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BIG CARNELIAN LAKE: Township to limit parking. PAGE 2

Emmer, Snyder to compete for Congressional seat Hudson and MacDonald will vie for bench

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Helping hands Lions Dan Lee, Mark Marotzke and Ross Brunfelt in the midst of building a ramp Aug. 5 for Scandia resident Krista Schaaf, who said the ramp is her gateway to the outside world. Check next week’s Messenger for the full story.

Enrollment opens for Marine Area Community School Aug. 25 deadline for initial lottery

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Enrollment opened over the weekend for fall 2017 at the Marine Area Community School (MACS), a public, non-district elementary school for children living in and near Marine on St. Croix.

Although applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, a lottery will be held later this month to determine initial enrollment in cases with more than 25 applicants, the number of openings for each grade level. The deadline for the lottery is 4 p.m. Aug. 25. Applications are available

on the school’s website, marineareaschool.org.

The drawing will also determine rank in any waiting lists. Applications received after Aug. 25 will be added to the bottom of the waiting list in the order they’re received.

Approval of the policy was one of the charter school board’s first official actions at the inaugural board meeting, Aug. 13.

Marine, Withrow and Oak Park elementary schools.

Although the board did not reveal specifics on the other two locations, all will meet the needs of the charter’s curriculum and design model, envisioned as a place-based, student-centered learning environment.

The board plans to make its selection in January and occupy the space in July 2017.

Building Board members are looking at three spaces to potentially house the charter school. One is the current elementary school, though District 834 cannot discuss the option until a ruling has been made on the legality of the district’s decision to close the NEWS 651-433-3845 editor@countrymessenger.com

Start up funds Though MACS was not approved for Charter School Program funding this year, the board has received feedback on the school’s application and will reapply this fall.

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school organizers hope to acquire money for hiring and other start up costs.

Changes to the application will focus on the language and structure of the application itself, and should not change proposed programming at the Marine Area Community School, according to the board.

The school’s mission is to use local history, natural resources, and arts and civic stewardship of the community as a foundation for its curriculum.

Other business • MACS organizers are working toward nonprofit, tax-exempt status and expect to have it finalized within SEE SCHOOL, PAGE 2

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Incumbent and trade-friendly conservative Tom Emmer won the Republican nomination for the District 6 Congressional seat, beating “constitutional conservatives” A.J. Kern and Patrick Monro. Kern had criticized Emmer’s positions on trade and education, calling for the rejection of “weak” trade Emmer agreements, a halt to illegal immigration, a moratorium on acceptance of refugees, and limits on what she believes is federal overreach. Munro, an Iraq War veteran, had said his priorities included economic expansion and enforcing immigration law.

David Snyder, an Army veteran and ironworker, won the D emo c r at ic -F a r mer - L ab or nomination. Snyder’s priorities include transportation infrastructure, education, preventing human trafficking and lowering the costs of medication Snyder and college. Snyder beat the conservation-minded Judy Evelyn Adams and the moderate, pro-infrastructure, proVA Bob Helland.

Natalie Hudson and Michelle MacDonald will compete for a State Supreme Court Seat in November.

Hudson was appointed to the court last year by Governor Mark Dayton. Before that, she served on the state’s Court of Appeals for more than a decade.

MacDonald narrowly lost the vote for Supreme SEE PRIMARY RESULTS, PAGE 2

Forest Lake man dies in May Township crash

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An morning collision in May Township last Thursday claimed the life of Brandon Pranghofer of Forest Lake.

According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Pranghofer’s vehicle collided head on with a semi truck at the intersection of Manning Trail and 180th Street North, near the May-Scandia SUBSCRIPTIONS 651-433-3845 office@osceolasun.com

border a few minutes before 8 a.m.

Pranghofer was transported to the hospital, but could not be saved.

The sheriff’s office announced in the afternoon that he had died.

The driver of the semi truck declined medical attention.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol are continuing to investigate the crash.

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May Township to limit parking around Big Carnelian

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Due to consistent problems with parked cars inhibiting the flow of traffic and potentially blocking the path of emergency vehicles, May Township officials voted to post no parking signs on parts of eastern Big Carnelian Lake.

The township already had an ordinance to ban or limit parking on certain streets around the lake as needed, including 130th Street and Panorama Avenue.

The town board decided Aug. 4 to post no parking signs on both sides of Panorama from 13140 Panorama Avenue to the end of the public right of way.

Further parking limitations are being considered for the 133rd Street

cul-de-sac.

Temporary health care dwellings The township opted out of a new Minnesota statute regarding temporary health care dwellings.

The law would require municipalities to permit small trailer type dwellings to sit near homes if used by senior citizens or others in need of daily care and assistance.

The stated aim of the law is to ensure transitional housing is available for those in need – to act, for instance, as a space for an elderly mother or father recovering from surgery.

Plan commission chair John Arnason noted that it seemed the law had been drafted by a company that builds such structures.

“The statute is very

consistent with their business model,” he said.

“But someone had the idea to allow municipalities to opt out of the ordinance if it already has an existing ordinance permitting homes of this type.”

The township does have an ordinance allowing mobile homes or other temporary dwellings to sit on a property by special permit.

“Our own ordinance gives us more control over location and time period than the statute,” Arnason continued. “We thought it made sense to opt out.”

May’s board voted unanimously to opt out of the statute.

The next meeting of the May Town Board will be held Sept. 1.

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The DNR has voiced concerns about Marine’s Mill Site boardwalk, which could drift downriver in flood conditions.

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Possible solution for floating boardwalks

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The Marine Mill Site is a scenic and historic place to visit in downtown Marine with informational signs and a boardwalk leading to the river. However, because of recent flooding the DNR has expressed some concerns about the boardwalk. Flooding could cause the boardwalk to float and drift downriver, possibly creating an obstruction.

“Their biggest concern is that these boardwalks, during flood season, may potentially detach, and go down river,” explained Lynette Peterson, Marine’s city clerk at last Thursday’s council meeting.

Because the Mill Site is within the boundaries of a flood plain there are no structures allowed and anchoring the boardwalk to the ground would technically make it a structure according to the area’s zoning ordinances. So the Marine City Council has been tasked with coming up with a solution to this problem.

They council discussed possible options at the Aug. 11 meeting, deciding the best idea was to attach the boardwalk to trees by tethers. The trees will keep the boardwalk in place without having damage done to them, and because the boardwalk is not anchored to the ground, it does not qualify as a structure.

Court in 2014. The Minnesota Republican Party endorsed her in 2014, before finding out about a 2013 arrest for suspicion of drunk driving.

MacDonald is currently a private practice attorney, and was a judge on Hennepin County’s small claims court from 1999 to 2014.

Hudson and MacDonald beat Craig Foss, a rural, libertarian-leaning attorney.

Primary results Unofficial results of the August 9 Partisan Primary. Winners are noted with an asterisk.

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Granny pods The council will hold a public hearing to discuss the state’s new “Drop Housing” law on Aug. 29 at 6:25 p.m. The law, which goes into effect Sept. 1 makes it legal to park “granny pods” – portable housing for people who need temporary help with day-to-day living – on Minnesota properties. Municipalities can opt out if they have ordinances governing such structures.

May Township opted out earlier this month, saying its codes already allow for such temporary dwellings by special permit.

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• Later this month the council will vote on the proposed budget for the Historic Bridge Project.

• Anne Reich presented drafts of historic information signs and a historic poster that was donated to the community.

• The Marine Community Library Association did not receive the grant that funded the winter documentary film series for the past two SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 12

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• The board plans to reach out to District 834 to identify areas of potential partnership, a move that should not violate the Stillwater school district’s legal stay, which bars the district from making post-closure plans due to the pending lawsuit.

• The MACS school board set its regular meeting date to the third Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Marine Village Hall.

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bazaar at Mill Pond Park, book sale at RCU. www. wheelswings.com.

SEPTEMBER 6 Fitness hike

Free Tuesdays Fitness Hikes will rotate through Washington County parks 6-7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. Sept. 6, meet on the front stairs at Washington County Historic Courthouse. On Free Tuesdays, the first non-holiday Tuesday of the month, no vehicle permit is required. FFI: Call 651-430-8370 or email parks @ co.washington. mn.us.w

ONGOING Stillwater support group for families

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences.

The group meets on the first and third Mondays of each month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Stillwater Library, 224 Third St. N., in Margaret Rivers Room A. Please use the Third Street entrance and free parking ramp. FFI: Call Marie or Bob at 651-7701436.

SEPTEMBER 9-11 Osceola Community Fair

Enjoy the Osceola Community Fair at Oakey Park. Midway rides, games, exhibits, food, truck pull, tractor pull, music, parade, queen coronation and more. www. osceolacommunityfair. com.

SEPTEMBER 10 Taco Daze

Scandia Farmers Market

Taco Daze in Scandia with the Swede Stones theme. Running of the meatballs, food, parade, car and tractor show, music and more.

Scandia Farmers Market at the Gammelgården Museum, Wednesdays, 3:30-6:30 p.m. through the end of September. Fresh produce, fruit, bread, lotions, flowers, honey, jam, salsa and so much more.

For weekly events visit http://scandiafarmersmarket.com or the market’s Facebook page.

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Enjoy Wheels & Wings in Osceola. Classic car and motorcycle show and air show at the L.O. Simenstad Airport, craft

Aedan Roach and Alex Aspengren held a lemonade and lure sale Aug. 6, raising $144 for Ocearch.org, a research organization focused on marine predator species.

River association receives education grant from Xcel Energy The St. Croix River Association (SCRA) has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation to support the River Connections program. This funding supports St. Croix River Association education and outreach programs that help stu-

dents foster positive relationships to their National Park, the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. In 2015, the River Connections program reached over 36,000 people including 800 students.

Xcel Energy provides energy for millions of

homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states.

Some of that power comes from its hydroelectric dam on the St. Croix River in St. Croix Falls. Through its foundation, the company supports STEM education, workforce devel-

County’s Veterans Service Office will receive grant The Washington County Veterans Services Office will receive a $17,500 operational enhancement grant from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, which the County Board accepted Aug. 9.

The county has received fund-

ing from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs since 2012. The grant will allow the Washington County Veterans Services Office to provide outreach to the county's veterans, train office staff, and enhance the overall operations of the office.

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opment, environmental stewardship and access to arts and culture. In 2015, Xcel Energy invested over $13 million to support communities across its service territory.

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Registration open for Taco Daze dodge ball

If you're in the mood for some fun and friendly competition, how about dodge ball? The Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee is hosting the 12th Annual Dodge Ball Tournament during Taco Daze on Saturday, September 10. The tournament will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Scandia Community Center. Teams must be registered by 9:30 a.m. the day of the event in order to participate. Registration cost is $45 per team or $35 if registered before September 10.

Don’t delay. Register today!

Find detailed information and registration forms on the City’s website (www.ci.scandia.mn.us.) or call Judi Negus at 651-433-2274.

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A better way to fight

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e have nearly a week left in the thirty-first summer Olympics, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has been amazing to watch athletes from all over the globe compete.

As Americans, we are truly fortunate to have such a talented squad of athletes represent our nation.

Swimmer Michael Phelps has broken records, going over 28 medals. Phelps, known as the “Baltimore Bullet,” has entered rarified air. James Master, writing for CNN, said that Phelps has surpassed the greatest athlete of ancient Greece and indeed of the Games -- Leonidas of Rhodes.

This isn’t Leonidas, King of Publisher Sparta, who died at Thermopylae with 300 of his warriors. AccordTom Stangl ing to Master’s article, Leonidas competed between 164 and 152 BC. For four consecutive Olympiads (164-152 B.C.), he won three races: the stade race, the diaulos race and the armour race. He won a total of 12 Olympic victory wreaths. He was acclaimed as a hero by his compatriots.

Hopefully, folks will be talking about the exploits of Phelps in the year 4,000. He put on a great show, didn’t he?

And it is truly difficult to find anything to dislike about gymnast Simone Biles, and for that matter, the entire women’s gymnastics squad.

The Olympics are meant to be a time when athletes from all over the globe come together to compete in the purest expression of their sport. It is meant to be a place where we transcend our national differences and find common ground in the competition.

But we are all human, and it is very easy to make the Olympics a huge propaganda event for nationalism. The Germans did it in 1936, and a case can be made that we have waged a Cold War with the Soviet Union and its successor nations for the last 50 years.

I find it ironic that an event that is intended to transcend nationalism and unite us as global citizens has the opposite effect for many people.

Competing on a track for glory and shaking the hand of your competitor is much better than fighting a war.

The Rio games were controversial months before the opening ceremonies. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was ousted in May, accused of spending billions without proper approval. The Zika virus, carried by mosquitoes, had some athletes skip the games. Rio’s problems with the basics of water and sanitation were also concerns.

Protests and robberies have occurred during the games, as impoverished residents of the city argue that the money spent on building venues for the games should have been spent on social programs to improve conditions for the nation’s poor.

I find merit in these ideas, but I also believe that the case could be made for nearly any city or nation that has (or will) host the games.

But that shouldn’t denigrate the value of the games. I believe it is an important ritual that reminds us that we have more in common than we have differences. The fact that the games have survived through two millennia and countless regional and global conflicts vindicates the power of its message.

And you cannot place a price on a gathering that inspires us all to be better as a species.

I hope you get some time to catch what remains of the games. The party will resume in 2020 in Tokyo.

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There are no little fish in this river

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t has to be the best feeling an angler can have! You feel a snag, which suddenly starts to swim away.

Quickly, you realize you’ve got a fight on your hands! If the fish jumps the excitement crescendos because you see your big fish, if it goes deep you just hang on and smile. In a kayak or canoe on a river you’re not just fighting the fish, you’re fighting moving water too! The fish often has the advantage with downed trees, rocks and rapids.

This was a return trip to Oneida County to float a river about which my son Josh said, “There are no little fish in this river!” …. referring to smallmouth bass. We were there earlier this summer to fish and wilderness camp on Willow Flowage Wild River over Fathers Day weekend but all the remote island campsites were takTrails en. We did find a campground on the flowage and after a day figuring out Jim Bennett the lake we got into some perfect pan sized walleyes, thanks to Fish Whisperer, Jon McCorckle.

On the last day of this June excursion, Josh decided to float a nearby river in his kayak with fly rod and blockhead popper for smallies. He hooked and lost three fish but said they were some of the biggest smallies he’d ever hooked into. Sitting around the campfire that night we decided to return later and get serious about this river.

The return trip had an entirely different cast of characters that included Josh and his wife Megan on their sit on top kayaks and my wife Nancee, 7-year-old son Brady and me in a 17’ canoe. Using fly rods Josh

and I pounded the dark stained river in all of best looking water around dead falls, rocks and grassy shorelines. Josh and Brady each had follows, Brady’s on his floating Rapala but the fish did a “swing and a miss” and disappeared from sight.

Josh changed techniques and rigged up a spinning rod with a tube jig. Minutes later he was into one of those big fish he had talked about. A fat 18” bronze back devoured his offering; after a good fight the fish was in hand, photographed and released. Minutes later he was into a second big fish that had ideas other than coming along peacefully. After another epic fight, Josh lipped this monster 19” smallie and posed for pictures before returning her to the river.

At the end of this deep-water run I felt a snag, so as the canoe drifted past I let the canoe apply pressure hoping to pull free from whatever obstacle my tube jig hook had found. That’s when the snag pulled back and I was in a fight with the biggest fish of the day. Jumping, making runs for downed trees and around rocks, this old Black Bass knew all of the moves. Nancee maneuvered the boat out to mid stream where most of the fight took place before I lipped it long enough to pose with the 19 ¾ “hawg. Megan suddenly hooked another big bass, which got away, but minutes later she landed another not as big. I hooked into the last fish of the day and got it right up to the boat, but as I reached for it the hook pulled loose on what I guessed was a 17” smallie. Josh was right; “There were no little fish in this river!”

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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Summer taste testing reveals surprising results: More taste testing!

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aste testing is fun—sort of. My first experience was when I was in 5th grade. My cousin, who worked for General Mills, wanted us to “taste test” their new product, fruit rolls. He arrived with a garbage bag full of different flavors of fruit roll ups. I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

The second time, I was in my early twenties. A local cereal manufacturer had rented space at the church my husband I attended and invited the community to come and taste. I was skipped breakfast, assuming we would be feed mountains of cereal, similar to the fruit Wild Chow roll experience.

The tables were set with tiny plasLisa Erickson tic plates and large cups of water, and a bowl full of saltine crackers at each table. We were served tiny samples of cereal (about 3 or 4 pieces). Then, we were told to eat the crackers and rinse our mouths with water before the next nibble of a different flavored cereal. I decided to never do another taste testing, thinking it was a waste of time.

Well, I didn’t keep my promise and have done my own taste testing at home and as a student of food science I understand the importance of taste testing. I think one aspect that manufacturers miss is serving larger portions of a food. A taste test of a tiny amount of just about anything will be tolerable or even good.

Cheesecake, which can be rich and super-sweet, is one of those foods. I wanted to test different kinds of cheesecake to see which people prefer. I made three different kinds. One traditional and one a lighter, fluffier frozen version; the last unbaked that used lemon to help set the cheese. Then, I invited some friends and family to try them. I used the same strawberry topping and crust to keep things even.

The winner was the lighter frozen version. Why? I think there are many factors. The weather is a big one. It was 85 degrees. People don’t like to eat as much rich heavy and sweet foods during the summer. Another possibility is I fed everyone pizza before hand. Full tummies don’t leave room for rich desserts. That means I’ll have to test it again in a different season and on empty stomachs!

The traditional one was heavy and rich. The nobake was too lemony for some tasters. The lighter version was ice cold and had a nice “mouth feel,” a term food scientists like to use.

Results: in the summer, make the lighter version.

We’ll have to wait for winter to see if people still prefer this version or the traditional cheesecake.

Summer Cheesecake Serves 12 Crust: 30 Vanilla wafers 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 1/4 cup butter, melted Filling: 4 – 8oz cream cheese 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tsp. almond flavoring

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Crush the vanilla wafers. Mix the wafers with the pecans and butter.

Press into a 9-inch spring form pan. Press the crust up the sides as far up as you can. Bake for 15 minutes and cool completely.

In a large bowl, mix cream cheese until fluffy, about 3 minutes with a hand mixer or a standing mixer. Slowly add sugar, mix until sugar is completely dissolved. Add salt, lemon juice and almond flavoring.

In another large bowl, whisk cream until peaks form. Fold cream into cream cheese mixture. Pour filling into prepared crust. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours or overnight.

Before serving, remove cake from spring form pan and thaw for 30 minutes. Slice and serve with your favorite fresh fruit toppings.

A comedian’s take on the value of a ‘free’ press

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well-informed public is key to a healthy democracy, but last week English comedian and political commentator John Oliver gave us a glimpse of the forces slowly eroding our collective access to the information we need to make important decisions.

Com menti ng on the Oscar recently awarded to “Spotlight,” a film based on the true story of a 2001 Boston Globe investigation into accusations that Editor a priest had moSuzanne Lindgren lested children, Oliver noted that one of the things that made the movie powerful was the knowledge that the newspaper industry is in trouble — an issue that impacts all of us.

For instance, Oliver acknowledged that his own show, “Last Week Tonight,” leans heavily on local papers.

“We try to add new information to our stories,” he said, “but the media is a food chain which would fall apart without local newspapers.”

What’s threatening the industry? Revenue from print advertising is falling and online advertising revenue hasn’t filled the gap.

According to Oliver, the newspaper industry gained $2 billion in online ad revenue between 2004 and 2014. But it lost $30 billion in print revenue.

“That’s like finding a lucky penny on the sidewalk on the same day your bank account is drained by a 16-year-old Belgian hacker,” Oliver quipped.

Not surprisingly, the financial losses have led to serious cutbacks in newsrooms, which in turn leads to shallower news coverage and more mistakes.

And the end result could be an increase in political corruption.

Oliver shows a clip of David Simon, a former Baltimore Sun reporter and creator of the TV series The Wire, who says of reporting on municipal meetings, “There’s no glory in that kind of journalism, but that’s the bedrock of what keeps (politicians accountable).

The next 10 or 15 years in this country are going to be a halcyon era for state and local political corruption. It’s going to be one of the great times to be a corrupt politician.”

Kettle River Water Walk Orientation Sharon Day will lead two orientation sessions in August to prepare interested members of the general public for the Kettle River Water Walk ceremony taking place September 9 through 12, 2016. The first orientation is Tuesday, August 23 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Taylors Falls Community Center in Taylors Falls, MN. The second option is on Thursday, August 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Audubon Center of the North Woods, west of Sandstone, MN. “Sharon’s work to offer a contemplative time in extended ceremony is something so rare and exceptional in this time,” said Danette Olsen, co-chair of the St. Croix Heritage Area. “She has organized weeks-long walks of the Mississippi and this past spring led a ten-day walk of the Minnesota River. Our hope is that citizens will join the walk, even if for an hour, a day, or perhaps some will participate all four days to honor the Kettle River.”

The Water Walk Orientation is an important step in preparing for the Kettle River Walk.

Those who attend will be introduced to the protocols for participating in an indigenous ceremony and they will also reflect on their own per-

sonal relationship with rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands.

The Kettle River Walk has been organized as part of the upcoming Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit coming to the region in November. This touring exhibit is called Water/Ways and it focuses on the relationships between people and water—how water connects story, history, faith, ethics, the arts, and science all through community. The Heritage Area and Audubon Center of the North Woods (ACNW) collaborated on the application to become a host site for Water/Ways, which will be on exhibit from November 19, 2016 through January 1, 2017 in Sandstone.

Sponsors of the Kettle River Walk include the Minnesota Humanities Center, North Woods & Waters of the St. Croix Heritage Area, Audubon Center of the North Woods, and the St. Croix River Association.

To register for either orientation, please contact Sharon Day (smarieday@ aol.com) or Danette Olsen (danetteolsen @ aol.com).

Learn more about Water Walks at www.nibiwalk. org or about the Water/ Ways Smithsonian Exhibit at mnhum.org/waterways.

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And the industry’s financial problems extend beyond ad revenue. Aside from those losses, Oliver identified another problem: the widespread expectation that the news be delivered for free.

“A big part of the blame for this industry’s dire straights is on us,” he said, “and our unwillingness to pay for the work journalists produce. We’ve grown accustomed to getting our news for free, and the longer we get something for free the less willing we are to pay for it – and I’m talking to you, the person watching this on YouTube with the wi-fi from the coffee shop under your apartment.”

There’s more to the segment, and it’s all hilarious. If you haven’t seen it yet, look it up (yes, it’s on YouTube, youtu.be/bq2_wSsDwkQ).

The Messenger is obviously not the New York Times, the Oregonian, or the Boston Globe, but we face some of the same struggles.

Our newsroom, if you can call it that, is certainly bare bones. But we do our best to cover government meetings and anything else readers tell us is important.

In some ways we’re not as SEE LINDGREN, PAGE 12

Financial Focus

What Can Investors Learn from Roller Coaster Rides?

If you have an interest in looking up obscure holidays and celebrations, you will ¿nd that August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day. As you know, a roller coaster is a metaphor for many areas of life – including the ¿nancial markets. As an investor, what can you learn from this thrill ride?

Here are a few suggestions: • Don’t jump off. This is pretty standard advice for all roller coaster riders – but it’s also a good recommendation for investors.

Speci¿cally, you don’t want to exit the ¿nancial markets when they turn volatile. It can be tempting to do so, because the markets do indeed experience dizzying drops from time to time. But if you jump out of the markets when they’re down, you may be on the outside when they start their climb, potentially missing out on gains.

• Protect yourself. When you’re on a roller coaster, you are typically advised to keep your arms and legs inside the car to protect your extremities from dangerous contact with the track and other cars. As an investor, you also need to protect yourself from dangers such as a market downturn. If you owned just one type of asset, such as aggressive growth stocks, and a downturn occurred, you’d likely take a big hit. One of the best ways to help avoid this possibility is to diversify your holdings among stocks, bonds and other investments. Although diversi¿cation can’t guarantee a pro¿t or protect against losses, it can help reduce the impact of volatility on your portfolio.

• Keep looking forward. When you’re on a roller coaster, you don’t want to look backward. Not only could you strain your neck, but you’ll also be unprepared for the ups, downs, twists and turns that await you. When you invest, you want to keep looking forward as well. By keeping your eyes, and your focus, on your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement, you can be better prepared to follow a consistent strategy designed to help get you to your destination.

• Don’t bring extra baggage. For obvious reasons, it’s not a good idea to bring any loose or extra baggage inside a roller coaster car that may have you going upside down at 90 or so miles per hour. As an investor, you don’t want to be saddled with any extra “baggage” either – and one of the biggest sources of this baggage is unrealistic expectations. If you think you will earn double-digit returns every year, you will likely be disappointed – and your disappointment could lead you to make unwise decisions, such as constantly buying and selling investments to improve your performance. This type of activity is expensive, time-consuming and usually futile. So, when you invest, maintain realistic expectations – it can help you stay on track toward your goals.

By following these basic guidelines for roller coasters, you’ll enjoy a safer ride. And by observing similar rules for investing, you can help make your investment “journey” smoother – and less scary.

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

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Trout stream designations would better match habitat, under proposal Streams with the cold, clear water needed to support trout populations would get stronger protection as newly designated trout streams, while other streams unable to support trout would no longer have the designation, according to a proposal involving about 90 waters in 30 Minnesota counties.

“The list of designated trout streams would change,” said Brian Nerbonne, streams habitat consultant with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Every few years we update the list to make sure management and regulations line up with the potential of the streams to support trout.” In all, 48 streams totaling 60 miles would be added to the list, and 41 streams totaling 195 miles would be removed from the list.

In Messenger territory, the only stream affected is Zavoral’s Creek, which would be added to the list.

People can learn more about the proposal and find out how to comment at www.mndnr.gov/troutstreams, or check the public notic-

es on page 8 of this week’s Country Messenger. The proposal also includes two trout lakes. Deadline for comments is Monday, Nov. 7.

“Adding or removing designations for streams would change requirements for anglers, landowners and those who work near these streams,” Nerbonne said.

“Anyone with questions can check out our website and find out which streams are being considered.”

Designation lets the DNR regulate trout fishing seasons and methods and allows for work to improve angler access and fish habitat. Anglers must purchase a trout stamp to fish designated waters. Designation also protects streams through more stringent levels of permitting and regulatory programs that apply to those seeking water use appropriations and permits for work in a stream.

Additionally, because designated trout streams and their tributaries are public waters by statute, those streams being added to the list that are not already mapped as

a public water would be required by state law to have a buffer of perennial vegetation, or approved alternative practices that protect water quality.

“People might wonder why designations change for streams. In some cases, stream conditions improve or worsen. In others, we get more information about streams or stream segments that shows us they need to be protected, or conversely, that we’re wasting effort to protect some streams that can’t support trout,” Nerbonne said.

The changes in trout stream designations parallel an additional effort by the DNR to clarify the names of current trout streams.

This renaming would make stream maps and names more accurate, but would not change how the streams are managed.

Information about that separate but concurrent process, which will begin Monday, Aug. 15, also is available on the DNR website at www.mndnr.gov/troutstreams.

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Locations of trout stream designation additions and removals.

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Sheriff’s Office will continue work with DEA to divert pharmaceutical drugs The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), focusing on large-scale diversion of pharmaceutical drugs after the County Board approved a cooperative agreement between the agencies Aug. 9.

The Sheriff’s Office will work with the DEA for the fourth year to staff a task force whose focus is the large-scale diversion of pharmaceutical drugs.

This DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is housed

at DEA headquarters in Minneapolis and investigates the diversion, illegal distribution, and theft of pharmaceutical drugs by doctors, pharmacies, and other health care providers.

The Sheriff’s Office provides one deputy to the task force. The DEA provides transportation, equipment, office space, technical and administrative aid, and covers any over-time costs up to $17,753 for the deputy.

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Memories of Hay Lake School

BY MILDRED SWING ZILLGITT WCHS HISTORICAL MESSENGER

The shouts and laughter of eager children have long been silenced at Hay Lake School.

The once dry and trampled playgrounds have succumbed to hay and stubble. Wind and rain against the windowpanes fall on deaf ears, for no one is there to listen.

Thus it has been with country schools all over the land.

School architecture was generally the same: a door at one end, windows on opposing sides, two cloakrooms, and a belfry … and let’s not forget those all important country johns. Prosaic? Perhaps. But to anyone who attended such an institution, there’s a world of feeling akin to reverence.

Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, I watched many schoolhouses fall to wrecking crews and felt little or no ill will towards the aggressor. However, upon learning that Hay Lake School had been abandoned for a better place of learning, I held my breath … anticipating the worst.

As if to compensate, I said to myself, “Abandon if you must! Rip down those venerable walls! Decry them if you wish! But you can never silence those echoes of yesteryear nor destroy the dreams of childhood, for memory lives on forever.”

But the Hay Lake school would not be destined for a landfill. In 1978, the Washington County Historical Society purchased the site.

When I heard this news, I was thrilled beyond words. As my alma mater, Hay Lake held a special place in my heart.

Though some things have grown misty with forgetting, things I didn’t understand in the past have become meaningful to me now. It is good to unleash childhood memories of those formative years.

What I hope to do, if you’ll bear with me, is to recall some of those early sensations…joys, fears, and sharing.

For sentimental reasons, it is customary to preface a recounting of the past with “The Good Old Days.” However, those days weren’t all good, believe me. The world I once knew was not altogether carefree, nor filled with magic and imagination. Often, fears and apprehensions stalked my pathway.

But whoever said that growing up was easy?

The recollections of my last years at Hay Lake are blended with mixed emotions. Although school was never better, I would be remiss in saying that jaunty days and happiness abounded, since right about then a transition was taking place in the land.

A most significant and unforgettable period in history was in the making – we were hovering in the shadows of a world war. Young and old alike felt the impact of its vicious sting.

But memory has a strange and beautiful arithmetic; it can subtract the bad and add only the good things.

The classroom I once knew had streaks of sunshine streaming through the east windows upon rows and rows

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Students line up outside the Hay Lake School. Inside, sunshine streamed through the windows onto rows and rows of desks, according to former student Mildred Swing Zillgitt.

desks and seats. There was a huge heating stove with a galvanized jacket at the rear of the room. Separate cloakrooms were provided for boys and girls where wraps were hung on hooks along the wall.

Beneath the array of clothing was a semicircle of lunch pails.

The clothing cubicles were dark and cold. I remember that in winter we’d bring our lunch pails inside and line them up beneath the windows to keep our sandwiches and fruit from freezing solid.

I have recollections of an extravagant display of blackboards on the walls and a modest library in one corner.

One space was of particular interests, for it boasted an encyclopedia set and a huge, unabridged dictionary. Close by stood a revolving world globe.

A case containing a map of every country in the world was suspended on the wall back of the teacher’s desk. This paraphernalia was the extent of the equipment a teacher had in those days with which to operate a school.

A captain’s chair and desk of yellow oak signified the center of authority, for in that era it was the teacher who governed the classroom. She had an unwritten set of rules we all respected and at least tried to observe. To wit: Not to leave our seat without permission; no talking out loud and no whispering and no scuffling of feet.

Two fingers in the air meant, ‘I want to leave the room, please!’ These rigid rules were necessary for eight grades in one room to function properly.

The seating arrangement was always the same in that the seventh and eighth graders occupied the back seats while the small fry sat close to the front. There were grades one through eight, and some years, as many as 36 children were in attendance. I shudder now when I think of the workload projected on one teacher. The assignments alone must have

been astronomical.

Each grade recited either seated on long benches or standing in a semicircle, beginning with the first grade, until each had performed in one way or another. You can imagine the activity going on up front at all times. While some kids hovered over their own lessons, completely oblivious to what was going on elsewhere in the room, most of us got our learning from ‘up front.’ This very often added to our woes when we came to class unprepared with our own assignments.

Contrary to rules, I was more interested in everyone else’s lessons than my own. History

“The world I once knew was not altogether carefree, nor filled with magic and imagination.”

Mildred Swing Zillgitt was the most tortuous subject inflicted upon me. I recall one day when my wide-open book lay unattended on my desk. I just couldn’t concentrate on such mundane things as the Lewis and Clark expedition with all those goodies going on up front. Fractions and square root flashing like magic and that fine velvety sound of the long white chalk gliding over the blackboard fascinated me.

Suddenly, it was time for my class to recite. Then came the turning point in my life!

While I was standing there in that semicircle, questions bounced back and forth until I was called upon. The whole world stood still, for I knew not a word. Unfortunately, for me at least, the teacher had eyes in the back of her head and had, no doubt, been observing my preoccupation earlier. She was prepared for this and was not

about to let me off the hook.

“Open your book,” she blazed. “Now read that paragraph.”

I did just that.

“Now close your book and tell me what you read.”

I was so flustered that I froze to the floor. That wasn’t all, for this ordeal was repeated three times over. I glanced around at my classmates whose eyes were hard upon me.

Irving glared at me with that look: “Gosh, you’re dumb.”

He always knew the answers, both large and small. For some possible escape, I looked down at the floor, where all I could see was an assortment of scuffed shoes.

All that I didn’t forget, but the paragraph I read three times over still hadn’t caught up with me. That was a most terrifying experience when my little world stood still.

A muffled snicker issued from the group as class was dismissed. My ears and faced tinged with embarrassment.

What might have seemed, at the time, to be wasted energy proved productive in the long run. After that, I learned to chart routes and journeys of early explorers with the aid of maps. And, in due time, history became my favorite subject, which bears out the fact that the teacher proved her point after all.

My recollections of weather conditions during my school days are blended in a combination of snow, rain, gusty winds and blistering heat, with a smattering of blue skies and gentle breezes. Martha and Dora, who lived but a hop-skipand-jump from school, never felt the really harsh blasts of winter. But the rest of us all had a mile or more to walk, which was a hardship in itself, especially when roads drifted in for weeks on end. I vividly recall one blizzardy March day, the events of which could well have proved catastrophic had it not been for our con-

cerned parents. The telling of this tale could fill a book itself.

Aside from our regular curriculum, we crammed in a course in penmanship, which was known as the Palmer Method. Though a bit ridiculous, it was a blessed relief from our usual humdrum studies. The exercise demanded that we sit up straight with both feet flat on the floor.

“Hold your pen firmly, but not too rigid,” the teacher intoned, as she paced up and down the aisles, placing her hand on our backs to be sure our spines were absolutely perpendicular.

However ludicrous, it was not a complete loss, for it was good, sound discipline.

To this day, I cringe when I see clerks and waitresses clutching their pens in a cramped, squeezing position.

But then, they never heard of the Method.

Numerous other activities, such as spelldowns, took place in the evenings. I recall and can say with pride that whenever Hay Lake was pitted against other schools, we proved to have some pretty good champions in the art.

Then there were those basket and pie socials, which would set the entire community in a flurry. This fostered togetherness and was a means of relaxation during those long winter months before the advent of radio and television.

Seasons came and passed in rapid succession; the grandeur and unspeakable beauty of autumn, the stern glory of winter, then March winds that knew no bounds, and ultimately, summer vacation. Finally, came the day when it was my turn to occupy one of those coveted back seats earmarked for eighth graders only. Yes, I’d earned the distinction now of “Upper Classman.” That last year at Hay Lake was, indeed, a memorable one.

While new horizons beckoned to me, I experienced isolated moments of forebodings.

Did I really want to be liberated from country school and parental care to face the world with all its perplexities? Where should I go? What would I do?

Human nature is a complex thing at best, but to a 15 year old with growing pains it can be downright devastating.

Especially for someone who didn’t know which way she was going. Somehow, though, I managed to make my exodus to new and less carefree frontiers.

For those of us who are growing old, there’s a certain magic in remembering our youth – like fresh winds of Galilee blowing in to recharge and energize our souls. In my reminiscing, I have renewed many fond memories that have lain dormant for many years. And I find that I can still draw from the endless resources of those Golden Years at Hay Lake, where discipline and learning went hand in hand.

EDITOR”S NOTE: This article was reprinted from the Washington County Historical Society’s newsletter, the Historical Messenger. Subscribe online at wchsmn.org/about/historical-messenger.

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County begins budget review, plans for slight tax increase

PUBLIC NOTICES CARNELIAN-MARINESAINT CROIX WATERSHED DISTRICT PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2017 BUDGET REVIEW

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Managers of the Carnelian-Marine-Saint Croix Watershed District will hold a Public Meeting to review the District’s Proposed Budget for 2017 on Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:30

Council Chambers of the Scandia Community Center 14727 209th Street, Scandia, MN. The detailed budget will be available after August 10 at the District’s website, cmscwd.org, under About Us/ Finance. All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

Dated: August 5, 2016 Jim Shaver, Administrator Published in the Country Messenger August 9 and August 16, 2016

County will add three staff to manage Medical Assistance caseloads Washington County will add three staff members to manage eligibility requirements for Medical Assistance caseloads, after the County Board approved the positions Aug. 9.

The staff members will do the additional work anticipated with a new legislative requirement, called Periodic Data Match, which is expected to add significant work to determining on-going eligibility for services.

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in January 2014, the county Medical Assistance Caseload has increased by 76 percent, from 9,599 cases to 16,917, as of May 31. The computer system used to manage Medical Assistance cases post-ACA implementation is not well-designed for county eligibility work, and requires time-consuming and inefficient manual workarounds. The efficiencies counties expected and were promised have not yet been realized.

Further, the Medical Assistance caseload growth has far exceeded growth projections, which were expected to peak at a 29 percent increase in January 2016.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners began the 2017 budget review during a workshop Aug. 9, reviewing a recommended budget that allows the county to “stay the course” on initiatives it began in 2016, and asking taxpayers for a county property tax increase of about $7 for the median-valued home in the county.

That is a 1 percent county property tax increase for 2017.

The requested levy increase is 3.49 percent, which was the same increase requested for county taxes paid in 2015 and 2016. However, the county’s tax base has grown 3 percent over the past year, and the new construction valued at $363 million will absorb the majority of that levy increase. The county’s median-valued home is $243,200, up 1.1 percent in value from 2016.

The recommended budget calls for operating expenses of $165 million, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2016. Non-levy revenue is expected to be $102.5 million, an increase of 8.9 percent from 2016.

The increase in collected property taxes are recommended to pay for almost 19 new employees in the county, added primarily to maintain the quality of service that Washington County residents experience, while accommodating increased population growth.

The county will continue its robust road construction and maintenance program in 2017.

Recent road work has increased the county’s pavement condition index, a numerical calculation of

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the condition of the county’s roadways which goes up as roadways improve.

Changes in state mandates for child protection required the county to take on additional cases, and provide services to more families, which has increased county costs. Costs have also increased for managing state programs like MNsure, and data collection to determine eligibility for Medical Assistance and programs associated with the Affordable Care Act. These must be supported by the county in the 2017 budget.

The County Board added operating hours to the county’s Environmental Center in 2016, and those additional hours would be continued in the new budget.

One source of county funding is fees, and one fee that many county residents and visitors pay is the park entrance fee. Both the daily and annual passes are recommended to increase, with the daily pass going up $2 to $7 and the annual pass going up $5 from $25 to $30.

Employees recommended to be added to the county workforce would serve residents across the county. The recommended positions are: • in areas of public safety, an additional patrol deputy in the Sheriff’s Office, an additional corrections officer for the county jail, and an additional probation officer, as well as the continuation of two special project staff members who are working to combat sex crimes; • in Community Services, six

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added positions to assist residents seeking health care, and to provide services for the aging and those with disabilities; • in the Library, two positions to reduce the time in which materials are added to circulation, and to add adult services in the library; • in Public Works, five positions to support continued investment in roads, building maintenance, and parks; • three positions that support those who perform direct services, in Information Technology, Accounting and Finance, and Human Resources; and • in Public Health and Environment, an environmental specialist, and increased hours for a community specialist.

Even with the recommended increase in the levy, the county’s operating costs per capita and personnel costs per capita would remain low, compared to other counties in the metropolitan region. Also, the county’s recommended levy increase over the past five years is less than the combination of increases in population in the county and inflation.

The County Board will consider the recommended 2017 budget, working to balance the needs of the county’s growing population, while being accountable in delivering a responsible budget to county taxpayers.

Also during the Aug. 9 workshop, the County Board reviewed individual budgets for the Office

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OBITUARIES

Ruth Louise Starke Burkhead Ruth Louise Starke Burkhead died Aug. 7, 2016. She was 100.

Ruth was a long time resident of Arcadia, Mich., and Evanston, Ill., and Holmes Beach, Fla.,and Marine on S St. Croix, Minn. Since July 22015 she was been lovingly c cared for at Colby’s Orchard H House, Frankfort, Mich.

S She always had a smile a and the room was always b brighter with her presence.

S She will be remembered in o our hearts forever.

Ruth was born March 220, 1916. She graduated ffrom Arcadia High School, iin a town founded by her g great-grandfather. She was a graduate of Michigan State University ‘38 where she was named to Mortar Board and Tower Guard academic societies and in her graduating year crowned Queen. She moved to the east coast to attend Johns Hopkins and complete her dietetics degree. Upon graduation she worked at Monmouth Memorial Hospital in Long Branch, N.J., where she met Howard, a family practice doctor.

Married in 1943 they lived happily and raised family in Long Branch, N.J. and Evanston, Ill. In retirement they enjoyed both Arcadia, Mich., and Holmes Beach, Fla. While raising a family in Evanston, Ruth was active in local education, library and church organizations. She was President of the Evanston PTA, board member of the Evanston Public Library and Representative to the Presbytery and to Mission Council and General Council of Presbyterian Church. Her vanguard belief in recycling led to creation of the first of many future annual used book sales in Evanston and Arcadia.

Ruth and Howard loved to host international students attending nearby Northwestern University and caught the travel bug. They traveled extensively including India, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Panama, Bahamas, Japan and they even climbed the Great Wall of China.

In retirement, Ruth founded the Arcadia Historical Society and was a volunteer at the Artist Guild of Anna Maria Island (AGAMI), Island Players Theatre and Anna Maria Island Public Library. She was a member of the Roser Memorial Community Church

in Florida.

Her joys included painting and corresponding with her many friends around the world. When not volunteering she could often be found reading in the local library.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Starke and Anna Leuker Starke; her husband of 55 years, Howard; her brother, Henry “Hank” Starke and two son-in-laws, John Hauschild and Harold Weiner.

Those left to treasure her memory are son, Curtis Burkhead and his wife Marcy of Florida; daughters, Judith Weiner of Michigan and Nancy Hauschild of Minnesota and son, Bob Burkhead and his wife Gloria of Hawaii. In addition Ruth is survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren -- Davita Burkhead-Weiner of Michigan, John B. Hauschild, his wife Rachel and sons Henry and Samuel of Minnesota, James Hauschild and his wife Katherine of Minnesota, Shannon Burkhead of California, Matt Burkhead of Arizona and Jake Burkhead of California.

Family members celebrated her life in a memorial service at Pilgrim Home Cemetary, Arcadia, Michigan.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Friends of the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941-778-6341 For Ruth - remember to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, Ruth did.

John M. “Jack” Nelson John M. “Jack” Nelson of Anoka went home to his Lord on Aug.11, 2016. He was 90.

Jack was preceded in death by sister, Eva Whalen; brother, Hilding Nelson.

He is survived by loving wife, Dolores, of 65 years; children, Jeanne, Cyndy (Scott), Greg; grandchildren, Elizabeth (Matt) Krinke, Brian; siblings-in-law, Carol Nelson, Luther & Mavis Carlson, Luverne Lundeberg.

Celebration of Life service will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 18 at Zion Lutheran Church 1601 4th Avenue, Anoka. Interment at Elim Lutheran Cemetery, Scandia.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to International Bible Givers.

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

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Sun. Mass 7:30 a.m.

Maranatha Assembly of God

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.

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 5:15 p.m.

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

Elim Lutheran Church Scandia (651) 433-2723 www.elimscandia.org Senior Pastor Scott Westphal Associate Pastor Meredith McGrath Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. at Gammelkyrkan (original church building located at Gammelgarden, across from Elim), 9:30 am in Elim Sanctuary Tuesday Word & Sacrament Worship 6:30 p.m.

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

Praise Service: 10:30 a.m.

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 June-August Worship Schedule 8:00 am Bible Study in Conference Room (upper level) 9:30 am Outdoor Worship at Lakeside Park in Downtown Forest Lake *If inclement weather, 9:30 service indoors to Hosanna’s Great Hall (lower level)

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

Sunday School 9 & 10:30 a.m.

10963 Lake Blvd. (Hwy 8) Chisago City (651) 464-3131 Pastor Bill Headley Worship service 10 a.m.

Wednesday Clubs 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Osceola Medical Center Spiritual Care

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

River Valley Christian Church

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

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

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Franconia (651) 465-7345 Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m.

Father Frank Wampach Three miles north on Hwy. 95 from Hwy. 97. West on Redwing 1/4 mile.

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

St. Anne’s, Somerset 5 p.m.

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

St. Anne’s, Somerset 8 & 10 a.m.

St. Joseph’s, Osceola 10:30 a.m.

Call for weekday mass and reconciliation schedules.

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

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

Wednesday worship: 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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FOUND: Keys on Cty. Rd. 3 and 177, May Township. About one mile north of Cty. Rd. 4. 651-433-5299.

NETWORK SUPPORT SPECIALIST: Chisago County is seeking multiple positions in the Management of Information Services Department.

Performs a variety of complex technical work in the development, installation, and maintenance of the County technology systems. Systems include but are not limited to, Cisco Blade Centers, SANS, VmWare, Cisco LAN / WAN, and other networking equipment, Specialized Applications, complex Microsoft server, and Active Directory systems, etc. Requires a minimum of a 2-year I.T. degree. Evaluates vendor and in-house solutions and products. Assists in presentations of information to management resulting in the purchase and/or installation of hardware, software and telecommunications equipment.

Apply on-line at www.chisagocounty.us. Position is open until filled. Rate of pay is $57,000 TO $79,500. Open until filled.

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ESTATE AUCTION

To settle this estate the following personal property will be sold at public auction located from HUGO, MN: From the stoplight on Cty. Rd. 14 and Cty. Rd. 61 go North on Cty. Rd. 61, 2.7 miles to Washington County 4, go East 6 miles to May Avenue go left or North to 13003 – 177th St. N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 FROM FOREST LAKE, MN Junction Hwy. 97 and Hwy. 61 go 4 ½ miles South on Hwy. 61 to the Round About Cty Rd. 4 go East 6 miles to May Avenue go left or North to 13003 – 177th St. N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 on:

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APPLY IN PERSON OR SEND RESUME TO: Northstar Media, 930 S. Cleveland St. NW Cambridge, MN 55008

Help Wanted

Delivery Driver The Osceola Sun and Country Messenger is seeking a reliable person to pick up and deliver our papers from the printer. This part time position is on Tuesdays for a full day. Duties include driving to Cambridge, MN where our papers are printed, picking up and loading the mail bags and bundles, then delivering papers to post offices and store locations that sell single copies.

Must have a good driving record, the ability to lift 50 pounds, attention to detail and the ability to deal with the public.

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City of Marine on St. Croix

AUGUST 7 At 1:21 p.m. an accident was reported on St. Croix Trail.

City of Scandia

AUGUST 4 At 7:26 a.m. a medical need was reported on Manning Trail.

At 9:15 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and Meadowbrook was stopped for speeding.

At 1:21 p.m. damage to property was reported on St. Croix Trail.

At 5:22 p.m. a driver on Olinda Trail and 202nd Street was stopped for not having a front plate.

AUGUST 5 At 7:14 a.m. a garage fire was reported on Layton Court.

At 7:29 p.m. an accident on Scandia Trail and Oakhill Road was transferred to the State Patrol.

At 10:05 p.m. a fire call was made to Oldfield Avenue.

Penrose Avenue was reported.

At 2:37 p.m. a welfare check was done on Manning Trail.

At 3:12 p.m. animal cruelty on Scandia Trail, west of Oakhill Road, was reported.

At 5:03 p.m. suspicious online activity was reported on Langly Avenue.

At 5:09 p.m. a complaint about boat drivers on Bone Lake was received.

Manning and Lofton Avenue.

At 2:13 p.m. a medical need was reported at Big Marine boat access.

At 9:22 p.m. a complaint about fireworks was made on Big Marine Lake.

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AUGUST 7

At 5:52 p.m. a medical need was reported on Ozark Avenue.

At 8:29 p.m. a power line was down at Scandia Group Home on 220th Street.

At 1:43 p.m. a violation of a restraining order on

At 11:26 a.m. lost property was reported on

AUGUST 11

At 5:20 a.m. a tree was down at Scandia Elementary.

Town of May

At 10:32 a.m. and 10:46 a.m. two drivers on Manning Trail were stopped for motor vehicle registration violations.

AUGUST 4

AUGUST 10

At 12:03 p.m. missing horses were reported on 177th Street.

At 12:40 p.m. a 911 call was abandoned at Amherst Wilder.

At 12:55 a.m. a complaint about noise came from 136th and Partridge Avenue.

At 4:04 p.m. a welfare concern was reported on Moonlight Bay. At 8:25 p.m. a road hazard on Lynch Road and Manning was reported.

AUGUST 5 At 2:10 a.m. a welfare check was done on Racine Avenue.

AUGUST 7

LINDGREN: Free press FROM PAGE 5

Spotlight on Area Businesses Bill’s Auto Body in good hands When Bill and Rene Waddell wanted to retire, they refused to leave Bill’s Auto Body in the hands of just anyone. Through a referral, they learned of a team of siblings running Fairway Collision Center in Vadnais Heights and, as it turned out, the timing couldn’t have been better.

Pam Caruth, Kevin Lund and Carey Lund — the latter two are identical twins — had been waiting for a good opportunity to expand. The siblings had grown into the Vadnais Heights body shop, taking over for their parents at the turn of the millennium. The Lund brothers’ sons, 21-year-old Connor Lund and 22-year-old Kollin Lund, have recently joined the family business as estimators.

“It’s been a family-run business,” said Caruth. “Our parents started it in 1975 and we took over 15 years ago.

We’d thought about expanding to another location, but we wanted the right fit as well. Bill’s has a great reputation in Forest Lake. We run our businesses in a similar way.”

In preparation for the changeover, the Waddells and the siblings discussed and planned for months, checking along the way to make sure it was right for everyone. After the sale was official, the Waddells stayed on for a month, smoothing the final leg of the transition in early 2015.

Caruth said the shop would continue to be called Bill’s Auto Body for a while.

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

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“We’ll keep the name for a year or so to let people know that nothing is changing here,” she said. “Bill and Rene had a good thing going and we want to keep it that way, the same customer service and same great repairs.”

After a year, the name will likely change to Fairway Collision Center North.

Of working with her siblings, Caruth said, “We’ve been really fortunate that all three of us have different strong points. We have our times just like any other partners would have, but we’ve worked together since high school and we’ve built communication with each other over the years. All in all it works very well.”

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of Administration, and the Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology departments. The four departments manage internal services for the county, including the budget for county commissioners.

The County Board also reviewed the budget for the Community Development Agency, formerly the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The agency works to foster economic development, and support affordable rental homes, homeownership opportunities, and housing stability.

The agency anticipates a $21 million budget for 2017, most of which comes from rent paid to

the agency, and 92 percent of which is spent on housing or economic development in county communities. The agency’s recommended budget has a levy of $4.7 million, an increase of 2.5 percent over 2016.

The board will review the 2017 budget during workshops in August and September. It will set a preliminary levy in September. The budget may continue to be adjusted until December, when it is adopted, but the levy can only be decreased, not increased, after it is set in September.

The public is invited to any budget discussions throughout the fall, and especially to the 6 p.m. public hearing on the budget Dec. 6.

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years. They are planning to reapply.

• The progress on city rain gardens has been held up due to increased costs and few bids.

• The Stillwater School Board has given the council two names of people to talk to about

the school property.

• The council is now requiring additions to the council meeting agenda to be submitted at least one week prior to the meeting. They want to make sure they have sufficient time to give the items the attention they deserve.

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