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Council shows support for next city administrator BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
LINO LAKES — Knowing that City Administrator Jeff Karlson plans to retire in 2020, the City Council took action to show its support for who it feels should fi ll his shoes. At the Aug. 12 meeting, the council passed a resolution granting Finance Director Sarah Cotton a conditional offer to succeed Karlson upon his retirement,
which he says will be sometime in the summer of 2020. “It is not the customary way of anointing somebody to replace someone, but after Sarah had been working here a couple years, I was able to see how professional she was and how she picked up on things rather quickly. I came to the conclusion that she would make a really good city administrator,” Karlson said in a follow-up interview.
A couple of years ago, Karlson said he sat down with Cotton to ask her whether she ever saw herself becoming a city administrator/manager, or if she planned to stay in the fi nance world. Cotton said she had thought about it, and Karlson recommended that she go back to school to obtain a master's degree in public administration. That's exactly what she did. Sarah Cotton
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Back when Matt and Erin Ribar of Centerville were still bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. This photo was taken back in 2011, the first year the couple brought Duke’s Poutine to the State Fair.
Fair in the family BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
Centerville resident Matt Ribar, who is 32, has never missed a State Fair. “I was in my mom's belly at the fair and even when I went off to school in Arizona for a year, I came back for Labor Day weekend to go,” he said. The 2005 White Bear grad has fond memories of the Great Minnesota GetTogether as well as other state fairs and festivals. Ribar's father, Brad Ribar of White Bear Township, has owned the Corn Roast concession at the State Fair for 34 years. BILL JACOBSON | SUBMITTED
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Circle Pines sees increase in CLPD budget, Lexington and Centerville a decrease BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) Chief James Coan visited the Circle Pines City Council to explain the law enforcement budget numbers for next year and the reasoning behind them at the Aug. 13 meeting. Coan said the proposed expenditures for 2020 total $2,627,439, which represents a “modest 2.3% increase” over the 2019 adopted budget. “We have tried to maintain expenditures at or near current levels whenever possible and to reduce spending in non-critical areas,” he said. “In recent years, we have come in under budget and over the last eight years we have restored our reserve fund to recommended levels.” Coan explained a new line item in the 2020 budget, Roseville IT, is for computer and telephone service and support, enhanced computer security, fi rewall protection
“The formula is fair. We are paying more because we are using it more. We have worked with members of the department to work on problem properties and try to turn things around. If we are going to improve the quality of life in our community, we are going to pay for it.” Matt Percy City Councilman and maintenance. This means that the city, fi re district and police department will all use the same system. Another reason for the increase, Coan said, is because the department has experienced a “sizable increase” in workers compensation insurance rates due to an increase in costs passed along by the insurance companies as well as a particular compensation claim that is still without resolution. CLPD utilizes the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
formula to determine the annual costs to each city. “Due to fluctuations in population, calls for service and the severity of each call, arrests, as well as other variables, the budgetary costs to each of our three cities are based on a three-year average,” Coan explained. Mayor Dave Bartholomay pointed out that Circle Pines' portion of the budget will increase by 6.7% this year, whereas the cities of Lexington and Centerville will each experience a 0.7% decrease. The city of Circle Pines will be responsible for
a little more than $1,072,000, Lexington for about $694,000 and Centerville for approximately $862,000. City Councilman Matt Percy said, “The formula is fair. We are paying more because we are using it more. We have worked with members of the department to work on problem properties and try to turn things around. If we are going to improve the quality of life in our community, we are going to pay for it.” City Administrator Patrick Antonen noted that CLPD responds to a lot of medical
calls within the city due to an aging population. City Councilmember Jennifer Rauner praised CLPD officers for all they do to interact with youth while out and about in the community. “I see it all over Facebook, not just on the police and city pages, but on personal pages too,” she said. Despite the increase in this year's budget, Coan said one thing remains the same — The city of Circle Pines remains a wonderful community to live in. “The quality of life here is next to none. We are all in this together in terms of addressing issues of disorder ... Overall, this is a very safe and stable community. That is something for all of us to be proud of and to tout as to why people want to come and live in Circle Pines.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.
CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Circle Pines City Council took the following action at its Aug. 13 meeting: • Heard from a couple of residents before the meeting, who voiced their concerns about speeding, loud motorcycles and an abundance of lawn clippings on East Road. City Administrator Patrick Antonen said the city is looking at tightening up its language about disposal of lawn clippings so that the police department has more tools for enforcement. Mayor Dave Bartholomay suggested the city develop postcards reminding residents about the dangers of putting their grass clippings in the street. • Heard from Bartholomay, who said he presented former Fire Chief Basil Guggisberg with the Mayor's Award for Community Leadership Aug. 5. Guggisberg passed away a few days later on Aug. 11. “Basil was a true community leader for Circle Pines. He and his wife moved into town before it became a city. He cared for the community, he was part of so many things that make Circle Pines a great place to live,” the mayor said. “It is always sad when we lose a part of our community's history, but when I look at the life he led, I am so grateful that I got to know him, and so thankful for him
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Jim Woodruff, ride captain for the Patriot Ride, presented a $500 check to the Centennial Lakes Police Department for its assistance with the 14th annual event at the Aug. 13 City Council meeting. Also pictured are Officer Haley Linder, Officer Nolan Wahlberg and Chief James Coan.
Mayor Dave Bartholomay awarded longtime Circle Pines resident and former Fire Chief Basil Guggisberg the Mayor’s Award for Community Leadership Aug. 5. Guggisberg passed away a few days later on Aug. 11 at the age of 96.
helping to build such a special community.” • Heard from Councilman Matt Percy, who reported that the Fire Steering Committee approved its budget July 25. The budget, which represents about a 3.5% increase from last year, will come before the council at a future meeting. Percy added the committee is also working on a plan for how to handle the retirement of Assistant Chief David Bruder next year. • Received a presentation from Patriot Ride Captain Jim Woodruff, who said the 14th annual event saw just over 4,500 riders
Eckman said the council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 10, and will approve final plans in December. Construction will likely begin in May or June 2020 with substantial completion in October 2020 and final completion the following spring. • Adopted the 2019 Anoka County MultiJurisdictional AllHazard Mitigation Plan. Antonen explained that in order for a city to receive federal disaster assistance, it must have an approved All-Hazard Mitigation Plan. • Approved a resolution
and raised around $200,000 for four charities. Woodruff announced that the 15th annual Patriot Ride will be July 11, 2020. • Presented the 2020 Centennial Lakes Police Department budget. See the full story in this week's issue of the Quad Community Press. • Received a presentation from Eric Eckman, of WSB, on the 2020 street reconstruction project feasibility study. The proposed improvements for North Star Lane, Center Road, Aurora Lane, Moonlite Drive and Stardust Boulevard (east of
Galaxy Drive) will include replacement of bituminous pavement with subgrade correction, curb and gutter replacement, replacement of sanitary sewer and water main, storm sewer improvements and new natural gas mains. The proposed improvements for Pine Drive South, Civic Heights Drive and Shepherd Court will include replacement of bituminous pavement with subgrade correction, curb and gutter replacement as needed. The project is estimated to cost around $5.8 million.
for the dissolution of the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition. Bartholomay said, “I was a part of the group for 15-20 years. It has been a long effort, and we have attended many, many meetings all working together, which resulted in the project that is happening on the road right now.” He added, “Now that the project is done, the organization can be done, too.” The next City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at City Hall. Shannon Granholm
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NAMES IN THE NEWS Lino Lakes resident Justin Larson was honored by Lino Lakes Toastmasters Club Aug. 13 for his achievement in being the first in the club to complete the Dynamic Leadership path in the new Toastmasters Pathways program. Highlighted by interactive, customized and flexible learning, Pathways offers expanded skill
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Justin Larson was honored by the Lino Lakes Toastmasters Club Aug. 13 for his achievement in being the ďŹ rst in the club to complete the Dynamic Leadership path in the new Toastmasters Pathways program. Pictured with Larson are: Toastmasters Club President Addy Lehto and Vice President of Training Lisa Burnside.
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The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office proudly welcomed two new members to its team and promoted a new lieutenant Aug. 1. Deputy Noushelong Vang was sworn in as detention deputy and will be assigned to the jail division. Deputy Matthew Hoefs took the oath of deputy sheriff and will be assigned to the patrol division. Former Sgt. Andy Knotz was sworn in as lieutenant and will be assigned to the administration division. Pictured (from left) are Sheriff Stuart, Lt. Knotz, Deputy Hoefs, Detention Deputy Vang and Chief Deputy Halweg.
Former Lino Lakes Ambassador Emily Nadeau was among 52 candidates participating in the Aquatennial Ambassador program this year. One young woman is chosen to be Queen of Lakes and two women are chosen as Princesses. The Aquatennial Ambassador Organization selection team considers a variety of criteria, including public speaking ability, professionalism, current and future goals, education and extracurricular activities. Nadeau arrived at the Minneapolis Millennium Hotel July 23 and spent the rest of the week participating in various events and activities. These included visiting The Women’s Club of Minneapolis, IDS Center, SPIRE Headquarters, Power Boats on
development and competencies that users can apply in their careers, personal lives and in the community. Since the launch of the program last year, users have leveraged the skills learned to advance their careers, and employers around the world are using Pathways as an inexpensive option to retain their employees and enhance the skills of their workforce.
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Emily Nadeau represented Lino Lakes at the 80th annual Minneapolis Aquatennial in July.
Lake Minnetonka, Torchlight Parade, Commodore Dinner and the Coronation and Aquatennial Fireworks. Her favorite event was Meet the Candidates, where she wore a “Lino Love� hockey jersey and talked about her love of hockey. Nadeau said she enjoyed playing the game on the lakes and ponds in her community while she
was growing up. Nadeau is a sophomore at the University of St. Thomas (UST), where she is majoring in biology and intends to pursue a degree in the dental field. She also is on the UST women’s hockey team, which made it to the Division III NCAA Tournament this past March.
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Blaine receives AAA bond rating BLAINE — The city of Blaine has been assigned a AAA bond rating by Standard and Poor’s. The AAA rating is the highest rating awarded by credit rating agencies. Blaine now joins 22 other cities in Minnesota with this top rating. Nationwide, only 260 cities have been awarded AAA status out of the 19,429 cities rated by Standard and Poor’s. Blaine Finance Director and Acting City Manager Joe Huss said, “This is a major achievement, with the direction and polices set by the City Council, Standard and Poor’s SUBMITTED
Toby Jacob, a 13-year-old Pekingese, joined Ruff Start Rescue after his loving owner passed away unexpectedly. Toby is super laid back and enjoys being with his humans and foster brothers all the time. This sprightly pup will play tug of war when he's feeling up to the challenge, but he really likes taking a good nap. Toby does well with kids who understand his boundaries. He loves to eat, but he does have skin allergies that require a special wetfood diet. Toby is mostly blind, deaf and has Lyme disease. He will require daily medications to stay in good napping shape. Additional medical care will likely be needed in the future. A one-level home is ideal for Toby's safety. He is house trained and will need frequent breaks. He has done well with all sorts of animals and will rely on your own pet as a seeingeye companion. If you are interested in this special guy, fill out an application at www.ruffstartrescue. org. Toby Jacob qualifies for the Seniors for Seniors program, which means if a senior adopts Toby, the adoption fee will be lowered to $65.
was very impressed with the city of Blaine. Under the guidance of former City Manager Clark Arneson and the extremely talented and knowledgeable department heads and dedicated staff, Blaine has been on a steady path to reach AAA status and that goal has now been realized.� The city of Blaine was previously rated AA+, a rating the city had held since 2010. Pursuit of a bond rating upgrade has been a focus of the Blaine City Council and city staff in recent years. With sound financial management, a
POLITICAL BRIEFS 10 run for Lino Lakes mayor, council seats Four people have entered their names into the running for the Lino Lakes mayor seat and six people for the two council seats. Mayor candidates include current City Councilman Rob Rafferty, Ashley Antus, Tony Cavegn and Pat Davern. Candidates running for city council seats include Melissa Maher and Michael Manthey, both current council members, Brett Lincoln, Christopher Mark Lyden, Teresa O'Connell and Michael Ruhland.
6 ďŹ le for county commissioner District 6 seat Six candidates have filed for the vacant Anoka County Commissioner (District 6) seat, left vacant after Rhonda Sivarajah was appointed to the county administrator position. Candidates include Cindy Hansen, Craig Johnson, Karen Lodico, Donovan McGuire, Jeff Reinert and Kevin Ryan. Since more than two candidates have filed, the November election will serve as a special primary election and the special general election will be held Feb. 11, 2020.
growing tax base and a robust economy, Blaine performed well in the bond rating review that took place over the last few months, which led to the AAA rating. As with a personal credit rating, the city’s AAA rating will allow the city to receive the best possible interest
rates when it bonds for projects. The city saw immediate effects of the rating upgrade when on Aug. 5 it received a historically low interest rate of 1.46% on the sale of $4.2 million in general obligation capital improvement bonds. This will save taxpayers money.
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y week as an extern started with an email and led to experiencing what it takes to run a small business within our community. In June of 2018, I received a job offer to come back to where it all began at White Bear Lake Area High School as a Business Education teacher. I was hopeful and passionate about giving back to the community that raised me. I was a White Bear Lake graduate and continued my education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I received a Bachelors’ in Communications and Business Marketing and am currently pursuing a Master of Business Education. As an educator I believe in the idea of experiential learning and Movers & wanted to find ways to bring it into my classroom. Throughout my first Shakers year of teaching I was faced with many challenges. The biggest being Colleen how to connect real world business Cameron experience within my classroom. How can I involve my students in our community in a meaningful, and educational way? How do I get my students as excited as I am about the intersection of business and education? In April, I received an email stating that the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce received a grant in support of a summer externship for educators within our district. I thought, what better opportunity to be immersed within our community in order to learn how our local businesses are run? I was fortunate enough to be one of three teachers at White Bear Lake Area High School to be selected for this opportunity. In this process, Press Publications owner Carter Johnson graciously extended the opportunity for me to learn the world of community news. The family-owned company publishes eight newspapers, including 124-year-old White Bear Press. In asking Gene Johnson, Publisher Emeritus on the fi rst day of my externship what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, he stated, “You must have at least two of three things, experience, capital, and ambition. Without two of those three things you will fail.” In a business that has been threatened by the everchanging use of technology and societal changes, Press Publications has continued to run as a welloiled machine. They have many departments that work together in order to continue to overcome adversity. Throughout the week I had the opportunity to learn from different departments such as news, sales and marketing, accounting, circulation, graphic designing, legal notices and more. Throughout this process I was given ideas to incorporate into my curriculum. I was included in a role play for successful sales, I took part in a discussion to recreate the company’s mission statement and values, I sat with the web designer, I attended a public meeting with an editor on a topic for a front-page story, etc. I had valuable conversation with industry professionals who helped me compile a list of important skills and educational values to bring back to my students which includes and is not limited to, · Accountability · Responsibility · Willingness to Learn · Strong Ethics · Strong Character · Exposure to the World · Learning to say yes to opportunities · Asking Questions I am confident that throughout this process I built relationships and made connections that will not only benefit me and my future as an educator, but I truly believe will benefit my students. Colleen Cameron is a business education teacher at White Bear Area High School. She culminated her weeklong externship with Press publications with this column. Distributed weekly in: • Blaine • Circle Pines • Lexington • Lino Lakes MNA 2014 AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER
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High value/low impact Diversifying our tax base:
conomic development can mean different things depending on where it happens. Economic Development in a rural area might mean improving methods for farming, or possibly the addition of a new butcher shop in town. In a large city, it could mean building a billion-dollar facility for a large multinational corporation or a state–funded transportation infrastructure improvement project that employs thousands of people. Each area should assess their needs and wants as it relates to this topic. That’s why it’s important that people who represent us have Legislator lived here a long time, know the Lingo area, the people Jeff Reinert and what they want. In Anoka County, especially on the east side where we live, it is an area that has always been where people love to live and raise their families because of our abundance of incredible environmental assets. We like this area because of its rural feel. We have many lakes, wetlands, open spaces and park land. It has been said that in the city of Columbus, only a third will ever develop and in Lino Lakes only one out of every five acres of land will ever develop. Due to this reality, we need to be very careful but deliberate about how
and when we allow development to occur. Over the years, much of the development has been housing. People move here to raise their families, and because of our incredible quality of life, people stay. All the cities in our area have tried to develop high quality with low impact even when it comes to higher density developments. As a result, most developments blend in with nature. But what about “diversifying our tax base” with business development? Diversification of tax base is a term that is often misunderstood. Business development is taxed at approximately twice the rate of residential development, so most of the time business development is looked at as an asset to a city. But not all business development is desirable. Some businesses end up costing more tax dollars then they pay because of the city and county services they use, and other businesses are just not right for our area. For the last four years, I have been working with cities in our area, Anoka County and the state to attract a particular kind of business development that would diversify our tax base in a big way but also be a low impact on the cities in our community. We are finally making progress. With the help of many, we have developed and are now a part of the Minnesota Technology Corridor. In fact, on Aug. 1 we had a launch party at Running Aces
in the Columbus to celebrate the coming of many low impact and high value businesses that will benefit every city on the east side of Anoka County. Details can be found at mntechcorridor.com. Located along Interstate 35E, the Technology Corridor has hundreds of acres available for both large and small project development. This is the same area that in past years has attracted projects for consideration like the new Vikings Stadium and a NASCAR Track. In my opinion, neither of these developments would have been right for our area. Now that this effort is underway, we continue to work with our partners to promote the area to potential users. Partners are confident that the results will be the establishment of technology-based companies that have the potential to create hundreds of millions of dollars in new valuation along the corridor. Our entire area will benefit from an increased and diversified tax base with this kind of development. All cities will be allowed to do more and tax residents less with a very low developmental impact to our beautiful area. More info to come on this topic in the near future, but for now we will continue working on this kind of high-value/low-impact development to diversify every city’s tax base and preserve our quality of life. Jeff Reinert is mayor of Lino Lakes and is running for Anoka County Commissioner .
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Art in the stacks: More than books on the shelves BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
CIRCLE PINES — When perusing the shelves at Centennial Library, patrons will likely stumble across some surprises. It is all a part of Art in the Stacks, a collection of artwork created by Minnesota artists and inspired by the categories of the Dewey Decimal System. Centennial Library hired a company called Forecast to facilitate the request for quote process (RQP) and to assist as a liaison between the library and artists. Anoka County Executive Director Maggie Snow came up with the idea around 10 years ago when she was touring libraries in Uppsala, Sweden, and saw a similar concept. “I have just been waiting for an opportunity to roll it out,” Snow said. “As we were planning the building, we were talking about how to incorporate public art. We have some public art at all of our libraries, so we tried to think about what would work best in this space.” Centennial Library Branch Manager Mary Healy explained that library staff had to get creative with how to incorporate art into the building because it has more windows than wall space. The library debuted the Arts in the Stacks collection at its grand opening celebration June 29. Artists in Minnesota ages 16 and older were invited to apply to feature their artwork in custom fabricated boxes to be displayed on shelves throughout the adult collection in the library. The artwork is intended to inspire a sense of wonder and curiosity in library patrons. New or previously created durable and lowmaintenance 2D or 3D works, representational or abstract, were eligible. “As you are browsing through the books and materials, it is a little unexpected surprise,” Snow said. “We receive Legacy funding from the state that is to be
Cecilia Schiller's display references the Dewey Decimal category for Technology.
used specifically for art, culture and history, and this was a nice opportunity to highlight work of Minnesota artists.” Healy added, “We have this new beautiful building that people are coming into, and it's a great way to enhance our space.” A selection committee consisting of library staff and board members as well as a couple of community members selected eight final pieces to display. “We tried to find pieces that were tied into the Dewey Decimal System,” Healy explained. Snow added that the group also searched for a variety of items. Healy said it has been fun to watch patrons browse the shelves and discover the artwork when they are not expecting it. She added that it has also been fun to hear about all the different interpretations of the same piece of art. Each of the pieces touches on a different topic, including social sciences, generalities, arts and leisure, philosophy, history and geography, science and nature, language and technology. “Art is a really interesting way to express ideas. There is music, books, poetry and now there is visual
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Amy Baur's display references the Dewey Decimal category for Social Sciences.
art that will stimulate conversation and get you thinking about things in a new way,” Snow said. Centennial Library also has art on display on its sidewalk. A poem written by its very own Poet Laureate Michael Kleber-Diggs is sandblasted into the sidewalk right outside of the front entrance. If residents would like to get out and experience something new, they can access a variety of art experiences with their library card by using Metropolitan Library Service Agency's (MESLA) SmARTpass (smartpass.melsa. org/), which provides free or discounted tickets to a variety of museums, musical and theatrical events. For more information about Arts in the Stacks, the eight artists or their work, visit forecastpublicart.org and search “Centennial Library.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.
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The relationship between faith and science The relationship between faith and science — often rocky — will be discussed at Lifetree Café at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, and at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. The program titled, “Faith and Science: Discoveries From the Scientist Who Led the Human Genome Project,” features a filmed interview with Dr. Francis Collins, a world-renowned geneticist noted for his leadership in directing the human genome project. Admission to the 60-minute event is
free and snacks and beverages are provided. Lifetree Café is located at 1 Shepherd Court, Circle Pines. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Ann at 612-751-5707 or lifetreecafecpmn@ gmail.com.
St. Gen's sponsors blood drive St. Genevieve Catholic Church, located at 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, will sponsor a community blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter SGCC to schedule an appointment.
OBITUARY
DEATH NOTICE
Kay Marie Haney/Strasser Kay Marie Haney/Strasser, age 58, of Circle Pines, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019. She was born April 17, 1961. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald N. Strasser, and brother Donald A. Strasser. Kay is survived by her son, Travis Haney, and mother, Carol (Hopi) Pelzl, brother Chad (Stephanie) Pelzl and sister Dani (Brian) Pelzl and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at American Legion Post 566 in Lino Lakes, Minnesota.
Basil Guggisberg Basil Guggisberg, 96, of Circle Pines, passed away Aug. 11, 2019. A memorial service was held for the former Circle Pines fire chief Aug. 16 at Muller-Bies Funeral Home in Lino Lakes.
New neighbor welcome/food shelf drive Shanti Om Yoga, now located at 7094 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes, will host a new neighbor welcome and food shelf drive from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. During the event, attendees can see yoga demonstrations, learn about the benefits of yoga and enjoy refreshments. People are encouraged to bring food shelf donations. Donors at the event will be entered into a drawing to win three free yoga classes. For more information, visit www.shantiomyoga.com or email jillburton@comcast.net.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS Chomonix sets up portal for transparency To keep elected officials and the public aware of the financial standing of Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes, Anoka County has established an online transparency portal. It can be accessed by visiting anokacounty. us/691/Transparency-Portal and clicking on the “Chomonix Golf Budget Information” link at the bottom of the public notices.
Community Ed offers new mindfulness course Centennial Community Education will offer a new course called, “Mindfulness: The Art of Living in
the Present Moment” from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 14, 21 and 28 and Oct. 12 and 26 in the Centennial Middle School Media Center. Mindfulness is the art of living in the present moment, which brings increased happiness to life. This ancient method is used for handling pain, tension, stress, habit control, insomnia, painful emotions and disturbing thoughts. Its content is our own experiences of body and mind. Research shows that it improves both physical and mental health. The teaching is cumulative, so attendance at all sessions is helpful. For more information or to register, visit https://isd12.ce.eleyo.com/ and search “mindfulness.”
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Mass Times Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:00 am www.mystjoes.org 171 Elm Street • Lino Lakes, MN • 651-784-3015
A ministry of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Pastor Jim Hoekstra Worship Sundays 10:15 am 15306 Round Lake Blvd NW, Andover MN 55304 Phone: 763-210-5846 • www.immanuelchurchopc.org
The Church of St. Genevieve MASS IS CELEBRATED ON: 1 North Road, Circle Pines
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t Sunday: Pastry & Coffee—9 a.m. Classes for all ages — 9 a.m. Worship service—10 a.m. t Wednesday evening: Junior and Senior High 10101 Lexington Avenue N Circle Pines, MN 55014 763.784.1760 www.livingfaithmn.org
Sunday Worship at 9:30 Sundays at 8:30Services & 10:45 am
Saturday at 4:30 p.m.- Parish Community Center, 6995 Centerville Rd Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. John’s site the • 14383 Forest Blvd.inNorth, Sunday 8:30• a.m.-St. John Baptist Church HugoHugo Sunday 10:30 a.m.-Parish Community Center, 6995 Centerville Rd
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THE ALTERNATIVE: CREATION’S COMPETITIVE EDGE When: 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1 Shepherd Court, Circle Pines Details: Hear Dr. Rob Carter, CMI scientist, discuss questions about creation and evolution and what the Bible says about them. Contact: 763-784-8417 or goodshepherdlink.org
FESTIVAL CHICKEN DINNER When: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: St. Genevieve’s, 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville Details: Amusements, booths, bingo, raffle, games, refreshments for all ages. Takeout available noon- 3 p.m. Adults $12, Children 10 and under $6. Contact: 651-429-7937 or stgens.org
‘CLIMATE CHANGE – THE FACTS’ When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 Where: Centennial Library, Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Free screening of the BBC documentary fi lm, sponsored by Northeast Metro Climate Action. Contact: 612-965-8284
WHATCHAMACALLIT WEDNESDAY When: 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 21 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Drop-in for
STEM activities, storytimes, art projects, crafts, building projects, bubbles or old -fashioned games every other Wednesday in July and August. Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary.org
ANOKA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER’S INFORMATIONAL NIGHT When: 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Where: Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd., Andover Details: Learn about how to apply to the local Master Gardener program. Participants will experience an educational seminar taught by an industry professional, plus hear from current ACMGs about activities in the program. A light supper will also be provided. Free, but registration required. Contact: 763-324-3498 or anokamastergardeners. org
FRIDAY EVENING PADDLE When: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Leisurely evening paddle on George Watch Lake. Canoes and kayaks are available and included with $5 registration fee. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
SALSA MAKING DEMONSTRATIONS When: 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24 Where: Waldoch Farm, 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes Details: Step by step instruction and take salsa home. $8/person;
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WARGO NATURE CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT DAY When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 24 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Help tackle different challenges each month, such as removing invasive species like buckthorn and garlic mustard, cleaning our woodland wildflower gardens, or gathering native plant seeds. Registration requested; drop-ins welcome. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
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When: 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: Rice Creek variety of waterfowl, shorebirds When: 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Aug. Chain of Lakes Park and upland bird species. 29 Reserve, 7373 Main St., Registration required; $10/adult; Lino Lakes Where: Rice Creek Chain of Lakes kids 17 and under free. Equipment Park Reserve, 7401 Main St., Lino Details: Triathlon only provided. Lakes for new triathletes and Contact: 763-324-3350 limited to 200 people to Details: Access areas most other or anokacountyparks.com ensure an encouraging birders can’t get to and see a fi rst experience. 400 yard swim, 10 mile bike, 2 mile run. Mentors available. Post-race meditation and rest. artist to share. Light Details: Stories, songs BBQ and snacks. Full and half-day refreshments and house and fi ngerplays for Contact: mmraces.com sessions available. $15/ guitar provided. Free; children ages 2-3 and a half day or $25/full day. no pre-registration caregiver. BOOK CLUB FOR required. Contact: christoscenter. Contact: 763-717-3294 or ADULTS Contact: 763-324-3350 anokacountylibrary.org org When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. or anokacountyparks. Monday, Aug. 26 com HANDICRAFT WORK FAMILY STORYTIME Where: Centennial When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. Library, 100 Civic 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Thursdays Heights Cir., Circle Where: Lino Lakes Pines Where: Centennial Senior Center, 1189 Library, 100 Civic Details: Drop in Main St. Heights Cir., Circle for a favorite book LEXINGTON Pines Details: Seniors discussion or become a FARMERS MARKET can knit, crochet, regular member. Meets When: 3-7 p.m. Details: Stories, songs embroider, quilt, monthly. and fi ngerplays for Wednesdays, through needlework and more children of all ages Contact: 763-717-3294 or October while socializing. and a caregiver. No anokacountylibrary.org Where: Lexington registration required. Contact: 651-982-2440 or Liquors back parking ci.lino-lakes.mn.us Contact: 763-717-3294 or RED CROSS BLOOD lot, 9271 Lake Drive anokacountylibrary.org DRIVE Details: Sponsored by CRIBBAGE When: Noon- 6 p.m. the Lexington Fire and BALD EAGLE Friday, Aug. 30 When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Rescue Auxiliary. WATERSKI CLUB the fi rst Tuesday of the Where: St. Genevieve’s Contact: facebook. SHOWS month Community Center, com/Lexington When: 7 p.m. Thursdays, Where: Lino Lakes 6995 Centerville Road FarmersMarket mid-June through Senior Center, 1189 Details: Emergency August Main St. blood shortage; all BABY STORYTIME Where: Centerville Lake blood types and Details: Seniors can play When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. in Centerville platelets needed. cribbage. Call to join Tuesdays Receive a $5 Amazon the group. Details: Members Where: Centennial gift card. Call or go of all ages perform Contact: 651-982-2440 or Library, 100 Civic online to register. waterskiing tricks. ci.lino-lakes.mn.us Heights Cir., Circle Club also performs Contact: 800 Pines at summer festivals RED CROSS or 500 CARDS Details: Stories, songs throughout the state. redcrossblood.org When: 7 p.m. Mondays and fi ngerplays for Contact: baldeaglewater and 1 p.m. Wednesdays children birth-24 skishows.com OPEN MIC CAMPFIRE months and a caregiver. Where: Lino Lakes When: 7-8:30 p.m. Senior Center, 1189 Contact: 763-717-3294 or Saturday, Aug. 31 Main St. anokacountylibrary.org QUIET GARDEN RETREAT DAYS Where: Rice Creek Details: Seniors can play Chain of Lakes, TODDLER STORYTIME When: 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 500. Open to anyone. p.m. Saturdays Centerville Beach, 7401 Contact: 651-982-2440 or Main Street, Lino Lakes When: 11-11:30 a.m. Where: Christos Center ci.lino-lakes.mn.us Tuesdays for Spiritual Formation, Details: Participants Where: Centennial 1212 Holly Drive, Lino share original poems, Library, 100 Civic Lakes songs, comedy, stories or bring a piece of work Heights Cir., Circle Details: Find Pines by a favorite author or opportunities for
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MUSIC IN THE MEADOW When: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter, 8390 Lofton Ave. N. Stillwater Details: Enjoy music at the Gasthaus. Contact: 651-4397128 or gasthaus bavarianhunter.com
BLUEGRASS AND LEMONADE IN THE SHADE When: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail, Scandia Details: Listen to area musicians play bluegrass and enjoy free lemonade. Guided tours at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. for $7. Contact: 651-433-5053 or gammelgardenmuseum. org
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When: 1-3:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest reservations required; bring When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Road N., Forest Lake a blanket or mat. Donations Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Details: Teens or appreciated. No rain date. Lake Ave., White Bear Lake children under 12 with Contact: 651-407-5327 or an adult will have 30 Details: Yoga for everybody. No whitebearhistory.org minutes to follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and steal the plans to sneak into an Imperial Star Destroyer and fi nd the plans to The New BRIDGE GROUPS SUMMER CONCERTS NEIGHBORHOODS Order’s latest secret ON THE TERRACE When: 9 a.m.-noon 2nd weapon. Registration NEARBY When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Thursday or 9:30 a.m.required. Aug. 22 12:30 p.m. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Where: Stillwater Public Contact: 651-275-7300 or SUMMER TUESDAYS Library, 224 Third St. N. washcolib.org Where: Lino Lakes When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Senior Center, 1189 Details: Annie Aug. 20 Main St. CONSIGNMENT Mack delivers her Where: Lowell Park, AUCTION meaningful, relatable Details: Beginners can Downtown Stillwater and inspirational songs When: 10 a.m. Sunday, learn to play. Details: Free family with power, soul and Aug. 25 Contact: 651-982-2440 or event includes market conviction in a free ci.lino-lakes.mn.us Where: Blacksmith vendors, food, music, concert. Lounge, 17205 Forest stage performances Contact: 651-275-4338 or Blvd. N., Hugo ARTS IN THE PARK/ until 8:30 p.m.; family stillwaterlibrary.org Details: Bid on FARMERS MARKET movie at dusk. collectibles, antiques, When: 5-9 p.m. Contact: lawn and garden and AUTHOR VISIT Tuesdays, through summertuesdays.com household items. When: 10-11:30 a.m. August; farmers market Consignments taken the Friday, Aug. 23 only continues through CRUISIN’ ON THE morning on the auction September Where: Lake Country CROIX HOT ROD & 7-9:30 a.m. Booksellers, 4766 Where: Lakeside Park, VINTAGE CAR SHOW Details: 507-256-4459 or Washington Square, 95 East Broadway Ave., When: 3-8 p.m. mangesauction@yahoo. White Bear Lake Forest Lake Wednesdays, Aug. 21; com Details: Concert series, Details: David Sept. 4 and 18 LaRochelle will sign crafts and farmers Where: Lowell Park, SHOREVIEW copies of his newest market downtown Stillwater LAKESHORE QUILTER’S books. Contact: 651-209-9723 or GUILD Details: Admire vintage Contact: 651-426-0918 forestlakeparks.net and hot rod cars, food When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, vendors, live music at 5 Aug. 27 and the 4th SHOREVIEW BIG WOOD BREWERY p.m., free festivities. Tuesday of the month RUN FOR BEER FARMERS MARKET Contact: Where: Shepherd of When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. When: 3-6 p.m. Sept. discoverstillwater.com the Hills Lutheran Saturday, Aug. 24 3-Oct. 15 Church, 3920 Victoria St. Where: Big Wood Where: Shoreview N., Shoreview GAME ON! Brewery, 2222 4th Community Center Details: Guest speaker When: 1-4 p.m. St.,White Bear Lake lower level parking is local quilter Faye Thursday, Aug. 22 lot and pavilion, 4580 Details: 5K-ish course Bodenhamer, presenting Where: Hardwood Creek starts and ends at the Victoria St. N. a trunk show on her Library, 19955 Forest brewery. Live music, Details: Check out scrap quilts. Admission Road N., Forest Lake food, local vendors. new amenities, $5 for non-members. Details: Teens can try $30-$40; registration weekly themes and Use rear entrance of the out new PS4 games as required. live entertainment. building. well as board games. Frequent Shopper Contact: igwoodbrewery. Contact: Contact: 651-275-7300 or Program. com/event/run-forlakeshorequilters@ washcolib.org beer-2019 Contact: shoreviewcom gmail.com munitycenter.com
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When: 8:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Ave. N. Details: WCCO’s Mike Lynch leads program using giant telescopes aimed at Jupiter, Saturn as well as the star clusters, galaxies and other great celestial treasures. Free with vehicle permit. Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington.mn.us
When: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 Where: Blacksmith Lounge, 17205 Forest Blvd. N. Hugo Details: Fundraiser for White Bear High School Hockey. Contact: blacksmithlounge. com
BACK PORCH JAMS When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug 30 Where: Arcola Mills, 12905 Arcola Trail N., Stillwater Details: Acoustic music by Nici Peper. Tickets recommended; $20. Fundraiser for the Arcola Mills Historic Foundation. Gates open at 5 p.m. Contact: arcolamills.org
MUSIC AT FRANCONIA When: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 Where: 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Family-friendly summer music series in outdoor amphitheater. Food vendors or picnic. Contact: 651-257-6668 or franconia.org
WALDFEST When: Noon-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 (Labor Day) Where: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter Restaurant, 8390 Lofton Ave. Stillwater Details: Polka in the pine forest to music of the Artie Shafer Band and enjoy brats and beer. Contact: 651-4397128 or gasthaus bavarianhunter.com
RAINGARDENS 101 When: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, Council Chambers, 800 E County Road E Details: Discussion about this popular waterfriendly landscaping technique with some special considerations and alternatives. Contact: 651-204-6070 or vlawmo.org/events/ raingardens-101
GRAPE STOMP FESTIVAL When: Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8 Where: Saint Croix Vineyards, 6428 Manning Ave., Stillwater Details: Family-friendly event with old-fashioned grape stomping, tours, music and prizes. Bring a picnic. Stomps at noon, 2 and 4 p.m.; Tours 1 and 3 p.m. Contact: 651-430-3310 or scvwines.com
SCANDIA TACO DAZE When: Saturday, Sept. 7 Where: Scandia Community Center, 14727 209th St. N. Details: Annual community festival includes tacos, parade, dodgeball tourney, beer garden, arts/crafts, car and tractor show. Contact: scandiamn.com/ tacodaze
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Rogan’s third Chomonix crown comes a little easier BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
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Alex Rogan, in his Wisconsin-Eau Claire jersey, scrutinizes his tee shot on No. 15 at Chomonix, and the way to an eight-shot win.
Nick Huffman, Cougar golf coach, was Chomonix runner-up.
attempts to slog his way out. A five-time all-conference golfer for the Cougars, Rogan is heading into his senior year as an accounting major at WisconsinLaCrosse, where he has played for three years and averaged 73.8 this year. His only other tournaments this summer were the State Amateur and State Open, where he shot “about the same as here” and was not among the leaders. Placing third was Chuck Mykelby with 77-78-155. Mykelby has fi nished second, third and fourth in previous club tournaments. “Still everything but fi rst,” he quipped.
Slotsve with 81 and Breck Ogren and David Hensel with 83s. Low net winner was Brian Blair with 77 (86 gross), followed by Hensel, Hook and Nathan Hall (86 gross) with 79s. In the second flight, Brad Matrious was low gross with 83 and low net with 87. In the third flight, Harry Matrious was low gross with 94, while Tom Kennedy (104 gross) was low net with 92.
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Alex Rogan collected his third Chomonix Golf Club championship and didn’t have to sweat this one out. Rogan carved out a 71-75-146, eight strokes ahead of the runner-up, his former coach Nick Huffman, on Saturday and Sunday. The past four years, Rogan went head-to-head with Nick O’Neil. In close duels, Rogan prevailed in 2015 and 2017, and O’Neil in 2016 and 2018, with the other always placing second. But O’Neil was gone this year, having joined Tanners Brook in Forest Lake. “Yeah, I missed him. I missed the competition,” smiled Rogan, who opened a five-stroke lead Saturday with a steady 71 that included two birdies and one bogie. The main competition came from Huffman, who shot 76-78-154. Huffman is Centennial’s head coach, and headed the JV when Rogan played for him in seventh grade. Huffman didn’t play the Chomonix tourney the past six years because he worked there, but this year he took a job at Southern Hills, and enjoyed competing at Chomonix again. After turning in a 76 on Saturday, he birdied the fi rst two holes Sunday to pull within four strokes. “I tried to put some pressure on Alex. It didn’t work,” grinned Huffman. He shot 35 on that nine but Rogan answered with a 34 and gained another stroke. Rogan notched a birdie three on No. 7, landing his second shot a foot from the cup, his sweetest swing for the day. “That got me one-under-par and gave me confidence for the rest of the way,” Rogan reflected. He built a comfortable enough lead to shrug off an eight on the No. 10 hole, when he looked like an average golfer for once, driving into the sand trap — “the ball was really deep in the sand” — and needing three
Luke Carlson showed an excellent batting eye and delivered several clutch hits for the Lino Lakes Legion baseball team that finished 18-8. Stationed at first base, Carlson posted a .378 batting average and .573 onbase percentage in 26 games, drove home 19 runs, and drew 15 walks while striking out just six times in 99 plate appearances. “Luke always took advantage of the count, and could hit the ball to all fields,” coach Matt Youngquist said. “He works hard and will only continue to get better.” Minnesota’s #1 Volume Toyota Dealer! Per Toyota Motor Sale USA 2018
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In fourth place was Geno Salay, a past champion (once) with 76-81-157. Carter Korkowski rounded out the top five with 84-77-161. The rest of the championship flight was Keith Howe with 162, Brody Pass 165, Ethan Doll 165, Travis Roggow 172, Brandon Lee 172 and Lane Thor 185. In the fi rst flight, Wes Hook was low gross with 77, followed by Rob
Cougar sports getting under way; soccer openers Thursday The Centennial Cougar soccer teams, both coming off strong 2018 seasons with most of their lineups back, will open their seasons on Thursday evening. The Cougar boys, state qualifiers last year with a 15-4-1 record, will host Roseville Area at 7 p.m. Cougar captains are Chalee Moua, Nick Valento and Demetrius Bernardy-Nelson, who pumped in 29 goals in 2018. The Cougar girls (14-4 last year) will open at White Bear Lake, 7 p.m. Captains are Mallory Monson, Madison Monson, Molly Mosher
and Olivia Lovick. Leading the attack is junior Khyah Harper (23 goals, 22 assists last year). The Cougar swimmers have their first live action at the Northwest Suburban Conference Relays on Thursday, with divers at Centennial and swimmers at Northdale Middle School in Coon Rapids, each 5 p.m. The tennis team opened Saturday beating Forest Lake 7-0, Hill-Murray 7-0 and Maple Grove 6-1 at home (all abbreviated matches). Three returning all-
conference players are juniors Quinn Bliss, Natalie Ennett and Claire Peloquin. The Cougars have another quadrangular on Saturday at Roseville Area. The volleyball team will open Saturday at the Side-Out Classic in Edina. They’re led by senior Molly Pwezichilli and junior Sydney Peterson, outside hitters who were all-conference and co-MVP’s on last year’s 18-11 team. Full team previews and schedules will appear in the Sept. 3 paper.
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Cotton, a resident of East Bethel, has been the city's fi nance director for four years. Before coming to Lino Lakes, she worked for the city of Isanti for about four years as a fi nance director and fi nance director/assistant city administrator. “That's kind of where I got my initial interest in the role of city administrator,” she recalled. As of last week, Cotton has a master's degree in public administration from Hamline University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Minnesota State University-Mankato and maintains an active CPA license. Before working for cities, she worked in public accounting for KPMG for three years and as a fi nancial analyst for Cummins Power Generation for four years. “I was looking for a challenge. I am really excited about the opportunity to serve the city of Lino Lakes and its residents in a different capacity,” Cotton said in a followup interview. “I am excited to move into that leadership role and work with the rest of management team, who I think I have a really good relationship with.” She added, “A lot of my work right now is focused on the budget and the audit… I will get to step into some different shoes and work on those same things through a different perspective, have a different lens.”
“I can’t say enough about her and what she does for the city. She would more than likely have many opportunities beyond the walls of this city, so we wanted to make sure that she stays here and that we get to keep her because she is a true talent.” Mayor Jeff Reinert Jeff Karlson
Karlson explained, “I felt strongly that with Sarah's skills, she might want to seek other job opportunities elsewhere without knowing that the council is committed to considering her as my replacement. I really wanted to get it out there to the council and have them recognize that we have an excellent finance director that could replace me.” At the Aug. 12 meeting, Mayor Jeff Reinert said, “Jeff has done a fantastic job and we are sad to see him go. When Sarah came on board she was just fantastic, a breath of fresh air ... I can't say enough about her and what she does for the city. She would more than likely have many opportunities beyond the walls of this city, so we wanted to make sure that she stays here and that we get to keep her, because she is a true talent.”
Councilwoman Melissa Maher added, “She will not only be fi lling big shoes, but she is going to be leaving big shoes, too. It is going to be a big responsibility to hire somebody to take her place as good as she is.” Even though Cotton is honored that the council showed its support for her in a new role, Cotton said she loves her job as finance director and would be okay with staying in that role too. As for Karlson, he said he finally decided to retire because he turned 65. “My goal has always been to retire from public administration at that time,” he said. Karlson has been the city administrator for nine years. Before coming to Lino Lakes, he served for 13 years as the director of administration for the city of Coon Rapids.
Many of his retirement plans are still up in the air, but Karlson said he plans to become more involved with True Hope, a ministry that serves orphans in the Ukraine. He has served on the organization's board of directors for five years and traveled to the Ukraine eight times. He also plans to spend more time reading and writing, and may even run for elected office. “It is wide open; I haven't really decided yet. I think I will just see what opportunities come along and be open to those,” he said. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.
Health officials declare hepatitis A outbreak The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in multiple counties among people who use street drugs (injection or non-injection), are experiencing homelessness or unstable housing, or have been recently incarcerated. The outbreak includes 23 cases in nine counties: Pine (5), Hennepin (3), Kanabec (3), Mille Lacs (3), St. Louis (3), Washington (3), Chisago (1), Dakota (1) and Kandiyohi (1). Thirteen cases have been hospitalized and all have been discharged. The infection source is not known for some cases, which suggests some community transmission among those in high-risk groups. While anyone who is not vaccinated can get hepatitis A, people who are homeless or who use
drugs are at higher risk, particularly if they don’t have access to sanitation, restroom facilities and hand washing stations. People who are currently or were recently incarcerated are also at higher risk. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection caused by a virus. It can range from a mild infection with no symptoms lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months that can result in liver failure and death. Early diagnosis and medical care are key to preventing more serious health outcomes. Hepatitis A is usually spread from person to person when someone unknowingly eats food, drinks a 2019
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the fair. Although the family does not sell cheese curds at the State Fair, it does sell them at other fairs and festivals. Also in the family is Peter's Hotdogs. At one point, the family operated a total of 13 food trailers. “Knowing the carnival owners in the county fair scene, I remember playing all the games for free,” Matt said. “At the State Fair, my dad would give me a roll of quarters to keep me out of his hair and I would go to the arcade and see how many tickets I could get. I would crawl under the office trailer, store my tickets and count them ... I had all these stuffed animals that never got played with.” After years of helping his family at the fair, Matt and his wife Erin decided to start their own adventure with a new food. Erin wanted to try poutine, so the two set out on a road trip to see what poutine was all about. “We went to Canada and spent a week and a half trying poutine all over. We
drove to Quebec City and back and tried out all the places that claimed to have 'the original' or 'the best' poutine,” he said. “We were at restaurant and saw it on a menu, but you don't know what the word means,” Matt said, noting that the description said it involved cheese curds and fries. We sell fries at a few fairs and cheese curds, so I thought, ‘We already have all that stuff, all we have to do is add gravy!’ Then we figured out what it really was.” In 2010, Matt and Erin tried selling poutine for the fi rst time at the Anoka County Fair. They used one of the cheese curd trailers, crossed out the words “cheese curds” and wrote “poutine” on the trailer. In 2011 the couple purchased their own trailer and sold poutine for a full year. After applying both years to get into the State Fair, Matt received the call that his fi rst year of sales at the fair would be 2012. “When we went to Canada and did our research, we
discovered that true poutine is a poultrybased gravy, fresh cut fries and (Ellsworth) cheese curds — not battered or deep fried, but the fresh curd,” Matt explained. “For our gravy, we came up with a recipe that nobody can duplicate … and it's amazing. Anybody can cut fries and buy cheese curds, but to get a gravy that has that unique flavor is what sets us apart.” On average, Duke's Poutine does anywhere from six to 10 events every year. In addition to the State Fair and various events at the fairgrounds, the stand also makes its way to other state and county fairs and festivals. Matt also regularly helps his family with the other stands when he is not too busy with his own. The second Saturday of the 2012 State Fair still holds the record: the couple went through 55 gallons of gravy in one day. As expected, Matt said the sales dropped off for the second year after the press promotions ceased, but in year five they fi nally matched their year one numbers. This year, Matt hopes to exceed that — and maybe even break some more records. “It is a different city every weekend. You recognize people from the year prior and get to meet new people,” Matt said. “Growing up in it, a lot of the people out here are like family.” Duke's Poutine is located at the intersection of Judson Avenue and Clough Street, across from the CHS Miracle of Birth Center and adjacent to the All You Can Drink Milk stand.
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Matt and Erin Ribar, of Centerville, in front of their stand Duke’s Poutine at the State Fair last year. Also pictured are Matt’s brother-in-law, Ryan Mallory, and Matt and Erin’s daughter, Kaitlyn.
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1. Jon Drew, manager of the job shop at the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the State Fair displays how a 120-year-old press learned to print in color for the first time in 2017 at the hands of Jenni Undis, Morgan Hiscocks and Alyson Coward. Posters featuring the First Amendment in color will be passed out free to State Fair attendees this year. — Sara Marie Moore, Press Publications 2. A bear was sighted in the pavilion area off of Village Parkway in Circle Pines Monday, Aug. 12. According to the Centennial Lakes Police Department, the bear was later spotted in Lino Lakes and eventually captured. —Submitted
3. Instead of the typical police and fire personel photos for Night to Unite, Nathan Michael set out to photograph nature. —Submitted, Nathan Michael 4. The Lino Lakes Police Department took Night to Unite coloring contest winners Sam, Ellie and Ella to Pizza T for lunch Aug. 13. —Submitted. 5. St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church in Lino Lakes held its annual festival Saturday, Aug. 10. —Submitted
the purchase of Chromebooks. The funds were raised from the “Fund the Need” campaign during the annual CAEF Gala in April. Pictured (from left) are: CAEF President Jan Kreminski, Superintendent Brian Dietz, CHS Principal Tom Breuning and CAEF board member Elycia Giffort. —Submitted 7. The Centennial Lakes Police Department told the community to “put all criminal activity on hold” so it could look for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The rainbow formed after storms passed through Aug. 13. —Submitted
6. The Centennial Area Education Foundation (CAEF) presented a $24,000 check to Centennial High School (CHS) in June for
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Plumbers organize to help Circle Pines resident BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
CIRCLE PINES — After five years without a working kitchen faucet and nine months without running water, a Circle Pines resident was thrilled when area plumbers came to the rescue. DeAnne Hartwig has lived in Circle Pines on and off for 30 years. This past winter, Hartwig's water lines burst and she couldn't afford to repair them. “You learn how to make do. I work two jobs and I had my youngest son with me at the time I lost my water. It wasn't easy, but you learn how to live off of a certain amount of water,” she said. “I was going to Cub (Foods) once a week or going to a friend's house and fi lling up literally 34 gallons of water a week. You learn exactly how much water you use to wash dishes, to take a shower.” Five members of United Association of Plumbers Local No. 15 — Ben Sackett, Carl Kron, Keith Swaggert, Pete Truhlar and Tom Pahkala — braved the sweltering heat July 18 to give back to one of its own and install water piping and fi xtures that were donated by Spring Plumbing. UA Plumbers Local No. 15 currently has over 2,000 members and has signatory contractors from Austin to Alexandria. Its jurisdictional area is the western side of the Twin Cities out to the Dakota border through St. Cloud up to Motley. There is a sister union that covers St. Paul and the eastern side of the metro. “Local 15 was contacted by Working Partnerships about a member that was in need. Working Partnerships is a local program to help union members in need. I contacted contractors for materials, trucks, tools and manpower and reached out to our membership for additional
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DeAnne Hartwig, a Circle Pines resident, is thrilled that she can now use a kitchen faucet that hasn’t worked for five years.
volunteers to help,” Pahkala explained. “We decided to help this homeowner simply because she was in need and we feel that giving back is a very important part of who we are as a local union and what we represent.” The plumbers replaced all of the water pipes in the house, ran the water lines through the house to prevent them from freezing and replaced the kitchen and bathroom faucets. “Once I heard the water flowing for fi rst time in almost five years in my kitchen sink, I wanted to cry,” Hartwig said. “I explained to them that I hadn't had water at that particular sink for a long time, so they fi xed it. What surprised me was the fact that they replaced both my kitchen and bathroom faucets.” This act of kindness really showed Hartwig that “there are still some really good people in this world.” She added, “It showed me that no matter what type of union we are in, we all have each other's backs.” Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.
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United Association of Plumbers Local No. 15 members Kieth Swaggert, Pete Truhlar, Carl Krohn and Ben Sackett (not pictured Tom Pahkala) brave the sweltering heat July 18 to give back to one of their own, DeAnne Hartwig.
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2020 Miss Lino Lakes Ambassadors Claire McArdle (left), Kailey Groess and Amelia Phommady were selected as the new ambassadors at the 16th annual coronation Aug. 18 at Centennial Middle School. See the full story in next week’s issue of the Quad Community Press.
Minnesota identifies severe lung injury cases among teens who vape The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is encouraging Minnesota health care providers to be on alert for novel cases of severe lung disease potentially related to vaping and e-cigarette use among teens and young adults. Children’s Minnesota has reported finding four cases of severe lung injury in the metro area potentially related to vaping. These cases are similar to lung disease cases recently reported in Wisconsin and Illinois, though it is too early to say whether they are connected. “There are still many unanswered questions, but the health harms emerging from the current epidemic of youth vaping in Minnesota continue to increase,” said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, state epidemiologist and MDH medical director. “We are encouraging providers and parents to be on the lookout for vaping as a cause for unexplained breathing problems and lung injury and disease.” In Minnesota, symptoms have resulted in hospitalizations lasting multiple weeks. Some patients were admitted to the intensive care unit. Product names are unknown. “We are deeply concerned by the
severe cases of lung injury associated with vaping that we are currently seeing,” said Dr. Emily Chapman, chief medical officer at Children’s Minnesota. “These cases are extremely complex to diagnose, as symptoms can mimic a common infection yet can lead to severe complications and extended hospitalization. Medical attention is essential; respiratory conditions can continue to decline without proper treatment.” Clinical presentation among Minnesota cases included shortness of breath, fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhea. Other symptoms reported by some patients included headache, dizziness and chest pain. After receiving reports from Children’s, MDH started working in partnership with Children’s to learn more about the cases. Use of both nicotine and marijuana-based products were reported. The state health department is also asking providers to look for similar cases and report them. Patients and people with a history of vaping who are experiencing lung symptoms should seek clinical care. Patients and those experiencing symptoms should avoid using e-cigarettes and other vaping products.
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20% of high school students use e-cigarettes 40% of high school students have tried e-cigarettes 35% of high school students and 16% of middle school students who currently
use e-cigarettes have used one for recreational marijuana, THC or hash oil, or THC wax at least once in their lifetime
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E-cigarette aerosol contains harmful chemicals such as ultrafine particles, oil, heavy metals like nickel, tin and lead, and other cancer-causing chemicals. E-cigarettes, vapes, e-pipes and other vaping products are battery-powered devices that allow users to inhale aerosolized liquid. E-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and harmful to the adolescent brain. Nicotine can impact learning, memory and attention span, and contributes to future addiction to tobacco and other substances. The U.S. Surgeon General calls teen e-cigarette use an epidemic. Locally, the 2017 Minnesota Youth Tobacco
Survey found that nearly 20% of high school students use e-cigarettes and 40% have tried them. Youth e-cigarette use has surpassed conventional cigarettes as the most commonly used tobacco product category among youth. In addition, 34.7% of high school students and 15.8% of middle school students who currently use e-cigarettes have used an e-cigarette for recreational marijuana, THC or hash oil, or THC wax at least once in their lifetime. Submitted by the Minnesota Department of Health
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LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council took the following action at its Aug. 12 meeting: • Approved a resolution that grants a conditional job offer to Finance Director Sarah Cotton to succeed City Administrator Jeff Karlson when he retires. In June, at his performance review Karlson announced his plans to retire in 2020. See the full story in this week's issue of the Quad Community Press. • Approved a resolution affirming the council and city boards will recite the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings. Karlson explained the resolution came about after the controversy in St. Louis Park when that council decided to stop reciting the pledge before meetings. “One of the cities in the Twin Cities decided that they were offended and that they weren't going to say it anymore, and we found it really offensive,” Mayor Jeff Reinert said. • Approved a second
amendment to the the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) joint powers agreement. The amendment would give VLAWMO authority to issue revenue bonds up to $800,000 to secure a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) loan to finance a large project on Lambert Creek in Vadnais Heights. The project will make it possible for the organization to remove bacteria, increase water storage and improve ecosystem functions. • Appointed Vince Kasprowicz to a paid, oncall firefighter position at Fire Station No. 1 effective Aug. 25 for $13.50/hour. Public Safety Director John Swenson said this brings the firefighter count to eight at Station 1 and 11 at Station 2. Twenty firefighters at each station is considered fully staffed. • Adopted the Anoka County 2019 All-Hazard Mitigation Plan. In 2003, the council passed a resolution entering
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The Chain of Lakes Rotary Club presented a $1,108 check to the Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department at the Aug. 12 City Council meeting. The funds, raised from the Family Corn Roast raffle will be placed into the new Angel Fund to help pay activity fees for underprivileged youth. Rotarians pictured (from left) are Mayor Jeff Reinert, Lino Lakes YMCA Executive Director Andrew Hoffman, Rotary President Kevin Fitzpatrick and Lino Lakes YMCA Sales Director Chris Edwards.
into formal all hazard mitigation planning with Anoka County. In 2007, a plan was officially approved and has since been reviewed and updated by all the entities involved. The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) requires the plan to
POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department reported the following incidents: • Officers were requested to check the welfare of a male seen in the ditch of I-35W near Lake Drive Aug. 6. Officers located several juveniles playing at a ball field close by that were believed to have been the ones seen by the caller. • An officer responded to a call of fraud in the 700 block of Deerwood Circle Aug 7. The fraud came as a result of a scam phone call. • Officers responded to a theft in progress at a business in the 700 block of Apollo Drive Aug. 7. Officers spoke with the female suspect, who was charged with misdemeanor theft and was trespassed from the business. • An officer responded to a two vehicle property damage accident report in the area of Lakeview Drive/Glenview Drive Aug. 8. Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene. One driver was cited for failure to drive with due care – speed greater than reasonable. • Officers responded to a possible strong odor of gas in the 6600 block of Blue Heron Drive Aug. 8. The odor was determined to be coming from garbage waiting to be picked up. • An unknown vehicle struck a mailbox in the 400 block of Aqua Lane Aug. 8. The mailbox was protected by heavy metal and undamaged. The vehicle was apparently driven from the scene and no report was made by the unknown driver. • Officers responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles with no injuries in the 6700 block of 21st Avenue Aug. 8. A female driver was charged with multiple violations including driving after suspension, driving after revocation and failure to provide proof of insurance. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 500 block of Apollo Drive Aug. 9. The driver was issued citations for engaging in a phone/video call with a wireless device and an unregistered vehicle. • An officer took a theft from vehicle report in the 6100 block of Oak Hollow Lane Aug. 9. An unknown person(s) stole a credit card and numerous gift cards out of an unlocked vehicle. The investigation is ongoing. • Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle personal injury accident in the 8200 block of Lake Drive Aug. 10. An adult male was transported via air care to a local hospital. • Officers responded to a report of a
property damage accident hit and run in the 1400 block of Ash Street Aug. 10. Officers identified the suspect and mailed him a citation for failure to stop for an accident and driving without a license. The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Police responded to a delayed theft report in the 3800 block of Liberty Lane in Lexington Aug. 7. An unknown suspect broke into the pop vending machine and stole cash and merchandise. The estimated loss is about $100. • A Social Security card and birth certificate were found near the 200 block of Baldwin Circle in Circle Pines Aug. 7. The items were placed into secure storage. • Officers responded to a motorcycle personal injury accident in the area of Main Street and Mound Trail in Centerville Aug. 9. The suspect vehicle had fled the scene by the time police arrived. The male driver of the motorcycle was assisted by EMS and transported to the hospital. The investigation is ongoing while authorities attempt to locate the female suspect. • Police witnessed vandalism in the 9700 block of Lake Drive. There are no suspects. • Officer conducted a traffic stop in the area of Lexington Avenue and Lovell Road in Lexington Aug. 10. The vehicle had a Keeping Our People Safe (KOPS) alert for unauthorized use. The driver of the vehicle was subsequently transported to the hospital and the passenger was released from the scene. The vehicle was towed and held for the registered owner. • Police were dispatched on a suspicious activity report in the 7000 block of Centerville Road Aug. 10. A suspicious camper was sitting in the parking lot, and a male was subsequently arrested and brought to jail. • Officers were dispatched to the area of Hamline Avenue and Woodland Road in Lexington Aug. 11 for suspicious activity. Police stopped a vehicle matching a description provided by the caller, and an adult female was subsequently arrested for possession of a controlled substance. • Police were dispatched to a welfare check in the 3900 block of Restwood Road in Lexington Aug. 12. Officers located a female stumbling down the street and learned that she was injured from a fall. The woman was transported to the hospital.
be reviewed. Each of the participating cities must then reapprove their involvement in the plan to qualify for receipt of federal disaster assistance. This is also required for eligibility for various FEMA grants for mitigation projects. • Approved a settlement and release agreement for 1493 and 1505 Pheasant Hills Circle. As part of the 2019 Pheasant Hills Circle project, a portion of concrete driveways from two properties were removed. The agreement reimburses the property owners for replacement costs for those sections.
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• Approved change order No. 1 for $65,524 to T.A. Schifsky and Sons Inc. for the Pheasant Hills Circle project. Observations during the water main repairs identified that the sanitary sewer and water services to the three residents in Pheasant Hills Circle needed to be replaced. The public works department also authorized the contractor to repair a fire hydrant. • Accepted quotes and awarded a construction contract to low bidder Bituminous Roadways Inc. for $67,512 for the 2019 trail project. The maintenance of the trail
section north of Snow Goose Trail includes milling and repaving the trail, root cutting and installing root barriers along portions of the trail and replacing existing culverts to improve drainage. City Engineer Diane Hankee said the completion date will be Oct. 25. The next City Council meeting is 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at City Hall. There will also be a work session immediately beforehand at 6 p.m. in the Community Room. Shannon Granholm
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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of MinQHVRWD XQGHU DQ DVVXPHG QDPH KHUHE\ FHUWLĂ€HV 7KH DVVXPHG QDPH XQGHU ZKLFK WKH EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH FRQGXFWHG LV Fluid Speech and Language 7KH VWUHHW DGGUHVV RI WKH SULQFLSDO SODFH RI EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH 3483 Fair Oaks Court White Bear Lake MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Jessica Christine Wan 3483 Fair Oaks Court White Bear Lake MN 55110 , FHUWLI\ WKDW , DP DXWKRUL]HG WR VLJQ WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH DQG , IXUWKHU FHUWLI\ WKDW , XQGHUVWDQG WKDW E\ VLJQLQJ WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH , DP VXEMHFW WR WKH SHQDOWLHV RI SHUMXU\ DV VHW IRUWK LQ VHFWLRQ DV LI , KDG VLJQHG WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH XQGHU RDWK 'DWHG $XJXVW 6LJQHG -HVVLFD &KULVWLQH :DQ Published two times in the Quad Community Press on August 13 and
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.12 CALL FOR BIDS &HQWHQQLDO 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW 1R ZLOO UHFHLYH VHDOHG ELGV LQ GXSOLFDWH IRU &HQWHQQLDO +LJK 6FKRRO /LQN ² $GGLWLRQ DQG 5HQRYDWLRQV² XQWLO DP RQ 7XHVGD\ 6HSWHPEHU Bids will be received by the Executive Director of Business Services – Patrick Chaffey at the 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 then publicly opened and read aloud. There is no agent for the receipt of bids other than the Executive Director of Business Services – Patrick Chaffey. Bids shall be submitted on bid form provided by the Bid Documents. The completed bid form shall be submitted without alterations, additions or erasures. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed marked separately “Centennial High School Link – Addition and Renovationsâ€? with the name and address of the bidder, Work Scope number and Title being bid, date and hour of WKH RSHQLQJ %LGV VKDOO EH GHOLYHUHG WR Executive Director of Business Services – Patrick Chaffey Centennial School District No. 12 'LVWULFW 2IĂ€FH 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 /XPS VXP ELGV IRU WKH GHĂ€QHG ZRUN VFRSH DUH VROLFLWHG IURP UHVSRQVLEOH contractors specializing in, or highly experienced in this work. 3URFXUHPHQW RI GRFXPHQWV Nexus Solutions 6\FDPRUH /1 1 6WH 0DSOH *URYH 01 Kristy Casper 3KRQH kcasper@nexussolutions.com %LGGLQJ GRFXPHQWV ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH RQ RU DERXW $XJXVW (DFK ELG RI RU JUHDWHU VKDOO EH DFFRPSDQLHG E\ D FHUWLĂ€HG RU FDVKLHU¡V FKHFN RU D ELG ERQG LQ WKH DPRXQW RI DW OHDVW Ă€YH SHUFHQW RI the amount of the bid made payable to Centennial School District No. 12 as bid security that, if the bid is accepted, the contractor will execute the contract DQG Ă€OH WKH UHTXLUHG SHUIRUPDQFH DQG SD\PHQW ERQGV ZLWKLQ WKH DOORWWHG WLPH period after notice of award of contract. $ SUH ELG FRQIHUHQFH ZLOO EH KHOG RQ 7KXUVGD\ 6HSWHPEHU DW SP DW WKH &HQWHQQLDO :HVW +LJK 6FKRRO 1RUWK 5RDG &LUFOH 3LQHV MN 55014. 7KH %RDUG RI (GXFDWLRQ UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR DFFHSW RU UHMHFW DQ\ RU DOO bids or parts of bids and waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding. 1R ELG PD\ EH ZLWKGUDZQ IRU D SHULRG RI IRUW\ Ă€YH GD\V DIWHU ELG RSHQLQJ without consent of the Board of Education. Centennial School District No. 12 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 Published two times in the Quad Community Press on August 20 and
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“ANGEL HAS FALLEN” (R) [VIOLENCE AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT.] — After a highly-skilled, dedicated, pillpopping Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler), who has a devoted wife (Piper Perabo) and young daughter in Washington, D.C., is framed as the mastermind of the attempted assassination of the U.S. president (Morgan Freeman) during a fishing expedition in collusion with the Russians in this action-packed, humordotted, predictable, star-studded (Nick Nolte, Danny Huston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lance Riddick, Michael Landes, Chris Browning and Mark Arnold), 2-hour thriller preceded by 2013’s “Olympus Has Fallen” and 2016’s “London Has Fallen,” he tries to continue to protect the coma-suffering commander-in-chief while evading a manhunt imposed by FBI agents (Jada Pinkett Smith, Martin Behrman, D. Teflon, et al.) and law enforcement and trying to clear his name.
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[SOME STRONG LANGUAGE AND DRUG MATERIAL.] — Richard Linklater’s engaging, poignant, wellacted130-minute film based on Maria Semple’s bestselling novel in which a creative, dysfunctional, reclusive, critically acclaimed, award-winning Seattle architect (Cate Blanchett) has lost her desire for taking on new projects or designing new buildings for the last twenty years and her worried, workaholic computer genius husband (Billy Crudup) and smart, headstrong daughter (Emma Nelson) try to help her find her inspiration when she suddenly disappears and heads to Antarctica as a last ditch attempt to find her passion and herself. WENDY SCHADEWALD The preceding p films were reviewed by Wendy Schadewal Scha dewal who has been a Twin Cities film critic Schadewald, sinc nce ce 19 198 98 To see more of her film reviews, log on since 1986. to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com ww ww to
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Social Worker – Child Protection Full Time Chisago County has an opening for a full time Social Worker in Child Protection. Duties include providing assessment and case management to children and families in the identified target groups and other services as required and providing after hours response for child protection. Desired Qualifications: Master's degree or bachelor's degree in social work with a supervised field placement providing case management services. Must participate in a minimum of 15 hours per year of continuing education or in-service training as outlined in Minn. Stat. 626.559. $21.64 to $33.18 DOQ. Applicants must be certified on the register for the Minnesota Merit System.
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Full Time Chisago County has openings for full time Telecommunicator. Duties include receiving, screening, and dispatching emergency 911 and non-emergency calls for Police/Fire/EMS response within Chisago County; operating a multi-channel radio and computer-aided dispatch system, playback audio recorder system, video surveillance system, TDD/TTY device, security devices, state teletype system, and completing entry/query in national, state-wide, and local records systems. Ability to work rotating shifts. Desired Qualifications: Graduate from high school or GED, valid DL, and able to complete mandatory testing if selected from applicants. $21.31 to $23.02 DOQ.
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Chisago County has an opening for a PT Custodian. General janitorial duties include vacuuming, mopping, dusting, emptying trash and recycling, light maintenance duties, and various other janitorial duties assigned. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applicants must be self-motivated and able to work independently. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Physically able to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, or twist on a regular basis. Must be able to pass a criminal history check, drug test and physical. Must have valid driver's license at all times. $13.34 per hour.
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SHERIFF'S DEPUTY Full Time Chisago County has an opening for a full time Sheriff's Deputy. Must be able to perform duties of “Sheriff” as defined in MSS 645.44 and duties of “Peace Officer” as defined by MSS 626.84. Candidates must have the ability to work various shifts and pass a background investigation and required testing. A current MN Post Peace Officers License or MN POST letter of eligibility is required with application. Provide public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing all motor vehicle, criminal laws, and city ordinances. One year of full-time sworn peace officer experience or a combination of education/experience equivalent to a 2 year AA degree in criminal justice preferred. $25.41 to $27.50 DOQ.
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Although the heydays of the real estate boom of the early 2000s have not quite returned, things look positive. In the United States, 1,226,000 new homes were built in 2016, according to data from Consumer Reports. That was the most since 2007. Resales also have been more promising. The National Association of RealtorsÂŽ says the median number of days a home was on the market in April 2017 reached a new low of 29 days. However, low supply levels did stanch existing home sales somewhat. By mid-2017, the market was a seller’s market, with more people in the market for homes than properties available. But sales during that time were still outpacing sales ďŹ gures from a year prior. In fact, in May 2017, home sales in Canada increased to their highest level in more than ďŹ ve years, according to the Canadian MLSÂŽ Systems. Low interest rates on mortgages and more conďŹ dence in the economy has driven many people to make improvements to their existing homes. As is typical, the things homeowners are looking for in 2017 have evolved from years past. The following are some trends that are helping to steer the real estate market further. • Smaller homes: Home sizes in the United States steadily increased for decades, eventually leading to an average of 2,453 square feet in 2014, according to U.S. Census ďŹ gures. However, Realtor.com reported in 2015 that new construction homes have already begun to shrink by 40 square feet. There seems to be a slight trend toward more modest homes as people consider affordability and maintenance on larger properties. The National Association of Home Builders states buyers are now looking for smaller, more livable homes with exible oor plans, energy-efďŹ cient appliances and plenty of storage space. • Matte ďŹ nishes: Stainless steel and luster have been popular for years. However, the next big thing is matte ďŹ nishes on faucets, appliances and even in countertops. These less ashy ďŹ nishes are prized for their warmth and elegance. While some high-end models with matte ďŹ nishes have been available for several years, even less expensive models are now available. • Smarter technology: Many homeowners are embracing smart technology throughout their homes, but it’s not just lights that turn on with voice command or more efďŹ cient thermostats. Innovative technology includes toilets that can autonomously stay clean and sanitized, refrigerators equipped with cameras so homeowners can see the contents inside and indoor food recyclers that can turn food waste into fertilizer. Staying abreast of the ever-changing trends in home improvement and real estate can help consumers make the best choices with regard to buying and building their homes.
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1. Lino Lakes resident Sarah Prunte and 2-year-old Jesse watch the police cars and fire engines at the start of the grand parade Aug. 17. 2. Jeff Joyer of Waldoch Farm drives Grandpa’s Grain Train during the parade. 3. Simon, 5, of Circle Pines, was one of the first few people to try out The Sling Shot from USA Inflatables. 4. Brian and Beth Waterbery find a spot to relax with their three dogs Maliki, Riley and Sydney in Lino Park before checking out all of the attractions Aug. 17. 5. Fourteen Miss Lino Lakes Ambassador candidates practiced their royal waves during the parade. 6. Lorvin, founder of Boogie for Jesus, shows off his dance moves. Boogie for Jesus is a Christian dance ministry, which uses popular music to create a party environment. 7. One-year-old Brooklyn, of Hugo, dances along with The Bazillions. 8. A huge line formed for most of the day for The Sling Shot.