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Women take safety into their own hands Lino Lakes Police Officer Jackie McIntosh lead a personal safety course for women Thursday, Feb. 15. At the end of the class, participants practiced their punch and kicking techniques. See story and more photos on page 10.

When a horrific car accident, murder, suicide or another tragedy happens, two volunteers are on standby to provide comfort, a listening ear and prayers, and to provide resources to officers who witnessed the tragedy or its aftermath, in addition to the families affected by it.

Chaplains Joel Heckman and Patricia Clearence are on call 24-7 for officers and their families, and also for the community.

Heckman serves as the chaplain for the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) and Clearence is the chaplain for the Centennial Fire District (CFD). Clearence also recently became the chaplain of the Lexington Fire Department (LFD).

“When a chaplain is summoned to a scene, it is almost always the case that someone is in the middle of a terrible crisis. We often say that the chaplains step in during what is usually the worst moment of a person's life,” said CLPD Lt. Russell Blanck. “Many chaplain callouts involve someone who has passed away. The chaplain offers a reassuring presence, comfort, calm, compassion and information. They help bring an element of calm in the midst of chaos.”

Heckman, a Circle Pines resident who SEE CHAPLAINS, PAGE 11

Community band commemorates 15 years

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

Fifteen years ago, a resident of Grantsburg, Wisconsin was fed up with driving to the Twin Cities multiple times a week so she and her children could play instruments.

An idea was born.

That idea was the Centennial Community Band, which is now in its 15th year of existence. The band will commemorate the milestone with a free performance at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 2, in the Centennial High School (CHS) Performing Arts Center.

In the 1990s Janet Hyatt had two daughters who bought a home in Circle Pines near CHS and she was impressed with the auditorium space. After she retired from teaching in Grantsburg in 2002, she inquired of Centennial whether

there was a community band or if the district would be willing to start one.

“Those of us who live in the surrounding communities on the border of Wisconsin and up north on the Minnesota side, we have to go so far for cultural and educational input into our lives,” she explained.

“There are a lot of gifted and talented people living in smaller communities around the metro area who have no place to perform or play at their own level without driving for miles and miles.”

After inquiring with Centennial, Hyatt was told someone had tried to start a community band previously, but it never worked out because they couldn't find someone to direct the group. Hyatt promised she would find a director and the district agreed they would do all they could to help, such as publishing

items in its newsletters. Hyatt now says she can't praise the district enough for all it has done for the band.

In January 2003, the band took off; 26 members showed up to the first rehearsal. The group has now had five directors, including Karen Eitland, Michael Moeller, Jim Baxter, Charles Weise and, for the past five years, Barry Zumwalde, who teaches instrumental music at Forest Lake High School and Southwest Junior High School.

The band now has around 50 to 60 members that range in age from around 17 well into the 80s.

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District 38A representatives speak with constituents in town hall JOE MOLOHON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LINO LAKES—A large group of residents gathered Feb. 24 in the community room of the Lino Lakes City Hall. Though a Saturday morning, the room was full, and attendees lined the walls and doors. A snowstorm was to approach that evening, but there were more immediate concerns on the minds of those present.

“I just have had an ever-growing feeling of discomfort about the legislative process…” A local man began, leading the discussion. “As a constituent, it seems like there is an awful lot of incompetence in government and there just doesn’t seem to be any accountability for it.”

These comments marked the opening statements of that morning’s town hall meeting. Hosted by District 38A state legislators Sen. Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes) and Rep. Linda Runbeck (R-Circle Pines), attendees were encouraged to speak on the issues most important to them, however broad. The theme of accountability would persist throughout, as Chamberlain and Runbeck steered the discourse towards the specific issues and symptoms of a mutual discomfort.

MNLARS Despite years of work and $93 million spent on the project already, the effort to fix the old Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) has been beset by failures. Though undertaken with improvements in mind, the new system has been plagued by huge backlogs, crashes and errors.

“First it was MNsure and now it’s this,” one woman said, sharing sentiments of the first speakers. “All they do is suck money out of the taxes and throw it all away.”

The woman and her husband mentioned the story of a neighbor in the business of selling cars. Due to MNLARS errors, he was experiencing difficulties in transferring titles between vehicles.

When asked for input, the legislators presented their own perspectives.

“It would appear that the overall management and oversight of it was completely flawed.” Runbeck said.

“It’s a management fiasco—total fiasco. And now when they’ve spent $93 million in that department and they want another $43 [million] to get it finished… I sit on the committee overseeing that and you wonder, what will $43 million do if $93 million wasn’t enough?”

Runbeck added, “There are some real, serious issues and it needs to be done… I think we will wait and see— will we, say, go out and get a big company to do this or spend $43 million internally to fix this?” Runbeck noted that she was presently fielding solutions.

Chamberlain described the root of the problem as “attitude and vision.” He described two paths in government, one focused on trust in the citizen and the other on trust of the government. He presented his perspective on MNLARS as the government taking a project too far into territory it was not equipped to understand.

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that you should be in charge of things, that you should control those levers… That you know best.”

Chamberlain said. “The alternative is a bleak landscape where somebody makes those decisions and shuts you out… The other path is where we run into all these problems.”

Public Safety In the wake of the recent Florida school shooting, gun violence returned as an issue of contention. The second question asked in the meeting was from a woman who wanted the legislators’ opinion on issues of “oppression”—including gun violence, abuse of elders and sex trafficking.

“How might you stop these forms of oppression and set the oppressed free?” The woman asked.

In addressing the question, Chamberlain initially limited his answer to the topic of gun violence, from a standpoint of personal accountability.

“What has changed in the last 50, 60 years? We’ve always had those [kinds of] weapons.” Chamberlain said, referring to assault rifles. “We’ve had more gun laws. And we’ve had more training on abuse and how important it is to be nice. Do I have the answer to that? There could be a lot of reasons for it. [A lack of] consequences, family breakdown; a lot of it. My concern is, is there another law we can pass to manage the human heart and soul? I don’t know that there is.”

Runbeck chose to expand upon the issue of sex trafficking.

“I think that the government is in some ways a little conflicted when it comes to some of these issues you mentioned, like sex trafficking.” Runbeck said. “The state does feel that it has become a state issue and so there has been new money and new programs for law enforcement to investigate and intervene. Those are positive things.”

She added, “But where does sex trafficking come from? Is it too much porn in our culture? Well, nobody is really eager to tackle porn. Government has not wanted to crack down where there is excessive, addictive involvement in porn. Maybe it’s the next thing that should get some attention in the breakdown of the family.”

This idea of the breakdown of the family unit pursued discussion into the topic of elder abuse and what to do about America’s aging baby boomer population.

In response to one man’s suggestion of incentivizing children to take care of their aging parents, Runbeck noted the present difficulties, as seen in punitive laws regarding elder abuse.

“Elder abuse laws are making it a risk if you are in that “sandwich generation” and you want your parent to live with you. Now there is going to be people observing how you care and the level of care. And some people who have taken extraordinary work taking care of a parent may find the county prosecutor standing in their door saying, ‘I see neglect.’ People

may have to be worried, and rightly so, but it’s another level of thinking that goes on.”

Chamberlain noted that homes for the elderly were another strain on increasing state budgets. He cited statistics including a 90-percent increase of the budget since 2000.

“If we don’t change something at the state level, and we have all these baby boomers retiring, what happens to that number?” Chamberlain said. “Demographics is the biggest problem facing this state [and] this country.”

He added, “People aren’t having babies is the starting point. The United States wasn’t bad for a while, but we’re falling off… A growing labor force helps to drive economic growth.”

Opioid abuse As the final issue addressed, one man presented his claim that the upcoming legislation for the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) would not solve the issue of doctor shopping in opioid distribution.

“It’s the pharmacies that are dispensing the opioids, not the doctors,” said the resident.

In addressing the issue, Runbeck noted the general difficulties of distribution and assessing patient need.

“Medicine has changed in saying that people should not have to suffer pain. Well, how do you measure pain? We’ve kind of allowed ourselves to slip into this idea that I can get something, for any pain I have. And Medicaid, of course, has been expanded. So Medicaid is really part of the problem too. So we’re paying for those drugs… Whether, what kind of pain, we don’t know.

Runbeck added, “Whether the new laws coming this summer are going to make pharmacies more accountable, I’m not sure.”

Chamberlain said, “It’s a difficult thing to manage.

We have a system that is supposed to prevent doctorshopping. I would say sanctioning doctors are already being squeezed for a lot of other things… I don’t have the single answer; it’s not my wheelhouse. It’s a problem, we have to address it, but I’m not for throwing the net out [to sanction doctors further].”

In closing, those in attendance returned to what might have brought them to the meeting in the first place—a general sense of discontent with the current state of things. As one local man phrased it: “It goes back to what we started with, with this gentleman over here—the frustration over accountability. What’s a relatively simple issue, titling vehicles, [results in] $90 million down the hole. And the way people hear it and it’s reported, it sounds like, ‘$43 million? Aw, that’s just a drop in the bucket.’

That’s a lot of money to regular folks!”

Joe Molohon can be reached at 612-594-0054 or at joe. molohon@gmail.com.

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ast week students across the nation made plans to step out and speak up in response to the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Valentines Day. In White Bear Lake, high school and middle school students marched down to city hall last Friday. This was the first of a few national walkouts being planned in the wake of recent events. The next walkouts are scheduled in March.

Students are concerned and want their voices heard, which is outstanding. What I loved about the demonstration that took place on Friday is that it was safe, peaceful and mostly respectful; I also heard well-spoken youth offer real ideas and possible Publisher’s solutions about how to make their schools safer. Students were able to View put ideas and words together to share the mayor. They asked for better Carter Johnson with lockdown procedures, more mental health counselors and a safer place to learn. Adults seem to be listening to them.

As students walked past the Press office to the protest from North Campus and Central Middle School, I called out the door to some of them to ask a few questions. A majority of the students explained they were protesting at city hall to call attention to school safety. A few commented that it was an opportunity to skip school. For the most part, these kids have real concerns and weren’t in it for the fun and games.

The district sent out a notification the day before the planned protest that students who left school without parent permission could receive an unexcused absence or be barred from after-school activities for the day.

I believe in our right of free speech and to protest. I have read that in some areas, schools are handing out suspensions to those walking out. While I support students’ right to protest and admire them for standing up for something they believe in, I also think anyone who walked out of school last week deserves the consequence of an unexcused absence. Kids are required to be in school. Parents entrust their children to the care of teachers and staff, and expect them to be there when they are supposed to be there. Parents, if you did not know that your son or daughter was going to be part of this protest you should be concerned. We all know teachers cannot help or be part of a walkout — youth are on their own. I certainly don’t feel good about sixth graders walking out of any school, and I question if younger kids really understand and appreciate the point of it. The walkout is perhaps more appropriate for high school students who are doing it to participate in a national dialogue and, in part, as a show of camaraderie with the high schoolers in Florida and around the country who have experienced tragedies at school. My 8th grader has not yet been part of a walkout, and if the opportunity comes up, I hope she will let us know in advance that she would like to participate and make a good argument about why it is important to her.

Standing up for something you believe in requires passion, bravery, and also the ability to accept the consequences. It’s a duty of every parent, teacher, principal and superintendent to do their best to be on top of the actions that are being planned, and to also make sure that students who walk out of school in protest understand what they are getting into and receive the proper penalty.

Community loss This week the greater White Bear area experienced an immeasurable loss with the death of Deb Stender.

At a critical time, Deb stepped in and successfully unified various groups throughout the community. Her work as the director of Marketfest and her involvement in White Bear Township Days, Manitou Days and numerous other community efforts, made an enormous impact on what our community is today.

Deb was one of the most energetic, kind, and genuine people I have ever had the pleasure of working alongside. I will miss her enthusiasm and her ever-present smile. Our hearts are broken.

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

Drawing 2020 election maps for fair representation

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f history is any guide, state elected officials can expect to face another contentious battle over drawing new congressional and legislative district maps once the 2020 census is completed.

After the 2010 census, elected officials in both political parties worked to draw new election districts and maps deliberately designed to benefit one party or candidate. The process of manipulating district boundaries on election maps in order to gain political advantage is called gerrymandering.

Technology available in 2010 allowed legislators to draw election districts that were politically “safe” for only one party, resulting in relatively few competitive elections. What happens in 2020 will greatly affect our representative democracy.

Legislators who can choose voters can undermine representative democracy by engaging in gerrymandering. This is one of the underlying causes of extreme partisanship in Washington, D.C., and state legislatures. A legislator in a politically “safe” district has no incentive to work toward bipartisan solutions or listen to independent voters or voters from the other party, essentially disenfranchising them.

Also, election challenges in “safe” districts tend to come from candidates who are politically more extreme than the incumbent, creating a disincentive to compromise for any incumbent who wants to be re-elected.

Egregious examples of partisan or racial redistricting exist in several states including Wisconsin, North

Movers and Shakers Kathy Tomsich Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Ohio, and Florida. All these states have been involved in extensive and expensive court battles over politically unfair and uncompetitive district boundaries.

While Minnesota has not experienced the extremes of gerrymandering found in other states, the state legislature and the governor historically have had contentious battles over redistricting.

In Minnesota, the state legislature is charged with redrawing district boundaries and the governor may veto the legislature’s redistricting plan. This process is time consuming and expensive. Minnesota courts have had to set district boundaries in four of the last five redistricting cycles because the legislature and the governor could not agree.

Interestingly, while Minnesota’s map-drawing process is contentious, its legislative elections are not. Most legislative districts are controlled by one of the two major political parties and only a handful of districts are politically competitive.

Unless Minnesota legislators agree to change it, Minnesotans will repeat this failed redistricting process again after the 2020 census.

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Such a commission must comply with federal constitutional requirements and the Voting Right Act, promote competitiveness and partisan fairness and meet other requirements.

Several possible models exist for structuring this advisory commission. For example, companion bills introduced in the Minnesota house and senate (HF 246 and SF 370) propose creating a citizens’ commission of retired judges to advise the legislature on a redistricting plan that would ensure fair representation without having to rely on the courts.

Another possibility is to replicate Iowa’s redistricting process, which Iowa has used successfully since 1980. In Iowa, nonpartisan state agency staff draws up the initial redistricting plan.

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CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Centennial School District took the following action at its Feb. 12 meeting: • Heard from teacher Eric Ripken and students, who gave a talk on the Roman Conquest World History Trip that took place last July. Fifteen students went on a 10-day trip, which began in Barcelona and ended in Rome. “It's really cool to see the mix of kids we get on this trip; they all get along well together and seem to become great friends,â€? Ripken said. “I think you should be proud of how they represented Centennial and our community on our journey.

It is all about the history and trying to get them to want to travel more in the rest of their lives.� • Heard from Centennial Elementary Principal Kathy Kaiser and a couple staff members on how the school has adapted the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program specifically for their school. • Heard from Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Scott Johnson, who presented on open enrollment for 2018-19. ° Johnson said as of Oct. 1, there were 1,425 nonresident students in the district, which represents just under 22 percent of overall enrollment. ° As of the Jan. 15 deadline, 139 applications from students who would be new to the district, compared to 116 new students from last year. ° Due to capacity limitations, sixth- and ninth-grade open enrollment has been closed for the 2018-19 school year. ° Of the new students who applied, 51 were from Anoka Hennepin, 43 from Forest

Lake and 24 from Spring Lake Park. Other districts included White Bear Lake and St. Francis. ° As of Jan. 15, there were 110 kindergarten applications compared to 92 at this time last year. “We are pleased with the numbers. I think it is a strong indication that we are a destination district. This is a district people want to be a part of, and we take great pride in that,â€? he said. • Heard from Director of Curriculum and Instruction Caleb Drexler Booth, who informed the board about a new elementary literacy curriculum that has been explored by the Teaching and Learning Committee after 18 months of conversations.

A new curriculum is necessary to better meet the demand for greater rigor outlined in the current state standards, which will refocus teachers on a common set of expectations, instructional approaches and core materials.

The board approved Benchmark Advance as the new K-5 English language arts curriculum.

The cost for the core program will be around $610,000 and will cover all consumables and online access for eight years. Additional purchases will be made for the Odyssey program, intervention services and special education. • Heard from Brady Hoffman, executive director of business services, who presented the 2017-18 budget revisions.

Highlights include: The budget shows a spending deficit of $7,476,767. The main reason for the deficit

spending is the spending down of the remaining construction funds from the 2014 voter approved bond. The other significant area of deficit spending is in the general fund, as it relates to the long-term facility maintenance program.

The general fund revisions reflect updated assumptions and estimates based on current information and prior year audit results. The revised average daily memberships (ADMs) are projected to be 6,476, which represents an increase of 55 ADMs from the adopted budget.

The food service fund had a reduction to its expenditure budget of $45,900 based on updated allocations.

The community service fund budget revisions reflect updated levy/aid projections, impact of prior year audit results and updated assumptions for programming and participation. The revisions increased revenues by $297,000 and expenditures by $68,000, resulting in a projected surplus of $168,000.

The capital projects fund was revised to account for the timing of construction payments during the summer months.

As a result, the capital projects budget was reduced by approximately $983,000 for payments made prior to June 30, 2017. • Approved a service agreement with Arvig to provide internet services beginning July 1. In December, the district opened up the proposal process and received nine responses. Hoffman said the new three-year agreement is estimated to save the district $20,000 a year. • Approved a technology assistant contract for 2017-18 and 2018-19. The agreement

includes a salary increase of 1.1 percent in the first year and 1.75 percent in the second; a 2.5 percent increase for health insurance for both years; a longevity payment of $.20 for employees of eight or more years; and an agreement to be paid for overtime for worked Sundays or holidays. • Approved the technology specialists contract. The agreement includes a salary increase of 1.75 percent both years; a 2 percent increase for health insurance for both years; a longevity payment of $.20 for employees of eight or more years; and an agreement to be paid for overtime for worked Sundays or holidays. • Approved a confidential unit contract for 2017-18 and 2018-19. The confidential unit pertains to employees in the district office such as payroll and human resources. The agreement includes a salary increase of 2 percent in the first year and 2.2 percent in the second; a 2.5 percent increase for health insurance for both years; a 403b increase of $500 in year one; and the addition of accidental death and dismemberment to life insurance. • Approved the 2018 school board committee assignments. The only change is that Chris Bettinger will serve on the Education Advisory Committee and no longer serve on the Systems Accountability Committee.

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LETTER TO EDITOR

Keep assault weapons out of civilian hands Seventeen people were killed in a high school in Parkland, Florida.

The Supreme Court said the Second Amendment gives us permission to carry weapons. No, it doesn’t; it speaks of a “well-regulated militia.�

The Supreme Court got it wrong, and so does the National Rifle Association.

The president and vice president

get it wrong when they say “it’s a mental health issue.� No, it isn’t, it’s a gun issue. All other nations have people with mental illnesses, but they don’t have citizens committing multiple murders the way we do.

I publicly call upon Rep. Tom Emmer to tell us what he will do to keep assault weapons out of the hands of civilians.

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County from 7-9 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd. NW, Andover.

Homeowners will learn how to keep their septic systems operating properly—when to pump, how to protect it from freezing and more. The cost to attend is $10 and participants will receive the University

of Minnesota Extension Septic System Owner’s Guide.

Advance registration is required. Register online at http://z.umn.edu/SSClass or call 763-324-3495. Presentation of this program is partially covered by an Anoka County Ag Preserves Grant and is presented by Valerie Prax, retired Extension educator.

CHURCH BRIEF Adoption stories discussed Difficult adoption decisions and the search for birth parents will be discussed at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 27, and at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1. The program titled, “Finding the Family I Never Knew,� features fi lmed

interviews with two women. One searched for and connected with her birth mother, and one is still searching for the child she placed for adoption after 35 years.

During the program, Lifetree participants will discuss their own personal connections to adoption. Admission

to the 60-minute event is free and snacks and beverages are provided. Lifetree CafĂŠ is located at 1 Shepherd Court, Circle Pines. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Ann at 612-751-5707 or lifetreecafecpmn@ gmail.com.

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QUAD AREA EVENTS READ ACROSS AMERICA 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 11 CELEBRATION When: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Dr. Seuss themed stories, games and crafts for families.

Contact: 763-324-1540: anokacountylibrary.org

MARCH MADNESS ORIGAMI

When: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: School-age children can learn how to twist paper into creative shapes.

Registration required.

Contact: 763-324-1540: anokacountylibrary.org

HOME COFFEE ROASTING

When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 10 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn how to roast coffee beans, including what equipment is needed, where to buy beans and how different roasts are achieved. Registration required; $15/person.

Contact: 763-324-3350; anokacountyparks.com

52ND ANNUAL WOODCARVING ARTISTRY SHOW

When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, March 10 and

Where: Northtown Mall, University Ave. NE and County Rd. 10, Blaine Details: Exhibitors of all levels from the metro area and greater Minnesota. Non-judging and non-selling show.

Information about classes, shows and carving clubs.

Contact: 763-427-8822

LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST: MAPLE SYRUP

Sunday, March 18 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn about the tradition of gathering maple sap and cooking it down to make maple syrup and sugar.

Maple crafts, scavenger hunt and tasting.

All ages. $5/person; registration required.

Contact: 763-324-335; anokacountyparks.com

SPRING COLLEGE FAIR

When: 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, March 22 Where: Centennial When: 11:30-1 p.m.

High School Gym, 4757 Tuesday, March 13 Where: Wargo Nature North Rd., Circle Pines Details: CollegeCenter, 7701 Main St., bound students can visit Lino Lakes with representatives Details: Monthly presentation will include from over 110 regional colleges, universities, local natural history information and possibly community colleges, technical colleges and a relaxing stroll on the specialty schools. Open trails at Wargo. Ages to the community and 50+. No registration parents and students necessary. in any grade level. See Contact: 763-324-335; list of colleges attending or www.anokacounty online. parks.com Contact: isd12.org

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Centennial Community Band Anniversary Concert WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2

DETAILS: Special performance

WHERE: Centennial Performing

celebrating 15 years features past conductors and songs from throughout the years.

Arts Center, 4701 North Rd., Circle Pines

CONTACT: 651-583-1760

LINO LAKES RECYCLING FLASHLIGHT SATURDAY When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

EGG HUNT Saturday, March 17 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Residents of Lino Lakes can recycle appliances and electronics.

Contact: 651-982-2423 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL

When: 2-4 p.m.

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When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Do a craft then look for eggs by flashlight. Hunt begins at 8:15 p.m. Ages K-5th grade. All participants receive age-appropriate prize bag. $8/child.

Register by March 11.

Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT

When: 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, March 24 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: Childcare and activities provided so parents can enjoy an afternoon/evening out. $20/Y members; $25/ non-members. See early bird pricing specials.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-795-9622 or ymcatwincities.org/ locations/lino_lakes_ ymca

EGG HUNT

When: 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, March 24 Where: Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Special hunt for pre-schoolers. Hunt begins at 9:30 a.m.

following craft and visit with the Easter Bunny.

All participants receive age-appropriate prize bag. $8/child. Register

by March 11.

Contact: 651-982-2440 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

Ongoing LINO LAKES TOASTMASTERS

When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Tuesdays Where: Lino Lakes City Hall, Council Workroom, 600 Town Center Pkwy.

Details: A great way for people of all backgrounds to learn to speak, conduct meetings, manage people and lead, delegate and motivate.

Contact: 763-205-0189

OUTDOOR ICE SKATING

When: 4-9 p.m.

Mondays-Fridays; noon-9 p.m. Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays Where: Sunrise Park, 6918 Sunrise Dr.; Birch Park, 6520 Pheasant Run S.; and City Hall Park, 1189 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Supervised

skating rinks with shelters. Closed Tuesday and Thursday at City Hall Park. Call the hotline for updates or closings due to inclement weather.

Contact: 651-982-2448

BABY STORYTIME

When: 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and fingerplays for children birth-24 months and a caregiver.

Contact: 763-324-1540: anokacountylibrary.org

songs and fingerplays for children of all ages and a caregiver. No registration required.

Contact: 763-324-1540; anokacountylibrary.org

ADULT OPEN VOLLEYBALL

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, Nov. 29 March 28 Where: Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm St., Lino Lakes Details: Ages 18+. $5 drop-in fee.

Contact: isd12.org/ community-education

WINTER WALKING TODDLER STORYTIME

When: 11-11:30 a.m.

Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and fingerplays for children ages 2-3 and a caregiver.

Contact: 763-324-1540: anokacountylibrary.org

When: 6-8 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Where: Centennial High School West, 4757 North Rd., Circle Pines Details: Free.

Contact: isd12.org/ community-education

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FAMILY STORYTIME

When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m.

Thursdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories,

‘RABBIT HOLE’

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1 (preview); 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, 9, 16 & 23; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 10, 17 & 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, March

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Nothing over $25.

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16th Annual Fish Fry WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Fridays, March 2,

DETAILS: Hosted by the St. John’s

9, 16 & 23

Men’s Club of St. Genevieve’s Church. $11/adults; $9/seniors; $7/ children 6-12; children 5 and under free.

WHERE: St. John the Baptist Church Fortin Hall, Highway 61 and County Rd. 14, Hugo

CONTACT: stgens.org

4, 11, 18 & 25 Where: Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner deals with how family members survive a major loss. The different ways of dealing with grief lead to dramatic (and sometimes humorous) confrontations.

Recommended ages 13+.

Tickets $25/$22 adults; $22/$19 seniors and students.

Contact: 651-429-5674 or lakeshoreplayers.org

RABBIT HOLE POST SHOW DISCUSSION/PANEL

When: 4 p.m. Sundays, March 4, 11 and 18 Where: Lakeshore Players Theater, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Grief and loss counselors, therapists and the actors will provide their thoughts and reflections of the play. Interactive. Complimentary for any ticket holders from the run of the show.

Contact: lakeshore players.org

Where: The Salvation Army Lakewood Worship Center, 2080 Woodlyn Ave., Maplewood Details: Winter into Spring Concert Series.

Free-will offering.

Contact: lwbb.org

KIDS DREAM WINTER FILM SERIES

When: 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 Where: Marcus Oakdale Theatre, 5677 Hadley Ave. N. Details: $3 admission to see “The Boss Baby,” and concession specials.

Contact: marcus theatres.com/kidsdream

OWL AND SNOWSHOE HIKE

When: 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 2 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Meet resident barred and Eastern screech owls before a night hike. $7/members; $10/non-members. Ages 3+.

Contact: 651-433-2427 or wnc@smm.org

DIVE-IN MOVIE

When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 2 Where: Shoreview When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Community Center, 4580 March 2

LAKE WOBEGON BRASS BAND

N. Victoria St. Details: Guests can float with the aid of water noodles (not provided), relax on the giant sea creature floatables, or lounge on the poolside chairs while you enjoy a popular family friendly movie.

No need to register.

Contact:651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

UPPER MIDWEST SCUBA & ADVENTURE TRAVEL SHOW

When: Noon-4 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Learn the history of maple syruping and see the process first-hand from sap to syrup. On-going family-friendly activities such as demo tree tapping, sap boiling, syrup sampling, crafts and more. $5/person, pay cash at the gate.

Contact: 651-433-2427 or wnc@smm.org

‘SAVING SNOW’ VIEWING

When: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 4 Where: St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Great Hall, 900 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Screening of “Saving Snow,” a 53-minute documentary on the economic impacts of warmer and shorter winters, featuring last year’s canceled Birkebeiner. Olympian Jessie Diggins and other Olympic team members are making a video from South Korea that will also be shown.

Contact: 651-303-2324 or mwindito@aol.com

TRI-COUNTY SENIOR DFL LUNCHEON MEETING

When: 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 6 and the 1st Tuesday of the month Where: Vannelli’s By the Lake, Broadway and Forest Lake Blvd., Forest Lake Details: Seniors 50+ from east Anoka, south Chisago and north Washington Counties discuss topics concerning seniors with a guest speaker.

Contact: 763-227-7536 HOCKEY APPAREL SALE or ckgenz@msn.com When: 1-7 p.m. Friday, March 2; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

MINDFULNESS FOR Saturday, March 3; and PEACE AND PRESENCE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, When: 6-7 p.m.

March 4 Tuesdays, March 6Where: Hugo City April 3 Hall Oneka Room, 14669 Where: Northeast Fitzgerald Ave. N. Youth and Family Details: Fundraiser Services, 1280 N. Birch for White Bear Lake Blvd., White Bear LakeSquirt A and Lake Squirt B Black hockey Details: Class to When: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 Where: Doubletree Hotel, 7800 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis Details: Scuba exhibits, speakers and topics on diving, historic shipwrecks, travel and more. Fundraiser for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society.

Contact: 612-567-3305 or umsatshow.org

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help reduce anxiety, increase focus and improve relationships.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8544

SHOREVIEW COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUB

When: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Arla Carmichael, horticultural supervisor from the Three Rivers Park District and Noerenberg Gardens will speak on “Grasses to Grace your Garden.”

Fee $3. Public welcome.

Contact: 651-484-4341; sandilauer@comcast.net

STILLWATER LADIES NIGHT OUT

When: 5-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8 Where: 100 Main St., Stillwater Details: Downtown shops offer discounts, drink specials, food samples, fashion tips and decorating ideas, followed by drawing at 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 651-342-1386 or www.mainstreet stillwateriba.com

GUIDED MORNING BIRD HIKE

When: 9-10 a.m.

Saturday, March 10 Where: Big Marine Park Reserve, 17495 Manning Trail N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Learn to identify birds that call the area home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with a guide.

Free with parks permit.

Open to all ages; minor must be with an adult.

Meet at playground area.

Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington.mn.us/ parks

MARCH COMEDY SHOW

When: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 10 Where: Running Aces Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Co-headliners Wendy Maybury and Bryan Miller, hosted by Willie Sawyer. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 day of show.

Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER’S MEETING

When: 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14 Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church, 4880

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Hodgson Rd., North Oaks Details: Topic is civics education. Public welcome.

Contact: 651-493-0686

BINGO AND BANANA SPLITS

When: 1:30-3 p.m.

Thursday, March 15 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: $6/resident includes treats, prizes and Bingo. Register by Feb. 12 Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

SHAKE YOUR SHAMROCK

When: 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 17 Where: Kelly’s Korner Bar, 7098 Centerville Road.

Details: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a 7K run and 5K run/walk.

T-shirt, commemorative pint glass and complimentary green beer.

Post-race celebration and awards at noon. Registration required.

Contact: midwest events.com

JIGSAW PUZZLE CONTEST

When: 2-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 17 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Teams of 2-4 players compete to finish the same 550-piece puzzle in the least amount of time. All ages.

Register at the library in advance or the day of event.

Contact: 651-275-7300 or washcolib.org

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER’S FORUM

When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 19 Where: WBLAHS South Campus Auditorium, 3551 McKnight Rd., White Bear Lake Details: Discussion of Minnesota’s redistricting process and proposed reforms for ensuring fair representation. Speakers include Susan Brower, Nick Harper, Tom Horner, Steve Kelley and Professor David Schultz. Open to the public.

Contact: 651-493-0686 or lwvwbl@lwvmn.org

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Emily Shilson controlled Mounds View’s Javon Kaufman on the way to a 7-0 win in the section semifinals.

Cougars’ girl grappler earns 2nd state trip; team has 4 qualifiers

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Emily Shilson, the Centennial wrestler who became the first girl to compete in the Class 3A state tournament last year, will make her second state trip after capturing the 106-pound title at Section 4AAA on Saturday.

Shilson, a junior, is one of four Cougar state qualifiers, along with junior John Noll, the 170-pound champion; senior Cody Peterson, the 195-pound champion; and sophomore Isaiah Bettinger, the 160-pound runner-up.

They will compete Friday and Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Shilson (28-6) beat Irondale freshman Charlie Dojan 9-1 in the finals, after advancing with a first-period pin and a 7-0 decision. That’s a step up for Shilson; last year, she qualified for state as a section runner-up, losing to an unbeaten opponent

in the finals.

Last year, Shilson lost in the first round of state. She was the second girl to qualify for state overall; there was one in Class 1A who went top state twice. So far, no girl has won a match at state. That will be Shilson’s obvious first ground-breaking quest this year.

Noll (39-4) earned his fourth state trip.

He blanked Stillwater’s Josh Piechowski 7-0 for the title after causing to the finals with a first-period pin and a 17-0 technical fall. Noll is ranked No. 8 by The Guillotine.

Peterson (26-3) had a bye, then notched a pin in 1:21, and defeated Mounds View’s Daniel Van Oort 14-2 in the finals. Peterson is ranked No. 6 by The Guillotine.

Bettinger (21-21) won three of four matches, including a true-second over Roseville’s Payton Nelson 9-6.

Placing third for the Cougars were senior Eric Hotakainen (19-23) at 126 pounds and junior Luke Breuning (30-16) at 225.

Centennial swimmers and divers competed in section finals on Feb. 23-24 with diving on Friday and swimming on Saturday.

Placing in the top 16 during prelims let swimmers compete on Saturday, and the top eight from prelims raced in the championship heat with metals being award along with trips to state for many swimmers.

The top two swimmers or relays go to state or they must have a state qualifying time.

Hoping for another trip to state the Cougars started off the meet taking first in the 200 Medley Relay (Baufield, Tran, Sylvester, and Matson) with a state qualifying time of 1:39.01. Up next was the 200 Yard Freestyle where Centennial took eighth (Blilie) with a time of 1:53.79. In the 200 IM Centennial took first (Tran) who will be going to state with a time of 1:59.07 and seventh (Gulbrandson) with a time of 2:08.93.

The 50 free was next with the Cougars taking

third (Baufield) with a state qualifying time of 21.47, and fourth (Matson) with a time of 22.11, falling .09 seconds short of the state cut. After that was the 100 fly where (Sylvester) tied for third with a time of 56.81, just .01 seconds short of being able to go to state.

In the 100 free, Centennial is sending another swimmer to state (Baufield) with a third place finish with a time of 47.44. In the 500 free was (Blilie) coming in fifth place with a final time of 5:09.39.

After that was the 200 free relay where the Cougars had another state qualifying time of 1:28.70 with a relay consisting of (Baufield Tran, L. Deshitsa and Matson). In the 100 backstroke came (Matson) in eighth with a time of 58.97.

Up next was the 100 breaststroke where Centennial will send another swimmer (Tran) with a second place finish and a state qualifying time of 1:00.02, coming in fifth was (Sylvester) with a time of 1:02.95, and

seventh (Gulbrandson) with a time of 1:03.26.

Ending the night was the 400 free relay with Centennial coming in seventh (Blilie, Gulaid, L. Deshitsa and Bretasini) with a final time of 3:34.03.

Two Centennial divers competed on their hopeful trip to state; with the top four divers going to state. Coming in fourth was (McNamara) where he will compete in his third state tournament and seventh (Kramer) who was a first–year diver showing tremendous success this season.

Out of the eight teams participating in the 7AA Section Centennial took 2nd place overall for the second year in a row.

In total, five swimmers and one diver qualified for the state swim and dive tournament that will take place at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center March 3-5.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Centennial boys roll into section hockey finals

Centennial dance team was state entrant in both jazz and kick The Centennial dance team advanced to state in both high-kick and jazz, after both squads placed second at the Section 3AAA competition. At the state meet they were not among the top six advancing to finals.

“We had a very young team this season,” said coach Sarah Austin, whose roster included two senior captions (Morgan Chau and Angela Farris), four juniors, 12 sophomores six freshmen and five middle-schoolers.

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While the Centennial girls hockey team was reaching the state finals last week, the Cougar boys team advanced within one game of the state tournament.

The Cougars (18-6-3), top-seeded in Section 5AA, thumped Coon Rapids 9-0 and Anoka 4-0, and will duel No. 2 seed Maple Grove (13-11-3) for the section crown Thursday, 7 p.m., at Aldrich Arena.

That’s a rematch of last year’s finals, which Maple Grove won. This year the Cougars have beaten the Crimson 5-1 and 4-2.

The Cougars’ 13 goals in the first two section games were divided among nine players as Lucas McGregor knocked in three, Hayden Brickner and Joshua Hermes two each and Wyatt Schoepho-

erster, Austin Kanner, William Francis, Carter Wagner, Jack Menne and Caleb Nelson one each. Travis Allen was in the nets for both shutouts making 21 total saves.

Centennial freshman swimmer Brian Tran qualified for state in three events at Section 7AA on Saturday at Coon Rapids.

Tran won the individual medley in 1:59.07, took second in the breaststroke with 1:00.02, and swam the backstroke leg of the medley relay team that won in 1:39.01, all season-bests.

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ments and growth as a team from start to finish. We really pushed hard at the end and got our scores much higher than what we started the season with.”

Austin credited “great leadership in our veteran dancers to help encourage, motivate, and train all of our rookie dancers. We are excited to see what this team can do next year.”

Cougar gymnast qualified for state in floor exercise Centennial sophomore Kylie Binder qualified for the state gymnastics meet by in floor exercise by placing fourth in Section 7AA on Feb. 16.

Binder scored 9.3, executing a oneand-a-half twist into a punch front to open her routine, a handspring front layout on her second pass and another one-and-a-half twist on her final pass.

“Kylie has a very pretty floor routine to watch,” coach Tina Pierson said. At the state meet last Saturday, Binder scored 9.203. It was her second state trip; she also went in eighth grade.

Binder placed 12th all-around at the sectional with 34.625 and senior Madison Dorn was 14th with 33.90.

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Centennial girls basketball takes a 16-game winning streak into playoffs after closing the regular season beating Armstrong 70-53 and Blaine 78-40 last week.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, the Cougars are 23-3 overall and top seeded in Section 5AAAA. They will host Osseo on Wednesday night.

The Cougars finished 11-1 in the Northwest Suburban Conference, placing first in the North Division, with Champlin Park runner-up at 10-2.

Against Armstrong, Taylor McAuley tossed in 23 points, Sydney Stapleton 13 and Lexi Mathews 12. Against Blaine, fourteen players scored, led by Lexi

Matthews with 12, Claire Orth nine and Emily Mulberry eight.

Cougars nab two close wins in boys hoops Centennial boys basketball pulled out two close games last week, 52-51 over Armstrong and 61-59 over Blaine, and improved to 5-19.

Carter Anderson sank two free shots with 15 seconds left for the winning margin against Armstrong and led with 15 points. Ricky Eason had 12.

Eason led with 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists, hitting 4-for7 on three’s, as the Cougars tripped a good Blaine team (16-8).

Matthew Wyffels added 16 points, and Brett Skaj 12 points (4-for-6 on three’s).

Andrew Metz contributed nine points, 11 rebounds on three charges taken.

Centennial has state entrants in swimming The Centennial swimmers were runners-up in the Section 7AA meet Saturday and will have state entrants in three events.

Forest Lake was champion with 381 points, followed by the Cougars with 328.5 and Blaine 281 among eight teams.

Lucas Baulfield, Brian Tran, Charlie Sylvester and Skye Matson won the medley relay in 1:39.01. Tran, a freshman, won the individual medley in 1:59.07 and placed second in the breaststroke with 1:00.02.

Other high placements were by Baulfield and Matson going 3-4 in the 50 free, Baulfield third in 100 free, Sylvester third in butterfly and fifth in breaststroke, Riley McNamara fourth and Harris Kramer seventh in diving, Andrew Billie fifth in the 500, and the second-place 200 freestyle team of Baulfield, Tran, Lev Deshitsa and Matson.

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Centennial stopped by Edina 2-1 in hockey finals

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

The Centennial Cougars and their fearsome first line were on the verge of a state hockey championship, needing only to get past a team they had beaten once before.

But that team was Edina, a school with over 160 state titles in all sports and just now adding girls hockey to its list of dynasties.

The Hornets threw all kinds of wrenches into the Cougars’ scoring machinery and fought off the Cougars 2-1 at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday evening.

“We can’t be upset about it. We gave it everything we had,” said Centennial coach Kirstina King.

The Cougars finished 254-1 and created a lot of buzz, reaching their first state title game by powering past Lakeville South 2-0 and Eagan 6-1.

‘We made a lot of history this year,” reflected King. “We went 15-0-1 in the conference, we won the section for the first time in 10 years, we won the first quarterfinal game in Centennial history — and, to be playing in the very last game of the season, that was exactly where we hoped we would be.”

The fans, press, and coaches were gushing about the Cougars twin howitzers Gabbie Hughes and Anneke Linser, Miss Hockey finalists who finished with 290 career goals between them after Hughes nailed five and Linser two at state (along with two and three assists respectively).

“Fifteen and seven, they are

two of the best in the state — in the country, actually — so that’s what we have to deal with,” Edina coach Sami Reber told Channel 45 Sports.

Hughes had 46 goals this year, four in the semifinals, and Linser had 29.

But Edina held the tandem to one goal. That was an on-the-run rifle shot by Hughes that tied the score 1-1 late at 14:35 of the second period, off a nice feed from Hannah Backman.

“Playing the body, trying to wear them down shift by shift was definitely something we talked about going into the game,” Reber said.

The Hornet defenders blocked 15 Cougar shots, according to the TV crew’s stat keepers, and goalie Megan Smith stopped 13 of that 14 that got through.

“They always had someone on you,” Hughes said. “They are such a skilled team. They were always figuring out your next move.”

“They got in front of every shot we took,” Linser added.

“They have a lot of speed and put pressure on us. But we still had our chances. I hit a post, and we had some other opportunities.”

Centennial beat the Hornets 3-2 just before Christmas. The Hornets apparently learned well from that experience.

“I never saw them play defense that way before,” King said about the finals. “I think they realized that to stop us they were going to have to protect the middle and block a lot of shots. They did an incredible job with that.”

Edina had no state titles in girls hockey (their boys have 12) until Reber, a Hornet alum, took over as head coach last year and now they have won state in both seasons under her.

Two of Centennial’s losses came against Blake, which lost twice to Edina, including their section final.

Hughes and Linser plan to score many more goals together as teammates at MinnesotaDuluth. Edina, meanwhile, has eight players committed to Division I teams, and two of them beat Centennial’s outstanding goalie Mackenna Stoterau in the championship game. Stoterau stopped 76 of 79 shots in the three games.

A future Gopher, Emily Oden, broke the scoreless tie at 8:38 of the second period. She wheeled off the boards and fired a rocket that glanced off Stoterau’s glove and over her shoulder.

Hughes pulled the Cougars even, but Aliyah Lance, signed

by RPI, regained the lead for Edina with with a well-placed dart on a power play at 2:39 of the third period. Lance also had the game-winner when Edina won its semifinal over Eden Prairie 4-2.

Edina was a fearsome 43 percent on the power play this season. They had another power play shortly after but Centennial hunkered down and killed that one to keep their hopes alive.

“I’m very sad it’s over,” Hughes said. “We knew this was the last time we would lace up our skates together and we all laid everything we had on the line.”

“It was a blast, for sure,” Linser said about the long-coveted state experience. At the end, she said, “We were all crying and sad, but our coaches told us how proud they were of us. We were mostly sad that we were all done.”

Another Cougar making her mark at state was sophomore Allison Pitlick, who scored goals in each of the first two games.

Pitlick got the team’s first goal of the tournament, pouncing on the rebound of a shot by Linser in the first period against Lakeville South. The score remained 1-0 until Linser delivered a power-play goal at 13:46 of the third period, Hughes and Maija Almich assisting. Stoterau made 27 saves in the shutout.

It was pretty much the Gabbie Hughes Show in the semifinals against Eagan as she pumped in three goals in the first 12 minutes and another in the third period. Linser scored in the second period and Pitlick got her ninth of the season in the third.

Almich, Hughes and Backman had one assist each. Stoterau (22 saves) had Eagan blanked until Lauryn Roszack got one past her

with 3:09 left.

Centennial had a big turnout of fans throughout the tournament including a large, vocal, wellbehaved student gallery.

“I was so proud to be part of the Centennial family and the Cougar community,” Hughes said. “Their support has been such a huge part of our success.”

Four Cougars on all-tourney team; special award for Linser Centennial reaped some honors at the conclusion of the state hockey tournament.

Senior scoring leaders Anneke Linser and Gabbie Hughes, senior defender Hannah Backman, and junior goalie Mackenna Stoterau were named to the all-state tournament team.

The award ceremony started with Linser’s name called out as recipient of the Herb Brooks Award, which takes into account traits such as passion for hockey, commitment to team and school, work ethic, mental toughness and hockey skills. Brooks’ son presented the award.

“I’m so honored to have my name associated with Herb Brooks,” Linser said.

Centennial dancers wrap up successful season The Centennial High School varsity jazz and kick teams competed in the 3AAA sectional tournament on Feb. 10 at Bloomington Kennedy High School. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, and the top three teams advanced to the state tournament.

CHS placed second in both Jazz and Kick at sectionals and advanced to the state tournament Feb. 16-17 at The Target Center, where they did not make the finals.

This year was the fourth consecutive year the team has qualified for state. Since 2000, the team has made it to state 13 times.

Coach Sarah Austin couldn’t be more proud of the team, as this year was a rebuilding year with 12 new members. The young team was made up of two seniors, four juniors, 12 sophomores, six freshman and five middle school dancers.

“We made very big improvements and growth as a team from start to finish this season. We really pushed hard at the end and got our scores much higher than what we started

the season with so that we could place in the top three at sections,” Austin said. “We had great leadership in our veteran dancers to help encourage, motivate and train all of our rookie dancers.”

This season marked the third year middle school students were eligible to join the team, which Austin said has really grown the team.

“We hope to continue growing the participation in our program. We are excited to see what this team can do next year as we are only losing two seniors therefore we will have the majority of our team that will have had trained together for two seasons.”

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Police department equips women with personal safety tools

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LINO LAKES — You are walking to your car at night in a poorly lit parking garage after a grueling day at work. You get in your car, lock the doors and start to drive home, soon to realize you are not alone. There is a man in your back seat waiting to assault you.

Although this scenario happens, Lino Lakes Police Officer Jackie McIntosh explained it is extremely rare. “(For the) 80 percent of women who are sexually or physically abused, it is done by somebody they know,” she said. “When I ask people what their biggest fear is, they say it is when they get into their car and don't realize there is a man in their back seat or they are jogging through a park and are attacked.”

The Lino Lakes Police Department hosted a women's personal safety class Thursday, Feb. 15, to demonstrate how women can take their personal safety into their own hands. After posting the event on Facebook, McIntosh said the event immediately fi lled up to its capacity of 24 participants.

In the 10.5 years McIntosh has

The following are warning signs or risk factors for assault by somebody you know: • Controlling, jealousy • Abusive fathers • Substance abuse or mental illness • Pulling away from family and friends • Going through someone's phone

The following are warning signs or risk factors for assault by a stranger: • Not being aware of surroundings.

• Looking at a cell phone/wearing headphones • Walking alone • High heels • Drinking/substance use • Hands full

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• Of women who are sexually or physically abused, 80 percent are the target of somebody they know.

• 96 percent of perpetrators of sexual assaults or assaults are men.

• One in six women will face some type of sexual abuse in their life or be raped. (Number is likely higher due to unreported incidents.)

• Two in five women will experience sexual violence in their lifetime.

• 15 percent of high school girls and 20 percent of college-aged females will deal with sexual assault or coercion.

From the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Officers Katie Kraemer and Jackie McIntosh demonstrate how to punch properly.

been on the police force, she said she has never responded to a report of sexual or physical assault by strangers. “That is a realistic fear, but the reality is (female victims) are far more likely to be assaulted by somebody they are friends with, in a relationship with or somebody they know. It's bar fights, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, aunts and uncles, grandparents; it's not strangers.”

The department offers the course quarterly (depending on demand) and has also given the presentations to specific groups such as the YMCA or schools. Officers have also presented on other topics including drugs and sex trafficking.

The class detailed statistics, discussed risk factors and warning signs, ways to protect yourself and ended with hands-on punching and kicking exercises.

“We think it's important for people to take safety into their own hands, to realize they have a lot more control than they probably think they do when it comes to their own safety. There is a lot they can do individually to prepare themselves for dangerous situations,” McIntosh said.

One thing women should do to better prepare themselves for these type of situations is run through the scenarios in their heads.

things.”

Hoppe was surprised by the percentage of women who know their attacker and was glad she had time to practice the punches and kicks.

Grace Sanchez, a junior at Centennial High School, attended the class with her mom and a friend.

“My mother told me about it and said it would be a good thing to do,” she explained.

Sanchez learned about some of the different weapons that are available, some of which can be everyday objects like pens. She also mastered how to throw a punch (despite her torn ACL) the proper way, with the thumb positioned over knuckles.

“I learned the skills I need to protect myself, and it was a fun class,” Sanchez said.

Although participants didn't necessarily leave with ninja skills, they did leave better equipped to respond to an attack situation and protect themselves and their loved ones. McIntosh said the department plans to host another class in May. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

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“Most of us haven't been in a fi re, but we know what to do because we do fi re drills; personal safety is the same, just like police work. We visualize things that could happen, how we will respond and that makes us better prepared for when they actually do happen,” she said.

McIntosh also wanted to give each of the women permission to do nasty things.

“Give yourself permission to do what people consider to be violent or gross things. Give yourself permission to do those things to someone who is trying to hurt you. If you are in an attack situation, allow yourself to do anything to survive the situation,” she said. “Most people have never thought about putting a thumb in somebody's eyeball or stabbing somebody with a pen. They are violent things, but they can save your life. If you never think about it, you may not be prepared when it happens.”

Lino Lakes resident Robin Hoppe was told about the class from a friend. “I think you can never be too safe,” she said. “I wanted to refresh the things I have learned in the past and learn the proper way to do

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founded the chaplain program in 2011, is no stranger to the community. He joined the department in 1985 and fi lled various roles including patrol officer, investigator and deputy chief, and ultimately served as the chief for six years before he retired at the age of 51 in 2004 due to health problems.

Even though Heckman turned in his police gear, he was not ready to give up making a difference in the community.

“One of the neighboring departments had an officer who took their own life, which is unfortunately too typical for law enforcement. I mentioned to those who were working at the time that we really need to have a chaplain here, not only for the officers, but for the community,” he said. “Just like I felt called to be an officer, I felt called to serve as a chaplain.”

Heckman trained to be a chaplain through the Minnesota Emergency Service Chaplain Association (MESCA) and obtained a bachelor's degree from Bethel University in Christian ministries.

“As an officer I saw the need for a quality chaplain to assist the officers.

In my mind, I've always been one of the officers; I've spent my entire career at this organization,” he said.

“If they get called to a death scene and they are spending half or more of their shift at that scene, there are other calls that are being neglected or they are not doing everything that needs to be done.”

Clearence, a resident of Columbus, became involved with the program after her garage burned down. The investigator for the fi re was CFD Assistant Chief David Bruder. “I was at a time in my life where I was at a crossroads. I was looking at going into hospice care and I was working at A Home Enhanced in downtown Centerville,” she explained. “One day, Dave walked in and I asked him on the spot if they needed a chaplain.”

Although Heckman's role wasn't with the fi re department, he would fi ll in when he could. However, at one point he was busy volunteering about 80 hours a week with various organizations such as the school district, churches and a heart transplant support group. After

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Clearence completed her MESCA training, the chaplains became a team of two in April 2017. The two are now able to respond to calls together if necessary or provide backup if one of them is unable to respond.

As chaplains, they are there for people of all faiths in addition to those with no faith at all. When responding to a call, they can listen, pray, read Scripture or do whatever the family desires. In Heckman's time as a chaplain, he has responded to over 60 death scenes, 16 of which happened in one year. He said he has responded to

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Joel Heckman and Patricia Clearence volunteer their time to serve as chaplains for the Centennial Lakes Police Department, Centennial Fire District, Lexington Fire Department and the community.

drownings, electrocutions, suicides, house fi res and more.

So far, Clearence has responded to about six calls and, on a lighter note, gave a ceremonial blessing for LFD's new apparatus.

In addition to responding to tragedies, the two are on standby for any internal department needs, such as personnel conflicts at the station or officers dealing with family issues at home or coping with the aftermath of a bad call.

The thanks they receive from the families and officers they work with is what keeps them going. “Even if they don't say thank you, you know you have provided a little bit of solace to them in their great time of need,” Heckman explained. He recalled a comment made to him from a family who previously knew him when he was chief. They told him, “What you are doing now is so much more important than what you did as chief,” and he couldn't agree more.

Clearence said she enjoys being able to reduce a family's stress level and “watching that stress level come down and allowing them to talk or giving them a hug,” she said. “It is amazing the strength that gets passed along through an embrace.”

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very welcoming. We don't do auditions. The atmosphere and personality of the group is very positive.”

Hyatt said the two goals she had for the group was first, “to keep music alive out in the community,” and second, “to be family-oriented.”

“Some families go out and play bingo, soccer or they will do things as a family; yet you have whole families of musicians and they all play in different bands,” she said. “If they live close by, why can't they all go to the same place and be family musicians?”

At one time all of Hyatt's four children played in the band, even her grandchildren. “For a while, we called ourselves the third-generation band,” Hyatt said laughing.

Her sister Marian Milbridge, 81, of North St. Paul still plays clarinet in the band along with Milbridge's daughter (Hyatt's niece), Kay Larson, a resident of White Bear Lake.

“Growing up, I was in sports and band. When I was in high school my mom said she wanted me to keep up with my instrument, so she bought me one. I said I wanted to do sports and she said, 'When you get to be older, you can always do your instrument, you can't always do sports,'” Larson said. “Well, I am still doing the sports and I am still in the band.”

Larson has been in the band since its inception and plays euphonium, a large baritone-voiced brass instrument. She also plays volleyball, softball, broomball and golf.

“Each director has brought something different, which is nice. The band has really grown musically and in numbers,” she explained. “I like playing in it because it is a good group of people. There is not a lot of drama. When we get there, we are all business.”

Friday's concert will feature 15 songs, one from each year of the band's existence. Former directors will also be present to conduct the group for old times' sake.

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Top right: Marian Milbridge, Kay Larson’s mother, still plays clarinet in the band at the age of 81.

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POLICE REPORTS The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers were dispatched to the 30 block of Central Street in Circle Pines Feb. 15 for a possible drunk driver. An adult male was arrested for third-degree DWI. • Police mediated a civil dispute in the 4000 block of Lovell Road in Lexington Feb. 15.

• Officers responded to a property damage accident in the 9200 block of Griggs Avenue in Lexington Feb. 16. There were no injuries and the damage was under $1,000.

• Officers were dispatched to Circle Pines Feb. 18 on report of a suicidal female.

Officers assisted ambulance and rescue in treating the victim. An ambulance transported the victim to the hospital for further evaluation.

• An officer saw a male in the 100 block of Civic Heights Circle in Circle Pines Feb.

19. The male was arrested and brought to jail.

• A criminal sexual conduct incident was reported in Circle Pines Feb. 19.

The victim was referred to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division.

• Officers responded to the 1700 block of Main Street in Centerville Feb. 17 on report of a male loitering in a back yard. Officers located the male and transported him to the bus stop in Blaine.

• Officers were dispatched to the 7000 block of Centerville Road Feb. 17 on report of a large group fighting. Officers arrived and the fighting stopped.

The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 6500 block of Ware Road Feb. 13. A homeless adult male was identified and transported to a nearby

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• Officers responded on a report of a burglary in the 1200 block of Main Street Feb. 13. Officers determined it was a civil dispute over property, and the caller was advised on steps to take for the civil process.

• Officers responded to a possible shoplifting in progress in the 700 block of Apollo Drive Feb. 13. Officers arrived and detained the suspects, who were later released and trespassed from the location.

• Officers were dispatched to a welfare check of a male walking down the road in the 600 block of Main Street Feb. 13. While en route, officers were advised the male had fallen in the street.

The male was transported by ambulance to the hospital and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Officers responded to a twovehicle property damage accident in the area of Otter Lake Road and Main Street

Feb. 14. Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene. Both drivers were not injured.

• Officers attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding in Lino Lakes; however, the driver failed to stop and increased speed. The driver was arrested a short time later by the Ramsey Police Department for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

• An officer received information about an IRS scam from a complainant in the 1200 block of Birch Street Feb. 16. The complainant did not suffer a financial loss but wanted the police to be aware.

• An officer took a phone call from a complainant in the 300 block of Sioux Lookout Feb. 16 regarding an ongoing situation where the caller and his neighbors have observed a suspicious vehicle in their neighborhood. Officers told the caller to call when the

Teresa Bender, City Clerk City of Centerville, Minnesota Published one time in the Quad Community Press on February 27, 2018.

CITY OF LINO LAKES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning & Zoning Board of the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, to consider the following: • Main Street Shoppes 2nd Addition, PIN # 24-31-22-11-0008 o Preliminary Plat o Site Plan Review • Love to Grow On Childcare Center, PIN # 30-31-22-44-0074 o Conditional Use Permit for Commercial Day Care Facility o Site Plan Review o Variances • Distinctive Elements Tile and Design, PIN # 17-31-22-21-0017 o Conditional Use Permit for Contractor Shop and Office o Site Plan Review For further information regarding the above item, contact City Planner, Katie Larsen, at 651-982-2426.

Anyone wishing to be heard regarding these items will be given the opportunity at the time of the hearing. If you have any questions or need special accommodations, please call 651-982-2400.

Julie Bartell, City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on February 27, 2018.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (ANCILLARY PROCEEDING) COURT FILE NO. 02-PR-17-299 Estate of Michael P Berry, Decedent.

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of Decedent’s Will, dated April 9, 2014, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar in an ancillary proceeding. The application has been granted. Any objections may be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Elizabeth A Berry, whose address is 421 Timbermill Dr., Lexington, SC, 29073 as Ancillary Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested personmay be entitled to appointment as Personal Representative or may object to the appointment of the Personal Representative.

Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the Personal Representative has the power to administer the Estate in Minnesota including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of thisNotice or the claims will be barred **A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given tho the Attorney General pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivisions 5.

Dated December 12, 2017 Peggy Zelor, Registrar Lori O’Brien, Court Administrator Attorney for Ancilliary Personal Representative: Arthur E White III Todd and Johnson, L.L.P. 609 Sims Ave Columbia, SC, 29205 Attorney License No: 78699 Telephone: (803) 252-1500 FAX: (803) 252-1375 e-mail: awhite@toddandjohnson.com Published two times in the Quad Community Press on February 20 and 27, 2018.

vehicle is seen so officers can speak with the driver.

• Officers stopped a vehicle for improper lane use in Lino Lakes Feb. 17. An adult female was arrested for driving while impaired.

• Officers responded to a call reporting a fight at a local establishment in the 7700 block of Lake Drive Feb. 17.

One male was arrested on outstanding warrants.

• An officer was requested to a residence in the 6600 block of Black Duck Drive Feb. 18 for a strong gas odor in a home.

The officer determined a gas burner on the stove had been turned on and suggested the homeowner open windows to vent the home.

• Officers stopped a vehicle for driving recklessly in a parking lot in the 6200 block of Hodgson Road Feb. 19. An adult female was arrested for driving while impaired.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: PATERNITY COURT FILE NO. 02-FA-18-266 SUMMONS TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY, CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME Blanca Aurora Vazquez Francisco, Plaintiff, Vs. Jose Manuel Vara Pastrana, Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: WARNING: THE PLAINTIFF HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU REGARDING THE PATERNITY, CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME OF YOUR MINOR CHILD. A COPY OF THE PAPERWORK REGARDING THE LAWSUIT IS SERVED ON YOU WITH THIS SUMMONS. THIS SUMMONS IS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FROM THE COURT THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS, READ THIS SUMMONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT, CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE. 1. The Plaintiff has filed a lawsuit against you asking for the adjudication of paternity, custody and parenting time of your minor child. A copy of the Complaint for Adjudication of Paternity, Custody and Parenting Time is attached to this Summons.

2. You must serve upon Plaintiff and file with the Court a written Answer to the Complaint, and you must pay the required filing fee. Answer forms are available from the Court Administrator’s office. You must serve your Answer upon Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty (20) days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file your Answer, the Court may give the Plaintiff everything he or she is asking for in the Complaint.

PARTIES TO A PATERNITY ACTION ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEMPT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA LAW. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCLUDES MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND OTHER PROCESSES AS SET FORTH IN THE DISTRICT COURT RULES. YOU MAY CONTACT THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT RESOURCES IN YOUR AREA. IF YOU CANNOT PAY FOR MEDIATION OR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, IN SOME COUNTIES, ASSISTANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH A NONPROFIT PROVIDER OR A COURT PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE OR THREATS AS DEFINED IN MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 518B, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRY MEDIATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE PENALIZED BY THE COURT IN LATER PROCEEDINGS. NOTICE OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Parenting education may be required in a custody or parenting time proceedings. You may contact court administration for additional information regarding this requirement and the availabitiy of parent education programs.

Dated: february 13, 2018 Jonathan E. Fruchtman, #158537 Attorney for Plaintiff 1422 West Lake Street, Suite 208 Minneapolis, MN 55408 Telephone: (612) 827-2643 Published three times in the Quad Community Press on February 27, March 6 and 13, 2018.

STATE OF WISCONSIN POLK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT HARASSMENT INJUNCTION HEARING CASE NO. 2018CV000034 Karie Arlene Bartlett vs.

Brandon Allen Martinson A harassment temporary restraining order was issued on February 6, 2018 against Brandon Allen Martinson.

A hearing on the petition to grant a harassment injunction will be held on February 28, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Branch 3, before Court Commissioner James Krupa, Court Official.

TO THE RESPONDENT: If you fail to appear at the hearing, the relief requested will be granted.

Published one time in the Quad Community Press on February 27, 2018.

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“BLACK PANTHER” (PG-13) [Prolonged sequences of action violence and a brief, rude gesture.]

— Terrific special effects and choreographed fight sequences dominate this highly anticipated, action-packed, fast-paced, entertaining, star-studded (Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman and Sterling K. Brown), 3-D, futuristic, 134-minute, scifi thriller based on the Marvel comics in which a mythical African king and crime fighter (Chadwick Boseman) is challenged for his right to the throne of his wealthy nation of Wakanda and then tries to prevent a smuggler (Michael B. Jordan) from selling valuable stolen vibranium to South Koreans.

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Fun Fact No only child has been a U.S. President.

[Language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault.] [Subtitled] — After a wannabe-singing waitress (Daniela Vega) in Santiago rushes her divorced textile business partner and longtime lover (Francisco Reyes) to the hospital and he tragically succumbs to a brain aneurysm in this Oscar-nominated, emotionally intense, touching, well-acted, intriguing, 104-minute film, she ends being terribly mistreated by the Chilean detective (Amparo Noguera) investigating the case and her lover’s ex-wife (Aline Kuppenheim) and horrible family (Nicolás Saavedra, Luis Gnecco, et al.).

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“A HIJACKING” (R)

- George Carlin [Language.] [Partially subtitled] [DVD only] — After desperate, tenacious Somali pirates (Abdihakin Asgar, et al.) hijack a Danish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean on its way to Mumbai and demand $15 million in ransom in this lackluster, 115-minute, 2012 thriller, the stern, coldhearted CEO (Søren Malling) of the shipping company and his executives (Dar Salim and Gary Skjoldmose Porter) begin negotiations for the lives of their frightened crew (Pilou Asbæk, Roland Møller, et al.) who were kept hostages for more than 167 days.

“SAMSON” (PG-13) [Violence and battle sequences.]

— An intense, engaging, violent, star-dotted (Lindsay Wagner and Rutger Hauer), 110-minute Biblical story in Gaza, Israel, about Hebrew strongman Samson (Taylor James) in 1170 B.C., who was chosen by God to protect the Tribe of Dan and after a tragic marriage to a Philistine slave (Frances Sholto-Douglas) goes head-tohead with the Philistine army, the evil King (Billy Zane) and his power-hungry son (Jackson Rathbone) many years later to free his people along with his devoted brother (Greg Kriek) but is betrayed by a duplicitous, beautiful woman (Caitlin Leahy).

WENDY SCHADEWALD The preceding films were reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who has been a Twin Cities film critic since 1986. To see more of her film reviews, log on to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com

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Pediatric dentist creates a fun atmosphere for families

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

For many people, going to the dentist can be an unpleasant, dreaded experience. Sprouts Pediatric Dentistry in Hugo aims to change that at a young age while equipping children with the knowledge they need to have a life full of healthy smiles.

Dr. Meredith Kurysh began her practice in 2013 when it was located in a leased space near Festival Foods. In December 2017 Kurysh's dream to open her practice in her very own building became a reality when Sprouts moved into a brand new space located at 14722 Victor Hugo Blvd.

Kurysh, a Mahtomedi grad, grew up in Hugo and knew she wanted to pursue a career in health care.

In the beginning, she wasn't sure if that meant medicine or dentistry, but she soon realized it was the latter.

“I wanted a job where I could help people,” she said.

She completed her undergraduate studies at the College of St. Benedict and attended dental school at the University of Minnesota.

Kurysh knew she wanted to make an impact when it counts. “I had great dental experiences as a kid, and my parents always helped us take great care of our teeth. I loved going to the dentist; they were always happy when I went,” she said. “In pediatrics, it’s a chance to make a difference right from the start by providing information and education to both parents and their children to help them take care of their smiles.”

She returned to the University of Minnesota to complete her specialty residency in pediatric dentistry and was a general dentist in various locations throughout the U.S. for six years while her husband served in the Navy, before opening her practice in Hugo.

Because of the variety of practices Kurysh saw while moving around the country, she knew what

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Dr. Meredith Kurysh, Office Manager Jill Ricci, Dental Assistant Stacey Carlson and Dental Hygienist Tammy Johnson make up the Sprouts Pediatric Dentistry team.

type of clinic would work for her and her team of three. The new space is around 4,520 square feet, 2,820 square feet bigger than its previous location.

It is clear when one pulls up to the building that it is designed for kids; the “Dr. Seussical” entrance is not perfectly aligned. “We wanted to blend in well with our surroundings, match the aesthetics and high caliber of the other buildings, but we also wanted it to have just a touch of whimsy to set it apart as a kids' dentist without being too over-thetop.”

As families walk in the door, they are greeted by bright colors and ocean décor throughout the building; the lobby even has a children's area with fun activities and sea creatures hanging off of the ceiling.

Another feature is the family room, where siblings can undergo treatment at the same time, right next to one another.

Sprouts sees families from as far away as Duluth, western Wisconsin and Cambridge, but also from cities close by such as White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, Lino Lakes, Shoreview, Blaine and Forest Lake. The practice performs primary care such as routine cleanings, checkups, exams and preventative care such as sealants and fluoride treatments. It also provides full-scope restorative care such as fi llings, crowns or teeth removal.

“It is so great to be able to give parents and children the information and skills they need to take care of their teeth for a lifelong healthy smile,” Kurysh said. “We enjoy seeing our families and kids year after year as well as seeing the kids grow and hear their stories.”

Office Assistant Jill Ricci said, “My favorite part is seeing them (the kids) come in nervous and when they leave they are high-fiving me. You can just see that fear go away. They come in clinging to their parents, nervous, and by the end they are proud of themselves that they did it.”

Sprouts tries to make the experience as comfortable as possible and has even been known to use stuffed animals as “teaching buddies” to demonstrate what is going to happen with each tool.

Kurysh is also a part-time faculty member at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches students in clinics. A couple of times a month, she and her team visit Children's Hospital in St. Paul, Minneapolis or Minnetonka to see children who

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Sprouts Pediatric Dentistry's lobby has a fun “Kidz Zone” for children to play in before they get dental work done.

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Sprouts' new building features a family room, where siblings can undergo treatment at the same time, right next to one another.

have special health care concerns.

Sprouts has also been known to make visits to local day care facilities and preschools for educational presentations.

“We take our responsibility very seriously. As a pediatric clinic providing a dental home and fi rst dental experience, this sets the tone for their lifetime of dental care and, hopefully, healthy smiles,” Kurysh said. “We strive to provide a positive experience so kids will continue their preventive dental care appointments and dental health care into adulthood.”

Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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