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LINO LAKES: City council changes mind on Attorney General opinion. PAGE 5
Centennial Fire District welcomes home Engine 1 BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
It’s not every day that a fire department gets to push a new engine into its station. “This doesn’t happen very often,” said Fire Chief Dan Retka. “The fire department is a pillar in the community; the fire engine is the pillar of the fire service.” The newest addition to Centennial Fire District’s (CFD) fleet is a 2024 Rosenbauer know as Engine 1. The engine, which was built
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, features a 1,000-gallon water tank and has a pumping capacity of 1,500 gallons per minute. Assistant Chief Matt Montain says the district was lucky to secure the truck for $560,000, even though most engines run more than $1 million. CFD recently held a ceremonial “push in” to welcome home its new engine. However, Engine 1 is not expected to be ready to respond to calls until September, as the district is
still awaiting parts for it. The “push in” ceremony dates to the 1800s when fire crews returned from a call on horse-drawn equipment and the animals were unable to push back into the fire station. The crews had to detach the horses and physically push the equipment back into the bay. That signified the everyone was safe, and the engine was ready to go for the next call. SEE NEW ENGINE, PAGE 2
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The Centennial Fire District pushes its new fire engine, Engine 1, into the Circle Pines Station. Engine 1 should hopefully be in service in September.
Anti-Muslim email sparks call for council resignation BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
communication skills and build their confidence. The Quad Community Press recently interviewed the three young women to learn more about them and introduce them to the community.
LINO LAKES — The Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) and some Quad area residents are demanding that a city council member resigns from office. Mayor Rob Rafferty confirmed that the city received a complaint regarding an email sent by a council member to a member of the public. “The statements made by this council member do not reflect or represent the views of the city of Lino Lakes or the council as a whole,” Rafferty said. “We are taking this situation seriously and continue to review and evaluate the matter. We will be utilizing the process outlined in the council code of conduct to address the issue.” The Quad Community Press received a copy of an email that was sent to New York Times reporter Dan Barry in response to his article, “A Battle Over a Farm, a Mosque and the Moral High Ground” published earlier this month. The email was sent to the reporter, Council Member Christopher Lyden and CAIR-MN as well as CAIR national staff. The email, which is over 1,000 words, contained statements like “Islam’s our declared enemy;” “Islam hates us;” “Islam’s antiJew/Christian. So, we can be anti-Muslim;” “Put the kibosh on the Muslim development;” “Islam’s our enemy;” and “Don’t believe the lying Muslims.” Lyden responded to the email saying, “Might be the best email I have ever received! Thank you Sir!”
SEE MEET & GREET, PAGE 7
SEE EMAIL REPLY, PAGE 6
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The city of Lino Lakes has three new representatives. The newly crowned ambassadors (from left) are: Amelia Patterson, Tabitha Johnson and Emily Black. The three will represent the city of Lino Lakes in 2024-2025.
Introducing the new Lino Lakes Ambassadors Amelia Patterson, Emily Black and Tabitha Johnson are the next Lino Lakes Ambassadors for 2024-2025. Black was also voted Miss Congeniality by her peers. Nine candidates vied for three spots. The Miss Lino Lakes Ambassador program was established in 2004 as
part of Blue Heron Days. The ambassadors will represent the city at various parades, coronations, volunteer events and fundraisers throughout the Twin Cities. The goal of the program is to empower young women by giving them the opportunity to be leaders, strengthen their
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