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Holiday lights still offer feeling of hope for future BY CORINNE STREMMEL STAFF WRITER
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … time for Press Publications’ Holiday Lights Contest, that is. Press Publications is eager to see everyone’s displays. The second annual contest will kick off the week of Dec. 22 and run through Dec. 31. With COVID-19 still hanging around this holiday season, many families are looking to get out and about to find a way to celebrate. “Everybody is at a different point in their COVID journey, and people have different levels of concern, so this activity is open to most people,” said Publisher Carter Johnson. Last year’s holiday lights contest was created out of a pandemic year,
and while this year may feel a bit different with the return of holiday concerts, plays and family events—all thanks to increased vaccinations— the holiday lights still offer a feeling of hope for the future. “The lights have different meanings to different people,” Johnson noted. Whether it’s to celebrate the birth of Christ or to cope with the gradual onset of the shortest days of the year, an opportunity to view holiday lights can be another reason to get families together. Press Advertising Manager Patty Steele has her own holiday lights tradition to uphold. “We go out and look at the Christmas lights every Christmas Eve. It’s a fun memory to go out with a group of people,” Steele said.
For those looking to do more than just beautify their lawn during the darker months, some holiday lights displays require a true engineer to design and execute some of the displays exhibited last year. “A few homes over the years have had just magnificent displays. There are two that stand out to me on Bald Eagle Lake,” Johnson recalled. “It’s like having Disney in our own backyard. The garage is lit up, and the house. There are different scenes as you drive by, and you’ll want to pay attention to the upstairs window because there’s something special there.” Last year’s 20 submissions exceeded expectations, and this year Press Publications hopes to see another SEE HOLIDAY LIGHTS, PAGE 14
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Regional trail route upsetting to Bald Eagle homeowners BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER
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Square dancers from the Jolly Promenaders and Triple T clubs were joined by staff members during a recent demonstration, led by caller Bob Maiden, at the Good Life Senior Living facility Hugo. The historic origins of the traditional folk dancing style can be traced back to England and originally came to America on the Mayflower. See page 14 for more photos.
Privacy is something Doug and Dianne Dorschner will lose if the county sticks to its latest layout for the Bruce Vento Regional Trail extension. The Bald Eagle Boulevard residents say the planned trail will be 10 feet from their bedroom window, the logic of which eludes Doug. "They are encroaching on people's property along Bald Eagle Boulevard," he said. "There are better routes." The Dorschners voiced their concerns at a wellattended open house recently hosted by Ramsey County parks and recreation staff at Boatworks Commons. The couple, and many of their neighbors, wondered how and when the route changed. According to the county website, the preferred alignment corridor for the final phase of the trail project was selected in early 2020 as a result of public engagement starting September 2018 to 2020 with predesign starting January 2021. A draft amendment was approved by the Board of Commissioners in May and submitted to the Metropolitan Council. That's news to Tim David, a Bald Eagle resident SEE BRUCE VENTO TRAIL, PAGE 13
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The Centennial School Board is now in the same boat as many other districts across the nation and state that have to fill a vacancy due to a resignation. School Board Director Stephanie Carlson, whose term was supposed to run through 2024, submitted her resignation, effective Oct. 18. The school board held a special meeting Nov. 1 to officially accept the resignation and put a process in motion for filling the vacancy with a one-year term. The board also discussed the topic beforehand in a work study session. According to the Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA), around 70 board members have resigned from their positions in 2021 within the state — triple the number of resignations in a typical year. Carlson submitted a letter of resignation dated Oct. 18, which informed the school board she was resigning, effective immediately. “I’ve spent the last 13 years actively involved in the Centennial School District... I have been a staunch supporter of our schools and an advocate for students and
staff. That is what prompted at the January meeting.” me to run for school board,” Timm said her main she wrote. “I’ve made the difconcern was that because ficult decision to resign from the timeline was so tight, the school board for personal the district might miss out reasons.” on great candidates that Initially, the proposed didn’t know there was a timeline to fill the vacancy vacancy. “I don’t believe was to have the application that is enough time for window open from Nov. 2 applications … It seems to through Nov. 9, but School me we need to think about Board Clerk Kathryn Timm transparency, the overall CONTRIBUTED thought that wasn’t enough community and whether Stephanie Carlson time. “This is so abbreviator not people are going to ed,” she said. “I think we have think we are conducting a a little more time than we are fair and open process.” allowing.” School Board Chair Suzy Guthmueller Superintendent Jeff Holmberg exexplained that since this is an appointplained that his executive assistant, Jody ment by the board, and not an election, the Josephson, had already done a lot of the timeline is up to the board’s discretion. legwork prior to the work study session. The board ultimately agreed that it Josephson looked up information via would accept applications from Nov. 2 MSBA and found example timelines from through Nov. 12. The board planned to other districts, specifically Brainerd (ISD hold a closed session to review applica181), which is currently going through the tions Nov. 15; the reason given for closing same process. the meeting was be to discuss personnel “It is a very quick and condensed timedata, which are protected under statute. line,” Holmberg admitted. “It is really imPress reached out to Mark Anfinson, portant that the board member be seated attorney for the Minnesota Newspaper
Association, who explained that there is no general exception under the Minnesota Open Meeting Law for personnel data, nor a specific exception that would allow a meeting to be closed for the purpose of reviewing personnel data, including applications for school board vacancies. Press contacted Josephson on the matter, and Josephson explained that after the school board meeting, she reached out to the Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA), which confirmed that all portions of the Nov. 15 meeting would need to remain open to the public. The board will interview the top candidates Nov. 22. The board’s pick will then be appointed at the Dec. 6 meeting, and the new candidate will officially be sworn in Jan. 10. In November 2022, in addition to three other seats up for election on the board, there will also be a special election to fill the newly appointed seat for two more years. For more information, visit isd12. org/about/school-board/board-members. Lead Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@ presspubs.com.
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How is a turkey made? Press Publications reached out to area school districts to ask pre-K and elementary-aged students, “How do you make a turkey?
Mahtomedi , kindergarten, Wildwood Elementary School Claire
“Well, I think you want to use chicken. You could roast it and cook it. Then put some seasoning on it like salt and pepper. And then put some mustard on there!”
Sloane
“I think you should catch a turkey. Then get lots of good stuff that you would put inside the turkey like herbs and stuff that goes with Thanksgiving. Then we sew it up. Then eat it for dinner!”
Charlotte
“Get a turkey fi rst! Rub flour all over it. Then cook it. Dump sugar all over the turkey. Eat it!”
Atticus
“First you have to catch it. Then you peel all the skin off. Take it home. Clean it. Put it in a pot. Turn up the heat. Take the beak off. Then take off the gobbler. Put it on a plate. Chop it up and eat it!”
Roman
“You need to boil it and cook it. Mix it and add eggs. You’ll also need tomatoes and a leaf to add on top. That’s it!”
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“I would roast it on the grill.”
“Turkeys are made out of fluffs.”
“We would put it in a pan and then we would fry it.”
“I would get it from the farm. Then I would cook it in my grill for 10 minutes. Then I would slice it up and eat it with my mom and dad.”
“I would cook it on the stove for 30 minutes. Then I eat it. I wash my hands before I eat.”
“Get it from the farm. Cut off the feathers and head and legs. Then I would put it in the oven. Then I would eat it.”
“Turkeys are made by an egg.”
“I think turkeys are meat.”
“Turkeys are made from turkeys.”
“Turkeys are made by God.”
Logan Dixon
“I would make him flat and make him have eyes.”
Paxton
“Get a turkey and bring it home! Cut it up and put it in the oven plain. Serve it with fruit, yogurt, and applesauce.”
Gabriel
“Use a pan. Catch the turkey! Put the salt in the pan with the turkey. Use pepper, flour, and sugar. Then we cook it. I don’t like turkey.
Etta Hall
“I will cook it in the oven for 20 minutes. I will put cheese on it. Then I will heat it up again for 30 seconds. I will put bacon and eggs on it and then I will eat it.”
Jackson Steinert
“Get a turkey and take the bones off it. Cook it on the grill. Then eat it.”
Kirk Possehl knows of what he speaks when it comes cancer and insurance. The two-time survivor of breast cancer wants other seniors to make sure they have adequate coverage should they get the disease. “My journey in cancer has helped me help seniors through the medical process,” said the operator of The Possehl Agency, which serves Lino Lakes and other nearby cities. “When people reach 65 or are retiring, it’s so stressful.” It’s not uncommon, he added, for seniors “to get bombarded” with calls and literature from insurance agents. “Medicare does a really good job of protecting seniors,” Possehl said. He recommends that all seniors check out the changes in their policies that are made each year — most for the good, some not
so good. “The biggest worry that seniors have is what plan truly is the best plan,” Possehl said. “When we’re done, you know you’ve got the best option. That’s paramount to me.” The reference is to a three-step program that starts with getting Part B. Then comes a Medicare stat sheet — “We go through that in detail,” he said — followed by enrollment. “I have seen the health care system up close and personal. The cost of health care is ridiculous, but enrollment has become very streamlined and can be made stress-free.” Possehl was diagnosed in 2015 and the chemo, radiation treatments and (four) surgeries ended three years and three months ago. “Not a lot of people have this experience,” he said. “I have met seniors who are so stressed out, and I know how they feel. Affordability is the biggest fear. It’s better than it’s ever been, and my
job is to make it easy. “You’ve got to be careful, because some agents don’t do the right things, so be wary of your plan. That is my biggest concern. In the last two years, almost all the plans have changed for the better. But you have to check those plans.” He said many former plans had limitations on health care in other states. Now you can get plans that cover all 50 states. “It’s phenomenal,” Possehl said, adding that “premiums in many cases have gone down and benefits have gotten better.” Satisfaction in his job comes from helping seniors. “I’m a Christian and I’ve never had a job where I get so much satisfaction and joy,” he said. “This has become a calling for me, a passion.” Possehl believes he has a job with a true purpose. “To me it’s a personal job,” he said, then smiled. “After two bouts with cancer, the good Lord has
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he international space station grew peppers for the first time. To celebrate the crew prepared the peppers and had space tacos. The first micro greens were grown and eaten in space about six years ago. It was recently reported one of our own, Josh Cassada, a 1991 White Bear Lake High School grad, will captain SpaceX Crew-5 to the International Space Station in September, 2022. Roughly 600 people have ever traveled to space, including several who consider Minnesota home: Karen Nyberg, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Duane Carey, Robert Cabana, Dale Gardner, and George Nelson. I knew Josh and his family, and he was a newspaper carrier here at Press Publications. He was known for providing great service on his route. I often write about the unique opportunity it is for kids to have their first job as a carrier, and share about the famous people who got their start delivering newspapers. It’s especially Publisher’s fun to have one of our own carrier alumni find the success that Josh has. View We are hopeful he will pack a current of the White Bear Press with Carter Johnson edition him on his trip to space. Sending a White Bear grad to space is another first for our community. Congratulations to Josh and his family. Community Partners Partnerships between local organizations and municipalities have been more critical than many realize. Over the last 40 years, surveys have been conducted to discover what is needed to keep our communities moving forward with charm and vibrant storefronts. The first Macomb Study found that our small town main streets needed community events to help combat the competition from malls and big box stores. Community events and food options and entertainment would help attract traffic to downtown areas. The study also highlighted the square footage needed for retail and parking. I’ve heard horror stories from communities where partnerships have failed. Volunteers get overwhelmed, and bureaucracy for some of the events that have been taking place for years kills the volunteer spirt. This doesn’t seem to be happening here. We have a lot to be thankful for in our communities from the standpoint of volunteers and community support. Our volunteers and service organizations like Rotary and Lions clubs, to name a few, have helped organize countless community events, festivals and celebrations such as fireworks displays, parades, movies in the park, and farmers markets. These events would not be possible without such partnerships and the support we receive from our city staff, public works departments, police and fire departments who help with promotions, logistics, porta potties, event set-up, and providing security. Thank you for all you do to help keep small town community events alive. Check out community volunteers in action at the many holiday events that will be happening over the next several weeks. Details can be found in our “What’s Happening” section on page 8A. Subscriptions Many of our long-time readers know that twice a year we ask for support with a subscription. Most critically, subscriptions help us employ professional journalists who provide our readers rich, relevant, local content. Your subscription also helps offset rising costs, such as labor, paper, vehicles for delivery, health care costs for employees, and utilities so we can heat our workplace and keep the lights on. New this year, thanks in part to a subscriber recommendation, is a “Support Journalism” yard sign to acknowledge the importance of the work of professional journalists. What do these signs mean. According to the American Press Institute, journalism is the fundamental importance of the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. With a $100 donation to our support journalism campaign, we will deliver a yard sign to your lawn. Thank you for your support. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications. Distributed and mailed bi-weekly in: • Hugo • Centerville • Lino Lakes P.O. Box 393 Hugo, MN 55038 www.ReadTheCitizen.com
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staple at the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) for the last 25 years has been Corporal Jon Krueger. Corporal Krueger joined the CLPD when it was still just the Circle Pines and Lexington Police Department in the 1990s. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran and had spent four years serving our nation as a serviceman prior to law Cops enforcement. In the last Corner 25 years here at CLPD, Jon Krueger Corporal Krueger has worked those long shifts, days and nights, holidays, weekends and covered for partners who are a bit under the weather at times. Corporal Krueger has
instructed and trained new officers for the department and was a powerful force working the night shift the first half of his career wherein he arrested hundreds of drunk and impaired drivers. Corporal Krueger continues to have a strong interest in keeping the community safe by very actively working on traffic and speed enforcement on the day shift. He routinely leads the department in traffic related contacts with the public to keep our roads safe. Corporal Krueger has been known to sit with area elementary school youth for lunch and mentor them over the years. Additionally, he has been a great partner to us here at CLPD in that time. Having been his partner for the last 17 years, Corporal Krueger and I have a few stories, to say the least. The most important story came about seven years ago. Corporal Krueger and I were assigned a welfare check
of an adult male. Upon our arrival, we just knew this was going to be a more difficult call. It was clear the party we were dealing with was not in a rational frame of mind and needed help. In the course of our intervention, the male lunged at me and grabbed my duty belt in an attempt to take my holstered firearm away from me. As I struggled to gain control of the male’s hands, Corporal Krueger pulled the male away from me, to the ground, and held him there until he could be handcuffed. The male was then taken to get the help that he needed and Corporal Krueger and I went home to our families. That’s a great partner. Congratulations on 25 years here at CLPD. We know you have a few more good ones left in you. You are appreciated. Andy Dixon is a corporal with the Centennial Lakes Police Department.
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Xcel Energy commits to net-zero carbon goal by 2050 Xcel Energy has announced that it is aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050. In 2020, Xcel Energy pledged to power 1.5 million electric vehicles in its service area by 2030. Xcel Energy is now committing to deliver net-zero gas service by 2050, with a goal to cut emissions by 25% by 2030. Under its clean energy vision for natural gas, Xcel Energy will accelerate its plans for reducing methane emissions, including purchasing natural gas only from suppliers with certified low emissions and continuing to improve its natural gas delivery system to achieve net-zero methane emissions by 2030. The company also plans to offer customers new and expanded programs to reduce carbon emissions from their own natural gas use. Through its clean energy initiatives and emissions reduction targets, Xcel Energy expects to reduce nearly 80 million tons of carbon by 2030, equivalent to the carbon removed by nearly 1.2 billion trees.
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Candle company opens this month A “cozy mindset” is the business of Koselig Candle Co., scheduled to open a retail location in White Bear Lake on Black Friday. The small-batch candle company is the creation of co-owners’ Matt Krueger and Blake Anderson, who have been selling their hand-poured soy candles online and at several retailers up north and in the Twin Cities, including Anchor Coffee. The name “Koselig,” vaguely translating to “a cozy state of mind,” was inspired by Anderson’s Norwegian grandmother. Anderson, who grew up in Shoreview, currently lives in White Bear Lake with his family and says he “appreciates the downtown aspect of White Bear Lake.” Krueger is a former resident. The new storefront location is also their production facility. Items featured in the store will include 10 different scented candles in standard 11 oz. Black and white jars, travel candles, and a special 12 oz. “Ode to Minnesota” candle. A 25 oz. Christmas candle will also soon be released. The store will also sell cards, clothing items, candle accessories, and miscellaneous gift items, with a goal to bring in additional “kozy” items. The store entrance is on the back side of White Bear Mall, next to Sweet Life Lane. Learn more at koseligcandleco.com.
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The national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) has announced that Jersey Mike’s Subs has made a $300,000 donation to support a matching campaign from Nov. 15-30, with a goal to sponsor 40,000 veterans’ wreaths for placement. It’s all in an effort to remember the fallen and honor those that serve as well as their families. Now through Tuesday, Nov. 30, every $15 wreath sponsorship made at www.wreathsacrossamerica. org JerseyMikes will be matched by Jersey Mike’s subs, up to $300,000. Since 2012, Jersey Mike’s has raised more than $2.5 million to support WAA’s mission. This year’s national wreath-laying events will take place at more than 2,800 participating locations nationwide, including at Arlington National Cemetery on National Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, Dec. 18.
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Rep. Donald Raleigh (R-Circle Pines) has announced that he plans to introduce legislation to protect the privacy of those who appear and testify at local school board meetings. Currently, many school boards ask individuals to publicly share their home address before testifying. The proposal would prevent school boards from requiring a person to disclose their home address or other contact information before providing testimony at a meeting. “This is a simple bill to make sure that parents engaged in the process of helping shape education policy through their local school boards do not fall victim to some of the despicable intimidation tactics that have been deployed against others around the country,” said Raleigh. “Last session, I successfully offered an amendment to the public safety omnibus bill that protects police officers from doxxing. The bill I am introducing follows in that same vein, and would address the many privacy concerns from parents that have reached out to me in recent months.”
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HUGO POLICE REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: • A resident in the 4000 block of Education Drive N. at 2:38 p.m. Oct. 8 reported receiving a text from someone claiming to be from Costco regarding a COVID-19 test and asking that she respond back using the word “record” followed by her date of birth. The complainant said she did both and now believes she was defrauded. Deputies advised the complainant to have her identity flagged through a credit bureau and to notify her cell phone provider about the “record” issue. • An unidentified motorist was arrested at 5:13 p.m. Oct. 9 on Forest Blvd. N. and 134th Street N. for driving on a license previously canceled due to behavior inimical to public safety. • Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies at 1:37 a.m. Oct. 10 cited a motorist on 165th Street N. and Forest Blvd. N. for driving after revocation, following a traffic stop for a missing headlight. The driver, who also failed to provide proof of insurance on the vehicle, was described as “slow to stop.” The driver and passenger were allowed to find a ride home after the driver summoned a private tow truck for the vehicle. • A neighbor dispute over parking was reported at 10:31 a.m. Oct. 10 in the 15000 block of Empress Avenue N. • An unidentified driver was arrested on a warrant at 11:43 p.m. Oct. 11 just west of Highway 61 on 170th Street, following a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 17000 Foxhill Avenue N. Deputies conducted a computer check on the registered owner and forced a traffic stop. • Residents in the 13000 block of Fiona Avenue N. reported a theft from their home overnight Oct. 11-12. Residents in the 12000 block of Fondant Trail N. also reported a theft from their home that same night. • Deputies recovered several stolen property items at 3:20 a.m. Oct. 12 in the 5000 block of 135th Street N., following a report of suspicious people outside the complainant’s home. • A business in the 13000 block of Fenway Blvd. N. at 9:59 a.m. Oct. 12 requested extra patrol for a recently fired disgruntled employee. • A Wisconsin motorist was cited at 8:48 a.m. Oct. 13 on 170th Street N. and Henna Avenue N. for speeding 77 mph in a 55 mph zone by deputies on radar, who observed her fly over the hill at a high rate of speed.
The driver stated she was only speeding immediately before she passed the deputies. • A resident in the 12000 block of Everton Circle N. at 9:33 a.m. Oct. 13 reported his checks stolen and used. • A resident in the 4000 block of Elm Drive N. at 8:08 p.m. Oct. 13 reported her ex-boyfriend for refusing to leave her home after having lived there for two months. The ex-boyfriend still has all his possessions in her home and receives all his mail there. When deputies asked the male if he would leave, he refused. Deputies then advised the complainant all about the civil process of removing the unwanted person and provided her with a crisis card, should she need more assistance.
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After deputies verified ownership of the vehicles, they advised the driver to exchange the plates immediately, and gave him a business card in case he is pulled over before he has a chance to do so. The driver of a vehicle with obscured license plates was cited at 8:36 p.m. Oct. 14 on Victor Hugo Blvd. N. and Frenchman Road for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle, following a traffic stop for the smoky film on the plates. On contact with the occupants, deputies could smell the odor of pot coming from the cab of the vehicle and conducted a search. A motor vehicle and attached utility trailer were reported stolen from the 6000 block of 152nd Street N. at 7:51 a.m. Oct. 16. A driver presenting a driver’s license issued in Mexico was cited at 11:10 a.m. Oct. 16 in the 5000 block of 147th Street N. for driving after suspension after deputies pulled him over for speeding and conducted a mobile data computer (MDC) check. A motorist was cited at 1:43 p.m. Oct. 16 in the 13000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for driving after revocation, after deputies conducted a random MDC check.
of Elm Drive N. for violating a no-contact order after he phoned the person who had the order out against him on Facebook Messenger an hour earlier. The subject said he did call, but it was an accident. Later that day, the complainant reported the violator for calling twice more that day. Deputies issued yet another citation. • A Beretta shotgun was reported stolen at 9:46 a.m. Oct. 20 from a garage in the 8000 block of 122nd Street N. • A motorist reported eggs thrown at his vehicle at 1:38 a.m. Oct. 21 while he was driving in the area of Forest Blvd. N. and Frenchman Road. Deputies located several eggs and cartons in the street at that location. At 1:46 a.m. that morning, deputies remembered seeing an occupied dark older pickup truck with a right taillight out, parked with the engine running on the north side of a building in the 5000 block of 141st Street N. seconds before the first of two egging calls came in. But when deputies turned around for a further look, the vehicle was gone on arrival.
The second vehicle egging call arrived Even though the driver said he was at 5:00 a.m. from the area of Egg unaware of being revoked, he had no Lake Road N. and Goodview Avenue N. driver’s license in his possession and • Deputies arrested a driver on a felony warrant at was verbally warned for it. 2:13 p.m. Oct. 21 on Harrow Avenue at 157th Street N. • An unidentified female was arrested at 6:03 p.m. Oct. 17 in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd. N. for driving after revocation, after Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled her over upon recognizing her behind the wheel despite her revoked status. In keeping with her history of insurance violations and related convictions, she was unable to provide proof of insurance. The driver also admitted to not having a driver’s license. During the routine arrest search, the subject admitted to having a glass smoking pipe with suspected burned marijuana residue inside as deputies began the search process. • A motor vehicle was reported stolen from a garage in the 4000 block of 158th Street N. at 7:24 p.m. Oct. 17. • A firearm was reported stolen at 7:55 p.m. Oct. 17 from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway in the 16000 block of Europa Avenue N. • A vehicle was reported stolen at 11:12 p.m. Oct. 17 from an attached garage in the 4000 block of 158th Street N. after the keys were left inside. • An unidentified motorist was arrested for DWI at 6:31 p.m. Oct. 18 following a report of a vehicle driving over a retaining wall in the 17000 block of Henna Avenue N. before driving away. • Deputies reported finding a wallet at 5:41 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 5000 block of 135th Street N. that belonged to a suspect involved in a previous crime. • A suspicious male with a flashlight was reported for moving around a house under construction in the area of Fletcher Lane and 137th Street N. at 4:50 a.m. Oct. 20.
When deputies located the male in the port-a-potty in front of the home, • A driver pulled over for mismatching he said he was scrounging in the plates at 6:54 a.m. Oct. 14 on 120th dumpster, as “they sometimes throw Street N. and Highway 61 turned out away good stuff.” to have accidentally installed his Deputies advised the subject he was on private properand to leave the area. daughter’s new plates on his vehicle. • Atymale was cited at 8:53 a.m. Oct. 20 in the 4000 block
following a traffic stop for expired vehicle registration. • A business alarm reported a break-in at a school under construction in the 15000 block of Forest Blvd. N. at 8:09 p.m. Oct. 21. Security footage showed two juveniles climbing a ladder in the main building. The youths were not found, no damage was seen and no construction equipment turned up missing. However, at 7:29 p.m. Oct. 22, the alarm reported two parties seen again on surveillance camera. On arrival at the scene, deputies discovered an abandoned bicycle and a scooter near the north fence of the complex. These items were collected for safekeeping. • An unidentified motorist was cited at 10:00 a.m. Oct. 22 in the 8000 block of 170th Street N. for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone and for displaying tabs that expired in August. • A resident in the 14000 block of Foxhill Avenue N. at 6:46 p.m. Oct. 22 reported a 4-by-8 trailer taken from the front yard, despite having a hitch lock in place.
• A mother-in-law reported at 10:36 a.m. Oct. 23 for taking a door off its hinges and breaking things in the 13000 block of Geneva Avenue N. turned out to be a co-owner of the home and entitled to do so. Deputies advised the complainant of the civil, not criminal, nature of the incident. Loretta Harding
LINO LAKES POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer took a report of suspicious phone calls at a business in the 700 block of Apollo Drive Oct. 29. The incident was documented and the business was advised to block the phone number. • Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the garage in the 300 block of Ware Circle Oct. 29. Officers determined the person lived there. • Officers responded to a local restaurant for a disorderly female who hit another vehicle in the 8000 block of Lake Drive Oct. 29. Officers determined the female was intoxicated prior to arriving at the restaurant and she was arrested for DWI.
• An officer received a report of drivers’ licenses that had been accidentally left at a business in the 8000 block of Lake Drive Oct. 30. The licenses were returned to their owners. • An officer responded to a report of a fire that was extinguished in the 600 block of Oak Lane Oct. 30. The caller wanted the location checked, so the fire department responded and checked the home. • An officer conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Main Street for lane violations and found the driver was intoxicated Oct. 30. The driver was arrested and booked for DWI. A passenger was found to have a warrant and was arrested and booked. • Officers responded to a residence
on the report of suspicious activity in the 7700 block of Mustang Lane Oct. 31. Officers searched the area and were unable to locate anyone. • Officers were dispatched to a report of a resident experiencing gas meter problems in the 7000 block of Ivy Ridge Lane Oct. 31. No gas leak was found, and the gas company was notified. • Officers responded to a report of a grass fire in the 400 block of I-35W Oct. 31. The grass fire was extinguished without any problems. • An officer located an abandoned vehicle blocking traffic in the 2200 block of Main Street Oct. 31. The vehicle was towed to a local tow lot and entered as an abandoned vehicle via Anoka County Communications Center.
• Officers responded to a single-vehicle property damage crash involving a deer on the 300 block of Main Street Nov. 1. Officers determined there were no injuries. The driver arranged for their vehicle to be towed from the scene. • An officer was dispatched to a fraud report in the 6200 block of Red Maple Lane Nov. 1. The officer documented the incident and referred the case to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Office. • An officer took a phone call report of suspicious activity in the 2000 block of Diamond Lane Nov. 1. The incident was documented. SEE POLICE REPORTS, PAGE 7
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• An officer conducted a traffic stop in the 8100 block of I-35E for speeding and detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle Nov. 2. A search found 20 grams of marijuana in the vehicle. • An officer stopped a vehicle for failure to signal on the 6900 block of Lake Drive Nov. 2. The officer established reason to search the vehicle and found drug paraphernalia. The driver was cited for the offense. • An officer took a civil report in the 500 block of Birch Street Nov. 2 and gave the individual resources. • Officers received information about a person at a residence who had a warrant for their arrest in the 400 block of Arrowhead Drive Nov. 2. After confirming the warrant, officers arrested the individual and transported them to jail. • Officers responded to a property damage crash in the 600 block of Apollo Drive Nov. 2. One driver was issued a citation for a traffic violation. A state of Minnesota accident report was completed. • An officer received a report of a possible theft of packages in the 100 block of Morgan Lane Nov. 2. The officer made contact with the homeowners and found a theft occurred. The investigation is ongoing. • Officers were dispatched to a call of a vehicle rollover with no injuries in the 8000 block of I-35E Nov. 3. State Patrol responded to handle the call. • Officers were dispatched to a call of a possible impaired driver in the 6300 block of I-35E Nov. 3. Officers responded and assisted the State Patrol with the investigation. • Officers were dispatched to a phone call report regarding damage to property in the 7700 block of 20th Avenue Nov. 3. Officers documented the incident and
the investigation is ongoing. • An officer met with a male who was concerned about comments made online by another male Nov. 3. The officer contacted the male and mediated after determining no crime had been committed. • An officer received a report with detailed information on the 200 block of Baldwin Circle regarding communication with a party on a dating app Nov. 3. The incident was documented and it was determined that no crime had been committed. • A community service officer responded to a report of an illegal fire in the 400 block of Birch Street Nov. 3. The homeowner was advised of city ordinances and extinguished the fire. • An officer was dispatched to take a report of a dog bite that occurred the previous day in the 600 block of Eagle Court Nov. 3. Information was collected and passed on to a community service officer for follow-up. • Officers and firefighters responded to a report of a garage fire on the 800 block of Lois Lane Nov. 3. Upon their arrival, the fire had been put out by the homeowner. The fire division remained on scene to investigate. • An officer received a traffic complaint regarding a school bus not being able to investigate on the road due to construction vehicles parking on both sides in the 700 block of West Shadow Lake Drive Nov. 4. Extra patrol was requested and the vehicles were moved. • Officers responded to a report of a theft at a local school in the 700 block of Main Street Nov. 4. The case is under investigation. • An officer conducted a traffic stop involving a vehicle that displayed stolen plates in the block of 101st Avenue northwest and Foley Boulevard
northwest in Coon Rapids Nov. 4. The female driver was cited for driver’s license violations. The license plate theft investigation was handled by the initial reporting agency. An officer responded to a two-vehicle accident involving a deer in the 6600 block of Hodgson Road. The vehicles sustained a large amount of damage but were drivable. The officer documented the incident and completed a state accident report. An officer took a phone call report regarding a threat made in the 7100 block of Grey Heron Drive Nov. 4. When the officer spoke with the complainant, they found the problem had been resolved and there was no need for police assistance. An officer received a delayed report of theft of mail in the 2300 block of Delina Circle Nov. 5. The case is active. Officers and rescue responded to a two-vehicle personal injury accident in the block of Apollo Drive and Lake Drive. One driver was transported to a hospital with minor injuries and one vehicle was towed. Officers and firefighters responded to a report of an appliance on fire in the 6900 block of Black Duck Drive Nov. 5. Upon their arrival, the fire was put out and firefighters determined there were no additional problems. An officer responded to a complaint of an animal on the roadway near Birch Street and Fawn Lane Nov. 5. The animal was returned to its owner safely. There were no further problems. Officers responded to a large juvenile party on the 6000 block of Sargent Court North Nov. 5. Upon their arrival, the party dispersed and officers determined there were no further problems. The parents of the juveniles were contacted and they were advised of the
incident. • An officer responded to a call reporting a bicycle theft in the 700 block of Apollo Drive Nov. 6. The incident is under investigation. • Officers responded to a parking complaint involving a trailer in the 7200 block of Savanna Court Saturday, Nov. 6. The owner of the trailer was advised of the city ordinances related to parking and learned the trailer would be moved by Monday. • Officers responded to a traffic complaint in a residential neighborhood near Lacasse Circle and Lacasse Drive Nov. 7. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicles involved. There were no further problems. • An officer responded to a noise complaint at a residence in the 2100 block of Harriet Lane Nov. 7. The owner was advised. There were no further problems. • Officers responded to a report of a theft of fuel in the 7000 block of 21st Avenue South Nov. 7. The incident was documented and is being investigated. • Officers responded to a car vs. deer property damage accident on the 6300 block of Centerville Road Nov. 7. The incident was documented and there were no injuries. The damage was under $1,000. • Officers responded to a call of a grass fire in the 7800 block of Nottingham Lane Nov. 8. Upon their arrival, officers found debris was on fire and that it had spread to a nearby shed. The fire division, along with mutual aid agencies, arrived and put out the fire. • Officers responded to a call of suspicious activity occurring outside a closed business in the 600 block of Apollo Drive on Nov. 8. Officers arrived and found that no crime had occurred.
• Officers were dispatched on a report of a counterfeit bill passed in the 1900 block of Main Street in Centerville Oct. 31. Officers located the involved parties and charges are pending. • Officers were dispatched on a phone call reporting suspicious activity in the 220 block of Stardust Boulevard in Circle Pines Oct. 31. Officers took information for a report. • Officers were dispatched to a driving complaint in the 30 block of Village Parkway in Circle Pines Nov. 4. • Officers were dispatched to the 9100 block of South Highway in Lexington on the report of a theft in progress Nov. 4. • Officers were dispatched to a barking dog disturbance in the 0 block of Hillcrest Lane in Circle Pines Nov. 4. • An officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Lake Drive and Griggs Avenue in Lexington Nov. 4. The male driver was cited and released. • An officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection on Lexington Avenue and West Road in Circle Pines Nov. 4. The suspect fled, and charges are pending. • An officer conducted a traffic stop for speeding in the area of Lake Drive and Golden Lake Road in Circle Pines Nov. 4. There was an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. A search yielded marijuana and a liquor bottle. The driver was cited. • Officers observed a traffic violation near the intersection of Lake Drive and Pine Drive in Circle Pines Nov. 5. An adult female was subsequently arrested for DWI. • Officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle parked in a handicapped spot without a proper permit in the 8900 block of Syndicate Avenue in Lex-
ington on Nov. 5. Officers located the owner and advised them to move the vehicle. Officers were dispatched to a report of criminal damage to property in the 700 block of Centerville Road in Centerville on Nov. 5. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 7000 block of Centerville Road in Centerville on Nov. 5. Officers assisted the city of Centerville with execution of an administrative warrant in the 7300 block of 20th Avenue in Centerville Nov. 5. The property was deemed unfit for habitation and secured. Officers were dispatched to a call in the 1700 block of Westview in Centerville on a report of people casing a construction site Nov. 6. Tools were attempted to be hidden and were later found nearby. Officers observed a traffic violation near the intersection of Syndicate Avenue and Restwood Road in Lexington Nov. 6. A short pursuit ensued. The driver was taken into custody on multiple felony charges. Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Peltier Lake Drive in Centerville on a cyberbullying report Nov. 7. Officers took information for the report and offered advice. Officers were dispatched to a possible slumper in the 9200 block of Lexington Avenue in Lexington Nov. 7. The situation was found to be a motorist assist. There were no other issues. Officers observed a traffic violation near the intersection of Hamline Avenue and Lovell Road in Lexington Nov. 8. The vehicle fled from officers, and they terminated the pursuit.
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• Police responded to the 9400 block of Lexington Avenue in Lexington on a missing person report Oct. 28. The individual was found and no further law enforcement assistance was needed. • Police responded to a suspicious matter in the 200 block of Galaxy Drive in Circle Pines Oct. 28. • Officers located an illegal burn in the 9300 block of Griggs Avenue in Lexington Oct. 28. A verbal warning was given and the fire was put out. • Officers were dispatched to a noise complaint in the 30 block of Village Parkway in Circle Pines Oct. 28. • Officers observed a traffic violation near the intersection of Restwood Road and Albert Avenue in Lexington Oct. 29. The vehicle fled from the officer. A short pursuit ensued, but was terminated. Ramsey County deputies located the vehicle and took a juvenile male into custody. The male was transported to the juvenile center. • Officers stopped a vehicle in the area of Main Street and 21st Avenue in Centerville Oct. 29. A female was taken into custody. • Officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of Hunters Ridge Lane in Centerville on a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area Oct. 30. Officers checked the area and did not locate the vehicle. • Officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Main Street and 20th Avenue in Centerville Oct. 30. An adult male driver was subsequently arrested for DWI. • An officer was dispatched to the 10 block of West Golden Lake Road in Circle Pines for suspicious activity Oct. 31. Officers checked the area and made contact with people in the area. The case is closed until further information becomes available.
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Board of Zoning meeting at 6:30 p.m. Planning Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 25-26: City Hall closed to observe Thanksgiving
City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.; work session at 5 p.m. Nov. 25-26: City Hall closed to observe Thanksgiving Dec. 1: Parks & Recreation Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Recycling Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. City Council work session at 6 p.m.; regular meeting at 6:30 p.m.; special meeting to be held after regular meeting Nov. 25-26: City Hall closed to observe Thanksgiving Nov. 30: Environmental Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1: Park Board meeting at 6:30 p.m.
HUGO BITS & PIECES • Hugo American Legion Post 620 has donated $1,000 from its gambling proceeds to the Hugo Fire Department for training and equipment. • There are currently two vacancies on the Historical Commission. Longtime commission member Trina Oswald passed away Oct. 12. She was appointed to the commission on Oct. 2, 2006, and had been a very active member. On Feb. 1, Jason Arcand was appointed to the commission. Arcand recently resigned due to lack of time. • Bob Bieniek has chosen to resign as the Hugo Fire Department’s safety captain effective Dec. 1. He will remain a fi refighter. Brian Esch and Ryan Nadeau have been selected to fi ll the two open engineer positions that were vacated by Ron Gray and Roly Guareschi. • The City Council has authorized the (third) payment of $964,897 to Peterson Companies Inc. for the ongoing downtown improvement/Lions Park project. Concrete curb and gutter and
paving in Phase 1 and concrete curb and gutter in Phase 2 of the street portion of the project has been completed. Work is ongoing within Lions Park, including playground work, lighting installs and finishing both parking lots. • The council has also authorized the (fi fth) payment of $57,964 to Ebert Construction for salt and materials storage building at the new public works building. The city will also pay $1,232,216 to Ebert Construction for the ongoing public works facility project. • The cash escrow for Hugo Gardens will be reduced from $1,338,696 to $1,319,095. Grading and utility work has been completed, so Hugo Gardens Apartments LLC requested the reduction in cash escrow. • Steve and Gina Sadowski, owners of 15960 Jeffrey Ave. N., will be allowed to vacate an existing drainage and utility easement over their property in order to allow for an addition to be
constructed onto an existing accessory building. The drainage easement will be relocated. • Hugo resident John Waller, who serves as Washington County’s representative on the Rice Creek Watershed Board of Managers, said he plans to apply for reappointment to serve on the board this fall. Each year, Waller typically visits the City Council to provide an overview of how dollars are being spent throughout the district, specifically in Hugo and Washington County. He mentioned that the city of Hugo is the watershed district’s largest financial contributor in Washington County. “We need to hold (the district) accountable for providing services to the cities,” Waller said. “If you are going to pay taxes for the services, you should receive the services.” Shannon Granholm
CENTERVILLE TIDBITS • To help its businesses struggling after pandemic shutdowns and other repercussions, the Centerville City Council last January elected to offer its 14 local businesses still on private wells and septic systems an opportunity to hook up to city water and sewer at half price. At its Nov. 10 regular meeting, council took the opportunity to answer questions that had arisen and to clarify the ground rules. By a vote of 4-1 (Mayor D. Love opposed), council made prepaid water access fees eligible for retroactive reimbursement for businesses that have not yet hooked up. Also, council unanimously voted to clarify program eligibility for existing or new businesses in M-1/M-2 zoning districts (downtown) and to extend the deadline for application to July 31, 2022, with further discussion planned at the second June 2022 council meeting. Council also voted unanimously that businesses must actually hook up to be eligible for discounted fees. • For the new homeowner at 1844 Old Mill Court, progress is being made to relocate a paved neighborhood trail right outside the windows of his home. Instead, it will cross the wetlands to Acorn Creek Park. At the Aug. 26 meeting, council reviewed the situation, where currently the bituminous trail leads from the Old Mill Court cul-de-sac to Acorn Park. Council members agreed that the city would entertain a proposal to build a boardwalk through the wetland in lieu of a bituminous trail along the edge of the lot's yard area, provided the homeowner picked up the installation cost. By a vote of 4-1 (Love opposed), council approved the engineer's plan, which called for the homeowner to enter into an agreement to pay all costs, escrow the funds and grant an easement over the new trail. After the agreement is signed and escrow received, the city would have the design work done and solicit
bids from contractors. City staff recommended that the city hire the engineer and contractor and be reimbursed by the homeowner, rather than having the homeowner contract for these services. In approving the engineer's plan, council recommended a phased approach that would allow for preliminary bids, so that the city could get a best cost estimate beforehand in this era of soaring construction costs. • The city has a potential tenant seeking to move into 2050 Main St. to begin a commercial enterprise, if that tenant may also use the adjacent vacant parcel at 2070 Main St. for outdoor storage. But fi rst, council must approve the rezoning of the vacant property from B-2 (Main Street Commercial) to B-1 (Commercial) to allow for outdoor storage. Council approved the rezoning application, contingent on the sale of the property to Shingle Creek Capital LLC and approval of a conditional use permit (CUP). Council approved the CUP for a building supply sales and storage yard and associated findings of fact, contingent on the sale of the property. Lastly, and most importantly, council approved the sale of the property. Council also imposed height conditions to ensure that fencing, screening and trees prevent items stored outside from being seen from the trail. • Within the same meeting, the city tabled, then “untabled,” action on endorsing three candidates to represent the area on the Rice Creek Watershed District Board, after council received the list of candidates during the meeting. A seat in subwatershed No. 4 became available after outgoing Board Member Steve Wagamon vacated the post. Several cities included in this subwatershed compiled a list of appointees to be submitted jointly for Anoka County to consider. Those cities are Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes, Lexington and Spring Lake Park. The list of
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candidates that Centerville and the other cities endorsed include Jan Kreminski of Circle Pines, Jess Robertson of Blaine and Scott Robinson of Lino Lakes. Not paying utility bills only delays the inevitable. Following a public hearing, council passed a resolution adopting delinquent utility bills for garbage/recycling and nuisance/ city abasement services etc. for the fourth and sixth billing cycles of 2020, fi rst and third billing cycles of 2021 and through Nov. 2021. The amounts due and parcel identification numbers will be forwarded to Anoka County to be assessed through county property tax statements payable in 2022. Skaters at the pleasure rink at LaMotte Park will be able to see where they're going on winter evenings, after council approved the quote of $13,206 from Aid Electric to install two poles, each with two LED floodlights to illuminate the rink. Total spending for the lighting project is not to exceed $18,000. Funding for the light poles will be drawn from the park dedication fund. The city's two emergency alert sirens will be monitored and tested to be ready for next spring's tornadoes, after council renewed the contract for tornado siren maintenance and monitoring with Embedded Systems Inc. at a rate of $46.12 per siren per month. The city has been using the company's services since 2000, and the contractor has not increased the fees since 2019. The annual cost of $1,107 will be covered with monies from the general fund and the civil defense and professional services funds. Meeting minutes will continued to be provided by an outside contractor after council approved the 2022 contract renewal with TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial Inc. for transcription services of the Economic Development Authority and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings.
Due to the staffi ng shortage, the city contracted with the business to take up-to-date minutes for the committees. The city will enter into a one-year contract for 2022 at a base rate of $154 for the fi rst hour and $36.50 for each additional half hour. The cost will be covered with monies from the general fund and committee and professional services funds. • Licensed liquor and tobacco establishments in town are preparing for another year, as council approved annual renewals for 2022. The businesses include: Kelly's Korner (off sale, on sale and Sunday liquor); Southern Rail (on sale and Sunday); Liquor Barrel of Centerville (off sale and tobacco) and Ameer's Tobacco Shop (tobacco). The establishments have provided fees and assured the city that their taxes and paperwork are current and according to city code. Documentation provided will be forwarded to the Centennial Lakes Police Department for background checks to ensure no that liquor violations have transpired during the past year. • Council will enjoy holiday season time off after it canceled the Nov. 24 and Dec. 22 regularly scheduled council meetings and work sessions. If a special meeting becomes necessary, the mayor or two council members may call a special meeting. However, they will be required to announce the meeting in writing and fi le the announcement with the city clerk three days prior to the meeting. Council also scheduled a work session for one of the remaining meeting dates. The council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at City Hall, 1880 Main St. Loretta Harding
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COUNTY BRIEFS County adds free park entrance day Washington County Parks will have free entry for the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26. The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year, and several outdoor agencies waive entrance fees to encourage the public and communities to spend more time in the outdoors. On that day, visitors may enter Washington County parks without purchasing a vehicle permit. Check Washington County Parks’ website, www. co.washington. mn.us/parks, for activities offered to opt outside the Friday after Thanksgiving. For information on county parks locations and hours, see the county website at co.washington.mn.us and search “parks.”
County board sets board salaries for 2022 The Washington County Board of Commissioners has set
salaries for the board for 2022. State law requires the board members to set a salary before the beginning of the year. The board salary set for 2022 is $72,488, a 2.5% increase from the previous salary. Board members also receive expense reimbursement and the same benefits as those received by the elected department heads, namely the county sheriff and attorney. The board also set the 2022 salary for Kevin Corbid, county administrator, at $196,245, a 4% increase. Neither the board nor the administrator received salary increases in 2021.
County will continue to participate in federal WIC program Washington County will continue to participate in the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program through December 31, 2026. The county is the local agency that administers the WIC
program. The county received approval from the Department of Health to continue to administer this federal program. The Washington County WIC program provides services to approximately 3,000 incomeeligible participants each month. Services include nutrition education, breastfeeding support and education, community resource referrals and food/ formula vouchers. The program typically operates in the Government Center in Stillwater, and service centers in Cottage Grove and Forest Lake. The program has been delivered virtually since March 2020.
County board approves design contract for household hazardous waste center Hagen Christianson McIlwain (HCM) will design and provide engineering services for a household hazardous waste and yard waste site in Forest Lake. The
county board recently approved a $667,000 contract with the company. The county will develop a full-service household hazardous waste (HHW) facility, along with a northern yard waste facility. It will provide a more equitable hazardous waste service to the residents in the northern half of Washington County, while supporting the county’s overall master plan for waste management.
K-9 will retire to handler’s home The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will transfer the ownership of the office’s K-9, Maia, to her handler, Deputy Clayton Evens. Maia retired from active duty in October after serving the community for approximately seven years. Evens has agreed to take ownership of Maia during her retirement years and will assume all care for Maia. Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit receives donations
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Commissioners accepted two donations to support the Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. The K-9 unit applied for two grants from the U.S. Police Canine Association (USPCA) and the American Kennel Club, and will receive $7,500 from each organization to assist with the
purchase of two canines to replace two K-9s who are retiring. The sheriff’s office also received a K-9 donation from the Lake Elmo Farmers Market for $6,340.
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Lino Lakes resident Kelly Jo McDonnell, producer of the TV show “Minnesota Bound” on KARE 11, reached the 1,000-episode milestone. The outdoor nature show began airing on NBC in 1995. “Very few shows ever reach that number,” said Ron Schara, founder and past host of Minnesota Bound for most of its years. “We think there are a lot of reasons why, but the main reason …is our viewers.”
Mike Miron of Hugo has been selected to receive an Honorary American Future Farmers of America (FFA) Degree. The award is given to
Centennial Fire will host Santa parades The Centennial Fire District will once again host Santa parades in Circle Pines and Centerville this holiday season. The Circle Pines parade is scheduled for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, and the Centerville parade will be from
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5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. To donate during the parade, have any nonperishable food and new, unwrapped toys you would like to give. As Santa makes his way through your neighborhood, come out to visit the fire department and put your food and toys in the truck. Santa will have treats for the kids along the route. If you won’t be available during the time Santa visits your neighborhood, simply leave your food donation by your mailbox with a label that reads “Santa parade donation,” and Santa will pick it up on his way. All donations will go to the Centennial Community Food Shelf, which serves residents of Blaine, Lexington, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes and Centerville.
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Cambelle Waldspurger capped a glittering prep soccer career as a state tournament hero for Mahtomedi, the Class 2A state champions. The senior midfielder was third on the team with 13 goals and delivered one of the most clutch goals of the season, a corner kick that curled into the net for the deciding point in a 2-1 semifinal win over Holy Angels. She made the all-tournament team and got her second all-conference honor. Coach Dave Wald cited Waldspurger for her overall technical skills, ability to aim corner kicks, and “perfectionist” mindset in soccer and the classroom. “She is extremely fast, has great endurance and is much stronger than she appears,” he said. “One of the most athletic and best players I have coached.”
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Cemetery visit leads to Legion donation BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER
When Mike Crever visited his family plot in Hugo’s St. John’s Cemetery Memorial Day, 2019, he discovered two small markers partially hidden by dirt and grass. The weathered stones only had a first name and middle initial: Mary E. and Euclide M. and years of life. Thinking his great-grandparents needed something more befitting, Crever contacted his sister-in -law, Linda Brisson Cummings, who also happens to be his second cousin. Like Crever, Cummings grew up in Hugo. Would she be willing to chip in for a nicer headstone, he asked? Absolutely, she said. And that’s how Crever began the story at the American Legion Post 620 Veteran’s Day dinner that culminated in presentation of a check to the Honor Guard for $1,000. The money came from related family members who pitched in for a new stone. Crever collected $1,060 for the marker, which cost $870. So what to do with the extra money? The cousins decided to give it to the Legion. Except family members didn’t stop at $290. The Legion holds a special place in Crever’s heart. His father, Connie, was a charter member of Legion Post 620 and his uncle, Florian Crever, was the first post commander in 1947. His mother, Lorraine, was an honorary life member of the auxiliary. When telling the gravestone story, Crever mentioned the importance of the Legion and its many investments in the community, such as chartering a Boy Scout Troop, helping veterans and teaching gun safety classes. A member himself, Mike, 82, is a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. He and wife
Judy now live in Tempe, Arizona. He also joked about how everyone was related in Hugo when he was growing up and the population was around 300 people. “The Brissons are a prominent family here,” he noted, pointing out the many members in attendance at the Nov. 11 event. Cummings’ father and husband are both buried at St. John’s. She complimented the Legion Honor Guard for its beautiful Memorial Day ceremony every year (except 2020) and how her husband, also a veteran, requested being buried before that last Monday in May so he would benefit from the special tribute. There is more to the story, too, about Mary and Euclid. Their full names were Mary Emily Brisson, née PelletierLincourt, and Euclid M. Brisson. Married in 1903, the two both lost their first spouses. Mary Emily’s husband died of smallpox in 1900 when she was 38. She had five children from that marriage and two more with Euclid. He had four children from his previous marriage. An uncle brokered their union, Cummings said, which had to be approved by the Pope. Cummings thanked Legion members for their service, both in the military and the community, adding, “You do so much for the citizens of Hugo.” And that is very true. According to gambling manager Bill Delaney, at least 75% of the Legion’s charitable gambling proceeds goes directly back to the community. Beneficiaries include youth recreation and athletics, Scouting, the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf, Hugo Fire Department, Veterans Campground, 4-H and FFA in Forest Lake. In 2019, the post donated more than $190,000 to these groups.
Above: Mike Crever, at the podium, his son Jim Crever, and sister-in-law Linda Brisson Cummings presented a $1,000 check to Honor Guard Captain Jerome Bush, left, at the Legion’s Veterans Day dinner last week.
At right: Members of American Legion Post 620 held an “Everlasting Ceremony” to honor those who passed in 2021. Names of the deceased were read aloud, then placed in the helmet and burned. “Members have been transferred,” said adjutant Bill Delaney. They included Clifford Pribnow, Donald Peterson, Russell Clymer and Harlan Lavalle. PHOTOS BY DEBRA NEUTKENS | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
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VENTO REGIONAL TRAIL: Neighbors advocate change for proposed route FROM PAGE 1
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who doesn’t recall any county meeting after 2019 regarding the new route. “I don’t know why the route changed,” he said. “There are extreme design issues here. The width of the road, steepness of banks along the lake and 30-foot right of way are just a few. Are they going to condemn property? Most of my neighbors oppose it." David, who is also leading the anti-Rush Line Coalition opposed to the bus rapid transit project and its disruption to the Bruce Vento Trail going to St. Paul, queried Scott Yonke at the open house, demanding to know when and why the plan changed. Yonke is Ramsey County's parks and recreation director of planning and development. "Last time I went to a meeting, it was Long Avenue to Eagle Street to Hugo Road," David told the project leader. "I'm not sure how this came to be." The route in question is the 3.5mile extension from Whitaker Street to County Road J that follows Lincoln Avenue to Bald Eagle Avenue to Bald Eagle Boulevard, then Taylor Avenue and Hugo Road. Yonke replied that a 2019 meeting narrowed the extension down to three routes, including the latest rendition. "One cut through the school and up to Hugo Road; another tried to get over to Long Avenue. An outcome of that meeting was
this was the preferred route," he said. David asked who made that decision, but didn't get what he considered a satisfactory answer. "I don't remember being notified that I would be significantly impacted by this route until today," he told Yonke. The 55-year resident of Bald Eagle Boulevard believes Long Avenue is a better option. The county road is parallel to railroad tracks, and has a wide and underused right of way. "The county's choice goes through residential neighborhoods. I don't see a good fit for a regional trail through residential streets," added David. Concurring was Beth Artner, another longtime Bald Eagle homeowner who said the original route makes more sense. "We can get pollinators along that corridor, and it won't inconvenience a lot of people," she observed. Artner sent out about 100 invitations to homeowners affected by the route, encouraging them to attend the open house. "Real people are being impacted by these decisions, and it seems like government or entities responsible for these projects really don't appreciate or want citizen involvement," she maintained. She was "heartened" to see the turnout at the open house and how people were engaged in the process, Artner said. "People on the
opposite side of the issue talked to me and even though we didn't initially agree, I appreciated that we talked and came to an understanding and agreed to work together." The Phase 2 extension is the last section of trail. Planners have been working on a design since 2018 to refi ne alternative corridors out of the rail right of way. The master plan for the 13.3-mile trail from St. Paul to the county boundary in White Bear Township was completed in 1993. Another issue is converting a portion of Bald Eagle Boulevard to a one-way from Park Avenue to Taylor Avenue. If a two-way with trail is preferred, it could mean impacts such as acquiring more road right of way to fit a trail. If converted, oneway traffic would travel northbound. Several residents at the open house said the late congressman, recognized for efforts to clean up the environment, wouldn't approve of the green space removed for a concrete corridor carrying Rush Line buses. "I felt Bruce Vento was a champion for green space," Dianne Dorschner said. "Now, it's like how much green space can we take away to put in hardscape? I don't think that was his legacy. His legacy involved the outdoors. This trail will be closing the outdoors to us in front of our home."
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White Bear Township resident Tami Weller had this shirt made to show her opposition to the proposed trail alignment and one-way section from Park to Taylor Avenue. She described the trail plan as “invasive.”
Yonke told the Press that the route is a "concept we're bringing forward to see what people think. It can be changed. These are
schematics. We are trying to get feedback, what people like and don't like. The design is not set. It's very early in the design stage."
The county hopes to have the predesign completed by end of 2021.
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huge turnout. Holiday lights enthusiasts, your submissions will be accepted from now through Wednesday, Dec. 8. To enter the contest, visit presspubs.com/holiday lights. There you will need to enter information such as your name, address, information about your display as well as photos of the display. Press readers will need to check out all of the entries, which will be printed in the newspaper the week of Dec. 16. Take some time to check out
each of the displays, either in print, online or inperson, and then vote. Voting will begin on Press Publications’ website Dec. 20. Everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite display once a day. The contest winners will be announced the second week of January. First-place, second-place and third-place winners will get their photo in the paper, receive gift cards from local businesses and, most importantly, get bragging rights!
So take advantage of these above-freezing temperatures, turn on some Christmas tunes and start stringing lights! Submit your contest entries, and don’t forget to vote! Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached by emailing lowdownnews@presspubs.com or calling 651-407-1226.
SQUARE DANCERS: Local clubs dance at Good Life Senior Living FROM PAGE 1
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The local square dancing clubs, the Jolly Promenaders and Triple T, have been active for more than 50 years and meet on a regular basis at the Forest Lake Senior Center.
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Bad fall, surgeries don’t deter Hugo hunter Hugo resident Kelly O’Connell is a dedicated hunter. You’ll agree when you hear of her travails during the 2021 Minnesota deer hunting seasons (bow and gun). She was ready to get her deer on the evening of Sept. 24. But an accident derailed that. “I fell from my tree stand,” she said, adding that the fall resulted in several serious injuries — a scattered tibial plateau, fractured femur and a fractured/ displaced rib. The incident occurred near the St. Croix River in the Stillwater area. “After two surgeries and six days in the hospital, I returned home (with) non-weight-bearing on my left leg,” she said. So, did that deter the 35-year-old’s hunting plans? Hardly. “I started physical therapy, with my first goal to bend my knee 90 degrees, which would allow me to possibly return to the woods yet this fall,” Kelly said. Help came in the person of a family friend, Chuck Haas, a Hugo resident and former City Council member, who heard about her accident and her goal to return to the woods this season. “Chuck reached out to me, offering to accommodate my needs by driving me out on a golf cart to a ground blind set up on his property,” she said. That was Oct. 30, and Kelly successfully harvested a deer with her bow. Her reaction? “I was beyond excited,” she said, recalling that thrilling shot with her bow. But there would be more. She was back at it and it didn’t take long for more success. “I returned to the woods again, this time during the opening day of the firearms season. At 1:30 p.m. I was able to blindly grunt this 10-point buck within 30 yards and I was able to notch my buck tag,” she said. The pictures won’t tell the whole story. But when considering the unfortunate fall, the subsequent surgeries and rehab, her dedication shouldn’t be minimized. For Haas, it turned out to be another good ending in helping others be successful in their hunting trips. “I don’t hunt (deer) anymore,” said Haas, who was
helping two people hunt on Veterans Day. “I just enjoy seeing the young people hunt now.” One of those would be O’Connell, who continues to recover at home. “I feel good,” she said, “but I’m unable to put weight on my left leg.” She’s hoping to return to work by the end of the year, but the total recovery is expected to take up to a year from the date of the accident. “I saw the video of the accident,” Haas said. “She was wearing her safety harness. It failed.” Family, including her husband, Ryan, and friends teamed to carry her out of the woods and drive her to the hospital. “When the accident happened, I was relieved to be walked out of there,” O’Connell said. As the healing continues, she’s hoping to be able to participate in another passion — ice fishing. “I’m sure I’ll have to change my technique,” she said, referring to the kneeling and bending that is usually involved. And next year she hopes to return to her hunting norm, starting with a trip to Missouri to bow hunt with her father, longtime Hugo firefighter Ron Gray. “I wasn’t able to participate this year,” she said. “It’s something we like to do every year.” Abe Winter is a contributing writer for Press Publications. He can be reached by emailing news@ presspubs.com or calling 651-407-1200.
Above: Hugo resident Kelly O’Connell proudly displays her 10-point buck, taken on the opening day of the firearms season. At left: Kelly O’Connell and family friend Chuck Haas of Hugo kneel by her 10-point buck, which was harvested in Hugo on the opening day of the firearms season.
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impact of Native Americans in the White Bear Lake area. Registration required. Contact: 651-724-6001 or whitebearhistory.org
and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21
THANKSGIVING WEEK COMEDY SHOW When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24 Where: Running Aces, 15201 Zurich
When: 5-10 p.m. Nov. 26- Mar. 20 Where: Downtown Stillwater, 1010
Main St. Details: Experience a winter wonderland of lights in downtown Stillwater on Chestnut St. from Maint Street to the Historic Lift Bridge beginning Black Friday.
St., Forest Lake Details: Co-headliners Jason
VICTORIAN CAROLING ON THE CORNERS
Schommer and Jeff Pfoser, with host Randall Reid. $25 in advance; $30 day of show. Dinner and hotel options available. Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays; noon-2
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20
LUNCH AND TABLE GAMES
and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 Where: Washington County Historic Courthouse, 101 Pine St. W. Stillwater Details: Wander into a winter wonderland at the Historic Courthouse decorated for the season, and shop the vendors of handcrafted items, tour exhibits and take photos in the holiday display. Free admission; $3 suggested donation. Contact: 651-275-7075 or co.washington. mn.us
When: noon Wednesday, Nov. 24 Where: Christ the Servant Lutheran
p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 26-Dec. 18 (10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 4) Where: Main Street, Stillwater Details: Listing to holiday melodies of strolling costumed carolers on Main Street. Free. Contact: stillwaterzephyrtheatre.org
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Church, 3676 Centerville Road, Vadnais Heights Details: Bring a bag lunch and play table games with friends. Coffee provided. Meeting held on Nov. 10. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27 Where: JX Event Venue, 1232nd St.,
Stillwater Details: Monthly singer/songwriter series featuring Channing Wilson. Doors open at 6 p.m., music at 7 p.m. Tickets $10, general admission. Contact: one23events.com
FAST BEFORE THE FEAST 5K, 10K AND FUN Run When: 8:25-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov.
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When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 Where: Vadnais-Sucker Lakes Park,
Where: Boatworks Commons, 4495
When: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 Where: The Current Restaurant, 3291
County Rd. F, Vadnais Heights Details: Hike the flat, paved trails through the park, approx. 5 miles. Parking lot east of Rice St. Contact: stpaulhike.com
Details: Thanksgiving Day race on
LAKEWOOD CONCERT SERIES When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 Where: Lakewood Worship Center,
2080 Woodlynn Ave., Maplewood Details: Performance by Twin Cities Master’s Chorale. Freewill offering. Contact: 651-226-4289
When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18
Lake Ave. S., White Bear Lake the paved trail. Family-friendly event for all abilities; dogs welcome. All participants receive a medal. Registration $13-$68. Contact: mmraces.com/fast-before-thefeast
30TH ANNUAL STILLWATER NUTCRACKER
St. Croix Trail S., Afton Details: Hike the flat, paved trails, approx. 3 miles. Contact: stpaulhike.com
LIGHTING OF THE GREEN When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 Where: Bayport Village Green Details: Stillwater High School
When: 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26,
Vagabond Choir sings around the fi re followed by the tree lighting and visit with Santa.
Saturday, Nov. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 28
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Construction continues at Centerville Elementary School.
• Community members (age 21 and older) who are interested in fi lling a vacancy on the school board have until Nov. 12 to apply for a one-year term. Those wishing to apply should go online to www.isd12.org/ about/school-board/boardmembers for more information or visit the district office. See full story on pages 1 and 2. • The construction project at Centerville Elementary is on track to be complete this April or May. The $9.35 million project will add a 21,820-square-footaddition to the school that
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Where: First Presbyterian Church of
CHRISTMAS AT THE COURTHOUSE HOLIDAY BAZAAR
CURRENT EVENTS
WHITE BEAR’S NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20
Stillwater, 6201 Osgood Ave. N. Details: Variety of fair-trade items including handicrafts, foods, toys, clothing and more. Contact: fpc-stillwater.org/alternativegift-market
When: Noon. Monday, Nov.22; the 4th
SHOPPING NIGHT AT WBCA
Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Buy gift items made by local artists at the WBCA’s new retail store. Members receive an extra 5% discount. Contact: whitebeararts.org
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will include 12 classrooms, three flex spaces and four preschool classrooms. Once the expansion is complete, the school will be able to house up to 30 K-5 sections. The new playground is mostly complete; one more piece of equipment remains to be installed in the spring. • The district continues to work on fi nding a solution to some ongoing issues at the ice arena. Executive Director of Business Services Patrick Chaffey explained that following installation of the new ventilation
system, condensation has been forming up by the roof and trickling down the new sheetrock. There is an ongoing concern for mold issues, so the district continues to have conversations with contractors on how to fi x the issue. • The school board will make minor tweaks to its public forum guidelines. See full story on page 7. • The school board will consider an updated joint powers agreement (JPA) with Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 at its Nov. 15 meeting. Chaffey explained the JPA was created in 1969, and the update was needed when a member district (St. Francis) wanted to leave the district. Per the updated JPA, a member district wishing to withdraw must provide notice by Feb. 1 for withdrawal effective June 30 of the following fi scal year. Notice of the withdrawal must be via resolution and passed by the member district’s board. The next Centennial School Board meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the district office. Shannon Granholm
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Centennial School Board tweaks public forum guidelines BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR
Starting this month, there will be some changes to Centennial School Board’s public forum guidelines. The board discussed the guidelines most recently at last week’s work study session. “We have talked about public forum quite a bit. It used to be not so popular and now it has gotten quite popular,” School Board Chair Suzy Guthmueller explained. The fi rst change Guthmueller requested was that signs not be allowed inside the district office, specifically the board room. “I’d like to see that we don’t have signs in the board room. I don’t think it is inappropriate. It’s
distracting,” she said. School Board Clerk Kathryn Timm agreed. “Waving signs should not be permitted That kind of thing is out of line,” she said. Meeting attendees would still be permitted to have signs outside of the district office. Another change the board agreed upon is how speakers are selected. If more than five individuals sign up to speak during the allotted 15 minutes of public forum, there will be a random drawing to determine who can come up to the podium to address the board. Guthmueller said the change came about after the Oct. 18 meeting, when seven speakers signed up, but only five were permitted
“We will continue tweaking our public forum guidelines to try to make it as friendly as we can be and make it work for what it is meant to do.” Suzy Guthmueller School Board Chair
to speak. “We got lots of feedback in a negative sense that we didn’t make sure it was balanced… It is such a balancing act for Jody (Josephson, executive assistant to the superintendent) to do that,”
‘Powersports,’ American Sign Language among offerings for 2022-2023 school curriculum BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
The White Bear Lake School District is looking ahead to how it can serve students next year with a few tweaks and changes to the curriculum. Assistant Superintendent Alison Gillespie presented these changes at the last school board meeting. Some course names will be changed for clarity. Biznology will become Business Applications, and the College in the Schools course, Writing Studio, will become University Writing, for example. The automotive career pathway also received some changes—the full-year course titled Motorsports will be changed to the semester-length Powersports. Gillespie explained that this change will better align with industry while giving students flexible options. The science curriculum will also receive some updates to align with 2019 Minnesota science standards. Physical Science is currently taught at the sixth-grade level, while Earth Science is taught in eighth grade. These timing of these two courses will switch places by the 2024-25 school year, starting with the sixth grade switch to Earth Science next year. Beginning in 2022, a full-year American Sign Language (ASL) course will be offered to eighth-graders as one of the world language offerings. ASL is one of the most accessible secondary languages, and there is a high demand for those who are fluent. The district currently offers ASL at the high school level, but this option for eighth-graders would allow a student to study ASL for at least five years, with the potential for college credit.
The high school will also offer a new advanced placement (AP) 3D arts class to allow students to pursue complex 3D techniques up to a third level. In other action, the school board: • Heard a presentation of the results of an art, culture and education study of the Arts District area around Division Avenue conducted over the past year. The study will provide guidance for the city and partners such as the school district to facilitate development of the area in the coming years. • Ratified the acceptance of bids for the general obligation alternative facilities refunding bonds in the amount of $8.28 million. This will allow the district to renovate outdated heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems in school buildings. • Performed usual post-election tasks such as approving the canvassing of returns of votes, authorizing the issuance of certificates of election, authorizing the district clerk to perform election-related duties and designating polling precincts for the 2022 elections. The four open seats in the 2021 election will be fi lled by incumbents Jessica Ellison and Deb Beloyed, joined by newcomers Kathleen Daniels and Chris Streiff Oji. • Accepted $1,500 in grant funding from the White Bear Lake Area Education Foundation for four classroom project proposals. • Approved updated rates for the district’s health and dental insurance plans. • Approved updates to the bullying prevention policy.
she said. School Board Director Sue Linser said she liked the idea of having the process be more random. School Board Director Tom Knisely agreed. “We don’t want to be in the position where Jody is having to pick winners and losers.” Timm suggested the next change. The guidelines state, “Individuals who interfere with or interrupt speakers, the school board or the proceedings may be directed to leave.” Timm suggested changing the word “may” to “shall.” The board agreed. Timm said the board may also need to consider having a school resources officer (SRO) attend meetings, which it has done on occasion in the past.
Lead Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@ presspubs.com.
Failure is not an option at middle school BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
Receiving an “F” on a test is one of the most high-pressure things a middle schooler can experience, especially when it drastically sinks their overall grade. Under the newly implemented grading system at Sunrise Park Middle School, students will no longer receive an F letter grade for poor or unfi nished work. Instead, the school will use an “incomplete,” or “I” letter grade, for any schoolwork that scores in the 50-59.45 percentile. An incomplete is not a passing grade, but its value is now the same as that of every other letter grade bracket. Any scores below the 49.45 percentile will not be would average into an overall failing grade in the class, even though the student had two passing grades. Under the new system, the missed test would be considered at the 50 percent-mark, averaging the total score out to a D. For a student caught up in the circumstances of a stressful or unpredictable environment outside school, this change can make a world of difference. When learning the material is the goal rather than punishment for missing the test, the road to progress is easier for the student, Pierre explained. “Starting at 50% really just corrects and allows us to give that “I” range the exact same range as any letter grade,” Pierre said. The policy aims to evaluate students only on their learning, and not on behaviors or circumstances that are sometimes outside of the student’s control. “We’re taking all the other factors out of the grade,” Pierre said. “We’re not going to include whether it was turned in on time, or if the student was late to class, or extra credit. All those things will skew
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“We did that in June, and they did behave better,” she recalled. Another option the board could consider in the future, Guthmueller said, would be to hold the public forum prior to the regular meeting. “We will continue tweaking our public forum guidelines to try to make it as friendly as we can be and make it work for what it is meant to do,” Guthmueller explained. “We are in an interesting time right now, and trying to maneuver through … I want to hear what people have to say. I hope they will come and be respectful.”
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the grade. We want to measure exactly what the student knows and is able to do. We’re elevating the learning.” The policy also establishes a 10-day window for revisions and retakes. “Not every kid gets it the fi rst time. Some students need more time to learn something than others,” Pierre said. “We don’t want a student to go retake a test they just did poorly on. We want them to take some time to make sure that they actually learn the material before they go into the retake.” Sunrise parents have been supportive of the change, Pierre said. But some critics of this grading system are concerned that students won’t have an incentive to learn and behave well if they are not graded on things like attendance and behavior. However, there are many other ways to manage the behavioral attributes of the school environment, explained Assistant Superintendent Alison Gillespie. This includes school consequences, communication with parents, positive referrals and other responses outside of the evaluation of academic knowledge. “People worry that grades won’t be motivating to students if it’s not this sorting system,” Gillespie said. “All of us have been part of a system that sorted us out. Kids want to learn. Kids like school. When we can talk to them about learning, it doesn’t shake out that way. We really are communicating around the learning, and we’re not going to let them opt out of learning.” At the high school level, where students earn credit toward graduation, students who aren’t performing well in classes receive a nograde status rather than a failing grade. It is becoming more common among Minnesota school districts to use strategies like no-grades and incompletes, giving students every chance to demonstrate their progress and be held accountable for their work. “It’s not lowering expectations for kids,” Gillespie said. “We’re not going to give up. We expect them to learn.”
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2021 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD (SPECIAL ELECTION)
WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS BOARD/ISD #624 (ELECT 4)
Tony Vosooney 43.18% (1,560 votes)
Paul Donna 52.89% (1,911 votes)
Jessica Ellison 11.74% (5,259 votes) Kathleen S. Daniels 11.42% (5,115 votes)
Barb Black* 3.82% (138 votes)
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 10,492 WRITE-IN 0.11% (4 votes) *Barb Black decided to withdraw from the special election for Mahtomedi School Board, however her name was still included on the ballot.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL DISTRICT/ISD #832 QUESTION 1: RENEWAL OF CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION FOR TECHNOLOGY The board of Independent School District No. 832 (Mahtomedi Public Schools) has proposed a capital project levy authorization of 2.73% times the net tax capacity of the school district. This authorization would renew the school district’s existing capital project levy authorization for technology which is scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2021. The revenue raised from the proposed capital levy authorization will be used to provide funds for school district technology, including the acquisition, installation, replacement, support and maintenance of software, software licenses, computers, improved technology equipment, technology systems related to security and operations, and to pay the costs of technology related personnel and training. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $742,512 for taxes payable in 2022, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $7,425,000. Shall the capital project levy Authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 832 be approved? By voting “yes” on the question, you are voting to renew an existing capital projects referendum hat is scheduled to expire.
Yes 65.49% (2,427 votes)
No 34.51% (1,279 votes)
Deb Beloyed 11.58% (5,187 votes)
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Chris Streiff Oji 10.55% (4,726 votes)
Bill Mahre 10.37% (4,642 votes)
Luke Michaud 9.77% (4,375 votes)
John Ficcadenti 8.49% (3,801 votes)
Greg Hilgers 6.95% (3,111 votes)
Rebekah Bradfield 6.14% (2,748 votes)
Lisa Lukachek 5.4% (2,417 votes)
Lisa Beecroft 4.79% (2,143 votes)
Kim Chapman* 1.22% (545 votes)
Justin Charpenter 1% (447 votes)
Jesse Kook 0.4% (181 votes)
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 45,664
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WRITE-IN 0.2% (88 votes) *Kim Chapman decideed not to run for re-election, however his name was still included on the ballot.
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Rec center: ‘Still a lot of moving pieces,’ plan in motion for opening BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
LINO LAKES — City Council members and city staff acknowledge that there are a lot of moving pieces that all still have to come together, but come April 1, the doors may be open to the new recreation center at the former YMCA building. The council has officially approved a resolution that affirms its support of the opening of the Lino Lakes Activity Center (name to be determined) with a target opening date of April 1. (See “Council gets first glance at possible rec center name,” Nov. 9.) “Coming up in March, it will have been two years since the Y closed,” Mayor Rob Rafferty said. “We have pieces that are still unsolved but we need to try to move forward and try to see what we can do to get some things in line … There are a lot of moving pieces; the problem is, we are trying to make sure those pieces are moving together in the right direction.” Council Member Tony Cavegn,
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The Lino Lakes City Council is considering a rookery theme for the future rec center to pay tribute to its great blue heron rookery. The bird is featured in the city’s logo, on its newest water tower and even on the carved backdrop behind the council dais in City Hall.
who previously expressed some hesitancy on giving the project the green light, said he was now comfortable supporting the project after city staff spent a “a lot of time” with him to explain things. “I had some reservations
on this. I want to thank staff. You spent a lot of time with me on this helping to explain this,” he said. “There are a lot of things that still need to be resolved. There is also a theory in business that if you wait to open a business until you have
all of the answers, you probably waited too long and missed the opportunity. So, with that in mind, I am in favor of moving forward with this.” Council Member Christopher Lyden said he supports the rec center opening back up and
thinks the city has just the group to make that happen by April 1. “The leadership from (City Administrator Sarah) Cotton down to our department heads and consultants is nothing short of awesome. If there is a team that can make this April 1 deadline happen, it is this team. I believe in this team,” Lyden said. “The name is important, but what is so much more vital is what the facility means to the citizens of Lino Lakes,” he continued. “Whether you are 1 year old or 100 years old, it is about health, wellness, fitness and sport. It is about a place our community can call home. It will be one of the best places to put joy in one’s heart. (Days from now) we are going to open this facility.” The council will likely approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an area fitness provider soon. Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@ presspubs.com.
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Rapid testing to be offered in Lino Lakes Gov. Tim Walz has announced three new COVID-19 rapid testing opportunities and a new saliva polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing site to expand Minnesota’s network of community testing sites across the state. The state has began offering rapid tests at an existing community saliva testing location in Lino Lakes in the former YMCA building. Rapid testing options are also now available in Minneapolis, Albert Lea and Marshall. “An expansive, accessible, and free community testing network is critical to making sure Minnesota families can get tested for COVID-19,” said Gov. Walz. “Testing provides clarity and peace of mind for parents, workers, and anybody heading out their front door. By expanding our community testing network, we’re making it easier for more Minnesotans to get the COVID-19 tests they need. Make an appointment at one of our free sites today.” “Our community testing network helps Minnesotans find COVID-19 testing in their neck of the woods,” said Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. “With more activities heading inside as the weather cools down, it’s important that Minnesotans get tested if they’re feeling ill. By expanding our testing network, we’re connecting
more Minnesotans to testing options near them.” Since October, the state has launches rapid testing at community testing sites in Stillwater, Crookston, Hutchinson, Moorhead, Saint Paul, Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Inver Grove Heights, Wadena and Hibbing. The state’s community testing sites have administered more than 27,000 rapid tests in the last three weeks. Since this summer, the state has opened new saliva PCR testing in Bloomington, Lino Lakes, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Morris and Bemidji and expanded testing capacity in Duluth, Mankato, St. Cloud, Moorhead and Winona. Health officials are constantly assessing testing demand and will continue to expand the state’s community testing network to ensure every Minnesotan has access to free testing to keep their families and communities safe. In addition to the new state rapid testing options, the state is also partnering with local public health (LPH) agencies around the state. Sixteen local public health agencies are deploying rapid tests provided by the Minnesota Department of Health, some of which will be used at community testing clinics, while others will be used for targeted testing efforts. Participating agencies will announce their testing plans and appointments processes, which can be found at https://mn.gov/
covid19/get-tested/testing-locations/index.jsp Rapid testing at state sites is recommended for symptomatic Minnesotans and is open to Minnesotans with or without insurance. Testing is free at all the state’s community testing sites. Participants who have health insurance will be asked for their insurance information so the state can bill their insurance company on their behalf. If a person is uninsured or if insurance does not cover some or all of the cost, the state will cover the difference, ensuring testing remains open to all at no cost. While walk-ins are welcome, people seeking testing at state sites can schedule a test as well at mn.gov/covid19/ get-tested/testing-locations/community-testing.jsp. Rapid test results will be available within approximately 1-3 hours. Contributed by the Office of Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan
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