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The Gammelgården Museum is raising funds to restore the Präst Hus and make other repairs on the museum grounds.

Gammelgården plans restorations

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

At 151 years, Minnesota’s oldest Lutheran parsonage sits in need of repair. Insects have damaged the 1868 era wood of the building, which is no longer lived in but remains preserved as the Gammelgården Museum’s Präst

Hus. The logs need stabilization. New gutters and downspouts are in order, reported the museum’s director, Lynne Blomstrand Moratzka.

Elsewhere on the outdoor museum’s grounds, a stone retaining wall has tumbled. The door of the Immigrant Hus needs realigning with materials similar to what would have been used

in the 1850s.

To do the restorations, Gammelgården plans to work with Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps and Advantage Construction. They aim to have work completed by Midsommar Dag, June 22.

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Are you familiar with the work of World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle?

During the war, Pyle wrote about the hardships and bravery of the common soldier, not grand strategy. His description of the G.I.’s life was more important to families on the home front than battlefront tactics of generals Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George Patton or Omar Bradley. His dispatches reached more than 14 million homes.

WWII era readers are invited to share memories of reading Pyle’s work with the Sun. Call 715-294-2314 or email editor@osceolasun.com by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 23.

A year and a half in, Scandia Auto’s lot full

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Owners of the arch-fronted building at 11 Judd Street, St. Croix Chocolate Company say they want to keep making and selling chocolate, but it’s time for them to step away from running pizza operations.

Iconic Marine building for sale St. Croix Chocolate Company to remain in Marine CONTRIBUTED ST. CROIX CHOCOLATE CO.

A favorite building among Marine on St. Croix residents and visitors is on the market again after four years as a chocolate mecca. Owners of the arch-fronted building at 11 Judd Street, St. Croix Chocolate Company, say they want to keep making and selling chocolate, but it’s time for them to step away from running pizza operations.

“It’s a good problem to have,” said owner Robyn Dochterman. “Pizza service has grown a lot, which is great. But we’re chocolatiers. We want to move forward with long-held plans to create a line of chocolate and caramel sauces. But to bring those plans to SEE BUILDING, PAGE 2

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Leif Lundeen was working at an auto repair shop in Lindstrom when he got a call from an acquaintance. The transmission shop in Scandia was for sale.

As luck would have it, he and his wife, Emmy, had purchased a house in Scandia just months before. Still, when he went home and broached the possibility of opening his own shop, he expected Emmy to bring him back to Earth.

“She’s usually the one who keeps me level headed and says, ‘Honey, you shouldn’t be doing this right now,’” Lundeen explained.

Instead she said, “Let’s try it.”

“Here we are a year and a half later,” Lundeen said, “and it’s been incredible.”

Because Lundeen does general automotive work, from oil changes and tires to motors and transmissions, he changed the business name from The Tranny Shop to Scandia Auto.

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Leif Lundeen, right, and employee Joel Williams under the hood at Scandia Auto.

business’s books and remains an active volunteer in the Chisago Lakes community. The couple also has four children, who they’re raising in the Scandia home Emmy (née Kral) grew up in.

For Lundeen, whose love of cars started early, running his

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own shop seems like a calling.

“I’ve been a mechanic pretty much all my life,” Lundeen said. “I loved to take stuff apart when I was a kid. My mom and dad hated it because I couldn’t always get things back together. I swore I bought vehicles when I

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knew they were going to break so I had something to fix right away.”

Lundeen set his tools aside for about a decade to pursue sales in car parts and the motor sports industry.

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County renews agreement CONTRIBUTED WASHINGTON COUNTY

Washington County will continue to offer Sentence to Service (STS) programs to clients, after the County Board renewed a joint powers agreement with the state May 14 that will provide $182,356 to the county to pay for the program for the next two years.

STS is a jail alterna-

tive program designed to repay the community for harm incurred by an offender. STS allows the county to reduce jail costs and provide work projects that benefit county residents. The Sentence to Service program in Washington County contributes more than 73,000 hours of service to the community annually.

BUILDING: St. Croix Chocolate FROM PAGE 1

fruition and to market, we need to be able to focus on chocolate.”

Dochterman said they are ideally looking for a buyer who will continue to serve pizza or offer new food options. The building includes a built-in woodfired pizza oven. “We’re looking for someone who has a passion for food and restaurants. We are actually asking our customers and community members to help us find that person and connect us, so Marine can keep an important dining option.”

St. Croix Chocolate Company bought the building in 2015. After extensive improvements that included new front windows, a new roof, new flooring, HVAC upgrades and paint inside and out, they began serving chocolate, wine and wood-fired pizza. They’ve also hosted numerous guest chef dinners.

Dochterman and co-owner Deidre Pope both say they have always been drawn to the building and especially love the location and character. “For visibility, you couldn’t ask for anything better,” said Dochterman. “There is something very compelling about that arch; something that just evokes the historical spirit of Marine.”

As for St. Croix Chocolate Company, Dochterman and Pope say they are definitely sticking around Marine. They plan to revamp their building on Parker Street – the original location of the chocolate business – for production of their new products. Their current line of chocolates will remain available.

“We’ll still have a wide selection and still be open to the public at Parker Street,” said Pope, who runs the retail side of the business. “But we’ll have all our operations under one roof again, and be able to keep our focus chocolately and narrow.”

More information on the building is available by contacting Realtor Jacqueline Day at 763-522-9000 or JacquelineDay@EdinaRealty.com.

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These preservation projects are expected to cost $10,000. If museum representatives can raise $6,000 by June 30,

a memorial gift will provide the final $4,000 for the projects. On May 9, the museum was nearly halfway to its goal, having raised $2,700.

This week in history: A Minnesotan Lithographer dies JESSICA ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In November of 1895 Adolf Dehn was borning Waterville, Minnesota. He was raised in the rural southern Minnesota town

by Arthur Dehn and Emilie Haas Dehn, two ardent socialists of German descent. His upbringing influenced his career greatly and although he traveled the world painting and lithographing beautiful scenes, he frequently returned to Minnesota to capture its rural charm.

Dehn’s father, Arthur, was a self-employed fur trapper who prided himself on his self-reliance and practicality. Emilie, a feminist and member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, saw more merit in the arts and encouraged Dehn to pursue his passion for them. In 1914 Dehn graduated from Waterville high school as valedictorian. He continued his education at the Minneapolis School of Art, now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he became close with a group of artists who went on to successful, notable careers.

He was closest with Wanda Gag, who after her father died and her mother became sick, supported her six younger siblings. Gag went on to illustrate Millions of Cats, the oldest American children’s picture book still being printed. Gag and Dehn seem to have had a great influence on each other; despite her independence Gag was very traditional artistically and socially while Dehn held more radical views.

After he graduated in the summer of 1918, Dehn was conscripted to fight in WWI. However, he refused as a conscientious objector and was imprisoned. It is speculated that this experience, which lasted until the end of the war in November of that year, caused Dehn to be less vocal about his political leanings. When he was released he went to New York, where he had previously been, thanks to a scholarship with the Art Students League of New York.

During this second time in the Big Apple Dehn made his first lithographs, a medium that would define the rest of his career.

Lithography is a type of printing invented in late eighteenth century Germany that uses the repulsion of water and oil to transfer images. It is done by

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Paintings of Naval Aviation during World War II: Abbott Collection. #59: “The Convoy Brook” Artwork by Adolf Dehn. “Like maternal hens, U.S. Navy blimps hover over a sea-borne convoy alert to any danger on the horizon or beneath the surface. Airships are capable of speeds of 60 knots or more, yet can ride indefinitely over danger spots. Their cargo of depth bombs make them a deadly danger to the submarine. As convoy escorts, the lighter-than-air branch of the Navy has played its part in reopening coastal shipping lanes.”

drawing or writing an image or text on a stone or metal surface with a fatty or waxy substance.

Then the rest of the surface is treated with an acid and hardened sap mixture, which causes these sections to retain water. The slab is wetted and an oil based ink clings to the initial image, which is then pressed to a blank sheet.

This process had been modernized over time, but the same principles are still applied.

In the late nineteenth century advances were made allowing printers to add color to the lithographs and it became increasingly popular in advertisements as well as art. Nowdays offset lithography is commonly used to produce magazines and other forms of print media. Dehn found the process much more gratifying than traditional oil painting and put it to contrasting purposes.

He was famous for his satirical works, mocking the socialites of New York and Europe, and stunning landscapes from around the world.

In the 1920s Dehn travelled around Europe doing caricatures and lithographs, gaining notoriety as his works were published in publications including Vanity Fair. While in Paris he met dancer Mura Ziperovitch whom he later married. Ziperovitch was born in Soviet Ukraine and had classical ballet training, but also had growing interest in other genres of music.

With the stock market crash of 1929 the couple headed for New York where Dehn would create famous images of the city during the Depression and Ziperovitch would produce and document jazz at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.

However, as nearly everyone else they struggled financially. Dehn would spend summers in Minnesota with his parents to save on rent. But these strains eventually led to the couple’s divorce in 1933.

Dehn increasingly gravitated towards rural landscape imagery and began using watercolors.

After receiving a fellowship from the Guggenheim he travelled the western U.S. and Mexico. After that he continued traveling extensively. His work remained popular in many places, but especially in his home state. Prior to a show at St. Olaf college in Northfield, Min. he was asked for a statement to accompany his work. His response reflected his view on art.

“My paintings are my statement.

What I have to offer as a painter is direct and simple and words are not necessary to a greater understanding or enjoyment of them.”

Dehn passed away on May 19, 1968 after a heart attack. His work is still displayed in museums around the world, including the Smithsonian, though one of the most extensive collections is at the Le Sueur County Historical Society in Elysian, Minn., about five miles from where he grew up.

SCANDIA AUTO: Pride and care in work essential to successful mechanic’s young business FROM PAGE 1

experience in customer service, he wanted something more.

“I missed being dirty,” he said. “I missed having cut hands.”

He returned to the shop floor and, five years later, he reports that many customers have become

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friends.

“It’s really important when people are trusting you with their cars, to be able to have that trust in your mechanic,” he said. “I definitely pride myself in being very honest in my work, doing the best work I can. Making sure my guys do the best work they can.

“I have very high expectations. The smallest job can be life or death working on cars. You forget one nut or bolt and it can go catastrophic. I take it very serious.”

Lundeen notes he’s willing look at just about any car.

“I work on foreign and domestic,” he said. “I’m not picky on what they are. We’ll fix ‘em either way.”

It’s that attitude, perhaps, that has made it hard to find a place to park in the lot at Scandia Auto. Lundeen, who had customers follow him from Lindstrom and has grown a client base in Scandia, sees it as a good sign.

“I’m very fortunate,” he smiled, “that in a year and a half my parking lot looks the way it does.”

WILLING TO GET DIRTY? To young people who share Leif Lundeen’s love for cars, he offered a few words of encouragement.

“Definitely go for it. Blue-collar careers are really lacking. There are so many people in technology, if you’re willing to get dirty in the trades I think it’s excellent.

“It’s a great job, especially if you like to know how things work. Those are the people I’ve always looked for to hire, people who want to find the answers to those questions themselves. They’re very inquisitive. No two jobs are ever the same for us.”

Lundeen believes technical school is important for general knowledge: how air conditioning works, reading voltage and amperage.

“I would like to see kids go and get the basic knowledge in school, the common understanding, but I wish they’d put in more in the shop to see how it really happens. That’s how I was trained.”

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MAY 23 Super Storytime with Suzanne Thursday, May 23, 10:30 a.m. Join us at Marine Community Library as well-known storyteller Suzanne from Washington County Library, Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix). MarineCommunityLibrary.org

Nocturnal Gentle Giants Join Ecologist and nature enthusiast Erik Mottl for an introduction to Minnesota’s giant silkworm moths. Thursday, May 23, 6:30 p.m.

Prairie Restorations (21120 Ozark Court, Scandia).

MAY 25 Education Center Summer Saturdays Begin 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Explore Belwin’s Education Center Guided Experiences the third Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. In June and July, special programming for families with young children will be offered.

Belwin Conservancy Education Center (1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton), 651-436-5189, www. belwin.org.

Joyce Sutphen and Freya Manfred to read poetry Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen and Stillwater poet and non-fiction writer Freya Manfred will read and talk about their poetry at 1900 N. 2nd Street in Stillwater at 7:30 p.m.

Space is limited. Reservations are appreciated at mactfactor@icloud. com or (651) 439-3362.

Park on 2nd Street (at Willow) or on Schulenberg Park Road.

MAY 27 Memorial Day Services • Marine on St. Croix, program at Oakland Cemetery, 10:30 a.m. • Scandia, VFW Color Guard at Elim Cemetery, approximately 12:45 p.m.

Afterward, attendees are

invited to Gammelgarden Museum for lemonade and to look at the current exhibit.

MAY 29 Scandia Farmers Market Plant Sale Scandia Farmers Market will hold a preseason plant sale, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Gammelgarden Museum grounds (20880 Olinda Trail N, Scandia).

MAY 30 Documentary — ARTIFISHAL Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m. Marine Community Library hosts the Minnesota premiere of this documentary about the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. The film’s main focus is wild salmon.

Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix). MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

Celebrate Scandia Community Meeting and 501(c)(3) Celebration, Thursday, May 30, 7 to 9 p.m., Scandia Community Center. Scandia Heritage Alliance invites you to a community meeting to hear about work on two projects, raising the historic barn (previously behind the Scandia CafĂŠ) to create a community gathering place and help revitalize downtown, and developing a gateway to Scandia from the east at Highways 95 and 97.

MAY 31 After School Game Night Friday, May 31 from 2:45 p.m. 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. No registration required. (651) 275-7300 www.washcolib.org.

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Scandia Farmers Market Plant Sale

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Scandia Farmers Market will hold a plant sale, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Gammelgarden Museum grounds (20880 Olinda Trail N, Scandia).

Bringing It Home – Stories of the St. Croix

JUNE 13 Birds of the State, State of the Birds Thursday, June 13, 6:30 p.m. How are Minnesota’s bird populations doing? Which species are increasing, which are declining, and why?

Join University of Minnesota ornithologist and population ecologist, Todd Arnold, to learn about the factors affecting regional bird populations and what we can do to help. $5 Suggested donation. Prairie Restorations (21120 Ozark Court, Scandia).

Writers Group The Osceola Writers Group will meet at the Discovery Center, rm 105 (3rd Ave. entrance).

5-7 p.m. Everyone welcome. For more information contact barbaraywetzel@gmail.com.

JUNE 18 MACS board meeting Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. The River Grove: A Marine Area Community School board of directors meeting will be in the Commons Building, 14189 Ostlund Trail North, Marine on St. Croix MN 55047. www.marineareaschool. org; the agenda will be posted before the meeting.

River Grove Board Workshop The River Grove: A Marine Area Community School Board of Directors meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Building, 14189 Ostlund Trail North, Marine on St Croix MN 55047. www.marineareaschool.org; The agenda will be posted prior to the meeting.

Friday, June 28, 7 p.m. Award-winning storyteller Jill Johnson grew up in Marine on St. Croix, but has not lived in this area for 50 years. On this night, Jill returns to share her stories of the area, revisiting not only her own memories, but some of the important and often overlooked history of the region. Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix).

FFI: MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

JULY 12 The Science in Our Midst - St. Croix Watershed Research Station Friday, July 12, 7 p.m.

Some of the most important scientific work in the world originates right here in the St. Croix Valley. The Science Museum of Minnesota’s St. Croix Watershed Research Station is home to a team of scientists who study water in the region and around the world. They seek to better understand challenges facing clean water and humanity’s relationship with this precious resource.

Four scientists from the Research Station will present entertaining briefings on the important science they are doing and answer your questions about their work. Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix).

FFI: MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

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 (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.

FFI: ckgenz@msn.com or call 763-227-7536.

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

by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Led by trained facilitators who are in recovery. Meets: 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 651-7240977 or NAMI at 651-6452948.

Camera Club The St. Croix Valley Camera Club meets the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Chisago County Govern-

ment Center in Center City. Meetings typically include a presentation by a professional or award-winning photographer, followed by casual discussion. Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

Family Storytime at Hardwood Creek Thursdays, from 10:3011:00 a.m. Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited for stories, songs and more to encourage early literacy. Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. For further information: 651 275-7300.

Super Storytime

Tuesdays from 10:30 11:15 a.m. A craft or other activity expands storytime. Participate with stories, songs, finger plays, and more. Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. FFI: 651 275-7300.

Baby Storytime Wednesdays, 9:45-10:15 a.m. Hardwood Creek Library invites parents and caregivers with babies 0-24 months to enjoy rhymes, songs, toys and books. Siblings are always welcome! Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. FFI: 651 275-7300.

Toddler Storytime Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited for stories, songs, finger plays, and more to encourage the development of early literacy. Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. FFI: 651 275-7300.

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,

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MAY 22, 2019

Don’t shoot Grandma

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udging by the headline, one could believe that I am a supporter of our senior citizens.

A controversial viewpoint like saving a grandmother is about as hot button as saying one believes kittens and puppies are good — who is going to argue?

No, gentle reader, I come not to save grandma, but to tell a Memorial Day story.

The holiday, the unofficial start of summer, arrives next week.

All over our state and the nation, volunteers are working to make cemeteries look spectacular. Grass is being trimmed and flowers of all kinds, from fresh to artificial, are being placed in remembrance of loved ones.

Dedicated members of the Publisher Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and American Legion, as well as Tom Stangl their auxiliary units, are getting the flags out of storage, researching and finalizing lists of deceased and finalizing the numerous details of the programs. Uniforms are being checked and cleaned, speeches are being written and rehearsed and rifles are being cleaned for the ceremonies at the cemeteries.

Band students have been rehearsing songs and the trumpet players who will be selected to perform “Taps” are making sure they don’t miss a note. The location and acoustics of the “echo” player are being determined as well.

Memorial Day is a big deal. Every detail needs to be just so.

The holiday dates back to the Civil War, when the custom of putting fresh flowers on the graves of the fallen began in America.

This custom, decorating the graves of fallen warriors, dates back over 2,500 years to ancient Greece. Many use this time to remember all loved ones who have passed and the custom of decorating the graves with flowers is still alive and well.

In my hometown, I performed in marching band and participated in many Memorial Day ceremonies. I even had the honor of reciting the Gettysburg Address when I was a junior. I remember struggling with the inflections to give the proper emphasis in one of the most famous speeches of all time.

But just because Memorial Day involves a great deal of solemn observances doesn’t necessarily mean that it can’t be funny.

I know it is disrespectful to laugh at inopportune times, but hear me out.

And yes, we are finally to the place in the column where we can talk about Grandma.

A co-worker early in my newspaper career returned from Memorial Day weekend with a story that we all had to stop what we were doing to hear.

This is a true story.

A friend of hers had taken the entire family to the cemetery for Memorial Day observances. The friend, her husband, their four year old son and Grandma (the friend’s mother) found a spot to watch the ceremonies.

Grandma had come with a folding cane chair.

The folding cane chair is just what it sounds like, a three legged stool that folds into a cane that can be used for support. Grandma had difficulties standing for extended periods of time and getting up from sitting on the ground.

They found a spot and settled in for the ceremonies. When it came time for the gun volleys that are fired out of respect to the dead, Grandma became startled. Sitting on an unstable folding cane chair, she quickly lost her balance and fell to SEE STANGL, PAGE 5

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A never ending winter?

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learned something this weekend about the good people of Minnesconsin. We will go to a tree lighting event in the snow. We will attend an outdoor hockey tournament on a day so cold the players’ toes get frostbite.

But if it snows in late May, we’re not going. Anywhere.

I went outside for 10 minutes Saturday. It was 46 degrees. I came in shivering and cancelled all plans.

I felt bad about bailing at the last minute. But not nearly as bad as I wouldn’t felt spending a day venturing about in weather that belonged in March.

Turns out I was not alone in my unwillingness to bundle up. With snow in the forecast for Sunday, Marine on St. Croix cancelled MillEditor stream Day. “We can handle rain, but not rain Suzanne Lindgren and cold,” Linda Tibbetts, one of the event’s organizers, wrote to the Messenger.

After all, there’s set up and tear down, all for a few people to hang around in miserable weather for a few hours? Definitely not worth it. Still, I’d been looking forward to that grilled trout.

I’ve been going to Millstream Day on and off for more than 20 years. Most of those years, the weather has been summery. Some, it’s been rainy and cooler than anyone would like. But this was a new low.

Well, almost.

The record low for May 19 is in fact 33 degrees, set in 1961. According to the National Weather Ser-

vice, it didn’t get quite that cold here on Sunday. It only dipped to 38 degrees. Why it snowed when the temperature was above freezing is not something I care to research right now. I’m still too offended to be curious.

Sunday’s high, in case you’re wondering, was 46 degrees. That’s 24 degrees lower than what’s normal for the day, 70 degrees.

I’m not sure what the lesson in all this is, except heed the advice and don’t plant your tomatoes until Memorial Day. Don’t bring your winter coat to the dry cleaner’s, either, thinking you’re clever and getting a jump on your to-do list for fall. Too much risk. Too little reward.

The good news is, we survived. Things are looking up for the week ahead. Everything is relative, of course, which is why 60 degrees and rainy doesn’t sound so bad anymore. Summer will come, eventually, no matter what season it was or who won the crown in the finale of Game of Thrones.

Don’t bring your winter coat to the dry cleaner’s, either, thinking you’re clever and getting a jump on your to-do list for fall. Too much risk.

Too little reward.

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Who cares, just eat it

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n the spring, my meals are predictable: I’m a rhubarb freak. We have rhubarb this and rhubarb that, and then a little rhubarb for dessert.

Maybe it’s because it’s the first thing Midwesterners can harvest after a long winter of eating nothing locally grown.

The first plant I ever grew was rhubarb. It made me feel like I had a green thumb. In fact, I didn’t have anything to do with helping it grow. It faithfully returns year after year.

Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable/fruit that only grows in cold climates. Technically it’s a vegetable that was legally declared a fruit in a federal court ruling in 1947—confusing, I know. Who cares, just eat it.

Rhubarb is typically used in sweet fruit dishes because of the Wild Chow super sour flavor profile. Rhubarb can be eaten raw, but most people Lisa Erickson find it’s too sour and prefer it cooked with added sugar. Most recipes containing rhubarb are for desserts.

I top cakes, tarts, and cookies with rhubarb pieces, but my all-time favorite is strawberry-rhubarb pie. This pie recipe is the culmination of three recipes I’ve meshed together over the years. It makes a perfect pie.

I’d love to hear from you. Follow me on Instagram @wildchowrecipes and on Facebook at Wildchow Recipes. You can also find more recipes on my website: www.wildchowrecipes.com

The Very Best Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie 2 cups sliced strawberries 2 cups rhubarb, thinly sliced 1 ¼ cups sugar 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest 1/4 cup minute tapioca 1—9” pie crust, prepared and unbaked 1 cup flour 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine fruit, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and tapioca. Let the mixture rest for 15-20 minutes.

While the mixture is resting, prepare the crumb topping and the crust. https://wildchowrecipes. com/2019/05/20/easy-pie-crust/ Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pie dough. Press and crimp the edges; set aside.

In a food processor or a large mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, and salt. Pulse or cut the butter into the flour with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture is thick and begins to come together into a cohesive lump. Add the vanilla and thoroughly mix; set aside.

Pour the fruit into the prepared piecrust. Top the fruit with handfuls of the crumb topping by squeezing the dough together, then breaking it apart over the fruit, covering all of the exposed fruit. Bake the pie on a rimmed baking sheet at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees and continue baking until the pie bubbles along the sides, about 30 more minutes. Cool before serving.

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.

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the ground.

Her grandson shouted “The sons of bitches shot Grandma!”

Grandma was fine.

The rest became legend.

Happy Memorial Day. 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.

Thanks for reading; I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

Lipstick ‘Twelve Step’

s long-time readers of The Postscript know, I do not delve into politics or current events. You might think this comes from a desire to find common ground with all my readers. You might think I am trying to bridge the divide in a time when there aren’t enough opportunities to examine the myriad of things we have in common.

Or you might simply think I am a coward who wishes to avoid controversary.

Columnist You would all be wrong. I am Carrie Classon simply too ill-informed to say anything intelligent about current events, certainly anything that hasn’t already been said a hundred times before.

But today I am breaking my silence because I have heard some news I feel compelled to comment on. I did my due diligence and found—to my shock and disappointment—this news appears to be true.

There is now a Twelve Step program for lipstick addicts.

Right away, I need to say that I am not disparaging Twelve Step programs. In fact, it’s because I have so much respect for these programs that I find this news distressing. But I decided to research what a Twelve Step program for

lipstick might look like because, to be perfectly honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what the Twelve Steps were.

Right away, I knew I was in trouble.

The first step, I learned, was to “admit I was powerless over lipstick.” No debate. I can’t go 90 minutes without lipstick. I put lipstick on during dinner. I put lip balm on in the middle of the night. Just writing this is causing me to pause… (now I’m back) to put on lipstick. Check!

The second and third steps concern God’s role in my lipstick addiction. This is where I started to have some trouble. I’ve got to believe God’s got more pressing concerns than my lipstick use, however excessive, but I forged ahead.

The fourth step asked me to “make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself.”

For this step, I decided to make a searching and fearless inventory of my desk drawers, bathroom cabinet, purses, glove compartment and bedside table. That’s when I started to think maybe God should get involved after all.

I own more lipstick and lip balm than I ever imagined. I was beginning to give this whole Twelve Step thing more credence.

The next step was to “admit to God, ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” I guess I’m doing that now. Check!

I moved onto the next step, (sus-

pecting that Twelve Step followers would tell me I was rushing things): “Be entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.”

Uh oh.

I should have known there would be a catch. No one is removing my lipstick.

I skimmed the rest of the steps getting into implementation, then stopped reading to contemplate the full impact of my discovery.

I’ve been wearing lip balm or lipstick or lip gloss since I was 13. I put on lipstick before I brush my teeth. If I am lucky enough to celebrate my 100th birthday, before I’m wheeled out to the cake with three numbers on it, I’ll be hollering, “Where’s my lipstick?!”

Lipstick is calming and harmless and… okay, now I really do sound like an addict. My resistance to the whole idea was not because it was inherently ridiculous. It was because I was addicted to lipstick—and I honestly did not care! And, with this revelation, I touched up my lipstick.

Now I also know why I don’t write about current events.

Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir About Loss, Letting Go, & What Happens Next,” was just released. It is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

The Art of ditch fishing E

arly spring shore fishing is all about timing: you have to be in the right spot and the right time. Water temperatures are rising, weeds have yet to explode so shore fishing is easy.

Just as important is that you have to give the fish just what they want in just the right way. Finally, and just as important, is that you don’t want to hear these words: “You should have been here yesterday,” because that’s “The Guy” or “The Gal” you want to be!

People speak about that one angler with a certain reverence as if he or she is the Great Master or The One who gets a fish on almost every cast.

I’ve been on both ends of that line, the observer and the one observed. the other day when I got to the Wild River Like lake. It’s a small lake with a road running alongside so close to the Trails water that it is “The Ditch!” As I Jim Bennett approached with rod in one hand and a bucket in the other I saw The Guy reeling in a fish. As soon as he cast out he had another fish. In the time it took me to walk 25 yards this Guy had caught a half dozen fish. Everyone else there, 6 of them, were all watching The Guy out of the corner of their eye.

I stood there for a moment observing him. He was using a small white ice fishing lure with a plastic hook less than two feet below a bobber. A quick cast to the same spot and a little pop and boom he had another, and then another as if the fish were committing suicide. Another guy caught a couple but no one could come close to matching him in technique or success. I tried and caught a few fish but he had

found a structure near shore adjacent to weeds that were producing fish. He was spot on and everyone else struggled to catch anything. Live bait didn’t work either, these fish wanted plastics.

I was back at this spot a week later and realized the sunnies had moved from that spot. I was there for the crappie run so I put on what I knew was a proven plastic, my go to lure set under a rocket bobber about 3 feet, ready to launch that bait far out from shore. Only one other guy was fishing and he hadn’t caught a fish since I pulled in. On about my fifth cast, reeling in slowly, I hooked a nice crappie and then another. In minutes I had 5 crappies swimming around in my bucket. It was my turn to be The Guy being observed on this trip.

All of this takes me back to images of kids riding on bikes with a rod and reel draped over their handlebars with a can of worms held in the other hand.

These kids were racing down busy roads because they knew the fish were biting. Somewhere else a family out on an adventure--dad, mom and the kids, younger ones barely able to walk fast enough to keep up--are out looking for fishing fun. Soon they’ll be at The Spot, get settled and catch fish with help. One parent will help the little kids while the other parent and the older kids find the fish and the right bait.

Happiness will evolve around treats, a sandwich and some fish in the bucket to eat later. I just wonder who is going to end up being The Guy on this Ditch fishing trip.

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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Washington County Parks introduces ďŹ shing programs Washington County Parks is introducing fishing programs in a number of parks in June and July.

Family Fishing will be June 1 at Big Marine Park Reserve as part of Explore Your Parks Day when no vehicle permit is required to enter county parks.

One program will be 10 a.m. to noon, and another program will be 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The programs are free, but regis-

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June 12 will feature Youth Fishing at Square Lake Park from 10 a.m. to noon. The program is free, but a vehicle permit will be required, which are $7 daily or $30 annually.

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July 2 is Youth Fishing at Lake Elmo Park Reserve from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a first Tuesday of the month, which means no vehicle permit is required. The program is free,

but registration is required.

July 25 is Family Fishing at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The program is free, but a vehicle permit is required, which are $7 daily or $30 annually. Registration is also required.

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Folk School returns to Wilder Forest CONTRIBUTED MARINE MILLS FOLK SCHOOL

OMC blood drive Many people want to give back to the community, but may not have a lot of time to volunteer. The American Red Cross reminds eligible individuals that in only about an hour, volunteer blood donors can help save lives and feel instant gratification.

Blood is a perishable product that can only come from generous volunteers. By donating blood, individuals can make a difference in the lives of patients in their community and throughout the nation.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities: Friday, June 14, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Osceola Medical Center

How to donate blood Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

About the American Red Cross The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-forprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

DNR, boaters continue aggressive starry stonewort management CONTRIBUTED MNDNR

As the 2019 fishing and boating season gets underway, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is continuing and expanding a multi-faceted approach to combating the spread of starry stonewort, an aquatic invasive species.

The agency is issuing permits for pilot projects, working with local governments and lake associations, and partnering with researchers to limit starry stonewort in Minnesota after it was first confirmed in the state in 2015. This first confirmation was

in Lake Koronis in Stearns County.

“Our main goals are to help prevent spread to other lakes, suppress starry stonewort in the 13 Minnesota lakes where it has been confirmed, reduce the recreational impacts and learn more about how we can control it,” said Heidi Wolf, DNR invasive species program supervisor.

Efforts include control of starry stonewort using hand removal, equipment, and copper herbicide treatments; evaluating the relative effectiveness of these methods; learning more SEE DNR, PAGE 9

Marine Mills Folk School has confirmed that summer classes are returning to River Grove Community School at Wilder Forest.

The Folk School partnered with Gammelgården Museum in Scandia and HWY North in Marine over the winter months, but both those organizations are returning to their regular summer hours and schedules.

“Our winter classes were successful in part because of the warm welcomes we found at Gammelgarden and HWYNorth, we appreciated their support,” noted folk school board chair Robin Brooksbank. “We have many new classes and instructors this summer, and we’re excited to work with River Grove School again.”

Upcoming classes span a variety of subjects for people interested in handson learning in a supportive, fun and engaging environment. A partial list of classes includes:

• June 1 Needle Felting • June 1 Make a Fish Leather Wallet • June 7 Summertime Vision Board • June 8 Tool Sharpening • June 8 Intro to Power Tools for Women and Girls • June 8 Forest Bathing • June 8 Intro to Outdoor Painting with Oils • June 11 Tenkara Fly Fishing Founded in 2018, 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.

Please visit marinemillsfolkschool.org for additional information or to see a complete listing of classes.

Council will award more than $100 million The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) will accept requests for funding April 1, 2019 through 4 p.m. May 31, 2019 from the Outdoor Heritage Fund for FY 2021 projects.

All requests for funding that meet selection criteria will be reviewed by LSOHC members. The projects recommended by the Council for funding will go before the Minnesota Legislature for consideration during the 2020 legislative session.

Money for approved programs that are signed into law will be available beginning July 1, 2020. The LSOHC anticipates approximately $100 million will be available for appropriation this funding cycle.

Projects that restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairie, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife are eligible for OHF money. The Council seeks requests for funding consistent with its 25year framework, statewide priorities and the defined vision of each of the state’s five geographic sections. This is a competitive process, open to all who wish to apply. The Council encourages all eligible programs and individuals to consider submitting a proposal.

“The Council encourages and welcomes habitat related projects from across the state. If you have a proposal that can improve habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in your part of a state, we want to hear about it,” said Mark Johnson, the executive director of the LSOHC. “Since this is a competitive grant process, the LSOHC staff is available to discuss your

proposal ideas. Our goal is to do our best to help each proposal be successful.”

To date, the state of Minnesota has awarded $940 million from the OHF for more than 310 programs statewide.

More information about the timeline, submission, and evaluation process is available at

the LSOHC website.

About Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council makes annual funding recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature from the Outdoor Heritage Fund for projects that restore, protect, and enhance

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Northfield farmer Peterson to House subcommittee: ‘There’s just no way to be profitable’ CONTRIBUTED MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION

Like many family farmers in the United States, Mike Peterson of Northfield, Minn., has worked hard to lower input costs in the face of low farm income. Yet he still has found his farm in a tough financial situation.

Peterson testified on his experience at a May 9 hearing with the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, a section of the House Agriculture Committee.

Peterson, a member of Rice County Farmers Union, raises corn and soybeans with his wife and two sons on 800 acres, as well as finishing about 1,200 hogs per year and running several entrepreneurial enterprises.

“The last five years have been incredibly challenging on my farm and on farms across Minnesota,” Peterson said. “Market consolidation and the increase of monopoly power have caused our input costs to rise dramatically.

Overproduction has driven commodity prices low – a situation

that is further exacerbated by the impacts of ongoing trade disputes.

Our current environment is unsustainable.”

Peterson focused his testimony on how major agribusiness mergers have left farmers with fewer options for seeds and fertilizer, and thus higher input costs. He also told the subcommittee how the Trump administration’s trade wars have lost agricultural markets, costing farmers the ability to get fair prices for their products.

“While I originally supported the goals of securing better trade agreements and holding bad actors accountable, the approach to these trade disputes has caused damage that I’m afraid will take us decades to overcome,” he said.

“If policy makers are going to use our export markets as bargaining chips, they are either going to have to help us manage supply or keep funding the farm safety net.

I realize that trade negotiations are tough, but American farmers can’t bear the weight right now.”

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in these tough times, Peterson said. He’s been enrolled in the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) County program and crop insurance, which have helped with risk management and severe weather damage.

Peterson and his family have worked to reduce input costs by adopting conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops.

But breaking even is still a challenge for them.

“Because we have so little cash flow, we are not able to afford the costs of installing practices that will improve our position in the long term,” Peterson said. “We’re faced with a financial situation that is hard to present to a lender.”

Above all, Peterson said, we need to provide fair prices and market opportunities for family farmers if we want them to continue through the next generations.

“Despite all I have done to adjust to tight margins and low prices, there’s just no way to be profitable with the market scenarios facing the American farmer today,” Peterson said.

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Square Lake Film & Music Festival among Arts Initiative grantees CONTRIBUTED ST. CROIX VALLEY FOUNDATION

This spring, the St. Croix Valley Foundation awarded $28,424 to eight nonprofit organizations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Projects funded through the Valley Arts Initiative grants range from a touring production of “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” to a therapeutic artist-in-residence program serving youth in mental health treatment – from a summertime film and music festival to a writing program at Washington County Jail.

The St. Croix Valley Foundation’s Valley Arts Initiative is

built on a combination of public funds and private contributions. In 2019, SCVF received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, and matched that with contributions from individuals in the region interested in the arts. In addition, this year the SCVF received funding from the Hugh J. Andersen Foundation to support this program.

The Foundation has funds addressing a variety of causes including the arts, music education, health and wellness, the environment, and animals.

The advantage of these funds is their mission is unchanging yet they remain current and flexible.

“We cannot guess tomor-

Sheriff’s Office will receive money to fight drug trafficking

row’s issues or know which organizations can best address those issues at that time,” grant and programs officer Angie Pilgrim wrote in an announcement. “However, through our Valley Impact Funds and our competitive grants programs, the SCVF places grant dollars in the most capable hands at the right time, in perpetuity.”

“The St. Croix River region continues to benefit from generous donors who want to give back to improve their communities” commented SCVF Board Member, Matt Thueson.

“It is an honor to see our donors’ wishes spring to life each year through these grants.”

CONTRIBUTED WASHINGTON COUNTY

The Washington County Sheriff’s office will receive $143,391 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to participate in an anti-drug trafficking program.

The County Board accepted the grant May 14. The term of the grant is through next year.

The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program is designed to provide resources to federal, state, local, and tribal agencies to coordinate activities to address drug trafficking in specifically designated areas of the county. The program helps to identify and disrupt or dismantle drug trafficking and money laundering organizations; reduce drug-related crime and violence; and identify and respond to emerging drug trends.

No county match is required.

DNR: Minnesota agency works with anglers, boaters to combat spread of starry stonewort plant FROM PAGE 7

about the biology of starry stonewort; working with lake associations and volunteer groups for early detection and monitoring; and educating boaters and anglers about how to prevent spreading starry stonewort and other invasive species. The DNR formed a starry stonewort guidance group in 2017 to review, permit and evaluate control projects.

Monitoring and research efforts have led to important new informa-

tion: • Starry stonewort may double or triple in size within two to three years in a lake, once it becomes well established.

• Hand removal by divers in small, localized areas appears to be effective, if done carefully. Repeated hand-pulling efforts or follow-up copper treatments may be necessary. Similar to other invasive plants in Minnesota, starry stonewort requires management on an annual basis if suppression is the goal.

• Repeat copper treat-

ments can reduce abundance and slow spread in a given season. Most native plant communities have seen minimal impacts from copper treatments, though a native type of algae that looks similar to starry stonewort, Chara, has been damaged by treatments.

The DNR’s partners in these efforts include the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, the AIS Detectors group through University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Sea

Grant, Wildlife Forever, lake associations and Minnesota counties with invasive species prevention programs.

Starry stonewort is an alga that looks similar to other native plants and can form dense mats, which can interfere with use of a lake and compete with native plants. It is most likely spread when fragments have not been properly cleaned from trailered boats, personal watercraft, docks, boat lifts, anchors or other water-related equipment.

The DNR reminds

boaters and anglers to follow Minnesota laws to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species: • Clean aquatic plants and animals from watercraft.

• Drain all water by removing drain plugs and keep drain plugs out while transporting watercraft.

• Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.

Some invasive species are small and difficult to see at the access. To remove or kill them, take one or more of the following precautions

before moving to another waterbody, especially after leaving infested waters: • Spray with high-pressure water.

• Rinse with very hot water (120 degrees for at least two minutes or 140 degrees for at least 10 seconds).

• Dry for at least five days.

Details about starry stonewort and other aquatic invasive species are available at mndnr. gov/ais.

AREA CHURCHES Ascension Episcopal Church

Forest Hills United Methodist Church

Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS)

River Valley Christian 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

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.

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.

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.

Maranatha Church Chisago Lakes Campus 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.

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

Fellowship at 11 a.m.

St. Croix Falls Unitarian Universalist Fellowship First 3 Sundays of each month @ 10 a.m.

201 North Adams St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 Rev. Kelli Clement - www.scuuf.org

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

St. Croix Valley Friends Meeting 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.

St. Joseph Catholic Cluster 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.

Trinity Lutheran Church (WELS) 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.

Trinity Lutheran Church 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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Washington County Master Gardeners host first Learn and Grow tour CONTRIBUTED WCMG

Mark your calendars for the first annual Learn and Grow With Us Garden Tour, Saturday, July 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted by University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners in Washington County. The event will be held in the Lake Elmo and Stillwater areas.

Visit: www.mastergardenersinwashingtonco.org for reservations and more information.

This event features extensive gardens designed, created, and maintained by Master Gardener volunteers who live in Washington County, as well as the RCS Giving Garden which supports Valley Outreach, and the Fairest Garden – a demonstration garden – at

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Washington County Master Gardeners will open their gardens July 20. Reservations are required via www. mastergardenersinwashingtonco.org.

the Washington County Fairgrounds. This self-guided tour includes a tour booklet; food

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mended gardening books for purchase. Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to

answer questions and share resources on many topics including, watering wisely; landscape design; composting; vegetable growing; crop rotation and companion planting; pollinator-friendly and native plants; tree and shrub pruning; prairie restoration, and more.

Tour proceeds will be used to support Master Gardener educational activities in Washington County. Participants in the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Program are specially trained volunteers who are interested in horticulture and community service. Their mission is to educate the public with research-based information on the best practices in consumer horticulture and environmental stewardship.

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MAY 13 At 3:38 p.m. criminal sexual assault was reported on Maple Street.

MAY 15 At 5:32 p.m. a complaint about an animal on St. Croix Trail and Judd Street was received.

about a driver in the 2000 block of Olinda was received.

At 3:11 p.m. a driver on Scandia and St. Croix trails was stopped for a traffic violation.

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MAY 13 At 9:10 a.m. lost property was reported.

MAY 14 At 9:04 a.m. a complaint

At 1:11 a.m. suspicious activity on 238th and Lofton was reported.

At 10:42 a.m. a mental health concern in the 2000 block of Olinda was reported.

At 3:39 p.m. family assistance was needed in the 1000 block of Norell Avenue.

At 10:05 p.m. a gas smell on Scandia and Manning trails was reported.

MAY 17 At 3:15 p.m. a disturbance in the 1000 block of Layton was reported.

At 4:55 p.m. an animal bite was reported in the 1000 block of 205th Street.

At 7:45 p.m. a welfare check in the 2000 block of Olinda was needed.

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MAY 18 At 12:36 a.m. suspicious activity in the 1000 block of Scandia Trail was reported.

At 2:57 a.m. suspicious activity on 238th and Lofton was reported.

At 10:44 a.m. a driver on St. Croix Trail and 205th Street was stopped for a traffic violation.

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MAY 13 At 12:31 p.m. an accident on Olinda and 177th Street was reported.

At 6:47 p.m. a medical need in the 1000 block of St. Croix Trail was reported.

MAY 14 At 8:45 a.m. a complaint about an animal in the 1000 block of Paris Avenue was received.

At 12:48 p.m. a fire in the 1000 block of Manning was reported.

MAY 15 At 1:47 p.m. public assistance was needed in the 1000 block of St. Croix Trail.

MAY 17 At 9:06 a.m. an accident in the 1000 block of Manning was reported.

At 10:34 a.m. a complaint about a park situation in the 1000 block of Manning was received.

At 3:19 p.m. a complaint about Big Marine boat landing was received.

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