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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020
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Scandia amends events facility process BY KYLE WEAVER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Rural event facilities in Scandia now have to obtain a business license. The Scandia City Council last week approved an ordinance that will require facilities or businesses that host private gatherings, such as weddings, to obtain a license from the city office.
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Interior of the book “The Classic Sporting Art of Bob White”
Bob White has had a good life so far. “It’s been a long and winding road that brings me to this place, and I’ve traveled it in good company,” he explained. “I’ve been encouraged, supported and mentored at every bend by an extraordinary group of people, many of them fishermen and women I’ve guided over the past 35 years, my brother-guides, other artists, and my wife, Lisa.” The Marine on St. Croix native was reflecting about his newest book, “The Classic Sporting Art of Bob White”. “This book contains a collection of some of my favorite
paintings,” he explained. “From the past 35 years of work. Every painting in this book records a distinctive memory, and while some paintings are certainly more successful than others, the success of my work generally has more to do with how well I know the subject matter, and how deeply I feel about it, than anything I do with my brushes or colors.” He expanded more on what makes a good painting. “For me, a painting is successful when it evokes sensory responses beyond the visual,” he said. “I judge a painting to be good when in viewing it, I hear the river glide past, tumbling over the rocks that define its course, or when I can feel the
warmth of a low autumnal sun on my back. A good painting allows me to taste the wind, feel the perfect balance of a fine shotgun in my hands, or listen to the quiet sound of falling snow. This only happens when I listen to what the painting has to say. My job as an artist is to listen, and in doing so, give my work a voice so it can speak to others.” The book was published by Stackpole Books and is 280 pages. There are introductions by John Gierach and Donnall Thomas with the foreword by Tom Rosenbauer.
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Savoring the African Savannah
White releases new book on paintings BY JASON SCHULTE EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM
The ordinance essentially simplifies the process, replacing the city’s earlier requirement that such businesses must obtain interim use and operator’s permits annually—and face a full hearing of the council in so doing. Now such businesses can obtain a one-time conditional use permit before
BY SANDY URGO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Six members from Christ Lutheran Church in Marine on St. Croix spent eight days last November touring our diocese in Iringa, Tanzania, meeting staff and then joining our sister churches around Ugessa for worship. We were now ready to see African animals in their habitat. Micheal, our SEE SAVANNAH, PAGE 2
Copies of the book are available at www.bobwhitestudio.com or where books are sold.
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