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Exhibition labels, those blocks of text that help museumgoers understand the objects in front of them, might seem as if they write themselves.

In truth, the succinct passages — which must convey a great deal of information in an interesting, accessible way — are John Gordon the product of much thought and effort.

Take, for example, this pithy paragraph from the Science Museum of Minnesota’s “Weighing the Evidence” exhibit.

“Ruth Drown was a con artist, and radionics was her hustle. Patients suffered under her care until 1963, when a worried mother brought Drown blood samples from her three sick children. Drown used radionics to diagnose the children with chickenpox and mumps. But the blood samples had actually come from three barnyard animals. And the ‘mother’ was an undercover agent.”

Though short, the story leaves no question about the importance of making informed, science-based decisions about one’s medical care — today as

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A summer tradition Axel Bradshaw, Chaz DeMars, Carlos Anderson and Croix DeMars set up a lemonade stand in early June to raise funds for Scout camp.

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Friday, June 30, the Hay Lake School Museum will project Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 classic, “The Kid,” onto the side of the museum. The event is free with concessions available for purchase.

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Pine Needles artist to host open studio Artist and craftsperson Elizabeth Belz will fire up her coal and gas forge and show how “blacksmithing is a science within itself” in an open studio event July 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the gazebo in Marine on St. Croix. Come watch her work and ask questions while she turns hot pieces of steel into works of art.

Belz has studied at the Perpich Center for the Arts, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, John C. Campbell Folk School and Century College.

Most recently she has been a craft education intern at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais.

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length film and was a huge box office success.

The movie follows an unwed woman who leaves a charity hospital carrying her newborn son whom she abandons in the back of an automobile. The tramp (Charlie Chaplin) finds the baby, is at first unwilling to take responsibility, then softens up and names the boy John. The mother then feels regret and goes back to retrieve her child, but he is gone. Cut to five years later: lives have changed but what happens when the mother, child, and the tramp meet? This comedy/ drama will have you smiling and possibly shedding a tear.

Widely considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, “The Kid” was the second-highest grossing film of 1921 and was selected to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

This event is for all ages; families are encouraged to bring their children for a movie night under the stars. Bring chairs and/or a blanket and enjoy the show. The movie will begin at dusk.

The Hay Lake School Museum is located at 14020 195th St N, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047. Please contact Dustyn Dubuque at dustyn.dubuque@hotmail. com or 651-433-4019 with any questions regarding this event or to schedule a tour of the museum. The Washington County Historical Society collects, preserves, and disseminates the history of the county and state of Minnesota.

Scandia seeks member for Economic Development Authority The Scandia City Council is looking for a volunteer to serve on the Economic Development Authority to fill a threeyear term expiring on July 31, 2020.

The Economic Development Authority works to enhance Scandia’s long-term prosperity and enrich residents’ quality of life by retaining and growing existing busi-

nesses, recruiting new businesses and expanding life-cycle housing opportunities for residents.

Application forms are available at the city office and on the website at tinyurl.com/ybncex2y.

Applications are due by noon on Friday, June 30, 2017. The city council is expected to review the applications at its July 5, 2017 work session.

New solar farm approved amid objections

BY KYLE WEAVER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Scandia’s sixth major solar farm has been approved for installation.

Last week the Scandia City Council granted a conditional use permit to Minnesota Solar Connection for a 1-megawatt solar grid to be installed on landowner Jennifer Woolford’s 25-acre lot off Manning Trail north of Highway 97.

Three neighboring landowners, Gerald Olson, Troy Duden and Lori Jarvinen, who own vacant land to the south and east of the site, objected to the proposal.

“I am worried that this will have a major impact on the value of my land,” Olson said.

At Olson’s request, the council added a condition requiring up to 95 percent screening of the solar grid to the east. The city’s planning commission had already required screening to the west and south.

“I think it’s clear that that eastern border (of the site) is totally unprotected,” Mayor Christine Maefsky said.

Jarvinen argued that the solar farm shouldn’t be allowed in the city’s core agricultural zoning and contended that there may be unforeseen environmental impacts such as radiation issues and leaches from the panels onto soil and groundwater.

“This is not a non-profit venture,” Jarvinen said. “It’s an industrial enterprise.”

After the council had discussed a possible moratorium earlier this month, Maefsky reiterated her concern that the city, perhaps, has been too generous in allowing so many solar farms onto Scandia’s rural viewsheds.

Council member Steve Kronmiller echoed those concerns and noted Jarvinen’s arguments.

“I’m open to change the future,” Kronmiller said, “but this (solar farm permit) is in the past.”

Dog ordinance The council approved an update to the city’s dog control ordinance, downgrading the penalty for “at large” dogs to a petty misdemeanor and allowing for dogs to be considered “under restraint” if they are wearing shock collars controlled by their owners.

A petty misdemeanor—akin to a speeding ticket—carries a lower penalty than a misdemeanor.

The council had earlier considered a penalty for “at large” dogs that could escalate to a misdemeanor, but council member Bob Hegland successfully argued that misdemeanor level penalties, which could include jail time, should only apply to the parts of the ordinance pertaining to dangerous dogs.

“I don’t think there should be any upgrade to misdemeanor at all,” Hegland said.

Hegland admitted at a meeting earlier this month that he himself had received a “dog at large” ticket.

Wind In The Pines The city’s efforts to combat trespassing and vandalism at the city’s Wind In The Pines Park are ongoing.

Public Works Director Adam Hawkinson reported last week that city staffers have improved the signage of park boundaries and the main park entrance.

Likewise, city staffers mowed the approved trails to make the paths more apparent to park users.

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Written by Scandia native and former Marine Elementary School student John Gordon, that passage won one of nine awards this year for Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

What makes it so great?

According to juror Tamara Schwarz, “In 60 words, this label tells a great story, full of drama and intrigue. It draws a through-line of deceptive medical treatments past and present and prompts the reader to think critically about such claims.”

It’s the second time Gordon, an exhibit developer for the Science Museum, has won the AAM’s label writing award. Last year he was recognized for a label explaining how astronauts go to the bathroom in zero gravity, part of the museum’s “SPACE” exhibit.

Gordon is humble about the honor.

“It’s really just a block of text,” he smiled.

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Other business:

• The council took action on a number of equipment purchases, including new street signage, sign posts and a new sewer lift station pump in the Bliss neighborhood. The council also agreed to request a donation from the Scandia Marine Lions for half the cost of a new projector screen in the Scandia Community Center.

• The council approved a minor revision to its site plan for the Scandia Veterans Memorial.

• The council approved an agreement with Washington County for a recycling grant program.

• The council granted a permit to Terry Dreyer for a slalom course on Bone Lake.

• The council approved a step wage increase for Public Works Director Adam Hawkinson to $62,014 annually.

The next Scandia City Council meeting will be held July 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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The city also recently asked the Minnesota Department of Transportation to take down the signage marking the park entrance off Highway 95.

In May, adjacent landowner John Haus had asked the city to either address the ongoing trespassing issues on his land—or close the park entirely if the problems couldn’t be resolved.

Hawkinson said the city’s Parks & Recreation Committee also plans to discuss the park’s issues and look for more suggestions to address the problem.

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Yetter said it is still too early to determine if those efforts are reducing foot traffic at the park.

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But because most of the exhibits are presented in English and Spanish, and visitors’ attention can be short lived, a 50-word limit per label is fairly standard. The tight word count presents a challenge for getting big ideas across.

“It’s kind of fun,” said Gordon. “It ends up being like a crossword puzzle, although it can also be somewhat infuriating.”

Writing labels is one part of Gordon’s job as an exhibition developer. More broadly, he is charged with ushering ideas from concept to fruition, helping to refine the focus and find the best way to tell a story.

It’s a good fit for the English and anthropology major.

“I think it’s about the only place I could have worked where the job description matches what I studied,” laughed Gordon, who started as an intern in the museum’s communications department and worked his way up to developing exhibitions. “I lucked out. The museum is a really good organization and the folks who work there are really nice.”

Although he’s modest about the label writing accolades, he appreciates AAM’s acknowledgment.

“I’m proud of it,” he said. “It’s nice to be recognized for your work, even if it’s also embarrassing to have colleagues congratulate you for a 40-word thing. … (The labels) have to be entertaining, informative and short enough that people will read them.

It would be easy to let those things turn what you’re writing into mush, so it’s fun when you can make something that still makes you laugh or say, ‘That is interesting.’”

The award is also a reflection of high standards at the Science Museum of Minnesota, where Gordon said there are a host of interesting exhibits, from “Weighing the Evidence” to “The Science of Pixar” and “Sportsology.”

And if you go, don’t forget to read the labels.

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tional Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness.

Led by trained facilitators who have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. 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. Please use the Third Street entrance and free parking ramp.

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

Alice in France: The World War I Letters of Alice M. O’Brien Join author and historian Nancy O’Brien Wagner for an evening getting to know her great-aunt, Alice M. O’Brien (of the Marine O’Brien family), who wrote amazing letters home to her family in Minnesota while she worked for the Red Cross in France during WWI. “Alice was a hoot” writes one reviewer.

Free. All are welcome.

Light refreshments will be served. Thursday, June 29, 7 p.m. at the Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix). FFI: www. mnhs.org/mnhspress/ b o o k s /a l i c e - f r a n c e , MarineCommunityLibrary.org, 651-433-2820.

Bluegrass and Lemonade in the Shade

JULY 1 Open studio with Elizabeth Belz Elizabeth Belz, a sculptor and blacksmith who is one of this year’s artists in residence at Pine Needles, will have an open studio event Saturday, July 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the gazebo inMarine on St. Croix. All ages are welcome to visit and observe.

JULY 3 Marine on St. Croix Fireworks Marine on St. Croix’s downtown firework display is on Monday, July 3 at 10 p.m. Food, beverages and holiday themed merchandise will be available for purchase from local businesses.

JULY 4 Marine on St. Croix 4th of July Running Race Two and four mile options. Register online by July 2 at 11:59 p.m. and save on your registration fee. Or, register same day 7:30-8:45 am at Hay Lake school. See all details on the race website: www.

Marine4thofJulyRace. com. Also, registration forms are available at the

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Library’s Summer Reading Kickoff

Gammelgården Book Group

Dazzling Dave the Yo-Yo Master showed kids how to do “Around the World,” “Walk the Dog,” and other yo-yo tricks at the Marine Community Library’s June 10 River Readers Celebration, a kickoff to the summer reading program.

Marine General Store and the city offices of Marine on St. Croix. Race starts promptly at 9:15 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Marine Restoration Society.

4th of July Parade in Marine on St. Croix The annual Fourth of July parade in Marine on St. Croix begins at noon with the kiddie parade, followed by the full parade. If you’d like to sign up to be part of the full parade, contact Sara, 651-399-3153. If you need more information about the kiddie parade, contact Carissa, 651-2476142. Food, beverages and holiday themed merchandise available for purchase.

JULY 13 East Metro Senior Caucus DFL Seniors in Marine on St Croix, May,

Is memory loss preventing you or your loved one from socializing?

The University of Minnesota is examining the effects of a new social support aid to help people with memory loss put names with faces.

Learn more about participating in this free study by contacting Professor Joe Gaugler at 612.626.2485 or gaug0015@umn.edu.

Stillwater and Scandia are invited to the upcoming meeting of the East Metro Senior Caucus at Sgt. Pepper’s Bar and Grill (930 Helena Ave., Oakdale) at 11:30 a.m. Lunch on your own.

Free door prize drawing.

Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, will speak on voter suppression or how to keep open/honest elections.

No reservation is necessary. More information or to be on the mailing list contact dfleastmetrocaucus @ gmail.com.

The East Metro Seniors’ purpose is to inform and educate, advocate and lobby on behalf of seniors -- And have some fun!

JULY 26 Fascinating World of Native Bees Friends Parks &

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Lecture Series. Wednesday, July 26, 6:30 p.m. at Prairie Restoration Inc. in Scandia, featuring Heather Holm, a horticulturist, biologist, writer, designer, and publisher.

She informs and educates audiences in the Midwest and the Northeast through her writings and many presentations related to the fascinating world of native bees and the native plants that support them.

Prairie Restoration is located at 21120 Ozark Ave N, Scandia.

ONGOING Donate books Help fill the library at Grove Elementary! Donate new or gently used children’s books. Drop sites are located at Marine Town Hall, Christ Lutheran Church and

Toe tapping and lemonade sipping at the Gammelgården, 2-4 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month from June through September. If it rains, the music and lemonade will move inside.

Sal’s. Thank you for your support.

Scandia Farmers Market The Scandia Farmers Market runs June 7 through Sept. 20, Wednesdays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gammelgården Museum (20880 Olinda Trail, Scandia).

Now in its seventh year, the open-air market features local farmers, crafters and artisans.

Stillwater support group for families NAMI Minnesota (Na-

Gammelgården’s 2017 season is about immigrants’ stories. Why not read them? Join our Book Group at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month upstairs at the museum. We’re finishing Moberg’s “The Emigrants” and then moving to a Hmong family’s immigrant story of settling in Minnesota - “The Latehomecomer” by Kao Kalia Yang. All are welcome, men, women, young, old. Contact Sarah at media@gammelgardenmuseum.org or 651-383-7351.

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h, to be young and active enough to make truly bad eating decisions and be able to get away without consequences…

My parents both worked – the Chief full time at the Chevy garage and my mother worked part time as a nurse, working the 3-11 shift to limit the amount of time that we would be unsupervised.

My siblings and I learned to prepare basic meals for supper, and often ate things that Mom probably wouldn’t approve of in the summer.

Now that I am older and need to watch what I eat, a trip to the grocery store, restaurant or fair looks different to me. I’m sure that it is colored by my age and lack of activity, but it seems like foods are Publisher getting more and more outrageous.

It used to be that you could only Tom Stangl buy a deep-fried Twinkie at a fair.

Now, you can buy them in the frozen foods section. A few minutes in the oven, and you are eating like a person on a midway.

The marvels of modern technology…

Even though as a society, we strive to become people who make healthier food choices, the market seems to go the opposite direction, with more and more decadent and outrageous offerings.

As I push the grocery cart, I imagine what the meetings might be like at some of the food companies.

“Hey, do you think consumers would buy readymade deep fried Twinkies?”

“Would they be microwaveable? Consumers like their gratification as instantaneous as possible.”

“They could be microwaveable, but they would taste more like a midway treat if they were prepared in the oven.”

“But they COULD be made in the microwave, right?”

“Sure, but…”

“Great. How many flavors could we make, and how quickly can we get them in the stores?”

I don’t mean to pick on Twinkies here, but I also see that they are making a “limited edition” chocolate Twinkie now, just in time for summer snacking.

About 40 years ago, I could make short work of a box of those bad boys.

I believe, faced with demands to keep increasing profits and demand, food manufacturers are constantly pushing the envelope on what is appealing and what consumers will accept.

It seems to me that some of the pitch sessions probably border on the absurd, as the ideas for new products become more decadent. I wonder if there is a guy in the room to act as a “conscience” for the company.

“Hey guys, legal says we are probably OK with the chocolate caramel filled deep fried cakes, but we might get some flak from the American Diabetes Association.”

“Great. Imagine the millions of dollars of free publicity we will get if there is a boycott. Nothing sells like forbidden fruit.”

“Fruit? Good one, Al!” (Room erupts in laughter) Walt Kelly’s comic strip, Pogo, about the goings on in a swamp, featured the famous quote “we have met the enemy, and he is us.”

Kelly was referring to human pollution, but a case may be made that the phrase works when it comes to eating as well.

Enjoy the summer and the deep-fried treats at community events. I’d avoid the homemade or “store bought” versions, as tempting as they may seem.

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Time for summer fishing

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ith the passing of the summer equinox the days will gradually shorten. It’s time to flip another page on the fishing calendar. We have pasted early ice out crappies and the Great lakes trout runs. Prespawn and spawn have ended meaning fish are heading from the shallows into deeper water but the feeding binge that follows spawn is still going strong. There are a lot of very hungry fish out there who need to replenish their body from the rigors of the spawn.

With the cooler mild weather passing through right now it may be hard to think of hot weather fishing but it’s just around the corner. That hot weather will turn thins on in July as more fishing doors are about to Wild River three open. They are tot weather Muskie, smallmouth bass and Lake Michigan Trails salmon and trout.

I asked Bill Miller, an avid Muskie Jim Bennett fisher, to share some of his secrets to catch hot weather muskie. “Muskie get mean when the weather gets hot. If you know there is one around you just keep casting to it and get it aggravated and it will hit. After July 4th it’s time to start ripping buck tails across the weeds and you will clobber them. A favorite technique of mine is to get outside the weeds and cast ‘The Ace Bait” into deeper water just outside the weeds and then reel it towards the boat. This lure works great for that. Most of the bigger muskie will follow it in, then hit while you’re doing the figure 8 at the boat so be ready for an explosion.”

Smallmouth bass are the same fighting fish from the Mississippi River all the way up to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. This time of year smallies really like surface lures and bass poppers tossed out with a fly rod. The hot weather turns them on. The way they never stop fighting even when landed will get anyone hooked on surface smallies.

Lake Michigan begins to heat up after the 4th as well. The Coho salmon start off the season with a major bite in April near Milwaukee. But by the 4th the salmon move north along the shoreline and put on the feed bag around the Two Rivers, Kewaunee and Algoma. Later in July Sturgeon Bay heats up. At the end of July into August they will run up to Washington Island before the fall spawn.

The key to successful Lake Michigan fishing is water temperature. Salmon and trout prefer colder water. A week of westerly winds will blow the warmer surface water out away from shore and the colder water will move in and so will the salmon. If you can find 51 degree surface water a couple of miles from shore you can be guaranteed the fish will be stacked up 4070 feet below surface. If you have unstable weather without steady westerly winds the warmer water will be blown into shore and the fish will move out and go deeper looking for cooler water, making them a little tougher to catch.

This week's Wild Walk: Swan young are out and about and can been seen with their parents. They will usually raise 4 to 7 signets a year.

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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Sarah Hyden-Smith was usually a cheerful, confident woman.

Lennox Valley Methodist Church was her third appointment, having served as an associate pastor at two larger churches since graduating from a fi ne seminary in Central Ohio five years earlier.

Sarah, however, was no longer in Central Ohio, and today was a day of two fi rsts: It was the fi rst time she stood in front of the congregation as “the” pastor and the fi rst time she faced a congregation following a column in the local paper suggesting that she and the Valley’s other young single pastor, Jacob Gehrig at Lennox Valley Lutheran Church, might create sparks not seen since the previous Fourth of July celebration.

The good Methodist folks of the Valley had burned the phone lines for weeks, sharing their thoughts concerning a supposedly single female with a hyphenated name.

Was she divorced? A widow? Does she have a husband in some far off place, waiting to join her in their lovely village?

When she met with the parish committee a few weeks earlier, she never mentioned her marital status. And since Marvin Walsh had used up his question when he asked about Sarah’s stance on the Federal Reserve System, there was no one left in the room with the courage to approach Sarah concerning the subject.

Wearing nothing on her ring fi nger, and since Sarah hadn’t brought up the subject of a spouse, everyone assumed she was single, or di-

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vorced, or a widow. And now that Maxine Miller had pretty much announced to the entire community in her column, “Rumor Has It,” that sparks might fly between the two young pastors in town, it was assumed by everyone that Sarah Hyden-Smith was a single woman with a hyphenated name.

It was appropriate that the opening hymn, “O, For a Thousand Tongues,” was perhaps the all-time Methodist favorite. They love that song the way Lutherans love “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” Sure, it may not carry the emotional baggage of the Baptist favorite, “Just As I Am,” but there was no doubt you were in a Methodist church when the Charles Wesley favorite started ringing from the pipe organ.

As Sarah faced the congregation, her right hand shook just a little as she placed it on the pulpit.

Her opening prayer seemed to go smoothly, and she could feel the congregation’s eerie quietness as they seemingly waited for angels to appear or lightning to strike as the fi rst female pastor in the history of Lennox Valley took the stage.

Due to the fact that it was the fi rst Sunday with a new minister, coupled with that minister being a woman, the sanctuary of the old Methodist church was as full as it had been since a brief charismatic period following the release of “The Cross and the Switchblade” back in 1970. Smiles fi lled the congregation as 22 children came forward for the children’s sermon, which took place following the prayer. Sarah had been told that there were normally eight or ten

children in attendance, so she was a little surprised when she saw the throng approaching.

Sarah’s plan was to have them each take a place along a rope, holding on as their pastor led them on a walk around the sanctuary.

The idea behind the “rope walk” was that if anyone were to fall, someone would be right behind them to pick them up. Everything seemed to be going well as the new female pastor led the three to eight-year-olds around the sanctuary, with smiling adults watching and listening as their children and grandchildren starred in the show.

Sarah was surprised, however, as she led the parade back to the altar area, when she saw young Brad and Elizabeth Albright sitting on the steps, just in front of the pulpit.

Sarah turned to Brad, the older of the two, and innocently asked, “Why didn’t you join us on our walk around the sanctuary?”

Brad’s response brought down the house and guaranteed that Sarah Hyden-Smith’s fi rst day as pastor was a success: “Because our daddy told us if we got up and walked around during children’s sermon one more time, he was going to beat our butts.”

No one remembered very much about Sarah’s fi rst sermon, but her fi rst children’s sermon was a huge success.

Oh, for the record, no one mentioned seeing angels or lightning at Lennox Valley Methodist Church on that Sunday in late June of 1998.

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have to admit, the idea that residents of a community can meaningfully influence development is somewhat new to me. I suppose I just kind of assumed those decisions were made by people with money and the rest of us lived with them.

But as I’ve used this column to research and work through ideas about population growth and development in rural areas I’m realizing that, done right, the community’s vision should be a high priority in the development process.

According to “This is Smart Growth,” the 2006 guide I cited last week, citizens should expect new Editor development to be consistent with Suzanne Lindgren their idea of the community’s future.

On the flip side, once the vision and ground rules are in place, developers get a quick, predictable approval process. It’s a win-win.

Conversation, of course, is an essential part of this process.

Says the guide, “Both (community members and developers) should work constructively with local government and each other on development proposals. Local officials should establish development policies and priorities that use tax dollars wisely, protect public health and welfare, balance the needs of residents and developers, include citizens in the decision-making process, and plan for the long term.”

Some inspiration, also from “This is Smart Growth:” In Utah, a group of business people, civic leaders and policy makers discussed visions for regional growth with thousands of locals, giving them a

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chance to express their ideas and influence their common future.

“The resulting vision … conserved more land, provided transportation and housing choices, and invested public money wisely — all crucial components of a smart growth approach to development.”

In the New Jersey Pinelands, community-wide conversations led to compensation for landowners with property many believed should be preserved. Some was agricultural, some beautiful, some important environmentally or culturally.

“To satisfy the interests of landowners, developers, and the community,” the Smart Growth guide said of the Pinelanders’ solution, “the federal and state governments worked with seven counties and 53 municipalities to develop a regional, market-based transfer of development rights (TDR) program. Property owners get money from selling development rights that are tied to their land. Developers can buy these rights to build in areas designated for growth. And the community knows that the green space will be protected.”

An ecologically sensitive area under development pressure, the Pinelands example resonated with me as being somewhat similar to our situation in the St. Croix Valley.

I believe many of us would like to preserve open spaces including farmland, prairies, wetlands and other wild places. One of the first steps we can take toward ensuring that future may be making the conversation about potential development more public.

Where to start?

I welcome your response to this editorial column: editor@countrymessenger.com.

Spot spraying for noxious weeds to begin June 26 Washington County staff will begin spot spraying noxious weeds in the more than 220 miles of rural roadsides June 26 through July 22, and again in October.

This is being done to comply with the Minnesota State Noxious Weed law administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The chemicals to be used are Escort XP, Milestone VM, and Liberate.

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‘Big Corn’ and other stories from the heartland

BY TOM MAAKESTAD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Nearly two years ago I was attempting to paint a farmstead outside of Northfield. In its day this farm had raised a herd of Holsteins and some enormous draft horses. When I was young, my parents rented our pastures to this farmer every summer for his new herd because he had no room to fatten up these yearlings on his own property.

When springtime arrived his cattle trucks bent around our long driveway. Before we saw the trucks we heard the wood sides slapping as the truck torqued slowly over uneven puddles. This signified the beginning of summer. We caught up with the trucks as the calves and heifers were unloaded, often kicking and racing off into the pastures.

When the commotion was over and the business finished up my dad and the farmer would lean back in the shade and pull out their pipes. The farmer was well built with a big smile and some gold teeth.

He seemed to enjoy his work, telling stories that even got my dad to laugh in his understated Norwegian fashion.

It occurs to me now that this farmer treated his herd very well and cared for the animals, feeding them on grass - two virtuous practices that are sadly out of the norm these days when I drive by feed lots and see the appalling conditions that large herds are subjected to.

The painting adventure I started out describing required access to a vantage point from which to view the farmer’s property. This was high up on a SEE BIG CORN, PAGE 9

Few County landowners impacted by buffer law The Washington County Board of Commissioners affirmed the county’s jurisdiction June 20 to carry out compliance provisions regarding riparian vegetation buffers identified on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Buffer Protection Map. Minnesota's Buffer Law establishes new perennial vegetation buffers of up to 50 feet along rivers, streams, and ditches that will help filter out phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment from water flowing into the water bodies.

In electing to enforce the buffer law, the county will receive $40,000 in 2018 and $50,000 in 2019 to enforce the law. With jurisdiction, the county shall enforce corrective actions on a parcel basis. The county will have jurisdiction over public waters, including public drainage ditches.

As of last fall, it was determined that in Washington County the Buffer

Law would impact: • 344 parcels with agricultural designation intersect buffers; • an estimated 250 landowners; and • of those, about 109 were estimated to need new or expanded buffers.

The Washington Conservation District (WCD) further refined that number based on visual assessments and other means.

In November 2016, 85 letters were sent to landowners by the Washington Conservation District, generating calls to it and site visits from the conservation district.

The WCD hosted a landowner breakfast in April to provide landowners the opportunity to ask questions related to the Buffer Law and implications of proposed changes. The WCD has been conducting site visits through the spring to determine compliance, and to offer assistance to landowners.

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Depots featured in Hay Lake Speaker Series The Hay Lake Speaker Series continued its 2017 season Sunday, June 25 with Bill Schrankler, author of “Shadows of Time ‌ Minnesota’s Surviving Railroad Depots.â€?

Through photographs and stories, the Woodbury Heritage Society board member took the audience on a tour of the state’s train depots. “Shadows of Time� is a compilation of history and photographs of 168 train depots, including 53 that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Schrankler became interested in the old stations after hearing his mother’s stories of immigrating to the U.S. and taking the “Orphan Train.�

Once Shrankler became interested, he could not stop. He and his wife traveled to every train depot in the state — roughly 7,000 miles — taking thousands of pictures and uncovering

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But every station has a story. From the smallest depot in Minnesota, to depots that have been turned into restaurants; Bill told all the stories behind these lost buildings.

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Fallen barns and lost farms

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

A building’s shape often reveals its purpose.

In the case of the quintessential barn, a gambrel roof — stretching wide before dropping steeply and, finally, angling out to form a lip — allows hay to be stacked high in the mow above the animals.

The design maximizes space for livestock and feed storage, Kristina Boucher writes in “Lost Farms of the St. Croix Valley.” But no one builds barns like that anymore.

“With the advent of modern agricultural technology, barns of this kind are no longer practical,” Boucher writes.

“Many have been abandoned or torn down, and soon this type of barn architecture will be lost.”

The 2011 Osceola High School graduate began researching the disappearing agricultural icon after her interest was piqued, in part, by photography.

“I was driving on country roads taking pictures of the pretty old barns,” she explained. “It got me thinking about why the barns are being abandoned and what happened.”

Her uncle, a farmer, offered some initial insights.

“He works a full time job and runs the farm,” said Boucher, pointing out that dairy farming is one of few businesses in which the price of the product has fallen below the cost of production.

“It’s a lot of work,” she continued, “and unfortunately you don’t get a lot of benefits.”

Scaling up is one way around fluctuating prices and slim profit margins. Giving up is another.

“When I was asking people, every farmer’s story was a little bit different,” Boucher explained. “But I think our economy and government make it difficult for a small-scale farm to thrive anymore.”

To that end, Boucher’s book is an attempt to document a disappearing livelihood. “Lost Farms” explores geology, economy and federal policy as they relate to the history of farming in the St. Croix Valley.

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counties, she cobbles together an account of the forces that summoned farms into existence — and eventually ushered most of them out.

Her perspective on the

future of the family farm is not bright.

“I believe there will be a continued downturn in agriculture,” Boucher said. “As more large farms outcompete the

smaller ones we’ll see fewer of the mom and pop farms. Not very many young people are taking up farming. It’s kind of a disappearing industry as we used to know it.”

The evidence is tangible. As Boucher writes in the book, “Wisconsin continues to lose one barn a day.”

In the St. Croix Valley, Boucher has noticed that some of the barns she used to take pictures of — the very barns that inspired her book — are no longer standing.

“It doesn’t take much with some of them,” she explained. “Just one more winter storm and they collapse.”

Boucher concludes “Lost Farms” with a look at preservation, from barns repurposed as wedding venues to sustainable farms.

“I’m hoping more people will realize local produce has its benefits and we’ll see a resurgence of local farms,” she said.

The future remains unwritten, but Boucher’s book is a tribute to the valley’s agricultural past and the work farmers do today.

“It’s a pretty big deal to feed America,” she said.

“Farmers are busy, hardworking people … a lot

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of that goes unnoticed.

I love to share the farmers’ stories of what it’s like. Some people I interviewed could’ve kept me at their house telling stories all day. … One man had lost his arm farming and was telling me what it was like to be a little boy on a farm during World War II. No one had ever asked him what it was like to be on a farm.

It’s an honor to be able to listen and share.”

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rocky outcrop surrounded by corn and bean fields. I traversed one or two fields approaching the outlook. I’ve been through a lot of fall cornfields during hunting season but it had been some time since I was in a green field in August. I was struck by how massive the corn stalks were and how inhospitable an environment they created — no doubt that was the objective.

I started thinking about this field of “big corn,” which led to my writing a Minnesota State Arts Board, Artists Initiative Grant.

Since most of my subject matter has something to do with landscape I decided to look at the relationship between that and the food industry.

When I wrote the grant last July, I had just arrived in Salzburg, Austria, for a month as the city’s artist in residence. Although I’d been planning on writing this grant since 2015, Austria seemed the perfect backdrop against which to view the US food industry. Austria, especially Salzburg, is the heart of a longstanding artisan food system. Hay is the main crop feeding the vibrant dairy industry and clean water is celebrated in and around the city via fountains, a centuries-old water park, a mountain-fed river racing through the city and many breweries touting some of the oldest Pilsners in Europe, brewed from Untersburg water. Untersburg Mountain is a massif terminating a vast Alpine watershed christened by the Dali Lama as the ‘heart of Europe.’

It was interesting to compare Austrian and American food habits and how they reflected in outward physical health. We’ve all heard, over and over, about how much healthier Europeans seem. It is no surprise based on what they tended to consume.

A recent article in the New York Times,

“What’s New in the Supermarket? A Lot, and Not All of It Good,” looks at this issue from the point of view of our current grocery store model.

While the farming communities around the US do a great service to the rest of the world, a predominance of bad food in the center of large grocery stores is the result of metastasized food/marketing companies that have created markets by building dependencies on addictive sugars and starches that cause health problems. Of course in moderation they can be tolerated.

The average grocery store in Salzburg was a fraction of the size of modern food stores in the US. From my estimation the main reason for this was the lack of manufactured and packaged

foods. It seemed as if the focus in Europe was not on creating brands but on supplying fresh foods.

There is so much good happening in US food and I will be looking at that more during this project. One only needs to look at the outskirts of our cities to see a growing number of hand and truck farms (such as small CSAs) to realize there is a huge demand for fresh, healthy food.

During the grant year I will have a few exhibitions with this project. The first and major exhibition will be at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis, from September 9, (opening 1-5 p.m.), through October 14. This exhibition will feature new oil pastels from the area.

Please feel free to respond: tom@tommaakestad.com.

County will receive money to prevent auto theft Washington County will receive $151,800 from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to help fight auto theft, after the County Board approved the grant June 20.

The money will be used for auto theft prevention through 2019. A portion of

the money, $33,100, will be shared with Anoka County as part of the agreement with the state.

The counties have been receiving this specific grant since 2005. The grant has increased by approximately $3,000 over the previous grant.

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Teens wanted for Job Connection program COLOR COPIES

Gear up to work with the Job Connection program. The Lakes Center for Youth & Families is looking for motivated youth who want to work and gain job skills. The Job Connection program is in need of teens ages 12-17 to assist adults 55+/ or disabled from Forest Lake and surrounding areas who need help with common home chores or yard work. Popular tasks performed are: raking, shoveling, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, organizing and much more.

Youth in the Forest Lake and Chisago Lakes/Lindstrom areas are needed.

The goal of the Job Connection is to get teens prepared to enter the workforce. Teens will learn about skills needed for real jobs through the Job Connection training.

They will then practice

and develop these skills by working with local adults. Teens in the Job connection have learned to be accountable, timely, responsible, professional, and much more. One teen participant said, “I think it’s an awesome program.

I’ve learned and gained skills; it’s helped me communicate better which I usually have a hard time doing.”

The Job Connection is a year-round program. It’s still the busy season, so sign up right away. Call Jenna with Lakes Center for Youth & Families at 651-464-3685 to receive an application and sign up for the training or visit www.lc4yf.org for more information.

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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 a.m. at Gammelkyrkan (original church building located at Gammelgarden, across from Elim) 9:30 a.m. in Elim Sanctuary

Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) Forest Lake (651) 464-3323 886 North Shore Drive Pastors: Rev. Philip Peterson, Rev. Paul Brown Sunday Worship: Traditional, 7:45 & 9:00 a.m.

Praise Service: 10:30 a.m.

Forest Hills United Methodist Church

Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS)

Osceola United Methodist Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Hwy. 97 at County Road 34 S.E. Forest Lake (651) 464-5249 Pastor: Rev. David Werner www.foresthillsumc.net 10:15 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 Sat. Mass 5:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 7:30 a.m.

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.

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 Richard Stanghelle, Associate Pastor Jason Carlson 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.

River Valley Christian Church

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: 9:30 a.m.

Father Frank Wampach 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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Stillwater plans redevelopment district

The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a letter June 20 commenting on the creation of two tax increment financing districts in downtown Stillwater to facilitate redevelopment.

By law, the city must provide a 30-day notice to the county and the county has the ability to provide comments to the

city for the record of the public hearing regarding the plans.

Tax increment financing allows for the use of “captured” increased property taxes from increased property value due to redevelopment to assist in financing the redevelopment. One district is proposed to facilitate the redevelopment of the downtown area through the reha-

bilitation of the Water Street Inn and a new 22 unit addition. A second district is proposed to facilitate a mixed-use development consisting of a 64 unit hotel, a restaurant, and a parking structure in the northern part of downtown Stillwater.

The County Board reviews proposals to understand the financial implications,

their consistency with the county’s comprehensive plan for land use and transportation, the impact on the county’s tax base, and the proposal’s impact on redeveloping blighted areas and increasing housing opportunities within the county.

After reviewing the proposed new districts, the County Board expressed its support for the projects.

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PUBLIC NOTICES ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Halloween Hearse.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 10254 Grand Isle Pl., Woodbury, MN 55129.

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: Broadsummit Services, LLC, 10254 Grand Isle Pl., Woodbury, MN 55129.

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: D. Caroll.

Dated June 6, 2017.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

Published in The Country Messenger June 21 and June 28, 2017

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: Sean Stevermer.

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ORDINANCE 184, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 122, THE SCANDIA DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 4.2 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS On June 20, 2017, at a Regular Meeting of the Scandia City Council, by majority vote, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 184 amends the development code to permit the height standards for Accessory Dwelling Units to be the same as those for other Accessory Structures.

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

A printed copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at City Hall or by standard or electronic mail.

1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Osceola Medical Center.

Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017

2. The address of the principal place of business: 2600 65th Ave., Osceola, WI: 54020.

ORDINANCE NO. 185, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 166 AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ORDINANCE NO. 185 PROVIDING FOR IDENTIFICATION, REGULATION, CONFINEMENT AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY OF SCANDIA AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF

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: Ladd Memorial Hospital, Inc., 2600 65th Ave., P.O. Box 218, Osceola, WI 54020.

4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the

On June 20, 2017, at a Regular Meeting of the Scandia City Council, by majority vote, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 185 which

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repealed the existing ordinance regulating dogs and recreated the ordinance with revisions to the definition of the term “restraint” and change the penalty for an “at large” dog to a petty misdemeanor.

A printed copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at City Hall or by standard or electronic mail.

Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017 CITY OF SCANDIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Scandia will meet in the Board Room of the Scandia Community/Senior Center, 14727 209th St. N., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: Request by Kevin and Anna Gonzales for approval of a Variance to construct an accessory structure closer to the right-of-way than permitted by the Development Code at 21203 Lofton Avenue North, Scandia, MN. The property is more specifically described as follows: Parcel Identification 17.032.20.43.0001

NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Scandia will meet in the Board Room of the Scandia Community/Senior Center, 14727 209th St. N., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: Request by Jeffrey Biermaier for approval of a Variance from the required sideyard setback to construct a new single-family dwelling at 18526 Langly Avenue North, Scandia, MN. The property is more specifically described as follows: Lot 2, Block 3, of Bliss Plat 1st Division, Washington County, MN Anyone wishing to express their opinion on this proposal will be heard at the public hearing. This notice is given pursuant to the Development Code of the City of Scandia.

Information about this request may be examined during office hours at the Scandia Community Center, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays.

Brenda Eklund Deputy Clerk Dated: June 20, 2017 Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017

at the public hearing. This notice is given pursuant to the Development Code of the City of Scandia. Information about this request may be examined during office hours at the Scandia Community Center, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of May Planning Commission will be conducting a public hearing on June 29, 2017 at 7:00 PM or shortly thereafter. The public hearing will be conducted at the May Town Hall at 13939 Norrell Ave N, Marine On St Croix, MN 55047.

Brenda Eklund Deputy Clerk Dated: June 22, 2017 Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017 CITY OF SCANDIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Scandia will meet in the Board Room of the Scandia Community/Senior Center, 14727 209th St. N., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: Request by Marc DuBois, Project Architect on behalf of Forest Lake Area Schools, regarding a Site Plan Review for a Major Project and a Variance for a building expansion, related building improvements, and site and drainage improvements for Scandia Elementary School located at 14351 Scandia Trail North.

Number:

Anyone wishing to express their opinion on this proposal will be heard at the public hearing. This notice is given pursuant to the Development Code of the City of Scandia.

Information about this request may be examined during office hours at the Scandia Community Center, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays.

Brenda Eklund Deputy Clerk Dated: June 19, 2017 Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017 CITY OF SCANDIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

CITY OF SCANDIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Scandia will meet in the Board Room of the Scandia Community/Senior Center, 14727 209th St. N., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: Request by Jeff Sandstrom for approval of a Variance to install an accessory solar panel system closer to the right-of-way than permitted by the Development Code at 15610 Pilar Road North, Scandia, MN. The property is more specifically described as follows: Parcel Identification 12.032.20.24.0003

Number:

The property is more specifically described as follows: Parcel Identification Number: 14.032.20.33.0003, Washington County, MN Anyone wishing to express their opinion on this proposal will be heard at the public hearing. This notice is given pursuant to the Development Code of the City of Scandia.

Information about this request may be examined during office hours at the Scandia Community Center, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays.

Brenda Eklund Deputy Clerk Dated: June 22, 2017 Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017

Anyone wishing to express their opinion on this proposal will be heard

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TOWN OF MAY WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MAJOR SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a preliminary plat (“Maywood Estates”) for a lot averaging subdivision for Floyd Johnson at 14595 Ostlund Trail. The proposal is to divide the parcel into 5 lots.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend the public hearing. Verbal and written testimony regarding the request will be accepted during the hearing. Additional information regarding the request can be obtained by contacting May Town Clerk Linda Klein, 13519 May Ave N, Stillwater, MN 55070 or by calling (651) 4391706.

Submitted to Pioneer Press: June 14, 2017 Linda L. Klein Town Clerk Published in The Country Messenger June 28, 2017

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JUNE 19 At 10:59 p.m. a suspicious male on St. Croix Trail was reported.

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JUNE 16 At 11:04 a.m. an accident with no injuries on Oakhill Road and Olinda Trail was reported.

At 2:12 p.m. an alarm sounded on Pilar Road.

At 5:21 p.m. an ordinance violation was reported on 237th Street.

JUNE 17 At 2:13 a.m. an alarm sounded on Maxwill Avenue.

At 2:39 a.m. a burglar alarm sounded on Oakhill Road.

At 8:16 a.m. a burglar alarm sounded at Meister’s Bar and Grill.

At 8:43 a.m. public assistance was needed on Olinda Lane.

At 3:39 p.m. an out of control male was reported on Penfield Avenue.

At 4:17 p.m. a medical need was reported on 205th Street Court.

At 7:54 p.m. an alarm sounded on O’Brien Trail.

JUNE 18 At 2:06 a.m. a squad car was damaged when it hit a raccoon on Mayberry Trail.

At 8:25 p.m. a welfare concern was reported on Olinda Trail.

JUNE 19 At 5:11 p.m. a motorist was assisted on St. Croix Trail.

At 5:35 p.m. an accident was reported on Manning and Scandia Trail.

At 6:01 p.m. a medical need was reported on Layton Avenue.

At 11:11 p.m. a possible domestic was reported on O’Brien Trail.

JUNE 20 At 6:22 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and Olinda was stopped for speeding 70mph/55 zone.

At 9:27 a.m. a distur-

bance was reported at Scandia Chiropractic.

At 9:54 a.m. a medical need was reported on 233rd Street.

At 1:58 p.m. an animal concern was reported on Scandia Trail.

At 5:04 p.m. a shooting concern was reported on Scandia Trail and Oakhill Road.

At 9:32 p.m. an officer attended the city council meeting.

At 10:26 p.m. a loose cow on Scandia Trail, east of the fire hall, was reported.

At 10:51 p.m. a medical need was reported at Camp Lakamaga.

JUNE 21

Spotlight on Area Businesses Olson’s Sewer Service & Olson’s Excavating Service Head Into 63rd Year Olson’s Sewer Service and Olson’s Excavating Service enter their 63rd year in business thankful to have the opportunity to keep the community “In the Pink� for so many years.

Olson’s offers a full range of excavating services for new home construction and site development for new business, as well as for expansion projects. Additionally, Olson’s provides sewer and drain line cleaning and repairs for home sewer lines, municipal sewer lines, septic tanks, lift station tanks and pumps.

Olson’s Sewer Service and Olson’s Excavating Service provide year-round service for commercial, residential, and municipal customers throughout the Metro, Chisago, and Isanti counties.

Call Olson’s for service at 651-464-2082 or send email inquiries to info@olsonsinthepink.com. Additional information available at www.olsonsinthepink.com.

At 2:31 a.m. a welfare concern was reported on St. Croix Trail.

At 9:59 a.m. threats and theft were reported on Scandia Trail.

At 11:46 a.m. information about gunshots on 218th Street was received.

At 8:18 p.m. a complaint about noise on Mayberry and Meadowbrook Avenue was received.

At 9:18 p.m. a domestic was reported on 197th Street.

Town of May

JUNE 16 At 7:38 a.m. property damage was reported on Manning Trail.

At 10:02 a.m. a scam was reported on Queens Way. At 12:05 p.m. a complaint about a driver on Old Guslander Trail was received.

At 12:17 p.m. several county park violations at Square Lake Park occurred.

At 3:08 p.m. an accident with no injuries was reported in the 12800 block of 170th Street.

JUNE 17 At 12:10 a.m. lift assistance and an ambulance were needed on 170th Street.

At 8:39 a.m. an alarm sounded on Ozark Avenue.

At 5:18 p.m. a 911 line was open at Big Marine Park.

JUNE 18 At 7:28 a.m. a complaint about a driver on 170th Street, eastbound from Manning, was received.

At 1:01 p.m. an intoxicated driver on St. Croix

Trail was reported.

At 2:33 p.m. a commercial alarm sounded on Square Lake Trail and Norell.

At 2:54 p.m. a lifeguard needed assistance at Square Lake Park.

At 3:16 p.m. a domestic was reported on Manning between 122nd and Square Lake Trail.

At 6:16 p.m. a complaint about parking just north of 13670 Manning was received.

At 11:16 p.m. an accident with property damage was reported on Ostrum Trail.

JUNE 19

At 9:02 a.m. a medical need was reported on 120th Street.

At 2:22 p.m. a complaint about a driver on St. Croix Trail was received.

At 4:23 p.m. a driver in the 12100 block of Arcola Trail was cited for parking where prohibited.

At 5:32 p.m. a concern about a juvenile at Big Marine Park Reserve was received.

JUNE 20

At 8:43 a.m. a suspicious vehicle, originally observed at the shop on Manning, was reported seen at Big Marine Store.

JUNE 21

At 8:51 a.m. a family issue was reported on Morgan Avenue.

At 11:54 a.m. a complaint about a boater on Big Marine Lake in the southeast bay off 182nd Street was received.

At 5 p.m. an accident with no injuries was reported on Manning and 122nd Street.

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