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Lino Lakes family picks up pieces after fire

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A Lino Lakes family is picking up the pieces after they lost everything in a fire. Pictured are Maisen Saxton and his two children Kaydence, 10, and Koda, 8. Not pictured are the three foster children, ages 10, 12 and 14. BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR

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Centennial serves up breakfast to legislators The Centennial School District will host a Legislative Breakfast Wednesday, Jan. 17 in the district office. The annual event serves as an opportunity for representatives of the district to ask questions of the legislators and identify areas of concern and priorities to focus on.

It can all be gone in an instant. A single dad of five is trying to pick up the pieces after he and his family lost everything in a fire. “I pulled up right before the fire department arrived. I had a sinking pit in my stomach as soon as I turned down the street because the proximity looked like it was either my house or my neighbor’s house. I knew something was not good,” Lino Lakes resident Maisen Saxton recalled. “The bottom line is I’m thankful that everybody was safe. Not everybody is that fortunate … We are just trying to do best we can to pick up the pieces and keep in good spirits.” SEE LINO FIRE, PAGE 6

Lino Lakes business owner requests help from city BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR

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John Hanselman, owner of Edwin’s Edibles on Lake Drive, has been informed a generator on his property is not allowed per city code. He is hoping the city can help him to find a temporary solution until more power can be installed from Xcel Energy.

LINO LAKES — Business owner John Hanselman, who owns Edwin’s Edibles on Lake Drive, is hoping the city will work with him for a temporary solution until he can have more power installed on his property from Xcel Energy.

For the past year, Hanselman has been working on renovating the former HammerHeart Brewing into Edwin’s Edibles. He explained that his former electrician and contractor didn’t account for the proper power needs to operate the equipment. “They didn’t realize my power needs I needed to

have in the building,” he said. “Now I have to wait for Xcel Energy to bring me more power, and that process can take anywhere from three to nine months.” Hanselman said that in the meantime, he has been using a generator to power some of the equipment, but SEE EDWIN’S EDIBLES, PAGE 12

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Activities to keep busy, warm this winter This is the time of year when it is easier to hunker down with a blanket and a good movie than to bundle up and go outside to be active, especially if you are like me and have a strong aversion to the cold. Yes, we do live in Minnesota and expect cold and snow, but we were a bit spoiled with warm December temperatures. But now, let’s face it, even the weatherman say it has been frigid. It is a big challenge for me to get through each winter without saying, “why do I live here?” I am trying to change my frosty attitude and take advantage of the wonders of the winter season. Let’s face it, good old snow and ice offer up possibilities to help keep you busy and active. My favorite winter activity is ice fishing. It’s always a good idea to know the lake or fish with someone who does. There’s nothing like getting out on the cold lake and sitting in a warm fish house while waiting for Noelle’s your bobber to sink below the ice. Notes If you’ve never gone downhill skiing or ice skating, there’s a first time for Noelle Olson everything. When I was a kid, we would walk to the park (outdoor ice rink) and skate, play hockey and get warm in the warming house. Now, there are indoor ice rinks for you to enjoy open skating. If you prefer to stay indoors, there’s nothing like curling up with a good book by a cozy fireplace. Not only are you staying warm, but you have your hot cocoa and can escape. For those of you that need a little more thrill to your activity, dig out that sled or tube. I have many memories of sledding on suicide hill growing up. Walking up the hill was a workout but going down was a blast. I’m not much of a snowmobiler, but it is popular here in Minnesota. As of now, there isn’t much snow for those riders to go fast on sheets of ice and fluffy snow. But I’m sure it will come. One of my favorite memories of winter is have building snowmen with my children, family and friends. I remember when the first snow of the year arrived, my siblings and I wanted to build a snowman. To make it more interesting, we would make it a competition. Also, I’ll never forget the many snowball fights I had with kids around the neighborhood. It’s funny, but the cold didn’t seem to bother me as much when I was a kid. Communities have wonderful outdoor activities to take advantage of as well. The area has well-groomed trails for cross-country skiing and many volunteers that work hard to build interest in this lifelong sport. Cross-country skiing is a fun way to get the entire family involved and a great way to explore the outdoors. The northeast metro has many winter activities coming up for the entire family. Events include — Polar Plunges, the BEAR’ly Open on White Bear Lake and the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater. Closer to home, the Wargo Nature Center always has winter events, including Snow Day later this month. My plan is to bundle up, try to embrace winter and be the true Minnesotan I am. Noelle Olson is the editor of the White Bear Press and the Vadnais Heights Press She can be reached at 651407-1229 or whitebearnews@presspubs.com.

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ur winter wonderland months make us long for sunny summer gardens, so at this time of the year, gardeners often rely on their indoor jungles to scratch the gardening itch. While our little patches of green goodness help stave off the stress of staying indoors, Gardener’s sometimes a surprise Grapevine infestation will kill the mood Ginny Ortega and threaten our plants. Know your enemy The most common pests you will encounter are mealy bugs, thrips, fungus gnats, scale and spider mites. Whole articles could be written about each of these unwelcome insects! Your best defense is to familiarize yourself with the signs and symptoms of an invasion and know where to go for reinforcements. Thankfully, the University of Minnesota has a wonderful database of indoor invaders that can help you identify who is attacking. Once you know your enemy, you can effectively treat your plant. Don’t wait to address a problem, as it will only get bigger and more difficult to manage. You can find resources for

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ing of leaves, odd brown spots, cottony-looking spots, tiny bugs moving in the soil, and filmy strands that look like spider webs (without spiders). Another thing you can do to ensure the safety of your plants is to keep them clean. Wiping the leaves with a damp cloth, clipping off dead branches and leaves, and removing plant debris from the top of the soil are all good plant hygiene practices. Stick with plain water to clean your plants and use this time to look for pests. Make sure to check underneath the leaves, where many insects hide out to evade detection. By focusing on prevention techniques, you can enjoy your indoor plants throughout the winter and hopefully avoid any stressful surprises. If you do have the misfortune of meeting some of these unsavory bugs, you have given your plants a fighting chance, and you’ll be ready for the battle. Mark your calendar for the Anoka County Master Gardeners’ Home Landscaping and Garden Fair on April 13 and Plant Sale on May 14-15th. Visit anokamastergardeners. org for details. Ginny Orenge is an Anoka County master Gardner with the University of Minnesota Extension.

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CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL SNIPPETS • Planning for the city’s 75th anniversary in 2025 has begun. Residents who are interested in being a part of the steering committee to help plan the celebration should contact Mayor Dave Bartholomay or Assistant City Administrator Chandra Peterson. • The state bonding tour is expected to visit Circle Pines Jan. 17 to discuss the future of the Rice Creek North Regional Trail. • Chief Deputy Bill Jacobson will visit the City Council in February to provide an update from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. • Danika Peterson and Eric Nelson will serve as interim executive directors of North Metro TV until a new executive director is hired. Former Executive Director Heidi Arnson recently retired after more than 35 years. • Twenty-nine businesses have had their annual licenses renewed for 2024.

• Annual city appointments are now in place for 2024. There are no changes from 2023. • The 2024 calendar has been set for the City Council, Planning Commission, Utilities Commission and Park Board. Starting in March, the Utilities Commission will begin meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. City Administrator Patrick Antonen explained that the change will allow for more “synergies” between the commission and the council, which meets at 7 p.m. • The Down Under Liquor Store will have to pay a $1,000 fine for a violation back in November. On Nov. 10, the Centennial Lakes Police Department conducted random yearly alcohol compliance checks, and a Down Under employee sold alcohol to an underage individual. The City Code provides that liquor licenses holders may stipulate to a civil penalty that is determined by the number of violations or,

in this case, since it is their first, $1,000. The stipulation allows the council to choose to accept it and direct payment within 14 days or reject it and schedule a hearing to consider a greater fine. Antonen said past precedent has been that the first violations of alcohol compliance checks all have fined $1,000. “It has been quite a while since we had a violation. The last one was back in 2012,” Antonen explained. “I do know that this current owner, who took over in 2009, has not had a violation yet. He understands that he has to t rain his staff better. That’s why he agreed to the fine in this case … Everyone makes mistakes.” The next City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at City Hall. Shannon Granholm

Parents/guardians of children ages 3-5 are invited to enroll their child in Centennial High School’s free Cougar Cubs Playschool this spring. Children will be engaged in a variety of learning activities such as art, music, science, math, literacy, sensory and language development. These activities will be planned and implemented entirely by Centennial High School Child Psychology II students, under the supervision of their teacher. A light snack will also be provided each day.

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• Going into 2024, school board members have new roles: Tom Knisely will serve as chair, Sue Linser will be vice chair, Craig Johnson will be clerk; and Gloria Murphy will serve as treasurer. • For the first time in a decade, compensation for school board members will increase. The board has agreed to raise the stipend for members by $100, which represents about a 4% increase from 2023. “Over last 10 years we have had one increase, and it was $100 across the board for each board member. It has been quite some time since that,” Bettinger said, suggesting the board consider doing that again for 2024. “It just makes sense to me that this year we would do that.” Murphy said if you look at comparable districts, those boards are receiving “quite a bit more.” Knisely said he has historically voted no on increasing the stipend. “Last time we had discussed that we didn’t want to do an increase because we wanted to make sure

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Lino fire: Unexpected support keeps family’s heads up When the fire broke out, no one was home. Saxton ran to Walmart to pick up a few last-minute things they needed to host Christmas Eve dinner. His parents, who live across the street, were also helping prepare for the meal. While Maisen was gone, family members were running between the two houses. “They were using the oven to heat up some dishes for dinner … They left thinking there wouldn’t be any issue,” Saxton recalled. “Thirty minutes later, they got a knock on the door from my neighbor saying your house is on fire.” Saxton’s father went over to try to put the fire out, but at that point Saxton said it was too late. “It was an accident, it was tragic, it’s been devastating, but blaming anybody and should’ve, could’ve, would haves aren’t going to do anything,” he said. “If my windshield wiper didn’t break, and I didn’t go back (into WalMart), I may have been home. I’m pretty sure I would have at least seen it and I probably could have put it out. There is nothing I can do about it now. It could have gone differently with a number of different variables, but it didn’t, and we are where we are.” Saxton, originally from Oregon, has lived in Lino Lakes for 2 1/2 years. He purchased the home from his parents. He is now staying right across the street from their damaged home in his parents’ home with his two children, ages 8 and 10, and three foster children, ages 10, 12 and 14. Saxton is a Metro Transit driver. As a single dad of two, he said being a foster parent was not something that was ever on his radar. “I felt like things were plenty difficult enough. I didn’t need any more on my plate,” he said. Long story short, a neighbor a few doors down from them fell on some hard times. The three kids started spending more and more time at Saxton’s house. Child Protective Services eventually got involved, and now Saxton is considered a “kinship foster.” For the foreseeable future, the children will remain with him. The hope is that that their mother will be able to care for them again one day. “It’s been a wild and unexpected ride,” Saxton said.

Unexpected support Since Saxton has only been in Minnesota for a couple of years, he was not expecting the outpouring of support he and his family have received since the Christmas Eve tragedy. “In this unforeseen tragedy, we have been really blessed with unexpected support from the local community,” Saxton said. “That has been really cool to see. It’s been a huge help and encouragement to keep my head up.” Robyn and Lindsay Smith know Saxton and his family through sports, as Saxton coached their son’s baseball team. “We know the family and were heartbroken to hear that they lost everything,” Robyn said. “I immediately reached out to Maisen to see what they needed and how we could help … He gave me a list, and I got to work.” The two set out to see what donations they could round up, and ended up finding support through a church congregation and social media. Saxton says he sent a list of items the family could use and next thing he knew, a U-Haul showed up with everything on the list and then some. “I was blown away; other than coaching their son in baseball, I’ve had very minimal contact with them,” he said. “It leaves me dumbfounded and speechless.” Robyn added, “Maisen’s a great dad and a really nice person. He would do anything for his kids. We just wanted to be able to help him however we could. I really hope the community will rally around him and help him in this time of need.” Many people have stepped up to help the family by providing clothes, furniture and even cash donations. As of press deadline, a GoFundMe had raised over $15,000. “The support just made it so much more bearable. I don’t feel the hopelessness and I can fight the urge to break down in tears when I step into the place because I know how much support we have,” he said. “We are going to be okay.” Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com

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2 area skaters to represent Team USA Maggie Harris and Lilian Werdel, juniors at Centennial High School, are members of the Northernettes Synchronized Skating team and have been named to Team USA for the 2023-2024 season. The Northernettes Synchronized Skating team will represent the United States in Salzburg, Austria at the Mozart Cup in January and in Helsinki, Finland at the Marie Lundmark Trophy in February. Harris and Werdel have been student athletes with the Northernettes for five years. This season will be their first time representing the U.S. as part of Team USA in two inter-

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Centennial boys hockey has gone unbeaten in its last five outings and remains a contender in the clogged Northwest Suburban race after a strong week. “It’s been a good start to the new year,” acknowledged Ritch Menne, Cougar coach. “The guys have really bought into being a blue collar team and willing to do whatever it takes to make the guy next to them successful.” Great goaltending, solid defensive play, and some timely scoring have contributed to the 4-0-1 stretch, he said. Last week, the Cougars defeated Mounds View 4-2 at home Tuesday, getting two goals by Alex Clampitt and one each by Harper Searles (shorthanded) and Nick Carlson. Gavin Schahn stopped 25 of 27 shots. Johnny Conlin and Max Young scored for the Mustangs (3-8-1). Centennial dueled Andover to a 2-2 tie at home Thursday on goals by Cooper Hehir and Heath Nelson (power play) alone with 34 saves by Easton Cody. Ben Doll and Landon Stringfellow scored for Andover (9-5-1). Nelson pumped in three goals as Centennial tripped Blaine 5-1 there Saturday. Nelson scored in each period, lifting his team-leading total to 16. Nick Carls and Austin Petersen had the

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Centennial/Spring Lake Park has posted 11 straight wins, and six shutouts in the last eight games, including last week’s conquests of Elk River/Zimmerman 2-0 there Tuesday and Prior Lake 6-0 at home Saturday. The Cougars are 16-1-2 and were ranked No 1 last week. Scoring against ERZ (7-11-1) were Sophie Shimabukuro and Madeline Wolter. Elk goalie Abby Huselid stopped 53 of 55 shots. Against Prior Lake (9-10), Mia Sutch scored twice on power plays. Grace Laager, Teagan Kulenkamp, Alexis Larsen and Noelle Hemr notched one goal each and Hemr assisted on three. Kaitlin Groess made 24 and 16 saves.

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Suburban meets, with the girls holding second place and the boys fourth among 13 schools. Two conference meets remain. In the first two, on artificial snow, the Cougar girls placed second in each and the boys fourth in each. At Trollhaugen on Thursday, after a snowfall, the girls placed a close second and the boys fifth. “What a great night on the hill for a ski race,” coach Derrick Taylor said. “Winter is here! The snow was awesome, and the courses held up and skied very well.” For the girls, Katie Toensing placed eighth, Hailey Peterson 13th, Annie Trettel 14th, Haley Goochey 21st, Ella Nelson 22nd, Gwen Halverson 25th, Anna Crandall 27th and Sofia Anderson 29th. For the boys, Bruce Johnson placed 10th, Caleb Nelson 21st, Tyler McDew 24th, Danny Schooley 37th, and Ryder Quinn 38th. The teams competed

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POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Police Department reports the following incidents: • A resident in the 900 block of Pheasant Run South reported their identity had been used to open bank accounts without their permission Jan. 2. The caller said the accounts had already been closed and they did not incur any financial loss. The financial institution is investigating the incident. • An officer responded to the park and ride parking lot in the 7100 block of 21st Avenue where a nearby resident reported a dog on the loose with a vehicle nearby Jan. 2. The officer contacted the dog owner and advised them of the city ordinance. No other problems were found. • An officer responded to a residence in the 700 block of Vicky Lane with Lino Lakes Fire personnel for a report of a ruptured natural gas line in the home Jan. 2. The gas was shut off and the gas company responded to assist with the repair. • An officer was dispatched to a motor vehicle property damage accident near Elm Street and Second Avenue Jan. 3. The officer documented the incident and

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provided the drivers with a case number for the police report. • An officer took a report of an attempted scam in the 6600 block of Clearwater Creek Drive Jan. 3. No monetary loss occurred. • An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding in the 400 block of Main Street Jan. 3. The driver was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested, given a citation requiring a court appearance, and released to a sober party. • Extra patrol was requested in the 200 block of Apple Lane Jan. 4. • An officer took a report of identity theft in the 6900 block of Second Avenue Jan. 4. The incident is under investigation. • An officer took a phone call regarding an animal complaint in the 7200 block of Dora Drive Jan. 4. The officer investigated and determined there was insufficient evidence to prove a dog bite occurred. • An officer took a phone call report of an attempted scam via social media Jan. 4. The account was blocked and the complainant did not provide any personal information or money.

• Officers responded to assist the State Patrol on a possible injury crash on I-35W near Lake Drive Jan. 5. The officer arrived and determined there to be minor injuries. The State Patrol handled the investigation. • An officer responded to a report of a vehicle blocking a fire hydrant in the 7500 block of Woods Edge Boulevard Jan. 5. The vehicle was found to be a stolen vehicle from another community. The investigating agency requested officers release the vehicle to the owner. • An officer responded to a report of check forgery at a bank in the 7400 block of Village Drive Jan. 5. The investigation is ongoing. • An officer responded to an apartment complex located in the 6000 block of Blanchard Boulevard for a burglary. The officer found eight storage lockers inside the secure garage of the complex had been forced open and property owned by residents had been stolen. Investigators believe two suspects forced entry into the garage, cut the locks off the storage units, removed property, and then left the facility in under 30 minutes. The investigation is ongoing.

• An officer responded to a license plate theft from a vehicle parked at a business in the 500 block of Apollo Drive Jan. 6. The investigation is ongoing. • Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated driver leaving a gas station in the 6700 block of Hodgson Road Jan. 7. Officers located the vehicle; after an investigation, the driver was arrested for DWI. • Extra patrol was requested in the 100 block of Shetland Lane Jan. 7. • On patrol in a neighborhood Jan. 8, officers observed a parked vehicle that belonged to an individual who was known to have a court order prohibiting him from being at a residence in the area. Officers eventually located and arrested the male for a violation of a protection order. The male was booked into jail. • Suspicious activity was reported near a residence near Hodgson Road and Linda Avenue Jan. 8. Editor’s note: The Centennial Lakes Police Department did not submit a media report this week. Next week’s issue will include two weeks of reports.

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