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ROLLIN' AND ROCKIN': Cycling Scandia plans second geology-centric bike tour. PAGE 6

Five more to interview for city admin job Police calls to Bliss addressed

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BY KYLE WEAVER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Scandia’s search for a new city administrator has sort of hit a soft reset.

After offering the position to three candidates during the past few months and having all three eventually decline the job, the Scandia City Council last week vetted another group of five candidates for interviews.

The council will conduct in-person interviews on Sept. 10 with: • Cynthia Boyce, a private business consultant and former division manager for the Washington County Property Records & Taxpayer Services.

• Tina Folch, currently a contracts administrator for the City of Red SEE COUNCIL PAGE 2

Retired state Supreme Court justice to visit Marine

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Timothy Olson (standing), a water resources project manager with Scandia's engineering firm Bolton & Menk, discusses the results of stormwater drainage study with residents of the Bliss neighborhood. The study was conducted to help identify potential solutions to the area's drainage issues and future water quality improvement projects.

Climate change hits home Part 1: Hotter and wetter — Minnesota’s changing climate

BY RITA ERICKSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Around the world, extreme weather events and rising temperatures point to a changing climate. Storms and floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, heat waves, droughts and fires have all increased in number, intensity and duration.

Globally, floods and extreme rainfall now occur four times more often than in 1980. This summer, all-time temperature records were shattered in Europe (Germany, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic), and life-threatening heat plagued India, Japan and the Middle East.

Residents of landlocked, moderate-latitude Minnesota tend to feel shielded from such “worst events.” However, as retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley stated, “Every incremental change we look at in the global record translates into a very highly amplified change in our Minnesota backyard.”

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Taco Daze, sponsored by the Scandia-Marine Lions Club, will be held on Saturday, September 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scandia Community Center and surrounding area.

The theme this year is “Heritage” and there will be special cultural and heritage exhibits and performances throughout the day.

The schedule of activities includes:

Taco Daze Schedule At the Community Center: Car, Truck, and Tractor Show – 9:30 am – 4 pm Pickleball Tournament – 10 am – 3 pm Scandia-Marine Lions Selling Cheese Curds and Corn Dogs – 10 am – 4 pm Vendors, Farmers Market, and Non-Profits – 10 am – 4 pm

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Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page will visit Marine September 19 for a conversation about his life and work.

Justice Page came to fame as a star defensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings. At the same time, he pursued a law degree at the University of Minnesota. His legal career included working in the MinneAlan Page sota Attorney General’s office.

In 1992, he became the first African American to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Justice Page and his wife, Diane, founded the Page Education Foundation, which assists Minnesota students of color in their pursuit of post-secondary education.

He and his daughter, Kamie Page, have written three children’s picture books.

In November 2018, Justice Page was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The event is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, September 19, at the Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street, Marine on St. Croix). Doors open 6:30 p.m. The event is free but seating is limited. Light refreshments will be served.

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COUNCIL: Search continues for Scandia’s next administrator Scandia honors Tom Helke with Good Neighbor Award FROM PAGE 1

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Scandia Mayor Christine Maefsky presents Tom Helke with the Good Neighbor Award .

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Scandia Mayor Christine Maefsky presented a Good Neighbor Award Proclamation to area resident Tom Helke at the August 20, 2019 city council meeting.

The Scandia Good Neighbor Award honors individuals, businesses, and civic groups who make our community a better place to live.

Tom Helke was nominated by Jim and Lynne Moratzka, who wrote how Tom kindly volunteers his talent and equipment to assist with Gammelgarden’s maintenance and events, cleans up roadside ditches, has graciously rescued birds and pets from tall trees, along with many other considerate acts, all carried out with a positive demeanor. In addition, Mayor Maefsky described how Tom generously assisted the City with clean up from the July tornado.

Mayor Maefsky expressed thanks and appreciation to Tom for his many qualities of being a Scandia Good Neighbor.

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Come to the Vennelag 1-546 of Sons of Norway meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Community Center (13292 Sylvan Avenue, Lindstrom). “Rescue Anne� will be at the meeting. Rescue Anne is a training mannequin used for teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Resusci Anne was developed by the Norwegian toy maker Asmund Laerdal, the Austrian-Czech physician Peter Safar and American physician James Elam. Established in 1940 as a print shop, Laerdal is a major manufacturer of medical and medical training products based

in Stavenger, Norway.

This is also an opportunity to participate in a demonstration of AED (Automated External Defibrillator) use, as well as CPR. What do you do until EMS arrives when you see symptoms of heart attack and stroke? EMS instructor Joe Grafft, NREMT, Customized Safety Training, LLC, will bring his training expertise, four “Rescue Annes� with readouts, and AED trainers.

Guests are always welcome at Vennelag meetings.

A short business meeting will be held at 6:30 followed at 7 p.m. by the demonstration and then coffee and treats will be served.

Wing. • Joseph Bjelland, currently an accounting manager for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. • Kevin Kelly, currently an administrative services coordinator for the City of Mound. • Kenneth Cammilleri, a former city administrator/clerk for Pine City, Minn.

In June, the city council had offered interviews to seven candidates out of an initial 40 applicants. Only four chose to accept the interviews, though, and three were each offered the role and subsequently declined.

The city hired DDA Human Resources last March to handle the search for an all-inclusive fee of $18,000. City Administrator Neil Soltis retired in May. “We felt they all were potentially good candidates,� said Mayor Christine Maefsky in an interview last week. “But for different reasons, it didn’t work out.�

Maefsky said she is optimistic about the group of new candidates. The city hopes to have a new administrator in place sometime in October.

With the city now down two office staffers, the council discussed possible bonus pay for Deputy Clerk/Interim Administrator Brenda Eklund, who Maefsky noted is working longer hours to keep the city government functioning.

Police calls to Bliss Scandia Deputy David Peters and Washington County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant James Gribble

addressed the high number of police calls to the 18000 block of Layton Avenue, which is in the Bliss neighborhood west of Big Marine Lake.

Both officers said the department takes all calls seriously and responds to each one. However, when calls become excessive and/or are related to neighbors who simply can’t get along with each other, other calls will take priority. “[These calls] are as close to the bottom priority as can be,�

Gribble said.

The council tasked City Attorney Eric Sherburne with researching a possible ordinance that would allow the city to bill residents for excessive or unreasonable calls.

‘Doghouse’ ordinance reviewed After hearing a report from Planning Commission Chair Dan Squyres, the council tabled a proposed ordinance that would have relaxed the number and size of accessory structures allowed on lots within the city.

The council sent the ordinance back to the planning commission for further review.

Squyres said the commission felt the current city ordinance seemed overly restrictive and would have even applied to tiny buildings, such as dog houses or chicken coops.

The council, though, worried that the new ordinance would be too permissive, allowing, for example, up to six separate 100 square foot buildings on the smallest lots. “Some of these (lakeshore) lots are even a third of an acre,�

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The changing Midwestern climate was one theme of a “Climate Reality Project� leadership training session, held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on August 2-4. The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit organization founded by former vice president Al Gore, has as its mission “catalyzing a global solution to the climate crisis by cutting greenhouse gas emissions and speeding the shift to renewables.�

Some 1,200 participants from 30 countries attended the training, and 300 of them were Minnesotans—many of whom learned “startling� new information about Minnesota weather trends and projections.

For example, Minneapolis is second only to New Orleans as the city most impacted by

climate change, stated Mayor Jacob Frey, who appeared on a panel with St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. (This finding comes from a study of America’s 60 largest cities, conducted

by Climate Central.) Despite its distance from rising sea levels, Minnesota is highly vulnerable to severe storms, flooding, extreme heat, and drought. The state has been the site of three disaster declarations (one federal and two state) so far this year, due to heavy snow and rainstorms, flooding, high winds, and tornadoes.

Heavy precipitation events now occur here 2-3 times more often than in the 20th century. Three Minnesota locations set statewide annual rainfall records in 2018. Harmony, Minnesota came in highest at 60.21 inches. (75 inches of rain per year

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Other business:

• The council accepted a $8,067 bid for ditch maintenance services on 220th Street, Pomroy Avenue and Oldfield Road. • The council approved bids totaling $17,685 for a project to replace the bleachers at the Wayne Erickson Lighted Ballfield. The council also approved the purchase of a new keypad entry system ($781) and an extension of the city’s wifi internet service ($1,125) to the city’s skating rink warming house. • The council approved the purchase of a new Dodge Ram 3500 with a plow and attachment mount for $40,110. The truck will replace the city’s Ford F-350 plow truck. • The council renewed a contract with the Lakes Center for Youth and Families. The organization provides educational outreach and prevention programs for at-risk youth and families in the city. • The council approved an allocation of $10,000 to the city’s Economic Development Authority to conduct a needs assessment study on the Scandia Community Center.

The next Scandia City Council meeting will be held Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m.

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said council member Chris Ness. “That’s a lot of clutter on a small lot.�

Maefsky agreed. “If you build it, they will fill it,� she said. “I just feel like it’s asking for trouble.�

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categorizes a forest as a rainforest.) The rate of precipitation across the state has increased by about one-half inch per decade over the last 50 years, and now averages about 32 inches per year.

And it’s not just rain, it’s “rain bombs,� like the one earlier this summer which flooded Minneapolis streets.

These microbursts are said to be due to the disruption of the water cycle: More water evaporates as oceans warm, and warmer air absorbs more and more moisture to the point where water release becomes torrential.

In the next 50 years, Minnesota is projected to experience 30 more days with temperatures above 90 degrees F, and 30 fewer days with temperatures below freezing, on average.

Minnesota winters are warming 13 times faster than summers.

These warmer winters result in snow melting so fast, sometimes within 24 hours, that urban sewer systems can’t handle the water.

With heavy snow and rain comes flooding.

This spring, St. Paul saw its longest flood event in Mississippi history (42 straight

days). And in addition to “riverine� flooding, “overland� flooding of saturated fields occurs with increasing frequency and scale in Minnesota.

Over the last 50 years, Minnesota has warmed the equivalent of 5 degrees F per century.

Five degrees F equals 2.8 degrees C, well above the 2C maximum warming (above preindustrial levels) set by the Paris Climate Accord in 2016, and the 1.5C (3.6F) uppermost limit urged by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2018. Overall, the world’s temperature is currently 1C warmer than preindustrial levels but is poised to rise fast unless emissions are curtailed.

This article is the first of a series of five, each based on Scandia resident Rita Erickson’s participation in the Climate Reality Project training. The second will consider “homegrown climate solutions� — initiatives from government, corporations, and communities that have poised Minnesota to become a national leader in mitigating climate change.

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AUGUST 29 Star Wars Escape Room Thursday, August 29 from 1 to 3:45 p.m. In a galaxy far, far away, you and your friends are needed to sneak into an Imperial Star Destroyer and find the plans to The New Order’s latest secret weapon. You’ll have 30 minutes to follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and steal the plans before the Storm Troopers discover your mission and the galaxy falls into peril! This program is designed for teens, but all ages are welcome to register. Children under age 12 will need adult supervision. Registration required. Please call Hardwood Creek Library at 651-275-7300 or stop in to register for a time slot.

Fall Board Meeting The Big Marine Lake Association fall board meeting will be held at the Scandia Community Center 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 29, . An update regarding treatment of invasive species in Big Marine will be the primary topic. Before and after maps will be available. Information regarding a report being prepared by the Initiative Foundation covering BMLA’s work treating Eurasian Water Milfoil, a budget update and any other topic regarding water quality on Big Marine may also be discussed.

ggalleberg@gmail.com or Lion Bob Nemeth at pdg9394@msn.com for more information.

Heritage Alliance Dinner Scandia Heritage Alliance Progressive Dinner, Saturday September 28, 2019. Reservations requested by September 7, 2019. www.ScandiaHeritageAlliance2019. brownpapertickets.com.

Breakfast on the farm Breakfast on the Farm will be at the Miron Family Farm from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Ride, wheel, walk Join River Valley Riders on September 7 at Lake Elmo Park Reserve for an eightmile horseback ride or three-mile walk/ wheel.

Horseback riders: registration/breakfast 9 to 10 a.m. with 10 a.m. start.

Walkers and wheelers: registration/breakfast 10 to 11 a.m. with 11 a.m. start. Lunch will be served about noon. FFI: www.rivervalleyriders. org or call 651-439-2558.

SEPTEMBER 9 Critical Thinking Club Monday, Sept. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Paris to Pittsburgh, a National Geographic documentary film, brings to life efforts of individuals battling severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Discussion facilitated by Buff Grace and David Trauger. At Family Means (1785 Northwestern Avenue, Stillwater).

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10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Scandia Community Center and surrounding area. Scandia’s annual town festival and a fundraiser for the Scandia-Marine Lions. For more information, visit http://www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/ scandia-taco-daze.

Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Improve your LinkedIn profile in this workshop at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake) brought to you by CareerForce in Forest Lake. To register, use this link: https://www. careerforcemn.com/ events/486288/linkedinjob-search.

Taco Daze Parade Be a part of the Taco Daze parade this year!

Enter your float or minifloat (children’s wagon size) to win. Theme: “Heritage.” To register, complete form at http:// www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/scandia-taco-daze/ and email or mail to Lion Lynnette Welsch. For more information, contact Parade Coordinator Lynnette at scandia1@yahoo.com.

Car, Truck, and Tractor Show at Taco Daze Enter your classic or antique car, truck, or tractor in this annual show at Taco Daze.

Guaranteed show space for the first 50 registered vehicles. Check-in 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Scandia Community Center. To register, complete the form at http://www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/ scandia-taco-daze/ and email or mail it to Lion George Galleberg at

Marketing Skills for Artists Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake). This class will be presented by Springboard for the Arts.

Please register online at WashCoLib.org/Events, at the Hardwood Creek Library Information Desk, or by calling 651275-7300.

SEPTEMBER 11 Dance Together Storytime Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake).

For children birth to 5 years and their caregiver. Funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Registration required and limited to 20 child/adult pairs. Please register online at Wash-

CoLib.org/Events, at the Hardwood Creek Library Information Desk, or by calling 651-275-7300.

Teen Hang Out: Relief Printmaking Wednesday, Sept.

11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake).

Limited to the first 20 participants. This program is funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Fund.

SEPTEMBER 12 Writers Group The Osceola Writers Group will meet on Thursday, Sept. 12, 5 -7 p.m. at the Discovery Center at 310 Chieftain St. The new location is the Senior Center. Enter on 2nd Ave. or Chieftain.

Everyone welcome. FFI: barbaraywetzel@gmail. com.

SEPTEMBER 14 Allemansratt tree planting Great River Greening will host a volunteer event at Allemansratt Wilderness Park (31316 North Olinda Trail) on Saturday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Volunteers will plant trees to help reforest the park. Pre-registration required at: https:// www.greatrivergreening.org/events/allemansratt-tree-planting.

Northwoods Humane Society annual walk The Northwoods Humane Society’s 21st Annual Walk With the Animals, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lent Town Hall, 33155 Hemingway Ave, Stacy, MN 55079. Activities include a 1.5 mile walk, games, bake sale, silent auction, shopping for pet supplies and Northwoods gearRain or shine. Details at http://northwoodshs. org/fundraising-events/ walk2019/.

Field of Bands A fundraiser to benefit service members, veterans and their families, noon to 8 p.m. Featuring

award-winning band SFO, with openers Westside and Bad Weather.

Washington County Fairgrounds (12300 40th Street North, Stillwater). Family friendly; rain or shine. Tickets: www.5cityyellowribbon. com.

Tropical Wings Fall Migration Celebration Belwin Conservancy is the host for Tropical Wing’s Fall Migration Celebration and Annual Meeting Saturday September 14. 7:30 a.m. bird hike led by Lynette Anderson. Lynette will also speak on the importance of large landscapes as stopover sites at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments provided! Meet at Belwin’s Creative Center (795 Indian Trail South in Afton).

SEPTEMBER 17 Crazy 8s Math Club Tuesdays, Sept. 17 to Nov. 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake).

Make mischief and memories with activities like Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Bouncy Dice Explosion and Toilet Paper Olympics. Please plan to attend all eight sessions from Sept. 17 through Nov. 5. This program is open to children ages 8-12. Registration is required. Please register online at WashCoLib. org/Events, at the Hardwood Creek Library Information Desk, or by calling 651-275-7300.

funded by MELSA. No registration required.

SEPTEMBER 23 Free clothing event A Free Clothing Event will be held from 2-6 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, Wis. The clothing is available to the public at no cost.

Please bring your own bag. For more information, call the church at 715-755-2515.

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

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

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

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Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A Google account gives you access to a world of powerful, free tools. Come to Hardwood Creek Library (19955 Forest Road North, Forest Lake) to learn the basics of using Google’s tools to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Bring your own laptop or device, or use one of the library’s computers.

Presented by Twin Cities Media Alliance and

AA Big Book Study: Mondays, 7 p.m., at Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia, in Room LL2 (lower level 2). Enter through the preschool door.

Tri-County Seniors (50+) DFL Luncheon Meeting (Eastern Anoka, Southern Chisago, & Northern Washington County’s) 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (First Tuesday of each month) Vannelli’s

By The Lake Restaurant - Broadway & 55 - So. Lake Street. Forest Lake.

FFI: ckgenz@msn.com

or call 763-227-7536.

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

by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Led by trained facilitators who are in recovery. Meets: first and third Mondays of each month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Episcopal Church of the Ascension Office (215 North 4th St., Stillwater). FFI: Call Diane at 651-7240977 or NAMI at 651-6452948.

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

Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

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Let’s blame fluoride

“Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face.”

— General Jack D. Ripper, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” hat quote is delivered in the 1964 movie that parodies the futility of nuclear war. General Ripper, played to the hilt by Sterling Hayden, dispatches a group of B-52 bombers to destroy the Soviet Union. As soldiers and politicians try to stop the attack, Ripper explains that fluoridation was added to public water supplies in 1946, coinciding with the rise of communism.

“A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works,” Ripper explains before he is killed.

Of course, the movie is meant to be a dark comedy, but I suspect Ripper’s sentiments will Publisher Gen. once again come to the forefront, thanks to a new study published Tom Stangl by the Pediatric Journal of the American Medical Association.

The study made news last week when the authors postulated that mothers who drink fluoridated water give birth to children with lower intelligence quotients (IQ) than mothers who drank water that was not fluoridated. Researchers also measured intakes of black tea, which is also high in fluoride.

Researchers from Toronto’s York University compared the fluoride intake of 400 women, some who lived in fluoridated cities and some who did not. They controlled for factors such as household income and the women’s education. A 1 milligram daily increase in fluoride intake was associated with a 3.7-point drop in children’s IQ, they found.

Researchers acquired data and frozen urine samples previously collected by Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals, or MIREC. That project, run by Canada’s public health department, studied thousands of mothers who gave birth between 2008 and 2012. MIREC researchers measured the toddlers’ IQ after the children turned 3.

The scientists observed that a 1 milligram-per-liter increase in urine fluoride predicted a drop in IQ of 4.5 points in young boys. When the researchers examined the urine of mothers who had daughters, however, fluoride had no association with IQ. Like many scientific studies on what we consume and how it impacts our lives, this study raises more questions than it answers. Officials at the American Dental Association defended fluoridation as a tried and true method to prevent tooth decay. They argue that children with cavities will miss more school because of their bad teeth, which will hinder the development of their IQ. The truth is more than likely somewhere in between the two opinions.

Fluoridated water is not a communist plot. It is an essential public health tool that has been in use for nearly three quarters of a century. If expectant mothers are concerned about this study, there are numerous places to get water. If this study causes more scrutiny to what goes into the public water supply, that’s a good thing.

I sincerely hope that this study and ones like them are not used as an excuse for victimhood.

There are many things that determine our intelligence as soon as we leave the womb. Experts tell us that the first five years are crucial in a child’s development. It is important that we do everything we can to help children succeed, including caring for their teeth.

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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Rare friendship survives divisive times

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couple weeks ago I interviewed two women whose friendship itself has become something rare. They identify with different political parties.

Over the course of two decades, Lisa Erickson and Kim Gearin of Alden Township, Wisconsin, have allowed for disagreement on political issues. They have supported one another in spite of differences.

This year, that friendship brought them to the Better Angels National Convention, where they served as Wisconsin delegates (for the full Editor story visit osceolasun.com).

Suzanne Lindgren Such a friendship might not have been considered remarkable a generti ago. But B t as America becomes more polarized, ation it seems as though all kinds of relationships are at risk.

Some stats from the Better Angels organization: Since 1994 the number of people who believe people in the opposing political party are “very unfavorable” has grown from about 30% to about 90%. The number of people who would be displeased if their child married someone of the opposing political party grew from close to 0% in 1960 to about 50% in 2016.

If you’re wondering how to create more harmony in your community, or even your household, consider following The Better Angels Pledge: • As individuals, we try to understand the other side’s point of view, even if we don’t agree with it.

• In our communities, we engage those we disagree with, looking for common ground and ways to work

together.

• In politics, we support principles that bring us together rather than divide us.

Better Angels has also outlined a social media pledge. I think these guidelines, easily remembered with the acronym WINGS, are also valuable when applied to letters to the editor. (The following is excerpted from better-angels.org/social-media-pledge.)

W – Write respectfully, with an openness to the idea that other opinions might be valid.

It’s fine to have strong opinions, but I will express them respectfully. ... I’ll work to maintain a “learning posture” that acknowledges there may be an angle to the discussion I’m not seeing.

I – Use “I” statements for my own viewpoints, and don’t question or doubt other people’s lived experiences. ... Criticize the idea, the policy, or the politician, not everyone on the other side.

N – No gotchas; assume good faith.

I will engage with others’ best arguments, not just their weakest or most extreme. If someone posts something that seems ignorant or combative (or downright offensive), I’ll take a deep breath, assume that person meant well and has expressed themselves inartfully and a) work to engage them respectfully, or b) ignore it and move on.

G – Get to common ground to keep the conversation going. ... I will always welcome opportunities for respectful engagement with those who hold different views.

Let me know what you think!

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Top ten after school snacks according to Mom

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fter school snacks are tricky. Too much and you’ve ruined their dinner. Too little and you have anarchy. Both can drive parents crazy.

My kids would come home after school hungry or hangry—especially when they participated in after school sports.

I remember when I was a kid, my mother was “the only parent” who didn’t let us eat snacks like chips, crackers. I thought she was being mean. When I had my own family, it made me think about what and how I was feeding my own kids.

My list is healthy and loaded with good fats and protein—things that will stick, but not ruin dinner. All Wild Chow are fast, healthy and mom approved—at least this mom.

Lisa Erickson

10. Peanuts. A fourth of a cup goes

a long way.

9. Hummus with carrot chips. Carrots are crunchy, a perfect substitute for pita chips. Cut the carrots diagonally into thin slices.

8. Apple slices dipped in almond butter.

7. Sliced cheddar cheese. Need I say more? Cheese is amazing.

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spent the last couple weeks visiting my parents.

I’ve been lucky in the parent department. It’s fashionable to recall some pivotal incident that occurred when we were eight and extrapolate how every difficulty experienced in our life since is a result.

But I’ve never seen any truth to this in my own life. I was really happy when I was eight — and I give my parents full credit.

Columnist My life is very different from my Carrie Classon parents’ life. Still, they have always been supportive and have always at least pretended to be interested in whatever I was doing as I careened from one career to the next. When, in my 50s, I started to write, my parents were characteristically enthusiastic, with only the occasional exception (perhaps when I wrote in a column how my mother used to garden in her red bikini).

They have always lived a life they enjoy and are proud of, and have encouraged me to do the same. Now in their 80s, my parents still inspire me. Most recent-

6. Cottage cheese with a slice of toast. Try it. It’s super.

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5. Bananas with yogurt. Try with unsweetened yogurt. The banana is sweet enough, but if you need some extra sweetness, drizzle with honey.

Frank J. Lake

4. Half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Unsweetened peanut butter is perfect when paired with a little jelly on whole grain bread.

I would like to congratulate the McGinleys and The Country Messenger on the two part Frank J.

1.My personal favorite—baked potato. Pop it in the microwave, then top with some butter and salt.

This is a great snack for kids in sports because it helps replenish electrolytes and lost salt.

Happy back to school, moms and dads!

Fresh opportunities to enjoy art and nature

BY ANGIE HONG EAST METRO WATER

Last week, I had a day off work and wanted to do something fun with my son, spend some time outside, maybe see some art. Also, the dog needed a walk. With luck, a solution presented itself in the form of the Franconia Sculpture Park, located just south of Highway 8 on Highway 95.

As we drove north to the park, I worried.

Grey clouds hung overhead and sprinkles kept landing on the windshield. Shortly after we arrived, however, a warm sun emerged from the clouds and we were able to enjoy a

playground fit for Dr. Seuss, mirrors reflecting a prairie in bloom, a shed that looked exactly like my dog, and a poetry installation by 2019 Open Studio Fellow Molly Valentine Dierks that reminded me an awful lot of my mind.

I Worried I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it?

Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, SEE HONG, PAGE 7

Lake story. Fascinating and well researched background on Scandia and Copas. The internet will give us immediate

extra sunset.

I’d like an extra sunset.

By middle age, I thought I could already see the sun going down. I figured I knew, more or less, how the story ended. It turns out I was wrong.

Today, I am doing things I never dreamt of doing 15 years ago, things I never imagined I could do. But now, as I scramble up the hill in the end-of-the-day light, I realize how much there is to do in the late afternoon, how much is left to see. I’d feel a lot sillier if I were the only one panting up the hill, but I have a lot of company.

All around me I see folks looking for that second sunset: picking up paintbrushes and pens and college degrees, trying on new haircuts and new beliefs. Sometimes it’s a little embarrassing — but we don’t really care.

Like my parents, we’re just grateful to get this extra sunset.

We’re so glad the sun hasn’t gone down after all. We just needed a different perspective. We just needed to get to higher ground.

Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn,” was released earlier this year. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com or www.Facebook.com/ CarrieClassonauthor.

snippets of news but for important in-depth stories we all still rely on the printed word. I look forward to more

McGinley stories in The Country Messenger.

Tom Warth Marine

The hunter gatherer

3. A glass of whole milk. Milk is full of protein and good fats. Plus, it goes down fast, and the hunger pains are gone instantly.

2. Left-overs. My fridge is always full of left-overs.

I used to tell my kids anything is fair game, but I’d help with portion control or they would be too full for dinner.

ly, it was at sunset.

My parents live in a cabin high on a hill overlooking the lake, so you have to climb a lot of steps to get from the cabin down to the shore. My father built the steps down to the lake. In the middle of the climb, there is a bench where (my dad insists) there is a good place to admire the view. (It happens to also be a good place to rest on the way up — but I’ll let him stick to his story.)

Almost every evening, my parents find their way down to the water's edge. They take a seat on the dock and watch the sun set across the lake. They listen to the loons call to one another across the water and watch the clouds turn pink as the sun disappears in the evening sky.

Then they do it all over again.

Because the cabin sits so far above the shore, when they climb back up the hill, the sun is no longer below the horizon but just beginning to set again — a second sunset.

So, my parents take a seat outside their cabin and watch the whole thing all over again — from a different perspective. I tell my parents I admire the life they have created for themselves.

They have this great cabin, fun friends and neighbors, they bike all summer, ski all winter and, at the end of every day, they get an

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y garden has gone nuts this year. I’ve got broccoli heads the size of basketballs and sweet corn higher than I can reach. Yellow beans, zukes, onions, greens and squash are fighting the annual battle of weeds vs. veggies and winning! I have a fight with weeds every year.

I lost the last battle but I think I’ve won the war. I’m an organic gardener so chemical weed control isn’t happening in my garden. I had control of the weeds for most of the year but I missed a few days of weed tilling with my little 2HP Honda tiller so weeds took over in places.

Luckily with all that cool weather and rain the veggies were established and powered their way past the weeds. Then my first apple tree ripened. It’s a Yellow Transparent that produces fruit in July and now it has been harvested, yielding more Wild River applesauce and pie than ever.

So despite all of this year’s early Trails cold rains that kept farmers out of fields and me out of my garden it’s Jim Bennett harvest time. Recent rains brought cold weather back this morning so there was a real feel of fall in the air, making thoughts of harvest turn into thoughts of hunting.

Lost are thoughts of early year morels, ditch asparagus and blueberries picked up north. Now it’s time to check out hunting season dates in state and out of state. Like so many, maybe you too, I like to gather my own meat, fish and vegetables because wild game and fresh home grown fruit, veggies and potatoes go so well together. I know I’m not alone in that pursuit.

Recent colder mornings make garden work more fun but this weather makes me think about hunting. I’m already noticing geese piling into grain fields as farmers harvest early oat crops... September 1 is a big day in the field and when that first choice has to be made. Early teal, Canada goose and dove seasons all open on the first so that opening date will cause the guns of autumn to roar. The early Teal season, September 1-9, is going to run a couple more days this fall than normal. Canada goose opens the 1st in designated areas and runs through September 15. Mourning dove hunting

runs through November 29. Mourning doves are the most commonly hunted game bird in the country and they seem to be everywhere.

Then there are the youth hunts. My 10 year old son Brady has also gotten the hunting bug. This year he is armed with a 20 gauge youth model shotgun and he has proven that he can break clay pigeons.

Trap shooting is a great way to get ready for autumn shooting sports, which are also fun family activities that put great tasting food not available in stores on the table. So now I’m digging in online to confirm the Special Youth Hunt dates: September 14-15, youth duck hunt, October 5-6, youth deer hunt. Time to stop writing, it’s nearly September and I’ve got a garden to harvest and get ready to hunt!

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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Cycling Scandia schedules second bike tour

County Parks welcome all to 18th Annual Bluegrass Festival

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Riders on the June 1 bike and geology tour, called Scandia Rocks and Rolls.

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“Great scenery and leader was very informative.”

“A good mix of riding and stopping.”

“Loved the wonderful scenery as we biked and the geological tutorials were great. Really enjoyed the ride – hills and all!

These were some of the comments from the 24 cyclists who participated in the June 1 bike tour, Scandia Rocks and Rolls. So Cycling Scandia has scheduled another one.

On Oct. 5, the group will host Scandia Rocks and Rolls: Fall Edition. Dale Setterholm, University of Minnesota geologist, will take the riders on a 15-mile course through Scandia and Marine with 5 stops for a description of geological features. Informational guide packets will be available so cyclists can follow along.

Some geological sites are at the bottom of hills and some at the top so cyclists should be prepared for a few challenging hills. This is a no-drop ride for cyclists 18+. Helmets are mandatory and cyclists are responsible for their own equipment.

Safety vests will be provided by Cycling Scandia.

This event is non refundable with a rain date.

The tour has two start times 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Interested cyclists can choose best time by signing up online at Brown Paper Tickets. Registration begins on Aug 26 at 8a.m. There is a charge. https://www.scandiarocksandrollsfall.brownpapertickets.com Tickets are limited to 12 riders per start time. The ride starts in the parking lot of the Scandia Community Center, 14727 209th Street and ends across the street at Gammelgarden museum with pie and refreshments.

Questions? Contact Janie O’Connor: Janie.oconnor@icloudcom.

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Washington County Parks invites the community to the 18th Annual Bluegrass Festival 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve - South Picnic Pavilion.

The annual 2019 Washington County Bluegrass Festival fuses community, the great outdoors, and homegrown bluegrass music.

It's the county parks’ way of celebrating a successful summer season and giving thanks to ev-

eryone for supporting Washington County Parks.

There will be free face painting

by Touch of Magic, and several food vendors will be on site.

The 2019 music lineup is: • 2 p.m. - Pickin' Up Steam • 3 p.m. - Bernie King & the Guilty Pleasures • 4 p.m. - Armchair Boogie • 5 p.m. - Monroe Crossing The Bluegrass Festival is free for annual park permit holders

and available to all visitors for the price of a daily or annual permit, $7 daily or $30 annually. The festival is supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA).

See the Washington County website at www.co.washington.mn.us and search “Bluegrass Festival” for additional information. Follow Washington County Parks on social media at @WashCountyParks.

County Board continues review of 2020 budget CONTRIBUTED WASHINGTON COUNTY

The Washington County Board of Commissioners continued to review the county’s 2020 budget at workshops Aug. 20.

The board received its first overview of the county’s 2020 budget at a workshop Aug. 13.

The board will review the budget through September, with individual departments presenting more detailed recommended budgets at workshops. A public hearing on the budget will be the evening of Dec. 3, before the final budget is adopted Dec. 10.

The recommended budget reflects the continued population growth in the county, which is now the third fastest growing county in the state, growing at an annual rate of 1.8 percent. Increased population requires additional road improvements, increased county services, and buildings in which to house those services.

More people place demands on recreational opportunities in county parks, and services at county libraries.

The property tax levy, which will be set Sept.

24, is recommended to increase by 5.94 percent,

which would translate into a 2.3 percent decrease in the county’s tax rate. This would be the sixth time in the last seven years that the county tax rate would fall. Once the County Board sets the levy, it may lower it but it cannot raise it in the final budget.

Should the recommended levy be approved, the impact on the owner of the median valued home in the county, which is $295,200, would be an increase of $37 a year in county taxes.

The County Board reviewed recommended budgets for the Attorney’s Office, the Department of Community Corrections, and the Sheriff’s Office Aug. 20.

The County Attorney’s Office has 53 staff members in the criminal, civil, and juvenile divisions, as well as six administrative staff members.

The office’s $7.2 million budget receives its funds primarily from the county property tax levy, and the major expenditure is personnel; other expenditures are for services and charges, and materials and supplies.

The office’s emphasis

is on preventing crime, through police training and community outreach. The number of complaints issued by the office is almost 1,300 a year, a trend that was carried out in the previous two years. While the number of referrals to the office has slowed, the complexity of the cases grew, with one case last year having 300 to 400 victims, with a growing number of complex and sophisticated racketeering cases.

Initiatives for 2020 include: • continue to educate regarding human trafficking; • continue to work on keeping children safe; • continued enhancement of office technology; and • closely monitoring the drug diversion program to address the ongoing opioid and methamphetamine crises.

The Community Corrections Department is recommended to have a $12.3 million budget, two-thirds of which is paid for with property tax levy dollars. The rest is paid for with state funds, and fees.

Three-quarters of the costs for the department are for wages and benefits.

The department serves adults and juveniles.

About 75 staff members serve more than 12,400 clients with probation and parole supervision, and criminal diversion programs. The number of adult cases is rising, with an increase in pre-trial supervision, and in response to the impact of the opioid crisis. Fourteen staff members serve about 1,000 juvenile clients.

The Sheriff’s Office is recommended to have a $37.8 million budget.

That includes funds for two additional correctional officers, the increase of a half-time deputy position to fulltime to patrol the county’s parks, and money to conduct training that is required by the state.

The Sheriff’s Office emphasizes community engagement. Initiatives for 2020 include a focus on crimes against the elderly; drug take-back programs and supporting the Drug Enforcement Agency task force; impaired and distracted driving; jail programing; and the human trafficking unit partnership with the county Attorney’s Office.

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HONG: Art meets nature in the St. Croix Valley TACO DAZE: 2019 Schedule of Events FROM PAGE 1

Activities for Children – 10 am – 4 pm Flag Raising Ceremony – 10:30 am Music and Dance Performances – 11 am – 3 pm Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Selling their World-Famous Tacos – 11 am – 4 pm Beer Garden – 12 pm – 4 pm Penny Scramble for Children – 2:30 pm At various locations in downtown Scandia: BINGO – 1 pm – 4 pm Running of the Meatballs – 3:30 pm Parade – 4 pm ANGIE HONG

In her installation at Franconia, artist Molly Valentine Dierks captures key phrases from one of Oliver’s most beloved poems on a series of brightly colored road signs that seem out of place amidst the natural beauty of the surroundings.

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Can I do it better?

Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless.

Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw, dementia?

Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing.

And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.

By Mary Oliver There was something utterly perfect about reading Oliver’s words of wisdom while standing in a field of flowers with warm breeze on my back.

The Pulitzer Prize winning poet was known for pieces that often focused on the “quiet occurrences of nature: industrious hummingbirds, egrets, motionless ponds” (poetryfoundation. org/poets/mary-oliver). In her installation at Franconia, artist Dierks captures key phrases from one of Oliver’s most beloved poems on a series of brightly colored road signs that seem out of place amidst the natural beauty of the surroundings. It was a beautiful tribute to the poet, who died earlier this year at the age of 83.

Next month, ArtReach St. Croix will sponsor a series of events and activities across the St. Croix Valley as part of the annual Take Me to the River experience. Like Oliver and Dierks, many artists in the area are inspired by nature and especially the St. Croix River. As such, scheduled events offer residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy both art and nature in unique

settings.

This year’s Take Me to the River will include four art festivals: Art on the Kinni (River Falls), September 7; Marine Art Fair, September 21-22; Afton Art in the Park, September 2829; and Spirit of St. Croix Art Festival (Hudson), September 28-29 – as well as the Prairie Burn Music Festival (YMCA Camp St. Croix in Hudson) on September 14 and Franconia Sculpture Parks “Art & Artists Celebration” on September 28.

The 18th annual Washington County Bluegrass Festival is not included in the official lineup but is also a popular family-friendly event scheduled for Saturday, September 7 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Lake Elmo Park Reserve.

Enjoy music in a beautiful natural setting amidst 2,165 acres of woods and prairie with a campground, multiple playground and picnic areas, walking trails, and boat access to Lake Elmo.

To see the full schedule of activities for Take Me to the River, go to: www. takemetotheriver.info To learn more about Franconia Sculpture Park, go to: www.franconia. org.

Angie Hong is an educator for East Metro Water - www.mnwcd.org/emwrep - which includes Brown’s Creek, Carnelian Marine - St. Croix, Comfort Lake – Forest Lake, Middle St. Croix, Ramsey Washington-Metro, Rice Creek, South Washington and Valley Branch Watersheds, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Forest Lake, Grant, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Newport, Oak Park Heights, Oakdale, Stillwater, St. Paul Park, West Lakeland, Willernie and Woodbury, Washington County and the Washington Conservation District. Contact her at 651-330-8220 x.35 or angie.hong@ mnwcd.org.

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SCOUTS BSA TROOP 9173 Visit our troop meeting, and find outt what joining our troop can offer you!!

Camping • Week long summer camp • Ziplining • Community Service Life Skills • Character • Canoeing • High % of past Eagle Scouts Merit Badge Days • And More!

Taco Daze is the Scandia-Marine Lions Club’s major source of income, which it invests back into the community. For more information, visithttp://www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/ scandia-taco-daze/ .

dia-Marine Lions Club encourages parade participants to show their culture and heritage on their float and/or through clothing, music, and/ or dance.

The parade encourages a variety of units in addition to floats: non-profit organizations; marching bands; cheer, gymnastics, or dance teams; military; tractors; businesses; antique cars; youth groups (4H, Scouts); churches; town festivals; animals; and fire departments.

To register, please complete the Taco Daze Parade Registration Form at http:// www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/scandia-taco-daze/ and email or mail it to Lion Lynnette Welsch.

For more information, contact the Parade Coordinator, Lion Lynnette, at scandia1@ yahoo.com.

muscle cars, coupes, roadsters, trucks and much more. Cars and trucks from the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s – American made or imports – all are welcome!

Do you have a rare or historic antique tractor to show? Bring it to Taco Daze! Gasor steam-powered tractors are equally interesting for Car, Truck, and Tractor Show attendees.

There is guaranteed show space for the first 50 registered vehicles. Check-in is between 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Scandia Community Center.

To register, please complete the Car, Truck, and Tractor Show Registration Form at http://www. scandiamarinelions. org/event/scandia-taco-daze/ and email or mail it to Lion George Galleberg or Lion Bob Nemeth. Free registration includes a dash plaque.

Taco Daze Parade Be a part of the Taco Daze parade this year!

Enter your float or mini-float (children’s wagon size) to win cash prizes.

The theme is “Heritage” and the Scan-

Car, Truck, and Tractor Show at Taco Daze Enter your classic or antique car, truck, or tractor in this annual show at Taco Daze.

We’re looking for antique hot rods,

Contact Lion George at ggalleberg@gmail. com or Lion Bob at pdg9394@msn. com for more information.

Defensive Driving Classes

SECURITY STATE AGENCY is sponsoring an AARP Defensive Driver 4-hour refresher course on Wed., Oct. 2 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The course will be held at the Scandia Community Center.

AARP Members - $15.00 per person Non-AARP Members - $20.00 per person To register, please contact Security State Agency at 651-433-5753.

Space is limited.

When: 7:00 pm every 3rd Thursday of the month Where: Scandia Annex (right next to Meisters) Ages: 11-17, no previous scouting experience required

SCOUTS BSA 9173 • Scandia, MN 55073 • charlesdewolfe.1@gmail.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: David-Ronald Roberts.

2. The address of the principal place of business: RFD 10th Street Southeast 33, Massillon, OH RFD 44646.

3. The complete name and street address of all persons conducting business under the assumed name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: David-Ronald Roberts, RFD 10th Street Southeast - 33, Massillon, OH RFD 44646.

4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities, I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath: David-Ronald Roberts, owner.

This man in essence d.b.a. “David-Ronald: Roberts “(given Name and Surname), As relates to His affairs, With reservation of all rights, claims the “first, middle and last names” “ DAVID RONALD ROBERTS” (from age of majority) together with all replication , variations and uses thereof Including but not limited to: DAVID RONALD ROBERTS, DAVID R ROBERTS, D.R. ROBERTS, DAVID ROBERTS, DAVE R. ROBERTS, David R. Roberts, Mr. David R. Roberts, D. Roberts, D. ROBERTS, ROBERTS, DAVID R., ROBERTS, DAVID RONALD, as His private “words of art” commercial equitable properties. For terms and condi-

tions of use , call 1 –330 -412 –1919 and ask for: David-Ronald: Roberts Dated June 26, 2019.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

PUBLIC NOTICE CARNELIAN MARINE ST. CROIX WATERSHED DISTRICT WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Published in The Country Messenger Aug. 7, Aug. 14, Aug. 21, and Aug. 28, 2019

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Managers of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Scandia City Hall, 14727 209th St N, Scandia, Minnesota, to consider the proposed 2020 fiscal year budget and levy for the District. A summary of the proposed budget provides for the following expenditures: Item Water Quality 779,964.00 Aquatic Invasive Species 39,400.00 Basin, Stream and Groundwater Monitoring 106,017.00 Inspection & Maintenance 20,000.00 Public Education 25,400.00 Permitting 68,000.00 Planning 118,000.00 Administration 134,907.00 ADMIN-STUDY/PROJECT BUDGET TOTALS: $1,291,688.00 Projected carry-over funds from 2019, grants, and other income will reduce the total proposed levy to $770,000.00.

All interest persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

Dated: August 19, 2019 /s/ Wade Johnson Wade Johnson, President

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Anchor 13 Studio.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 9233 Troon Court, Woodbury, MN 55125.

3. The complete name and street address of all persons conducting business under the assumed name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Anchor 13 Studio, Inc., 9233 Troon Court, Woodbury, MN 55125.

4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities, I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath: Cheyenne Moseley.

Dated August 7, 2019.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

Published in The Country Messenger August 28 and September 4, 2019

Published in The Country Messenger August 28 and September 4, 2019

Folk school offers writing series CONTRIBUTED MARINE MILLS FOLK SCHOOL

Marine Mills Folk School will hold a new series of writing workshops with local author and poet Marge Barrett. Beginning on September 28, the first class will explore the importance of place in selected readings and writing exercises. Barrett is an experienced instructor who has taught high school and college students, as well as writers at the Loft Literary Center and other adult programs. Her most recent publication is ‘My Memoir Dress,’ a collection of poems.

“The mission of Marine Mills Folk School is to bring people together through shared learning experiences and traditional skills,” noted board member Robin Brooksbank. “We’re excited to have Marge share her writing and community-building skills here in the St. Croix Valley. It’s a wonderful opportunity for writers who are interested in expanding their skills under the guidance of an experienced teacher and author.”

The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the folk school’s new location, the former Marine Elementary School in Marine on St. Croix. The series will continue on December 7 with the topic of memoir writing, with additional workshops next year. Registration and additional information can be found at https:// marinemillsfolkschool.org/.

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Marine Mills Folk School collaborates with a variety of artisans and teachers from around Minnesota and Wisconsin. Other upcoming classes include: • Trolley Adventure Tour – Exploring the St. Croix Valley (8/30)

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The first in a series of writing workshops with local author and poet Marge Barrett will explore the importance of place with readings and writing exercises.

• Soap Making (9/14) • Introduction to Power Tools for Women and Girls (9/14) • Long Stitch Book Binding (9/14) • Outdoor Painting Introduction (9/21) • Modern Tapestry Weaving (9/21) Founded in 2018, Marine Mills Folk School is located in Marine on St. Croix. Its mission is to strengthen connections by inviting people to discover the joy of learning and creating together. The school offers adult and intergenerational classes in traditional arts and craft skills. Please visit https://marinemillsfolkschool.org/ for additional information or to see a complete listing of classes.

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Sheriff’s Office will receive additional funds to fight drug trafficking

Zebra mussel introduction prevented in Big Marine Lake CONTRIBUTED MN DNR

A vigilant Washington County watercraft inspector prevented the introduction of zebra mussels to Big Marine Lake in Washington County, which is currently not known to be infested with the harmful invasive species.

“If not for the vigilance of this DNR-trained county watercraft inspector, zebra mussels would have been introduced to Big Marine Lake,” said Adam Doll, DNR watercraft inspection program coordinator.

Nearly 1,000 watercraft inspectors were hired this year and trained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. County watercraft inspectors are funded by a portion of the $10 million Minnesota counties receive to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.

“This incident is an example of the great collaboration between the counties and the DNR inspector training program,” Doll said. “It also reminds everyone to inspect watercraft when they leave infested wa-

ters or face a fine and the possibility of infesting a Minnesota lake.”

The Washington County inspector said the sides and bottom of a boat entering a Big Marine access appeared to be clean. Upon checking more closely, she spotted live zebra mussels on vegetation that had not been cleaned from the boat’s anchor. The boat’s operators said the boat had been on White Bear Lake earlier that day, where zebra mussels were confirmed in 2014.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

First-time offenders trying to bring a watercraft with invasive species onto a lake that is not known to have that invasive species face up to a $500 fine.

The DNR trained more than 900 county watercraft inspectors in 2019, to supplement the 100 DNR inspectors and many DNR Enforcement Officers statewide.

Whether or not a lake is known to have any invasive species, Minnesota law requires boaters and anglers to: • Clean watercraft and trailers of aquatic plants and prohibited invasive

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MN DNR

A Washington County inspector said the sides and bottom of a boat entering a Big Marine access appeared to be clean.

Upon checking more closely, she spotted live zebra mussels on vegetation that had not been cleaned from the boat’s anchor.

species.

• Drain all water by removing drain plugs and keeping them out during transport.

• Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.

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

waterbody: • Spray with high-pressure water.

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

• Dry for at least five days.

More information is available at mndnr.gov/ ais

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will receive an additional $5,340 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy for participation in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.

The County Board accepted the additional funds Aug. 20, which will bring the total grant amount to $122,840.

The increased funding will be used to purchase supplies and equipment necessary to ensure the safety of drug task force officers who are exposed to hazardous materials in the field.

The grant runs through the end of this year.

Sheriff’s Office receives donation for canine unit The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a $2,800 donation from Linda and Mike Givens to support the office’s canine unit.

The County Board accepted the gift on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office Aug. 20.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has six patrol canines serving the county. The Givens donated money to purchase bullet-resistant vests for the canines in the unit that didn’t have one. Since that donation, one of the Sheriff’s Office canines retired due to a medical condition.

In June, the Sheriff’s Office began training its newest member of the canine unit, Huck. Huck will be finishing his training at the end of August and will begin working on the street with his partner, Deputy Brandon Yetter. The Givens donated another $2,800 to the Sheriff’s Office to buy Huck a bullet resistant vest.

AREA CHURCHES Ascension Episcopal Church

Forest Hills United Methodist Church

Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS)

River Valley Christian Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

214 North Third Street N, Stillwater (651) 439-2609 • www.ae-church.org Rev. Marilyn Baldwin Rev. Buff Grace, Rector Rev. Brenda Hoffman Mindy Boynton, Christian Ed/Youth Nancy Whipkey, Music Sunday: 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, no music 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with music

Hwy. 97 at County Road 34 S.E. Forest Lake (651) 464-5249 Pastor: Rev. David Werner www.foresthillsumc.net 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship

25402 Itasca Avenue Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-462-3535 / lordofthelakes.org Pastor Craig Bertram Regular Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

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

Lake Elmo (651) 430-9950 5900 Lake Elmo Avenue N. (Hwy 36 & County Road 17) Pastor Jon Neitzel, Teen Pastor Greg Hamm Children’s Pastor Karen Hynes Sunday Worship and Childrens’ Church 9:30 a.m. Nursery available.

Saturday Worship and Children’s Church, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Teen Service 7:00 p.m.

490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, MN (651) 465-7345 Father John Drees Sat. Mass 5:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The Baha’i Faith For information about Baha’i Faith or times and places of meetings call (651) 433-3686.

Christ Lutheran Church 150 Fifth Street, Marine (651) 433-3222, office ext. 10 Pastors Joel Martin and Hannah Bartos Sunday Worship 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Kid’s Church during 9:45 service.

Wednesday Life Night schedule: Community Supper at 5:30 p.m.

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

Elim Lutheran Church Scandia (651) 433-2723 www.elimscandia.org Senior Pastor Scott Westphal Associate Pastor Meredith McGrath Sunday Worship: at Gammelkyrkan (original church building located at Gammelgarden, across from Elim) 9:30 a.m. in Elim Sanctuary Adult Christian Ed. at 8:45 a.m.

Kid City PreK-Grade 6 Christian Ed. 10:30 a.m.

Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) Forest Lake (651) 464-3323 886 North Shore Drive Pastor John Klawiter Sunday Worship: Traditional, 9 a.m.

Contemporary Praise, 10:30 a.m.

Grace Church 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola Pastor Mark Barlow Amy Germain, Day Care Bety Greydanus, Office Manager “The Cure for the Common Church” e-mail: info@gracechurchosceola.com www.gracechurchosceola.com or call (715) 294-4222 or (715) 755-3454 Sunday: Praise and Worship Service 9 a.m. with Children’s Church Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

Christian Child Day Care Monday-Friday 5:30 am – 6 p.m.

Hosanna Lutheran Church (ELCA) Living, loving and serving as Jesus did... so that all may know him.

9300 Scandia Tr. N. Forest Lake (651) 464-5502 www.hosannaforestlake.net Linda Friesen, Lead Pastor Jen Collins, Associate Pastor Sept-May Worship Schedule Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

In Great Hall (lower level) Wednesday (thru Apr) 6:00 p.m. in Garden Chapel (upper level)

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

Sunday School 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Maranatha Church Chisago Lakes Campus 10963 Lake Blvd. (Hwy 8) Chisago City (651) 257-8605 Pastor Bill Headley Worship service Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday service 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Fellowship at 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Franconia (651) 465-7345 Sunday Mass: 9:15 a.m.

Father John Drees Three miles north on Hwy. 95 from Hwy. 97.

West on Redwing 1/4 mile.

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

St. Anne’s, Somerset 5 p.m.

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

St. Anne’s, Somerset 8 & 10 a.m.

St. Joseph’s, Osceola 10:30 a.m.

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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Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TROWBRIDGE PLUMBING Residential - Service - Remodel trowbridge_plumbing@hotmail.com THE ORIGINAL PRETTY GOOD GROCERY Open Mon. - Sat. 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. • Sun. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

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REAL ESTATE

Ross and Adam Brunfelt 12450 Morris Trail N, Marine-On-St. Croix

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Heated or Cold Space Available from 5x10 to 10x40 Hwy. 97, Ozark Ave. N.

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County will conduct household hazardous waste collection in Forest Lake Sept. 14 Washington County will have a satellite weekend household hazardous waste collection 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Forest Lake Transit Center, 19987 Fitzgerald Trail N., Forest Lake.

Satellite collections bring the services offered at the Washington County Environmental Center closer to

residents, making it more convenient and practical for them to recycle and dispose their household hazardous waste and electronics.

The final fall event will be 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Hugo Public Works Garage, 6900 137th St. N., Hugo.

Confidential document shredding will be available at all events.

In addition to the satellite collection events, there will be confidential paper shredding at the Washington County Environmental Center, Wednesdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: • Wednesday, Sept. 18; and • Wednesday, Nov. 6.

In addition to remote-site collections, the Washington County Environmental Center, 4039 Cottage Grove

Drive in Woodbury, provides residents with a free and convenient disposal option for household hazardous waste, electronics, and recyclables all year round.

It is open Tuesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The center accepts household hazardous waste, elec-

tronics, and recyclables. The center also has a Free Product Room, in which residents may browse the shelves and take home previously-owned products such as paint, stain, automotive supplies, household cleaners, and other products. All items taken to the Environmental Center are inspected to determine if they are usable products.

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GARAGE SALE - FRI 8/30 9-5,SAT 8/31 84, SUN 9/1 8-3. BACK TO SCHOOL SHOP! GIRLS/JUNIORS quality Name-Brand clothing all sizes, boys/women/ mens clothing.

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AUGUST 11 At 3:48 p.m. an accident on Nason Hill Road and Tanglewood Lane was reported.

AUGUST 13

At 11:45 a.m. an alarm sounded in the 22000 block of Meadowbrook.

At 5:47 p.m. a complaint about traffic in the 18000 block of Layton was received.

AUGUST 12

At 12:01 p.m. an alarm sounded on Judd Street.

AUGUST 17 At 10:34 a.m. a medical need in the 15000 block of St. Croix Trail was reported.

At 8:52 p.m. watercraft assistance was needed on the river.

City of Scandia

AUGUST 11 At 10:11 a.m. a complaint about a driver in the 18000 block of Layton was received.

At 10:26 a.m. public assistance was needed in the 20000 block of Manning.

At 7:27 a.m. a medical need in the 14000 block of Old Marine Trail was reported.

At 7:33 a.m. a complaint about a driver in the 12000 block of Scandia Trail was received.

At 9:45 a.m. a 911 line in the 19000 block of St. Croix Trail was abandoned.

At 9:55 a.m. a medical need in the 23000 block of Meadowbrook was reported.

At 2:36 p.m. a civil dispute in the 13000 block of Mayberry was reported.

At 8:51 p.m. a 911 line in the 23000 block of Paris was abandoned.

AUGUST 13 At 5:59 until 7:13 a.m. three complaints about traffic in the 18000 block of Layton were received.

At 8:17 a.m. and again at 4:39 p.m. an ordinance violation in the 14000 block of 237th was reported.

At 4:10 p.m. an ordinance violation I the 11000 block of 189th was reported.

At 6:23 p.m. a disturbance in the 22000 block of Perkins was reported.

At 7:08 p.m. a complaint about an animal in the 15000 block of 220th was received.

At 7:25 p.m. public assistance was needed in the 19000 block of Parkview Lane.

AUGUST 14 At 4:48 a.m. a medical need in the 22000 block of Kirk Avenue was reported.

At 6:53 and at 7:02 a.m.

two complaints about traffic on Layton were received.

At 10:06 a.m. a complaint about goings on at Big Marine Lake Boat Landing North was received.

At 12:35 p.m. an alarm sounded in the 14000 block of Oakhill.

At 1:48 p.m. a scam was reported in the 13000 block of 188th.

At 1:49 p.m. an ordinance violation in the 19000 block of Layton was reported.

At 1:58 p.m. an accident on Scandia Trail and Lofton was reported.

At 3:57 p.m. a complaint about an animal on Olinda and Parrish was received.

At 6:25 p.m. a complaint about parking in the 21000 block of Olinda was received.

At 7:10 p.m. a complaint about traffic in the 14000 block of Oakhill was

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At 7:28 p.m. a driver in the 15000 block of Scandia Trail was stopped for a traffic violation.

AUGUST 15 At 10:51 a.m. a medical need in the 12000 block of 182nd was reported.

At 12:39 p.m. a complaint about an animal on Oakhill and St. Croix Trail was received.

At 1:16 p.m. suspicious activity in the 16000 block of 220th was reported.

At 4:09 p.m. a civil dispute in the 18000 block of Layton was reported.

AUGUST 16 At 7:25 a.m. a complaint about parking on 228th and Lofton was received.

At 8:36 a.m. a traffic hazard on Mayberry and Manning was reported.

At 11:24 a.m. a complaint about a driver on Scandia and Manning trails

was received.

At 2:49 p.m. public assistance was needed in the 18000 block of Olinda.

At 3 p.m. an alarm sounded in the 12000 block of Mayberry.

At 7:51 p.m. public assistance was needed in the 19000 block of Manning.

AUGUST 17 At 1:43 p.m. a complaint about traffic on Scandia and Manning trails was received.

At 4:20 p.m. a civil dispute in the 18000 block of Layton was reported.

At 4:39 p.m. public assistance was needed in the 21000 block of Ozark.

At 4:55 p.m. public assistance was needed at Big Marine Lake.

At 9:15 p.m. a complaint about a driver in the 19000 block of St. Croix Trail was received.

2nd Annual Scandia Heritage Alliance Progressive Dinner The Scandia Heritage Alliance is hosting its 2nd Annual Progressive Dinner on Saturday, September 28, 2019. This event is promoted, supported and carried out by members of our community – and we want you!

Join in the fun, share stories, eat good food, meet some new people, and support this community-centric event.

Mayor Christine Maefsky and Scandia Heritage Alliance board member commented that “Last year’s Progressive Dinner, our first, was a great success with over 70 total participants. The dinner was both a fundraising effort for the public restoration of Scandia’s historic Water Tower Barn, and an opportunity for Scandia neighbors to gather together and enjoy the wonderful community we have. Last year, at the final course of the night, one neighbor commented to me that he now had a whole new appreciation for Scandia and the people who live here. I agreed, and now look forward to adding to that appreciation with this year’s dinner.”

A progressive dinner is a dinner party with successive courses prepared and eaten at the residences of different hosts. Your evening will begin with appetizers, followed by soup or salad, then the main course, ending with dessert at Gammelgarden.

There are three opportunities and levels of participation available, including: 1) hosting one of the courses; 2) providing a dessert; or 3) participating in the progressive dinner. Tickets are $25 per person if you host a course; $35 per person if you provide a dessert; or $45 per person if you participate only.

If you have questions, please contact Susan at 651233-0267 or ScandiaHeritageAlliance@gmail.com Registration due by September 7 to: Scandia Heritage Alliance, PO Box 159, Scandia, MN 55073 – or – online at www.ScandiaHeritageAlliance2019. brownpapertickets.com

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