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Bistro La Roux cooks up funds for library expansion BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

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In honor of National Book Lovers Day, an area business is hosting a fundraiser that will bring both food and book lovers together for one local cause. Bistro La Roux in Lexington will host Books and Brew from 4-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. The event is a fundraiser for the Anoka County Library Centennial Library Branch expansion. “This is a wonderful show of civic support. The community coming together and supporting both the business, library and the Friends of the Library at the same time is a great way to get people talking about books,” said Anoka County Library Executive Director Maggie Snow. “The kitchen/dining room table is often a place for good conversations that we don’t do often enough, so this is a nice opportunity to gather with friends and family, eat some good food and talk about books.” A member of the Friends of the Anoka County Library is a regular customer at Bistro La Roux and approached the owners to see if they would consider

One year old Oliver, of Lino Lakes, is not too sure what to think about all of the corn at the 8th annual Family Corn Roast Thursday, July 26, at Sunrise Park in Lino Lakes. See more photos on page 10.

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Police officers ‘keeping up with the times’ BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

With the recent mass shootings in Dallas, Las Vegas and Florida, there couldn’t be a better time for the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) to equip its staff with technology to keep them safe in extreme circumstances. Within the next month, CLPD will deploy 12 rifle-rated ballistic vests from RMA Armament. “The addition of additional protective equipment is something that we are always looking into. Clearly with what has been going on in the world as well as in our country, the ability to protect ourselves from the usual munitions we tend to encounter has taken center stage,” said Lt.

Russell Blanck. “We are seeing a lot more incidents as of late involving high-powered rifles, and even if they are not necessarily high powered, they involve projectiles that are more likely than not able to penetrate an officer’s regular vest.” Currently officers wear an everyday vest as a part of their uniform that is designed to withstand rounds from a handgun. The RMA Armament vests are made for extremely high-velocity weapons, and would only be put on in extreme circumstances, such as an incident with an active shooter. “When you think about what happened in Dallas and in some of the other cities where higher

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Sandwiches for all Summer Kids Club students in all grade levels at Blue Heron Elementary had their chance to make a difference on Tuesday, July 24. With donations from the community, the youth were able to make more than 150 sandwiches to give to “the sandwich guy.” Allen Law, a veteran in

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Rumblings as train moves down the track BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

CENTERVILLE—Developers, engineers, city staff and adjacent neighbors of the proposed Bay View Villas development once again fi lled Centerville City Council chambers at the July 11 meeting to follow the progress of the project and address concerns. In the end, the council approved two of the four formal actions needed to move the project forward, voting unanimously (Council Member D. Love absent), to approve the preliminary plat and the Comprehensive Plan amendment for the development. City Administrator/Engineer Mark Statz said during the July 10 Planning and Zoning Commission (PNZ) meeting, all four actions were discussed, but that only two of the items were ready to be approved with only one day between meetings. There was no sense in rushing, and no reason that the remaining two documents couldn’t be approved along with the final plat, he said. “The preliminary plat and Comp Plan amendment will move forward. The PNZ still has support behind project, and I think we’ll have a successful development here,” he said. The four actions had been

tabled from the June 27 meeting. Awaiting approval at that time were the preliminary plat, rezoning, conditional use permit (CUP) for a planned unit development (PUD) and a Comprehensive Plan amendment, with conditions as outlined by the city planner and findings of fact, draft CUP and City Code amendment. Developers Rich DeFoe and Jim Boo propose to construct 18 single-family homes and maintain an existing single-family home on the former Waterworks property at 7265 and 7281 Main St. The property, located along Main Street between Centerville Lake and Peltier Lake and already containing a home, is 7.3 acres in size and is the former site of the Waterworks Beach Club and Grill. Shore land provisions were a central point in the lengthy discussions at the June 27 meeting and were once again at the July 11 meeting, as were docks, access trails, driveways and right of ways. Statz said in his update that the developers, engineers and adjoining residents had met and had come to “a nice compromise”. Statz thanked everyone for reaching a common agreement. Statz added that the developers had a dialog with Anoka County about access points. County officials said

that neither the city nor the developer could force the adjacent residents to abandon their easement. DeFoe came back to meet with the neighbors and proposed to leave them alone and allow them to continue to use their existing driveways, Statz explained. In the end, it was decided that the developers would build the project driveways to their property line and the neighbors would be responsible for building their own driveways to their property lines. “It’s a win-win - with choices for folks. It was a nice meeting with consensus among the neighbors,” Statz said. Not so fast, said the LaValle Drive community. LaValle Drive resident Frank Zimny said he was opposed to the arrangement Statz talked about and asked for further clarification on the maintenance of the city right of way. “I don’t want to maintain it,” he said, referring to a common area on which the monument sign for the development would stand. Couldn’t the Bay View Villas homeowner’s association (HOA) maintain the common area, he wondered. City Attorney Kurt Glaser said there must be give and take. “The burden is on you and on the HOA,” he told Zimny. “Right now the development is still in the planning phase. We can probably point some of

that in their direction, but it has yet to be worked out in the wash,” he said. “(The maintenance responsibilities) can be put in the CUP. But as it is right now, the homeowner has to take care of it.” As the LaValle neighbors gathered in the parking lot after the meeting, they said they weren’t as sanguine about the project as they had been after the June 27 meeting. Nearly all of the neighbors assembled in the sultry summer air were not very happy about having to pay any out-ofpocket expenses for their driveways as a result of the development, in which the developers and city would be making money. The developers have the equipment — why can’t they just rebuild our driveways, some of the neighbors wondered. Although negotiations were said to be ongoing, one unidentifi ed LaValle Drive resident said he wasn’t hopeful that the neighbors’ wishes would be considered and expected bulldozers to be moving in immediately and construction to begin as early as next week. “The train’s going down the track with the preliminary plat approval, but it still means there’s more work to do,” Glaser said.

STUDENT NEWS The following students were named to the dean’s list or received academic honors at a college or university for the 2018 spring semester: Bemidji State University: Charles Field, Nicole Kocur, Kelsey McAllister, Adam Lovick, Colette Niyang , Leia Waldoch and Julia Welciek , all of Lino Lakes; Jenna Kristoﬁ tz of Circle Pines. The College of St. Scholastica: Makenzie Andersen, Jordan Dickinson and Kayleigh Lutz, all of Circle Pines; Amy Melmer of Lino Lakes. Marquette University: Rebecca Schaps of Lino Lakes. Minnesota State University-Mankato: Jacob Iverson, Sareena Mockros and Jesse Sellner , all of Circle Pines; Nicholas Selleck of Lexington; Marisa Anderson , Jessica Boespﬂug, Amanda Deutsch, Andrew Falardeau , Maria Graff , Rheanna Hendrickson , Jason Obinger, Zachary Olson, Rebecca Peterson , Stephanie Peterson , Kami Skochenski and Sydnie Wessman, all of Lino Lakes. Normandale Community College: Asha Ahmed of Lino Lakes.

The College of St. Scholastica: Michelle Cummings of Circle Pines, Master of Science in teaching. Normandale Community College: Jill Jackson of Lino Lakes, Associate of Arts, liberal education.

of Science in social work, Zachary Marso of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Paul Ondimu of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering, Angie Thompson of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Arts.

Norwich University: Tyler Azure of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics, magna cum laude .

University of Wisconsin-Stout: Brielle Anderson of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science, retail merchandising & management; Andrew Chiodo of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science business administration; Leah Faiad of Circle Pines, M.S. in marriage and family therapy; Matthew Haile of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science business administration; Blake Miller of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science in business administration; Hannah Rawleigh of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science in family and consumer science education; Asha Sivarajah of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science in vocational rehabilitation; and Theodore Soler of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Science in supply chain management. Kevin Grow of Circle Pines received the Warren L. Beson Memorial Award from Carleton College, awarded to seniors for athletic and academic excellence and a high scholastic average.

Rochester Community and Technical College: Dominic Jonesof Circle Pines, DIP, carpentry; Zoe Soderberg of Lino Lakes, AAS, dental hygiene. Saint John’s University: Gino Delmontof Lexington, Bachelor of Arts in physics; Tyler Urbanski of Lexington, Bachelor of Arts in natural science. University of Iowa: Kendra Lindner of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Science, psychology. University of North Dakota: Alexander Vanyo of Circle Pines, Bachelor of General Studies; Elizabeth Andrews of Lino Lakes, Bachelor of Arts, Shari Claypool of Lino Lakes, Bachelor

University of Iowa: Kendra Lindner of Lino Lakes. University of Kansas: Abby Palma of Lino Lakes. Wheaton College: Megan Heider and Elizabeth Krekelberg , both of Lino Lakes. The following students graduated from a college or university in the spring of 2018: College of Saint Benedict: Natalie Rataczak of Circle Pines, Bachelor of Arts in natural science, summa cum laude.

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The mountains are calling and I must go

herever there are mountains, one particular quote from the famed naturalist John Muir seems to follow. The line was in a letter to his sister in 1873, providing the perfect catchphrase for endless souvenir T-shirts, mugs and refrigerator magnets. The rest of the quote didn’t seem to be quippy enough for these purposes, but to many it contains a little more meaning than the abbreviated statement. It reads: “The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly.” It was less a call to escape to Getting the freedom of the mountains, and more a message of devotion in Tune to his work of studying Jackie Bussjaeger and protecting the natural environment. Like Muir, I will follow the call of the mountains very soon. This August, I will begin classes in the Environmental Studies Master’s program at the University of Montana in Missoula, where I’m sure I will soon come to loathe the words “studying incessantly.” As a result, I will no longer be the editor of the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown. Having spent nearly three years working here, it’s a difﬁcult change to make, because I’ve had enough time to become fully enchanted by the communities I’ve had the luck to cover. One of my favorite aspects of this job was the sheer variety and unpredictability of what I might get to see and do and learn on a day-to-day basis. The opportunities I have had while working for The Lowdown are partially to credit for my pursuit of further education in environmental studies. Washington County has an incredible number of dedicated conservation professionals, in addition to an impressive proportion of citizens who have gone the extra mile to support the health of the natural environment in their communities. Press Publications has also afforded me the distinguished honor of writing for my hometown newspaper, The White Bear Press. It has enriched my understanding of my hometown and the interconnected communities around it far beyond what I could have imagined. In particular, the chances to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald’s connection to White Bear Lake; to learn about the history of the Metis people in Forest Lake while the city debated how to best recognize the legacy of Lake Keewahtin; and to interview Walter Mondale about his work to preserve the St. Croix River were priceless. Although my program has a writing focus, it will be strange to not be a full-time journalist! I don’t think the impulse to take photos at even the smallest events, “just in case,” will ever subside. Though I’m stepping away from the position of editor, I hope to contribute freelance articles while I pursue my degree, and I always welcome story ideas from anyone in the community. I owe a lot to both my talented coworkers (who were also my mentors) and to all of you who ever took the time to tell the most unique and important stories in Forest Lake and the St. Croix Valley. The mountains are calling and I must go...but you have given me something wonderful to take with me! Jackie Bussjaeger is editor of The Lowdown.

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drive these changes as they begin retiring at a rate of 10,000 a day. With an aging population and declining fertility rates, our labor force will grow at an “unprecedented” low rate of only .1 percent, according to the state demographer. The increasing number of retirees will lead to a reduction in income and sales tax revenues. Most retirees will not pay income tax, and will buy less because they will have less income and will need less. At the same time, many seniors will require more government services such as health care and housing assistance. Finally, for years Minnesota has been on the losing end of domestic migration. More people have been moving out of Minnesota than have been moving in. According to the state demographer, if not for immigration, Minnesota would be losing population. A 2016 study by conducted by Twin City Business magazine, in 2014 and 2015 Minnesota lost $2.1 billion in taxable income when residents moved out to other states. The combination of retiring baby boomers, a shrinking labor force and competition for people to move here will put extreme pressures on our economic vitality. We cannot run from these numbers; as the saying

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Making good choices is a constant effort

he food deck is stacked against us. I donâ€™t like to present a dismal, dark and foreboding picture, but unless you are proactive, intentional and well versed in good food choices, the nutritional quality of the food that we consume is not great. These feelings are with me because of a trip I recently took when my efforts to eat well were especially challenged. Often in summer, schedules are different, and we are out of our normal eating patterns and habits, which presents unique nutritional scenarios. If we stay on track by planning ahead though, and making intentional decisions about what we are eating, it is possible to stay steady with nutritious foods. Iâ€™d like to share a couple stories from a recent trip: what I think I did well on, and what I could have done better with and some suggestions should you ďŹ nd yourself in need. For part of our trip, we stayed in a house with my extended family. It was a blast, and we had some lovely meals that we prepared and ate together. Given all the people there though, there was a lot of food and beverages to choose from, or to be chosen by. One night the consensus was to order pizza- albeit really good pizza, I honestly did not want pizza (especially after lunch out at a brew pub). I volunteered to be in charge of a salad to go with the pizza â€” and a whopper of a salad I made, although it took some time and

required a trip to the store and the nearby farmers market. I intentionally included protein sources for salad toppings, such as tuna and garbanzo beans, so that it could serve as the main meal for those that didnâ€™t want pizza. I was really happy that I made that salad happen; I didnâ€™t have the pizza that night. There was so much salad that when Movers and we packed up our car the next day to drive Shakers across several states to get to our next destinaMegan Baumler tion, I packed up some of the salad and ate it for lunch on the road. Being on vacation is never a reason to forgo efforts towards healthful living, although it can become more challenging. I think of healthful living as being kind to yourself â€” why be less kind to yourself on vacation? Another night on this trip, we found ourselves in a very nice hotel that did not have a microwave in the room. The lack of a microwave meant I couldnâ€™t have my oatmeal in the morning (I travel with oats), unless I purchased it elsewhere. We had to purchase meals, morning, noon and night for the several days that we were in this hotel (on top of eating out many meals on the way to our destination, and on the way

home). We did have some nice meals out, but I ended up going to a grocery store and choosing some foods to have in the minifridge at the hotel that could tide us over so that we only had to eat out one meal a day. This worked out well, and I wished I had thought of it the ďŹ rst day. Yogurts for breakfast, and sushi, fruit and vegetables for lunch. My protein bars and nuts ďŹ lled in for snack needs. When we made it back home from our trip, I was happier than I can ever recall to be reunited with my kitchen and have more control over my food choices. Sometimes though, food appears in my house that I did not bring home or choose and is extremely tempting. A good approach is to have a plan for when this occurs, rather than passively letting yourself be taken over by aromas and temptation that will be regretted later. Tonight, we walked in the door after an evening bike ride. While we were gone, my husband had come home and made a frozen pizza. It smelled good, and it looked good. I wasnâ€™t even hungry, but I ate three pieces. I wouldnâ€™t describe the feeling I have as regret, but more of â€œthat wasnâ€™t worth it, I didnâ€™t need that and that was not an intentional choice.â€? Not to be misunderstood â€” I purchase frozen pizzas sometimes, and I donâ€™t think there is anything wrong with choosing frozen pizzas on occasion for dinner.

The point is that it was a passive move on my part to let temptation take over when I didnâ€™t even really want the pizza. It was the end of the day, my guard was down, the salty tangy scent of the familiar comfort food appealed to som e reward center in my brain, and it just happened. Iâ€™d like to be in more control than that. The unfortunate fact is that the effort to make good choices almost has to be constant, because we are endlessly bombarded with tempting foods. Over time though, with a plan in place and with lots of practice, we can become better at being in control of our food choices and staying on track with nutritional balance, even in challenging situations. Letâ€™s work together to make the best choices we can when we are inspired and on track, so that when we are challenged or in unique scenarios, an unintentional setback will not have a large effect or derail all efforts. I approach exercise with the same mentality â€” when I am able, I get my exercise in, so that when Iâ€™m in situations where Iâ€™m not able to be active, it is OK. Make room for these scenarios, but also have a plan in place to avoid them. Best wishes to you for your summer travels and healthful living! Megan Baumler, PhD, RD, is a dietitian and professor at Mount Mary University and lives in White Bear Lake.

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The Centennial Lakes Police Department and Cub Scout Pack 432 will host a community bike ride from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. The ride will start at St. Genevieve Parish Community Center in Centerville and circle around Centerville Lake. The ride is relatively flat and approximately 5 miles. There will be one stop at the park to play and hydrate. All children are required to wear helmets. The ride will end at Trailside Park to watch the Bald Eagle Waterski Show as a group. Frozen treats will be provided for the kids.

Friday evening paddle

Anoka County Parks and Recreation will host Friday evening paddle from

Aug. 10 att th the W Wargo N Nature 77-9 9 p.m. A t Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes. The event will include a beautiful paddle on George Watch Lake. Canoes and kayaks are available and are included with the registration fee ($5/person). No paddling experience necessary. Advance registration is required. To register or for more information, call 763-324-3350 or visit anokacountyparks.com.

CampďŹ re talks

Anoka County Parks and Recreation will host a campfi re talk about wolves at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 7373 Main Street, Centerville. The free program will include a roaring campfi re, interactive activities and presentations

enjoyable the whole Meet the j bl ffor th h l ffamily. il M t at t th Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Campground amphitheater.

Stand-up paddleboarding

Anoka County Parks and Recreation will host a stand-up paddleboarding class from 4-5:30 p.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 7373 Main Street, Centerville. The class is for ages 16 and up and is a great workout. Most of the time will be spent out on the water. Advance registration is required. The cost is $20 per person (not including tax). To register, or for more information, call 763324-3350 or visit anokacountyparks.com.

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QUAD AREA EVENTS YOGA STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING

When: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 and Tuesday, Aug. 21 Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 7401 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Practice yoga postures on the water. No experience necessary. Ages 16+. Registration required; $20/person. Contact: 763-324-3350 or www.anokacounty parks. com

Lakes Details: Introductory class on dragonfly identification and stroll through the wetlands, prairie and flower gardens to get a closer look. $5/person all ages; registration required. Binoculars provided or bring them. Contact: 763-324-3350 or www.anokacountyparks. com

CAMPFIRE TALKS WITH A NATURALIST

When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 Where: Rice Creek MUSIC ON THE LAKE When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Chain of Lakes Campground, 7401 Main Aug. 2 St. Centerville Where: Golden Lake Details: Program Park, 67 West Golden Lake includes campﬁre, Road, Circle Pines Details: Performance by interactive activities and presentation on wolves. The Floras, rescheduled Free for all ages. from July 19. Contact: 763-324-3350 or Contact: ci.circle-pines. www.anokacounty parks. mn.us com

RICE CREEK PADDLING ADVENTURE

When: Noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, 7401 Main St. Lino Lakes Details: Paddle 7 miles of the most scenic and wild sections of Rice Creek. Ages 15+. $20/person and $20/boat rental; registration required. Contact: 763-324-3350 or www.anokacountyparks. com

INTRODUCTION TO DRAGONFLIES

When: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino

STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING

When: 4-5:30 p.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 7401 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Small class with short instruction so most of the time is spent on the water. Ages 16+. Registration required; $20/person. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

LINO LAKES MOVIES IN THE PARK

When: Dusk Thursday, Aug. 17

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Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Free showing of “Wonder.” Bring blankets, lawn chairs, refreshments. Contact: www.ci.linolakes.mn.us

BLUE HERON DAYS

When: Aug. 17-19 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr. and throughout Lino Lakes Details: Movie in the park kickoff, parade, inﬂatables, kids activities, balloon artist, Big Prize Bingo, live music, family picnic, Quad Chamber business expo. Contact: www.blue herondays.org

THE OFFICER SHAWN SILVERA ROTARY RUN

When: Saturday, Aug. 18 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: 5K run/walk in honor of fallen Lino Lakes ofﬁcer Shawn Silvera. Part of Blue Heron Days Contact: www. blueherondays.org or www.shawnsilvera.org

YMCA SPLASH & DASH

When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: Fun run and duathlon swim event open to kids ages 5-12. Contact: 651-259-2122 or www.linolakesymca.org

GARDEN TOUR, CRAFT FAIR AND CORN FEED

When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19 Where: Waldoch Farm, 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes Details: Take a hayride to tour Kathy’s gardens, visit with artists and crafters, enjoy sweet corn, kettle corn and lemonade, visit the barnyard. Contact: 651-780-1207 or www.waldochfarm.com

ST. GENEVIEVE’S ANNUAL PARISH FESTIVAL & CHICKEN DINNER

When: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 Where: St. Genevieve Catholic Church, 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville Details: Crafts, silent auction, amusements, bingo, cake walk, children’s games and rafﬂe; chicken dinner $11/ adults, $5/children 10 and under. Carry-out noon-3 p.m. Contact: 651-429-7937 or stgens.org

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Ongoing LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET

When: 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 3 Where: Lovell Building, 4175 Lovell Road Details: Locally grown produce and plants and handmade goods. Contact: 651-356-9491 or ci.lexington.mn.us

QUIET GARDEN RETREAT DAYS

When: 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Saturdays Where: Christos Center for Spiritual Formation, 1212 Holly Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Find opportunities for meditation and rest. Full and half-day sessions available. $15/half day or $25/full day. Contact: christos center.org

BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS When: 7 p.m. Thursdays, mid-June through Aug. Where: Centerville

651-982-2365 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us; Circle Pines, Lexington and Centerville residents: 763-784-2501 or clpdmn.com

Lake in Centerville Details: Members of all ages perform waterskiing tricks. Club also performs at summer festivals throughout the state. Contact: www.bald eaglewaterskishows.com

BABY STORYTIME

When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children birth-24 months and a caregiver. Contact: 763-324-1540 or www.anokacounty library.org

TODDLER STORYTIME

When: 11-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children ages 2-3 and a caregiver. Contact: 763-324-1540 or www.anoka county library.org

FAMILY STORYTIME When: 10:15-10:45

a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m. Thursdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and ﬁngerplays for children of all ages and a caregiver. No registration required. Contact: 763-324-1540 or www.anoka county library.org

ARTS IN THE PARK AND FARMERS MARKET

When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays, through Aug. 28 Where: Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Free community event includes concert series, craft vendors, food trucks and farmers market. See website for list of performers. Contact: 651-209-9723 or ci.forest-lake.mn.us

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET

When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, through Oct. 26 Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic produce, natural meats and cheeses,

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MUSIC IN THE MEADOW

When: 3-6 p.m. Sundays in August Where: Gasthaus When: 8 a.m. Saturday, Bavarian Hunter, 8390 Lofton Ave. N. Stillwater Aug. 4 Details: Enjoy music at Where: Boatworks Commons, 4459 Lake Ave. the Gasthaus. Contact: 651-439-7128 or S., White Bear Lake Details: Flat, fast course www.gasthausbavarian hunter.com along the lake to West Park and back. Cost is $35. Contact: whitebear CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX rotary.org HOT ROD & VINTAGE

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30th Annual Tour de Bar Bicycle Ride WHEN: 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Saturday, WHERE: Sak’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1460 County Road E East

stops in the White Bear/Mahtomedi area. Beneﬁts Amy Hansmann’s battle with ovarian cancer. Event ends at Rudy’s Redeye Grill in White Bear.

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honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and ﬂowers. Contact: 651-747-3650 or www.whitebearlake.org

CONCERT IN THE COMMONS

When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 1, 8 & 15 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to NEIGHBORHOODS Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. NEARBY Details: Open-air concerts throughout the summer. The Shoreview SUMMER TUESDAYS Northern Lights When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays, July 31 and Aug. Community Band plays July 25, Jim Tones on Aug. 7, 14 and 21 1, Lavalle Jazz Cats on Where: Lowell Park, Aug. 8 and Divas Through Downtown Stillwater the Decades tribute band Details: Free family on Aug. 15. event includes market Contact: 651-490-4700 or vendors, food, music, stage shoreviewmn.gov performances until 8:30 p.m.; family movie at dusk. Contact: summer PINE TREE tuesdays.com APPLE CLASSIC When: Aug. 2-5 Where: Life Time WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR Fitness, 4800 White Bear Parkway, White Bear Lake When: Aug. 1-5 Details: Mixed doubles Where: Washington tennis tournament County Fairgrounds, with top local players 12300 N 140th St. Lake beneﬁts children’s cancer Elmo research. Suggested Details: Hundreds of donation $15/individual. exhibits, music, food, aniContact: 952-992-5500 or mals, rides, fun events. Contact: 651-436-6009 or childrensmn.org washingtoncountyfair.org

NATURAL REFLECTIONS ARTIST RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Project Art for Nature (PAN) is a group of artists and illustrators from Minnesota and Wisconsin working independently and collaboratively to create artwork which promotes stewardship of threatened natural areas in our region. Contact: 651-429-1569 or whitebeararts.org

11TH ANNUAL KOI SHOW

When: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 Where: Bachman’s Garden Center, 6010 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis Details: Events hosted by the Upper Midwest Koi Club features unique koi and goldﬁsh, products, art and decorative goods.

When: 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 4 Where: Roseville Area Middle School, 15 County Road B2 East, Little Canada Details: Children 6-16 can learn entrepreneurial skills and learn to create a product, develop a brand or service, build a marketing strategy, operate the business and keep proﬁts. Products will be sold at the fair. Awards for top performing businesses. Registration required. Contact: childrens businessfair.org/rosevilledogoodroseville

KIDS DREAM SUMMER FILM SERIES

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4; Sunday, Aug 5; Monday, Aug. 6 and Wednesday, Aug. 8 Where: Marcus Theatre, 5677 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale Details: Showing of “Despicable Me 3,” rated PG. $3 admission and discounts on concessions. Contact: marcus theatres.com

ARCHITECTURE OF SWEDISH SETTLERS

When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 Where: Hay Lake School Museum, 14020 195th St. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Learn what drew Swedish immigrants to the area and the architectural legacy they left behind. Free and open to the public. Contact: wchsmn.org

SQUARE LAKE FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL

When: 2 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Aug. 4 Where: Private hobby farm, 13363 Partridge Road, Stillwater Details: Features local musicians and independent short experimental and animated ﬁlms. Family friendly.

When: 3-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 8 & 22 Where: Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music (6 to 8 p.m.), free festivities. Contact: discover stillwater.com

FRIDAY EVENING PADDLE When: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 & 24 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Paddle on George Watch Lake. Ages 4+, no experience necessary. $5/person includes equipment; registration required. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA

When: Aug. 10-12 Where: Harriet Island Regional Park Details: Largest free Irish festival in the nation with 10 entertainment stages featuring international and local Irish music and dance. Contact: irishfair.com

FILLEBROWN HOUSE TOURS

When: 10 & 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Aug. 11 & 25 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Advance tickets recommended, $7 or free for WBLAHS members. Contact: 651-407-5327 or www.whitebearhistory.org

SUMMERFEST

When: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 Where: St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Martin Zellar headlines event, with opening act Bo Riddley. Food and drinks. Gates open 5 p.m. rain or shine. $15/person; children 14 and under free. Contact: 651-429-7771 or stmarys-wbl.org/summerfest

ADULT PADDLE

When: 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N, Marine on St. Croix Details: Paddle the calm waters of Lake Terrapin. Instructon and equipment provided. Ages 18+. $10/members; $12/ nonmembers. Registration required. Contact: 651-433-2427 ext. 10 or warnernature center.org

HERITAGE DAYS SENIOR PICNIC

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F Details: Social hour and informational displays 10 a.m.-noon, roast beef dinner, entertainment by Gary LaRue 12:301:15 p.m., bingo until 2 p.m.. $5/person, advance registration by Aug. 9. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

VALLEY CONCERT WINDS

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 Where: Stillwater Public Library, Johnson Terrace, 224 Third St. Details: Performance by local musicians playing woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments. Free. Contact: 651-395-5976 or https://sites.google.com/ view/valleyconcertwinds

NORTH HUDSON PEPPER FEST

When: Aug. 17-19 Where: Pepper Fest Park, 400 7th St. N, North Hudson, Wisconsin Details: In honor of the community’s Italian heritage, festivities include Italian food, carnival, parade, live bands, bingo and contests. Contact: 715-386-0797 or pepperfest.org

HERITAGE DAYS KIDDIE PARADE

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 Where: Community Park, 641 E. County Road F Details: Kids under 14 can design a wagon ﬂoat, decorate a bike or razor, dress up, show off a talent, or walk in the parade. Free and no registration required. Treats and games follow. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

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Cougar baseball coach steps down BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Rollie Goertzen, a key figure in Centennial’s high school, Legion and VFW baseball programs, has resigned SUBMITTED as head coach Rollie Goertzen wearing of the high his third-base coach school team. helmet. “It is time for a younger guy to take over,” said Goertzen, explaining that he suffered a stroke in October 2016 and rehabbed “real hard” to be ready for the 2017 season but decided before the 2018 season that it would be his last. Taking over will be Jake Howells, a top assistant under Goertzen. (More on Howells next week.) Goertzen said he believes the high school program is strong and “Jake is the man to take it to the next level.” Goertzen was head coach for five years, with a 66-50 record, highlighted by a section runner-up season in 2015. A special education teacher who’s highlight as a player was being the shortstop on a state tournament team at Kellogg High School, Goertzen has been involved with local baseball for 24 years. He’s been coach and/or manager of the Legion for 13 years and manager of the VFW for five years. The current Legion coach is Matt Youngquist, and the VFW coach is Michael Diggins. “Many life lessons are learned through sports, and I have been blessed to have worked with hundreds of young men in the Centennial community over the past 20-plus years,” said Goertzen. He hopes to continue to assist the high school team and help with the summer feeder programs.

Centennial baseball town team ‘laid a foundation’ BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Town-team baseball is a big part of the Minnesota summer sporting scene, although more in the outstate than metro areas. Currently there’s about 290 of these self-supporting adult teams representing communities around the state. Centennial joined that group this year, probably for the first time. There’s no “town” called Centennial, of course, but the organizers wanted to provide CHS graduates with a home team should they desire to play beyond their teen years. “We’ve been talking about this for two or three years,” said Tom Whaley, who founded the team — called Centennial Cougars — along with Joe Czewski. “The Centennial Baseball League’s (CBL) oldest team is U19s and after that our kids had no local option.” The post-high school Cougars did not take the league by storm in their inaugural season. They came up short all 18 games, capped by losses of 13-3 and 6-3 to Coon Rapids in a Metro Mini League playoff series last week. “We have a pretty young team; the oldest player is 21 except for one guy who’s 35,” said Whaley. “We’ve only got four college players. “We didn’t win any games, but the guys have been great. Everybody really bought into what we were doing, which was to lay a foundation for a team, to do something for the community.” Whaley and Czewski, both in their 50s with sons on the team, are active in the CBL, the association that fosters youth baseball teams, and served as team co-managers. Asked if this is the first time Centennial has fi elded a town team, Whaley said he’s lived here 30 years and never heard of any. The team had one impressive achievement. With only 13 guys on the roster, virtually everyone showed up every game. It’s common in town-team ball to have players drop out, especially on struggling teams, but this squad could be relied upon. “We never came close to forfeiting a

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Post 566 enjoyed strong pitching throughout the sub-state playoffs, including Casey Lieser here against Tri-City Red.

game,” Whaley said. The Cougars actually started with 15 players, but lost two brothers from Shoreview early in the season when each was injured playing slow-pitch softball the same day. Both had played on a Shoreview team that folded last year and would have been two of the top players. The closest the Cougars came to breaking into the win column was the league ﬁnale when they were tied with the Anoka Bucs 5-5 but gave up a run in the ninth. College players on the roster were Colin Lindgren, Blake Haugen and Kyle Hastings, all of Minnesota-Morris and Joe Czewski, of Anoka-Ramsey. Anthony Stoesz played for a club team at Baylor. All are CHS graduates except Lindgren (Elk River). The main pitchers were Lindgren, Jack Whaley and Stoesz. Jack Gray, who just competed his sophomore year at Totino-Grace, pitched a playoff game. Coming closest to hitting .300 for the season were Whaley and Czewski. Baseball isn’t free, so each player was charged a fee, which is common now, and the CBL took care of the rest. The home ﬁeld is Baldwin Park in Circle Pines, otherwise used by the U14 and U15 teams. Baldwin doesn’t have a lot of amenities, but the team plans to work on that for next year, Whaley said, while stressing that there would be a next year.

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Coach Matt Youngquist (19) huddled with pitcher Casey Lieser, catcher Nolan Summerﬁeld and the rest of the inﬁeld during a game against Tri-City Red.

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Andrew Mathies delivered a two-run single on this swing against Tri-City Red in a 5-4 loss.

That elusive ﬁrst “W” has to come sooner or later. The town team played pretty much in obscurity this year. The Quad Community Press heard about them late and wasn’t able to ﬁnd out who to contact and get in touch until the season was over, so, no action photos like we’d normally have. We asked Whaley if they took a team photo. Nope, it never occurred to them. “So there’s no photographic evidence that we even existed,” he laughed. Again, maybe next year.

Lino Lakes makes nice run in Legion playoffs, ﬁ nishes runner-up BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

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Three shutouts by the pitching staff helped the Lino Lakes Legion baseball team reach the fi nals of its substate tournament last week. Lino Lakes (the Centennial High School team) lost twice to Tri-City Red (Mounds View) while winning four other games, one of them against the state high school champion, and finished the summer with a 12-12 record. The champions of the 12 sub-state tournaments comprise the state tournament fi eld. “The kids made an awesome run at the end,” said coach Matt Youngquist. “The pitching was great. We just made some errors and you can’t do that against good teams. We will have a lot of good players coming back next year.” Andrew Mathies, who’ll be a senior, pitched a pair of shutouts and delivered several key hits. He batted about .375 for the season, leading the team. Post 566 was below .500 in the regular season but defeated a good St. Michael-Albertville team in the last league game. They opened playoffs with a 5-0 conquest of Tri-City Blue (St. Anthony Village) with Zach Streit, a 2018 graduate, hurling that shutout. Mathies helped stake him to a 3-0 lead by ripping a two-run double in the first inning.

The Cougars were edged by Tri-City Red 5-4, getting a good effort from 2018 graduate Casey Lieser in the loss. Mathies smacked a two-run single to help them take a 4-3 lead. In the sudden-death bracket, Lino Lakes rolled past Chisago Lakes 10-0 with Mathies pitching, and Tri-City Maroon (Irondale) 5-0 with senior-to-be Alex Phillips on the mound. The semifinals was a matchup of Lino Lakes, which won the 2016 state VFW title (as Centennial), against Stillwater, which won the state Class 4A crown this spring, although neither had the full lineups from the championship teams. Lino Lakes edged the Ponies 3-2 with Gabe Koenig, senior-to-be, throwing six strong innings and Jackson Waldvogel, junior-to-be, getting the final three outs for the save. All three runs scored in the fi rst, keyed by two doubles, by Casey Trapp leading off, and by Mathies, knocking in two runs. “That was a great game, and we had no errors in that one,” Youngquist said. Tri-City Red (TCR), with two chances to beat Lino Lakes once, blanked the Cougars 5-0 with Ty Koehn on the mounds. Streit pitched well for the Cougars. TCR had a five-run inning helped along by three infield errors.

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NEW VEST: Protects officers in extreme circumstances FROM PAGE 1

Antonen met company CEO Blake Waldrop, who was looking for a factory to build the vests in the Quad Cities area. Waldrop ended up buying a building in Centerville, Iowa, that was left vacant after the Iowa National Guard sold the building to the city. A few weeks ago, Antonen went back to Iowa to visit his family, and picked up a demo vest so the CLPD ofﬁcers could see it in person and decide if that was the direction they wanted to go, and it was. Blanck said the entire department has had a positive reaction to the new technology. Sgt. Matt Giese said, “I feel this is going to offer us a much greater level of protection than before and having the support from Patrick and the cities all on board supporting us has been great.” Waldrop, a former Marine and retired cop, knows all too well what can happen if someone is not

wearing the proper equipment. While deployed to Iraq, a buddy of his was shot while wearing a vest. Although the vest stopped the fi rst shot, it didn’t stop the second shot, and he was killed. “Concealment will hide you, but it is not going to defeat a round. Cover will hide you and defeat a round. Our vests, as far as the super highvelocity weapons are concerned, they offer concealment but not the cover aspects,” Blanck explained about the everyday vests. “You can’t be behind and remain safe. It is important to keep up with the times and to continue to invest in safety and that is what we are doing, whether it is these vests, body cameras, optics on rifles ...” Antonen added, “You hope you don’t ever have to use them, but if we do, the officers are protected.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

Guns hang on to bragging rights

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The annual public safety softball game was held Thursday, July 26, at the 8th annual Family Corn Roast at Sunrise Park in Lino Lakes. Team Hoses learned how to hit....It was a very close game. After six innings, the ﬁnal score was 22-15 with team Guns hanging on to their treasured bragging rights.

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This ballistic vest is designed to withstand impact from high velocity weapons. The vest ways around 16 lbs.

Cub Scout Pack 432 invited the Centennial Lakes Police Department to join its pack/ community bike ride in July, after a well attended ride in June. The Scouts and officers will host a community bike ride from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. The ride will start at St. Genevieve Parish Community Center in Centerville and circle around Centerville Lake.

POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers responded to a three-vehicle crash near Main Street and Lake Drive July 17. One vehicle was towed from the scene and a state crash report was completed. There were no injuries. • An officer responded to a theft report in the 7400 block of Main Street July 17. A pad used for swimmers to stand on in the lake was taken from a dock. • An officer stopped a vehicle for expired registration in the 1400 block of I-35W July 18. An adult male was subsequently arrested for driving after cancellation and other drug-related charges. • A caller reported a theft from vehicle had occurred overnight in the 7100 block of Mourning Dove Road July 19. The case is under investigation. • A resident requested extra patrol due to speeding vehicles in the 700 block of Main Street July 19. The request was passed on to patrol to provide extra enforcement in the area. • Officers responded to a report of juveniles driving a go-kart on the roadway in the 100 block of Morgan Lane July 20. The parents of the juveniles were advised the activity was illegal. • An officer responded to a residence in the 500 block of Marshan Lane where the gas line was struck by a landscaping crew July 20. Centerpoint Energy was requested, then responded and repaired the line. • An officer responded to a call of a dog that was hit by a vehicle in the 6500 block of Hodgson Road July 20. The caller was a witness and said the driver who hit the dog did not stop. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the dog. • Officers responded to assist the State Patrol on a personal injury crash in the 1700 block of I-35W

July 21. The adult male driver was subsequently arrested by the State Patrol for controlled substance DWI. • An officer responded to a complaint of two door-todoor solicitors without permits in the 6400 block of Hodgson Road July 21. The solicitors were not located. • Officers responded to a call of a possibly impaired driver in the 1300 block of I-35W July 21. The vehicle was located and the driver was arrested for DWI. • An officer responded to a report of a male soliciting without a permit in the 6600 block of Sioux Lane July 21. Multiple adult males were cited for soliciting without a permit. • Officers responded to suspicious activity at a business in the 700 block of Aqua Lane July 21 involving several juveniles. The juveniles were advised and parents were notified. • An officer received a phone call regarding water balloons being thrown out of a moving vehicle in the 1300 block of Main Street July 21. No vehicle or suspect description was available. The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers took a phone call fraud report from the 100 block of Keith Road in Circle Pines July 20. • Officers took a phone call fraud report from the 20 block of East Road in Circle Pines July 20. • Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Lamotte Drive in Centerville July 20 on a complaint of golf cars on the bike path. Officers checked the area but did not spot any golf carts. • Officer responded to a report of a domestic in the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Campground July 20. An adult male was subsequently sent to jail on gross misdemeanor charges.

• An officer conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation near North Road and Lexington Avenue in Circle Pines July 20. The vehicle was found to be uninsured and was towed from the scene. The driver was subsequently issued a gross misdemeanor citation. • Officers took a phone call report of fraud in the 90 block of South Drive in Circle Pines July 20. • An officer observed a vehicle without a license plate roll through a stop sign in the 8700 block of Naples Street in Lexington July 20. The driver was found to be revoked and was unable to provide proof of insurance. A gross misdemeanor citation was issued.

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Members of the Chain of Lakes Rotary Club attended the event and hosted a raffle in which community members could win a variety of prizes including a gift card to Target, four rounds of golf at Chomonix Golf Course, two hours of unlimited bowling at Bowlero, four pack of unlimited wristbands for Blue Heron Days and much more.

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hosting a fundraiser to raise funds for the expansion. “We really feel supported by the community and think it’s important that we give back to the community,” said Lori Glover, who owns the business with her husband Tim. “We did a fundraiser for the flooding in Louisiana last year and it went pretty well. This just seemed like a great fit and it was supporting our community.” Bistro La Roux has agreed to do-

nate a portion of the night’s sales to the cause in addition to allowing customers a space on their checks to make donations. The event will feature a tap takeover, so four of the restaurant’s 16 taps will feature beers from Ale Asylum, a brewery from Madison, Wisconsin. Every hour during the event, there will also be raffles in which customers can win items such as gift cards to the business, T-shirts, hats, brewery items and some of Chef Tim’s favorite cookbooks. During Books and Brew, cus-

tomers can try items from a special menu and there will be modified table service, meaning a waiter or waitress will only come to the table to take the order and deliver the food. “We plan to have some great New Orleans food and to really introduce people who haven’t been in the restaurant before to some of our specialty things,” Lori said. “People think that New Orleans, southern or Cajun food tends to be spicy, but we want to make sure they know it is not. There are some things that are spicier than others, that’s a part of the culture, but we also use a lot of things just for flavor. There are certainly things that the Scandinavian palate will enjoy. So the people that think ketchup is spicy will still find something delicious on our menu.” The money raised from the event will go toward the library’s new IQ Kitchen, which will feature a demonstration kitchen and maker space elements. Snow explained the library has reached out to the community to see what they would like to see in the IQ Kitchen. Some of the suggestions included things for cooking as well as sewing machines and a 3-D printer. “It will be a place for all kinds of

tinkering and experimenting. There will be hands-on opportunities for everybody,” Snow explained. “The IQ Kitchen will be for cooking things in your brain, learning new things and experimenting a bit.” Snow is grateful for all the support the library has received from the community. She said the Chain of Lakes Rotary recently donated $5,000 from its Chain of Giving event. “It has been nice to feel that community support and people excited about the possibilities and the learning opportunities it will provide. That has been fun to be a part of,” Snow said. Lori added, “We are hoping people come, even if it’s just for a short time. Come and have an appetizer and help support the library and the community. Try something different and maybe win a prize. We are hoping to fill the place and really get a good crowd so that we can make some money for the library.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

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CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Circle Pines City Council took the following action at its July 24 meeting: • Councilman Matt Percy shared that local Boy Scout Troop 65 held a flag retirement ceremony Monday, July 23, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Circle Pines, adding it was a great experience for all involved. • Mayor Dave Bartholomay announced that council members and City Administrator Patrick Antonen would be visiting various neighborhood parties on Night to Unite Aug. 7. He also encouraged residents to attend a fundraiser on National Book Lovers Day for the Centennial Library expansion at Bistro La Roux from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. See the full article in this week’s issue of the Quad Community Press. • Antonen reported the Utilities Commission received an update from Northland Securities on its reserves analysis. “They are looking at the best use of our reserves to beneﬁt the utility projects and all of our customers in general,” he said. He added the company

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will present its ﬁndings at the commission’s August meeting. • Percy shared highlights from the Fire Steering Committee’s meeting on July 12, which included: ° An update on call volume. Calls are up so far this year, due to an unusually high call volume in May. So far there have been 173 calls, compared to 149 at this time last year.

CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 09-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 1007 RELATED TO PARKING REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY OUTDOOR DINING OR SEATING FACILITIES The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1. Findings. The City Council ﬁ nds that when outdoor dining or seating facilities are accessory to a restaurant, they shall have regulations for off-street parking based on the additional seating provided by the outdoor area. The development of parking regulations for outdoor dining and seating areas are in the best interests of the city to ensure additional off-street parking will be provided, alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right-of-way and to promote the safety and general welfare of the public. Section 2. Amendment. Lino Lakes City Code Section 1007.054(2)(h) is hereby amended as follows: (h) When the outdoor dining/seating is accessory to a restaurant, additional off-street parking shall be required, pursuant to the requirements set forth in §1007.044 of this Ordinance, based on the additional seating provided by the outdoor area. (h) Additional Off-Street Parking: 1. For accessory outdoor dining/seating areas that are 500 square feet or less in size, no additional off-street parking spaces shall be required. 2. For accessory outdoor dining/seating areas that are greater than 500 square feet in size, one (1) additional parking space for every 100 square feet of outdoor dining area in excess of the ﬁ rst 500 square feet shall be required. Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and publication according to the Lino Lakes City Charter. Passed by the Lino Lakes City Council this 23rd day of July, 2018. Jeff Reinert, Mayor. ATTEST: Julianne Bartell, City Clerk. Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 31, 2018.

CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 10-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 1007 RELATED TO COMMERCIAL KENNEL AND COMMERCIAL STABLE PERFOMANCE STANDARDS The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1. Findings. The City Council fi nds that commercial kennels and commercial stables within the city are land uses supported by the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The development of performance standards for these uses is in the best interest of the city to ensure safe operation and continued compatibility with adjacent land uses. Section 2. Amendment. Lino Lakes City Code Section 1007.080(7) is hereby amended as follows: Commercial Stables, Commercial Kennels, and similar uses provided that: 1. The applicable provisions of Chapter 503 are determined to be satisfi ed. 2. Property shall be in conformance with minimum lot size requirements of this zoning district.a minimum of 5 acres in size. 3. Cages, enclosures, and housing facilities shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any neighboring habitable dwelling and 100 feet from any property line , or located in the middle of the parcel, whichever is greater. (l) Commercial Stables as regulated by §1007.058 of this Ordinance. Section 3. Amendment. Lino Lakes City Code Section 1007.081(7) is hereby amended as follows: (c) Commercial Stables, Commercial Kennels, and similar uses provided that: 1. The applicable provisions of Chapter 503 are determined to be satisfi ed. 2. Property shall be in conformance with minimum lot size requirements of this zoning district.a minimum of 5 acres in size. 3. Cages, enclosures, and housing facilities shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any neighboring habitable dwelling and 100 feet from any property line , or located in the middle of the parcel, whichever is greater. (i) Commercial Stables as regulated by §1007.058 of this Ordinance.

° Centennial Fire District is in the process of hiring three new ﬁreﬁ ghters for Station No. 1. ° Remodels at both Station No. 1 and Station No. 3 have taken place, mainly having to do with the kitchen areas. ° Reviewed and approved the 2019 budget in the amount of $690,880, which is an increase of 2 percent from last year’s

budget. Percy explained the proposed budget was actually 1 percent below last year’s budget, but the committee decided to put an extra $20,000 into its capital improvement fund. “We are pretty low on that right now, and we know that we have some big purchases coming up with some vehicles in the next three or four years, and we thought

Section 4. Amendment. Lino Lakes City Code Section 1007.131(9)(d) is hereby amended as follows: (d) Commercial Stables, Commercial Kennels, and similar uses provided that: 1. The applicable provisions of Chapter 503 are determined to be satisfi ed. 2. Property shall be in conformance with minimum lot size requirements of this zoning district.a minimum of 5 acres in size. 3. Cages, enclosures, and housing facilities shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any neighboring habitable dwelling and 100 feet from any property line , or located in the middle of the parcel, whichever is greater. Commercial Stables as regulated by §1007.058 of this Ordinance. Section 5. Amendment. Lino Lakes City Code Chapter 1007 is hereby amended as follows: § 1007.058 COMMERCIAL STABLES (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide performance standards for the operation of commercial stables. (2) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section: Commercial Stable. A commercial stable is any structure, barn, or place where the stabling, boarding, training, and feeding of horses takes place. (3) General Standards. The following standards shall apply to all commercial stables: (a) Commercial stables offering services to the public, and having the facilities to maintain or care for ten (10) or more horses, must have their principal entrance located on a state highway, county road, or city collector street. (b) Commercial stables that offer boarding, training, or other services to the public shall provide sanitary facilities for the public’s use. The sanitary facilities must be constructed in accordance with the state building code, and connected to an individual sewage treatment system or the municipal sanitary sewer system. (c) Adjacent parcels of land under common ownership may be used to determine the maximum number of animal units allowed, if the parcels are operated as a single enterprise. a. In instances where a parcel of land consists of a fraction of an acre, the property size shall be rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the number of animal units allowed. b. Adjacent parcels of land shall not be separated by public right-of-way. (d) Up to double the animal unit density may be allowed subject to an approved facility management and waste handling plan. (e) Buildings housing domestic livestock, including barns, stables, sheds, and similar facilities shall be located no nearer than 100 feet from any inhabited, neighboring dwelling. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and publication according to the Lino Lakes City Charter. Passed by the Lino Lakes City Council this 23rd day of July, 2018. Jeff Reinert, Mayor. ATTEST: Julianne Bartell, City Clerk. Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 31, 2018.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS COURT FILE NO.: 02-PR-18-382 In Re: Estate of Timothy Wayne Wilson, a/k/a Timothy W Wilson Decedent, It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 18, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held at the Anoka County Courthouse 2100 3rd Ave., Anoka, MN 55303-2489 on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated June 5, 2012and for the appointment of Paul Allen Johnson, 23382 Arrowhead Street NW, St Francis, MN 55070,

we’d better start sticking money away for that now rather than waiting until the bill came and having a big bill all of a sudden,” Percy explained. Approved the consent agenda, which • included July 10 meeting minutes, licenses and general fund, police and ﬁ re disbursements. • Jim Woodruff, representing the Patriot Ride, presented a $500 check to the Centennial Lakes Police Department for its help in the 13th annual event. “Our numbers weren’t quite as high as last year. We are going to blame that on Dave Dahl, Circle Pines native, because his forecast, all the way up to Friday afternoon, was thunderstorms and at about 3 p.m. he said he thought the rain would hold off until 5 p.m., but bikers are typically creatures of habit, and they make other plans when they think they are going to get wet,” he said. The next City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at City Hall. Shannon Granholm

and Jon Patrick Johnson, 1052 89th Ave. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433, as co-personal representatives of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or ﬁ led with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are ﬁ led or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT Dated July 18, 2018 Judge of District Court Lori O’Brien, Court Administrator Richard L. Hendrickson Richard L. Hendrickson, P.A. Attorney for Petitioners 33 Fourth Street, NW Osseo, MN 55369 Attorney Reg. No. 124400 Tel. 763-315-0787 E-mail rick@rickhendrickson.com Published two times in the Quad Community Press on July 31 and August 7, 2018.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT OR DISTRIBUTION AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS EXEMPT ESTATE COURT FILE NO. 02-PR-18-314 Estate of Patricia L. Salisbury, Decedent Notice is given that a petition has been fi led requesting that the Estate assets be summarily assigned. Any objections to the petition must be fi led with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper, and if no objections or claims are fi led or raised, the Court may issue a decree distributing or assigning the Estate’s assets. It is Ordered and Notice is now given that the Petition will be heard on September 11, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., by this Court at 2100 3rd Ave., Anoka, MN 55303. Notice is further given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: July 11, 2018 BY THE COURT Karin L. McCarthy, Judge of District Court Dated: July 12, 2018 Lori O’Brien, Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Sheila J. Kelly, Sheila J. Kelly Law Firm, LLC 4856 Banning Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Attorney License No: 0387437 Telephone: (612) 568-8758 FAX: (651) 344-0642 Email: skelly@sheilakellylaw.com Published two times in the Quad Community Press on July 24 and 31, 2018.

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CENTENNIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 MINUTES, JUNE 11, 2018 (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 11, 2018. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Guthmueller called the regular meeting of the School Board to order at 6:30 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. 2. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Bettinger, ex-officio Dietz, Wilson, Burns, Timm, Guthmueller. The following School Board Member was absent: Culp. 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion by Timm, seconded by Bettinger to approve the agenda with the addition of Consent Agent Agenda Item 7.6.4 State of Minnesota Department of Education Joint Powers Agreement for ECSE, ECFE, School Readiness and KC preschool programs to participate in the Pyramid Model Innovation. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 4. LEASE LEVY FINANCING PRESENTATION Kelly Smith from Springsted, Inc. explained details of the lease levy financing process. 5. PUBLIC FORUM: None. 6. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT: Superintendent Dietz noted that our new Executive Director of Business Services was in attendance at the meeting and also reported on year end graduation ceremonies and other building events he attended. 7. CONSENT ITEMS 7.1 Approval of Minutes: Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2018. 7.2 Approval of Monthly Disbursements: Payroll to be ratified - $3,977,461.02, Accounts Payable to be ratified - $2,765,932.79. 7.3 Personnel: Retirements; Terminations; Resignations; Employment; Change in Employment; Unpaid Leaves of Absence. 7.4 Field Trips. 7.5 Gifts to the District. 7.6 Dues and Memberships: 2018-19 Resolution for Membership in the Minnesota State High School League; Northwest Suburban Conference Dues for 2018-19; SEE Membership Fee for 2018-19; Approval of Joint Powers Agreement with the Department of Education for ECSE, ECFE, School Readiness and KC preschool programs to participate in the Pyramid Model Innovation. The Superintendent of School recommended approval of the Consent Agenda Items as detailed in the enclosures. Motion by Wilson, seconded by Burns to approve the Consent Agenda Items as detailed in the enclosures: Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 8. CURRICULUM 8.1 Alternative Compensation (QCOMP) Annual Report – CACS Facilitator Kimberly Davidson presented the annual QCOMP Report to the School Board. The Executive Director of Teaching and Learning recommended approval of the Alternative Compensation (QCOMP) Annual Report. Motion by Bettinger, seconded by Wilson to approve the Alternative Compensation (QCOMP) Annual Report. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 9.1 Approval of the 2018-2019 Budget – Brady Hoffman presented the proposed 2018-2019 Centennial School District budget. Administration recommended approval of the 2018-19 budget as summarized in the supporting documents. Motion by Burns, seconded by Timm to approve the 2018-19 budget as summarized in the supporting documents. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.2 Approval of Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District No. 916’s Longterm Facility Maintenance Budget. Administration recommended approval of the Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District No. 916’s Long-term Facilities Maintenance Budget and authorize the inclusion of a proportionate share of those projects in the District’s application for Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue. Motion by Timm, seconded by Wilson to approve the Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District No. 916’s Long-term Facilities Maintenance Budget and authorize the inclusion of a proportionate share of those projects in the District’s application for Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.3 Least Levy Project Approval - Brent Jones from Nexus reviewed the proposal to use the Lease Levy for construction of an addition to the high school to house the CALC program. Administration recommended the approval of the lease levy project, submission of the plans to MDE for the review and comments, and to authorize the superintendents and/or his designee to enter into contracts with Nexus Solutions for professional services. Motion by Wilson, seconded by Timm to approve the lease levy plan, to submit the documentation to MDE for approval, and to authorize the superintendent and/or a designee to enter into contracts with Nexus Solutions for professional services. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. 9.4 TIES Resolution Authorizing Execution of Legal Documents Resolution Authorizing Execution of Legal Documents Centennial ISD #12 (the “District”) (TIES Dissolution, Sale of TIES Building, NJPA Closing) RESOLVED: Whereas, the District is a member of TIES (Technology and Information Educational Services); Whereas, during a Special Meeting of the TIES Executive Committee on January 18, 2018, the Executive Committee adopted a resolution in which the Executive Committee recommended that the TIES Board vote in favor of dissolution at the upcoming Special Board Meeting on January 24, 2018; Whereas, during the TIES Special Board Meeting on January 24, 2018, the TIES Board approved the resolution dated January 18, 2018 and voted in favor of dissolving TIES; Whereas, the TIES resolution dated January 18, 2018 authorized the TIES Executive Committee to complete the dissolution process on or before June 30, 2019 (provided that the TIES Board voted in favor of dissolution on January 24) and to continue exploring potential business opportunities with third parties, e.g., an asset transfer or a similar business deal toward the goal of minimizing negative financial impact on the TIES 48 member school districts and to ensure continuation of essential services for the members; Whereas, on January 23, 2018, the National Joint Powers Alliance (“NJPA”; Effective June 1, 2018, NJPA will change its name to Sourcewell.) presented TIES management with a Letter of Intent in which its intent to consider a possible transaction was outlined, subject to the completion of due diligence by March 30, 2018; Whereas, NJPA and TIES completed due diligence by March 30, 2018; Whereas, on April 19, 2018, the TIES Executive Committee adopted a resolution accepting a proposal from NJPA (as authorized by NJPA’s governing board on April 17, 2018) to proceed with discussions and directed TIES management (including outside experts as needed, e.g., legal counsel) to draft, review and negotiate all necessary legal agreements between TIES and NJPA to close on the transaction (the “Transaction”); Whereas, the Transaction is expected to close effective July 1, 2018 (the beginning of Fiscal Year 2018-2019); Whereas, the effective date for TIES dissolution has not been determined as of the date of this School Board meeting; Whereas, the School Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the District to authorize the Superintendent (or another representative of the District with authority to legally bind the District, e.g, the Chair of the School Board) to execute legal documents on behalf of the District within his/her discretion necessary to close the Transaction and to complete TIES’ dissolution, subject to and within the scope of each of the conditions set forth below in this resolution; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board as follows: 1. The School Board hereby authorizes the District Superintendent or another District representative with authority to legally bind the District to execute legal documents within his/her discretion on behalf of the District in its capacity as a member of TIES necessary to consummate the closing of the Transaction and complete TIES’ dissolution, subject to and within the scope of each of the following conditions: (a) District shall not be obligated to pay an amount in excess of $20 per student to cover its proportionate share of TIES current liabilities; (b) District shall not be obligated to pay an amount in excess of $3 per student to cover its proportionate share of the cost to maintain and operate the TIES building (located at 1667, Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108) until the building is sold; (c) District shall retain all legal rights to the TIES building in its proportionate share as a TIES member according to the TIES Bylaws and no such rights shall be assigned to NJPA; and (d) District shall retain all legal rights to receive a proportionate share of any proceeds from the sale of the TIES building for an amount in excess of the debt owed to U.S. Bank according to the TIES Bylaws, and NJPA shall have no rights in any such proceeds.

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The motion for adoption of this resolution was brought by School Board member Timm with the following addendums: Strike the wording “or another District representative with authority to legally bind the District.”; Add “In the event any of the above limitations is exceeded, the Superintendent is not authorized to execute any such legal documents and the matter shall be returned to the School Board for further discussion.” The motion was seconded by School Board member Bettinger, and upon a roll call vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Bettinger, Guthmueller, Burns, Timm, Wilson. And the following voted against the same: None. (signature to follow) Whereupon, this resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. By: Christina Wilson Title: School Board Clerk Date: June 11, 2018 9.5 Notice of Termination of Probationary Teachers – Member Timm introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE TERMINATION AND NONRENEWAL OF THE TEACHING CONTRACTS OF PROBATIONARY TEACHERS WHEREAS, Felicia Koldste and Kelli Angell, are probationary teachers in Independent School District No. 12. BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District No. 12, that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 122A.40, Subdivision 5, that the teaching contracts of Felicia Koldste and Kelli Angell, are probationary teachers in Independent School District No. 12., probationary teachers in Independent School District No. 12, are hereby terminated at the close of the current 2017-18 school year. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that written notice be sent to said teachers regarding termination and non-renewal of their contracts as provided by law, and that said notice shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL Mr./Ms. ____________ ___________________ ___________________ Dear Mr./Ms. _________________: You are hereby notified that at a regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 12 held on April 23, 2018 a resolution was adopted by a majority roll call vote to terminate your contract effective at the end of the current school year and not to renew your contract for the 201819 school year. Said action of the board is taken pursuant to M.S. 122A.40, Subd. 5. You may officially request that the school board give its reasons for the non-renewal of your teaching contact. For your information, however, this action is taken because of _____. Yours very truly, SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 ____________________________________ Clerk of the School Board The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Wilson. And upon vote being taken thereon, the followed voted in favor thereof: Bettinger, Guthmueller, Burns, Timm, Wilson. And the following voted against the same: None. Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 10. SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS 10.1 First Reading – Policy #515 Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records and Policy #620 Credit for Learning. No School Board action was required. The board will be asked to adopt the revisions to the policies after a second reading at the July 23, 2018 board meeting. 11. COMMUNICATION 11.1 CAEF 11.2 MSBA 11.3 Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District #916 11.4 Schools for Equity in Education 12. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 12.1 Dates to Note – Upcoming dates and events in the school district. 12.2 Presentations or Items of Business from Staff or Board Members. 13. ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION: SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION Motion by Burns, seconded by Wilson to go into closed session to complete the annual, systematic review and evaluation of the Superintendent’s performance. Vote: 5-0-0, motion carried unanimously. The Board adjourned at 7:41 p.m. to go into closed session to complete the annual, systematic review and evaluation of the Superintendent’s performance. The Closed Session was called to order in the District Office Conference Room at 7:50 p.m. The following board members were present: Burns, Bettinger, Wilson, Timm, Guthmueller. The following board members were absent: Culp. The closed session adjourned at 8:56 p.m. 14.0 RECONVENE The regular meeting of the School Board reconvened at 8:56 p.m. in the District Office Board Room. Chairperson Guthmueller reported that no action was taken during the closed session. The results of the Superintendent’s evaluation will be shared with the public at the Regular Meeting of the School Board on July 23, 2018. 15. ADJOURN at 8:57 p.m. Christina Wilson, School Board Clerk Minutes prepared by Jody Josephson Published one time in the Quad Community Press on July 31, 2018.

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 14, 2018 Primary Election will be held on Monday, August 6, 2018 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 31, 2018.

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 14, 2018 Primary Election will be held on Thursday, August 9, 2018 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 on July 31 and Aug. 7, 2018.

CITY OF LINO LAKES ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2018 LAMOTTE AREA STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Lino Lakes at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk until 3:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at the Lino Lakes City Hall located at 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014 and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Lino Lakes. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for construction of the following approximate quantities: 19 EA Clearing and Grubbing 70 LF Saw-Cutting 1 LS Dewatering 7,110 SY Remove Bituminous Pavement 2,800 CY Excavation (Common and Unclassiﬁed) 6,000 CY Select Granular Borrow 2,820 TON Aggregate Base Class 5 1,510 TON Bituminous Pavement 720 SY Concrete Pavement 4,620 LF Concrete Curb & Gutter 1,120 LF Cured-in-Place Pipe System

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17 EA Lateral Connection Hat 830 LF 4”-6” Perforated PE Pipe Drain 1,220 LF 12”-30” RCP Storm Sewer 19 EA Storm Structures 1 LS Traffic Control 5 EA Signs 6,330 SY Sod 1,010 SY Seeding 1,060 CY Topsoil Borrow 18 EA Inlet Protection 1,000 LF Silt Fence 925 SY Erosion Control Blanket The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids/RFP of the City shall comply with the provisions of the statute. The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, which are on file with the City Clerk of Lino Lakes and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Clerk. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 (including the current City General Specifications) by inputting Quest project #5875884 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, for a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 per set, check payable to WSB & Associates, Inc., which includes $25.00 for a copy of the current City of Lino Lakes General Specifications and Standard Detail Plates for Street and Utility Construction (updated in February 2018). Potential bidders will be required to purchase a copy of the current City of Lino Lakes General Specifications and Standard Detail Plates for Street and Utility Construction dated February 2018. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City of Lino Lakes and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check, or bid bond made payable to the City of Lino Lakes for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening of bids. The City of Lino Lakes reserves the right to reject any or all bids. DATED: July 23, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, Lino Lakes, MN Published two times in the Quad Community Press on July 24 and 31, 2018.

CITY OF LINO LAKES ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2018 WEST SHADOW LAKE DRIVE AREA STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Lino Lakes at the office of the City Clerk until 1:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at the Lino Lakes City Hall located at 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014 and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Lino Lakes. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for construction of the following approximate quantities: 25 TREE Clearing and Grubbing 22,950 SY Remove Bituminous Pavement 23,500 CY Common Excavation (EV) 18,000 CY Subgrade Excavation (EV) 20,500 CY Muck Excavation (LV) 18,000 CY Select Granular Borrow (CV) 15,500 CY Select Granular Borrow Mod (CV) 8,900 TON Aggregate Base Class 5 6,000 LF Joint Adhesive - Mastic 5,000 TON Bituminous Pavement 6,000 LF Concrete Curb & Gutter 2 EA Air Relief Manhole 5,000 LF 3” PVC C900 Forcemain 2,500 LF 1-1/2” HDPE Pipe Sewer 1,000 LF 8” PVC Pipe Sewer 4 EA Sanitary Manholes 8,000 LF 8” Water Main PVC C900 1,500 LF 12”-18” RCP Storm Sewer 775 LF 22” Span RCP Arch Storm Sewer 30 EA Storm Structures 22,500 SY Sodding The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids/RFP of the City shall comply with the provisions of the statute. The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, which are on file with the City Clerk of Lino Lakes and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Clerk. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 (including the current City General Specifications) by inputting Quest project #5841541 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, for a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 per set, check payable to WSB & Associates, Inc., which includes $25.00 for a copy of the current City of Lino Lakes General Specifications and Standard Detail Plates for Street and Utility Construction (updated in February 2018). Potential bidders will be required to purchase a copy of the current City of Lino Lakes General Specifications and Standard Detail Plates for Street and Utility Construction dated February 2018. Pre-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held at 1:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at the Lino Lakes City Hall located at 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014. The purpose of the meeting is to provide details and answer questions regarding the project utilities, timeline, and phasing. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City of Lino Lakes and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check, or bid bond made payable to the City of Lino Lakes for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening of bids. The City of Lino Lakes reserves the right to reject any or all bids. DATED: July 23, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, Lino Lakes, MN Published two times in the Quad Community Press on July 24 and 31, 2018.

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