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Nordic Influence

Fallen forests of the future

How a small town and a state park helped build one of the most important ski scenes in Minnesota.

‘Invasive’ on view at Marine library

BY SUZANNE LINGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

BY RYAN RODGERS REPRINTED FROM MINNESOTA CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER

Last February, on the floodlit snow of the Olympic Nordic course in South Korea, Jessie Diggins overtook her Swedish opponent to win the women's team sprint freestyle race by less than a fifth of a second. The thrilling victory made Diggins and teammate Kikkan Randall the first Americans to take gold in an Olympic cross-country skiing event.

For Minnesotans, the medal was doubly satisfying given its direct ties to a long tradition of cross-country skiing excellence in the St. Croix River Valley. You probably know the story by now: Diggins grew up in the St. Croix town of Afton and learned to ski on trails throughout the area, including those at William O'Brien State Park

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Vinterfest 2019 Ice skates, mittens and snow dye last Saturday at Vinterfest.

The event — which features a hockey tournament, sledding, snow sculpture contest, kuub, a pancake breakfast, beer garden, chili cook off and fireworks — had a high turnout in spite of daytime temperatures in the single digits.

A doe stands in an expanse of prairie, a lake in the foreground, the horizon open and clear. But the lake’s water hints at a different scene. Reflected in its ripples: a forest of evergreen trees.

Artist David Luke hopes the photo — or more accurately, digital collage — makes the viewer look twice and wonder.

Is it the trees that shouldn’t be there or the prairie?

This and other images in Luke’s series, “Invasive,” depict changes that could SUZANNE LINDGREN | COUNTRY MESSENGER come to northern Minneso“Invasive,” a series of digital collagta’s landscapes if carbon and other gasses continue to alter es by David Luke, explores regional impacts of a changing climate. the planet’s climate. Seven images from the series are on display at the Marine Community Library through Feb. 28.

Inspiration for the collages was sparked by the research University of Minnesota’s Lee Frelich and Peter Reich, detailed in “Wilderness Conservation in an Era of Global Warming and Invasive Species: A Case Study from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.”

The report outlines the impacts of a changing climate on northern Minnesota’s boreal forests.

As Frelich told the Messenger, “If the climate warms up enough it tips the balance between boreal and temperate forests. And if

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Pazlar runs for reelection in May Township

BY SUZANNE LINGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

Incumbent May Township board supervisor John Pazlar has filed for candidacy in the township’s March election. He is running unopposed for the seat.

Pazlar has lived in May for more than 20 years and has been on the

board for 17. Before that, he was on the town’s planning commission for two years. He is a senior vice president at US Bank, and serves on the board with a focus on managing the township's finances.

According to Pazlar, priorities for the township include: -Maintaining the rural residential nature of May Township and support-

ing agriculture, equine, hobby farms, and small business.

-Continuing prudent financial management resulting in the lowest possible tax burden, while still providing comprehensive township services to the residents.

-Responding quickly and respectfully to all citizen calls and concerns. “I continue to run for the board because

I value assisting our citizens as needs arise, and representing their interests,” he said.

-Conducting township activity with integrity and transparency, and participating on the town board in a professional, thoughtful, and collaborative manner.

The election will be held March 12.

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INFLUENCE: How a small town and a state park helped build a vital cross-country ski scene FROM PAGE 1

in Marine on St. Croix. Before conquering the world, she won three state championships for the powerhouse Stillwater Area High School girls Nordic skiing program.

When Afton's famous daughter returned from South Korea, the city threw her a parade. Stillwater did the same. And though Marine had every right to get in on the party, it kept its pride for Diggins to itself. Which is fitting. For decades, the riverside community has been the humble heartbeat of the area's thriving Nordic ski culture.

Swedish settlers brought the sport to Marine in the mid-19th century, and it lives on today at William O'Brien, home to a dozen miles of groomed trails that wind through woods and prairie. Located just north of downtown Marine, the park hosts the oldest continuously run cross-country ski race in the state, and is a longtime training ground of the boys and girls Stillwater Nordic skiing teams.

"We trained at William O'Brien so often with the Stillwater High School team, and it was great to have those hills and trails to improve on," says Diggins, referencing the Saturday morning distance workouts that the school holds at the park to this day.

But there's more to Marine skiing than challenging terrain. A closer look reveals that this river town built a vital, if unassuming, cross-country scene that has influenced Olympians and amateurs alike.

Founded in 1839 by lumbermen seeking their fortunes from the nearby pineries, Marine on St. Croix is one of Minnesota's oldest towns. Historic buildings, an air of genial affluence, and a ring of protected green space make the sleepy hamlet seem farther from the Twin Cities than it is. (It's about 35 miles northeast of Minneapolis.) At the center of town is the 148-year-old general store that's still in operation.

Its former owner, Ralph Malmberg, moved to Marine in 1962 after purchasing the store. A skier himself, Malmberg opened a ski shop upstairs from the store, when the sport was shifting from a fringe activity to a craze with a link to the village's early days.

"I just loved the feature of being able to ski out your door," says Malmberg, now 84 years old. Area trails weren't yet groomed back then, so residents skied on the streets, along the railroad tracks, and in the state park. Before William O'Brien began grooming trails in the late 1970s, residents made their own skiable paths around town by dragging an old mattress behind a yellow Ski-Doo. Like Malmberg, longtime Marine resident Peg Arnason has connections to Marine's historic ski traditions. Arnason and her family moved to Marine in 1972. Next door to her lived a pair of elderly sisters, Bertha and Myrtle Holmstrom, Swedish-Americans whose father had run a local confectionary. The sisters once told Arnason an anecdote that captures a lost era of skiing: As children in the 1920s, the girls enjoyed skiing down the hill into town on handmade wooden skis. When they returned home, they would maintain the curved tips of their skis by propping them against their house with the ski tips wedged beneath a strip of siding.

But by the mid-1970s, skiing was starting to change.

The modern iteration of the sport focused on speed, groomed trails, and techy equipment. Spotting a business opportunity, Malmberg opened the Village Ski Shop above his grocery in 1970. It was likely the first Nordic-only ski outfitter in the Twin Cities. "We helped build the image of skiing in the St. Croix Valley from the store," Malmberg says.

"Skiing really became popular" in the 1970s, says Minnesota ski historian Greg Fangel, adding that America's desire to reconnect with nature bolstered its newfound love of the sport. To meet demand, Norwegian ski manufacturers began marketing all-inclusive beginner packages—skis, bindings, boots, poles—in the United States. Fangel's first skis came in such a package, bought from the Marine shop in 1974.

"The staff was friendly, and there were racks of wooden skis lined up in the middle of the room," he says.

Bill Simpson also bought his first pair of skis from Malmberg. In the early 1970s, Simpson was an outdoorsy young teacher working at Stillwater Area High School and living in Marine. He had tried Nordic skiing in college but hated it because his wax had stuck to the snow. "I stayed with snowshoes until

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Ross Brunfelt and son Logan Brunfelt, of Scandia, were among many who braved a spring snowstorm last year to welcome home Afton resident and cross country gold medal winner Jessie Diggins on April 14.

I moved to Marine and got my first real pair of skis at the Marine shop," Simpson says. "I just fell in love with the sport."

Had Simpson not embraced skiing in Marine, it's reasonable to assume that Stillwater Area High School might not have developed one of the most successful ski programs in the nation, creating generations of competitive and recreational skiers. In 1976, when the school's Nordic team was looking for a coach, Simpson stepped in. That year, the Stillwater boys won their first team state Nordic championship, a title they would hold for three years straight.

Thanks to the team's success and the ethos of inclusivity and fun that Simpson fostered, student interest in the program began to grow. And the big kids weren't the only ones honing their skills. Peg Arnason's daughter, Ann Myers, attended Marine Elementary in the late 1970s, and Arnason recalls her daughter bringing skis from home so she could ski during recess. Sixth-graders embarked on school ski trips. Malmberg's shop sold equipment to the elementary school, helping turn it into a talent pipeline for the St. Croix Valley. Marine was "a community of skiers," recalls Myers.

When Simpson started coaching, the Stillwater Area High School team had seven girls, most of whom had attended Marine Elementary. Once, as a relay race neared, Simpson realized he needed another female skier for the team to compete. "I walked up and down the halls [of Stillwater Area High School] looking for a Marine girl," Simpson says. "I found two. It worked out fine." It's an understatement characteristic of the coach. Between 1982 and 1987, the Stillwater girls won a record six consecutive state championships. "We trained every day but we had a lot of fun doing it," says Myers, who graduated in 1985 after winning four consecutive state titles with the Stillwater team.

The skiers from Marine infused the Stillwater team with skill and enthusiasm that spread downriver to the larger towns that sustain the current team, which often has 130 members between the two squads.

Helping to fuel this enthusiasm is 88-year-old Bob Hagstrom, who lives just west of Stillwater on a few rolling acres that were once a dairy farm. A converted outbuilding on the property is Hagstrom's ski waxing shed, where the Stillwater Nordic team meets during the season to melt weather-appropriate wax onto their planks.

In the off-season, a visitor to the shed finds a cord and a half of split wood stacked and drying outside, put up by Hagstrom and his grandson. On waxing days, Hagstrom builds a fire in the shed's barrel stove by noon so the building is warm when the team arrives at 6. Hagstrom is a well-known sight at high school races, a tall man in a red snowsuit who pulls a sled piled with blankets that he wraps around skiers waiting for the starting gun. He began volunteering for Stillwater in the 1980s, when his daughter was a participant, and continued to do so while his grandkids skied for the school. "It's been very meaningful for me to have those kids ski," he says. "They've been above-average skiers."

Inside the shed, the walls are covered with posters, racing bibs, and photographs, including a Jessie Diggins poster that she inscribed to the "Wax Shed

Skiers." "Have fun skiing fast," it reads. Diggins and the team still exchange good-luck messages before races. "It's really cool to know she was part of our team and has done what we are doing right now," says Ann Myers' daughter Liv, a sophomore at Stillwater who skied on last year's championship team.

Marine may have planted the seeds of the Stillwater ski dynasty, but its influence on the sport goes well beyond the high school. Founded in 1971 by Malmberg, the Marine O'Brien Ski Race is the longest continually run ski race in Minnesota. More than 200 racers participate in an average year. Malmberg started the event to give the many area skiers an organized outlet for their hobby. Held each January, the race consists of both skating and classic-style races, as well as a wooden ski tour named in Bob Hagstrom's honor.

"People bring out their wood skis and three-pin bindings," says Simpson of the Hagstrom race. "The kids have caught on to that. They go looking in their rafters and attics." One local skier, Randy Ferrin, describes his wooden skis as old friends. "You never get rid of them," he says. The wooden ski racers tend to wear historically accurate baggy wool sweaters and socks pulled up to their shins, while the competitive racers wear skin-tight synthetic suits in the conventional classic and skating events. Some do as Ferrin did one year, when he skied the 6K wooden ski tour, switched gear, and raced the 12.5K skating event.

Come winter, William O'Brien park manager Wayne Boerner is a race co-organizer and one of the course groomers. He worked in several other Minnesota state parks before landing in Marine seven years ago. "I have not seen this enthusiasm and passion in the ski culture in other parts of the state, and I've groomed a lot of trails," Boerner says of Marine's ski scene. He credits the multigenerational pool of skier parents and grandparents who get their kids involved.

On Sunday afternoons, William O'Brien hosts the St. Croix Valley Ski Club, which teaches skiing to kids between the ages of 3 and 13. Liv Myers joined when she was a toddler. She says she enjoyed doing an activity with her parents and grandparents and describes the club as "the big base of where my friends come from that keeps me skiing."

Village Ski Shop is long gone. It relocated to Stillwater for a time before closing in the 1980s. Its former space above the Marine General Store is now the gallery and studio of landscape painter Mary Jo Van Dell. When the snow is good, Van Dell skis twice a week, at O'Brien or nearby Pine Point Regional Park.

"For me, [skiing] is about inspiration, about getting out in the woods," she says.

Malmberg's outfitter might be closed, but its impact lives on. Simpson still is a coach for the Stillwater team. Ann Myers and other former Stillwater racers continue to ski at O'Brien. In fact, the sport is so embedded into the Marine community that the local Jackson Meadow housing development has its own ski trails, which are open to the public.

January 2019 marks the 48th Marine O'Brien Ski Race. Racers from the St. Croix Valley and beyond will check the forecast, hoping for sub-freezing temps, gauzy clouds, and a good cold snow that coats the ground and stays.

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FEBRUARY 2 Used Book Sale The Friends of Osceola Public Library’s monthly used book sale is 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Discovery Center. Books of all kinds for all ages; CDs and DVDs. Enter on 3rd Ave. at Village Hall entrance. All proceeds benefit Osceola Public Library.

FEBRUARY 4 Science & Art Camp registration Registration begins for the Marine Community Library’s summer Science & Art Camps.

Visit marinecommunitylibrary.org for more information and to register. Volunteers are needed to assist with many aspects of the summer programs. If you can help, please contact Ruth Willius at willius@ frontiernet.net.

LinkedIn for Job Search

Monday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Get the most out of LinkedIn! Improve your LinkedIn profile by learning how to navigate, draft your profile, showcase your expertise, look for jobs, build and use your network in this workshop at Hardwood Creek Library. Brought to you by the Washington County WorkForce Center. To register, use this link: https://www. careerforcemn.com/ events/465647/linkedinjob-search. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

FEBRUARY 5 Tri-County DFL Senior Caucus Luncheon Join us at Vannelli’s by the Lake, 55 Lake St. So., Forest Lake, at 12:30 p.m. to hear our speaker, Joel Clemmer. Joel will address us on the topics of universal health care based on single payer financing and his experience lobbying at the Minnesota Legislature.

If you reside in eastern Anoka, southern Chisago or northern Washington County please join us and invite a friend.

Questions? Contact Chair Sandy (651-4921149) and/or Secretary/ Treasurer Jackie (320290-9540).

FEBRUARY 7 Marine Documentary Night Doc night season closes with “Science Fair.” The film offers a front row seat of the victories, defeats and motivations of nine high school students on a path to change their lives, and the world, through science. The free screening will be held at the Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street) Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. The

Marine Documentary Film Series is supported by the Marine Library Association and a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.

Crazy 8s Math Club Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Hardwood Creek Library will begin another round of Crazy 8s Math Club! Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s, a totally new kind of math club where you’ll build stuff, toss beach balls, make amazing mazes and more! You’ll have a blast with mischief-making activities like Beach Ball Party, Funny Money and Glow-in-the-Dark City.

Please plan to attend all eight sessions. We will meet every Thursday from February 7 to April 4 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in room 1204. Please note there will not be a session on March 28 due to Spring Break.

This program is open to children in kindergarten through second grade.

Registration is required.

Call 651-275-7310 to register. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

FEBRUARY 8 Community Game Night Enjoy a night out playing games and meeting new people. Bring your favorite game, and, if you wish, teach others.

The library will have games as well. The Feb. 8 Game Night will feature pizza and bingo, and be held in the lower level room at Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5th St, Marine from 5:30-7 p.m. and thereafter be held every second Friday of each month through May; 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street). The event is free, with a $5 suggested donation for food.

FEBRUARY 9 STEM Saturdays: Raptors at the Library Saturday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Meet a hawk and an owl at Hardwood Creek Library! Join the Wildlife Science Center in learning about these raptors and other wild animals. No registration required! We’ll be holding a special raptor-themed storytime before this program, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

choice. This workshop is taught by Job Service at held at Hardwood Creek Library. Part I will take place in a classroom setting. Part II will take place in the Hardwood Creek Library Computer Lab. To register, go to: https://www. careerforcemn.com/ events/465648/career-exploration. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

FEBRUARY 14 Spring Planting Cherie Born, master gardener, will speak on planning spring plantings at the Thursday, Feb. 14, meeting of the DFL East Metro Senior Caucus, 11:30 a.m. at Sgt. Pepper’s Bar and Grill (930 Helena Ave. N., Oakdale). All are welcome to attend. Participants buy their own lunch.

FEBRUARY 15 Owl Prowl This popular event is led by Belwin naturalists. Hikers will be led through the winter woods in order to listen for owls and other nocturnal creatures. Come dressed to be outside.

Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.; ages 12 and up (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited to 20 participants. Free for members.

Belwin Conservancy Education Center (1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton). 651-436-5189, www. belwin.org RSVP by Feb. 15 to events@belwin.org.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From” Friday, Feb. 15 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Join us at Hugo’s Rice Lake Park for Matt’s Monster Science program about fantastic beasts and where they come from! Matt will talk about the history and meaning of the creatures of the Harry Potter franchise. Where do hippogriffs come from?

Mythology doesn’t really

have Norwegian Ridgeback Dragons – but what did Norwegian dragons look like? Do basilisk legends get weirder than in the books? (Spoiler: They sure do!) And werewolves, and house elves, and more besides!

Join us in the Rice Lake Room at Rice Lake Park, 6900 137th St. N. Hugo MN 55038. Registration is not required. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

FEBRUARY 15 Let’s Make Stuff!

Paper Flowers Friday, Feb. 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Chase away the winter blues with these paper flowers! Learn how to make surprisingly realistic flowers from simple supplies. Let’s Make Stuff is a creative class for adults. Join us every third Friday of the month at Hardwood Creek Library to get crafty and learn something new. Each month we will feature a different project. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. Please register online, at the Hardwood Creek Library Information Desk, or call 651-275-7300.

Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

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Life Reinvented Part II

FEBRUARY 28 Story Time Come to the Marine Community Library (121 Judd Street) at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, for Super Story Time by Suzanne.

ONGOING Stillwater support group for families NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness. The group meets on the first and third Mondays of each month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Stillwater Library, 224 Third St. N., in Margaret Rivers Room A. Use the Third Street entrance and free parking ramp.

FFI: Call Marie or Bob at 651-770-1436.

Alcoholics Anonymous AA Big Book Study: Mondays, 7 p.m., at Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia, in Room LL2 (lower level 2). Enter through the preschool door.

Tri-County Seniors (50+) DFL Luncheon Meeting

include a presentation by a professional or award-winning photographer, followed by more casual time for discussion. Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

Mental Health Support Group A NAMI Connection peer support group for adults recovering from mental illness meets bi-weekly in Stillwater.

The free group is sponsored by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Trained facilitators who are also in recovery lead NAMI Connection groups. The group meets the first and third Mondays of each month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Episcopal Church of the Ascension Office (215 North 4th St., Stillwater). FFI: Call Diane at 651-724-0977 or NAMI at 651-645-2948.

St Croix Valley Youth Ski Club Kids ages 3 to 12 meet Sundays, Jan. 6 through March 3, from 1-3 p.m.

No ski experience required but you need to provide your own equipment. Registration is $25 per participant and you can register at any point throughout the season.

Contact Katie at Catherine.brekke@gmail. com with any questions.

Art workshops Mary Jo Van Dell and Judd Street Exchange host an open studio Wednesdays to paint or sketch with others in an art filled environment.

Van Dell offers advice to participants if requested. The studio is above the General Store in Marine; times are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a fee.

Participants are invited to sign up in advance: maryjo@maryjovandell. com. Walk ins accepted.

Friday, Feb. 22 from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.

Come play some board games after school a Hardwood Creek Library! This is a great chance to try some new games you haven’t played before. Ages 12 to 18 welcome. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North Forest Lake).

(Eastern Anoka, Southern Chisago, & Northern Washington County’s) 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

(First Tuesday of each month) Vannelli’s By The Lake Restaurant - Broadway & 55 - So. Lake Street. Forest Lake.

For more information email: ckgenz@msn.com or call 763-227-7536.

Camera Club

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The St. Croix Valley Camera Club meets the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Chisago County Government Center in Center City. Meetings typically

The Friends of Osceola Library meet the 2nd Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Please consider joining this active and vibrant organization. FFI: 715-294-2657

Winter Fun at the Creative Center Explore Belwin’s Creative Center this

FEBRUARY 11 Monday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 3:30p.m.

Are you considering changing careers?

Career assessments can identify a career that’s right for you and what you need to do to break into the field of your

winter by hiking, sledding, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing our ungroomed trails. Hot chocolate will be provided. Sunday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Free and open to everyone. Belwin Conservancy Creative Center (795 Indian Trail S., Afton). FFI: 651-4365189, www.belwin.org.

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Govern, don’t campaign

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t appears that we have an intermission in the struggle between the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Over the past weekend, President Trump signed a continuing resolution to open and fund the government for the next few weeks.

The government shutdown, the longest in history, was over funding for border security, including one of the president’s signature campaign promises, the border wall.

Why this issue wasn’t addressed when the president’s party controlled the legislative and executive branches in 2017 and 2018 is a mystery for many people. With the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives earlier this month, the border wall has become a high stakes battle. is truly unfortunate because Publisher This issues of this magnitude need to be discussed in a thoughtful and Tom Stangl measured manner, not in sound bites that will be queued up for the 2020 election.

In our hyper partisan world where we have to anoint “winners” and “losers,” it is rare that any politician wants to be viewed as “losing” an issue the size of a border wall.

But perhaps not everyone is interested in personal gain over the common good.

It was refreshing for me last week to hear the views about governing from new Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The governor previously served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving the people of southern Minnesota, giving him a unique perspective on consensus.

Walz gave a speech at the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s annual convention and trade show. He spoke of his role of chief executive officer (CEO) of state government. Walz said that, in the end, voters would judge him on his accomplishments, not his ideology.

There are many issues facing Minnesota, Wisconsin and our nation. Voters continue to elect divided government as a check and balance of ideology as well as to control the pace of change. The voters don’t want gridlock, they want public servants to serve. This means finding common ground and solutions that work for everyone.

Governing is hard work and finding consensus is a dying art.

Walz said that finding the best solution is the role of the CEO. The next step is to find a way to pass legislation to bring these solutions from concept to reality. In the end, Walz theorizes, the only thing that will matter is that the problem is solved. New Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has struck a similar tone in the opening days of his term.

The same is true of border security. The best solution needs to be developed and passed. Neither side will get the solution they want, but hopefully the bill that becomes law will solve the problem. And we all know there is a problem, there has been for years.

We just learned that a high stakes game of “chicken” on this issue doesn’t work. It is time for the winners and losers to become the problem solvers.

I realize Walz has been in office less than a month and will need to ensure his party continues to support his programs and leadership, so this may very well change. I hope for his sake and the sake of the people of Minnesota that it doesn’t. If more leaders developed a mindset to solve problems and not just get reelected, maybe we wouldn’t be in the mess we find ourselves now.

As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001.

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Keep an eye out for Back Roads

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ou’ve probably noticed that where we live, the media landscape is a little quirky. For instance, an issue that’s well reported in Wisconsin may be unknown in Minnesota even if it affects, say, the St. Croix River and the people on the Minnesota side of it.

On the other hand, issues relevant to people in Wisconsin are often drowned out by the noise of big city news coming from Minneapolis and St. Paul.

People have to go out of their way to Editor Suzanne Lindgren find out what the legislature is up to way down in Madison.

Yet here on the border communities mingle. Most of us cross the river regularly to shop, attend an event or group meeting, to work, take a hike or visit friends. Rather than two different states, the river valley and surrounding communities often feel like a single place with a unique sense of identity.

About a decade ago, while living in New York City, I took to telling people I was from Minnesconsin. It felt more accurate than choosing.

Here at the paper’s office, we’ve been inspired to establish a new publication we hope speaks to this

rural border community in all its complexity. Its focus won’t be news, but culture. We plan to profile restaurants, breweries, wineries, farms, artists and retail shops. We’ll highlight the stories of locals from Baldwin to Grantsburg, Marine on St. Croix to Amery and, of course, the Osceola area.

We plan to call the publication “Back Roads: Life in small-town Wisco-sota.” (We could say Minnesconsin instead, though the coverage area does skew to the eastern side of the border.)

I’m excited about it. So far, strategizing topic ideas for the magazine and planning its debut issue has offered a nice balance to regular news coverage, giving us something relatively lighthearted to focus on.

We’re still a ways from publication, or even laying the first issue out, but it seemed like a good time to start building some excitement. Later this year, when you see an issue at a cafe or elsewhere around town, you’ll know what it is and where it came from. Most importantly, you’ll know it was made for you and others in this often-overlooked but remarkable place.

I’ll keep you posted as the publication date nears!

Rather than two different states, the river valley and surrounding communities often feel like a single place with a unique sense of identity.

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Sunshine in a glass wards off cabin fever

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retty frosty ice crystals line the windowsills and the shimmering snow are beautiful to look at, but that’s where the fun ends.

The realty is for the last week my nostrils stick together when I step outside. My family and dog are going crazy being cooped up. The bitter cold weather has set in.

It’s too cold to do anything outside for very long—even if you’re covered from head to toe. The cold finds its way into my mittens and boots. I can handle the below 0 temps for a few days, then I start to get restless and even a little down.

I crave all things citrus and sunWild Chow shine related. I’ve upped my vitamin D intake which helps. What Lisa Erickson I really need is real sunshine, but that’s out of the question, so what’s the next best thing? Oranges. Lemons.

Limes. And a tiki party. It works.

We plan a little BBQ menu and drink orange frosty (sort of like Orange Julius). We watch a beach movie, turn up the heat and put on some shorts. We feel like we are in Florida. The orange drink is what does it for me. It’s cold but tastes like sunshine.

I keep telling myself summer is coming.

Citrus Frosty 1 large (12 oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate or other flavors like lime or lemon 2 cups whole milk or coconut milk (cold) 1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional) 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp almond flavoring 1 1/2 cups ice, plus more if desired.

In a large blender, add the frozen concentrate, milk, sugar, and extracts. Mix until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Add ice and blend until smooth, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

Lisa Erickson is a food columnist who loves adventure and food. You can find more recipes at www.wild-chow.com or email her at wildchowrecipes@gmail.com.

What is a marketbased approach to water quality?

BY KATIE ROCK CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a joint letter encouraging market-based, collaborative approaches to reduce excess nutrients in waterways. But, few other details were offered on how to best take this approach.

There are three possible market-based strategies for water quality improvement: nutrient reduction exchange, wetland mitigation banking, and environmental impact bonds.

Comparable to a cap and trade program, the nutrient reduction exchange ties downstream municipalities to upstream partners through voluntary efforts. This approach focuses on reducing

nitrogen and phosphorus by leveraging cost-effective projects that would be more affordable than removing nutrients at a water treatment plant.

This strategy has been tried in the Ohio River Basin.

With wetland mitigation banking, flood risks can be minimized by holding and slowing the flow of water—also allowing nutrients and sediment to filter out.

In addition, wetlands can provide a natural habitat for birds and waterfowl. The idea behind this approach is to encourage new investments in water quality and flood mitigation by restoring wetlands.

Environmental impact bonds have been used recently by major cities to finance infrastructure projects to improve water SEE ROCK, PAGE 8

Like old friends From the author: Looking back at the first 100 weeks

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f you have been reading “The Good Folks of Lennox Valley” since the first installment, I know how you are going to respond to the following question: “Can you believe it has been 100 weeks?”

First, you’ll take a breath. Next, you will ask yourself, “Has it really been that long?”

These weeks, months and years have flown by, and as I sat at Columnist my desk to write the 100th installKevin Slimp ment, I felt it was a good time to share some of my favorite memories from these two years.

When I first began writing the story of my hometown, my plan was to focus on the lives of the folks who made up the membership of the four churches on Bearden’s Corner. In Week One’s story, titled “My Hometown,” we learned of the four churches and their various responses to being just down the street from the infamous Hoffbrau, the only restaurant to serve beer in The Valley. This installment also introduced the character of Sarah Hyden-Smith, whose introduction led to several emails from female clergypersons stretching from California to Tennessee, most saying they were sure I was writing their personal stories.

I have also received a lot of emails from folks who were certain I was writing about their hometowns. I remember one such message from Mountain City, Tennessee. The writer explained the near-cancellation of Lennox Valley’s July 4 fireworks, in response to the local Baptist church’s fear they would interfere with proper

reverence for the Lord’s Day, actually happened in her hometown.

For many readers, Raymond Cooper was both a villain and a favorite character. I’ve lost count of the emails I’ve received, sharing stories of radio station owners in small towns throughout America who were spitting images of Raymond.

I believe my favorite line - or at least the one that made me laugh the hardest - was when Cooper asked the local chaplain to come to the stage to say a prayer of healing for his followers who were bemoaning the plight of the election count. That’s when he heard Jessie, Hoffbrau waitress, moan, “Good Lord!”

I still laugh at Raymond’s response: “Do you hear that, Chaplain? They’re starting without you!”

Now and again, I still visit the church of Brother Jacob, who preaches near my current home.

The story of his sermon on Psalm 50, verse 9, brought a lot of response. Using his paraphrased version of the Bible instead of the “approved” Lutheran Study Bible, his sermon theme, “I shall take no bull from you,” was a favorite among readers.

If I were forced to select a favorite character, it would be a toss-up between Iris Long and Marvin Walsh.

To me, Iris represents small town newspaper publishers everywhere. She is fiercely honest, concerned about her community, and works an incredible number of hours to make sure every word she writes is true.

The real Marvin Walsh was one of the funniest men I ever knew.

Every time he shouts something in our story, I hear Marvin’s voice in my memory.

Along the way, we have been

introduced to Maxine Miller, author of “Rumor Has It,” and Beatrice Justice, who speaks in Bible verses.

One writer suggested, “Your story probably caused more people to pick up their Bibles than anything anyone else has done this week.”

A.J. Fryerson, the man who complains about everything, came onto the scene in Week 60. This character is the direct result of someone I knew who complained about literally everything. I was certain, when the time was right, A.J. would appear in our story.

Except for Raymond, the character that probably drew more response than any other was Juliet Stoughton. It seems a lot of readers related to the story of Juliet and her soulmate, who left her for another soulmate.

Friends who have read my recent book, “The Good Folks of Lennox Valley,” often tell me they love the conversation that takes place in the last chapter between Juliet and her former soulmate, Chris Roadhouse. For whatever reason, that was probably the hardest story line to write.

From a federal agency causing egg prices to soar, to the lovable and inept Mayor “Silver Tongue” Dick Bland, to a radio host who tried to use his celebrity status to sway an election, in the end the good folks of The Valley always seem to discover the real truth.

I have many stories yet to share about the good folks of my hometown. Thank you for tagging along for the first 100.

Be sure to order your copy of “The Good Folks of Lennox Valley” at Amazon.com or MarketSquareBooks.com.

Baby, it’s cold outside

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his latest cold snap has everyone scrambling to stay warm. We make sure fuel tanks are full and often watch the cold from inside.

Those who get outside will layer up or put on wool, wind resistance fleece, thermal base layers, balaclava hoods, synthetic, breathable fast drying fibers and of course goose down. But what do those animals we love do to stay warm in extreme cold weather like we are experiencing?

The first thing wildlife needs to do is to maintain their body temperatures. Most mammals range from 97 -103 while birds have an average temperature of 105.

Bergmann’s rule states that animals tend to be larger in colder climates and smaller in warmer climates.

Whitetail deer is a great example with smaller animals in the south and much larger here in the north, there are some exceptions Wild River although to the rule. Smaller animals lose heat much faster than larger ones in Trails colder climates.

Jim Bennett It’s all about creating energy to maintain a constant body temp and to do that much more food is required in winter. For warm bodied animals food is not a luxury, but it’s an actual matter of life or death. That is why so many songbirds fly south for the winter while only the hardiest stay here with us. Hibernation is another strategy used to survive winter. Some critters sleep all through winter while others can wake up and feed on stored nuts or forage outdoors when temperatures rise.

Just like we wear coats for warmth, an animal’s coat does some amazing things. Deer and elk and other large animals have hair that is hollow and acts as a layer of insulation to keep them warm and dry.

You can often spot deer lying outside in winter with fresh snow on their backs that they shake off when

they get up, thanks to their hollow hair. People who tie fishing flies use that hollow hair so their flies float on the water.

A bird’s first line of defense is, obviously, feathers.

Feathers repel water and efficiently insulate warm bodies from cold air. Did you know that each feather is controlled by a group of small muscles that can raise and lower each feather when needed to heat or cool the bird? Fluffing of feathers can create tiny air spaces that increase insulation and reduce heat loss. People who wear down clothing are well aware of how some birds, especially waterfowl, stay warm.

The problem with down feathers is if they get wet they lose all capacity to maintain heat.

Dense evergreens and thick grass provide safe refuge for birds. Ring neck pheasants and many prairie type birds will nestle into tall grasses and cattails to keep warm. Songbirds that frequent backyard feeders will roost in dense evergreens and tree cavities to escape wind, rain and snow. Ruffed grouse do the same but in years when snow is deep they will actually burrow deep into snow because of snow’s insulating factors.

As Aldo Leopold wrote in his book, A Sand County Almanac, “…. in the chickadee Sunday school two mortal sins are taught: thou shalt not venture out into windy places in winter and thou shalt not get wet before a blizzard.”

Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman who lives and worked in the St. Croix River Valley and can be reached at jamesbennett24@gmail.com.

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Folk school offers beginning bookbinding What does Egypt in the second century CE have to do with Marine and Scandia? While perhaps not obvious, it turns out there will be a connection on February 16. Register for an upcoming Marine Mills Folk School class on introductory bookbinding and find out.

Skyler Hawkins, instructor for the class, notes: “Coptic bookbinding is an ancient form of bookbinding. I find students enjoy learning the Coptic stitch as part of an easy introduction to creating a special journal during class, or as a base for an interest in bookbinding that will continue throughout their lifetime.” The class will explore some of the tools and techniques used in non-adhesive bookbinding. Beginners and those who have some prior interest are encouraged to attend.

Founded in 2017, Marine Mills Folk School’s mission is to support and strengthen connections by inviting all people to discover the joy of learning and creating together. Located in Marine on St Croix, MN, the school offers adult and intergenerational classes in traditional arts and craft skills. Visit https://marinemillsfolkschool.org for additional information or to see a complete listing of classes.

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Scandia Elementary IB World School Science Students Students at Scandia Elementary IB World School have been studying environments, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and simple machines and are applying their scientific knowledge.

Addy Ruhberg learns how arctic animals’ blubber keeps them warm.

BY LISA SCHLINGERMAN FRIENDS OF SCANDIA PARKS AND TRAILS

Precycling is reducing the waste at the source. It is making buying choices that have minimal impact on the environment.

It is not buying less, it’s buying smart.

Disposable products have no benefit for our planet. Before you buy food and items at the store consider these questions: Is it

recyclable? Is the product and the packaging made from recycled materials? Will the manufacturer dispose of the product when you are done with it. And the real question: Do you really need it at all?

Many of us are precycling now.

A few examples: bringing reusable bags when you shop, buying fewer disposable products, using cloth towels and napkins and eliminating plastic straws.

Your money talks! Express your values through product choice. This will force companies to change their ways.

Precycling along with recycling reduces your household waste dramatically. What’s left over can be re-used and repurposed.

For more information on how you can be good earth stewards check out www.Earth911.com.

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This week in history: The Milwaukee Bridge War JESSICA ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

History is mostly a study of conflict. Big or small, violent or verbal, they fill our history books (or are sometimes excluded from them). Our own region is no different. In 1845 the would-be city of Milwaukee was the scene of an event known as the Milwaukee Bridge War. Conflict between two of the three towns straddling the Milwaukee River would ultimately lead to the founding of the city itself.

The land that the city of Milwaukee now occupies encompasses the meeting of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers. Throughout human history abundant water sources and river transportation have drawn people to areas such as this. It is the reason the city’s name is derived from an Algonquian word meaning “gathering place near the water.” And that it was. Prior to European colonization, people lived in the area for over 13,000 years.

When Europeans did arrive in the seventeenth century they saw many different native tribes within the small area; these included the Ojibwe, Menominee, Meskwaki, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, and Ho-Chunk (or Winnebago).

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Milwaukee in 1858, about 13 years after violent conflict nearly broke out in Milwaukee over bridges.

All of these groups, except the Ho-Chunk, are of Algonquian descent. The Ho-Chunk are a Siouan people.

In 1795 Jacques Vieau opened a trading post in this junction. Built along the east bank of the Milwaukee River, in 1825 it was established as

Juneautown. In 1834 two more villages were established, Kilbourntown on the west bank of the Milwaukee and Walker’s Point to the south.

The former is credited to Byron Kilbourn, a railroad executive from Connecticut.

Due to the growing population

Horticulture society partners with Bee Squad for pollinator event The Minnesota State Horticultural Society is partnering with the University of Minnesota’s Department of Entomology Bee Squad to bring a Super Bee Weekend to the gardening community. The Super Bee Weekend event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cargill Building on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, at 1500 Gortner Ave., Falcon Heights.

Pre-registration is required, and people can register through MSHS at northerngardener.org/mshs-events.

Pricing depends on how many programs each attendee wants to participate in.

Super Bees to the Rescue scue The morning session, called Super Bees to the Rescue, runs from 9 a.m. to noon and includes a stimulating panel discussion about creating healthy landscapes beyond flowers with honey bee k expert Marla Spivak rt and native bee expert Dan Cariveau from the mology Department of Entomology and environenviron at the UMN, and grand mental challenge (big picture) expert Jessica Hellmann, director of the UMN Institute on the Environment.

catered by Nelson’s Cheese and Deli or attendees can bring their own) and check out the Action Fair where they will get the latest, greatest action steps from the experts to help pollinators and make their gardens pollinator paradises. Community science projects will encourage people to engage in citizen science pollinator projects. Attendees can check out the connections between art and pollinators by perusing examples of pollinator art and making purchases from local artisans whose merchandise is centered around pollinators or bee products. The gardening section of the fair will provide resources fo for people to start or expan expand their pollinator garde gardens. Experts and orga organizations will als also be available to pr provide informattion and answer q questions. Feat tured Action Fair e exhibitors include D Dragons Wynd, T Threadmance Embroidery, er Po Pollinator Friendly All Alliance, Monarch Joint Venture, Artist N Sarah Nasiff, Minnesota Butter y ConservaZoo Butterfl tion UMN Bee Atlas, UMN Bee tion, Squad, The Beez Kneez, LLC, Pollinate Minnesota and We All Need Food and Water.

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Following the panel discussion, attendees will get updates on important native bee research, tour the UMN Bee Lab, and make their own bee screen print with artist Sarah Nassif. See her work at www.sarahnassif.com.

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The afternoon session, The Super Life of Honey Bees class, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Whether attendees are beekeepers or champions of bees, this class invites people to explore the honey bee. They’ll learn about honey bee biology and how they act as a superorganism. Attendees will get to peek into

From noon to 1 p.m., attendees can have lunch (a pre-purchased box lunch

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that ferries could not keep up with, the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature ordered the construction of a bridge. That year Juneau and Kilbourn each built multiple bridges.

However, because of the different street patterns they used when founding their respec-

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tive villages the bridges didn’t match streets across the river.

There was also conflict about the locations of the bridges from a water transportation perspective. Kilbourn was concerned that one of the bridges made it more difficult for ships to reach his docks.

His concerns were ultimately not unfounded. In 1845 a ship crashed into a bridge on the Kilbourntown side of the river. Suspecting it to have been a deliberate crash due to those on the west not paying for bridge maintenance, the westerners dismantled their half of a different bridge. Those on the east readied weapons to fight over the slight. Sadly, Kilbourn’s daughter had just died, yet this kept violence from breaking out that day.

Following this, when found on opposing sides of the river, people were beaten. This continued for several weeks until, under the presence of armed guards, tensions lessened.

People began to work together, crafting ideas for the future, for layouts of one large city. On Jan. 31, 1846, the ancient gathering place was declared a city. Juneau became mayor of the city and Kilbourn went on to work for the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature.

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Used Book Sales resume

PUBLIC NOTICES MARINE ON ST. CROIX PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING

Dated: January 25, 2019 Jim Shaver, Administrator

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:30pm - Village Hall -121 Judd Street Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 7:30pm to consider a Minor Subdivision request from Garhardt and Gail Balego to divide their approximately 16 ½ acres along Highway 95 into three parcels. Details are available at the City office during regular office hours.

Dated this 10th day of January, 2019 By: Kiersten Young, Assistant City Clerk Published in The Country Messenger January 30, 2019

CARNELIAN-MARINESAINT CROIX WATERSHED DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Managers of the Carnelian-Marine-Saint Croix Watershed District will attend a workshop meeting with the May Township Board to discuss next steps in a proposed joint project at Panorama Avenue on Big Carnelian Lake. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the regular May Town Board meeting at 7 PM on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 in the May Town Hall, 13939 Norell Avenue in May Township. At the workshop, there may be a quorum and the Managers will limit any decisions to the project mentioned above.

Note the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District will be Wednesday, February 13th at the Scandia Community Center, 14727 209th St. in Scandia.

Published in The Country Messenger January 30, 2019 CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: TB Handy.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 12915 Morris Trail N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047.

3. The complete name and street address of all persons conducting business under the assumed name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: TB Handy Home Maintenance, Repair & Improvement LLC, 12915 Morris Trail N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047.

4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities, I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath: Anthony Brown.

Customers will be happy to know that the Used Book Sales held by the Friends of the Osceola Library over the years will resume. At their monthly meeting, the Friends decided to hold book sales on the first Saturday of each month, beginning February 2, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The book sales will be in the Friends’ permanent sale space in the new Discovery Center. The room is easily accessible from the Third Avenue entrance of the new Village Hall. Ample parking, including handicapped parking, is available in the parking lot on the same side of the building. Patrons can also enter on the library level and use either stairs or elevator to reach the lower level.

The community has been immensely supportive of the Friends used book sales over the years, allowing the Friends to contribute generously to Osceola Public Library. “Every dollar we take in directly supports library programs, collections and the building fund,” said Kathie Nelson, treasurer.

“In the past, we had to rely on our sales during Rhubarb Days and Wheels & Wings events, but now our monthly sales will help move our inventory as well as provide ongoing income that we can put to use right away for the library.” The Friends still expect to have their bigger sales during those community events, but the details need to be worked out.

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particularly from stormwater runoff.

Washington, D.C. first used this tool in 2016, followed by Baltimore and Atlanta. What makes environmental impact bonds different

from other green bonds is that they use a “pay for success” model focused on achieving environmental outcomes, which requires them to have a measuring and monitoring component for investors.

Any of these three

CLUES ACROSS 1. Sheep sounds 5. Turn up 11. Statements of support 14. Spells 15. Evildoer 18. One-time baseball stadium staple 19. Activities 21. WWII-era US President 23. Soft, flexible leather 24. Proverb 28. Wish (Hindu) 29. Injury treatment 30. Red Sox ace 32. “Deadliest Catch” captain 33. Baseball stat 35. Where marine life lives 36. Heartbeat test 39. Signs on the dotted line 41. Atomic #24 42. Bind securely 44. Swiss Nobel Peace Prize winner 46. Fragrant brown balsam 47. Where you were born 49. Sells a ticket for more than its price 52. Where goods are presented 56. Jewish salutation 58. Fruits 60. Poorly educated 62. Microorganism 63. Depicted CLUES DOWN 1. Ballplayer’s tool 2. Hairdo 3. From a distance 4. Belt one out 5. Revising a text 6. More (Spanish) 7. Beloved Spielberg alien 8. BBQ dish 9. Provoke 10. Within

market-based strategies could play a key role in building a cleaner, healthier, and more productive future. Learn more at cfra.org.

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit

12. Canadian flyers 13. Smugly smile 16. Buffalo 17. Lake in the Kalahari Desert 20. Grab 22. Rural delivery 25. Equally 26. It’s sometimes passed 27. Citizens who are qualified to vote 29. Greek letter 31. Body part 34. Boxing result 36. Newts 37. Predatory semiaquatic reptiles 38. Cockatoo

organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

40. The NFL’s big game (abbr.)

43. Leguminous east Indian tree 45. News reporting organization 48. A nemesis of Batman 50. Legal term 51. Not all 53. A way to greet 54. Knot in a tree 55. Satisfy 57. Russian space station 58. A baby’s mealtime accessory 59. Stitch together 61. __ and behold

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Robert Brady displays his work at the Stremmel Gallery in Reno, Nevada.

Franconia Sculpture Park announced last week that noted sculptor Robert Brady will join resident artists, fellows and interns at the 43-acre sculpture park to provide mentorship, inspiration and support next summer.

Brady is an American modernist sculptor who works in ceramics and wood. Born in Reno, Nevada, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for decades and is a professor emeritus at California State University, Sacramento, with a 33-year teaching

history at the school. Brady is a multi-faceted artist who additionally works in pottery, painting and illustration, though he is best known for his abstract figurative sculptures.

Though Brady’s early work dealt directly with functional clay vessels, he eventually began creating abstract and figurative pieces in varying materials. These works call to mind ritual objects or totems from around the world, yet remain specific to the artist’s own psyche.

His work has been exhibited widely and can be found in a number of public collections including the Derosa Preseve: Art & Nature in Napa, California; the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Robert Brady has received multiple fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2007.

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AREA CHURCHES Ascension Episcopal Church

Forest Hills United Methodist Church

Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS)

Osceola United Methodist Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

214 North Third Street N, Stillwater (651) 439-2609 • www.ae-church.org Rev. Marilyn Baldwin Rev. Buff Grace, Rector Rev. Brenda Hoffman Mindy Boynton, Christian Ed/Youth Nancy Whipkey, Music Sunday: 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, no music 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with music

Hwy. 97 at County Road 34 S.E. Forest Lake (651) 464-5249 Pastor: Rev. David Werner www.foresthillsumc.net 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship

25402 Itasca Avenue Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-462-3535 / lordofthelakes.org Pastor Craig Bertram Regular Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Communion First and Third Sundays 9:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class

306 River Street Osceola, WI (715) 755-2275 osceolaunitedmethodistchurch@gmail.com Sunday: Worship 10 a.m.

Fellowship at 11 a.m.

490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, MN (651) 465-7345 Father John Drees Sat. Mass 5:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

River Valley Christian Church

St. Joseph Catholic Cluster

Maranatha Church Chisago Lakes Campus

Lake Elmo (651) 430-9950 5900 Lake Elmo Avenue N. (Hwy 36 & County Road 17) Pastor Jon Neitzel, Teen Pastor Greg Hamm Children’s Pastor Karen Hynes Sunday Worship and Childrens’ Church 9:30 a.m. Nursery available.

Saturday Worship and Children’s Church, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Teen Service 7:00 p.m.

Osceola (715) 294-2243 Rev. Andy Anderson Saturday Mass: St. Joseph’s, 4 p.m.

St. Anne’s, Somerset 5 p.m.

Sunday Mass: Assumption, East Farmingon 8:30 a.m.

St. Anne’s, Somerset 8 & 10 a.m.

St. Joseph’s, Osceola 10:30 a.m.

Call for weekday mass and reconciliation schedules.

St. Croix Falls United Methodist Church

Trinity Lutheran Church (WELS)

The Baha’i Faith For information about Baha’i Faith or times and places of meetings call (651) 433-3686.

Christ Lutheran Church 150 Fifth Street, Marine (651) 433-3222, office ext. 10 Pastors Joel Martin and Hannah Bartos Sunday Worship 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Kid’s Church during 9:45 service.

Wednesday Life Night schedule: Community Supper at 5:30 p.m.

Faith formation classes for all ages at 6:30 p.m.

Elim Lutheran Church Scandia (651) 433-2723 www.elimscandia.org Senior Pastor Scott Westphal Associate Pastor Meredith McGrath Sunday Worship: 8 and 9:30 a.m.

Adult Christian Ed. at 8:45 a.m.

Kid City PreK-Grade 6 Christian Ed. 10:30 a.m.

Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) Forest Lake (651) 464-3323 886 North Shore Drive Pastor John Klawiter Sunday Worship: Traditional, 9 a.m.

Contemporary Praise, 10:30 a.m.

Grace Church 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola Pastor Mark Barlow Amy Germain, Day Care Bety Greydanus, Office Manager “The Cure for the Common Church” e-mail: info@gracechurchosceola.com www.gracechurchosceola.com or call (715) 294-4222 or (715) 755-3454 Sunday: Praise and Worship Service 9 a.m. with Children’s Church Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

Christian Child Day Care Monday-Friday 5:30 am – 6 p.m.

Hosanna Lutheran Church (ELCA) Living, loving and serving as Jesus did... so that all may know him.

9300 Scandia Tr. N. Forest Lake (651) 464-5502 www.hosannaforestlake.net Linda Friesen, Lead Pastor Jen Collins, Associate Pastor Sept-May Worship Schedule Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

In Great Hall (lower level) Wednesday (thru Apr) 6:00 p.m. in Garden Chapel (upper level)

Lakes Free Church www.lakesfree.org Lindstrom (651) 257-2677 29620 Olinda Trail N. Senior Pastor Jason Carlson, Associate Pastor Stephen Moore Sunday Worship 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9 & 10:30 a.m.

10963 Lake Blvd. (Hwy 8) Chisago City (651) 257-8605 Pastor Bill Headley Worship service Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday service 9:30 a.m.

Osceola Community Church 2492 Education Dr., Osceola, WI Larry Mederich, Pastor (715) 417-0608 • www.occconnect.org Sunday Worship 9 a.m. with provided Nursery Kids Church 9:30 a.m.

Meeting in home groups throughout the week. Call for details, 715-294-4332.

Osceola Medical Center Spiritual Care 2600 65th Avenue, Osceola, WI www.myomc.org/specialtyserv_1chapel.php 715-294-5645 fax: 715-294-5712 email: alan.hagstrom@myomc.org Chapel open daily for meditation.

Upper St. Croix Parish 300 N. Adams St. • (715)-483-9494 Pastor Carolyn Saunders Pastor MIke Brewbaker Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Osceola (715) 294-2828 300 Seminole Avenue Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

Sunday School/Bible Class: 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday worship: 7 p.m.

St. Croix Valley Friends Meeting

Trinity Lutheran Church

Stillwater (651) 439-7981 Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fifth & Laurel Streets Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Childcare available.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Franconia (651) 465-7345 Sunday Mass: 9:15 a.m.

Father John Drees Three miles north on Hwy. 95 from Hwy. 97.

West on Redwing 1/4 mile.

Stillwater (651) 439-7400 www.trinitylc.org • 115 North Fourth Street Pastors: Dan Poffenberger & Stephanie Vos, Saturday Evening Worship: 5 p.m.

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m Traditional; 10:30 a.m. The WALK Contemporary Worship Children’s Learning, Sunday 9 a.m. and on Wednesday 6 p.m.

Wednesday 7:15 p.m. “The River” Youth Worship

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ARTIST: Exhibition on display at Marine Community Library shows future of forests, fallen FROM PAGE 1

the water balance changes, a negative balance can cause a shift to grassland.

We have that line going right across the state. The question is, where will that shift occur? By the end of the century almost the whole state could be prairie.”

When Luke heard Frelich speak about his and Reich’s findings in 2006, he was haunted by the implications.

He’d frequented the Boundary Waters wilderness in his 20s, and felt a connection to the forested landscape.

“Just the idea of what they were describing and this transition to prairie was kind of shocking and upsetting,” he said. “I kept coming back to it.”

Nearly a decade passed, and Luke began thinking about trying to visually

realize the changes he’d heard Frelich speak about. He contacted Frelich and Reich about making art based on their research. They were supportive of the idea and Frelich, whose mother was an artist and father was an architect, was enthusiastic about the potential benefit of the collaboration.

“When artists approach me it a natural thing for me to say, ‘Yeah, let’s see how you can portray the science as a work of art, something that will be communicated to a much broader audience,’” Frelich said.

With help from a grant from the State Arts Board, Luke spent the summer of 2016 traveling Minnesota, taking photos in the forested Boundary Waters and the state’s southwestern prairies.

That fall, he created digital collages

juxtaposing the divergent landscapes.

“The images are enticing but awkward,” he said of the work. “I try to make them pretty and pleasing, but when you look close there’s clearly something not quite right.”

The collages have earned Frelich’s stamp of approval.

“It is really possible if we don’t alter carbon emissions that what David’s altered photographs show will happen,” the scientist said. “All sorts of other factors, like longer draughts, more forest fires, more insects — these would all push on the forests as much as direct impacts of temperature and precipitation.”

However, Frelich points out, there is still some time to prevent those changes from occurring.

“How warm it gets depends on what we do now,” he said. “If we go with a low-carbon scenario we might retain a few conifers. If we go with business as usual we could lose one-third of all our species, plant and animal. We would be kind of like a new Kansas.

“Minnesota is very unique in that we have boreal forest, temperate forests and grasslands,” Frelich continued.

“Very unique in all the globe.”

Invasive is on display at the Marine Community Library through Feb. 28.

Luke will also have four images at an upcoming exhibition at the University of Minnesota’s child-friendly natural history museum, the Bell Museum. That show, “Weather to Climate: Our Changing World,” runs Feb. 2 through April 28.

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JANUARY 21 At 4:59 p.m. an alarm sounded in the 14000 block of Scandia Trail.

At 8:29 p.m. an accident on St. Croix and Scandia Trails was reported.

JANUARY 22 At 2:27 a.m. a medical need in the 21000 block of Pomroy Avenue was reported.

JANUARY 23 At 6:51 a.m. a medical need in the 19000 block of Layton Avenue was reported.

At 9:01 a.m. public assistance was needed in the 10000 block of 213th Street.

At 10:40 a.m. a medical need in the 22000 block of Perkins Avenue was reported.

At 6:16 p.m. an alarm sounded in the 18000 block of Newgate Avenue.

At 9:10 p.m. a complaint about a driver on Scandia and St. Croix Trails was received.

JANUARY 24 At 8:07 a.m. a medical need in the 20000 block of Kirby Avenue was reported.

At 8:14 a.m. an accident on Olinda and Pilar Road was reported.

At 1:36 p.m. a driver on 202nd and Olinda was stopped for a traffic violation.

At 8:52 p.m. a welfare check was needed in the 15000 block of Scandia Trail.

JANUARY 25 At 12:56 a.m. an officer assisted another agency on Olinda and240th

Street.

At 5:36 p.m. motorist assistance was needed on 220th and St. Croix Trail.

At 6:39 p.m. an accident on Manning and Mayberry Trails was reported.

At 7:37 p.m. suspicious activity in the 22000 block of Olinda Trail was reported.

JANUARY 26 At 5:54 a.m. a wounded deer was dispatched on St. Croix Trail and Quinnell.

At 10:45 a.m. a medical need was reported in the 18000 block of Layton Avenue.

At 11:05 a.m. an accident on Manning and Scandia Trails was reported.

January 27 At 10:45 a.m. an alarm sounded in the 13000 block of Ozark Avenue.

At 12:06 p.m. a welfare

check was needed in the 12000 block of 228th Street.

Town of May

JANUARY 21 At 8:05 a.m. extra patrol was requested in the 12000 block of Parade Avenue.

At 4:30 p.m. a medical need in the 14000 block of Ostrum Trail was reported.

At 5:04 p.m. a medical need in the 15000 block of St. Croix Trail was reported.

At 7:04 p.m. an accident in the 12000 block of Manning Trail was reported.

JANUARY 22 At 2:23 a.m. an accident in the 13000 block of Square Lake Trail was reported.

At 2:45 a.m. a medical need in the 16000 block of Norell Avenue was reported.

At 8:22 a.m. an alarm sounded in the 16000 block of 152nd Street.

At 5:55 p.m. a complaint about traffic on Square Lake Trail and Oldfield Road was received.

JANUARY 23 At 3:56 a.m. an alarm sounded in the 11000 block of 142nd Street.

At 7:14 a.m. a complaint about an animal on Square Lake and St. Croix Trails was received.

At 3:14 p.m. a complaint about an animal in the 13000 block of Lynch Road was received.

JANUARY 24 At 7:27 a.m. an accident on Manning and 142nd

Street was reported.

JANUARY 25 At 10:50 a.m. a complaint about an animal on Paul Avenue and Nason Hill Road was received.

At 12:23 p.m. a driver on 155th and Manning was stopped for a traffic violation.

At 12:56 p.m. a medical need in the 13000 block of Lynch Road was reported.

JANUARY 26 At 8:52 p.m. a complaint about parking came from the 12000 block of 120th Street.

JANUARY 27 At 10:45 a.m. an alarm sounded in the 13000 block of Ozark Trail.

At 7:48 p.m. a fire was reported on Moonlight Bay.

BEES: Horticultural society FROM PAGE 7

Spotlight on Area Businesses Security State Agency – familiar name, small-town care With Security State Agency, you’re getting more than just a familiar name; the business has long-standing ties to the St. Croix area.

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Gardeners and Pollinators “We want gardeners and the general public to learn about the connections between bees and healthy landscapes,� says Lara Lau-Schommer, MSHS community outreach and volunteer coordinator. “Partnering with the University Department of Entomology on this event will help us bring the gardeners we serve as a nonprofit to the experts at the university and inspire them to do more for pollinators in their home and community gardens.�

MSHS’ mission is to serve northern gardeners through education, encouragement and community. It was founded in 1866 as an association of fruit growers who took on the challenge of growing apples in a northern climate. Today, MSHS serves northern gardeners of all experience levels through community outreach and educational programs, membership, Northern Gardener magazine, classes and webinars.

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