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Miss MN contestant partners with Best Buddies

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Lions award $30,000 to scholars

Mikayla Holmgren, a candidate for Miss Minnesota USA who grew up in Marine on St. Croix, announced late last month that she will serve as an ambassador for Best Buddies InterHolmgren national.

The nonprofit organization works to increase social and professional integration for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities,

30 scholarships worth $1,000 each were awarded to area high school seniors by the Scandia-Marine Lions Club on July 13. Pictured are the recipients and the scholarship committee members, chaired by Bonnie Olson. One veteran was given a scholarship to Century College.

Social Enterprise Camp sparks creative solutions Students inspired to make a living making a difference Imagine a distribution system for getting locally grown organic foods to families in need.

Or a business focused on recycling used and abandoned small watercraft such as kayaks and canoes. Or a program for recycling trash that is picked up along the St. Croix River. These are a few of the social enterprise business concepts developed by local students who participated in the recent inaugural Sparks! Social Enterprise Camp.

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Peg Thomas of the Sundance Family Foundation gave campers the bigger picture of youth social enterprises in the Twin Cities area.

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Come for the beauty, stay for the pie Cycling Scandia surveys cycle tourists “Such a beautiful bike ride around Scandia,” is what Janie O’Connor, Marlys Johnson and volunteers heard on July 1, 2, 3 and 4 as they handed out surveys to 62 cyclists in front of the Scandia Market & Mercantile.

Cycling Scandia is a new initiative with city council endorsement. Its mission is to increase cyclist traffic to Scandia, potentially impacting economic growth by providing amenities that cyclist say they need and want.

What cyclists said they needed was water and toilet facilities. What they wanted was pie and craft beer.

Volunteers John Chrun, John Westphal, Mayor Christine Maefsky and Mary Hooley each spent a few hours handing out the surveys and visiting with cyclists from Shorewood, Maple Grove, Shoreview, Woodbury and all places in between. The cyclists like to stop at the Scandia Market for a protein bar or a banana. The Market ADVERTISING 651-433-3845 sales@osceolasun.com

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Former vice president and senator Walter Mondale passed by as Marlys Johnson and Janie O’Connor conducted a survey of bicyclists.

has set out a large cooler of water, which they really appreciate.

As more cyclists come through town, here are some safety suggestions that will help make their ride and your drive safer.

Bicyclists' Rights and Responsibilities When riding a bicycle on Minnesota roads, follow the same rules as motorists. Bicyclists can be ticketed for violating traffic laws (see Minnesota Bike Laws). All road

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users will be safer and happier if they show respect and consideration for one another on roads.

Dangerous Behavior for Bicyclists • Bicycling against the direction of traffic • Failing to yield when required • Running stop signs or red lights • Riding at night in dark clothing and/or without lighting • Riding unpredictably (such as weaving in and

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Dangerous Behavior for Motorists

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Cyclists weigh in on what makes Scandia a nice place to ride and what amenities they’d like to see.

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bicyclist when required • "Squeezing" a cyclist by passing too close (3-foot minimum) • Turning directly in front of a bicyclist • Driving too fast for conditions • Opening vehicle door into a bicyclist's path • Driving while distracted (such as texting) or while intoxicated • Blasting your horn or harassing bicyclists in other ways

Content from the 2017 Minnesota Bicycling Handbook used with permission from the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota (BikeMN). View the full handbook with additional safety, bike law, and rules of the road information at www.bikemn.org/handbook.

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Financial Focus

Match Short- and Long-Term Goals With the Right Investments Not all investments are created equal. Some are better suited for short-term goals, while others can help you build resources for objectives far in the future. As an investor, then, one of your biggest challenges will be to match your short- and long-term goals with the appropriate investment vehicles. How should you proceed?

For starters, identify your short- and long-term goals. Your shorterterm goals will change throughout your life. When you are starting out in your career, for example, you might aspire to purchase a home in the next three to ¿ve years. Later on, though, your biggest short-term objective might be to save enough money for a long tour of Europe – without racking up credit card debt.

As for long-term goals, your biggest one likely will be to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But you may well have other long-term plans, too, such as sending your kids to college in 10 or 15 years.

After you have a clear sense of your short- and long-term goals, you can choose the right investments to help you meet them. Let’s start with the shorter-term ones. When you’re saving for a down payment on a home or for an expensive European vacation, you want to make sure that a certain amount of money will be available to you at a certain time. Consequently, you may want to avoid stocks or stock-based vehicles, which will constantly Àuctuate in price, because you don’t want the value of your investment to be down at the moment you need the money. Instead, for short-term goals, you may want to consider a ¿xed-income vehicle, such as a bond, which is designed to provide regular interest payments and return your full principal upon the bond’s maturity (providing the issuer doesn’t default, which, with investment-grade bonds, is generally unlikely).

For longer-term goals, such as college for your kids and a comfortable retirement for yourself, it’s a different story. To achieve these goals – and especially for retirement – you generally need to accumulate as much as you can. As a result, you need investments with growth potential, which means you will need to consider stocks and stock-based instruments. As mentioned above, stocks will always Àuctuate in value, and they may be worth more or less than your original investment when sold. However, building a portfolio with an investment mix that’s appropriate for your risk tolerance, and that contains a reasonable amount of growth-oriented vehicles, can potentially help you overcome short-term volatility and continue making progress toward your long-term goals.

Plus, you have some attractive long-term options available. With a 529 college savings plan, you can save for college and possibly achieve tax bene¿ts, too. And by contributing regularly to your IRA and 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan, you can defer taxes while spreading your dollars among a wide range of investments.

But there’s one thing all long-term investments have in common: You need patience and discipline to stick with them.

So, there you have some ideas on short- and long-term investing.

Keeping this distinction in mind when you invest can help boost your con¿dence that you’re making appropriate moves for all your goals.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Heidi Gemuenden, AAMS® Financial Advisor 41 Judd Street, Marine-On-St. Croix, MN (651) 433-1776

Mysteries of the Stonehouse Museum The Stonehouse Museum receives many donations, some of which are somewhat mysterious, reported volunteer Mary Smith, who knew few details about this finely crafted book of photographs.

HOLMGREN: Ambassador for Best Buddies International FROM PAGE 1

and is planning on opening an office in Minnesota that will expand the reach of its friendship and jobs programs.

Holmgren, who was named Junior Miss Amazing Minnesota in 2015, is the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. She graduated from St. Croix Preparatory Academy and now attends Bethel University’s BUILD program, a two-year certificate program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. She calls dance a passion and is trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and pointe.

Holmgren is working toward certification in early childhood education and will highlight the partnership between

Best Buddies and The Miss Universe Organization at the 2017 Annual Best Buddies International Leadership Conference at Indiana University July 21 through 24.

“I am excited to represent Best Buddies and to be a part of their team,” she said in a news release. “I will make new friends and learn leadership skills that will help me in my future.”

The Miss Minnesota USA pageant will take place at the Ames Center in Burnsville on Sunday, November 26, 2017. Meridith Gould of Minneapolis will crown a new representative to compete for the opportunity of becoming the next Miss USA. Denise Wallace, executive co-director of Miss Minnesota USA, sang Holmgren’s praises.

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Mikayla Holmgren, a candidate for Miss Minnesota USA, calls dance a passion and is trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and pointe.

“Mikayla is such an incredible young woman and she has what it takes to compete at the state pageant this fall,” Wallace said. “She is the epitome of what The Miss Universe Organization looks for in the contestants – someone who is

confident and aspirational. … Mikayla may be the first, but she certainly won’t be the last woman with a developmental disability to compete.

Her decision to take the stage will pave the way for others to follow suit.”

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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.

Story Time The Marine Community Library will host a story hour at Gammelgården. 10 to 11 a.m. Free; no RSVP required. All ages welcome, targeted to preschool-aged kids.

The library also has an incentive program for all children. As children read a book, a form can be filled out and the child will be eligible to win a weekly prize. Program ends August 26.

Bluegrass and Lemonade in the Shade

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.

JULY 19 Free NAET (Allergy Elimination) Class Join Dr. Michael J. Olson of River of Life Wellness as he discusses the benefits of Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET), a treatment for the cure of allergies and sensitivities. NAET is a non-invasive, drug-free, painfree, natural solution to alleviate and rid the body of sensitivities and allergies. Learn more on Wednesday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. at River of Life Wellness, 307 Cascade St., Osceola, WI. Call 715-4170696 to register for this free class.

JULY 26 Fascinating World of Native Bees Friends of Scandia Parks & Trails Free 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.

JULY 27 Honesty and Humor in Writing Louis Jenkins and Freya Manfred, both long-time poets and friends, will talk about “Honesty and Humor in Writing” Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m. at the Marine Village Hall. Please join us for this author talk.

JULY 31 Little Immigrants See what it was like to be a child coming to America at this Gammelgården program. Make a play house, learn games immigrants played, make a craft and see what it was like to be in school. If you choose, dress like children did in pioneer days. Monday, July 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Class size is limited to 15 children, target ages K through 3rd grade. There is a fee; Register at the

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Art Night at Scandia Farmers Market A watercolor by Mary Jo Milbrandt. The Scandia Farmers Market will host Art Night at the Market July 19, 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Gammelgården, featuring St. Croix Valley artists Alana Cuellar (pottery), Dickens Pickins (jewelry), Guillermo Cuellar (pottery), Jean Draheim (jewelry), Nick Earl (pottery), Barbara Johansen (watercolor and mixed media) and Mary Jo Milbrandt (watercolors). PLEASE NOTE: in the event of rain, Art at the Market will be rescheduled to July 26.

Butik or online: gammelgardenmuseum.org/ events. Bring bag lunch, we provide water and lemonade.

sites are located at Marine Town Hall, Christ Lutheran Church and Sal’s. Thank you for your support.

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Scandia Farmers Market

Comin’ to Amerika

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,

A two day summer camp where young people experience what it may have been like to be an immigrant “Comin’ to Amerika” in the mid 1800s. All participants become a member of a family and work together to meet new challenges. Past immigrants are encouraged to attend as they now are the sponsors for the new immigrants as they settle into their new life in America. Each year program has new twists and turns to offer many new challenges. Tues. and Wed., Aug. 1 and 2, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is a fee; Register at the Butik or online: gammelgardenmu s e u m . o r g /e v e nt s .

Registration deadline is July 5.

the open-air market features local farmers, crafters and artisans.

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.

Led by trained facilitators who have a family member with mental illness, the support groups

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Marine Library Story Time Last story time in Marine at the Gazebo, 10 a.m. Everyone loves bunnies. Join Mary Scott as she takes us on adventures with rabbit stories.

Bring your reading buddy to meet a live bunny!

Enjoy parachute activities, a snack and another book to take home. All ages welcome.

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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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R.I.P. Civility

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hese are hard times for conversationalists.

The old rule used to be never discuss politics or religion (and maybe what car or truck you drive), but it seems that the advent of the 24-hour news cycle and the rise of social media, where everyone’s opinion is important, has pretty much killed this old adage.

Now, everyone is right and conversely, everyone is wrong.

It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat or Republican, Catholic or Lutheran, Chevy or Ford. There is no more having a polite disagreement.

“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.” —Evelyn Beatrice Hall I like that quote. It was written in 1919 by author Evelyn Beatrice Hall when she was translating Publisher a collection of letters from the French philosopher Voltaire. She Tom Stangl coined this as a “Voltairean principle,” and there has been much debate about the origins of the phrase.

I’m not quite sure when civility went off the rails, but it has been a long time in coming. Some would like to point to the last presidential election, but I believe this is just a cycle of history repeating.

Consider this quote: “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” — Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address That’s President Lincoln, hoping to keep the nation together as the Civil War loomed, planting the seeds of reconciliation. I have read that Lincoln was a very shrewd politician, not the modest yokel that he is often painted in movies. I believe that he had an inkling of the mess that the nation faced and knew that when it was all over, there would be a delicate balance needed to heal the country.

I believe there isn’t a person alive who hasn’t felt slighted or wronged at some point in their life. You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t feel this way at one time or another.

It’s what we choose to do next that greatly defines who we will become.

When someone said something that hurt my feelings as a child, my mother would advise me to “consider the source and forget it.”

Great advice, very hard to take. But it does work.

Today the internet has given us the ability to offer our nasty retorts before we even have time to consider the ramifications and impact of our words.

When you have a discussion with someone face to face, you can judge body language, voice tone and inflection and get some idea of what the other person is feeling.

With a text, tweet, email or post, there is no way to get any of this information. And I truly believe that many don’t want the information. If we pause to consider the feelings of others, we may appear weak, after all.

One last quote and I’m done: “People, I just want to say, can we all get along?

Can we get along?” — Rodney King That’s from the guy who got the tar beat out of him by police, responding to the riots that ensued afterwards.

Sage advice. Are we mature enough to take it?

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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Escape to Wilderness

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e all need time off, time to get away from the pressures of the daily grind. I escape to Wilderness. Aldo Leopold opens his fantastic book, “A Sand County Almanac” with, “There are those who can live without wild things and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.”

I feel that same way and right now I feel the pull of the wilderness on my heartstrings. I need to feel a silence that is deafening. The only sounds I want to hear are loons calling in the distance, winds gently moving through pines and the rhythmic sounds of waves gently rolling onto rocks. I want to watch a fire hypnotize me and see more stars in a wilderness sky than can ever hope to see where we live Wild River we through nightlights from homes and cities.

Trails I remember lying in my tent and Jim Bennett listening to a grouse drum until sleep overtook me. I remember calli b k to an owl in the distance, only to be startled ing back when after a few long distance calls it answered my last call from just above my tent, causing an adrenaline rush that kept me awake longer than I planned.

I often find myself imitating songbirds around a tent camp hoping to get a look at them to know who I am talking to.

Wilderness is the only place you can experience silence in today’s world. It’s the only place you can avoid the sounds of truck and cars on the road or a motorcyclist who thinks we all enjoy listening to a motor roar

in our ears. It’s the escape from emails, texts, phone calls, dogs barking and even planes flying overhead.

In the wilderness the only sound I want to hear is that of a paddle cutting through water.

It’s places like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) that calls out to me. Quetico Wilderness north of the BWCAW is more remote and alluring. Early summer right up through August these places have the most visitors but once school begins, people leave and peace is restored. But don’t get me wrong, you can still find the quiet you seek this time of year. You just might have to go a little deeper into the wilderness.

It takes a little while to adjust to the wilderness before one can really begin to unwind. Sojourners may need a minimum of 4 days or more time spent away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. For me it’s the memories of trips with my adult kids that put the biggest smiles on my face. Daughter Erin starting a fire with wet wood. Josh slipping away from camp set-up to land a 25 inch walleye. Josh’s bride Megan racing off from a portage to get the best campsite with her fast kayak.

Drinking right out of wilderness lakes is a tonic to me. Feasting on lake trout and white fish just make the adventures more enjoyable. I enjoy life when the deafening silence pays all my bills on a trip like this.

I need to make a payment . . . Soon!

This week’s wild walk – Did you know that a lightening bug has the most efficient light source on earth?

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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Recipe for a panic attack: Host 20+ people for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week

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here is a huge difference between catering a large event vs. hosting a week-long family reunion—not my area of expertise.

I have friends who host multiple families for a week and still smile afterwards. I think they delegate or make some of the food ahead of time. They make it look so easy.

This weekend all of our kids will be home, plus my brother and his wife and his two kids; my cousin from Japan and his family; aunts, uncles, sister, my parents and more.

It will be a great time, but I was stressing out until I received a long awaited cookbook in the mail. I have Wild Chow been a fan of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated since it’s inLisa Erickson ception. The newest book from ATK is The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook arrived just in time for our reunion weekend.

The cookbook inspired me to find my old favorites that I know how to cook and predict the outcome.

Plan and then plan some more—that’s my motto. I have created a menu and gotten second opinions and tried to take into account the vegetarian, the vegan and the gluten free and organic-only preferences.

Yikes! It’s a conundrum.

Eggs to the rescue! Eggs are great because I can make brunch and get two meals out of one = breakfast & lunch. That leaves two meals for at least one day—I can do this!

Wild Rice Egg Bake 1 cup cooked wild rice 1 cup sliced ham, chicken or bacon (optional) 1 green pepper, chopped 1/2 cup onion, minced 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 can cream of mushroom soup 18 eggs 2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded 1/2 cup sour cream 6 slices of bread or gluten free bread 2 tsp. Dijon mustard Salt and pepper to taste Spray a 9 x13 baking pan with cooking oil; and lay bread down in the bottom of the pan and set aside.

In a large bowl combine rice, meat, peppers, onions, mushrooms, soup, cheese, eggs, sour cream and mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste—the soup adds some salt, so be careful to not over salt. Whisk mixture until fully combined. Pour mixture over bread and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to bake; up to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake until the middle is puffy and eggs are cooked throughout; about 45-60 minutes. Serve immediately. Fresh fruit and bran muffins are nice side dishes.

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

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

Winners for July 2017 are (first winners from this year’s raffle): $25 Jim Shaber from Scandia $25 Jo Ann Schaefer from Woodbury

$50 Floradine Jaworski from Elk River $50 C.R. Anderson from Scandia $50 Ginny Sjoquist from Marine $50 Mark Peterson from Oakdale $100 Jelayne Beckerleg from Blaine Seven more raffle winners next month.

Raymond Cooper prepares for his greatest performance July 4, 1998, is a date that will live in infamy in the annals of Lennox Valley. Let’s look back at the events that led up to this remarkable date in Valley history.

The daily talk radio show, “Renderings with Raymond,” is as good a place to begin as any, I suppose. It had been only 17 months since Raymond Cooper hatched his plan to use his celebrity to weasel his way into the mayor’s seat in the upcoming election. With each passing day, listeners became more enraged at Raymond’s favorite source of controversy, the dastardly actions of the Federal Reserve System. These actions, he claimed, were solely responsible for the soaring price of eggs.

Around that same time, the good Lutherans of the Valley called “Brother Jacob” Gehrig, direct descendant of Lou Gehrig, to serve as their fi rst associate pastor. Not long after, following his attendance at a church growth conference at a Methodist “mega-church” in Kansas City, Jacob felt his heart strangely warmed and was led to begin the Valley’s fi rst “contemporary” worship service. Having no drummers or electric guitar players in the congregation, the weekly 8:30 a.m. service made do with a keyboard player from the local junior college. Brother Jacob is perhaps best known for his habit of preaching in bare feet. He once explained to his congregation of 15 to 20 weekly attendees it had something to do

with Moses and a burning bush.

1997 was an eventful year in Lennox Valley, as it was also the year that Juliet Stoughton moved to town, although hardly anyone knew it at the time. Juliet moved to the Valley to be with her “soulmate,” Chris Roadhouse, who, eight months later, did as soulmates often do, leaving her to be with his new soulmate who lived up the road in Springfield.

In May of ‘98, desperately feeling the echoing emptiness, Juliet picked up a copy of Lennox Valley Hometown News, dated October 15, 1997, which had been laying underneath a copy of the Lennox Valley Phone Book for seven months. That’s when she learned of the First Baptist Church Annual Men’s Breakfast and Turkey Shoot. As one of only six vegetarians in all of the Valley, Juliet was chagrined by the thought of Baptist men traipsing around the church grounds, shooting innocent turkeys. The fact that women weren’t invited made it that much worse.

Of course, the biggest news among the good folks in 1998 was the appointment of the fi rst clergywoman in the history of Lennox Valley. Sarah Hyden-Smith became the pastor of First Methodist Church in June of that year, and life in my hometown hasn’t been the same since.

Who knew that so many puzzle pieces would come together on one extraordinary day? It was on July 4 that both Juliet Stoughton and Raymond Cooper awoke, un-

beknownst to each other, in their respective homes earlier than usual for a Sunday morning.

Both residents of the Valley were planning to attend church for the fi rst time as adults, but for different reasons.

Juliet, while still plotting her upcoming protest at First Baptist Church, had heard of the new pastor at Lennox Valley Methodist Church. In a moment of desperation, feeling the growing loneliness of a woman whose soulmate was gone for good, Juliet made the fateful decision to quietly slip in among the Methodists and see what this Sarah Hyden-Smith was all about. Juliet was grasping for hope, and church seemed as good a place as any to fi nd it.

Raymond’s reason for attending church was a bit less noble.

Coming to the conclusion that he must be a faithful member of a church to win the upcoming election, he realized that the clock was ticking and July 4 was to be the day he took the membership plunge. After much “prayerful thought,” a phrase he would repeat often in the coming weeks, he selected the contemporary service at Lennox Valley Lutheran Church.

It would be a performance to be retold time and again over the coming years.

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reader’s response to my column a couple weeks ago has prompted me to take a more expansive look at the topic of growth in the St. Croix Valley.

“I appreciate your discussion about growth,” wrote Jon Lindel, a Country Messenger reader. “My comment is that growth in population is bad. In the ‘60s — my generation — there was recognition of that and titled ZPG (zero population growth) supported by Yale University.

“We control animal populations but ignore the devastating effect of human population growth as discussed to some extent in your column,” he continued. “Question: Is growth in crime, pollution, road rage and virtually all other ills in Editor our society including terrorism a or a symptom of a problem?

Suzanne Lindgren problem, “In my view, the problem is population growth and all the social ills are symptoms of this population problem.

“Ignoring the real problem results in failed solutions directed at symptoms rather than the real problem — excessive human population.”

I have had similar thoughts as I’ve written about future development in the St. Croix Valley.

The world population reached 7 billion in late 2011 or early 2012, depending on one’s source.

The earth is a vastly different place than the planet

my parents were born into, back when the population was in the neighborhood of 2.5 billion. And although the rate of growth is expected to slow, the United Nations estimates that we could reach 15.8 billion by the end of this century.

A few years ago I read Alan Weisman’s “Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?”

It’s a well written, engaging tour of the world through the lens of population. He offers an ideal number of humans for the planet as proposed by biologists: 1.5 billion. That total would allow everyone to live as comfortably as Americans do now without over-consuming the resources that keep us alive. It’s a hypothetical, of course, we’re surviving at numbers much larger. What’s most astounding is how far we’ve overshot that number in just four or five generations.

Boundless growth is not a realistic model for our economy or global population, and I would love to see more conversation about alternatives.

Even so, I believe it’s important to continue talking about and planning for growth in the St. Croix Valley. There is a very real pressure to develop in our area and I would hate to see sprawl take the place of planned development because we turned all of our attention elsewhere. I see this as a “both and” kind of conversation.

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Award Ron Leslie received the Top Dog Award at the Scandia-Marine Lions meeting on July 13.

SPARKS!: Camp for kids FROM PAGE 1

much of the heavy lifting. The good news: many young people today hope to make their living making a difference. Sparks! Social Enterprise Camp gave local high school students the opportunity to learn firsthand from real social enterprise companies, planting the seeds for starting their own values-based businesses in the future.

Fifteen high school students from the St. Croix Valley and surrounding areas participated in the day camp, which took place June 19 – 23 in Stillwater. The

Merl and Claudia Boleen of Scandia at the End of the Oregon Trail Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon.

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Sparks! Camp participants with Meghan Sharkus (front row, third from left), a social entrepreneur whose work supports childhood diabetes.

The Scandia Farmers Market is open Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30 June-Sept. at the Gammelgården Museum 20880 Olinda Trail N.

program, an initiative of the Stillwater Area Foundation, was made possible through a grant from RBC Wealth Management. Base camp space was donated

by The Idea Pad in Stillwater. Mike Vergin, social enterprise and entrepreneurship teacher from Mounds Park Academy, served as camp director.

During five busy days, the group learned from business professionals, visited local social enterprises, and then developed concepts for their own social enterprises, which were presented at the camp’s wrapup celebration.

On Tuesday, a field trip to visit social enterprises throughout the Twin Cities included stops at Cookie Cart and New Rules in North Minneapolis and Keys 4/4 Kids and the Express Bike Shop in St. Paul.

Social enterprises are businesses that generate both a financial return for their owners and a social return that benefits the community, the environment or a particular disadvantaged population segment.

Tom Triplett, Stillwater Area Foundation board member, was an advocate for Sparks!

“Our foundation supports a broad array of activities to help our communities,” he said. “This one was especially important since it brought in area young people to explore the potential of businesses that provide both financial return and community benefit,” said Reamer. The ideas generated by the campers were inspired by a combination of Stillwater Area Foundation’s findings on community needs and their own personal interests and concerns.

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More storm damage keeps residents alert Reports of two tree fires were bookends of another stormy period in the area.

Area residents reported tree fires, trees blocking roadways, and downed power lines being the most numerous reasons for the calls to the Washington County Sheriff’s

Office over almost four days.

Beginning at 6:50 p.m. on July 8, one report from Marine on St. Croix, 16 from Scandia and six from May Township, residents, probably awakened by the storm, reported storm damage through

the night on July 12, with nine calls between 3:07 a.m. and 5:49 a.m. The last tree fire of this reporting period came at 7:34 p.m., July 12, from 228th Street. No area was spared.

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Olinda Trail was closed between Highway 97 and Oakhill Road in Scandia as a crew worked to remove a fallen tree. Area businesses were without power for much of the day.

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An uprooted tree outside Mattson Funeral Home in Forest Lake.

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Highway 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge open house planned for July 20 at Stillwater City Hall The public is invited to attend an open house to learn about plans to transform the Highway 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge into a bicycle/pedestrian destination.

The meeting also will detail plans to finish construction on a five-mile loop trail linking Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The informal open house is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 20 at the Stillwater City Hall, 216 4th Street North in Stillwater There will not be a formal presentation.

Project information will be on display and representatives from the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of

Transportation will be available to answer questions. For more project details or to sign up for email updates, please visit the Stillwater Lift Bridge website at www.mndot.gov/metro/projects/liftbridge/.

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Breaking bread at Scandia Farmers Market

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Q&A with Companion Breads

BY SARAH PORUBCANSKY

Bryce Johnson is the owner of Mahtomedi-based Companion Breads. He and his wife, Jody Johnson, sell the brick oven bread at the Scandia Farmers Market.

Johnson teaches bread-making classes and he and Jody have led half-day retreats on bread making and prayer. The word “companion,” Johnson points out, literally means “with bread,” referring to someone with whom you break bread.

What do you sell?

We sell rustic bread baked in an outdoor brick oven.

Who helps you?

My wife Jody helps with bread making and sales at the markets.

How long have you been selling at our market?

This is my first year at the Scandia Market.

Do you sell at other markets?

I am selling at Shoreview on Tuesdays and Mahtomedi Saturday morning.

What’s your favorite part about participating in our market?

The Gammelgården is a marvelous setting and the market has a wonderful community spirit.

What are your best selling items?

Pain au levain with craisins and walnuts, and ciabatta.

How did you get started?

I started baking bread as a teenager, making sweet rolls and white bread. I got my first real summer job, as a cook at a halfway house for ex-convicts, be-

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Jody Johnson and Bryce Johnson sell rustic style bread at the Scandia Farmers Market.

cause of the quality of my bread.

The residents soon discovered I was a better baker than a chef. I continued to dabble in bread making into adulthood.

About 15 years ago my interest deepened. I was making artisan bread and baking on a pizza stone

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in my home oven. I loved the results, but my oven could only hold two or three loaves at a time.

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COLOR COPIES Square Lake Film Festival available at shoots for the moon in its 15th year The Sun

BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER

It’s been fifteen years since St. Croix Valley resident Paul Creager started the first film festival on his family’s farm, but since then the Square Lake Film and Music Festival has made a big name for itself. “(It’s) a milestone for us; nobody knows the future,” Creager said.

“We’re happy to be at this year.”

The festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at the secluded farm at 13363 Partridge Rd. N., Stillwater.

Headliners at this year’s event include Twin Cities notables ZULUZULUU, Gramma’s Boyfriend and Roma di Luna. One of the highlights of the night is a combination of film and live score, this year provided by Afro-funk band ZULUZULUU. The band will accompany the 1902 silent film “Le Voyage dans la Lune” (“A Trip to the Moon”), which many consider to be the first sci-fi film.

Creager explained that it is a special treat to have folk rock band Roma di Luna playing at the festival, since the band split up and only recently reunited.

“So that will be a special element,” Creager said. “It’s kind of a luna theme with the poster you see and the movie (“Le Voyage dans la Lune”) and Roma di Luna. It’s just a coincidence but it came together that way.”

The festival will show short films produced by local filmmakers inside the barn on the property, while musicians cycle through the main outdoor stage. This year,

the featured film is a documentary by filmmaker Mark Brown that tells the story of musician Gaelynn Lea. Lea is a singer, violinist and disability activist from Duluth.

She was born with the condition

2017 Film Festival Jury Gayle Knutson—Documentary filmmaker from Marine on St. Croix Heid Erdrich—Poet and animator Trace Belieau—Writer, actor and puppeteer on “Mystery Science Theater 3000” Shawn Otto—Screenwriter for “House of Sand & Fog” Stalin K.—Video Volunteers NGO in India Mary O'Brien—Director of Madeline Island Film Series Pahoua Yang Hoffman—Formerly of TPT, now with The Citizen's League Joe Schaak—Filmmaker, creator of more than 200 television commercials Jeff Stonehouse—Filmmaker and alumni of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” Matt Quast—Filmmaker, worked on “Purple Rain” osteogenesis imperfecta, which affects the development of bones and limbs. She uses a wheelchair, and has developed a technique to play violin by holding it in front of her, the way a cello is played.

“Gaelynn is becoming an international artist; she’s recognized nationally for her music,” Creager

said. “We’re really excited to premiere a film about her. That’s a cool thing for us because it’s very much our mission to cultivate more short film, and the filmmaker reached out to us and said I’d like to premiere at your event. The idea of our mission is to provide (a platform for) short film and animation. You’d never do this with a full movie theater, but since we’re an arts organization it is the way we’re designed.”

The festival is also a juried contest for filmmakers, who come from a wide variety of backgrounds.

“We have a really strong film selection this year,” Creager said.

“It seems to gradually improve every year—more quality submissions, not always just more. But it feels like an up year for Minnesota short film and animation. I think that those films are really important because they’re the films that more economically and racially diverse filmmakers make—their first film. Those first films, if they reach an audience, the chance of (them successfully making) more exponentially increases, especially if we’re supporting work that may not be inherently commercial.”

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northern Minnesota and learned how to build a woodfired brick oven. That summer I completed a brick oven in the backyard of my house in Mahtomedi. It bakes 10-12 loaves per load. It creates bread with a thin crisp crust and a moist crumb. I bake regularly and freely share bread with friends and neighbors.

Before retiring in 2016 I served a parish pastor for 35 years, the last 20 in White Bear Lake at the United Methodist Church.

In the summer of 2009, I took a sabbatical from my church work. I was able to devote three months to my passion for bread making. Most of my sabbatical was spent in Europe learning artisan bread making from local bakers and visiting historic

community ovens. From the 14th through the 19th centuries, the community oven was a key part of village life. Weekly, villagers brought their homemade

“You must first overheat the brick to almost 700 degrees and then let it cool to baking temperature, 475 degrees.”

Bryce Johnson, Owner, Companion Breads dough to be baked in a communal oven. A number of these village ovens are being restored, especially in France.

The following summer, through my inspiration, the congregation I served in White Bear Lake constructed a woodfired community oven on the church property. It became the centerpiece of community bread and pizza outreach events.

In retirement I have been baking for farmers markets. I have also started a community-supported bakery (CSB). Customers subscribe and receive a weekly fresh loaf of bread, which they pick up at my home oven.

What is the hardest part?

When you bake multiple loads of bread in a brick oven you must first overheat the brick to almost 700 degrees and then let it cool to baking temperature, 475 degrees. The most difficult part of baking is cooling the oven to the right temperature

at approximately the same time the bread dough is fully risen and ready to bake. It's a delightful challenge.

Do you have a favorite bread?

I am a fan of naturally leavened breads (sourdough). My current favorite is spelt rye levain. I am also experimenting with a naturally leavened bread made from locally grown and locally milled organic wheat. We call it Free Range bread.

Any favorite recipe you can share?

I've included oatmeal, which has a lot of whole grain, is baked in bread pans and doesn't need a brick oven.

When did you come here, and from where?

I grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and made a threeyear foray to the East Coast for

graduate school where I met my wife, Jody. We returned to Minnesota and have lived here ever since. We have three sons. One lives in Burnsville with his wife and four children. Our second son lives in Washington State.

Our youngest son is a baker in Asheville, North Carolina.

Editor’s note: Johnson runs a “community supported bakery” through which subscribers receive fresh bread for four weeks, choosing from breakfast breads, whole grain hearth breads, or breads made with ancients grains. The CSB will start again in October. Johnson said he needs about 25 subscribers to start a Scandia delivery. (Cost is $6/week and includes one loaf.) If interested email bryce@companionbreads.com. Learn more at companionbreads.com.

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JULY 12 At 8:05 a.m. a theft was reported on Pine Street.

At 6:15 p.m. a gas odor was reported on 5th Street.

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JULY 7 At 10:04 a.m. damage to property was reported on Oldfield Avenue.

At 3:57 p.m. a directed patrol was in place on Oakhill Road and Oxboro Avenue.

At 4:14 p.m. a driver on Oakhill Road was stopped for speeding, driving after suspension,

and not having proof of insurance.

At 4:40 p.m. a scam was reported on Langly Court.

At 6:24 p.m. a watercraft violation occurred on Big Marine Lake At 6:36 p.m. an abandoned vehicle on Scandia Trail and Lofton was reported.

At 9:08 p.m. public assistance was needed on 188th Street.

At 11:32 p.m. a noise complaint came from William O’Brien Park.

JULY 8 At 1:42 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and Lofton was stopped for speeding

and expired registration.

At 6:09 a.m. public assistance was needed for the Scandia Triathlon.

At 7:04 a.m. a complaint about noise and an ordinance violation on 237th Street was received.

At 7:08 a.m. a boat was found at Unit 102 at the Vets Camp.

At 10:16 a.m. a 911 line was open in the 19400 block of Oxboro Avenue.

At 3:01 p.m. threats were reported on Mayberry Trail.

At 9:19 p.m. a welfare concern at Sand Lake was received.

JULY 9 At 7:53 a.m. a medical

need was reported on 215th Street Court.

At 5:50 p.m. harassment was reported on Mayberry Trail.

JULY 11 At 1:58 p.m. a stalled vehicle on Oakhill Road near Highway 95 was reported.

At 10:18 and 10:21 two calls about welfare on Oakhill Road and Scandia Trail were received.

JULY 12 At 7:26 a.m. two 911 calls came from 202nd and Olinda Trail.

At 7:30 a.m. a complaint about trespassing came from 202nd Street.

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At 12:22 p.m. a complaint about a driver on Scandia Trail, eastbound from Manning, was received.

At 5:09 p.m. a referral for a vulnerable adult came from Perkins Avenue.

At 10:10 p.m. a dog was found on Manning and 185th Street.

JULY 13 At 10:15 a.m. an ongoing dog issue was reported on 185th Street.

At 11:07 p.m. a report of a wallet lost at Gammelgarden was received.

At 1:34 p.m. a driver on Oakhill Road was stopped for speeding.

At 2:07 p.m. the area was checked on 228th Street.

At 5:43 p.m. a gas smell was reported on Meadowbrook Avenue.

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JULY 7 At 10:17 a.m. a 911 line was open on Manning and Square Lake Trail.

At 2:38 p.m. a complaint about a driver southbound on Square Lake Trail was transferred to the State Patrol.

At 10:43 p.m. an accident with unknown injuries was reported on 130th Street.

JULY 8 At 11:24 a.m. an accident was reported on Panorama Avenue.

At 11:35 a.m. drug use was reported at Square Lake Park.

At 1:16 p.m. a complaint about shooting on Quail Way and Queens Way was received.

At 2:22 p.m. the driver of a watercraft on Big Marine Lake received a written warning.

At 6:13 p.m. a second complaint about shooting on Quail Way and Queens Way was received.

At 7:33 p.m. a medical

need was reported on Ozark Trail.

At 10:03 p.m. a complaint about fireworks came from Northbrook Avenue.

JULY 9

At 2:34 a.m. a complaint about noise came from Nason Hill Road and Paul Avenue.

At 8:22 a.m. a complaint about a driver southbound from 124th on St. Croix Trail was received.

JULY 11

At 8:03 a.m. a driver on Manning and 122nd was cited for speeding.

At 8:22 a.m. identity theft was reported on Square Lake Trail.

At 1:48 p.m. an accident with injury just north of 170th on Manning was reported.

At 2:14 p.m. a found wallet at Golden Acres was reported.

At 7:25 p.m. multiple calls were received about shots fired on Panorama Avenue.

JULY 12

At 1:28 p.m. a driver on Square Lake Trail and Norell was stopped for driving after revocation.

At 7:03 p.m. public assistance was needed on Big Carnelian Lake.

JULY 13

At 8:37 a.m. a complaint about parking came from Panorama and 131st Street.

At 2:37 p.m. a complaint about a driver on Kirby Avenue was received.

At 3:59 p.m. a dead deer on Manning Trail was reported.

At 4:49 p.m. an officer assisted the Chisago County Water Recovery Team at Franconia Landing.

At 10:20 p.m. a complaint about a driver on St. Croix Trail and 144th Street was received.

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“I was observing trainings of how people with no background in film are introduced to film as a tool for social change,” he explained. “And it really was an impactful experience...It really blew my mind: How do you train somebody to make film who doesn’t have electricity in their house? How does something connected with consistent electrical access become the preferred social change medium in India? The medium of film has really evolved, it’s really changing because we all have smartphones. We’re an arts organization, not a social organization, but these things all blend together.”

The festival includes food vendors, but guests are welcome to bring their own refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to bike to the festival; those who do will receive a 50 percent discount on admission. A group of cyclists will leave from The Hub Bike Co-op in St. Paul at 10 a.m. and follow the Gateway Trail, which ends just two miles from the festival site.

General admission is $35, and $15 with the biker discount. Children 12 and under may attend for free. Find the festival schedule and tickets at www. squarelakefestival.com.

Jackie Bussjaeger is the editor of the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown, and can be reached at 651407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.