Story 3

Rosalie Young
Feb. 23, 2010
Story 3-Exercise 2
Injured bicyclist









SHAFER---The smiling fixture at McDonalds that has been missed, Marsha L. Taylor, is on the road to recovery. She returned home Sunday after four months of hospitalization.
Marsha was riding her bicycle down 72nd Street near the intersection of Southland Boulevard when she was struck from behind by a car.
A bicycle enthusiast for the last twenty years, she estimates she’s ridden 3500 miles this year alone, which included the Governor’s Bicycle Tour and a U.S.A. National Tour. Just two short weeks after the national tour, Marsha found herself in a hospital bed with six broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken pelvis, a mild concussion and a broken neck. “One doctor said I had a hangman’s fracture. She said it was a miracle that I wasn’t paralyzed.” On the road to recovery, Marsha was transferred to the Chisago Rehabilitation Hospital where, instead of getting better, she got worse. “ I started turning bright orange,” she said.” When my mother saw me she said I looked like a Halloween pumpkin.” Back to Fairview she was sent where they found a perforated intestine and both liver and gall bladder damage. That tacked on two more months to her recovery. With rehab three times a week, Marsha is hoping to get back on her bike this spring. She attributes being here today to her bicycle helmet.
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Journal 6-News Story

Rosalie Young
Feb.22, 2008
Journal 6


MINNEAPOLIS—The city has charged Erica Kocur $1600 for this month’s water bill. A common water bill for Kocur is $70 to $80 per month. The city attributes the increase to a possible dripping faucet or running toilet.
Pioneer Press
Associated Press-Minneapolis woman says $1,600 water bill must be mistake
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_14441002

 

            Rosalie Young  danced her way to heaven Sunday at the age of 56. The Aurora-Staples Inn of Stillwater was the scene of her daughter, Olivia’s wedding, where everyone was dancing the Electric Slide to the tunes of the Twin Cities Hot Club. Rosalie took a dip that kept dipping-all the way to the floor, then she was gone. “Snuffed out like a candle,” lamented her husband, George, of 34 years. “She died surrounded by the  people she loved most, laughing and enjoying life.”

            Rosalie was born to Raymond and Donna Murphy in the midst of the oil fields in Wyoming in 1953. She spent her formative years in the Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa schools which included the Luton school, an air force barracks, the Bronson elementary school and the American Legion building in Sergeant Bluff. “She never knew where she would be going for school from year to year, even though she lived in the same house!”  said her mother, Donna Murphy. The year, 1971, was a significant one to her. She graduated high school; was married; had her first daughter; became paralyzed; died; was resurrected and learned to walk again. She often commented, “It was all gravy after that year.” On New Year’s Eve of 1974, she joined Christ’s Household of Faith in St. Paul, Minnesota. For 16 years she called the commune her home. She met and married George Young and added to their union another 7 children.      Rosalie became a member of the Chisago Lakes community in 1990 when she and George found the ‘perfect place’ to raise their family of 8 children. She enjoyed coaching girls’ basketball. “I remember you,” was a comment from a young Pine City lady who approached her on a college campus visit. “I always envied the girls on your team. You made it look like so much fun.” Rosalie said that was one of the greatest compliments she ever received. Rosalie died  while trying to gain the college degree she had put on hold for so many years. Two majors were her goal: literature and holistic healing.

            Rosalie is survived by her loving husband, George; her mother, Donna Murphy of Cortez, Colo.; sister, Patricia Tilton of Stratford, Texas and  brother, Dan of St. Paul. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Alicia {Jared} Thomas of Las Vegas, Nev.; Dimitri of Shafer; Millicent {Mark} Austen of Jacksonville, Fla.; Cassandra of Felton, Calif.; Tasha {Marvin} Blumer of Shafer; Katie Olivia {Trevor} Wirtenen of Stillwater; Phoenix {Kevin} Hathaway of St. Cloud and Summer Joy. Eight grandchildren will miss this loving grandma.

            Funeral services will be on Friday at 10 a.m. at Chisago Lakes Lutheran Church in Lindstrom. Burial will follow at the Memorial Park in Forest Lake. Visitation will be at 6-8 p.m. today at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Chisago City.

Journal #5

Rosalie Young
Feb.15, 2008
Journal 5


ST. PAUL—From a prison cell, Koua Fong Lee is asking if the Toyota recall is the answer to why he is serving eight years for vehicular homicide. On a beautiful June day in 2006, Lee was driving home from church with his family in his 1996 Toyota Camry. “I know that I stepped on the brake,” he said. “I was pressing it to the max, but it wasn’t working.”

Pioneer Press
Emily Gurnon- Speaking from prison, Toyota driver defends actions in deadly crash
http://www.twincities.com/ci_14393711?nclick_check=1

Story 2

Rosalie Young
Feb. 10, 2010
Story 2
County commissioners vote






CENTER CITY--- Thursday afternoon at the Chisago County Courthouse was the scene of an eruption of tempers in the county commissioners’ meeting. The issue revolved around Sheriff Gus DiCesari’s request for eight new squad cars and the hiring of five new deputies. “You’re putting the lives of the people of this county in jeopardy,” stated DiCesari.. Responding to this impassioned plea, Commissioner Anne Chenn vehemently disagreed. She, along with commissioners: Valerie Dawkins, Faith Ellis, Jose Gardez and Roland Grauman, stood their ground and stated the county does not have the funding . With a budget of $127 million, DiCesari is requesting $580,000.
“It is getting too costly to maintain the older vehicles and they spend too much time in the repair shop. You commissioners eliminated the equipment budgets for my department this year and now I can’t buy anything. This is the first time in my 27 years as sheriff that the county hasn’t allocated money to the sheriff’s department to buy equipment. My deputies can’t keep driving these old vehicles. Something bad is going to happen,” he warned.
Commissioners Anita Shenuski and Raymond Laybourne said that law enforcement and

the sheriff’s department deserved more attention and funds than the programs for migrant

workers who come to the county to work.
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An estimated 5000 migrant families now live in Chisago County. They work in agricultural, construction and service industry jobs.
Commissioner Shenuski argued, “We never had problems until we began letting migrants come to this county to work. They are a problem for our law enforcement, our schools and our healthcare system. They take away jobs from decent people and work for next to nothing and if something gets stolen, you can bet it is one of them that’s taken it. We need to protect local residents from them.”
On the other side of the fence, Chenn denied that immigrants are the problem, “Those people who come here to work are decent, hardworking people being employed at jobs that local residents don’t want to do. They add a great deal to the local economy and they pay taxes. You are being a hypocrite when you try to blame those people for everything.”
The shortage of funds for law enforcement equipment was attributed to the higher cost of fuel and healthcare for county employees. A new $30 million prison was erected this year to alleviate overcrowding. As tempers cooled, Chenn suggested that the squad cars not be driven to the deputies’ homes at the end of the work day. She noted that would make more cars available and preserve mileage. Sheriff DiCesari disagreed again. His view is that seeing police cruisers in the neighborhoods is a great deterrent to crime.
The commissioners voted 5-2 against the sheriff’s request.
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Journal 4

Rosalie Young
Feb. 8, 2010
Journal 4


MADISON, Wisconsin---Higher education is not the key for a bigger paycheck in this midwestern city. You just need a class B driver’s license. John E. Nelson, bus driver, earned $159,258 in 2009. He earned more than Madison’s mayor, the police chief and the head of the Metro Transit Bureau.

Pioneer Press
Dean Mosiman / Wisconsin State Journal
Madison’s highest paid city employee: bus driver earning $159,258
http://www.twincities.com/ci_14358113?nclick_check=1

My First Day at ARCC

My first day at ARCC was a trifle confusing. I came in to see if I would qualify for the Alyss grant and what that entailed. I ended up signing up for a three credit class that met once a week. The best thing is that the class and books were free! My academic counselor walked me to the finance office and bookstore. She made sure that I paid the fees and found the books I needed. I would recommend if any of my classmates have parents that don't have their degrees or haven't been in school for a number of years that they check out this grant and see if college is for them.

Journal 3

Rosalie Young
Feb. 1, 2010
Journal 3


WASHINGTON—The No Child Left Behind law is under attack in our nation’s capital. The law states that all schools must succumb to the performance standards regulated by the national government and meet those standards by 2014. If the students at a school don’t pass the testing in reading and math, the school can be penalized and the state can intervene. President Obama, in his State of the Union address, is in favor of changing the standards.
Washington Post
Nick Anderson-Administration retooling key part of ‘No Child’ law
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020101129.html?hpid=topnews