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School expansion: Neighbors feel pushed out BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
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Bald Eagle Avenue neighbors next to White Bear Lake Area High School – North Campus are upset that the district wants to buy their homes for school land. Residents abutting school district property on the east side of Bald Eagle Avenue were notified in May that the district would be interested in purchasing their house for school property, said resident Stacey King. King said residents on her street do not want to sell their houses. She said she was upset she was not contacted until the plan had already been presented by the committee to the school board. “It’s going to impact the whole community negatively,” she
Oakdale resident Dave Gilbert gives his 2-year-old daughter Vayda a lift so she can check out some musical instruments at Hugo Good Neighbor Days Saturday, June 8. See more photos on page 2.
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Hugo resident deemed ‘super wonderful’ neighbor ally, it has been a couple, and in 2008 it was an entire family. Hanson is the 25th recipient. HUGO — When Hugo resident Bob The person who nominated Hanson Hanson received a call informing him explained that her husband has been that he was selected as the 2019 Good very ill for nearly five years, so a lot of Neighbor of the Year, he was “flabberhousehold tasks fall on her. “Anything gasted.” I need he just does it for me. I can do a “I had no clue what was going on. My lot by myself, but he takes care of the fi rst thought was it was a prank call. I overwhelming stuff that has been hard,” really didn’t expect anything like that,” she explained. he said. “I just try to do what everybody Hanson has helped his neighbor on should do and help people out.” repeated occasions with tractor and Hanson, who has lived in Hugo with car repairs and makes sure to keep her his wife Michele for 29 years, was nomdriveway clear of snow in the winter. In inated by a neighbor who wishes to fact, in March, when he went on vacation remain anonymous. to Palm Springs, California, he called his Since 1995, when the tradition began, other neighbors to make sure they took at least one person — not necessarily a care of her needs while he was away. Hugo resident — has been recognized for “Bob just goes beyond,” she said. their importance to the Hugo community “Every time I ask if I can do something during Good Neighbor Days. Occasionfor him and return the favor, he says ‘no, BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
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Editor Shannon Granholm can be Bob Hanson is Hugo’s Good reached at 651-407-1227 or Neighbor of the Year for 2019. He citizennews@presspubs.com. is shown here with his two proud grandchildren, Zoey and Miles.
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