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Winter revelries planned in Scandia, Marine

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

As northern latitudes head into the dark and cold, visionaries in Scandia and Marine are giving new cause to revel in the season, with a small forest’s worth of trimmed trees, a lighting festival, bonfires and treats.

Enchanted forest Thirty trees are headed for downtown Marine, courtesy of St. Croix Chocolate Co. and Krueger’s Christmas Tree Farm of Lake Elmo. The trees will be decorated by local businesses and organizations as a kick off

to Shop Small Saturday, Nov. 24.

The idea came from chocolatier Robyn Dochterman, co-owner of St. Croix Chocolate Co. “The concept is kind of, let’s put up an enchanted forest and have people explore it,” Dochterman told Marine council members Nov. 8. “There will be signs by each tree so that people who might not be familiar with the businesses or organizations can learn about them.”

City officials gave the idea a warm response, approving the use of Gazebo Park and encouraging Dochterman to decorate a living pine on the property, possibly with help from Helke’s Tree

Service.

“It’s a draw,” said Councilman Bill Miller. “One thing the council can help out with is to draw people downtown.”

The trees will stand through the Christmas season.

Vinterlights!

Scandia will hold its first Vinterlights! festival the following day, Nov. 25.

The event is named for a 4:30 p.m. lighting ceremony, when the Scandia Community Center, Elim Lutheran Church and Gammelgården Museum SEE REVELRIES, PAGE 2

Ghost of forests yet to come

Photographer captures American West

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Horses striding across wide-open terrain. Men and women in cowboy hats. Leather saddles and rugged self-reliance.

For one St. Croix Valley photographer, these icons of the American West are more than a legend.

Often, they’ve been the subject of her work.

“I love the ranch life,” said Beverly VanDell.

“I get really inspired as soon as I get out West and the roads are open and there are cowboys.”

A professional photographer, VanDell made visits westward for more than a decade, documenting the activities of ranchers for their websites and other communication materials. During each visit, she took thousands of photos as she captured the everyday lives of her subjects over the course of a week.

“Now I have this beautiful body of work,” she said, “and many of the photographs haven’t really been seen before.”

Depicting ranch life

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Scandia will celebrate the first Vinterlights! festival Sunday, Nov. 25.

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Through this series of timeless photos, she has visibly portrayed her love for the West.”

The work of both artists will be on display at an opening reception Friday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m.

In addition to the

The next time you find yourself in a nearby forest, look around. There’s a good chance your grandchildren, standing in that same place decades from now, will see a different sight.

Perhaps a forest filled with dead trees. Perhaps one emptied by fire.

SUBMITTED Minnesota’s cliMarine resident and mate is migrating University of Minnesota north, according to Peter Reich, who professor Peter Reich will talk about the will speak on the future of Minnesota’s topic Nov. 29 at the forests at the Marine Marine Communilibrary, Nov. 29. ty Library.

Reich, a Regents professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Forest Resources, has been tracking weather patterns in Minnesota and around the world for decades. Based on weather records from around the state over the last 100 to 140 years, he estimates that the local climate has migrated some 75 miles north in the last 50 years.

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BEVERLY VANDELL

For St. Croix Valley photographer Beverly VanDell, icons of the American West are more than a legend. Often, they’ve been the subject of her work.

in mostly golden tones, the photos will be on display at the Judd Street Exchange throughout December.

VanDell is hosted by her sister, Mary Jo Van Dell, a Marine-based painter and founder of the Judd Street Exchange.

“I’m excited to be collaborating with my sister on this event and featuring her beautiful work at the Judd Street Exchange.” said Mary Jo. “Beverly is a talented photographer that has no fear of getting in the heart of the action at the ranches she shoots.

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PHOTOGRAPHER: American West

FORESTS: Reich to speak at library, Nov. 29 FROM PAGE 1

The West: Photographs by Beverly VanDell

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opening, Mary Jo Van Dell Studio and The Judd Street Exchange will participate in Riverfrost, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2. (See additional Riverfrost coverage on page 1).

When: Opening reception Friday, Nov. 30, 5 to 8 p.m. Work on display throughout December.

Where: Judd Street Exchange (101 Judd Street, above the Marine General Store) Details: Photographs of the American West

by Beverly VanDell and paintings by Mary Jo Van Dell.

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“Really, it’s just a bit of mathematics to look at the climate that existed in Mankato in 1890 and track temperatures, rainfall and how the average climate has changed,” he said.

There have always been statistical outliers, he noted. During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, the weather was hotter and drier for a time.

But over the last half century, the climate that used to be normal for southern Minnesota, say Mankato, now sits outside Reich’s home in Marine on St. Croix.

“That doesn’t require understanding causes,” Reich noted. “That’s strictly the climate record in Minnesota. Records show the climate has changed considerably and it’s moving north.

“There’s nothing political about the weather,” he added. “It’s hard not to notice when you have four 100-year floods in five years. Climate change isn’t just that it’s going to be a couple degrees warmer.

The weather will be more extreme, a combination of more floods, droughts, heat waves and floods.”

Reich might not wear a black hooded cloak a la Dickens’ Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, but his purpose is the same.

He offers a glimpse into the grim future with the hope it will never come to pass.

The local climate, he believes, could shift 100 to 200 miles further north in the next 50 years.

What does that mean for the trees?

“Because trees are long lived, they’re somewhat well adapted to some climate change,” he said, “at least the kind that happened before humans. But it’s changing so fast now. A lot of the trees in Marine are at their southern limit. With increased heat waves and drought we’ll see increased mortality, more disease and insect infestation.

“You might have 50 to 200 years where the forests die off with no regeneration of new trees before new species can move in.

There could be more fuel for wild fires.”

There’s not as much risk in Marine as in a forested wilderness like the Boundary Waters, he noted.

“Iconic northern forests — with spruce, pine, fir — aren’t going to look like that

in the future. They might look pretty bedraggled for awhile. A best-case scenario is they’ll start to look like a forest in southeastern Minnesota. A worse scenario is that the weather will be more conducive to fire, and forests that are dying have more fuel.”

The story of the forests is a proxy for what will happen for natural systems around the world, according to Reich. But it doesn’t have to end in destruction.

“There will be more severe weather than we can cope with and lots of social and economic damage,” he said. “It’s in our economic best interest to fix this. The good news is, we don’t have to wait for 100 years for a technological fix. We have the technology now: renewable energy, better insulation, changing how we get around.

“Corporations and individuals are already ahead of the government on these things. But eventually it will take some government policy to really push things forward.”

What can the average global citizen do to help?

“For now, buy a more fuel efficient furnace or car. Drive less. Make sure our politicians do what’s best for the environment and economy in the future.

“The apolitical thing to do is to slow down and stop climate change because we really can’t adapt that well in the long run.”

Whichever ending humans choose, the trees, perhaps by their absence, will tell the story.

Earth, Wind, Fire, and Climate Change: What’s the future for our forests?

Peter Reich will explain Minnesota’s changing climate and the impacts on forests. He’ll also address climate change impacts globally and what you can do to help.

When: Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.

Where: Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street) Details: Free. Light refreshments will be served. Cosponsored by the Marine Community Library, Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails and Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center.

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will illuminate their Christmas-light displays.

The event, which runs from 4 to 6 p.m., also boasts cold-weather re-

freshments and a bonfire.

As previously reported in the Messenger, the lighting festival is the combined effort of the Scandia-Marine Lions, Gammelgården and the

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City of Scandia. The idea grew, in part, as an offshoot of Elim Lutheran Church Foundation’s lighting displays at the corner of Oakhill Road and Olinda Trail. In addition, the city and Lions Club teamed up to buy $6,000 worth of holiday lights for the city streets.

Riverfrost Celebrations continue with treats, drinks and an evening campfire at Riverfrost in Marine, Dec. 1 and 2. Local businesses have coordinated their hours to make sure all are open. Additionally, they’ve pledged to offer specials to celebrate the season.

Conceived by artist Mary Jo Van Dell, who runs the Judd Street Exchange, and HWY North shop owner Emily Anderson, the event is designed to encourage holiday shoppers to buy handmade and locally crafted gifts. Other participating businesses include the Marine Cafe, General Store, Surf Yogurt and the Brookside Bar and Grill.

Event hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2.

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NOVEMBER 29 The future of our forests Come to the Marine Community Library Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. for ‘Earth, Wind, Fire, and Climate Change: What’s the future for our forests?” with Peter Reich.

Free. Light refreshments. Cosponsors: Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails and Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street); FFI: MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

DECEMBER 1 Riverfrost Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Marine on St. Croix: Riverfrost, an opportunity to celebrate and support our local businesses.

All businesses in the shopping district of Marine will be open and offering specials to celebrate the season. HWY North, Mary Jo Van Dell and the Judd Street Exchange, St. Croix Chocolate Co., Marine

Cafe, The General Store, Surf Yogurt, and The Brookside Bar and Grill.

There will be treats, a tree and a fire to gather by.

DECEMBER 4 Tri-County DFL Senior Caucus Luncheon If you reside in eastern Anoka, southern Chisago or northern Washington County the Tri-County CFL Senior Caucus Luncheon will be at Vannelli’s by the Lake, 55 Lake St. So., Forest Lake, at 12:30 p.m.

Lunch may be ordered from the menu or enjoy one of their specials (As always, you’re not obligated to order.)

DECEMBER 11 Simple, real food Tuesday, Dec. 11, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at HWY North (51 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix): The subject of good nutrition seems especially timely as we head into the holiday season. Join Bre Marsel, a registered dietitian and local new

mom to learn, or relearn, what it means to eat whole, real, natural foods. In our busy lives, it often seems easiest to pick up the phone and order carryout or to pop a frozen dinner into the microwave. But will the convenience you are feeling now be convenient later as you face potential health concerns? Come to learn, share and begin to apply simple and stress-free ways to incorporate real foods into your lifestyle.

Beverages and healthy snacks are provided!

DECEMBER 13 DFL East Metro Senior Caucus Tim Nolan will be the feature speaker at the Thurs., December 13, meeting of the DFL East Metro Senior Caucus, 11:30 a.m. at Sgt.Pepper’s Bar and Grill (930 Helena Ave. N. Oakdale). He will speak on “A personal journey of Health and Wellness.” All are welcome to attend. Participants buy their own

lunch and are eligible for a door prize.

DECEMBER 15 Succulent potting party Friday, Dec. 15, 5 to 8 p.m. at HWY North (51 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix): Bring your friends and join local gardener Laurel Smith to pot up some succulents for yourself or for gifts. Plan on having a ton of fun on this fantastic ladies night out in Marine on St. Croix!

Alcoholics Anonymous

Annie’s Coffee Party

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

Three course coffee party. Reservations are required and close the Wednesday of the week of the event. Please call 651-433-5054 to inquire about available space.

FFI: gammelgardenmuseum.org/events. Nov. 10, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. • Dec. 1, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. • Dec. 8, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Tri-County Seniors (50+) DFL Luncheon Meeting

Stillwater support group for families

(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. For more information email: ckgenz@msn.com or call 763-227-7536.

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.

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 typically include a presentation by a professional or award-winning photographer, followed by more casual time for discussion. Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

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

The free group is sponsored by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Trained facilitators who are also in recovery lead NAMI Connection groups. The group meets the first and third Mondays of each month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Episcopal Church of the Ascension Office (215 North 4th St., Stillwater). FFI: Call Diane at 651-724-0977 or NAMI at 651-645-2948.

Forest Lake FFA named Three Star Chapter for 2018 Forest Lake’s Future Farmers of America chapter has been recognized as a “Three Star Chapter” in 2018 by the National FFA Organization. This is the highest star rating that a chapter can earn and places the Forest Lake FFA among the top third of all chapters in the United States.

The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasizes growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership.

Five chapter members traveled to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis to be recognized for this honor. The group was part of the record-breaking crowd at this year’s convention which welcomed 69,944 student members, teachers, alumni and guests. Chapter attendees participated in motivational

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Forest Lake FFA members (left to right) Rachel Roers, Maria Andeson, Rebecca Anderson, Madison Carpenter and Emma Newcomb traveled to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Oct. 23-27.

sessions, personal development workshops and career success activities.

All-star FFA chapters receive honors made possible by corporate sponsor John Deere.

“Feeding some 9 billion people by midcentury brings with it unprecedented challenges for today’s farmers,” said

Amy Allen, manager, national corporate contributions for John Deere. “The skills and experiences learned though the National Chapter Award Program will help meet the critical needs.”

Additionally, Amanda Stafford (2016 graduate) earned her American FFA Degree. Sponsored by Case IH, Elanco

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To be eligible, FFA members must have earned and productively invested $10,000 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they start, own or hold a professional position in an existing agricultural enterprise.

Recipients must also complete 50 hours community service and demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and civic involvement. Stafford is a student at Southwest Minnesota State University where she is majoring in Agricultural Education and Philosophy.

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The organization is also supported by 344,239 alumni members in 2,051 alumni chapters throughout the U.S.

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Look me in the eye

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wo weeks ago, I shared my thoughts about trying to bridge the widening partisan divide in our nation. In the week that followed, I was contacted by two readers: one conservative, the other progressive who were able to agree on at least one thing — I was naïve and had missed the mark.

I also had a revelation reading essays in the Nov. 5 issue of Time magazine on the issue of partisanship and I’d like to share a few thoughts with you.

In TIME, National Review writer David French said “This fall, a group called More in Common released a comprehensive survey America’s “hidden tribes,” Publisher of seeking to understand the sources of American polarization. It Tom Stangl concluded that much of America’s political anger was driven by what it called “the wings,” which are flanked by the 8 percent of Americans who are “progressive activists” and the 6 percent who are “devoted conservatives.”

“The members of the tribes on each end of the spectrum share some common characteristics.

“They’re disproportionately white, they’re well off, and they’re intensely engaged in politics— roughly twice as likely to list politics as a “hobby” than the average American. They’re motivated.

They have means. And they focus many of those resources and much of that energy opposing a political enemy they view as truly dangerous.

“This is a moment of profound historic importance. For the blessed, privileged class of Americans, the challenge is clear. A mass cultural crisis demands a mass cultural response. And if loathing for the distant partisan motivates us more than love for the close neighbor, I’d argue that we’re failing that test. That is the hate that will ultimately shame us all.”

In TIME, U.S. Military veteran and author Phil Klay wrote “…Civility is a style of argument that implicitly welcomes response. It is a display of respect and tolerance, which make(s) clear that you are engaging in a conversation, not delivering a last word. Unlike contempt, which generally seems less about your targets than about creating an ugly spectacle for your own partisans to enjoy, a civil argument is a plea to all fellow citizens to respond, even if in opposition. It invites the broader body of concerned citizens to fill in the gaps of my knowledge, to correct the flaws in my argument, and to continue to deliberate in a rapidly changing world. “…Clearly, stoking rage and contempt in the public square can work. It excites us. It gives us courage to act in the face of uncertainty. If instead of hesitating before the other and acknowledging that we do not fully know them or their motives or the extent of their virtues and vices, we reduce them to the least charitable caricature possible.

Then we feel on certain ground. But we're never on certain ground. And while abandoning a process of thoughtful deliberation can win you power, what it can never do is give you the hope of using that power wisely.”

Want to make a change? Turn off the cable news, take a break from pontificating in the social media town square.

We need to connect, eye to eye, with those we disagree. We need to listen and hear one another.

I truly don’t care if this is seen as being naïve, I know it to be true. Humans need validation. Validation can lead to understanding. Understanding is the only path to change.

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.

Thanks for reading; I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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Elusive robot unicorn carries lesson in gift giving

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t all started with a robot unicorn. You know, the kind with pink hooves, huge eyes, rainbows for eyebrows and, of course, the requisite alicorn.

It might sound like pure fantasy, but it’s a very real toy. And that was what my niece wanted for her birthday.

So I set out to find one. This is not the kind of thing one finds just anywhere.

No. In fact, they Editor can’t be found in Suzanne Lindgren any store at all. Rare and elusive, BuildA-Bot Unicorn Robots live only in warehouses in undisclosed locations, accessible via a singular portal: Target.com.

And if you forget to order one until a few days before the birthday party, shipping will cost nearly as much as the $20 dollar toy. But one can’t attend a 6-year-old child’s birthday party without a gift. Or worse, one she doesn’t like.

Yes, I ordered the bot, paid extra for rush delivery, and vowed never to wait until the last minute again.

And now, dear reader, after a happy Thanksgiving, the Christmas shopping season is nigh. Even though I don’t consider myself the materialistic sort, I’m not about to deprive the children of the holiday’s toys, noise, song and feasting — all those things that so bothered the legendary Grinch who, in the end, did not steal Christmas. So in search of gifts suitable for nieces and nephews ages infant to teen I will go.

I’m using that unicorn robot experience to justify what might seem at first glance to be pricy local gifts. A pile of new books or a gift certificate to the local ski hill will seem like a bargain considering what I spent on several pieces of garish plastic headed for the dump in a year, if that.

Just as importantly, I’d prefer that my dollars help sustain people in our community than evaporate into the void of the internet.

According to the American Independent Business Alliance, when we purchase from an independent local business, 48 percent of each dollar recirculate into the local economy.

While that number might not seem extremely impressive, when we buy from a chain store the figure drops to 14 percent. Internet? The AIBA didn’t list a figure, but I’d be willing to bet it’s close to zero.

Shopping locally is a popular concept that’s been gaining traction for years. And although I may be preaching to the choir, I do want to reinforce that it has a very real and positive impact on our communities.

It might, however, require not asking any children what they would like for Christmas. From here on out, all gift requests must be filtered through parents — or Santa Claus.

Rare and elusive, these unicorn robots live only in warehouses in undisclosed locations.

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Thankful for Veggies

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ven though winter is upon us, we can still eat fresh veggies. That’s amazing! I don’t know about you, but I’m very thankful for the fresh vegetables and fruits we have available when we live in a cold climate half the year.

I try to imagine what it was like for our ancestors, parents, or great-grandparents to make meals or go without fresh fruits and vegetables for so long. I remember having many conversations with my grandmother about the first time she ate a banana or saying how exciting it was to eat Wild Chow green lettuce during the winter— something she couldn’t do when Lisa Erickson she was growing up. She always brought it up at dinnertime. I know she was trying to get me to eat my vegetables, but I loved hearing about the olden days.

Thinking about how food arrived on my plate was fascinating, and still is.

I’m coming to the end of my summer garden SEE ERICKSON, PAGE 8

Mystery letter Could A.J. have been right for a change?

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s Iris Long sat in her seat in the back row of the Lutheran contemporary service, her mind was moving in several different directions at once. Raymond Cooper, seated ten seats to her left on the opposite end of the row, was obviously uncomfortable.

She could sense something wasn’t going according to plan.

Standing behind Columnist her, just inside the entrance to the Kevin Slimp fellowship hall, Marvin Walsh was noticeably upset as he talked with someone on the other side of

the door. It was as if Marvin was trying to coerce someone into the building, but Iris couldn’t quite make out his words as the seventh chorus of “Mighty is Our God� burst from the electronic piano located on the platform directly in front of the congregation.

Her mind raced between watching Raymond from the corner of her eye, attempting to make out what was being said behind her, and thinking back to a letter she received from A.J. Fryerson just before his disappearance.

A.J. had been missing for two months. Iris couldn’t help but think whatever was going on with Raymond and Marvin was somehow related to A.J. Fryerson.

After all, Raymond had spent several hours railing against

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Water Temperature Set Too High: Invest in a tankless water heater or decrease summer water temperature & bump it up in the winter.

Leaky Windows & Doors: Upgrade older inefficient windows or caulk around windows & put rubber seal around doors.

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Mayor Dick Bland, and Chief of Police Dibble during the previous week. Raymond blamed the two public servants for not providing answers to citizens who feared for their own safety following the disappearance.

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The speech by Mayor Bland on Friday, assailing those who were creating panic about A.J.’s

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on most newer installations and so we generally believe that a pump is the issue at hand).

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Share Your Financial Abundance with Your Family Thanksgiving is almost here. Of course, the idea behind this holiday is to share what we have with our loved ones.

But if you want your family to participate in your abundance, you will need to look beyond one day in November Doran O’Brien, AAMSŽ and follow a detailed plan of action.

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The leak needs to be repaired, but you are unaware of the problem, until it worsens.

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Keeping up on your repairs will help eliminate multiple codes that can steer you in the wrong direction. Today’s vehicles have several computers all communicating with each other. They will turn off features in other systems when one of them sees a problem. Who would have thought your vehicle could be so complicated?

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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: Steady Stock.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 11413 Halstead Trail, Woodbury, MN 55129.

3. The complete name and street address of all persons conducting business under the assumed name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Robert William Meyer, 11413 Halstead Trail, Woodbury, MN 55129.

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

Dated October 29, 2018.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

Published in The Country Messenger November 14 and November 21, 2018 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWNSHIP OF MAY

WASHINGTON COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of May Planning Commission will be conducting a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter. The Public Hearing will be conducted at the May Town Hall located at 13939 Norell Avenue North. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to consider ordinance amendment related to attached garages requiring physical attachment and including a maximum size to the Town Code. All interested parties are encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. Verbal and written testimony regarding the proposed ordinance will be accepted during this Public Hearing. Additional information regarding the ordinance can be obtained by contacting the Town of May, P.O. Box 60, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota 55047 or by calling (651) 439-1706.

Dated this 12th day of November, 2018.

Linda M. Tibbetts Town Clerk Town of May Published in The Country Messenger November 21 and November 28, 2018 CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME AMENDMENT TO ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Hammer-Schlagen.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 5865 Neal Ave. N. #113, Stillwater, MN 55082.

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: WRB, Inc., 5865 Neal Ave. N. #113, Stillwater, MN 55082.

4. This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed Name File Number: 724431600026. Originally filed on Jan. 6, 2014.

5. 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: Jim Martin.

Dated October 25, 2018.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Let’s Play Hammer-Schlagen.

2. The address of the principal place of business: 5865 Neal Ave. N. #113, Stillwater, MN 55082.

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: WRB, Inc., 5865 Neal Ave. N. #113, Stillwater, MN 55082.

4. This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed Name File Number: 216908. Originally filed on Jan. 26, 1999.

5. 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: Jim Martin.

Dated October 25, 2018.

Filed with the State of Minnesota.

Published in The Country Messenger November 21 and November 28, 2018

Published in The Country Messenger November 21 and November 28, 2018

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME AMENDMENT TO ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333

TOWN of MAY WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Ordinance No. 2018-02 AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE TOWN’S FEE SCHEDULE AS CONTAINED IN THE MAY TOWN CODE, CHAPTER 13 “FEES AND DEPOSITS” Section 1. Findings WHEREAS, the Town of May maintains a set of fees, escrow deposits and the like in Chapter 13 “FEES AND DEPOSITS” of its Town Code; and WHEREAS, from time to time the May Town Board reviews those fees and deposits and makes updates when conditions indicate changes are needed; and WHEREAS, the May Town Board, along with its consultants, has recently reviewed all fees and deposits contained in Chapter 13, and has agreed to a number of changes, as follows: 1. An increase in the Protection Escrow for Blacktop Roads 2. Change the “step” penalties for animal control incidents to be the actual fees charged for Animal Control and Animal Shelter 3. Increase the Removal Bond amount for Communication Towers 4. Modest increase in the escrow for variances 5. Increase the fee for Grading Permits issued by the Engineer 6. Significant increases in the escrows for subdivisions 7. Increase the escrow for Road Vacation applications 8. Institute a two level escrow for Lot Line Adjustments; basic / complex 9. Increase the hourly rate for Clerk and Treasurer time charged to escrows 10. Eliminate fees associated with road crew work

11. Institute a fee for “Not Sufficient Funds” or returned checks WHEREAS, these changes and all fees and deposits are contained in a new Chapter 13 as attached hereto.

Section 2. Code Amendment NOW THEREFORE THE MAY TOWN BOARD does hereby adopt Chapter 13 “FEES AND DEPOSITS” as attached, to replace existing Chapter 13 of the May Town Code, and directs its replacement to the published May Town Code as well the Town Code file on the Town’s web site, and further directs its publication according to law.

Section 3. Effective Date This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and publication according to law.

Section 4. Severability If any part of this ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, this shall not invalidate any other section, provision or part thereof.

BY ROLL CALL VOTE OF THE MAY TOWN BOARD: ADAMS YES; PAZLAR YES; VOEDISCH YES; THIS ORDINANCE IS HEREBY ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018.

William K. Voedisch Board Chair Linda M. Tibbetts Town Clerk

A full copy of this ordinance, including the updated fee schedule, can be found on the townofmay.org website or by contacting the clerk at 651-4391706.

Published in The Country Messenger November 21, 2018

ERICKSON: Giving thanks for veggies, farmers, grocers and grandmas with veggie cheese chips FROM PAGE 5

produce supply. What remains is now limp and unappealing. I’m off to the grocery store to stock up!

I am very thankful for grocers, truckers, farmers northern and southern, airplanes, grandmothers, and so much more! How about you? What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Veggie Cheese Chips Serves 4 | 425°F | Prep time: 30 minutes |

Bake time: 20 minutes 1 red pepper 1 zucchini 1 cup cauliflower florets 1 large carrot cooking spray 1 cup flour 2 cups garlic croutons, crushed 1 cup Parmesan cheese 2 eggs 1 -12 ounce jar prepared arrabbiata sauce or good quality ranch salad dressing

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1. Preheat oven to 425. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Lightly oil a wire rack and place on the parchment-lined sheet. Set aside.

2. Crush the croutons in a food processor or in a bag with a rolling pin; set aside.

3. Thinly slice (about ¼ inch) zucchini, carrots, peppers, and cauliflower.

Sprinkle with salt and set aside for 15 minutes. Drain juice from veggies and pat dry with a paper towel. Toss vegeta-

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4. In a shallow bowl, combine croutons and cheese. In another bowl whisk the eggs. Dip each floured veggie chip in the egg, then in the crouton and cheese mixture. Press the mixture onto the veggie chips and place on wire rack.

Spray veggie chips lightly with cooking spray.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until chips are golden brown and crispy. Serve with arrabiata sauce or ranch dressing.

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County Board approves comments on draft comprehensive plans for several cities, township The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved comments Nov. 13 prepared by county staff following review of the draft comprehensive plans for a number of cities and a township within the county.

All local governments within the seven-county metropolitan region must prepare a comprehensive plan and update that plan every 10 years. The Metropolitan Council is charged with reviewing local comprehensive plans. Before formally submitting local comprehensive plan updates to the Met Council, local governments must provide adjacent and

affected jurisdictions the opportunity to review and comment on the draft plan during a mandatory sixmonth review period. Comprehensive plans must be submitted to the Met Council by Dec. 31.

The County Board approved comments for the City of Willernie, the City of Forest Lake, the City of Marine on St. Croix, the City of Pine Springs, and Denmark Township.

The plans guide future housing, transportation systems, use of water resources, parks and trails, and plans to encourage recycling and other efforts to increase sustainability in the communities.

SLIMP: Mystery Letter: Could A.J.have been right for a change?

FROM PAGE 5

disappearance with no evidence to suggest foul play, was an obvious attack aimed at his nemesis and former political opponent, Raymond Cooper.

Iris had a hunch the meeting between Cooper, Walsh and Earl Goodman, which she unwittingly glimpsed while passing the radio station Saturday morning, had something to do with the mayor’s speech and Fryerson.

Her mind traveled back to Saturday morning, as she stood in the entrance to the Hoffbrau, just out of sight of the conspirators as they parted ways. She could still hear Marvin shout, “See you in church!” knowing all along Cooper and Walsh weren’t regular churchgoers.

Iris hadn’t told anyone about the letter. A.J. penned letters to the editor every week. Sometimes he would write two or three in a week. Never mailing them, he

would drop them off at the newspaper office to save himself the 32 cents postage.

She remembered the last time she saw Fryerson. He came by the office early in the morning, as was his practice. Iris often imagined he sat up most of the night to create his latest chef-d’oeuvre.

A.J. seemed especially irritated on that particular morning. Don’t misunderstand, he was always irritated. But Iris hadn’t seen Fryerson this agitated since his infamous letter-writing feud with Chief Dibble years earlier.

A.J. always seemed to have a comment to add when dropping off his letters. She remembered his initial missive after Buford Levitt installed new pumps at the town’s only gas station. After dropping his envelope on the Hometown News front counter, he muttered, “That will teach Buford Levitt to steal money from me. He’ll think twice before messing with A.J. Fryerson again.”

Iris didn’t print all of A.J.’s letters. Most readers probably don’t realize newspaper publishers are liable for information appearing in a letter to the editor. Whenever Fryerson wrote something that could get Hometown News in hot water with the courts, Iris would file the letter in her “not used” folder. Thanks to A.J., that folder had grown to several folders.

Iris began to feel the ache in her legs as the congregation sang their third “praise song” of the morning. “Don’t Lutherans ever sit?” she mumbled to herself.

Iris thought back to Fryerson’s final letter which began, “Dear Editor: If other citizens had suffered the way I’ve suffered, thanks to our chief of police and mayor, they would have left this town a long time ago. As for me, I will stay as long as I have breath in my body.”

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AREA CHURCHES Ascension Episcopal 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

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: 8 and 9:30 a.m.

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.

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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

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

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.

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.

Lord of the Lakes

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Fellowship at 11 a.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.

River Valley Christian Church

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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.

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.

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A Deer Hunting Love Story

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ou would have thought that Rick and Mel had first met on a deer trail and that Rick Marr proposed near a buck rub, and then they planned their life together as they strolled along a scrape line. No matter how you look at it, it all adds up to two people being in love with each other and deer hunting.

Rick loves his bow and arrows while Mel (Melissa) Nash loves her crossbow and bolts.

Who loves what the most: each other, big bucks, crossbow, compound bow, arrows or bolts? It looks like only time being married or spent in a ladder stand will tell.

After accepting his proposal, the deer season was upon them. Spending time together on deer hunting propersetting up trail cams and figuring Wild River ties, out how to get in the woods as life, work and children took time away.

Trails Whenever opportunities arose it was Jim Bennett drop what you’re doing and get in that ladder stand. Remember this is a love d love l story and stories have ways of creating miracles and happy endings!

It was a Sunday afternoon. Rick and son Jackson were watching the Packers on TV when Rick had this crazy feeling that he had to hunt. He jumped off the couch, out of his PJs and into his hunting clothes. He called Mel and was soon in the stand on his 5 acres that butts up to lots of public land along the St. Croix River.

What happened next was just a whirlwind of events starting with this huge buck that had not shown up on any trail cams attacking Rick’s Glendale Buck, a full bodied archery target and deer decoy.

Rick said, “I watched it destroy the Glendale Buck. It was in pieces scattered around the yard. As the bruiser wandered off I let out a mouth bleat. All of sudden the giant turns around and heads back towards me. I didn’t have a shot because of thick brush until he stopped in a spot with an opening where I could get a shot through, about the size of a basketball. I tried pulling back but I was shaking too much. I let off, took some deep breaths and pulled back again and made the perfect shot.”

Miracle number 2 of the Deer Hunting Love Story started out on a hunting property near Chetek. Mel told me, “I decided that I wanted to get out on the property down in St. Croix County. We fell in love with this place, an old farmhouse on 20 acres, purchased it to fix up and live there after we get married next year. We knew there was also a really big buck there that had shown up on our trail camera that all of the neighbors were after. I made it to the stand with an hour to hunt that day!”

Mel said, “I decided I was going to take the first doe that came by and they began to pop out of the woods as soon as I got there. There must have been 10 of them.

With only about 15 minutes left, I pulled up on a couple doe but I had this feeling to wait for the buck. Thirty seconds later he appeared on the edge of the field and came right out to the doe I had just pulled up on. The doe spooked and ran off and the buck followed. I followed the buck in my scope until he stopped. That was when I pulled the trigger on my crossbow and let it rip.

I heard this loud thud and saw a branch moving right in front of me where I had just shot. My heart sank. I had hit a limb. I had just missed the biggest buck in my life.”

Rick was on the scene in no time. Looking at where Mel had shot from and where the buck had been standing. Piecing the puzzle together, Rick expanded his search and found blood but not enough to track. They decided to wait until the next morning and with Rick leading the way along with neighborly help they found the giant 40 yards away from where Mel had shot it. It had wandered back and the final page of the Deer Hunting Love Story was complete.

The short version of the Love Story: Rick and Mel meet, date for 7 months, fall in love and decide to get married. They buy a fixer-upper farm with deer and then each of them takes the biggest bucks of their lives in a 2-3 week period. That’s a Deer Hunting Love Story!

BY JESSICA ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The international popularity of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories was an amazing phenomenon in the literary world even during his lifetime. The main characters, the curious consulting detective and his diligent documenter, Dr. John Watson, clung to the psyche of Doyle’s initial audience, who demanded more and more of the pair. Although the 60 stories were written between 132 and 91 years ago, the characters still seem to resonate with and fascinate people all over the world. Its international success is proven by the fact that despite Doyle and his works’ ties to Scotland, Doyle’s birthplace, and London, the stories’ setting, the largest collection of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia is right here in Minnesota.

The craze all began with the publication of A Study in Scarlet, Doyle’s very first Sherlock Holmes story. Already a prolific writer, this novel made him instantly popular when it was published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. It is speculated to have been released on Nov. 21 of that year, just in time for the holiday season. Despite the seeming contrast of the festive publication and the murderous content, the public loved it immediately.

Housed at the Elmer L. Andersen University of Minnesota library, the Holmes collection is the largest of its kind in the world.

It consists of all kinds of materials that relate

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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NOVEMBER 12 At 8:36 a.m. a medical need on 2nd Street was reported.

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At 9:53 p.m. a domestic in the 14000 block of Oakhill Road was reported.

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NOVEMBER 13 At 3:35 p.m. a 911 line was abandoned on Judd Street.

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NOVEMBER 12 At 7:27 a.m. an officer assisted another agency

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At 8:19 p.m. harassment in the 23000 block of Pickett Avenue was reported.

NOVEMBER 14 At 12:16 a.m. suspicious activity in the 12000 block of Oakhill Road was reported.

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NOVEMBER 15 At 12:24 a welfare check was needed in the 12000

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NOVEMBER 12 At 6:09 and at 6:52 p.m. fraud was reported in the 14000 block of May Avenue.

NOVEMBER 15 At 10:03 a.m. and at 4:43 p.m. a medical need on Moonlight Bay was reported.

At 4:30 p.m. public assistance was needed on Ozark Trail and Otchipwe Avenue.

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to the characters of Doyle’s stories, even from adaptions and film productions, or to Doyle himself. They have several editions of the four novels and fifty-six short stories Doyle wrote about Holmes, most in English, but also translations in over 50 languages.

The university purchased the first items of the collection, a set of first editions of Doyle’s Holmes works, in 1974 from James C. Iraldi. Major contributions were also made by John Bennet Shaw and Mary and Philip Hench. Hench was a doctor working with the Mayo clinic and he and his wife collected some especially rare items, contributing greatly to the University’s collection. They donated around 1,800 books alone, plus periodicals and other material. Shaw’s collection, now part of the University’s, was about 9,000 books, with the addition of many other items.

Despite the success of Holmes and Watson in both the U.K. and the U.S. Doyle didn’t feel they were his best works. He wrote many works of non-fiction and over 240 fictional ones and often had to be persuaded to continue the adventures of the investigative duo. In 1893 Doyle wrote “The Final Problem,” one of the 58 short stories, in which he beloved detective is killed. All across London people were distraught, even going as far as wearing black arms bands as a show of mourning. Seven years later in an interview for Tit-Bits magazine Doyle said “I have never for an instant regretted the course I took in killing Sherlock.

That does not say, however, that because he is dead I should not write about him again if I wanted to, for there is no limit to the number of papers he left behind” (Christopher and Barbara Roden, xiii). Two years after this comment, in 1902, he released The Hound of the Baskervilles, igniting the flame of popularity once more.

With more than 60,000 items relating to the character of Sherlock Holmes it’s no surprise the U of M has the world’s largest collection. However, its location does come as a shock to many; even locals are often unaware. Although most of the collection in not available to view in a tour because it’s housed in underground vaults, anyone can request to view items in the library’s reading room. For fans of these classic stories many of the items housed there are exciting to learn about.

We’re lucky to have such unique and interesting collections accessible so close to home.

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