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YMCA changes Centennial grad's life BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
LINO LAKES — For many the YMCA is a great place to work out, go swimming, take a class or make new friends, but to a local resident it served as much more than that. Yohanis Shitta, a resident of Circle Pines, graduated from Centennial in 2014. The YMCA in Lino Lakes has been a significant part of his life since he was in middle school. Shitta is the son of Kinfu Kibret and Frewa Lakew. Shitta is originally from Ethiopia. When he was 2 years old, he became
very sick. “When I went into the hospital I would actually get more sick from something else. I needed surgery but there wasn't good enough technology at the time,” he recalled. “It was a pretty tough situation and my parents didn't really know what to do.” With an instant of luck everything changed. Shitta's father won the Diversity Visa Lottery and was given a free visa to move to the U.S. “We decided to take that chance,” Shitta said. Shitta's family moved to Minneapolis and stayed with a family
friend for a couple of years until they got on their feet. Shortly after arriving in the U.S., Shitta underwent the surgery he needed and survived. When Shitta was 6 years old, his family moved into a home in Circle Pines. “Coming to the neighborhood, we were really excited because it was supposed to be a great area and it really was, but we defi nitely didn't have a lot of community. Not that everybody was bad to us, but there were defi nitely some difficult SEE YOHANIS SHITTA, PAGE 10
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Centennial grad Yohanis Shitta with Wee Backpacker Max, 4, of Lino Lakes at Camp Heritage. This is Shitta’s fourth year working at the camp.
Child safety experts dispel myths and share tips BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER LOWDOWN EDITOR
Family safety was the theme of the most recent presentation in a community education series hosted by the nonprofit St. Croix Family Resource Center at St. Paul Lutheran Church on July 31. Educators from the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center (JWRC) were invited to share their insights with St. Croix Valley families. While kids played games, colored and learned safety topics with JWRC Program Manager Alison Feigh in one part of the church, their parents heard a presentation from JWRC Victim Assistance Specialist Jane Straub in the sanctuary. Straub summed up the mission of the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, and its role in promoting child safety. “We do the serving of victims and survivors, but we also really want to work on prevention,” she said. “We know that abuse does not have to happen, and we want to find ways that we can prevent it.” Though the center was formed in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a Minnesota boy who was abducted in 1989, Straub explained that Wetterling's case is not the norm. “It is not a stranger that's the person that's going to hurt our kids,” Straub said. “That could happen, but it's extremely rare. And unfortunately, working at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, that's what people think. That was Jacob's case, where it was a complete stranger … Jacob's type of case is not what we need people to look at. We need to look at who are the people we invite through the front door.” It isn't easy for parents to think this way, Straub said. “I think as a adults that does make us feel a little uncomfortable, because we want to feel like people are above suspicion … unfortunately, we know that
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Circle Pines was packed with backpacks for the annual Adopt-a-Backpack distribution day Aug. 23. This is the program's 22nd year.
Adopt-a-Backpack equips students with tools to learn BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
This school year, 474 students, 370 of whom attend school in the Centennial School District, are headed back to school with a brand new backpack filled with donated supplies. Donations were provided through the Adopt-a-Backpack program. The annual backpack drive is sponsored by Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in Circle Pines and supported by various local businesses and organizations. The program is meant to help students in need head back to class with the tools they need to learn. Now in its 22nd year, the program began after Our Saviors gave its social ministry permission and a budget to carry out projects. The ministry identified local SEE ADOPT-A-BACKPACK, PAGE 12
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Judy Sillman, TPC Rose board member, worked a table of information on the golf course during the group's tournament in August with representatives of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, Stephanie Randolph, Nick Cota and Kari Christenson.
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Met Council chair tours Anoka County Newly appointed Metropolitan Council Chair Alene Tchourumoff is halfway through her seven-county tour following her recent appointment, and has visited Anoka Washington and Dakota counties thus far. Tchourumoff met with Anoka County Board Chair Rhonda Sivarajah before attending a planning workshop with the Anoka County Board of Commissioners Aug. 23. The planning workshop focused on areas in which the council is working
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The Lino Lakes YMCA is serving as a collection site for donation items to help Houston victims. Items needed include: baby diapers (of all sizes) and formula, baby and children's clothing (under age 14), towels, blankets, small comfort toys, hand sanitizer, comfort kits (soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste), hygiene products and shoes. The last day for donations is Sept. 10.
The winning foursome at the TPC Rose golf tournament held in August is Shannon Klick, Beth Rubin, Jeri Meola, and Sonja Kloiber.
TPC Rose, a group of about 70 philanthropic women members of TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, held its eighth annual women’s golf tournament Aug. 22 at TPC Twin Cities, 11444 Tournament Players Parkway. For the third year in a row, 144 golfing slots were sold out before the early bird deadline. Since 2008, TPC Rose has given more than $700,000 to area causes including food shelves, housing, transportation, support for the terminally ill, domestic abuse prevention services and more.
This year's proceeds will go to the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center. The mission of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center is to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training and prevention, while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communities. A check representing the proceeds from the golf tournament and fall gala will be presented Dec. 12 to the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center. From press release
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LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council took the following action at its Aug. 28 meeting: • Approved the consent agenda, which included expenditures, Aug. 7 work session minutes, Aug. 14 work session and regular meeting minutes, adoption of a general records retention schedule for Minnesota cities in compliance with state statute, and a peddler's license for Keyprime Roofing and Remodeling. • Heard from Norma Heuer, a resident who lives on the border of Hugo/Lino Lakes, who shared her concerns about the proposed asphalt plant in Columbus. “Needless to say people are not happy about it. We have gone to council meetings and we are told that people from Lino Lakes don't count even though we have to be receptive of all of the bad effects from that plant including air, water and noise pollution,” she said. “One of the City Council members was on the news and mentioned they have great plans to increase the industrialization of the area and that the mayor of Columbus has an agreement with the mayors of Forest Lake, Hugo and Lino Lakes. I would just like to know what the agreement is.” Mayor Jeff Reinert explained he is against the plant and by no means has any agreement with other mayors. “That's offending to me, that someone would say I have an agreement with them and I don't,” he said. “I will tell you over the past two months I've been communicating with the City Council, voicing the opinions of people who have been voicing their concerns with me and trying to reason with them to stop it.” Heuer expressed a concern with the amount of traffic the plant would gener-
the replacement of countertops for the podium and dais. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance to rezone property from rural executive (R-X) to general business (GB) for the All Seasons Rental addition. Property owners Scott and Shelly Carlson purchased the vacant 1-acre commercial parcel directly to the south with the intent to build a new 7,740 square-foot facility and demolish the current facility. The rezoning was necessary to keep the third parcel consistent with the other two parcels on the property, which are already zoned GB. • Approved the final plat and development agreement for the Houle Addition, which consists of land previously platted as Outlot D of Pheasant Hills Preserve. Guy Houle, of GRH Contracting, submitted a land use application for the final plat of the Houle Addition. He proposes to build a one-lot, single-family residential subdivision located at the north end of Ruffed Grouse Road. The parcel is 31 acres in size and will require no additional public right of way or streets. • Approved an amendment to a resolution for 6602 Pheasant Run. The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of a 10-foot variance on Oct. 14, 2015, to allow property owner Dylan Lindman to construct an attached garage 30 feet from the lot line along CSAH 34/Birch Street. The required setback is 40 feet. On Oct. 26, 2015, the council passed a resolution approving a 12-foot variance to allow for the construction of an attached garage 28 feet from the lot line. Lindman requested the additional 2 feet. Lindman thought the variance ap-
ate along with the proposed Watermark development located in the northwest quadrant of I-35E and County Road 14/ Main Street. “It is going to be a semi-depot, which is going to put more traffic on the road. I thought Lino was going to have this housing development going in down the road with 870 homes. Who is going to raise their family in that atmosphere? It isn't going to happen,” she said. City Planner Katie Larsen shared she had written a letter to Columbus on behalf of the city sharing its concerns with the project and Community Development Director Michael Grochala has also had conversations with Columbus regarding the city's concerns. Reinert said, “For Lino Lakes, it is a bad deal, and for the residents around that area, it is a very bad deal.” He encouraged other council members to reach out and share their concerns and the concerns of Lino Lakes' residents with officials from Columbus. • Held a special presentation for Austin Eisch for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. • Accepted a bid from Alpha Video for the upgrade of the audiovisual equipment in the Council Chambers and master control room. The city received two bids; the low bid was from Alpha Video for $96,220' a higher bid of $112,631 was received from Z Systems. The upgrade, which was designed by Z Systems, is to replace the existing standard definition system. The cost of the project will be paid from the cable TV special revenue fund, which currently has $189,000. There will also be an additional cost of $15,000 for
plied to both the attached double garage and detached shed. He relocated the detached shed onto the property 27 feet from the south lot line (1 foot closer to the lot line than the approved attached double garage). Technically, the resolution only allowed for a setback variance for the attached double garage, not the detached shed. The council decided the shed was in an adequate location and chose to amend the resolution. • Accepted the water storage siting study and authorized a geotechnical evaluation. The city has two existing 1 million gallon water storage tanks. The City Council authorized WSB & Associates to prepare a water storage feasibility study in December 2016. The study recommends the city construct a 1.5 million gallon storage facility, specifically a composite elevated water storage tank. The four recommended sites include: northwest of the intersection of Birch Street and West Shadow Lake Drive, the southwest corner of 12th Avenue S., the north side of the intersection at Birch Street and Joyer Lane or the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Birch Street and Centerville Road. One of the sites, owned by the school district, may be eliminated due to the district's future plans for the site. The estimated cost ranges from about $6.2 million to $7.9 million, depending on the type of storage tank. The next City Council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Shannon Granholm
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Department of Health determines aides abused client After an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), it has been confirmed that a resident who suffers from dementia at the Lino Lakes Assisted Living facility was both emotionally and physically abused. The investigation began in June and concluded in August, after it was alleged that a client, Suzanne Edwards, was abused by aides Chanta Hampton and Sarah Mills. The two allegedly taunted, restrained and used profanities toward the client. A staff member witnessed an incident and recorded it on her cell phone. The video was then handed over to the MDH, the facility and the authorities. The investigation determined the abuse occurred when Hampton and Mills used repeated malicious oral and gestured language toward the client, swore, yelled, taunted and mocked the client. In addition, one of the aides threatened to burn the client with a cigarette
lighter and asked the client if she wanted to fight. The client was also confined to a chair and to her room against her will and the aides exposed the client's bare buttocks by lifting up her garment. An interview with Edwards revealed she did not recall the incident and both Hampton and Mills declined interviews with MDH. Lino Lakes Assisted Living responded to the incident immediately and suspended both aides pending an internal investigation; Both Hampton and Mills resigned less than one-hour later. During the investigation it was determined that the home-care provider had policies in place to address abuse and the aides' personnel files showed they acknowledged receiving the information in the employee handbook, which states “the maltreatment of a vulnerable adult is unacceptable and grounds for involuntary termination.” Hampton and mills are facing criminal charges of stalking and criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult and have pleaded not guilty.
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Personal histories explored The lifelong impact of your past will be discussed at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 and at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at Lifetree Café. The program, titled “Getting Past…Your Past: And Making the Most of Your Future,” features a fi lmed interview with author and actor Michael Fosberg, creator of the one-man show
Incognito. During the program participants will share a past event, discovery or decision that reshaped their lives. Admission to the 60-minute event is free and snacks and beverages are provided. Lifetree Café is located 1 Shepherd Ct, Circle Pines. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Ann at 612-751-5707 or lifetreecafecpmn@gmail.com.
CORRECTION In the Aug. 22 issue, John DeHaven's letter to the editor “Disappointed in your interpretation” should've stated “Where in the world have you been for the last 18 years when he (Mayor Jeff Reinert) was leading our city.” (Reinert was elected mayor in 2009 and served as a councilman for 10 years prior.)
PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF Police department hosting Explorer open house The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department will host an open house and registration for Explorer Post No. 3213 from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Explorer program is designed to educate youth about a career in law enforcement.
Volunteering is an important aspect of the program as well. There will be a short presentation at 6 p.m. followed by department tours. For more information, or for questions, contact Nate at Nate.hamann@ ci-lino-lakes.mn.us or call the department at 651-892-2300.
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chool buses make more than 10,000 bus trips daily in Minnesota. With school back in session, it’s up to us to keep the roads safe and start seeing children. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety more children are hurt outside a bus than on a bus. The danger zone is the area around a bus. From 2011 to 2015, there were 3,396 school bus crashes in Minnesota and 13 resulted in death. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, school buses are the safest mode of transportation for children. It sounds odd but children are eight times safer riding a bus to school any other vehicle. Motorists Publisher’s than must stop 20 feet from a school bus that is displaying red flashing lights View or when its stop arm is extended, Carter Johnson when approaching from the rear and from the opposite direction on undivided roads. Red flashing lights on buses indicates students are either entering or exiting the bus. As always, it’s key to remain alert for children crossing the street. Motorists are required to watch and stop for pedestrians. The law applies to all streets corners, for both marked and unmarked crosswalks. Every corner is a crosswalk. Another way to keep children safe is to find alternate routes than those highly traveled by buses. The department recommends looking for alternate routes or even scheduling your drive to avoid buses in an effort to improve safety. As a bonus, motorists won’t be stuck behind a bus. Stay safe and alert. More tips can be found at the Minnesota Department of public safety website. Hurricane Harvey Our hearts and prayers go to those in the flooded and storm damaged areas of Hurricane Harvey. With technology improving, coverage of storms is often being streamed live. We are seeing destruction clearer today. Our families here at the Press wonder how we can help. Should we drive down, should we donate, what should we do, can our office do something? One member of the team said they plan to work through their church. Some have taken up collections of baby formula and diapers to send down. One group heard of plans to take truck loads of supplies down to Texas. St. Andrew’s Lead Pastor Mike Carlson said it is best to take the lead from those closest to the flood. If you would like to donate, he recommended Lutheran Disaster Response. The Federal Trade Commission has a few tips for giving after the storm. Be cautious of charity scams and do some research to ensure that your donating will go to a reputable organization that will use the money as promised. Donate to charities you know and trust with a proven track record with dealing with disasters. Be alert for charities that seem to have sprung up overnight in connection with the current events. Check out the charity with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Wise Giving Alliance, Charity Navigator, Charity Watch or guide star. Designate your donation for the disaster so you can ensure your funds are going to the disaster relief rather than a general fund. Don’t assume that charity messages posted on social media are legitimate. Research the organization yourself. When texting to donate, confirm the number with the source before you donate. The charge will show up on your mobile phone bill, but donations are not immediate. Find out if the charity or fundraiser must be registered in your state by contacting the National Association of State Charity Officials. If they should be registered, but are not, consider another charity. It will take time for the water to recede in southeastern Texas, damage to be fully assessed and a clean-up plan implemented. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.
Raising world changers “If from infancy you treat • They address all teachers and children as gods they are liable in adults using their proper title adulthood to act as devils.” (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss., or Dr.) — P.D. James and look them in the eye as they speak. alling leaves and cooler tem• They greet lunchroom peratures can mean only workers and other staff with a one thing; smile and a cheery “hello” They It’s the start of another never use disparaging words to school year. describe what’s being served. Here is a timely post from an “Don’t be fussy, just be grateful.” unknown author. (Adults should remember that “Don’t become little jingle too!) preoccupied • They look for anyone sitting with your child’s alone at lunch and join him academic ability or her. They chew with their but instead teach mouth closed and clean up after them to sit with they are finished. those sitting • They use common courtesy alone. Teach words in their interface with them to be kind. others: “Please,” “thank you,” Teach them to me,” and “I’m sorry.” Everyday offer their help. “excuse • They exude good sportsmanship. Losers yell and argue with Etiquette Teach them to be a friend to the coaches and referees. Losers act lonely. Teach like a one-person show and then Julie Frantz them to think of make excuses and blame others others. Teach when the team loses. Winners them to encourage others. Teach respect the referee’s decision them to share. Teach them to and follow the directive of their look for the good. This is how coaches. Winners play together they will change the world.” as a team and help others do Here’s how a world changer their best. Winners congratuacts at school: late the winning team and shake • They have respect for themhands at the end of a competiselves, respect for others and tion. Everyone wants to play they take responsibility for their with winners and no one wants actions. to play with losers.
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QUAD AREA EVENTS LUNCH WITH A CIRCLE PINES NATURALIST: WILD RECYCLE/CLEAN UP RICE AND HARVESTING DAYS
When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Adult ages 50+ can bring a lunch and join a naturalist for a presentation about local natural history, and stroll on the trails. Free; no registration required. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
NORDIC WALKING
When: 9-10:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Full-body workout increases heart rate, burns more calories, strengthens upper body and builds better bone density. Registration required; $10/person. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT
When: 4-8 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 9 & 23 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: Childcare and activities provided so parents can enjoy an afternoon/evening out. $25 non-Y members or $20 Y members; or see early bird pricing specials. Registration required. Contact: 651-795-9622 or ymcatwincities.org/ locations/lino_lakes_ ymca
BUNKER STAMPEDE 5K RUN/WALK
When: 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Bunker Hills Regional Park Details: 5K race and ¼ mile kids fun run raises funds for summer day camp scholarships at Wargo Nature Center. Contact: anokacounty parks.us
When: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 16 Where: Public Works, 760 Civic Heights Dr., Circle Pines Details: Annual fall cleanup day. Some items accepted for free; others for a nominal charge. Also collecting eyeglasses, sunglasses and hearing aids for the Lions Club, and food items for Centennial Food shelf. See website for details. Contact: ci.circle pines.mn.us
INTRODUCTION TO KAYAKING
When: 1-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn basic strokes, boat safety, and bracing while exploring the lakes at the nature center. Registration required; $25. Ages 15+. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
and equipment provided. Registration required; $10/adult. Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks. com
Ongoing LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET
When: 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 4 Where: Lovell Building parking lot, 4175 Lovell Rd. Details: Vendors offer a variety of items such as fresh local produce, preserves, breads, crafts, flowers and more. Contact: 763-784-2792 or ci.lexington.mn.us
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When: 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 8 & 15 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 When: 6-7 p.m. Washington Square, Thursday, Sept. 19 White Bear Lake Where: All area Details: Marilyn Mcelementary schools Griff signs her mystery Details: Annual “Caught in the Rye” recruitment event for and Julie Miller signs boys in grades K-5 to “Discovering God in join Cub Scouts. Every the Ordinary” on Sept. boy who signs up will 8; Jennifer Eclair signs receive a glow-in-thedark “Superhero Shield” her 5th Windjammer mystery “Dead Astern” (Frisbee) and T-shirt. on Sept. 15. Sign-up also available Contact: 651-426-0918 online. Contact: heroscouts. org KIDS’ GARAGE SALE When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 9 BIRDING BY BOAT Where: Shoreview When: 9 a.m.-noon Community Center Thursday, Sept. 20 Where: Wargo Nature Pavilion, 4580 Victoria St. N. Center, 7701 Main St., Details: Kids in Lino Lakes Details: Access areas grades K-5 can rent a table to sell toys, games, most birders can’t get books and sporting to and see waterfowl, goods. Arrive between shorebirds and upland 8-8:30 a.m. to set up. bird species. No Registration required; experience necessary $20/table. Parents should assist as needed. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewmn.gov
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KIDS-MAKESCULPTURE WORKSHOPS
When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Franconia Sculpture Park, 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Students ages 4-16 create sculptures with assistance of Franconia staff and artists. $40; registration required. Contact: 651-257-6668 or kidsmakesculpture@ franconia.org
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SCANDIA TACO DAZE
When: Saturday, Sept. 9 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: www. scandiamn.com/ tacodaze
adult; $10 kids 12-17 and under 12 free. Proceeds support Pollinator Friendly Alliance. Contact: pollinatorfriendly.org/ events-news
ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: Kowalski’s parking lot, 4391 Lake Ave. Details: Lakeside hike is approx. 3 miles and lasts 1 hour. Contact: 651-633-9627 or stpaulhike.org
GRAPE STOMP!
When: Saturday, Sept. 9 & Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: St. Croix When: 2-6 p.m. Vineyards, 6428 Saturday, Sept. 9 Manning Ave., Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Stillwater Details: Grape Ave. N., Lake Elmo stomping competition Details: Family for entire family, live event featuring local music, wine tasting, free bluegrass bands. tours. Contact: 651-430-6000 Contact: 651-430-3310 or www.co.washington. or www.scvwines.com mn.us
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BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Polar Lakes Park, 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township Details: Open to all ages; $20/team. Cash Prizes. Registration required.
POLLINATION FESTIVAL
When: Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Kissing Birch Farm, 10020 Norell Ave. N., Stillwater Details: Indie bands, dancing, craft beers, food trucks, games, honey, bees, prizes and art. Tickets $15/
LUNCH AND LEARN: STAGES OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
When: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts Details: Discussion about stages of the creative process and how to integrate creative thinking into your life. Free with registration. Contact: 651-407-0597
SENIOR HEALTH EXPO
When: 12:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 County Rd. F E. Details: Health and wellness information, senior services updates, vendors and food.
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Details: Special concert in celebration of the nature center’s 50th anniversary. Adults only. $50 minimum donation. Contact: 651-433-2427 ext. 10
ANNUAL NORTH OAKS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GUILD II RUMMAGE SALE
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Where: Lions Park, 5524 Upper 146th St., Hugo Details: Choice of bike rides includes various scenic routes and 6, 20, 35, 50 or 70-mile distances throughout the Hugo area. Kids party 9:30 a.m.-noon; After party 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: tourdehugo. com
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four-part a cappella harmony singers. Women of all ages invited. Contact: 651-777-1043 or lakecountrychorus. org
STUDIO COFFEE & OPEN STUDIO: ARTIST TO ARTIST
When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 8-Nov. 17 Where: White Bear When: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Center for the Arts, 4971 Saturday, Sept. 16 and Long Ave. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Sunday, WHITE BEAR AREA Details: Come for Sept. 17 HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR coffee and discuss art, Where: Shoreview Ice When: Noon-6 p.m. artists, techniques and Arena, 877 Highway 96 Sunday, Sept. 24 trends; stay for open W, Shoreview Details: Tour 10 studio and make art Details: Has generated homes on and around from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. more than $1 million for White Bear Lake For adults, experienced the Children’s Hospital including estates, beginner to advanced. Association. Early bird cottages and lake Free with registration. admission 7-9 a.m. on home and the recently Bring snacks. Saturday; after that renovated estate of the Contact: 651-407-0597 entry is free. Boeckmann and Ffolliott or whitebeararts.org Contact: 651-484-3792 families in Dellwood. or www.northoaks Tickets $25 public, $20 rummagesale.org WBLAHS members, $30 SCENIC WAGON RIDES for all the day of tour. When: 1-5 p.m. Contact: 651-407-5327 Fridays, 10-11 a.m. ANNUAL MARINE or www.whitebear ART FAIR and 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays, FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS history.org Wednesdays & When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 9-Oct. Saturday, Sept. 16 and 22 Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: Pine Tree Where: downtown Apple Orchard, 450 Apple Marine on St. Croix WHEN: with live Blues music performed by Orchard Rd, Dellwood Details: Fundraiser 5 different bands, BBQ Throwdown 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Details: Wagon rides for Marine Volunteer and a craft beer home brew contest. FOREST LAKE run continuously. Fire Department and See website for music lineup and FARMERS MARKET WHERE: Contact: 651-429-7202 Ambulance Department. details. Polar Lakes Park, 1281 Hammond When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesor www.pinetree Outdoor juried event; Road, White Bear Township days through Sept. 26 multiple artists and Where: Lakeside appleorchard.com CONTACT: craftspeople. Park, Forest Lake DETAILS: bluesfest2017.com Contact: marineon Details: Concert Celebrate day 2 of Township Days ‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ stcroix.org series, crafts and CALENDAR GUIDELINES farmer’s market Anyone in the Contact: 651-209-9723 community may send PRAIRIE BURN or www.forestlakeparks. us news of an upcoming MUSIC FESTIVAL net local event. The calendar When: Noon-10 p.m. Where: Gasthaus is reserved for secular Building, 423 S. Main Saturday, Sept. 16 LEAGUE OF WOMEN Bavarian Hunter community events in St., Stillwater VOTER’S MEETING Where: YMCA Camp SHOREVIEW Restaurant, 8390 Lofton or adjacent to Press Details: Downtown St. Croix FARMERS MARKET When: 12:30 p.m. Ave. Stillwater Publication’s coverage shops offer discounts, Details: Live folk and Wednesday, Sept. 13 When: 3-7 p.m. Details: Festival tent, bluegrass music, food, drink specials, food samWhere: Incarnation Tuesdays, through Sept. area. Priority is given to German food, beer and free or affordable events ples, fashion tips and beer and activities for Lutheran Church, 4880 12; 3-6 p.m. Sept. 19Oompah music. Sundays kids. Proceeds benefit that are likely to appeal decorating ideas, folHodgson Rd., North Oct. 24 are family days with to a broad audience. lowed by Grand Finale YMCA camps. See Oaks Where: Shoreview face painting and live Publication of events website for schedule of Details: Public invited drawing at 8:30 p.m. Community Center music. is subject to editorial Contact: mainstreet performances. to hear a presentation on lower level parking Contact: 651-439discretion. Due to space Contact: ymcamn.org lot and pavilion, 4580 the topic, “Clean Energy stillwateriba.com 7128 or gasthaus limitations, there is in Light of the Paris Victoria St. N. bavarianhunter.com no guarantee whether, Agreement.” Details: Check CARSINO NIGHT PIRATE TAKEOVER when or for how long Contact: 651-493-0686 out new amenities, When: 4:30-8 p.m. When: 2:30-4 p.m. submissions will be weekly themes and live Thursday, Sept. 14 Sunday, Sept. 17 WYOMING published. Submissions entertainment Where: Passion Event STAGECOACH DAYS Where: Shoreview CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX are subject to editing. Contact: www. Center, 7651 Highway 65 Community Center, 4580 HOT ROD & When: Sept.15-16 Please include date, shoreviewcommunity VINTAGE CAR SHOW NE, Fridley Victoria St. N. Where: Downtown time, location, cost, brief center.com Details: Dinner, Details: Kids are Wyoming, Viking BouleWhen: 3-8 p.m. details, and contact music by Neal Elder, and vard and Highway 61 encouraged to dress Wednesday, Sept. 13 information for each games hosted by Crisco in pirate outfits and Details: Live music, Where: Lowell Park, WHITE BEAR LAKE event submission. from the KS95 Morning enjoy carnival games, food and craft vendors, downtown Stillwater FARMERS MARKET Submission deadline Show to benefit Cars for crafts, refreshments and kiddie parade, petting Details: Admire When: 8 a.m.-noon is Wednesday prior to Neighbors. $50/person. temporary tattoos. $12/ zoo, fi reworks. vintage and hot rod Fridays, June 30the following weeks’ Contact: carsfor child and adult by Sept. Contact: cars, food vendors, live October publication. Call 651-407neighbors.org 15; $15 at the door. www.wyoming music (6 to 8 p.m.), free Where: Washington 1226 with questions. Contact: 651-490stagecoachdays.com festivities. Ave. and 4th St., Online: www. 4750 or shoreview Contact: discover downtown White Bear ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ presspubs.com/calendar communitycenter.com stillwater.com Lake When: 7:30 p.m. SENIOR DANCE Email: calendar@ Details: Produce Thursdays & Fridays; When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, presspubs.com includes organic 2 p.m. Saturdays & Sept. 15 TED TALKS NIGHT AT THE Mail: Press produce, natural meats Sundays, Sept. 14-Oct. 1 DISCUSSION GROUP MUSEUM SERIES Where: Forest Lake Publications and cheeses, honey, Where: Lakeshore American Legion, 355 W. When: 11:30 a.m.-1 When: 5:30 p.m. Attn: Calendar Players, 4820 Stewart Broadway p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Thursdays, Sept. 20 & 27 syrup, baked goods, 4779 Bloom Ave. Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Enjoy mature Where: White Bear Where: Anoka County plants and flowers. White Bear Lake, MN Contact: 651-747-3650; Details: Delightful music by Wess Miller. Lake Library, 2150 2nd Historical Society, 2135 55110 www.whitebearlake.org adaptation of the beloved Held the 3rd Friday of St. Third Ave. N., Anoka every month. $6/person Details: Watch videos story. Tickets $22-$25/ Details: Monthly regular; $22/seniors; includes lunch. Cash about “Ideas Worth event includes catered LAKE COUNTRY $19/students. bar. Public welcome. Sharing” and discuss dinner, behind the CHORUS OPEN HOUSE/ Contact: 651-429-5674 Contact: 651-464-2600 a variety of topics, scenes tours and special REHEARSALS or lakeshoreplayers.org including “Effects of artifact displays. Tickets When: 7-9:30 p.m. Pollution”. Tuesdays AN EVENING IN NATURE $50; benefits ACHS. Contact: 651-724-6007 Registration required. WITH PETER MAYER Where: Redeemer OKTOBERFEST or rclreads.org Contact: anokacounty Lutheran Church, 3770 AT THE GASTHAUS When: 6-9 p.m. Friday, todays events online history.org Bellaire Ave., White Sept. 15 When: 5-11 p.m. or post your own at: Bear Lake Where: Lee and Rose Friday & Saturdays, LADIES NIGHT OUT www.presspubs.com/calendar Details: Prospective Warner Nature Center, Noon-6 p.m. Sundays, When: 5 p.m. TOUR DE HUGO 4779 Bloom Ave. members are invited to 15373 Norell Ave. N., Sept. 15-17 and Sept. Thursday, Sept. 14 When: Rides begin at White Bear Lake, MN 651-407-1200 Marine on St. Croix 22-24 Where: Brick Alley 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 learn more about the
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Specialty shots you need to know I’m assuming that most of you have some semblance of a pre-shot routine. For most people, it’s nothing more than taking a practice swing before you hit your shot. In previous columns I’ve written about establishing realistic goals, and why they can help you become a better golfer. I can’t think of a more important goal than perfecting your pre-shot Tee Time routine. Betsy The pre-shot routine helps you accomplish four things. First, it helps Larey you concentrate. It’s not possible to concentrate for four hours in a row. By breaking it down into manageable segments t (30 – 45 seconds) you can better focus on the task at hand. Second, it helps remove tension from your body. You cannot play good golf if you are anxious or if your mind is clouded with too many mechanical thoughts. There is no greater saboteur of the golf swing than tension. Third, a solid pre-shot routine instills confidence. And there is no greater creator of tension than a lack of confidence in your ability to make the swing. Finally, a good pre-shot routine helps you produce perfect alignment at address. The entire process should not take more than 30 – 45
seconds and can be easily completed without feeling rushed. Too much time over the ball allows for too many mechanical thoughts to entire your mind. I break the process into three components; the analysis box, the commitment line and the performance box. The analysis box is where you consider yardage, the lie, shot options, club selection, any hazards that may come into play, wind, etc. Once you’ve processed this information it’s time to take your practice swing. Whether you do this on the side of the ball or behind is a personal preference. For purposes of speedy play you should only take one, unless you are greenside or have an unusual lie. The last part of the analysis is picking your target line. You need to do this from behind the ball in order to see the line. The human eye can’t see b sideways, so never readjust your alignment from the side of the ball. Remember, your stance line is always left (for right handed golfers) of your target line. I pick out a spot 6 – 8 inches in front of my ball to set up to because it’s easier than looking 200 yards away. At this point it’s time to walk across the commitment line to the ball. If you ever watch golf on TV you may have seen a player set up to the ball, then step away and walk back behind the ball. What’s happened is he/she is not totally committed to the shot. At this point you are back in the analysis box and you start the process all over again. The worst thing you can do is to make a change after you’ve crossed the commitment line,
because your swing will probably be a defensive swing and tentative at best. The performance box is where you want the right side of your brain to take over. Time and again I see players standing over the ball entirely too long. All the thinking should have been done in the analysis box, not here. Once you’re set, I recommend you turn and stare at the target for a few seconds. This is a very right brain technique, and what you’re doing is planting “target’ in your brain instead of mechanical swing thoughts. If you stand stationary and stare at the ball instead of the target, you’ll become too rigid and lose focus. Remember the ball is not the target, the target is the target. If you still feel tense over the ball, take a deep breath and exhale. There’s an additional thing you can do to help your confidence. If you hit a poor shot by all means watch it, but take a post shot swing before you put your club away. Your mind remembers the last thing you did and you want to remember the good one! Betsy Larey is an LPGA Class A Teaching Professional who has taught adults and juniors for years. She has taught at the PGA Tour Academy in St Augustine Florida and has coached at Carleton College and Flagler College. She teaches at Keller Golf Course in St Paul. You can reach her directly at betsylareygolf@gmail.com or call 651-470-2297.
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CENTENNIAL COUGARS BOYS SOCCER
Coach — Arnie Lamers
Coach — Jeff Ottosen
Captains — Rachel Garofalo (sr 3D), Kaitlynn Moore (sr 2D) Other members — Quinn Bliss (fr 1S), Chloe Ouren (so 2S), Mia Troska (so 2D), Lauren Couillard (so 1D), Hallie Doce (sr 1D), Emma Olson (sr 3D), Anneke Linser (sr 4S), Claire Peloquin (fr 3S), Kaitlyn Davis (fr S), Britta Arends (fr D) Coach says — “This will be a rebuilding year with a young group of girls that need to get more experience. We have excellent senior leadership which will help this adjustment period.”
Last year — 6-6-1 conference, 7-9-1 overall
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 6 3:30 PM vs. Stillwater Area Centennial H.S. Sept. 7 4:00 PM @ Totino-Grace H.S. Sept. 11 4:00 PM vs. Roseville Area H.S. Sept. 12 4:00 PM @ Coon Rapids H.S. Sept. 14 4:00 PM vs. Spring Lake Park Sept. 16 8:00 AM @ East Ridge H.S. Sept. 19 4:00 PM vs. Andover Sept. 20 4:00 PM @ Elk River High School H.S. Sept. 25 4:00 PM vs. White Bear Lake Area
CENTENNIAL COUGARS BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Captains — Derek Bettendorf (sr M), Lenni Justen (sr M), Anthony Welch (sr F), Will Gallagher (sr G) Other returning starters —Demetrius Bernardy-Nelson (so F) 2016 stats — Goals-assists: Bernardy-Nelson 4-5, Bettendorf 4-2, Justen 3-2 … Goaltending: Gallagher 1.61 goals-against Coach says — “Lots of varsity experience on our team. The team looks great and we should contend for the conference championship.” SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 5 5:00 PM vs. Champlin Park Sept. 7 7:00 PM @ Andover H.S. Sept. 9 5:00 PM @ Park Center H.S. Sept. 12 5:00 PM @ Maple Grove H.S. Sept. 14 7:00 PM vs. Spring Lake Park Sept. 167 1:00 PM vs. Mounds View Sept. 18 5:00 PM vs. Anoka Sept. 26 5:00 PM vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong Sept. 28 7:00 PM @ Coon Rapids Sept. 30 3:00 PM vs. Totino-Grace OCTOBER Oct. 3 5:00 PM @ Elk River H.S. Oct. 5 7:00 PM vs. Blaine
CENTENNIAL COUGARS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Coach — Neil Kruse
Coach — Neil Kruse
Last year —2nd conference, 2nd section, 13th at state
Last year — 2nd in conference, 3rd in section
Captains — Kaiya Carlson (sr), Lia Gentilini (sr), Hanna Jack (jr) Other letter winners — Natalie Danzl (sr), McKendra Long (jr), Grace Johnson (so), Lizzy Lofstad (so), Gracie Stoks (8th), Tatum Leibke (8th) In the mix — Emily Mulberry (sr), Ella Ruble (jr), Maggie Womack (so), Jenny Green (so), Lauren Swanson (8th) Noteworthy — Johnson, Stoks and Leibke were all-conference in 2016 … Cougars return 5 of top 7 from state lineup Coach says — “With so many returning runners, we have high expectations to be contenders in most meets. We have to be healthy. Right now we have decent depth … Twelve newcomers have joined the team. There are some unknowns that may make for great competition.” SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 8 4:00 PM C-I Bluejacket CC Invitational Isanti Middle School Sept. 16 9:00 AM Lakeville North Applejack Invitational Aronson Park Sept. 19 4:00 PM Park Center Park Center H.S. Sept. 19 4:15 PM Pirate Sophomore and Under CC Meet Central Park in Brooklyn Park Sept. 23 10:00 AM Milaca MegaMeet Stones Throw Golf Course Sept. 23 10:00 AM Milaca Milaca H.S. Sept. 28 4:00 PM Osseo Invitational Elm Creek Park Reserve Sept. 28 4:00 PM Osseo Osseo H.S. OCTOBER Oct. 3 3:45 PM St. Michael Albertville Invite St. Michael Recreation Center Park Oct. 3 4:00 PM St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Saint Michael-Albertville H.S. Oct. 12 10:00 AM Maple Grove Maple Grove H.S. Oct. 12 2:45 PM Maple Grove Maple Grove H.S. Oct. 12 3:00 PM NW Suburban Conference CC Championships Elk River Country Club Oct. 12 3:00 PM Elk River Elk River H.S. Oct. 17 3:45 PM Centennial CC Invitational Centennial H.S. Oct. 17 4:00 PM Christ’s Household of Faith Centennial H.S. Oct. 17 4:00 PM Osseo Centennial H.S. Oct. 26 3:00 PM Section CC Championships Anoka HS CC Course Oct. 26 3:00 PM Anoka Anoka H.S. NOVEMBER Nov. 4 10:00 AM Minnesota State Cross Country Championships St. Olaf College
Captains — Eric Hotakainen (sr), Charlie Sylvester (sr), Noah Zurn (sr) Other letter winners — Derek Janzen (sr), Adam Namyst (jr), Blane Utter (sr) In the mix — Josh Jarpey (sr), Andrew Nordquist (sr), Luke Arends (sr), Zach Beddow (sr), Henry Elsenpeter (sr), Reece Gulbrandson (sr), Erik Blossom (sr), Thomas Marrah (jr), Carsen Johnson (so), Ben Zandstra (so), Jonathan Pattie (8th), Aiden Sherer (8th) Coach says —“We graduated a tremendous group. Those who are back this year want to keep the tradition of contending at the conference and section level. Right now we’re not a favorite, but by October, I think we can be a top-four team in each.”
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 8 4:00 p.m. C-I Bluejacket CC InvitationalIsanti Middle School Sept. 16 9:00 a.m. Lakeville North Applejack Invitational-Aronson Park Sept. 19 4:00 p.m. Park Center-Park Center Sept. 19 4:15 p.m. Pirate Sophomore and Under CC Meet-Central Park in Brooklyn Park Sept. 23 10:00 a.m. Milaca MegaMeet-Stones Throw Golf Course Sept. 23 10:00 a.m. Milaca-Milaca H.S. Sept. 28 4:00 p.m. Osseo Invitational-Elm Creek Park Reserve Sept. 28 4:00 p.m. Osseo-Osseo H.S. OCTOBER Oct. 3 3:45 p.m. St. Michael-Albertville InviteSt. Michael Recreation Center Park Oct. 3 4:00 p.m. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. (5AA)St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Oct. 3 5:45 p.m. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. (5AA)St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Oct. 12 10.00 a.m. Maple Grove-Maple Grove H.S. Oct. 12 2:45 p.m. Maple Grove-Maple Grove H.S. Oct. 12 3:00 p.m. NW Suburban Conference CC Championships-Elk River Country Club Oct. 12 3:00 p.m. Elk River-Elk River H.S. Oct. 17 3:45 p.m. Centennial CC InvitationalCentennial H.S. Oct. 17 4:00 p.m. Christ’s Household of FaithCentennial H.S. Oct. 17 4:00 p.m. Osseo-Centennial H.S. Oct. 26 3:00 p.m. Section Championships-Anoka H.S. CC Course Oct. 26 3:00 p.m. Anoka -Anoka H.S.O NOVEMBER Nov. 4 10:00 a.m. Minnesota State Cross Country Championships-St. Olaf College
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CENTENNIAL COUGARS FOOTBALL Coaches — Mike Diggins (head), coordinators are Travis Littlefield (offense), Jason Snoddy (defense) and Matt Watson (special teams)
CENTENNIAL COUGARS GIRLS SOCCER Coach — Ginger Flohaug Last year — 10-0-3 conference (2nd place), 16-0-3 overall, state champions
Last year — 3-4 conference, 5-5 overall Captains — Jarrod Peterson (sr LB), Trevor DeBlieck (sr S), Peyton Greve (sr OL), Ryan Koob (sr QB), Andrew Renneke (sr LB) In the mix — Offense: Andrew Metz (sr WR), Andrew Stuart (sr RB), Sam Bonfe (sr RB) … Defense: Trei Driskell (sr S), Rickey Eason (jr OLB), Will Noll (jr DT), CJ Warren (jr DE), Frankie Wiess (sr CB), Wyatt Schoephoerster (sr CB), Noteworthy — Peterson and Driskell made all-conference in 2016 …. Koop, Gabe Koenig (jr) and Cameron Dickman (jr) competing for QB slot 2016 stats — Passing: Koob 27-51-292, 1 TD … Tackles: Peterson 99 (7 for loss), Driskell 59, DeBlieck 37, Rennecke 27 Coach says — “We just have to wait and see. We are real young and inexperienced, but we have kids that really work hard.”
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 8 7:00 PM vs. Totino-Grace Sept. 15 7:00 PM @ Anoka H.S. Sept. 22 7:00 PM St. vs. Michael-Albertville H.S. Sept. 29 5:00 PM @ Osseo OCTOBER Oct. 6 7:00 PM vs. Blaine Oct. 13 7:00 PM Champlin Park @ Oct.18 7:00 PM East Ridge vs. Centennial H.S.
CENTENNIAL COUGARS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Captains — Megan Shock (sr D), Meghan Wilson (sr M), Amanda Ahles (sr D) Other letter winners — Hannah Bombek (sr M), Claire Orth (sr D), Haley Feela (sr M), Lexi Larson (jr M), Eliana Marciano (jr D), Mallory Monson (sr D), Madison Monson (so F), Olivia Lovick (so F) In the mix — Lauren Sicora (sr GK) 2016 stats — Goals-assists: Shock 7-1, Wilson 4-7, Lovick 4-2, Ahles 4-0, Orth 2-4, Fell 2-3 Noteworthy — Cougars have gone to state six of last eight years and were unbeaten state champs in 2016 … Wilson and Shock were all-state tournament picks …. Ahles and Shock made all-conference Coach says — “We have a lot of experience on this team. (Team strengths are) our dedication and determination to keep the standards high.”
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 5 7:00 PM vs. Champlin Park Sept. 7 5:00 PM @ Andover H.S. Sept. 9 7:00 PM @ Park Center H.S. Sept. 12 7:00 PM @ Maple Grove H.S. Sept. 14 5:00 PM vs. Spring Lake Park Sept. 18 7:00 PM vs. Anoka Sept. 26 7:00 PM vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong Sept. 28 5:00 PM @ Coon Rapids H.S. Sept. 30 1:00 PM vs. Totino-Grace OCTOBER Oct. 3 7:00 PM @ Elk River H.S. Oct. 5 5:00 PM vs. Blaine
CENTENNIAL COUGARS GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Coach — Jackie Rehbein-Manthey
Coach — Nicole Hedman
Last year — 8-6 conference, 16-11 overall
Last year — 9-0-1 dual meets
Captains — Ally Perzichilli (sr DS), Libby Macken (sr S) Returning starters — Macken, Molly Perzichilli (so OH) Noteworthy— Natalie Riley (jr) will be the middle hitter. Team working on many offensive options anchored by Macken Coach says — “We have a young and enthusiastic team that isn’t afraid of hard work and challenges. They are a fun dynamic group to watch play …. In the beginning of the season, we will be finding our way together, and we expect to make big strides when it comes time for tournament play.”
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 7 7:00 PM vs. Andover Sept. 8 2017 5:00 PM @ Apple Valley Sept. 9 8:00 AM @ Apple Valley Sept. 12 7:00 PM @ Anoka Sept. 14 7:00 PM vs. Park Center Sept. 19 7:00 PM vs. Blaine Sept. 25 7:00 PM @ Tartan Sept. 26 7:00 PM @ Coon Rapids Sept. 28 7:00 PM @ Spring Lake Park Sept. 30 9:00 AM vs. Chisago Lakes Sept. 30 9:00 AM vs.Henry Sibley Sept. 30 9:00 AM vs. Academy of Holy Angels Sept. 30 9:00 AM vs. Virginia OCTOBER Oct. 3 7:00 PM vs. Champlin Park Oct. 5 7:00 PM @ Elk River Oct. 10 7:00 PM vs. Totino-Grace Oct. 12 7:00 PM vs. North Centennial H.S. Oct. 14 9:00 AM @ Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Captains — Maddie Bielby (sr), Mandy Granquist (sr), Abby Nelson (sr), Seela Wang (sr) Other letter winners — Sarah Spauding (sr), Sarah Korth (sr), Sami Melde (sr), Gabi Parkinson (sr), Nellie Fulton (jr), Sarah Harville (jr), Sarah Poellinger (jr), Jasmine Quilan (jr), Anna Sauter (so), Kimberly Hareland (so), Macy Wang (fr), Katelyn Smith (fr), Kayley Magnuson (fr), Janessa Sandvold (fr), Hailie Finke (8th) Noteworthy — Hedman is a first-year coach for Cougars, with 30 years coaching experience … Bielby, M. Wang and S. Wang were all-conference last year … Two 2016 state qualifiers, Abigail Schwartz and Layni Andrle, stayed with their club team this season. Coach says — “We should be strong in backstroke with Maddie Bielby, fly with Seela Wang and Sarah Poellinger, distance free with Macy Wang, breaststroke with Sarah Harville … We should be strong in all three relay events ….There are some good teams out there and we are hoping to be competitive in the conference and section.”
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sept. 6 6:00 p.m. @ Maple Grove Sept. 7 6:00 p.m. @ Maple Grove Sept. 14 6:00 p.m. vs. Osseo High School Sept. 16 0.00 a.m. @ Blaine Sept. 16 9:00 a.m. @ Blaine Sept. 19 6:00 p.m. @ Coon Rapids Sept. 26 6:00 p.m. @ Andover Huskies Sept. 28 6:00 p.m. @ Blaine Sept. 30 12:30 p.m. vs. Grand Rapids OCTOBER Oct. 5 6:00 p.m. vs. Champlin Park
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1. Lino Lakes Officer Adam Halverson gets dropped into a dunk tank for a good cause. Lino Lakes volunteers along with the Public Safety Department in conjunction with Tavern on Main conducted a fundraiser for the Lino Lakes Child Passenger Safety Program Saturday, Aug. 19. The event raised $144, which will be used to purchase a variety of child safety seats to be donated to families in need. — Submitted 2. The total solar eclipse, as seen from Alliance, Nebraska, Monday, Aug. 21. Thousands of Minnesotans, including three Press staff members, traveled to various locations along the path of totality. — Paul dols, Press Publications 3. Tom Chapin, 91, of White Bear Township, gets his first total eclipse experience on a road trip to Arrow Rock, Missouri with family and friends. — Paul dols, Press Publications 4. Students at Centennial Elementary School returned to meet their teachers and learn more about the upcoming school year at open houses.— Submitted 5.Fifth-grade students at Centennial Elementary met their teacher Mrs. Peltier during open house. — Submitted
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YOHANIS SHITTA: YMCA acts as second home for Centennial grad FROM PAGE 1
experiences,” Shitta explained. When Shitta was in the fi fth grade, he had one of those experiences. He was going from door to door for a Golden Lake Elementary School fundraiser. Next thing he knew, a police officer showed up and asked Shitta to take him to his house. “One of the neighbors had called after I visited their house and said some not too great things,” he said. Shitta recalled being one of the fi rst AfricanAmerican families to move into the neighborhood. Although the neighborhood has changed drastically today, the YMCA served as a safe place where his family could feel like a part of a community. “I felt super weird because I felt welcome there. Everybody was very happy, kind and so warm.
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That's when we realized that was our community,” he said. “I felt like I had a second home at the Y. It really made a big impact on me. When I walked in, all the staff would greet me — from the executives to the maintenance staff.” Originally, Shitta and his brother visited the Y often as a place to hang out and do some fun things, but as Shitta entered high school he started to realize the Y was having a great impact on him. He became more interested in volunteering and leadership endeavors. He joined the Leaders Club, a volunteer group for youth who visit the Y. Eventually Shitta secured his fi rst job through the YMCA working at Park Play Days. Now, Shitta is still employed with the YMCA; this was his fourth summer working at Camp Heritage. Shitta is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities majoring in youth studies and minoring in leadership. When he is at school, he stays employed with the YMCA at the University campus. The YMCA had such an impact on him that he eventually changed his mind about what career he wanted to pursue. “I went into school thinking I wanted to be a pharmacist, but my viewpoint entirely changed,” he said. “The Lino Y put me on a path to understand myself more than anything else. I feel like I've gained a sense of my identity and who I am and who I want to be.” Shitta plans to pursue a career with the YMCA, but hasn't yet settled on a specific focus.
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Was there birdsong in the shadow of the eclipse? BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER EDITOR
While millions were watching this year's eclipse, some of them were also watching the birds. Researchers invited nature enthusiasts to submit observations of wildlife and plant life during the unique event in an effort to understand what effects the eclipse had within the ecosystem. Thousands of people participated, submitting observations about the life around them via smartphone apps such as eBird or iNaturalist. Publications such as the Denver Post have reported that domestic and zoo animals were reported to perform strange behaviors during the astronomical event, but scientists were curious what kind of effect the eclipse would have on wild animals. Minnesota birders were among those who participated in reporting observations. On the Minnesota Birding Facebook page, some Minnesotans reported that sparrows and other yard birds performed behaviors typical for evening, suggesting that the birds interpreted the darkness as the onset of night. Others reported no difference in bird behavior during the eclipse. The website eBird reported that the bulk of those who made observations were within the 95 percent coverage range of the eclipse, though it can be useful to have observations even in regions with minimal coverage, since it can indicate the range and scope of the effects of the eclipse, if any. In ranges of higher coverage, some birders reported that nocturnal birds such as nighthawks came out to feed, and daytime birds such as swallows and chimney swifts found roosting spots for the “night.” Birds are also affected by another, more common type of eclipse around this time of year—eclipse plumage. You may notice that some animals turn different colors in the winter to blend in with their habitat—the same is true of birds in the summer. In late summer, many species begin to molt, or shed their feathers and grow new ones. During this period,
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These male mallards, photographed in March, display bright-colored breeding plumage.
it can be more difficult to fly, so it's advantageous for bright-colored species to downplay their vibrant hues. Bold-colored males look more like the brown females of the species; this is especially noticeable with mallard ducks. Their prominent, bright-green heads are exchanged with shades of brown. If you look closely, you'll notice that they look almost identical to the females—except for the bright yellow beak, which is a dead giveaway that you're looking at an eclipse-plumage male. Whether observing birds during an eclipse, or observ-
ing birds in eclipse plumage, the key lies in the details. If you missed this year's eclipse, don't worry—the birds will still dress casual next summer, and there's always the eclipse of 2024 to look forward to. Jackie Bussjaeger is the editor of the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown, and can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
Eclipse chasers capture a piece of 3-layered sun BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
About every other car on the main drag in St. Paul, Nebraska about 9 a.m. Aug. 21 had a Minnesota license plate. Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Minnesota ... I was headed to Ravenna with my dad and uncle, a bit further into the totality zone of the Great American Eclipse. A couple from Minnesota was also headed to Ravenna and said their hotel in Columbus had been full of Minnesotans. We came from a hotel in Omaha that morning, almost 200 miles east. I woke up at 6 a.m. to thunderstorms. I heard bangs and convinced myself it was the garbage truck. While eating a moon-sized sausage and sun-sized waffle for breakfast, my dad confirmed my worries — it was storming. But he said I wouldn't need my raincoat stuffed deep into my backpack. “This won't last,” he said. Besides, we were heading west. My uncle and dad had shown foresight in compiling a spreadsheet and detailed maps of all the possible towns of totality within striking distance of Omaha. As we headed west on Highway 92, unwelcome celestial spectacles split the sky with jagged sparks. The sun should have been seen rising on its big day, but it was nowhere in sight. As we crossed the Platte River, however, the storm became a thing of the rearview mirror. Nearing the small town of Wahoo, slices of blue sky appeared above the rolling corn and soybean fields. “Fifty miles to go before we get into the totality zone,” my dad said. Nearing the town of Surprise, the sun began to shine on the fields, turning the corn tops golden yellow. Near Rising City, tall pine trees planted along the road led the eye up to a blue sky with a few shining white clouds. As we entered the path of totality zone, a group of blackbirds darted about and lined a wire as if preparing to watch the eclipse. Deeper into the totality zone, wild sunflowers filled the edge of the road. After a short break in St. Paul, we had several hours to find a good viewing spot. Driving into Ravenna, we saw a line
of people perched on a golf course ridge. Downtown, a lemonade stand and bake sale were welcoming tourists to the town of 1,400. “Today is the big day,” announced a sign at The Creamery. A bank flashed a warning that it would be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the eclipse. In the town's ballfield, a group was gathering for the big party, which included an attempt at a world record for the most people doing the moonwalk at once. We settled on the Ravenna Golf Club hill, rationalizing that the $10 entrance fee per person was worth it for the anticipated view. We were expecting a 360-degree sunset. We parked next to a farmer from the nearby town of Funk as we unloaded our accoutrements to be trucked up to the ridge in golf carts. “Welcome to Nebraska,” he said cheerfully. “There is room for everybody here.” Up on the ridge, a Ravennan remarked that it was the most people she had ever seen in town. Hundreds of people filled the hills, from places like California, Texas, Illinois and, of course, Minnesota. The Ravenna Chamber of Commerce later reported people from all 50 states and 14 different countries came to town for the eclipse, about 10,000 people throughout the weekend. I saw the beginning of the partial eclipse through the solar filter my husband Andrew had made for my camera from welding glass. It started as a faint shimmering on the edge of the sun as its rays apparently shone through the moon's mountains and craters. The moon slowly covered the sun for the next hour, taking bigger and bigger bites out of the cosmic cookie. People snacked and socialized while intermittently checking the moon's progress. I called my husband back in Wyoming, Minnesota, and we watched the partial eclipse, he with his welding helmet and I with my rad cardboard glasses. Then he was back to welding and I was back to the colander — looking at about a hundred tiny eclipsed suns projected onto a sheet of white paper. It began to get darker and cooler about 20 minutes before the expected totality at 1 p.m. Our shadows became sharp on the high-definition grass.
A lady from California frantically, enthusiastically, offered Red Vine licorice to fellow viewers a few minutes before totality. Venus burst from the blue sky next to the still-bright sliver of a sun. The horizon began to turn sunset colors — purple and pink dominating the west and orange and yellow flaring from the edges of the earth's sphere. The sun was still bright even as the moon nearly covered it; I stared up at a tiny orange glow through the prescribed shades. “There it goes,” my dad said. Suddenly, I completely tore off my rad cardboard glasses. My knees almost buckled as I stared up, gasping at the glowing halo above me. I was stopped in time, a mere motionless speck caught in the path of three cosmic spheres, tears coming to my eyes. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere, the corona (Latin for crown), glowed around the moon, sending forth elegant plasma gas projections, or solar prominences, into the sky. I was surrounded by a 360-degree sunset. I turned in it, my feet rebelling against the oil-painted, shiny landscape that seemed to have dried us all in place. Somehow I broke loose and was dashing about in the totality, trying to capture the painting on my camera and in my memory. The sun's corona began to brighten. For a couple seconds, I saw the sun's chromosphere, the middle layer of the sun's three-layered atmosphere. Like the corona, it can only be seen with the naked eye during a total eclipse. The first layer, the photosphere, is so bright it obscures the two outer layers. A pink band appeared and grew on the
edge of the moon, the sun's rim flashing magenta. The radiant color is caused by the burning of superheated hydrogen. As quickly as it came, it disappeared in a flash of light as the photosphere reemerged dominant, sparkling through the moon's mountains and craters and creating a diamond ring in the sky — the sun's still slightly visible corona acting as the ring's band as the bit of photosphere flashed at the moon's edge like a diamond. Too soon, it was too bright to look at again. Birds temporarily muted by the darkness let out chirps. Ravenna means raven, a fitting place for a black flying sphere to cover the sun and give its birds a once-in-a-lifetime experience of an afternoon nap atmosphere. Viewing totality and viewing a partial eclipse is about as different as eating a three-layer cake and smelling it. We'd had our fill of the sun's three-layered atmosphere. After watching the last of the unique landscape disappear, we packed up our accoutrements and took the next available golf cart ride down the hill. As we headed toward South Dakota, arching steel gray clouds stretched across the sky and sheets of rain obscured the sun. Far behind were the Nebraska plains that held together the moon and sun for a brief, historic moment. We'd chased the moon and captured a piece of the sun's three-layered atmosphere. It was totality worth it. Vadnais Heights Editor Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com.
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ADOPT-A-BACKPACK: Giving all students a good start to the school year FROM PAGE 1
pockets of poverty in the area and began helping families, first with school supplies, and then with free summer activity and meal programs. The program primarily serves the Centennial School District, but also serves children (K-12) in other districts including Spring Lake Park, Anoka-Hennepin, Forest Lake and White Bear Lake. “It is super fun for the kids on pickup day. They get so excited because they get a new backpack with all new supplies,” said Centennial Community Education Director Cori Sendle. “It is something that otherwise they probably wouldn't get to have. Now they get to school and look like every other kid; it gives the students a good start to the year and makes them excited about going back to school.” Volunteer Lynn Rossiter said, “We want all kids to start the school year on an equal footing, with the supplies they need for learning.” The only requirements are the family must reside within the Centennial Food Shelf service area: Blaine (east of Highway 47), Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino
Lakes; have a child in the public school districts already mentioned; and apply for the program by the deadline. This year 216 families (175 from Centennial), with children from 25 different schools, picked up their new supplies on distribution day Aug. 23. To help out, families can adopt a backpack and drop it off fully equipped with specific supplies or donate money or supplies. Each backpack has specific supplies that the child needs based on grade level and their specific class list; this year there were 79 different supply lists. “I wish that public schools had the money to provide supplies needed for students to learn. But that is not the case. School supply lists we see run $50-$100 per child—an annual financial nightmare for families already struggling to provide food, clothes and shelter for their growing kids,” Rossiter said. “This year, more than any year I can remember, it was the parents who took time on our distribution day to tell me how important this program is, how very helpful it is for their family … how appreciative they are.” Over 20 local organizations and busi-
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nesses supported the program this year through money or material donations, serving as a registration or drop-off site or providing volunteers. For years, the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department has held a supply drive during Night to Unite to collect supplies for the program. “On behalf of the parents — and the
students and the schools — I say, thanks for everyone’s support,” Rossiter said. For more information, visit www.adoptabackpack.org. Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.
POLICE REPORTS The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers were dispatched to a vehicle fi re in the 9000 block of North Service Drive in Lexington Aug. 24. The vehicle was smoking and the fi re department arrived to contain the fi re. • An adult male was warned for soliciting business in the 9100 block of South Service Drive in Lexington Aug. 24. • Officers responded to a fi re alarm in the 200 block of Civic Heights Drive in Circle Pines Aug. 24. Officers warned a juvenile male to not pull an alarm system without a cause. • A female called to report her vehicle hit a deer in the area of 20th Avenue/Main Street in Centerville Aug. 24. The deer was still alive after the accident and the County highway department was notified. • A male driving a marked Blaine Police Department squad car was struck by
another male driver in the area of Lexington Avenue and I-35W in Blaine Aug. 25. There were no injuries and photos were taken of the vehicles. • A burglary was reported in the 40 block of Indian Hills Drive in Circle Pines Aug. 26. The case is inactive pending leads. • Officers took a report of suspicious activity in the 1700 block of Main Street in Centerville Aug. 27. The complainant reported a black truck sped through the area and was suspicious. The officers discovered license plates were stolen from a truck. The investigation is pending. • Residents on Beaver Pond Way in Centerville called to report their mailboxes had been damaged by a vehicle Aug. 29. The suspects are unknown and the damage is estimated at $35. The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the follow-
ing incidents: • Officers responded to a property damage crash in the 7800 block of Oak Lane Aug. 22. A juvenile female received a citation for failing to drive with due care. • An officer responded to a residential burglary in the 7100 block of Snow Owl Lane Aug. 22. The officer found items were taken and no suspect information is available. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a speed violation in the 1300 block of I-35W Aug.22. The driver was cited for speed and possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle. • A Lino Lakes Community Service Officer responded to a dog bite report in the 1500 block of Oakview Court Aug.23. The dog was placed on a 10-day quarantine. Follow up will be conducted. • Officers stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation in the 2300 block of Main Street Aug.24. An adult male was subsequently arrested for
fourth-degree DWI. • 8 An officer responded to a service request in the 7000 block of 21st Avenue Aug. 24. A vehicle left without paying for pumped gas. The officer was unable to make contact with the driver. • Officers received a 911 call regarding a possible impaired driver in the area of Main Street and Lake Drive Aug. 24. Officers subsequently arrested an adult female for fourth-degree DWI. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a speed violation in the 8000 block of I-35E Aug.24. The driver was subsequently arrested for a fourth-degree DWI. • Officers stopped a vehicle for a violation occupied by juveniles in the area of Market Place Drive and Lake Drive Aug.25. Officers located tobacco and alcohol in the vehicle and cited the driver. • An officer conducted a traffic stop on a moving violation in the 7500 block of Main Street Aug. 25. The
officer arrested the driver for DWI and other charges. The driver was transported to the Anoka County Jail. • An officer stopped a 28-yearold male for speeding in the 8000 block of I-35E Aug. 27. The male was arrested for an outstanding warrant, gross misdemeanor no insurance and driving after revocation. The male was booked in the Anoka County Jail. • Officers stopped a male riding a bicycle without lights in the 900 block of Main Street Aug. 27. The male was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant. • An officer stopped a vehicle because it struck a squad on a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Main Street Aug. 28. The adult male driver was arrested for DWI and later tested .26. He was booked into jail for third-degree DWI, alcohol concentration of.08 or more an open bottle.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS New after school nature club The Wargo Nature Center and Lino Lakes YMCA and Camp Heritage are teaming up to offer an after-school nature club this fall. Every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 p.m. students in grades 4-6 will spend time exploring, adventuring and learning about nature and survival. The club will begin Sept. 6 and run for 12 weeks. Advance registration is required; cost is $85/person. To register, or for more information, call 651-429-8007 or visit anokacountyparks.com.
Lunch with a Naturalist Bring your lunch and join a naturalist for Lunch with a Naturalist series from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes. This monthly presentation will include local natural history information and possibly a relaxing stroll on the trails at Wargo. This month's topic is wild rice and harvesting. Any equipment that may be needed will be provided. Advance registration is not required. The event is free and for ages 50 and above.
Nordic walking Anoka County Parks and Recreation will host Nordic Walking, which is basically a simple walk turned into a full-body workout. During the walk, participants will increase their heart rate, burn more calories, strengthen their upper body and create resistance to build better bone density. Cost is $10/person (plus tax) and advance registration is required. The walk will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 at the Wargo Nature Center in Lino Lakes, 7701 Main St. To register, or for more information, call 651-429-
8007 or visit anokacountyparks.com.
Run for summer camp The 10th annual Bunker Stampede, a 5K and Kids Fun Run will be at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 at Bunker Hills Regional Park. The funds raised from the event will provide scholarship opportunities for families with limited incomes to participate in nature-based summer day camps at Wargo Nature Center. Cost is $25/person for the 5K and $5/person for the Kids Fun Run, which will be 0.5 miles in length. The Kids Run will be held immediately after the completion of the 5K. Register online at anokacountyparks.com or call 763-324-3350.
Free Dollars into Sense class The University of Minnesota Extension, Anoka County will present a free Dollars into Sense class on three Thursdays: 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 14; 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 12; and 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, all at the Anoka County Human Services Center, 1201 89th Ave., Blaine. The class will cover tracking expenses, putting together a spending plan, goal setting, credit and where to get additional help or resources. To register, call University of Minnesota Extension, Anoka County at 763-324-3495 at least three days prior to the class.
Introduction to kayaking Anoka County Parks and Recreation will host an introduction to kayaking course from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Sept.18 at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve, Centerville Beach, 7373 Main Street, Centerville. The flat-water class is for ages 15 and up and will cover basic
strokes, kayaking safety and boat/equipment selection. Most of the class time will be spent getting comfortable on the water. No experience is necessary. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Participants under age 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult. The cost is $25 per person (not including tax).
Birding by boat Access areas most other birders can’t get to and see a variety of waterfowl, shorebirds and upland bird species during a Birding by Boat event from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St. in Lino Lakes. No experience with boats or birdwatching is required. Binoculars are available for use. Advance registration is required. Cost is $10/adult and kids 17 and under are free when accompanied by a parent/guardian; all equipment is provided. The event is for all ages.
Tickets on sale for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Tickets to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Curling Mixed Doubles are now on sale. The event will be Dec. 13-17 at Fogerty Arena, 9250 Lincoln St. NE, Blaine. Prices range from $5 for a single match to $150 for all events and a VIP experience. Many of the matches will be televised. The Team Trials for mixed doubles will be the first of its kind in the U.S. as the discipline debuts at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 this February in South Korea. Eight teams of two will compete at the trials; the winner will earn a spot on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee. Ticket information is available at CurlingtownUSA. com.
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SAFETY EVENT: Technology can be ‘dangerous terrain’ for older children FROM PAGE 1
people who are looking to abuse children are looking in places where they have access to children,” she said. Cases like Wetterling's have caused many parents to teach their children about “stranger danger,” but the National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse reports that around 90 percent of abuse is committed by someone the child knows. “Stranger danger” is not always the best practice. “When we're not around, our children will have to go to a stranger to get help,” Straub said. “If they're lost in a store, we want them to go up to somebody who works at Target.” Approaching another mom with kids is usually another safe alternative. “The other thing we have going for us is this gut instinct,” Straub said. “If somebody that you don't know comes up to you and starts to make you feel uncomfortable, you have bells and whistles going off. Our body kind of has this automatic response. If I am 5 or 8 or 12, and it's an adult that I know, it's an adult that I trust, it's an adult that I'm told that I have to be respectful (to), and that adult is making my bells and whistles go off, I sometimes try to quiet the bells and whistles, because that
doesn't make sense with what I've been told about this person.” All children should be able to identify five trustworthy adults they can go to for questions and help—parents should be familiar with whom their kids select. Children should also be encouraged to “check first” with their parents before talking to anyone or going somewhere with someone else. Practice and positive reinforcement can help drive these behaviors home, Straub said. Even discussing scenarios with your children during breaks or while driving can make them think about what to do in uncomfortable situations. One of the foremost methods to help children stay safe is talking to kids about healthy relationships. “Talking to kids about consent, and I'm not just talking about sexual consent,” Straub said. “They have a right to their bodies, and talking about what their body parts are, and that they have the right to say no to touch that they don't like.” Technology can be dangerous terrain, especially with older children, Straub said. Digital communication can easily create an illusion of a personal connection, which is how many adults with ill
CITY OF CIRCLE PINES, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENTS 2018 STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Circle Pines, Minnesota will meet at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in the Council Chambers at Circle Pines City Hall, 200 Civic Heights Circle. The proposed improvements for East Road, Center Road between Crossway Drive and East Road, Crossway Drive, Park Drive, Park Drive West, Park Drive East, and Pine Drive between East Road and Lake Drive are as follows: replacement of bituminous pavement with subgrade correction, curb and gutter replacement, replacement of sanitary sewer and watermain, and storm sewer improvements. The total estimated cost of said improvements is $4,941,000. The area proposed to be assessed for the foregoing improvements would include properties adjacent to or near the roadway segments described above. A reasonable estimate of the total amount to be assessed, and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for affected parcels, will be available at the hearing. Failure to give mailed notice or any defects in the notice does not invalidate the proceedings. Written or oral opinion will be considered at the hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disabled individual may one week in advance contact city hall by phone at 763-784-5898, or TDD 763-231-2617; or in writing to request reasonable assistance to be able to participate in these proceedings. Patrick Antonen, City Administrator City of Circle Pines Anoka County, Minnesota Dated: August 23, 2017 Published two times in the Quad Community Press on August 29 and September 5, 2017.
CITY OF LINO LAKES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING *DATE CORRECTION* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, to consider the following: • 520 62nd Street, PIN # 32-31-22-31-0022 (Parcel A) - Vacating the drainage easement over wetlands on Parcel A and accepting new drainage easement - Parcel A is legally described as the West 525 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 31, Range 22, Anoka County, Minnesota. Except the East 66 feet of the North 712 feet thereof, and Except the North 33 feet of the West 459 feet thereof. For further information regarding the above item, contact City Planner, Katie Larsen, at 651-982-2426. Anyone wishing to be heard regarding these items will be given the opportunity at the time of the hearing. If you have any questions or need special accommodations, please call 651-982-2400. Julie Bartell, City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on September 5, 2017.
CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 07-17 ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM R-X, RURAL EXECUTIVE TO GB, GENERAL BUSINESS FOR ALL SEASONS RENTAL/SS PROPERTIES ADDITION (7932 LAKE DRIVE) The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1: Findings of Fact 1. The City received a Land Use Application to rezone certain property from R-X, Rural Executive to GB, General Business.
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intent get access to young people. “We will never be ahead of our kids, because our kids are digital natives, and we're the immigrants,” Straub said. “Our parents never had to talk to us about the internet, or apps, or sexting, so we don't know how to have those conversations with our kids. They're the experts.” Straub recommended that parents ask kids questions about their apps— what's fun about them, who do they connect to on them, what might be dangerous about them. Technology can also be a useful tool in safety—many families have a “no questions asked” policy, where if a child is in a situation in which they feel uncomfortable, they can text their parents a prearranged code word that indicates they want to be picked up. The parents' role is to raise an independent adult, and sometimes things do not go as planned. When placed in a risky situation, a fight, flight or freeze reflex can kick in, no matter how prepared a child is. “If something does happen and your child comes back and says, 'I forgot to say no,' you know what? You say 'It's okay; it's not your fault. What that person did was not okay. I still love you and
2. The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on July 12, 2017. 3. Per Section 1007.015 (5), the Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed rezoning and its judgement shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: (a) The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. All Seasons Rental is consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The parcels are guided commercial and the retail rental business is consistent with that land use. The development is also consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan in regards to resource management, transportation, utilities and local water management plan. (b) The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. All Seasons Rental is compatible with present and future land uses of the area. Land uses surrounding the subject site are guided for commercial development, mixed use and residential. (c) The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein. All Seasons Rental conforms with all performance standards with some minor revisions as detailed in the July 12, 2017 Planning & Zoning staff report. (d) The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City’s service capacity. All Seasons Rental can be accommodated with existing public services. The new facility will be served by an 8” PVC sanitary sewer and a 12” DIP watermain located along Kelly Street. The proposed commercial building will not overburden the City’s service capacity for either water or sanitary sewer. (e) Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. Traffic generated by All Seasons Rental is within capabilities of the streets serving the property. CSAH 23/Lake Drive is a minor arterial reliever street. Kelly Street is a local street. Section 2: Amendment The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lino Lakes is hereby amended to zone the following described property to GB, General Business. Section 3: Legal Description The parcel is depicted on Exhibit A on file in the office of the City Clerk and legally described as follows: PARCEL A: That part of the North 135.00 feet of the west 248.50 feet of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 31, Range 22, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying easterly of State Trunk Highway No. 8, except that part taken for road, according to the United States Government Survey thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota. AND PARCEL B: The North 135.00 feet of the east 80 feet of the west 328.50 feet of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 9, Township 31, Range 22, Anoka County, Minnesota. AND Lot 1, Block 1, PINE GLEN, Anoka County, Minnesota. AND All that part of Lot 5 AUDITOR’S SUBDIVISION NO. 100, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the most Northerly corner of said Lot 5; thence Southerly on the East line of said Lot 5, 88.62 feet; thence Westerly at right angles, 46.34 feet, more or less, to the Northwesterly line of said Lot 5 (being the Southeasterly right of way line of old Highway 8, now County State Aid Highway No. 23); thence Northeasterly along said Northwesterly line to the point of beginning, except Parcel 39, Anoka County Highway Right-of-Way Plat No. 17, Anoka County, Minnesota. Section 4: Development Regulations The development shall conform to the plans, requirements, and conditions of approval as listed in Council Resolution No. 17-80 and No. 17-81.
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it's not your fault.'” But practice is still key when teaching kids the best way to be safe. “We can't expect them to fight their way, scream their way, yell their way out of every situation if we're not talking about it and practicing it,” Straub said. Parents shouldn't feel like they're trying to scare their children, but rather arming them with the right tools to arise in uncomfortable or dangerous situations. Learn more about family safety at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center at www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/ jacob-wetterling-resource-center or by calling 651-714-4673. The St. Croix Family Resource Center is expanding its presence in the community with offerings such as an after-school program and community garden. Learn more about the St. Croix Family Resource Center, including upcoming community events, at www. stcroixfrc.org or by calling 651-231-7807. Jackie Bussjaeger is the editor of the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown, and can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
Section 5: Effect This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to the Lino Lakes City Charter. Passed by the Lino Lakes City Council this 28th day of August, 2017. Jeff Reinert, Mayor. ATTEST: Julianne Bartell, City Clerk. Published one time in the Quad Community Press on September 5, 2017.
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FILE NO. P.S. 02-CV-17-3093 In the Matter of the Petition of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association In Relation to Certificate of Title No. 127110 issued for land in the County of Anoka and State of Minnesota legally described as: Lot 1, Block 1, WEDGEWOOD PARC 8TH ADDITION TO ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THIS REAL ESTATE, PARTICULARLY: Parties to be served: Nelson Ivan Zelaya. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that unless you appear before this Court on the 14th day of September, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at the Anoka County Government Center, Room 715, 2100 3rd Avenue, in the city of Anoka, State of Minnesota, to make a valid objection, the Court will enter the following Order: That the Registrar of Titles of Anoka County, upon the filing of a certified copy of this Order, cancel Certificate of Title No. 127110 and enter a new certificate for Lot 1, Block 1, WEDGEWOOD PARC 8TH ADDITION, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, whose address is 3415 Vision Drive, Columbus, OH 43219, subject to the existing recital, but free of all memorials now appearing on the present certificate through the memorial of document number 544358.002 and also free from the memorial of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order be served: (a) at least 10 days prior to such hearing upon all of the above named parties residing in this State in the manner provided by law for the service of a Summons in a Civil action; (b) at least 14 days prior to such hearing upon any of the above named parties not residing in this State by sending a copy of this Order by registered or certified mail, return receipt, to each of such parties at his/her post office address; (c) upon any of the above named parties who cannot be found by two weeks published notice and at least 14 days prior to the hearing by sending a copy of this Order by First Class mail to each of such parties at his/her last known address and at his/her address as stated on the Certificate of Titles if his/her address is so stated. (d) upon a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity governed by Minn. Stat., Chp. 302A, 303, 317A, 322A, 322B, or 323 in the manner provided by Minn. Stat. §5.25. (Note: return date on Order to Show Cause must be at least 30 days after date of mailing by the Secretary of State.) Dated: August 4, 2017 /s/ Bethany A. Fountain Lindberg, Judge of the District Court Approved as to Form By: /s/ Dulcie M. Brand, Examiner of Titles SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 12550 West Frontage Road, Suite 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 15-100791 Attendance is required only by those who wish to object to the entry of the above-described order. Published two times in the Quad Community Press on August 29 and September 5, 2017.
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New fashion brand ‘All about Feeling’ BY DEBRA NEUTKENS MANAGING EDITOR
When Amy Grabow was brainstorming names for a promising new product, a slang expression used by millennials came to mind: All the feels. It means “good vibes,” or “feeling goodness,” she said. Grabow’s new brand, All the Feels Co., is about giving goodness to others. “The term embodies what this brand is about, which is spreading warmth and joy,” she explained. It has long been Grabow’s mission to have a career, a loving family and involvement in community. Being well rounded was something her former employer, Target Corporation, preached to its employees. “After a 17-year career at Target, I wanted to do something that involved all three,” Grabow said. “I’m a mom to three girls and I wanted to show them you can have it all.” She’d been working on a new product with her current employer, Moscoe Group, when a former colleague called about an opportunity to partner with Target. The retail giant was looking to put a brand with a cause in its stores for the 2017 holiday season. “He knew I was working on something and asked if I would be interested in developing it for Target.” Within a week, Grabow and her small team had a name, logo and ideas on charitable partners. Her employer agreed to back it. When they pitched the idea, Target bought it for all 1,800 stores.
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Abbey Grabow cuddles with the cozy, reversible brand of blanket called All the Feels. Her mother Amy is launching the product in Target stores this month.
And the product? Soft, fuzzy blankets. Middle school girls love them. Their target market is 13 to 18 year olds, an age group Grabow believes is very aware of happenings in the community. That demographic will expand as more items like sleeping bags and throws are added to the product line. The giving part works like this: For every blanket sold, All the Feels donates a blanket or financial equiva-
lent to a nonprofit partner. Two partners were just announced as recipients of the giving: Covenant House, a provider of shelter and services to homeless youth, based in New York; and Together We Rise, a California nonprofit that provides necessities and bicycles for children in foster care. Both are national organizations that impact youth. Grabow emphasizes that All the Feels is a for-profit brand that works to maximize its giving. “We have little administrative costs,” she pointed out. “Our photo shoots are done in house. We used
locations like St. Andrew’s and Mahtomedi beach. Our models are Mahtomedi girls invited to be part of this. Most are middle schoolers whose families are involved in the community. They did it to help us get the brand off the ground.” The Birchwood mom and husband Clint have three daughters, Abbey, Stella and Vivian, who all attend school in Mahtomedi. They range in age from 9 to 13. When she’s not working on All the Feels, Grabow leads marketing and creative services for The Moscoe Group, a Minnetonka-based sales fi rm that represents suppliers to companies like Target and Best Buy. Her job is to travel the world to fi nd new brands and ideas to bring to retail. “I do trend forecasting, attend international trade shows and find things that are new that we can bring to Target and other retailers,” she said. Her girls have accompanied Grabow on some of the trips. “It’s been a good fit now that they’re older. They’re more interested in what mom does,” she quipped. “None of the giving will be possible without the support of people buying our product,” Grabow added. The blankets go on sale at Target mid-September and will be sold through Christmas. They’ll come in four colors and three sizes: twin, full/ queen and king. Price range is $29.99 to $49.99. By the end of October, there will also be additional products on the website: Allthefeelsco.com. Managing Editor Debra Neutkens can be reached at 651-407-1230 or whitebearnews@presspubs.com.
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