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Lino Lakes seeks solutions for high manganese levels in drinking water BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

LINO LAKES — Following tests of two randomly selected public water wells in the city conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it was determined that some of the city’s wells have high levels of manganese. Greg Johnson, of WSB, and Public Services Director Rick DeGardner explained the findings and some possible solutions at the Jan. 6 City Council work session. “The quality of our water hasn't changed. It has been that way for years and years,” DeGardner said. “This isn't something that

is unique to Lino Lakes, it is common throughout the metro area; we just happened to be selected, and some people think that is a bad thing, but I think it is a good thing so we can correct it.”

Background The EPA sets safe drinking water standards (primary and secondary). Primary standards are regulated through the establishment of maximum contaminate levels (MCL). “The EPA's secondary standards have always been treated as more aesthetic quality issues,” said Brian Norma, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

field engineer for the Lino Lakes area. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that public drinking water supplies be evaluated for the presence of secondary unregulated contaminants every five years. The Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) is used by the EPA to specify no more than 30 unregulated contaminants to be monitored by public water systems during that time period. Public water suppliers are required to test for the possible presence of those contaminants of concern; the data, compiled SEE MANGANESE LEVELS, PAGE 13

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‘Know the Truth’ about drug use BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

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An evening of frigid fun Kaitlyn Ribar, 7, of Centerville tries to stay warm while making snow angels at Skate Night Friday, Jan. 10 at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park in Centerville. See more photos on page 2.

Students in grades 10-12 enrolled in the healthy living class at Centennial High School (CHS) learned Jan. 7 about the consequences they may face if they choose to say yes to drugs. Presenters from Know the Truth (KTT) shared their stories. They also presented information concerning various topics, including marijuana, vaping, alcohol and prescription pills. KTT is a substance use prevention program that targets teenagers and reaches more than 58,000 students each year in over 160 high schools and middle schools throughout the state. The program uses a peer-to-peer format in which presenters share their personal stories and struggles with substance use, stripping away any glamour or myths that may exist. “KTT does a great job with connecting with students and sharing real-life examples of what we talk about in class. It is a great opportunity for our students to ask KTT presenters questions, and to relate on current life stressors and questions they have,” said CHS physical education and health teacher Dave Frasier. “KTT is always top-notch and one of the students’ favorite days in the whole course.” KTT lead presenter, 31-year-old Micah Meline, shared his story with the students. He is originally from South Korea, but he

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Damaged mailboxes: City’s or residents’ responsibility? BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

CENTERVILLE — Resident Mike Weiner, who lives on Peltier Lake Drive, says his mailbox has now been damaged twice by the city's plows. The fi rst time was in the spring of 2019; it was damaged again last month. He said he informed the city of the situation; each time, an inspector was sent to his property. Following the inspection, he was told that the city would not cover the damage because it was not caused by the snowplow itself, but rather the snow the plow was pushing. “They said the snow from the plow caused the damage, therefore (they) do not take responsibility, the actual plow/driver did nothing wrong ... If the city takes responsibility, (it) would have to repair the other

damaged mailboxes,” Weiner explained. “The city’s practice is to pay for the replacement of mailboxes hit by city plows at a cost of up to $150,” said City Administrator Mark Statz. “However, mailboxes which are damaged due to the windrow of snow created by the plow (not the plow itself) are not covered. In other words, we expect that residents will have a mailbox which is sturdily constructed. “The city does hit a few mailboxes each year,” he continued, “and we gladly pay for their replacement when it’s clear that it was our fault.” Weiner said his postal carrier confi rmed that there are many other mailboxes down along her route in the city of Centerville. The Hugo Post Office, which serves the Centerville area, could not confi rm how many mailboxes

are damaged because that is not something it tracks. If the mailbox is severely damaged, the carrier will not deliver mail. Instead, the carrier will continue to bring it back to the post office until the problem is corrected, said Hugo Postmaster Diane Jackson. For now, Weiner said he’s thankful he is still able to receive mail, but said his mailbox is “hanging by a thread.” “My mail carrier told me there are no less than 20 mailboxes in the Centerville area that have similar or worse damage,” Weiner said. “I’m simply asking for the city to repair the damage their plows caused, or, at the very least, apologize.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lexington City Council took the following action at its Jan. 2 meeting: • Appointed new council member Brandon Winge and conducted his swearing in. The council is now at full capacity with five council members. • Received letter with a monthly update from Eagle Building Company regarding the Landings of Lexington project on the former Lovell Building site. The update stated that the neighborhood impact of this project will consist of: Construction noise 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, increased construction traffic/parking on Dunlap Avenue and the city has given the contractor permission to use Dunlap Avenue up to the project’s north property line, which will result in the staging of vehicles delivering construction materials and machinery. • Approved the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation to update the voting threshold to meet the current state law for zoning amendments. The threshold for zoning changes will now require a simple majority to pass. • Approved O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store time extension for the preliminary plat for Lexington Center 3rd Addition. O’Reilly’s preliminary plat, which was approved in February 2018, had expired. City Administrator Bill Petracek

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explained that the cause for the project delay was that O’Reilly’s had difficulty gaining approval of its stormwater management plan from the Rice

Creek Watershed District (RCWD). “They now have a verbal approval on their plan by RCWD and intend to move forward with the project in 2020,” he said. • Scheduled a hearing on improvements to Jackson Avenue.Improvements would take place from Restwood Road to Woodland Road and would entail the addition of 1-2 inches of bituminous layer over existing surface, the edges of each lane to be milled along the curb, crown the overlay to ensure adequate drainage and replace a few gutter segments that would be replaced due to substandard base conditions. The public hearing will be Feb. 20. • Approved a resolution establishing rates to be charged for water, wastewater and stormwater services for years 2020 and 2021. The change in user fees resulted in an increase of 5% for water and wastewater and 3% for stormwater. The resolution states that the reason for the increase is because the utilities need to be self-supporting through the collection of fees and that the user fees are intended for the operational costs and to accumulate funds for future infrastructure replacement. Chris Frye

Radon mitigation rates reflect disparities in income, housing, home values New data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) indicates that people in neighborhoods with more renters and residents with the lowest incomes may be less able to protect themselves from radon, an invisible, odorless gas that can cause lung cancer. In response, MDH experts hope to use the same data set to determine what outreach and promotional strategies may work best to address those areas most in need. Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in Minnesota, and health officials have long recommended that all homes in Minnesota be tested for radon. Homes that test high for radon should have radon-reduction systems installed (mitigation) to protect residents from the negative health impacts. However, a recent analysis of radon testing and mitigation data by MDH’s Environmental Public Health Tracking and Biomonitoring program found that areas of the seven-county metro region with more households

living in poverty and more rental housing have lower rates of radon mitigation. A review of data in 2018 suggested that radon testing rates are generally lowest in areas with more households living in poverty. While on average about two in five Minnesota homes have dangerous levels of radon, the only way to know for sure is to test. However, at between $1,500 and $2,500 per home, the cost of mitigation systems can be a significant barrier for some Minnesotans. “Our analysis found that Twin Cities metro neighborhoods with higher poverty, a higher percentage of rental homes and lower home values had lower mitigation rates,” Tranter said. “These factors can contribute to health inequities if they prevent people from taking action to avoid radon risks.” MDH mapped radon testing and mitigation rates for every census tract in the state. Census tracts are areas within counties about the size

of a neighborhood. In neighborhoods across the seven-county Twin Cities metro area, mitigation rates ranged from zero mitigations to 63 mitigations per 10,000 homes. Mitigation rates were highest in the western and southern suburbs of the metro and lowest in the urban core and northern suburbs. Similarly, radon testing rates were highest in the western suburbs and lowest in the urban core.

MDH also found: • Household poverty rates are three times higher in areas with low mitigation. • The percent of rental housing is 2.7 times higher in areas with low mitigation — roughly 45%, compared to 17% across high mitigation areas. • Median home value is 1.5 times lower in areas with low mitigation — $197,000 on average, compared to $309,000 across high mitigation areas. “These data show radon

mitigation is a health equity issue,” Tranter said. “We are sharing the information with local public health organizations, health care providers and other partners around the state to promote awareness and outreach in communities that have low radon testing and mitigation rates. We also must continue looking at the reasons certain areas have lower testing and mitigation rates and what can be done to improve those rates.” January is National Radon Action Month, and all month long MDH will be partnering with local public health departments and other organizations to raise awareness and make test kits available to Minnesotans at low or no cost. MDH is also raising awareness through TV, radio, billboard and internet spots. To learn more about radon risks, testing and mitigation in Minnesota, visit www.health.state. mn.us/communities/environment/ air/radon/index.html or call MDH Indoor Air Unit at 651-201-4601 or 1-800-798-9050.

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Homes or commercial

s our communities change, grow and develop, some of our towns are maxed out, land-locked, and have limited opportunities for new development. Others such as Lino Lakes, Hugo, Centerville and the surrounding areas have an abundance of open space for development and are building out neighborhoods, industrial parks and retail areas. I attended the Vadnais Heights City Council meeting last week, where a presentation was made to change the land use of a 13-acre parcel at McMenemy Road and Highway 96 from commercial to mixed use. It is a required step before rezoning. The buyer of the land would like to build a combination of townhomes and apartments. The council chamber was packed with residents opposed to the change in zoning, citing concerns about safety the increased noise and traffic Publisher’s and the townhomes and apartments might bring to the neighborhood. View As I drove home, I began to think Carter Johnson about how I would react if this project was being proposed in my neighborhood. While I do not live in Vadnais Heights, my family is in a neighboring community and I have a vested interest in the socioeconomic impact of communities in the region where I live and operate a business. We care about the future of the northeast metro communities. Our reporters have sat in countless meetings over the years and have seen some great, mediocre and really bad decisions made. I actually lost a little sleep over it. Why are the neighbors so against this change in the zoning and allowing the developer to build? I understand the pain of additional traffic, and I know that area already has a traffic problem. However, consider other potential issues with that land being zoned commercial. If a single or multiple manufacturer built on this land, like an injection plastic molding company, or a metal plating company that runs three shifts, it would cause significant traffic 24 hours a day, along with the sights, sounds and smells of a factory – with possible risks such as emiting hazardous waste. Or, this commercial property could be the next site for another hotel in Vadnais Heights. I’m not opposed to businesses having a right to build where they can buy land, but it would seem industrial facilities or a hotel would have significantly more late night and early morning traffic. The perception of local residents about the drawbacks of this proposal may be far worse than the reality. Additionally, a little background on the developer, At Home Apartments, will show it has had success building and owning high-end, high-density housing in other communities such as Minnetonka, Mendota Heights — and closer to home — The Boatworks Commons located in White Bear Lake off of Highway 61. A few years ago, that was highly controversial. While I’m not sure they got everything right with the design of the building (especially small balconies facing the lake, or none at all), overall it has been a huge improvement to what was a blighted property on the lake. The people who live there have great things to say about it. The nearby businesses appreciate it, and I believe it has helped improve that entire stretch along the lake. I imagine many people who were initially opposed to that apartment building now think it was a pretty good idea. Some even reside there, or might like to. The bottom line is, this land is up for sale and the land owner has a right to sell it. I’m shocking myself by saying this, but I believe At Home Apartments is an outstanding fit. As it is currently zoned, there is potential for a business, or multiple businesses, to come in. It’s a flip of a coin whether commercial development will drag down property values of the neighborhood. A residential housing complex is perhaps more likely to have a positive socioeconomic impact, as well as to enhance the look, feel, and charm of the community of Vadnais Heights. It was impressive to see the turnout of residents at the City Council meeting, and they have valid concerns. We all have a tendency to claim open land as our own. Development is difficult and it’s great to see the engagement of citizens and careful process of our city leaders to make the right decision for all. God bless our leaders, communities and the people involved. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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This year let’s stop TCE from harming another community

ou’ve likely heard about the Trichloroethylene (TCE) emissions concerning the local business Water Gremlin. TCE is a volatile organic compound that is a known carcinogen and is associated with kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as other health effects. While Water Gremlin had been using TCE legally to manufacture Movers & its products (lead battery Shakers terminals and lead Keely Cervantes ﬁshing sinkers), state regulators discovered the company was violating its state air emissions permit by venting TCE at high enough levels to threaten human health up to 1.5 miles around facility in Movers & the White Bear Lake Township. This Shakers violation had been Nels Paulsen happening since at least 2009 due to a failing carbon absorber used to clean air emissions, and the long-term implications to human health are yet to be known

in the surrounding communities. These unfortunate events led to something remarkable at the state legislature in 2019—a bipartisan effort to ban TCE in Minnesota. During the 2019 state legislative session, both the Minnesota House and Senate voted to phase out and ban TCE (with some ﬂexibility built in for speciﬁc, carefully regulated uses). The efforts were led by Representative Amy Wazlawik (DFL38B) and Senator Roger Chamberlain (R-38), an important show of work across the aisle. Though the bills and the ban ultimately failed to make it through a conference committee at the end of the legislative session, a larger conversation of how to pass a statewide ban of TCE will likely be back on the table in the 2020 session. There are already safer alternatives to TCE, and Minnesota has the ability and the responsibility to act now—especially in light of what we’ve seen happen in the White Bear area. TCE continues to be used by manufacturers across Minnesota. In addition to air emission releases like the Water Gremlin problem, TCE can leak into groundwater supplies and a number of Minnesota communities have already been forced to take action to protect their drinking water. A bipartisan effort to ban TCE would continue to emphasize Minnesota’s commitment to getting harmful chemicals out of our society and making all of our

communities safer. We can prevent another community from being harmed by TCE, and this legislative session we should make it so. It is imperative we as Minnesotans come together to protect our families, our neighbors, and our environment. At Conservation Minnesota, we are working with your elected officials to ban TCE in the 2020 legislative session and prioritize a safer future for Minnesota’s communities. The issue may have started in White Bear Lake, but pollution does not have borders and our air and water are affected every day by this chemical. It’s important to contact your legislators about this issue as the new year begins and we look forward to a successful 2020 legislative session. Help us protect the Minnesota we all love. Keely Cervantes is Conservation Minnesota’s East Metro Regional Manager. She has an agricultural background and works on many conservation issues that affect Minnesotans. She can be reached at keely@conservationminnesota.org Nels Paulsen is the Policy Director at Conservation Minnesota. During Minnesota’s legislative session you can find him attending hearings and tracking legislation at the finest state capitol in the country. He can be reached at nels@ conservationminnesota.org..

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Jeff Reinert has done a great job as mayor and now he is running for Anoka County Commissioner. Weshould all support him because he is the best person that can truly represent us. I want to also congratulate our new mayor, Rob Rafferty. I am very happy he won because he has worked with JeffReinert and knows what our residents want and will keep our city on the right path. It is very important that we all remember to vote on Feb. 11, because we will be voting for twoimportant seats to represent us. Jeff Reinert should be voted in as our next county commissioner andsince Rob Rafferty had two years left on the City Council when he was elected mayor, we also need to vote someone in to finish out his council term. Both Jeff and Rob are supporting Nate Vojtech for City Council. Nate is a great candidate because he isnot a one-issue candidate or running with a chip on his shoulder like others. He has years of experienceon our Economic Advisory Board and is running for the right reason … to help make good decisions for our city. Vote for Jeff Reinert for Anoka County Commissioner and Nate Vojtech for Lino Lakes City Council. Both of these residents have lived here a long time, know our area and will be the best to represent us. Al Moser Lino Lakes

PAID LETTER: It’s time to show up for Cavegn My friend Tony Cavegn was an excellent candidate for mayor of Lino Lakes. When he told me he was willing to run for City Council after a disappointing loss, I was so relieved. All his strengths — project management experience, respectful leadership style, attention to detail and willingness to look at all parts of a problem to find the best solution —will be assets to the Lino Lakes City Council. A special election in February is tough. The weather can be challenging, kids get sick, plans get derailed quickly. That’s why I requested my absentee ballot (request yours at www.mnvotes. org) this week. Local government touches so many aspects of our daily lives, and it works best when we all participate. I led the Centennial Yes! levy campaign in 2018, and we were successful because our friends and neighbors talked to one another, encouraged others to vote and showed up at the polls. It’s time to show up again. I’ve voted for Tony Cavegn for Lino Lakes City Council. I hope you will, too. Amy Johnson Korba Lino Lakes

PAID LETTER: Let’s get this right We have on opportunity on Feb. 11 to elect a proven fiscally sound, creative problem-solver as our Anoka County Commissioner. That person is

Jeff Reinert, former mayor of Lino Lakes. I was on the Lino Lakes Planning & Zoning Board for nine years while Jeff was mayor. In that time, I observed firsthand his passion for ensuring that Lino Lakes grew in an environmentally and economically responsible manner. It is challenging to balance the sometimes conflicting desires of the residential and business communities. However, we need both to thrive if we want a great community, and Jeff worked hard to ensure both were treated fairly. From a budget perspective, I watched Jeff guide Lino Lakes through challenging times. In doing so, he kept budget growth extremely low while maintaining high service standards. Other communities had their budgets growing faster than their population growth, but that was not the case in Lino Lakes. Limiting budget growth was not easy. It required creative problem-solving and courage of convictions. Jeff will continue his passion for budget restraint and environmentally sound growth as our county commissioner. Let’s get this right and elect him on Feb. 11. Bob Nelson Lino Lakes

Deadline to submit endorsement letters The deadline to submit endorsement letters or any letters relating to the Lino Lakes City Council or Anoka County Commissioner special election Feb. 11 will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Those letters will appear in the Jan. 28 issue.

COMMUNITY BRIEF Give someone 20/20 vision in 2020 Mr. Gutbrod’s fifth grade class at Blue Heron Elementary and the Circle-Lex Lions Club are collecting unused eyeglasses to donate to people in developing countries who can’t afford eyeglasses. Your donated eyeglasses can be dropped off at Blue Heron Elementary through the last week of May.

CHURCH BRIEF Saints of Swing Swing Dance St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church will host Saints of Swing – Swing Dance Saturday, Jan. 25. There will be free dance lessons with Carol BrechtWiles at 6:15 p.m. and music from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is $12 per adult and $8 per student (under 21). Tickets are available at the door and include two beverages (beer, wine or soda).

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PAID LETTER: Reinert and Vojtech are the right choice

Ruth Irene Johnson

I have lived in Lino Lakes for the past six years and have appreciated Jeff Reinert’s leadership as our mayor in terms of keeping taxes affordable, working towards a more efficient government and focusing on making the Lino Lakes community a great place to raise a family. I know Jeff will continue to fight for these principles at the county level. I have had the privilege of getting to know Jeff personally, as we both volunteer on the Chain of Lakes Rotary Club and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network. Jeff is very knowledgeable, quick with humor and truly cares about the people he represents. I feel he will be a fine addition to the Anoka County Board of Commissioners, as he has served Lino Lakes very well as our mayor. He is capable of tackling tough issues and delivering well-analyzed results to benefit the citizens in the communities he is representing.Nate Vojtech and I have been friends for several years and our families are close. He is a very passionate individual who gives his all to everything he pursues. Nate is a natural communicator who actually turned his strengths of listening and talking into his career of healing individuals and families. His continued focus on service to the community throughout the years has given him a vast knowledge of community needs and solutions that will positively impact our community. His family, friends and neighbors are very important to him, and I feel confident he will make the best decisions for us when serving on the City Council. Voting for Jeff Reinert and Nate Vojtech will help ensure that we will all be represented well at the county and city level for years to come. They can provide the competent and confident leadership we need for our community and our families.

Age 84, of Lino Lakes, passed away Jan. 9, 2020. Born in Tyler, Minnesota to Irwin and Emma Hansen on Feb. 18, 1935. Ruth was the youngest of seven children, Thelma, Violet, Joe, Einer, Esther and Kenny. She married Raymond Johnson of Lake Benton, Minnesota in 1950 and they moved to the Twin Cities to start their life together. They had four children, Patricia, Gregory, Jeffery and Tamborah. They were also blessed with 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Ruth enjoyed years of providing daycare, volunteering with St. Mark Lutheran Church, Scouts, Lions and Lioness clubs and multiple community events. She will be greatly missed by all she touched. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at St. Mark Lutheran church, 1 North Rd., Circle Pines. Visitation at the church from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday. Private interment Morningside Memorial Gardens.

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LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Seniors 50+ can bring a lunch and join a naturalist for monthly presentations that include local natural history information and possibly a relaxing stroll on the trail. Registration not required. This month’s topic is winter tree identiﬁcation. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

SEW LAB When: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Use the library’s sewing machines to work on projects. Local seamstress available to answer questions. Contact: 763-324-1540 or anokacounty.us

4-H ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB When: 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 18 and the 3rd Saturday of the month Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: New club for youth in kindergarten through one year post high school focus on environmental education through hands-on learning experiences. Older youth have leadership opportunities. Free. Contact: z.umn.edu/ eclubs

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CREATIVE OASIS WELLNESS WORKSHOP

When: 1-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Where: Sunrise Park, 6918 Sunrise Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Ice skating and free hot dogs, chips, bottled water and hot cocoa on a day off of school. Contact: linolakes.us/ parks

When: Noon-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Monthly workshop involves a mixture of writing or simple art prompts, mindfulness, play and a dose of reﬂection, all geared toward creating a healthier you and a healthier community. Contact: 763-324-1540 or anokacounty.us

SNOW DAY When: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Free family fun event with ice ﬁshing, cross-country skiing, Norweigian kicksledding, snowshoeing, crafts, live animal shows and refreshments. No registration needed and equipment provided. Contact: 651-429-8007

SPAGHETTI DINNER When: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Where: Lino Lakes American Legion, 7731 Lake Dr., Circle Pines Details: Fundraiser to benefit Freedom Fishing Foundation to purchase a fish house and gear to take veterans fishing. Dinner is $10; $5 kids 12 and under. Contact: 651-783-0055

SAINTS OF SWING SWING DANCE When: 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Where: St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church, 171 Elm St., Lino Lakes Details: Free dance lessons with Carol Brecht-Wiles at 6:15 p.m. and music from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $12/ adult and $8/student (under 21). Tickets available at the door; include two beverages (beer, wine or soda). Contact: mystjoes.me

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PUPPY YOGA When: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Where: Pressed Hot Yoga & Juice, 12425 Ulysses St., Blaine Details: Special class for all level yogis will be attended by friends from MARS offering puppy kisses and cuddles with puppies available for adoption. $20 donation; sign up online. Contact: pressedmn.com

Ongoing BABY STORYTIME When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children birth-24 months and a caregiver. Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary.org

TODDLER STORYTIME When: 11-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children ages 2-3 and a caregiver. Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary.org

FAMILY STORYTIME When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Thursdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children of all ages and a caregiver. No registration required. Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary.org

QUIET GARDEN RETREAT DAYS When: 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Saturdays Where: Christos Center for Spiritual Formation, 1212 Holly Drive, Lino Lakes Details: Find opportunities for meditation and rest. Full and half-day sessions available. $15/half day or $25/full day.

Winterfest When: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Where: Sunrise Park, 6918 Sunrise Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Community event with

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ice skating, live DJ, giant bonﬁ re, s’mores, hot cocoa and food available for purchase. Contact: linolakes.us/parks

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HANDICRAFT WORK When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St. Details: Seniors can knit, crochet, embroider, quilt, needlework and more while socializing. Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

CRIBBAGE When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. the ﬁ rst Tuesday of the month Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St. Details: Seniors can play cribbage. Call to join the group. Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

500 CARDS When: 7 p.m. Mondays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St. Details: Seniors can play 500. Open to anyone. Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

BRIDGE GROUPS When: 9 a.m.-noon 2nd Thursday or 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St. Details: Beginners can learn to play. Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

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‘CELEBRATING p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 100 YEARS OF THE Where: Shoreview WOMEN’S VOTE: A MIDWEST PERSPECTIVE’ Library, 4560 Victoria St. When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Where: Stillwater Public Library, 223 4th St. N. Details: Hear a talk on the history of women’s suffrage in Minnesota given by Dr. Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, professor of women’s studies and Hamline University Endowed Chair in the Humanities. See the traveling exhibit featuring Minnesota’s suffrage story, highlighting the women who made it happen and who continue to lead through the League of Women Voters to make democracy work for all. Contact: lwv-wbla.org

JOHN BEASLEY & FRIENDS When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Performance by accomplished pianist, composer and distinctive arranger who works regularly with famed musicians and in fi lm and television, earning five Grammy nominations and an Emmy nod. Tickets $25-$35. Contact: lakeshoreplayers. org

N. Details: Artist/architect James Nutt will present a live demonstration of his fast and loose (yet structured and intentional) watercolor process. Part of a series; free and open to the public. Contact:gallery96.org

WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPEN HOUSE When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Free indoor and outdoor activities, artmaking, ice sculpting, sled dogs and clay experimentation. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

LET’S MAKE STUFF When: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Free creative class for adults to make Relief Printmaking. Registration required. Materials provided. Contact: 651-275-7300 or washcolib.org

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CURATOR-GUIDED SNOWSHOE TOUR OF FRANCONIA

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When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Blacksmith Lounge, 17205 N. Forest Blvd., Hugo Details: Vintage snowmobiles on display; food and drink, bake sale, vintage sled ride (weather permitting). Trophies awarded. Contact: stillwater snowmobileclub.org

When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Franconia Sculpture Park, 29836 St. Croix Trail Details: Participants will get a quick snowshoeing how-to and history lesson from Interstate State Park’s interpretive naturalist before heading out on a wintery tour of Franconia, to traverse the snow-covered prairie and view contemporary sculptures in the landscape, followed by hot chocolate and snacks. $10/person; space limited. Contact: 651-257-6668 or franconia.org

BEEKEEPING BASICS

11th Annual MLK Community Breakfast for the Northeast Suburbs When: 7-9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 Where: White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi Details: Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a $5 hot breakfast and

program featuring local guest speaker Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Tickets available online. Contact: wbuuc.org/mlk

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TRIVIA AT THE LIBRARY VOYAGER: GOING WHERE NO ONE HAS When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, GONE BEFORE Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Where: Haniﬂ Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Masters of the ﬁddle, guitar, bass and drum who meld their divergent backgrounds of blues and bluegrass, classical and Celtic, R & B and bebop to inspire each other and create something entirely new. Tickets $25-$35. Contact: lakeshoreplayers.org

Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Join a professional trivia host for an afternoon of fast paced fun, with topics including everything from Minnesota culture to history, music, art and geography. Contact: 651-275-7300 or washcolib.org

When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Space St. Croix leads all ages program about the Voyager spacecraft and the historic missions that visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and are still transmitting data back to Earth each day. Limited to 30 kids on a ﬁ rst-come, ﬁ rstserve basis.

Contact: 651-275-7300 or washcolib.org

When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25 Where: Ramsey Beach, 5050 Lake Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: Jump into frigid White Bear Lake to support Special Olympics. Pre-plunge check-in Friday, 3-7 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Jimmy’s, 1132 E. County Rd, E., Vadnais Heights. Contact: plungemn.org/ events/white-bear-lake

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When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Rd., White Bear Lake Details: Learn about basic bee biology and ecology, beekeeping tools and equipment, the costs associated with beekeeping and resources available in the Twin Cities. Also honey tasting. $25/ person. Contact: ramseycounty. us

COMMUNITY DANCE When: 6-11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 Where: White Bear Country Inn, 4940 Highway 61 N. Details: Dance to the live music of the Wild Cat Combo, along with appetizers, silent auction and prize drawing, cash bar and short program.$10 in advance or $15 at the door; proceeds support the Bear’ly Open fundraiser for the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf. Contact: bearlyopen.org

4-H PROM DRESS SALE When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd., Andover Details: Sale of gently used and new formal/ prom dresses and accessories for $30 and under. Cash and checks only; fundraiser supports Anoka County 4-H. Contact: 763-324-3495 or z.umn.edu/4HPDS

BEAR’LY OPEN When: Noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Ramsey Beach, 5050 Lake Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: Annual golf on ice event beneﬁts the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf. Open to all ages. Two nine-hole courses, hospitality tent, food and entertainment. Golfers play with tennis balls and use golf clubs, hockey sticks, tennis rackets, or anything else that can propel a tennis ball. Prizes for best costumes. Ofﬁcial Winter Carnival event. $30/adult; $15/student ($5 additional for walkins) Contact: bearlyopen.org

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Cougar girl cagers nip Blaine, then see win streak end Centennial’s No. 5 ranked girls basketball team survived one close call, then saw its 11-game win streak end with an upset loss, last week. The Cougars (13-2) prevailed 65-62 over No. 18 Blaine (10-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with four steals in the last 1:40 leading to seven points as they rallied from a 62-58 deficit. Hannah Herzig made a steal and layup, after which Jenna Guyer made another steal and passed to Herzig for a layup that tied the game. Jodi Anderson swiped the ball on a Blaine inbounds play, got fouled and made one of two free shots. Herzig capped it off with another steal and a layup with seven seconds left. Guyer netted 15 points, Herzig 12, Sydney Kubes 11, Grace Johnson and Anderson eight each and Camille Cummings seven for the Cougars. Kayla Bohr tallied 27 points for Blaine. Andover (4-7) upset Centennial 57-53 on Thursday, powered by Sydney White with 28 points, 20 of those in the fi rst half. Guyer tallied 24 points and Anderson 15 for the Cougars. The Cougars trailed by as much as 15 and got within six at halftime. White drilled two 3-pointers to expand the Huskies lead to 12 with four minutes left. Centennial surged back within 55-53 and had the ball with 30 seconds left but turned it over and the Huskies made two free shots. Bruce Strand

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Centennial varsity gymnastics captured second place with a score of 129.85 in the Minnesota Girls Gymnastics Officials Association (MGGOA) Invitational Classic held Jan. 4 at Park Center High School. A total of 16 teams from across the metro area competed in the meet. In the all around competition, jjunior Audrey Noha placed 2nd with freshman Adison Border (seventh grade) taking 6th and freshman Jenna Simso (eighth grade) placing 7th. Individual placements included Border 5th on vault (tie), 7th on bars and 8th on floor. Freshman Adyson Janacek took 8th on vault and Simso took 7th on vault, 8th on beam and 9th on bars. Junior Sydney Nelson took 10th on beam and Noha placed fi rst on floor, second on vault and bars, and third on beam.

Centennial boys lose to Blaine, Andover on hardcourt Centennial boys basketball is 0-11 after losing to Blaine 80-47 and Andover 80-69 last week. Ricky Hemric and Mason Lindsay sank nine points each against Blaine on Tuesday (Jan. 7) while Aaron Kaul led the Bengals with 19. Thomas Palmsteen and Jaxon Waldvogel netted 18 points each and Lindsay added 11 against Andover on Thursday. Jack Sharon led the Huskies with 20 points.

Cougar icemen top Anoka 3-1, lose to Crimson Centennial boys hockey tripped Anoka 3-2 on Saturday at home as Henry Bartle delivered one goal and assisted on goals by AJ Carls and Josh O’Hara. The Cougars overcame a hot Anoka goalie, Nate Simon with 47 saves, as they outshot the Tornadoes 50-11. The Cougars (6-8) have played four straight home games, winning three. They lost to the Maple Grove Crimson 4-3 Thursday when they were outshot 37-17. Leo Troje made 33 saves to keep it close. Carls, Max Marshall and Bartle (power play) scored for Centennial.

Centennial girls lose to Andover, Wayzata on ice Cougar girls hockey (8-8-1) had a rough week, losing 7-1 to No. 2 ranked Andover (19-1) on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and 5-1 to Wayzata (10-7-1) on Saturday. Ella O’Hearn scored against Andover. Jamie Nelson led the Huskies with two goals and three assists. Allison Pitlick had the goal against Wayzata. Sloane Matthews scored twice for the Trojans.

Cougars get best score, Noha wins all-around vs. Elks The Centennial gymnasts earned a season-high 131.625 points Thursday against conference power Elk River, which won with 142.175. “We are finally coming back from some injuries that have been haunting us all season,” coach Tina Pierson said, “so we almost had a full line up for both JV and varsity.” Audrey Noha won all-around with a season-best score of 36.025 while winning vault and uneven bars. Bruce Strand

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Centennial boys hockey overcame a hot Anoka goalie to beat the Tornadoes 3-2 on Saturday while outshooting them 50-11. Henry Bartle delivered Centennial’s second goal and assisted on the other two, scored by AJ Carls and Josh O’Hara. Tommy Carlson, Sam Munson and Jake Pierson also made assists for the Cougars (6-8). Centennial lost to Maple Grove 4-3 on Thursday. Bruce Strand

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KNOW THE TRUTH: Presenters spread relatable message to teens FROM PAGE 1

was placed into the foster care system because his 14-year-old mother was not ready to care for a child. He was adopted by a nice Minnesota family but at a very early age already felt like he didn't fit in or belong. At the age of 9, he started hanging out with 17-year-olds and smoking. “I wanted to be accepted,” he explained. By the age of 10, Meline was using marijuana daily. He started attending class high on drugs and skipping school, which strained his relationship with his family. His 17-year-old girlfriend became pregnant, and he didn't graduate from high school. When he turned 18, he moved to Canada for a brief time to be with his girlfriend and child. To escape the scrutiny of his girlfriend and her mother and return to his old ways, he lied and said he had a job waiting for him back in Minnesota. “I started believing that I needed drugs more than my family,” he said. He continued to experiment with drugs, including Xanax. He told a story about when he was pulled over and took police on a seven-mile, high-speed chase. He was arrested for fleeing a police officer and was cited for DUI. In addition to losing his license, Meline was not allowed to return to Canada due to his criminal record. He told another story about a time when he was high. He became convinced that his mother was stealing from him and became very confrontational. His mother called the cops and he was charged with

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four felonies. “In that state I was in, I very well could have killed her. There was a firearm in the house,” he recalled. He was sent to prison for four years. Eventually, Meline felt so hopeless about his situation that he tried to take his own life by driving into a bridge going 100 mph. Through the years, he has lost 23 friends to addiction. Meline graduated from the 13-month Teen Challenge program in August 2018 and now works full time as a lead presenter. Following the presentation, students asked questions and took an anonymous survey about drug use. KTT uses the survey results to better understand what is going on at schools throughout the state. Meline encouraged students to contact the anonymous text hotline at 612-440-3967 if they need help.

“I believe it is important for students to hear from people who are just like them. Many of the speakers grew up around Centennial. Many are not the stereotypical addicts; they come from good families, (are) athletes, etc. and it just shows how addiction can affect anyone,” said CHS health teacher Amanda Daeger. “I also think it's important to destigmatize addiction. These talks show students that there is a way out, and emphasize the importance of strong connections and friend groups. Our hope is that we can help students see the risk they take by starting.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Creamery Crossing shooting for February opening

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Creamery Crossing also has appetizers, such as walleye ﬁngers with homemade tartar sauce.

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The re-opening sign that hung on the door of Matthew’s Family Restaurant in Circle Pines has now been changed. It now reads, “Creamery Crossing Cafe will be re-opening soon.”

CIRCLE PINES — It's official. Now that the lease is signed, Creamery Crossing has confi rmed it will open a second location in the former Matthew's Family Restaurant location. Owner Darrell Carlberg, of Blaine, said that although he wasn't necessarily actively looking to add another location when the opportunity presented itself, he couldn't resist. “We can expand the name and we can do some things that we have talked about. It wasn't something that I was looking at doing, necessarily, it was just this came available and it piqued my interest to a high level,” he said “It is the perfect location for us. It is on the main drag, it has been there for a number of years and I am familiar with the geographical area and the community. It was just the right location, the right choice, the right physical spot.” Carlberg bought Creamery Crossing in Isanti in 1996. Before getting into the restaurant business, he worked in the public safety field for several years, both as a supervisor for the Anoka County 911 Center and as a director of communications for Allina Ambulance. In 1999, Carlberg had to sell the business after an unexpected death but reopened it in 2004. “To me, I never left,” he said. The new Circle Pines location will operate much like the Isanti location and make for a very easy transition, Carlberg said. Creamery Crossing's general manager, Christopher Rossi, will be responsible for the day-to-day operations in Circle Pines, while Carlberg plans to stay in Isanti. “He is younger and more energized,” Carlberg said. Rossi, a resident of Blaine, began managing restaurants in 1997. His career has brought him to several states, including South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. In 2014, Rossi decided to go back to school to become a nurse. After the school in Alabama closed, however, he decided to move back to his home state and fall back into what he knew. “I am a people guy. Either way, I am helping people. I am either giving them medications or giving them food,” he said. For over three years, Rossi has worked with Carlberg. Rossi said he is looking forward to showing the Quad community all that Creamery Crossing has to offer. “I've already been here for weeks cleaning it up ... painting, redecorating and getting it ready,” he said. “I am looking forward to being involved with a different community and getting to know the new customers and make them customers for life.” He added that “Matthew’s was probably a really great restaurant, I never ate there, but we want to

One of the things Creamery Crossing is known for is its breakfast. Pictured is a banana nut Belgian waffle, served with eggs and meat. After the business is up and running, there will be weekly breakfast and lunch specials.

“Matthew’s was probably a really great restaurant, I never ate there, but we want to show off what we can do. We are pretty amazing, too. We will get them craving our food.” Christopher Rossi General Manager show off what we can do. We are pretty amazing, too. We will get them craving our food.” Some of Matthew's staff will be returning to work for the restaurant. In the beginning, the family café will be open for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. seven days a week and will consider adding evening hours if the demand is there. The plan is to closely adhere to the menu the business already offers in Isanti. Eventually, it will expand to offer weekly breakfast and lunch specials. Rossi said he looks forward to offering all-you-can eat walleye on Fridays. Creamery Crossing also plans to offer online ordering and even a mobile app. “We are bringing this location into the new age,” Rossi said, noting that he wants people of all ages to feel welcome at the restaurant. The business is currently in the process of hiring staff. Finding quality cooks will be the biggest challenge, Carlberg and Rossi agreed. If you are interested, apply online at www.creamerycrossing.com. The target opening date is Feb. 3. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Centennial Library to offer ‘Creative Oasis’ BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

Are you looking for a way to renew, reignite or refresh yourself for the new decade? Anoka County Library will offer four Creative Oasis Wellness Workshops from noon to 2 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 27, Feb. 24, March 23 and April 27 at the Centennial Library. Workshops will also be held on a different day/time at the Crooked Lake Library in Coon Rapids. “We live in a world that is 0 to 60 all the time. I catch myself doing this all the time. When I wake up in the morning, what is the fi rst thing I do before I roll out of bed? I check my email or check my phone, a pace of constantly going to the next thing,” said workshop facilitator Sarah Ratermann Beahan. “I know when I take a moment to slow down and reflect, look inward in my own head, be in my body and in myself for just a minute, and not in future or past, it alleviates anxiety, it starts to bring me back to this place wherein this moment, things are okay.” To help people do that and encourage creativity, Ratermann Beahan, of Center City, will lead the free workshops, each with a different theme. January's theme is renewal. Ratermann Beahan has a degree in writing as well as in sociology and community development. For 15 years, she worked with nonprofit organizations that mainly served youth in the at-risk population. She is now a freelance writer, teacher and the writer in residence at BanfillLocke Center for Arts. “I am pretty grounded in this belief that creativity is innate to human nature; we are all creative human beings. Simply being alive is an act of being creative. But, often in today's society we divorce ourselves from the act of being creative,”

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Attendees of the Creative Oasis Wellness Workshops at Centennial Library can expect to create mandalas, collages and many more things to stimulate their creativity.

Ratermann Beahan explained. She added that she often hears people say, “I'm not creative,” but then after asking them some questions about what they enjoy doing, she proves otherwise. “Decorating for Christmas, cooking, that's creative. You are creating something,” she said. Each workshop will explore mindfulness, writing, art and discussion. A favorite activity of Ratermann Beahan is mandala making. A mandala is a circular picture that represents an imaginary palace that is contemplated during meditation. Each object in the palace has significance, representing an aspect of wisdom or reminding the meditator of a guiding principle.

The mandala's purpose is to help transform ordinary minds into enlightened ones and to assist with healing. “The idea is that it is a depiction of where you are in that moment,” she said. “It requires you to tap out of your analytical brain and be right in that intuitive side of yourself, see what colors, textures, patterns emerge.” Centennial Branch Manager Mary Healy said, “With all of our library programming, we want to connect our community with ideas, information and inspiration. These workshops are designed to do just that. We value the importance of creating a healthier you. There will be a great mixture of activities centered around writing,

IF YOU GO When: Mondays, noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 27, Feb. 24, March 23 and April 27 Where: Centennial Library Details: Free. Please register online at anokacountylibrary.org. art, mindfulness to teach participants how to help further their desire to discover more about themselves.” Ratermann Beahan: “There is all this evidence out there to support the idea that the more creative we are, it actually affects our physical health, mental health and spiritual health. The more healthy we are, the more able we are able to impact the community. It is a ripple effect.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Centennial School Board took the following action at its Jan. 6 meeting: • Elected officers for 2020. Suzy Guthmueller was elected chair; Kathryn Timm, clerk; and Chris Bettinger, treasurer. • Recognized seniors Lauren Couillard, Maximilian Percy, Andrew Ratz and Cassandra Sherman, who received National Merit Scholarship Program Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. High School Principal Tom Breuning said, “About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are recognized for their exceptional promise. Commended students placed among the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2019 competition.” • Recognized student athletes including: (girls soccer) Khyah Harper, Olivia Lovick, Sydney Kubes; (boys soccer) Demetrius Bernardy-Nelson, Richard Hemric III, Jesus Galvan-Garcia; (football) Garret Strating, Carter Anderson, Zachary Beilby, Connor Zulk, Joe Boyd; (boys cross-country) Jonathan Pattie; and (volleyball) Annika Beuning. • Heard from Superintendent Brian Dietz, who thanked the community for supporting the district and approving the levy that financed ice arena improvements almost two decades ago. “Thank you to our community for investing back in our schools. That was a huge asset that was built back in ’91-92,” he said. “To see it still here and be one of the few high schools that has an arena on site, what a neat asset for the community.” Dietz also said it's the time of year when the board and district staff will start working on finalizing the budget. “I want to make sure that people in the community understand that our goal is always to be fiscally prudent. If there are decisions that need to be made to balance the budget, in the end we will do those things and try to always keep at the forefront, (including) how we do things that are going to have the least impact on our students.” • Approved the consent agenda, which included a one-year lease agreement with Grace Church of Roseville for 2020. The agreement will allow Grace Church to use the Performing Arts Center and Learning Commons at the high school from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sundays. Grace Church will pay $1,180 per Sunday to the district's Angel Fund.

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• Decided there would be no increase in school board member compensation for 2020. Timm voted no, because she wanted to see a 1% increase for the second half of 2020. Bettinger said, “I know we haven't had any raise in compensation since 2013, so I can understand why we would look at this and consider putting in some sort or raise this year ... We should keep it at zero (increase) and then reconsider in 2021. My thoughts are we should have one more year of holding steady.” Timm said, “I would not have supported an increase at any time prior to this when I was on the board. I do think, however, that we are in a position where compared to school board members in other districts that we compare ourselves to in terms of compensation for staff, we are losing ground. We are compensated significantly less than many of our colleagues throughout the metro area.” Timm explained that with this year being an election year, and likely in need of some new members to file for seats, the board needs to remain competitive with other districts. • Approved contracts with Centennial confidential

unit (district office staff), custodians, food services, principals, technology assistants, technology specialists and individuals. • Approved an Anoka County connectivity agreement. In 2011, the district executed an agreement with the county to participate in the Connect Anoka County (CAC) Network, which continued until Aug. 16, 2015 with up to a total of three renewal periods of additional five-year terms upon written amendment. The current term of the agreement expires in 2020 with two remaining five-year renewal terms. • Adopted policy changes to reflect recommended changes from the Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA). Policy 414 (Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect of Physical or Sexual Abuse) adds two crimes that should be considered sexual abuse. Policy 616 (School District System Accountability) updates the advisory committee provisions. The next school board meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the District Office Board Room. Shannon Granholm

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through a nationwide survey, is useful in developing regulations that protect public health. “There are dozens of contaminants that we test for, and any contaminants that have a high occurrence or elevated concentrations, that is usually the fi rst step of moving towards a federally enforceable standard, but the process takes a long time to create a MCL,” said Karla Peterson, supervisor of MDH’s Community Public Water Supply Unit. The latest list of contaminants includes manganese. Every public water supply system is required to publish its manganese results in a consumer confidence report, which typically comes out in between May and July. “The city is being very proactive in notifying residents before that consumer confidence report (is issued) and working toward solutions,” Peterson said.

Said MDH Toxicologist Helen Goeden, “Young infants tend to absorb higher levels of manganese and they are also less able to get rid of it, so that leads to higher retention in body. When they are exposed to higher levels, that can end up leading to some problems. Health effects that have been seen in toxicity studies show it can cause some neurological or behavioral effects and changes in learning.” Children and adults who drink water with high levels of manganese for a long time may have problems with memory, attention and motor skills. It is important to note that simply bathing or showering in water with high levels of manganese is not dangerous. Manganese in your water can stain your laundry, cause scaling on your plumbing, and make your water look, smell, or taste bad. Manganese can also create a brownish-black stain on your toilet, shower, bathtub or sink.

Solutions Testing The city was randomly selected to be tested in October 2019 and was notified about its manganese levels in November 2019. The test results from MDH concluded that Well No. 3 contains 367 micrograms of manganese per liter of water (µg/L); Well No. 4 contains 82.7 µg/L. A safe level of manganese for an infant is 100µg/L. That level goes up to 300µg/L for children older than 1 and for adults. “We presented the information to them and they really wanted to be ahead of the curve and say, 'Once this information is released, what potential issues will the customers have?'” Norma said. “They took it a step further and wanted to test their other wells so that they knew where those are at. The city wants to be forthcoming with the information that they have. If they withhold this information, they are not really serving their constituency very really well.” The test results for all wells came back Dec. 31, 2019. (See the full results in the above graphic.)

Health effects Certain levels of manganese, which is naturally occurring in groundwater, can be useful for the body. However, there is research to suggest that too much of it could be harmful.

The city is looking into both short-term and longterm solutions. Currently, Johnson said the city has already reduced the manganese levels in the water supply by limiting the use of wells with high levels of manganese. That solution will not work, however, during the city’s peak usage during the summer. Since the city is not using all of its wells, current manganese levels are below 300µg/L. It is still recommended that residents consider using bottled water for formula-fed infants under the age of 12 months. The city is also in the process of sending out letters to households and businesses and will hold a public informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Both city staff and an official from MDH will be present to provide information and answer questions. “We are trying to provide as much information as we can to residents so they can be informed and determine what, if any, action should be taken to address the issue,” DeGardner explained. Future solutions could include modifying the city’s existing watering ban ordinance, utilizing water from neighboring municipal water systems, drilling new wells or constructing a water treatment plan, which could cost upwards of $20 million, DeGardner said.

About manganese: Manganese occurs naturally in rocks and soil across Minnesota and is often found in Minnesota groundwater and surface water. Your body needs some manganese to stay healthy, but too much can be harmful. IF YOU GO What: Informational meeting When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 Where: Lino Lakes City Hall More info: linolakes.us Ultimately, DeGardner said city staff will likely come back to the council to request it authorize WSB to complete a water supply and treatment feasibility study in the future. Mayor Rob Rafferty suggested delaying action on the item until after the informational meeting Jan. 22. “I think it is wonderful that we are trying to get ahead of the issue rather than creating an issue,” Rafferty said. “We are not hiding anything. We are trying to address a possible problem.” In the meantime, the city encourages residents to stay up to date on the issue by visiting the city’s website at linolakes.us and clicking on the “public water advisory” on the homepage. Concerned residents can fi lter manganese out of their drinking water by utilizing a variety of products such as a refrigerator water fi lter or pour-through pitcher. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-4107-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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5 Pc. Bedroom set including king poster bed, 8 drawer dresser with mirror, armoire and 2 nightstands. Ex. Cond. REDUCED! $800 $700/OBO 612270-7920

New Electric snowblower, $80 651-4291264

8 piece dining room A HANDYMAN Lrg & set including 40” x 60” sm jobs 651-407-0370 table with 2-12” leaves Finish carpenter/home expanding to 84” long, repairs 651-356-2587 6 chairs and matching china cabinet. Perfect cond. REDUCED!! $700 $600/OBO 612270-7920

Plates/saucer/cups, set of/9. gold trim. Lemieux brand. $35. 651-464-2024

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Scrap metal appliance pick up 651-329-0815

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New snowboards 2 Echo, 8”x32”, $20/each. 1 Free Ride 110, Spider-man, $25. 651-426-2533

Reel lawnmower, $20. 651-429-1264

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40” flatscreen Samsung TV, nice picture. $50/obo. 651-4947149 Mora Ice Auger, 7” $20 651-429-6536

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23 Free Items Free pick up for donated small furn/HH items to Church Store 651-430-0011

Mora Ice Auger, 8” new, $35 651-4296536 New behind the bike trailer, $25. 651-4291264 New black mens GShock watch. GA1101B. $40 651-482-5986

Free wood chips, New ceiling fan, 52”. Hugo area. 651-426$20. 651-429-1264 8660

Thrifty Prices for Thrifty items! 3 lines for 4 weeks in 6 newspapers!

White Bear Press, Vadnais Heights, Quad Community, Shoreview, Lowdown & The Citizen

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Genuine hand painted bobble head, Randy Moss $125. 651-464Free wood chips, WBL 2024 area. 651-426-8660 Jiffy Ice Auger, 8”, $150. 651-784-4944

Trucks/Vans/ SUVs

Love To Grow On has a beautiful new center in Lino Lakes! We are NAEYC Accredited, play-based, and child focused. Candidates must be Rule 3 qualified and passionate about working with young children. Please send resume to ltgo@usfamily.net or call 763-792-4428 for more info.

Does your shop need something moved? We have space and a truck available for local, weekly and monthly routes in and around the Moundsview, Circle Pines, White Bear, Hugo, Maplewood, Roseville area. Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Call Lisa at 651-407-1205 Press Publications suggests that you be aware of advertisers requesting payment for shipping merchandise. Confirm and verify all contact resources prior to sending any money. Take caution when responding to text messages that are not local numbers.

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GOT LAND? Our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free info packet & quote. 866/309-1507. www.BaseCampLeasing.com

362 Miscellaneous DISH NETWORK $59.99 For 190 channels! Add high speed internet for only $19.95/month. Call today for $100 gift card! Best value & technology. Free installation. Call 855/562-4309 (some restrictions apply). DONATE YOUR CAR truck or boat to Heritage For The Blind. Free 3-day vacation, tax deductible, free towing, all paperwork taken care of 844/2209501 MOBILEHELP America's Premier mobile medical alert system. Whether you're home or away. For safety and peace of mind. No long term contracts! Free brochure! Call today! 855/610-5151

FOR SALE! AKC Golden Retriever Puppies Family raised in town (Maplewood), micro chipped, 1st shots, wormed. 3 M, 2 F. 7 wks/old -1/24. $800/ea. 651-808-2940 Wonderful demeanor, come see pups now!

406 Sales Buy & Sell Records Vinyl, LPs,45s,Cassettes, stereos, CDs White Bear Lake Records 4775 Banning Ave,WBL M-F;1-6 Sat;10-2 Sun;12-4 651-224-4947 wblrecords.com

451 MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT 2500LB, long forks, charger station, clean environment, well maintained battery is fair condition $2,100 located in Amery 612-599-1729

Fischers Womens CC skis w/poles, $25. 651-426-0674

Income Tax Income Tax Income Tax Small refrigerator, $40. 651-429-1264

Snowblower8HP electric start, 26” cut $155 or offer. 651-429-1264

Rentals/ Commercial

23 Free Items Free firewood. Red pine, 6"-18"D/12"-15"L 651-341-0243

Very antique buggy, $45. 651-429-1264

VIASAT SATELLITE INTERNET Up to 12 Mbps plans starting at $30/month. Our fastest speeds (up to 50 Mbps) & unlimited data plans start at $100/month. Call Viasat today! 877/4469168 A PLACE FOR MOM The nation's largest senior living referral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is free, no obligation. Call 844/347-2104

451 Rentals/ Commercial EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY, all real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free: 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free number for hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

LARGE TWO BEDROOM DUPLEX FOR RENT! One block off White Bear Lake! Historic large 2BR for rent. Mahtomedi/White Bear Lake. Washer/dryer on site. No smoking, No pets, $1150.

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Reloading brass resize, clean, sorted. Home/Business 9MM, 40, 45, 223. $3ALPACA YARN SALE $5/per 100. 651-482Cleaning Spt. Wt 4 natural col- 5986 Ann's House Clean- ors $14/300-yrd. skein Bolens 8HP ing, 19 yrs exp, est. & 651-429-2530 mulcher/chipper. Very ref. avlb. Text or call AqUA-Vu Underwater good Cond. $350. 651-776-7834 camera w/compo- $250. 612-221-5598 nents. New $225 651Cross country skis 429-6536 and poles, $28. 651Auto bike rack for 429-1264 Male or Female bike. Fat tired wagon, $20. $20 651-762-2742 651-429-1264 2 Fluorescent lights w/bulbs. $10/ea. 651429-1264

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Condo/Twnhm Sales Wood cabinet, good Ken Bkr 651-238-3438 for tools, $20. 651- kenkirby.com KDK 429-1264

The City of Mahtomedi is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on advisory commissions. Openings for threeyear appointments exist on the Planning Commission, Parks Commission, Environmental and Finance Commission. The Commissions serve as advisory bodies making recommendations within their areas of responsibility to the City Council. If you are interested in serving the community in any of these capacities, please contact City Hall at 651-426-3344 for an application form. Applications are also available on the City's website at www.ci.mahtomedi.mn.us. Applications will be taken through March 2, 2020.

Semi-retired? Want to impact our community? Love Driving?

We have a job for YOU!! Newtrax is looking for Community Drivers to provide group ride transportation for seniors and other community members. Located in WBL. Part-time. Very flexible. No special licenses needed, just a valid MN License, a kind heart and willingness to learn. Contact Melanie at mlugo@newtrax.org or 651-846-9304

Warehouse Order Pickers/ Packers/Shippers/ Standup Forklift Operators Needed for 1st & 2nd shift. 8-4:30pm, 10-6:30pm, 12-8:30pm, 2-10:30pm openings available now! We are a growing distributor in the Hugo/Lino Lakes area looking to fill several order fulfillment positions. Entry level, will train. Willingness to work up to 2 hours OT per day needed for FT positions. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, life and disability insurance, health savings accounts, vacation & sick time, paid holidays and a 401(k)! We also offer advancement opportunities, referral bonuses, catered employee lunches and best of all, a M-F work week! Please see our ads on Indeed to apply, email hollyp@northernwholesale.com , or apply in person during the hours of 85.p.m. at Northern Wholesale Supply, 6800 Otter Lake Road, Lino Lakes to be considered for these positions. Offers of employment are subject to a background check.

COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS COMPETITIVE wage and benefits, meal allowance, paid lodging. Traveling position for railroad vegetation control, 60-80 hours/week. RAW (Cooperstown, ND) 888/700-0292 info@rawapplicators.com www.rawapplicators.com

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PT Flex Positions for men & women No. Sub. Locations

$19-$30 per hour Paid within 3 days *Bonus program for season long commitment. Call Bill at: (651)490-9755 amilawn@ aol.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The North Dakota Newspaper Association is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. Candidates must embrace challenges,progress,teamwork and change. Newspaper/journalism background preferred. Responsibilities include overall association management, member contact and development, legislative/lobbying work, management of newspaper content sharing and advertising placement programs, personnel management for a staff of 5, and working with a board of directors/member committee structure. Competitive salary and benefits package. Application deadline is Jan. 31, 2020. Anticipated start date is May, 2020. Send letter, resume and salary requirements to: NDNA Search Committee, 1435 Interstate Loop, Bismarck, ND 58503, or newsmonitor@wahpetondailynews.com

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â€˘ Employment â€˘ Employment â€˘ Employment â€˘ Employment â€˘ Employment â€˘ PART-TIME ACCOUNTING CLERK (Position is 20 hours per week) The City of Mahtomedi, Minnesota is seeking applicants for the position of Part-time Accounting Clerk. Performs intermediate technical and administrative support work in accounting to include processing payments and receivables, balancing accounts, journalizing transactions, compiling financial statements and various administrative services associated with general reception, utility billing, and clerical support and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the supervision of the Finance Director. High School diploma or GED and considerable experience in A/P, A/R accounting and related customer service; municipal government experience preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Associates/Technical degree preferred. Salary $24.86 per hour plus prorated benefits. Application Deadline is February 14, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Send cover letter, resume and completed City of Mahtomedi application to Scott Schaefer, Finance Director, City of Mahtomedi, 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota 55115 or email to sschaefer@ci.mahtomedi.mn.us. Complete job description and City application is available at www.ci.mahtomedi.mn or by calling City Hall at 651-426-3344 City of Mahtomedi is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY AUDITOR TREASURER

ELECTION ASSISTANT

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Chisago County has an opening for an Election Assistant. This is a temporary part time position. Hours of work will be 8:00 - 4:30 (flexible hours) and an average of 10 hours per week. Desired Qualifications: Graduation from high school or equivalent and 2-3 years of clerical experience. Ability/skill in the operation of a variety of office equipment. Ability to communicate tactfully and effectively with a wide variety of people and establish/maintain effective working relationships. Ability to maintain records, compose routine correspondence, and prepare routine reports. $15.00 per hour. Apply online at Chisago County's website at www.chisagocounty.us by January 29, 2020 or call 651-213-8830 to have an application mailed.

Chisago County has an opening for a full time Chief Deputy County Auditor Treasurer. Duties include performing executive managerial and administrative work planning, directing and evaluating both the dayto-day operations of the County Auditor-Treasurer's office and the County's strategic financial, electoral, and fiduciary duties embodied within the statutory offices of County Auditor and County Treasurer. Desired Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 4-6 years relevant work experience (or the equivalent combination of education and experience). CPA highly desirable. Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Government Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, and business and accounting mathematics. Experience in or understanding of local government organizations, operations and functions, preferably that of county government. $34.17 to $46.25 DOQ. Apply online at www.chisagocounty.us by January 31, 2020 or call 651-213-8830 to have an application mailed.

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Owner Erik L. Werner is a Master Electrician with 20+ yearsâ€™ experience. We are located in Woodbury and service all of the Metro area and suburbs.

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â€˘ Commercial and Industrial â€” we have extensive experience in all aspects of these electrical requirements, installation and repairs.

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Hi-Tech Electrical Contractors LLC Specializes in Great Service and Complete Satisfaction whether the job is small or large! ***Email: ewerner@hi-tech-elect.com Fax: 651-578-0693***

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“JUST MERCY” (PG-13) [THEMATIC CONTENT, INCLUDING SOME RACIAL EPITHETS..] — Terrific acting and pacing dominate this engaging, intense, gut-wrenching, factually based, ire-producing, thoughtprovoking, well-written, star-studded (Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rob Morgan, and Michael Harding), 136-minute film based on Bryan Stevenson’s memoir “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” in which Harvard-educated, greenhorn lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) joins Alabama advocate Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) and the Equal Rights Initiative to fight for the exoneration and freedom of wrongly accused prisoners on death row and to take on in 1992 the blatantly trumped up case of railroaded, self-employed pulpwood contractor Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who is supported by his devoted wife (Karan Kendrick), three kids (C. J. LeBlanc, et al.), and a multitude of relatives and friends, after he was sentenced to be electrocuted for the heinous murder of an 18-year-old white girl at a dry cleaners in 1987.

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“LIKE A BOSS” (R) [LANGUAGE, CRUDE SEXUAL MATERIAL, AND DRUG USE.] — When two tight, longtime best friends and business partners (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne), who employ two loyal employees (Jennifer Coolidge and Billy Porter), are approached by a ruthless, manipulative cosmetics tycoon (Salma Hayek) who wants a controlling interest in their struggling cosmetics firm in this wacky, overthe-top, risqué, pratfall, intermittently funny and vulgar, star-dotted (Ari Gaynor, Lisa Kudrow, Ryan Hansen, Jessica St. Clair, Jimmy O. Yang, and Karan Soni), 83-minute chick flick comedy, their lifelong friendship is threatened, which is exactly what the cosmetics mogul planned and encouraged.

“PARIS IS BURNING” (R) [LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY.] [DVD ONLY] — A rerelease of Jennifer Livingston’s engaging. enlightening, entertaining, 71-minute, 1990 documentary about the New York gay subculture in the 1980s and follows various flamboyant African-American and Hispanic gay transvestites or transsexual drag queens who sadly are often ridiculed and ostracized in their daily life but find acceptance when they perform and compete on the costume ball circuit, which began in the 1920s.

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POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer was dispatched to a report of kids ringing doorbells in the 7500 block of Patti Drive Dec. 31. The area was checked, and the officer was unsuccessful in locating the juveniles. • Officers were dispatched to assist with a juvenile who refused to leave a business in the 7600 block of Village Drive Jan. 1. A parent was contacted and the juvenile left the business without incident. • Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 400 block of Forsham Lake Drive Jan. 1. Upon further investigation, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. The driver was issued a citation for the offenses. • An officer performed a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Main Street Jan. 1 and noticed the odor of marijuana. Upon searching the vehicle, drugs

were located. The driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. • A resident reported a vehicle stolen from his driveway in the 100 block of Egret Lane Jan. 2. While officers were gathering initial information, the vehicle was returned to the resident on a flatbed truck. A tow company had towed the wrong vehicle and was supposed to take a similar-looking car from the neighbor's house. • K-9 Argos was requested to assist the Centennial Lakes Police Department with a traffic stop in the 7000 block of 21st Avenue South in Centerville Jan. 3. Two individuals were taken into custody without incident on a drug-related offense. • A male reported the theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle behind his business in the 500 block of Apollo Drive Jan. 3. The investigation is ongoing.

• Officers took a report of damage to property where items were stolen from a vehicle in the 6600 block of Blue Heron Drive Jan. 4. The items were recovered, and the case is under investigation. • While on patrol, an officer stopped a vehicle for expired registration in the 7400 block of Lake Drive Jan. 4. The driver was subsequently arrested for fourth-degree DWI. • While on patrol, an officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 7400 block of Main Street Jan. 5. The driver was cited for several offenses, including possession/sale of a small amount of marijuana, failure to drive in a single lane and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer observed a traffic violation on Civic Heights Circle in Circle Pines

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Jan. 1. The driver was stopped and subsequently arrested for DWI. • Officers responded to a report of damage to property in the 9300 block of Lexington Avenue in Lexington Jan. 2. The case is pending. • Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Main Street and Centerville Road in Centerville Jan. 3. The driver was cited for driving after revocation and transported to the hospital. • Police conducted a traffic stop in the area of 20th Avenue and Robin Lane South in Centerville Jan. 3. The driver and a passenger were subsequently arrested for possession of a controlled substance. • Officers were dispatched to the 3800 block of Restwood Road in Lexington Jan. 5 for a disorderly male. The male was subsequently transported to the hospital and cited for obstructing the legal process.

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Victory Nutrition co-owner Tara Ball (left) socializes with new customer KC Chartrand, who is a Hugo resident. Chartrand found out about the business after finding it on Facebook. BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

HUGO — When looking for a new location for a nutrition club, Forest Lake residents thought Hugo would be a great fit. Tara and Jon Ball opened Victory Nutrition, located at 14849 Forest Blvd N (next to Sager’s Liquor) in December. “There is nothing here, so we really wanted to bring a healthy option to the Hugo community,” Tara explained. Tara, a registered nurse, got started on the Herbal Life products 18 years ago before her sister’s wedding in hopes of losing weight. “I had amazing results. It’s not typical, but I lost 27 pounds in seven weeks. I went from a size 14 to a size 6,” she said. “I felt amazing. I had great energy and I felt really good.” After hearing many success stories like hers, Tara was intrigued to help others accomplish their health goals. She started a small in-home business selling Herbal Life products and in 2008 opened a nutrition club called Shake the Weight in Wyoming (it closed in 2010). Tara was working part time in labor and delivery, but eventually gave up that role so she could dedicate more time to her clients. Jon was also drawn to the products after he was asked to be a best man in

Tara Ball makes a shake for a customer. Each shake serves as a complete meal, contains 21 vitamins and minerals and 17-24 grams of protein, and has fewer than 250 calories.

a wedding. “I was 235 pounds and got a call from my friend, who said I was going to be his best man in a beach wedding in Cancun in 90 days,” he recalled. “I hung up the phone, ran upstairs and asked Tara to start me on a program right away. I lost 35 pounds in 15 weeks.” Jon was always supportive of Tara’s efforts and the products themselves but

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Jon and Tara Ball, Forest Lake residents, opened Victory Nutrition in December in Hugo.

didn’t get involved until 2009 when he lost his job after the economy crashed. He opened his club, Urban Energy, in Minneapolis, which closed in 2013. The couple then opened The Loop in Forest Lake from 2013-2015 before they took a break so they wouldn’t miss out on their four children’s activities and sports. Tara and Jon’s job is to help their clients find a nutrition program that is right for them and their goals. They can help you maintain weight, lose weight or gain weight. The program consists of a combination of shakes, Herbal Energy Drink (green tea and herbal blend) and aloe. “Our firm belief is that people want to be healthy and they want it to taste good,” Tara explained. “(Visiting the club) is a great way to sample the products and it’s a great fast food for health-conscious minded people. We want to be a healthy, nonalcoholic ‘Cheers.’” The flavors of shakes include white chocolate peanut butter cup, chocolate caramel cheesecake, cinnamon roll, double chocolate mocha, banana caramel and more. Each shake serves as a complete meal, contains 21 vitamins and minerals and 17-24 grams of protein, and has fewer than 250 calories. The teas also have a variety of flavors. These include lemon, raspberry, peach, green tea, chai, cinnamon, pomegranate and more. Each serving of tea (5 calories) can jump-start metabolism, provides antioxidant support and has 85 mg of caffeine. A combo in the store (shake, tea and aloe) runs $8-10. Customers can save money by purchasing the products to

Victory Nutrition is located at 14849 Forest Blvd N (next to Sager’s Liquor). This month, Victory Nutrition will be open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and on most Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

make at home. The cost typically run around $150 for 60 meals, Tara said. The Balls hope to one day expand to another location close by, possibly in the Centerville or White Bear Lake area. This month, Victory Nutrition will be open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and on most Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information or product demonstrations, visit victorynutritionhugo.com or find Victory Nutrition on Facebook. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.