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Golf outing honors Army veteran

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Teeing off at the first hole are (From left) J.J. Wang, Liberal Silva, Judy Pfarr and Gary Kemling. They went on to win bragging rights for low best ball score at the Carl Chelman Memorial Golf Outing on June 3.

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Residents voice speed concerns on Arlo Lane

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Centennial Schools Superintendent Brian Dietz congratulates physical education and fitness teacher Phyllis Hitchcock for her 40 years of service to the district.

grades 10-12 who needed to fit the required course into their tight schedules. The class is mostly presented online, but there is a face-to-face instruction component as well.

Hitchcock has enjoyed exploring both leisure and competitive sports with students.

“You are moving around and you are interacting with students and staff. You are doing things that you see a purpose to, you want them to be healthy,” she said.

In her 40 years with the district, Hitchcock has seen numerous changes. The main change she

LINO LAKES — Residents who live along Arlo Lane visited the City Council to share their input on how to mitigate perceived speeding problems at the June 5 work session.

City Engineer Diane Hankee first informed the council at its May 1 work session of a stop sign request along Arlo Lane at the intersections of Joseph Court and Highland Drive. Lino Lakes has a traffic safety committee comprised of engineering, community development, public service and police department personnel who evaluate safety requests such as the installation of stop signs.

The committee collected data including average daily traffic volume, traffic speed by approach, vehicle classification, pedestrian volumes, crashes and intersection operations during peak hours.

“The traffic evaluation data was collected onsite by video and traffic counters. The result of the data collection indicated that the vehicle and pedestrian traffic volumes were well under the threshold for meeting all-way stop warrants. These volumes were typical for residential streets,” Hankee explained.

The speed limit on Arlo Lane is 30 mph. Speed data was collected to identify the 85th percentile speed, or the speed at which 85 percent of drivers travel at or below. The data showed the 85th percentile speed at 25 mph, and there were only two occurrences of

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Longtime health and physical education teacher retires after 40 years

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

After 40 years of devoting her time and resources to ensuring students are living healthy lifestyles, Centennial health and physical education teacher Phyllis Hitchcock has retired.

“Phyllis has been a building-wide leader for many years, and her leadership will be greatly missed,” said Centennial High School Principal Tom Breuning.

“She always put students first and has built many positive relationships with students throughout the years.”

Hitchcock officially retired June 8. She has been with the

district since right after she graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. She immediately started applying to various jobs and crossed her fingers, as health and physical education teaching jobs were difficult to come by at that time.

She thinks her water safety instruction certification is the item that set her apart from other applicants and secured her a job with the district. She started out teaching physical education at the junior high and in 1982 she moved over to the high school to teach both physical education and health courses.

Five years ago she created a hybrid health course for students in

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Golf outing organizers Paul Howard, Dorothy Radermacher, D’Arcy McGee and friends kick off a second get-together honoring McGee’s father, Carl Chelman. Chelman, an Army veteran, passed away in 2015. He was an active volunteer through American Legion Post 566 in Lino Lakes.

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Oscar Jaeger putts one in on the ninth. He and Paul Howard are the “PH Factors,” also known as last year’s champions. They are keeping a close eye on the water hazards this year, lest an opposing golfer helps them cool off in the heat.

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Miss Lino Lakes Ambassador candidates work the check-in table for the Carl Chelman golf outing. (From left:) Maddie Arendt, Kaeleigh Dobratz, Maddie Beilby and Madison Holt.

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Legion memorial fundraiser suits golfers to a 'tee'

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At the time D’Arcy McGee, of Lino Lakes, received the custom-made putter and driver her father ordered for her, she became too ill to start golf lessons and had to set them aside.

As she began to recover, her father, Carl Chelman, also of Lino Lakes, became ill himself and had to give up his golf game. Chelman passed away in 2015 without ever having played golf with his daughter.

Chelman, an Army veteran who had been very active in volunteerism with the American Legion Post 566 in Lino

Lakes, was an avid golfer at several area courses.

McGee approached American Legion Post 566 about organizing a golf outing/fundraiser in memory of her father in 2016; its members responded wholeheartedly. Legion Historian Paul Howard and Membership Chair of the Ladies Auxiliary Dorothy Radermacher reached out to community members, and on June 3 held the second Carl Chelman Memorial Golf Outing to honor McGee’s father. Castlewood Golf Course, in Forest Lake, hosted the event, where Chelman was both a golfer and ranger.

The event raised nearly $1,000 for

the American Legion/Legion Riders Legacy Fund, a scholarship program for students whom have had a parent killed in action. Proceeds were also given to the Lino Lakes Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network.

Last year’s champions showed up to defend their prestigious title. “I am one of the PH Factors (P for Paul, H for Howard),” said Howard, one of the event organizers. “I seem to be a factor in everything, win or lose, one way or another,” he said.

“There’s a lot of tough competition out here this year,” he said. “A lot of teams are out to get us.” He paused. “I think they’ve been messing with my brake lines on the golf cart,” he joked.

McGee eventually took golf lessons with her new clubs, and saved her first game for this event. “This is my first time ever golfing. This one’s for the big guy!” she said through happy tears.

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CLPD teams up with State Patrol to make streets safer

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

Motorists driving in Circle Pines, Lexington and parts of Blaine may have noticed a heavier law enforcement presence in the area last week.

This is because the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) teamed up with the State Patrol and the Department of Transportation for a commercial saturation Tuesday, June 6.

“The purpose is to get unsafe commercial vehicles off the road, but also to educate on commercial vehicle rules and regulations,” said CLPD officer Jon Krueger.

Saturations vary in focus, and can include seat belts, speed and distracted driving.

Typically the department tries to hold four commercial vehicle saturations a year, some in Centerville and some in Lexington and Circle Pines. Periodically the saturations include parts of Blaine, as the department has some joint powers roads there.

During the three to eight-hour saturation, both CLPD officers and members of the State Patrol send out “chase cars” to pull vehicles over. State Patrol commercial vehicle inspectors have the authority to pull vehicles over without probable cause, whereas CLPD officers need to have probable cause for the stop, such as an equipment violation or traffic infraction.

After a vehicle is pulled over, the driver is flagged into a location for a complete inspection — in this

case, the Lovell Building parking lot in Lexington.

“Sometimes people think of a commercial vehicle as a semi or a dump truck, but it can be as small as a pickup truck pulling a trailer,” Krueger explained. “The federal regulations say the definition of a commercial vehicle is any combination (truck or trailer) if it has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of over 10,000 pounds together that is doing commerce/ business.”

A GVWR, also known as a gross vehicle mass (GVM), is the maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine and engine fluids, fuel, accessories, drivers and passengers and cargo.

Kathy Marose, who has been with the State Patrol for many years, has been a commercial vehicle inspector for 2.5 years.

The State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Section is comprised of civilian commercial vehicle inspectors and state troopers working in cooperation to conduct commercial vehicle safety inspections (saturations and post crash) and weighing at highway weigh stations and roadside locations throughout the state. Commercial Vehicle Section personnel also facilitate training and outreach programs to inform drivers and carriers of rules and regulations.

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Commercial Vehicle Inspector Kathy Marose, with the State Patrol, inspects a vehicle during a commercial saturation Tuesday, June 6 in the Lovell Building parking lot. The saturation was a combined effort with the State Patrol, Centennial Lakes Police Department and the Department of Transportation.

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Zippy BBQ chicken keeps hubby and company happy

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ompany is coming, what to cook?

Some days, it should be more like what shouldn’t I cook. In the past, I’ve gotten myself in over my head with menu choices.

My husband and I have an agreement about when we entertain. I may not hide out in the kitchen and cook when company arrives.

It used to be that I couldn’t wait to cook up a super-duper meal, which meant that I was probably not visiting with the company.

I have learned when Wild Chow we have company, I stick to the basics, Lisa Erickson make something really easy or prepare some items ahead of time. Grilling BBQ is perfect for company.

I usually make a cold salad, like potato salad and a fresh garden salad or slice fresh tomatoes early in the day and put them in serving dishes

in the fridge. I prep the meat with a dry rub. For dessert, I bake a cake ahead of time and serve it with some fresh berries or fruit. All I do is serve the food when it’s time for dinner. My hubby cooks the meat. It’s a win-win for everyone.

I like this recipe because it has some zip. The vinegar gives it some pizzazz and the spices make the cool side salads taste even better.

Dry Chicken Rub Serves 8 2 Tbsp. seasoned salt ½ Tbsp. garlic powder 1 Tbsp. onion powder 1 Tbsp. paprika 1 tsp. dried rosemary 1 tsp. thyme 1 tsp. pepper Combine the spices and set aside.

Quarter 2 whole chickens (2 breasts with wing and legs with thigh meat).

Rub dry spice mixture all over chicken

“My husband and I have an agreement about when we entertain. I may not hide out in the kitchen and cook when company arrives.� and set aside for two hours. Meat cooks best when it has come to room temp; I let my chicken sit out for only one hour before cooking. You can put the rub on early in the day, but refrigerate it until then.

Heat the grill to hot and reduce the heat when you put the chicken on to medium low. Cook until juices run clear or meat registers 170 degrees on a meat thermometer. Brush with BBQ sauce and serve.

Spicy Kentucky BBQ Sauce 2 tsp. coarse salt 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 tsp. pepper Âź tsp. cayenne pepper 1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 stick butter ½ cup white vinegar In a small sauce pan over medium heat cook the butter until it has a deep golden brown color and has a nutty aroma, about 4 minutes. Add salt, sugar, pepper, cayenne pepper, and cornstarch; cook for about 30 seconds until slight thickened. Slowly add the vinegar and bring to a simmer. Let cool. If the butter solidiďŹ es, heat the sauce back to a simmer. Brush over grilled chicken and serve alongside for dipping.

Lisa Erickson is a food columnist who loves adventure and food. You can ďŹ nd more recipes at www.wild-chow.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Lino Lakes city budget As a Lino Lakes City Council member, I will be participating in my fourth opportunity to help shape the budget of the city this year.

As Mayor Reinert expressed in his letter last week, reviewing and challenging the recommendations of city staff on the needs of the city in the following calendar year and the related costs are important duties of the council.

Thankfully, city staff members are dedicated to

serving the best interests of the citizens of Lino Lakes (irrespective of where city staff might choose to live). In my 3.5 years of service to the city, I have found city staff members to be thoughtful, respectful and very constrained in their decisions with respect to the maintenance and growth of the city and the services we provide to our citizens. I trust that decisions with respect to spending are not born of a “government perspective.�

Rather, I trust that these decisions are born of thoughts that each individual has of doing their jobs well and

maintaining and preserving the amenities and services the citizens have come to expect.

As a council member and a person who does not spend my days managing a city, I trust that those who do have a better idea of how to do so than I. My business background suggests that without respect and trust we have — well, we have very acrimonious meetings where in most cases opinions are substituted for the informed judgment of city staff.

Recently, city staff proposed a plan to explain, in great detail, each and every spending decision related to

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The hidden world of hoarding explored at Lifetree CafĂŠ

Veterans benefits: what you need to know

A glimpse into the world of a hoarder will be provided at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 and at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15 at Lifetree CafĂŠ. The program, titled “Surrounded by Stuff: Understanding the Hidden World of Hoarding,â€? features a filmed interview a woman whose hoarding caused her such shame she wouldn’t let a plumber into her home to fix broken pipes. During the program, participants will discuss why people often accumulate more stuff than they truly need. Admission to the 60-minute event is free and snacks and beverages will be provided. Lifetree CafĂŠ is located in 1 Shepherd Court, Circle Pines. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Ann at 612-751-5707 or lifetreecafecpmn@gmail.com.

An information session for veterans and their families will be held from 1-2 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21 at Keystone Place at LaValle Fields, 14602 Finale Ave. N., Hugo. During the session, attendees will learn essential information about the aid and attendance pension benefit, including eligibility requirements and about the application process.

The session is presented by Steve Despiegelare, assistant county

next year’s budget prior to any council review or discussion. I applaud the staff for proposing what I hope to be a much more streamlined budget process. I applaud the staff for recognizing that the budget decision-making process has been broken for many years and for proposing a new plan.

I will be prepared to explain to the citizens of Lino Lakes why I voted for an approved 2018 budget this year and why it was correctly determined, just as I did last year.

Article about Judy the Springer Spaniel I loved the article! Judy originally trained with my son, Jacob Hogan, and was his dog in Baghdad! We so enjoyed reading about her. My son loved her so much. He was sad when they had to part ways.

Thanks again for the article!

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veterans services officer with the Washington County Veterans Services Office.

Dinner for military and families The Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network (BTYRN) Lino Lakes has teamed up with the Chain of Lakes Rotary, Quad Chamber of Commerce and the Lino Lakes business community to provide dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at Disabled Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 11300 180th St. N., Marine on St. Croix. Active members of the military and veterans, along

with their families and BTYRN volunteers, are invited to the free evening of dinning and socializing.

Free transportation by bus is available and will leave from the Lino Lakes American Legion at 5:30 p.m. The bus is scheduled to leave the campground at 8 p.m. People are welcome to drive directly to the campground as well. Those interested in attending are asked to sign up by June 25 at the Lino Lakes YMCA or American Legion or online at http://beyondtheyellowribbonlinolakesmn.com/index.html.

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QUAD AREA EVENTS NORDIC WALKING When: 5-6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 14 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn how a simple walk can be a full body workout. Ages 15+. $5/person; registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

MUSIC ON THE LAKE When: 7-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15 Where: Golden Lake Park, 67 West Golden Lake Rd., Circle Pines Details: Free concert featuring 50+ member Centennial Community Band.

Contact: ci.circlepines.mn.us

FRIDAY EVENING PADDLE When: 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 16 & 30 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Leisurely paddle on George Watch Lake. Canoes, kayaks and instruction provided. Families welcome, no experience necessary. $5/person, registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

CITIZEN SCIENCE WILD BEE SURVEY When: 9-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn how to identify bee species and help monitor populations through a hands-on survey. Registration required. $5/adult; $3/ child 10+.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT When: 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr.

Details: Childcare and activities provided so parents can enjoy an afternoon/evening out. $25 or $20/Y members; or see early bird pricing specials. Registration required.

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

LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Adults 50+ can bring a lunch and learn about the topic of Forest Ecology. Free; no registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

BIG TRUCKS When: 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Touch trucks from various departments in Anoka County, ask questions, and participate in stations. Free and family-friendly.

Contact: 763-324-1540 or anokacounty.us

SUMMER SOLSTICE MEDICINAL PLANT WALK When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Evening stroll to celebrate the longest day of the year, and discover woodland and prarie plants with edible or medicinal qualities.

All ages. $5/adult; $3/ child. Registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

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p.m. Wednesday, June 28 at Clearwater Creek Park, 2270 Tart Lake Rd. Details: One-ofa-kind free puppet performances, crafts and refreshments.

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

DINNER FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES When: 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 29 Where: Disables Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake, 11300 180th St. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Active military, veterans along with their families and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network-Lino Lakes volunteers are invited to the free evening of dinning and socializing. Free transportation by bus from the Lino Lakes American Legion at 5:30 p.m.; returns at 8 p.m. RSVP by June 25 at the Lino Lakes YMCA, American Legion or online.

Contact: beyondtheyellowribbonlinolakesmn. com

Ongoing BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS When: 7 p.m.

Thursdays, June through August Where: Centerville Lake in Centerville Details: Members of all ages perform waterskiing tricks. Club also performs at summer festivals throughout the state.

Contact: 651-983-0161

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Centerville Music in the Park WHEN: 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 13

acoustic contemporary rock/pop/ country on June 13.

WHERE: Hidden Spring Park, 1601 LaMotte Drive, Centerville

CONTACT: 651-429-3232 or www. centervillemn.com

DETAILS: Cole Thomas plays

Contact: 651-275-7300 or co.washington.mn.us

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FIRST ANNUAL MANITOU DAYS KIDS PARADE

CONCERT IN THE COMMONS

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM SERIES

When: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 14, 21 & 28 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Open-air concerts featuring The Backyard Band on June 14, Blue Groove Bluegrass on June 21 and Andrew Walesch & Trio on June 28.

Bring blanket or chair.

Concessions.

Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

When: 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15 Where: Anoka County Historical Society, 2135 Third Ave. N., Anoka Details: Monthly event includes catered dinner, behind the scenes tours and special artifact displays. Tickets $50; benefits ACHS. Registration required.

Contact: anokacounty history.org

When: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15 Where: 4th St, downtown White Bear Lake (during Marketfest) Details: Kids 12 and under can decorate their bike, trike or wagon. Pre-registered participants receive a t-shirt.

Contact: 651-429-7661 or manitoudays.com

PROSPERITY SUMMIT: BUILDING AN OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY

When: 6-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15 Where: Century College, White Bear Lake LEXINGTON FARMERS’ Details: National MARKET When: 7 p.m. poverty expert Donna Wednesday, June 14 When: 3-7 p.m.

Beegle leads discussion Where: Marine Wednesdays, through on how to get involved Village Hall, 121 Judd Oct. 4 in helping build an St., Marine on St. Croix Where: Lovell Opportunity Community Details: Ernesto Building parking lot, Reyes, one of Cuba’s lead- in the Northeast Metro 4175 Lovell Rd. to eliminate poverty Details: Vendors offer ing naturalists, wildlife photographers, and bird- gaps in the community. a variety of items such RSVP. ing guides, will share as fresh local produce, Contact: michele. preserves, breads, crafts, his knowledge of Cuban birdlife, accompanied by jersak@century.edu flowers and more. his incredible pictures Contact: 763-784-2792 and current perspectives MARKETFEST or ci.lexington.mn.us on life in Cuba. Free.

When: 6-9 p.m.

Contact: marine Thursdays, June 15 & 22 NEIGHBORHOODS communitylibrary.org Where: Downtown White Bear Lake NEARBY Details: Free family EXPLORING festival includes more ENGINEERING than 150 retail and food FOR WHAT IT’S When: 1-2 p.m. vendors, live music, WORTH: AN ANTIQUE Thursdays, June 15, 22 kids parade, children’s APPRAISAL EVENT and 29 activities, Farmers’ WITH MARK MORAN Where: Hardwood market, classic car show.

Creek Library, 19955 When: 4:30-7:30 p.m.

June 22 event includes Forest Rd. N., Forest Tuesday, June 13 a free Old Fashioned Lake Where: Hardwood Details: Programs for cakewalk event Creek Library, 19955 kids 8-12 to explore engi- sponsored by the WBL Forest Rd. N., Forest Historical Society where neering challenges and Lake creative thinking. Topics winners will receive a Details: Appraiser cake from Grandma’s include ‘Balls & Tracks of antiques and fine Bakery. on June 15; ‘Bridge art will examine and Contact: www.

Building’ on June 22; appraise antiques and marketfest.org collectibles. Registration ‘Balloon Powered Cars’ on June 29. required.

OPENING DOORS, OPENING EYES: CUBA THROUGH A BIRDER’S LENS

MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR WALKING ‘2 DOLLAR’ BILL AXELROD When: 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, June 15 Where: The Alchemist, 2222 4th St., White Bear Lake Details: Music by Strings n Things on the rooftop. Free admission.

SENIOR DANCE When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, June 16 Where: Forest Lake American Legion, 355 W. Broadway Details: Enjoy mature music by Jerry Peltier and his Sweet Memories dance band. Held the 3rd Friday of every month. $6/person includes lunch. Cash bar. Public welcome.

Contact: 651-464-2600

MANITOU DAYS 5K WALK/RUN When: 5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 16 Where: Ramsey County Beach, 5050 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Race follows the parade route, ending at West Park. $40/adult, $20/kids under 14 after June 5. Includes t-shirt and medal.

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Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music (6 to 8 p.m.), free festivities.

Contact: discover stillwater.com

POSITIVE PARENTING OF TEENS When: 6-8:30 p.m.

Friday, June 23 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 24 Where: Northeast Youth and Family Services, 3490 Lexington Ave. N., Shoreview Details: Two-session course designed to help adults parent their teens with less stress and more joy. $80/parent group; register by June 21. Scholarships may be available.

Contact: 651-486-3808

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Manitou Days: “50 Years of Fun in the Sun” WHEN: June 15 to July 4 WHERE: Events throughout White Bear Lake

60 events including parade, beach dance, community picnic, family fun night, antique boat show, fi reworks and more. See calendar listings for event details.

DETAILS: In its 50th year, this 3-week long, annual summer festival showcases the best of the White Bear Lake community. More than

MANITOU DAYS GRAND PARADE AND BEACH DANCE When: Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 16. 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 Hornucopia; $5/person, free for kids 10 and younger. Food and beverages for sale.

Contact: www. manitoudays.com orexplorewhitebear.com

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE When: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden St., White Bear Lake Details: 162-family garage sale and bake sale. Kids activities and lunch available.

Contact: 651-429-5349 or communityofgrace. church

HOT IRON HOT ROD CAR SHOW When: 9-11 a.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Birchwood Senior Living, 604 NE 1st St., Forest Lake Details: Classic hot rod cars from the Spinners Car Club of Forest Lake on display.

Treats and beverages served. Free and open to

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the public.

Contact: birchwood seniorliving.com

LADIES OF THE LAKE MARKET When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Railroad Park, 4752 Hwy 61 N., White Bear Lake Details: Open air market with 120 sellers and locally-owned shops providing one-of-a-kind furniture, accessories and vintage finds. Free.

Contact: 651-335-4366

10TH ANNUAL HAY LAKE BEER TASTING When: 4-7 p.m.

Saturday, June 17 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

FIREMAN’S BALL When: 5:30-10:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 17 Where: Downtown Marine on St. Croix Details: Annual street dance supports the local Fire and Rescue Departments. Ribs, brats and beer, and music by the Riverside Hitmen.

Contact: marine onstcroix.org

NORTH STAR GRAND PRIX BICYCLE RACE FINALE When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, June 18 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

‘WOVEN TOGETHER: TRADITIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS CULTURE OF PERU’ OPENING RECEPTION When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 20 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Exhibit curated by Melanie Ebert showcases the ancient craft of weaving. Drop-in demonstration 1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 27. Exhibit runs through June 29.

Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

When: June 24 & 25 Where: Chateau St. Croix, 1998 Hwy. 87, St. Croix Falls Details: Live music, crafts, food and wine to celebrate the flowering of the vines festival.

Contact: www. chateaustcroix.com

CHRYSLER & DESOTO AIRFLOW CLUB MEET When: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24 Where: Lowell Park, Stillwater Details: 54th Annual ‘Grand Classic’ club meet offers the public an opportunity to view antique cars from the 1930’s. Free.

Contact: airflowclub. com

RIVER VALLEY RIDERS RIDE-A-THON When: Saturday, June 24 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Ave. N. Details: Fundraiser for River Valley Riders, providing therapeutic horseback riding and driving to people with special needs, includes 8 mile horseback ride or 3 mile walk/wheel.

Registration/breakfast 8:30-9:30 a.m. for horseback riders with a 10 a.m. start. Registration/ breakfast 9:30-10:30 a.m. for walkers with a 11 a.m. start.

Contact: 651-439-2558 or rivervalleyriders.org

Saturday, June 24 Where: White Bear Shopping Center, Lake Ave. S. Details: All classes of boats on display, nautical swap meet, arts & crafts fair, and live music. Free.

Contact: 651-308-1792 or whitebearlakeboat show.com

When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, June 24-25 Where: Washington County Fairgrounds, 12300 40th St. N., Lake Elmo Details: Free outdoor flea and crafter’s market.

Contact: 715-557-1785 or rsgdevelopment.com/ fleamarket

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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friends, family and other garden lovers. Proceeds support gardening education and community beautification projects.

Tickets $12 in advance at Lila & Claudine’s, the Mahtomedi Farmers’ Market, and online; $15 day of tour at Triangle Park.

Contact: mahtomedi gardenclub.org

RUDY’S RUN When: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24 Where: Rudy’s Redeye Grill, Details: 5K run along White Bear Lake supports Young Life White Bear LakeMahtomedi Castaway Camp for high school students. $40/runner.

Contact: 651-762-8483 or bit-do/rundys-5k-run

MUSIC AT FRANCONIA When: 2-6 p.m.

Saturday, June 24 Where: 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Familyfriendly summer music series in outdoor amphitheater. Food vendors or picnic.

Contact: 651-257-6668 or info@franconia.org.

THE STORY OF MARCEL When: 6-7 p.m.

Monday, June 26 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Hear the story of Frenchman Marcel Heuzé, who mailed letters home from a Nazi labor camp during WWII. Sixty years later, designer Carolyn Porter found Marcel’s letters at an antique store in Stillwater and began to transform Marcel’s handwriting into a modern computer font.

Free.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

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Cougar eyeing Olympics makes USA mat team for world tourney in Greece

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Centennial’s Emily Shilson, taking another step in her goal of wrestling in the Olympic Games, will start her junior year of high school competing in a world tournament in Athens, Greece.

Shilson earned one of 10 slots on Team USA by dominating her weight, 43 kilograms (95 pounds), at the United World Wrestling Girls Freestyle Cadet National Championships in Irving, Texas, concluding May 20.

“This tournament championship puts Emily on the USA World Team and she will now represent the United States at the World Championships in September,” said her father and summer coach, Chad Shilson. “Ultimately, her goal is to make the U.S. Olympic Team.”

Shilson, in her third year wrestling for the Cougar boys team this winter, was a state individual qualifier as a section runner-up, the first girl to do so in Class AAA and just the second overall. Last summer, she won a Pan Am championship in Lima, Peru, while helping Team USA capture the title.

At the Cadet nationals, Shilson cruised to the top of the podium. She tech-galled Amelia Lewis of Arizona 10-0 and pinned Genesis Quirarte of California in 27 seconds. In the best2-of-3 finals, she scored two more tech falls, 10-0 and 14-4, over Samara Chavez of Texas.

“Every day she wakes up with the goal of getting better,” Chad said. “These aren't simply words to her.

She sets her own goals and then goes after them.”

Chad added, “She keeps a strict training schedule that most people could absolutely not keep up with. When I say this, I mean that virtually no other athlete that I've ever seen could keep pace with this schedule, and she is in complete control of it.”

Emily’s summer will be filled with training camps, travel and competition.

She’s currently at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, with trips to Wisconsin, Ohio, North Dakota and Colorado again to follow.

“Opportunities like the Olympics do not happen by accident,” Emily said.

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Two Centennial boys relay teams earned spots on the podium at the state track meet Saturday, June 10 capping the careers of a distinguished group of senior runners.

The Cougar 4x400 team of Bradley Cunningham, Dylan Johnson, Reed Kurak and Jacob Namyst placed fifth in a time of 3:26.4 at Hamline. They ran a 3:19.92 in the prelims Friday, June 9. Most times Saturday were

slower due to blustery winds and 90-degree heat.

The Cougar 4x800 team finished seventh in 8:04.80 after an 8:00.02 prelim. Those runners were Namyst, Johnson, Andrew Nordquist (the lone junior) and Kurak.

Namyst, also a 400-meter qualifier, made finals with 49.87 prelim, ninthbest, and stayed in ninth in the finals with 51.65.

Keshaun Story, senior qualifier in long jump, went 21-7 3/4 and didn’t make finals.

Sara Moen closed a solid track career at Centennial with a personal-best 2:17.96 in the 800 meters for third place in the Section 5AA meet. Moen placed second in the conference 1600 meters with a personalbest 5:22.38, and second in the true-team sectionals. Her mile relay team took second in the conference with a school record of 4:06.46, and won at true-team sectional.

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Cougars lose pitchers duel in playoffs and exit with 13-11 mark In a duel of each team’s ace pitcher, Centennial lost to Champlin Park 1-0 in eight innings last week, then was ousted by Mounds View 6-3, in the Section 5AAAA tournament.

Kyle Nordby of the Cougars and Max Loven of Champlin Park hooked up in a scoreless duel that was finally broken up in the last of the eighth inning when the Rebels scored on two walks and a double. Nordby struck out nine and allowed just four hits and three walks in 7 1/3 innings. Loven yielded just five hits and one walk.

Casey Lieser pitched the distance in the 6-3 loss to Mounds View where the key blow as a three-run homer by Ross Indlecoffer in the sixth inning. Jake Prasch went 3-for-4 with two RBI’s for Centennial.

Dylan Grant was 2-for-3 with two runs.

Centennial finished 13-11, including a 3-2 win over Mounds View earlier in the playoffs.

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Culvert problems mitigated, for now

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

LINO LAKES — It was a very different sight at City Hall from last month's meeting when residents packed City Hall to express concerns over a culvert that was not functioning properly. At the council's June 5 work session, only two people attended to say they were still experiencing problems.

Residents who live along Diane Street brought up the topic at the City Council's May 22 meeting. Residents voiced their frustrations with high water levels and the culvert's condition. The culvert was not functioning properly, residents said, because of the high amount of rainfall that had fallen in a short amount of time and beavers at work in the area, leading to standing water in yards and basements.

Mayor Jeff Reinert directed city staff to monitor the culvert daily to make sure it stayed unplugged and to look into possible long-term solutions.

The culvert is part of an Anoka County ditch (ACD 10-22-32, culvert 2) and is associated with a wetland located north of Lino Lakes Elementary School. The ditch is managed by the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). The old culvert, along with several others along the ditch, was replaced with a 24-inch-diameter PVC pipe at the existing ditch elevation in 2013.

City Engineer Diane Hankee relayed staff has continued to monitor the culvert.

The RCWD obtained a DNR permit, she noted, and trapped two beavers May 26. Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson said the water level has dropped by about 2 feet.

Resident Butch Eibensteiner has lived on Diane Street since 1983. “I appreciate

the urgency of whoever went out there and trapped beavers. The water has gone down substantially. They got right on it and the water slowly started receding farther and farther,” he said. “However, there are dead trees all the way around the swamp that occurred before 2013. Right now, all those dead trees are still sitting in water. When they put that culvert in, it should have been (set) 4 inches lower. It is still on the high side. Everyone's yard is still damp.”

Eibensteiner was especially concerned about septic systems. “We have septic systems throughout our whole neighborhood. My system is 52 inches in ground. I've never had a problem with it and thankfully this year I didn't have a problem with it,” he said. “Everything is just sitting there getting saturated. At what point does it quit?”

Greg Anderson, a resident of Forest Lake, attended the meeting on behalf of his wife's parents, who live on Lake Drive and are also experiencing flooding.

“Normally they have sand in their backyard, but there is standing water all the way to the house and it is trying to go into the blocks,” he said.

Tom Schmidt, RCWD public drainage inspector, shared background information on the ditch.

“This part of the ditch has always been a public ditch. However, crossings are not a public responsibility, they are the responsibility of the owner of the crossing,” he said. “One of the biggest issues was that every other culvert was at a different height. The culvert was installed lower than two culverts that were there (in 2013).”

Schmidt explained a big problem is the culvert needs to be kept clean, but the RCWD doesn't have the resources

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available to monitor every ditch or culvert regularly.

“We have is we have 21 ditch systems in the district; 130 miles of public ditch, thousands of culvert crossings … as an organization, we have had a problem with going out and checking them periodically with that much area and just myself covering all of it. We tend to react more to complaints,” he said.

Schmidt noted the ditch was not designed as a flood control measure.

“The ditch was designed to drain surface water out for relatively limited agriculture in 1994,” he explained. “We are limited to replacing the ditch to what it was originally. We can't go deeper or wider because then it's considered an improvement and an improvement brings up a lot more legal and environmental issues that may be cost prohibitive and challenging to do.”

Community Development Director Michael Grochala relayed that flooding

has been an issue citywide this year due to last year's record levels of precipitation.

He guessed the issue would resolve itself as long as there is a normal amount of rainfall this year. “We are seeing water where we haven't seen water before,” he said.

For now, the RCWD will continue to monitor the culvert and ditch on a regular basis, especially in the spring when water levels tend to be high. Asleson urged the residents to communicate with the city regularly when water levels are high, which may indicate there could be debris clogging the culvert.

The city has also added the cleaning of the area's stormwater ponds to its annual surface water management project, to be completed within the next three years.

Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

ARLO LANE: Residents request action for speeding problems FROM PAGE 1

vehicles exceeding 30 mph during the two-day monitoring period.

“The concern is that if incorrect traffic control is installed for the traffic conditions, it could cause undue delays and necessary crashes could occur,” Hankee said. “Traveling public, especially persons not familiar with the area, drive based on instinct; they consciously evaluate their surroundings to determine if a stop sign should or should not be at that intersection as they approach.”

Mayor Jeff Reinert informed the council of a similar situation on Tart Lake Road around five years ago. He explained the city put up a solar speed sign, which is still present today, that has addressed the problem. “That seemed to help. I think when people see the speed they are going, they are going to slow down. I know I do,” he said.

Hankee added there were signifi-

cantly higher traffic volumes on Tart Lake Road and the speed limit was 35 mph.

One resident requested city staff consider doing the speed study again and placing their speed measurement devices in a different area, as he said they were put right on a curve where people are already traveling more slowly than on the straight street sections.

“Almost everyone in the area has small kids. We do the best to keep them out of the street, but everyone knows if a ball goes into the street something could happen. What will happen is someone will come around the curve and it is just a raceway. They go 50-55 mph,” the resident said. “We have a deaf child in the area, so we even have the deaf child signage and that doesn't deter them, either.”

Another resident suggested the problem is often caused by many teen drivers who live in the area. Residents have confronted the teens about slow-

ing down and talked to their parents, but said the problem is ongoing.

Greg Anderson, a resident of Forest Lake who was in attendance, told council about a stop sign that was added in Forest Lake. “I live off of Forest Road, which runs parallel to Highway 61. We had a gal killed there on July 4. The whole neighborhood lobbied and we got the council to put stop signs in. They are two signs that don't belong there, but they definitely have served their purpose.”

Public Safety Director John Swenson said, “Putting a stop sign where people do not expect it or it is not consistent with driving behaviors creates a less safe environment. If we are doing speed enforcement and put in stop signs … I bet you anything we are going to be out there doing stop sign enforcement the same amount of time.”

The residents agreed a stop sign might not be the best option, but still wanted some sort of solution to the problem.

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Here is a map of the area residents spoke about their concerns of people speeding through the neighborhood. A study was done to evaluate if stop signs were warranted at the intersections of Joseph Court and Highland Drive along Arlo Lane in Lino Lakes.

Community Development Director Michael Grochala suggested doing another speed study in different locations along the road and over four days instead of two. “The more information we have, the better our decision is going to be,” he said.

Public Services Director Rick DeGardner suggested residents attempt to get license plate numbers and vehicle descriptions and report them to the police department.

The council will re-evaluate the situation next month after more data is collected.

Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

POLICE REPORTS The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers were dispatched to the 9200 block of Lake Drive in Lexington June 2 on report of a property damage accident.

Police located the vehicle and driver and the driver reportedly sustained no injuries.

• Officers responded to Lexington on report of a rape that had just occurred June 5. The adult male suspect was located and arrested. The adult female victim was transported to the hospital and the case has been referred to the criminal investigation department.

• Officers stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation at the intersection of Progress Road and Main Street in Centerville June 4. Officers found the driver to be under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested. The driver was ultimately released with a citation.

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TEACHER RETIRES: After 40 years of building relationships with Centennial community FROM PAGE 1

has witnessed is class sizes doubling, in addition to more staff. The district's reputation has also changed.

“When I started here we didn't have the best reputation … now it has totally changed and it's a school people want to be a part of. Now when I tell people where I teach, they know where I am from,” Hitchcock said.

During her retirement, Hitchcock plans to get more involved with volunteering, possibly with the county, hospitals or senior homes. She also plans to spend more time working out, biking, playing tennis, golfing, waterskiing and downhill/cross-country skiing.

She plans to learn to play the piano and travel a bit more too, possibly to the western U.S., national parks, Hawaii and Australia. When asked what she will miss about Centennial, Hitchcock replied, “I will miss the relationships and the day-to-day interaction with students and staff.”

Eventually, Hitchcock says she will probably return to the district as a substitute teacher.

Editor Shanon Granholm can be reached at 651-4071227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Phyillis Hitchcock helps her students out on an assignment on the last day of school. Hitchcock retired June 8.

LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council discussed the following at its June 5 work session: • Andy Hering of Redpath and Company presented the 2016 annual audit to the council. Highlights include: – An unmodified opinion, also known as a clean opinion, for the city's financial statements for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2016.

– The city achieved a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada for its 2015 Comprehensive annual Financial Report. The city has received this award every year since 1995.

– One item did not meet legal compliance. The city owns two fixed income mutual funds, which totaled $1,546,355 at the end of 2016. A portion of each funds' holdings did not meet conditions set forth in Statute 118A.04 based on the credit ratings of the fund’s investments. According to each fund’s website, approximately 30 percent of fund A’s holdings and 32 percent of fund B’s holdings were rated below “A” as of April 30, 2017.

– Finance Director Sarah Cotton explained the funds have been held by the city since 1993 and were both transferred from another firm. Both funds were sold May 24 and Cotton noted there were no losses in the funds.

– At the end of the fiscal year, the general fund balance was $6,256,191. The unassigned fund balance for the fund was $6,031,077, or 63 percent of the total general fund expenditures.

• Discussed the 2018 city budget. Cotton explained the management team is currently in the process of preparing the budget and there will be a special budget work session Monday, July 31.

As of March 2, the city's taxable market value is estimated to increase 8.78 percent. Based on a preliminary estimate, the city's tax levy could increase by $778,839 without an increase in the Lino Lakes property tax rate, which currently is 45.140 percent for taxes payable in 2017.

City Administrator Jeff Karlson brought up the possibility of a salary adjustment for Community Development Director Michael Grochala to be included in the budget. The request is for a 6 percent ad-

justment over a two-year period. Human Resources Manager Karissa Henning checked salary ranges developed through the League of Minnesota Cities salary & benefits survey for community development positions with a population of 15,000-30,000 in the metro area. The survey showed that Grochala is below the average maximum salary range by nearly $4,000.

• Mayor Jeff Reinert suggested considering what the city is not going to spend annually when discussing the budget. “I think it would be a fruitful exercise for us to go through, because we can find dollars that are left over that are not going to be used for the current year and apply them to the next year,” he said. Reinert also wanted to discuss options for that money to be used for, particularly amenities that taxpayers would directly benefit from.

• Discussed the city's five-year street reconstruction plan. The council initiated a street reconstruction program in 2014.

The initial phase of street reconstruction was undertaken in 2015 with the improvement of streets in the Shenandoah neighborhood.

• In January 2017 the council authorized a report on improvements to obtain cost estimates for the next phase of the reconstruction program, and accepted the West Shadow Lake Drive and LaMotte Neighborhood report at the May 8 meeting.

• This project, which includes West Shadow Lake Drive, Shadow Court, Sandpiper Drive, LaMotte Drive and LaMotte Circle, is being considered for 2018. The estimated project cost is $5,124,000. The estimate does not include any costs for extensions of sanitary sewer and/or water main to service the neighborhoods.

Any proposed sanitary sewer or water extensions, if requested, would be funded separately through special assessments or connection charges.

• Improvements scheduled for 2021 include Fourth Avenue, Diane Street, 81st Street, Elbe Street and Danube Street, for an estimated cost of $2,524,000.

• Reinert asked city staff to compile an updated list of all the services the city does in-house versus services that are outsourced. He suggested putting the list on a rotating schedule, possibly every three years, for the council to delve into

and determine if the city should put out requests for proposals on certain services or continue using the service provider as before.

“It is a healthy thing to do. We will cause current vendors to sharpen their pencils when working with they city and we may improve by working with someone else,” he said.

• Public Safety Director John Swenson updated the council on the Achieving Compliance through Education (ACE) program, which is an educational diversion program. It is designed for individuals facing traffic offenses who wish to have their cases dismissed. If individuals qualify and comply with ACE requirements, the prosecutor will dismiss their case, the offense will not be listed on their driving record and they will not have to appear in court.

Swenson noted as of May 31, 189 individuals had completed the program, 80 people fewer than completed the program at this time last year.

• Reinert told the council he had heard complaints from several residents regarding speed limit changes on Main Street and inquired about the possibility of getting them changed. “It goes from 30, to 40, to 50, to 30 … and residents think it is on purpose for speed traps,” Reinert said.

Minnesota Statute 169.14 establishes speed limits on most typical roadways under ideal conditions. All other speed limits are set by the Department of Transportation Commissioner based on an engineering and traffic investigation, which considers factors such as road type/condition, location and type of access points, traffic control devices, crash history and traffic volume, sight distances and speed studies.

Since Main Street is a county road, the council would have to request the Anoka County Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution requesting an investigation

by MnDOT. After discussion, the council agreed the speed limits make sense and wanted staff to inquire about the county putting up more signs to inform drivers of the speed limit.

• Reinert also brought up winter parking restrictions and said he had heard comments from several residents who

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received tickets for being parked on the streets during the winter months despite there being no snow on the ground or in the forecast. Reinert suggested the police department consider giving warnings rather than writing tickets, unless snow is or will be present.

Swenson said the council could considering changing the ordinance in place by adding language about snow being present.

Councilman Bill Kusterman said, “I don't want this to fall upon the police force. I like the idea of the warnings, but I don't like the idea of making a change to the ordinance. If you take that away, I think it's going to be the wild, Wild West.”

After discussion, the council agreed the ordinance made sense and didn't want to pursue changing it.

• Reinert suggested the council do an annual review of department directors. “It would be a means of annual communication with directors to bring up things that they are doing right and things that they are doing wrong,” he said. “It is a way for the council to communicate.

Communication solves a lot of problems.”

Kusterman said, “I would not want to be doing any administering of directors. I like the fact that that is what Mr. Karlson does. If we have a problem, we can talk to Mr. Karlson. We shouldn't be taking over Jeff's job.”

• Reinert stressed it would not be taking over Karlson's role, not disciplinary in nature, but strictly for communication purposes. Following discussion, there was no action taken.

• Karlson brought up the topic of step adjustments after Reinert requested more information. Every city employee, both union and nonunion, is on a step program. Typically, a new employee will start at the first step of the compensation plan; however, a new hire may start at a higher step depending on years of experience.

The next City Council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 26 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. There will be a work session immediately preceding the meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Room.

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‘Toughest mile on the planet’ coming to area this summer

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

About 11,000 people are expected to come through Hugo in July — both spectators and world-class athletes — for the Tough Mudder.

This will mark the second year the event has stopped in Hugo. Through a partnership with CBS Sports and Tough Mudder, a new event “The Tough Mudder X” will be fi lmed in Hugo and aired on TV. “One of the reasons we are so excited to come to Hugo is because it’s going to be the fi rst event ever with the new format created specifically for TV,” said Tough Mudder Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Jerome Hiquet. “It will be an experience for both the participants and the spectators because it is very visual and the obstacles are huge. It is similar to American Ninja Warrior.”

Tough Mudder Inc. was founded in 2010 with the launch of the Tough Mudder full event series, which includes 10-12 miles of obstacle courses.

Since then, it has grown to be a new sport and lifestyle for people who call themselves “mudders” and consider themselves a part of a “tribe.”

“It originally started with 4,000 people and now more than 3 million people have done Tough Mudder around the world. We have mudders in the U.S., Canada, Germany, England and Australia. It’s very much like a global tribe,” Hiquet explained.

Tough Mudder Inc. will host more than 130 events worldwide in 2017 in nearly a dozen countries. One stop is Hugo.

The Tough Mudder X will kick off Friday, July 14.

Within the next couple of weeks 200 athletes, who apply online, will be selected by Tough Mudder to compete. “We are looking for the best athletes in the world in different categories. We think that people who do obstacle course racing, Crossfit or track and field will all be good candidates to win,” Hiquet said. “They have to incorporate skill and channel strength and agility.”

The Tough Mudder X is a 1-mile course that will combine the physical challenges and mental grit of a traditional Tough Mudder course with the intensity of a timed, functional fitness workout and speedy mile. Elite athletes will be pushed to their limits as they attempt to conquer 10 obstacles including Kong, Everest 2.0, Funky Monkey and The Revolution. The event also includes 10 functional fitness stations (Workout Zones) in a battle to be the fastest to the fi nish line.

“The obstacles are built and revolve around teamwork; it’s very unlikely that someone will fi nish an obstacle by themselves,” Hiquet said. “We think we have a strong mix between a unique sports event in a very entertaining format that will be exciting for Hugo and the Twin Cities.”

There will be 12 finalists for the males and 12 fi nalists for the females. Both the male and female winner will not only gain confidence and bragging rights, but also go home a bit richer: the prize is $25,000 each.

Twin Cities Gateway Sports Marketing Director Al Stauffacher’s job is to promote events — like the Tough Mudder — to bring in visitors to area hotels.

Twin Cities Gateway is the north suburban visitors and tourism bureau that represents nine cities.

“As we try to attract sports events to the area, we are looking at outside-the-box sports. We are trying to expand our horizons in the sport industry to have some events outside of core value sports such as baseball or hockey,” Stauffacher said. “This is a huge event. We are trying to drive more national events into our area.”

The Tough Mudder X Finals will air on CBS Sunday, Sept. 3 from 3 to 4 p.m. To see a video of what the Tough Mudder X looks like, view this story online at presspubs.com and follow the link.

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Above: Mudders jump off a platform called “Frequent Flyer,” at last year’s Tough Mudder event.

Right: This patriotic participant from Rochester wore a GoPro strapped to his chest.

Far right: Teamwork is a big part of the philosophy behind Tough Mudder, as demonstrated at the “Pyramid Scheme” obstacle.

“The debut of Tough Mudder X, in partnership with CBS Sports, solidifies our commitment to innovation and continued leadership in the sports event world by debuting the ultimate race in sports that will capture all the hottest elements of occupying elite athletes and sports fitness enthusiasts alike,” said co-founder and CEO Will Dean. “... we can think of no better partner than CBS Sports to bring this new sporting event and all of its drama, action and excitement that makes for compelling sports television to millions of viewers and fans across the U.S.” In addition to the Tough Mudder X,

there will also be the Tough Mudder Half, Tough Mudder and Mini Mudder July 15-16 at Wild Wings of Oneka, 8349 147th St. N, Hugo. For more information, or to sign up to compete, visit toughmudder. com/events/what-is-tmx.

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

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metro area, I can say that we average about 80-90 high-priority crash reduction saturations per year and probably at least 100 other saturations that are generally targeting weight enforcement, traffic enforcement, targeting specific identified issues or at the request of a local agency.�

Marose said, “I like this job because I feel like I am making a difference, because all it takes is one thing falling off a truck and hitting a motorcyclist or tires blowing out. The safety of other people makes me want to come out and do this. They might think it is not a big deal, but if it ends up on the road, it is a big deal.�

During a saturation, inspectors are checking to make sure everything is secured, lights are functioning, breakaway brakes are hooked up properly, and drivers are licensed and carrying their medical cards.

In addition, the inspection includes checking coupling devices, exhaust systems, frames, fuel systems, driveline/ driveshaft components, steering mechanisms, suspensions, tires, van and opentop trailer bodies, wheels, rims and hubs and windshield wipers. “A lot of times smaller trailers won't have their breakaway brakes hooked up correctly. The breakaway brakes are sup-

posed to make it so if the trailer becomes unhitched from the vehicle, it automatically activates the brakes in the trailer to stop it,� Kruger explained. “I've seen in videos where people don't have those working and the trailer can go all over the place and end up hitting somebody or another vehicle.�

Krueger said another common thing to find during a saturation is a driver who doesn't have their medical card or it is expired. “If it considered a commercial vehicle, you are required by state law to carry a medical card. In other words, every two years you have to go to get a physical done by a certified physician to be qualified to work as a commercial driver,� he explained.

During the inspection, drivers may receive various citations. Depending on various criteria, the vehicle/driver may be placed out of service (OOS), which prohibits the driver from operating the vehicle for a specified period of time or until the condition is corrected.

Although the statistics are not available yet from the recent saturation, last year there were seven saturations in Blaine, two in Circle Pines/Lexington and two in Centerville.

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Kathy Marose enters the driver’s information into her computer while filling out the necessary paper work during the saturation.

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CMS student takes his knowledge of history and geography to Atlanta

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LINO LAKES — Centennial Middle School seventh-grader Theo Carlson put his knowledge to the test in an intense competition at the National History Bee June 2-4 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Theo, son of Brad and Stephanie Carlson of Lino Lakes, had never participated in the History Bee before, although he is involved in Knowledge Bowl and has had considerable experience hitting buzzers. Since fourth grade, he has also attended the National Geographic Bee every year.

“I like the history classes at school and I've always been interested in geography. I read a lot

of books,” he said.

In the fall, Theo was invited to participate in the History Bee. The fi rst step was to complete an online exam with 50 multiplechoice questions about U.S. and world history.

A written portion is also included. Students with the top scores are then invited to compete in the regional fi nals.

Theo competed in the regional fi nals in March at Prior Lake High School. During the competition, each participant competed in three rounds of a fast-paced and interactive buzzer format to determine the champions who would advance to the National History Bee. During the National History Bee, participants compete in

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several buzzer and test rounds over the course of two days to determine the grand champion in each grade division (fourth-sixth grade, seventh grade and

eighth grade).

“The buzzer rounds were super-competitive.

Even though I've done Knowledge Bowl, I am not super fast on the buzzer, so a lot of the

questions got stolen,” Theo said. “There was really anything from modern court cases to medieval battles,” he noted.

The hardest questions, for many participants, were about court cases, Theo said. “Many of those questions went unanswered.”

Although Theo did not earn the grand champion title, he still feels it was a “really cool experience.”

“I gained a lot more knowledge of what I should be focusing on for studying. Overall, I learned a lot of stuff from a lot of different parts of history,” he said.

Stephanie added, “We are really proud of him.

I know that it was a very intense competition,

but he didn't let that get him down. His attitude was really good and he enjoyed the experience of going to a different state and being around people who also like to learn things.”

When Theo was not competing, he and his family visited Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola.

Theo hopes to compete in the History Bee again next year.

Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Chance discovery brings history to life

BY RACHEL M. ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Visiting an antique store is like going on a journey back in time. Most shops are filled with old furniture, paintings, dishes and knickknacks, but sometimes amazing treasures are found.

More than a decade ago, Carolyn Porter visited a now-closed antique store in downtown Stillwater that proved most fortuitous.

“I have an affection for old handwriting, and I had been keeping an eye out for old letters I could use as source material for a new computer font,” said Porter, a graphic designer in White Bear Lake. “But until that day, I had not found letters that included enough raw material to work with.”

For her font, Porter needed a handwriting sample that had a complete array of both upper and lowercase letters, along with numbers. She found exactly what she had been looking for in a collection of letters writen during World War II by a Frenchman named Marcel Heuzé.

“I was drawn not only to Marcel’s beautiful, swashed handwriting, but to the papers the letters had been written on. The yellowed pages were covered with faded ink and stripes of blue and red had been painted in the background,” recalled Porter, who bought five of the 20 or so letters for sale. “They cost just over $6 apiece; $30 was all I felt comfortable spending that day.”

Over the next several years, Porter worked on the font in her spare time. She finished the font in late 2013, and was honored when P22 Type Foundry, a New Yorkbased distributor that specializes in fonts based on art, history, and design, wanted “Marcel” to be part of its curated collection.

Since its release, P22 Marcel Script has garnered five awards, including the prestigious Certificate for Typographic Excellence from the New York Type Director’s Club. However, the creation of the P22 Marcel Script is only part of the story.

A few years before the release of the font, Porter took on another project.

Out of curiosity, she had one of Marcel’s letters translated. Porter, who does not speak French, was shocked to learn Marcel’s letters had been mailed from a labor camp in Berlin. “Marcel desperately missed his wife and three young daughters,” she said.

Porter would learn his wife and daughters were waging their own battle for survival in a village in the countryside southwest of Paris.

In her soon-to-be-released book, “Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate,” Porter shares the story of her search for answers. Skyhorse Publishing of New York City will release the book June 6.

Porter says the peek into Marcel’s life revealed in that first translated letter left her yearning for answers.

“Marcel had this incredible tenacity and hope, which was amazing considering where he was.” What began as a curiosity turned into an obsessive search for answers. “I had to know if he survived and made it home to his family,” she said.

In the book, Porter pieces together answers from archives in Germany, France, and across the United States. Along the way, she learned more about the 600,000 French civilians forced to live and work in Germany during World War II. “There were millions of jobs in factories, farms, and mines that needed to be done to support the war industry. The Germans needed laborers to replace the

German men who had been transferred to the fronts to fight, so they demanded workers from the countries they occupied. At times, Marcel was living in a camp surrounded by razor wire and guarded by S.S. Men worked 70 hours per week and survived on starvation rations. Yet as bad as the French workers had it,” Porter acknowledged, “others had it far worse.”

In one of the letters, Marcel wrote: “We are about 60 in an old kitchen that is our lodging now. We bed down on straw. Do you picture it? Good thing that it isn’t too cold. We don’t have any light, that’s why my letter is messy.”

In another he said: “As soon as we leave the table we are hungry again. What we eat doesn’t stick to our ribs,” and “Death does not count any more.”

Marcel’s letters were also filled with words of love and optimism. One letter ended with these tender words for his wife: “And for you, my beloved one, I always save my most tender kisses.” In other letters, he offers gentle advice to his young daughters.

With the help of a genealogy researcher, Porter learned Marcel’s fate, which is revealed in the book.

The genealogy researcher also helped Porter track

down several of Marcel’s relatives in France. Porter obtained permission from his family to share the contents of these never-before-published letters.

Early reviews have been very favorable.

“Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate” is now available in hardcover and eBook format. The book can be purchased online at Amazon. com, BarnesandNoble.com, Apple’s iBooks and IndieBound.org.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Carolyn Porter can trace her love of handwriting back to teenage years and a set of calligraphy pens she was given as a birthday gift. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she studied typography and majored in Graphic Design. After college, she worked for the Minneapolis design firm, Eaton & Associates.

From there she worked at an advertising agency in Texas, then returned to the Twin Cities and took a position as a graphic designer at The St. Paul (now part of Traveler’s Insurance).

In 2001, she started Porterfolio, Inc., a freelance graphic design, art direction, and brand communications company based in White Bear Lake. Porter designs custom marketing and sales materials for medical and financial companies and an array of non-profit organizations.

Porter and her husband, Aaron, a former White Bear firefighter, moved to White Bear Lake in 1999. She finds the community “absolutely charming.”

“We love the city’s deep and fascinating history and events like Marketfest really give it a delightful sense of place,” Porter said. “I’ve lived in Texas, Wisconsin and England but now I’ve lived in White Bear Lake longer than any other place. It feels like home.”

For more information, go to www.Carolyn-Porter.com.

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Carolyn Porter displays a print of the font that she created using the original letters as inspiration.

YOU SHOULD KNOW Carolyn Porter is giving a presentation on “Marcel’s Letters” at 6 p.m. June 26 at the Ramsey County Library-White Bear Lake branch for the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

She will also be signing books July 14 at the Farmer’s Market with Lake Country Booksellers.

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Goal-driven Girl Scout offers art classes to area youth

BY PAT ZEITNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Katherine Panning, a Girl Scout Senior in Troop 55002, is pursuing a goal that involves a minimum of 80 hours to reach, the equivalent of two weeks of full-time work — and it does not produce a paycheck when completed.

Panning is volunteering her time and creative talents to teach art classes to young students through Centennial Community Education (CCE) this summer.

The Lino Lakes resident, an incoming junior at Centennial High School (CHS), is working toward her Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

Several Scout prerequisites must be met to allow a Senior to pursue this award, one that challenges her to change the world, or at least her corner of it.

CCE is offering eight art classes titled Art Exploration for children entering kindergarten through fi fth grade with Panning and her team at the helm. “The Gold Award projects address a root cause in your community, and I’m addressing the lack of art in elementary schools,” Panning said.

Using a variety of paints, markers, colored pencils and crayons, Panning is offering

an introductory look at the works of Vincent van Gogh, Franz Marc and a more contemporary artist, Laurel Burch. “I hope they fi nd it would be a good experience for them, (this) art exposure, being able to see what they can do; they’re not limited to what schools offer,” Panning said of her potential pupils.

Panning is working with her adviser, Colleen Skoglund, an art teacher at University Avenue Elementary in Blaine.

Included in the Gold Award requirements are hours of research and planning, as well as creating a support team to help carry out the project.

“I job shadowed her to see the ability of her students.

She had the experience, and she helped me pick out the right classes,” Panning said. The two planned a wide selection of classes. “(We hope to) give the kids a little snippet of different things in a short amount of time,” Skoglund noted.

Panning addressed her student council and National Honor Society members for volunteers to help on class day, all of whom she needs to train. All of this effort comes together with community enrollment in classes in June and July through CCE. Panning and Skoglund

hope to provide a fun couple of hours to all the young artists. “That’s the nice thing about (CCE), it’s not part of a required curriculum, so the kids are going to have choices. It’s wonderful to give them a variety of options to choose from,” Skoglund added.

For instance, in the Hot Air Balloons class the artists can use inspiration of balloons from the Albuquerque, New Mexico balloon festival for their own art project. Or they can design their own Pokémon or Minion hot air balloon.

CCE Director Cori Sendle welcomed Panning’s project wholeheartedly. “Overall it’s a great opportunity for youth in our community who aren’t offered this kind of thing during the school day,” she said. “CCE would provide a sampler and spark kids' interest.”

Panning is in the art curriculum at CHS and signed up for Yearbook next year. She’s thinking about becoming an art teacher after college. She will take her fi rst class attendance June 20.

To register for classes, visit CCE at isd12.org/communityeducation. Registration deadline is one week prior to the start of the class.

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Katherine Panning, of Lino Lakes, is the instructor for several art classes she put together for Centennial Community Education. A Girl Scout Senior, Panning is working to achieve a Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

Young Living Essential Oils keeps it natural

BY HANNAH TESTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — Kristy Hanson, of Hugo, and Gail Willenbring, of Circle Pines, pored over a list of instructions on how to make peppermint foot scrub in May. Using raw sugar, Epsom salts, coconut oil and a little bit of essential peppermint oil, their concoctions soon had a very noticeable scent.

“I kind of want to eat it,” Willenbring said, laughing.

Both Hanson and Willenbring were among the nine students at the Essential Oils Make and Take Centennial Community Education class at Centennial High School.

Headed by Sandy Furchner, an executive director for Young Living Essential Oils for four years, the class created eight of their own essential oils products to take home with them, including the foot scrub, an itch stick for insect bites and carpet powder for odor removal.

Furchner teaches classes in three different school districts and rotates through them once per quarter.

She instructed the class in the uses of essential oils; for example, peppermint and lemongrass are both excellent for getting rid of wood ticks, and lemon mixed with distilled water is a great air purifier for pet smells.

She also gave some advice when shopping for products.

“Ours are more expensive, and we know that. If you see ‘don’t ingest’ on a label, it means synthetics have been added to make (the product) last longer,” she said. “We like to make ours naturally.”

The class was invited to ask questions after the class fi nished and to take a few handouts that listed the many uses of essential oils and

included a chart for essential oils that are compatible with pets.

For Hanson, essential oils are a way of life. She took another community education class similar to this and was excited to see this one offered. “I love essential oils,” she said.

Willenbring has noticed positive effects in her life due to her diffuser.

“I have bad sinuses and used it one weekend,” she noted. “And it was like poof! They were gone.”

For more information about future classes, check out the community newsletter or sign up at https://www. isd12.org/community-education

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Peppermint foot scrub, made with raw sugar and coconut oil, looks good enough to eat.

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Curvy Girls get together in the St. Croix Valley

BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER THE LOWDOWN EDITOR

When Sheridan Follis was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 11 and had to wear a corrective brace, it wasn't easy to accept at first.

“Once they get the brace, they struggle to keep doing what they were doing before,” said her mother, Kelly Follis. “(Sheridan) was in community theater and played lacrosse, but once she got the brace she started dropping out of things.”

The story is familiar to many girls across the nation. According to the National Scoliosis Foundation, 2-3 percent of the U.S. population, or around 7 million individuals, are affected by scoliosis. The Scoliosis Research Society defines it as a sideways curve of the spine at an angle of more than 10 degrees; often the cause is unknown. It is often diagnosed in children and adolescents. Although it affects males and females about equally, the National Scoliosis Foundation reports that it is eight times more likely to progress to a curve requiring treatment in females.

Kelly first noticed a problem when she went to hug Sheridan at a family Thanksgiving and found a slight bump on her back.

“We saw an orthopedic doctor, and she had a 32-degree curve,” Kelly said. “You couldn't tell other than from the bump. She was looking for help online and came across the Curvy Girl website. She looked for one in Minnesota, and there wasn't one. She called Curvy Girls, connected with them and started the group.”

The first Curvy Girls chapter was started in Long Island by Leah Stoltz in 2006. Stoltz, then a middle-schooler, had just been diagnosed with scoliosis and wanted a way to communicate with other girls who were going through the same thing. Sheridan be-

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gan the Minnesota chapter in 2015, and is still leading it at age 14.

“This is the best part about Curvy Girls, because the whole setup of the meeting is that it's all peer-led,” Kelly said. The condition can affect girls between the ages of 6-21, and people of any age are welcome to join.

Currently, the youngest member is 9 years old and the oldest is 15.

Sheridan introduced the idea of doing a craft at each meeting, since she noticed it was difficult and a little awkward to sit down and have a serious conversation.

While their hands are busy with creative endeavors, the girls' conversation flows more naturally and ranges over a variety of topics, which includes scoliosis, but not exclusively.

“It just offers support in a very different way than any typical group would, because it is peer-led and they can meet with other girls,” Kelly said. “They'll touch on the scoliosis, but in the end they're girls first.

It's not all they're about, it doesn't define them.”

The craft is different every month; last month the girls made spring wreaths. Around Thanksgiving they created nature-themed centerpieces, and one month they wrote thank-you letters to doctors and other people who have helped them on their journey.

Since parents bring their kids, some of them choose to stay for the duration of the meeting, separate from the girls. It becomes a good way for parents to exchange information and learn more about scoliosis, Kelly said.

This group is the only chapter in Minnesota, so it draws attendees from across the state.

Julianna Clarkson, whose daughter Eve has scoliosis, drives from Golden Valley to Stillwater for the Curvy Girls meeting each month. Eve was diagnosed two years ago at the age of 13. Julianna said her daughter was devastated when she finally had to wear a brace. A brace doesn't cure a curved spine, but it can stop it from getting worse. Unfortunately, the brace has to be worn nearly all the time, and can present problems in day-to-day activities.

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In this undated photograph, the Centennial High School Marching Band took part in a parade (possibly for the Fourth of July) at the Northway Shopping Center in Lexington. The photograph was likely taken in the late 1950s to early 1960s. The man in white at the front of the band is tentatively identified as Randy Holwell. As always, if anyone can identify additional individuals in the picture or give the Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS) more information on the photo, the ACHS would greatly appreciate it.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 26, 2017 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: • The vacation of the drainage and utility easements on Outlot D as dedicated on the plat of NORTHPOINTE 6TH ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota.

For further information regarding this item, contact Katie Larsen, City Planner, at 651-982-2426.

Anyone wishing to be heard regarding this item 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 two times in the Quad Community Press on June 6 and 13, 2017.

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Students show off history knowledge during Wax Museum

Fifth-grade students at Centerville Elementary choose a historical character, research that individual, dress up as their character and present what they learned and answered questions from the public about their character during the Wax Musuem Friday, May 26.

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Lucy Hopkins dresses up as Anne Frank.

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Brol Scherman dresses up as JP Morgan.

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CURVY GIRLS: Gives feeling of empowerment and inclusion of the month at Family Means in Stillwater, which donates its space for the girls' use. Right now meetings are small, but Kelly and Julianna hope there will be more participants in the future. Girls also have the opportunity to attend the Curvy Girls convention, which Sheridan has attended in the past to get group leadership training and bring more resources back to the meetings.

June is Scoliosis Awareness Month. To learn more about Curvy Girls, visit www.curvygirlsscoliosis. com. To learn more about scoliosis and related conditions, visit www.srs.org.

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very alone and depressed,” Julianna said. “(Joining Curvy Girls) kind of empowered (Eve) and gave her the feeling of inclusion because nobody at her big school in Hopkins wears a brace that she knows of.”

After the first meeting, Eve immediately said that she wanted to go back.

Though Eve will have to undergo surgical procedures to treat her scoliosis, her motto is “Scars are just tattoos with better stories.” Julianna said that doctors and nurses have been surprised by Eve's confidence and level of knowledge about her treatment, and Julianna credits this to the Curvy Girls group.

Even hopes to stay involved with group even after her spinal surgery to support the younger girls.

“I think the most important aspect, besides getting help, is feeling like you're not alone,” Julianna said. “You're diagnosed in the most vulnerable and awkward years, and it hits home hard. Some girls … refuse to wear their brace, but when they came to a meeting they became more compliant with what needed to be done because they didn't feel alone.”

Julianna also felt that the group had many benefits for her as a parent of a child with scoliosis.

“It has allowed me to learn about different options about scoliosis, and answer questions about surgery,” she said. “I had no idea about basic scoliosis terminology because everything's thrown at you at once. Not only from a mental health standpoint, it has been a beautiful experience for my daughter.”

Curvy Girls meetings take place the third Saturday

Lowdown Editor Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.

SHERIDAN’S DESCRIPTION OF HER JOURNEY WITH SCOLIOSIS “To me, scoliosis didn’t become my whole life, but it did become a large piece of it. In the beginning, I really struggled with the fact that I had it. I felt as if I wasn’t going to be myself anymore because I had to wear a back brace 23 hours a day. It was difficult to wear a brace and do my regular activities.

I found it even harder to sleep in the brace, no more curling up with my blanket; inSUBMITTED stead, I had to sleep on Sheridan in her Curvy Girls my back or side being T-shirt. propped up with pillows. I really felt at the time like the brace made me who I was, but thankfully today I can say it didn’t.

Just because I wear the brace doesn’t make it me, it is just a part of me physically and mentally but the brace won’t be with me forever and my scoliosis will be. I realized I had to look ahead, to the future to see that if I wore the brace the time I needed to wear it, then hopefully it would pay off, one way or another.

I chose to wear the back brace and follow doctor’s orders and the brace became my assistant in helping me to keep my spine from continuing to curve as I grew taller. It was hard, but I was able to stick it out with wearing the brace and it’s been over two years.

I have reached my full height and the doctor has reduced my hours in a brace to only evenings and through the night. Eventually, I will no longer need the brace but my scoliosis will be with me forever.

I started a Curvy Girls group here in Minnesota because there wasn’t one in our state and funny enough I wanted to know that there were girls out there like me. I wanted to see them and not just hear that they existed. I ended up really enjoying the meetings because I was able to see all these girls who were struggling with something I have and I wanted to help them so they too knew that they were not alone. Even now as my bracing is coming to an end I want to continue to lead the Minnesota group because I want to help all the girls who have scoliosis, hear their stories and share how we feel about what is happening with us in our scoliosis journey.

Out of everything, though, I am grateful to Leah Stoltz for starting Curvy Girls because without the group I don’t know where I would be now without the support of so many who had come before me.”

Sheridan Follis, 14 Stillwater

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Sheridan and her brother Sterling Follis, who both have scoliosis.

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Sheridan Follis with her back brace.

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