents. Shanna Kinny was also impressive at No. 2 singles where she went undefeated on the day.
Freshman Vaida Behnke and eighth grader Avery Stillwell proved age is just a number and went 3-0 from the No. 1 doubles position.
BBE couldn't get anything going all day, dropping every set they played on Wednesday.
Litchfield Quad
Team scores
Willmar 7, BBE 0
Willmar 4, Litchfield 3
Willmar 4, Rogers 3
Litchfield 7, BBE 0
Litchfield 5, Rogers 2
Rogers 7, BBE 0
How BBE fared
Singles
(1) Erin Rooney 0-3 (2) Morgan Meyer 0-3 (3) Adison Wohlman 0-3 (4) Mallory Bents 0-3
Doubles
(1) Sonja Carson and Sarah Schmitz 0-3 (2) Kim Terhaar and Ericka Greiner 0-3 (3) Kylie Terhaar and Amanda Feldman 0-3
How Willmar fared
Singles
(1) Cayle Hovland 1-0; Elise Bierbaum 1-1 (2) Bierbaum 1-0; Jordyn Swoboda 0-2 (3) Swoboda 1-0; Lydia Morrell 2-0 (4) Morrel 1-0; Chloe Hansen 2-0
Doubles
(1) Ashley Phral and Karina Rice 1-0; Maddi Linbo and Phral 0-2 (2) Kirah Kessler-Gross and McKenna Hogan 1-0; Avery Hovland and Amanda Zuidema 1-1 (3) Maddy Spencer and Erin Rekedal 1-0; Olivia Corniel and McKenna Hogan 2-0
How Litchfield fared
Singles
(1) Natalie Nelson 3-0 (2) Shanna Kinny 3-0 (3) Laney Huhner 1-2 (4) Neriah Lara 2-1
Doubles
(1) Vaida Behnke and Avery Stilwell 3-0 (2) Morgan Rant and Taylor Smith 1-2 (3) Maddie Grates and Maddy Benson 1-1; Taylor Draeger and Benson 1-0 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4101270-willmar-tennis-opens-season-sweep | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/2a3e1226a4b5310dbfee468888b843fbdff059f635a336e633b125c410b84052.json |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—As if to show he really is feeling fine, Teddy Bridgewater uncorked a deep ball in practice Wednesday.
OK, it wasn't the best toss by the Vikings quarterback. But it showed he has made progress since sitting out last Thursday's preseason game at Seattle with an apparent sore shoulder.
Before the workout, Bridgewater said there's no doubt he will play in Sunday's third exhibition against San Diego, the first game at U.S. Bank Stadium.
"Of course," he said.
Bridgewater wouldn't offer any specifics about his health, simply saying, "I feel good. I feel real good."
Then he offered a tease to the practice, saying members of the media would need to "stick and around and you may be able to see" if he threw a deep ball.
Bridgewater had not thrown in practice Saturday or Sunday, and the Vikings were off Monday. Then on Tuesday he tossed only short balls, nothing more than 15 yards.
On Wednesday, Bridgewater aired it out more, looking crisp while throwing several 20-yard passes. On his one really deep ball to Kyle Rudolph down the right sideline, he threw a wobbler over the tight end's head but was bailed out when cornerback Captain Munnerlyn was called for interference.
"It was a bad call," Munnerlyn said. "It wasn't catchable and it wasn't a flag. I didn't grab him at all."
Overall, though, Munnerlyn liked how Bridgewater threw.
"Teddy looked good," he said. "He's getting better each and every day. He's definitely grinding."
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer also thought Bridgewater "threw the ball good." Now, he will have practices on Thursday and Friday in preparation for Sunday's game.
Zimmer has declined to discuss anything regarding Bridgewater's health since he was a late scratch before the 18-11 win at Seattle and was replaced by backup Shaun Hill. Bridgewater deflected questions Wednesday about his health.
As for taking the field for the first time at U.S. Bank Stadium, Bridgewater had plenty to say about that. In his two previous NFL seasons, he played five regular-season games and one preseason game indoors, and Sunday is obviously his first one at home.
"You don't have to worry about any wind factors or anything like that," Bridgewater said. "It's a set temperature every time you play indoors, so it's going to be great. Then also, just having the fans there. You get to encase all the noise, and the fans are passionate about football here. We want to give them something to root for, so having their support, I think it's going to be a huge advantage for us."
After seeing action in four exhibition games in 2015, Bridgewater might get into only two this time since key starters aren't likely to play in the Sept. 1 finale. Bridgewater doesn't consider that a big deal, saying the joint practices Minnesota had two weeks ago with Cincinnati provided additional valuable competition against another team.
"I think I've been able to get some good things done," he said.
Speaking before Wednesday's practice, Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner wouldn't speculate on how much Bridgewater is in line to play Sunday. Turner doesn't expect he will have any limitations.
"I didn't see any limitations (Tuesday) when he played," Turner said. "He threw all the passes that we need him to throw and was extremely accurate."
Bridgewater wasn't too accurate on the deep ball he threw Wednesday, but that it was drawn up indicated he is making strides. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4101268-bridgewater-calms-concerns-about-sore-shoulder | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/502aaad65840bbccc4ea8fadad46732c01a3cf898d11c01ab96d933fb67e8ab1.json |
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Include their photo and future plans in our School Dayz section.
Follow this link: https://classifieds.forumcomm.com/morris/WFCategoryClassification.aspx to include your child's photo and information or e-mail classifieds@morrissuntribune.com with your child's photo and information.
The cost is $10 and the deadline is Wednesday, August 31. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/celebrations/accomplishments/4104997-school-dayz | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/1f74581fca2a3b78cf70b727f640edca8dfe0670ed2affddf69c4d08d2fc5096.json |
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Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/West Central Area was edged in its home opener on Friday, Aug. 19 in Morris. Parkers Prairie squeaked out a 4-3 win over the Tigers in the season opener for both teams.
Lea Asmus won at No. 2 singles defeating Kamryn Arceneau 6-4, 0-6, 6-2. She was the lone singles winner for the Tigers.
The Tigers won two of the three doubles matches. Annie Brandt and Kaitlyn Asmus defeated Summer Dobratz and Megan Arens 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles. Brittany Randt and Hannah Wutzke defeated Grace Roers and Erica Woida 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
The Tigers were at Osakis for a quadrangular on Monday, Aug. 22 and travel to Benson on Thursday, Aug. 25 for a triangular at 9 a.m.
Parkers Prairie 4, Morris/C-A/WCA 3
Singles
(1) Kathryn B def. Katie Cannon, 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 (2) Lea Asmus def. Kamryn Arceneau, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 (3) Madeline Schroeder def. Ryanne Long 6-1, 6-1 (4) Abby Burquest def. Peyton Hennen 6-0 ,6-0
Doubles
(1) Annie Brandt/Kaitlyn Asmus def. Summer Dobratz/Megan Arens 6-3, 6-4 (2) Brittany Randt/Hannah Watzke def. Grace Roers/Erica Woida 6-4, 6-4 (3) Adrianna Marotto/Kaylee Esterberg def. Morgan Rohloff/Lilly Swanson 6-4, 7-5 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4100003-tiger-tennis-edged-parkers-prairie | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/b6acbfdf1a28ed0bc4c559fc7fc6abb1a80e17d4d796407aecdd9c364e9a8e2d.json |
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Monday, September 12
STEVENS COUNTY ECI meeting will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the ECFE/SR parent education room at the Morris Area Elementary School.
Sunday, September 18
VELKOMMEN! Kongsvinger Lutheran Church will be celebrating 140 years together in Christ at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church in rural Donnelly. Coffee and Scandinavian goodies will be served from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the church basement. Service of Holy Communion will be at 11 a.m. with a potluck dinner following the service. Fellowship with much laughter and joy will take place during the afternoon. Please feel free to join us for any or all of our 140th birthday celebration. If you have any questions, please call the parish office at 320-246-3211.
Deadline for all Community Calendar items is 1 p.m. on Thursday. Meeting and open house announcements will be printed twice at no charge. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4103084-community-calendar | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/483765b8e941a1db6383342213f4112f9f0bb3099fbbeb914fbcfda10cfcb103.json |
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The Willmar boys placed fifth in its 10-team field with 132 points. Perham won with 42 points.
In the girls race, Jessa Hanson placed second, Kayla Rudie placed third, Sophie Schmitz was fourth and Heidi Schmitz finished eighth.
Leah Hanson rounded out the scoring with a 10th-place finish and Serena Monson (12th) and Elise Duininck (14th) weren't far behind.
"Our top seven girls all improved on their times from last year on the same course while running a smart conservative race," said head coach Jerry Popp.
The Cardinals girls, ranked No. 7 nationally, run against Edina, ranked No. 5 nationally, at the Hopkins Invite at Gale Woods Farm on Sept. 8 in Minnetrista.
"That will feature many metro schools and give us a feeling for where we are at state-wise," Popp said. "We still have some work to do but it is early."
In the boys race, Mason Wendt was Willmar's top finisher in 13th place. Harley Anez placed 19th and Jonas Anez was 29th.
"We are very young and it showed today as our guys were all over the place," Popp said. "We are hoping to add a few kids yet and we have the talent to move up."
Shocky Strand Invite
BOYS
Team scoring
(1) Perham 42 (2) Bemidji 68 (3) Fargo Davies 81 (4) Grand Forks Red River 86 (5) Willmar 132 (6) Grand Forks Central 139 (7) Moorhead 139 (8) Fergus Falls 257 (9) Thief River Falls 291 (10 Hawley-Ulen Hitterdal 299
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Hunter Lucas, FD, 15:49.16 (2) Ben Hutchison, GFRR, 16:36.26 (3) Isaac Berg, Bem, 16:39.51 (4) Jacob Dickerson, Per, 17:06.26 (5) Richie Osborn, GFC, 17:15.41
WILLMAR — (13) Mason Wendt 17:46.20 (19) Harley Anez 18:05.86 (29) Jonas Anez 18:28.14 (35) Hudeife Mire 18:46.51 (36) Kyle Knofczynski 18:48.93 (39) Jared Ruter 18:54.03 (41) Cael Carlson 18:59.26
GIRLS
Team scoring
(1) Willmar 27 (2) Grand Forks Central 63 (3) Fargo Davies 93 (4) Perham 94 (5) Bemidji 118 (6) Moorhead 130 (7) Thief River Falls 209 (8) Fergus Falls 227
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Karly Ackley, GFC, 18:08.97 (2) Jessa Hanson 19:00.20 (3) Kayla Rudie 19:03.97 (4) Sophie Schmitz 19:18.64 (8) Heidi Schmitz 19:35.64 (10) Leah Haxxxx
TEAM — J. Hanson, Rudie, S. Schmitz, (8) Heidi Schmitz 19:35.64 (10) Leah Hanson 19:49.84 (12) Serena Monson 20:07.93 (14) Elise Duininck 20:13.43
MCA Invite
Sadie Thompson and Jordyn Sterud each finished in the top five, leading Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd to a win at a 14-team Morris/Chokio-Alberta Invite Monday in Morris.
LQPV/DB finished with a score of 42, seven points better than runner-up Rocori.
Thompson finished in 21 minutes to take second, while Sterud placed fourth in 21:32.
Isabel Schirm (9th, 22:09.3), Georgia Will (12th, 22:27) and Grace Hegland (15th, 22:36) completed the scoring.
Two other local runners placed in the top 20.
New London-Spicer's Maddie Bisek finished 20th in 23 minutes. NLS placed fifth with 187 points. Morris/CA's Savannah Aanerud was 17th for sixth-place. The Tigers finished at 189.
Paynesville was ninth with 207. Benson/KMS had just four runners and didn't record a score.
In the boys race, Keiser Freetly and Mike Kvaaal each had top-10 finishes but LQPV/DB had to settle for second, scoring 79 to West Central Area's 48.
Freetly placed fourth in 17:23, with Kvaal running an 18:12 for sixth.
NLS' Tristan Thompson was the only other local to place in the top 10. He was 10th in 18:36.
Morris (169 points), NLS (191), Paynesville (195) and Benson/KMS (246) placed seventh through 10th in the team standings.
GIRLS
Team scoring
(1) LQPV/DB 42 (2) Rocori 49 (3) Canby/Minneota 106 (4) Melrose 176 (5) NLS 187 (6) MACA 189 (7) Redwood Valley 197 (8) Sauk Centre 199 (9) Paynesville 207 (10) Hendricks 258; Benson/KMS, WCA, Osakis and Wheaton/H-N Incomplete
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Jayda Woods, R, 20:15 (2) Sadie Thompson, LQPV/DV, 21:00 (3) Lauren Karnitz, RV, 21:13 (4) Jordyn Sterud, LQPV/DB, 21:32 (5) Carley Kraemer, R, 21:50
LQPV/DB— (2) Thompson 21:00 (4) Sterud 21:32 (9) Isabel Schirm 22:09.3 (12) Georgia Will 22:27 (15) Grace Hegland 22:36
NLS— (20) Maddie Bisek, 23:00 (21) Taylor Harrier 23:01 (38) Danielle Jamison 25:14 (41) Olivia Vincent 25:23 (67) Caroline Wehseler 29:00
MACA— (17) Savannah Aanerud 22:51 (25) Malory Anderson 23:10 (34) Midori Soderberg 24:40 (50) Correy Hickman 26:40 (63) Kaylie Raths 28:44
Paynesville— (30) Macy Carlson 24:03 (35) Alyssa Meed 24:45 (39) Ellie Zimmerman 25:19 (49) Katelyn Spanier 26:19 (55) Kjerstin Campbell 27:51
Benson/KMS— (51) Tessa Grewe 27:19 (54) Kaitlyn Berreau 27:42 (64) Amiah Akerson 28:52 (74) Ashley Tostenson 30:41
BOYS
Team scoring
(1) WCA 48 (2) LQPV/DB 79 (3) Rocori 91 (4) Redwood Valley 129 (5) Melrose 132 (6) Canby/Minneota 166 (7) MACA 169 (8) NLS 191 (9) Paynesville 195 (10)Benson/KMS 246 (11) Sauk Centre 315; Osakis and Hendricks Incomplete
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Ryley Nelson, WCA, 17:01 (2) Jacob Bright, WCA, 17:19 (3) Keiser Freetly, LQPV/DB, 17:23 (4) Carter Menz, RV, 17:37 (5) Evan Wigham, R, 18:03
LQPV/DB— (3) Freetly 17:23 (6) Mike Kvaal 18:12 (13) Braxton Thompson 18:50 (28) Eean Allpres 20:04 (29) Colby Deuth 20:12
MACA— (11) Solomon Johnson 18:38 (19) Noah Stewart 19:30 (30) Tate Nelson 20:15 (35) Tyler Reimers 20:28 (72) Dylan DeToy 23:14
NLS— (10) Tristan Thompson 18:36 (33) Ty Bisek 20:23 (48) Carter Andreson 21:10 (49) Ander Arnold 21:11 (51) Tyson P{rentice 21:41
Paynesville— (22) Preston Carlson 19:44 (32) Eric Johnson 20:22 (45) Riley Zimerman 21:02 (46) James Pritchett 21:06 (50) Brody Strand 21:21
Benson/KMS— (17) Brady Ascheman 19:18 (18) Jonathan Tostenson 19:27 (65) Enoch Driscoll 22:18 (69) Eli Wold 22:57.5 (77) Austin Ose 24:40
Girls Tennis
LQPV/DB 5, Pipestone 2
The Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd girls tennis team took three singles matches and Courtney Hanson and Karissa Jahn and Addi Oie and Rachel Halverson won at 1- and 3-doubles in a victory over Pipestone on Monday.
Molly Hacker, Ashtyn Oie and Katie Breberg picked up LQPV/DB's singles victories.
Singles
(1) Molly Hacker, L, def. Lauren Lapthorn 6-4 6-2 (2) Ashtyn Oie, L, def. Paige Ahrendt 6-0 4-6 10-5 (3) Katie Breberg, L, def. Hannah Berg 6-1 6-1 (4) Carmen Skyberg, P, def. Bree Kalloff 6-4 6-3
Doubles
(1) Courtney Hanson/Karissa Jahn, L, def. Kirsten Houg/Serena Wipf 6-3 6-3 (2) Aspen Schelhaas/Paige Morgan, P, def. Jessica Sigdahl/Anna Hacker 6-3 7-6 (9-7) (3) Addi Oie/Rachel Halverson, L, def. Marah Steenstra/Rachel Skyberg 3-6 6-4 11-9
Litchfield 5, Rocori 2
Litchfield kept it's hot start to the season going with two dual victories on Monday to improve to 4-1.
The Dragons defeated Rocori 5-2 and shutout Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in the double-duals tournament in Litchfield.
Rocori's Amanda Stadther took down Litchfield's Natalie Nelson in No. 1 singles but the Dragons went on to dominate the rest of the match.
Shanna Kinny and Laney Huhner won in straight sets at No. 2 and 3 singles while Taylar Smith had to battle in her No. 4 singles match against Megan Kalthoff. She held on for the win, though, with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 performance.
In doubles, Avery Stilwell and Vaida Behnke easily won 6-1, 6-0 against Carly Reitmeier and Haily Torborg.
Singles
(1) Amanda Stadther, R, def. Natalie Nelson 6-1 5-7 10-4 (2) Shanna Kinny, L, def. Amy Bertram 6-2 6-1 (3) Laney Huhner, L, def. Abbi Kaluza 6-2 6-3 (4) Taylar Smith, L, def. Megan Kalthoff 4-6 6-2 10-3
Doubles
(1) Avery Stilwell and Vaida Behnke, L, def. Carly Reitmeier and Haily Torborg 6-1 6-0 (2) Alyssa Ross and Neriah Lara, L, def. Amanda Molitor and Grace Schneider 6-3 6-3 (3) Amanda Schroden and Angela Molitor, R, def. Morgan Randt and Maddy Benson 6-3 5-7 12-10
Litchfield 7, LPGE 0
Litchfield's Natalie Nelson got back into the win column in Monday's second team match of the day. Nelson took it to her opponent 6-4, 1-6, 10-4.
Other than that, the Dragons breezed through the rest of the day, winning every other match in straight sets.
Singles
(1) Nelson, Lit, def. Abby Ecker 6-4 1-6 10-4 (2) Kinny, Lit, def. Ally Ecker 6-2 6-2 (3) Huhner, Lit, def. Moriah Cabulla 6-1 6-0 (4) Smith, Lit, def. Abbi Olson 6-0 6-1
Doubles
(1) Stilwell and Behnke, Lit, def. Alison G and Lupita Mora 6-3 6-3 (2) Ross and Lara, Lit, def. Kalley Levine and Emily Bergschait 6-0 6-0 (3) Benson and Randt, Lit, def. Jaxx Paschan and Cathleen Reifer 6-0 6-0
Prep Volleyball
KMS 3, Benson 0
KMS trounced Benson thanks to a steady performance in the middle from Sam Gjerde on Monday in Kerkhoven.
Gjerde logged a team-high 24 set assists and five aces. She also had two kills while tacking on 10 digs.
Gjerde wasn't the only one with a strong defensive performance. Tori Everson led the team in digs with 13 and Katie Krieger racked up 10 digs as part of an impressive team total of 58.
Benson's Kaitlyn Knutson led her team with two aces and 10 digs. She also had five set assists.
Benson will get back on the court on Thursday at BOLD and KMS will have another home match against Minnewaska on Thursday.
Benson............................ 22 15 22
KMS.............................. 25 25 25
Benson
Serving (aces): Kaitlyn Knutson 2, Anna Gosson 1, Sophie Ascheman 1, Nicole Berens 1 ... Set assists: Courtney McNeill 8, Knutson 5, Danielle Himley 2 ... Hitting (kills): Ascheman 8, Amanda Nissen 3, Presley Gonnerman 3, Gosson 1, Himley 1 ... Blocking (aces): statistics not provided ... Digs (5 or more): Knutson 10, Gosson 8, Ascheman 7, Megan Amundson 9, Berens 6
KMS
Serving (aces): Katie Krieger 1, Lexi Lamecker 1, Molly Jeppesen 2, Sam Gjerde 5, Tori Everson 1, Halie Nichols 1 ... Set assists: Lamecker 5, Gjerde 24 ... Hitting (kills): Alex Walsh 9, Lydia Wagner 2, Jeppesen 7, Gjerde 2, Everson 11 ... Blocking (aces): statistics not provided ... Digs (5 or more): Everson 13, Krieger 10, Lamecker 9, Gjerde 10, Wagner 7, Jeppesen 3, Nichols 6 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4104372-card-girls-dominate-shocky-strand-cross-country-race | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/f81ae3e6ed804a81f2b5e4224431777fe0a673fb25d5c9fa7c3b14b400f34ade.json |
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The Cardinals, who open the regular season at 7 p.m. today at Marshall, return a lot of firepower after graduating just one starter from last season's 16-11 squad.
Junior setter Esther Grussing and senior right hitter Cami Sletta lead the charge on offense. Both were All-Central Lakes Conference last season.
While Sletta will be the top option, Cardinal head coach Traci Grussing says hitting depth will be her team's biggest asset this year.
Seniors Heidi Sellman and Hannah Gallagher, junior Hannah Kobienia and sophomore Carly Wedel are expected to make immediate contributions at the position. Last season's starting outside hitter, Grace Marti, is currently working to recover from a broken finger but will also be in the mix when she's healthy.
"I think we have a more balanced attack than we've had in the past," Grussing said. "Anybody could have a good night."
While offense shouldn't be an issue, coaches and players agree that significant improvements need to be made defensively.
Traci Grussing said service receiving was a glaring weakness for the Cardinals last year and thinks that aspect of the game "will make or break us this season."
But if strides are made defensively, the thought seems to be that this team could do something no Cardinal team ever has: qualifying for the state tournament.
To get there, Willmar will likely have to go through a perennially strong Moorhead team, which dropped just one match in the Section 8 tourney a year ago.
Though cognizant of the challenge they face, players believe capturing the program's first section title is something that is well within their reach.
"We talk about making it to state and if we keep getting better, I think we're close," said Sletta, who added that a state appearance would be a "super cool" way to cap her high school career.
"The level of expectation is really high," Esther Grussing said. "We all want the same thing, so we should all go for the same thing."
If conversations of a state trip are being had at Willmar practices, it's a safe bet Traci Grussing isn't the one leading them. But despite her reluctance to broach the subject, she admits her girls are right to believe they could reach the big stage this fall.
"We're definitely going to be one of the top teams at our section," she said. "I don't like to talk about the S-word, but the potential's there." | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4104374-cardinal-volleyball-has-state-its-mind | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/799f797816f98a7123793f164c755f5ede801cad87c2fb19b64ebefbb82f6462.json |
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2016 UMAC Football Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. St. Scholastica – 81 points (9 First Place Votes)
2. Northwestern – 72 points (1 First Place Vote)
3. Greenville – 57 points
4. Westminster – 56 points
T-5. Eureka – 43 points
T-5. MacMurray – 43 points
7. Crown – 42 points
8. Minnesota Morris – 30 points
9. Martin Luther – 14 points
10. Iowa Wesleyan – 12 points
Last year, under first year head coach Rob Cushman, the Cougars jumped from a ninth place poll position to a tie for fifth. In the 2015 season, the Cougars finished just one loss under .500 after a winless 2014 campaign. The team will look to continue their improvement and jump from their eighth place ranking, to continue building towards becoming a UMAC contender.
The offensive returns Donnie Mavencamp and two senior wide receivers in Kyle Petermeier and Evan Guffy. Petermeier led the UMAC with 52 receptions and averaged 51 yards per game, which was sixth in the UMAC. Guffey averaged 12.3 yards per reception and averaged 103.1 multipurpose yards per game.
The defense also has a couple of veterans returning in Colin Everson, who had 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks, along with Clayton Douvier, who finished the 2015 season with 82 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and five sacks.
The Cougars will have some key positions to fill on both sides of the ball, but the incoming freshman class will be counted on to step up and help the Cougars continue building on the success they tasted in the 2015 season.
The Cougars will look to start their 2016 campaign off strong in their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 10 when they host Greenville at Big Cat Stadium. Greenville was picked third in the UMAC poll. Last season the Cougars downed the Panthers (ranked third in the 2015 preseason pool) in their second game of the season 19-13. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/cougars/4102313-cougar-football-slated-eighth-preseason-poll | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/24b1e9f23225e5d1fbd083cdf8ab28e590a3a1c8ce23f829431aeb4d8e1f4330.json |
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Grandparents are Dawn Johnson of Wheaton, Randy and Gayle Johnson of Fargo, and Jerry and Wanda Cin of Morris.
Great Grandparents are Beverly Johnson of Wheaton, Marcy Johnson of Rosholt, South Dakota and Vern and Beverly Yochim of Hoffman. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/celebrations/births/4104988-lilly-johnson | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/cc7a0adf4cfd36c16353b96fb86e310892e6bbbcf784a3553b779bce12f0afaa.json |
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WILLMAR-- A strong short game was the key for Danny Anderson, who earned a two-up victory over Andy Jacobson in the Eagle Creek Match Play Championships at Eagle Creek Golf Club on Sunday.
It was the second-straight Match Play title for Anderson and his third championship overall.
Though he usually wins with power, Anderson said an improved short game was the catalyst for Sunday's performance.
"I putted and chipped very well today," said Anderson, whose highlight was a 50-foot putt on the fifth hole. "I made some shots I wouldn't typically make."
Anderson said this was the seventh time he and Jacobson faced off in the championship round, and he doesn't expect the rivalry to end anytime soon.
"Andy and I will battle as long as we can," he said.
It was father vs. son in the consolation round, with dad Shawn Bohlsen earning a one-up victory over son Ethan.
Vollan wins marathon senior tourney
One day after winning a 25-hole match to advance to the finals, Clark Vollan was again able to survive a lengthy affair to win the Match Play senior championship on Sunday.
Vollan crept past Jim Schammel in 22 holes to win his first senior championship.
Tom Wodash beat Chris Meinert for the consolation title.
Jacobson dominantes back nine in women's final
Down a hole going into the back nine, Lori Jacobson turned it on down the stretch, pulling away from Jean Larson in the Match Play women's final Sunday. Jacobson won 3-and-1. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4103516-anderson-repeats-match-play-tourney | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/78192df4ab63114e627372f089d5467663b59ef97b50d9ce7af7e132731cf530.json |
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The Gators placed in the top 10 in eight events.
The 200 medley relay team of Lacey Entzi, Julia Hoffmann, Erin Edmunds, and Kate Folkman took ninth in 2:04.38.
Entzi added Morris/Minnewaska’s only two top five finishes of the day in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly. Entzi clocked a 2:26.66 in the 200 IM, which was good for third place. In the 100 fly, she took first with a time of 1:05.22.
Entzi was also a part of the 400 freestyle relay team that took ninth in 4:06.92. Other members of the relay were Ali Femrite, Rachel Erickson, and Hannah Hoffmann.
Folkman added her own top 10 finish, tying for 10th in the 50 freestyle event with a time of 27.69. She was also a part of the 10th place 200 freestyle relay team, which also included Michele Stai, Erickson, and J. Hoffmann.
Bailey Schoen took ninth in the 100 backstroke in 1:11.27, and J. Hoffmann took 10th in the 100 breaststroke in 1:19.17 to round out the finishers in the top 10 Friday evening.
The Gators’ next meet is at Montevideo on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. Next week, Morris/Minnewaska travels to Albany for a meet on Tuesday, Sept. 6 before opening up the home season on Tuesday, Sept. 13 against Melrose.
Willmar Invite
TEAM SCORES – (1) Melrose 535 (2) Sauk Centre 318 (3) St. Cloud Tech 312.5 (4) Willmar 284 (5) Bemidji 242 (6) Sauk Rapids 229 (7) Rocori 207 (8) Minnewaska/Morris 134.5 (9) Montevideo 63
INDIVIDUAL (First place and Morris/Minnewaska participants)
200 MEDLEY RELAY — (1) Sauk Rapids 1:58.87… (9) Morris/Minnewaska (Lacey Entzi, Julia Hoffmann, Erin Edmunds, Kate Folkman) 2:04.38… (22) M/M (Shannon Dougherty, Elizabeth Murken, Audrey Dorweiler, Anna Grove) 2:21.78… (23) M/M (Bailey Schoen, Morgan Steinke, Meghan Cerney, Elizabeth Langan) 2:22.75… (34) M/M (Natalia Obregon, Claire Reed, Miah Roen, Makenna Hufford) 2:39.65
200 FREESTYLE — (1) Kali Sayovitz, Tech, 1:55.74… (13) Hannah Hoffmann, M/M 2:20.52 (14) Rachel Erickson, M/M 2:21.32 (15) Ali Femrite, M/M 2:23.88… (32) Katie Ohren, M/M 2:45.08
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY — (1) Anna Lucas, SR, 2:17.52… (3) Entzi, M/M 2:26.66… (17) J. Hoffmann, M/M 2:40.90… (26) Edmunds, M/M 2:50.66… (35) Steinke, M/M 3:07.17
50 FREESTYLE — (1) Savana Bitz, Mel, 26.01… (T10) Folkman, M/M 27.69… (15) Michele Stai, M/M 28.28… (23) Schoen, M/M 29.50… (55) Reed, M/M 32.60
DIVING — (1) Meredith Matchinsky, Tech, 242.95… (16) Grove, M/M 128.45
100 BUTTERFLY — (1) Entzi, M/M, 1:05.22… (15) Edmunds, M/M 1:14.75… (17) Femrite, M/M 1:15.64… (31) Cerney, M/M 1:32.23
100 FREESTYLE — (1) Bitz, Mel, 56.75… (15) Folkman, M/M 1:02.26 (16) Erickson, M/M 1:02.99… (19) Stai, M/M 1:04.15… (34) Ohren, M/M 1:15.51
500 FREESTYLE — (1) Kali Sayovitz, Tech, 5:15.66… (14) H. Hoffmann, M/M 6:24.46… (26) Anderson, M/M 7:08.89… (29) Roen, M/M 7:13.60
200 FREESTYLE RELAY — (1) Melrose 1:45.95… (10) M/M (Stai, Erickson, J. Hoffmann, Folkman) 1:55.40… (14) M/M (Steinke, H. Hoffmann, Murken, Femrite) 1:58.35… (26) M/M (Dorweiler, Cerney, Ohren, Langan) 2:14.41… (29) M/M (Julia Kuehne, Avery Jorgenson, Sara Hoffman, Anna Mello) 2:18.11
100 BACKSTROKE — (1) Mikayla Von Wahlde, Mel, 1:02.04… (9) Schoen, M/M 1:11.27
100 BREASTSTROKE — (1) Ellie Benoit, SR, 1:13.76… (10) J. Hoffmann, M/M 1:19.17 (11) Madison Rosenberger, M/M 1:20.51… (22) Steinke, M/M 1:26.69… (25) Murken, M/M 1:29.30… (31) Langan, M/M 1:35.08
400 FREESTYLE RELAY — (1) Melrose 3:50.76… (9) M/M (Femrite, Erickson, H. Hoffmann, Entzi) 4:06.92… (17) M/M (Schoen, Stai, Edmunds, Cerney) 4:31.04… (25) M/M (Ohren, Kuehne, Roen, Anderson) 4:54.24… (32) M/M (Madalynn Jerome, Hufford, Alyssa Klassen, Reed) 5:24.26 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4104011-gators-go-against-stiff-competition | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/3e0c2e7cf01124a17a4257cb265c673773b6fe55a80a7f0a517078c74e76902a.json |
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After the Long Sox pulled ahead 2-1 with a two-run fourth inning, the Rockets went ahead for good when Knott blasted a two-run shot in the fifth.
Steen then added key insurance runs with a two-run homer of his own in the eighth.
The scoring was more than enough for Lothammer, who struck out nine with just one walk. Both of the runs he allowed were unearned.
The Rockets advanced to the Round of 16 and play the Sartell Huskies at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Hutchinson.
Class C State Tournament
Raymond 5, Lamberton 2
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Hitting—Raymond: Mike Jeseritz 1-4, Tyler Steen 3-4 hr r rbi-2, Kyle Knott 1-4 hr r rbi-2, Jordan Smith 2-4, Eric Hulterstrum 1-4... Lamberton: Cody Pack 1-4 2b, Tyler Reiner 1-4 2b
Pitching—Raymond: Alex Lothammer (W) 9-6-2-0-1-9... Lamberton: Johnny Pistulka (L) 7-8-5-4-0-6, Mitch Kelly 2-1-0-0-0-2
College Volleyball
WILLMAR — The Ridgewater volleyball team improved to 4-0 with a pair of victories on Saturday to wrap up the Ridgewater Classic.
The Warriors, ranked No. 5 in NJCAA Division III, defeated No. 3-ranked Central Lakes in four games, and they dispatched Lake Region in three.
"Overall, I'm pleased with how we competed in our opening weekend tournament," said Ridgewater head coach Joe Sussenguth. "I felt we made improvements as a team in each match and our competitive level increased."
Against Central Lakes, the Warriors dropped Game One 26-24, then rebounded to ease through Games Two and Three, 25-16 and 25-17. Central Lakes pressed the Warriors on the fourth game but Ridgewater prevailed in extra points, 27-25.
The Warriors took out Lake Region in solid fashion, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-15.
Against Central Lakes, the Warriors got top-shelf production from several players, with Catelyn Haug and Kiana Johnson both finishing with 11 kills. Hailey Leiding had nine kills and two blocks, and Baylie Kubesh had seven kills and 37 set assists. Johnson and Kubesh also both had two blocks.
Johnson and Ashley Froelich both had seven kills against Lake Region.
"We made marked defensive improvements at the net, which complimented our strong back row play," Sussenguth said. "With time, our offense will improve, but it's encouraging to see many players contribute on the attacking front. We missed more serves than we should, but our ability to score and put teams out of system with the serve is very viable."
The Warriors play next at Minnesota State in Fergus Falls at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Ridgewater Classic
Ridgewater 3, Central Lakes 1
Central Lakes............................ 26 16 17 25
Ridgewater (4-0).............................. 24 25 25 27
Central Lakes
Statistics not provided
Ridgewater
Serving (aces): Baylie Kubesh 3, Hailey Leiding 2, Catelyn Haug 3, Sadie Pingel 3, Lexie Skoglund 1 ... Set assists: Kubesh 37, Jamie Golirsch 3 ... Hitting (kills): Kubesh 7, Leiding 9, Haug 11, Ashley Froelich 6, Kiana Johnson 11, Ashley Vealetzek 2, Kallee Anderson 3 ... Blocking (aces): Johnson 2, Leiding 2, Kubesh 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Kubesh 8, Leiding 4, Goblirsch 14, Haug 7, Pingel 5, Skoglund 11
Ridgewater 3, Lake Region 0
Lake Region............................ 16 19 15
Ridgewater.............................. 25 25 25
Lake Region
Statistics not provided
Ridgewater
Serving (aces): Kubesh 2, Goblirsch 3, Haug 2, Pingel 1, Froelich 2, Skoglund 3 ... Set assists: Kubesh 25 ... Hitting (kills): Kubesh 4, Leiding 2, Haug 3, Froelich 7, Natalie Feldhake 2, Johnson 7, Skoglund 1, Vealetzek 1 ... Blocking (aces): Feldhake 2, Leiding 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Kubesh 6, Goblirsch 9, Haug 6
College Football
VIRGINIA — The Ridgewater football team opened its season with a 16-0 victory over Mesabi Range on Saturday.
Ridgewater kicked a field goal in the opening quarter and added 13 more points in the second.
No other information about the game was provided.
Ridgewater 16, Mesabi Range 0
Ridgewater (1-0).................3 13 0 0 — 16
Mesabi Range (0-1).................0 0 0 0 — 0
Scoring plays not provided
Ridgewater
Statistics not provided
Mesabi Range
First downs: NA ... Rushing: 26-13 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-18-134-2 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 0-0
Rushing: LaQuan Thomas 3-10, Tyus Skaife-Harris 3-8 ... Passing: Ricardo Guzman 3-12-76-2 ... Receiving: Malik Grace 3-59 ... Punting: Ahmad Queider 3-89 ... Interceptions: Kyle Williams 4 ... Fumble recoveries: 0 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Kyle Williams 10-2 ... QB sacks: Williams, Thomas Dorsey 1, Trechane Shanklin 1
Prep Volleyball
HOWARD LAKE — The Paynesville volleyball team won four matches to claim the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Tournament championship on Saturday.
The Bulldogs defeated HLWW twice, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-7, 28-30 and 15-6. They also downed Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 25-17, 25-8 and Eden Valley-Watkins 25-12, 25-9.
HLWW Invite
Team scores
Paynesville def. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 25-21, 25-23
Paynesville def. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 25-17, 25-8
Paynesville def. HLWW 25-7, 28-30, 15-6
Paynesville def. Eden Valley-Watkins 25-12, 25-9
How Area Teams Fared
Paynesville
Serving (aces): Katelyn Dingmann 15 ... Set assists: statistics not available ... Hitting (kills): Skylar Bayer 16, Katelyn Dingmann 20 ... Blocking (aces): Sara Schaefer 7, Jacqueline Hoeft 3, Abby Schaefer 3 ... Digs: Olivia Riley 40, Richelle Buermann 51
Boys Soccer
WILLMAR — Sakawe Shadoor was at midseason form on Saturday, helping the Willmar boys soccer team open the 2016 season with a win.
Shadoor scored all three goals in the Cardinals' 3-0 win over Mound Westonka at the Kennedy School pitch.
Shadoor's first goal set the tone of the match, said Willmar head coach Jeff Winter.
Shadoor took the ball in up the wing from midfield, cut in and set a shot across the goal mouth in the 11th minute.
"It was a nice shot," Winter said. "I liked way we moved the ball and built on that first goal."
Gerson Maldonado-Garcia assisted on Shadoor's first goal.
Shadoor scored a second-half goal in the 51st minute on an assist from Abdi Hakim Abdi, and he notched the hat trick in the 75th minute on an assist from Fernando Zavala.
The Cardinals play host to Heritage Christian at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy.
Willmar 3, Mound Westonka 0
M-W................. 0 0 — 0
Willmar (1-0)................... 1 2 — 3
FIRST HALF — (1) Willmar - Sakawe Shadoor (Gerson Maldonado-Garcia) 11th minute
SECOND HALF — (2) Willmar - Shadoor (Abdi Hakim Abdi) 51st minute ... (3) Shadoor (Fernando Zavala) 75th minute
SHOTS ON GOAL — Mound Westonka 4 ... Willmar 16
GOALIE SAVES — Mound Westonka: Jonathan Neve 13 ... Willmar: Manny Obregon 4
DEFENSIVE SAVES — None
Friday's result
Girls Swimming
Willmar Invite
WILLMAR — The Willmar Cardinals opened the swimming and diving season with a fourth-place finish at their own invitational on Friday at the Willmar High School pool.
The Cardinals got a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, and Anna Backes placed fifth in the 200 freestyle.
Moira Revier placed third in the 100 backstroke and the Cardinals also placed third in the 200 free relay.
Hannah Arnold also pulled in a fifth-place finish in the 200 individual medley and Revier was fourth in the 50 freestyle.
Backes earned another fifth-place finish in the 100 freestyle and Olivia Welsh placed fifth in 1-meter diving.
Team scores
(1) Melrose 535 (2) Sauk Centre 318 (3) St. Cloud Tech 312.5 (4) Willmar 284 (5) Bemidji 242 (6) Sauk Rapids 229 (7) Rocori 207 (8) Minnewaska/Morris 134.5 (9) Montevideo 63
(First place and Willmar in top 5)
200 MEDLEY RELAY — (1) Sauk Rapids 1:58.87 (2) Willmar (Moira Revier, Hannah Arnold, Abby McCormick, Amanda Mathiasen) 1:59.37
200 FREESTYLE — (1) Kali Sayovitz, Tech, 1:55.74 (5) Anna Backes, Will, 2:08.57
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY — (1) Anna Lucas, SR, 2:17.52 (5) Arnold, Will, 2:30.30
50 FREESTYLE — (1) Savana Bitz, Mel, 26.01 (4) Revier, Will, 26.83
DIVING — (1) Meredith Matchinsky, Tech, 242.95 (5) Olivia Welsh, Will, 168.30
100 BUTTERFLY — (1) Lacey Entzi, MM, 1:05.22
100 FREESTYLE — (1) Bitz, Mel, 56.75 (5) Backes, Will, 57.56
500 FREESTYLE — (1) Sayovitz, Tech, 5:15.66
200 FREESTYLE RELAY — (1) Melrose 1:45.95 (3) Willmar (McCormack, Mathiasen, Backes, Arnold) 1:47.64
100 BACKSTROKE — (1) Mikayla Von Wahlde, Mel, 1:02.04 (3) Revier, Will, 1:05.51
100 BREASTSTROKE — (1) Ellie Benoit, SR, 1:13.76
400 FREESTYLE RELAY — (1) Melrose 3:50.76 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4103595-roundup-rockets-advance-class-c-state-tournament | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/05ce4f41b725c8f3e040ef120478abefe9f9b6196b96c1bb0a9732f17fdb36db.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:48:31 | null | 2016-08-27T10:58:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F4103073-letters-drivers-urged-think-safety.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Letters: Drivers urged to think safety | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | As we head into another beautiful autumn on the prairie, please remember to keep an eye out for pedestrians and bicyclists in town. Everyone is busy these days, especially as the school year starts, and it's easy to be distracted and not paying full attention (I am guilty of this myself). But nothing is so urgent that it's worth risking another person's life. It's common sense to keep speeds down and be prepared to stop for pedestrians, particularly at the marked crossings on Atlantic Avenue.
Also, it's the law. The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety reminds us that: "Motorists must treat every corner and intersection as a crosswalk, whether it's marked or unmarked, and drivers must stop for crossing pedestrians." Pedestrians have to obey traffic control devices, but the rule is that "when no traffic control device is present, motorists must stop for crossing pedestrians within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk."
For more safety tips for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists, visit https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots/pedestrians-bicycles/Pages/default.aspx.
A big thank you to the Public Works staff for keeping the crosswalks freshly painted and visible, and to the Morris police officers for their public safety efforts. Let's keep everyone safe this fall.
Jennifer Deane
Morris, Minn. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/opinion/letters/4103073-letters-drivers-urged-think-safety | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/77a24db1e0a69a8fa15361bff044c47552f025858e9a0617a611f3fa88fb24f9.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T04:49:52 | null | 2016-08-29T23:43:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fprep%2F4104373-bbe-battles-minneota-vikings-prevail.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/37/0829/0b6feistivh2jrxdvef9pm1h6rfk.jpg?itok=bfvFXjwT | en | null | BBE battles Minneota but Vikings prevail | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | BBE's Jaden Gossen returns a serve from Minneota in the third set of Monday's season-opening 3-1 loss to the Vikings at Ridgewater College. Jake Schultz / Tribune
Allison Gruber and Nicole Wesbur of BBE go for a block against Minneota's Lizzy Gillingham. The Jaguars went on to lose 3-1 at Ridgewater College in their season opener. Jake Schultz / Tribune
WILLMAR—The BBE volleyball team opened up its season on Monday with a hard-fought battle against Minneota at Ridgewater College.
The Jaguars narrowly took the first set but couldn't get past the Vikings in the three remaining sets and fell 3-1.
The Jaguars acted as hosts in their season-opener and came out strong with a 25-22 first set win. From there, though, it was a dog fight.
Minneota opened the second set with a 10-6 run and looked strong. BBE was able to bounce back and take a 14-13 lead of their own but that was as good as it would get for the Jaguars. Minneota went on a 12-8 run and took the second set 25-22.
With the game tied, Minneota appeared to take momentum and run with it. The Vikings started the third set 8-5 then went on a 7-1 run to take a 15-6 lead.
BBE head coach Kevin Weller took the opportunity to put Jenna Fischer into the game and she made an impact with a pair of aces and a unique left-handed look that changed tempo. She was able to help her teammates shrink the deficit but couldn't ultimately salvage the set and dropped it 25-17.
The fourth and final set featured plenty of back-and-forth scoring but the Vikings couldn't be stopped late. Minneota took the final set 25-19.
The Jaguars will try to get one in the win column at 3:45 Thursday at MACCRAY.
Minneota 3, BBE 1
Minneota............................ 22 25 25 25
BBE .............................. 25 22 17 19
Minneota
Statistics not provided
BBE
Serving (aces): Kendra Schmitz 2, Morgan Gronli 2, Sarah Feely 3, Tessa Halvorson 2 ... Set assists: Halvorson 20, Schmitz 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ally Gruber 13, Gronli 11, Feely 3, Wesbur 2, Halvorson 1, Jenna Fischer 1 ... Blocking (aces): Gruber 2, Schmitz 3, Gronli 2, Nicole Wesbur 2, Sarah Feely 3, Halvorson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Halvorson 17, Gruber 12, Gronli 11, Gossen 7, Schmitz 6, Feely 2, Jordyn Steffensen 1 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4104373-bbe-battles-minneota-vikings-prevail | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/881eda46565bab3851fe1ddde913f87aa4450b564e25c97bd18b7be5e25b02ae.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:52:21 | null | 2016-08-23T22:23:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fpro%2F4100513-broken-hand-not-stopping-roster-hopes-vikings-roberson.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Broken hand not stopping roster hopes for Vikings' Roberson | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | MINNEAPOLIS—Tre Roberson isn't going to let a broken bone in his right hand stop him from trying to grab a spot on the Vikings' 53-man roster.
Roberson, an undrafted rookie cornerback, suffered the injury during the second quarter of Minnesota's preseason opener Aug. 12 at Cincinnati. He played through it, and late in the fourth quarter knocked away a two-point conversion attempt that helped the Vikings secure a 17-16 win.
"I knew it was broken right away when I came to the sideline," Roberson said. "But I've played enough football, and I have a high enough pain tolerance, that it didn't hurt as bad, and now it doesn't even really hurt."
When Vikings special-teams coach Mike Preifer spoke to the media on Sunday, he said he wasn't aware of Roberson's injury during the Cincinnati game. Likely because Roberson, who is fighting to make the team, didn't tell anyone right away.
Roberson was held out of practice last week and did not play against the Seahawks in Seattle on Thursday. He was cleared to return to practice on Saturday and has a small plastic brace and soft wrap on his right hand as the team prepares for Sunday's preseason home opener against San Diego at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Roberson said he won't need surgery and will be able to take off the medical gear in two weeks.
It's not even close to the worst injury Roberson has had to deal with. As a sophomore quarterback at Indiana, he suffered a broken leg and sat out the 2013 season. Last year at Illinois State, he played with a broken right thumb while passing for 2,225 yards.
"It's OK," Roberson said of his latest injury. "I mean, it's a broken bone."
Roberson knows he does not have the luxury of asking for another week or two to let his hand fully heal. He is facing the major challenge of converting from college quarterback to NFL cornerback on a team that's especially deep at the position.
But Vikings coaches say they have seen good things from Roberson.
"He came in and really hadn't had any experience playing the cornerback position," defensive coordinator George Edwards said. "This offseason, he really bought into what we were trying to teach, and you can just see him getting better day to day. The No. 1 thing that's been impressive about him is for a guy that really hasn't been at the position that long, just coming in here and understanding what we're trying to do coverage-wise, he's done a nice job."
Roberson went undrafted after his 2015 season at Illinois State. The Vikings invited him to a tryout during spring practices and he signed on May 9, just not at the position he expected.
"Coming out of college, I didn't really know what I was going to do," Roberson said. "My agent told me to be prepared for a lot of things. When I came here for the tryout, I actually didn't know I was playing corner; I thought I was going to be at least a receiver or something, and I didn't know until they showed me my locker and I had a jersey number 21 in there, and they were like, 'You're going to play DB.'
"So I just came out here and gave everything my all. I told myself that no matter what, I'm going to go at everything full speed and try to be the best that I can."
Roberson started playing football at age 7 and loves everything about the game, which he believes helps his transition to an unfamiliar position.
"I talk to everyone," said Roberson, who did extra work with rookie cornerback Mackensie Alexander, the team's second-round pick, after practice Tuesday. "I'm always asking questions, always talking to anyone that's played the position, anyone that has anything to do with the position, anyone that plays defense. I'm always talking and asking what I can get better at."
Roberson continues the learning process when he goes home.
"I'm a football junkie, I'm always watching film, always watching football," he said. "I'll sit in my room and the NFL Network is on all night, I'm just watching games. It's not really that hard to learn because I've been playing football all my life and I know all about the game." | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4100513-broken-hand-not-stopping-roster-hopes-vikings-roberson | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/0b109c1a06127175b5ec7ece4420fee6853d984d634f1ba64ded89396d56c9ee.json |
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2016 UMAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Northwestern – 64 points (8 First Place Votes)
Wisconsin-Superior – 53 points
St. Scholastica – 50 points (1 First Place Vote)
Martin Luther – 42 points
Minnesota Morris – 41 points
North Central – 25 points
Bethany Lutheran – 23 points
Northland – 15 points
Crown – 11 points
A new era in Cougar volleyball starts this season with first year Head Coach Lauren Torvi taking over the reins of a Cougar program that has not finished lower than fourth in the UMAC in the past seven seasons. Last season the Cougars were two sets away in the UMAC tournament from moving on to NCAA tournament. In the past four years the Cougars have not lost more than 4 matches in conference games.
Torvi will have the challenge of replacing two First Team All-UMAC players in Abby Tietz, who had 58 blocks and 3.55 kills per set, as well as Brooke Decker, who was 10.33 assist per set, which was 27th in the nation. Decker also led the UMAC with 1188 assists.
The Cougars return two First Team All-UMAC players Marissa Ekness, a junior, who has 339 career kills and led the UMAC with 4.27 kills per set, and Katie Reitsma, who had 587 digs the fourth most in school history. Both will be called on to lead a young team of Cougars.
The Cougars will be looking at some of the new team members to be contributing parts of a team that has lost some of its leadership. Coach Torvi will be leading a young team against some veteran UMAC teams, trying to find a way to get the Cougars to the next level. The Cougars’ search for a NCAA berth will start at the Pacific Coast Classic Tournament in Claremont, California against Stevens Institute of Technology. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/cougars/4103761-um-morris-volleyball-polled-finish-fifth | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/030ac34f41721c460259bf9893ae5546a11829623c36e55a965e10e919a99101.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:55:20 | null | 2016-08-24T16:49:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Ftigers%2F4101006-tigers-1-2-osakis-quad.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Tigers 1-2 at Osakis quad | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/West Central Area girls tennis team went 1-2 at the quadrangular on Monday, Aug. 22 in Osakis. Other teams represented were Staples-Motley, Yellow Medicine East, and host team Osakis. Staples-Motley swept the competition and went 3-0 on the day.
The Tigers took a 4-3 win over YME, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles and No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.
Brittany Randt defeated Whitney Tennis 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 2 singles spot. Lea Asmus won 6-0, 6-0 over Chelsey Niemeyer at the No. 3 singles position.
The duo of Annie Brandt and Kaitlyn Asmus took a 6-2, 6-0 victory ov Hannah Lecy and Chelsea Hoernemann at the No. 1 doubles spot. Winning at No. 3 doubles was Peyton Hennen and Lilly Swanson 7-5, 6-2.
The Tigers travel to Benson for a triangular on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m., then host Sauk Centre on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The Tigers also travel to YME on Thursday, Sept. 1. Both meets next week begin at 4:30 p.m.
Staples-Motley 6, Morris/C-A/WCA 1
Singles
(1) Izabella Edin def. Katie Cannon 6-0, 6-0 (2) Brittany Randt def. Ashley Smith 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 (3) Kelsi Peterson def. Lea Asmus 6-0, 6-4 (4) Sam Schimpp def. Ryanne Long 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
(1) Lexi Johnson/Claire Wolhowe def. Annie Brandt/Kaitlyn Asmus 6-2, 6-2 (2) Katie Benson/Kelsie Weite def. Lilly Swanson/Hannah Wutzke 6-1, 6-0 (3) Anna Willgohs/Bryn Williams def. Morgan Rohloff/Rachel Michaelson 6-0,6-0
Morris/C-A/WCA 4, YME 3
Singles
(1) Anne Clarke def. Katie Cannon 6-6 (7-5), 6-0 (2) Brittany Randt def Whitney Tennis 6-1, 6-1 (3) Lea Asmus def. Chelsey Niemeyer 6-0, 6-0 (4) Raelin Enstad def. Ryanne Long 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
Doubles
(1) Annie Brandt/Kaitlyn Asmus def. Hannah Lecy/Chelsea Hoernemann 6-2, 6-0 (2) Rachel Trudel/Emilee Speh def. Morgan Rohloff/Hannah Wutzke 6-4, 2-6, 11-9 (3) Peyton Hennen/Lilly Swanson def. Ashley Niemeyer/Macie Sik 7-5, 6-2
Osakis 7, Morris/C-A/WCA 0
Singles
(1) Tia Dykema def. Katie Cannon, 6-3, 6-3 (2) Shea Olson def. Lea Asmus, 6-4, 6-0 (3) Camryn Hoffarth def. Lilly Swanson, 6-1, 6-3 (4) Alexa Lien def. Maddie Cabana, 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
(1) Nicolle Klukken/Elizabeth Sabrowsky def. Kaitlyn Asmus/Annie Brandt, 6-3, 6-1 (2) Karlee Hoffarth/Kali Giesler def. Ryanne Long/Morgan Rohloff, 6-1, 6-0 (3) Morgan Rach/Dinara Dykema def. Peyton Hennen/Rachel Michaelson, 6-0, 6-0 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4101006-tigers-1-2-osakis-quad | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/cd2f94037f6151fa1df70bab4a324519004ac6b743b3332b15d65eeca337711e.json |
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Nancy Barbour asked that as the development of the old school property continues, some attention be paid to things like lighting and landscaping so that it enhances and compliments what's in the neighborhood.
"Obviously it's going to be different with the new apartment building. I think it's very important for the city government to make sure that lighting and landscaping and probably the water coming off the property are done well."
City Manager Blaine Hill called the old elementary parcel an interesting piece of property, surrounded by single family housing on the south, a cemetery on the east, multi-family housing on the west and commercial on the north.
The 17-acre parcel is zoned residential multi-family and Hill said an apartment is an acceptable use in that zone. As such, the building did not require any additional permitting, either through the planning commission or the city council.
Hill said the building still is required to meet city code, which gives certain guidance on things like fences and sidewalks and landscaping to make sure that they aren't interfering with traffic, Also there are specific requirements for apartment buildings, including setbacks, storm water runoff and even what is done with the garbage. But as far as Hill knew, the only code issue the city had to deal with on this project was that the one-bedroom apartments didn't meet the minimum footage requirements. But the developers solved that issue by increasing the size of those apartments and no special permits or variances were needed.
Council member Jeff Miller commented that it's definitely going to be different in the neighborhood, compared to when the football field was there. Then, there were only lights on Friday nights eight weeks each fall.
Mayor Sheldon Giese said, "I don't want Jim and Nancy to experience Friday night lights every night of the year."
Hill said that all street lighting is dark-sky compliant as a matter of course these days.
Arne Kildegaard echoed Barbour's concerns about the impact of an apartment building on the neighborhood.
"I got used to having a park across the street, that was pretty nice," Kildegaard said. " But there are some things that can be done at this point that I think are really important ... that we are legitimately concerned about. Light is one of them. You know it's not a matter of a street light, it's a matter of an apartment lot full of lights"
Kildegaard said it's a quality of life issue, as light still moves horizontally and the lights on the apartments will be above their first story windows. He suggested there should be major shading of the lights coming from the apartment's parking lot and hoped that measures would be taken to maintain the large trees along the boulevard.
Additionally, the apartment building will bring more traffic into the neighborhood and Kildegaard asked if there might be some traffic management that the city could do to keep the bulk of the traffic on the commercial corridor on Seventh Street as opposed to Fifth Street.
"Something to maintain the residential, walking quality of the neighborhood. I don't really relish the idea of people driving down the street at 40 miles per hour."
Hill said he would expect the developer to be interested in the concerns from the neighbors, but he wasn't sure what the council's involvement could be, given that the permit has been issued and construction is underway.
Giese said he didn't expect the city council to become formally involved, but encouraged Hill to organize a meeting.
Miller stated that it would be better for Hill to reach out now rather than wait seven months and say look what they did.
Hill said that it's outside the council's authority to require the developer to hold a neighborhood meeting, but he also felt that the developer would be more than willing to talk to the neighbors. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4103064-neighbors-voice-concerns-over-apartment-project | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/796cb35fb8bcf5d26b70924b0159159bb525a22782e909aaa2d780d7d5a9698e.json |
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MINNEAPOLIS—Victor Martinez and Erick Aybar homered, and Anibal Sanchez pitched seven solid innings to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Tuesday night.
Both Martinez and Aybar went deep as part of a three-run seventh inning that helped put the game away for Detroit, which improved to 8-2 against Minnesota this season.
The Twins got a home run from Brian Dozier, giving them a brief 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. However, in the next half-inning, the Tigers put together the first of two three-run rallies, scoring one on a wild pitch and two more on a single by Cameron Maybin.
Sanchez (7-12) was charged with three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out two in seven innings. It was his fourth quality start in his past five outings.
The Tigers got to Twins starter Kyle Gibson (5-8) for five runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings. He struck out four.
Detroit finished with 14 hits and had five players with at least two hits.
Dozier was the only Twin to reach base more than once. Jorge Polanco and Joe Mauer also had run-scoring hits for Minnesota, which lost its fifth game in a row overall.
Detroit scored first in the second inning, working the bases loaded against Gibson with a single, a double and a walk. Maybin, the No. 9 batter, also drew a walk, forcing in a run and giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
Minnesota rallied for a pair of runs in the third on an RBI triple by Polanco and a run-scoring ground out by Mauer.
Aybar drove in a Detroit run with a single in the fifth inning but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
Minnesota regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning on Dozier's 29th home run of the season.
NOTES: The Tigers announced that RHP Bobby Parnell cleared waivers and was released. ... Tigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann is expected to be limited to 45 pitches in his rehab outing this weekend. Zimmermann has been on the 15-day disabled list since Aug. 5 with the re-aggravation of a neck strain. ... Twins DH Miguel Sano was put in the No. 6 slot in the batting order Tuesday. It's just the third time this season and sixth time the last two seasons that Sano has batted lower than fifth in the order. ... The Twins and Tigers will play the second of a three-game series at Target Field on Wednesday. Detroit will send LHP Matt Boyd to the mound against Minnesota RHP Tyler Duffey. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4100516-tigers-overpower-twins | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/8391c145ba13c132c56b197c55f8f061c5ff1597ab695ef7fdce0060ecdaaf08.json |
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The Wildcats had a tough battle against Sauk Centre for their first match of the season. They snuck away with the first set with a 27-26 win but dropped the second set in unfortunate fashion, 25-13. The third and final set was well-fought but Sauk Centre topped the Wildcats 17-15.
The second match of the day was against Maple Lake and it didn't go well for the Wildcats once again. Maple Lake walked away the victors 2-0 (25-22, 25-22).
Down 0-2 to start the season, NLS used two strong performances to bounce back and reach .500 on the first day of the season.
The Wildcats battled hard with Braham in the first set, topping the Bombers 26-24. Then they waltzed to a 25-20 second set win to win their first match of the day.
NLS went down early in their final match of the day, dropping the first set 25-18 to the hosts. Once again, though, the Wildcats bounced back with a close victory, this time beating Albany in the second set 25-23 before earning the final set win 18-16.
Brooke Beuning was in charge of setting her teammates up the entire day and she finished with 102 set assists. She also tacked on 15 kills which was tied for the third best from her team.
Brennah Bergh was another key player on Friday, tallying 15 service aces with 24 kills, four blocks and 20 digs. Erin Tebben had the most kills, totalling 36.
NLS will get their regular season underway on Tuesday with a rematch against Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta, the team that ended their season last year.
Albany Invite
Team scores
Sauk Centre 2 (26-25-17), New London-Spicer 1 (27-13-15)
Maple Lake 2 (25-25), NLS 0 (21-21)
NLS 2 (26-25), Braham 0 (24-20)
NLS 2 (18-25-18), Albany 1 (25-23-16)
How NLS Fared
Serving (aces): Brennah Bergh 15, Brooke Beuning 3, Erin Tebben 1, Kabrie Weber 2, Rachel Vraa 1 ... Set assists: Beuning 102, Ashton Engelke 2, Erin Tebben 1 ... Hitting (kills): Bergh 24, Beuning 15, Engelke 2, Tebben 36, Weber 14, Annika Olson 15 ... Blocking (aces): Bergh 4, Beuning 4, Engelke 1, Tebben 3, Weber 10, Olson 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Bergh 20, Beuning 15, Hunter Paffrath 20, Weber 24, Rachel Vraa 20, Olson 22
Tennis
LQPV/DB sweeps at Milbank
MILBANK, S.D.—The Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd tennis team swept its matches at the Milbank Invite on Friday.
LQPV/DB dropped just to sets, defeating the host team 5-2 and recording a 7-0 win over Marshall.
Molly Hacker and Ashtyn Oie won both their singles matches, and the doubles teams of Courtney Hanson and Karissa Jahn, Anna Hacker and Jessica Sigdahl and Addi Oie and Rachel Halvorson swept their matches.
LQPV/DB 5, Milbank 2
Singles
(1) Molly Hacker, L, def. Tiana Stemsrud 6-0 6-4 (2) Ashtyn Oie, L, Jodi DeVaal 3-6 6-4 10-2 (3) Jamie DeVaal, M, def. Katie Breberg 6-1 6-1 (4) Sarah Jarmon, M, def. Bree Kallhoff 6-3 6-1
Doubles
(1) Courtney Hanson/Karissa Jahn, L, def. Hallie Essington/Rhianna Cantine 7-5 6-1 (2) Anna Hacker/Jessica Sigdahl, L, def. Rhianna Welberg/Jenna Johnson 4-6 6-4 12-10 (3) Addi Oie/Rachel Halvorson, L, def. Hattie Muellenbach/Kaitlyn Schmitt 6-0 6-1
LQPV/DB 7, Marshall 0
Singles
(1) Molly Hacker, L, def. Criston Shultz 6-3 6-1 (2) Ashtyn Oie, L, 6-0 6-0 (3) Breberg, L, def. Katie Ewing 6-4 6-0 (4) Kallhoff, L, Rhianna Mastergard 6-0 6-1
Doubles
(1) Hanson/Jahn, L, def. Tori St. Aubin 6-2 6-0 (2) Sigdahl/Anna Hacker, L, def. Kelsey Boerboom/Kaylee Hofloch 6-1 6-1 (3) Addie Oie/Halvorson 6-2 6-1
Benson/KMS 6, BBE 1
The Benson/KMS tennis team ran its win streak to seven with a victory over BBE on Friday in Benson.
Kelli Enderson, Cassie Fugleberg and Sophie Curriel took singles victories for the Braves, who swept the doubles matches.
Morgan Meyer picked up BBE's lone point at 2-singles.
Singles
(1) Kelli Enderson, BKMS, def. Erin Rooney 6-1 2-6 6-3 (2) Morgan Meyer, BBE, def. Anne Dieter 7-5 6-0 (3) Cassie Fugleberg, BKMS, def. Mallory Bents 6-0 6-0 (4) Sophie Curriel, BKMS, def. Ericka Greiner 6-0 6-2
Doubles
(1) Katie Samuelson/Gracie Grussing, BKMS, def. Sonja Carson/Adison Wohlman 6-2 6-1 (2) Olivia Hoffman/Rose McDonald, BKMS, def. Kim Terhaar/Amanda Feldman 6-1 6-1 (3) Grace Ricard/Gracie Lenz, BKMS, Kylie Terhaar/Paige Prentice 6-0 6-1 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4102825-nls-volleyball-team-wins-two-albany-invite | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/c59cf8e3c411c7fbc54a5f95828fe19111111d4e18afb4e5013cc5310e1775fd.json |
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The Cardinals held a 22-21 late in the opening set but the Tigers rallied for the final four points. Willmar head coach Traci Grussing said her indecisive team "played kind of scared" and "choked at the end of the first set."
From there, it was all Marshall, as Grussing said the Tigers made adjustments while the Cardinals simply didn't counter them.
The Cardinals' Cami Sletta had seven kills, Esther Grussing had 17 assists and Addie Erickson made 15 digs for Willmar. The Cardinals will look to rebound Thursday when they host Fergus Falls at 7:30 p.m.
Marshall 3, Willmar 0
Willmar (0-1)............................ 22 13 12
Marshall (1-0).............................. 25 25 25
Willmar
Serving (aces): Cami Sletta 2, Heidi Sellman 1, Hannah Gallagher 1 ... Set assists: Esther Grussing 17... Hitting (kills): Sletta 7, Gallagher 4, Sellman 4, Carly Wedel 3, Abby Volk 1, Grussing 1... Blocking (aces): Sellman 1, Wedel 1... Digs (5 or more): Addie Erickson 15, Staci Banks 6, Wedel 5
Marshall
Stats not provided
MCA 3, NLS 0
Jenna Howden had 17 kills and Brooke Gillespie had 13 to lead the Morris/Chokio-Alberta volleyball team to a three-set victory over New London-Spicer on Tuesday in New London.
MCA's Karly Fehr had 38 set assists and Ashley Solvie had 10 kills and served an ace. Gillespie had three ace serves and also 15 digs.
NLS' Brenna Bergh had 11 kills and Erin Tebben had eight kills and was in on six blocks.
The Tigers play host to Melrose at 7:30 p.m. Thursday while the Wildcats travel to play Albany at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Morris/CA............................ 25 26 25
NLS.............................. 20 24 13
Morris/CA
Serving (aces): Brooke Gillespie 3, Ashley Solvie 1, Koral Tollefson 2 ... Set assists: Karly Fehr 38 ... Hitting (kills): Gillespie 13, Jenna Howden 17, Ashley Solvie 10, Nicole Solvie 2 ... Blocking (aces): Howden 2, Jenna Larsen 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Gillespie 15, Fehr 6, Larsen 5, Riley Decker 12
New London-Spicer
Serving (aces): Brennah Bergh 1, Brooke Beuning 2, Kabrie Weber 2 ... Set assists: Beuning 30 ... Hitting (kills): Anika Olson 3, Ashton Engelke 1, Bergh 11, Beuning 2, Erin Tebben 8, Weber 6 ... Blocking (total): Olson 2, Bergh 2, Beuning 2, Tebben 6, Jordan King 1, Weber 4 ... Digs (5 or more): Olson 5, Bergh 5, Beuning 13, Hunter Paffrath 5, Weber 6
Murray County Central 3, Dawson-Boyd 0
Dawson-Boyd opened up its season with a dud at Murray County Central on Tuesday.
The Blackjacks were swept in three sets and didn't have much going for them until the final set. Murray County Central was all over Dawson-Boyd in the first set with a 25-15 win and just compounded that in the second set with a 25-10 win.
The Blackjacks made it close in the third but couldn't get the comeback going and lost 25-22.
Katie Willander was the team's statistical leader in set assists (8) and digs (13). She also added two aces serves.
Dawson-Boyd............................ 15 10 22
MCC.............................. 25 25 25
Dawson-Boyd
Serving (aces): Hannah Stelter 3, Katie Willander 2 ... Set assists: Willander 8, Lydia Aafedt 3, Jenna Wyum 1, Avery Bartunek 1 ... Hitting (kills): Mary Bothun 5, Bartunek 3, Stelter 2, Jalynn Popma 1, Olson 1, Wyum 2 ... Blocking (aces): Bartunek 1, Bothun 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Katie Willander 13, Amelia Olson 10
Murray County Central
Statistics not provided
MACCRAY 3, BLHS 0
Danni Burns had 10 kills, Carly Orwick had nine and Piper Asche eight in the Wolverines' straight-set victory over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart on Tuesday.
Sydney Schwitters had 28 set assists, three ace serves and eight digs. Ellie Thein had seven kills, two ace serves, a block and 16 digs.
The Wolverines play an early match against BBE on Thursday, with the varsity set for a 2:15 p.m. start.
MACCRAY............................ 25 25 29
BLHS.............................. 15 12 27
MACCRAY
Serving (aces): Sydney Schwitters 3, Ellie Thein 2, Danni Burns 1, Meghan Listerud 1, Carly Orwick 1 ... Set assists: Schwitters 28 ... Hitting (kills): Thein 7, Burns 10, Orwick 9, Olivia Ruter 3, Piper Asche 8 ... Blocking (aces): Orwick 1, Asche 1, Thein 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Schwitters 8, Thein 16, Burns 10, Ellie Hultgren 11, Listerud 16, Orwick 8
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Serving (aces): Anna Buboltz 1, Alyssa 2, Maddie Ehlers 1 ... Set assists: Ehlers 8 ... Hitting (kills): Peterson 1, Natalie Karl 1, Cassie Hettinger 1, Ehlers 2, Alaina Leske 4, Kaitlyn Kottke 1 ... Blocking (aces): Karl 1, Ehlers 1, Leske 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Keighly Daak 5
ACGC 3, EVW 0
Mare Lee had 22 assists, Rylie Wilner made 10 kills and the Falcons cruised by winless Eden Valley-Watkins.
Kendra Miller and Micayla Hobson added three aces for ACGC, which snapped a two-game losing streak to get back to .500.
ACGC (3-3)............................ 25 25 25
EVW (0-4).............................. 12 12 22
ACGC
Aces: Kendra Miller 3, Micayla Hobson 3, Taryn Reinke 1... Set assists: Mare Lee 22... Hitting (kills): Rylie Wilner 10, Miller 6, Reinke 6, Hobson 2... Blocking (aces): None... Digs (5 or more): Rayanna McRoberts 6
EVW
Stats not provided
Paynesville 3, Osakis 0
Paynesville had a strong performance against Osakis on Tuesday, getting the 3-0 victory with a few hard-fought sets.
The Bulldogs opened up the first set with a 25-22 win and had to battle into extra points in the second set before walking away with a 28-26 win and the momentum. They finished the third set 25-18 and won 3-0.
Molly Stang led the team with 16 set assists and Sydney Riley added 12 as well.
Richelle Buermann served two aces and had a team-high 24 digs.
The Bulldogs will look to keep the momentum going on Thursday at Yellow Medicine East.
Osakis............................ 22 26 18
Paynesville.............................. 25 28 25
Osakis
Statistics not provided
Paynesville
Serving (aces): Katelyn Dingmann 3, Richelle Buermann 2, Sydney Riley 1, Molly Stang 1 ... Set assists: Stang 16, Sydney Riley 12, Olivia Riley 3, Abby Shaefer 2, Megan Beckius 2, Buermann 2 ... Hitting (kills): Skylar Bayer 13, Dingmann 13, Sarah Schaefer 4, Jacqulin 3, Sydney Riley 3, Abby Schaefer 1... Blocking (aces): Schaefer 4, Hoeft 4, Dingmann 2... Digs (5 or more): Olivia Riley 16, Beckius 17, Buermann 24, Schaefer 6, Sydney Riley 6
Maple Lake 3, Litchfield 0
Maple Lake trounced Litchfield at home on Tuesday with three convincing set wins.
Litchfield managed 20 in the second set but the first and third sets were less than stellar.
Brynne Wahl led the team with 10 set assists and six kills. She also had five digs.
The Dragons will try to get back on track against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted next Tuesday.
Litchfield............................ 15 20 14
Maple Lake.............................. 25 25 25
Litchfield
Serving (aces): Macy Huhner 1, Kassie King 1 ... Set assists: Brynne Wahl 10, Ashley Sangren 7, Huhner 2, Hallie Euerle 1, Kyndra Beavers 1 ... Hitting (kills): Wahl 6, Huhner 6, Madison Larson 2, Ashley Sangren 2, Euerle 5, Kylee Jones 1 ... Blocking (aces): Sangren 2, Huhner 1, Madison Larson 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Beavers 9, King 7, Wahl 5
Maple Lake
Statistics not provided
Hancock 3, Hillcrest Lutheran 1
Kassandra Algarate had seven kills and Ashlyn Mattson finished with 15 set assist in the Owls' win over Hillcrest on Tuesday.
The Owls take on Ortonville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Hancock.
Hancock............................ 25 23 25 25
Hillcrest Lutheran.............................. 15 25 20 5
Hancock
Serving (aces): Ana Chavira 1, Emma Nelson 3 ... Set assists: Ashlyn Mattson 15 ... Hitting (kills): Kassandra Algarate 7, Sabrina Mattson 4, Tess Steiner 3, Nelson 1 ... Blocking (aces): Chavira 2, A. Mattson 2, Steiner 1, Bailey DeSmith 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Nelson 10
Hillcrest Lutheran
Statistics not provided
RCW 3, Redwood Valley 0
Renville County West put up a strong all-around performance against Redwood Valley on Tuesday. The Jaguars swept Redwood Valley 3-0 and faced the most trouble in the second set where RCW narrowly came out on top 25-23.
The match had impressive outings from all over the court, especially from behind the service line. The Jaguars had three different players with multiple aces including Carli Krogman who had four. Avery Elfering led the team with 18 set assists and also had nine dig and three aces. Steph Zaske was productive as well, tacking on three aces and 19 digs.
RCW has a week off until their next match and they'll try to stay undefeated against KMS on Tuesday.
Redwood Valley............................ 18 23 21
RCW (3-2).............................. 25 25 25
Redwood Falls
Statistics not provided
RCW
Serving (aces): Avery Elfering 3, Steph Zaske 3, Carli Krogman 4, Britney Marr 1, Reanna Flom 4 ... Set assists: Elfering 18, Brooke Harder 1, Flom 2, Emma Rice 1 ... Hitting (kills): Elfering 2, Zaske 1, Emily Filzen 3, Krogman 3, Marr 11, Harder 2, Rice 4, Rebekka Wordes 1 ... Blocking (aces): Filzen 4, Marr 1, Rice 2, Wordes 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Elfering 9, Zaske 19, Marr 5, Brooke Engstrom 6 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4105215-willmar-loses-early-lead-loss-marshall | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/de40e7e5641d62b3100fba081971a4f4e0c452a3a349edf2e6d9bdaf670d1842.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:49:32 | null | 2016-08-27T10:56:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F4103072-letters-stevens-county-action-e-cigarettes-protects-freedom-breath.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Letters: Stevens County action on e-cigarettes protects Freedom to Breath | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Minnesota recently passed a public health milestone. Just over 50 percent of Minnesotans are now protected from the harmful substances in secondhand e-cigarette aerosol in their hometowns. Stevens County is among the 30 cities and 21 counties in our state that have updated their policies to prohibit e-cigarette use wherever smoking is already prohibited.
Many people might not know that e-cigarettes aren't currently included in our statewide clean indoor air law called the Freedom to Breathe Act, which prohibits smoking in all public workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
Although the long-term effects of e-cigarettes are unknown, studies have found their aerosol contains nicotine, heavy metals, formaldehyde and other carcinogens. Allowing these noxious substances to be exhaled in indoor public spaces shared by others is a risk that my community's leaders have decided is too big to take.
It's time to protect all Minnesotans where they live and work. I applaud the counties and cities that have taken action to keep e-cigarette use out of public spaces and I am happy to live in one of them. With 79 percent of Minnesotans supporting this type of restriction on public e-cigarette use, it's time all Minnesotans benefit from this protection.
Amy Reineke
Tobacco-Free Communities Coordinator | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/opinion/letters/4103072-letters-stevens-county-action-e-cigarettes-protects-freedom-breath | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/d0a883eef8c27e6c67bcc0f85b1c06313d77373f8f8346fe3a8f6c0a0ce50a9d.json |
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MINNEAPOLIS—Miguel Cabrera homered and finished a triple short of the cycle as the Detroit Tigers hammered the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night at Target Field.
Cabrera's solo home run in the first inning gave Detroit the lead and the Tigers never trailed, scoring five runs in the third and tacking on three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Justin Upton also homered and now has four consecutive two-hit games after a 1-for-31 skid put him on the bench for a few games last week.
Detroit starter Matt Boyd allowed three runs in six innings while striking out seven for his fifth victory of the season. He has won each of his last five decisions.
Cameron Maybin and Austin Romine each had two hits for the Tigers. Their back-to-back singles in the eighth were responsible for driving in three runs.
Brian Dozier and Robbie Grossman each homered for Minnesota, which has lost six consecutive games. Starter Tyler Duffey was roughed up for six runs and failed to reach the fourth inning.
Cabrera's 25th home run of the season gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
Minnesota came back with a run in the bottom half, getting a single from Dozier and a walk to Grossman to start the inning. A sacrifice fly advanced Dozier to third and he scampered home on a soft single to left field by Trevor Plouffe.
Boyd surrendered another single to Jorge Polanco, loading the bases with one out, but Eduardo Escobar grounded into an inning-ending double play.
With a runner on first and one out, Duffey got Erick Aybar to ground to Plouffe at first. He stepped on the bag for one, but his throw to second was off target, allowing the inning to continue.
The Tigers took advantage, getting an RBI double from Cabrera, a run-scoring single by J.D. Martinez and a three-run homer by Upton to cap a five-run inning that ended Duffey's night.
The right-hander was charged with six runs, seven hits and a walk while striking out two.
Grossman homered in the third and Dozier added his 30th home run in the fifth as Minnesota narrowed the deficit to 6-3.
NOTES: Tigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann will begin his rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Toledo. Zimmermann, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since Aug. 5 with a strained lat, is expected to make three starts for the Mud Hens before returning to the majors. ... Twins 1B Byung Ho Park will have surgery on his wrist on Thursday and will miss the rest of the season. Park hit .191 with 12 homers and 24 RBIs with the Twins before being optioned to Triple-A Rochester in late June. ... The Tigers and Twinswill conclude their three-game series at Target Field on Thursday afternoon. Detroit will send LHP Daniel Norris to the mound against Minnesota RHP Jose Berrios. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4101269-cabrera-leads-tigers-past-twins-9-4 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/36402fcad9208078f3901c78c274b1b9b35223f3b5e48e758b3bd86090caa9cc.json |
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Aug 28, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings tight end MyCole Pruitt (83) catches a pass against the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings won 23-10. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 28, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) throws the ball during the first quarter in a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
MINNEAPOLIS—Teddy Bridgewater gave the fans at U.S. Bank Stadium plenty to cheer about and then he turned into a cheerleader.
The Vikings quarterback returned after missing one game because of an apparent sore shoulder and led them Sunday to a 23-10 preseason win over San Diego before a sellout crowd of 66,133 in the first game at the sparkling, $1.1 billion new stadium.
Playing the first half, Bridgewater completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Then in the second half, Bridgewater was seemingly the biggest fan in the house, rooting on his teammates while getting plenty of sideline air time in the nationally televised game.
"It was a great atmosphere and it's just great being back out there,'' Bridgewater said.
Bridgewater sat out the 18-11 preseason win at Seattle on Aug. 18 and didn't throw during two practices after that, with Vikings coach Mike Zimmer declining to give a reason why. Zimmer did say he had no concern about his quarterback, and he hammered that home after Sunday's game.
"I told you there was nothing to worry about,'' Zimmer said. "Sometimes you just got to trust me.''
Bridgewater showed there was no cause for concern by throwing plenty of crisp passes and even having a 22-yard run. His last three tosses were completions in a two-minute drill to Charles Johnson for 19 yards, to Stefon Diggs for 22 and to Kyle Rudolph for 27 and a touchdown.
The pass to Rudolph over the middle gave the Vikings the lead for good at 12-10 with 1:18 left in the first half. It came after Rudolph had lost a fumble earlier in the second quarter at the San Diego 45, a play he said he battled two defenders unnecessarily in an attempt to get extra yards.
"It was just great execution right there and understanding the situation,'' Bridgewater said of the two-minute drill leading to Rudolph's score.
Bridgewater was replaced in the second half by Shaun Hill, who played one series before giving way to Joel Stave. Then he stood on the sidelines, cheering a number of big plays by the Vikings.
Bridgewater pointed downfield, showing a possession change when rookie cornerback Mackensie Alexander had a fourth-quarter interception. He cheered wildly when linebacker Terrance Plummer made a big hit on a punt return and when rookie safety Jayron Kearse had an interception return for 38 yards.
"Man, I was excited,'' Bridgewater said. "I'm excited when all those young guys are out there being able to compete.''
The Vikings gave fans plenty to be excited about in their debut at U.S. Bank Stadium. Sometimes things even turned out right when they looked to be going wrong.
Early in the third quarter, Hill threw a pass to tight end MyCole Pruitt, who fumbled after an 11-yard gain to the San Diego 3. But the ball rolled into the end zone and was recovered by wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson for a touchdown. The Vikings extended the lead to 20-10 on Hill's two-point conversion pass to Treadwell.
Other stars Sunday included running back Jerick McKinnon, who carried eight times for 56 yards, including a 35-yard jaunt, Diggs, who caught five balls for 71 yards and defensive end Justin Trattou, who had two sacks.
But the real star was the stadium.
"It's incredible,'' Rudolph said. "I can't wait to get out there (for the Sept. 11 regular-season opener against Green Bay) and really open this place for real. Just the environment and atmosphere we for a preseason game was one, if not the best, that I've been in for any game.''
Kicker Blair Walsh, who booted field goals of 23, 33 and 23 yards, called the atmosphere "crazy'' for a preseason game. Bridgewater said the fans are right behind the players on the bench and he loved interacting with them.
Zimmer liked the atmosphere but said the Vikings are still learning about their new digs. He even had to ask where the timeouts remaining were displayed.
On the field, Zimmer lauded the play of Bridgewater, was pleased to see the Vikings run for 122 yards, and generally liked the play of the defense. Of course, he also saw things needing to be corrected.
The Vikings had trouble scoring touchdowns in the red zone, lost two fumbles and Bridgewater was sacked three times in the first half, although Zimmer attributed some of that to left tackle Matt Kalil being out. Zimmer didn't like seeing San Diego's Melvin Gordon score on a 39-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter for a 7-6 Chargers lead, but he blamed himself for a calling a blitz on first down.
Overall, though, Zimmer was in good spirits. That was in stark contrast to his crummy mood after the Seattle game.
"Hope I don't get any question about (Bridgewater's) arm,'' he said in his opening remarks after the game. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4103501-vikings-open-new-stadium-preseason-win | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/2cbbbf0994fd497c2a5a42de390c08be2eba1ad5a287bfe8dbd49e10378c6105.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T04:50:32 | null | 2016-08-29T23:45:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fpro%2F4104376-berger-gets-his-turn-center.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/37/0829/0b6feistivh2jtdrdsmqtednvy0u.jpg?itok=svEvWoKf | en | null | Berger gets his turn at center | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Aug 12, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Minnesota Vikings center Joe Berger (61) against the Cincinnati Bengals in a preseason NFL football game at Paul Brown Stadium. The Vikings won 17-16. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
MINNEAPOLIS—The battle at center is winding down for the Vikings, and a decision is expected soon.
Joe Berger started and played the first half in Sunday's 23-10 preseason win over San Diego at U.S. Bank Stadium. But Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said not too much should be read into that as Berger battles John Sullivan for the job.
Sullivan had started the first two preseason games and didn't play Sunday. Berger had started the first two at right guard in place of injured Brandon Fusco, and saw his first action of the preseason at center with Fusco back.
"It was really more of a thing, we've seen Sullivan in two preseason games (and) Berger hasn't played center in any of the two preseason games,'' Zimmer said. "We talked to (Berger on Saturday) and we hadn't seen that combination with him and Fusco together.''
Sullivan was Minnesota's starter for six straight years before missing all of last season with a back problem. Berger filled in and was rated the NFL's second-best center by Pro Football Focus.
"I don't know that it means that or it doesn't mean that,'' Berger said of Sunday being an indication he has the lead for the job. "Obviously, there's been talk during the (training) camp about (the competition) and we've not thought too much about that because you don't know what they're thinking.''
Offensive line coach Tony Sparano said last week that he expected a decision to be made not long after Sunday's game. The exhibition season concludes Thursday at home against Los Angeles, and starters often don't play in the finale.
"I think the opportunity is there, but we'll see,'' Berger said about again having a chance to start. "That's their decision and we'll let them sort that out. I want to play good football.''
Sendejo tightens grip on strong safety job
Andrew Sendejo has had a solid preseason, but he also might end up being the last Vikings strong safety candidate standing.
Sendejo was the starter last season and entered training camp No. 1 on the depth chart. His chances to start again seem even better after two competitors for the job were both limping around the locker room after Sunday's game.
Michael Griffin was on crutches, and wouldn't comment on his injury. Zimmer said Griffin's back locked up.
Antone Exum, who has been a long shot to win the job, was carted off the field in the second quarter and had his left knee in a brace after the game. Zimmer said Exum had an MRI but results weren't available yet.
Exum said he "just fell.'' Asked about the severity of his injury, he said, "I don't know.''
Meanwhile, Sendejo had a typical game. He was credited with three tackles and had a pass defended while being one of the few starters to play into the second half.
"I think I have an idea,'' Zimmer said after the game on his starter at strong safety. "I know (the media has) to ask me, but it's important I tell the players where I think they are before I tell you guys.''
Sendejo is in line to be the starter for a second straight year. Last season, he started 13 games while missing three because of injury.
"It really not up to me (who starts),'' Sendejo said. "I think that's up to them to figure out. I just go out and play ball. I just try to improve every day and try to get better.''
Injury updates
Also sidelined during Sunday's game was tight end MyCole Pruitt, who suffered a leg injury in the third quarter and did not return. Zimmer said Pruitt had an MRI, with the results not yet known.
Among those not playing for health-related reasons were defensive end Everson Griffen, offensive tackle Matt Kalil, cornerback Xavier Rhodes, linebacker Eric Kendricks, safety Anthony Harris, defensive tackle Scott Crichton and tight end Rhett Ellison.
Zimmer said it is nothing serious with Griffen, who was replaced by Danielle Hunter, and has said Kalil should be fine. Rhodes has a hamstring issue that is not considered serious and Ellison isn't quite ready after coming off the physically unable to perform list last week.
Kendricks practiced throughout the week, and there was some belief he would play. However, Kendricks, who suffered an apparent hamstring injury Aug. 6, missed his third straight preseason game.
"Obviously, I want to be out there, but I'm just listening to my trainers and coaches and working hard,'' Kendricks said. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4104376-berger-gets-his-turn-center | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/364c5029f3d50b5d0294aa3518b4e69943f4498a9bfe61a4890827294e4ca753.json |
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MINNEAPOLIS—The Vikings have their own thoughts about U.S. Bank Stadium. So does their first opponent in the new digs, the San Diego Chargers.
Several Chargers were asked after Sunday's 23-10 exhibition loss to the Vikings what they thought of the spanking new stadium, particularly its turf field.
Two of the Chargers were injured during the game, and one of them, running back Branden Oliver, suffered a torn Achilles' tendon. Oliver waved off the Pioneer Press in the locker room, where his lower leg was in a protective boot, but others piped up about the stadium and the field.
-- Running back Melvin Gordon: "It's amazing. It's a wonderful stadium. The field was good. Didn't have too many problems with it. It was slippery. It will take a (few) games for the turf to lay down. Being on it for the first time, we ran into a couple of problems. I think after five or six games it will be perfect. It's just new. It has to be broken in a little bit. When I caught the ball, I kind of got stuck (in the turf) a little bit. It's high. It's got to get matted down."
-- Wide receiver Keenan Allen: "I thought the stadium was nice. The field was new, so it will take breaking in. It was mushy. It will firm up."
-- Nose tackle Brandon Mebane: "I thought it was a nice stadium—reminded me of Indy's a little bit. Nice locker room. Everything was good. Everything was solid."
-- Running back Danny Woodhead: "It's a very cool stadium. They obviously did a lot to it. It looks great. There are different things that remind you of other stadiums. Maybe the windows remind you of Indy. I didn't notice anything (about the turf). I didn't have any problems with it."
-- Running back Dreamius Smith: "The stadium is all right. That field, in my opinion, wasn't the best field I've played on. It was soft, slippery, all of the above. You've got to get used to it, I guess."
-- Punter Drew Kaser: "The stadium is awesome. It really is one of the best facilities in the NFL. I felt the field needs to get broken in a little more. There was a great atmosphere out there, great fans. Minnesota deserves something like that. I was joking around with our long snapper on the sidelines. I said I really wanted the first punt in the stadium and I got it. I felt that was pretty cool. The field was a little slick. It doesn't affect me as much as other people. I take two steps and punt the ball."
-- Outside linebacker Melvin Ingram: "Great stadium. Real nice stadium. The turf was slick. It's brand new. It's supposed to be. The more they play on it, better it will get."
-- Free safety Dwight Lowery: "It's a nice stadium, for sure. It reminds me a little bit of New York's, from a visitor's perspective. How it lays out and looks. A little bit Indianapolis, too. Those are the two I've been to that it reminds me of. The field needs to be broken in. The first thing I noticed when we got here (Saturday to practice on it) was that the field was a little bit unpredictable. There hasn't been much action on it. It's an NFL game, and guys are getting action on it. It'll firm up. The more you play on it, the better it will get." | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4104380-chargers-stadium-better-new-turf | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/277d6f38cb62a0c9ce142bc234046a915f48331108e403d1e4aee37169cdc5ea.json |
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Emily Ehlers and Zachary Nelson are engaged to be married Dec. 17, 2016 at Salem Lutheran Church in Hitterdal.
Emily is the daughter of Doug and Sharon Ehlers of Morris and is employed as an RN at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.
Zachary is the son of Dave and Sherry Nelson of Hitterdal and is part owner of Nelson Auto Body in Hitterdal.
Explore related topics: celebrationsengagementsMorrislocal | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/celebrations/engagements/4103705-ehlers-nelson-engagement | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/ea56fbafc87a81627e43c185b89bac65ef653f827f38c622c037772a5f88171e.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T02:49:09 | null | 2016-08-27T21:19:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Ftigers%2F4103213-tigers-plug-line-holes-prepare-fridays-opener.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/19/0827/082716.s.mst.macafb-1.jpg?itok=DiOANU9v | en | null | Tigers plug line holes, prepare for Friday's opener | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Kevin Pope instructs the defense during a walk through on Tuesday, Aug. 16. This will be Pope's fourth season as head coach of the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tiger football team. (Brooke Kern / Sun Tribune)
The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tiger football team is preparing for the season opener on Friday, Sept. 2. The Tigers travel to West Central Area/Ashby to take on the Knights.
Kevin Pope embarks on his fourth season as head coach of the program, coming into this season with a 12-17 record. Pope notes that the biggest issue at the start of practice was the linemen situation.
"We have some spots to fill in, mainly up front. We graduated four of our five offensive linemen and our two tight ends from last year, so basically you're looking at five spots on the offensive line that need to be replaced," Pope said. "That's definitely a hole, but we have some guys that are practicing well up front and showing us that we have guys to do it, we just have to see all the pieces fit."
"Denner [Dougherty] is really our only lineman coming back," senior captain Jacob Zosel said.
The O-line graduated Corey Carbert, Steven Koehl, Cole Watzke, and Brady Jergenson in the spring of 2016. Those four played on the defensive front as well, but the Tigers have some returners with varsity experience ready for those spots as Pope notes it's easier to get reps on defense.
"We have some seniors this year that will be able to step into those spots," Pope said. "The nice thing about defense is that it's easier to roll guys in. So like last year we have guys that have played those spots in varsity games. With offensive line, you don't get as many subs, so it's hard to get those reps whereas on defense, we have guys that have seen those reps, so we'll be pretty solid there."
According to Pope, the Tigers have around 20 seniors this season, and they've been playing together since seventh grade, so the potential success and obvious leadership gives way to high expectations for this season.
"This group of seniors that we have, from the time they were in seventh grade to now, they've been a really close group," Pope said. "We're right around 20 seniors, which is a great group for us. A lot of these guys saw a lot of time last year. Two of them Toby [Sayles] and Ryan [Dietz] were captains as juniors, so we'll have real strong leadership from them."
"We've all been playing together for awhile, so our team chemistry is pretty good," senior captain Chase Metzger said. "I think we'll shape up to be a pretty solid team."
The Tigers return quite a few skill positions, including their entire backfield on offense.
Zosel led the team's rushing attack last season, coming four yards shy of 1,000 on 165 attempts, averaging 6.03 yards per carry. He also scored eight touchdowns.
He'll also spend some time at linebacker, one of three returning starters at that position. Toby Sayles and Ryan Dietz will be two of the other linebackers that will also spend time playing offense. Sayles finished last season with 43 solo tackles (21 assists) and four interceptions, two of which were returned for a touchdown.
Sayles is also the expected starter at quarterback and Pope says his intelligence and leadership skills will be important to the team.
Dietz will also do some work at fullback, blocking for Zosel and wingback Chase Metzger.
Metzger accounted for seven rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns while also providing some important secondary defense for the Tigers.
"As a team, the goal every year is to make sure that we are better at the end of the season than we are in the beginning," Pope said. "Our expectation is to be 1-0 each week."
In 2015, the Tigers opened up against West Central Area/Ashby with a 41-6 victory. However, after learning to mesh into its newly formed cooperative between the two schools, the Knights won four straight and closed out the season 4-5, so Pope expects a different team than the one they faced in 2015.
"I expect a tough game from them. They have some good athletes," Pope said. "I expect our guys to be ready, and I believe we will be, but we won't take anybody lightly that's for sure."
The Tigers travel to Breckenridge for a scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 27, and officially open up the 2016 season against West Central Area/Ashby on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. in Barrett. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4103213-tigers-plug-line-holes-prepare-fridays-opener | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/7e9ab7593fb82e36cf4a5b738b8273120e39ea35d3db1042665878daad854c10.json |
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The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers eagerly opened up the 2016 season with two scrimmages, one in Sauk Centre on Friday, Aug. 19 and one in Alexandria on Wednesday, Aug. 24. According to head coach Kristi Fehr, the team is looking very good this early in the season.
"We have a lot of our key players back from last year," said Fehr, who is starting her fourth year at the helm of the program.
In 2015, the Tigers went 17-4 and earned a trip to the Class AA State Tournament, sweeping all of the postseason competition in Section 3AA. MA/C-A also finished 11-2 in the West Central Conference, second to title takers Sauk Centre, who went 12-0.
"Last year we had high expectations coming in," Fehr said. "We had a lot of girls returning, so that helped. We started off the season with a big win over New London-Spicer, which was a huge confidence booster for us. We just improved with each match and as the season went on, we just got more comfortable with each other to the point where each girl knew their role on the team."
The Tigers return libero Riley Decker, setter Karly Fehr, and three of their four top hitters from the 2015 season in Brooke Gillespie, Ashley Solvie, and Jenna Howden.
"I think our biggest adjustment may be the hole left by Lindsey Dierks," Fehr said. "With her consistency in hitting and her passing and defensive game, we're really looking for somebody to fill that spot. We have seen some good potential with some JV players from last year that moved up. We've been really trying to switch things around, and even putting different players at different positions to see what fits best, but like I said, with the core players we have back, we have high expectations. Our goal is to be back where we left last November."
As far as competition goes, looking at the conference, it will probably be tougher this year than it was in 2015, solely because a lot of other West Central Conference teams were so young.
"Going through and looking at the rosters from last year, you know again that Sauk Centre is going to be tough. They have two or three of their key players back, and he just has a good program. Monte will be tough. Melrose... We've seen them in a couple of breakdown tournaments, and they looked like. So as far as conference goes, I think it's going to be a tough match every night."
MA/C-A opens up the 2016 regular season at New London-Spicer on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. Then the Tigers host Melrose to open up the home season on Thursday, Sept. 1.
"We're really going to need to come out ready to go," Fehr said of New London-Spicer's senior heavy team. "We need to come out confident and aggressive. We have the passing, we have the setting, we have the hitting, we just need to put it all together. NLS is going to be working with a new setter and a new libero, so I think if we can get them out of system, we'll be able to take control of the game. If we play our style of game and stay aggressive, we should be good." | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4103310-tigers-set-high-expectations-2016 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/9cb40dea25f8e2a5d9260f0f9a1686b4fbbfdb6693ae624ff4993ac9b7abfd8c.json |
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Logan Mau was named Threshing Bee Queen with Ryanne Bisgard named Threshing Bee Princess.
Little Miss Donnelly is Cassie Fults with Addison Cihak names LIttle Miss Princess.
The coronation was held as part of the 51st annual Donnelly Theshing Bee. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4103210-donnelly-threshing-bee-royalty-crowned | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/3c96df30e21c7eb2b4be1b555811dfd74470c237c6ffd4a8e57d385c5d1ff94c.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:50:11 | null | 2016-08-31T00:04:56 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fprep%2F4105226-cardinals-open-season-shutout-loss.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Cardinals open season with shutout loss | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | WATERTOWN - Willmar girls proved that there's a lot they need to work on after Tuesday's season-opening 5-0 loss to Watertown-Mayer.
The Royals opened up the scoring early at home with a Quinn Nichols goal in the fifth minute. McKenzie Bohach doubled the score three minutes later with one of her own.
The second half just got worse for the Cardinals when Bailey Barden and Claire Killian scored a pair right after the second half-opening whistle.
Killian added another in the 66th minute.
"We just underestimated our opponents and that's not good in your first game," head coach Chelsea Brown said.
The Cardinals were outshot 17-8 in the game and goalie Laura Christianson was forced to make 12 saves in the game.
Willmar will hope for a better reception at home on Thursday when they play hosts to St. Cloud Apollo.
Watertown-Mayer 5, Willmar 0
Willmar (0-1)................. 0 0 — 0
Watertown-Mayer (2-0)................... 2 3 — 5
FIRST HALF — (1) Watertown-Mayer - Quinn Nichols 5th minute ... (2) Watertown-Mayer McKenzie Bohach 8th minute
SECOND HALF — (3) Bailey Barden 46th minute ... (4) Claire Killian 47th minute ... (5) Killian 66th minute
SHOTS ON GOAL — Willmar 8 ... Watertown-Mayer 17
GOALIE SAVES — Willmar: Laura Christianson 12 ... Watertown-Mayer: Sage Heitz 8
DEFENSIVE SAVES — none | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4105226-cardinals-open-season-shutout-loss | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/789087edfb8f4a2c5a73623f3d47abd406f2c4dbe59f69a643697e90acda2ccf.json |
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Bob Collins won the 1956 championship of the Pomme de Terre Golf club in the club's annual tournament. Collins won the title with a three-under-par 33 in the medal play championship round with Connie Freeman and Doug Garberick after ousting Bill Watzke and Walt Sarlette in earlier match play rounds. Freeman, last year's club champion, battled Collins right down to the wire for the title.
Cyrus and Hancock, the last two teams in the running for the Pomme de Terre 2 baseball league playoff title and the right to represent this league in the Region 9-B tournament at Morris, will tangle at the Morris Eagles park tonight. Cyrus is still undefeated in the double elimination playoffs. Hancock has lost one game.
Douglas Garberick, who has been employed the past six years at the Bakey Studio in this city, will join the staff of The Sun and The Tribune beginning Sept. 4. Mr. Garberick will devote his time primarily to the Sun-Tribune's photo department, taking pictures for the news and advertising departments as well as handling the darkroom work of developing and printing. Mr. Garberick will also assist in other phases of the news, advertising and commercial printing departments of The Sun and The Tribune. Born and raised in Morris and a resident of this city all his life except for two years in military service, Mr. Garberick is well known throughout the community.
Minnesota's first Hutterite colony has been started near Graceville on 1,850 acres-some of the best farmland in Big Stone county, Two families already have arrived and are making arrangements for nine others which will also move to Big Stone county from South Dakota. Farm machinery and other equipment is being moved to the property, 2 1/2 miles southwest of Graceville. First residents of the colony were selected at the parent colony, New Elm Springs Hutterites, Inc., Ethan S.D. The South Dakota colony has 155 members and farms 4,600 acres near Ethan. Land for the colony in MN was purchased from L. A. Weesner, Clyde Reeves and L. M. Bauman, the latter a former Morris resident.
40 Years Ago
Items taken from the Tribune of August 26, 1976
Lyle Gadda and his wife, Karen, of Morris, prepare to bring home another trophy he won as Pride Seed Company's Western Division sales champion. Last year, Gadda, a Pride zone manager, was runner up in the competition. Presentation of the award was made at Pride's annual sales conference by John Dobner, Pride General Sales manager, and Merv Guthmiller, Western Division manager. The company's home office is in Glen Haven, WI.
Alexsei, who was nicknamed "Alex", and Valeri are two members of a group of 15 agricultural specialists from the Soviet Union who are visiting the United States as part of an exchange program sponsored by the National 4-H Foundation and funded by International Harvester Co. Fifteen U.S. Agricultural specialists are presently touring the Soviet Union. Valeri and Alex will be staying at the Leonard Wulf farm, 10 miles south of Morris, until Monday, where they will work on the farm as well as tour the West Central Experiment Station and the South St. Paul stockyards. Valeri and Alex were taken on a tour of farms and International Harvester dealerships in Graceville, Morris, Herman, Alexandria and Glenwood by Curt Chambers, an IH sales representative, and George Schwartz, Stevens County Extension director. Also making the tour was Jose Sosa Dias, a Uruguayan agronomy engineer who has been studying 4-H programs here.
Dr. J. C. Kooda, a Morris physician, has accepted the position of medical director of the Villa of St. Francis Nursing Home, Morris. Dr. Kooda has been a practicing physician for the past 26 years and is well known throughout West Central MN.
Miss Morris, Deb Ross and her attendants, Wendy Jacobson and Angela Swanson, will appear at the Donnelly Jubilee and Threshing Bee this weekend. The Morris royalty is also scheduled to be present at Morris' Fall Festival.
David A. Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schmidt of Morris, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and has been transferred to the Navy's Recruit Training Center at San Diego, CA.
Airman Gary L. Kloos, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kloos of Morris, has been assigned to Chanute AFB, IL., after completing Air Force basic training. Airman Kloos will now receive specialized training in the aircraft equipment maintenance field.
10 Years Ago
Items taken from the Sun Tribune of August 30, 2006
The new royalty for 2006-07 were crowned at the Donnelly Threshing Bee. They are Little Miss Donnelly Kourtney Giese, Princess Alisha Roske, Queen Alissa Melberg, and Little Miss Princess Brittany Cardwell.
Volunteers recovering and rearranging grave markers at Calvary Cemetery in Morris said they are perplexed by several dozen very old stones found buried in the grass, some as many as five inches deep. One of the volunteers, Ted Storck, said the markers are found on the graves of people with Irish-sounding names who were buried about a century or longer ago. We would like to put them back as they originally were, Storck stated. They are hoping folks of Irish descent can help them.
BWBR Architects of St. Paul recently hired Morris native, Steven T. Schmidgall, CSI,CCCA, as a construction administrator. He is the son of Gilbert and Barbara Schmidgall of Morris.
This summer 12 University of Minnesota, Morris students embarked on a Study Abroad program in Morocco. The program is part of UMM's Center for International Programs, and the group was accompanied by UMM faculty member Sarah Buchanan and members of her family. Buchanan used the trip as an extension of the Study Abroad course "Morocco, History, Story, Myths."
Coach Jerry Witt said his team is excited to play at Big Cat Stadium, which is the new Morris Area High School and University of Minnesota, Morris' shared-use football facility. In his 26th year as coach, Witt admits to not being a big fan of change. However, he had good things to say about the new stadium.
The first ever men's soccer team practice was held Aug 19 at the University of Minnesota, Morris. UMM will field a men's soccer team for the first time in school history in 2006 and coach Christian DeVries welcomed around 20 athletes to the first practice. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4103069-looking-back | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/c00e0f92c715b0cfe730d93fd02ed81e0d35193cccf358bd09615371f339d2f5.json |
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WILLMAR— After suffering an opening-set loss, Ridgewater rallied for three-straight wins to top Ellsworth in four games to finish 2-0 on the first day of the Ridgewater Volleyball Classic Friday.
The Warriors downed Ellsworth 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 27-25.
Ridgewater opened the tourney with a 25-14, 25-16, 25-13 win over Riverland.
Ridgewater opens day two of the Classic today against face Lake Region at 1 p.m. before facing Central Lakes, which also went 2-0 Friday, at 4:30 p.m.
Central Lakes is currently ranked third in the NJCAA Division III poll. Ridgewater is fifth.
In the Ellsworth match, the Panthers were one point away from winning the fourth set twice but the Warriors answered every rally.
With her team up 24-23, Ellsworth's Alexis Charles hit her serve into the net. The Panthers were again in a position to win after a Catelyn Haug kill attempt went long.
But that would be the final point the Warriors allowed. Following a Baylie Kubesh kill, Haug atoned for her previous mistake, serving an ace off the top of the net to put the Warriors at match point.
Hailey Leiding then ended the set with a kill.
After dropping the opener, Ridgewater looked to be in danger of falling in an 0-2 hole as Ellsworth jumped out to a 13-8 lead in the second set.
But the Warriors closed with a furious rally, eventually scoring the final 11 points of the set. The momentum carried over to set three, where they never trailed and coasted to an eight-point victory.
Kubesh had 31 assists, five kills and was one five Warriors to have at least eight digs. She finished with 12.
Kiana Johnson had 13 kills and Leiding added 11.
Johnson, a freshman, saw an expanded role in the absence of team captain Natalie Feldhake, who missed the second match for personal reasons.
Against Riverland, Kubesh had 25 assists and tied Ashley Froelich with a team-leading six kills. Jamie Goblirsch, who had 20 digs against Ellsworth, led the team with 11 in the opener.
While not thrilled with his team's performance, head coach Joe Sussenguth did complement the way his team handled adversity Friday, saying they would need to consistently do so throughout the season.
"We got a lot of opportunities to challenge kids at different positions," he said. "That's what this team's going to be like. If someone's struggling, we've got players who can come in and step up to the challenge and compete."
Ridgewater 3, Ellsworth 1
Ellsworth............................ 25 16 17 25
Ridgewater (2-0).............................. 21 25 25 27
Ellsworth
Stats not provided
Ridgewater
Serving (aces): Jamie Goblirsch 2, Catelyn Haug 2, Sadie Pingel 2, Baylie Kubesh 1... Set assists: Kubesh 31... Hitting (kills): Kiana Johnson 13, Hailey Leiding 11, Kubesh 5, Ashley Vealetzek 5, Haug 5, Two with 1... Blocking (aces): Leiding 1... Digs (5 or more): Goblirsch 20, Haug 16, Kubesh 12, Lexie Skoglund 11, Sadie Pingel 8
Ridgewater 3, Riverland 0
Riverland............................ 14 16 13
Ridgewater (1-0).............................. 25 25 25
Riverland
Serving (aces): Four with 1... Set assists: Marissa Hart... Hitting (kills): Samantha Siskow 5, Hope Landsman 4... Blocking (aces): None... Digs (5 or more): Allison Sharp 9, Siskow 7
Ridgewater
Serving (aces): Kubesh 5, Haug 2, Natalie Feldhake 2, Skoglund 2, Goblirsch 1, Neumann 1... Set assists: Kubesh 25, Four with 1... Hitting (kills): Leiding 7, Kubesh 6, Haug 6, Froelich 6, Skoglund 4, Three with 2, Two with 1... Blocking (aces): Leiding and Skoglund 1... Digs (5 or more): Golirsch 11, Skoglund 9, Kubesh 5 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/college/4102963-ridgewater-rallies-past-ellsworth-opens-2-0 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/9ef6633e991fbcbd847828ba8378f8869750a19f39307815c85085267f2636fe.json |
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New faculty for the 2016 — 2017 school year include (back row) Joe Dolence, assistant professor of biology; Chris Schwartz, assistant professor of chemistry; Geneva Becenti, NASNTI post-doctoral fellow in Education and Equity, Diversity, and Intercultural Programs; Shelby Williams Loberg, assistant professor of biology; Ellie Helgeson '92, teaching specialist in elementary education; Paul Robinson, teaching specialist in English as a Second Language; Henrik Wilberg, assistant professor of German studies; (front row) Erika Pazian, teaching specialist in art history; Adam Olson '12, teaching specialist in political science; Alyssa Pirinelli, assistant professor of chemistry; Lucas Granholm '12, assistant professor of theatre arts; Jason Ramey, assistant professor of studio art; and Steve Morgan, assistant professor of physics.
Not pictured are Steven McFarlane, assistant professor of philosophy; Doug Moon, pre-doctoral teaching fellow in communication, media, and rhetoric; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha, assistant professor of theatre arts; Brian Twenter, teaching specialist in English; Stephen Des Lauriers, assistant professor of biology; Satis Devkota, assistant professor of economics/management; Elliot James, instructor in history. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4097973-new-faculty-welcomed-umm | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/7ebe590f9a5ddfc905e61ac14b587ee5a5abfa522f9efbc1acf53368fc63fe37.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T04:50:43 | null | 2016-08-29T23:45:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fpro%2F4104378-murphy-bridgewater-shows-theres-no-reason-panic.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/37/0829/0b6feistivh2jzfh6bhc5tdfuvuu.jpg?itok=zsob_G9s | en | null | MURPHY: Bridgewater shows there's no reason to panic | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Aug 28, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) throws the ball against the San Diego Chargers in the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
The unyielding Vikings quarterback quashed any concerns about his right arm with a series of robust throws Sunday during the first half of Minnesota's 23-10 victory over San Diego in the NFL debut of glittering U.S. Bank Stadium.
Bridgewater completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown before transitioning to cheerleader in chief on the sidelines, his game-day missions complete until the Sept. 11 regular-season opener at Tennessee.
"I told you there was nothing to worry about; sometimes you've just got to trust me," said Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.
The master of counterintelligence who created a vacuum for speculation about the health of his starting quarterback and then wondered what all the fuss was about was gloating, and why not?
Zimmer's cold shoulder treatment of Bridgewater's throwing arm and whatever sidelined him last week against Seattle was a bunch of hot air for media and the old ball coach to blow at each other during the dog days of the preseason.
Pardon the skepticism, Mike, when it comes to questions about the pre-eminent player on your team and the reliability of his throwing arm.
This is the NFL, a paranoid police state that fostered hyperventilating coverage about the inflation of its balls before paying lawyers $2.5 million to prosecute Tom Brady and stalk his cellphone records.
And these are the Vikings, who had honest-as-the-day-is-long coach Leslie Frazier assuring the world Christian Ponder's elbow was fine two days before the quarterback almost had his right arm amputated hours before a 2013 playoff game against Green Bay.
Zimmer could have declared Bridgewater's shoulder sore or fatigued because of preseason work and was sitting against the Seahawks as a precaution.
A simple, truthful explanation in Seattle would not have compromised any Vikings state secrets. News leaked out anyway. Always does.
But it would have spared everyone a plunge down the rabbit hole of needless conjecture that turned a one-day story into a weeklong saga.
Maybe Zimmer the puppet master was just having some fun.
He could not have been happy the way Minnesota's offense started in their new $1.1 billion sandbox. Familiarity breeds contempt, and there was plenty of both during most of the first half.
There was way too much pressure on Bridgewater, who spent most of the 2015 season scrambling into and out of trouble.
Another turnstile at left tackle, with T.J. Clemmings donning the scarlet letter in place of injured Matt Kalil.
Also omnipresent was Teddy KGB ("check, check, check!") as Bridgewater attempted only two passes of more than 10 yards and completed just one—which tight end Kyle Rudolph promptly fumbled.
A pair of red-zone drives stalled and resulted in field goals.
With two minutes left in the second quarter and the Vikings backed up deep, Bridgewater was sacked for the third time, forcing them to burn a timeout.
Forget his shoulder. Who was protecting Bridgewater's spleen?
Suddenly, the dark clouds dissipated and the sunshine pouring through the stadium's transparent roof finally broke through in the Vikings' huddle. Bridgewater loaded up in the shotgun formation and started pumping, standing tall despite a persistently collapsing pocket.
Bang! Charles Johnson over the middle for 19 yards.
Bang! Stefon Diggs deep to the right sideline for 22 more.
Bang! Rudolph down the seam for 27 yards and a touchdown, avenging his earlier turnover.
"I think when we give this kid time to throw the ball you can see what he can do with it," Zimmer said.
Sixty-eight yards passing in 34 seconds to punctuate a scoring drive was a fine way for Bridgewater to punctuate his preseason, with reserves ticketed to play Thursday night's finale against Los Angeles.
"After I took that sack, we had timeouts on our side that allowed us to stay aggressive, push the ball down the field," said Bridgewater. "The offensive line did a great job finishing that drive, allowing us to score that touchdown."
Lest anyone forget, Bridgewater's legs work just fine.
In the first quarter, he practically snapped Adrian Phillips' ankles with an open-field juke that left the Chargers' safety grasping at air during a 22-yard scramble that converted a 3rd-and-6.
"When you have a guy like Adrian Peterson you're handing the ball off to," Bridgewater explained, "you take notes so when you get the opportunity, you're like, 'Hey, I want to be like Adrian Peterson, here and try to make this guy miss.'"
Bridgewater was asked whether his performance effectively calmed any anxieties about his arm.
"I hope I did," he said. "I hope I did by just going out there and competing also. The shoulder's feeling great. I had some fun out there playing with the guys and I can't wait to get back out there."
Finally, a straight answer. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/pro/4104378-murphy-bridgewater-shows-theres-no-reason-panic | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/a0714e63520ee8f8050db1a51e12aff22e0c31e0bf1b80c0430f37b59ea782a8.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:49:12 | null | 2016-08-27T10:59:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F4103076-backer-supporter-needs-get-facts-straight.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Backer supporter needs to get the facts straight | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | I read the most recent name-calling letter in the Sun Tribune last week with a healthy amount of disgust. Not only did Mr. Peterson use the same juvenile name-calling that Jeff Backer has been using to smear his opponent, he doesn't even have his facts straight. It seems that it's not just Jeff Backer who makes up facts, but his supporters too.
As far as border cities are concerned, Jay McNamar served our border communities well, along with all other parts of the district. Unlike Jeff Backer, Jay McNamar doesn't place-bait and pit one group of Minnesotans against another. Jay thinks we're all in this together, and that's why when Jay was in office he helped get Ortonville added to the border cities program, so that they could benefit from the same competitive tax advantages that Breckenridge, Moorhead, and Grand Forks benefit from.
It may shock Mr. Peterson to know that Wahpeton has always been bigger than Breckenridge. It's always had more businesses than Breckenridge, and it's a victim of falling population now, just like Breckenridge.
Jeff Backer didn't help with any of that. He didn't pass bonding, tax, or transportation bills, all that Breckenridge needed.
Vernae Hasbargen
Breckenridge, Minn. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/opinion/letters/4103076-backer-supporter-needs-get-facts-straight | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/8ae2c7b8ef7ea4128bc1c444515fabb9b45df3b06d8b21c2641da847cdc55f71.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T00:48:21 | null | 2016-08-26T18:47:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F4101732-yost-named-sun-tribune-editor.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/19/0825/0b5kdnsxzzn35bjv0z1picmnwwtg.jpg?itok=7Eb2h5xC | en | null | Yost named Sun Tribune editor | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | MORRIS, Minn. - Rae Yost has been named editor of the Morris Sun Tribune.
Yost is a native of Iowa and has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor at weekly and daily newspapers. Most recently, she served as editor for two Iowa newspapers, the Forest City Summit and the Britt News-Tribune and was a contributor to the Mason City Globe Gazette.
Yost also worked as wire editor/regional reporter for the Marshall Independent in Marshall and Tri-County News in Cottonwood, Minnesota.
In naming Yost the newspaper's editor, Sun Tribune publisher Sue Dieter cited her skills to "find and tell the stories important to our community. Rae has a passion for journalism and brings a wealth of experience to Morris. She will be outstanding addition to our newspaper team and to our community."
Yost is pleased to join the staff of the Sun Tribune, stating, "The Sun Tribune plays an important role in the community and I am committed to continuing that tradition."
Yost officially begins her duties at the Sun Tribune on Monday, Aug. 29.
"Morris is a vibrant community and I look forward to being part of it," Yost added. "I'm also excited to return to Minnesota where we have deep roots."
Yost and her husband Dana have an adult son, Luke, who lives in Shakopee.
Yost replaces Kim Ukura, who was named Community Editor at the Farmington Independent in Farmington, Minnesota after serving 5 years as editor of the Sun Tribune. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4101732-yost-named-sun-tribune-editor | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/5ba2a4e7112c51f8c229bf983963b759966d5840112c9a2fef70cd88e1176e46.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:49:53 | null | 2016-08-27T11:00:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F4103077-letters-metro-jay-no-way.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Letters: Metro Jay No Way | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | "What's good for Minneapolis is good for rural Minnesota" Jay McNamar stated on a recent radio interview. This seems to apply to many things. The light rail would be good for rural Minnesota because it only costs $128 million per mile once the lawsuits are over. So let's get this straight, $2 billion is a great deal for District 12A because someday we might ride the train in Minneapolis - if our neglected roads will get us down there. Just think what that much money would do for our roads.
I suppose buffer strips on urban lawns are good for us too? But wait, only rural landowners are saddled with this land grab. The $90 million Senate Office building will sure help 12A, but I haven't figured out how yet.
MNsure was a disaster supported by McNamar. He still supports it even though it only benefits the metro while causing costs to skyrocket in 12A.
McNamar doesn't like to be called Metro Jay, but I don't know why. He is a great supporter of the Metro and proudly admits it.
Backer fought against the things that Metro Jay fought for. We don't need a Metro politician hiding behind "rural values."
Gary Hoffman
Graceville, Minn. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/opinion/letters/4103077-letters-metro-jay-no-way | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/1b4936449673d8d239f4d6fcacda98c7902893daf86c59d38a359130305798a3.json |
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UMAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica — 64 points (8 First Place Votes)
2. Northwestern — 54 points (1 First Place Vote)
3. Minnesota Morris — 51 points
4. Northland — 37 points
5. Bethany Lutheran — 33 points
6. Martin Luther — 29 points
7. Wisconsin-Superior — 25 points
8. North Central — 22 points
9. Crown — 9 points
Minnesota Morris should pressure last year's champions this fall with the return of three of the league's top 15 point scorers from 2015. Junior Molly Hancuh leads that pack following a standout sophomore campaign in which she tied for the UMAC lead in conference goals (14) and her 34 points in UMAC games was the most of all players.
Rookie of the Year Yu Ito and Carly Denler both return after compiling 19 points each in conference games, while All-UMAC defender Juliet Batista and Honorable Mention keeper Torri Jordan should help the Cougars keep their team GAA under 1.00 again this year and make a 14th-straight postseason appearance.
In the 2015 postseason, the Cougars were knocked out of the tournament by the eventual UMAC champions. They will look to find a way back into the top position in the UMAC during the 2016 campaign, which starts Thursday, Sept. 1 at home against St. Catherine University at 5 p.m. The Cougars then host Hamline on Saturday, Sept. 3 before hitting the road against Finlandia on Monday, Sept. 5. UMM will be back in Morris to host Augsburg on Saturday, Sept. 10. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/cougars/4104767-um-morris-picked-finish-third-umac | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/0a9ba44077207c60a56e0376aa59a9dfaf5881d61669002d900d9c684581b725.json |
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Solomon Johnson keeps his eyes ahead during the first lap of the varsity 5K race on Monday, Aug. 29 in Morris. Johnson was the first to cross the finish line for the Tigers as he finished 11th in 18:38. (Brooke Kern / Sun Tribune)
Correy Hickman stays with the pack after the first trip down the monstrous hill at the Pomme de Terre meet on Monday, Aug. 29 in Morris. Both the boys and girls varsity have to run the hill twice during the 5K race. (Brooke Kern / Sun Tribune)
The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tiger cross country teams opened up the 2016 season on Monday, Aug. 29 at their hosted Pomme de Terre Invite in Morris.
The Tiger boys finished seventh, being led by sophomore Solomon Johnson. He just missed the top 10 by two seconds, finishing in 11th with a time of 18:38.
Noah Stewart (19:30), Tate Nelson (20:15), and Tyler Reimers (20:28) were other top finishers for the Tigers, who had 11 boys running in the varsity race Monday.
For the JV boys, senior Jake Anderson took fourth in 7:10, which was the highest finish for the Tigers boys.
The Tiger girls saw a little more success on junior varsity and junior high races. Mostly considering freshman Maddie Carrington ran, and won, the JV girls race.
At the beginning of 2016 track and field season, Carrington suffered an injury that put her on crutches and in a walking boot through July, so it would make sense to run her at the JV race where she only needed to run the monstrous hill once rather than the two times the varsity runs it.
Carrington won the West Central Conference meet in 2015 with at time of 19:41, then took second in the Section 6A race in 19:19 to help the Tigers earn a state meet berth. In the 2K JV race on Monday, she took first by seven seconds, clocking a 7:53. That pace is just under four minutes per kilometer (3:57) and under a 20 minute 5K, assuming the pace remains steady. For being off her foot for three months, she hasn’t lost much as far as time is considered.
Her younger sister, Meredith Carrington, took third in the seventh grade race, clocking an 8:43. Madelyn Siegel crossed the finish line in eighth with a time of 9:05 to be the second Tiger finisher in the seventh grade race.
The girls varsity took sixth as a team, having just the bare minimum of five runners for the 5K race. The Tigers were led by Savannah Aanerud (22:51), Malory Anderson (23:10), and Midori Soderberg (24:40). All finished in the top half of the 75 runners.
The Tigers travel to Appleton for the Lac qui Parle Valley Invite on Thursday, Sept. 1 for their next meet. Next week, Morris/C-A travels to Holdingford for an invite on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Pomme de Terre Invite
Boys
Team scoring – (1) West Central Area 48 (2) Lac qui Parle Valley / Dawson-Boyd 79 (3) Rocori 91 (4) Redwood Valley 129 (5) Melrose Area 132 (6) Canby/Minneota 166 (7) Morris Area / Chokio-Alberta 169 (8) New London-Spicer 191 (9) Paynesville 195 (10) Benson / Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 246 (11) Sauk Centre 315
Individual
Top Five – (1) Ryley Nelson, WCA 17:01 (2) Jacob Bright, WCA 17:19 (3) Keiser Freetly, LQPV/D-B 17:23 (4) Carter Menz, RV 17:37 (5) Evan Wigham, Roc 18:03
Morris/C-A Varsity – (11) Solomon Johnson 18:38 (19) Noah Stewart 19:30 (30) Tate Nelson 20:15 (35) Tyler Reimers 20:28 (72) Dylan DeToy 23:14 (74) Christian Thielke 23:20 (79) Brock Anderson 23:59 (83) Micah Aanerud 24:15 (84) Dalton Dierks 24:16 (85) Judah Malek 24:34 (91) Taylor Carrington 26:29
JV – (4) Jake Anderson 7:10 (31) Sam Burks 8:02.8 (50) Colton Wohlers 8:29 (60) Kellen Erdahl 9:03 (61) Noah Thielke 9:06
Seventh Grade – (17) Reid Tolifson 8:55 (30) Kaeden Fischer 9:52 (46) Hunter Pederson 12:52 (47) Sam Jordan 14:09
Girls
Team scoring – Lac qui Parle Valley / Dawson-Boyd 42 (2) Rocori 49 (3) Canby/Minneota 106 (4) Melrose 176 (5) New London-Spicer 187 (6) Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 189 (7) Redwood Valley 197 (8) Sauk Centre 199 (9) Paynesville 207 (10) Hendricks 258
Individual
Top Five – (1) Jayda Woods, Roc 20:15 (2) Sadie Thompson, LQPV/D-B 21:00 (3) Lauren Karnitz, RV 21:13 (4) Jordyn Sterud, LQPV/D-B 21:32 (5) Carley Kraemer, Roc 21:50
Morris/C-A varsity – (17) Savannah Aanerud 22:51 (25) Malory Anderson 23:10 (34) Midori Soderberg 24:40 (50) Correy Hickman 26:40 (63) Kaylie Raths 28:44
JV – (1) Maddie Carrington 7:53 (21) Abigail Malek 9:39 (23) Auddy Sperr 9:43 (28) Carly Wohlers 10:02
Eighth Grade – (19) Anya Eckerle 10:58
Seventh Grade – (3) Meredith Carrington 8:43 (8) Madelyn Siegel 9:05 (16) Chaylee Eystad 10:02 (19) Alexis Motz 10:17 (20) Bobbi Wohlers 10:23 (25) Isabel Fynboh 10:43 (26) Caryn Marty 10:45 (33) Callie Snell 12:28 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4104888-tigers-open-cross-country-season-home | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/49b924d1bc5a49816f2524150b68aa5151c8ec8ba81861734798fc87bfe08bde.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:50:21 | null | 2016-08-31T00:07:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fprep%2F4105206-cards-fall-rocori.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Cards fall to Rocori | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | WILLMAR — The loss of No. 1 singles player Cayle Hovland was too much for Willmar to overcome as the Cardinals dropped a tight 4-3 Central Lakes Conference final to Rocori in girls tennis Tuesday.
Filling in for the injured Hovland, Elise Bierbaum hung with Rocori's Brynn Sauer but couldn't get over the hump in either set, losing 7-5, 7-6.
The biggest difference came in doubles, with the Spartans winning all three matches.
In defeat, Willmars second, third and fourth singles players all won with ease.
Jordyn Swoboda won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2, while Lydia Morrell and Chloe Hansen each earned 6-1, 6-0 wins at 3- and 4-doubles.
Rocori 4, Willmar 3
Singles
(1) Brynn Sauer, R, def. Elise Bierbaum 7-5, 7-6 (2) Jordyn Swoboda, W, def. Abby Kaluza 6-3 6-1 (3) Lydia Morrell, W, def. Megan Kallhoff 6-1 6-0 (4) Chloe Hanson, W, def. Andrea Eisenschenk 6-1 6-0
Doubles
(1) Carly Reitmeier and Hailey Torborg, R, def. Kya Egge and Ashley Prahl 6-0 6-3 (2) Grace Schneider and Amanda Molitor, R, def. Amanda Zuidema and Avery Hovland 6-0 3-6 6-3 (3) Drew Jokela and Amanda Schroden, R, def. Olivia Corneil and Makenna Hogan 6-2 4-6 6-4
Benson/KMS 4, Melrose 3
Benson/KMS faced their strongest competition of the year so far on Tuesday and eked out a West Central Conference victory.
Melrose featured strong competitors at No. 1 and No. 2 singles but Benson/KMS was the deeper team. Melrose's Becky Klaphake bested Katie Samuelson in a three set match and Madison Worms outlasted Benson/KMS' Kellie Enderson 6-0 7-6 (7-5).
From there, though, Benson/KMS took over and soundly won at No. 3 and 4 singles.
Depth was the key for Benson/KMS once again in doubles, where they grabbed victories at No. 2 and 3 doubles.
Singles
(1) Becky Klaphake, M, def. Katie Samuelson 6-3 2-6 6-3 (2) Madison Worms, M, def. Kellie Enderson 6-0 7-6 (7-5) (3) Anne Dieter, B, def. Allie Toenies 6-3 6-1 (4) Sophia Curriel, B, def. McKayla Schleper 6-3 6-1
Doubles
(1) Mady Brinkman and Jessica Kerfeld, M, def. Gracie Grussing and Olivia Vergin 5-7 6-1 6-3 (2) Grace Ricard and Olivia Hoffman, B, def. Hayden Rausch and Kristen Bussmann 6-2 6-2 (3) Rose McDonald and Cassandra Fugleberg, B, def. Christine Rolfzen and Hanna Wiechmann 6-0 6-2
LQPV/DB 6, YME 1
Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd looked strong against Yellow Medicine East on Tuesday. YME was only able to grab one win at No. 4 singles. Raelin Enstad beat Bree Kalloff 6-2, 6-4 as a silver lining for the Sting.
Molly Hacker and Ashtyn Oie defeated their opponents in straight sets at No. 1 and No. 2 singles.
In No.1 doubles, Courtney Hanson and Karissa Jahn put up a dominant 6-0, 6-0 score against Rachel Trudel and Emilee Speh and LQPV/DB went on to sweep doubles.
Singles
(1) Molly Hacker, L, def. Anne Clarke 6-4 6-3 (2) Ashtyn Oie, L, def. Whitney Tennis 6-4 6-1 (3) Katie Breberg, L, def. Chelsey Niemeyer 1-6 6-4 7-6 (4) Raelin Enstad, Y, def. Bree Kalloff 6-2 6-4
Doubles
(1) Courtney Hanson and Karissa Jahn, L, def. Rachel Trudel and Emilee Speh 6-0 6-0 (2) Anna Hacker and Jessica Sigdahl, L, def. Hannah Lecy and Chelsea Hoernemann 6-2 6-3 (3) Addi Oie and Rachel Halvorson, L, def. Macie Sik and Kindra Wintz 6-1 6-1
Minnewaska 7, MACCRAY 0
Minnewaska put up a dominant performance against MACCRAY on Tuesday. The Lakers won all seven matches in straight sets including three 6-0, 6-0 victories.
Danielle Thorfinnson and Myranda Thoen shut out their opponents at No. 2 and 3 singles while Aiden Riley and Madelynn Reichmann did the same to their No. 2 doubles opponent.
Singles
(1) Joelle Thorfinnson, MW, def. Missy Marcus 6-2 6-0 (2) Danielle Thorfinnson, MW, def. Kendra Hammerschmidt 6-0 6-0 (3) Myranda Thoen, MW, def. Allison Shubert 6-0 6-0 (4) Alissa Thorfinnson, MW, def. Jade Bedel 6-0 6-1
Doubles
(1) Anna Vold and Greta Reichmann, MW, def. Heather Marcus and Jessica Wellnitz 6-1 6-2 (2) Aiden Riley and Madelynn Reichman, MW, def. Grace Haugen and Haley Rhode 6-0 6-0 (3) Camryn Mithun and Hannah Orlowski, MW, def. McKayla Hopp and Elizabeth Dlatorre 6-0 6-1
Montevideo 5, Redwood Valley 2
A sweep of doubles and a singles split helped the Thunder Hawks get an easy win.
Erica Loose and Andrea Loose won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles while Taylor Knutson and Abigail Gremmels dropped just one set at No. 3.
Monte's Kori Douglas (No. 2 singles), Elizabeth Padula (No.4) and the No. 1 doubles team of Anna VanRavenswaay and Rachel West also won in straight sets.
Singles
(1) Janessa Whitaker, RV, def. Kendra Wanke 6-3 6-3 (2) Kori Douglas, M, def. Gabby Hoble 6-3 6-1 (3) Ashlyn Doering, RV, def. Susannah Wamstad 6-3 6-2 (4) Elizabeth Padula, M, def. Annika Gibby 6-4 6-2
Doubles
(1) Anna VanRavenswaay and Rachel West, M, def. Lauren Kodet and Gillian Read 7-5 6-2 (2) Erica Loose and Andrea Loose, M, def. Bailey Klause and Tess Minshower 6-0 6-0 (3) Taylor Knutson and Abigail Gremmels, M, def. Brian Sandy and Aubrey Bidinger 6-0 6-1
Foley 7, NLS 0
No. 3 singles player Kylie Thompson was the only Wildcat to win more than one game in a set as Foley cruised by New London-Spicer on Tuesday in Foley.
Singles
(1) Kayla McIver, F, def. Erin Loterbauer 6-0 6-0 (2) Kylee Funk, F, def Shea Oman 6-0 6-0 (3) Kylee Frisbie, F, def. Kylie Thompson 6-4 6-2 (4)Olivia Wells, F, def. Alex Suchy 6-0 6-1
Doubles
(1)Peyton Kopel and Maddie Gorecki, F, def. Emma Spors and Annika Spors 6-1 6-1 (2) Hailey Kurtz and Maggie Kipka, F, def. Michelle Johnson and Jenna Proehl 6-0 6-0 (3) Kate Corrigan and Dani Rueckert, F, def. April Groff and Ava Hanson 6-1 6-1
Litchfield 4, Hutchinson 3
Natalie Nelson, Shanny Kinny and Laney Huhner won singles matches to stake Litchfield to three points and Avery Stilwell and Vaida Behnke wrapped up the match, coming from a set down to win at 1-doubles on Tuesday.
The Dragons travel to play Delano at 4:15 p.m. Thursday.
Singles
(1) Natalie Nelson, L, def. Olivia Watzke 6-4 6-1 (2) Shanna Kinny, L, def. Grace Johnson 6-2 6-2 (3) Laney Huhner, L, def. Sydney Mandelkow 6-2 6-2 (4) Bella Maher, H, def. Taylar Smith 6-4 4-6 6-3
Doubles
(1) Avery Stilwell/Vaida Behnke, L, def. Ellie Larson/Molly Trettin 5-7 6-0 6-4 (2) Olivia Hansen/Kaitlyn Kellerman, H, def. Alyssa Ross/Neriah Lara 6-0 6-2 (3) Britta Johnson/Haley Knorr, H, def. Morgan Randt/Maddy Benson 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-0
Monday's result
Minnewaska 5, Osakis 2
The Lakers kept their hot streak going against Osakis on Monday. Joelle Thorfinnson had to battle in her No. 1 singles match against Tia Dykema but prevailed with a strong third set, ultimately winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
The remaining singles competitors from Minnewaska won in straight sets.
Osakis got their first win of the day at No. 1 doubles. Nicolle Klukken and Liz Sabrowsky were in a close battle with Minnewaska's Anna Vold and Greta Reichmann, which eventually went in Osakis' favor 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5.
Osakis grabbed an easy win at No. 2 doubles but Minnewaska bounced back and took a No. 3 doubles victory to finish the match 5-2.
Singles
(1) Joelle Thorfinnson, MW, def. Tia Dykema 6-4 4-6 6-3 (2) Danielle Thorfinnson, MW, def. Shea Olson 6-1 6-4 (3) Myranda Thoen, MW, def.Lauren Scherr 6-2 6-1 (4) Alissa Thorfinnson, MW, def. Camryn Hoffarth 6-3 6-2
Doubles
(1) Nicolle Klukken and Liz Sabrowsky, O, def. Anna Vold and Greta Reichmann 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 7-5 (2) Karlee Hoffarth and Kali Giesler, O, def. Madelynn Reichmann and Raelynn Wildman 6-1 6-0 (3) Hannah Orlowski and Camry Mithun, MW, def. Kiara Hensley and Dinara Dykema 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 10-7 | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4105206-cards-fall-rocori | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/59c96bc6f5e11b7289280627a2ab3deac5297e6a30071268d87a7b4ae5eb5bbd.json |
[
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"At P.M."
] | 2016-08-28T02:48:49 | null | 2016-08-27T21:26:34 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Ftigers%2F4103218-tiger-cross-country-growing-new-heights.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/19/0827/cc-section-6a-champs.jpg?itok=My2wsIoq | en | null | Tiger cross country growing to new heights | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta girls cross country team returns everyone but Becca Holland (center) in 2016. The Tigers won the Section 6A title in 2015, earning a trip to the Class A State Meet at St. Olaf.
The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta cross country program is growing. This year, the program saw a dozen new seventh graders with over 40 runners on both the girls' and boys' teams combined. Head coach Dale Henrich knows that the growth has been primarily because the athletes want to get in shape for other sports, but with this group, he is starting to see a different trend.
"Some runners use cross country to get into shape for other seasons, which is fine," Henrich said. "The other thing is as we've had some success, kids are deciding that running is something they like doing and want to do. So instead of just showing up and using it to get into shape, they are now being competitors, which as we get more competitive team and individual wise, we'll see it grow even more."
The boys team currently lists 23 individuals on the current Minnesota State High School League roster: five seniors, five juniors, five sophomores, three freshmen, and five seventh graders.
"That's really good to see. You never want to be so top heavy that when the seniors graduate, you lose everything. We're pretty even across the board, which is good," Henrich said. "We usually run a full varsity line up of seven guys, put a few in the junior high race, and load up the JV race. This year we'll be able to fill all three races."
The girls side currently has 18 on the roster with a very different chemical makeup: three seniors, two juniors, three freshmen, two eighth graders, and eight new seventh graders.
"It's normally what you see, especially for distance running," Henrich said. "This is a great stereotype, a lot of girls are good when they're young, but when they get old, they slow down. I hate that because it's absolutely not true. We've had a fair amount of girls in the last few years that as seniors have ran as well, if not better than when they were younger. I try to get that across to them as well that I expect them to do what they did last year, if not better."
The six returning girls with varsity experience are Correy Hickman, Midori Soderberg, Savannah Aanerud, Malory Anderson, Maddie Carrington, and Kaylie Raths. All plus 2016 senior Becca Holland were a part of the cross country team that went to state in 2015.
"One of my favorite sayings over the past few years has been 'Getting to state is easy sometimes, getting back is impossible'," Henrich said. "They feel like if I made it to state once, I have to make it again next year and sometimes that stress they put on themselves is worse. That being said, I think this is a group that would like to see the opportunity to go back to state. Staying healthy will be huge, but staying together and staying focused will probably be a bigger deal... Not getting bogged down by what we did last year, but using it as a stepping stone."
The boys return 2015 all conference runner Tate Nelson along with a handful of others who saw varsity meet experience. The Tiger boys will be led by Nelson and five seniors in Tony Bruns, Christian Thielke, Dylan DeToy, Jake Anderson, and Taylor Carrington.
"One of the things you find in running is anyone can be a leader, really," Henrich said. "Tate Nelson goes out and runs really really well. He's not only a leader as a runner, but how he treats the rest of the guys. They see how hard he works in practice and for the people that were around last year, they remember where he was placing in meets and how much better he got during the season. I believe success breeds success, and we have a couple incoming ninth graders that are doing the same thing right now. They're chasing Tate in practice, which is nice."
The boys were second in the West Central Conference in 2015, and Henrich believes that a good goal for the boys side would be to take that title in 2016.
"I thought we had a good shot at the conference last year," Henrich said. "I think a lot of the guys would like the opportunity to go back and see if we could win the conference this year. That's a pretty good goal for us."
The Tigers open up the season on Monday, Aug. 29 with the Pomme De Terre home invite at 5:30 p.m. Then travel to Appleton for the Lac qui Parle Valley Invite on Thursday, Sept. 1. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/tigers/4103218-tiger-cross-country-growing-new-heights | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/b666ddbeb0f0da8c721a69ef005d6c5d83f3471a186cf015e262419bd36bd17e.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:48:41 | null | 2016-08-27T10:50:30 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fcelebrations%2Fopen-house%2F4103068-open-houses.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Open Houses | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | There will be an open house bridal shower for Andrea Bobrick, bride to be of Tallack Dosdall, on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Morris. Andrea is the daughter of Lisa Bobrick and Tallack is the son of Vicky Dosdall of Morris. Their wedding is planned for Oct. 21 in Morris.
There will be an open house bridal shower for Alissa Melberg, bride to be of Kirby Sayles, on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Men are welcome. Alissa is the daughter of Penny Melberg and Jay Melberg. Kirby is the son of Dan and Casey Sayles. The couple is registered at Target and Herbergers.
There will be an open house baby shower for Terria Wilde and Jayme Christians on Sept. 4 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hotel 200 poolside in Morris. | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/celebrations/open-house/4103068-open-houses | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/22ae030eaf8282b37a7a5d1ebe212bbf86037e434fbba07f09a255083c9fb4a1.json |
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"Allen Anderson",
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"At A.M."
] | 2016-08-27T16:48:52 | null | 2016-08-27T10:49:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F4103067-donnelly-news-aug-27-2016.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/all/themes/morrissuntribune_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Donnelly News Aug. 27, 2016 | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | In St. John's Kongsvinger news: the summer worship schedule concludes with services on Aug.31 at Kongsvinger at 7 p.m. and Sept. 4th at St John's at 9 a.m. Kongsvinger will serve meals in the steel building at the Threshing Bee this weekend and St. John's will have their sweet shop both days too. The parish youth will have their popshack this year, too. Volunteers are always welcome to help out.
God's Work Our Hands will be held on Sept. 11 starting with a send off service at St. John's at 8:30 a.m.
St. Charles/St Theresa's of Herman will be serving hamburgers during the Bee this weekend.
The Morris High School class of 1961 will have their 55th class reunion today (Saturday) at Hotel 200 (formerly the Prairie Inn).
Hannah Casselton and Adam Christensen were married on Aug. 20. The bride's parents are Cindy (Larson) and the late Rusty Casselton, her grandparents are Chester and Gloria Larson of Donnelly.
The Threshing Bee royalty have been busy, participating in the the Flekkefest parade in Elbow Lake on Aug. 6, the Hoffman Harvest Festival on Aug. 15 and the Ortonville Cornfest parade on Aug. 21. These ladies have done an outstanding job representing Donnelly during the past year
This is the big weekend in Donnelly as we hold our annual family reunion of sorts, the Threshing Bee. there promises to be lots of fun throughout the weekend with food, music, demonstrations, displays and more. Admission is a button, available at the gate. The feature this year is John Deere, however all brands are welcome, so anyone with tractors, machinery, etc., is encouraged to bring them in for display. Anyone is free to bring in a display, do a demonstration, play and/or sing, etc. I will have my golf cart on grounds again to give rides to those who need it. If you need any information, stop into the depot and talk to whomever is working there or look for somebody wearing a threshing bee shirt (gold colored) and/or cap. Tractor pullers, car show participants, exhibitors etc. are asked to use the south gate; there is plenty of handicapped parking available, feel free to drive into the grounds to unload somebody. A new event this year is a 5K run. Registration starts at 7 a.m. today (Saturday) at the trap shoot grounds in the northeast corner of Donnelly. The race starts at 8 a.m. There will be a work night on Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Threshing Bee grounds to put things away. Any help is greatly appreciated | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4103067-donnelly-news-aug-27-2016 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/7fecf289de65aa78b1896a5017d7c1acd3ab3188dc5eaf5728564e797656460f.json |
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"At A.M."
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:32 | null | 2016-08-31T00:08:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morrissuntribune.com%2Fsports%2Fprep%2F4105081-willmar-offense-comes-alive-second-half-downs-eagles.json | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/fieldimages/37/0830/0b6feistivh2jzjj1slvsqny4u3m.jpg?itok=uLoAuShM | en | null | Willmar offense comes alive in second half, downs Eagles | null | null | www.morrissuntribune.com | Jesus Nevarez jostles for position in the first half of Willmar's game against Heritage Christian. Nevarez scored two goals in the second half of a 4-1 Cardinal win. Clay Cunningham / Tribune
WILLMAR — Sakawe Shadoor and Jesus Nevarez scored two goals apiece and Willmar overcame a frustrating first half to down Heritage Christian 4-1 in boys soccer Tuesday at the Kennedy School field.
Despite dominating possession in the first 40 minutes, the Cardinals failed to convert numerous scoring opportunities and found themselves in a 1-0 hole.
But Shadoor, who had three shots bounce off the post in the first half, kick-started a major scoring surge, getting Willmar on the board 1:48 into the second half.
It was the first of four goals the Cardinals would score in a 9:45 stretch. Nevarez gave them the lead at the 47:07 mark, and Shadoor added his second goal just 20 seconds later.
Nevarez scored the final goal on a penalty kick at the 49 minute mark.
After the struggles of the first half, Cardinal head coach Jeff Winter complemented the way his team adjusted after the break.
"The first half was very frustrating," he said. "But they definitely worked the second half game plan much better."
Winter said the game plan was to attack the net from all sides after coming almost exclusively from the right side early.
The win improved the Cardinals to 2-0. They've allowed just six shots on goal in their first two matches.
Though pleased with many aspects of his team's early season performance, Winter is still hoping to see more consistency as the year goes on.
"Out of the two games, I'd say we've played (one) full game (the way) we wanted," he said.
Willmar 4, Heritage Christian 1
Heritage Christian (1-2)................. 1 0 — 1
Willmar (2-0)................... 0 4 — 4
FIRST HALF — (1) Heritage Christian - Jordan Huesby 13th minute
SECOND HALF — (1) Willmar - Sakawe Shadoor (Fernando Zavala) 41st minute (2) Willmar - Jesus Nevarez (Zavala) 47th minute (3) Willmar - Shadoor 47th minute (4) Nevarez (Shadoor) 49th minute
SHOTS ON GOAL — Heritage Christian 3, Willmar 15
GOALIE SAVES — Heritage Christian: Jack Vander top 11 ... Willmar: Manny Obregon 2
DEFENSIVE SAVES — None | http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sports/prep/4105081-willmar-offense-comes-alive-second-half-downs-eagles | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.morrissuntribune.com/cc44457126abeade4e9ef20b8e5af7a4f5beae9473d9b034b7eaa71822ddabc3.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:47:52 | null | 2016-08-31T13:01:51 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fkingsentinel.com%2F%3Fp%3D8197.json | en | null | Council to keep user fee hikes to a minimum | null | null | kingsentinel.com | Shopping in King just got a little bit easier, thanks to the efforts of a King resident. Tom Marchese launched KingTownshipBiz, a subsidiary of DistrictBiz, a privately held company having roots right here in King Township. He came up with the idea this past February, deciding it was time to make it easier for the community to shop locally.
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8197 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/5fb7b699c1b73dfb5a0495a4286b39bf08b4cce5c5b0d88d089c67e170ef8760.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:54 | null | 2016-08-24T13:37:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fkingsentinel.com%2F%3Fp%3D8188.json | en | null | New site promotes local businesses | null | null | kingsentinel.com | Shopping in King just got a little bit easier, thanks to the efforts of a King resident. Tom Marchese launched KingTownshipBiz, a subsidiary of DistrictBiz, a privately held company having roots right here in King Township. He came up with the idea this past February, deciding it was time to make it easier for the community to shop locally.
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8188 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/97a5ecb3f6a43752cec31ddf43d38ac964215d005ac0132008f9a0a4d23830b8.json | |
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August 24, 2016 · 0 Comments
By Avia Eek
When your livelihood is derived from agriculture, there is no such thing as a “normal” or “average” year. From one year to the next, you will have to deal with varying challenges and food and farming certainly isn’t the “same old, same old” from one year to the next. We use best farm, and best management practices, as much as you are able to when your business partner is Mother Nature!
2016 has certainly proven to be a particular challenge! Our spring started out cooler than we would have liked, given that we had transplant onions to plant. Then, as is usually the case, around May/June, the Holland Marsh experienced wind storms (think of a blizzard in the winter, except with dirt). The ground is light, having been “worked” in order to plant our seasonal crops. Some farmers will plant cover crop “windrows” to protect their crops until the roots are established in these crops, but there is still that small window when the wind can blow through, picking up the dirt, seeds etc., requiring re-seeding.
Our farmers dealt with damaging winds from the northwest for 2.5 days, which dried out small seedlings (dependant on the size), and various other crops died as a result of wind damage. A lack of precipitation compounded matters.
Some farmers irrigate their fields prior to seeding, if the field is really, really dry. Some will wait to irrigate until after they have seeded in order for the worked up soil holding the seeds to form a “crust,” which mitigates wind damage by holding the soil together, essentially packing it. Either way, choosing to irrigate pre- or post- seeding, adds to input costs. Irrigation systems require the use of pumps to pump the water from the river or canal to our headers, pipes or reels. Pumps require fuel and tractors, and lots of man hours for optimum results.
Our Holland Marsh farmers have important partners, without which, would make what we do much more difficult. We have our Muck Crops Research Station, University of Guelph, who work with our farmers from the science end of things providing us with important information about soil, bugs, crop protection, integrated pest management, field scouting, disease, which varieties of seeds grow best in our organic based soil, etc. Another very important partner is the Holland Marsh Drainage System Joint Municipal Services Board, folks comprised of the mayor and a councillor from each of King Township and Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, two farmer representatives from each municipality, and a member at large who provide direction to the drainage superintendent. It should be noted that the drainage system in the Holland Marsh is unique in all of Ontario, and contributes to the importance of this Specialty Crop Area, and our ability to provide locally grown produce, which is world renown. There are a number of pump houses within the polders that control the flow of water in and out of the Holland Marsh from Lake Simcoe.
During this lengthy drought, the likes of which we have not seen in a couple of decades, the pump houses are checked twice daily controlling the flow based on the needs of our farmers.
The drought conditions this year have been incredibly hard on crops, and our farmers, who have been spending 19 hours a day trying to keep the crops alive. The extreme heat, and lack of rain have contributed to seedlings burning off. Some of our farmers have had to re-seed part fields due to burn off. The weather has also reduced the effectiveness of crop protection which directly relates to an increase in weeds (they seem to be flourishing this year). Under normal weather conditions, fields are hand-weeded at least 4-5 times throughout the growing season. No, we are not organic farmers, but spraying less is less stressful for the plants, and reduces our crop protection costs. Weeds must be removed from fields, as they compete with our field crops for nutrients, and provide a haven for pests (which leads to the need for crop protection. Fields are scouted regularly, and are only sprayed when thresholds are reached). As well, when weeds are present, it increases the chance of disease. This year, to date, we have, on our farm alone, increased our labour costs for additional handweeding by $14,000 – that’s just one cost!
Some crops, like onions, may experience a size reduction. The chain stores have a “standard” that they prefer for consumers. Based on the conversations I’ve had with folks, most consumers prefer smaller onions. Don’t be shy about sharing your preference for smaller produce with your local grocer! Other crops, like carrots, may experience length differences. This is good, as there’s a standard for length too. Those that have survived the heat, as a result of irrigation. You see, in a dry year the tap root of the carrot will seek water, growing downward, creating a longer carrot. We’ll find out at harvest this fall!
A question many folks are asking is “how will this drought impact food prices? Or will it? What are your farm losses?” These are great questions.
It’s really difficult to say what, if any, food price increases will occur. While we all talk about buying local, shopping local, and supporting local agriculture, the reality is most of our Holland Marsh Farmers (except for some of the farmers’ market growers) are commercial growers, and the prices we get paid depend on the global market pricing, not what it actually costs us to grow the food, but what the prices are based on our international trading partners. So, back to the question will food prices go up? That depends on whether there is ample supply of produce, including that provided by our trading partners.
What are farms’ losses? I would be able to sit down and figure out the increases of labour, fuel, transplants, seed, crop insurance, crop protection etc., to date based on actual numbers, but it isn’t really until next April when we will be able to figure what the actual losses are based on market value.
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Shopping in King just got a little bit easier, thanks to the efforts of a King resident. Tom Marchese launched KingTownshipBiz, a subsidiary of DistrictBiz, a privately held company having roots right here in King Township. He came up with the idea this past February, deciding it was time to make it easier for the community to shop locally.
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8204 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/67510de6700094d19d71f87afc8acce54c244e01908099e89dd86ea750eec7b8.json |
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August 17, 2016 · 0 Comments
King Mayor Steve Pellegrini, along with Township staff and councillors, celebrated the grand opening of Coppa’s Fresh Market with the Coppa family Tuesday. The long-awaited store in King City boasts many industry firsts.
Photo By Mark Pavilons
By Mark Pavilons
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City.
Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
Patriarch Louie Coppa said the 50,000-square-foot store turned out just as he imagined.
This store is large, and while spacious, it has a warm and inviting atmosphere. From the bounty of products to the hot food stations, Coppa’s is an experience. It also boasts a fully licenced lounge and patio, likely the only one of its kind.
Drive-thru
Coppa’s is excited to launch their first drive-thru in King City, developed in collaboration with InstaBuggy. The grocer’s new store location is the perfect place to introduce this new customer innovation where busy shoppers don’t even have to leave their car. Customers can pre-order all of their items using InstaBuggy and have their groceries loaded right into their car, at their convenience.
Known for their authentic local and international products, and delicious prepared foods that make it easy for families to enjoy delicious meals together, Coppa’s is now making it even simpler to purchase fine foods. It’s the same great taste people know and love, just with less time.
Coppa’s has already established a relationship with InstaBuggy in their three current locations, providing home delivery service. InstaBuggy is an innovative and independent grocery delivery service that operates in Toronto and some areas of the GTA, and this service will be extended to King City. Coppa’s gives shoppers the option to either pick up their own groceries at the convenient drive-thru, or have them delivered to their front door.
Customers can purchase anything from Coppa’s using InstaBuggy, including produce, meat, cheese, eggs, bread, spices, and Nonna Francesca’s signature prepared meals or line of traditional family-inspired ingredients. They can even order fresh catering items, request exquisite take-out from the on-site Nonna Francesca’s Ristorante, purchase fresh flowers and even personal care products. Orders can be placed online using InstaBuggy’s website, or customers can download the app on their phones as well.
Together, Coppa’s and InstaBuggy are giving customers the freedom to pick up groceries more ways than ever. Whether they’re doing errands on a Saturday morning, or driving home from work, shoppers can get exactly what they need from Coppa’s quickly and easily. In-store, pick-up or delivery – fresh, authentic food has found of new level of convenience in King City.
Store hours at the new King City location are Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Coppa’s Fresh Market is a family owned and operated grocery store chain. The ownership group’s family roots run over 50 years deep in the grocery business; the Coppa family opened their first grocery store at 1558 Queen Street West in Toronto.
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The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8160 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/0b210ea900a23fd81db18decaf4931b547f616915a42ccc2ba4c95f549c6715b.json | |
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The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8179 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/2d87c098cb66c95fca3fc7e000bdf78690f123dcc6847d4f88598da416c781df.json | |
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The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8181 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/706ad580c158d63cd749c409fd8a7fd35cd5f71e5676be703db0779df52ed185.json | |
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The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8190 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/d99cde3ae71018e16b0f41e2a192d43cbc1d093cafdde43e2dd9ce14772d6aae.json |
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August 17, 2016 · 0 Comments
Mark Pavilons
Adults haven’t cornered the market on stress.
Yes, we deal with it every day, 24/7. But so do our youngsters and teens in particular.
More than one in three, or an estimated 328,000 Ontario students in Grades 7 to 12, report moderate-to-serious psychological distress, according to new survey results from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Girls are twice as likely as boys to experience psychological distress.
“This is a significant number of young people, especially girls, who are experiencing high levels of psychological distress,” says Dr. Robert Mann, senior scientist at CAMH and co-lead investigator of the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS). A total of 10,426 students from across Ontario participated in the 2015 OSDUHS, the longest-running school survey of adolescents in Canada, and one of the longest-running surveys in the world.
“We were also surprised to see this number increase to 34 per cent in 2015 from 24 per cent in 2013. That is a 10 per cent jump in reported psychological distress in just two years,” said Dr. Mann.
Psychological distress is defined as symptoms of depression and anxiety and is measured using a six-item screening tool. Students are asked how often they felt nervous, hopeless or worthless, among others indicators, in the last four weeks. Forty-six per cent of girls indicated high levels of distress compared to 23 per cent of boys.
Levels of distress also increase significantly in the later teens, to an average of over 40 per cent of students in Grades 11 and 12. One in five students (21 per cent) reported visiting a mental health professional at least once during the last year, a marked increase from 12 per cent in 1999.
“While we can’t say for certain what is causing this distress, it’s important for parents, schools and health care providers to be aware of what young people are telling us about their mental health,” said Dr. Mann. “Our research indicates that the later teen years into the 20s is the peak period of stress for many people.”
Students may be prepared for their required curriculum this fall, but a recent Capital One Canada Financial Education study suggests that many could be “blindsided by a crash course in money management.”
Forty-six per cent of Canadians, and 50 per cent of 18-25-year-olds, say they were unprepared to manage their finances going into post-secondary education.
What’s worse is that 53% of Canadians are still uncomfortable talking about their finances, yet 58 per cent agree talking about finances with friends, family and professionals is the best way to learn about effective money management.
“In order to build a basic comfort level with finances, we need to begin stripping away the taboo that most Canadians associate with it,” says Nathalie Clark, managing vice-president, Capital One Canada.
As part of the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, students from across the country are empowered to develop and deliver projects that teach relevant financial skills. Since 2006, this challenge has engaged 7,125 students across the country, resulting in the delivery of 779 financial education outreach projects and directly impacting 115,950 community participants. Examples of current programs include the following:
Well, as a parent, I can tell what’s causing some of this stress.
We have been joining my oldest daughter Lexie, on her current, stress-filled roller coaster ride. After graduating high school she and her peers are all feeling pressured – to make the right choices, find the right school, follow the right career path. Like all of us, they’re worried about the future and they’re concerned about screwing up.
That’s nothing new. But maybe the pressure is higher today. A lot has changed in a generation.
In my day, entrance requirements and post-secondary costs were somewhat reasonable. But choosing the best career has always been a challenge.
My dad believed that the field of computers, still in its evolving stages in the 1980s, was the way to go. I had little interest in that. When I told him I wanted to be a journalist, I was met with some raised eyebrows, mostly because he didn’t fully understand the field.
I did well in college, entered the workforce promptly and here I am. No, I didn’t land a top-level job at the The Globe and didn’t make it on TV. And I’ve had my share of ups and downs over the years.
But the modern workforce has changed and I think our leaders of tomorrow know this. Lexie has found her niche, but translating that into a career is a totally different matter.
No one knows how the workforce of tomorrow will unfold. Kids today want those big salaries.
Lexie’s peers and friends are a unique bunch. I’d describe them as very good, bright kids. They’re dreamers and are fiercely loyal to one another.
Despite their book and street smarts, they do lack some financial prowess. Maybe their lack of knowledge is due to the fact parents are reluctant to talk about finances. Hey, let’s face it. Those of us who are strapped don’t want to burden our kids with it. Those who are affluent likely do everything for their kids.
But they need to learn how to manage their money.
The system is partly to blame. At 18, they’re considered adults by the university and those who administer OSAP. Unless parents are expressly given permission, we can’t intervene or even ask questions. I found wading through the paperwork and online forms for both her tuition and OSAP to be very time-consuming and intense. I doubt many 18-year-olds could handle all this on their own.
Stress, there’s plenty to go around!
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Shopping in King just got a little bit easier, thanks to the efforts of a King resident. Tom Marchese launched KingTownshipBiz, a subsidiary of DistrictBiz, a privately held company having roots right here in King Township. He came up with the idea this past February, deciding it was time to make it easier for the community to shop locally.
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8201 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/78bb52aaa79abd87aa9fc26adf28a372fe23dee8f6f4d4f8e9e1fc0250b122ef.json |
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August 24, 2016 · 0 Comments
Mark Pavilons
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they realize they just can’t compete with the youngins.
Alas, the body raises the white flag long before our minds and wisdom begin to fail. So here we are, my fellow 50-somethings – smart, experienced, funny and genuine souls, who are deemed too old to wear a sports jersey!
It would seem, from a recent survey in Britain, that I’m too old for many things, and almost ready to be put out to pasture. As my birthday nears on Sept. 2, I will likely be breaking some of the so-called rules set out below. Because I can. Because, once you reach a certain age, I believe we all earn the right to speak our minds and act how we choose.
The 2,000 Brits surveyed say I should no longer have a Facebook account, the upper limit being age 49.
I’m too old to get drunk in public – that should stop at age 38!
Well, let me tell you I’ve been to some fancy cocktail parties and on various Caribbean beaches where they didn’t get the memo. I’ve seen people in their 60s and 70s put away enough booze to down a rhino. And good for them!
I had to stop wearing a sports jersey at 42 and after 44, I was no longer welcome at any nightclubs.
Apparently, those who answered the poll say I can no longer go to a music festival. The cutoff is age 45. I’d like to remind them that many of our iconic rockers are still performing, well into their 60s and 70s. So it only stands to reason their fans would be older, too.
My wife and I attended a concert by Gowan recently and I was surprised at how many 60-plus fans were singing and shouting along with this Canadian star.
According to the study, women shouldn’t wear a mini skirt past the age of 39. Women can’t wear a bikini past 46 and none of us should squeeze into skinny jeans past 47. And you can’t stay out past midnight, once you reach the ripe old age of 52!
Tell that to Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Cher …
At the age of 36 it is no longer considered okay to like a “boy band” and we should refrain from texting.
Past 34, taking selfies are a definite no-no. That makes Kim Kardashian West past her prime.
Under these guidelines, I can’t get my belly button pierced and I must stop watching reality TV. Damn!
Some 62 per cent of Brits say they cringe when they see people wearing clothes “too young” for them, and a further 54 per cent have found it embarrassing when someone acts younger than they are.
My wife may agree. I have yet to reach the age of maturity – I’m much too young for that! I wear loud, colourful shirts in the summer – I want to be spotted from the International Space Station! I play with toys. I keep taunting my better half, saying I’m going to dye my hair blond and add some streaks. I’m gonna wear a cape or a single glove! Humour also gets better with age.
I think those 2,000 surveyed were likely under 30, so they’re still babes and really don’t have a firm grasp on life.
I firmly believe the concept of “growing old gracefully” is out the window, or has changed dramatically.
As I mentioned, once you reach a certain age I believe you can say what you want, swear at whomever you wish, eat, drink and be merry. You’ve earned it!
I’m not qualified to provide any benchmarks because they would be way off. I’ve seen seniors perform incredible feats.
In cultures other than our own, the adults and seniors are revered and very respected. Why? Because they’ve seen it all, done it all, and learned a lot along the way.
I concur.
Just think of our parents or grandparents, who lived through a world war, the Depression, booms and busts over the past century. They did things, I believe, that very few of us could muster today. They fought wars, protested and lobbied for equal rights. They worked extremely hard and took pride in everything they did. They loved their homelands, and they loved Canada even more.
My dad’s been gone 18 years now. If he were still alive, he’d be 97, and likely cranky as hell! I wouldn’t dare tell him – at any point in his life – there was something he couldn’t do. I didn’t even comment when he wore socks with sandals!
In my profession, I’m so lucky that I get to meet some really interesting people. I gather insights, first-hand, from some who really have “done it all.” I pick their brains and take away as many “nuggets” as I can. They help me grow.
Some of the fascinating souls are older – in their 60s and beyond. They’ve accomplished incredible things and accumulated more wisdom than you can imagine. To all those I’ve interviewed for feature articles in the paper, thank you!
Too old to wear a bikini? Heck, I’d even wear one! And I’d take a bunch of selfies and post them on my Facebook page!
Time is not always good to us. But it’s up to us to use it wisely and make every second worth living.
So grab those skinny jeans, mini skirts and sports jerseys and head out to a music festival! Who’s with me?
Readers Comments (0) | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8185 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/4a8701c7fa4bf77f1a957ea3e871aa93980fd532f5cb26c34d4ca8fed4900a23.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:57 | null | 2016-08-17T13:52:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fkingsentinel.com%2F%3Fp%3D8166.json | http://kingsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RosieMacLennan_gold_JasonRansomPhoto-111-5.jpg | en | null | King’s MacLennan bounces to second Olympic gold | null | null | kingsentinel.com | Shopping in King just got a little bit easier, thanks to the efforts of a King resident. Tom Marchese launched KingTownshipBiz, a subsidiary of DistrictBiz, a privately held company having roots right here in King Township. He came up with the idea this past February, deciding it was time to make it easier for the community to shop locally.
The Coppa family’s commitment to the community has come full circle, with the grand opening of their newest flagship store in King City. Coppa’s Fresh Market opened its doors Tuesday and held its official opening before a large, supportive crowd.
It’s been a successful year of dance for Kaitlyn and Lina Drummond. The sisters from Schomberg attend Simcoe Dance Academy in Bradford. Lina, 10, has been dancing competitively for four years and Kaitlyn, 9, has been dancing competitively for a year. Both have made remarkable achievements in the past few months.
King Township is blessed with some family owned businesses that have served the community for decades. One local business has been part of the very fabric of King City for more than 100 years!
The annual “We Belive in Abby Family Day” continues to give back. The event, held June 18 at Hickstead Park in Schomberg, raised $10,965.65 – all in a four-hour event! According to Becky Eveson, they will be donating $9365.65 to SickKids foundation. The “Cardiac Kids BBQ” was able to raise $1,600 for their organization.
Samantha Grecchi’s life so far has been “epic.” With a sky’s the limit attitude, Grecchi has decided to put down stronger roots in her home town, and become a business woman.
A Sharon man pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court to illegally dumping more than 40 fire extinguishers in a King Township ditch back in March. ...
The best investment we can make is in our own wellbeing. Eating healthy meals together isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity.
Local residents are keenly aware of the importance of the equine industry in this region. It’s much more than a sport or a hobby. Led by a passionate and talented group of equine experts, Headwaters Horse Country is poised to become nationally significant, with a goal of becoming “Canada’s Horse Country.”
The word is out. As much as King residents may want to keep this oasis in the GTA all to themselves, discerning home buyers are eyeing an exclusive area near King City for their dream homes. | http://kingsentinel.com/?p=8166 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | kingsentinel.com/b24056fd052577fa76ca45ec9cf2c84204da5c138ec8b3848c1a5e9a93f816da.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:58 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent LOWVELD sugarcane grower and processor giant, Tongaat Hullet in Chiredzi has injected $300 000 into Masvingo’s Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT) to be shared among the seven districts in the province, an official has confirmed. In an interview, the Ministry of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Masvingo provincial head Mr June Mbizvo praised […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Ftongaat-hullet-injects-300k-into-masvingo-share-trust%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cash-150x150.jpg | en | null | Tongaat Hullet injects $300k into Masvingo Share Trust | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent
LOWVELD sugarcane grower and processor giant, Tongaat Hullet in Chiredzi has injected $300 000 into Masvingo’s Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT) to be shared among the seven districts in the province, an official has confirmed. In an interview, the Ministry of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Masvingo provincial head Mr June Mbizvo praised the sugarcane firm’s gesture and said the contribution will go a long way in promoting development in the province.
“We are happy as a ministry that Tongaat Hullet in Chiredzi has contributed $300 000 to the CSOT which will add value to the province’s development strides. This is plausible considering that the gesture is over and above the corporate social responsibility the company is already doing in communities.
“Two districts will receive 20 percent each and 12 percent will go to the five remaining districts. Chiredzi and Mwenezi will get $60 000 each while Bikita, Chivi, Zaka, Gutu and Masvingo districts will receive $36 000 each,” said Mr Mbizvo.
He said the trust has also received money from Murowa Diamonds ($290 000) while Bikita Minerals has so far deposited $50 000 into the Bikita CSOT account. Mr Mbizvo said most companies operating in the province have contributed to the CSOT save for Rio Zim’s Renco and Lenox Mine in Mashava.
“The companies are responding well and it shows that we are moving together on development. However, we have some companies that have not yet contributed to the CSOT . Lenox Mine in Mashava is now defunct while Renco Mine is reluctant to contribute as they claim that they are a subsidiary of RioZim which is already contributing to the trust. We still have problems with the company and have taken the issue to the higher office,” he said.
The Government launched community share ownership trusts in 2012 as part of the empowerment and indigenisation policy. The CSOT money is meant for development initiatives within the community which include construction of schools, clinics, dip tanks, among others.-Twitter: @walterbmswazie2 | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/tongaat-hullet-injects-300k-into-masvingo-share-trust/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/c5fa42370c9352d8eb352ed949eeb478ac20bd98204917044d58ea7bfb7b31af.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:25 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Vusumuzi Dube Sunday News Reporter AS the beleaguered opposition MDC-T continues to be hit by internal strife, the party is reportedly making strides at further weakening the powers of one of its deputy president, Ms Thokozani Khupe (pictured) amid revelations that the party will be holding their 17th birthday celebrations in Bulawayo. Ms Khupe who has been […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fmoves-to-oust-khupe-intensify%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Thokozani-Khupe-150x150.jpg | en | null | Moves to oust Khupe intensify | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Vusumuzi Dube Sunday News Reporter
AS the beleaguered opposition MDC-T continues to be hit by internal strife, the party is reportedly making strides at further weakening the powers of one of its deputy president, Ms Thokozani Khupe (pictured) amid revelations that the party will be holding their 17th birthday celebrations in Bulawayo. Ms Khupe who has been the party’s only deputy president, had a rude awakening recently when their leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai appointed two more deputy presidents; Mr Nelson Chamisa and Engineer Elias Mudzuri.
According to impeccable party sources, the decision to hold the celebrations in Bulawayo was mainly meant to unveil the two new deputy presidents a move they alleged was aimed at showing the province, which has largely been aligned to Ms Khupe, that her powers had been drastically reduced.
The celebrations will be held at a yet to be confirmed venue in the city on 10 September.
The latest revelations in the backdrop of reports that Ms Khupe allegedly plotted to oust party leader Mr Tsvangirai by trying to “steal” his medical files and present them to the opposition’s financiers mostly European envoys to prove that he was now “so sick and likely to be killed by cancer by 2017” hence the need to give him a retirement package.
Party sources have revealed that the party is now aiming to counter a move by the Khupe-led faction in the province of reneging from any instruction tabled by the two deputy presidents, especially Mr Chamisa who is understood of also having a big following in the province.
“Khupe is now viewed to be a threat to the presidency hence, Tsvangirai decided to hold this year’s celebrations in the city, to show, to what is considered her strong hold that her powers have been effectively reduced.
“This time around, Ms Khupe will seemingly play a minor role in the celebrations, with Mr Chamisa being given a leading role, something which will be a clear statement to Ms Khupe and her faction,” said the source.
Contacted for comment the party’s secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora confirmed the impending celebrations but said there were no ulterior motives in holding the celebrations in Bulawayo.
“It will just be a celebration where we will be looking back at where we came from, what we have achieved and where we are headed. We expect all our members to be with us during this wondrous occasion.
“MDC-T is a big party and a big party has to have a big birthday party which is what we are organising in Bulawayo. There is no ulterior motive, it is just a birthday celebration being held in the city,” said Mr Mwonzora.
Since Mr Tsvangirai made the new deputy presidential appointments, Ms Khupe has continually refused to comment on her new colleagues in office, instead alleging that Mr Tsvangirai was the only one who could comment on the matter.
A couple of weeks ago media reports revealed that Ms Khupe allegedly met Mr Jesse Louis Jackson, one time a Democratic presidential nomination candidate and an American civil rights activist in Morocco where she told him that Mr Tsvangirai was sick and could not lead the party. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/moves-to-oust-khupe-intensify/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/f274f202ee1a0ca35f7b64b557c1cc7413ccc98579ce13c2fa7f2edca43fbf6a.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T12:51:52 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Plumtree Correspondent A PLUMTREE magistrate has issued for the second time a warrant of arrest for a local traffic cop who has failed to turn up for trial at court twice for allegedly stealing roadblock fines. Clacious Chatikobo’s trial was supposed to kick-off on Wednesday at the Plumtree magistrate’s court after he pleaded not guilty […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fwarrant-of-arrest-for-traffic-cop%2F.json | http://www.chronicle.co.zw/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif | en | null | Warrant of arrest for traffic cop | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Plumtree Correspondent
A PLUMTREE magistrate has issued for the second time a warrant of arrest for a local traffic cop who has failed to turn up for trial at court twice for allegedly stealing roadblock fines. Clacious Chatikobo’s trial was supposed to kick-off on Wednesday at the Plumtree magistrate’s court after he pleaded not guilty to stealing $205 and R640 in State funds which he collected while performing police duties.
He was last month issued with a warrant of arrest which was later cancelled after he explained his absence. His lawyer Mr Prince Butshe of Mathonsi Ncube Law Chambers did not object to issuing of the warrant citing that he was also unaware of his client’s whereabouts.
“I apologise Your Worship but I’m unaware of my client’s whereabouts as he did not communicate anything to me. I have been trying to get hold of him. I was also expecting to find him here as he didn’t excuse himself,” he said.
Representing the State, Ms Mavis Gwafa said Chatikobo (26) had not communicated to explain his absence and appealed for the warrant of arrest to be issued.
Plumtree magistrate, Mr Livard Philemon issued the arrest warrant. Chatikobo is alleged to have collected $205 and R640 at police roadblocks but did not hand over the money.
He is suspected to have later removed the charge sheets where he had recorded the payments. Ms Gwafa said the offence came to light after the Officer in Charge of Plumtree Traffic Police section carried out an audit of the station retention books. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/warrant-of-arrest-for-traffic-cop/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/4eacee3065330a3a9dbd8cad2ce0678b490a2d14ece7ca87cf25a398b1583933.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T20:52:45 | null | 2015-02-22T00:00:00 | DRUG peddlers in the country have reportedly formed a syndicate with employees at local morgues in the illicit sale of embalming compound which in turn is used by addicts as an intoxicating substance, it can be revealed. The substance, which comes in both liquid and powder forms, is used in preserving corpses in mortuaries by […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fdrug-dealers-turn-to-embalming-powder%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/drug-dealers-turn-to-embalming-powder/ | en | null | Drug dealers turn to embalming powder | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | DRUG peddlers in the country have reportedly formed a syndicate with employees at local morgues in the illicit sale of embalming compound which in turn is used by addicts as an intoxicating substance, it can be revealed.
The substance, which comes in both liquid and powder forms, is used in preserving corpses in mortuaries by making the body an unsuitable host for bacteria and other organisms, in the process slowing down decomposition.
Embalming powder fetches up to $2 000 per kg on the illegal market and authorities are in the dark on the abuse and illicit trade of the substance.
Investigations by Sunday News revealed that employees at local funeral parlours and some hospitals were cashing in on the compound which is in high demand among drug dealers.
The drug pushers are said to prefer the pink embalming powder to the white version of the substance, both of which are exclusively manufactured by a German-based company, Hager Werken Brands Ltd.
A Sunday News crew went undercover pretending to be agents of a drug dealer prospecting to purchase the substance and managed to talk to an employee at a local funeral company who agreed to supply two kilogrammes of powder for $4 000.
The employee who declined to identify himself revealed during an interview guised as deal negotiations, that in one month he could smuggle out of his workplace and sell as much as five kilogrammes of the powder to drug dealers.
The liquid version of the substance is not very common in local mortuaries.
“In one month I can get you five kilogrammes. That is as much as I can get you guys without attracting any attention from my bosses. I only deal with people who have cash, I prefer touch and go kind of deals. Just bring your cash and I will give you the goods,” he said.
Sunday News is also in possession of a WhatsApp conversation with the morgue employee confirming he could supply the powder.
Further investigations revealed that drug addicts sniff the pink powder in the same manner as cocaine, and sometimes mix it with cocaine and other powdery drugs to heighten intoxication.
The liquid form of the substance, which is not popular among local pushers, is used to lace cigarettes and marijuana which are then dried before being sold to addicts for $20 per cigarette or $40 for a twist of marijuana.
“Liquid embalming chemical is not very common because it is difficult to handle especially when transporting which is why our bosses prefer the powder form. The powder is also a little economic and slightly cheaper to import compared to the liquid. I can try to look around for the liquid for you but that might take time. What is readily available is the powder. That I can get you anytime as long as you have the cash that I want,” said the morgue employee.
Embalming chemical is a highly-flammable compound containing formaldehyde, methanol, ethanol and other solvents.
A local chemical engineer Mr Khonzaphi Dube confirmed that it was possible for embalming chemical to be abused for intoxicating purposes, pointing out chemicals such as formaldehyde, methanol, ethanol used to make the compound as highly intoxicating and dangerous substances.
“All of the three chemicals used to make the compound have intoxicating qualities. Ethanol and methanol are both alcohol while formaldehyde is sort of a modified alcohol. It can even be worse than ethanol and methanol. So yes, it is possible for the compound to be used for intoxication purposes. Of course abusing such substances would come with its own side effects. These are highly flammable substances which means the alcohol levels there are a little higher,” said Mr Dube.
Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa could not be reached to comment on whether the embalming chemical was a classified substance which needed a licence for one to possess it.
He was not answering his mobile phone for the past two weeks each time Sunday News called.
His permanent secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji’s mobile phone was not reachable.
Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) spokesperson said the matter was beyond the authority’s jurisdiction. He said the compound contained industrial chemicals, while his organisation only governed medicines and other related substances.
He referred Sunday News to the police, who professed ignorance on the illicit trade and abuse of the substance.
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said police were not aware that the substance was being abused by drug addicts. Asked on whether the substance was classified under the country’s laws, Snr Ass Comm Charamba said she would need to check with the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) drug section.
“I’m not aware of that, I’m only hearing it for the first time from you. I would need to check with our drug section to confirm if the substance is classified,” she said.
Efforts to follow up with her hit a snag as she was not picking her mobile phone.
Embalming powder joins the fray of a wide array of drugs that are being abused by local addicts including cough mixture, nyaope and Stopayne tablets. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/drug-dealers-turn-to-embalming-powder/ | en | 2015-02-22T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/93031eeac04f3cd96038730266bd6d9e57f1b188be0ebb3576407faec3f30619.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:10 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Cetshwayo Mabhena In a world and global economic and political system where power and other resources are not shared and distributed equitably, a survival of the fittest mode of life ensues. The classification of human beings according to race and gender has placed women and girls, especially black African ones, at the bottom of the […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fdewesternising-feminism-towards-a-decolonial-african-womanism%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/maria-lugones-150x150.jpg | en | null | Dewesternising feminism: Towards a decolonial african womanism | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Cetshwayo Mabhena
In a world and global economic and political system where power and other resources are not shared and distributed equitably, a survival of the fittest mode of life ensues. The classification of human beings according to race and gender has placed women and girls, especially black African ones, at the bottom of the pyramid of life and dignity.
For black women and girls, the world is experienced and lived as a huge stage on which they must audition for, get costumed and directed to perform, their defined role as second class citizens. From the surnames of their fathers they graduate into surnames of their husbands and spend their days under the sun as properties of certain men.
At another level, women experience and live the world as a big worldwide bed on which women must dutifully live to dramatise their service to men and multiply human beings. At best, the woman exists as a rose to decorate the bed of a man and at worst an accessory and facilitator of masculine appetites and passions.
Typical of the misrepresentation of things black and African in the world, Eurocentric anthropology, sociology and psychology have blamed the condition of black and African women on the beastly ways of the African man who is projected as an incorrigible tyrant and brute at home and away. As a result of this Eurocentric portrait of the African male personality as a violent brute, feminism has been used in Africa as a woman versus men philosophy of anger and hatred. Literally, using the Roman Dutch regime of laws and Westernised grammar of human rights discourse, African and black women have been fired up and set up to attack men as “male chauvinist pigs” that are violent rapists before they are proven innocent.
Pumla Dineo Gqola has described feminist writers in Africa as “rioting writing radical women” who are “exploding against men.” Because of the high voltage and angry militancy with which feminism has been couched, every man becomes a criminal if not a suspect and this has made it impossible for even the most enlightened and progressive men to pay solidarity to feminist struggles and aspirations. Feminism has arrived in the African and black world as a hostile and toxic ideology that has set daughters up against their fathers and brothers, and driven a burning wedge between wives and their husbands.
Inevitably, a battle of the sexes and a war of the genders has been going on and its angry battles do not permit any understanding and solidarity across the troubling gender line. Radical and often times richly funded Eurocentric feminism has created a philosophical dilemma in the African and black world such that what was supposed to be peaceful and loving family life has been reduced into a haunting battlefield culminating in divorces and a production of single mothers and single fathers, and children without family units.
Recently, at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, a collective of scholars and philosophers of the global Decoloniality collective gathered to ensure a meeting of minds and an exchange of enriching notes on the dilemmas of decolonising feminism and inaugurating a liberating black Womanism in the Global South.
The coloniality of gender
Argentine philosopher, Maria Lugones reflected in significant depth on the relationship that race, class, gender and sexuality have and how they impact on the daily condition of women and girls in the black world, in Africa, Latin America and the Diasporas. Lugones made the definitive conclusion that privileged and powerful middleclass white women in Europe invented feminism as a social sport of power play between themselves and their powerful white men in their privileged white imperial world. In this social sport of power games, black men and black women have never been players because in the imperial and white supremacist logic that runs the world, blacks are animals of lower human rank who do not qualify in the sports of humans.
Philosophically, Maria Lugones stated that blacks have no gender, and therefore, they have no business in gender wars.
Animals can be female and male depending on their genital furniture but can never be men and women. Feminism, in the compelling view of Maria Lugones, is like other power games, a European game that women and girls of colour can only play poorly and at their great expense. Further, Lugones noted that the woman versus men war that feminism has sparked in the black world takes attention away from the global crime against humanity where blacks at large have through slavery and colonialism been denied their membership of the exalted human family.
Before black women and black men enjoy the luxury of engaging in social sports of power, in gender wars, their humanity needs to be established and asserted. In the context of the African and the black world, feminism exists as that angry energy and spirit that keeps black men and black women at war in a world where economic and political power are scarce and life itself, late alone dignity are a dwindling resource.
In the black and African world, feminism as activism and also a school of thought and theoretical framework becomes an imposed pedagogy that keeps the oppressed of the world fighting each other and not fighting the oppressors of the world. The power for which black feminists fight black men is a power that does not exist as the global economy and polity is not under the control of blacks but white supremacists. Maria Lugones and other members of the Decoloniality collective, of the Global South and the Global North, demanded an urgent but totally new look at the challenges of domestic violence, rape, marginalisation and other forms of the violation of women in the Global South.
That women and girls of the Global South continue to be violated and marginalised was not denied but acknowledged. The apportioning and distribution of blame, however, was not directed solely at the beastly black man but the larger world system of classification and hierachisation that has placed black and African women at the bottom of the pyramid of life and dignity in the globe.
Feminism is described by the Decoloniality collective simply as an extension of coloniality of gender where Europeans are sold to imposing their worldviews and theories on peoples of the Global South the way ill-fitting clothes are handed down to the poor who wear them and walk around as caricatures and not dignified individuals. Feminism and gender war are ill-fitting ideological garbs for black women. Decolonial womanism was proposed as the philosophy of liberation that black women and men can mobilise and deploy in the struggle for the liberation, empowerment and protection of girls and women in the black world.
Decolonial Womanism
The liberation, empowerment and protection of girls and women in the Global South are the responsibility of all the black people. Decolonial womanism as a philosophy of motherhood and familyhood, also brings to light the violation of all children and the plight of men and women with disabilities. The struggle against the violation and marginalisation of women and girls in the black world should be tackled first at family and community levels. Schools, churches, the media and other civic society organisations and institutions are called upon to ensure that their platforms are used to conscientise society to collectively mount a militant activism against violence, insult and marginalisation of women and children.
Decolonial womanism is not conceptualised as a profession or political movement, a source of funds for enterprising and profiteering NGOs, but a liberatory attitude to life that is informed by an acute awareness that coloniality of gender is part of the global coloniality of power, knowledge and being that defines the present Euro-American centred world system. Africans, Latin Americans and Asians are encouraged to go back to their histories and cultures to salvage values, ideals and ethics that have always been used to centre women and children as respected and valued members of families and whose liberation and empowerment is the empowerment of the entire black race and world.
Decolonial womanism militantly rejects the imposition of theories of womanity, concepts of struggle and languages of womanist debate and argument that are imposed from those centres of the world that are complicit in the enslavement and colonisation of the world, historical processes that got women isolated and excluded as lower rank citizens in the very first place.
Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena is a Zimbabwean academic that is based in South Africa: mailto:decoloniality2016@gmail.com. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/dewesternising-feminism-towards-a-decolonial-african-womanism/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/eb41449ddc0465e13fad9c4c6026199c8e7af74a9605949b6eb392515fd206f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:12 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Agriculture is the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy and provides livelihoods to 80 percent of the population and accounts for 23 percent of formal employment. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, the sector contributes 14 — 18,5 percent to the Gross Domestic Product. It is against this background that the sector […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Feditorial-comment-command-agriculture-way-to-go%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FARMING1-150x150.jpg | en | null | EDITORIAL COMMENT: Command agriculture way to go | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Agriculture is the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy and provides livelihoods to 80 percent of the population and accounts for 23 percent of formal employment. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, the sector contributes 14 — 18,5 percent to the Gross Domestic Product.
It is against this background that the sector should be supported by Government and progressive organisations and individuals in the country. The cluster of Food Security and Nutrition in the country’s economic blueprint, Zim Asset, is one of the most talked about and critical sectors. The sector has also come under scrutiny owing to the recent drought that affected the whole of the Southern African region, and attempts by Government to plan ahead to avert hunger should be applauded.
The Command Agriculture Programme initiative goes a long way to buttress statements by President Mugabe that Government would do everything to make sure that no one starves. After sourcing resources to give food to the needy since the last half of last year, the Government has gone a step further to set in motion the Command Agriculture programme, spearheaded by Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the chairperson of the Cabinet Committee on Food Security and Nutrition cluster as prescribed by Zim Asset.
The Ministry of Agriculture notes that the Command Agriculture initiative approach is part of the economic recovery effort as well as self-sufficiency in the provision of food for the next three to four years.
Under the programme, large participating farmers will have access to at least 200 hectares of arable land each which will be under irrigation.
A distinct advantage about the project is that it is self-financing, with each participating farmer being required to commit five tonnes per hectare towards repayment of advanced loans in the form of irrigation equipment, inputs and chemicals, mechanised equipment, electricity and water charges. The farmer retains all surplus produce for personal use. As the programme matures, similar initiatives will be rolled out to other grains such as soya beans, wheat and other crops.
Government said farmers that were targeted to participate in the programme were those with irrigation infrastructure, potential irrigable areas and maize producers on dry land (large and small-scale farmers) starting from the next summer cropping season.
A total of $500 million has been set aside for the programme, with farmers interested in the programme urged to register at their nearest Agritex offices. What is also interesting about this programme is that farmers will not be given money and left to do as they please, instead, they will be monitored and assisted by experts so that they produce the desired results.
Vice-President Mnangagwa said even a farmer with 50 hectares can join others with similar hectares to qualify for the scheme which will provide farm implements, fertiliser and seeds. About 2 000 farmers are expected to sign up for the programme across the country.
“A distinct advantage of the project is that it is self-financing, with each participating farmer being required to commit five tonnes per hectare towards repayment of advanced loans in the form of irrigation equipment, inputs and chemicals, mechanised equipment, electricity and water charges.”
The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Reports says four million people need food aid this year because of the El-Nino induced drought, with national food insecurity rose from about 12 percent to 42 percent this year. The programme could not have come at a better time. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/editorial-comment-command-agriculture-way-to-go/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/3dd45e8a29a59575413e8ff9a342bc24299ed4121fe00a4ba9b75bf2a2f52544.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:00:41 | null | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | Peter Matika Senior Reporter PROMINENT prophet, founder and leader of Eagle Life Assembly Church, Blessing Chiza has been nominated for an honorary doctorate award by the African Institute of Theology. Prophet Chiza has become probably the first Zimbabwean prophet from his era to gain such recognition. Prophet Chiza told Sunday News that he was deeply humbled and honoured […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fprophet-chiza-for-africas-top-award%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BLESSING-CHIZA-AND-WIFE-150x150.jpg | en | null | Prophet Chiza for Africa’s top award | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Peter Matika Senior Reporter
PROMINENT prophet, founder and leader of Eagle Life Assembly Church, Blessing Chiza has been nominated for an honorary doctorate award by the African Institute of Theology. Prophet Chiza has become probably the first Zimbabwean prophet from his era to gain such recognition. Prophet Chiza told Sunday News that he was deeply humbled and honoured to have been recognised in such a fora.
“I feel honoured to have such a powerful recognition from people observing me from outside. I accept the honour of the biblical interpretation and revelation level of my teachings. I am so much excited to be recognised as one of the best prophets in Africa. It is not by power nor by might, I give it all to Jesus Christ who called me,” he said.
He will be awarded with the honourary doctorate in Zambia on 3 September. According to a statement addressed to Prophet Chiza, from AIT, he was nominated for the award after the institute went through his profile.
“This has come through our Pan African Association (PAMA) office in Zambia; this office is also co-coordinating our Great Awakening Conference this year. Your CV attests to the great work you have done and will continue to do unto God and humanity. This award is coming through the organisation we are partnering with, ours is to recommend and send names and they confirm. Whence your name is among those sent for this great honour in the coming few weeks,” read a statement issued to Prophet Chiza.
The awards ceremony will take place on the last day of the Great Awakening Conference, which begins on 30 August at the Bethel Church International in Ndola, Zambia. The conference will also be attended by other churches from across the globe, namely USA, France, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia and Brazil.
Twitter:@peterkmatika | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/prophet-chiza-for-africas-top-award/ | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/79581c7373255d1b79e7da3603bfe0446ee71c8c09be31ae670601c4e047c345.json |
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"Cieble Jen",
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"Lawrence Jerry",
"Brotherhood Temple",
"Kelly Rudi",
"Christina Perez",
"Garcia Andrew",
"Mrs Johnson Ellen",
"Ngozi Okechukwu",
"John Park"
] | 2016-08-30T20:53:39 | null | 2014-06-08T00:00:00 | Thulani Ndlovu THE HIV virus that causes AIDS could soon be harnessed and used as a tool that improves and extends the lives of people with multiplicity of diseases including against HIV infection itself according to a British medical journal, eLIFE. According to eLIFE, three medical researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark described adopting the viruses […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fresearchers-make-headway-on-aids-cure%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/researchers-make-headway-on-aids-cure/ | en | null | Researchers make headway on Aids cure | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Thulani Ndlovu
THE HIV virus that causes AIDS could soon be harnessed and used as a tool that improves and extends the lives of people with multiplicity of diseases including against HIV infection itself according to a British medical journal, eLIFE.
According to eLIFE, three medical researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark described adopting the viruses as carriers of designer nucleause proteins, providing efficient targeted gene disruption in vector-treated cell lines and primary cells.
The potential application of such a technique could be used to treat hereditary diseases, as well as HIV itself, writes Aarhus University in a press release on their website.
“Now we can simultaneously cut out the part of the genome that is broken in sick cells, and patch the gap that arises in the genetic information which we have removed from the genome. The new aspect here is that we can bring the scissors and the patch together in the HIV particles in a fashion that no one else has done before,” says associate professor in genetics Jacob Giehm Mikkelsen from Aarhus University.
“So in this way HIV can in time become a tool in the fight against HIV,” Yujia Cai of the research team added.
The president of the Hospitals Doctors Association, Dr Charles Moyo said although he had not come across the journal, any efforts to solve the HIV mystery was welcome.
“I have not read the medical journal, but such a cure would be welcome. I cannot comment any further until I have read the findings myself,” he said.
HIV is notorious for how quickly it mutates, which is yet another reason why researchers have had such a difficult time killing the virus entirely. Despite these challenges, there have been encouraging advances in trying to combat the virus.
Researchers have made headway this year in the search for HIV treatment. In January, the Immunity Project announced it was developing a vaccine for HIV based on the cells of rare “controllers” who are naturally immune to the virus.
A machine-learning algorithm is used to examine the cells of these individuals and then to recreate the same resistance in others.
The project’s creators say that a working vaccine could be made available to the public by 2016.
A preliminary report by the Ministry of Health and Child Care said the number of people dying from HIV and Aids has significantly dropped in the country from a high of 170 000 in 2003 to about 60 000 last year, a development attributed to Government programmes in administering anti-retroviral therapy. The numbers include both adults and children.
According to a preliminary report of the 2013 HIV estimates, the number of adults who died in 2013 has gone down from 50 230 in 2012 to 49 605 in 2013.
The number of deaths among children between 0 and 14 years has also declined from about 36 000 (2003 statistics) to 10 795 in 2013.
About 12 004 child deaths were recorded in 2012. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/researchers-make-headway-on-aids-cure/ | en | 2014-06-08T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/8f5dda6a2ae010c2663461f206c33b2c03cee5d4728b90327d8eb6d2d7023be2.json |
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"Ghost Of Sparta",
"Vivian V Siziba"
] | 2016-08-28T10:51:51 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Nozibelo Maphosa Sunday News Reporter A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Mr Victor Moyo will next year open a first private state-of-the-art primary school in the high density suburb of Pumula South in a move aimed at providing quality education to pupils residing in densely populated areas. Mr Moyo, who is the managing director of Fambecher Engineering, a land […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fprivate-state-of-the-art-school-for-pumula%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/private-state-of-the-art-school-for-pumula/ | en | null | Private state-of-the-art school for Pumula | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Nozibelo Maphosa Sunday News Reporter
A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Mr Victor Moyo will next year open a first private state-of-the-art primary school in the high density suburb of Pumula South in a move aimed at providing quality education to pupils residing in densely populated areas. Mr Moyo, who is the managing director of Fambecher Engineering, a land developing and construction company based in Bulawayo, said construction work of Tshebetshebe Elementary School in Pumula South would be completed before the end of this year.
The school, which would also boast of state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities for extracurricular activities such as sport and hands-on practical work is expected to start enrolment of pupils in the first term next year.
“As a businessman, a father and a devout member of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), I saw it fit to give something back to the community. “I realised that there is no private primary school in the city’s western suburbs and as such I thought of building one as a way of enabling quality elementary education to children within their locality,” said Mr Moyo.
He said the first phase of the construction work which was nearing completion entails the building of an administration office, blocks of 24 classrooms, a computer laboratory and a library at an estimated cost of $300 000.
The school will also have sporting amenities such as a football pitch, basketball and tennis courts as well as a swimming pool. “This school will change the way we view high-density suburbs. There is no need for schoolchildren to travel long distances to the other side of the city.
“We intend to offer what top schools in low density areas offer. We also endeavour to ensure that the teacher to pupil ratio is compatible and that way the pass rate will always be high,” said Mr Moyo.
He said the project has received overwhelming support from the community. “There is an overwhelming enthusiasm from the Pumula South community and residents from surrounding suburbs. It is encouraging to note that the people of Bulawayo are in support of this initiative,” said Mr Moyo. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/private-state-of-the-art-school-for-pumula/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/5926f8616a3f68e228ef2c1f7d45d9040130256ea57dcab092503d5b99b5ac95.json |
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"Colonel Sipho Bxunalo",
"Mama Zula"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:06 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Harare Bureau ZIMABWE is going ahead with a plan to settle its US$1,8 billion arrears with international financial institutions by October 2016 despite a spirited domestic and overseas campaign to sabotage that effort, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has said. In 2015, global financiers meeting in Lima, Peru accepted Government’s debt clearance […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fsaboteurs-wont-stop-lima-plan%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/John-Mangudya1-150x150.jpg | en | null | ‘Saboteurs won’t stop Lima plan’ | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Harare Bureau
ZIMABWE is going ahead with a plan to settle its US$1,8 billion arrears with international financial institutions by October 2016 despite a spirited domestic and overseas campaign to sabotage that effort, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has said. In 2015, global financiers meeting in Lima, Peru accepted Government’s debt clearance plan which sees Harare using various mechanisms to settle its dues to the IMF, World Bank and African Development Bank.
Zimbabwe will be eligible for fresh capital once the plan is implemented. The US$100 million arrears with the IMF will be settled through Special Drawing Rights, while the World Bank and AfDB will get their dues via money from bridge loans and global finance markets.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Dr Mangudya have been working on that, culminating in the African Export-Import Bank and Lazard — a New York Stock Exchange-listed financier — agreeing to mobilise US$1,1 billion for the World Bank arrears.
But British parliamentarian Ms Kate Hoey has been trying to get UK foreign minister Boris Johnson to block Zimbabwe’s plans. And back home, opposition Progressive Democratic Party leader Mr Tendai Biti has been advocating the same in pretty much the same way his former boss at MDC-T, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, campaigned for Western economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Joining Mr Biti in that bandwagon of saboteurs are Western embassies in Harare, NGOs and other characters. In an interview with our Harare Bureau last week, Dr Mangudya said, “The Lima Plan is a work in progress. This is all I can say for now. We are aware of the lobby against what we are doing, but this will not stop us from doing our work.”
United Kingdom-based political analyst Mr Nick Mangwana said the anti-Lima lobby undermined Zimbabwe’s right to engage the IMF, World Bank and African Development Bank. Zimbabwe is a member of all three institutions.
“We have to note that Zimbabwe is one of the biggest shareholders of the African Development Bank South of the Sahara, and is entitled to these facilities. It is not only accessing them because of sanctions and arrears. So, whoever is pushing for that to happen is also pushing for Zimbabwe to remain under sanctions.
“The whole purpose of the Lima arrangements is to help alleviate the suffering of the ordinary Zimbabwean. Kate Hoey and her sympathisers are cruel and heartless pseudo democrats who are pursuing an agenda of using Zimbabweans as cannon fodder for a racist and unconstitutional agenda.”
On Ms Hoey, Mr Mangwana, said: “She has always been a known Rhodesian sympathiser working in cahoots with that lobby. What is very painful to accept is the other Zimbabweans who help that cause.
“On one hand, they deny that Zimbabwe is under sanctions, but the fact that they are pushing hard for Zimbabwe not to access the Special Drawing Rights which it is entitled to shows how hypocritical they are.”
Harare-based political analyst Mr Godwine Mureriwa added: “It is appalling that there are people who are able to show so much hostility and deliberately plan to sabotage their own country.” | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/saboteurs-wont-stop-lima-plan/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/f3d1425217dc0fe4cb304a4ba24a0bdced652fbd5a7f526b18adfd92911887d4.json |
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"Ghost Of Sparta"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:17 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Amanda Ncube Sunday News Reporter A MAN from Mbembesi in Matabeleland North beat up his sister after she refused to initiate her son to the traditional ways of circumcision according to their traditional Xhosa beliefs. Mkhululi Sihlahla (38) was convicted after pleading guilty to one count of assault when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Miss Eveline Mashavakure. […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fman-assaults-sister-in-circumcision-row%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/man-assaults-sister-in-circumcision-row/ | en | null | Man assaults sister in circumcision row | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Amanda Ncube Sunday News Reporter
A MAN from Mbembesi in Matabeleland North beat up his sister after she refused to initiate her son to the traditional ways of circumcision according to their traditional Xhosa beliefs. Mkhululi Sihlahla (38) was convicted after pleading guilty to one count of assault when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Miss Eveline Mashavakure. He was fined $50 of which if he fails to pay he will face a 30-day imprisonment.
Prosecuting Mr Nkathazo Dlodlo said on 5 August, Sihlahla assaulted the complainant by striking her with a stick. “The accused person assaulted the complainant with a stick several times all over the body after she refused her son to be circumcised culturally at home, opting for it to be carried out at a hospital,” said Mr Dlodlo.
Sihlahla confirmed in court that he used a knobkerrie to assault his sister. “The reason why I ended up assaulting my sister was because I told her that I had already paid all the expenses so what was I supposed to do with the money that I had paid?” said Sihlahla.
He also told the court that he was given custody of the boy when he was nine-months-old and hence he was acting as a parent. “I was doing what any parent would have done for his child and it pains me when my sister is now taking me to court after everything that I have done for her and her children.
“Another reason that made me use violence was because the child was heartbroken when his mother refused to have him circumcised the traditional way. I knew that there was no one who was going to fulfil his wish except me.” | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/man-assaults-sister-in-circumcision-row/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/8fcf0543ad943377a60bfcf72c567beffa11a5fec9cee1edbf179db3fa47fb7a.json |
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"Mama Zula"
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:21 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority is targeting 75 000 tonnes of maize in the summer cropping season as Government intensifies efforts to ensure self-food suffiency in the wake of changing rainfall patterns and climate change. In an interview soon after touring Arda Mangwe estates in Matabeleland South on Friday, Arda chairman Mr […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Farda-targets-75-000t-of-maize%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/maize-200387_960_720-150x150.jpg | en | null | Arda targets 75 000t of maize | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent
THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority is targeting 75 000 tonnes of maize in the summer cropping season as Government intensifies efforts to ensure self-food suffiency in the wake of changing rainfall patterns and climate change. In an interview soon after touring Arda Mangwe estates in Matabeleland South on Friday, Arda chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza said the parastatal was in the process of expanding land and sourcing capital from regional investors to maximise maize production in the 2016/17 summer cropping season.
Mr Nyabadza said Arda was also targeting to put about 1 000 hectares under maize production in Matabeleland South in an endeavour to ease perennial drought that has been bedeviling the province.
“I am pleased to inform you that we have regional investors who are coming to partner us. As Arda, we aare targeting about 75 000 tonnes of maize for the harvesting period of the 2016/17 summer cropping season. We are opening up land and at the moment at it all depends on the amount of additional capital we can access ahead of the summer cropping season so that we can plant a bigger hectarage,” he said.
Mr Nyabadza said Arda was setting up a milling plant at Mangwe Estates as well as grain drying facility for value addition of the farming produce as espoused in the 10-Point Plan and Zim-Asset. He said Arda was looking forward to open up more land after harvesting wheat which is under 500 hectares at Mangwe.
Mr Nyabadza said the parastatal which has partnered a number of private players was looking forward to harvest 11 000 tonnes of wheat in the next four weeks to pave way for the land preparation for the next summer cropping season.
“We have wheat production. We have about 500 hectares of wheat that we will be harvesting soon. We have also drying facilities for our produce. We are also going to install a milling facility so that we value add our produce. Arda is going to contribute 11 000 tonnes of wheat in the next three four weeks when we harvest. These are results of the 10-Point Plan. What is important is that we have demonstrated in Agriculture that the private public partnership or doable and is practical,” he said. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/arda-targets-75-000t-of-maize/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/03cfffa5d345cd88318b20f2b0764fe69c0a4794a141b2927c135c20b584699a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Lynnia Ndlovu, Farming Reporter MATABELELAND South Province is massively mobilising farmers in the province to participate in the $500 million Government initiated command agriculture programme aimed at producing two million tonnes of maize on 400 000 hectares of land. The province has been given a target to grow maize on 2 500 hectares under the […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fgovt-mobilises-farmers-on-500m-command-agric-programme%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Harare-buys-cotton-from-Binga-150x150.jpg | en | null | Govt mobilises farmers on $500m command agric programme | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Lynnia Ndlovu, Farming Reporter
MATABELELAND South Province is massively mobilising farmers in the province to participate in the $500 million Government initiated command agriculture programme aimed at producing two million tonnes of maize on 400 000 hectares of land.
The province has been given a target to grow maize on 2 500 hectares under the programme. The Government is already inviting farmers intending to take part in the programme to register with Agritex officers in their respective areas.
The scheme is aimed at ensuring maize self-sufficiency going forward and registered farmers will be provided with inputs and irrigation equipment.
Making a presentation during a drought mitigation meeting in Gwanda on Wednesday, Matabeleland South acting provincial Agritex officer Mr Judiya Ncube said farmers needed to understand that the programme was voluntary.
“I urge farmers in Mat South to partake in this programme at it will also benefit their families. Inputs will be provided and all that is needed is labour and the land. In our province the land is very dry and we are depending on irrigation yields, therefore I urge local irrigation schemes like Makwe, Silalatshani, Mankonkoni and many others that have a potential of producing a minimum of five tonnes per hectare to register so that it becomes a success.
So far the registration is going on well in many districts in the province, we have received quite a number of promising farmers that I will release next week,” said Mr Ncube.
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who chairs the Cabinet Committee on Food Security and Nutrition, recently said Cabinet had tasked the Ministries of Lands and Rural Resettlement, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development and Environment, Water and Climate to identify farms, farmers and water bodies for the implementation of the command agriculture initiative, targeting 400 000 hectares in which at least half of that would be irrigated land.
VP Mnangagwa said the Government was negotiating lines of credit with various financial institutions to fund the programme and at least 2 000 farmers are expected to sign a performance contract for three consecutive seasons. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/govt-mobilises-farmers-on-500m-command-agric-programme/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/6c92ae3d4f9673198a91fb4874a1ed49594445a9fd498d8db1d179bdc679881b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:22 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Peter Matika, Senior Life Reporter A SUPERSTAR by all means, Jah Prayzah who is currently enjoying the success of his latest album Mdhara Vachauya, has more to celebrate, as his hit song and video Watora Mari has marked a record breaking milestone views on YouTube in a short period of time. Uploaded on YouTube on […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fjah-prayzahs-smash-video-breaks-record%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Jah-Prayzah-and-Platnum-150x150.jpg | en | null | Jah Prayzah’s smash video breaks record | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Peter Matika, Senior Life Reporter
A SUPERSTAR by all means, Jah Prayzah who is currently enjoying the success of his latest album Mdhara Vachauya, has more to celebrate, as his hit song and video Watora Mari has marked a record breaking milestone views on YouTube in a short period of time.
Uploaded on YouTube on 12 August this year, the video, which features Tanzania’s superstar Diamond Platnumz, recorded over 839 634 views in just a week of being uploaded.
The song is one of the fastest (if not the fastest) to record breaking views on YouTube for a Zimbabwean music video.
Watora Mari is hot on Ammara Brown and Tytan’s hit single Mukoko, which has 895 000 views presently. It is also one of the most viewed Zimbabwean music videos on YouTube.
The song will, or rather has probably reached one million views, as you are reading this, a milestone that has eluded local artistes that are using YouTube extensively including the Zim dancehall artistes that usually have strong view counts.
Jah Prayzah’s video shows that well produced Zimbabwean content has a substantial audience online.
Watora Mari has also benefited from the collaboration with an African superstar, but the effort placed in recording a great song and making a high-quality video also appears to be bearing fruit.
It also opens up the discussion of opportunities to monetise content via YouTube with its remuneration model that only makes sense when an artiste registers views in the millions.
Jah Prayzah has created a name for himself, as one of the best artistes on the local music scene, with a brand name that has translated to successful live performances and tours, good record and DVD sales and a valuable name whose content can be tapped into by other companies and brands.
After checking out some of his detailed and well-directed videos, as well as the new Jah Prayzah website (which does a good job of positioning him as a professional entertainer) Jah Prayzah is on a league of his own.
He has harnessed a true entertainer’s marketing technique to explore the global audience delivered through technology.
@peterkmatika | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/jah-prayzahs-smash-video-breaks-record/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/1602568c3f41ca5848386458d969c46f2be899841fd1949269a3a7ab785085f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:23 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Tinomuda Chakanyuka/Walter Mswazie Sunday News Reporters— MORE than 17 000 Early Childhood Education (ECD) teachers are needed across the country to address teacher staff shortages in primary schools at a time when the Government has reiterated that it will absorb all teachers that are graduating from the country’s teacher training colleges despite a freeze on civil […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2F17-000-vacancies-for-ecd-teachers%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jonathan-Moyo-21-150x150.jpg | en | null | 17 000 vacancies for ECD teachers | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Tinomuda Chakanyuka/Walter Mswazie Sunday News Reporters—
MORE than 17 000 Early Childhood Education (ECD) teachers are needed across the country to address teacher staff shortages in primary schools at a time when the Government has reiterated that it will absorb all teachers that are graduating from the country’s teacher training colleges despite a freeze on civil servants by the Civil Service Commission. Speaking during a graduation ceremony at Masvingo Teachers College on Friday, Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said each primary teacher training college must churn out 300 ECD graduates per year for the next five years to meet national demand.
The ceremony saw 476 graduating with teacher training diplomas of which 379 were in general course while 97 were in the ECD course. In the general course category, 280 were females while 99 were males. In the ECD category, nine were males and 88 females.
“ECD teacher vacancies in 2016 are 17 000. This means every primary teachers college should produce 300 teachers per year until 2021 in order to fill the vacancies,” said Prof Moyo. “Today’s 97 ECD graduates constitutes only 32,3 percent of the annual expected output of at least 300 teachers (per college),” said Prof Moyo.
He noted that while the country has made strides in improving literacy levels, there was a need to give priority to programmes that enhance numeracy in teachers colleges through the strengthening of the training of Science and Mathematics teachers in line with the new STEM policy.
“Where the country’s primary education has achieved literacy, secondary education must achieve numeracy. “In his regard the ministry is considering converting Masvingo Teachers’ College into a secondary teacher training college for STEM teachers ,’’ said Prof Moyo .
Under the initiative, Prof Moyo said, the college will be expected to adopt both the three-year post Ordinary Level and two Advanced Level programmes as offered by Hillside and Mutare teachers’ colleges.
He also said eventually the college will be expected to develop and train degreed teachers to teach A-level Science and Mathematics. The graduation ceremony was held under the theme, “Education for Self-Reliance and Sustainability”
Meanwhile, in an interview on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony at Hillside Teachers College on Thursday, Prof Moyo assured teachers who are graduating they would be absorbed into the system despite the freeze on civil servants recruitment.
“Our country is in need of secondary school teachers. Yes there is the general civil service freeze but we cannot do things that are cast in stone or that are like a ruler or rule that does not break.
“The fact of the matter is there are vacancies in designated areas and there is serious shortage of STEM teachers in general, a serious shortage of Physics teachers in particular secondary schools across the country.
“We don’t want our teachers colleges, of all institutions, to train teachers who fail to get jobs when we know that there are classrooms without teachers, when we know that there was an exodus of teachers not so long ago and there are vacancies,” he said.
Prof Moyo acknowledged that there could be delays in employing the teachers being churned out from various training institutions, but gave assurance that the teachers would get jobs.
Added Prof Moyo: “What might happen that would be a challenge for them (graduating teachers) is that, it’s not as if today you graduate and then tomorrow you are dirtying your hands with a chalk.
“There is a transition period to do with deployment and so on, but then it just becomes not whether they will get the jobs but when, relative to their date of graduation.”
He said the country’s education would be of no value without teachers.
“It would be a serious contradiction in terms, to put a premium value on our education without teachers. The whole notion of education without teachers is just nonsensical.
“So we are engaged with Civil Service Commission and Treasury to shine a spotlight on this as an exception but also as a very important area. Teachers produce everyone else, every skill that our country ends up utilising must be produced by teachers. No teachers, no education. So we cannot play ping pong with this,” said Prof Moyo.
Prof Moyo said the new education curriculum introduced by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education also placed a need for more teachers to be recruited, while those already in service would need to be retrained in the new areas that come with the reviewed curriculum.
“We are also aware that there is a new curriculum that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has come up with which includes new learning areas which require teachers.
“As we have been saying, because of the policy thrust on industralisation and mechanisation we have the need not only to ensure that the pre-service students who come straight from the secondary school system into colleges get the jobs that they trained for but also retrain and upgrade the in-service teachers to give them new the skills in light of the new curriculum and also in light of the need for STEM,” he said.
The Government placed a freeze recruitment into the civil service as well as all promotions, as part of its staff rationalisation exercise, in line with recommendations of the Civil Service Report of 2015.
The freeze, among other measures, is meant to contain Government’s bloated labour bill which accounted for about 83 percent of the 2015 National Budget. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/17-000-vacancies-for-ecd-teachers/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/a954658c7c6e9eb351fdd7772f22fbe4c4010e457bc0976b1285ec781d731424.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:29 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere Sunday News Reporters— AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some body parts onto the tarmac along Nketa Drive in Bulawayo on Friday evening. Sineta Agnes Ncube (71) […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fgirl-granny-perish-in-trailer-accident%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/accident2-1401724779-150x150.jpg | en | null | Girl, granny perish in trailer accident | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere Sunday News Reporters—
AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some body parts onto the tarmac along Nketa Drive in Bulawayo on Friday evening. Sineta Agnes Ncube (71) who was in the company of her 13-year-old granddaughter, Loretta Ncube were struck by a trailer of a South Africa-registered Toyota Quantum just after crossing Nketa Drive on their way home from Mpopoma high-density suburb.
The now deceased and her granddaughter lived in Mabuthweni, a high-density suburb adjacent to Mpopoma. Loretta was a Form One pupil at Njube High School.
A vendor who sells her wares by the roadside said the two were hit by the trailer, which sent the young girl sprawling and crashing on the tarmac while it struck her grandmother and trapped her body in a nearby drainage.“I was looking at the other side and suddenly heard a loud bang and when I checked I saw a young girl sprawling by the roadside while a trailer had hit a sign post and lodged into the drainage,” said the vendor who preferred to be identified as MaKhumalo.
She said as they rushed to the scene of the accident in the company of other residents living close to the road they saw a disembodied head on the tarmac and later found out that its body was trapped underneath the trailer. The driver of the vehicle is said to have driven for about two kilometres without noticing that the trailer had hitched off and struck the two pedestrians.
When Sunday News visited the bereaved family at their home in Mabuthweni the now deceased’s grandson, Mr Moses Moyo detailed the horrendous ordeal he went through as police officers who attended the scene allegedly made him to pick his grandmother’s head and pieces of flesh and place them into a metal coffin.
“When I arrived at the scene, a huge crowd had gathered around and some police officers were recording details of what had transpired from an eye witnesses. I learnt that my younger sister was already dead and my grandmother’s head was still on the road. Upon identifying myself the police officers who were attending to the scene instructed me to pick the head and pieces of flesh into the coffin,” said Mr Moyo.
Other family members condemned the police’s actions as “disgusting” and “grossly unprofessional”. Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Abedinico Ncube confirmed the incident and warned motorists to desist from speeding especially in densely populated areas. “I confirm the incident, motorists should avoid speeding especially in suburbs they should drive cautiously in that way more lives will be saved,” he said. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/girl-granny-perish-in-trailer-accident/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/6f55c8a1dff2ae2dd1bba9502dad7b78a33df4e38cad79984b416f8d6fee8b57.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:54 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Robin Muchetu Senior Reporter POLICE in Gwanda last week ordered the return of the body of a miner from Mberengwa before it was buried for further investigations and a post-mortem, Sunday News has learnt. The miner, Mugovewashe Kwashira (27), died on Monday last week after he plunged 160 metres from a ladder that he was using to […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fpolice-order-return-of-dead-miners-body%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/police-order-return-of-dead-miners-body/ | en | null | Police order return of dead miner’s body | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Robin Muchetu Senior Reporter
POLICE in Gwanda last week ordered the return of the body of a miner from Mberengwa before it was buried for further investigations and a post-mortem, Sunday News has learnt. The miner, Mugovewashe Kwashira (27), died on Monday last week after he plunged 160 metres from a ladder that he was using to go down a mine shaft at Vumbachikwe Mine.
Matabeleland South Province police spokesperson Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident saying there was a communication breakdown between the hospital and the deceased’s family.
“When the person died the body was taken to Gwanda Provincial Hospital mortuary awaiting transfer to United Bulawayo Hospitals for a post-mortem but before this happened there was communication breakdown as the family of the deceased claimed the body in Gwanda and they went to Mberengwa without our knowledge and a post-mortem had not yet been done yet,” he said.
Insp Ndebele said they were then notified of the incident and they ordered the family to return the body to Gwanda where it was eventually taken to UBH for a post-mortem.
“The body came to Bulawayo where the post-mortem showed that there was nothing suspicious with the corpse. It is, however, standard procedure that when a person dies a post-mortem is carried out to ascertain the cause of death and also for the police to carry out any investigations. We blame human error in this incident,” he said.
A post-mortem can only be waivered if the resident magistrate of the area sees it fit. Sources at the gold mine said the body had been ferried to Mberengwa for burial when the police ordered it back. The source said there were news circulating at the mine compound that Kwashira had died in unclear circumstances.
The source added that mine workers are up in arms with the company’s management as they allegedly failed to follow standard procedure after the death of the miner.
“What usually happens is that if someone dies in a shaft the shaft is closed for two to three days as it will need to be inspected. The police and mine inspectors do their investigations while no work is taking place but here we were surprised when management said we must ignore the incident and continue working. People resumed work the same Monday after the incident,” said a worker at the mine who declined to be named fearing victimisation.
Some of the workers claimed that management said they must ignore the blood of the late which is still at the place where the incident happened after being told that “his relatives will come and do some rituals first”.
According to reports from the mine, the conveyor cage that the miners usually use to go down the shaft was down on the day and the workers were told to use a ladder instead.
They said the rule is that operations should be suspended when the cage is malfunctioning until it is fully repaired but management is said to have insisted that they use a ladder. The workers said the deceased while using the ladder, slipped and fell into the shaft leading to his death. Efforts to get a comment from Vumbachikwe Mine management in Gwanda were fruitless yesterday. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/police-order-return-of-dead-miners-body/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/7b0beaa0453bd35cd640beb541661c5e302ca4df3921e9b73090a9338f03eaa1.json |
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"Mama Zula"
] | 2016-08-26T12:49:33 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Sunday News Reporter FORMER Vice-President’s Dr Joice Mujuru political party ZimPF has been dogged by persistent infighting in Matabeleland South as officials try to outwit each other to occupy strategic positions, it has emerged. Party insiders told Sunday News that two camps have emerged, one led by former MDC provincial secretary for information and publicity, Mr […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fzimpf-infights-persist%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Joice-Mujuru_3176184b-150x150.jpg | en | null | ZimPF infights persist | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Sunday News Reporter
FORMER Vice-President’s Dr Joice Mujuru political party ZimPF has been dogged by persistent infighting in Matabeleland South as officials try to outwit each other to occupy strategic positions, it has emerged. Party insiders told Sunday News that two camps have emerged, one led by former MDC provincial secretary for information and publicity, Mr Bekezela Fuzwayo Maduma and the other by Mr Leonard Mathuthu who is the party’s provincial co-ordinator.
“Bekezela Fuzwayo Maduma, a ZimPF activist in Gwanda, who was previously the MDC provincial secretary for information and publicity is seeking to remove Leonard Mathuthu from his post as the party’s provincial co-ordinator. Maduma is accusing Mathuthu of being a Zanu-PF member who is docile and cannot drive the party programmes forward.
“Maduma, through his posters, which he distributed in Gwanda on 10 August, is also accusing Dzikamai Mavhaire of trying to impose Mathuthu to the people of Matabeleland South,” said an official privy to the ongoings in the party.
The official said Mr Mathuthu had vowed to fight tooth and nail with Mr Maduma whom he says has been a thorn in the provincial party structures since its formative stages.
“Mathuthu has also accused Maduma of being a political nuisance in the party since its inception in February 2016 where he was involved in leadership wrangle. He (Maduma) convened a ZimPF meeting at Red Cross centre in Gwanda recently, where he intended to pass a vote of no confidence on Mathuthu. The meeting was attended by Nkululeko Tshuma, the side kick of Maduma who is also eying the Insiza South constituency in 2018 harmonised elections,” said the official.
Another party official, Mr Steven Moyo said Mr Maduma will find himself between a hard place and a rock as he is set to appear in court for posting ZimPF posters at Zanu-PF offices.
“It’s unfortunate that Maduma is set to appear in court facing charges of provoking other political parties after he allegedly put ZimPF posters at Zanu-PF offices in Gwanda, yet he is involved in internal fighting with Mathuthu at the same time. It’s abundantly clear that these guys are power hungry and they joined the party because they wanted leadership positions, that is why Mathuthu left Zanu-PF as he thought it was greener at ZimPF,” said.
Contacted for comment Mr Maduma said he is not eying any post as he was committed to humanitarian duties.
“I am not interested in any position in the party. I am actually committed in civic duties where I represent the interests of the residents of Gwanda. Those are the same people who distributed posters that carried my name just to tarnish my image, for the record I did not attend the provincial interim committee meeting yesterday (Friday) and I even told the national coordinator Mr Mavhaire that I am not contesting for any position in the party although I sympathise with it,” said Mr Maduma laughing.
Efforts to get a comment from Mr Mathuthu were fruitless. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimpf-infights-persist/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/747df2dbba3dcb74406d9f6c53282e3c838656e1bc4c2ecf11352d9cb809edc4.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:36 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Lungile Tshuma Sunday News Correspondent POLITICIANS in the Matabeleland region are to blame for the under-development of the region as they are clueless and coward individuals who are bent on pursuing selfish interests at the expense of the people, a senior traditional leader has said. In an interview at his homestead in Insiza last week, Chief Vezi […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fmatland-politicians-are-cowards-clueless-and-greedy-chief-maduna%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/matland-politicians-are-cowards-clueless-and-greedy-chief-maduna/ | en | null | Mat’land politicians are cowards, clueless and greedy: Chief Maduna | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Lungile Tshuma Sunday News Correspondent
POLITICIANS in the Matabeleland region are to blame for the under-development of the region as they are clueless and coward individuals who are bent on pursuing selfish interests at the expense of the people, a senior traditional leader has said. In an interview at his homestead in Insiza last week, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi said the region no longer has fearless leaders who can advocate for the cause of people in Matabeleland.
“We no longer have real men and women,” thundered Chief Maduna, adding: “How can we say we have leaders when they spend most of their time asleep and mum in Parliament? “We long for our old days where we had the likes of Sydney Malunga who could speak fearlessly and fight for our plight.”
Chief Maduna who is also former a Senator said the economic hardship which people are experiencing needed politicians who will fight for their people not only concentrating on enriching themselves.
He said; “We never fought this war so that people can suffer or few elected individuals can become richer. For the past years we have been crying for attention from the Government yet the problem is that people are electing mum and empty vessels to Parliament. We are going through difficult times which need real men and women to champion people’s causes.”
The majority of the legislators in the region are yet to push a motion in Parliament. Lwazi Sibanda, the MDC-T MP for Tsholotsho (proportional representation) has not pushed a single motion on behalf of her constituency since her appointment.
This was the same case with former Tsholotsho North MP, Roselyn Nkomo who never uttered a single word during her 18 months in Parliament.
However, Chief Maduna implored people to give Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko whom he said was following in the footsteps of the late Vice- President Joshua Nkomo a chance.
“We have to be united as a nation and support each other. Mphoko is doing well and people should support him. He is a brave man who needs our support and without our support he cannot fulfil his mandate of serving us,” he said. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/matland-politicians-are-cowards-clueless-and-greedy-chief-maduna/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/ca797016f4467c0e0600a127f4e078b9421d7e5288ce7dddfab8121a511e10fd.json |
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"Msana We Ngombe",
"N. Sithole",
"Godlwayo Omnyama",
"Silent Observer"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:46 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Harare Bureau— OPPOSITION leader Dr Joice Mujuru was at the periphery of the Second Chimurenga, primarily rising through the ranks via a combination of benevolence and her romantic liaisons, senior struggle stalwarts have revealed. Over the past two weeks, Dr Mujuru — who was sacked as Zimbabwe’s and Zanu-PF’s Vice-President in 2014 — has been disparaging […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fromantic-relationships-helped-joice-mujuru-rise%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mujurus-150x150.jpg | en | null | Romantic relationships helped Joice Mujuru rise | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Harare Bureau—
OPPOSITION leader Dr Joice Mujuru was at the periphery of the Second Chimurenga, primarily rising through the ranks via a combination of benevolence and her romantic liaisons, senior struggle stalwarts have revealed. Over the past two weeks, Dr Mujuru — who was sacked as Zimbabwe’s and Zanu-PF’s Vice-President in 2014 — has been disparaging liberation war heroes and belittling President Mugabe.
This has prompted several struggle veterans to break their silence about how she joined the war — and the picture is a far cry from the one she and her acolytes have been painting. Cde George Rutanhire, a member of Zanla’s General Staff, narrated Dr Mujuru’s history.
“Joice Runaida Mugari was a teenage chimbwido (a term used to describe civilian girls who ran errands in aid of combatants) in the Chahwanda area of Mashonaland Central. In 1973, a group of guerrillas under the command of Cde Joseph Chipembere and including the likes of Cdes Mhukayesango, Cephas Tichatonga and Dick Joboringo, among others, were in that area.
“The chimbwidos prepared food for Cde Chipembere and his comrades. Cde Chipembere became interested in Runaida and they became intimate when he finished eating. But during the war, we had (rules and warnings) against sleeping with girls or women under such circumstances. Whilst other comrades were relaxing, Joice and Cde Chipembere took that opportunity to enjoy the forbidden fruit.
“During the intercourse, a battle broke out (with Rhodesian forces) and Cde Chipembere fought the better part of that battle whilst he was naked. This nonsense that (Dr Mujuru) brought down a helicopter — I don’t know where people got that from. It was Cde Chipembere who did that, and unfortunately he was a casualty of that battle. But yes, she was there as a chimbwido with other girls. All the civilians at that battle survived and Cde Joboringo is one of the survivors.”
Cde Rutanhire said after the battle, the guerrilla survivors were uncomfortable leaving their civilian counterparts behind and “that’s how people like Mai Mujuru ended up in Zambia”. He went on: “Akaurayisa vanhu mukadzi iyeyu nenyaya yake yekuda varume . . . and we had comrades vaiita musikanzwa and unfortunately a commander, Cde Chipembere, was one of them.”
Cde Rutanhire said the young Joice was “carried on a stretcher to Zambia because, apart from her being lazy, some comrades felt anga ari musikana washefu so they were supposed to take care of her”.
He said one of the cadres who carried her on the stretcher was Cde Joboringo, real name Cde Luke Mushore, the National Assembly representative for Muzarabani North. In an earlier interview with our Harare Bureau, Cde Mushore said, “I am the one who took Mai Mujuru from her home area near Dotito. This was at the end of 1973.
“At the time, she had a big body and so when we were about to leave, some comrades said that we should leave her. As the commander, I stood my ground and said no, we were going with her.”
Cde Rutanhire’s narrative continued thus: “Whilst she was in Zambia, barely a year after aurayisa vanhu, she was already in a relationship with Cde Timothy Gutura. I got to know these details because when they came to the rear, they had to explain what happened and write reports, and I was a commander in the Commissariat.
“While she was having a relationship with Cde Gutura, then came Cde Rex Nhongo (General Solomon Mujuru). After training, she was never deployed to the front because, remember, she was now married to Mujuru.
“After Cde Nhongo discovered that Cde Gutura and Runaida were having an affair, Cde Gutura was always deployed to the front. Even when he brought reports, he was quickly sent back until 1980. After Independence, many people joined the military but Cde Gutura was never allowed to join our State institutions. It’s sad considering the fact that he was a member of the Zanla General Staff.”
Cde Gutura passed away in 2012 and “he died a bitter man . . . in fact, he died a pauper”, recounted Cde Rutanhire. Cde Susan Rutanhire, wife of Cde George Rutanhire, confirmed to us that she was one of Dr Mujuru’s training instructors.
And President Mugabe’s Press Secretary, Mr George Charamba, last week said, “At the time of Cde Mugabe’s release from prison (in 1974), Joice was now in Zambia, staying with the family of the late Cde Josiah Magama Tongogora, following her evacuation to that country in late 1973 after a battle in the Dotito area which claimed the life of Cde Joseph Chipembere . . . The battle, and especially the death of Cde Chipembere with whom she was involved, left her traumatised and she had to be evacuated to Zambia on a makeshift stretcher . . . A handful of cadres who either survived this battle, or were involved with her evacuation to Chifombo, are still alive and ready to give testimony.”
Many of these facts were confirmed by a very senior war veteran, who declined to be named.
He told our Harare Bureau: “Around 1973, in October or November, Runaida was serving a group led by the late Cde Joseph Chipembere, his brother is still around. He is Cde Khumalo and he was a member of the Zanla High Command. There was some intimacy between Cde Chipembere and Runaida but they were cut short by an attack. Cde Chipembere brought down the helicopter but unfortunately he died there.”
The war-time commander said the survivors did not want to leave the young Joice and company behind in case a Rhodesian reconnaissance team got hold of them and so they returned to Zambia with them.
In Zambia, he said, General Josiah Magama Tongogara took an interest in her as she was traumatised by the battle, Cde Chipembere’s death and the journey to the rear.
“She was taken by Cde Tongo to go and stay with Mai Hondo, Cde Angeline Tongogara, the wife of the late general. She looked after the children and there was already Hondo, Tichafa and Bvumai. There was also Sukai; I think she is now with the Anti-Corruption Commission.
“Sukai is the daughter of the brother to the late Cde Tongo, Michael, who is now late. That’s where Runaida was to meet General Mujuru, just before the death of Chairman (Herbert) Chitepo. If I am not mistaken, it should be 1974 or early 1975 when Runaida went to Chimbi-Chimbi for training, I think for about two weeks.”
He said when Gen Mujuru and Joice had their daughter, Kumbirai, she, too, was left in Mai Hondo’s care in Zambia, along with her cousin, Maidei, and then another daughter, Charity.
“Around 1978, Runaida was now in the national executive under the leadership of President Mugabe. In all the structures, we had women so that we could have equal representation.
“In the High Command, we had Sheba Tavarwisa. I think she was the only female member of the High Command. She’s now late.” He said Gen Mujuru gave a cow to Cde Angeline Tongogara soon after Cde Edgar Tekere’s death in June 2011 as a token of appreciation for all she had done for him and his family since the Second Chimurenga.
But Dr Mujuru, noted Cde George Rutanhire, had never shown gratitude to the people who had assisted her.
“There are many comrades who died paupers and some are languishing in poverty yet their contribution to the Independence and development of the country is immeasurable. It’s wrong for Runaida to spit at the struggle and those who perished. She must just shut up or continue with her treacherous politics because deep down in her heart, she knows that President Mugabe lifted her from nothing to the Presidium; but because she is not patient, she ended up selling out.
“She must give us a break. If she continues to spit at the struggle, I can assure you she will be cursed, midzimu inoramba. She is fully aware that thousands of young people sacrificed their lives for this country but iye, because ainyengwa nemashefu, she was never deployed to the warfront.
“At least she must respect those who died, including those vaakaurayisa nenyaya yake yekuda varume. What she is doing is not right. Kuti imari? One can’t understand. Were it not for President Mugabe, she would be no one. I think ndiye munhu akaitwa minister asina kana chaaiziva. We have so many comrades who were intelligent and brave, good enough to serve as Cabinet ministers but they never got that opportunity. My advice to her is please be grateful. Zvinotirwadza | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/romantic-relationships-helped-joice-mujuru-rise/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/032a450f4a726a87b288853579af7bf564234803e561a1bbfc3edb5f58f11cc7.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:22 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Vusumuzi Dube, Social Media Editor SOUTH African ambassador to Zimbabwe Ambassador Mphakama Mbete on Thursday called on both countries to explore more ways of working with each other in a bid to strengthen trade links between the two neighbouring countries. Ambassador Mbete was speaking during a dinner gala for Bulawayo and a SA business delegation […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fviedo-zim-sa-to-strengthen-trade-links%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mphakama+Mbete-150x150.jpg | en | null | VIEDO: Zim, SA to strengthen trade links | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Vusumuzi Dube, Social Media Editor
SOUTH African ambassador to Zimbabwe Ambassador Mphakama Mbete on Thursday called on both countries to explore more ways of working with each other in a bid to strengthen trade links between the two neighbouring countries.
Ambassador Mbete was speaking during a dinner gala for Bulawayo and a SA business delegation that was in the city to explore ways of investing in both the city and the country as a whole.
He said he was convinced that Zimbabweans and South Africans were one people hence the need for them to work together to help foster a more beneficial relationship.
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Also present at the dinner gala was SA-Zim Business Connection president, Prince George Moyo who also emphasised the need for the two countries to continually engage each other so as to explore new avenues of working together.
The dinner gala was organised by Big Time Strategic Group of Companies which is based in South Africa with the group chief executive officer, Mr Justice Maphosa, a Zimbabwean, who has vowed to help improve ties between the two countries.
Mr Maphosa also, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority organised the Gwanda Gospel Musical Festival, which saw musicians from both Zimbabwe and South Africa performing for free.
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[] | 2016-08-28T00:50:56 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Roberta Katunga LAST week, as I embarked on a trip to the mining town of Zvishavane, I had one major worry. Where would I put up for the night? I asked myself if there were any comfortable lodges or hotels as I was not familiar with the place. Someone should have told me about the […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fpote-hill-hotel-hospitality-on-the-hill%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/28-Aug-Pote-Hill-150x150.jpg | en | null | Pote Hill Hotel: Hospitality on the hill | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Roberta Katunga
LAST week, as I embarked on a trip to the mining town of Zvishavane, I had one major worry. Where would I put up for the night? I asked myself if there were any comfortable lodges or hotels as I was not familiar with the place.
Someone should have told me about the luxurious Pote Hill Hotel. Situated in the Zvishavane high area off Bulawayo Road and built on the slope of the mountain is Pote Hill, which I should say provides its customers with five-star hospitality services.
From the entrance, one is captivated by the facility as the security guard ushers you in with some dance moves making you feel at home and as part of the family rather than a guest at a hotel.
As I stood in the driveway trying to get my bearings straight, I was approached by a friendly member of staff who asked me whether I had been assisted and offered to show me around and escort me to my room.
This gesture by the staff justified the hotel’s catch phrase — “hospitality on the hill”.
The lush and well-manicured lawns as well as palm trees dotted right round the place give the hotel a luxurious outlook and create a serene atmosphere. From the hotel one is treated to a magnificent view of the mountains in the area.
Pote Hill Hotel consists of 50 elegantly ethnic furnished guestrooms with a fusion of Western styles. The hotel offers quality personalised service, gracious hospitality and attention to detail.
Furnished with king size beds, a couch and other amenities as well as a bathroom with a massage tub/jacuzzi and shower, this place is the ultimate definition of luxury.
The hotel also has a state-of-the-art restaurant which serves buffet meals, a la carte and table d’hôte menus prepared by qualified class one chefs.
On weekends, the hotel offers a weekend special which comprises braai and drinks as well as a local DJ.
The manager of the hotel, Victor Mavingire, said the hotel has also recently opened up a garden bar and braai area. To add to the appeal of the outdoor area are gazebos strewn outside the rooms where one can sit and relax.
I could however, not spend my entire visit to the mining town cooped up in my room so I took the opportunity to explore.
A sizable crowd drew my attention and I was later told that Zimbabwe’s talent search team Starbrite, was holding auditions at YaFM, which is known as the pulse of the Great Dyke.
The excitement in the crowd showed just how much the residents appreciated this first collaboration between their beloved radio station and the Barney Mpariwa team to scout for talent.
For the discerning businessman and golfer, there is Roland Golf Club but for the more chilled be sure to visit Caravan Park where you can enjoy a Gango meal made by the male chefs.
For dinner, the Red Parrot with its oriental style dining is an interesting place to visit.
I also had the chance to drop by Siboza where a miniature Great Zimbabwe has been developed with dining places around the conical tower.
If you would rather not travel by road, you can charter a flight and land at one of the most developed aerodromes in the country.
Be sure to visit Zvishavane and experience the Great Dyke! | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/pote-hill-hotel-hospitality-on-the-hill/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/0aa157b8b4348e60c3581fa0b401f92e084947aded00636bab5934b673f29a9f.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:01:38 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Busie Mtshede I CANNOT even imagine the hurt, pain and disappointment one experiences when they find out their husband has been unfaithful and has fathered a child outside of the marriage. It is one thing to cheat on your partner but it is something else when a child is born as a result of infidelity. […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fwhen-hubby-fathers-child-out-of-wedlock%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/when-hubby-fathers-child-out-of-wedlock/ | en | null | When hubby fathers child out of wedlock | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Busie Mtshede
I CANNOT even imagine the hurt, pain and disappointment one experiences when they find out their husband has been unfaithful and has fathered a child outside of the marriage. It is one thing to cheat on your partner but it is something else when a child is born as a result of infidelity.
There is nothing worse than to find out that the man you love and committed to spend the rest of your life with has had a child with another woman while married to you. That level of betrayal makes it difficult to forgive and to trust.
Every day you wake up, your mind almost immediately grips on the other child. Some people might say over the years (should you decide to stay in your marriage), waking up and thinking about the fact that your husband fathered a child outside of your marriage will eventually lessen but I guess the hurt and pain would probably remain.
How do you move forward after finding out the truth? What do you say to your friends and family? This is not a secret you will be able to keep for a lifetime. This is not something that will go away, never to return again. When a child is born, you have the child for life (for as long as God says so). This child should be in your life regardless of how you feel.
Whether you agree or not, this child is a part of the family because you cannot make the child disappear. After all, the child did not ask to come into this world. Disowning the child or pushing the child away will not make the hurt and the pain go away.
The only thing you accomplish when you shun the child is mentally hurting and possibly damaging the child.
If you should choose to leave your marriage, that does not exclude your children from having a relationship with the “love child.”
This week our column is on a woman who is struggling to deal with her husband’s infidelity and the “love child” that was a result of the cheating.
As I sit here and write this my hands are shaking and my head is spinning in all different directions when I think of this level of betrayal! My husband was having an affair with a woman for about two years. I decided to stick it out with him because I felt he was going through a rough patch and besides I thought what man does not cheat. I took the infidelity but the baby is more than I had to take.
We have been married for many years and have been together for long enough to call a lifetime. I just do not see how our marriage will work and I cannot even begin to imagine a life without him. I am so stuck for words and numbed because the pain I have felt after discovering his “love child” is worse than any pain I have ever experienced.
I am angry and hurt. I have always had a big heart to forgive but I still struggle to accept what has become a part of our lives.
When I first found out about the child he had with his “mistress” I was angry and I threw him out of our matrimonial house because I felt betrayed but he refused to go and live with her and temporarily moved into his parents’ house. I later on felt bad and I asked him to move back into our house with conditions of course.
We are in separate rooms and not having sex. I want to leave, but it is hard because I love him and I am struggling to come to terms with what happened. My emotions are on a roller coaster.
He keeps telling me that he loves me and is sorry and I sometimes believe him but sometimes I do not. I feel like I cannot trust him ever again because of the lies, betrayal, and cheating with the same person for two years and now there is a child involved.
I wish I had done something drastic to end the affair before it spiralled out of control then maybe, just maybe I would not be going through this. I know the “mistress” is not always at fault and I do take responsibility of the whole mess too but I cannot stop myself from playing the blame game whenever I need to cope with this whole situation.
I still cannot understand how my husband went out of his way to bring an Ishmael into our lives complicating all we have worked for all our lives.
I recently decided to bring the children together and introduced them to “Ishmael”. He has met his brothers and sisters, but I wish I was not in this situation, especially putting the kids in this situation where they are confused and do not understand how they have a sibling from out of the blue because I am not about to start explaining to them what their father did.
A few months ago I woke up one day to respond to a knock on the door and since then my life has never been the same. As I opened the door at the entrance was a woman who claimed that my husband was the father of her son and all she needed was child support.
The bitter truth was that not only had my husband cheated on me, he had fathered a child outside our marriage. It was confusing for me but seeing her had brought back the messages and stuff I had stumbled upon when I first discovered my husband was having an affair.
I was so angry and confused when this woman made known her claims and I called out to my husband who at first, denied ever knowing the woman but when he was confronted with evidence, he accepted responsibility. It was very hard because I had to choose between forgiving him and divorcing him. In the end, I chose to stay.
The ‘‘illegitimate’’ child was later on brought to stay with my family but our lives have never been the same because every time I see “Ishmael” I am reminded of my husband’s betrayal, a sad reality that I still struggle to deal with to this day.
Learning of that fact made me miserable and made me feel down but I let it go because I still want us to be a family though sometimes I want to give it all up and walk away because sometimes the pain is unbearable and it hurts so bad.
That knock on our door that changed my family’s life irreversibly came out of the blue, as these earth-shattering events so often do. For a moment I thought it was all a dream and then came a sickening feeling that made my head reel. It was as if an emotional hand-grenade had been tossed into my life.
I had to ask him the question that spun dizzyingly in my mind just to make sure this woman was not trying to mess up our lives with her lies. The selfish part of me wanted to beg him to leave things as they were before the revelation, but even then, in the midst of my sorrow, that seemed a very cruel path to take.
I have always believed it is important for children to know their parents, so, with unease, I agreed for the child to come and stay with us, heart-shattering as it is.
There are days when I cry uncontrollably and I have a lot of wishes in my mind and there are some mornings I wish I did not have to wake up to this painful reminder but all I am doing now is taking it a day at a time.
Getting through a breakup is as much a physical process as an emotional one. Remember that, and know that it will get easier.
Keep going. You will get there someday and in the mean time continue to share your heartbreaking stories with us.
Email on heartsonfire909@gmail.com | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/when-hubby-fathers-child-out-of-wedlock/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/0d6c8f30b118e41a1460c1be5f6e70f9a244a86a0034cc2ebec8aded816dc7fc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:11 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Sports Reporter ZIFA president and referees committee chairman Philip Chiyangwa has blamed poor officiating for violence that has erupted at football matches in recent months. Chiyangwa said he will hold a meeting with all referees tomorrow in Harare to stem the rot adding that he will use the “crisis” meeting as the starting point of restoring […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fchiyangwa-blames-referees-for-violence%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/chiyangwa-blames-referees-for-violence/ | en | null | Chiyangwa blames referees for violence | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Sports Reporter
ZIFA president and referees committee chairman Philip Chiyangwa has blamed poor officiating for violence that has erupted at football matches in recent months. Chiyangwa said he will hold a meeting with all referees tomorrow in Harare to stem the rot adding that he will use the “crisis” meeting as the starting point of restoring normalcy in local refereeing.
“I have called a crisis meeting on Monday with all the referees and I want to tell them to get their act together. We would not be having this problem of violence if referees were officiating well at games. There has been poor officiating and it is time it comes to an end,” said Chiyangwa.
Local football had been operating without a referees committee for the better part of the year following the ejection of Edzai Kasinauyo after match fixing accusations and the failed dissolution of Zifa and the aborted formation of Nafaz also compounded the situation.
PSL took over the appointment of referees after the failed dissolution of Zifa, and it is now being done by a Zifa staffer. Several teams have been raising complaints over poor officiating with Chicken Inn refusing to pay match officials after their match against FC Platinum which they lost 0-1 claiming the referees were biased.
Chicken Inn officials nearly came to blows with centre man Thomas Masaa at the end of that game. Caps have also reportedly complained that Thabani Bamala officiated in all their matches each time they travelled to Bulawayo.
Matters came to a head last weekend when fans invaded the pitch and had running battles with the police following the clash between Highlanders and Chicken Inn at Barbourfields last Sunday. The myriad of complaints raised by fans and teams alike had reached a crescendo that Zifa could not ignore and on Thursday appointed the committee headed by Chiyangwa.
Other members of the committee include Gladmore Muzambi, vice-chairperson, Kainos Mavhuna, Japhet Mufiri, Thabani Mkantjo and Musa Ntonga. The absence of a referees committee meant transgressions by match officials went unpunished. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/chiyangwa-blames-referees-for-violence/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/5fb4d6f0581b55e9488cbb765d9f738bd181c48f65b517e55fbdc4207063ad50.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:50:58 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Lee-Anne UNFORTUNATELY the prevalence of children in southern Africa born with Celebral Palsy (CP) is on the rise. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) CP is one of the most common causes of chronic childhood disability. Cerebral Palsy is a broad term used to describe a group of chronic “palsies” disorders that impair control […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fhealth-promotion-all-about-cerebral-palsy%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cerebral-150x150.jpeg | en | null | Health Promotion: All about Cerebral Palsy | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Lee-Anne
UNFORTUNATELY the prevalence of children in southern Africa born with Celebral Palsy (CP) is on the rise. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) CP is one of the most common causes of chronic childhood disability.
Cerebral Palsy is a broad term used to describe a group of chronic “palsies” disorders that impair control of movement due to damage to the developing brain.
CP usually develops by age two or three and is a non-progressive brain disorder, meaning the brain damage does not continue to worsen throughout life. However, the symptoms due to the brain damage often change over time in some instances getting better and sometimes getting worse.
Between 35 percent and 50 percent of all children with CP will have an accompanying seizure disorder which unfortunately is accompanied by some level of mental retardation.They also may have learning disabilities , speech, hearing, or language problems.
What Causes Cerebral Palsy?
Congenital cerebral palsy results from brain injury during a baby’s development in the womb. It is present at birth, although it may not be detected for months. It is responsible for CP in about 70% of the children who have it. An additional 20% are diagnosed with congenital cerebral palsy due to a brain injury during the birthing process. In most cases, the cause of congenital cerebral palsy is unknown.
Researchers are still trying to come up with the actual causes of CP, but evidence supports theories that the following could be possible risk factors:
-Infections during pregnancy that may damage a foetus’ developing nervous system. These include rubella (German measles), cytomegalovirus (a herpes-type virus), and toxoplasmosis (an infection caused by a parasite that can be carried in cat faeces or inadequately cooked meat). Other infections in pregnant women that may go undetected are being recognised now as an important cause of developmental brain damage in the faetus.
-Severe jaundice in the infant. Jaundice is caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood. Normally, bilirubin is filtered out by the liver. But often, newborns’ livers need a few days to start doing this effectively, so it’s not uncommon for infants to have jaundice for a few days after birth. In most cases, phototherapy (light therapy) clears up jaundice, and there are no lasting health effects. However, in rare cases, severe, untreated jaundice can damage brain cells.
-Rh incompatibility between mother and infant. In this blood condition, the mother’s body produces antibodies that destroy the faetus’s blood cells. This, in turn, leads to a form of jaundice in the newborn and may cause brain damage.
-The physical and metabolic trauma of being born. This can precipitate brain damage in a faetus whose health has been threatened during development.
-Severe oxygen deprivation to the brain or significant trauma to the head during labour and delivery.
Some risk factors that increase the possibility that a child will later be diagnosed with CP include:
-Breech births (with the feet, knees, or buttocks coming out first).
-Vascular or respiratory problems in the infant during birth.
-Physical birth defects such as faulty spinal bone formation, groin hernias, or an abnormally small jaw bone.
-Receiving a low Apgar score 10 to 20 minutes after delivery. An Apgar test is used to make a basic, immediate determination of a newborn’s physical health. For the test, the infant’s heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes, and colour are evaluated and given a score from 0 (low) to 2 (normal).
-A low birth weight (less than 2 500 grammes) and premature birth (born less than 37 weeks into pregnancy).
-Being a twin or part of a multiple birth.
-A congenital nervous system malformation, such as an abnormally small head (microcephaly).
-Seizures shortly after birth.
Mothers who had bleeding or severe proteinuria (excess protein in the urine) late in their pregnancy have a higher chance of having a baby with CP, as do mothers who have hyperthyroidism , mental retardation, or seizures.
Not all children who are exposed to these risk factors develop CP. However, parents and doctors should be aware of these risks and watch an at-risk child’s development carefully.
Treatment and Management
CP children vary from the most severely affected, accompanied with blindness, loss of hearing, dependant for all activities of daily living to those minimally affected. Usually these children are seen by the rehab team (physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist and dietician). Most importantly its advised to start support groups for the children together with their parents or guardians.
For more information please email me on tsepylee@yahoo.com, or follow my blog www.healthpromotionbyleeanne.wordpress.com
Lee-Anne Hall
BSc Physiotheraphy | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/health-promotion-all-about-cerebral-palsy/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/5dfd8c8d8eef32edaef1af093a422bff72ed18682fdf8b4faf87b97c832a3c99.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:32 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | From Tendai Mugabe in Nairobi, Kenya ZIMBABWE has done its best to keep its economy afloat over the 15 years it has been under illegal Western sanctions, President Mugabe has said. Contributing to discussions at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development here yesterday, President Mugabe said Harare had introduced various mitigation measures, among […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fzim-remains-unbowed-president%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MUGABE1-150x150.jpg | en | null | Zim remains unbowed - President | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | From Tendai Mugabe in Nairobi, Kenya
ZIMBABWE has done its best to keep its economy afloat over the 15 years it has been under illegal Western sanctions, President Mugabe has said. Contributing to discussions at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development here yesterday, President Mugabe said Harare had introduced various mitigation measures, among them Zim Asset.
“In spite of sanctions, we in Zimbabwe have tried our best to grapple with our economy, and we have adopted a home-grown economic development blueprint, which we call the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio Economic Transformation (Zim Asset) which runs up to 2018,” said President Mugabe.
“Under this framework, we envisage attaining accelerated and sustainable economic growth and development by empowering our people through judicious exploitation and beneficiation of our natural resources, and we hope this also is currently the position in the rest of Africa.”
President Mugabe said Sadc had an economic blueprint focused on industrialisation running from 2015 to 2030.
He hailed Afro-Japanese relations, saying: “Let me conclude by once again emphasising that this partnership between Africa and Japan is of intrinsic importance to both sides and is both our duty to ensure that this forum flourishes. It’s my sincere hope that this historical summit held on African soil will set new heights for Japan and Africa co-operation.
“We need Japanese help and I am sure Japan also needs resources from us so long our union, long live our development agenda. We hope that Japan in its aid programme will take account of these initiatives and these programmes that have been adopted by countries individually and by regions together and also by our African continent.”
President Mugabe said the Ticad VI theme, “Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Agenda — Ticad Partnership for Prosperity”, resonated with Africa’s development agenda.
“It captures the great aspirations and goals of our continent with our Japanese partners. Also, of equal importance is its symbiotic relationship with the continental agenda 2063 which is Africa’s cornerstone development effort.
“Let me, on the onset, point out that structural economic transformation is a painful process through which any country seeks transformation change to its economic model. Such economic transformation is intended to achieve growth and development.”
Ticad VI was organised by the government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, the UN Development Programme, the African Union and the World Bank.
Focus is on promoting structural economic transformation through diversification and industrialisation, resilient health systems for quality life and social stability for shared prosperity. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zim-remains-unbowed-president/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/7abc384f667c0fd7f589dabce43d20e4c608bf8e5a3df53ed3e8e05f6f966ed8.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:34 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Harare Bureau SEVENTY opposition political activists arrested on suspicion of masterminding an orgy of violence that rocked Harare last week have been remanded in custody to Monday. A Harare magistrate yesterday dismissed an attempt by the accused to challenge their placement on remand.At least 68 people were arrested on Friday for their role in that day’s […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2F70-activists-remanded-in-custody%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/70-activists-remanded-in-custody/ | en | null | 70 activists remanded in custody | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Harare Bureau
SEVENTY opposition political activists arrested on suspicion of masterminding an orgy of violence that rocked Harare last week have been remanded in custody to Monday. A Harare magistrate yesterday dismissed an attempt by the accused to challenge their placement on remand.At least 68 people were arrested on Friday for their role in that day’s chaotic National Electoral Reform Agenda demonstration, while two were nabbed for allegedly burning a ZBC vehicle on Wednesday.
All were remanded in custody to tomorrow for their bail hearing after appearing before magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe on charges that border on arson, property destruction, assault and theft.
Among the accused were MDC-T youth leaders Promise Mkwananzi and Bruce Usvisvo, accused of torching the ZBC vehicle.
The duo’s lawyer, Mr Tonderayi Bhatasara, challenged their placement on remand.
But Mr Chikwekwe said: “The application for refusal of placement on remand is dismissed because there is reasonable suspicion linking the accused with the crime.”
After the ruling there was drama in the court as Mr Bhatasara refused to accept the ruling forcing the magistrate to adjourn proceedings.
In his application Mr Bhatasara argued Mkwananzi was attending a workshop at the time the vehicle was burnt.
However, the State led by Mr Michael Reza – said allegations against Mkwananzi were based on tangible evidence.
Representing the 68 arrested on Friday, Mr Jeremiah Bhamu told the court that his clients were arbitrarily arrested and some were senior citizens caught “in the cross fire”.
In his submissions Mr Reza said the arrests were not arbitrary as most of the accused were caught in the act.
“Every one of them has committed an offence that warrants a trial. What law stops senior citizens or pregnant women from committing crimes?” asked Mr Reza.
Some of the suspects complained of having been injured in last week’s melee. Mr Chikwekwe ordered they be given access to medical treatment. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/70-activists-remanded-in-custody/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/37a7a6022e9be5f7854e7e8a27e08a4ad7103c58dbf8538280a42004ae87ce92.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:07 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter SOUTH African businesses have identified huge capital investments in the country’s mining sector as trade relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa continue to strengthen. A delegation of 40 businesspeople who visited the country last week to engage locals especially from the mining town of Gwanda said as counterparts from the […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fsa-businesses-eye-huge-zim-capital-investments%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lending-and-_20140530130236448-150x150.jpg | en | null | SA businesses eye huge Zim capital investments | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter
SOUTH African businesses have identified huge capital investments in the country’s mining sector as trade relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa continue to strengthen.
A delegation of 40 businesspeople who visited the country last week to engage locals especially from the mining town of Gwanda said as counterparts from the two countries, bilateral agreements have been made as they are eager to invest in Zimbabwe.
In an interview, South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Connection chairman Mr George Moyo said the delegation that is visiting the country has expressed interest in the country’s mining and manufacturing sectors as they look to extend their South African operations.
Mr Moyo said South Africa projected that Zimbabwe will regain its economic stability hence being the ideal investment destination in the region as the country has infrastructure.
“We met and interacted with a delegation of businesspeople from Gwanda led by their Mayor, Councillor Ndlovu and agreements are being made on what to invest in. Those in the mining sector in South Africa are looking to extend their interests to Zimbabwe in the total value chain including beneficiation of the minerals.
“Others are mostly interested in leather manufacturing and all these are huge capital investments,” said Mr Moyo.
He said in spite of Zimbabwe’s publicised economic instability they believed that the country was already at a difficult state and cannot go further down but is instead poised for growth with proper Government interventions.
He said Zimbabwe’s economic woes were actually better compared to other African countries where South Africans invest in as the country was not a war zone.
“It is true that people fear the risks, both political and economical that are high in Zimbabwe but SA black businesspeople are also finding their feet and do not have much economic freedom. The Zimbabwean diasporans in SA will lead the engagements connecting the two countries and strengthening existing trade relations,” said Mr Moyo.
Gwanda Mayor Councillor Knowledge Ndlovu said the town has put forward its policy position while their South African counterparts gave them their scope, adding that the interactions were positive and promising.
Clr Ndlovu said the prospective investors showed interest in agriculture, mining and manufacturing and were looking at making large investments in all areas that will spur the growth of the town.
“We are looking forward to nurturing our relationship with South Africa and will not let such an opportunity pass us by. We will be forming business associations as the businesspeople from Gwanda that will position us well,” said Clr Ndlovu.
He said a business forum for all businesspeople in the town will be held soon so as to involve everyone.
Meanwhile, the South African delegation urged the two countries’ governments to find a solution as they believed that Zimbabwe’s recently enacted Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 on import restrictions would affect the trade relationship that exists between the two countries.
The businesspeople said they do not support the restrictions as Zimbabwe and South Africa were one and only separated by borders.
“If these restrictions continue, all our efforts will be futile. It will affect the Zimbabwean economy and trading relationship that exists. We will be coming to Zimbabwe to meet the authorities as an association to discuss ease of doing business issues,” said Mr Moyo.
Addressing a Press Conference in Bulawayo recently, SA Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mphakama Mbete said there was a need to intensify efforts towards building strong economic and trade relations between the two countries.
“South Africa and Zimbabwe must be strong and continue to intensify co-operation and working together in the trade and investment areas to build our economies,” said Ambassador Mbete. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/sa-businesses-eye-huge-zim-capital-investments/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/18daf9e1f177c8dff111d5565406ef4a6e9da5d43aa83752b7a70ee459384872.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:08 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Debra Matabvu Harare Bureau— PROPHETIC, Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya was on Friday arrested in Harare for allegedly raping a congregant. Sources told our Harare Bureau he spent the night at Rhodesville Police Station, and he was released on US$2 000 bail by a magistrate yesterday. The PHD founder appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fprophet-magaya-arrested-on-rape-charge%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Magaya-pics1-150x150.jpg | en | null | Prophet Magaya arrested on rape charge | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Debra Matabvu Harare Bureau—
PROPHETIC, Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya was on Friday arrested in Harare for allegedly raping a congregant. Sources told our Harare Bureau he spent the night at Rhodesville Police Station, and he was released on US$2 000 bail by a magistrate yesterday. The PHD founder appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe just before lunch, and in addition to the US$2 000, he was ordered to surrender his passport, not to interfere with witnesses and report to Harare Central Police Station three times weekly as part of his bail conditions. Magaya was not asked to plead.
The State says sometime in June 2015, Magaya invited the 25-year-old complainant to a house in Mount Pleasant, Harare and allegedly showed her around the place before leaving her alone in a room.
A while later, it is alleged, Magaya returned to the room in the nude and raped her once, thereafter giving her US$200. The prosecution says the woman told her lover about the alleged abuse in July 2016 and a police report was made.
The State also says there are audio recordings of Magaya and the woman with issues surrounding the alleged rape. Magaya was represented by Mr Everson Chatumbudza of Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practioners, assisted by Mr Oliver Marawa. Mr Gwinyiya Shumba prosecuted.
Magaya arrived at the court uncuffed in a double-cab vehicle and escorted by two police detectives. He chuckled as photojournalists captured him entering the building where some of his congregants knelt and greeted him as he walked into Court 6.
Sporting a shirt, black trousers and black shoes, Magaya appeared relaxed and occasionally chatted with a Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services officer as his wife sat in the gallery.
He showed no reaction throughout the proceedings and walked outside after being granted bail to the sight of some PHD congregants kneeling, followers singing the popular chorus “Mhururu Kumatenga”. Magaya laid hands on them before being whisked away in an orange Ford Ranger truck. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/prophet-magaya-arrested-on-rape-charge/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/f1ce8f40a2c5973ca20d9710a4e4c4609a2a28fc68c798619a749abdab9aa9d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:18 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter TOURISM operators have started to record an increase in visitors with all units recording brisk business at the start of the high season which is expected to extend to December. In separate interviews, operators revealed that the traditional peak period in the sector was an opportunity to break even with […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fhigh-season-boom-for-hospitality-industry%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/victoria-falls-150x150.jpg | en | null | High season boom for hospitality industry | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter
TOURISM operators have started to record an increase in visitors with all units recording brisk business at the start of the high season which is expected to extend to December.
In separate interviews, operators revealed that the traditional peak period in the sector was an opportunity to break even with groups flocking into Victoria Falls, Kasane and Livingstone dubbed the golden triangle market which is one of the most popular in the tourism world.
Shearwater spokesperson Mr Clement Mukwasi said as operators they were all stretched to capacity.
“This season has seen a lot of groups trooping into the destination (Victoria Falls). All units are very busy and most of the visitors are from the European market as well as Canadians and Americans,” said Mr Mukwasi, adding that the tourism industry in the resort town was booming at the moment.
“We are riding on good times, business has been at an all time low and we are happy to recover from that period.”
Wenhau Safaris and Tours official Mr Wengayi Nhau said tourism business had been very low and has since started recovering, however, to levels that are still unsustainable at the moment.
Mr Nhau said compared to last year, this year seems busier for most operators.
“It is normal for numbers to increase during this period which is traditionally the high season. In February and March, people were operating far below break-even points and although the situation is better now, if you average these figures, we are still below the profit level,” he said.
Mr Nhau said most of the lodges were full in capacity but some of the bigger hotels were still around 70-80 percent.
Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe president George Manyumwa revealed that occupancies are growing from the 45 percent that the sector has been averaging to about 52 percent with prospects of achieving 58 percent due to the high season trend.
“We are expecting this period to give us 58 percent in terms of occupancies which is a commendable figure. Things have definitely started improving and the growth is visible in the sector. We expect the second half of the year to yield positive results,” said Mr Manyumwa. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/high-season-boom-for-hospitality-industry/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/c7c6e3f1d611424f2eaa331c924424cb1f49a6f4af0792a98d6da44e3d08afc5.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:14 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter INVESTMENT traffic into the country increased by 25 percent in the first half of the year amid revelations that there is a growing appetite by investors targeting the manufacturing sector. According to latest statistics from the Zimbabwe Investment Authority, in the first six months of the year, 84 projects with […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Finvestment-traffic-increases-by-25pc%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nigel-Chanakira-150x150.jpg | en | null | Investment traffic increases by 25pc | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Roberta Katunga, Senior Business Reporter
INVESTMENT traffic into the country increased by 25 percent in the first half of the year amid revelations that there is a growing appetite by investors targeting the manufacturing sector.
According to latest statistics from the Zimbabwe Investment Authority, in the first six months of the year, 84 projects with a cumulative value of about $300 million were approved compared to 67 with a value of $1 billion during the same period last year.
ZIA public relations manager Mr Nixon Kanyemba said the difference in value from 2015 to this year was driven by a high value energy project that was approved last year.
“Energy sector projects are usually big and of a high value and they only come once in a while. This particular project that was approved during the first half of last year made the total investment balloon,” said Mr Kanyemba.
The ZIA statistics also showed an increase in foreign investments from eight last year to 14 this year while joint investments between locals and foreigners which make the bulk of investments in the country increased from 59 to 70.
“The advantage with our economy is that it is diversified and we have a lot of capacity utilisation in the industry that we still have to work on and that on its own presents an opportunity for joint investments with local people,” said Mr Kanyemba.
He said the high interest that the country was receiving was a plus on its own and that there was a lot of positivity and potential for growth in the economy.
“We expect to see some growth in investment inquiries and applications in the second half. Some of the countries that have been showing a lot of interest include China and South Africa,” said Mr Kanyemba.
The manufacturing industry topped the sectors’ approvals with 29 projects worth about $49 million while mining was second with 25 investments worth $50 million.
The energy sector despite receiving only two approved investments had the highest value projects of about $107 million.
The statistics also showed that 3 765 people were employed from the 84 projects with mining creating the most employment of 1 409 and the agriculture sector the least at four.
Equipment from abroad worth approximately $157 million was brought into the country in the first half of the year compared to last year’s $94 million.
However, recently ZIA board chairman Mr Nigel Chanakira told a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment that mining usually attracts a lot of interest but Government’s action had put off potential investors.
“On the mining side we observed some caution and slow down with investors waiting to see what would happen with the diamond sector, that seemed to send tremors in the mining sector and as a result we are 70 percent down in terms of the value of investment that we would normally have,” said Dr Chanakira. | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/investment-traffic-increases-by-25pc/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/668aeb9a434ae22320f342dd4f48d962a8c34427317009fdf848eaac3e5e10e3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:16 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Dumisani Nsingo Senior Business Reporter— A NUMBER of companies in Zimbabwe are pushing for the Government to include more goods under import restrictions among them small farm implements such as undrawn ploughs, consumptive goods such as spirits and soft drinks and juices as a way of protecting the local industry, Sunday News has learnt. Although Confederation of […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fmore-foreign-goods-face-censor%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mike-bimha-150x150.jpg | en | null | More foreign goods face censor | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Dumisani Nsingo Senior Business Reporter—
A NUMBER of companies in Zimbabwe are pushing for the Government to include more goods under import restrictions among them small farm implements such as undrawn ploughs, consumptive goods such as spirits and soft drinks and juices as a way of protecting the local industry, Sunday News has learnt. Although Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Mr Busisa Moyo could not reveal the companies arguing that this could jeopardise deliberations, he confirmed that the industry wanted to be protected.
“More companies believe they are able to meet local demand if given time bound and limited support. This is a viable mechanism to create employment and increase capacity utilisation. We are in consultation and would not want to pre-empt deliberations,” he said.
Industry and company sources said Zimplow which manufacture ox-drawn farm implements also wanted Government to put the equipment under import restrictions. “The company argued that it is even exporting some of its products to countries like Zambia showing that it was able to meet local demand hence there was no need to allow cheap and sub-standard implements into the country,” said an industry source.
He added that beverages companies were also arguing that they were among the biggest employers in the country but their products were being made to openly compete with imports, some as far as from Netherlands.
The companies felt that they could meet local demand while some have diversified and are now brewing some of the beer and spirits which were initially being brewed from outside the country.
Mr Moyo said industry made it clear to the Government that there was no need to import products, which can be produced locally so as to build local manufacturing capacity and allow companies to retool over a period of time.
“We will never advocate for imports but only when something is not produced locally and there is no capacity. There is no need really to create that restriction except that now we have shortages of nostro balances. Do we use those nostro balances for non-essentials or we prioritise and bring in the things that we are manufacturing — raw materials? That’s what we need to direct our money to, little resources, to the most critical . . . ,” he said.
Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha said the Government was ready to listen to industry but only if submissions are made.
“The companies haven’t approached us and in the event they do we will scrutinise their request and consider it. It is industry which submits the list (of products to be put under import restrictions) so all those that were put came from them,” he said yesterday.
The ministry placed 36 goods under SI 64 of 2016 and these include bottled water, mayonnaise, salad cream, peanut butter, jams, mahewu, canned fruits, vegetables, pizza, yoghurts, flavoured milks, dairy juice blends, ice creams, cultured milk, cheese, coffee creamers, camphor creams, white petroleum jellies, body creams and plastic pipes.
In addition the list also include plastic pipes and fittings, wheelbarrows, flat rolled products of iron and non-alloy steel and furniture parts of kitchen units.
Meanwhile, Mr Moyo said the country’s cooking oil and soap manufacturers have enough capacity to meet local demand.
Mr Moyo who is also the chief executive officer of United Refineries said: “Capacity in the cooking oil industry remains strong and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has been prioritising the sector in terms of raw material input and plant upgrades and now with command agriculture prospects are bright.”
The Oil Expressers’ Association of Zimbabwe is on record as saying its members have a capacity of over 12 000 tonnes per month of cooking oil while local demand is estimated at 10 000 tonnes per month.
Local cooking oil production has increased to 12,1 million litres from 4,5 million litres against domestic demand of nine to 10 million litres.
Mr Moyo also said most oil expressers and a number of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) had ventured into soap manufacturing.
“The majority of oil expressers have re-started their soap line and over half a dozen new entrants and SMEs including Acacia are making laundry bars which can be found in wholesale stores,” he said.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:33 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | Tinomuda Chakanyuka Sunday News Reporter— THE Government has with immediate effect frozen the recruitment of employees and promotions in the civil service, as part of its staff rationalisation exercise in line with recommendations of the Civil Service Report of 2015. A special dispensation has, however, been granted to “critical posts” which will be considered on a “case […] | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sundaynews.co.zw%2Fgovt-freezes-hiring-promotions%2F.json | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MUPFUMIRA-PRISCAH-150x150.jpg | en | null | Govt freezes hiring, promotions | null | null | www.sundaynews.co.zw | Tinomuda Chakanyuka Sunday News Reporter—
THE Government has with immediate effect frozen the recruitment of employees and promotions in the civil service, as part of its staff rationalisation exercise in line with recommendations of the Civil Service Report of 2015. A special dispensation has, however, been granted to “critical posts” which will be considered on a “case by case” basis. Sunday News is in possession of a copy of a memo signed by Civil Service Commission secretary Mrs Pretty Sunguro, advising her officials of the latest development.
The memo, dated 2 August 2016, was also copied to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Dr William Manungo and chairman of the Civil Service Commission Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, among other officials.
“Please be advised that the Public Service Commission has frozen the filling of all vacant critical, non-critical entry and promotional posts with immediate effect. Please note that in the same vein all other forms of regrading have also been frozen except for through grade posts. This has been necessitated by the implementation of the Civil Service Report of 2015 as directed by Cabinet on 12 July 2016,” reads the memo.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira confirmed the development to Sunday News. She said the new directive was simply a way of putting the civil service staff rationalisation in action.
“Recruitment of critical areas ONLY will be considered on a case by case basis. The implication is that we are putting into action all that Government approved under the civil service staff rationalisation exercise,” she said.
She could not immediately confirm whether the education sector, with one of the highest number of civil servants will be affected. The sector is facing staff shortages of teachers mostly in rural areas and some of the teacher training colleges are set to release results this month that would have seen those who finished training in July being deployed at the beginning of the third school term in two weeks’ time.
The Government carried out a Civil Service Audit last year which revealed massive duplication of duties in Government, overstaffing and wrong deployment of some civil servants. A raft of measures were recommended to correct the anomalies.
Among the recommendations was a staff rationalisation exercise to quantify the extent of duplication and overstaffing, with the view of redeploying staff to areas where they can be fully utilised. The Government has also been trying to reduce its salary bill which is accounting for at least 85 percent of the revenue that is being collected monthly. Last year salaries gobbled 83 percent of the 2015 National Budget.
In the first half of 2015, treasury spent about $1,54 billion on labour, against revenue inflows of $1,718 billion. An average of $120 million is spent on salaries monthly, with the least-paid Government worker taking home about $380.
In efforts to implement recommendations of the audit report, the Government in March stopped depositing salaries into bank accounts of 3 307 ghost workers who were on the payroll draining treasury $21 134 00 in salaries annually. In June this year the CSC abolished 100 posts in the Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Ministry as part of the staff rationalisation exercise. Redundant community development officers and ward co-ordinators in Harare and Bulawayo were affected. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also retrenched officials and froze posts in Zimbabwe’s 42 foreign missions. A number of ministries were also affected.
At the beginning of this year the Government stopped teachers from going on vacation leave as it seeks to contain the cost of hiring relief teachers who replace them for the three months they will be away. Streamlining of Government’s workforce is also in line with recommendations by IMF’s Staff Monitored Programme which projects that halving the civil service wage bill will spur economic development.
According to the 2015 audit report, the chief drivers of Government labour costs are blatant abuse of overtime allowances and leave days, salary fraud, idle manpower, role duplication and unco-ordinated staff recruitment.@irielyan | http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/govt-freezes-hiring-promotions/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.sundaynews.co.zw/1db5c60daf3b778e3bcb3f3bb108dbeb86745f5306aa402a9b72ab80b4fa3b75.json |
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