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Construction wheels stop turning — for the moment

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

There is a new development in Centerville — it’s called “no developments.”

To be more precise, there is a pause in new cityordained development, road improvements and landscaping work in Centerville — at least until the next City Council meeting.

Rising construction costs gave the Centerville City Council pause at its Aug. 10 regular meeting, such that council tabled two agenda items related to development work that needed approval. Council also unanimously (by a vote of 4-0, with Council Member Michelle Lakso absent) approved the cancellation of a large development project in town.

Until recently, the city had been in “go-go-go” mode regarding development and infrastructure upkeep.

However, scheduled and new construction projects have been hammered six ways by impediments that make them less affordable and less feasible.

High housing prices are leading to fewer buyers.

High interest rates are leading to fewer buyers who can afford homes. Petroleum prices remain high and are leading to more expensive bituminous products. Supply chain issues lead to higher costs and uncertainty about when projects might be completed. The labor shortage means there are fewer people available to do the work and/or higher wages to attract workers. Small cities like Centerville are also losing Local Government Aid dollars.

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Valuable learning tool Sparks fly as members of the Hugo Fire Department use a power saw to cut into the metal side of donated school bus during a recent training exercise. It was the first time the department had access to a school bus to use as a training tool for firefighters to practice a variety of extrication methods. The bus will now be sold for scrap metal.

With school starting up in a couple of weeks, the exercise couldn’t have happened at a better time.

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Hugo establishes temporary moratorium banning sale of THC HUGO — For the next 12 months, the sale of THC products will not be permitted within the city.

It is now legal in Minnesota to sell certain edibles and beverages infused with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the cannabis ingredient extracted from hemp.

The law, which took effect earlier this summer, limits the sale of CBD

“It is probably accurate to say that the legislation passed without a lot of input from cities … The legislation went through relatively unnoticed.

Cities have been scrambling to understand it, evaluate it and think about what its implications are.”

Snyder explained that that the city has three options — it can do nothing, it can do nothing but ask staff to evaluate possible

and THC products to persons 21 and older. There are also limits on the potency of these products. A product cannot contain more than 5 milligrams of THC — delta-8 or delta-9 — in a single serving, and a package cannot contain more than 50 milligrams total. The law also includes regulation on labeling and packaging to help protect against accidental ingestion and marketing to children.

City Attorney Dave Snyder said,

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RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS: Council contemplates upcoming improvements FROM PAGE 1

The first blow for council was the news that Centra Homes (Centra North LLC) is canceling its purchase agreement to build Sorel Quarter, which would have resulted in 26 townhouses on 1.61 acres of vacant city-owned land on Centerville Road between Sorel and Heritage Streets. The developer said they were watching other developers reduce prices on their townhomes to make sales. They saw the market shrinking and realized it was no longer feasible to remain in the townhome market.

Fortunately for the city, its costs for the project were covered by Centra’s escrow funds. Much of the groundwork in preparation for the project will still be in place for another developer who might be interested in the site should market conditions improve.

The second blow for the city were the results of contractor bidding for the 2022 thin overlay project and City Hall parking lot improvements, both of which arrived considerably higher than expected.

The project received four bids: the lowest bid came in at $771,270 and the highest bid came in at twice that amount, said Stantec Engineer Kellie Schlegel.

The engineer’s estimate in the feasibility report for the project was $591,000. If the city awards the contract to the lowest bidder, it will pay $180,000

more for the project than expected.

The price of bituminous material has increased by 20%, and many subcontractors are extremely busy due to labor shortages, Schlegel said. Busy contractors are known to charge more for work.

The city can afford to pay the higher cost by using street fund money, CityAdministrator Mark Statz said. He added the fund would be drained from about $800,000 to some $90,000. The city could also wait until January to readvertise, as bids are usually lower before the construction season begins. However, Statz said he had never seen prices reduced.

As the city still has a couple of weeks to respond to the bids, and council members only heard about the bid results during the council meeting itself, council tabled action until members had more time to think and conduct research.

If an item could be tabled before its spot on the agenda even came up before council, it was the third doomed project of the night — the City Hall campus landscaping improvements. The project proposed the relocation of a sidewalk on the north side of City Hall that provides access to the fire station to a spot where the sun would melt the ice and snow more effectively, to benefit those dropping off items at the fire station. handrail was proposed to give the elderly safer access into City Hall to pay their utility

bills. A memorial to firefighters was also proposed to add meaning and aesthetics to the front of the fire station. As Statz described the desirability of these improvements, council members were already wondering how they could approve a new project costing between $10,000 and $150,000 while still reeling from the news of thin mill and overlay cost overruns. “It’s difficult to consider this after we just tabled the thin mill and overlay project,” Mayor D. Love said. “I look for a motion to table.”

As if increased construction costs weren’t enough, the city learned that it would be receiving zero dollars in local government aid (LGA) for 2023, after receiving $75,000 each in 2022 and 2021. Therefore, council unanimously approved a resolution for the city to add its signature to a letter asking state government to pass the LGA formula bill.

After council decides within the two-week time frame whether to proceed with the thin mill and overlay/City Hall parking lot project, it will need to contemplate how it will handle its slate of annual road improvements moving forward, if costs are going to continue to rocket upward.

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HUGO POLICE REPORTS • A resident in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. at 6:20 p.m. July19 reported her key stolen by her fiancé’s son.

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop for speeding at 7:28 p.m. July 19 in the area of 170th Street N. and Ingersoll Avenue N. and issued a citation to the driver. Deputies conducted another traffic stop at 3:47 a.m. July 20 in the area of Forest Blvd. N. and 120th Street N. and issued a citation to the driver for an unnamed violation.

• A resident in the 6000 block of 145th Circle N. at 9:38 p.m. July 19 reported her daughter attacked by the neighbor’s dog.

• Deputies located a stolen license plate at 4:17 a.m. July 20 in the window of the Kwik Trip in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd. N. The license plate was listed as stolen out of White Bear Lake. Deputies contacted dispatch to remove the stolen flag from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and entered the plate into evidence to be returned to its owner.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 7:31 a.m. July 20 in the 8000 block of westbound 170th Street N. for speeding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone by eastbound deputies on patrol, who clocked him on radar. The driver told deputies he had just finished a delivery and was thinking about a charge he had received over on the East Coast, so he was not paying attention.

• A car window was reported smashed at 9:35 a.m. July 20 in the 12000 block

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A young teenager was reported at 10:26 a.m. July 20 in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for trying to buy cigarettes and cigars and for selling these items to people. Management at a business showed deputies a video of the youth wearing a red jersey and riding a hoverboard flipping them off. The youth could not be located, although employees of the business directed deputies in the direction the youth was last seen.

A suspicious person was reported at 12:50 p.m. July 20 for riding a mountain bike in the area of Oneka Parkway N. and Farnham Avenue N. and for throwing what appeared to be batteries around the area near the park.

A resident in the 6000 block of Egg Lake Road N. at 7:51 a.m. July 21 reported a neighbor for striking his parked vehicle while operating an ATV. The complainant told deputies the neighbor told him that the ATV’s throttle got stuck, which led to the incident. The neighbor would be taking care of his responsibilities, but the the complainant just wanted to have a record of the incident.

The driver of a white, two-door vehicle was cited for driving after revocation and failure to provide proof of insurance at 9:25 p.m.

July 21 in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd. N. after being pulled

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over for excessive window tint that obstructed all view of the interior. A check of the driver’s license showed the registered owner was revoked, and the driver was unable to produce current insurance information. A further computer check showed the driver with one prior no-insurance conviction. Although the driver stated that he was told his window tint was legal, a tint-o-meter check during the traffic stop showed the window at 15% light filtration where 50% is mandatory. The driver was warned about the window tint before he was directed to park the vehicle and call for another driver.

Fraud was reported at 3:36 p.m. July 22 in the 13000 block of Fondant Trail N. The driver of a westbound dark truck was cited at 6:06 p.m. July 22 on 170th Street N. at Henna Avenue N. for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone by eastbound deputies, who clocked him on radar. He was also cited for driving after revocation, when deputies confirmed during the traffic stop that he was not the registered owner of the vehicle. A valid driver sitting in the passenger seat moved one spot over to the left and took over at the wheel.

A business in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. at 10:00 a.m. July 26 reported the license plate of a company vehicle stolen. Deputies entered the plate into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

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A Minnesota motorist was cited at 7:42 p.m. July 28 in the area of Forest Blvd. N. and 165th Street N. for failure to provide proof of insurance, failure to update his driver’s license and failure to register a vehicle within the required time frame, after the driver’s name didn’t match the name of the registered vehicle owner on record. The driver also handed deputies an insurance card that expired in January.

An assault between a juvenile female and her mother was reported at 9:33 p.m. July 28 in the 6000 block of 150th Street N. A resident in the 6000 block of 130th Street N. at 2:44 p.m. July 29 reported juveniles caught on camera passing through his yard.

Deputies issued verbal warnings to three motorists for undisclosed offenses on July 30, starting at 3:19 a.m. at the following locations: in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N., in the 9000 block of 170th Street N. and on Forest Blvd. N. A motorist was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant at 1:26 p.m.

July 30 in the area of Education Drive N. and Heritage Parkway N. after he was pulled over for displaying expired registration.

A computer check during the stop returned with the warrant alert. He was issued a separate summons for traffic violations.

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The new playground in Lions Volunteer Park is now open to the public. A grand opening celebration for Lions Volunteer Park and Peder Pedersen Pavilion is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22.

• Cameron Barukzoy has resigned from the fire department due to family obligations. Barukzoy started as a probationary firefighter in December 2021.

• Parking will not be allowed on the west side of Finale Avenue between Upper 146th and 147th Streets. There is adequate parking within the Jack Pine Place Apartment facilities to accommodate resident parking. There is also parking on the east side of Finale Avenue where bump-outs have been provided, as well as the parking lot in the northwest corner of Lions Volunteer Park. Finale Avenue is a state aid roadway and does not meet the required width for parking along the roadway, which is why the bump-out parking was provided on the east side of Finale Avenue.

Parking will also not be allowed on the south side of Upper 146th Street between Finale and Fitzgerald avenues. Upper 146th Street between Finale Avenue and Fitzgerald Avenue is 24 feet in width, with head-in parking provided along the north side of the roadway. To accommodate thru traffic on Upper 146th Street, city staff recommended adopting a resolution to prohibit parking along that stretch of roadway.

• WSB will perform an asbestos and regulated materials assessment at 6540 Greene Ave. N. for no more than $4,950. In 2002, the city purchased the Bernin property. Since then, the city has leased the property to the Bernin family. The lease is set to expire on Aug. 31. WSB’s report will provide the city with information regarding any hazardous

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Eagle improvement project. On Sept. 21, 2021, the materials within the structures on the property, council accepted bids and awarded a contract for which include a house, garage, barn and several construction of the 121st Street and Acres of Bald small shed structures. The report will be used to Eagle utility and street improvements between provide direction for future decisions related to the Everton Avenue and Falcon Avenue. The project structures. improvements include extension of sanitary sewer Philip and Mary Watkins can now construct a and water services to serve the Acres of Bald Eagle 1,120-square-foot-addition to their 1,350-square-foot development, including storm sewer and street attached garage on their property located at 13345 construction. The developer is responsible for the Homestead Ave. N, after the council approved three costs associated with the Acres of Bald Eagle. variance requests. The first request was to allow Existing properties along 121st Street North 2,470 square feet for the attached garage, where and Falcon Avenue North will be responsible for 1,113 square feet is allowed by ordinance. The costs associated with extension of sanitary sewer second request was to allow the rear yard setback services and water services to their properties. An to be 35 feet from the property line, where 40 feet assessment hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 19. is required by ordinance. The third request was to • The community is invited to attend an open allow the side yard setback to be 12 feet, where 20 house at North Star Elementary from 3 to 6 p.m. feet is required by ordinance.

Thursday, Aug. 25, for the new school, located at The city is looking to fill an administrative intern 15198 Forest Blvd. position to work on communication-related • The council has scheduled a midyear budget activities, facility rentals and elections, as well as workshop for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. several specific projects identified by staff.

• The Sept. 5 meeting, which falls on Labor Day, has A final plat has been approved for Centra North been rescheduled to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6.

LLC to plat 39 lots and three outlots on a parcel • A retirement party will be held for Jodie located north of 159th Street North and west of Guareschi, who is retiring from the Hugo Fire Highway 61 for The Meadows at Hugo 2nd Addition.

Department after more than 20 years. The party is The site is currently vacant. from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Rice Lake Brandon and Sarah Hagstrom can now construct Centre, 6900 137th St. N. RSVP to Ross Hoernemann a fence within a drainage and utility easement on

by Wednesday, Sept. 7. their property located at 5889 131st St. N, after the council approved an encroachment agreement. Jon The next City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. and Michelle Domning can also construct their Tuesday, Sept. 6, at City Hall. fence within a drainage and utility easement on their property located at 5757 135th St. N. Shannon Granholm What is likely the last change order has been submitted by Ebert Construction in the amount of $1,776 for the new public works facility.

The city continues to pay for the new pavilion in Lions Volunteer Park as well as the downtown street project. Most recently, the council approved pay request No. 12 for $11,895 to Schreiber Mullaney for work completed through July 25.

The council also approved pay request No. 6 for $1,175,387.15 to Peterson Companies for work certified through July 26 on the downtown street project.

The city will also pay $169,630 (pay request No. 1) to Miller Excavating Inc. for work certified through Certified Arborist Aug. 5 on the 140th Street improvement project.

The Hugo American Legion continues to donate to the Hugo Fire Department. Most recently, the Legion donated $1,000 to the department to be used for equipment and training.

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A night at the movies?

couple weeks ago I was visiting some of my college friends in St. Peter, and like many twenty-somethings, were racking our brains for something exciting to do.

Just as we had reached a full hour of sitting in silence and watching Bob’s Burgers, my friend suggested that we drive 10 minutes to the closest movie theater in Mankato to see Jordan Peele’s latest alien thriller, “Nope.”

Aside from the fact that I would personally never opt to see a horror movie, going to see a movie struck me as a weird proposal.

I hadn’t been “to the movies” in two years. It was way before the pandemic, maybe in December of 2019 that I saw the “Mr. Rogers” movie with my mom.

At the time, going to the movies didn’t feel as foreign of a concept. I remember going to Cinema 8, Brookings South Dakota’s premier and only movie theater, which had recently gone Corinne’s through a major renovation. It was already around the time that the Corner popularity of going to theaters was starting to decline, and theaters were Corinne looking for ways to bring in audiences.

Stremmel Reclined seats, temperature control, plush leather and surround sound tried to lure audiences to the big screen, but despite all the bells and whistles, I just don’t get the appeal. Why would I go out to see a movie when I can watch the same movie on Netflix in my bed wearing my sweatpants whenever I want?

Covid probably killed the traditional movie theater for me, but the ritual of going to the movies was long dead before 2020. As streaming services became a household commodity in the 2010s, going to the movies stopped making sense.

And really, I don’t blame consumers. A single movie ticket is around the same price as one month’s subscription to Netflix.

However, I don’t think that streaming is the alternative to movie-going. Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the last quarter, their largest loss in over ten years. As the recession drags on, people are going to find other, cheaper ways of watching content.

But let’s go back to the great institution that movie theaters used to be. “Going to the movies” used to be an activity to fill Friday and Saturday nights. People counted going to movies as a hobby, but now seeing a movie in a theater is probably the last item on my list of fun activities.

When we did actually go out of the house to see “Nope,” I was reminded that theaters do have some qualities you just can’t experience at home.

One of my friends who went to see “Dr. Strange” described it as “a movie you have to see in theaters” because of the sheer wall of sound in the film.

Perhaps that’s the way to resuscitate the movie theater business, by counting on big action-packed blockbusters with incredible sound editing that need to be experienced in a theater.

But that’s just not my type of movie. Remember I was seeing quiet, serene “Mr. Rogers” with my mom, not the latest Marvel flick with whooshing surround sound.

And as much as it pains me to think that theaters are on the decline, I’m just not the right customer for them.

However, though I’d never suggest it as an activity, if I were asked “do you want to see a movie?” I’d probably end up saying yes.

Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached by calling 651-407-1226 or emailing lowdownnews@ presspubs.com

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e are all feeling the pressures from high fuel, home energy and food prices. Many of us are fortunate to be able to still make ends meet during these times, but there are many in our community who cannot.

The challenge is real for so many and that’s why the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf is here to help.

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When you are at Festival Foods in Hugo or Cub in White Bear Township, purchase a pre-made bag of food and leave it in the bin by the exit. All of that goes directly to our clients.

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• The new, user-friendly city website is nearing completion. Council members were given a virtual tour of the site by Assistant City Administrator Anathesia Lewis. The web designer, CivicPlus, has shown city staff a draft of the design and layout, and Lewis presented the draft website to council for its input and consideration. To meet the project launch date, staff will need to submit approval of the design and layout on or before Aug. 19. “The website is clean, practical and functional, and easy to navigate,” Council Member Russ Koski said. “I like it.” Mayor D. Love said the website was a huge step forward for the city. The website and mobile app launch is scheduled for Oct. 4.

• The Bald Eagle Waterski Club will install a boat lift and be able to sell and give away merchandise, food and water, after council adopted an amendment to its permit to use Trailside Park for the Bald Eagle Waterski Show. Staff reviewed and updated the current permit with several modifications.

• The city welcomes donations and has drafted a policy about that practice. The policy will provide guidance to city staff and the Parks and Recreation Committee about donations to city parks, trails, recreation and memorials.

For example, the policy will lay out standards for appearance, durability and ease of maintenance of donated items or components.

The policy also includes the need for council to adopt a resolution to accept any donation.

• Centerville residents will have an opportunity to hire the city’s official “tree man” to see to their ash trees at a reduced rate, after council adopted the request for a proposal (RFP) submitted by Rainbow Tree Care offering services to the city’s residents for 2022-23.

In exchange, the city will market Rainbow Tree Care throughout the city. The city chose Rainbow Tree Care for a pilot treatment program, and the firm is currently treating 21 trees located behind City Hall and within city parks.

• The resident at 1844 Old Mill Court will be able to rest a little more easily about the public parading right underneath his window, after council approved an alternative trail design for Old Mill Estates and authorized city staff to record a revised easement encompassing the new trail location. Several months ago, council discussed the possibility of moving a portion of the planned bituminous trail adjacent to the residence to a boardwalk that would run through the nearby wetlands and pull the trail away from the home to preserve privacy.

However, the boardwalk option was costprohibitive. Then, the homeowner proposed moving the retaining wall along the trail at the edge of the wetlands about 4 to 5 feet closer to the trail to move the trail farther from his home. The homeowner also asked council to consider narrowing the trail width from 8 feet to 6 feet for additional separation distance.

The homeowner, who will pay a landscaper to perform this work, was aiming for a trail separation of 11 feet from his home, where a trail separation of 10 to 15 feet is standard around town.

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Quad Chamber will host monthly events for seniors

Age 84 - Quilter Supreme of White Bear Lake.

Passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2022.

Preceded in death by daughter Deborah Henry, granddaughter Laura Ann Roush, daughterin-law Anne Roush.

Survived by husband of 64 years Jess, sons Dave (Jennifer), James (Robin); 6 grandchildren; 2 greatgrandsons. Funeral services were held Monday, August 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM at HONSA FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 2460 East County Road E, WBL with visitation one hour before the service.

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The Quad Area Chamber of Commerce will partner with local businesses to offer a monthly event that provides seniors an opportunity to get together and learn about a topic relevant to them. These “Sip & Learn” coffee chats will take place at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Circle Pines. Refreshments will be provided, and events are free. Each month will feature a speaker from a local business who will share information to help seniors.

The first event, at 10 a.m. Sept. 21, will focus on the difficult but necessary topic of end-oflife planning. October’s event will be at 10 a.m.

Oct. 19. An expert will be on hand to talk about getting the most out of health insurance options.

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‘The whole truth’ word speak it faithfully.” (Jeremiah 23:28) God loves us enough to speak “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” to us.

As we begin another school year and we get back into our postsummer routines, speak the truth.

Even when it may be awkward or difficult, our relationships are better when we care enough to speak the whole truth to each other.

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It is easy to justify half-truths if they seem easier, avoid an awkward confrontation, make someone initially feel better, and so many other reasons.

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Ryan Companies is seeking a conditional use permit (CUP) for earth moving and stockpiling on the properties located on 21st Avenue South in Lino Lakes.

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65,000 cubic yards (CY) of suitable fill material to construct building pads with proper drainage and stormwater management.

Two separate stockpiles are proposed to avoid floodplain and wetland impacts and will be approximately 10 to 12 feet in height. The stockpiles will take up approximately a combined total of 5.2 acres.

The City Council was expected to consider the CUP at its Aug. 22 meeting, after press deadline.

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LINO LAKES — Ryan Companies has submitted a land use application for a conditional use permit (CUP) for earth moving and stockpiling on the properties located on 21st Avenue South. The application is separate from the Rehbein Black Dirt CUP that has already been approved at the location.

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CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE 2022-514 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO AMENDING CHAPTER 90 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CITY CODE TO CLASSIFY CERTAIN LAND LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 61 AND NORTH OF GOODVIEW AVENUE NORTH THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. Amendment of the City Code. Chapter 90 of the City Code of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, is hereby amended by changing the classification on the City of Hugo Zoning Map to PUD (Planned Unit Development) with respect to the approximately 132-acre property located east of Highway 61 and north of Goodview Avenue North. (Full legal available at City Hall) Section 2. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect upon its passage.

ADOPTED by the City Council this 15th day of August, 2022.

Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk Published one time in The Citizen on August 25, 2022.

CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE NO. 2022-515 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, TESTING, MANUFACTUR1NG, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THC PRODUCTS NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hugo does ordain: SECTION 1. BACKGROUND. 1. By enacting 2022 Session Law Chapter 98, Article 13, the Minnesota Legislature amended Minn. Stat. §151.72 and permitted the sale of edible and nonedible cannabinoid products that contain no more than 0.3 % of Tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC (“THC Products”).

2. The new law does enact some requirements for labeling and testing, but the law provides no parameters regulating production, compliance checks, or sales of THC Products. The new law does not prohibit local regulation.

3. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd. 4, the City is authorized to enact by ordinance a moratorium to regulate, restrict or prohibit any use within the jurisdiction to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Specifically, the City is authorized to enact a moratorium ordinance to allow it to undertake a study to determine whether to adopt any regulations or restrictions, including siting and location of uses, related to the sales, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC Products.

4. Pursuant to its general police powers, including but not limited to, Minn. Stat. § 421.221, subd. 32, the City may enact and enforce regulations or restrictions on THC Products within the City to protect the public safety, health, and welfare, including restrictions and a moratorium on the use of sales, testing, manufacturing, and distribution, during the pendency of a study to determine the need for police power regulations, including but not necessarily limited to licensing and permitting.

SECTION 2. FINDINGS. 1. The City Council finds there is a need to study THC Products and uses and businesses related thereto, in order to assess the necessity for and efficacy of regulation and restrictions relating to the sales, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC Products, including through licensing or zoning ordinances, in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfares of its residents.

2. The study will allow the City Council to determine the appropriate changes, if any, that that it should make to City ordinances.

3. The City Council, therefore, finds that there is a need to adopt a Citywide moratorium of the sale, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC Products within the City while City staff studies the issue.

SECTION 3. MORATORIUM. 1. No individual, establishment, organization, or business may sell, test, manufacture, or distribute THC Products for twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance.

2. The City shall not issue any license or permit related to THC Products or twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance. No license or permit application, of any kind, by any individual, establishment, organi-

zation, or businesses involved in the proposed sale, testing, manufacturing, or distribution of THC Products within the City of Hugo shall be accepted or considered for twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance.

3. Planning or zoning applications related to THC Products or applications from individuals, establishments, organizations, or businesses involved in the proposed sale, testing, manufacturing, or distribution of THC Products within the City of Hugo shall not be accepted or considered for twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance.

SECTION 4. STUDY. The City Council directs City staff to study the need for local regulation regarding the sale, testing, manufacturing, or distribution of THC Products within the City of Hugo. Staff must also study the need for creating or amending zoning ordinances, licensing ordinances, or any other ordinances to protect the citizens of Hugo from any potential negative impacts of THC Products. Upon completion of the study, the City Council, together with such commission as the City Council deems appropriate, or as may be required by law, will consider the advisability of adopting new ordinances or amending its current ordinances.

SECTION 5. ENFORCEMENT. The City may enforce this Ordinance by mandamus, injunctive relief, or other appropriate civil remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, to initiate any legal action deemed necessary to secure compliance with this Ordinance. A violation of this Ordinance is also subject to the City’s general penalty in City Code § Sec. 1 -18 subd. (b).

SECTION 6. TERM. Unless earlier rescinded by the City Council, the moratorium established under this Ordinance shall remain in effect until twelve (12) months from its effective date, at which point, it will automatically expire.

SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the City Council.

This ordinance is effective upon adoption.

ADOPTED by the City Council this 15th day of August, 2022 Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk Published one time in The Citizen on August 25, 2022.

CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS ST 121 STREET AND ACRES OF BALD EAGLE UTILITY & STREET IMPROVEMENTS To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2022, to consider and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment against abutting property for the 121st Street and Acres of Bald Eagle Utility & Street Improvements. Adoption by the City Council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing.

The proposed assessment roll is on file for public inspection at the City Clerk’s office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $113,315.64.

Such assessment is proposed to be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 10 years, the first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January, 2023, and will bear interest at the rate of 4.25% per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution.

To the first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the date of the assessment resolution until December 31, 2023. To each subsequent installment when due shall be added interest for one year on all unpaid installments.

A property owner may at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor, pay the entire assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City of Hugo. No interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from adoption of this assessment. A property owner may at any time thereafter, pay to the City of Hugo the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made.

Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year. If a property owner decides not to prepay the assessment before the date given above the rate of interest that will apply is 4.25% per year. The right to partially prepay the assessment is not available.

Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal

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may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The City Council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners as it deems advisable.

An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn.

Stat. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or City Clerk within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the Mayor or City Clerk.

Under Minn. Stat. 435.193 to 435.195, the City Council may, in its discretion, defer the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and is terminated for any reason provided in that law, all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and the resolution adopted under it may, within 30 days of the adoption of the assessment, apply to the City Clerk for the prescribed form for such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his property.

Dated this 15th day of August, 2022.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Michele Lindau, City Clerk City of Hugo Washington County, Minnesota Published two times in The Citizen on August 25 and September 8, 2022.

CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA

SPECIAL HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there is potential of a quorum of the HUGO CITY COUNCIL at the North Star Elementary School Community-Wide Open House at 15198 Forest Boulevard N. on Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 3-6 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hugo City Council has scheduled their Midyear Budget Workshop for Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Hugo Council Chambers.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there is potential of a quorum of the HUGO CITY COUNCIL at the Public Works Grand Opening at 8220 140th Street N. on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 3-5 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there is potential of a quorum of the HUGO CITY COUNCIL at the Retirement Party for Firefighter Jodie Guareschi on Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 3-7 p.m. at the Rice Lake Centre, 6900 137th Street N. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there is potential of a quorum of the HUGO CITY COUNCIL at the Lions Volunteer Park Grand Opening at 5524 Upper 146th Street N. on Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 3-5 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HUGO CITY COUNCIL has scheduled the Citywide Bus Tour for Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 10 a.m. Starting place TBD. Michele Lindau, City Clerk Published one time in The Citizen on August 25, 2022.

CITY OF HUGO

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The Hugo Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 pm in Hugo City Hall to consider the following requests: Preliminary Plat and PUD General Plan applications for Dennis Properties, LLC, 2214 5th Street, Unit 3, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. The applications are requested to subdivide and master plan the property to allow 5 buildings to total an approximately 63,000 square feet to be built west of Egg Lake on Highway 61 (Forest Boulevard). The property is generally located east of Highway 61 and north of 146th Street, legally described as parts of Lot 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, of County Auditor’s Plat. No. 7. Full legal description available at Hugo City Hall.

Anyone wishing to comment can be heard at this time.

Rachel Juba, Community Development Director Published one time in The Citizen on August 25, 2022.

Updated strategic plan focuses onMetro school district’s future

AN ads to run ONE TIME, the week beginning 8/21/2022 A group of approximately 30 community members and White Bear Lake Area School District representatives developed four new strategies that will be the district's focus moving forward.

The strategies the planning team developed are: • Create and sustain a safe, equitable and nurturing environment.

• Promote, encourage and support students' personal learning experiences and aspirations.

• Ensure the organization continuously transforms to fulfill its mission.

• Establish healthy and vital engagement with the entire community.

“The definitions of our belief statements are an expression of fundamental values, ethical code, overriding conviction and inviolable principles,” said Jennifer Babiash, director of curriculum and instruction. “For example, everyone has the power to design their own future, respect for diversity is strength, and each person has unrealized potential.”

Babiash said the planning team spent hours affirming the mission statement for the district. She read the statement at the Aug. 8 White Bear Lake Area School District School Board meeting.

“The mission of the LakeTIME, Area School MDAN ads toWhite runBear ONE the District, the community at the forefront of educational excellence, honoring our legacy and courageously

building the future, is to ensure each student realizes their unique talents and abilities and makes meaningful contributions with local and global impact through a vital system distinguished by: • students who design and create their own future • a culture that respects diverse people and ideas • safe, nurturing and inspiring experiences • exceptional staff and families committed to student success • abundant and engaged community partners.”

Objectives of the strategic plan include — 100% of students feel valued, accomplish their personalized learning plan, are prepared for and implement their design for their future, graduate, creatively adapt to an ever-changing world and contribute to the community.

The school board unanimously approved the four FROM

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Babiash said action teams will meet throughout September and October to come up with specific results for each of the four strategies. “They'll give more specifics on actual steps we need to take to make sure that these strategies can be realized.”

The planning committee will reconvene on Nov. 2 to approve the work of the action teams. An update to the school board will be provided in late November and December.

“This group (planning committee) truly is a representative of our community,” Babiash said.

“Having a multitude of different beliefs was a real affirming conversation for me to have and gave me a lot of hope for the future of White Bear Lake area schools,” she said.

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Second jobs can provide extra spending money, help pay bills

BY ABE WINTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With “Now Hiring” being one of America’s oft-used two words, it is clear that anyone wanting a second job shouldn’t have difficulty securing one.

There are several valid reasons for taking on extra employment, most of them involving money for such contingencies as payment of bills, saving for a college fund, taking a vacation, buying gas and groceries, et al.

If you are currently working two jobs, you aren’t among a small group. Far from it.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were more than 13 million in this country who were working at least two jobs back in 2013. That number is down to just under 8 million today, but might be increasing.

With U.S. inflation racing ahead worker wages, a growing number of Americans are taking on second jobs to make ends meet.

Megan Cerullo, writing for CBS Moneywatch said many people have already reined in spending where they can, while others have tapped their pandemic savings to cover the rising cost of food, gas, rent and other necessities. Yet the highest inflation in 40 years is weighing heavily on millions of households. Three-quarters of middle-income Americans say they don’t earn enough to pay for the cost of living, according to a recent survey.

“At the end of the day, there are only so many credit cards you can load up and things

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Stacy Gross gets ready for a game at Target Field. Her second job is that of a team lead in Guest Relations for the Minnesota Twins. you can avoid spending on before you come to the reality that maybe you have to pick up a second job,” Columbia Business School professor Mark Cohen told CBS MoneyWatch.

“It’s about how much do you bring in every month, how much do you spend — if you’re in a deficit position, you have to find another job or an additional job.”

One organization in the Twin Cities that seems happy to have employees take a second

• Be realistic about working hours • Set goals for your job search • Communicate with employers

job is Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. Consider one department: guest relations, which involves several duties.

Individuals can be assigned to the ticket gates, or serve as an usher, elevator operator, or guard or overseer of escalators or stairwells.

Stacy Gross is a 38-year-old from Coon Rapids whose full-time job is working as an art therapist for those with disabilities and brain injuries. Her second job is in guest relations with the Twins. She is a team leader at home games at Target Field.

“It’s a little bit of fun money and a little bit of get myself money,” she said with a smile, adding like most of her fellow part-timers is the enjoyment of the sport. “I like baseball and I like people,” said Gross, who started working games in 2016.

A graduate of Blaine High School and University of Minnesota-Morris, with a master’s degree from St. Mary of the Woods in Terra Haute, Indiana, she said she is in no hurry to give up her second job. “I want this job as long as it’s health-wise sustainable.”

Likewise, for Kevin Gregory, 32, a maker of cables for a variety of companies like NASA, the military and medical professions and rock climbing. “I plan on doing this (guest relations) until they fire me or I die,” he said.

“It’s a little extra spending money … helps me pay the bills.”

He’s worked for the Twins for 12 years. “I love this job so much. All the friendly people you’ll meet, they’re like family,” he said.

• Consider telecommuting • Look for something different • Explore online job platforms

Gail Johansen, 64, is a 1981 WisconsinLaCrosse graduate who worked as an accountant in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Minnesota for 38 years.

“This has been my retirement job since 1997,” Johansen said, adding that she has been a season ticket holder for 10 years.

“Now I get paid to go to baseball games.”

Her extra money has another purpose.

“This is my travel money,” she said. “I have one continent to get to and I’m getting there.”

That would be Antartica.

Shari Ober of St. Paul is employed by the University of Minnesota Law School and has been allowed to work the day games at Target Field.

“It’s a good complement (to my income), she said. “It’s enjoyable and interesting.”

So enjoyable she’s done it since 2010.

As for Jean Swanson, who has taught pre-K in Mahtomedi for 27 years, she uses her extra income for travel, recently going to Cooperstown, N.Y., for the Hall of Fame induction of former Twins Jim Kaat and Tony Olivia.

“I could get by,” she said when asked if she really needed her second job. “I always say my teaching job pays the bills, but it’s nice to have that extra cushion of income.”

Her fellow workers at Target Field make the job enjoyable because, she said, “it’s people from all over the Twin Cities.”

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Member Profile with Teacher Shawn Gritzmacher White Bear Lake Area Highschool teacher tells the White Bear Center for the Arts why he loves being a member When and how did you first become involved with White Bear Center for the Arts?

When I first connected with the art center, it was but single room on the second floor of the Armory. At the time, the art center was looking to Shawn Gritzmacher and family make a stronger connection stops for a photo in WBCA's with the schools as it sought Exhibition Hall. to grow arts programing in the community. It was the pottery. Upon arrival, we had little engine that could, and to dodge hailstones to enter, did. To participate in that but nothing could break her growth through the growth of excitement. The finished works my students has been one of were a parting of the clouds the many joys of my teaching for us both. She was so proud. career. It has been incredibly The opportunity to throw clay inspiring to watch the White on the wheel as an elementary Bear community embrace the student is one she would not art center and for it to continue have, if it weren’t for WBCA. to grow and foster the arts in The annual High School White Bear.

Visual Arts Contest is one of Are there programs at the highlights of the year for WBCA that your family myself and my students. This particularly enjoys? spring, after a two year hiatus, On a rainy evening this as I entered the gallery, I once past May, my daughter Lisa again saw students celebrating, and I were heading to WBCA parents taking photos and to pick up her freshly glazed

students dressed as if it were prom. But, one young lady quietly stood flush, in silence, as she peered at a Best of Show ribbon on the wall. Upon following up with her the day after at school, the young lady who took home the top prize only said, “I never thought I was capable of something like that.”

What programs do you like making possible through your support of WBCA? Every fall as we resume the school year, a fellow staff member inevitably asks when can we bring Wing Young Huie back? Wing is an internationally respected photographer, who our students and staff had the opportunity to work with as a result of a State Arts Board grant written as a collaboration between WBCA and White Bear Lake Area High School.

During the 2016/2017 school year, Huie worked with 1,500 of our high school students to create art, photography, or use the written word in response to variety of prompts on how they view themselves, their school, and community. The

Upcoming Events: Arts Market: Friday, August 26, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Join us for the final arts market of the season. Featuring work from local artists as well as from the Ann Tousley Luther Art Shop, this is the perfect opportunity to shop, relax and visit with friends. Visitors can browse ceramics, paintings, prints, jewelry and more.

project was entitled “What Do You See?” and resulted in the publication of a book of student work as well.

How does WBCA benefit our community, or enrich one’s life?

I am really looking forward to how the art center will continue to work with our schools in the very near future.

As we ready ourselves for the “big move” into our new high school, we have already begun the process of dreaming what our future together a block away will look like. Who needs a bus for a field trip to the gallery, when you can walk across the street?

What is something you think folks should know about WBCA? No matter age, income, or “talent” the art center is a very welcoming destination for all. Our family has benefited professionally and personally from youngest to oldest, no matter our abilities.

Sometimes though, I think my daughter takes classes as a convenient excuse to visit the shop and check out any cute new earrings.

Gallery: (Left) The 2021 Avenue of the Arts Festival featuring artists Alex Chinn and Clarice Allgood

Avenue of the Arts Festival: Saturday, September 10, 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. - Celebrate art during the Avenue of the Arts Festival! Stop by the grounds of the Hanifl Performing Arts Center or White Bear Center for the Arts anytime between 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. to experience art demonstrations, food trucks, artist booths, and interactive fun for the whole family.

Portraits in Watercolor with Kevin Kroeber: Thursday, August 18, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. & Saturday August 20, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Using a photograph as a reference, you will learn a quick and easy method to paint a realistic portrait in watercolor. Some of the watercolor techniques you can expect to explore are watercolor mixing, glazing, backgrounds and value studies. Register online at whitebeararts.org/classes You can find a full list of classes in WBCA’s quarterly printed catalog and online at WhiteBearArts.org/classes.

(Above) WBCA teaching artist Rajine Williams showcasing her artwork in the June 24th arts market (Left) Kevin Kroeber’s artwork for his class “Portraits in Watercolor”

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The City Council unanimously adopted an interim ordinance establishing the moratorium, which prohibits the sale, testing, manufacturing and distribution of THC products within city limits. Snyder said the ordinance language is modeled after the city of Edina’s ordinance.

City staff now has 12 months to dive into the topic and evaluate what sort of regulations, if any, make sense. Miron suggested city staff reach out to neighboring communities to see how they are handling the industry. “If the state isn’t going to do it, at least there could be some uniformity in this region,” he said.

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Timothy James Hunt, 38, of Hugo, was convicted of fifth-degree drugs and has been sentenced.

According to the criminal complaint, shortly before midnight on Dec. 19, 2020, a Washington County Sheriff’s deputy was on duty in the Kwik Trip parking lot and conducted a routine registration check on Ford Explorer. The plates on the Ford Explorer were found to belong to a Volkswagen Routan. Hunt was subsequently identified and pulled over on Main Street, just north of Elmcrest Avenue North. Upon further examination of the license plate, someone had used a black permanent marker to change one of the numbers.

While searching the defendant, the deputy located a glass “bubble” pipe and located what

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Per the criminal complaint, Hunt admitted that it was, in fact, marijuana wax and also admitted that he had methamphetamine in his vehicle.

A subsequent vehicle search revealed a black toolbox containing many pieces of burnt tinfoil, used syringes and a baggie containing a substance that was later confirmed to be methamphetamine.

A Tupperware was also located under one of the vehicle seats that contained a scale with a white powdery substance on it. A search also found another pipe, a syringe loaded with reddish liquid, later confirmed to be 0.6 grams of methamphetamine.

Hunt has been sentenced to a stay of imposition; 30 months of probation; and a $50 fine with surcharge and fees.

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regulatory steps, or it can adopt a temporary moratorium to allow city staff time to evaluate possible regulations and bring back recommendations to the City Council.

Per state statute, the city is allowed to establish a moratorium for up to one year, but the moratorium can be pulled at any time the council chooses.

Council Member Phil Kein said he would be in favor of a moratorium. “This is something new. It would be good for us to take some time and step back and evaluate this more closely. Make sure that this is something residents want to have …” he said. “The state kind of left us hanging here a bit, and we are kind of grasping for straws and trying to figure out what we are going to do as far as regulating this product.”

Council Member Mike Miron added, “I am hopeful that the

state might take a look at this and provide some guidance on how they ought to be controlled, regulated within communities to make it clearer for citizens to understand how to access them and what they need to access them … I think a pause could be prudent to either allow the state to catch up with that, or in the absence of the state, to find out what this community in particular wants as it relates to the sale and production of the THC product.”

Council Member David Strub also agreed with a moratorium.

“Let’s take a pause, take a breath, figure out what is going on. I think there are more questions than answers right now and I think doing a moratorium is a great way to let some answers catch up to some of the questions.”

Mayor Tom Weidt said, “I’ve never seen anything with less direction to the cities, counties and law enforcement that it is going to affect,” he said. “I

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BIRDING BY BOAT

When: 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Aug. 30 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Access areas other birders can’t get to and see variety of waterfowl, shorebirds, and upland bird species. No experience required. Binoculars available. Registration $10.

Contact: 763-324-3300 or anokacountyparks.com

HUGO SENIOR CITIZENS PLAY 500

When: 12:45 p.m. Thursdays Sept.

1, 15 and 29; and the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday of every month Where: Rice Lake Centre, east end of Hugo Public Works building, 6900 137th Street N. Details: Games begin at 12:45 p.m.

Refreshments and coffee served.

All senior citizens from the area invited.

Contact: 651-592-0369 or barbconnolly1958@yahoo.com

FOREST BATHING

When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Join Certified Forest Therapy Guide Cinde Morris for a meditative and immersive walk practicing the Japanese art of Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. Outdoor program. Ages 18+. Registration required; $30/ person.

Contact: 763-324-3300 or anokacountyparks.com

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Free program geared to adults includes a monthly presentation and possibly a stroll on the trails. Registration not required; equipment provided.

Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 Where: 4658 Fable Rd. N., Hugo Details: Hike local neighborhoods, approx. 3 miles.

Contact: stpaulhike.com

WARGO NATURE CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT DAY

When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 3 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Help restore the natural environment at Wargo Nature Center by tackling different challenges each month like buckthorn and garlic mustard removal and native plant seed collection. Registration required.

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Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

MEDITATION: A VACATION FROM STRESS

When: 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Brief presentation on the benefits of meditation followed by a practice session. Registration is required. Registration required.

Contact: 651-275-7300 or WashCoLib.org/Events

SENIOR CENTER OPEN HOUSE

When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F, WBL Details: Adults 50+ are invited to explore the center, learn about weekly activities, and enjoy coffee and treats. Group leaders will be

present to talk about their group and what they do.

Contact: 651-653-3121

FALL FLEA MARKET

When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept 10 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F Details: Annual community Flea Market / Garage Sale in our parking lot. Be a seller for $20 or be a shopper and enjoy local treasures from sellers and our Craft Corner Gift Shop. A food truck will be onsite for lunch.

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When: 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, 7401 Main Street, Lino Lakes Details: Join a naturalist for a campfire, interactive activities, and presentation at the campground. Meet at amphitheater. Free.

Contact: 763-324-3300 or anokacountyparks.com

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HUGO SENIOR CLUB

When: 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19; the 3rd Monday of every month Where: Rice Lake Centre, east end of Hugo Public Works building, 6900 137th Street N. Details: Monthly meeting followed by afternoon of games.

Refreshments served.

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CRIBBAGE

When: 12:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26; the 4th Monday of every month Where: Rice Lake Centre, east end of Hugo Public Works building, 6900 137th Street N. Details: Senior citizens from Hugo and surrounding area are invited to an afternoon of cribbage.

Coffee and refreshments served.

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DROP-IN 55+ FITNESS CLASSES

When: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays Where: Rice Lake Centre, east end of Hugo Public Works building, 6900 137th Street N. Details: Free fitness classes for Hugo-area adults 55+ by Live 2B Healthy. Class designed for seniors to help improve balance, strength, and flexibility in a group setting. Periodic fitness tests so participants can track their progress.

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Northwoods Humane Society will hold its 24th annual fundraiser, Walk with the Animals, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Lent Town Hall, located at 33155 Hemingway Ave. in Stacy. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, silent auction, bake sale, raffle, dog and cat nail trimming and microchipping, food, shopping and other fun activities for pets and humans. For more information and any potential changes, go to https://northwoodshs.org/ fundraising-events/walk2022/ or call 651-982-0240.

Hamburger night changes to Mondays The monthly Hugo Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network Hamburger Night will now be on the fourth Monday of each month. (Previously, the event was held on the fourth Tuesday of the month.) Event proceeds support military families. The next Hamburger Night will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the Hugo American Legion, located at 5383 140th St. N.

Quad Chamber will host monthly events for seniors

The Quad Area Chamber of Commerce will partner with local businesses to offer a monthly event that provides seniors an opportunity to get together and learn about a topic relevant to them.

These “Sip & Learn” coffee chats will take place at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Circle Pines.

Refreshments will be provided, and events are free. Each month will feature a speaker from a local business who will share information to help seniors.

The first event, at 10 a.m. Sept. 21, will focus on the difficult but necessary topic of end-of-life planning. October’s event will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 19. An expert will be on hand to talk about getting the most out of health insurance options. For more information, visit quadareachamber.org.

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Concrete pavement repair begins on I-35W from Blaine to Columbus A six-week project to repair concrete pavement on I-35W between Lexington Avenue in Blaine through Lino Lakes to I-35 at the I-35W/I-35E split in Columbus begins this week.

Repairs will begin around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21 on the northbound lanes of the interstate. Work will be carried out daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., wrapping up at noon on each Friday for the next two weeks.

During the work, the interstate will be restricted to a single lane 24 hours a day.

Once repairs are completed on the northbound side of the interstate, crews will shift to southbound I-35W in the same area at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept.

5. Work on the southbound lanes will continue each week from 9 a.m. on Mondays through 6 p.m. on Saturdays for the following four weeks, through Saturday, Oct. 1. During the project, motorists will encounter a single lane of traffic 24 hours a day each week on the side of the

interstate being repaired. Traffic restrictions will be lifted after work is done each week.

This section of the interstate was last resurfaced around 2000. When completed in early October, the project will provide a smoother, longer-lasting road surface, along with improving safety and mobility along the corridor. All motorists are advised to plan ahead, allow extra time and check 511 for updates: www.511mn.org .

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White Bear Craft Fair Sat. Aug. 27, 2022 10am-3pm Hippodrome Ice Arena, 4855 Bloom Ave, WBL Over 75+ vendors!! Something for everyone and all age groups! Beautiful handcrafted items and décor, skillfully created woodwork, handmade desserts/treats, personalized items, pet apparel, food trucks & so much more! See you there!!

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Administrative Intern

The City of Hugo, (pop. 15,766), a growing community in the northeast Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, is offering an advanced internship position for a capable individual who will receive comprehensive exposure to local government management.

The position will assist the City Administrator by completing projects within a variety of city departments. The Administrative Intern will perform highly responsible organizational and policy related work that will include collaboration and mentorship with city leadership. The internship is expected to provide a strong professional development experience relevant to pursuing a career in city administration. Anticipated work will involve the fields of communications, finance, human resources, parks, planning, public works, engineering, and fire & rescue. The Administrative Intern serves as a fully functioning member of the City Hall team, generally working 40 hours per week within an in-person, supportive, and collaborative working environment, and serving between six months to one year with the city. The salary is $18/hour.

Applicants should be a recent college graduate with a degree in public administration, political science, urban studies or a related field. Master’s students working toward completion of a graduate program are encouraged to apply.

Applications are available on the web site at www.ci.hugo.mn.us, or at the City of Hugo, 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., Hugo, MN 55038.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and completed application to City Clerk Michele Lindau at mlindau@ci.hugo.mn.us as soon as possible.

Application review will begin on September 6, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.

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Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free: 1-800-669-9777.

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• A community open house will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.

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• Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak said senior community members who are 65 years and older are eligible for a lifetime complimentary pass for admission to school activities.

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Washington County will conduct a satellite weekend household hazardous waste collection at the Forest Lake Transit Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 10 and Sept. 17. The transit center is at 19987 Fitzgerald Trail N., Forest Lake.

Satellite collections bring the services offered at the Washington County Environmental Center closer to residents, making it more convenient and practical for them to recycle and dispose their household hazardous waste and electronics.

Confidential document shredding will be available at the events.

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The Minnesota Department of Human Services requires that the county board approve the expansion of any DSS services via a needs determination. Once approved by the county board, the request is submitted to the Department of Human Services for approval. The addition of this program does not require additional county expenditures and will increase the choices that families and individuals will have when seeking this service.

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HUGO HURRICANES Abby Peltier, Bailey Spicer, Amelia Fischer, Julia Dumroese, Sarah Dormouse, Anna Lindholm, Leila Conlan, Ashlan Sampson, Avery Anderson, Sophie Anderson, Monroe Hogan, Megan Becker and Ellie Smith. Coaches are Tracy Peltier,

CONTRIBUTED Judy Melham, Jeff The state 12U slow pitch champion Hugo Hurricanes.

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State title for longtime The team has won the league teammates regular-season title for four The Hugo Hurricanes, a straight years and the league 12-and-under slow pitch softball playoffs three times. Coach team that has played together Peltier commented: “I have won for six years, made the state a few state tournaments in my tournament for the first time life, but nothing beats coaching this year, and won it. The with my mom (Melham) and girls earned the United States putting first-place medals Specialty Sports Association around two of my daughters (USSSA) trophy on July 6 in and a team I have loved Burnsville, capped by a 15-4 coaching for so many years.” win over Golden Valley.

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Andy Paulson, former White Bear Lake state golf champion and Minnesota Gopher, captured the 2022 Dellwood Country Club championship this past weekend.

The 36-year-old Hugo resident shot 71 Saturday and 73 Sunday for an even par 144 total, edging Jordan Hawkinson by one stroke.

Paulson won the 2004 state individual title and led the Bears to the state championship, then played four years for the Gophers. He was competing in the

CONTRIBUTED Dellwood tournament Greg Wolf was for the first time, Seniors champion having joined last and tied for fourth year, when the club overall. tournament was rained out.

The champ assessed that he “just played steady golf, except for a couple holes.” He blew a three-stroke lead on the 12th hole Sunday but righted himself the rest of the way.

Hawkinson, who led by three after the first 18 holes, finished with 68-77-145. Joey McNelis was third with 74-73-147 among 20 in the championship flight.

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Dellwood champion Andy Paulson embraced his two biggest fans, daughters Quinn and Rory, after the final hole Sunday.

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Wolf, 58, secured his second seniors title with a par on 16 and a birdie on 17.

Patrick Newman tied for fourth in the championship flight with 74-80-154. David Lage was sixth with 77-80-157. Tying for seventh were Jim Simon (76-82-158) and Spencer Hutton (77-81-158).

Lage was Seniors runner-up and Simon was third.

Bob Graves won Flight 2 with 80-86166, beating Bob Fidler in a playoff. Paul Edwards won Flight 3 with 82-89-171.

John Berken won Flight 4 with a 137 net.

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