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Andrew Zimmern tells of his struggle with drugs and alcohol

Centennial High School Class of 2016

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

LINO LAKES — For around 18 years, Andrew Zimmern struggled with alcohol and drugs. He has now been sober for around 25 years and visited the Pines School in Lino Lakes on May 26 to talk about his struggles and recovery and to inspire some young people to ask for help. Zimmern is an TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher, and is the co-producer of the Travel Channel's series “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern,” “Bizzare Foods America” and “Andrew Zimmern's Bizzare World.” He also hosts “Dining with Death” and is a three-time James Beard Foundation Award winner. “My greatest hope whenever I give these talks is that one person there goes and actually talks to someone who can help them in a real and meaningful way,” he said. “That someone who is on the fence, who has kind of lost that bit of stubborn ego that prevents them from taking advantage of a resource, actually walks up to a teacher, volunteer, someone at their YMCA group, or a caregiver who they are exposed to over the weekend and says ‘I am struggling with this, it is just eating me alive,’ whatever that is.” Zimmern presented his talk to around 80 youth from the Pines School Day Program, Nonsecure Program and the Alternative Learning Center. He typically gives around 10-20 presentations to schools each year and said he would give them every day if he could, but due to his extensive travel schedule he is not able to do so. “What could possibly be more important than talking to a group of young people who are struggling with some aspect of their life? What better way to spend your hour is there? I actually can't think of one,” he said. “For some people, service work is fun; for some people, it is a way to have a better life. I have been public about my struggle with drugs and alcohol. This puts one more bit of space between me and the life I don't want to go back to.” Zimmern, who currently resides in Edina with his wife, is originally from New York City and described his upbringing as “very normal and average.” But it all changed at the age of 13. Zimmern went away to a summer camp and he returned home to find out his mother would never be the same. She went into the hospital to get a routine procedure done to cover up a scar and, due to complications, spent a year in a coma and lost one-third of her brain cells. “She was never the same,” he said. It was after that, Zimmern said, that his mind started telling him things that weren't accurate. “He (Zimmern’s father) said, ‘Let’s stay strong together,’ I heard, ‘Shut up and don't tell anybody about it.’ He said, ‘We are going to get through this SEE ANDREW ZIMMERN, PAGE 11

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Ms. Julie Enwright directs Centennial High School Concert Choir members in a rendition of “For Good” from the musical Wicked during the commencement exercises for the Class of 2016 Saturday, June 4 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. Find more graduation photos on page 2.

Mentor program provides positive role models for at-risk youth BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — For the past 15 years the mentor program at Golden Lake Elementary School has aimed to not only make a difference in the lives of at-risk students, but also to take their mind off of issues that might be going on outside of school. At-risk students can mean a variety of things, including students who have moved a lot, have low self-esteem or family issues going on at home. Terri Klebe, a paraprofessional who manages the program, said over one-quarter of the student population at Golden Lake Elementary is considered at risk. The program, which originally started out as 10 high school student mentors from the National Honor Society (NHS), has now grown to around 130 high school mentors as well as approximately 10 mentors from

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BUSINESS BRIEFS F& M Bank honored for community involvement F&M Bank was recently recognized from the Minnesota Bankers Association (MBA) for its community involvement through the Community Champion recognition program. F&M is one of 22 honored banks that worked with hundreds of organizations in its communities, provided financial support, volunteers, materials, supplies or food to its neighbors. Of the banks that were honored, more than 43,000 hours and 950 employees participated in a variety of volunteer events or programs. F&M employees volunteered on behalf of organizations such as Feed My Starving Children, American Cancer Society, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Shoreview Area Housing Initiative, local schools and nonprofits.

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were treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2014, up from 600 that were reported in 2011. The MAO wants to debunk four myths about consumer firework risks: • Small doesn't equate safe. • Just because you're not lighting or throwing it doesn't mean you're out of the firing line. • Even though it looks like a dud, it may not act like one. • July 4 can be complete without using consumer fireworks. If you experience a firework eye injury: seek medical attention immediately, avoid rubbing or rinsing the eyes or applying pressure, do not remove any object from the eye, apply ointments or take any pain medications before seeking medical help.

MSAE changes name The Midwest Society of Association Executives (MSAE) changed its name to Associations North on May 18. Associations North is the “association for associations” that serves more than 1,200 association management professionals in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. In addition to the name change, the organization unveiled a new corporate identity.

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High school student graduates despite the odds BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — Annmarie DeRosa never thought she would graduate from high school, let alone attend college. But she is doing just that. DeRosa recently graduated from the Centennial Area Learning Center (CALC) in Circle Pines and already has plans to attend college next fall. “It feels pretty good. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the CALC,” she said. DeRosa, 18, who is originally from St. Paul, attended Centennial High School her freshman year. Her family then moved to Wisconsin. She attended school in Wisconsin her sophomore year, then tried attending an online school for her junior year. She moved back to Minnesota in June. DeRosa should have graduated in 2015, but that did not happen. “I hated school. I liked to drink a lot, and so that really kind of made me not want to go to school; I’d rather hang out with my friends,” she said. “I didn’t really see the whole picture, and now I see it. I didn’t see the importance of school and never thought I would go to college … it all just seems so funny now.” On top of a strong dislike for school and a lack of motivation to go, she also struggled with anxiety. High school in a traditional setting flared her anxiety

because the school was too large, she said. She stopped going to school for about a year and then her world changed. She found out she was pregnant last July, and from that moment on she was determined to finish school. “He is such a blessing. He is the reason I actually graduated this year,” she said. DeRosa got the idea to attend CALC after a friend recommended it. She started attending the school last September and completed the adult transition program in March. Her son, Jay, was born in April. The adult transition program allowed her to check in at the school two days a week and the rest of the time she could stay home and get her schoolwork done there. She said staying home really helped her anxiety, especially since she didn’t have to face everybody while she was pregnant. The adult transition program offers programming for students ages 18-21. Students in the program must meet specific goals on their individual education plan in order to graduate. The focus is on five areas of transition, including post-secondary education and training, employment, community participation, recreation and leisure and home living. “He (her teacher Matthew Lennon) is really cool, and he really motivated me to get it done. I would be at a loss without him,” she said. DeRosa along with 22 other students officially

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Annmarie DeRosa poses for a photo with her son Jay at the Centennial Area Learning Center (CALC) graduation Thursday, June 2.

graduated from CALC on Thursday, June 2. She said she feels relieved and now feels much better about

attending college. She will attend Century College in the fall to obtain her associate’s degree in nursing. She hopes

to become a nurse in a clinic setting and potentially work with children.

STUDENT NEWS Hannah Spear of Lino Lakes has been named to the University of Wisconsin-Superior dean's list for academic achievement during the spring 2016 semester. Carrie Dorsey of Lino Lakes has been named to the Minnesota State Community and Technical College president's list for the spring 2016 semester. Halie Langanki of Lino Lakes was elected to the Sigma Xi Honor Society at Carleton College in Northfield. This election indicates that a student has demonstrated evidence of research potential in a field of pure or applied science. Mackenzie Smith of Circle Pines earned the Andrea Grove Iseminger '59 Fund for off-campus studies at Carleton College. The fund was created in 2001 to honor Andrea Grove Iseminger and her distinguished service to Carleton as the director of off-campus studies. Jaycie Gerding of Lino Lakes made the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Paige Waytashek of Lino Lakes made the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Brent Classen of Lino Lakes graduated from Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's degree in business administration (cum laude). Evan Perez of Lino Lakes graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering. Nathaniel Ecker and Joel Reckard of Lino Lakes both made the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester at Michigan Technological University. Ecker is pursuing a degree in civil engineering and

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The problem is growing Drug use among teenagers is frightening

HAT PROMPTS YOUNG people, or adults as well, to get involved with addictive drugs? This is a growing problem in our communities and, unfortunately, across the nation. As I visit with people, I have been asking the same questions. What I am hearing is there is not a single answer why, but multiple reasons. For some, it’s free money. People acquire drugs and start pedaling them. It’s very profitable. Prescription drugs are fraudulently distributed. With so many regulations and security of drugs by pharmacists, drugs are still getting into the marketplace. According to our pharmacist Jim Polucho at the Medicine Chest, some who are using pain medicaAbout the people tions get refills and sell a portion of them. It’s easy money. Prescription Town drug abuse is the fastest growing Gene Johnson drug problem in the nation. This is not getting at the root cause. For many teens, it’s peer pressure. For some it’s experimenting. For others it’s for a feel good experience, or to relieve stress. Minnesota’s top prescription drug dispensed in March of 2014 was 108,498 hydrocodone with acetaminophen. The second most dispensed drug was oxycodone HCL with 87,999 dispensed. Some blame the parents who are not aware of what their children are doing or the friends they are with. Some teens feel the stress and problems of home and they want to escape so they turn to drugs. There is a lot of education taking place in our school systems, online and in churches, but the problem escalates. Illicit drugs are distributed and sold within Minnesota by Mexican drug trafficking organizations, street gangs, independent entrepreneurs, and other criminal organizations. Heroin and other opiates continue to escalate in the Twin Cities according to the 2013 report by Community Epidemiology Work groups. Heroin accounted for a record high of 14 percent of treatment admissions and most of the young patients reportedly initially used prescription opiates before progressing to heroin addiction. Meth related treatment admissions have also been rising in the Twin Cities since 2009 and account for 10 percent of total admissions. Urgent care department visits from cocaine has declined from 2004 to 2011. In the same period marijuana and heroin have increased significantly. It you take into consideration drug and alcohol abuse in 2013, alcohol represented 40 percent in addiction treatment programs, 15 percent for marijuana, 14 percent for heroin, 10 percent for meth and 9 percent for other opiates. Cocaine was at 4 percent. Some suggest that our society has been adverse to pain. The solution, just pop a pill. Maybe you have gone through a surgery or have a back injury and got started on a pain killer that is addictive. I know from knee surgery, it’s easy to take the pain away and then to use a pain pill occasionally for arthritic back pain. We need to be aware of the harmful effects to our bodies of any and all drugs. When it comes to meth, it doesn’t take very long to become hooked, become out of control and do anything to have resources to purchase more. One mother told me what her father always taught her, “The friends you keep will determine the trouble you meet.” Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” We need to recognize that we are all uniquely created and wired and do not need to look any differently than we are and to build solid friendships with people we can look to as mentors. In a recent sermon by Jason Anderson at Eagle Brook, we learned that true friendship centers around commonality, loyalty, generosity and encouragement. I encourage you to assess this serious concern taking place in our society with your family. Discuss it, find out what your kids think and the reason why. Find a friend or a young person to encourage. All of us need encouragement. Gene Johnson is publisher emeritus, Press Publications.

Light rail debate at center of impasse

he numbers boggle the mind. The state’s $42 billion budget, we were told in March 2016, was not enough. Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Democrats wanted additional new spending of $700 million. They also wanted $600 million per year in new gas taxes and an additional one-half cent ($460 million per year) in metro transit sales taxes! Plus $1.4 billion in Legislator bonding (borrowing) for major pubLingo lic works projects. The Republican Linda Runbeck House proposed zero in new spending and compromised on $180 million with the governor and Senate. For transportation, Republicans proposed $600 million from existing auto repair taxes, the surplus and modiﬁcations to the tab fees. On borrowing for major projects, they proposed $800 million but compromised on $1.1 billion. But according to Gov. Dayton, it’s not enough! One project remains at the center of the impasse. It’s the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT). Democrats have made it clear that without $135 million for SWLRT and another one-half cent in transit sales tax, they will hold hostage the bonding bill and funding for the state’s 12,000 miles of roads and bridges.

The SWLRT is not just any project. It is the linchpin to the unelected Met Council’s vision to roll out a rail transit system of 17 corridors of ﬁxed rail “guideways” ($10 billion or more to construct). Concerns about this massive investment of taxpayer dollars do not end with the construction costs. Building a 17-line system will require perpetual taxpayer subsidies of $500 million per year to cover operating and maintenance costs. Transit fares cover only 34 percent of operating costs. At $1.74 billion, SWLRT is the most expensive capital project in state history, but it’s a fraction of what’s to come. (Those same dollars could build 174 lane miles of roads and transport millions of passengers and tons of commercial goods in autos, buses and trucks!) More importantly, SWLRT is the embodiment of Met Council’s Thrive 2040 Plan of social engineering which gives Met Council control of the housing mix, income mix and population mix in suburban communities along these 17 transit corridors. For example, the Thrive 2040 plan for the city of Andover requires that two-thirds of all new housing be “affordable” meaning few new single-family homes will be permitted to be built. Those that are will be artiﬁcially high-priced due to lack of supply. If the governor’s metro transit sales tax demands are agreed to, suburbanites will provide the critical funding at $1 billion and growing annually. Massive

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QUAD AREA EVENTS CENTERVILLE MUSIC IN THE PARK When: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 Where: Hidden Spring Park, 1601 LaMotte Drive, Centerville Details: The Dirty Shorts Brass Band plays New Orleans Style Brass music. Contact: 651-429-3232; www.centervillemn.com

REP. TOM EMMER MOBILE OFFICE HOURS When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, June 9 Where: Circle Pines City Hall – Council Chambers, 200 Civic Heights Circle Details: Meet and discuss issues with Congressman Tom Emmer, District 6. Contact: 763-241-6848 or emmer.house.gov

DOLLARS INTO SENSE CLASS When: 10 a.m. Thursday, June 9 Where: Anoka County Human Services Center, 1201 89th Ave., Blaine Details: Class covers tracking expenses, putting together a spending plan, goal setting, credit and where to get additional help. Register at least 3 days prior. Contact: 763-755-1280 or extension.umn.edu

CENTERVILLE ANNUAL RECYCLING AND GARAGE SALE DAYS When: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. June 10 and 11 Where: Throughout Centerville Details: Maps are available locally. Contact: 651-429-3232; www.centervillemn.com

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When: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, June 16 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Explore the world of dinosaurs and take part in a simulated dig. Free, but registration required. Contact: 763-717-3294

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS KIDS COMMUNITY CONSIGNMENT SALE When: noon.-9 p.m. Friday, June 17, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, June 18; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 Where: Blaine National Sports Center, 1700 105th Ave NE, Blaine Details: $2 admission/ donation. Half-price sale on Sunday. Contact: jbfsale.com

CARL CHELMAN MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING When: 3 p.m. Shotgun start, Saturday, June 18 Where: Castle Woods Golf Course, Forest Lake Details: On-course contests, dinner and prizes. Dinner held at American Legion Post 566 at 6 p.m. $35/person includes cart before June 8; $10 dinner only. Supports the military, veterans and Lino Lakes Ambassador Program. Contact: post566.com/ events

PROJECT RUNWAY When: 1-4 p.m. Monday, June 20-Thursday, June 24 Where: Rice Lake Elementary, room A122 Details: Students in grades 4-8 learn sewing basics and design and

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activities for kids ages 4-12, When and Where: 7 WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, sponsored by the City of Circle p.m. Wednesday, June June 13-July 14 Pines and the YMCA. $80. 22 at Sunrise Park, 6520 Pheasant Run S.; WHERE: Golden Lake Park, 67 7 p.m. Wednesday, July West Golden Lake Rd. CONTACT: 651-795-9622 or 6 at Highland Meadows ymcatwincities.org Park, 624 Arlo Ln.; 7 p.m. DETAILS: Crafts, games and Wednesday, July 20 at Clearwater Creek Park, 2270 Tart Lake Rd. Details: One-ofa-kind free puppet Lions Park in Hugo anokacountylibrary.org Cities. performances, crafts and Details: Annual Contact: 651refreshments. festival featuring 429-5674 or www. TODDLER STORYTIME Contact: 651-982-2440 entertainment, games, lakeshoreplayers.org When: 11 a.m. or www.ci.lino-lakes. carnival, airplane rides, Tuesdays mn.us food, street dance and Where: Centennial RIGHTS AND parade. Library, 100 Civic RESPONSIBILITIES OF Contact: 651-762-6300. Heights Cir., Circle Pines UNMARRIED FATHERS Details: Stories, songs When: 5-6:30 p.m. and fingerplays for Wednesday, June 8 AMERICAN LEGION children ages 2-3 and a AUXILIARY SPRING Where: Wildwood caregiver. YARD SALE Library, 763 Stillwater LEXINGTON FARMERS Contact: 763-717-3294; Rd., Mahtomedi MARKET When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. anokacountylibrary.org Details: Local Friday, June 10; 9 a.m.When: 3-7 p.m. family law attorney noon Saturday, June 11 Wednesdays, June 8 Steve Coodin will Where: Forest Lake through Oct. 5 FAMILY STORYTIME cover the rights and American Legion, 355 W. Where: 4175 Lovell When: 10:15-10:45 responsibilities of Broadway, Forest Lake Rd., Lexington a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m. unmarried fathers and Details: Selection Details: Variety of loThursdays the legal steps required of gently used items, cally grown produce and Where: Centennial to establish paternity. antiques and collectibles. handmade goods. SponLibrary, 100 Civic Contact: 651-430Contact: 651-464-2600 sored by the Lexington Heights Cir., Circle Pines Fire & Rescue Auxiliary. Details: Stories, songs 6330 or lawlibrary@ co.washington.mn.us and fingerplays for CANINE CARNIVAL BALD EAGLE WATERSKI children of all ages and When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. a caregiver. No regisCLUB SHOWS ADULT COLORING CLUB Saturday, June 11 tration required. Closed Where: Wildlife When: 7 p.m. When: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Science Center, 5463 Thursdays, June Wednesday, June 8 Contact: 763-717-3294; Broadway Ave., through August Where: Hardwood anokacountylibrary.org Columbus Where: Centerville Creek Library, 19955 Details: Tribute to Lake in Centerville Forest Rd. N., Forest canines both wild and Details: Members of all BRIDGE AND CRIBBAGE Lake domestic includes guest ages perform waterskiing Details: Supplies When: 12:30 p.m. tricks. Club also performs Thursdays provided, no registration speakers, presentations by the staff on the at summer festivals required. Where: Lino Lakes resident wolves and throughout the state. Contact: 651-275-7300 Senior Center, 1189 Main Contact: 651-983-0161 or co.washington.mn.us/ by visiting canine St. groups! Dogs on leashes library Details: Seniors can always welcome. play bridge and cribbage. PILATES IN THE PARK Contact: 651-464-3993 Contact: 651-982-2440 When: 5:15-6:15 p.m. ‘BEYOND THE SELFIE: or www.wildlifescience GOING DEEPER Tuesdays, June 14-Aug. 16 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us center.org INTO MEANING & Where: Golden Lake METAPHOR’ OPENING Park Pavilion, 58 W. NEIGHBORHOODS RECEPTION Golden Lake Rd. BIRCHWOOD Details: Conditioning COMMUNITY When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. NEARBY class focuses on body GARAGE SALE Thursday, June 9 alignment, breathing Where: White Bear When: Saturday, and core conditioning. Center for the Arts Ford June 11 “10-MINUTE PLAY Registration required. FESTIVAL” Family Gallery, 4971 Where: Throughout Contact: isd12.org/ Long Ave. When: 7:30 p.m. Birchwood Village community-education Details: A photogThursdays, Fridays Details: Explore raphy exhibit curated & Saturdays; 2 p.m. numerous garage sales by international artist BABY STORYTIME Sundays, June 2-12 around the community When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Where: Lakeshore Douglas Beasley. Exhibit of Birchwood. runs through July 14. Tuesdays Players Theatre, 4820 Contact: cityof Contact: 651-407-0597 Where: Centennial Steward Ave., White birchwood.com Library, 100 Civic Bear Lake or whitebeararts.org BISON RELEASE Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Novice and HUGO GOOD When: noon, Saturday, Details: Stories, songs published playwrights NEIGHBOR DAYS June 11 and fingerplays for worldwide submit new When: Thursday June Where: Bison children birth-24 months works; 10 are chosen to 9-Sunday, June 12 Observation Platform, and a caregiver. be performed by actors Where: Mostly at Division St., Afton Contact: 763-717-3294; from across the Twin

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wildlife. Instruction and equipment provided. $10/ adult members; $12/non-members. Contact: 651-433-2427; warnernaturecenter.org

‘A WALK IN THE GARDEN’ EDUCATIONAL SERIES When: 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 Where: Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd., Andover Details: Gardening classes on select Wednesdays throughout the summer sponsored by Anoka County Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Topic is ‘Gardening with Native Plants’. Free, but suggested $5 donation. Registration required. Contact: 763-755-1280 or anokamaster gardeners.org

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Details: Come and cheer the release of the herd of Bison at Belwin. Contact: events@ belwin.org

‘GIVING FACES TO THE NAMES’ When: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, June 12 Where: Warden’s House Museum, 602 Main St. N., Stillwater Details: Local historian Herb Reckinger discusses his ongoing mission to ﬁ nd photographs of every person listed on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. Contact: 651-439-5956 or wchsmn.org

BELTZ PARK PLAY DAYS When: 9 a.m.-noon. Monday-Thursday, June 13-July 14 Where: Beltz Park, 1206 South Shore Dr., Forest Lake Details: Crafts, games and activities for kids ages 4-12, sponsored by the City of Circle Pines and the YMCA. $80. Contact: 651-259-2133 or ymcatwincities.org

15TH ANNUAL WHOLE HEART GOLF & TENNIS TOURNAMENT When: 11 a.m. registration and lunch; noon shotgun start; 2:45 tennis registration, Monday, June 13

Where: Dellwood Country Club, 29 E. Highway 96 Details: Tournament beneﬁts Camp Odayin’s programs for youth with heart disease. Event includes lunch, happy hour, dinner, awards, rafﬂe, silent and live auction, and live music. Contact: 651-351-9185 or campodayin.org

POWER OF 100 When: 6 p.m. check-in and social hour; 7 p.m. meeting Monday, June 13 Where: Ramada Plaza Minneapolis, 1330 Industrial Blvd. NE, Minneapolis Details: Giving circle that brings women in the community together to donate to local charities. Free and open to any women who would like to be part of the group. Contact: 651-271-2518 or thepowerof100 twincities.com

SHOREVIEW FARMER’S MARKET When: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, June 14-Sept. 20; 3-6 p.m. Sept. 27-Oct. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center lower level parking lot and pavilion, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Check out new amenities, weekly themes and live

entertainment Contact: www. shoreviewcommunity center.com

BINGO & DOUGHNUTS When: 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 15 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Morning of Bingo, doughnuts, fruit and coffee and prizes for adults. $5/resident. Registration required. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

FAIRY TOWN AND GNOME HOME When: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake Details: Create a cozy home for a fairy or gnome, and learn to create a magical village. Ages 5-12; registration required and limited. Contact: 651-2757300 or co.washington. mn.us/library

SUNSET KAYAK When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Paddle the waters of Lake Terrapin and hear

When: June 15-19 Where: Event ends at Lowell Park in Stillwater. Details: 5-day professional cycling race draws racers from around the country. Racers climb Chilikoot Hill, the steepest grade in American racing. Events include bike and ﬁtness expos, stunt riders, music, entertainment, kids fun race, Jumbotron viewing. Contact: www.north starbicyclefestival.com

MANITOU DAYS GRAND PARADE AND BEACH DANCE When: Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 17; Dance 8-11 p.m., Memorial Beach. Details: Parade route begins downtown and travels along Lake Ave. Rain or shine. Beach dance to follow at Memorial Beach, with live music by the Free and Easy Band. Contact: www. manitoudays.com or www.explorewhitebear. com

RIVER VALLEY RIDERS HORSEBACK RIDE AND WALK/WHEEL When: 8:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. start for horseback riders; 9:30 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start for walkers and wheelers Saturday, June 18 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Details: Bring a horse for an 8-mile ride, or walking shoes/ wheelchair for a 3 mike walk/wheel. Breakfast, t-shirts, prizes and lunch served at noon, beneﬁts therapeutic horseback riding for people with special needs. Contact: 651-439-2558 or rivervalleyriders.org

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9TH ANNUAL HAY LAKE BEER TASTING When: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18 Where: Hay Lake Schoolhouse, 14020 195th Street N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Fundraiser for Washington County Historical Society features beer tasting from 14 different breweries and a Vintage Baseball Game prior to the event. Ages 21+. Contact: 651-439-5956

Ongoing Regional Events MARKETFEST When: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, June 16 through July 28 Where: Downtown White Bear Lake Details: Free family festival includes more than 140 retail and food and merchandise vendors, live music, children’s activities, petting zoo and inﬂatables, classic car show. Contact: www. marketfest.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, June 24-Oct. 28 Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic produce, natural meats and cheeses, honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and ﬂowers sold by more than 50 vendors. Contact: 651-747-3650; www.whitebearlake.org

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FARMER’S MARKET When: 2-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 22Sept. 28 Where: Behind Helene Houle Medical Building, County Rd. E and Labore Rd. Details: Locally grown produce, ﬂowers, jams, jellies and baked goods. Contact: cityvadnais heights.com

CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX HOT ROD & VINTAGE CAR SHOW When: 3-8 p.m. Wednesdays, June 1Aug 10 Where: Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music (6 to 8 p.m.), free festivities. Contact: discover stillwater.com

ARTS IN THE PARK/ FARMERS MARKET, FOREST LAKE When: 5-9 pm Tuesdays, June 7-Aug. 30; Farmer’s Market

only continues through Sept. Where: Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Concert series, crafts and farmer’s market Contact: 651-209-9723 or www.forestlakeparks. net

MIDWEST SKI OTTERS SHOWS When: 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12 and Sundays throughout the summer Where: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bear-based team of 120 amateur skiers from metro area Contact: www. skiotters.com

CONCERT IN THE COMMONS When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays June 15 to Aug. 17 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Open-air concerts Bring blanket or chair. Concessions. Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ CALENDAR GUIDELINES Anyone in the community may send us news of an upcoming local event. The calendar is reserved for secular community events in or adjacent to Press Publication’s coverage area. Priority is given to free or affordable events that are likely to appeal to a broad audience. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing. Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission. Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication. Call 651-4071226 with questions. Email: calendar@ presspubs.com Mail: Press Publications Attn: Calendar 4779 Bloom Ave. White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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Donâ€™t let fear rent brain space hands first. The other common problem associated with muscle tension is blocking the ball to the right. The tighter you hang on to the club, the harder it is to release the club head though impact. In the short game, tension will kill those little â€˜touch shotsâ€™ around the green. If you decelerate when hitting a wedge, you can hit it fat, blade it across the green or top it and watch it go about 3 feet. Here are a few suggestions you can try when the fear factor sets in. When faced with a difficult shot, make sure you take a big breath and exhale slowly right before you make the shot. Jason Day does this with his eyes closed from behind the ball. I suggest doing it right before you start your backswing. This takes all of the tension out of your muscles and allows you to hold the club with your perfect grip pressure. Trust me, this works. One of the best tips Iâ€™ve used with clients is to put together the words â€œsmooth swingâ€? (some like saying one-two) as youâ€™re swinging the club. Those two words put together are the perfect tempo for the golf swing. The other thing thatâ€™s accomplished when you say this is it forces you to have a transition at the top. There has to be a transition from the backswing to the forward swing. If there isnâ€™t, the sequential order falls apart and the result is usually pretty ugly. Give it a try, it works for me and it really helped the girls on my high school golf team this year. And then thereâ€™s the most basic concept of all; keep your eye on the back of the ball.

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Centennial boys track has three state entrants as junior Reed Kurak won the 3200 (9:27.02), the 4-by-800 team of Kurak, Dylan Johnson, Jake Johnson, Andrew Nordqvist won in 7:59.10, and junior Keshawn Story was second in triple jump (43-9 1/2).

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Cougar tennis doubles partners Nicholas Knudsen, left, and Nate Johnson advanced to this weekâ€™s state tournament.

Cougar duo to state BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Centennialâ€™s Nate Johnson and Nicholas Knudsen bounced back from a tough loss to capture second place in doubles at Section 4AA and earn the first state trip for both. Johnson, a junior, and Knudsen, a senior, edged a Mahtomedi team thatâ€™s already gone to state twice in a truesecond match with the state berth on the line. â€œThis was a pretty surreal moment for me,â€? said Knudsen, a co-captain. â€œIt has always been my dream â€Ś Not only making it to state, but achieving this goal with one of your best friends, is a pretty amazing thing.â€? After two victories, Johnson and Knutson lost a protracted battle with Mounds Viewâ€™s unbeaten duo of Michael Conlin-Brandenberg/Sam Hohenshell by 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. â€œMounds View was strong at the net and played very smart tennis,â€? said Knudsen. â€œIt was hard to regroup. It was especially difficult because I felt I had let Nate down. I had missed some crucial shots late in the match.â€?

But they did regroup, beating White Bear Lakeâ€™s Cooper Anderson and Bennett King 6-3, 6-2 in the thirdplace match, giving them a true-second duel against Mahtomediâ€™s Josh Anderson and Jason Smyth. The Cougar duo prevailed 6-4, 6-4 over the two Mustang juniors who went to state together in 2014 and 2015. â€œWe played very aggressively but smart as well. We played cross-court from the baseline and Nate was an animal at the net,â€? said Knudsen, who delivered sharp forehands while Johnson fired off powerful serves. Knudsen said they played not only for themselves but for their coach, team, and school, calling Dan Haertl â€œan amazing coach and role model.â€? Anderson/King beat teams from Centennial and Stillwater before losing twice to the Mahtomedi and Centennial teams.

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Once your left brain takes over with mechanical swing thoughts, itâ€™s so easy to forget what you are trying to do here -- hit the ball. The best way to conquer fear is to not let it have the opportunity to rent space in your brain. The easiest way I know of is to have a perfect pre-shot routine. I have written about this before. You are so busy going through the process, you donâ€™t have time to let it seep in. So if you know your tendency is to tighten your grip, make sure you build the deep breathe concept into your pre-shot routine. If you know your tendency is to decelerate on your short game shots, have your one swing thought be to accelerate through the shot. Everyone acts just a little bit different when the fear factor sets in. The next time youâ€™re playing an important match, make a mental note (better yet, a written one that you can catalog) of what happens when you are faced with adversity. I think youâ€™ll find that you do the same things again and again. Knowing what your tendencies are and having strategies in place to deal with them will help you gain confidence and become a better golfer. Betsy Larey is an LPGA Teaching Professional who has been working with adults and juniors for over 20 years. She has taught at the PGA Tour Golf Academy in St. Augustine FL, has been the Head Womenâ€™s Coach at Carleton College and Flagler College, and currently coaches the Girls Golf team at WBLAS. She is available for lessons at Keller Golf Course in St Paul and Shadow Ridge in Lino Lakes. You can reach her directly at betsylareygolf@ gmail.com or call 651-470-2297. Follow her on Twitter: @ betsylareygolf.

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How many times have you been tentative over a shot you are facing? Maybe you were unsure of the club selection, or the distance, or your ability to actually hit the shot youâ€™re attempting. When you plant the seed of doubt in your brain, the fear factor sets in and we all know itâ€™s downhill from there. Fear is actually a physiological effect that can ruin your golf game. So if everyone knows this is true, Tee time why canâ€™t most people with control it? I think itâ€™s coach because most Betsy people have no strategy Larey for what they are going to do when faced with adversity during a round of golf. You canâ€™t make fear go away but you can know your tendencies when fear sets in. Does your swing get quick? Do you decelerate on the downswing and bail out on the shot? Do you pull it? People do different things but we all tend to do the same thing over and over. So the first thing you need to figure out is what you do when you are bit with, what I call the â€œfear bugâ€?. The first thing that happens most often is muscle tension. Iâ€™ve seen many players shorten their backswings and that is a telltale sign of tension setting in. This is because muscle tension works its way into your

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PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF Fire in Circle Pines The Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) and the Centennial Fire District (CFD) were dispatched to the 10 block of Oak Leaf Lane on a report of a fire inside of a quad home around 8:41 p.m. June 1. Upon arrival, the CLPD found smoke venting from the home. The CLPD confirmed the unit was empty and notified the occupants of the other

three attached units to evacuate. Spring Lake ParkBlaine-Mounds View Fire and the Lexington Fire Department also responded to the call. The fire was brought under control almost immediately after units arrived at the scene and the fire and damage was contained to the interior of the one unit. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the CFD.

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Lexington City The Lexington City Council took the following action at its June 2 meeting: • Heard from Conner Donnelly, who shared his concern about the intersection of Hamline Avenue and Lovell Road. He explained that if a motorist is traveling southbound on Hamline Avenue toward Lovell Road,

it is difficult to make a left turn due to some overgrown trees. “I have seen a couple [of] close calls there, and in the winter it is even worse,” he said. Mayor Mark Kurth agreed that the intersection is problematic. “You really have to poke your car out quite a ways to be able to see,” he said. Councilman Kim DeVries told the council they had had problems with

that intersection before. He suggested that City Administrator Bill Petracek call the county to let them know about the problem so they can send someone out to trim the trees. • Approved a business license for Renaissance Fireworks to sell commercial fireworks at 9300 and 9380 Lexington Avenue. • Accepted the 2015 annual audit report

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Lino Lakes The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents:

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Officer Benjamin Stepan counsels a young driver, Jaxon Grimes, 2, of Circle Pines, on the dangers of speeding May 30 on Pine Drive. The Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) wants to remind young drivers in the community how important it is to watch their speed in neighborhoods. The CLPD says Pine Drive is a trouble spot for speeding once school gets out for the summer.

& at the Anoka County jail for driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety (IPS). • Officers responded to the 6900 block of Lake Drive at 11:23 a.m. May 24 on a report of a stolen trailer. The investigation is pending. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a moving violation at Lake Drive and Aqua Lane at 6:45 p.m. May 25. The driver, a 39-year-old male from Minneapolis, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI, passing on the right and fleeing the scene. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a moving violation in the 200 block of Ash Street

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at 12:09 a.m. May 26. The driver, a 22-yearold female from Lino Lakes, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI. • Officers were dispatched to a civil dispute at the Lino Lakes police department at 10:15 a.m. May 27. An adult male was later arrested for domestic assault in the 900 block of Oak Lane. • Officers responded to a call of an impaired driver in the area of Lake Drive and I-35W at 9:10 p.m. May 30. The driver, a 30-year-old male from Lino Lakes, was subsequently arrested and booked at the Anoka County Jail

for fourth-degree DWI and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a moving violation in the 700 block of Main Street at 11:06 p.m. May 31.The driver, a 19-year-old female from Hugo, was arrested and booked at the Anoka County Jail for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance, speeding, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol.

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• Officers responded to a burglary in the 2000 block of Otter Lake Road at 8:57 p.m. May 19. The homeowner reported a known suspect entered the house while he was away. The case is currently under investigation. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a moving violation in the 6100 block of Centerville Road at 6:55 p.m. May 24. The driver, a 79-year-old male from Centerville, was arrested and booked

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Left: Annalise Lattimore with mom Andrea at the Kite Day event Saturday, June 4 at Rice Lake Elementary School. Annalise will be a kindergartner at Rice Lake Elementary in the fall. Above left: Summer Coordinator Alaina Kunzer and Supervisor Ali Lukin. Kunzer has worked her position part time during the summer for six years. Lukin has a degree in recreational tourism. Above right: Tina Hagberg with husband Anthony, daughter Denver and son Axel. Above far right: City of Lino Lakes Recreations Supervisor Ali Lukin helps a young kite flyer. Right: Graciana Lattimore works with dad Jeremy to keep their kite in the air.

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Once each week, mentors visit the school for 30 minutes to spend time with their mentee. During that time they do a variety of activities together, including visiting the library or gym, going outside and playing games. “A lot of kids who move into our community have moved a lot and gone to several different schools; this creates belonging for them,” Klebe said. “It is someone who they can count on, someone who they know is coming just for them.” Sgt. Bill Jacobson with the Centennial Lakes Police Department has been involved with the program for seven years. This year, he was paired up with second-grader Gavin and will continue to be his mentor until he leaves the school.

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Above left: Centennial High School junior Sydney Phillips poses for a photo while playing Connect Four with her mentee, fourth-grader Shyanne. Above right: Centennial Lakes Police Department Sgt. Bill Jacobson spends some time with his mentee, second-grader Gavin. Jacobson has been a part of the mentor program at Golden Lake Elementary School for seven years.

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he drops whatever he is doing to come say goodbye.” This was Sydney Phillip's first year participating in the program. Phillips is a junior at Centennial High School and is paired up with fourthgrader Shyanne Brown. “It is super nice to get out of school for a little bit and just come and hang out. We get as much out of (the program) as they do,” she said. The program is in need of more mentors from the community, especially male mentors for students who are lacking a positive male role model in their lives. To become a mentor, contact Eric Nelson at enelson@ isd12.org or Klebe at tklebe@isd12.org.

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Memorial Day ceremony honors vets

LINO LAKES — Friends and family of veterans gathered at American Legion Post 566 on Memorial Day at 6:30 p.m. for an annual ceremony to remember and honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Among the speakers was Lino Lakes Mayor Jeff Reinert, who gave the opening speech. Reinert said he was honored to speak. “This day is to remind us of what freedom really costs,” he said. He noted that

Memorial Day is not only to honor those who did not come home, but to honor those who have survived battle and have not come home whole, such as sufferers of PTSD and those who have been injured. “I really just want to say thank you,” he said, “and that’s what today is all about.” The mayor’s speech was followed by Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah, who discussed the history of Memorial Day. “Today, unfortunately, many have forgotten the true meaning of Memorial Day.”

She discussed the importance of remembering the reason for the holiday and mentioned that 1.8 million people have given their lives for America since 1777. Post Commander Paul Lesch read names in memory of deceased veterans from the area including: Joseph Krube, William Rivard Sr., Linden Kissell, Daniel Schaft, Carl Chelman, Roger Lange Sr., Melvin Dupre, Lester Trombley, Harold Glanz, Terry Kowalkowski, Theodore Schwandt, Robert Robertson, James Furman, Viola Blum,

Raymond Bailey, John Grindberg, Donald Bohlen and Bill Spafford Sr. Names were also read in memory of the American Legion Auxiliary deceased: Elaine Schlieff, Carol Pederson, Alice Carlson and Joyce Moser, who passed away just a day before the ceremony. Auxiliary Unit Chaplain Lynn Evans led a closing prayer in which she mentioned thankfulness for all who have served. Riflemen fired three shots before taps played to close the ceremony. The American Legion

provides benefits to and runs charity functions for veterans, active military and their families as well as children and the community. Former Unit President Patti Coleman said that each year the Legion raises more than $5,000 through its Toys for Tots auction. Members also support a “Poppy Fund,” which provides a variety of contributions, including scholarships for children of veterans.

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Above left: On Memorial Day, Mayor Jeff Reinert stresses the importance of remembering those who have served and sacriﬁced. Top right: People gathered on the lawn and patio of American Legion Post 566 in Lino Lakes to remember. In one part of the program, poetry was read by presenters. Bottom right: (left to right:) Morgan Lesch, Post Commander Paul Lesch, Michelle Lesch, former Auxiliary Unit President Patti Coleman, Department of Minnesota Honorary Junior President-Elect Kiana Coleman-Woods, Auxiliary Membership Chair Dorothy Radermacher and Auxiliary President Paige Bernier.

ANDREW ZIMMERN: encourages struggling youth to seek help FROM PAGE 1

together,’ I heard, ‘We are not going to talk about it anymore.’ He said, ‘I love you very much,’ I heard ‘You're on your own.’” Zimmern started experimenting with various drugs, pills in his mother's cabinet, and started drinking. Over the next 17 years things got much, much worse. He experimented with cocaine, hallucinogens, animal tranquilizers and had a “horrific” drinking problem. “I was compulsive, selfish, self-centered and really didn't belong to anybody or anyone or feel that I fit in anywhere. I didn't want to be a part of my school, or be a friend to my circle of friends. I existed as a lone wolf and I kind of romanticized that idea.” After hitting rock bottom, he called up an old friend and, finally, after all of those years of never asking for help, asked for help. In 1992

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Andrew Zimmern, an James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher, tells youth about his long struggle with alcohol and drugs on May 26 at Pines School in Lino Lakes.

he came to Minnesota to attend Hazelden Treatment Center. “I was 33 years old and one day I woke up and realized that all those people were on my team all along and I never

knew it; they weren't the enemy,” he said. “Policemen, teachers, my parents ... everyone was the enemy; they didn't understand, they didn't get it. How could they possibly know what was

going on inside of me? Well, guess what, they didn't know because I didn't tell them.” Zimmern added, “They were trying to save my life. They kept throwing me life preservers and I

kept throwing them back because I didn't like the color orange.” Zimmern explained that people need to be a part of something and be open to letting others into their lives.

“If I can leave you with one thought, it would be the idea that all of our best thinking only gets us so far. Being a part of something is better than being a part of nothing,” he said. “I have found out everybody has problems in life. Nobody is immune. Everyone is struggling with some aspect of their life. The ones who are successful are the ones who somehow manage a way to find a friend, colleague, someone in the community ... that allows them to be real. Once you do that, it is very easy to become the best version of yourself that you can possibly be.” Zimmern added, “Human beings are lamps walking around with their cord in their hand, and we just have to plug into something. There are receptacles everywhere. We are like zombies in the Walking Dead.”

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Art on napkins will raise money for architect students

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Above left: Dunwood architecture students and American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) organized a napkin silent auction. (Left to right:) Kyle Huberty, James Matthes, Taylor ParkerGreene, Nick Schurhammer, Brenda Pliego-Geniz, Ryan Kelly, Devyn Smoter, Chris Eklund and Charles EvansBille. Celina Nelson and Aaron McCauly-Aburto are not pictured. Left: Here are some envelopes with the students sketches of famous buildings that were sent to local and international architects in hopes of getting them to send back a napkin with a sketch on it for their event “Process: Sketches from Masters to Students”, which is a fundraiser for architecture a study abroad program. Top right: One of Taylor ParkerGreene’s sketches that will be auctioned off at the June 9 event. BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

LINO LAKES — When Taylor Parker-Greene got the idea for a napkin sketch auction, she had no idea what the response would be or if it would be successful. Parker-Greene, of Lino

Lakes, graduated from Centennial High School in 2009. She began attending Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis in the fall of 2014. She recently obtained her associate's degree in architectural drafting and design and will continue to

study for three more years to earn her bachelor's degree in architecture. “It didn't really click for me until the summer before I went to Dunwoody. I went to an open house and was looking at both architecture and interior design and the professor

in architecture convinced me, and I love it,” she said. “I wanted to do something that involved math and art. I wanted to do something with design, collaborate with people and have an impact on the world.” Parker-Greene wanted to figure out a way to raise money for students so they could attend the annual AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference. At the conference, students from chapters across the U.S. come together to discuss chapter leadership, business leadership, community involvement and innovation, as well as hear from CEOs, government officials and professionals. While Parker-Greene was attending the Licensing Advisors Summit put on by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), she spoke with another student who had previously held a napkin auction. “It sounded like a cool idea,” she said. A group of students sent out more than 170 letters reaching 25 countries and six continents to well-known architectural firms asking for architects to participate in their fundraiser in which attendees can bid on the sketches on napkins. “To grab the attention of the architects, we drew sketches of a building that they had done or a sketch of the person themselves on envelopes so they opened the envelope instead of throwing it in a

pile of other envelopes,” she explained. According to Parker-Greene, napkin art actually dates back several years and evolves from the notion that writers, artists and architects can't help but sketch their ideas on any form of medium that is close by. Dunwoody ended up paying for the students to attend the AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference, so the proceeds from the event will now go to study-abroad scholarships for a six-week program that is tentatively planned for spring 2017 to Barcelona, Spain. “It was fun sketching on the envelopes that we sent out and waiting to see if we got any responses, because we had no idea if we would get anyone to send a napkin back,” she said. Parker-Greene said they received 17 napkins from international architects and 23 napkins from local architects. She added she has no idea what price the napkins will go for. “A napkin sketch by a famous architect could be worth a napkin to someone, and to someone else it could be absolutely priceless, $10$15,000,” she said. The event titled “Process: Sketches from Masters to Students” is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 9 at the Independent Filmmaker Project, 550 Vandalia St. #120, St. Paul. Tickets are $40. For questions or to RSPV contact arch@dunwoody.edu. Parker-Greene is the treasurer of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and also serves as a student licensing advisor for Dunwoody. After graduation, she hopes to travel to other countries to help with disaster relief. She would love to help build homes and schools for communities who have lost them.

Vikings alum speaks at chamber meeting

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LINO LAKES — Fiesta Cancun Mexican Restaurant hosted the Quad Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Thurday, May 26 with former NFL player Esera Tuaolo. Tuaolo played in the NFL for nine years, playing with the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons, with whom he reached the 1999 Super Bowl.

Tuaolo grew up in poverty in Hawaii and discovered his passion for football in high school. He said it was something he was good at, so he went with it and was eventually drafted into the NFL. Tuaolo discussed his time in the NFL and what it was like coming out as a gay man in 2002 after retiring from sports. When a chamber member asked how difficult it was to play in the NFL, Tuaolo joked, “Well, it was really hard. Okay, next question.” He went on to explain

that playing in the NFL was much tougher than he thought. “Everyone is bigger, faster, stronger,” he noted. He now speaks all over the world on bullying and anti-hate. Tuaolo authored a memoir titled “Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL.” He decided to come out for his children’s sake, and claimed that if he had not come out when he did he would be “6 feet under.” Though Tuaolo’s son now plays football, Tuaolo said he held off from encouraging his son to play sports until he showed an interest. “It’s hard when you’ve been a professional NFL player with a son,” he said. “You don’t want to push them too hard.” Tuaolo now coaches his son’s team on occasion and has a partner with whom to share his life as he works to stop bullying across the globe.

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Circle Pines The Circle Pines City Council took the following action at its May 24 meeting: • Authorized an employee to attend drone training so the Cable Commission can obtain a commercial drone license. Councilman Matt Percy shared that the commission had received numerous requests from small and large businesses to hire drone services from the commission. “The idea is that with the amount of business that is out there right now we think that it will pay for itself in a very short amount of time. So it could actually be a profit center for the Cable Commission,” Percy said.

• Approved a conditional use permit and waived the permit fee for Golden Lake Elementary to build an outdoor classroom. Principal Christopher Gerst visited the council to share more information about the project. The classroom is a partnership between the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) and Home Depot. Home Depot will cover the cost of materials and labor for the project. “The concept is to bring kids outside. Minnesota is a phenomenal state; we have four very defined seasons and to be able to capture that in the outdoors but also do it in a way that teachers feel comfortable presenting their materials,” Gerst said.

CITY OF LEXINGTON COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE #16-01 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 11.60 DEFINITIONS, AND 11.60 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS – SUBD. 22 - PARKING Section 1. The City Council of Lexington does hereby ordain as following changes to Chapter 11 Lexington City Code: Section 11.60 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Subd. 22. Parking.Any off-street parking space in connection with existing buildings or structures, on the effective date of this Chapter, shall not be removed, enlarged or altered, except in conformance with the requirements of this Chapter. In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires off street parking spaces, off-street parking space will be provided in accordance with the following regulations. The following requirements are designed to provide adequate off street parking space for passenger automobiles of patrons, occupants or employees. B. Size. a. Off-Street Parking Spaces: A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps and columns. b. Driveways: b.i. A required driveway may not exceed 24 feet wide at the intersection with the street nor at any point in a right of way or publically owned property. b.ii. A driveway can flare no greater than 45 degrees, beginning immediately outside any right of way or publically owned property. b.iii. A driveway may not exceed the width of a garage and a single, approved off-street parking space, and then only to a point intersecting with the driveway flare. c. Lot Coverage: Parking spaces, driveways or other hard and dustfree surfaces are included when calculating lot coverage standards. If permeable materials are used, they shall reduce coverage by the percentage rated by the manufacturer of material. C. Access. 1) Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to parking spaces. 2) All off-street parking facilities shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street, alley, or driveways, in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. 3) A parking area containing four (4) or more parking spaces, shall have vehicular access to it by a street, alley, or driveway, containing all-weather, hard surfaced pavement and the size, location, and route of access to such parking areas shall be approved by Council. D. Yards. 1) Off-street parking spaces shall not be permitted within any front yard or side yard setback. a. For those off-street spaces existing in the front yard or side yard setback in residential districts at the time this ordinance was modified on May 12, 2016, they may continue to exist as nonconforming but in no instance shall the number of these parking spaces exceed two per dwelling unit. b. Parking spaces required for single or two family dwelling units shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served. E. Computation of Parking Spaces. When determination of the number of parking spaces required by this Chapter results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall be counted as one parking space. F. Collective Parking Provisions for Non-Residential Uses. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements of each use and if all regulations governing the location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed. But no parking space, or portion thereof, shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized in this Chapter. G. Repair. No major motor vehicle repair work shall be permitted in parking lots.

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“One of our goals is to get kindergarten through fi fth grade comfortable with science and what it is and how to facilitate that.” The classroom will consist of both a pavilionlike structure as well as an amphitheater. The classroom will originally be used only by Golden Lake Elementary, with the hope of eventually opening it up for community use. • Heard from Director of Community Education Cori Sendle about the district's community education program. Sendle gave an overview of the programs Community Education offers and answered council questions. • Discussed the city's future

computer services. The council authorized City Administrator Jim Keinath to pursue a contract for computer IT services with Metro INET based out of Roseville. “We have been trying to make sure as we transition from Jim, who has been here 30 years, to the new administrator that we have everything organized and planned, and this is one of those pieces,” said Mayor Dave Bartholomay. MetroInet recommends that the city would need around eight hours per week of IT support and would need to move all of the city's data to its internal cloud. The agreement with INET would cost roughly $9,000 a year, with an increase in the

H. Design, Maintenance, and Installation. 1) All open off-street parking areas and access to those areas shall be improved with a hard and dust-free surface, and vehicles shall park, stand or operate only on that surface. 2) All parking areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties or walkways. 3) All open automobile parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any residential property, by an approved, compatible wall or fence that conforms with this Chapter or a densely planted compact hedge not less than five (5) feet in height and so as not to create a traffic hazard on adjacent streets. 4) Illumination of an off-street parking area shall be arranged so as not to project or reflect rays of light into adjacent and residential districts, and so as not to create a traffic hazard on adjacent streets. 5) The owner of any off-street parking area shall maintain the area in good condition without holes and free of all dust, trash, and other debris. 6) Hard and dust-free surfaces. a. Residential Areas. a.i. Interim Standard. Hard and dust-free surfaces used for parking or access to parking areas for residential districts may only be constructed from materials that include bituminous, cement, gravel (class 2 or class 5), crushed rock, recycled bituminous, pavers, permeable pavers, or other materials specifically approved by the building official. a.ii. Permanent Standard. All new construction and all properties granted a non-maintenance building permit shall meet the following standard for hard and dust-free surfaces. Hard and dust-free surfaces used for parking or access to parking areas for residential districts may only be constructed from materials that include bituminous, cement, pavers, permeable pavers, or other materials specifically approved by the building official. b. Non-residential Areas. Hard and dust-free surfaces used for parking or access to parking areas for all other areas such as business, commercial or multiuse districts may only be constructed from materials that include bituminous, cement, or other materials specifically approved by the building official. 7) Driveways or other access to parking areas required by this section shall be constructed in the same manner as the parking area. Driveways and parking areas must be durable and designed to support the weight of vehicles. Driveways must connect to a street, alley, or roadway by a curb, gutter or apron designed for vehicular travel and as otherwise approved by the building official. 8) A zoning permit shall be issued for the installation or replacement of residential driveways and off-street parking unless performed in conjunction with a building permit for construction of a primary or accessory structure. In all other instances, a building permit is necessary for installation or replacement of driveways and off-street parking. 9) Driveways may not encroach easements, rights of way or publically owned property but may exist therein subject to the applicable property rights in a manner as set forth in the applicable permit. 10) Off-street parking spaces are subject to the setbacks of their district. Driveways are subject to the setbacks of their district except where necessary to connect to a street, alley or roadway by a direct route, or such route as approved by the building official for unique lots, return driveways or commercial applications in a manner as set forth in the applicable permit. I. Required Parking Spaces. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces for each type of use shall be determined in accordance with the following: 1) Residential Use. Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit for single family, two family, or multiple dwelling units. Parking space(s) inside an accessory structure may satisfy this requirement. Automobile Service Stations. At least one parking space for each 2) employee, plus two for each service stall. 3) Banks. At least one parking space for each two hundred square feet of floor area. 4) Group Homes, Boarding and Rooming Houses. At least two parking spaces, plus one parking space for each three persons for which living accommodations are provided. 5) Bowling Alleys. At least seven parking spaces for each alley, plus

city’s budget of $14,000 per year. Those dollars are split between the city's general fund and utility fund. “You have a sophisticated organization that has been built by other communities. If you average it out, then they are probably about $10/hour cheaper than the private sector for similar services,” Keinath said. Councilman Mike Schweigert said he has experience with the company, as the fi re department uses it. He described the company as “top quality.” The next regular City Council meeting is at 7 p.m. June 14.

such additional spaces as may be required for affiliated uses. 6) Business and Professional Offices or Public Administration Buildings. At least one parking space for each two hundred square feet of floor area. 7) Churches and Synagogues. At least one parking space for each four seats in accordance with density capacity of the main auditorium. 8) Establishments Handling the Sale and Consumption of Food and Refreshment on the Premises. At least one parking space for each seventyfive square feet of floor area. 9) Furniture and Appliance Stores, Motor Vehicle Sales, Stores for Repair of Household Equipment, or Furniture. At least one parking space for each six hundred square feet of floor area. 10) Hotels. At least one space for each three separate rooms and at least one space for each three suites of more than one room. 11) Libraries and Museums. At least one parking space for each five hundred square feet of floor area. 12) Manufacturing, Fabricating, and Processing Plants Not Engaged in Retail Trade. At least one parking space for each employee or one parking space for every one thousand square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. 13) Medical and Dental Clinics. At least two spaces for each examining or treatment room, plus one for each doctor and employee in the building. 14) Motels. At least one parking space for each dwelling unit, plus one space per employee. 15) Public Utility and Public Service Uses. At least one parking space for each three employees, plus spaces in adequate number as determined by the Council to serve the visiting public. 16) Recreational Buildings or Community Centers. Spaces in adequate number as determined by the Planning Commission. 17) Schools, Elementary. Junior High, Public or Private. At least one parking space for each faculty member and other full-time employees. Senior high schools shall also provide one space for each ten students. 18) Supermarkets, Discount Houses, Mail Order Outlets, Retail Stores and Other Stores with High Customer Volume. At least one parking space for each three hundred square feet of floor area. 19) Theaters. At least one parking space for each four seats in the theater. 20) Warehouse and Storage Establishments and Freight Terminals. At least one off-street parking space for each two thousand square feet of floor area or one parking space for every two employees, whichever is greater. 21) Other Uses. Parking spaces on the same basis as required for the most similar use. J. Exception to Required Parking Spaces: The City may modify the minimum parking requirements in any Multiuse or Business District, as part of a planned unit development approval process or for other exception circumstances, if it is determined that the use is consistent with the purpose of the district and that parking is determined by the City to be sufficient to accommodate the use. K. Implementation Of Ordinance Changes From Ordinance 16-01: Unless otherwise specified, all changes to this Chapter are effective on the date adopted by the City Council. All parcels that do not conform to the requirement to construct driveways, construct off-street parking from hard and dust free surfaces, or all other requirements of Section 11.06 as adopted in Ordinance 16-01 shall come into compliance with the amended Section 11.06 at such time as a non-maintenance building permit is issued, or not later than December 1, 2017. SECTION 11.02. DEFINITIONS. “Parking Area” - A suitable surfaced and permanently maintained area on property either within or outside of a building of sufficient size to store one or more standard automobile. Commonly referred to as a ‘parking lot.’ Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication of the attached summary according to law. Section 3. Summary for Publication. The attached “Exhibit A” entitled Summary of Ordinance 16-01, is hereby adopted and is hereby ordered to be published in the official paper. Mark Kurth, Mayor Attest: Bill Petracek, City Administrator Published one time in the Quad Community Press on June 7, 2016.

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“ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS” (PG) (3) [FANTASY ACTION/PERIL AND SOME LANGUAGE.]

— When a fearless, self-assured British sea captain (Mia Wasikowska) returns home to London in 1875 after a three-year voyage and learns that her widowed mother (Lindsay Duncan) has sold her shares in a shipping company during her absence in this colorful, entertaining, wacky, 3-D, star-studded (Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, Rhys Ifans, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, Stephen Fry, Richard Armitage and Andrew Scott), 108-minute sequel to “Alice in Wonderland” filled with wonderful special effects, she travels back to Wonderland, where she is compelled to help the distraught Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) find his family.

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— When violence continues to escalate on the South Side in this funny, entertaining, family-friendly, star-studded (Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, J.B. Smoove and Jazsmin Lewis), 112-minute comedic sequel, a Chicago barbershop owner (Ice Cube) who worries about his rebellious son (Michael Rainey, Jr.), and other hair stylists (Cedric the Entertainer, Common, Nicki Minaj, et al.) help establish a cease fire in the neighborhood with gang leaders (Lamorne Morris and Jamal Woolard).

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“ME BEFORE YOU”

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— A heartbreaking, heartwarming, funny, realistic, unpredictable, star-studded (Charles Dance, Janet McTeer, Joanne Lumley, Matthew Lewis and Jenna Coleman), 110-minute film based Jojo Moyes’s novel in which a colorful, talkative, 26-year-old British woman (Emilia Clarke) who lives with her parents (Brendan Coyle and Samantha Spiro), grandfather (Alan Breck) and siblings (Jenna Coleman and Henri Charles), takes an assistant job caring for a handsome, gruff quadriplegic (Sam Clafin) after a horrific accident six months earlier and finds herself becoming more involved with his life and well-being than she originally expected.

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Private sports leadership school moving in BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — Gentry Academy is building a new school and relocating next to the Vadnais Heights Sports Center. The school, currently located near the Blaine Sports Center, focuses on sports development, leadership and academics. The school has about 40 students in fifth to eighth grade. It hopes to expand to 200 students in fifth to 12th grade in the future. It opened in 2014. The school will use the Vadnais Heights Sports Center for its sports focus. So far, the sports focus has been on a hockey elective, but the new location at the Vadnais Heights Sports Center will create more options. “We are just really excited about the new building and the new campus,” said Jennifer Kurth, education director. “We think it will be a great fit.” “This next year we are adding more sports — lacrosse, golf and dance,” she said.

“We have so many more opportunities with the field house there as well as the ice.” The sports elective is built into the school day and is part of what is called WIN (What I Need) time. Each student can choose a sport or an academic area to focus on for two hours of the day. “WIN is a two-hour block of time where students can choose to do what they want to do,” said Kurth. “The other half of the day is four core classes — language, math, science and social studies.” All of its academic teachers are licensed and its sports instructors “have just amazing credentials,” said Kurth. “Our entire staff is just amazing.” Gentry Academy also plans to expand in its extracurricular sports involvement. “We plan to be part of the State High School League,” said owner Tami Lucius, a mom of two hockey players. The school also emphasizes leadership and each student has a mentor.

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A rendering of the three-story Gentry Academy building.

“We are a true leadership academy,” said Lucius. “Part of the reason we started the school is that we thought schools were just missing the boat on teaching students to own their education,” said Kurth. Students are taught how to organize their time and hold conferences with their teachers. They also hold homework meetings with their

parents. “They learn to talk with an adult and ask for what they need,” said Kurth. The school's name — Gentry — is meant to portray the school's “higher class” and leadership components, said Kurth. “The definition is just who we want our students to be.” Tuition is $13,500 for players and $16,000 for goalies for the

2016-2017 school year. “I'm really proud of what we do,” said Kurth. Gentry Academy will be located on the northwest lot of the Vadnais Heights Sports Complex, 1420 County Road E. The building will be three stories and a total of 30,000 square feet. For more information visit gentryacademy.com.

Kindergarten graduation

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Adonias Elias poses for a photo on his ﬁrst day of kindergarten.

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Top: Mrs. Brovold’s kindergarten class at Centennial Elementary School sings songs at a graduation ceremony held June 1 in the Little Theater. The students sang songs to their parents and grandparents, received diplomas and watched a slideshow of pictures taken of their classmates throughout the school year. Bottom: Centennial Elementary School Principal Kathy Kaiser shakes kindergartener Julianne Sanborn's hand and gives her her diploma during the graduation ceremony.

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Kindergartener Aubrey Hoffhein poses for a photo in her cap and gown.