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Marine loses Toni Poletes

BY LARRY MARTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Antigone “Toni” Poletes, who ran the Marine Garage with her fiancé, John Ostlund, died peacefully at home at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, surrounded by her family. She was 56.

Her exuberant life inspired three calendars and a documentary film. Thousands were touched by her concern for others and her strong will to live.

Poletes and Ostlund met in 1998 at Wilkins Toyota in Inver Grove Heights, where she was working as a bookkeeper and he as a certified mechanic. They took over the Marine Garage in 2001.

Ostlund said, “She was originally diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer, and then she survived that. But then five years ago it came back on April first, of all things.

That’s a really cruel April Fool’s joke.

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little over five years ago they told Toni there was nothing they could do but send her home and make her comfortable.

And put her in hospice.

Of course she refused, so we went somewhere else — down to the U of M. And since that time both our daughters got married and then two grandchildren, so it’s been a pretty good run.”

Barb Ostlund, John Ostlund’s mother, said, “She knew everybody

that had cancer, and she just called and found out how they were. There’s a few that she called every day, and at the end she just took a lot of time with people. She counseled people. They said she was like an on-call psychologist. She kept track of them until the end. She went to most funerals — most every funeral. She didn’t have any hospice until the day before she died, because she said ‘I don’t believe in hospice. That isn’t in my language.’

She just thought all along that something will come along, and she always waited for that miracle cure.”

Friends created three humorous calendars to raise money for Poletes’ medical bills. The calendars were inspired by the British film Calendar Girls and featured Poletes’ friends mostly-nude, covered discreetly by accessories of their trades: the trainman’s lantern, the pastor’s pew, the polar SEE POLETES, PAGE 5

Marine council says goodbye to Mary Tomnitz

BY AUNDREA KINNEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

At July’s meeting, the Marine City Council accepted Mary Tomnitz’s resignation from her position as assistant city clerk. After eight years in the role, Tomnitz’s last day will be July 21. Her first day as city clerk treasurer for Taylors Falls will be July 22.

“We’re gonna miss this gal. She holds us together. She’s the glue, and good luck finding a replacement,” said Gerry Mrosla, chairman of the planning commission.

“I want to just thank Mary for her time covering the planning commission and the village task force meetings. … We appreciate your commitment to our community, so thank you very much,” said Councilmember Dan Willenbring.

The available position will be posted in the local newspaper as well as

the Minnesota League of Cities website. The opening for applications will close July 23. Interviews begin July 29. Second interviews begin August 4.

“As the planning commission chair said, it will be tough to replace you. I think that — well, we’re going to try,” said Councilmember Lon Pardun to Tomnitz.

Public Safety

Marine Public Safety is considering hiring Pine Technical College to take over their monthly training for about 80-85 percent of the months. It would be free to the city and held in Marine.

“The reason for it is our people have been doing a great job with training; we have a good training plan, but we’ve got some big changes coming our way. We’ve outlined four major issues that the department SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 2

There and back again WOOD THRUSH CONNECTS ST. CROIX VALLEY TO LATIN AMERICA

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Lions Scholarships The Scandia-Marine Lions awarded $25,750 in scholarships to area seniors and one veteran. Twenty-three scholarships were given to students graduating from Forest Lake High School, six from Stillwater High, three from Chisago Lakes and one from Hill Murray.

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In the forested calm of Warner Nature Center, tall oak, maple and aspen shade visitors. The combination of the trees’ shelter, understory and fallen leaves make the site welcoming to one visitor in particular: nesting wood thrush. With a population in decline since the 1980s, the songbird has captured the attention and imagination of researchers, who have begun tracking the species’ migration out of the St. Croix Valley and back again with lightweight tracking technology.

Until recently, documenting the migration route and winter home of a single bird was difficult, if not impossible. But with smaller-than-ever global positioning systems [GPSs], scientists can now identify the SEE WOOD THRUSH, PAGE 2

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Calandra Stanley checks the feathers on a male wood thrush at Warner Nature Center, July 12. This thrush did not have a geolocator, but Stanley took measurements and banded the bird.

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St. Paul teen drowns in St. Croix

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM

A 14-year-old girl from St. Paul drowned Sunday, July 12, after being drawn into deep water by the St. Croix River’s current south of Interstate Park.

The 911 call rang in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 3:21

p.m., according to a release from the sheriff’s office. County deputies responded with help from the Wisconsin DNR, National Park Service, Chisago County Sheriff’s Office, Interstate Divers, Dresser, Osceola, Franconia Township and St. Croix Falls Fire.

The dive team found and recovered the body of Taw Meh at 5:48

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According to the sheriff’s release, Meh was canoeing on the river with a sibling and friends when the group stopped at a sand bar. Meh ventured into the river, where the current swept her into deeper water.

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leadership and officers need to deal with over the next 18 months, and this would free up time,” Public Safety Chief David Denn said.

The four issues are: mandatory retirement age, department reorganization back to a single structure, Standard Operating Guidelines completed and updated, and a transition plan.

Joe Hogan, Kahl Loman, Matt Machesney and Anthony Mutter were approved by the city council as new proba-

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tionary members of the fire department. Brady Collins and Matt Thibodeau were approved as returning members.

Though public safety is accepting new members, they are proceeding cautiously because of the large amount of people currently on the roster.

As a demonstration of that caution, the fire department is not purchasing any more turnout gear. They are receiving used turnout gear from Stillwater Fire Department that will be serviceable for members not yet allowed into the

Financial Focus What Happens to My IRA After I’m Gone?

Contributing to an IRA can help you build some of the resources you will need to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But what happens to your IRA if you don’t use it up in your lifetime?

You can still put the IRA’s assets to good use — as long as you’ve made the right moves and communicated your wishes clearly to your family.

When you opened your IRA, you should have named a bene¿ciary — someone who will receive the IRA assets when you pass away. You could also name a contingent bene¿ciary if the ¿rst bene¿ciary dies before you. These bene¿ciary designations are important because they can supersede the instructions left in your will.

If you name your spouse as bene¿ciary of your IRA, he or she has options unavailable to other bene¿ciaries. Here are two possibilities: • Roll over assets into a new or an existing IRA — Your surviving spouse can roll over your IRA’s assets into his or her IRA or use the money to create a new IRA. And, as long as your spouse is eligible, he or she can then add new contributions to the IRA. This could be a good choice if your spouse won’t need the money right away and would like to keep it in a tax-advantaged account for as long as possible. Upon reaching age 70½, though, your spouse will likely need to start taking withdrawals (“required minimum distributions”), unless the inherited IRA was a Roth IRA. • Convert the assets to a Roth IRA — If you are leaving a traditional IRA to your spouse, he or she could roll over the assets into a new or an existing IRA and then convert the assets into a Roth IRA. This move gives your spouse at least two potential advantages. First, if certain requirements are met, no taxes are due on the withdrawals. Second, as mentioned above, no withdrawals are even required — your spouse can leave the money intact for as long as desired. However, taxes will be due on the amount converted to a Roth, so this conversion may only make sense if your spouse has enough assets available in a nonretirement account to pay the tax bill.

Thus far, we’ve just talked about your spouse as the bene¿ciary. But what might happen if you’ve named someone else — perhaps a child or grandchild — as the primary bene¿ciary of your IRA? In this case, the bene¿ciary won’t have the option of rolling over the IRA. Instead, he or she can either take the money as a lump sum or take distributions over time. If you pass away before age 70½, and you hadn’t started taking the required minimum distributions, your bene¿ciary must start taking withdrawals by Dec. 31 in the year following the year in which you pass away. These withdrawals can be stretched out over your bene¿ciary’s lifetime, though, spreading out the tax obligations. As an alternative, your bene¿ciary can delay taking distributions, but he or she would need to withdraw all the money within ¿ve years of your death.

When dealing with any aspect of your estate plans, including naming bene¿ciaries for your IRA, you’ll want to consult with your tax and legal professionals. You put a lot of time and effort into building the assets in your IRA — so you’ll also want to take care in how you pass these assets along.

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

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

hot zone.

“Even though the roster is getting very heavy, we still have a daytime response issue. … Right now the roster is over 40 people, and daytime response can still only be three, but we did have a call the other morning that we had like 14,” Denn said.

• A Retap Energy Audit on the Village Hall is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. August 13. The assessment will take two hours. After that, Councilmember Mary Lusher will report Marine’s progress on the GreenStep City website so the town can be recognized as a Step Three GreenStep City.

Other news • Marine’s building inspector, Jack Kramer, will now also be the building inspector for May Township. He is replacing Peter Kluegel who is retiring.

The next Marine City Council meeting will be held August 13.

Correction Last week’s report, “Log House Landing grant plan scuttled,” misquoted Kristin Tuenge, president of the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District.

Tuenge identified 2008 as the year the watershed district added improvements at the site to its comprehensive plan, not 2002. Still, the site had been identified for future changes by 2002, according to CMSCWD administrator, Jim Shaver.

Omitted from the article was Tuenge’s thanks to a group of former members of the city’s Log House Landing Advisory Committee: “I think that as governing bodies, we all make the best decisions that we can with the information that we have at the time. Well, thanks in part to this group, we’ve gotten a whole lot more information and that’s why we’re coming up with [(muffled) these decisions] and recommendations.”

Kronmiller, not Tuenge, said further study had revealed that proposed improvements were likely oversized for run-off and traffic at the site.

Tuenge’s first name was also misspelled as Kristen.

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Data collected from the first recaptured wood thrush show a relatively direct route south to a wintering home west of Veracruz, Mexico. On the way back, the bird swung east through Tennessee and Kentucky before returning to Minnesota.

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migration routes and wintering habitats of individual wood thrush.

Last year, the St. Croix Riverway's National Park Service partnered with the Smithsonian Institute's Migratory Bird Center to place 26 geolocators on wood thrush nesting at Warner Nature Center in May Township and Carpenter Nature Center in Hastings. The project was folded into the riverway's partnerships with a sister park in Costa Rica and the NGO Tropical Wings.

“We had pretty good knowledge of our songbirds and breeding birds here in the riverway,” said NPS ranger Jonathan Moore, liaison for the sister park partnership with Costa Rica. “But [we know] very little of those birds’ other life, where they go and what’s happening when they’re not here. … We know where the species as a whole goes, but not where an individual goes.”

The team executing the project hopes the knowledge of where birds winter, rest and refuel will help humans know what habitat to protect or types of land use to encourage.

“One of the big questions we’re hoping to answer is where the birds are wintering,” said Calandra Stanley, a doctoral student leading on-the-ground research in the valley. “Because of the GPS technology, we have 10-meter accuracy and we’re able to pinpoint with satellite imagery what type of habitat they’re spending the winter in.”

So far, they’ve retrieved five geolocators. The sample shows that birds from Warner Nature Center parted ways, wintering in Mexico, Honduras, Guatamala and Nicaragua, respectively. (Data from one of the retrieved geolocators was lost, an expected outcome for a few of the devices.)

“We’ve already figured out that two of the birds were in shade-grown coffee plantations, which is something we would’ve never been able to figure out with any of the prior technology,” said Stanley.

“You can bring the data into Google Earth and zoom in and see the exact forest patch the bird was in. So you really can get an idea of what kind of habitats they’re using in their wintering grounds.”

Aside from collecting data about where the birds winter, the GPS also tracks migration routes.

“Prior to this there was a lot of migration banding, so we knew the general route birds were using,” said Stanley. “But we didn’t know necessarily where those birds were coming from.”

The new data gives Stanley and other researchers insight into the kinds of territory wood thrush look for along the route.

“The birds fly all night and have to find a place to spend the day and refuel,” she said. “Those areas are very important because the birds have to be able to fatten up quickly and move along. This will give us a lot of power to decide how we can help conserve those migration routes.”

For Chris Stein, superintendent of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, the bird is a lesson in global interconnections.

“These birds connect us in a big way,” he said. “We need to preserve habitat in Latin America, North America and areas in between so they can rest and fatten up for their journeys that are thousands of miles long. … These are our birds collectively, and it’s important that we protect their habitat wherever they go. ... It really makes us one world.”

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For more information about the pie and ice cream social call the church at (715) 755-2275.

JUNE 10 - SEPT. 30 Scandia Farmers Market The Scandia Farmers Market runs Wednesdays, June 10 - September 30, 2015 from 4-7 p.m. on the grounds of the GammelgĂĽrden Museum. Visit www.scandiafarmersmarket.com for weekly happenings.

JULY 24 Sunset Kayak

Enjoy the delights of late summer as you paddle the calm waters of Lake Terrapin at sunset, 6:30-8:30 p.m. . With luck we’ll hear loons and see beavers. Instruction and all equipment provided.

Camp is limited to 12 people. $10 WNC Friends/ SMM members; $12 nonmembers. Registration deadline: July 22. To register, call Rosanne: (651) 433-2427 ext. 10.

JULY 15 Sunset Canoe Enjoy the delights of late summer as you paddle the calm waters of Lake Terrapin at sunset, 6:30-8:30 p.m. With luck we’ll hear loons and see beavers. Instruction and all equipment provided.

Camp is limited to 12 people. $10 WNC Friends/ SMM members; $12 nonmembers. Registration deadline: July 13. To register, call Rosanne: (651) 433-2427 ext. 10.

JULY 25 Masks & books

Deborah Zemke, author and illustrator, will read her books and help children make masks (all ages) at 10 a.m. in the Marine Gazebo. At 1 p.m. she will help children put words and pictures together and make their own books (ages 5 and up).

JULY 20 Managing aquatic invaders: Washington County The public is invited to provide comment on a strategic plan addressing aquatic invasive species (AIS) throughout the St. Croix River watershed, 7 – 9 p.m. North Branch Public Library Conference Room; 6355 379th St. North Branch. Hosted by the St. Croix River Association.

JULY 29 Monarch Madness

An expert from the University of Minnesota will share recent research on the diminished number of monarchs and what we can do to help at 6:30 p.m., upstairs in the Valkommen Hus at Gammelgarden. Sponsored by Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails.

JULY 22 Ice Cream Social/BBQ The Osceola United Methodist Church will be having their annual pie and ice cream social/BarB-Q event on July 22 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Special music begins at 5:30 p.m. by The Alzen Family, which includes Brad, Denise and their children, Isaac, Lucas, AnaLise, Tessa, Jacob and Jonas. They have been singing gospel music since 2005. They utilize fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dobro, bass, harmonica, ukulele, musical saw, strumstick

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Driving is already multitasking

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hh, the wonders of technology. It seems that every day there is news of some wonderful advance, some new piece of technology that will revolutionize our lives.

Other days, there are products announced or advertised that make you wonder if we are using technology to improve our lives or if we are becoming too lazy for our own good.

There has been a lot of talk lately about technology and driving. The federal government is considering banning the use of some cellular telephones by drivers, namely text messaging.

Distractions can be fatal.

Technology usually moves at a faster pace than society. We often Publisher can do many things before we truly realize the societal implications Tom Stangl of the use of technology. From stem cell research to cloning to text messaging while driving, we don’t always think it through before diving in head first.

This is, of course, human nature.

Ever since the automobile was invented, engineers have worked to make the vehicles safer, comfortable and easy to drive. In the early days, there were people that postulated that people could not survive traveling at speeds of over 30 miles per hour (mph). The sheer force on the body would surely kill, if not seriously injure, the passenger. Of course this was when the new vehicles were open and referred to as horseless carriages....

Safety and convenience improvements have continued over the years. Safety glass, which crumbles on impact, safety belts, automatic transmissions, cruise control and airbags have all added to safety and made vehicles much easier to drive. Ironically, many automakers were slow to add safety belts because the conventional wisdom of the time was that if a car had safety belts, it wasn’t safe.

I saw a commercial for the latest from a luxury car maker. The vehicle can sense when the driver is drowsy or distracted, and will alert the driver as well as make corrections to the steering and slow the vehicle. Pretty impressive technology. It reminded me of a safety experiment that Packard, America’s premier luxury car maker of the first half of the 20th century performed: the radar brake.

The concept was a good one, as they all are at first: a radar device would be placed in the car, and when it sensed an object was too close, it would apply the brakes. Great way to avoid accidents. There was just one problem: they couldn’t refine the beam, so a driver going down a street with parked cars was constantly stopping and starting, with the radar brake sensing every object as a threat. It never made it past the prototype.

Items that once were exotic and expensive toys on high end cars are now standard equipment on many. With a functioning Global Positioning System (GPS) to guide you, cruise control to regulate your speed and an emergency response service like OnStar, you might think that driving had become so easy that you could literally do it in your sleep.

You would be wrong.

So, we’ve made driving a bit too easy, so easy that some feel they can send text messages, focusing on the small screen and keypad, taking their eyes off of the road. Look, if we can’t get this straight, how will we ever get flying cars?

We’ve been promised flying cars since the end of World War II. I want one. So, could I get a little help here, so maybe I could ride in one before I die?

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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The toughest fish pound per pound that swims

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mallmouth bass fishing is addictive! Once you get hooked on this great fish you want more. You can’t quit them cold turkey, nor can you wean yourself off. If they only made one of those addictive patches for the fish, but I don’t think I have enough skin to make it work.

Smallies are the best thing happening when summer temps jump.

But jump might not be a good enough word to describe them. I am thinking 'launch and fly' might be more descriptive terms for this awesome fish.

Roberto Duran ended his boxing Wild River career with his cry of, “No mas, no mas,” against Sugar Ray Leonard but Trails a smallmouth bass will never say no more to any fight. One of the reasons Jim Bennett I love them so much is because they never give up the fight nor will they ever throw in the towel. These fish want to beat you up when hooked and spit in your eye when you’re lying on your back as the referee gives you the 10-count!

You find smallmouth bass in all the best places.

Moving waters like the Mississippi River, Rum River, Snake River, St. Croix and Namekagon River are all great places to chase smallies. Of course my favorite place in the world to work a fly rod and Blockhead Popper is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and most people would add Quetico Wilderness,

Chequamegon Bay, Lake Erie as well as many rock bottomed lakes all across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Those lakes will hold big smallies too so you have plenty of options for this great fish.

Another thing I love about smallies is their fascination for artificial lures that they often seem to prefer over live bait this time of year! Soft plastics, wacky worm rigs, jigs, spinners, along with top water lures especially and of course poppers are the best options.

Time of day can be anytime you are on the water if you are a river angler. I’ve spent an entire day sitting in a canoe over the years but today I prefer a sit-ontop kayak by leaps and bounds over an uncomfortable canoe.

Going back to my boxing analogy, a smallmouth bass will knock any largemouth bass out cold if you were able to match them up in the ring. When a largemouth bass gives up after a short fight is about the time a smallie just starts to fight. When a largemouth lies down as you get it along the boat to lip it, a smallie will try to put a hole in the side of your boat. A featherweight smallmouth bass would take a heavy weight champion largemouth bass to the final bell and win the match on points!

I heard one person say that messing with a smallmouth bass is like getting hit by lightning or grabbing the hot end of an electric wire. Others say that if a smallmouth bass got as large as a musky that no one SEE BENNETT, PAGE 5

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ave you ever wondered how many calories are in your favorite burger from chain restaurants in the metro? I have. Last spring, when I was doing some food research, some serious hunger pains sent me to the cafeteria. I asked the young man behind the counter what was the favorite item on the menu. Without hesitation he said, “Loaded waffle fries.” I asked how many calories in one serving.

He had no idea. I think most people don’t know how many calories are in foods they order out and will be surprised when they do see them posted on menus. However, diners will have wait until the end of 2016 to find Wild Chow to calorie labels on chain restaurant menus. The new rules were origiLisa Erickson nally scheduled for the end this year.

The Food and Drug Administration says restaurants and other establishments have until December 1, 2016 to comply with federal menu labeling rules—a year beyond the original deadline.

What’s up??

FDA extended the deadline after restaurants and other retailers covered by the rule said they needed more time to put the rules in place. Why? This is a guess, but I think its because they need more time to adjust their menus because once people actually see how many calories are in a serving they won’t order it. Most restaurant items are calorie, fat, and sodium loaded. Some menu items creep upwards of 2,000 calories!! Some, (cough) reach almost 4,000. … Yup — you read that right. According to Health magazine, the IHOP Fiesta Omelet, sides included, has a whopping 1,990 calories, 121 grams of fat and 4,840 milligrams of sodium (sorry, if that was your favorite). Dickey’s BBQ 3 Meat plate has 3,816 calories, 190 grams of fat and 6,834 milligrams of sodium. I would have to run for 5 hours to burn that off. That waffle fry thing the college chef tried to sell me had a staggering 1,490 calories, 96 grams of fat and 4,610 milligrams of sodium.

I said no thank you and ate an apple.

The rules will require restaurants and other establishments that sell prepared foods and have 20 or more locations to post the calorie content of food "clearly and conspicuously" on their menus, menu boards and displays. That includes prepared foods at grocery and convenience stores and in movie theaters, among other locations. Finally! I wish they would also post what type of exercise you would have to do after you ate that item, too.

I think once people see what they are really eating they will make better choices. Americans will be healthier because of it. There are many great healthier menu items at lots of chain restaurants, like Panera. One of my favorites is their Asian Salad, which reminds me of a favorite salad I used to eat when I was a young girl at the Dayton’s Restaurant. Here I have created a copycat recipe you can make at home. And it has even less calories than the original at Dayton’s.

The interconnected prairie WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION SHARES NEW WAYS TO THINK ABOUT FLOWERS AND BUGS

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In the study of things once taken for granted, prairies and pollinators have come into focus as foundational elements of ecosystem health and food production. Long before the general public appreciated our reliance on bees, flies, beetles, butterflies, hummingbirds and bats, the nectar-loving animals pollinated diligently, without concern for the fact that they were widely considered pests, threats, or at best, flying decorations.

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Dr. Shawn Schottler, a senior scientist at the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, explains that the beauty of a restored prairie is a byproduct of its function: creating habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.

As awareness has grown that the pollinator collective plays a key role in producing almost 75 percent of our crops, estimated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-

vice, Americans have gained greater understanding of our dependence on the creatures, and appreciation has followed.

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tors: prairies, which provide increasingly rare habitat. But the way prairies are planted can be the difference in whether animals — pollinators or not — can use them, says Shawn Schottler, a senior scientist with the St. Croix Watershed Research Station.

Schottler has been restoring prairies since the late 1980s, and executing experimental restorations at the research station since 1999. A self-described "prairie fairy," he can talk for hours about prairie plants and the dynamics between species, peppering factual descriptions with libation-related analogies. There's the Vodka Rule (all things in moderation; plants that violate it lose prairie privileges) and the Kegger Theory (certain species drink more, group SEE PRAIRIES, PAGE 8

Growing farm to school programs

BY JOHN CRABTREE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS

Farm to school programs offer children better, fresher, more nutritious and more local food choices that empower children and their families to learn more about the food on their plates and make better food choices. These programs also help strengthen rural and small town economies by creating economic opportunities for local farmers and ranchers as well as local food processors.

As part of the upcoming Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization, Congress needs to build on the success of farm to school by strengthening and expanding the program’s scope and by providing additional mandatory funding.

Earlier this year, Representative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) took a huge step in that direction when they introduced the Farm to School Act to expand and strengthen the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Grant programs. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a companion bill in the Senate.

As Rep. Fortenberry explained at the time, schools throughout Nebraska and across the U.S. are eagerly embracing local foods from local farms, with more than 10,000 schools participating in Farm to School programs nationally. The Farm to School Act will also expand existing USDA Farm

to School Grant programs to include preschools and summer and after school programs. The Center for Rural Affairs applauds Rep. Fortenberry, Rep. Fudge, Senator Cochran and Senator Leahy for their effort to promote the use of fresh, locally produced food in even more schools and educational programs.

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms, ranches and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic and environmental issues.

John Crabtree can be reached at johnc@cfra.org.

Restaurant-style Asian salad 2 tablespoons sliced almonds 4 cups loosely packed bite-size pieces romaine lettuce Handful of pea pods, about 10 ½ cup diced red pepper ½ can water chestnuts, drained and sliced 4 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts (grilled and sliced thin) Dressing ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup cider vinegar 2 teaspoon onion pureed 1 teaspoon soy sauce ½ teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted ½ cup vegetable oil

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explorer’s sled dogs.

Three community-wide fundraisers were also held.

Jeff Brandt, Stillwater filmmaker, created the 20-minute documentary film “Not Done Loving,” showing the love affair between Poletes and the community. It is being shown at festivals

around the country.

Ostlund said, “You know what? The movie wasn’t just about her. It was about everybody in town — how everybody was helping out with Dan Boardman as well.“ Poletes is survived by her fiancé John Ostlund, her son Joshua Marsh, her daughter Kala Surer and Kala’s husband Derrick Schimke, sisters

Alex (Kendall) Crosby and Tina Poletes, brothers Evans Poletes and Harry Poletes, John’s daughter Lisa Douglas and granddaughter Natalie Douglas, and John’s son Mark Ostlund and grandson Hans, and their spouses.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 16, 4-8 p.m. at Christ Lutheran

Church, Marine on St. Croix. Memorial service will be Friday, July 17, at 1 p.m. at the church. If the weather is good, the service will be outdoors.

Friends may want to bring lawn chairs, as a large crowd is expected.

In case of rain, the service will be indoors. Burial will be private, in Oakland Cemetery.

Directions Preheat oven to 350. Toast almonds on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

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For the salad, in a bowl, mix remaining ingredients except the oil. Use a wire whisk to blend well and then slowly drizzle in the oil.

To assemble the salad, in a large bowl, toss the romaine lettuce with half of the dressing. Transfer to plates, top with peapods, peppers, water chestnuts, and top with the chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and almonds. Serve immediately with additional dressing on the side.

would be able land them. Whether a smallie is digging your bait down in the weeds, around rocks and downed tree limbs, using rapids to their advantage or going airborne a smallmouth bass will never give up the fight.

That is why I hardly ever eat them, but choose to release them, although I have dined on them in the BWCAW after we got sick and tired of eating walleye. I was surprised at how sweet they tasted but

it was my son who cleaned and cooked them. For me smallmouth bass would be the first fish on my fishing Mount Rushmore. I might even have one in New York Harbor holding up a torch. You don’t have to travel far to find them, but once you do you will mark that lake or river on the map as one to return to!

Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman living in Western Wisconsin who can be reached at jamesbennett24@ gmail.com.

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Mowing around milkweed A SCANDIA RESIDENT’S MISSION TO SAVE MONARCHS

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It’s a bright midsummer morning and Janie O’Connor has noticed the buzz of a lawn mower outside her cottage apartment, chopping every blade of grass — and more importantly, every stalk of milkweed — to a sanctioned few inches.

“This mower that’s here, it’s a hired service,” she says, concern in her eyes and resign in her voice. “They will mow all the milkweeds that are coming up through the turf grass.”

Her concern for the milkweed stems from her concern for the monarch.

“The monarch likes to lay eggs on the new shoots,” she says, “because the baby can eat that with its small parts.

But then they get mowed.”

O’Connor’s interest in monarchs predates current social concern for the species by a long shot.

“When I was about 10 or 11 I took a 4-H project on insects,” says O’Connor.

“And I really focused on caterpillars and butterflies. That was 60 years ago … 65.”

Time passed. O’Connor had children, went to college, worked. But butterflies, especially monarchs, never stopped captivating her curiosity.

In the 1970s, while attending Michigan State and raising two small children, she continued to search out the monarch.

“I showed my kids how to bring [the caterpillar] in,” she says. “They eventually lost interest, but I never did.”

O’Connor raised monarchs as a hobby for years, sharing her knowledge with anyone who seemed interested. Then, about eight years after selling her first chrysalis to an executive from the film developing company Monarch Photo, she started Butterflies from Janie.

Monarch populations were already falling when she started the small business in 2000, but it would be 14 years before the Center for Biological Diversity and others petitioned to have the stately insect added to the endangered species list.

2013 saw the lowest monarch population since researchers began monitoring the species in the 1980s. Information compiled by the Center for

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Janie O’Connor with monarch caterpillars in various stages of metamorphosis. Seven have already formed chrysalides and two will soon molt, beginning the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.

Biological Diversity in partnership with other groups revealed that, in the winter of 1994-1995, monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains occupied an area of 7.8 hectares (just over 19 acres). By the 2013-2014 overwintering season, that number had fallen to .67 hectares

ket.

“Now with the possibly endangered designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the wave of concern about monarchs, there are a lot questions when I’m at the farmers market,” she says. “People want to be a part of

8 ways to help monarchs • Mow around milkweed.

• Plant milkweed and nectar plants.

Encourage public land managers to reduce mowing and create monarch habitat • Avoid pesticides and herbicides.

• Learn about monarchs at MonarchJointVenture.org.

• Reduce mowing in ditches and along roadsides. Consider scaling back on lawn mowing. According to O’Connor, even 10 percent helps. If areas need mowing to keep down trees and brush, mow only after October 1, when plants go into dormancy. By then monarchs should be on their way to Mexico.

• Spread the word. Teach others about monarchs and their need for milkweed. Raise questions.

• Support monarch conservation programs by donating your time or money to those you favor.

(1.66 acres). West of the Rockies, the population fell from 1.2 million monarchs in 1997 to 200,000 in 2013. Populations rose slightly in 2014, but were still a fraction of what they had been just two decades before.

Awareness of the plight of monarchs is growing, says O’Connor, who sells monarch chrysalises and butterfly cages at the Scandia Farmers Mar-

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the change that would increase the population.”

This year, O’Connor has been testing the market for milkweed seeds and starts.

“That’s where the interest is and that’s what’s different this year because of the possible endangered designation,” she says. “There’s been a change in habitat because milkweed, the only food source for the monarch caterpillar, is being mowed and killed by herbicides. Monarchs are the collateral damage.”

Habitat depletion has been traced primarily to increased use of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) in the Midwest and logging in Mexico. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, while conventional agriculture is one culprit in the Midwest, even land managed by the Conservation Reserve Program has been planted with glysophate-resistant Roundup Ready corn and soybeans in a push to produce biofuels. The loss of crop field habitat makes the species more dependent on “remnant” habitats like roadsides, field edges and — as long as the milkweed isn’t mowed — lawns.

“Even is Scandia,” says O’Connor, “three major sources of milkweed for my caterpillars, since 2012, are now gone due to home construction and increased mowing.”

It takes about 30 milkweed plants to support one monarch, she says. Not because one caterpillar eats that much, but because only two to five percent of larvae make it to the butterfly stage in the wild.

“The basis of the whole cycle is milkweed,” says O’Connor. “The caterpillar gains 2000 times its body weight in 10 days. So we need to make careful decisions related to mowing.”

An expert from the University of Minnesota will describe recent research on monarchs: pollination, habitat loss and what people can do to help, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. second floor of the Valkommen Hus at Gammelgarden. The talk is sponsored by the Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails.

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Mondale speaks to NPS staff Walter Mondale (front left) with St. Croix Riverway National Park Service staff at an all employee meeting, July 7 in Taylors Falls. “We’re up against a narrow vision of how we want to treat these precious resources,” Mondale told NPS staff. “A power line here, a bridge there … and the idea of protecting the river for everybody can get lost so quickly.”

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Parade on the water Linda and Mark Marotzke stood out at the Marine Boat Parade. Aqua car owner Marshall Smith, Holton, won first place in the decorating contest. Second place went to Anne and Rob Myre and third to Christy Hurley.

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A museum curator can’t hang a picture, no matter how beautiful, without information about its origin and context. It’s a problem that’s faced Mary Smith, manager of the Stone House Museum in Marine, since the museum was gifted a set of charcoal portraits about two years ago.

“The drawings are of two mystery people,” said Smith, “but they come from this area. They’re just beautiful, look at the frames.”

One of the ornately framed drawings, almost photographic in detail, portrays a man. He looks relaxed if stoic, with a hairstyle and beard vaguely resembling Abraham Lincoln. He wears a suit and bow tie.

The other image depicts a woman in a black button up dress. Her light eyebrows are slightly furrowed; her hair is parted in the middle and tied back tightly.

Scribbled on the back: “Lisa and John Magnuson, 1854.”

And that’s about the extent of Smith’s knowledge of the couple. The portraits were given to the museum by a woman of no relation to Lisa and John Magnuson, and no knowledge of their history or ties to the local community. A distant relative had given them to her.

Smith has made attempts at research

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and believes the couple lived in Marine or Scandia.

“People around here have said that there were Magnusons in Marine and Scandia,” she said. “In Scandia, if you were to go to the [community center], there’s a plaque of the first city council. I did see a John Magnuson’s name.

I don’t think it’s that early, but it could be a relative.”

Her best guess is that the portraits were drawn upon the Magnusons’ arrival in what is now Minnesota.

“The Magnusons came here, to Minnesota, in 1854 is as close as we can get,” said Smith. “That was before Minnesota was even a state.”

Although Smith enjoys the mystery of the drawings, she’s eager to find substantive information about the couple contained within.

“You can’t put things up in a museum if they’re just beautiful drawings,” she said. “That’s an antique store. There are so many Magnusons around, somebody must know. It bothers me because they’re so nice. The drawing alone is so fine. … If anybody has heard of John and Lisa Magnuson, I hope they’ll come and tell me their story so that I can hang [the drawings].”

Smith asks that anyone with information about the couple contact her at the Stone House Museum: (651) 4333636.

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Prairies: Evolving views shared at Watershed Research Station

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The following students have been named to the spring semester Honor List. Marine on St. Croix: Charles Mills, Honor List. Jacob McMillen, High Honor List. Scandia: Mallory Eberspacher, High Honor List. Lindsey Goetsch, Honor List. Stillwater Honor List: Laura Boehne, Jennifer Brown, Kelly Countryman, David Evans, Matthew Fiala, Shaina Fritz, Danielle Gamble, Chelsey Hagen, Joseph Johnson, Alexander Larson, Coleman Mamer, Derek Metraus, Blake Swenson, Lukah Weslow. Stillwater High Honor List: Libbie Junker, Katelyn Sonnee.

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Julia Otto of Stillwater received a bachelor of arts degree in Corporate Communication.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – STOUT The following students received the Chancellor’s Award. Stillwater: Anthony Bang, Marly Brandon, Victoria Dekko, Anne Derosier, Eric Elert, Joseph Hudson, Sarah Johnston, Logan Larson, Alexzandra Schmidt and Tyler Webb.

NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Lindsey Langer of Scandia received an associate in arts degree in Liberal Education. Kayla Kroening of Stillwater received an associate of arts degree in Liberal Education. Jack Zahn of Marine on St. Croix was named to the spring semester Dean’s List.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – PLATTEVILLE Collin Meisner of Stillwater was named to the spring semester Dean’s List.

NORTHWESTERN – ST. PAUL Anna Meeds of Marine on St. Croix received High Honors on the spring semester Dean’s List.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – LA CROSSE The following students received degrees on May 10. Stillwater: Marissa Beck, Biology; Larua Fellegy, Microbiology; Kirtley Hitt, Physician Assistant Studies; Anna Kaelin, Psychology (Honors); Abbigail Pominville, Psychology (Honors); Kristine Reier, History.

accordingly), learned through decades of seeding plots and watching what grows.

Over those decades, Schottler's views on prairie restoration have evolved, as have those of other researchers.

"Prairie restoration started with Aldo Leopold at the University of Wisconsin-Madison," says Schottler, "but it didn’t take off until the CRP [Conservation Reserve Program]. They started restoring hundreds of acres with warm-season grasses and a few forbs. They were not at all authentic like a native prairie, nor did they function like a real prairie. But we sort of ignored the part about function in the beginning.”

By the time Schottler started restoring prairies with the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, he and other researchers in the upper Midwest were focused on increasing plant diversity in the field.

To find what best achieved that goal, they planted 10 meter by 10 meter plots with about 69 species each, varying the ratio of grasses to other flowers, seed density and timing of planting. All seeds came from prairie remnants in the St. Croix Valley.

Those experimental patches, which will be on display July 18, at the research station’s public event, “In Praise of Pollinators and Prairies,” have helped Schottler learn some best practices for restoration.

"We stumbled into doing some things," he says. One of those things was patch seeding, first done in the research station’s prairies somewhat unintentionally by a local volunteer who was

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asked to scatter the seeds evenly over a portion of field.

“When it came up, you could see lupine, lupine, lupine,” says Schottler, making concentric arcs through the air with one arm.

“Now, years later, that’s a deliberate thing to do. It’s called drift seeding, and it’s a good thing to have patches. We inadvertently got some of that and I was able to observe how it changed things.”

Planting in patches gives less-competitive species an advantage in that each plant doesn’t have to compete with more robust species (see Kegger Theory).

It also creates areas of uniform structure that can act as wildlife habitat.

After finding that species of birds with declining populations preferred nesting in brome fields — a non-native grass in low-diversity areas — Schottler’s earlier idea of successful prairie changed.

“Meadowlarks don’t want grass poking up, they want a nice fine thatch, all the same,” he says. “It’s not diversity, it’s structure; it’s function. Diversity is not a function. It’s a measure of how many plants are out there. Stems and thatch are a function.

“Why do we do prairie restorations?” he asks. “When you do a backyard prairie, it’s all about looking good. But when we do a prairie restoration, looks have no bearing. We’re making habitat.

We’re here to facilitate monarchs, pheasants, meadowlarks, as many species as we can, fix nitrogen, store carbon, prevent soil erosion.

That’s why we put prairies on landscape. Function comes from structure and form follows function. Create function and it will look however it’s supposed to. We

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were doing restorations completely backwards.”

His new rules for creating diverse habitats: Don’t do the same thing everywhere. Mix seed together in some places, (“that’s it’s own structure,”) but don’t do it everywhere. Make things as structurally diverse as possible.

“If we’d walked out here in 2002 after I’d first planted this, we would’ve talked about very different things,” says Schottler. “And I think we’ll talk about different things 10 years from now, but I think form follows function will stand the test of time. … Plants are supposed to do something.”

Event details The St. Croix Watershed Research Station invites visitors to “In Praise of Pollinators and Prairies” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 18, to hear experts speak about monarch butterflies, native bees and threats to bees from pesticides. Research station staff will give tours of experimental native prairie areas and the National Park Service will present its Pollinator Pledge for the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. Area beekeepers and Pine Needles resident artists Soyini Guyton and Seitu Jones will also be on hand. Native prairie plants will be available for purchase, allowing visitors to improve pollinator habitat in their own backyards and gardens.

Plants will be provided by Kinni Natives of River Falls, Wisconsin and Gentian Farms of Osceola, Wisconsin.

This event will take place at the Research Station’s prairie at 15111 St. Croix Trail North, Marine on St. Croix.

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University Of St. Thomas names Dean’s List ST. PAUL, MINN. – Students from the area have been named to the University of St. Thomas 2015 spring semester dean’s list. Students must post gradepoint averages of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to be named to the dean’s list.

St. Thomas, founded in 1885, is a Catholic, independent, liberal arts university. With a coeducational student body numbering more than 10,000, it is Min-

nesota’s largest independent college or university.

More than 2,000 of the university’s undergraduates were named to the spring semester dean’s list.

Named to the list: • Ian A. Bramstedt, Marine On St Croix • Kathryn L. Lenz, Marine On St Croix • Autumn R. Nyenhuis, Marine On St Croix

Zebra mussels found in Forest Lake The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Forest Lake, which will be designated as a zebra mussel infested water to limit further spread of the invasive species.

A member of the public found a suspected zebra mussel on a rock on the east shore of Forest Lake last week and brought it to the Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District office. DNR biologists inspected the lake and found 11 more

zebra mussels along the eastern shore. Further searching by private consultants also found mussels along the south shore of the lake.

The number and distribution of the zebra mussels indicate a population is likely established and natural reproduction is occurring in Forest Lake. Because of these factors, treatment would not be effective and is not planned.

This is the fourth Minnesota lake in 2015 with a newly discovered zebra mussel population. Most

new infestations are reported during the warm summer months, when more people are spending more time on the water.

The DNR is concerned about this and any new infestation because of potential environmental, recreational and economic impacts. Anglers and boaters need to be vigilant and do their part by following aquatic invasive species laws. Boaters are required to clean aquatic plants and debris from their boats, remove drain plugs and keep

them out while traveling, and dispose of unused bait in the trash. The DNR also recommends letting boats and equipment dry for at least five days or washing them with high pressure or hot water before launching in other waters.

More information about aquatic invasive species laws and zebra mussels, how to inspect boats and other water-related equipment, and a current list of designated infested waters is available on the DNR website at www.mndnr.gov/ais.

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Scandia Marine Lions Club Community Raffle winners Winners for July 2015 are: • $25 Lloyd Wendorf from Scandia • $25 Shirley Whitcher from Forest Lake • $50 Kevin Shields from Marine • $50 Ken Koetz from White Bear Lake

• $50 Zachery from Lindstrom • $50 Erchal Springer from Marine • $100 C.R. Anderson from Scandia Seven more raffle winners next month.

NURSING HOME AND ASSISTED LIVING Attached to Osceola Medical Center 715-294-1100 • www.CCHosceola.org

AREA CHURCHES Ascension Episcopal Church

Forest Hills United Methodist 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 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship

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 Pastor Joel Martin Sunday Worship 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Kid’s Church during 9:45 service.

Wednesday Life Night schedule: Community Supper at 5:15 p.m.

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

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

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

Praise Service: 10:30 a.m.

Grace Church 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola Dr. Kent Haralson, Senior Pastor Tim Swigart, Pastor of Family Ministries 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.

Monday: Divorce Care. 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Youth group 6:30 p.m.

Thursday: Christian Martial Arts 6:15 p.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 Pastor Linda Friesen June, July & August Worship Schedule 8:00 am Traditions Worship in Garden Chapel (upper level) 9:30 a.m. Outdoor Worship at Lakeside Park in Downtown Forest Lake Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. ** If inclement weather, 9:30 service moves to Hosanna’s Great Hall (lower level)

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

Sunday School 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS) 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

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

Wednesday Clubs 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Osceola Medical Center Spiritual Care

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

Osceola United Methodist Church

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Osceola, WI (715) 755-2275 Pastor Kathy Huneywell Sunday: Early Risers Class 8:30 a.m.

Worship 10 a.m • Communion First Sunday Coffee Fellowship 11 a.m.

Monday: 3:30-5p.m. Sept-May UMW 1 p.m. second Monday Sept – May AA Meeting 8 p.m.

Tuesdays: Seniors On the Go 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Osceola Senior Citizens, Inc. 1 p.m. 4th Wed. • Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays: AA Meeting 8 p.m.

Saturday: Weight Watchers 7:45 a.m.

Franconia (651) 465-7345 Sunday Mass: 9 a.m.

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

River Valley Christian Church 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.

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. Joseph Catholic Church 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, MN (651) 465-7345 Sat. Mass 5:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 7:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Holy Days 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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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St. Croix Valley Foundation awarded Bader Philanthropies Grant

The St. Croix Valley Foundation (SCVF) has been awarded a $25,000 one-year grant from the Helen Daniels Bader Fund of Bader Philanthropies, Inc. for SCVF’s pilot program – The Remember Project – that seeks to spur community-wide conversations about Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.

“We are very excited to launch this pilot program with the support of Bader Philanthropies,” said Jane Hetland Stevenson, President of the

St. Croix Valley Foundation.

“This important project will benefit the many communities in our service area - up, down and across the river. We look forward to working with Bader Philanthropies to make the communities in this region more dementia-friendly.”

About the Remember Project: The Remember Project is intended to stimulate a community conversation around Alzheimer’s disease. The idea stems from a book of three one-act

plays titled The MemoryCare Plays (compiled and edited by Margaret A. Noel) and from the recognition that the arts are a powerful tool for inviting deep and meaningful conversation.

The plays will be produced and performed by a professional, traveling cast that will visit churches, community centers, hospitals, and care centers throughout the St. Croix Valley in the fall of 2015. The plays will be followed by a facilitated conversation about how our

communities can become more dementia-friendly. Additional information about the project can be found at http://www. scvfoundation.org/the-remember-project/.

About Bader Philanthropies: Since 1995, the SCVF has enhanced the quality of life in the St. Croix Valley Region by helping people leave a financial legacy to forever support the places and programs they love; wisely investing individual, family, and organization-

al funds entrusted to its care; awarding grants to support the work of charitable organizations; and convening individuals and organizations to find solutions to community concerns. The foundation has ten affiliated foundations that help it in serving Burnett, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin and Chisago and Washington Counties in Minnesota.

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159 Health Care Barnabas Homecare Services has openings for RNs and LPNs to work as a PDN in Isle. Prefer vent experience, but not required. We offer competitive wage, flexible schedule and great educational training opportunities.

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City of Marine on St. Croix

JULY 7

JULY 2

At 8:02 a.m. a driver on St. Croix Trail and Oak was stopped for speeding 62mph/45 zone.

At 7:02 p.m. an accident on St. Croix Trail near County Road 4 was reported.

City of Scandia

JULY 4

JULY 1

At 8:11 a.m. a hit and run was reported at Marine Landing.

At 10:21 p.m. until 10:51 a.m. on July 2, three parking violations occurred at Log House Landing.

JULY 5 At 7:25 a.m. a medical call was made to 3rd Street.

JULY 6 At 9:59 a.m. a fire alarm sounded at the village hall.

JULY 2 At 12:04 p.m. a scam was reported on Manning Trail.

At 5:45 p.m. a 911 call came from Wind in the Pines Park.

At 7:05 p.m. a child cus-

tody issue was reported on Larkspur Avenue.

At 8:37 p.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and Manning was stopped for speeding.

JULY 3 At 10:28 a.m. a medical call was made to 205th Street.

At 4:13 p.m. an accident on Scandia Trail and Lofton was reported.

At 5:24 p.m. an accident at William O’Brien State Park was reported.

JULY 4 At 5:42 p.m. a 911 call was abandoned on Quentin Avenue.

JULY 5

JULY 7

At 2:16 p.m. a 911 call came from St. Croix Trail and 235th Street.

At 11:29 p.m. a medical call was made to Scandia Trail.

At 4:32 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail was stopped for speeding.

At 4:41 p.m. a driver on Oakhill Road was stopped for speeding.

ed.

At 2:19 until 4:10 p.m. three county park violations occurred.

At 11:56 p.m. a burglar alarm sounded on Ozark Avenue.

JULY 6

JULY 8

JULY 4

At 10:16 a.m. a burglar alarm sounded on Oland Avenue.

At 5:56 p.m. assistance was needed at M.R. Welty Home.

At 8:13 p.m. a driver on St. Croix and Scandia trails was cited for speeding 76mph/55zone.

At 9:48 p.m. public assistance was needed on Manning.

At 4:54 a.m. a medical call was made to 236th Street.

At 7:49 a.m. a driver on St. Croix Trail was stopped for speeding.

At 9:12 p.m. a medical call was made to 130th Street.

Spotlight on Area Businesses

JULY 9 At 9:07 a.m. property damage was reported on Langly Avenue.

At 12:36 p.m. a driver on Manning and Mayberry was stopped for passing on the shoulder.

At 3:20 and 3:46 p.m. two drivers on Oakhill Road were stopped for speeding.

At 6:50 p.m. a welfare concern at Goose Lake Access was received.

At 10:29 p.m. public assistance was needed on Oakhill Road.

JULY 10 At 1:32 a.m. a medical call was made to Olinda Trail.

Town of May

JULY 1 At 4:36 p.m. a 911 caller hung up on St. Croix Trail.

At 9:15 p.m. a burglar alarm sounded on Northridge Avenue.

JULY 3 At 2:54 a.m. a driver on Manning and 150th Street was stopped for driving while intoxicat-

61 YEARS OF SERVICE

JULY 5

At 3:12 until 4:16 p.m. four county park violations occurred.

At 3:35 p.m. a motor vehicle/trailer violation occurred on Manning.

JULY 6

At 9:32 p.m. a driver on Square Lake Trail was cited for speeding 78mph/55 zone.

JULY 7

At 12:51 p.m. harassing texts were reported on 120th Street.

At 2:15 p.m. a driver on 170th and Kimbro was stopped for speeding 78mph/55 zone.

JULY 8

At 8:47 a.m. a driver on Manning and 170th was stopped for speeding 70mph/55 zone.

At 6:15 p.m. a child custody issue was reported on Panorama Avenue.

JULY 9

At 3:20 a.m. an accident with injuries was reported on St. Croix Trail.

At 8:45 a.m. driver who was texting while driving was reported on Manning, south of 155th Street.

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