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Police reflect on incident in Dallas BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER
Nearly 1.5 weeks ago, the fear of losing one's life as part of the job became much more real to police officers all across the nation. Even though the tragedy in Dallas happened on the other side of the country, it still impacts local police officers. Gunman Micah Johnson took the lives of five police officers and wounded seven more officers at a protest in Dallas July 7. Johnson told authorities he was upset about recent police shootings. Sgt. Bill Jacobson, who has been with Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) for 10 years, watched the event unfold live on TV. “In police work we are connected with officers from across the country in a unique way. Being a police officer is a unique occupation and surprisingly cohesive. When an officer is killed in the line of duty, we show our support for that officer and their families, because we can see ourselves in that
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The Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) has received an outpouring of support from the community after the tragic events in Dallas. The department received numerous letters, cards, notes, flowers and visitors.
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Junior chefs learn to hone their craft BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER
CIRCLE PINES-10 students ages nine through 12 tied up their aprons and put on their hats to learn about healthy foods and how to make some new recipes. The Junior Chefs class, which ran July 11-July 14, was put on by Centennial Community Education. The instructor was Tiffany Cavegn, of Lino Lakes, who is a health coach and started a non-profit called Healthy Strong Kids of Minnesota this year. “My mission is to teach our young people how to cook healthy and also to provide food assistance for those families that need a little bit of help,” Cavegn said. Cavegn decided to start the organization after she was burned out from her 20-year career in marketing. “I remember being in middle school and my single-mother went back to school. We went from eating really healthy to eating boxed food. I didn't learn any healthy habits and I am overweight because of it, and I wanted to teach my children differently,” she said. Cavegn didn't learn how to cook until age 37, after she got married and started a family. “We traveled and ate out all the time. I wanted to change the cycle,
so I learned how to cook. I watched videos, took classes and I just tried in the kitchen. My poor family has been through so many experiments,” she said. A couple of Cavegn's friends suggested she start teaching classes so she did. This course was the last of three sessions offered this summer. So far she is only teaching courses in the Centennial School District, but she hopes to expand to other districts. “Parents are really busy now and the thought of teaching their kids to cook and the mess and patience that goes along with it is not always at the top of their very busy agenda, so my goal is to give them some basic skills so that they can learn to make healthy meals instead of going through the drivethru,” she explained. During the course the group focused on one recipe a day and learned how to make homemade macaroni, rice, peanut butter energy bites, chocolate chip cookie dough layer cake, chicken fajitas and pineapple salsa. In addition to the new recipes, the group also learned about using whole foods as ingredients rather than processed foods, food and knife safety and the importance of drinking water. Each student got a water bottle and if they SEE JUNIOR CHEFS, PAGE 2
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drank a full bottle of water each day, they were given a prize. “One of my core values is to teach them that it is important to try new things not only in things that we eat, but in things that we cook. It is not always going to be perfect the first time. Just because it doesn't turn out right, think about what may have gone wrong and try it again,” she said. “As we get into adulthood a lot of people are afraid of cooking, so I want to take the fear out of cooking.” Cavegn said this is the perfect age group to teach these concepts. “It is the right development time in their lives; between six and 12 is when their character and habits are formed for a life time. It is really about hitting them when they are impressionable.” The number one challenge of the age group, however, is keeping them focused and following the directions. Most of the time when a recipe didn't turn out, it was because a student didn't read the directions carefully or didn't read them
all the way to the end. For example, one student forgot to add the fajita seasoning, but thankfully remembered and was able to add it in the last five minutes and it still turned out. Participant Kane Abts, 13, wanted to do the class because, “I wanted to know how my parents feel when they cook.” Abts had cooked spaghetti and cheesy rolls before taking the class. He enjoyed learning the different recipes and found out “there is more to cooking that meets the eye.” His favorite recipe was the fajitas. Jade Lessard, 10, has cooked and baked regularly with her grandmas and dad. She wanted to take the class so she could get more recipe ideas to cook with them. She enjoyed learning how to do proper measurements and using new tools in the kitchen. Her favorite recipe was the cake because, “We got to eat it all and bring some home,” she said. Another course will be offered in the fall and next summer Cavegn plans to have both a beginner and intermediate cooking course.
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Left: Jade Lessard, 10, and Leah Artz, 10, boil water for their homemade macaroni during the Junior Chefs class put on by Centennial Community Education July 13. Above: Kane Abts, 13, and Damien Haller, 9, add the proper ingredients to their recipe.
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Gun Range The Centennial Lakes Police Department invited Press Publications writers Shannon Granholm (left), Sara Marie Moore (above right) and Jackie Bussjaeger (bottom right) to Bill's North Gun Range in Circle Pines July 13. The writers, with instruction from Lt. Russell Blanck, got to try out shooting a semi-automatic .22 handgun, a .22 riffle (equivalent to what the officers have in their squad cars) and, if brave enough, got to try shooting an AK-47.
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On racism
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recently read “The Song Poet,” a memoir Minnesotan Kao Kalia Yang wrote about her father, Bee Yang, a Hmong refugee who came to Minnesota in 1987. Yang’s chapter about her little brother Xue tore at me. Yang watched Xue as a young, sweet boy full of life. Xue attended Andover High School in the early 2000s, the same years I attended Anoka High School just across town. I would have attended Andover had I been younger when the new school opened. Xue was the only Hmong student. One day, some boys racially harassed Xue while in shop class; one said, “Go back to your homeland, fatso.” Xue threw the nuts Story and bolts he was holding at the boy. Xue was suspended. Chaser Overnight, the family’s mailbox Sara Marie Moore was spray-painted with swear words. When Xue went back to school, the same boys began to push him. Xue punched, and he was suspended. Overnight, the family’s mailbox was hit with a bat. Their parents bought a new one. Xue quit fighting back at school, but the comments continued. The family’s mailbox was knocked over by a car overnight, and thrown into a ditch. Their parents cemented it back in. But Xue was never the same. He never graduated from high school. “The newspaper articles about the culture of fear and the suicide epidemic that would break the silence of the Anoka-Hennepin School District hadn’t yet been written,” writes Yang. I read Xue’s story the night before the article with my byline about racism at a local high school came out in the White Bear Press July 6. How I wished I had known the Yang family when I was growing up in Andover. I wish I could have welcomed them to America — and to Andover. Any nervousness I felt about publishing the issue of racism in the high school vanished overnight. These things need to be talked about. After the article was published, I received phone calls from parents of white students at the school. They didn’t want to share their names or be quoted, but told me white students have also been racially harassed. A black student was suspended for racially harassing white students. It’s not clear who harassed whom first. While racist comments amongst high-schoolers may seem trivial compared to the issues currently facing our nation, perhaps the reason some people react to racism with violence is because they were bullied as youth and did not have the chance to learn how to react with peaceful dignity. Accolades to the high school for supporting a student group which aims to do just that. I don’t have the answers for the issues plaguing our city, state and nation. But I do have one answer — forgiveness. I know of no other choice that brings as much healing, freedom and justice as forgiveness. Bitterness builds up until it hurts you and others. Forgiveness frees a person from the emotional prison the offender built for them. There were protests at the Star Tribune this week. Protestors demanded to know which side the newspaper was on — law enforcement or theirs. I can’t answer for the Star Tribune, but as a journalist the answer to whose side I am on is simple — no one’s and everyone’s. A newspaper is a place where people often turn when they feel they have nowhere else to go. The White Bear Press has been here for over 120 years. We’ve rejoiced with you, we’ve wept with you, we’ve walked through struggles with you that we all wish didn’t exist. We publish criticism about ourselves from the community without defending ourselves. We’re here for you and we plan to be here for over 100 more years. Sara Marie Moore is editor of the Shoreview Press and Vadnais Heights Press.
American Idea: freedom from control
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uring a recent discussion with a friend, she shared an interesting observation about our natural behavior as it relates to what we expect from our government. At a few months old, babies begin to crawl; they begin to explore the world around them. At around 12 months they begin to walk and continue to expand their world. At 5 years old they are constantly Legislator moving, exploring, playing, and Lingo creating – fi rst with a bike or Roger skateboard, and Chamberlain eventually with a smartphone or a car. At 16 they th don’t want to be seen with their parents; at 18 they can’t wait to move on to the next phase of their life. Certainly this isn’t a revelation. So what’s the point? This has been the human experience since the beginning and it explains our natural condition – something that burns within each of us. Our nature is to be free; free to explore, to create, to learn; to live and work freely, without fear, to better our condition. The unnatural condition is to be controlled. A parent’s attempt to control is met with understand-
Our nature is to be free; free to explore, to create, to learn; to live and work freely, without fear, to better our condition. able resistance. The same is true for adults. No one wants to be controlled or owned. Too much control leads to conflict, whether as a child or adult. Some marriages suffer because one spouse may try to dominate and control the other. In the workplace, who enjoys a micromanaging boss? We can be controlled and owned by things or employers or government. Given our experiences, the simple and obvious question is why are we so comfortable being owned? There are times when it is good to sacrifice for others, and of course we need limits and restrictions if we are to live in a civil society. There needs to be a balance between the two competing forces. That balance was found and is embodied by the American Idea. The American Idea is where people are free to make their own
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QUAD AREA EVENTS LINO LAKES PUPPET SHOWS IN THE PARK
STORYWALK
When: 1-3 p.m. Monday, July 25 When: 7 p.m. Where: Centennial Wednesday, July 20 Library, 100 Civic Where: Clearwater Heights Circle, Circle Creek Park, 2270 Tart Pines Lake Rd. Details: Enjoy the Details: One-ofoutdoors while following a-kind free puppet performances, crafts and the pages of a story. Contact: anokacounty. refreshments. us Contact: 651-982-2440 or www.ci.lino-lakes. mn.us SURVIVAL
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STEAM: SCIENCE OF ART
When: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, July 21 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Mix colors, use science to separate colors, uncover how physics and chemistry are used to discover art forgeries and see how a distorted image can look normal. Take home a color-mixing Rainbow in a Tube. Free, but registration required. Contact: 763-717-3294; anokacountylibrary.org
STAND-UP PADDLE BOARD LESSONS
When: Tuesday, July 21, 1:30-3 p.m. for ages 11-14; and 3:30-5 p.m. for ages 15+ Where: Centerville Beach Details: Class sizes are small and most of the time is spent on the water. No experience necessary. $12; registration required. Contact: 651-982-2400 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT
When: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, July 23 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: Outer Space theme. Childcare and activities provided so parents can enjoy an afternoon/evening out. $25; registration required. Contact: 651-795-9622 or ymcatwincities.org/ locations/lino_lakes_ ymca
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 25-28 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Campers finishing grades 3-6 can learn skills by building fi res and shelters, finding food and water and being prepared for an emergency. $155/ child. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com
RICE CREEK PADDLING ADVENTURE
When: noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Paddle some of the most scenic and wild sections of the creek. Bring a boat or rent one ($20). Class fee $20 includes shuttle. Ages 15+. Registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com
OPEN EYE THEATRE: THE ADVENTURES OF KATIE TOMATIE
When: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Free family entertainment on the lawn of the library. Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary. org
INTRODUCTION TO KAYAKING When: 4-6 p.m.
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Thursday, July 28 Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 73737 Main St., Centerville Details: Course covers basic strokes, kayaking safety, and boat/ equipment selection. Ages 15+. $25/person. Registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com SUBMITTED
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When: 1 p.m. Thursday, July 28 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: School-age children learn about different scientists and their experiments, based on the popular ‘Who Was’ series. Contact: anokacounty. us
FAMILY CORN ROAST AND COMMUNITY NIGHT
When: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 28 Where: Sunrise Park, 6918 Sunrise Dr., Lino Lakes Details: A night of entertainment, concessions and family fun, live music. Police and Fire Departments compete in softball game. Contact: 651-982-2440 or www.ci.lino-lakes. mn.us
CLUB Y GLOW PARTY
When: 5-9 p.m. Friday, July 29 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: For kids ages 7-14 Contact: 651-795-9622 or ymcatwincities.org/ locations/lino_lakes_ ymca/
KAYAK CAMP
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. August 2-4 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Kayaking, camping and playing in the water for kids fi nishing grades 5-7. $160/child; includes overnight campout. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com
NIGHT TO UNITE
When: Tuesday, Aug. 2 Details: Evening intended to heighten crime prevention awareness and community partnerships. Residents hosting block parties may register for visits by local Police and Fire Departments. Contact: clpdmn. com (Centerville, Circle Pines and Lexington) or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us (Lino Lakes)
Circle Pines Music on the Lake WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July
DETAILS: Bend in the River Big
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AERONAUTICS WITH DRONES
When: 12:30-3 p.m. Aug. 8-12 Where: Rice Lake Elementary, room A122, 575 Birch St., Lino Lakes Details: Kids can use the latest technological advances in robotics and small flight machines and take part in aerial competition. Contact: www. isd12.org/communityeducation
PUBLIC SAFETY NIGHT
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug 3 Where: Centerville City Hall, 2085 W. Cedar St. Details: K-9 unit, fi re demos, firetrucks, Lions concessions. Contact: fetedeslacs. org
FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES 5K AND 8K WALK/RUN AND FREE KIDS RUN
When: 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 Where: Rice Creek Regional Park, Centerville Details: Race, parade and fi reworks. Contact: 651-429-3232
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and core conditioning. Registration required. Contact: isd12.org/ community-education
and under; available at ticket booth prior to performance. Contact: 651-779-5818
BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS
WET & WILD
When: 7 p.m. Thursdays 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
ZUMBA IN THE PARK
When: 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 30 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Zumba class led by YMCA instructor, runs through the end of summer. No childcare available, but children welcome to play in the park. Free and open to the public. Contact: 651-259-2113 or ymcatwincities.org
NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY OUTDOOR THEATRE
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: July 23 & 31 ‘The Tempest’: July 22 When: 3-7 p.m. & 30 Wednesdays through ‘The Learned Ladies’: Oct. 5 July 24 & 29 Where: 4175 Lovell Where: Century Rd., Lexington College Outdoor Theatre, Details: Variety of West Campus, 3300 locally grown produce Century Ave. N., White and handmade goods. Bear Lake Sponsored by the Details: Plays Lexington Fire & Rescue performed by Auxiliary. Shakespeare & Company, Minnesota’s PILATES IN THE PARK longest-running outdoor When: 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 16 classical repertory theatre. Performances Where: Golden Lake at 7 p.m. Fridays and Park Pavilion, 58 W. Saturdays and at 6 p.m. Golden Lake Rd. Details: Conditioning Sundays. Tickets $15/ adults, $13/seniors and class focuses on body free for children 12 alignment, breathing
When: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, July 22 Where: Commons Park, 4580 Victoria St. N., Shoreview Details: Free ride on Shoreview’s outdoor waterslide for ages 6 and up. Contact: 651-490-4750 or www.shoreview communitycenter.com
SLICE OF SHOREVIEW DAYS
When: July 22-24 Where: Island Lake Park, 3655 N. Victoria St., Shoreview Details: Carnival, parade, car show, art and food vendors, helicopter rides, Dock Dogs, petting zoo, live entertainment, fi reworks, golf tournament. Contact: 651-483-2416 or www.sliceofshoreview .com
LIFT BRIDGE ROAD RACE
When: 8 a.m. Saturday, July 23 Where: Lakeside Park, Bayport Details: 10 mile, 5K race through Bayport and St. Croix Valley. Contact: www. liftbridgeroadrace.com
FILLEBROWN HOUSE TOURS
When: 1, 2 & 3 p.m. Saturdays, July 23, Aug. 13 & 27 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Visit the 1879 lakeside cottage, a true example of life during the resort era in White Bear Lake. $5/ adults; $3/12 and under; WBLAHS members free. Tours last appx. 1 hour. Reservations recommended. Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org
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Details: Create and perform songs with songwriter/singer James Hersch during this 3-day workshop, and end up with a CD. Must attend all days. Registration required. Contact: 651-275-7300 or co.washington.mn.us/ library
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DETAILS: Local resident Aly Hanzal plays acoustic pop music.
WHERE: Hidden Spring Park, 1601 LaMotte Drive, Centerville
CONTACT: 651-429-3232 or www. centervillemn.com
CULPEPPER & MERRIWEATHER CIRCUS
When: 2 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 Where: Hugo Lions Park, 5524 Upper 146th St. N Details: Bring the family. Tickets $7 to $10 in advance at Sager’s, Holiday on Hwy. 61 and Wise Guys. $8-$11 day of show. Contact: cmcircus. com
Details: ‘Survival’ program based on book two from the popular Lauren Tarshis series. Ages 8-12. Registration required. Contact: 651-275-7300 or co.washington.mn.us/ library
VLAWMO WATERSHED ACTION VOLUNTEER BRAINSTORM SESSION
When: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 Where: Vadnais Heights Fire Dept., 3595 Arcade St. N. Details: Open-house style brainstorming ANOKA COUNTY FAIR session open to all When: July 26-31 who are interested Where: 3200 Saint in discussing the Francis Blvd., Anoka Vadnais Lake Area Details: Motocross, bull riding, tractor pulls, Water Management Organization’s future demolition derby, live projects and programs music, rides and games. to protect and improve Contact: 763-427-4070 local water resources. or www.anokacounty VLAWMO serves fair.com North Oaks, Gem Lake, Vadnais Heights and I SURVIVED: THE parts of Lino Lakes, SHARK ATTACKS White Bear Lake and OF 1916! White Bear Township. When: 2-3:30 p.m. Contact: 651-204-6070 Tuesday, July 26 or vlawmo.org Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest NEW NEIGHBOR’S CLUB Lake ICE CREAM SOCIAL
When: 1-3 p.m. Thursday, July 28 Where: A member’s home in Arden Hills Details: Friendship group for women new to the area or looking for activities in the northern suburbs. Contact: Pat, 651-6284034
ANIMALS MAKE MUSIC
When: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Friday, July 29 Where: Hugo City Hall Oneka Room, 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., Hugo Details: Children birth-age 5 can sing, rhyme, read, move and create with MacPhail Center for Music’s early childhood music specialists. Registration required. Contact: 651-275-7300 or co.washington.mn.us/ library
SONG-WRITING WORKSHOP
When: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N., Forest Lake
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When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 30 Where: Living Faith Church, 10101 Lexington Ave., Circle Pines Details: Show your classic, custom, street, muscle or stock car for a chance to win one of four trophies (registration fee of $10 per vehicle). Community event includes give-aways, adult and children’s activities, concessions, and music by the popular ’50s & ’60s rock and Roll band, TC Cats. Free admission. Contact: 612-860-1958
STILLWATER FLEA MARKET
When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, July 30-31; Aug 27-28; Sept. 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
WINE MEETS ART FESTIVAL
When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31 Where: Saint Croix Vineyards, 6428 Manning Ave., Stillwater Details: Interact with local artists while sampling local wine, beer and food. Live music, vendors and free tours. Contact: 651-430-3310 or scvwines.com
REP. TOM EMMER TOWN HALL – WASHINGTON COUNTY
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 Where: Hugo City Hall, 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., Hugo Details: Opportunity to meet and discuss issues with Congressman Tom Emmer, who represents Minnesota’s 6th District.
PINE TREE APPLE TENNIS CLASSIC
When: Aug. 4-7 Where: White Bear
Lake Details: Featuring more than 100 of the area’s top players in annual mixed doubles tournament, auctions, raffle, to benefit Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Also; also 10K, 5K, fun run around Birch Lake on Sunday. Contact: www.ptatc. childrensmn.org
RELAY FOR LIFE OF FOREST LAKE
When: Noon Saturday, Aug. 6 Where: Forest Lake High School, 6101 N. Scandia Trail Details: Run/walk to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Contact: www.relay. acsevents.org
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Regional Events POTHOLE EXPLORATION TOURS
When: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through Labor Day Where: Interstate State Park, Taylors Falls Details: Learn about how lakes of lava and gushing glacial waters formed the parks unique potholes on a 45 minute naturalist-guided tour. Free. Contact: dnr.state. mn.us/state_parks/ interstate
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ARTS IN THE PARK/ FARMERS MARKET, FOREST LAKE
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When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays through 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
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When: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, 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
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When: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, through 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
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USGA golf rules: Enough is enough I wrote a column in 2011 about the USGA rule book. That year Dustin Johnson was assessed a two stroke penalty at the U.S. Open while playing at Whistling Straits for grounding his club in the sand. I stated that I thought the call by the USGA was ridiculous. Everyone I knew concurred. For the record, the USGA had allowed that bunker (it had no definition as a bunker, it was just sand, dirt and some grass) to be part of the traffic pattern for the gallery. It did not look like a bunker, Tee time and the rules official with that group did not with bother to tell him he was in a bunker. No call coach bad call in my book. Yet here we are again Betsy in 2016 with the U.S. Larey Open, and once again the USGA “considered” assessing a penalty for Rule 18-2b. Ball at Rest Moves. Dustin Johnson (yet again) addressed the ball on the green and it moved. The shocker about this one is there was a rules official on the hole that deemed no penalty. Lesson learned from 2011. Yet five holes later the head honchos went up to Johnson and said “we are considering assessing you a penalty” and will discuss it after the round. They are incredibly lucky he won big, can you imagine the uproar had he won by one stroke? As I see it, the irony of that situation is they overruled their own rules official. For those of you who don’t play competitive golf, here’s the deal on Ball at Rest Moves after player addresses the ball. I know this one first hand because I lost a match play tournament because of it. Prior to 2012, if a player addressed the ball on the green and it moved, you were assessed a one stroke penalty. The new revised rule in 2012 said if wind caused the ball to move you were to replace it with no penalty. But no mention of gravity. The day I played the green in question was severely sloped, and the stimpmeter was running 12-13 (very fast). I addressed my putt and the ball moved. It moved because the green was almost brown and had just been rolled that morning. It was gravity, not wind that caused it. Too bad so sad, one stroke penalty and I lost the hole.
Fast forward to 2016 and yet another revision. If it moves for any reason other than the player causing it to move there is no penalty. Three revisions in four years. The USGA rule book is 192 pages. In 2011, it was 182. It is very difficult to understand for the average golfer. In the first version found from 1744 (located in the National Library in Scotland) there was one page with 13 basic rules. My favorite was number 10. "If a ball be stopp’d by any person, Horse, Dog or anything else, the Ball so stop’d must be played where it lyes." If you would like to read these 13 perfect rules, google Rules of golf – Wikipedia. Three weeks after the Men’s Open the women played their version at CordeValle. Brittany Lang and Anna Nordqvist were in a three hole playoff as they tied at 72 holes. Both players were tied after the second playoff hole – or so they thought. The FOX broadcast team (they are horrible, another bad USGA decision for giving them a 10 year contract) showed the replay of Nordqvist in a fairway bunker on 17 touching “a” grain of sand with her club before taking her club back. I will guarantee you that happens a lot in golf, and the only reason she was assessed the penalty was the FOX announcers decided to get a USGA rules official in the booth to see the hi-def replay. Thank you FOX, please stick to baseball. The travesty here was AGAIN how the USGA fumbled notifying the players. The rules official stepped in and told them out of sequence. Nordqvist hit her third shot into the green. Then he walked over and told Lang before she hit her third shot. She puts her club away, pulls out an iron and plays the safe shot to the right of the green. I love golf, I love playing by the rules. But the USGA needs to give it up to the R and A. For the record, the R and A (formerly the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews) oversees golf in every country in the world except the US and Mexico. And may we please have our original 13 rules from 1744 to play by? 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 Women’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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Centennial VFW enjoys best season BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
It’s been a summer of “firsts” for the Centennial VFW baseball team, capturing a division title, a 20-win regular season and district top seed, all for the first time, under a young first-year head coach, Michael Diggins. “This is just a very talented group that’s going to be fun to watch in high school the next two years,” said Diggins, 21, a Centennial alum who'll be a senior running back for Wisconsin-Lacrosse this fall. “We are very fortunate to have a lot of guys who can throw the ball. We have a lot of good hitters.” Centennial took a 21-3 record into District 7 play starting Monday including 16-2 in their 10-team division. They are the top seed in the perennial power-packed District 7 tournament, which has 25 teams and almost always sees its champion place first or second at state. “It’s a daunting task,” said Diggins about Centennial’s prospects of adding another first, a state tournament trip. As top seed they had a best 2-of-3 series Monday and Tuesday against a low seed and if they survived they would enter an eight-team, double-elimination tournament June 22-26 at Anoka’s Castle Field. The field includes a Maple Grove team that’s given up th barely more than b one o run per game and a a Shoreview team that had te a 25-game win streak, along s with w Blaine, whom Centenniw al a edged 3-1 and 6-5. 6 SUBMITTED
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“The highlight so far is beating Blaine twice. We had never beaten them before. We are very even teams and we might see them again,” said Diggins, who is assisted by Spencer Waldvogel. The Cougar pitchers are Casey Lieser, Jack Streit, Jake Prasch, Ryan Koob and Evan Schowalter. Lieser is the acknowledged “ace,” said Diggins, whose 4-1 record includes both wins over Blaine. When your top guy only has four wins you know that everyone is getting the job done. “Innings are pretty even between them,” said Diggins. An offensive and defensive peak is shortstop Dylan Grant, the speedy and crafty leadoff hitter. The team's top power hitter is Koob. The Cougars averaged eight runs per game with good bunting and small-ball ability, lots of extra-base hits in the gaps and a half-dozen homers, which is a lot for VFW. They have two Legion starters who are also eligible for VFW and will be available every game in the playoffs — catcher Wyatt Schoepoester and outfielder Trei Driscoll. Other catchers are Torran Klebb and Carter Goode. Around the infield are Koob at first, Dalton McNamara at second, Streit or Lieser at third and Grant at short. Outfielders are Driscoll, Prasch, Jordan Sears, Drew Metz, Jake Stein and Tyler Schabacher. Centennial entered only one tournament, placing third Diggins, whose father is the CHS football coach, said kids are encouraged to go to camps in other sports or just take days off to go fishing or whatever. “We want them to not just be baseball players,” said Diggins. “We want them to be athletes.”
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2016 Local area golf events of note The U.S. Senior Amateur sectional qualifying event tees off Monday, Aug. 15 at White Bear Yacht Club in Dellwood. Entry deadline for qualifying is Aug. 3. The championship rounds of the event will be held at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis. The Minnesota PGA Public Links Championship will be held Aug. 20 and 21 at Loggers Trail Golf Course in Stillwater. Deadline for entry is Wednesday, Aug. 10. The Minnesota State Women's Open will be held Aug. 16 and 17 at Indian Hills Golf Club in Stillwater. Entry deadline is Aug. 9. The MGA Amateur Championship is underway through Wednesday at North Oaks Golf Club in North Oaks. The 2016 field had 156 entrants tee up throughout the day Monday. The 54-hole stroke play event field has the top 60 and ties making the cut for the final 18 holes. Area golfers in the field, and the courses they represent, included Jordan Hawkinson of Dellwood Country Club, Mike Vowels, Jake Dixon and Gary Huber of Loggers Trail Golf Course, Parker Anderson of Stillwater Country Club, Michael Mulvaney and Shell Wheeler of North Oaks Golf Club, Matt Witham and Jake Witham of Keller Golf Club, Ryan Gallagher of Chomonix Golf Course, Mason Fiddle of Tanners Brook Golf Club, Brady Hanson of Oneka Ridge Golf Course and Jeremy Tetrault and Noah Lawson of Forest Hills Golf Club. The course was set up to play 6,698 yards and a par of 71. Gene Annis
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LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL NOTES
Lexington City The Lexington City Council took the following action at its July 7 meeting: • Heard from resident Mike Geshwell, who approached the council to discuss a letter he received that stated his property was in violation of the city code due to a commercial vehicle/ trailer parked on his property. The vehicle weighs more than 1 ton and is located in a residential district. Geshwell said he didn't have a commercial vehicle in his yard. He said he has a storage container measuring 8 feet wide, 8 feet tall and 40 feet long that has been there for around three years. “I called the city to verify that it was okay for me to have it and they said yes. The purpose of it was to store stuff from my garage in order to rebuild my garage. I am still working on getting the funds to be able to do that. It is a long process. Geshwell requested that the council allow him to keep the trailer until the end of the year so he can finish the garage, or he will get rid of it. • Mayor Mark Kurth said, “When I was over there I witnessed what you call a storage container, a trailer full of a bunch of stuff, seven ATVs, eight snowmobiles, a tractor, some
garage door pieces ... three vehicles with no license plates, a camper, a boat on a trailer.” Kurth added, “We have been going around and round and round on this between me, Bill (Petracek, city administrator), Kurt (Glaser, city attorney) and the police department for four years because you've showed me letters that you received in 2012. We are done. You need to work with the building official and get your yard fully in compliance, otherwise I am going to instruct our city administrator to give it to Kurt and then we can have it out in court, because as far as the city is concerned, they are done. We are not doing this anymore.” • The council told Gershwell to work with the building inspector. If he does not comply, the city will likely pursue legal action. • Heard from Heidi Zaworski, who spoke on behalf of Cowboys Saloon. “In talking to neighbors and patrons, they brought forth the idea of Minuteman Days, which is something that happened a long time ago. We were excited about the idea and we are thinking about maybe bringing back a one-day event to celebrate, bring back the tradition, unite the community, get neighbors talking to neighbors, a reason to celebrate our community, a
reason for businesses to collaborate together,” she said. Zaworski added that they were hoping for the event to be Sept. 17 and wanted to see if the event would be allowed, as well as gather feedback from the council about what it would like to see in the event. “Hopefully we can get business support. Some ideas we have are a watermelon eating contest, police and fire tug-of-war, mayor/city council dunk tank, face painting, inflatables and a puppy parade,” she said. • The council agreed to discuss the item further at its workshop July 21 and suggested she get all the details in writing so they could start the approval process. • Approved a 3 percent salary increase retroactive to June 1 for the city administrator. The resolution originally included a 2.5 percent increase, but Councilman Kim DeVries moved to raise it to 3 percent. “My opinion is he has a lot more responsibility than other people. He is their boss, he oversees all that stuff and I believe the gentleman has done a super job and he deserves the 3 percent,” he said. Kurth added the reason they suggested 2.5 percent was because it was in line with what other union and non-union employees received. “I can say on his review
he scored ‘exceeds expectations’ or ‘greatly exceeds expectations’ on 99 percent of his review.” • Approved the 2017 North Metro Telecommunications Commission budget. • Authorized a joint powers agreement between Lexington on behalf of its prosecuting attorney with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to use systems and tools available over the state's criminal justice data communications network The council also approved a master subscriber agreement for Minnesota Court Data Services for government agencies and a subscriber amendment that modifies and supplements the court data services subscriber amendment. • Approved the roster of election judges for the primary election on Aug. 9 and the general election on Nov. 8. • Approved the final payment (number six) of $2,500 to JPMI Construction Company for the fire station project. The project in total amounted to $246,201. The next City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at City Hall. There will also be a council work session held after the meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF CLPD gives tips for Pokemon Go players • They are everywhere. Sgt. Bill Jacobsen of the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) stumbled across this little guy while setting up his squad before his shift. If you are a player of the popular Pokémon Go game, the CLPD has the following safety tips: • Remain alert and be aware of who is around you. • Parents: set boundaries for your kids so they don't end up in dangerous situations. • Don't play Pokémon Go while driving; it is against the law. • Tell people where you are going to play and play in groups
with friends if possible. • Respect private property and don't trespass. CLPD posted the following Facebook post on July 12, “Just When You Thought There Couldn't Be a Bigger Distraction, Pokémon Go is here and has created a massive group of cell phone-distracted persons, many on foot and bicycle, competing with drivers for road space. Drivers, please pay extra attention for these individuals as they are likely to be even more distracted than usual when crossing roads. Parents, please remind children to be aware of their surroundings.”
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Bald Eagle Waterski Club acts as extended family
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Top: A group of girls on the team show off their ballet skills while twirling on one foot. Left: Members of the Bald Eagle Water Ski Club make a large pyramid during a home show. The team has 45 individuals who range in age from five to the 50s. Continued from page 1. BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER
there. I don't think you could find a better support system than what we have.” According to one of the original members Tom Chapin, 90, of White Bear Township, the club was established in 1950 as the ‘Bald Eagle Water Club’ to promote safety and community on Bald Eagle Lake. The group happened to love to water ski, and was invited to put on a water ski show in Howard Lake, Minnesota and then Iowa Falls, Iowa. Water ski shows became the focus after that. This year, the club has a total of 45 people involved. The family-oriented club provides opportunities to teach waterskiing, practice and develop skills and to perform in community exhibitions
The Bald Eagle Waterski Club (BEWC) not only offers an opportunity for the whole family to do something together, but also offers a way to gain a larger extended family. “This is our extended family. You can't team build any better than what we do. Everybody is supporting everybody, everybody is cheering for everybody and everybody is teaching everybody,” said Marketing and Show Director Tina Lobin. “We do stuff in the off season together, also. We still get together once a month for board meetings, sometimes we have Christmas parties and graduations or weddings; you better believe the whole team is going to be
and out-of-town shows. “It is a family sport. Whether you are 3 or 63, there is something to do, whether it is costumes, dock work, safety boat or skiing. It is not like a sport where you go sit outside for three hours and watch your kid play a sport — everybody is involved, no matter their age or ability,” Lobin explained. The club's members range from as young as 5 to the 50s. Only one member on the team actually resides in Centerville, where the team practices and performs weekly home shows. Many other members come from all over, including Grant, Forest Lake, Blaine, Elk River, Zimmerman and Harris. BEWC's official season
starts immediately as soon as the ice is off the lake. Throughout the season the team typically practices three times a week, performs a home show and travels to out-of-town shows on the weekends. This year the club has already traveled to Bemidji, Menahga and Detroit Lakes, and will travel to Battle Lake and Glenwood. Although the club does numerous shows, it does not compete. Lobin, who is from Grant and serves on the Grant City Council, has been on the team for around 16 years. Her husband Bill is one of the boat drivers; her daughter Emily, 20, has been on the team since she was 6 years old; and her son Joey, 16, who is the team's youngest jumper, has been on the
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team since he was 4. Tina and Bill played on a softball team and were in need of another male player for playoffs. Jimmy Olsen, a long-time member of the BEWC, was also in need of more people to join the club. “We made a deal with Jimmy that if he came to play softball for us, I had to come ski with them because they needed more girls,” she said. Lobin checked out the team and after her first season got her family involved. “For me as a parent, the biggest joy is watching my kids learn a new skill; watching my son go over a jump or my daughter hang upside down. It is not only my kids, but I get excited when other people learn new things,” she said. “I wouldn't have it any other way. Honestly, I can't think of something that I would want to do more in the summer.” She has also enjoyed watching the team members gain confidence in themselves. “... You watch that child or young teen learn something and be able to do it, and that is the biggest thrill. They feel like they are important, did something, accomplished something and they feel accepted,” she said. The main challenge is the time commitment. “Things don't get done at home because of our commitment to the team,” Lobin said. This is the Shipp family's second season in the club. Jaci Shipp, of Forest Lake, helps
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Bark For Life helps man’s best friend fight cancer BY LOUISE ERNEWEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Dan Revsbeck’s wife, Kathi, had beaten cancer twice. The pair’s first two boxer dogs had died from cancer and their third, Annabelle, had just been diagnosed with a slowgrowing tumor. You’d be forgiven for thinking it might be time for this dog-loving couple of 30 years to catch a break, health-wise. But it was then that Kathi was diagnosed with mesothelioma. She was unable to overcome her third and final cancer diagnosis, and during one of her last chemotherapy sessions five years ago, Kathi got Dan thinking. “We didn’t have children and the last summer, when she was dying, she was going through her chemo and she said, ‘I wonder what my legacy will be,’” recalled Dan. “She didn’t tell me, but she planted a seed and left it to me to figure out.” Kathi had been involved with the Relay for Life of White Bear Lake Area for the last 15 years of her life and so it seemed a natural progression for Dan to continue supporting and fundraising for the American Cancer Society event after she passed away. Eighteen months later, as the Revsbeck’s boxer Annabelle began to lose her own battle with cancer, Dan heard about the inaugural White Bear Lake Bark For Life, an event with a threefold objective: to honor canine cancer survivors and caregivers; to raise awareness of the Relay for Life itself, which takes place this year on July 29 at White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus; and to raise funds to fight cancer, primarily through the support of the Bark For Life sponsors — this year, Lulu and Luigi pet salon and White Bear Animal Hospital. “Kathi understood cancer better than I did.
She got it,” said Dan. “When our dogs got cancer, Kathi knew what they wanted and she would have wanted me to take Annabelle to the Bark For Life - it honored my wife’s legacy and let my dog participate, because she was a fighter, too.” The American Cancer Society describes the Bark For Life as a fundraising event honoring the lifelong contributions of canine caregivers, providing an opportunity for people to be empowered through their pets. Around the country, some Bark For Life fundraisers are standalone events; in White Bear Lake, participants gather together to walk in the Manitou Days Parade, which took place June 17. For Lauren and Dylan Ballantine, the husband and wife pair who started the Bark For Life in White Bear Lake three years ago, it was a natural progression from their involvement with the Relay For Life to start an event that allowed people to participate with their canine companions (pets are not permitted at the main Relay For Life event). “Sometimes, a dog is the only support or caregiver that someone has when they are going through cancer treatment... Sometimes it’s hard to get people to open up about their cancer journey... but people feel a lot more comfortable [with their dogs],” said Lauren. “We’ve also had a few dogs participate who had been diagnosed with cancer... For their owners, it was a really proud way of acknowledging publicly that their dog had been through this journey.” Katy Fischgrabe has walked in the Bark For Life White Bear Lake with her corgi-terrier mix, George, every year. She saw first-hand the difference a canine caregiver could make
sponsorship money and donations raised by Bark For Life are put to practical use, funding research into canine cancer through the University of Minnesota, among other programs. “In speaking with our sponsors and participants, that’s a really cool thing to know that the money they are helping to raise is not only helping research for humans, but for dogs, as well,” Lauren said. Dan Revsbeck recently met a new partner whose husband had also died from cancer. They will attend this year’s Relay For Life to honor the memory of both spouses. He said society’s often prevailing attitude toward the loss of a loved one - “You’ll get over it” rings hollow for him and he has accepted he will not “get over” the loss of his life partner Kathi, but rather will learn to live with the loss, one day at a time. That realization makes his actions, and the efforts of people like Lauren and Dylan Ballantine and Katy Fischgrabe, all the more important. Dan summed it up in six words. “It’s kind of a legacy thing.”
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extra support. It meant a lot to him to have Sophie come and jump up on the bed and lie next to him.” The Ballantines, whose family members were touched by cancer, walk in the Bark For Life with their black lab, Arya, alongside 30 to 40 other dog lovers. They say that by this year, the Bark For Life’s fourth, crowds watching the parade were looking out for the pups who often walk in costume.
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“There’s a lot of joy on people’s faces in the crowd,” said Dylan. “People shout words of encouragement. It’s actually pretty powerful and it’s great to be part of it.” He and Lauren are proud that the
To find out more about Bark For Life White Bear Lake, or sign up to walk next year, email wbl. barkforlife@gmail.com. If you go: The Relay For Life White Bear Lake Area takes place from 6 p.m. on Friday, July 29-6 a.m. on Saturday, July 30 at the White Bear Area High School South Campus.
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situation, we can see that loss,” Jacobson said. Lt. Russell Blanck, who has been with CLPD for nearly 20 years, described the event as very upsetting. “I wouldn't call (police work) an occupation, as much as I would call it a calling. You are out there doing something that you believe in with all your heart, and when something like Dallas occurs it rocks you, but it doesn't diminish your commitment. It takes a toll emotionally,” he said. “You would be surprised how many officers are emotional at funerals and just watching the coverage. It is gut-wrenching.” Although the fear of losing one's life in the line of duty crosses one's mind, when events such as Dallas unfold, the fear becomes much more real for officers and their families. “The fear is always there, but it is in the background,” Blanck said. “Everybody knows that every day you come to work is a day that you may not come home from, but when an event like Dallas occurs it is a painful reminder of how real it is.” Despite the fear, officers continue to go to work to do what they signed up for, protecting their communities. “No matter what happens across the country or in our community, we come to work every day with our uniforms on, badges on, in our squad cars to go on patrol and we are going to be there,” Jacobson said. “I've had some of my patrol officers come to me, and we have reflected on Dallas; tears have been shed at this agency. Yes, we are cops and are supposed to be big and tough, but it is an emotional time.” When asked if people may be discouraged from pursuing the profession, or want to get out of the profession, both officers said no. “I am sure the parents of young officers who are not yet ready to start feel that way (wish they wouldn't go into that profession), but those who are going into this, it is not going to impact them. A calling is a calling,” Blanck explained. Jacobson added, “The people who identify police work as something they want to do for their lives, I don't think they are going to be dissuaded by some of the violence that we are seeing because our job is to serve and protect people; even if you are seeing violence toward police officers, it validates the need for us to be there and support the community.” Both officers said they have experienced an outpouring of support in the last couple of weeks, which they deeply appreciate. “The support from the community has been incredible. We have seen so many cards, notes, words of encouragement, visits, people coming up to us on patrol saying we support you. In the history of my career, I don't recall an outpouring of support like this before. It means a lot to us,” Jacobson said. Blanck agreed, “I would say (the amount of support) is unprecedented and it is extremely meaningful. “It really helps; it validates your personal and professional commitments and all of the sacrifices that come with it, including potentially the ultimate sacrifice, your life.” On another note, officers’ intentions and integrity are often questioned after weapons are drawn. In order to uphold the “professionalism” of the department, the CLPD hopes to get body cameras for its officers. The Police Governing Board approved the 2017 proposed budget,
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which includes $15,626 for the cameras, with an additional $7,500 annual cost (for four years), mostly for data retention. “As a patrol officer, it is a great tool for us. It can go places that a dash-cam can't go, it can go with me on a foot chase, it can document my interactions and it can really clear officers if there is an alleged misconduct. If there is video, what happened on the video is going to tell the story,” Jacobson said. Blanck added, “Chief (James) Coan is all about
professionalism in policing. Under the chief's leadership we have grown, improved and advanced tremendously, and body cams, I believe, are just another indicator of a professional police agency. In this day and age with (the) limitations of squad cameras, you almost have to have them.” The city councils now have to approve the proposed budget. If they do, Blank said the department will have the body cameras in early 2017.
STUDENT NEWS Ranee Dehnel of Circle Pines graduated from the University of Minnesota-Crookston with a bachelor's degree in communication. Halie Langanki of Lino Lakes graduated from Carleton College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Marshall Hoemke of Lino Lakes graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with honors. The following students graduated from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet from the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program:
Circle Pines Ronald Custer and Tyler Regenscheid.
Lino Lakes Wesley Dullinger. The following students graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire:
Lino Lakes Garrett Ahn, bachelor's degree in information systems; Kelly Brickner, bachelor's degree in nursing; Zachary Glocke, bachelor's degree in mathematics; Ali Grandstrand, bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders; Brianna Hoel, bachelor's degree in special education; Jacob Marso, bachelor's degree in business
finance; Kathryn Miller, bachelor's degree in mass communication; Maren Russman, bachelor's degree in kinesiology; and Joseph Schmitz, bachelor's degree in economics. Allison Schneider of Lino Lakes made the spring 2015 dean's list at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Schneider also received the Francis Pledger Hulme Award for an outstanding undergraduate. The following students made the spring 2016 dean's list at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities:
Circle Pines Rachel Bradac, Emily Capistrant, Aaron Chretien, Amber Jonason, Andrew Kurkowski, Kayla Lodico, Corissa Marson, Geri Mortenson, Theresa Nguyen, Nicholas Rockstad and Sara Salehi-Mashaei.
Lino Lakes Austin Andrews, Jessica Axt, Maria Bentson, Matthew Boehne, Kaitlyn Boyer, Abigail Emch, Tasha Erding, Kallie Erickson, Kevin Fox, Bryan Hildebrandt, Kayla Hodapp, Morgan Jackson, Peter Kelly, Ethan Kurak, Taylor Loch, Adam Long, Mitchell Maser, Alexandra Mayhew, Lindsey McAulay, Katherine Mendenhall, Diana Nguyen, Lauren O'Donnell, Jessica Obinger, Ryan Spencer, Katharine Taleen, Carly Taschner, Benjamin Walker and Ashley Yngsdal.
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Lino Lakes The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer stopped a vehicle for moving violations in the 800 block of Main Street at 11:43 p.m. July 6. The driver, a 25-year-old male from Minneapolis, was transported to Anoka County Jail where he was arrested for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree DWI, possession of a legend drug, possession of drug parapher-
nalia, possession of brass knuckles and speeding. • Officers responded to the 7100 block of Grey Squirrel Road at 10:11 a.m. July 7 on a delayed theft report. Over the weekend someone broke into the complainant’s shed and took various items. The investigation is pending. • Officers responded to a call of a possible underage drinking party in the 2300 block of Iverson Court at 12:16 a.m. July 9. Several individuals were cited for underage consumption and fleeing the police on foot. • Officers responded to the 8000 block of Lake Drive at 4:50
p.m. July 10 on a report of suspicious activity. Officers arrived and subsequently arrested a 37-year-old male from New Brighton and a 28-year-old female from Lino Lakes for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. • Officers responded to the 6800 block of West Shadow Lake Drive at 9:50 p.m. July 10 for a property damage accident where a vehicle veered off the roadway, through a ditch and into a mailbox. The driver, a 19-year-old female from Lino Lakes, was cited for failing to drive with due care.
man and Director of Human Resources Dan Melde recommended approval of the following summarized tentative master agreements: Community Education Coordinator Sharon Scully; Director of Technology Mike Christensen; Kid’s Club Pre-School Coordinator Sara Ison; Kid’s Club Coordinator Molly Nelson. Motion by Lodico, seconded by Guthmueller to approve the tentative master agreements. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 10.0 SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS 10.01 School Board Election 2016 - The term of office for board members Culp, Wilson and Lodico expire in January of 2017. The resolutions below “call” the election and set candidate filing dates of August 2 to 16, 2016 for the Tuesday, November 8, 2016 General Election held with the Statewide Election. 10.01.01 Election Resolution #1: RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CALLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL ELECTION CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No.12, State of Minnesota as follows: (a) 1. It is necessary for the school district to hold its general election for the purpose of electing three school board members for terms of four (4) years each. (b) The clerk shall include on the ballot the names of the individuals who file or have filed affidavits of candidacy during the period established for filing such affidavits, as though they had been included by name in this resolution. The clerk shall not include on the ballot the names of individuals who file timely affidavits of withdrawal in the manner specified by law. 2. The general election is hereby called and elected to be held in conjunction with the state general election on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016. 3. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for this general election are those polling places and precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district and which have been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the school district. The voting hours at those polling places shall be the same as for the state general election. 4. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause written notice of said general election to be provided to the county auditor of each county in which the school district is located, in whole or in part, at least seventy-four (74) days before the date of said election. The notice shall include the date of said general election and the office or offices to be voted on at said general election. Any notice given prior to the date of the adoption of this resolution is ratified and confirmed in all respects. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general election to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days before the date of said general election. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a sample ballot to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least four (4) days before the date of said general election and to cause two sample ballots to be posted in each polling place on election day. The sample ballot shall not be printed on the same color paper as the official ballot. The sample ballot for a polling place must reflect the offices, candidates and rotation sequence on the ballots used in that polling place. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general election to be published in the official newspaper of the school district for two (2) consecutive weeks with the last publication being at least one (1) week before the date of said election. The notice of election so posted and published shall state the offices to be filled set forth in the form of ballot below, and shall include information concerning each established precinct and polling place. The clerk is authorized and directed to cause the rules and instructions for use of the optical scan voting system to be posted in each polling place on election day. 5. The clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such election materials as may be necessary for the proper conduct of this election, and generally to cooperate with election authorities conducting other elections on that date. The clerk and members of the administration are authorized and directed to take such actions as may be necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections, including entering into agreements or understandings with appropriate election officials regarding preparation and distribution of ballots, election administration and cost sharing. 6. The clerk is further authorized and directed to cause or to cooperate with the proper election officials to cause ballots to be prepared for use at said election in substantially the following form, with such changes in form, color and instructions as may be necessary to accommodate an optical scan voting system.
o’clock p.m. on the date of said election. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Dated: _______________ BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Jody Josephson School District Election Clerk Optical scan ballots must be printed in black ink on white material, except that marks to be read by the automatic tabulating equipment may be printed in another color ink. The name of the precinct and machine-readable identification must be printed on each ballot. Voting instructions must be printed at the top of the ballot on each side that includes ballot information. The instructions must include an illustration of the proper mark to be used to indicate a vote. Lines for initials of at least two election judges must be printed on one side of the ballot so that the judges’ initials are visible when the ballots are enclosed in a secrecy sleeve. 7. The name of each candidate for office at this election shall be rotated with the names of the other candidates for the same office in the manner specified in Minnesota law. 8. If the school district will be contracting to print the ballots for this election, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare instructions to the printer for layout of the ballot. Before a contract in excess of $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the printer shall, if requested by the election official, furnish, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.04, a sufficient bond, letter of credit, or certified check acceptable to the clerk in an amount not less than $1,000 conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota election law and the instructions delivered. The clerk shall set the amount of the bond, letter of credit, or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase. 9. The individuals designated as judges for the state general election shall act as election judges for this election at the various polling places and shall conduct said election in the manner described by law. The election judges shall act as clerks of election, count the ballots cast and submit them to the school board for canvass in the manner provided for other school district elections. The general election must be canvassed between the third and the tenth day following the general election. 10. The School District clerk shall make all Campaign Financial Reports required to be filed with the school district under Minnesota Statutes, Section 211A.02, and received on or after May 17, 2014, available on the school district’s website. The clerk must post the report on the school district’s website as soon as possible, but no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of the report. The school district must make a report available on the school district’s website for four years from the date the report was posted to the website. The clerk must also provide the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board with a link to the section of the website where reports are made available. Motion by Guthmueller, seconded by Timm to adopt the resolution calling the school district general election. Roll Call Vote – Ayes: Lodico, Wilson, Timm, Guthmueller. Nays: None. Motion carried unanimously. 10.01.02 ELECTION RESOLUTION #2: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING DATES FOR FILING AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No.12 (Centennial School District), State of Minnesota, as follows: 1. The period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No.12 shall begin on August 2, 2016 and shall close on August 16, 2016. An affidavit of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 16, 2016. 2. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be published in the official newspaper of the district, at least two (2) weeks prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. 3. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy. 4. The notice of said filing dates shall be in substantially the following form:
PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF CIRCLE PINES NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of vote counting equipment to be used in the August 9, 2016 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Circle Pines City Hall, 200 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines, MN 55014. If you would like to witness this demonstration, you are welcome to do so at the above mentioned location. Ronda Dalbec, Deputy Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 19, 2016.
CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF FILING FOR THE 2016 CITY GENERAL ELECTION ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given pursuant to Minnesota Statute 205.13 that a general election will be held in the City of Lexington on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 for the purpose of electing candidates for the offices listed below. The filing period for these offices begins at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Candidates file with the clerk of Lexington at 9180 Lexington Avenue, Lexington, MN 55014. 1 – Mayor (Two Year Term) 2 - Council Members Seats (Four Year Term) Witness my hand and seal this 13th day of July, 2016 Mary Vinzant, Deputy City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 19, 2016.
CITY OF LINO LAKES NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of vote counting equipment to be used in the August 9, 2016 Primary Election will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 4:30 PM at Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182. Questions regarding the City’s election system and testing procedures can be directed to the City Clerk’s office at 651-982-2406. Julie Bartell, City Clerk Published two times in the Quad Community Press: July 19 and 26, 2016.
CENTENNIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 MINUTES, JUNE 13, 2016 (Abbreviated—full minutes available at www.isd12.org or call 763-7926010 to request a hard copy) LEGAL NOTICE: School Board, Independent School District 12; 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota; June 13, 2016. 1.0 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Wilson called the regular meeting of the School Board to order at 6:34 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. 2.0 ROLL CALL The following members were present: Wilson, Lodico, Guthmueller, Timm and ex-officio Dietz. The following School Board Members were absent: Burns and Culp. 3.0 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chairperson Wilson acknowledged approval of the agenda. 4.0 RECOGNITIONS Brian Hegseth, Centennial High School Activities Director, acknowledged the following athletes named to the adapted softball all-tournament team: Anthony Bengtson; Johnny Caliendo; Nick Reichenbacher 5.0 PUBLIC FORUM: None. 6.0 SUPERINTENDENT REPORT: Superintendent Dietz thanked everyone involved in putting together the graduation ceremonies. 7.0 CONSENT ITEMS 7.01 Approval of Minutes: May 23, 2016. 7.02 Approval of Monthly Bills: $5,299,266.09. 7.03 Payroll Total to be Ratified: $3,816,233.85. 7.04 Personnel: Retirements; Terminations; Resignations; Employment; Change in Employment; Unpaid Leaves of Absence. 7.05 Field Trips. 7.07 Gifts to the District. 7.09 Dues and Memberships. Motion by Timm, seconded by Guthmueller to approve the Consent Items as detailed in the enclosure. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 8.0 CURRICULUM 8.01 Alternative Compensation (QCOMP) Annual Report -The annual QCOMP Report was presented at the June 13, 2016 Board Work Study Session. It is a summary of local QCOMP structures, planning, implementation, data collection and analysis, and finally considerations for improvement to teaching. While Centennial has been a QCOMP district since 2006, the program changes annually as we continually make improvements to focus teachers on measurable student growth and best practice models. This report needs to be approved by the School Board prior to submission to MDE in late June. Administration recommended approval of the annual MDE QCOMP report. Motion by Lodico, seconded by Timm to approve the annual MDE required QCOMP report. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 8.02 2016-17 Centennial School District No. 12 Handbooks - Enclosed in board packets was a summary of changes to/in each of the following 2015-16 Centennial School District No. 12’s handbooks: 201617 Elementary School Handbook; 2016-17 Middle School Handbook; 2016-17 High School Handbook; 2016-17 Alternative Learning Handbook. The Superintendent of Schools recommended adoption of the 2016-17 handbooks. Motion by Guthmueller, seconded by Timm to adopt the 2016-17 Centennial District No. 12’s Handbooks. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.0 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 9.01 Proposed 2016-17 Centennial School District Preliminary Budget, All Funds - Mr. Dan Huffman, Executive Director of Business Services, presented the proposed 2016-17 Centennial School District budget, including estimates of revenue and expenditures. The Executive Director of Business Services recommended approval of the proposed 2016-17 Centennial School District budget. Motion by Timm, seconded by Lodico to approve the proposed 2016-17 Centennial School District budget. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.02 Long Term Facility Maintenance Revenue Resolution - Intermediate Districts are also eligible for the new Long Term Facility Maintenance (LTFM) revenues. Their revenue is a pass through from the member districts. Each member district of 916 must adopt this resolution so Metro 916 can receive their share of the new LTFM revenue. The Executive Director of Business Services recommended approval of the resolution provided with the agenda. Motion by Lodico, seconded by Guthmueller to approve the Long Term Facility Maintenance Revenue Resolution. Roll Call Vote – Ayes: Lodico, Wilson, Timm, Guthmueller. Nays: None. Motion carried unanimously. 9.03 Confidential Group Memorandum of Understanding - The Centennial School District is converting from the TIES system to the Infinite Campus system for Finance/Payroll/HR. Because of this software conversion, the Confidential Unit is working this summer to help make the conversion successful and they are limited in using vacation during this process. The Confidential Unit contracts states that vacation time must be used prior to December 31st of the following year or they lose it. This MOU allows Confidential Unit members to sell back a portion of their unused vacation and carry a portion of their unused vacation because of the software conversion. It is the recommendation of the Director of Human Resources that the school board approves the MOU. Motion by Timm, seconded by Lodico to approve the Confidential Group MOU. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.04 Approval of Copying and Printer Contract - The lease for the current equipment has expired and this has provided us the opportunity to review how we provide copy and reproduction services. With the implementation of a centralized system the district can provide better service and reduce our costs. The recommendation is to award the contract to AIS for our copying equipment and support. The Executive Director Business Services recommended approval of the contract with AIS. Motion by Timm, seconded by Lodico to approve the contract with AIS. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.05 Recommendation for Approval of Tentative Master Agreements - The Executive Director of Business Services Dan Huff-
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 (CENTENNIAL) NOVEMBER 8, 2016 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote, completely fill in the ovals(s) next to your choice(s) like this: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Vote for up to three CANDIDATE U CANDIDATE V CANDIDATE W CANDIDATE X _____________ write-in, if any _____________ write-in, if any _____________ write-in, if any The polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places will be as follows: BLAINE W1-P5 BLAINE W1-P6
Gradient Financial Center Minnesota School of Business
BLAINE W1-P7 BLAINE W1-P8 BLAINE W2-P6
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Centennial Sr. High (Performing Arts Center) Blaine City Hall
BLAINE W3-P8 CENTERVILLE P-1 CIRCLE PINES P-1 CIRCLE PINES P-2 LEXINGTON P-1 LINO LAKES P-1 LINO LAKES P-2 LINO LAKES P-3 LINO LAKES P-4 LINO LAKES P-5 LINO LAKES P-6 LINO LAKES P-7
Bridgewood Community Church St. Genevieve’s Community Parish Centennial Fire Station No. 1 Circle Pines City Hall Lexington City Hall Lino Lakes Senior Center Centennial Fire Station #2 Saint Joseph Catholic Church Lino Lakes City Hall Rice Creek Covenant Church Living Waters Lutheran Church Rice Lake Elementary School
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1750 105 Ave. NE 3680 Pheasant Ridge Dr. NE 9185 Lexington Ave. NE 4757 North Road 10801 Town Square Dr. NE 11670 Lexington Ave. NE 6995 Centerville Road 2 East Road 200 Civic Heights Circle 9180 Lexington Ave. 1189 Main Street 7741 Lake Drive 171 Elm Street 600 Town Center Parkway 125 Ash Street 865 Birch Street 575 Birch Street
Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated above for the precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will open at 7:00 o’clock a.m. and will close at 8:00
NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 (CENTENNIAL) STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No.12 shall begin on August 2, 2016, and shall close at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 16, 2016. The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. At that election, three members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each. Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, Centennial School District No. 12 Superintendent’s office at 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, Minnesota. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for thirty (30) days before the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election. The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 16, 2016. Dated: June 13, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Jody Josephson School District Election Clerk Motion by Timm, seconded by Lodico to adopt the resolution establishing filing dates for candidates. Roll Call Vote – Ayes: Lodico, Wilson, Timm, Guthmueller. Nays: None. Motion carried unanimously. 11.0 COMMUNICATION 11.01 Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District #916 11.02 Schools for Equity in Education 11.03 CAEF 11.04 MSBA 12.0 INFORMATION ITEMS 12.01 Dates to Note – Upcoming dates and events in the school district: Monday, July 11, 2016 – Work Study Session/Regular Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Monday, August 15, 2016 – Work Study Session/Regular Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m. 12.02 Presentations or Items of Business from Staff or Board Members 13.0 ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION: SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION The meeting recessed at 7:40 p.m. to go into closed session to complete the annual, systematic review and evaluation of the Superintendent’s performance. The closed session of the Board Meeting was called to order at 7:55 p.m. in the District Office Conference Room. The following board members were present: Wilson, Lodico, Guthmueller and Timm. Members Culp and Burns were absent. The closed session adjourned at 9:05 p.m. 14.0 RECONVENE The regular meeting of the School Board reconvened at 9:06 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. Chairperson Wilson reported that no action was taken during the closed session. Results of the Superintendent’s evaluation will be shared with the public at the Regular Meeting of the School Board on July 11, 2016. 15.0 ADJOURN at 9:07 p.m. Suzanne Guthmueller, School Board Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 19, 2016.
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Annual Home and Garden Tour going strong ANOKA — A parade of historic homes and grand gardens were featured in the 13th annual Anoka Heritage Home and Garden Tour from 1-3 p.m. July 10. The tour began at the Big White House at 1900 Third Avenue S., former headquarters of the Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS). At the house, tourists could purchase tickets for the tour and pick up detailed information maps and brochures for selfguiding. The Big White House was once owned by a husband and wife who teamed as doctors, one of whom was impersonated
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by Vickie Wendell, ACHS staff program manager. Dressed in turn-of-thecentury attire, Wendell gave tours of the house as Mrs. Dr. Flora Aldrich, a suffragist and progressive thinker of her time. Homes featured on the tour are privately owned and were opened with special permission by homeowners exclusively for the tour. “It takes a special kind of person to do that,” Wendell said. “Think about that, you’re opening your doors to 500 people on a Sunday afternoon.” This tour featured homes in several neighborhoods in contrast to previous years where homes
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were featured in only one particular neighborhood at a time. The neighborhoods which featured homes to tour this year included: Slabtown, Whiskey Flats, Christian Hill, Swedetown and Northtown/Uppertown. Kevin and Patti Bellows are owners of a historic home at 410 Van Buren that has been featured on the tour twice, and they still take the home and garden tour each year. “It’s fun, we love it,” Patti said. Kevin enjoys the camaraderie with fellow historic home owners from the area, and “just seeing the homes and what people do with them,” he noted. “We meet people with common interests.” While the tour remains popular, the primary focus of the ACHS is outreach programs: visiting organizations such
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as libraries and schools to put on programs on a variety of topics regarding Anoka County history. “We make it local and about their own backyard,” said Wendell of program attendees. Topics covered in programs include living history with performers in full costume, Civil War, Women’s Soldier’s Aid Society, quilts and prohibition. Anoka County went “dry” four years before Prohibition began. This year, 2016, marks the 100-year anniversary of prohibition within the county. ACHS offers “education boxes” to schools. The boxes are tailored to
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Above left: A Monroe Street home features original hardwood floors and pocket doors off of the office area, as well as much of the original layout. Above right: Mrs. Dr. Flora Aldrich (Vickie Wendell) stands in front of the Big White House at 1900 Third Avenue S. where the 13th annual Anoka Historical Society home and garden tour commenced July 10.
state history curriculum and feature topics that include logging and the Great Depression. For more information
on programs or how to get involved, call the ACHS at 763-421-0600.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Not buying cartoon I take exception to the political cartoon in the July 5 edition of the Quad Community Press. You might recall that it was a drawing of a school of angry looking fish, in the shape of a larger fish named “nationalism,” about ready to gobble up the one fish named “globalism.” Some of the fish in the nationalism school had names such as “hate” and “racism.” So, as I interpret that cartoon, the author seems to imply that anyone who wants their own nation, with their own customs, traditions and borders, are nothing more than racists who hate others not like themselves. I do not believe that is an accurate reflection at all. Is it unnatural or wrong for a people of similar origin to want to have their own country, customs and beliefs, and form their own culture? It's how the world has operated for thousands
of years! Anyone who has read history knows this, except for Mr. Heller, apparently, the author of this cartoon. Is globalism the utopia that the author seems to think it is? Just imagine a one-world government, larger than that of the federal government, with even less accountability. Bureaucrats would further tax, regulate and prohibit all sorts of business, transactions, products, services, etc., based on some faceless person's idea of what is good and right or politically correct. The American people and, dare I say, people around the world (think Brexit) are fed up with those elites in charge, dictating what is and is not allowed, while the rest of us take it in the shorts. I’m sorry, Mr. Heller, I’m not buying what you're trying to sell and I think the citizens of the world aren't either. Cori Duffy Lino Lakes
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