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FUTURE BRIGHT FOR MARINE FIREWORKS: New launch site a success, say reps . PAGE 6

Marine crew rescues river eagle

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

Imagine seeing the Star Wars Millennium Falcon plummet through the trees.

That’s how Ann Kirn described seeing two eagles in a fight over territory, talons locked as they dropped into the St. Croix River July 7.

She and her husband Andy were on their pontoon, heading out for a swim after a day of yard work at their Marine home. Avid bird watchers, the pair was quick to notice what Andy described as “very unusual eagle flight.”

At first, they weren’t sure exactly what they were seeing, but before long both birds had landed in the river and appeared distressed.

“The larger eagle was calling from the water,” Ann said. “I don’t know why else it would do it but to call a mate. That’s what broke our hearts. And the other eagle was just trying not to go under.”

In a back channel with little cell phone service, the Kirns were unsure what to do. They called the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, but were not certain when or even if a deputy would come.

“This was not a human emergency but there was time pressure,” Ann said. “We didn’t want

MCGHIEVER | CREATIVE COMMONS

The mid-19th-century chimney of the Arcola Mill with ruins of a 20th-century summer cottage, as seen from the west. Photographed in May 2018.

Arcola Mills awarded grant

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

The Minnesota Historical Society last week announced it will grant Arcola Mills Historic Foundation $10,000 for an assessment of conditions at the site.

The property is what remains of the former community of Arcola, founded by brothers John and Martin Mower in the 19th century. The pair built the house and sawmill in 1847. Prosperous for a time, the surrounding village had a store, schoolhouse, houses for

mill employees and carpentry and blacksmith shops. Arcola faded with the end of the lumber boom, and by the mid 1930s, the property stood abandoned.

As the Arcola Mills Historic SEE ARCOLA MILLS, PAGE 2

Catch blues, bluegrass at Franconia Sculpture Park CONTRIBUTED FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK

Now in its 23rd year, Franconia Sculpture Park has perfected the ultimate summer music series. July 27 at Franconia’s Earthen Amphitheatre, see headliner Scottie Miller Band with opening band Barbaro.

This event promises to keep audiences moving and grooving during an afternoon of honkytonk and blues. Bring a blanket, grab a bite to eat from Asase Yaa Global Foods, Lake State BBQ, or Cotton Candy Ice Cream. Visit Mary Johnson’s famous Lizard

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Two female eagles, talons locked in a fight over territory, fell into the river July 7 and could not let go of one another.

to leave the eagles. Some of the boats were going pretty fast and we didn’t want a wake to wash over them.”

Instead, they reached out to their neighbors, Tod Drescher and Dorothy Deetz.

“They dropped everything,” Ann said. “Dorothy called the Eagle Center, which directed her to the Raptor Center. … Suddenly I see a text pop up from the Raptor Center. They gave us the advice to try to separate them.”

Andy donned an orange life jacket and jumped in.

“I went in with a boat hook but didn’t know what I was going to do,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Cable had arrived at the Marine Landing b.o.t.m. to launch a boat.

“When he showed up I heard him say something about a drowning. He asked to put a boat in,” recalled Mike Zajac, who owns the landing with wife Megan Kavanagh. “After some back and forth he asked if I had a boat they could take.”

They set out in the workboat with Reserve Deputy Deni Jo Ballanger, Zajac still uncertain of who might be drowning.

“We get there and Andy’s in the water,” Zajac

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free - parking is $5 per vehicle. Concerts take place between 2 and 6 p.m. Free tours of the park exhibit between sets. In the event of rain, Franconia has a large tent set up to shelter guests. All events are family and dog friendly. Please pick-up after your furry friend.

Engineering assessment due; school expansion proves divisive

BY KELLY HOLM CONTRIBUTING WRITER

2 p.m. Barbaro Barbaro is an award-winning, progressive bluegrass band that plays music for films about cooking. Spicy instrumentals, savory harmonies, and to-the-point songwriting create a dynamic and captivating set for audiences of all ages and musical tastes. 2019 is a year of exciting momentum for Barbaro. Following the release of their self-titled EP, Barbaro joined the lineup of premier Midwest music festivals like Blue Ox, Boats & Bluegrass, and MBOTMA. Barbaro took home first place at the John Hartford Memorial Festival Band Contest and won Best Americana-Roots Band at the Minnesota Stage Fair. They look forward to releasing a full-length album in 2019.

4 p.m. Scottie Miller Band Singer-songwriter, pianist Scottie Miller has been inducted in to the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame for both Contributions to Blues Music and Heritage (for his instructional book Rock Keyboards published by Hal Leonard), and in 2018 as Blues Performer (their highest honor). He founded the Scottie Miller Band in 2000 and has just released his tenth CD. He has also been the touring keyboardist for three-time Grammy nominated singer Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Records) since 2008. He is featured on her Blues Music Award winning CD/DVD "Live At Antone’s”, and recently performed to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall in NYC. Scottie met Ruthie while on tour as the keyboardist for Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley. Scottie’s original brand of music is steeped in blues, and covers a wide pallet of styles including Barrelhouse Piano Blues, rock, funk, soul, jazz, classical, Americana and singer-songwriter.

Music@Franconia is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Thank you!

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WHAT: Music@Franconia: Scottie Miller Band WHERE: Franconia Sculpture Park (29836 Saint Croix Trail, Franconia) Highways 8 & 95, Chisago County, 3 miles west of Taylors Falls WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 2019, 2 to 6 p.m.

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July 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, August 1, 3: Community Mold-Making Workshops August 3: Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour August 10: Resident Artists Hot Metal Pour August 31: Music@ Franconia: Ipso Facto September 28: Art & Artists Celebration

ARCOLA MILLS: Grant FROM PAGE 1

Foundation tells it, Dr. Henry Van Meier and his newly wed wife, Katharine, were hunting for ferns when they came upon the site. They fell in love with the property, purchasing the riverfront home and surrounding acreage for a summer getaway.

They used it until Henry’s death in 1979, bringing several cast off buildings in as cottages to host friends and artists.

The home and remnants of the mill were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The site is now a nonprofit event and education center, though parts of the property have become dilapidated. The Arcola Mills Historic Foundation will use the Minnesota Historical Society grant to hire an architect to conduct a condition assessment.

The award was announced last week with 41 other Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants. Made possible by Legacy Amendment funding approved by Minnesota voters in 2004, the grants are intended to help nonprofit, educational, government and tribal organizations preserve and share Minnesota history. This year’s awards were approved June 6.

The Town of May’s sewer system is due for an engineering assessment, as explained by Natural Systems Utilities Operations Supervisor Shane Symmank.

The 201 Sewer System serves a large portion of the area, and Symmank stated that “the majority of the duration that the facility has been installed, it was under a Washington County permit. They did not monitor for nitrogen. In 2014, it switched to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, or statewide, permit, and the initial five-year permit has language in it that [states that] nitrogen discharge to the ground would be monitored.”

Since five years have now passed since the permit switch, a renewal should be imminent.

However, any subsequent permit would require an evaluation on whether nitrogen discharge would have to be reduced at the facility.

“Upgrading the facility for pre-treatment of nitrogen is the best path forward,” Symmank said. “What I recommend, as operator of this facility, is to have an engineer come in and do an assessment of the facility to determine … [its] current condition.”

Symmank recommended SD Consulting Group, which is based in both St. Paul and Alberta, Canada, to perform the assessment. Bryan DeSmet, one of SD’s founders and an environmental engineer, spoke on behalf of the group.

“We’ve done a number of these small system evaluations, assessments, with the intent of

identifying what kind of upgrades would be required to meet the standards, or just to replace aging equipment,” DeSmet told the town board. “The assessment process itself, the way that works is that we can come out, visit the site, look at the facilities that are existing, and identify areas where equipment may be failed, need replacement, or require upgrades... as well as in your case, the addition of treatment, so that you can meet the 10 milligrams per liter quota of nitrogen.”

Symmank advised that improvements upon the system may take up to two or three years, from the conduction of the initial assessment, to board and MPCA approval, to design preparations and construction.

Board Chairman Bill Voedisch expressed concern about such a project’s cost.

“The assessment report would identify the get-go cost for construction based on our estimate. It would also identify what engineering fees might look like to do the design, to oversee the construction. We would identify all those costs for you in the assessment form, for planning purposes,” Symmank said.

River Grove School to grow?

Another matter of discussion was River Grove’s application to amend their conditional use permit, in order to expand their class sizes. The K-6 charter school, which labels itself as “A Marine Area Community School,” would like to grow from one class per each grade level to two, and utilize two additional buildings on their property besides the five they are

currently using. “[The plan involves] a significant increase in the number of students there, and would increase significantly the number of people [visiting] each year,” Planning Commission Chair John Arnason said. “The current charter permits up to 47,000 people [visits] per year. They’re concerned that they may be exceeding that, or bumping up against that in the not-too-distant future, with the growth of the school.”

If River Grove gets their wish, they could be allowed to host 75,000 visitors per year. Additionally, they want to boost the number of on-site occupants at any given time from a maximum of 235 to one of 400, and up to 700 for special events.

More students and visitors at the school means more traffic, however, which was the main concern for both citizens and board members.

“There was one letter that we have received from a citizen who had expressed concern about the increased traffic on the road, and the impact that that has on the condition of the road… as it currently is, and is concerned about it getting worse,” Arnason said.

Voedisch shared the letter-writer’s qualms.

“These increases are of usage are… substantial, capital-S,” he said. “We need something like checkpoint review, at various growth points, to see what the impacts are… what’s happening to the traffic, what’s happening to the area. There really hasn’t been a request for anything this big ever in the town.”

Fireworks at new site ‘a success’ Meeting planned for school property

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

Launched from a new site this year, Marine’s July 3 fireworks were deemed a “family-friendly success,” said Dorothy Deetz of the Holiday Committee.

“We had new challenges,” she said. “Finding a new launch site, a new pyrotechnics company, a test launch, and communicating all this to the public. …

“The crowds came and were polite and peaceful while patronizing our local businesses.”

The security team estimated 10,000 people attended the event.

“People didn’t think it was as high,” Deetz said, “but again, that’s because the crowds were spread out into our beautiful Burris Park.”

Although a few people complained about the changes, according to Councilman Charlie Anderson, the overwhelming majority of feedback was positive.

“It exceeded our expectations,” said Deetz.

“The pyrotechnics received very good reviews. The security team of 12 did an excellent job of walking through the crowds. They were non confrontational but had a strong presence.”

Washington County deputies helped with traffic control and a Lakeview ambulance was stationed near the show.

“Jason [Crotty] and Tommy [Beosel] did a great job pre and post to ensure success of the event. Lynette [Peterson] and Kiersten [Northcraft] provided coordination of details running through the city offices.”

Added Bill Miller of Crotty and Boesel, “The fireworks were about to happen. I’m going down to the Marina, and here are our city workers sweating, working hard, putting up cones, making sure everything was set. That’s after hours for them and that is above and beyond.”

Deetz noted that General Store continues to donate coffee and treats for the volunteers who

come to help clean up.

There were about 20 this year and it took about 20 minutes.

“It’s a wonderful tradition in our village.”

Deetz said next year the committee plans to work more closely with downtown businesses and add “no parking” signs to both sides of Rose and Wilke streets.

“We found that it was more of a festival atmosphere,” Councilman Anderson said. “So we’ll look at closing off the city center a little earlier, 5ish or 4ish, for pedestrians but leaving open service access, especially to the garage.”

The committee plans to use the same launch site next year.

Councilman Lon Pardun.

Short-term rentals The plan commission has been receiving a lot of resident feedback regarding short-term rentals, reported outgoing assistant city clerk Kiersten Northcraft.

The commission will discuss the topic again at its regular monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. July 30.

New assistant city clerk The council approved the hire of Lori Vogel as assistant city clerk.

Vogel will take on the duties of outgoing clerk Kiersten Northcraft. Her official start date is July 23.

School property

Urban Forest Committee

A public meeting is planned for July 31, 7 p.m. upstairs at the village hall.

The meeting is a follow up to an April meeting at which ideas were discussed for use of the property.

“We worked through most of that stuff and are ready to tell everybody what’s coming up,” said

Felicia Cochran and Leslie McKenzie were appointed as Urban Forest Committee members.

The council hopes to find one more committee member to round out the group.

“I’m welcoming anyone else who wants to join this movement,” SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 9

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JULY 18 Summer Story Time Marine Community Library, Thursday, July 18, 10 to 11 a.m. Author Christie Gove-Berg will read her books about raptors that were injured, rescued, rehabilitated and released.

Warner Nature Center will bring a visiting raptor.

Location: Marine Gazebo (or in the Village Hall, 121 Judd Street, in case of rain). Free. All ages. MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

days; and 2 p.m. Sundays. www.masquerstheatre.org

JULY 20 Forest Bathing Register at www.

MarineMillsFolkSchool. org.

Eco Printing on Silk Register at www.

MarineMillsFolkSchool. org.

All About Birds, for all ages

Thursday, July 18 from 3 to 4 p.m. Build a giant windball using recycled cardboard. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake). Ages 8-12. No registration required.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Katie Burns from Minnesota Audubon at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. for a one-hour program about birds.

Explore Belwin’s rolling woodlands, prairie and wetland trails. Free to members, $10/family for non-members. Belwin Conservancy Education Center (1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton) 651-4365189, www.belwin.org.

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Education Center Summer Saturdays

MakeDo Cardboard Fun

Lalo’s Lunch Box Live!

Friday, July 19 from 2 to 3 p.m. Family friendly sketch comedy, singa-longs, and audience participation games.

No registration required. Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake).

Let’s Make Stuff: String Art on Books Friday, July 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Let’s Make Stuff is a creative class for adults. Make art out of old books at Hardwood Creek Library Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake). All materials will be provided. Class size is limited.

Please register online, at the Hardwood Creek Library Information Desk, or call 651-275-7300.

JULY 19, 21, 26 AND 28 Masquers Theatre Company production of Annie On stage at Forest Lake Area High School, 6101 Scandia Trail, N, 7 p.m. Fridays and Satur-

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Explore Belwin’s Education Center every Saturday through Labor Day weekend. Joseph J. Casby Observatory open from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for sun viewing. Free to independently explore the Education Center and trails. Belwin Conservancy Education Center (1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton) 651-436-5189, www.belwin.org.

Bison Buggy Rides 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Belwin members can enjoy free rides on the Bison Buggy, 20-minute tours, fun for the whole family.

Board the buggy at the platform. Rides are first come, first-served, and leave on the half hour.

Non-members may join at this event. Belwin Conservancy Bison Observation Platform (Division Street, Afton), 651-436-5189, www.belwin.org

JULY 23 LEGO Block Party!

Tuesday, July 23 from 12 to 2 p.m. Kid 6 and up.

Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road

North, Forest Lake) 12 - 2 p.m. to create and build with Legos. No registration required.

Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From Tuesday, July 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake) to talk about the history and meaning of the creatures of the Harry Potter franchise.

No registration.

JULY 24 Blanket Bingo Wednesday, July 24th, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Play BINGO in the park! Bring a blanket and picnic supper. We’ll provide popsicles, and prizes for all age groups. Have a great time playing with friends and meeting new people. All are welcome.

Free. Location: Marine Gazebo (or in the Village Hall 121 Judd Street, in case of rain). Host: Marine Community Library: MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

JULY 26 Harry Potter Escape Room From 1 to 4:15 p.m. You and you team will only have 30 minutes to get out of a crazy professor’s office before it’s too late.

Registration required.

Please stop in at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake) or call 651-275-7300 to register. Designed for teens, but all are welcome to register. Children under 12 need to have an adult in the room with them.

Art Trolley Adventure Tours: Afton and Hudson 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Jump aboard the Stillwater Trolley for a picnic and wine lunch. On July 26, the tour comes to Belwin. Seating limited to 32. Open to everyone. https://mywahooadventures.com/art-trolley-adventures.

JULY 31 Guatemalan art Trunk Show Friends of Multicolores Cooperative will host a trunk show of work

by Mayan women in Guatemala at Ascension Episcopal Church, July 31, 4-8 p.m., 214 3rd St. N, Stillwater.

Refreshments will be served. Free event.

ONGOING Fika med Pratstund (Swedish Snacks and Chat) Every Sunday afternoon, July 21 to September 29, from 1 to 3 p.m., Sven Sjöstedt and the Lindstrom Historical Society will host “Fika med Pratstund” (Snacks and Chat) at the Karl Oskar House in Ki Chi Saga Park located (29061 Glader Blvd, Lindstrom). Open house format with coffee, donuts and talk of Swedish things.

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

Rivers Room A. Use the Third Street entrance and free parking ramp.

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

Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Thursdays, from 10:3011:00 a.m. Children of all ages and their caregivers. Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. 651 275-7300.

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 651-724-0977 or NAMI at 651-645-2948.

Camera Club The St. Croix Valley Camera Club meets the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Chisago County Government Center in Center City. Meetings include a presentation followed by casual discussion.

Family Storytime at Hardwood Creek

Super Storytime Tuesdays from 10:30 11:15 a.m. A craft or other activity with storytime. Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. 651 275-7300.

Baby Storytime

Wednesdays, 9:45-10:15 a.m. Hardwood Creek Library invites parents and caregivers with babies 0-24 months. Siblings are welcome! Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake. 651 275-7300.

Toddler Storytime Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. Children of all ages and their caregivers.

Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake.

FFI: 651 275-7300.

Summer Reading Program

Calling all kids to read books and more books!

Marine Community Library’s Summer Reading Program started June 15 and ends on August 23. Read a book, submit a short form about it and be eligible for a weekly drawing. For all ages, preschool through high school. Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street) MarineCommunityLibrary.org, 651-433-2820.

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f I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.

With the rest of my family, gathered in our darkened living room, I was one of the 600 million who watched grainy video on our Zenith black and white television of a man stepping on the moon.

Just in case you have been living under a rock, Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Viewed from the perspective of 2019, the landing of the Eagle lunar module is even more striking today.

I was an 8-year-old child when I watched Neil Armstrong take historic first steps, so I have Publisher those been devouring the coverage that is airing now.

Tom Stangl I am watching the three-part, six-hour film “Chasing the Moon” that aired last week on public television. Documentarian Robert Stone did an artful job painstakingly going through countless hours of film and television video tape to tell the story of the space race, from Sputnik to Apollo.

Since America won the race to the moon, it is easy to forget the high stakes of the space race.

There was a period of time in the early 1960s when the Soviet Union was clearly in the driver’s seat in the race.

Even though Richard Nixon was the president who made the very long-distance call to Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, it was his nemesis, John F. Kennedy, who is remembered for having the audacity to dare to reach for the moon with a very tight schedule.

Kennedy’s gamble was to leapfrog over the Soviets to get to the moon. The price tag was steep, with Apollo costing $25.5 billion, around $150 billion in today’s dollars.

The film shows a private conversation Kennedy had after making the challenge, doubting if the nation could afford the costs of the project. Kennedy also encouraged the inclusion of an African American in the test pilot and astronaut programs, another big leap that eventually fell short.

It is interesting to me that the seeds of the space race were planted in the aftermath of World War II. Engineers in Nazi Germany were working on a ballistic missile system that had the potential to change the outcome of the war. When the war ended, the Soviets and Americans scooped up as many scientists and engineers as they could. The Soviets eventually sent their former Nazis home. One of the American Nazis, Wernher von Braun, became a very public face of the program.

When Richard Nixon scuttled plans to go to Mars, von Braun was publicly outraged and left the program in 1972. He died of cancer in 1977.

Armstrong and Aldrin eventually took control of the lunar lander when the landing site the computer was taking them to was strewn with large boulders. When the spacecraft landed, it had 40 seconds of fuel left.

You can’t fault the computers too much. They had less computing power than the first iPhones.

Much of the math and computations regarding spaceflight were done by human beings, called “computers.” If you have read the book or seen the movie “Hidden Figures” you know the story of these very smart and underappreciated women.

Even though politicians have called for “moonshot” priorities for things from cancer to climate, no one has been able to mobilize and unite the nation in peacetime like Kennedy did with the race to the moon.

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

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Short-term rentals: Devil’s in the details Last week’s article in the Country Messenger covering a recent community conversation regarding short-term

rentals (STR) concluded that there was general support for the concept.

That was a reasonably accurate conclusion, but as they say: “the devil is in the details.” There is a wide range in what constitutes a STR. Those in attendance heard ref-

erence to STR variants ranging from back yard tents and travel trailers to purpose-built accommodations. Incidental use of spare bedrooms, accessory buildings, and private homes fall somewhere on a continuum between these two

“book ends”. There is also variation in ownership interest ranging from STR’s offered by residents, non-residents, and commercial businesses. Then there is the matter of frequency SEE LETTERS, PAGE 6

Ready, set, relax!

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t’s the season of front yard lemonade stands.

Campfire s’mores and fireflies. My mom calls it “deep summer,” a name I love.

My mother herself heralded deep summer’s arrival last Saturday after seeing some entrepreneurial youth at one of the aforementioned lemonade establishments. So it’s officially here, folks. Enjoy it while it lasts.

I got together with some old friends this weekend and we mused about the paradox of summer plans.

The possibilities for fun are seemingly endless: festivals, camping trips, boats and the beach, baseball games, family reunions and gatherings of friends. But you only have 12 Editor weeks to do it all, so it feels a little Suzanne Lindgren like you’re at the starting gate: ready, set, RELAX!

Once you’re in the moment, be it the beach or roasting a marshmallow, the work it took to get there suddenly vanishes to the far reaches of your memory.

I’m a pretty staunch supporter of keeping a little unstructured free time in one’s schedule. I love the rare day when I can sit and think or read, cook, maybe spend some time weeding the garden — whatever moves me in the moment.

Still, I find myself trying to cram it in until keeping track of all the fun our family is about to have is enough to make my head spin.

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Enjoying buttered pasta in the summer

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don’t know if I’ve been craving pasta or butter.

Maybe both? Pasta is one of those miracle foods.

So is butter. Pasta cooks up really fast, has a long storage life, pairs well with most vegetables and proteins, and feels good to eat. So does butter.

Both are satisfying and I’m not craving one more than the other, but I’m craving buttery pasta.

When pasta is cooked perfectly (al dente) it’s still firm and soft.

Even when it’s eaten plain or with something as simple as butter, it becomes a delicious quick meal even worthy of serving to guests.

Wild Chow To keep buttered pasta a light and summery meal, add only a small Lisa Erickson amount of butter, some fresh vegetables, and lean proteins.

Shrimp is a great compliment to pasta and butter in the summer. Shrimp is light and cooks up as fast as the pasta. It can be served cold or warm which is perfect when outdoor temperatures heat up.

THE POSTSCRIPT Singing lessons I’m having fun singing.

I started singing lessons a few weeks ago. My teacher lives out of town, but every other week she teaches in her parents’ house — the house she grew up in — just a few minutes away. So, I drive to a little house in the suburbs, meet her parents’ two friendly little dogs, (“More people! So exciting!”) and take an hourlong voice lesson in my teacher’s Columnist childhood bedCarrie Classon room.

I stand next to an auxiliary refrigerator, put my purse on a storage cabinet, and face my teacher, who brings a portable keyboard for the occasion. There’s not a lot of space.

“I can’t believe I used to sneak out of that tiny window at night!” my teacher marvels, pointing to the one small window in the room.

But even if the surroundings are not exactly glamorous, the singing has turned out to be a lot of fun.

My teacher says I have a perfectly serviceable voice — and I am 100% sure she says this to all her students — but I still find it reassuring. And, honestly, even if I haven’t improved a whole lot, I

do feel considerably more confident — which, all by itself, probably makes me a better singer. But my teacher is not satisfied.

“You need to sing in front of people!” she said, at our last lesson.

“Oh, I don’t know about that…”

“You should sing for your friends!” she went on.

“Ha! I don’t even sing when my husband is in the house!”

“Oh, you must sing for your husband!” she insisted.

“I wait until he’s gone out,” I explained.

We talked about this a little more. I am going to do a small Christmas program in town at the community arts center. It’s an old log building with a high ceiling and it’s always decorated for the holidays. I suggested (somewhat timidly) that since I was doing Christmas readings with a musician I could, in theory, sing — just a little, maybe a chorus or something…

“YES!” my teacher said, with way too much enthusiasm. “That is exactly what you should do!”

Now I felt committed. It was only a day or two after the solstice, there was no air conditioning in my teacher’s tiny former bedroom, and there we were, talking about Christmas music.

“You don’t need to worry about it,” my teacher went on. “I used to have my students sing there all the time. That building has seen it all!”

I wondered what sort of epic disaster my teacher was imagining my singing might precipitate. She didn’t leave me wondering long.

“I’ve had students throw up in front of the audience. I’ve had them burst into tears. I had one little girl who started rolling the hem of her dress up until she’d rolled it all the way up past her underwear!”

“I wouldn’t do that...” I assured my teacher.

“Don’t do that!” my teacher said, unnecessarily.

It reminded me of the dance lessons I took as a young person.

In spite of an obvious lack of talent, my dance teacher was always encouraging. “If you keep a big smile on your face, they’ll never even look at your feet!” she said.

Apparently, singing was similar. If I could resist the urge to throw up and roll my dress up over my underpants, all would be well.

I know I’ll never be a great singer but it’s fun to get a little bit better at something that terrifies me. I said goodbye to the little dogs and left, Christmas tunes in hand, a song in my heart.

Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir About Loss, Letting Go, & What Happens Next,” was just released. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

Floating, fishing and camping the Chippewa River Summery Shrimp Scampi 3 - 4 Tbsp. butter, divided 1 small onion, sliced thin 3/4 lb. shrimp, patted dry with a paper towel 1 Tbsp. fresh orange juice 1 tsp orange zest 1 Tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup pistachios with salt, lightly crushed 2 cups cook hot pasta, such as angel hair Cook the pasta according to the manufacturer’s instructions al dente. Set aside and coat the pasta lightly with butter—about 1 tablespoon--to prevent it from sticking together. Set aside and keep warm.

In a large fry pan, over medium-high heat, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Add the onion and cook until slightly tender; about 3 minutes.

Add the shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink and cooked throughout. Add orange juice, orange zest, tarragon, salt and pepper, and cherry tomatoes. Toss until heated through and some tomatoes begin to collapse and are tender.

Plate the buttered pasta in a large, shallow pasta bowl. Pour the entire contents of the cooked shrimp and over the pasta. Top with pistachios and serve.

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.

Scandia-Marine Lions announce raffle winners The Scandia-Marine Lions Club had their monthly drawing for Community Raffle winners.

Winners for July 2019 are: $50 Jonathan Bryner from Zimmerman $50 Lion JN.R. West from Chisago City $50 Chris Polfus from Somerset, WI

$50 Lion Bob Nemeth and Cindy from Amery, WI $50 Phyllis Swanson from Hugo $50 Bill Voedisch from Marine $500 Greg H. From Scandia Seven more raffle winners next month.

T

he historic Chippewa River flows through the heart of Wisconsin, its recorded presence dating back to the Ojibwa people who controlled most of the upper Chippewa. During the logging era it floated 34% of Wisconsin’s finest white pine forest that built most of today’s largest Midwestern cities. Originally the Chippewa River Valley held around, 46,000,000,000 board feet of lumber. Frederick Weyerhaeuser called it a loggers’ paradise. The city of Chippewa Falls was home to the largest sawmill under one roof in the world then. Today Chippewa Falls is home to Leinenkugel Brewery that makes some of the best beer in world.

The Chippewa was a free flowing river for over 183 miles with over 50 miles north of Chippewa Falls usable Wild River for shipping. Later as the market for electricity grew, dams constructed Trails along the Chippewa to forming the Radisson, Cornell and Holcomb Jim Bennett flowages and Lake Wissota and Dells Pond reservoirs. It’s a popular destination today for musky, walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike and home to just about every warm water fish in the U.S. It’s formed by the West Fork of the Chippewa flowing from Chippewa Lake in Bayfield County and the East Fork of the Chippewa which rises from the swamps of Iron County.

Recreation is a key drawing card along the Chippewa River today with Brunet Island State Park a glowing gem along the many jewels set on the Chippewa.

That was where I took refuge for a few days with my wife Nancee, son Josh, his bride Megan and my almost 2 year old granddaughter Mari on a camping adventure on the island. With kayaks beached at our

campsite, Josh, Nancee and I kayaked looking for walleye and my favorite, smallmouth bass.

Intermittent rain dotted our fishing time on day one as we only boated a few perch and lost some pike that bit through light lines. On Saturday Nancee and I were plying new water for fish. It didn’t take long for the river to show its smallmouth bass surface feeding along the rocks. They might as well have put up neon signs showing their location. Using a quarter ounce jig and scented plastic minnow I was into fish right away.

I’m always amazed at the power and jumping ability of smallmouth bass. The first fish, the biggest one I hooked that morning, didn’t stay around long. After many powerful, deep dives it shot air born throwing my hook back at me. A quick cast back in the same location led to more hook ups with the same results.

As the kayak drifted downstream I was soon into another fish resulting in a challenging fight around rocks and finally crashing into a bridge abutment that almost dumped me overboard. Later Josh joined us with his fly rod loaded with poppers. He boated some dandy fish up to 16” long.

Many Brunet Island campsites are booked a year out so don’t plan on getting a site for the weekend at the last minute. Brunet Island is full of wildlife. We had deer, including cute fawns feeding in the shallow backwater canals right behind our camp. Barred owls called raucously right above our tent, waking us two nights straight. Leave your alarm clock at home and let the park’s many songbirds wake you just before sunrise.

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

‘Workforce Business Summit’ July 22 at Forest Lake High School The Forest Lake Area High School will conduct a “Workforce Business Summit” 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, at Forest Lake High School, 6101 Scandia Trail N. The summit will promote and demonstrate how Forest Lake

High School is working with business and industry to address today’s workforce shortages by embedding relevant skills training into its curriculum and having employers provide work-based learning experiences during the school year and sum-

mer jobs as an interim solution to employment needs.

The event is open to all employers and community partners working on workforce issues.

To register, contact Robin Hakari at 651-275-8684 or Robn.

Hakari@co.Washington.mn.us

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FROM PAGE 4

of use. Clearly there is a difference between infrequent or occasional rental to near-full time use. Finally, the question of how many STRs, and how close together they may be is an important consideration. Complicated?

You bet!One only needs look at the dramatic growth and evolution of Airbnb to recognize the range of possibilities.

What began as a social platform and simple means of room sharing has become the purveyor of a wide variety of offerings. Some forms of STR may present minimal impact on residential neighborhoods.

Others have the potential to tear the fabric of community that makes Marine special.

I support the work that the Planning Commission is doing to carefully consider the question of what forms of STR may be appropriate for Marine.

I also ask community members to consider what forms of STR they would be okay with if sited next door in a residential district. We need to get this right.

John Goodfellow Marine on St Croix

Night lights and nature Recently, the Washington County sheriff sent out a notice about an increase in home burglaries in the metro area (not specific to these northern communities). The notice provided tips to prevent burglaries. It’s important to know that one of those tips — leaving exterior lights on at night — has damaging side effects.

Light pollution is a serious, and worsening problem. Scientists who measure the radiance of the earth’s surface have found yearly increases in brightness coinciding with the introduction of LED lights.

Night lighting disrupts the circadian rhythms, navigational skills, and mating habits of insects and nocturnal animals. It distracts night-time pollinators from doing their job, reducing the production of fruits and seeds. It affects the ability of birds to navigate during migration and it disorients bats. It makes some creatures more vulnerable to predation.

European studies found that artificial lights cause trees to bud noticeably earlier (creating a possible mismatch between the plant cycle and the insects and animals they host) and it changed the growth patterns of plants located near streetlights.

All this harm to our ecosystem without clear scientific evidence that increased outdoor lighting deters crime.

In some cases, it simply makes it easier for criminals to see what they’re doing.

You can learn more about the research on pollinator and wildlife harm, and lighting and crime at the website of the International Dark Sky Association (https://www.darksky. org/light-pollution/ lighting-crime-and-safety/). National Geographic also has been covering this problem.

Please think twice about keeping lights on at night, for the sake of the wild ones who live with us.

Leslie MacKenzie Marine on Saint Croix

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Pony up to southwest Texas

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Guadalupe Peak, seen from Hunter Peak.

Part 1: The journey begins

BY SANDY URGO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Texas is a saga, going back to the 1500s, of frontiersmen struggling with unforgiving land, and warring with Indigenous Peoples, Spaniards, Mexicans and Yankees. Yet the Texans we met were friendly, and I appreciated their diversity, their outgoing and opinionated ways of expressing themselves. My husband Paul and I took a joy trek through 13 days of Texas countryside in late February, 2019, getting an unforgettable peek into this vast land, its history and what makes a modern day Texan tick.

First, a brief tour on how we got ourselves from Stillwater to Texas. Aware of the heavy air pollution spit out by planes, we opted for a somewhat cleaner transport by train. Taking the Amtrak from St. Paul to Chicago, and transferring to the Texas Eagle, we spent nearly 60 hours riding rails. The 4 x 7 foot roomette was cramped, but a large window gave good views and there was always the Vista dome to stretch our legs. A restroom down the hall, a shower downstairs, we had what we needed. The comfy seats

converted into bunk beds that swayed with the night sounds of train rolling on old tracks. The 1,400-mile ride afforded me time to read James Michener's 1,400page epic, "Texas."

Another bonus of train travel was the passengers we met, who, unlike many fliers, enjoyed conversations. We met all sorts of folks — Amish farmers heading to Tijuana for medical treatment, a young man going cougar hunting in Arizona, and retired or semi retired couples like us. Plus, friendly dining car staff served us delicious meals.

Our destination was El Paso, where we'd retrieve our checked camping gear, pick up our rental car, and drive out to Guadalupe National Park, before heading to Big Bend National Park.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Peaks are the highest point in Texas, jutting up 8,750 feet. We set up our tiny backpacking tent and then visited nearby Carlsbad Caverns, just across the Texas border into New Mexico.

Tucked into a hill, the enormous mouth of the caverns is encrusted with guano (bat droppings), then narrows down into a path switch backing over a mile down

into gigantic, dimly lit chambers.

Here we encountered hulking monstrosities of stony shapes, some bubbled, some draped in statuesque folds. There's even a restaurant of sorts down there and an elevator for a convenient exit — quite an update from the 1920s when plucky tourists climbed stairs of packed guano.

Happily for me, the bats were wintering in Mexico.

We returned to our campsite, greeted by angry black clouds.

Snuggled in sleeping bags, we heard winds of 75 mph screaming outside, carrying sharp bits of snow. At times the tents flattened over us, then started to lift. Paul, the Man, held up the tent poles during the worst surges. The morning was still windy and 22 degrees. Campers blew their way to the buff. No one smiled. We tossed our gear into the car, and went in search of hot coffee. We found it 50 miles away at a McDonald's in Van Horn, the nearest town. As the guidebook warned, there are few amenities for campers around here.

Sandy Urgo is a May Township resident. This is the first in a fivepart travel log of her journey to Texas earlier this year.

History buffs host fika in Lindstrom

BY GARY NOREN CONTRIBUTED

Every Sunday afternoon, July 21 to September 29, from 1 to 3 p.m., Sven Sjöstedt and the Lindstrom Historical Society will host "Fika med Pratstund" (Snacks and Chat) at the Karl Oskar House in Ki Chi Saga Park (29061 Glader Blvd, Lindstrom).

Sjöstedt says, "It will be an open house format, where we will have coffee, donuts and talk about Swedish things and ancestry. My musician friends may even join us for some folk music."

While you are there, you can tour the Karl Oskar House (a.k.a. Nya Duvemåla), which was the house that Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg used as his model for the home that his Emigrants would build upon their arrival in Minnesota.

Everyone is welcome to participate.

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Rock and rolling at Marine Mills Folk School

Ginger Shulick Porcella will lead Franconia Sculpture Park CONTRIBUTED FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK

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Peter Juhl started experimenting with stone balancing about 25 years ago on Lake Superior’s North Shore.

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Balancing stones and creating art may not be the first thing you think of when you are clearing rocks from your garden or trying to dig post holes. But a local Twin Cities artist will be teaching an intriguing class at the Marine Mills Folk School that may cause you to look at those rocks differently!

“I was on a family vacation along the North Shore, and was bored,” says Peter Juhl, a Minnesotan who works in IT when not creating art. “I was fooling around and balanced a rock vertically, on its edge. It looked so delicate and unexpected. My interested was piqued.”

Juhl notes that was 25 years ago, and since then he’s been creating temporary stone sculpture along Lake Superior and elsewhere. After photographing his work he is careful to return the area to its original condition. Juhl has taught classes on stone balancing at the Minnesota Arboretum in Chanhassen as well as other locations, and he will be at the folk school on July 20, for a class from 1 to 4 p.m.

He finds working with rocks is such an approachable art form that most people respond immediately. Participants come away from his classes surprised at what they were able to accomplish and he finds students of all ages leave with huge smiles on their faces. Register on-line at marinemillsfoldschool.org.

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. Visit marinemillsfoldschool.org to see a complete listing of classes.

Franconia Sculpture Park last week announced its next executive director, Ginger Shulick Porcella.

“Ginger is a visionary leader and an excellent choice to both build from the remarkable legacy of Franconia as an artist residency space and place for community gathering while also acting as an agent of change leading Franconia into the future,” says Dorothy Goldie, FSP’s board chair. “Franconia’s mission is to provide physically and intellectually wide-open spaces where all are inspired to participate in the creative process. The board unanimously feels that Ginger is the perfect candidate to help us shape what that looks like going forward.”

Porcella has overseen the transformation of two organizations through the development of meaningful, critical and accessible programming that reflects the wants and needs of both the local community and a diverse global society.

She is well respected amongst her peers as someone who advocates

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on behalf of the arts and artists, with strong relationships in the museum, nonprofit and corporate sectors.

Porcella holds a master’s degree in socio-cultural anthropology from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in art history from DePaul University. She currently serves as the executive director and chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson (MOCA Tucson). In just two years Porcella increased MOCA Tucson’s budget by 20%, secured large national and international grants focusing largely on the work of female, LGBTQIA+ and artists of color, and doubled the museum’s attendance.

Prior to MOCA Tucson, Porcella served as the executive director

and chief curator of the San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) in Balboa Park.

In just three years Porcella developed a cutting-edge, bi-national contemporary art center dedicated to new artist commissions and experimental programming. She successfully raised funds for the renovation of their 10,000 square foot exhibition and gift shop spaces, launched a new media project space and 1,500 square foot classroom space, and initiated a successful artist and curator residency program. Porcella was named the 2015 "Voice of San Diego" in the press, and U-T San Diego listed her as one of five top innovators in the arts.

She is a recent recipient of a National Arts Strategies Fellowship for Emerging Arts Leaders, a National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Grant for her exhibition "The Sixth Sense and Other Myths" at New York City Industries for the Blind, and a curatorial grant from the Danish Agency for Culture.

Porcella has more than 15 years’ arts administration experience, including a successful history of

development and fundraising for arts organizations and individual artists. She is a frequent lecturer on topics related to contemporary curatorial practices and arts administration, and has curated highly acclaimed exhibitions at museums across the United States.

Says Porcella: “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Franconia Sculpture Park at this critical stage in their evolution. I’m looking forward to building upon their past successes to re-envision what the future of Franconia will look like for the next generation of artists and audiences.

Their mission is truly inspiring, and I can’t wait to be a part of the creative community of Minnesota.”

Her first day at Franconia will be on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

The public is invited to join Franconia’s board of directors for a meet-and-greet with Ginger Shulick Porcella at Franconia Sculpture Park from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, September 28, during the annual Art and Artists Celebration. Light refreshments will be served.

Residents’ input requested on Pine Point Regional Park plan

LINDGREN: Summer plans FROM PAGE 4

This year I reached new heights, throwing out my aversion for planning long enough to invite a group of friends out to the Lindgren farm.

We’d spent a summer living in the old farmhouse in our early 20s. It was a season of adventure, of stargazing and talking about our dreams for the future, then fighting over who didn’t do their dishes.

These days, we never see each other. I wanted to change that. Plus, I thought it would be fun for them to return to the house now that the avocado green carpet is gone from the living room.

Making plans for a group, it turns out, is a lot like making your own. Just multiply the level of stress and communication by five. Setting a date alone seemed an exercise in futility. Still, we found a day when more than half of us could be there. We ate, we boated, we built a campfire and made s’mores.

And that’s the thing. Once you’re in the moment, be it the beach or roasting a marshmallow, the work it took to get there suddenly vanishes to the far reaches of your memory. You sink in and relax, then hear yourself say, “We should do this again next year.”

And even though you’ll probably regret saying those words in 360 days, for now you really mean it.

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

Washington County is seeking community input on Pine Point Regional Park at an open house 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the Washington County Public Works building, 11660 Myeron Road N. in Stillwater Township.

The park is part of the Washington County Parks system, and is in northern Stillwater Township, next to May Township. It serves as a trailhead for

the Gateway Trail.

Ideas from residents will help inform the master plan, a document that will guide future recreation and natural resource improvements for the park.

The event July 23 is an open house, so attendees may come and go as they please. Refreshments will be offered.

• Learn about the master plan process and schedule.

• Review existing conditions of the park.

• Provide initial feedback and share ideas.

Those who can’t attend the open house may take a survey and find other information on the park plan on the Washington County website www. co.washington.mn.us by searching “Pine Point Regional Park Master Plan.”

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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: Scandia Garage Doors.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 10375 216th St. N., Scandia, MN 55073.

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: Rorstat Garage Doors, LLC, 10375 216th St. N., Scandia, MN 55073.

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 signa-

ture 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: Rory Stilbert, owner.

Dated June 26, 2019.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

Published in The Country Messenger July 10 and July 17, 2019

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE The following students received degrees in May. Cullen Gaffy received a bachelor of science in biology, biomedical science concentration, with honors.

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MnDOT urges potential users to watch video series before they fly CONTRIBUTED MN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Minnesota Department of Transportation encourages Minnesotans interested in flying drones to watch a new series of videos that the agency created in collaboration with TPT, the Twin Cities public television station.

Current and potential drone pilots can visit https://www.tpt.org/ drone-etiquette/ or www.mndot. gov/aero/drones/ to view the sixpart series titled, Drone Etiquette.

“As drone use becomes more prevalent we want the public to be aware of what drones can and cannot do,” said Cassandra Isackson, MnDOT aeronautics director.

“This series of videos explains the rules and regulations to ensure safety for those on the ground and in the sky.”

Drones became widely available in the past few years, bringing many novice pilots into aviation.

MnDOT’s role is to ensure aviation safety in the state and inform drone operators that they are acting as aviators in highly regulated airspace when flying drones. To reach this audience, which preliminary data suggests may be several hundred thousand people, MnDOT contracted with TPT to create the videos as their viewership corresponded with the demographic for distribution.

MnDOT’s goal for the videos is to

reduce public anxiety about drones by showing responsible drone use and to educate new owners on rules for the safe operation of drones.

The short videos are shown through MnDOT social media, between programing on TPT and at www.tpt.org: • Out of the Box • Born to Fly • Using Drones to Inspect Trees • Using Drones for Storytelling • Using Drones to Inspect Bridges • Know Your Place For more information about drones, visit: www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/ drones/

Ryan Bildeaux of Scandia has been named to the spring semester Dean’s List.

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Brinna Dochniak of Marine on St. Croix, graduated in May with a bachelor of science degree in journalism.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – RIVER FALLS Anna Faffler of Marine on St. Croix, graduated in May with a bachelor of science degree is Psychology.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MILWAUKEE Austin Dreyer of Scandia has been named the spring semester Dean’s List.

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County Board receives annual audit report CONTRIBUTED WASHINGTON COUNTY

James Honsvall, a citizen member of the Washington County Audit Advisory Committee, presented the 2018 annual audit report to the County Board July 9.

Washington County established an Audit Advisory Committee in 1984. The Audit Advisory Committee is comprised of Commissioner Gary Kriesel, District 3, the county administrator, and two citizen members. The two citizen members are Honsvall and Frank Rheinberger. The role of the Audit Advisory Committee is to provide assurance to the County Board concerning the internal and financial controls of

the county and to provide greater independence and objectivity to county auditing.

The committee meets four times each year to review the quarterly report from the internal auditor, who reviews disbursements and the use of purchasing cards by county employees. During the course of reviewing each of these disbursement testing periods of 2018, one issue regarding making payments to several vendors without a valid contract was identified. Recommendations were made to the committee to increase internal controls to ensure that a valid contract is in place before allowing a vendor to provide services, and those issues have been resolved.

Purchasing cards are used by employees who are approved to make smaller purchases on behalf of the county. A purchasing card handbook spells out the procedures securing and approving purchase card expenditures.

At each committee meeting, the internal auditor reviewed the tests done for purchasing made by employees using a purchasing card.

The committee also reviews cash counts, and any recommendations made by the county’s outside auditor CliftonLarsonAllen, and helps the county prepare the timetable and other details of the external audit.

Serving Marine on St. Croix, Scandia, May Township

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Used to serve wine 7. System to code a number 10. Meddled 12. A type of discount 13. Dependent on 14. Type of wrap 15. Nigerian people 16. Nuclear missile 17. Scientists’ tool (abbr.)

18. __ and feathers 19. It cleans you 21. Doctors’ group 22. Silvery marine fish 27. Atomic #58 28. Popular March holiday 33. Pa’s partner 34. Sicknesses 36. ‘__ death do us part 37. Scottish settlement 38. Innumerable 39. Small constellation 40. Wings 41. Supernatural creatures 44. Some are hallowed 45. The front door 48. Greek war god 49. Lamented 50. Foot (Latin) 51. Sprucely CLUES DOWN 1. Military leader (abbr.)

2. Celery (Spanish) 3. Pay heed 4. The products of human creativity 5. Surcharge 6. Doctor of Education 7. Hurtful remarks 8. Marine mollusk 9. The habitat of wild animals 10. Pieces of body art

11. Refusing to budge 12. Triangular back bones 14. Type of cat 17. Type of web browser (abbr.)

18. Small, broad-headed nails 20. Man City coach Guardiola 23. Periods of food shortages 24. European nation 25. Jr.’s father 26. Concealed 29. One who works with the police (abbr.)

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31. Look of disapproval 32. Longed 35. Type of power cable (abbr.)

36. Hindu cymbals 38. Young women (French) 40. Swiss river 41. Expression of annoyance 42. Where criminals go 43. Inwardly 44. Luck 45. One point north of due east 46. Originally called 47. Defunct airline

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COUNCIL: Marine officials discuss celebrating city’s founders Learn to monitor invasive species in river FROM PAGE 2

said Councilman Bill Miller.

Founders Day, Burris Park

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The St. Croix River Association (SCRA), Polk County Land and Water Resources Department (Polk County LWRD), National Park Service (NPS), River Alliance of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will host a training and paddle to teach citizens how to monitor for aquatic invasive species (AIS) in rivers. Paddlers, fisherman, water quality monitors, shoreline owners, and river enthusiasts are encouraged to attend.

AIS are non-native species that cause environmental or economic harm, or harm to human health.

AIS in the St. Croix River include zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil, curlyleaf pondweed, bighead carp, rusty crayfish, and Asian clams. AIS are a threat to the overall health of the St. Croix River and its tributaries. The introduction of aggressive invasive species into this complex system threatens the ecological integrity of the river as well as the unique cultural resources and our outdoor heritage.

Project RED (riverine early detectors) is a monitoring program that trains citizens to identify and report invasive species within river corridors statewide. During the free training, SCRA, Polk County LWRD, and NPS will teach you to monitor your river by canoe, kayak, or on foot for species of concern.

They will help you choose locations and a monitoring schedule that are convenient to you. They will also provide you with online data management tools available from the Wisconsin DNR that help you report your findings. The protocols are easy and fun.

In addition, you can use this activity to become more familiar with your river or stream and to engage your friends and neighbors!

Species of concern include purple loosestrife, Japanese knotweed, Phragmites, flowering rush, curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian water milfoil, zebra mussels, New Zealand mudsnail, and yellow iris.

The Project RED training is scheduled for July 19, 2019 from 10 AM to 4 PM in St. Croix Falls. A paddle on the St. Croix River will be held during the afternoon portion of the event. Canoes, kayaks and life jackets will be provided. To reserve your space, please visit stcroixriverassociation.org.

The council discussed establishing a Founders Day celebration in Burris Park.

“We’re looking at some type of all town event regarding Founders Day,” said Councilman Charlie Anderson, “which I believe was August 24, 1839, the first day the logs were cut.”

Anderson emphasized that the event was in the early planning stages.

Added Councilman Bill Miller, “We’re only envisioning maybe a picnic and a little music. We want to utilize that park a little more.

It’s a beautiful space and we’re trying to figure out ways to use it properly. Before the sixth grade play, all the families had picnics in Burris Park. It was amazing to see those families out on blankets, the kids running around.

That’s the energy that I want to tap into.”

Anderson also suggested budgeting funds for future improvements to Burris Park, which is seeing more use by families.

“It’s noticeable that Burris Park is becoming a focal point for the community,” Anderson said. “As we move forward into budget discussions in the next

few months I think it’s important to keep in mind that Burris Park is relatively underdeveloped and there may be some opportunities to support our residents, support those young families with some additional infrastructure or minor park improvement.”

Cemetery restorations Council members commended recent restoration work by Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps at Oakland Cemetery.

“They did a tremendous job,” said Mayor Glen Mills.

Added Charlie Anderson, “I let them know there’s such a thing as a corporal works of mercy, and one of those is to bury the dead.

That doesn’t mean just to physically bury someone. The very act of what they were doing was to honor those of this town who came before. … With each brush stroke, each spray, each reset of a monument, they were doing very important, very honorable work.”

According to Anderson they reached more than 200 graves.

“Some of the obelisks that were not readable before are now quite clear,” he said. “There are Swedish prayers on some of them. … Hopefully at some point we can recognize both the Marine Restoration Society and Northern Bedrock officially as a city.”

Other business

• Canoes stored without city permits at the Pine Street landing will be impounded by city staff.

• Residents have the option to pay utilities online through the city’s website. A service fee is charged by the company that enables the transaction.

• Potential for a telecommunications tower that would expand Marine area coverage is being explored.

• The council reached an informal consensus to review a draft letter from John Goodfellow addressing the impacts of wake on parts of the St. Croix River. The letter will request a group review of issues caused by wake and potential development of guidelines and educational outreach efforts to minimize wake.

• The Fire and Rescue street dance was well attended especially, council members noted, by families with young children.

The event netted $6,500.

• The council discussed posting signage noting the city’s involvement in the GreenStep Cities program.

• The board tweaked the Relief Association bylaws to satisfy state requirements.

• Funds not to exceed $3,700 were approved to broaden the scope of a wastewater system analysis by Bolton and Menk.

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

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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.

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recalled. “It was like, ‘Are you OK?’” Kirn — who later joked that he must have looked like a toddler in the life preserver and holding a pool noodle — pointed to the birds. They were only about six feet away, but camouflaged.

Improvising a rescue, the group pushed a wooden pallet under the birds, lifting them as it rose to the surface.

Eagles, Ann learned later from a naturalist at Warner Nature Center, won’t release their talons until they are on solid ground. Aided by a canoe paddle, the birds released their grasp.

Separated, one bird made its way to a nearby tree. The other struggled to climb onto a log, where it stayed for hours.

Rescue The group had departed, thinking the action was done. But the volunteer at the Raptor Center, Terry Headley, continued to think about the

birds. After learning from the “I don’t give up very easy,” Washington County Sheriff’s Headley said. “I feel like when Office that one had not flown I’m there I have to get the away, Headley got Zajac’s num- bird.” ber and asked him to check on The group made another the eagle again. attempt, Headley approaching He found both eagles much again. the same: one perched in a “Charlotte, Missy and I were tree, the other on a floating talking about how the bird branch. was going to hop away again,” “I asked if he’d Zajac recalled. “I be willing to take was thinking if I me out,” Headhopped in maybe ley said. After a we could net it.

45-minute drive It was starting to from Fridley, get dark by that now about 8 p.m., time. Terry was Headley, Zajac close, so I came and a group of up from behind.

Mike Zajac - Owner, Marine You could see the locals including Landing b.o.t.m.

Charlotte Wilcox bird was just kind and Missy Bowen, of like which one set out to catch the bird. of you? You’re looking at this “Mike is a wonderful naviga- thing and you want to help tor,” Headley said. “He got in you but also, it could rip your the smallest places.” face off.”

They got close to the bird With quick swoop, Zajac netand Headley, holding a large ted the bird. Headley reached net, began to walk logs like under it and secured it by the a balance beam. The bird talons. They took it out of the hopped away. They circled net and covered its head with around and tried again, but it Zajac’s shirt to calm it. went deeper.

“We had to make our way

“We get there and Andy’s in the water. It was like, ‘Are you OK?’”

150 feet through the water back to the boat,” Zajac said. :And there were logs in the way. … Fortunately the bird was calm the whole way.”

With dark closing in, they returned to the boat. Zajac looked around.

“Charlotte,” he said, “how did we even get in here?”

Wilcox was able to pick the route back to the main channel.

rescue. “It will take several weeks for her to heal and then she will be exercised to get her strength back up to where it needs to be for her release.”

The eagle will be released into neutral territory. Headley hopes to be there.

“That’s kind of cool to be part of the whole process from the rescue to the release,” she said.

Community effort Raptor Center recovery Headley brought the eagle to the Raptor Center, where they determined it was a fiveyear-old female, just reaching adulthood.

“This one was a newbie as far as getting into fights,” Headley said.

The eagle had sustained multiple punctures on its thighs and abdomen, reported Raptor Center Assistant Director Lori Arent.

“She is on antibiotics and pain medication as we presume she is very sore and those wounds must hurt,” Arent said five days after the

To almost everyone involved, the event spoke volumes about life in Marine.

“To me it’s a heartwarming tale of the community,” Ann Kirn said. “A lot of people played a role. Marine and the river are teeming with life and we face these things all the time. Who you’re going to save, how much you’re intervening in nature and if it’s appropriate.”

“It was a group effort,” said Zajac. “It didn’t seem that dramatic at the time. It was more of a challenge. It’s life on the river.”

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Marine planning Trunk Show: Guatemalan art of many colors downtown revitalization CONTRIBUTED FRIENDS OF MULTICOLORES COOPERATIVE

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The City of Marine is planning a public meeting and presentation to discuss future downtown improvements. “We started in April and we’ve had five or six meetings,� said Councilman Lon Pardun. “We’re still working on the schematics and figuring out what we want to do.�

Although the planning group has not set an exact date, they plan to hold a public meeting sometime during the week of August 26. “We’ll have schematics and questions about, is this good or is that good. We’ll have a presentation from Boton and Menk and we’ll answer the questions that everybody has.

Friends of Multicolores Cooperative will host a Trunk Show of the women’s work at Ascension Episcopal Church, 214 3rd Street N., Stillwater on Wed., July 31, 2019 from 4 – 8 p.m.

Multicolores is a cooperative of Guatemalan women rug hookers and embroiderers that supports individual artistry, personal inventiveness, artistic resourcefulness, and seeks to convey pride in the textile heritage of the Maya. The Cooperative has been exhibiting and selling works of the women artists at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 2014.

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Host Mariellyn Kuske tells the story of her experience with Multicolores in Guatemala. She and her sister, Barb Wetzel, invite everyone to the Trunk Show at Ascension and invited all to bring friends too.

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Stillwater was the desired location for this trunk show because of the many rug hookers in the Twin Cities and surrounding area. This year the four Guatemalan women who have represented Multicolores in Santa Fe in the past were not granted travel visas, so North American friends of the cooperative decided to host trunk shows around the country.

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Host Mariellyn Kuske’s experience with Multicolores in Guatemala: I traveled to Guatemala February 2019 to learn from Mayan women the art of rug hooking.

We learned the Mayan style of designing and hooking cotton rugs.

Interpreters helped 16 North American women communicate with 16 Mayan teachers. The trip was sponsored by Multicolores Women’s Cooperative.

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clear instruction in design and construction of the rugs, and were affirmed in our determination to come to Guatemala, to meet women of different backgrounds and language.

The women, ages 19-52, openly shared their lives with us. Each day a woman would share how she came to rug hooking and how her life had changed by learning this art, making and selling her rugs. We heard how leadership training had helped her gain courage to believe in herself.

She explained how the rug money helped her family to pay for education and extra food.

With new confidence the women became advocates for clean water in their village, sanitation improvements and even recycling.

The highlight of our time with the Mayan women was Thursday when we visited two villages where the rug hookers met. The group leader hosted us in her home. We enjoyed refreshments, a demonstration on making tortillas and a traditional Mayan dance. We met the family and saw the living conditions of the village. We began to understand the farming practice. Humor and silliness played a big part in breaking down barriers. We danced together and enjoyed “musica.�

Since the trip to Guatemala I have finished my rug and reflected on the meaning of supporting the Multicolores Women’s Cooperative. When offered a chance to host a Trunk Show I did not hesitate. The funds from the sale of their artwork support positive social change for the women themselves, their families and their home communities.

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