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Wild plant medicine Part 2: Foraging with master herbalist Kelley Hagenbuch BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM
Eating wild food is a wonderful way to get your medicine, says chiropractor and master herbalist Kelley Hagenbuch. “The nutritional value of foraged greens is stupendous compared with grocery store leafy greens,” she says. “Wildpicked raspberries are so much better for you than something that’s been grown and fl own.” Foraged food is very fresh, of course, but also
has access to the earth’s network of mycorrhizae, or fungus growth that connects plants with their neighbors, other fungus and trees. Mycologist (mushroom expert) Paul Stamets has described it as “the earth’s Internet.” “It’s something that takes years to establish,” she says, “and is not so available for cultivated food.” In addition, Hagenbuch suspects that nutritional value is improved by the challenges wild plants face. “They have to fi ght for their nutrients,” she says. “They’re challenged.” It’s a claim that might SEE PLANTS, PAGE 5
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Marine on St. Croix residents and parents of students who attend Marine Elementary have not given up hope of keeping the school’s third grade teacher next year. While seniority-based staffi ng cuts across the Stillwater School District would lead to the loss of one teacher in Marine, area residents have identifi ed a point of potential resolution: asking legislators for a three percent increase to the general education fund in the upcoming budget. “We understand that, while our focus is Marine, we’re part of a larger district facing cuts and making difficult decisions,” said Kristina Smitten by phone April 13. Smitten is the mother of three students in the district, two at Marine Elementary. Budget shortfalls are, predictably, the source of the problem. Tasked with balancing the district’s budget, the Stillwater School Board in March directed administrators to equalize class sizes across the district. “Staffi ng is actually not something determined by the board,” wrote Carissa Keister, the district’s community engagement manager, in an email April 13. “The board sets the preliminary budget, and then administration determines staffi ng based on that budget. At this
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Kelley Hagenbuch unearths a cattail shoot. Foraging season has begun and the chiropractor and master herbalist has scheduled sessions for wild plant and mushroom identification from spring through fall.
Scandia Scout earns Eagle rank, plans future in law enforcement BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM
Years of focused work are coming together in exciting ways for Zachary Boesel, a senior at Forest Lake High School. Boesel was awarded Eagle Scout ranking on April 12 at the Scandia Community Center. For his Eagle Scout Service Project, he installed an LED scoreboard and landscaping at the Wayne Erickson Memorial Ball Park on Olinda Trail in Scandia. To complete the project, Beosel raised over $8000. “The project took more than two years and much support from friends, family and the Scandia community,” said Dee Boesel, the Scout’s mother. In addition, Boesel was recently invited to attend the Law Enforcement Explorer Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. According to a release from Forest Lake High School, Boesel and 89 other students were selected from a pool of 2,600 applicants to attend the conference, based on an essay and letter of recommendation. Boesel joined the Washington County Explorer Post SEE SCANDIA SCOUT, PAGE 2
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Zachary Boesal stands with his Eagle Scout Project, which involved raising funds for and installing a scoreboard at the Wayne Erickson Memorial Ball Park in Scandia.
point staffi ng has been allocated for next year and no further decisions are expected.” Parents of Marine Elementary students appealed to the board at its April 9 meeting, but according to Keister the board is not likely to change its directive. The only thing likely to prompt change at this stage, she said, is increase in state funding. “The budget is not fi nal until later this year when we fi nd out funding levels from the legislature,” Keister wrote. “The board would have an opportunity at that time, if new funding was acquired, to make adjustments to the preliminary budget.” Minnesota legislators are currently hashin g out how to spend the state’s $1.9 billion projected surplus. Governor Mark Dayton has proposed increases in funding for early childhood education and higher education, but according to a poll by the Star Tribune, a third of Minnesotans believe K-12 spending should be the first priority. “We are in the throws of trying to encourage the legislature to support an increase in the general education fund,” Smitten wrote in an email April 16. “And, we've been in active discussion with district leaders on ways to meet the district’s budget needs and Marine's educational needs.”
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Community mourns death of father, coach BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM
The friends and family of Peter “Peteâ€? Kelly gathered over the weekend to lay Kelly to rest. His visitation was held April 17 and funeral April 18 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. Kelly, 34, St. Croix Falls, was killed in what started as an evening of ďŹ shing April 14 at Interstate State Park. While he and a friend ďŹ shed on the Minnesota side of the park, an argument built with a group of three young men across the river, also ďŹ shing. Kelly and his friend drove to the Wisconsin side of the park to confront the men. Witness accounts of the clash differ, but reach the same outcome: Kelly was fatally stabbed in the heart. A suspect in the stabbing, Levi C. Acre-Kendall, 19, of Cambridge, Minn. turned himself in to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department on April 16, accompanied by a Minnesota attorney. He was charged April 17 with ďŹ rst-degree reckless homicide. At his initial appearance, he was represented by a public defender from Wisconsin, Brian Smestad. At the appearance, district attorney Dan Steffen said Acre-Kendall had turned himself in only because he knew he was about to be arrested. Additionally, said Steffen, there was evidence that he and his friends had tried to hide their involvement in the crime. “I do give weight to the fact that he turned himself in,â€? said Judge Molly GaleWyrick, who set Acre-Kendall’s bond at $125,000. After Acre-Kendall’s court appearance, Pete Kelly’s brother, Mike Kelly, said it was “tough to see [Acre-Kendall], but it was good to get a look.â€? Investigations are ongoing. According to the criminal complaint, Kelly’s ďŹ shing partner, Ross Lechman, said the argument had developed over the course of hours while he and Kelly were ďŹ shing on the Minnesota side of the river. After the pair drove to the lower boat landing on the Wisconsin side of the park to confront the three young men, the argument intensiďŹ ed between Kelly and Acre-Kendall. Lechman told police that one of Acre-Kendall’s
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Pete Kelly of St. Croix Falls was fatally stabbed last week in a confrontation at Interstate State Park.
friends stepped between the two men and asked both to settle down. Shortly after, Acre-Kendall pulled out a knife. At that point, Lechman told police, Acre-Kendall’s friends moved to the other side of the car. Lechman said he was watching them, not Kelly, when Kelly was stabbed. He was alerted to the stabbing when Kelly started to run away, saying, “We got to go. He stabbed me.â€? In the same criminal complaint, Acre-Kendall’s friends told police a different version of the story, saying Kelly had tried to pull Acre-Kendall from the car as the group was leaving the argument. Records show that Lechman called 911 at 9:45 p.m. and the three friends  ed the scene in two vehicles. Kelly was transported to St. Croix Regional Medical Center. According to the medical report, he was stabbed in the left side chest, with associated injury to the heart. He died at roughly 10:35 p.m. Kelly was a married father of ďŹ ve who coached youth wrestling, football and baseball. At press, donors had contributed $88,441 to the Kelly family through a GoFundMe account.
Nordgren nominated to biathlon team BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM
Marine on St. Croix biathlete Leif Nordgren has been nominated to the U.S. biathlon team 2015-16 to train for and compete at international competitions. Nordgren, who has been cross-country skiing since he was young, moved to Minnesota from Colorado at 10 years old. He started competing seriously at 17, placing well in the 2008 Junior World Championships and competing in the World Championships from 2011 through 2013. In 2014 at the Sochi Winter Games, Nordgren skied for the ďŹ rst
time as an Olympian. He was the youngest member of the U.S. biathlon team. U.S. biathlon team training camps will start May 6 in Lake Placid, New York, with a focus on shooting improvements. Nordgren will celebrate his 26th birthday on May 18. In July, the group will visit Sweden for the annual European training camp, after which they run an additional week of ski tests and technique training in the Torsby ski tunnel. The team will compete at the Rollerski National Championships in Jericho, Vermont, August 15 and 16.
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in 2012 and has worked his way up to the highest rank of captain. He plans to attend Winona State University for a degree in criminal justice. After that, he hopes to pursue a career in law
enforcement with the Forest Lake Police Department or Washington County Sherriff’s OfďŹ ce. One day, he’d like to become a federal agent. Boesel turned 18 on April 8.
Olivia Nienaber, a sixth grade homeschooled student from Scandia, has been awarded a Disney Friends for Change Youth Grant through Youth Service America [YSA]. The grant will support Nienaber in leading a community service project for Global Youth Service Day [GYSD]. Nienaber is one of 125 children and teens across the country who were awarded grants to lead projects that make a positive, lasting change in the world. Service activities will begin on Global Youth Service Day on April 19, 2015, and continue until proj-
ects are completed. Global Youth Service Day is the largest volunteerin g and service event in the world. The grant provides Nienaber — along with members of the Soarin g Eagles 4-H Club (of which she is a member) — to cre ate a Barn Quilt Trail in Washington County that can be viewed along the four bike routes through Scandia, Marine on St. Croix and May Township. For a map of the bike routes, see http:// www.scandiaparks.org/ scandiabikemap.pdf. A barn quilt is typically an eight-by-eight-foot SEE PROJECT, PAGE 5
County to receive funds for addition to Park Reserve The Washington Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Council April 14, to pay 75 percent of the cost to purchase property to add to Big Marine Park Reserve in May Township. The Met Council funds will pay for 75 percent of the cost to purchase the property at 17980 Margo Ave. in May Township. The County Board also agreed to enter into restrictive covenants for
the property as part o f the deed to the parcel. The purchase of the parcel was approved by the County Board last November. The purchase price was $622,324.25, including recording fees and taxes. The Metropolitan Council Grant Agreement reimburses the county’s Land and Water Legacy Program funds used to purchase the property up to $470,039.
Pine Needles names artists for summer residency
The St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, has announced the selection of the Summer 2015 Artists at Pine Needles. Soyini Guyton, Seitu Jones and Joshua Cunningham of St. Paul, and Tara Shukla of Grinnell, Iowa will participate this summer. This program of the research station provides residencies for natural history artists and writers at the research station’s Pine Needles cabin and offers interaction with environmental scientists and the local community. The residencies will begin in June and continue through mid-September. Soyini Guyton and Seitu Jones are collaboratin g on a project to develop a natural history ďŹ eld guide to the St. Paul community of Frogtown. Guyton and Jones have collaborated on many public art projects in the Twin Cities; Guyton is a writer and poet, Jones a photographer and sculptor. Joshua Cunningham is a plein air landscape painter, who paints on site and outdoors. He intends to cre ate several paintings each day, capturing the vistas and views of the St. Croix River Valley. Tara Shukla of Grinnell, Iowa will spend her residency drawing and photographing endangered species of the St. Croix area. She creates charcoal drawings in the ďŹ eld which serve as studies for larger studio works, in the tradition of scientiďŹ c and botanical illustrations. The Artist at Pine Needles program is held at the cabin of the late James Taylor Dunn, noted historian of the St. Croix River Valley, and fulďŹ lls his wishes that this property be used as a scholarly and artistic retreat. The St. Croix Watershed Research Station in Marine on St. Croix is the environmental research department of the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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room Certification Course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Conversations of the Valley Croix County Ag Service and Conersations of the Valley Education Center, 1960 8th will be at the Grand Banquet Ave. in Baldwin. Each one-day Center in Stillwater from 11:30 course will certify attendees to a.m. to 1 p.m. America’s Flysell foraged wild mushrooms to way: Challenges and Opporcommercial establishments in tunities will be discussed. For reservations call (651) 430-3830 Minnesota. FFI: stcroix.uwex. or go to: www.scvfoundation. edu or (715) 531-1930. org/conversations-of-the-valAPRIL 25 ley. Osceola Wellness Fair/
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APRIL 22-29 Women creating art for peace and gender justice
Women creating art for peace and gender justice will be exhibited at the Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph St., St. Paul. The exhibition includes images, photos, videos, posters, costumes, masks, quilts, scripts and painting. Opening celebration will be April 22 at 6 p.m. FFI: Luella Greene, (651) 433-3773.
Mushroom certification
Garden Show
University of Wisconsin-Extension will host a Wild Mushroom Certification Course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Croix County Ag Service and Education Center, 1960 8th Ave. in Baldwin. The one-day course will certify attendees to sell foraged wild mushrooms to commercial establishments in Minnesota. FFI: stcroix.uwex. edu.
The Wellness Fair and Garden Show will be at the Osceola High School from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The show provides seminars, vendors and information about wellness, nutrition and gardening. Go to OsceolaExpo. com for more information.
APRIL 26 Tree Planting at Veterans Campground
Volunteers are needed to plant oak trees, 1 p.m. at Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 11300 180th Street North in Marine on St. Croix. Both individuals and groups are welcome to participate in this event recognizing Arbor Day. Bring gloves and spades. Call or text Lori at (651) 4927277 to sign up. Veterans Campground has been providing rest, recovery, and recreation for veterans since 1926.
Book Signing
The family that created “The Christmas Wish” will autograph their newest book “Tiny Wish” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gustaf’s Up North Gallery in APRIL 22-30 Lindstrom. Call Gustaf’s to re“Spirit, Heart, Home” serve your signed copy of “Tiny A selection of artwork inWish,” (651) 257-2657. spired by the themes of LouSweden’s Trygve Svard will ise Erdrich’s novel Love Medtalk about the history and icine is on display at the St. weaving techniques of importCroix River Visitor Center in ed Ekelund Weavings from 1 to St. Croix Falls as part of the 3 p.m. Over the past six years, ArtReach St. Croix’s “The Big these handmade textiles from Read.” Sweden have become one of the top favorites at the gallery. APRIL 24 Twice a year Ekelund changes Reading: “The Crops Look Good” their products to include dozAuthor Sara DeLuca will read ens of new seasonal designs, from “The Crops Look Good” at providing an artistic but eco5 p.m. at the Valley Bookseller nomic way to decorate. There in Stillwater. The book is about will be time for questions and life on a Wisconsin dairy farm Svard will have free gifts. in early 1900s, based on real letHealthy Heart 5K Run/Walk ters between family members. Osceola Medical Center is
Braves Fest
Osceola Braves will be having their annual Braves Fest including meat raffl e at the Osceola Lanes at 6 p.m.
Mushroom certification
University of Wisconsin-Extension will host a Wild Mushroom Certification Course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Croix County Ag Service and Education Center, 1960 8th Ave. in Baldwin. The one-day course will certify attendees to sell foraged wild mushrooms to commercial establishments in Minnesota. FFI: stcroix.uwex. edu.
APRIL 24 & 25 Mushroom certification course
University of Wisconsin-Extension will host a Wild Mush-
APRIL 27 Smoke Signals film screening
The fi lm “Smoke Signals” will be shown at the Stillwater Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Based on a short story by Sherman Alexie.
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will meet at 7 p.m. at the Chisago Lakes Area Library. There will be a presentation on “Photographing Flowers” given by club member Renee Arcand who provides fl owers for special occasions. The discussion topic will be “People” as club members exchange ideas on the what makes a good photograph that involves people. Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.
Red Cross Bloodmobile
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Osceola High School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Dwindling numbers for an iconic insect
The Monarch butterfl y will be discussed at a free seminar at the St. Croix River Association offi ce in St. Croix Falls at
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby
The St. Croix Valley chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby [CCL] will have its monthly meeting from 10:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. at Family Means, 1875 Northwestern Avenue S., Stillwater, Minn. CCL is a grassroots organization of citizens advocating new policies in order to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. All are welcome. FFI: call Bonnie at (651) 295-5920 or (651) 436-1441.
MAY 3 Walk with the Animals
Northwoods Humane Society will host a an animal walk on May 3 at 12 p.m. at Lent Town Hall, 33155 Hemingway Avenue, Stacy, MN. There will be a silent auction, lunch and goodies for sale, paw print painting, agility course for your dog, and $1.00 drawings for great prizes. Come with or without your furry friend. Call (651) 982-0240 or visit http://northwoodshs.org/fundraising-events/walk2015/ for information and pledge forms.
MAY 6 Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls begins at 5 p.m. at the Osceola High School. Bowl picking starts at 5 p.m., and a student led hunger presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m., in the Osceola High School auditorium.
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St. Croix Flyway Migratory Bird Day
Welcome migratory birds passing through the St. Croix Valley, observe and learn about the importance of bird banding, play a migratory bird game and more at Warner Nature Center: 15375 Norell Ave. North, Marine on St. Croix, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free; the event is sponsored by Tropical Wings, a citizen group supporting a Sister Park partnership
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Conversations about dementa will be discussed at 10 a.m. at the St. Croix Falls library. Program covers how to convince a family member to see a physician, when to stop drivin g and making legal and fi nancial plans for future care needs.
MAY 15 VA Choice Class
To help Veterans better understand the VA Choice Program, the Minneapolis VA will hold a “Choice Class” from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and all 13 of our CBOCs. We will meet in Room 1B 102 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center with a teleconference connection to all CBOCs. Choice Champions will explain how Choice works and respond to Veterans’ questions.
Women Veterans Retreat
The retreat will be in Eau Claire and is open to all women veterans, their families and friends. This will be a relaxin g day at Trinity Equestrian with plenty of time for socializing, visiting vendor booths, free provided lunch and demonstrations on Trinity’s equine therapy they offer for veterans suffering from PTSD. Registration is now open at www.WisVets.com under featured event.
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Something to celebrate
t long last, it appears that spring is here to stay. The temperatures are nice, high school spring sports are actually taking place, unlike the last two years when we were waiting for snow to melt, the trees are budding and many of the birds have returned and are singing. Spring is such a wonderful time of year. It's an affi rmation of survival and renewal. As I get older, it becomes more important each year to see the sun come back and the ice go off the lakes. Pardon my sentimentality, but it is nice to hear Publisher the birds sing. Their return is part of the promise of spring. Tom Stangl I was thinking about birds the other day when we received a story from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about a rather remarkable bird. The bird, a Kirtland's warbler named ABPI, was one of six nestlings banded in Adams county last spring when he hatched. He received his “name” from the bands placed on his legs: aluminum, blue, purple and indigo. This little fellow spent the winter on Cat Island in The Bahamas, some 1,500 miles from where he was born. That sounds like a pretty good gig to me. As if fl ying 1,500 miles wasn't enough of a feat, consider this: it is estimated that there are only 4,000 Kirtland's warblers on the planet. Just surviving is cause for celebration for little ABPI. Not content with just surviving, ABPI went into the history books by being the fi rst of his kind to be banded in Wisconsin and observed in The Bahamas. His father, AORB (aluminum, orange, red and blue), is also in the record books. He was banded in Adams County in 2008 and has returned each year to have a nest with a female. Two nests were successful, one in 2009 which had four hatchlings and the group of four last year which contained ABPI. Bayfi eld and Sawyer counties in northern Wisconsin are places where the Kirtland's warblers have been observed. The Kirtland's warbler is about 5.5 inches tall with bluish-gray upper-parts, yellow underparts, and dark streaks on back, sides and fl anks. It is a federally protected endangered species, and has been nesting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula breeding in young jack pine stands interspersed with dense thickets and grassy openings. The birds have been migrating into Wisconsin for breeding for several years. They have had a diffi cult time reproducing because their nesting habitat has very specifi c requirements and a parasite carried by another bird, the Brown-headed Cowbird, is fatal to the warblers. No one is really sure about the route the Kirtland's warblers take to their winter home in the Caribbean. Some say they follow a southeasterly route through southern Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and on to The Bahamas. The people who study these things assume that the route is reversed when they return home to breed in the summer. This is a story that we normally wouldn't tell in the pages of our paper, and I thought it was interesting. Little ABPI reaffirmed by faith that nature will find a way. That's a good lesson for all of us. 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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Looks like I’m the turkey! he gobbler was so close that the spitting and drumming sounded like he was breathing down my neck. And when he gobbled it seemed as if pine needles shook off the tree I was sitting under. One minute ago this big bird was sounding off 150 yards in front of me on the other side of the pines. Then it made an end run around the pines through the hayfield and came up behind me unseen. Just to make matters more exciting a second gobbler sounded off behind me a little off to my left. Talk about exciting! It was the fi rst turkey season that Wild River opened April 15. Wake up time was 4 a.m. but I had forgotten my face mask Trails and camo gloves so was scrambling to make it to the woods by 5:15. UnfortuJim Bennett nately, another hunter helped himself to the spot promised me by the landowner. I chose another place close to a busy road where I had seen several birds a few days ago. Soon I heard the faint sound of a gobbler to the south. Cutting through the pines I spotted the big bird walking along the edge as if on patrol. I let out some yelps to see if the bird was interested. I was surprised by an immediate call back from the other side of the pines to the west. I did a few more yelps and got another quick and loud response so I crawled back in some thick pines that left me a good shooting lane in the direction of the hot gobblers. But this gobbler had a different plan. After settling in just a few minutes after my last call I gave out a few more yelps to see where the bird was. I had no idea that he and his buddy had done an end around and were
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now so close I felt they were in the same tree with me. It always amazes me how a turkey with the brain the size of a pea can mark your location so well by just hearing you call 150 yards away. Now that gobbler was close enough to read the label on my underwear without my knowing he was even there! His gobble was so close and loud I could have stained my underwear! Decision time. I could either sit still or let the bird seek me out and hope it wandered into my shootin g lane. Another option: freeze and let it wander off and try to call it back. I decided on a more active approach: just swing around and shoot the bird. No turkey can out run a load of 6-shot! I began to make a slow calculated swing since the bird was 10 yards away. The prob lem was I hadn’t looked at the back side of this pine which was a gnarled, thick mess. That meant I was having problems getting the now nervous gobbler in a clear shooting lane. Finally I got my shot but it was too close and thick. Using my son Josh’s Super Black Eagle 12-guage, I missed the head shot. The bird sprinted down the hill and stopped 35 yards out with his buddy, leaving me with a decent shot that I once again missed. That is when I realized I had made the rookie mistake of not shooting his gun and sighting it in. That bird would have been dead twice with my old BPS that I retired a couple years ago but not replaced. Instead this bird was off to the races and I was off to home for breakfast. Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman who lives and works t in the St. Croix River Valley who can be reached a jamesbennett24@gmail.com.
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Spring gardening: A recipe for ultra easy meals…eat out!
ast weekend my whole family worked very hard raking the yard and digging up an old garden bed. I was so tired when I was done, I could hardly lift my arms. When I got to the kitchen to fi nd some food for my weary family, I quickly realized there was nothing quick to make. We headed out for dinner. In the summer I want to be outside. I spend a lot of time watching our boys play sports. Gardening is a fun past time too. All of those things don’t allow me to be free to cook. Cooking Wild Chow ties me to the kitchen. Having a plan helps, even if that plan is going out for Lisa Erickson dinner. In Osceola and the surrounding area there are some fantastic places for a great dinner. th Sometimes the best recipe for dinner is to go out and no one has to cook! Here is a list of the best places to eat around town. Happy spring cleaning everyone! Fiesta Loco: Has great Mexican food that is fast! I love their pork verde burrito and the fact the staff always remembers what I like to order, making me feel like family! The Lucky Panda: Has a wonderful buffet for both dinner and lunch! Cindy and Danny, the owners, are wonderful. You arrive as guests, you leave as friends! The Cascade Bar: Surprisingly has the best traditional breakfast! What a great way to start your day with a very happy tummy. Brickfi re Pizza: Has some of the most interesting and tasty pizza creations in the world of pizza. One of my favorites is the chicken bacon ranch pizza topped with shredded lettuce. You won’t be disappointed. The WaterShed Café: Serves wine and beer on the deck with wonderful gourmet sandwiches and salads, how can you beat that? Osceola Lanes: It’s all about the cheese curds and beer! Plus the patio is great for watching sports with friends. PY’s: Who knew this little bar could have the best prime rib sandwiches around. They also cut and cook potatoes into French fries in front of you! It doesn’t get any fresher that that! Paradise Pizza: If you need a big pizza fast, they can do it! This is my kid’s favorite pizza spot before or after a big school game! Subway: Is perfect for the night when you only have 15 minutes to get some healthy food. The bread is baked fresh and the veggies are just as fresh. Tippy Canoes: Has the best steak salad and it’s huge! This salad is big enough to share but I usually end up wanting more than my share! DQ: When I was young and I wanted a treat I went to DQ and I still do! Summer is the best time of the year for a Blizzard! The Village Pizzeria: Is the spot to go for the best Italian food around. They are known for their pizza, pasta, and daily specials. Be sure and arrive early, they fi ll up quickly!
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Poets on the Wild Side In the lead-up to the weekend St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration (May 8-9), the Watershed Café in Osceola will host an evening of poetry celebrating birds and other natural treasures of the river valley on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. Featured St. Croix Valley poets will include Laurel Anderson, Don Mitchell, Laurie Allmann, Sue Crouse and special guests Freya Manfred and Thomas R. Smith. Freya Manfred has authored eight books of poetry (including “A Goldenrod Will Grow,” “My Only Home,” “Swimming With A Hundred Year Old Snapping Turtle” and “Speak, Mother,” Red Dragonfl y Press). Her poetry has appeared in over 100 reviews and magazines and over 40
anthologies. She lives in Stillwater, Minn. Thomas R. Smith will read from his new book of poems, “The Glory.” Smith has had hundreds of poems published on three continents. His poems were included in “Editor’s Choice II” (The Spirit That Moves Us Press).He lives in River Falls, Wis. There is no cost for the program. This event is presented in association with the St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration, coordinated by the citizen-based nonprofi t Tropical Wings. For more information on related events scheduled for May 8 and 9 throughout the lower St. Croix, please see: www.artbenchtrail. org/events/tropicalwings.
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DNR invites public input on Invasive Carp Action Plan The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on a statewide plan to combat invasive carp threatening Minnesota rivers and lakes. The Minnesota Invasive Carp Action Plan includes 35 measures for combatting the threat of bighead, black, grass and silver carp. Invasive carp, which feed on vital plankton, aquatic vegetation and mussels, reach weights of 40 to more than 100 pounds. Invasive carp populations compete with native species for food and
habitat. Silver carp leap out of the water when they hear approaching watercraft, potentially injuring boaters and water skiers. The plan updates a 2011 document and is focused on efforts to monitor, prevent, and slow the spread of invasive carp in major rivers and lakes, according to Nick Frohnauer, DNR invasive fi sh coordinator. “Since the 2011 plan was developed, we’ve made tremendous progress, including repairs to the Coon Rapids dam and the upcoming closure of the Upper St.
Anthony Falls lock. The updated plan, developed by a broad range of stakeholders, will allow us to leverage new information and improved technology to monitor, prevent and manage these destructive species.” Invasive carp have been progressing upstream since escaping into the Mississippi River in the 1970s. While no breeding populations have been detected in Minnesota waters of the Mississippi, individual fi sh have been caught near the Twin Cities and in the St. Croix River.
The DNR will accep t public comments on th e draft plan through Ma y 8. Action plan copy re quests, questions an d public input can be di rected to Nick Frohnau er, DNR invasive fi sh coordinator, at nick. frohnauer@state.mn.us, (651) 259-5670 or Box 25 , Lafayette Road, St. Paul , MN 55155. The draft plan is als o available on the DN R website: http://files.dnr. state.mn.us/natural_re sources/invasives/carpaction-plan-draft.pdf.
PLANTS: Foraging with a master herbalist FROM PAGE 1
strike some as far-fetched, but analyses of nutrient content in many wild foods have shown that they contain high concentrations of vitamins and minerals. Jo Robinson, author of the book “Eating on the Wild Side,” has argued that through farming humans have unintentionally favored caloric value over that of phytonutrients, breeding for sweet tastes while minimizing bitter and sour fl avors. Such ideas are starting to catch on, says Hagenbuch. “For awhile I felt like I was way out there and people just kind of shook their heads at me,” she says. “But in the last fi ve years people are more seriously interested in what I’m doing.” She attributes the shift to a growing cultural awareness of where food comes from. Hagenbuch leads classes and walks, teaching people how to identify wild edibles and medicinal plants, while conveying the importance of sustainable harvesting. In the last six years, Hagenbuch has also learned about and started
to forage for mushrooms. “There is a side effect of death if you make a mistake,” she says, “but once you get yourself into that detail-oriented frame it’s not as diffi cult as you would think.” She likens fi nding mushrooms to treasure hunting. “You have to be out there doing it all the time. People ask, ‘How did you get so lucky?’ Well, I wasn’t lucky. I spent a lot of time tromping through the woods with nothing.” Hagenbuch now hosts mushroom identification walks in addition to plant walks. This year, she also started a small-scale CSA for wild foods. Memberships are already sold out. Hagenbuch, who started her medical career as a chiropractor, inadvertently found time to study wild plants and herbs after an old injury resurfaced, leaving her unable to work. Herbal medicine is now a mainstay of her practice. She believes that working with plants for holistic health and simple fi rst aid is a lost knowledge, one she’s working to help our culture remember. People who benefit the most from herbal therapy tend to be those with
mysterious symptoms, she says. “Their bodies are out of balance g and they know something is wron but within the confines of Western medicine there might not be a lot of insight into what’s going on,” Hagenbuch says. “I don’t necessarily have to know what the diagnosis is when I approach things with herbalism because I’m basically tryin g to balance the body according to what symptoms are happening.” Her methods are also gentler. Hagenbuch notes that when people take several prescribed medications at once, they can start seeing negative health effects because of the drugs themselves. Hagenbuch uses drop-dose therapy, concentrated herbal formulas given in small doses of two or three drops. She says the process is subtle but effects are real. “I’ve even been surprised by some of the successes,” she says. Hagenbuch works mostly out of her offi ce in Taylors Falls, Taylors Falls Family Chiropractic, but does some work in Stillwater and Shoreview. For more information about treatment, classes or walks, see Hagenbuch’s website, doctorweedmaster.com and Facebook page, on.fb.
PROJECT: Scandia youth receives grant FROM PAGE 2
or four-by-four-foot wooden square that is painted to resemble a quilt block and positioned at the front of a barn or other structure, or is freestanding. The project itself involves the creation and installation of six barn quilts. It also includes a bus tour of the Barn Quilt Trail, followed by a presentation about each of the barn quilts and lunch for seniors from a nursing home (Christian Community Home in Osceola, Wis. where Nienaber regularly volunteers). The Barn Quilt Trail project addresses two community issues: • a lack of art, math, and science opportunities in our community for both public- and homeschooled youth; • an aging population in need of opportunities to stay active, engaged and connected to keep their minds and bodies healthy. Because they will be able to be viewed along the bike routes
that follow roads and highways throughout the county, the barn quilts also are a gift to the community. They can be easily seen and enjoyed as people bike, walk, jog or ride in their cars along the Barn Quilt Trail. This community-based arts project will make a lasting, positive change for those involved in the creation of the barn quilts as well as those who enjoy seeing the quilts — whether they are from the immediate community or traveling from out of state to see this section of the national Barn Quilt Trail. Nienaber joined millions of youth around the world in Global Youth Service Day on April 19, 2015. Now in its 27th year, Global Youth Service Day provides an opportunity for young people to fi nd their voice, take action and make a positive impact in their communities. As the largest service event in the world, Global Youth Service Day is celebrated in more than 135
countries and all 50 states. “Olivia is a true Friend for Change,” said Steven Culbertson, president and CEO of YSA. “She has found her voice and is takin g action to make an impact on the vital community issue of providin g innovative learning opportunitie for youth and adult volunteers who are interested in the arts, agriculture, nature and health! We are so proud of her creativity and leadership.” Community members who would like to help build, paint and install the barn quilts are invited to contact Ann at hmcf@lycos. com or (651) 433-4358 for more information and/or to volunteer. The group is also looking for residents who enjoy woodworking and have woodworking equipment to help build the barn quilts and for residents living along the bike routes who would like to have a barn quilt installed on their barn.
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Lower St. Croix camping permits available now The annual permit required for camping on the Lower St. Croix River is available, according to the National Park Service (NPS) at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The permit is required for anyone camping along the St. Croix between St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin - Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and the Soo Line High Bridge (river mile 29.5). Camping in this area is limited to designated campsites. The permit is available at the St. Croix River Visitor Center located at 401 North Hamilton Street in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The visitor center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The permit application is also available atwww.nps.gov/sacn. The completed form can be mailed to the NPS. After reviewing the application, NPS staff will mail the permit. The following regulations apply to camping along this stretch of river. Campers are required to bring in and use their
own portable camp toilets or use onboard facilities on self-contained boats. Campers must camp in designated campsites, which are available on a fi rst-come, first-served basis. A total of 20 primitive individual and 2 primitive group campsites have been established. Up to 8 people and 3 tents are allowed at individual campsites. Group sites accommodate 9 to 16 people and up to 6 tents. Larger groups need to split up or make arrangements to camp in one of the state parks along this section of river. Camping is limited to 3 consecutive nights at any campsite and a maximum of 30 nights for the season. Campsites must be occupied on the first night of stay. The camping permit must be attached to the tent so it is clearly visible every time you camp in 2015. Alcohol is prohibited SEE CAMPING, PAGE 8
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Firearms Safety-Hunter Education Class, 2015. Students learned safe firearms handling, wildlife management, basic survival, hunting ethics and outdoor skills at the Scandia Community Center.
Successful fi rearms safety, hunter education class Two weeks ago, 21 students passed the Firearms Safety-Hunter Education class held at the Scandia Community Center. Students learned safe fi rearms handling, wildlife management, basic survival, hunting ethics and outdoor skills. All students needed to attend class, pass written, range and fi eld tests to earn their Firearms Safety Certificate. Tom Hokenson and Diane Hedin, instruc-
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tors for the Firearms Safety-Hunter Education class, received their 20year Volunteer Instructor Award. Scott Arntzen, Conservation Officer, presented Hokenson and Hedin with their 20-year award. In the 20 years, over 500 students have taken their classes. All instructors volunteer their time, experience and expertise to the class. New instructors for Firearms Safety and Hunter Education classes are being sought. If you are willing to volunteer some time to help with the class or take over a class as instructors retire, please email Ron Hoheisel at rahoheisel@ gmail.com for more information.
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Tom Hokenson and Diane Hedin receive their 20-year Award. In that time, they’ve taught over 500 students to hunt safely and ethically.
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In cooperation with SRC, Inc, Scandia residents are encouraged to bring their disposals and excess recycling to the SRC Waste Transfer and Recycle in Wyoming at 6320 East Viking Blvd. Scandia residents will receive a 20% discount on all items. Recycling is free!
Heavy Metal Cleanup begins Sat., April 25 – Sat., May 2 – a FULL WEEK and 2 SATURDAYS of discounted disposal opportunity! See city website for price list. For questions, call SRC at 651-462-5298 Mon–Fri, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon
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Gammelgården seeks tour guides
Gammelgården Museum in Scandia is lookin g for tour guides. Learn about their historic buildings and artifacts, what is new for the 2015 season and how you can be a part of the Swedish immigrant experience. No previous experience is necessary — only an interest in history, heritage and meeting new, interesting people. Tour guide trainin g and/or refresher will be April 26 at 1 p.m. Students in 7th through 11th grade can be an associate tour guide or assistant at activities and festivals. Youn g guides lead public tours, participate in festivals and help run children’s events. Associate guide orientation is May 17 at 1 p.m. For more information go to www.gammelgardenmuseum.org or call (651) 433-5053.
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Did you know? Though Earth Day is synonymous with protecting the environment, the holiday can trace its roots to an environmental disaster that occurred in Southern California in 1969. Over a 10-day period that began on January 28, 1969 just six miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., roughly 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Santa Barbara Channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County. Thousands of birds and marine animals, including dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions, were killed as a result of the spill, which at the time was the largest such spill to ever occur in United States waters (it is now the third-largest spill after the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 and the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill). Though devastating, the Santa Barbara oil spill proved inspiring to Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, who is today considered the founder of Earth Day. Senator Nelson used the sense of social consciousness that prevailed throughout much of the United States in 1969 and the outrage at the Santa Barbara oil spill to infuse energy into a growing movement to raise awareness about air and water pollution. His risk paid off, as more than 20 million Americans took to the streets on April, 22, 1970 to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment.
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LEGALS CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333
1. The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted: Stanley Leonard. 2. The address of the principal place of business: 158 Avignon Ct., Woodbury, MN 55125. 3. The complete name and street address of all persons conducting business under the assumed name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Stanley Leonard Stalewski, 158 Avignon Ct., Woodbury, MN 55125. 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities, I further certify that I have completed all required fi elds, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance withthe applicble chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath: Cheyenne Moseley.
Request by Jane Rowland, Applicant, on behalf of Greg and Mary Kramer, Owners, for approval of a Variance to expand the primary structure located at 12810 182nd Street North, including replacement of an existing deck and new screened enclosure within the required setback from the Ordinary High Water Level of Big Marine Lake. The property is more specifically described as follows: Lot 16, Big Lake View 2nd Addition Anyone wishing to express their opinion on this proposal will be heard at the public hearing. This notice is given pursuant to the Development Code of the City of Scandia. Information about this request may be examined during offi ce hours at the Scandia Community Center, Monday and Wednesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Brenda Eklund Deputy Clerk Dated: April 14, 2015 Published in The Country Messenger April 22 , 2015
Dated April 7, 2015. Filed with the State of Minnesota. Published in The Country Messenger April 22 and April 29, 2015 CITY OF SCANDIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Scandia will meet in the Board Room of the Scandia Community/Senior Center, 14727 209th St. N., on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following:
CITY OF MARINE ON ST. CROIX VILLAGE CENTER TASK FORCE WORKSHOP Wednesday, APRIL 22, 2015 6:00 pm at the Village Hall, 121 Judd Street NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a workshop will be held on Wednesday April 22, 2015 with the City Council and Planning Commission members at 6:00pm at the Village Hall. This workshop is to review and discuss the information for the upcoming open house for the County
Road 4 project that will be held on May 21, 2015. Dated this 14th day of April, 2015 By: Mary Tomnitz - Assistant City Clerk Published in The Country Messenger April 22 , 2015
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Quinnell Avenue North and Lilleskogen Park Improvements City of Scandia Scandia, MN RECEIPT AND OPENING OF PROPOSALS: Sealed proposals for the work described below will be received at the Offi ce of the City Administrator, City of Scandia, 14727 209th Street N., Scandia, MN, 55073-8503 until 10:00 a.m. CST on May 13, 2015 at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work includes the construction of approximately: 16 SY Bituminous Pavement Reclamation 1800 CY Common Excavation 1500 TN Aggregate Base, Class 5 4700 TN Bituminous Wear Course Pavement 860 LF Concrete Storm Sewer 220 LF CMP Culverts Alternate Bid Items for: 280 LF B618 Curb & Gutter 200 TN Aggregate Base, Class 5 140 TN Bituminous Wearing Course 80 SY 6” Concrete Sidewalk
TO OBTAIN BID DOCUMENTS: Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www. bolton-menk.com or www.questcdn.com. You may view the digital plan documents for free by entering Quest project #3857668 on the website’s Project Search page. Documents may be downloaded for $20.00. Please contact QuestCDN. com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, viewing, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is also
available for a nonrefundable price of $60.00 per set, which includes applicable sales tax and shipping. Please make your check to payable to Bolton & Menk, Inc. and send it to 2035 County Road D East, Suite B, Maplewood, MN 55109-5314, (651) 704-9970, fax (651) 704-9971. BID SECURITY: A certified check or proposal bond in the amount of not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid, drawn in favor of City of Scandia shall accompany each bid. OWNER’S RIGHTS RESERVED: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any ir-
regularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract to other than the lowest bidder if, in their discretion, the interest of the Owner would be best served thereby.
Dated: April 17, 2015. Kristina Handt City Administrator Published in The Country Messenger April 22 , 2015
CAMPING: Camp sites available on lower St. Croix FROM PAGE 6
at the Eagle’s Nest campsites (river mile 48.5). Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Campfi res are permitted only in steel fire rings or grills. The cutting of live vegetation is strictly prohibited. Dead and down wood may be collected by hand from shoreline areas but not from islands. Possession of firewood that originates more than 10 miles from the Riverway is prohibited.
Campfires must be out and cold before you leave the area. Please leave glass containers at home. All trash must be carried out of the Riverway at the end of your stay. Possession or use of fi reworks is prohibited. For additional information, call the National Park Service at (715) 483-2274 or visit www.nps.gov/sacn.
together with removals, erosion control measures, restoration and other related items of work, all in accordance with Plans and Specifications. PLANHOLDERS LIST, ADDENDUMS AND BID TABULATION: The planholders list, addendums and bid tabulations will be available for download on-line at www. bolton-menk.com or www.questcdn. com. Any addendums may also be distributed by mail, fax or email.
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Legal services for low-Income households Every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30-4:30 p.m., an attorney from Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) will have in-person intake hours for people seeking legal representation for certain kinds of family law issues at the Washington County Law Library, 14949 62nd St. N, Stillwater. SMRLS represents clients in dissolution, custody, order for protection, and other family court matters. For family law issues, SMRLS focuses on helping victims of domestic abuse; assisting primary caretakers to keep or obtain child custody; and protecting the safety and stability of children. Low-income residents of Washington County in need of legal representation for one of the issues listed above may receive help.
SMRLS is based in St. Paul; however, its attorneys help clients who are residents of Washington County and handle cases venued in Washington County. People do not need to wait for clinic hours to see an attorney. People needing legal help may call the SMRLS intake line at 651-222-4731 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Screeners speak English, Spanish, and Somali – other languages available if needed. SMRLS provides a full range of high-quality legal services to low-income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to enforce their legal rights; obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies
and forums which constitute our system of justice; maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse; and empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus, helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit. For more information about the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, see the website at www.smrls.org. For more information about this service or other clinics and resources available at the law library, contact the Washington County Law Library at 651-430-6330 or email the library at lawlibrary@ co.washington.mn.us.
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SCRA/partners to host forum on oil pipeline Line 61 Mark your calendar and tell your friends about a public forum regarding the Line 61 oil pipeline, which runs under the headwaters of the St. Croix, Namekagon, Eau Claire and Totogatic rivers in Washburn and Douglas Counties. Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. Spooner High School auditorium 801 Cty Hwy A
Spooner, WI 54801 The St. Croix River Association in partnership with St. Croix 360 and the Washburn County Lakes and Rivers Association invites the public to learn about Enbridge Energy’s project to triple the flow of oil through the pipeline. Speakers will discuss the resources at risk, spill prevention and
• Beautiful large private rooms
response, policy and regulations, and efforts elsewhere in Wisconsin to ensure pipeline safety. Enbridge Energy will be represented, as well as river advocates and others involved in the issue. The program will include plenty of time dedicated to questions and discussion.
• Private bathrooms • Comfortable great room and den • Delicious meals
“Spirit, Heart, Home” art exhibit at Visitor Center
Inspired by the themes of Louise Erdrich’s award-winning novel Love Medicine, more than a dozen artists from the St. Croix Valley used photography, painting, ceramics, printmaking, and fiber arts to express their spirits, expose their hearts, and celebrate their homes.
A selection of this artwork is on display at the St. Croix River Visitor Center in St. Croix Falls. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free. For more information about Big Read events visit www.artreachstcroix.org.
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
Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church (LCMS)
Osceola United Methodist Church
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
214 North Third Street N, Stillwater (651) 439-2609 • www.ae-church.org Rev. Marilyn Baldwin Rev. Buff Grace, Rector Rev. Brenda Hoffman Mindy Boynton, Christian Ed/Youth Nancy Whipkey, Music Sunday: 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, no music 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with music
Hwy. 97 at County Road 34 S.E. Forest Lake (651) 464-5249 Pastor: Rev. David Werner www.foresthillsumc.net 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship
25402 Itasca Avenue Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-462-3535 / lordofthelakes.org Pastor Craig Bertram Regular Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Communion First and Third Sundays 9:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class
Osceola (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.
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.com Senior Pastor Scott Westphal Associate Pastor Meredith McGrath Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. in the 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 Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Wed. Nights – connect360 5-6 p.m. Meal 6-6:30 p.m. Good News at 6 (mid-week worship) 6:30-7:30 p.m. Faith Formation, music/arts, Higher Ground, Adult Education
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.
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 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.
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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City of Marine on St. Croix
APRIL 11 At 8:27 p.m. extra patrol was requested at Jackson Meadows.
APRIL 12 At 4:01 a.m. an alarm sounded at Brookside Bar. At 11:23 a.m. a medical call was made to Blue Heron Lane.
APRIL 13 At 4:41 a.m. extra patrol was needed at Jackson Meadows. At 8:22 p.m. suspicious activity was reported on Broadway Street. At 10:52 p.m. extra pa-
trol was at Jackson Meadows.
APRIL 14 At 9:47 p.m. a ďŹ re alarm sounded on Nason Hill Road.
City of Scandia
APRIL 9 At 12:14 p.m. identity theft was reported on Oren Avenue. At 3:05 p.m. a 911 line was open on Meadowbrook Circle and Scandia Trail. At 4:21 p.m. a driver on St. Croix Trail was stopped for speeding. At 6:36 p.m. a medical call was made to Commu-
nity Living Options.
was open on Perkins Avenue.
APRIL 10 At 7:56 a.m. a driver on St. Croix Trail and O’Brien Trail who was cited for speeding 80mph/55 zone also had no proof of insurance. At 10:52 p.m. a driver on Highway 97 and Oakhill Road was cited for speeding.
APRIL 11 At 9:09 a.m. civilian assistance was needed on Langly Court. At 9:41 a.m. a driver on Manning and Mayberry Trail was stopped for speeding 70mph/55 zone. At 12:59 p.m. a 911 line
APRIL 12 At 12:04 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and St. Croix Trail was stopped for a stop sign violation. At 12:01 p.m. a medical call was made to Garden Gate at Crabtree’s. At 5:09 p.m. a medical call was made to Scandia Trail. At 9:30 p.m. a family situation was reported on PenďŹ eld Avenue. At 9:36 p.m. a medical call was made to Paris Avenue.
APRIL 13 At 9:39 a.m. a driver on
St. Croix Trail and 235th Street was stopped for speeding 68mph/55 zone. At 10:33 a.m. a driver on Scandia Trail and St. Croix Trail was stopped for speeding 69mph/55 zone. At 12:04 p.m. a driver on 205th Street and Quinnell was stopped for an expired temporary permit. At 12:19 p.m. harassment was reported on Langly Court. At 12:58 p.m. an ofďŹ cer checked the welfare on Layton Avenue. At 2:44 p.m. a scam was reported on Manning Trail. At 6:20 p.m. a medical call was made to Oland Avenue.
APRIL 14
Spotlight on Area Businesses American Community Builders supports local craftsmen In the midst of American Community Builders’ 42nd year, owner Dan Froiland touts the company’s old-fashioned values. “We are a father-son contracting company that specializes in remodeling,â€? he says. Froiland and his son, Luke, run a staff of four. The ofďŹ ce is in Froiland’s home, which keeps overhead down, he says, and allows American Community Builders to offer competitive bids. When the economy is good, Froiland says, their work includes new homes and commercial projects. Lately they’ve focused on additions, kitchen and bathroom remodels, skylights, and window and door replacements. “No job is too small,â€? he says. Froiland noted that American Community Builders uses local licensed contractors, from electricians and plumbers to excavators and ďŹ nishers. Even the suppliers are local. “Right from the ground up they’re local,â€? he says. What sets American Community Builders apart from the rest? Froiland says it’s that he serves as on-site contractor, acting as a liaison between the homeowner and subcontractors. Ninety percent of the company’s business is repeat customers or referrals. “We’ve been lucky to have a very loyal group of customers,â€?
At 12:56 a.m. a welfare check and public assistance was needed at M.R. Welty Homes. At 8:47 a.m. a vehicle, possibly stolen in Florida, was recovered at Wind in the Pines Park. At 12:36 p.m. an erratic driver on Scandia Trail was reported. At 1:14 p.m. suspicious activity was reported on Pomroy Avenue.
APRIL 15 At 12:20 a.m. family assistance was needed on 196th Street.
Froiland says. Most of their business is done in Washington County. Froiland moved to Marine on St. Croix in 1978. American Community Builders is known for its craftsmanship, he added. The customer knows the company will be here after the project is completed, and stands behind its work. “The vision of the homeowner is the end result,� Froiland says. American Community Builders is a member of the Better Business Bureau. They can be reached by calling 651-4333318 or via e-mail at froidaddy@gmail.com.
Town of May
APRIL 10 At 7:35 a.m. a driver on Olinda and 177th Street was stopped for speeding. At 4:56 p.m. a medical situation was reported on Ostlund Trail.
APRIL 11 At 9:16 p.m. a driver on Manning was cited for driving after revocation.
APRIL 12 At 11:31 a.m. harassment was reported on Otchipwe Avenue. At 2:31 until 2:47 p.m. three county park violations occurred on Square Lake Trail.
APRIL 13 At 7:55 a.m. a burglar alarm sounded on 121st Street. At 11:34 a.m. disorderly conduct was reported on Lomond Trail and Margo Avenue.
APRIL 14 At 1:53 p.m. fraud was reported on St. Croix Trail. At 2:23 p.m. threats and a disturbance were reported on Marv Schroeder Park. At 6:33 p.m. identity theft was reported on 170th Street. At 6:43 p.m. a medical call was made to 154th Street.
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