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There’s no business like snow business: World snow sculptors return to Stillwater

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The World Sculpting Championship will take place in Lowell Park, located on the banks of the St. Croix River.

Team House of Thune, from Minnesota, is the returning champion.

Water Street Inn will host an Indoor Winter Market from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21.

Novelty items will be sold.

The World Snow Sculpting Championship will take place from Wednesday to Sunday, Jan.17-21.

World Snow Sculpting Championship event highlights:

Twelve teams from eight different countries around the world will turn blocks of snow into artwork.

will officially kick off the Stillwater event at the JX Event Center.

The opening ceremony gives attendees a behind-the-scenes look at how this world-class event comes together and an opportunity to learn more about the sculptures, meet the teams and get an overview of the competition.

The teams will work on their sculptures for the entirety of Friday in Lowell Park. By 2 p.m.

Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, the teams will have turned their blocks of snow and ice into

sculpted masterpieces.

After the completion of the competition, judging begins.

“The teams actually judge among themselves who has the best sculpture,” said Jensen.

“The winner is picked, and we have a closing ceremony, award ceremony.” The ceremony follows the judging, and is a big deal.

Following the conclusion of the award ceremony, there is the “World’s Coolest Block Party” that celebrates all things winter.

Those who attend can expect the return of the

• 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17: “Tools up!” sculptors begin sculpting their blocks of ice.

• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17: Opening ceremony and meet the teams, JX Event Center • 4-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19: Indoor Market and Warming House, Water Street Inn indoor winter market that takes place inside the Water Street Inn. The market features local artists, some of the sponsors of the event, and small businesses selling winter and snow-themed items such as hats, mittens, baked goods and branded World Snow Sculpting Championship merchandise in the Snow Store.

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Last year, more than 50,000 visitors came to Stillwater, admiring the detailed snow art, shopping at local stores and eating at the multiple restaurants downtown.

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For the third year in a row, Lowell Park in Stillwater will feature wondrous and extremely detailed ice sculptures created from blocks of compacted snow and ice.

Twelve teams from eight different countries around the world will put their creativity to the test during the World Snow Sculpting Championship.

They will compete for prize money and the title of World Champion.

Winners from sculpting competitions around the world qualify to make it to the championships located along the banks of the St. Croix.

The event is hosted by the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the city of Stillwater. The chamber had rights to the event for three years. After the growing popularity of the event, the chamber has decided to continue to host the World Sculpting Championship for years to come.

This year, the World Snow Sculpting Championship will take place from Wednesday to Sunday, Jan.17-21.

“Every year just gets better and better,” said Stacie Jensen, Stillwater Chamber of Commerce communications director.

“This third year, we have definitely learned a lot.”

Before the sculpting begins, the chamber has to make the snow and form it into blocks that are 10 feet on each side.

On the Monday leading up to the event, Afton Alps personnel bring clean, fresh snow to be created into these forms and help get the snow to where the sculptors need it to be. The packing of snow into the forms is an event in itself.

The sculpting will begin at 9 a.m. on Jan. 17 with the “Tools Up” event. Teams will start carving their 1,000-cubic-foot blocks of ice and snow. At 4:30 p.m., there will be an opening ceremony that

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the world will travel to Stillwater to create amazing snow sculptures while competing for prize money and the title of the World Champion.

Contact: 651-439-4001 or greaterstillwaterchamber. com/events/

STOMP OUT DIABETES When: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 Where: Stillwater Medical Group

TREAT YOURSELF TUESDAYS When: 5-8 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month

Where: Sodie’s Cigar & Pipe, 5946 N. Good Ave., Oak Park Heights

Details: Ladies’ night at Sodie’s Cigar

& Pipe. Each month will feature a different cigar and drink pairing. There will be alcoholic and non-alcoholic options, all designed to bring out notes in the cigar.

Contact: 651-342-0971

INDOOR MARKET & WARMING HOUSE When: 4-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17; 10 a.m.- 6

Speciality Clinic, 1500 Curve Crest Blvd.

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nutrition educators will show you what steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Contact: www.lakeviewhealth.org/ classes

FAMILY FRIENDLY DANCE PARTY When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 Where: Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 171 Elm St., Lino Lakes

Details: Fundraiser for Lino Lakers

4-H Club includes dancing, games, prizes, and food. Proceeds donated to Anoka County 4-H Camp Salie. Tickets available at the door.

Contact: Facebook: Lino Lakers 4-H club

WINTER FARMERS MARKET When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 Where: Normandy Park Education

Center, 2484 E. County Road F., White Bear Lake Details: More than 20 vendors will sell locally grown and handcrafted items and gifts; classes are also offered. Food trucks are also on site. Indoors.

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Washington County Parks and join the rank of 47 million birders in the United States.

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Sunday, Jan 19 Where: Water Street Inn, 201 Water Street S., Stillwater Details: Step inside to warm up and see displays for partnering sponsors of the World Snow Sculpture Championship.

Vendors will be showing and selling items that are related to winter, snow and the event theme. All are located in the ballroom on the main level of Water Street Inn. Contact: 651-439-4001

WINTER CONSTELLATIONS When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515

Keats Ave. Details: Make the stars your old friends while watching the great celestial show in the skies over the park. Get to know constellations like The Big Bear, Orion the Hunter, Gemini the Twins and more. A vehicle permit is required.

Register online.

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WINTER MARKET IN THE RAVINE When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 Where: Cottage Grove Ravine Regional

Park, 9653 Keats Ave. S., Cottage Grove

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snow on the serene landscape of Lake Elmo Park Reserve under the light of a full moon. Flashlights, headlamps and glow sticks are welcome. Free program.

Contact: https://www.co.washington. mn.us/2964/Full-Moon-Programs

VINTERFEST When: Noon- 9 p.m. Friday, Jan 26; all

day, Saturday, Jan. 27 Where: Scandia, MN Details: A celebration of Winter events that vary from year to year.

Contact: www.cityofscandia.com/ Vinterfest

KENWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA When: 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 Where: Chautauqua Fine Arts Center, 8000 75th St. N., Mahtomedi

Details: Orchestral instruments and

musicians recreate the story of Peter, his animal friends, and the cunning wolf in a performance for all ages. See ticket information online.

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FIX-IT CLINIC When: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 27 Where: Osceola Senior Center, 310 Chieftain St.

Details: Bring in items that need

mending or household items that need to be repaired. Learn how to restore items with guidance. Free admission.

No registration required.

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2023 NORTH AMERICAN ICE DIVING FESTIVAL When: Jan. 28 Where: White Bear Lake, 250 yards out

from boat launch at Ramsey County Beach Details: Spectators welcome to watch scuba divers and visit with scuba manufacturers and vendors showcasing products and services. Register for ice diving certification.

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recently graduated from the University of St. Thomas in May of 2023. I had made the bold, and very ambitious, decision to apply for graduate school right at the end of March. A few of my professors were a bit worried about me getting in, considering applications were due by the start of April. Nonetheless, I was determined to get in somewhere. I skipped past the schools with hard deadlines that had already passed for fall 2023 and put my focus on schools that accepted rolling admissions.

I applied to the University of St. Thomas — and only the University of St. Thomas. After meeting with the graduate coordinator, he believed that I would be a good fit for the creative writing, editing and publishing program they offered to graduate students. My dream career Madeline is to become a publishing editor. I Dolby want to work with my own authors, have an office in the cities and be surrounded by books till I retire.

After applying, it took two weeks for them to review my application. I got the acceptance email from the graduate coordinator on a Wednesday night. My eyes were as big as saucers as I read the “Congratulations” at the top of the page.

I took two classes for the fall semester. One was documentary poetics and the other was an introductory course to English studies. They were both three hours long from 6-9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. After work, I would drive down to campus, go to class, drive back and do it all over again each week.

If I am going to be honest, balancing school, a fulltime job and a social life has been almost impossible.

Most of my weekends are spent in my bedroom, hunched over my desk, writing yet another 500–750word paper about the poetry book I had read for my documentary poetics class, or writing a research paper regarding different literary lenses for my introduction class.

As the semester ramped up, so did my coursework and I began to question if I was doing the right thing.

I never saw my friends, I spent my whole weekend writing and I felt the burnout slowly approaching. The end of the semester came quickly, and I found myself faced with two 30-page final papers. You could only imagine the stress I was feeling. I spent the majority of my lunch breaks during the months of November and December writing as much as I could in the time that I had. Luckily, I finished both papers without a glitch. Thankfully, I have the month of January off to decompress.

Next semester, which starts in February, I am taking two classes again. One is a writing fiction workshop and the other is a diversity in literature class. I am excited for more opportunities to expand my knowledge of the literature world and myself as a writer.

I felt the pressure of graduate school those last two months. My laptop keys are slowly wearing down, a few letters are even popping off from all the writing I have been doing. But I wouldn’t change it for anything. I have a goal and I am determined to achieve it.

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nd just like that she’s gone and I’m left here trying to figure out how I go on with a huge piece of me gone.

I’ve mentioned her in quite a few of my columns, most recently in the column “My first child.” I’m talking about my first dog, Frosty, who crossed the rainbow bridge last week at the age of 10. She was a white German shepherd.

Around a year ago, she was diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy (DM), which is disease that affects the spinal cord, resulting slowly Shannon’s in progressive hind Shenanigans limb weakness and paralysis.

Shannon DM is similar to some of the forms Granholm of human ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

We didn’t know how long we would have her, but hoped we would get a couple more years, but the disease progressed way faster than we thought it would. It was my goal to get her to her 10th birthday, and thankfully we did.

But then it turned to Christmas …

I realized that it would just keep changing. New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, summer, my birthday and before you know it her next birthday.

I always knew once the disease spread to her front legs, or she needed a catheter to go to the

bathroom her quality of life would be poor enough that I would have to let her go. Everyone kept saying, “She will tell you when she is ready,” or “You will know when the right time is” to make the decision to let her go. Frosty never really told me she was ready, and I don’t know if she was.

I’d say the moment I knew I had to stop being selfish and let her go was when she had an accident in the house. We carried her into the bathroom to get her cleaned up, and then she had another accident while in the tub. The sores on her feet kept getting bigger (from dragging around).

I didn’t want her to have to experience a traumatic ending, and DM always ends traumatically because it eventually affects their breathing.

So, I somehow mustered up the courage to make the call that no pet owner ever wants to make and scheduled her in-home euthanasia. The week leading up to it was horrendous. I kept thinking, “this is the last time …”

This is the last time I will see her at the foot of our bed. This is the last time I will see her snuggled up next to her sister Twinkie.

This is the last time I will get to take a photo of her with my son Royce. I have never experienced anticipatory grief like that before.

I was determined to give her the best last day possible and make sure she knew how loved she was.

The night before she got to enjoy a steak dinner, and then the next day for breakfast she had a giant treat and puppy latte. She even got to try a cheeseburger. She played

with her favorite toy (her “fluffy.”)

Right before her appointment, we went on our last walk/wheel together.

She had some peanut butter and went to sleep right in my arms. I sobbed before, during and after and still can’t wrap my head around the fact that she is gone.

The only pain I can compare this to is when I lost my dad right before Christmas eight years ago.

Frosty touched so many lives.

When she left, she took a piece of me with her. She traded in her wheels for her wings. I will take on this pain so that she doesn’t have to.

Fly high my sweet Frosty. You may be gone, but you will never be forgotten. Play some fetch with dad for me.

Shannon Granholm is the Managing Editor at Press Publications.

Madeline Dolby is a staff writer at Press Publications. She can be reached at 651-407-1226 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.

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The tour took place over the weekend of May 1214 at eight different studios along the Minnesota bank of the St. Croix River. 71 renowned ceramic artists were featured on the tour, including Warren Mackenzie, a ceramics artist who has his home studio in Stillwater.

Jimmy Martin, of Lake Elmo, became the new owner of the Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter restaurant in Grant, Wisconsin. Gasthaus was founded by Bavarian native Karl Schoene and his wife Elizabeth in 1966. The restaurant’s doors closed in 2021, before being reopened to its full glory by Martin in 2023.

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Co-founders Matthew Stepiak and Darren Dobier started Limitless Cycling in 2019. They provide an adaptive bicycle fleet to the disabled in the Stillwater and Marine in St. Croix Area. What started out as a simple act of kindness soon grew into something much larger. It became a passion project for both Stepiak and Dobier.

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Got any fun New Year’s resolutions coming up?

Just the usual- lose weight, exercise more, all that kind of stuff. I’d like to travel a bit more. But nothing too exciting.

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Parker Lyden Forest Lake wrestling

Parker Lyden, Forest Lake senior wrestler, is ranked first in Class 3A at 145 pounds, after placing third in the state at 132 as a junior and fifth at 113 as a sophomore. Lyden has a 16-2 record with three pins. He was the 145-pound champion at a Delano tournament and 139-pound runner-up at the 30-team MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament. He’s 135-29 in his career, including 47-5 last year, and has 50 career pins. “He obviously comes in with the goal of being a state champion,” coach Joe Kunshier said at the outset of the season.

Cito Tuttle Stillwater wrestling

Cito Tuttle, Stillwater senior wrestler, is 10-2 with four pins at 215 pounds and is ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, after placing third in the state at 182 last season.

During the weekend of Dec.15-17, he was runner-up at 215 in the 30-team MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament. With a five-year record of 135-43 including 37 falls, he has helped the Ponies capture four conference titles and advance to state each year. “Cito is dominant on his feet, luring opponents into a slide-by for a takedown,” assessed coach Tim Hartung. “He is not typically a pinner, but can score a lot of points in a short period of time, often winning by major decision or tech fall.”

Annica Blasko Forest Lake wrestling

Annica Blasko, Forest Lake senior wrestler, placed first at 112 pounds in two girls’ tournaments this season, at Hutchinson and St. Michael-Albertville.

She is 9-0 and ranked No. 5 in the state at her weight. She has a 1-3 with the boys’ junior varsity. A state qualifier last season, Blasko has a career record of 21-11. She is one of three sisters in the Ranger wrestling program, which has 25 girls.

Amy Thompson Stillwater basketball Amy Thompson, Stillwater senior basketball guard, is averaging 26.2 points per game and leading the No. 8 ranked Ponies to a 5-1 start. The 5-foot-11 sharpshooter has made 24 three-pointers this year and 248 in her career, with 41-percent career accuracy. Her high games this year are 38 points in a 70-60 win over Eagan, with seven trifectas, and 31 in a 65-64 loss to Cretin-Derham Hall. Thompson averaged 15.9 points as a junior on a 25-7 team that placed fourth in the state.

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After spending four years at the Stillwater Country Club as the PGA Golf Pro, Brent Heit is making the switch to the North Oaks Country Club.

“My first job in the golf industry was at age 12 at Clifton Hollow, I worked on the grounds crew,” said Heit. Clifton Hollow is a golf club located in River Falls, Wisconsin where Heit grew up. Over time, he slowly worked his way up to working in the pro shop.

Heit began playing golf when he was only eight years old. His father started taking him and his two older brothers to the golf course near their home.

He attended Ferris State University, where he was planning to major in Golf Management before transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he played Division 2 golf. He got a marketing degree before getting a job at Hillcrest Golf Club, now known as The Heights, in St. Paul where he worked for over twenty years.

“I started there as an assistant, a teaching professional, then I was the head professional for the last twelve years I worked there,” he added.

Heit then joined the Stillwater Country Club in 2020 as the head golf professional.

The Stillwater Country Club is an 18-hole private club overlooking the scenic St. Croix River Valley.

The club was founded in 1942 and has over 500 active members. The original nine holes were designed by Tom Vardon, while the back nine holes were designed by noted Twin Cities Golf Architect, Paul Coates.

The first year Heit started working at the club was right before the pandemic. He said that the first year was unique and fun because there was a whole new

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staff. Heit brought in two young assistants and learned the lay of the land quickly.

“That was probably my greatest memory because it was so different,” said Heit. “because of how busy, every tee time was taken.” The group would try to go across the river to catch a tee time, and the earliest would be 6:45 p.m. He added that “2020 was a crazy, fun year and the course saw almost 33,000 rounds of golf.”

Heit finished his time at Stillwater Country Club at the end of December.

“I’ve been on the manager side, I’ve been on the golf pro side, I’ve been at clubs where I have been both,” Heit said. He is constantly challenging himself, trying to learn new stuff. “I have a very good knowledge of the golf swing; I’ve learned from some very good mentors.”

He will join the North Oaks golf team at the start of the new year in January, where he will be taking over the position from Ray Vennewitz, Jr. “The Vennewitz Family has meant so much to North Oaks and Ray for being so gracious with his time during this transition.”

The North Oaks Country Club golf members enjoy exclusive access to championship tees. The par 71 course weaves and rolls over 6,655 yards and is challenging. The course reflects Stanley Thompson’s passion for crafting challenging courses that follow natural landscapes.

The club hosts a men’s and women’s league in the spring, summer and fall. North Oaks also runs a junior league that will help local juniors learn the rules of the game, etiquette, sportsmanship and fundamentals that are essential to the game of golf. Golf members can enjoy two trackman simulators during the winter.

Heit said he is excited to join the golf team at North Oaks and is excited to join, and contribute, to the operation the team already has going on at the course.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working at some great clubs. Not every club is the same,” said Heit. “I try to bring the best of all of them, as well as the best things I’ve learned from my mentors.”

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The park includes amenities such as a playground, a warming house and an open play area. The two amenities it is most known for is “Legion Field,” which is sponsored by the Bayport American Legion Post 491 and its two sheets of ice that are used for skating.

Perro Park has two hockey rinks, one for hockey and one for pleasure.

“We don’t have ice right now. We haven’t even started because the temperatures just aren’t cooperating,” said Simon Wirth, Bayport public works director.

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Sunrise Rotary Exchange Student attends class in Poland This year’s outbound exchange student from Stillwater Area High School is Dakota Ostlie. He is currently living and going to school in Poland for the 2023-2024 school year. Ostlie successfully arrived in Poland this past August.

Ever since he was a young child, Ostlie said he had loved learning about history, geography and other cultures.

The Rotary Youth Exchange program was the perfect match to allow him to study abroad.

Currently, he is attending high school in Warsaw. His current schedule includes History, Geography, Economics, Polish, Biology and Physical Education Monday through Thursday.

On Fridays, while the regular students attend school, five exchange students from the Rotary who are staying here from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Mexico all go to the local cultural center in the city to take additional Polish language, history and cultural lessons.

Before departing for Europe, he shared his thoughts about the exchange program.

“I am looking forward to experiencing a firsthand account of Polish culture by living a day-to-day life and developing different perspectives,” said Ostlie. He also was looking forward to learning Polish, meeting his host family and other students.

“Exploring Warsaw and other cities will be a way to gain an overall understanding and appreciation of other cultures,” he added.

His host family consists of two twins, who are each 11 years old. This is his first time having “siblings” since he is an only child back home.

A main concern Ostlie had before leaving was having trouble getting along with his host family, since his arrival, he said that they got along very quickly and he feels comfortable staying there.

As a family, they have already taken a few trips together.

“In September, we took four days to drive two hours up North to a family house in the Polish countryside,” Ostlie said, “I got to meet many of their relatives, and I took some time to enjoy the countryside

since I am living in the city.”

More recently, Jack Gibbons, a Stillwater Sunrise Rotary member, reached out to Ostlie to learn what he has experienced thus far in Poland and the similarities, or differences, between Stillwater and Poland.

“School is definitely different from the United States,” the exchange student said, “First, my commute to school is widely different due to Poland not using school buses. I have used public transport before, but only on a few occasions.”

Now, Ostlie needs it to get to school every day. He said he has learned the various routes to school and back, along with specific buses and metro trains. His total commute oneway to school takes about an hour.

“Something I really appreciate here is the number of times I get to go out and do stuff with friends,” Ostlie added, “Back home, I rarely got to spend time with friends outside of school hours whether it just be lack of things to do or that people were busy at work.”

In Poland, however, Ostlie

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Midwinter Family Fun set at Belwin

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Dare to Repair volunteers staff the drop-in fix-it clinic and assist with mending and small electronics repairs.

The Marine Mills Folk School’s Dare to Repair fix-it clinic is taking a road trip. The monthly mending and small electronics repair clinic will move from the Marine Mills

From 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, the Belwin Conservancy will host Midwinter Family Fun. This night of outdoor activities will feature hikes through the snow guided by Belwin naturalists, stargazing with the Minnesota Astronomical Society, and s’mores around the campfire.

There will be a children’s guided hike at 5:45 p.m. led by Jenny Hanlon of Stillwater Early Childhood Family Education. A representative from the University of Minnesota’s “Bugs Below Zero” team will present throughout the evening.

The free event will take place at the Hilltop Classroom at Belwin’s Education Site, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton. Warm drinks will be available indoors in the Hilltop Classroom.

Guided bird hikes continue in January

LEGO Spike to spark at LILA

Third grade students and teachers at Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) have requested funding to supply two LEGO Education Spike Essential Boxes to each of the six third grade classrooms at the school. The project will foster an enjoyment of learning, interest in STEAM and connections between students, their teachers and school.

Ranger Space Camp takes off

Selected students from Forest Lake Area Schools, North Lakes Academy, St. Peter’s School and Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) will participate in a monthly Science Saturdays to learn about space, participate in science lessons and work on growing together as a team.

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The guided bird hike will take place at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Ave. N., Lake Elmo.

A rotating schedule of bird hikes throughout Washington County Parks will continue with a hike from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve.

Learn to identify birds that call the St. Croix Valley home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird county surveys with the guide.

The surveys that are collected will assist the county’s natural resources team and related work in conjunction with the LessardSams Outdoor Heritage Fund grant.

The hike will traverse turf, gravel and paved trails, depending on trail conditions. Participants should bring binoculars and dress for hiking and the weather. Hikers should meet at the Nordic Center.

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Within 35 seconds, the fire is suppressed, and the temperature inside the enclosure drops by more than 1,000 degrees, making it a safer environment from which to extract trapped firefighters or citizens.

Folk School to the Osceola Senior Center for the months of January and February.

The Dare to Repair fix-it clinic takes place on the last Saturday of the month. The community is encouraged to drop in to receive help and learn how to restore items rather than throw them away.

Those at the clinic can help you mend clothes and repair household items.

Do not expect to drop off items to be repaired for you; you will work with a volunteer to try to repair the broken item.

The January fix-it clinic will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Osceola Senior Center, 310 Chieftain St., Osceola. More information about the clinic can be found at MarineMillsFolkSchool. org.

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The chamber was joined by owner Rachel Reyna, her staff, many clients, friends, Greater Stillwater Chamber ambassadors and staff at the ribbon-cutting.

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First State Bank and Trust celebrates 25 years

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Rachel Reyna, owner of Epsalon, cut the ribbon at the Chamber cutting celebration.

The First State Bank and Trust, along with the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, celebrated 25 years of business. The event took place at 5891 Neal Ave N., in Oak Park Heights.

First State Bank and Trust is a community bank focused on serving the financial needs of the St. Croix Valley. Bank personnel are proud to help their clients achieve their financial goals while keeping deposits and lending local.

The bank opened its doors in Stillwater in 1914 and was called the First State Bank of South Stillwater.

As the community grew into the town of Bayport, the bank grew along with it, becoming First State Bank of Bayport in 1923. The name changed to First State Bank and Trust in 2003 to better reflect its expanded services to various locations.

Bank president Jason Howard, his staff, clients, friends and the Greater Stillwater Chamber ambassadors and staff celebrated the anniversary at the ribbon-cutting.

For more information, visit https://www.fsbt.com/ or call 651-430-8665.

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