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Support group demonstrates you are not alone BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

With more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and one in three seniors dying with Alzheimer's (or another form of dementia), one thing is certain: caregivers are not alone. A local Alzheimer's support group aims to not only demonstrate just that, but also to give a safe environment where those with loved ones with the disease can express their concerns and what they are going through. “The purpose is to have a safe environment where the caregivers are SEE SUPPORT GROUP, PAGE 2

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Andrew, Mary and Doug Joyer display pumpkins grown on the farm. Mary and Doug are about to weigh the pumpkins they grew in a friendly challenge to se who could grow the largest pumpkin. BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LINO LAKES — Fall Fun is the theme this season at Waldoch Farm, and there are some additions to the 100-year-old family-farmed acreage, including pigs and a barnyard addition. With a $10 admission to the corn maze — which includes

a word search treasure hunt within — guests can enjoy spending time in the corn box as well, a giant sandbox-like area filled with dry kernels of corn. “Take off your shoes and socks and jump right in,” said Doug Joyer, fourthgeneration Waldoch farmer. “It feels amazing on your feet. It’s better than sand.” Families bring their children to dig and play in the SEE WALDOCH FARM, PAGE 28

Family business celebrates 20-year milestone BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

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LINO LAKES — What started out as a small carry-out restaurant 20 years ago has flourished into a family-owned business that provides both a dine-in and carry-out experience. Tony Pounds, Owner of Pizza T, grew up in Lexington. In 1996 Pounds started working as a driver for what was then known as Hometown Pizza & Tacos located in Circle Pines. Three years later, the owner asked him if he would be interested in purchasing the business. At the time, Pounds was running another business, buying and repurposing cars. He was also signed up to start at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in the fall. At the age of 22, he decided to buy the business. “I had my own business and I liked it. It was nice to work on my own and be my own boss,” he said. “I felt like it was an opportunity that might not come along again.” At its previous location, the business was only set up to accommodate take-out business and didn't have any seating for customers. In 2004, the franchise fell apart; the business lost access to all of the recipes and everything changed. The business had to

Chad Pounds, 33, gets the dough ready for a fresh-made pizza at Pizza T in Lino Lakes. The business celebrated 20 years in September and has a 20th anniversary special through Dec. 1.

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CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL NOTES

POLICE REPORTS

The Circle Pines City Council took the following action at its Sept. 27 meeting:

The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents:

• Approved final payment no. 6 for the 2015 street project in the amount of $10,000 to Midwest Asphalt Corporation. The total project cost was $1,119,742. • Approved payment no. 4 for the 2016 street project in the amount of $454,143 to LaTour Construction Inc. The total project cost is estimated to be $1,878,327. • Approved the proposed preliminary 2017 general fund budget and set the 2017 preliminary tax levy. The proposed budget is $2,638,403, which is a 2.8 percent increase from 2016. Despite the increased budget, the tax rate is expected to drop from 59.72 to 59.32. Councilman Richard Runbeck voted no. “The general budget is only going up by less than 2 percent, but the total levy is going up 5 percent ($118,626). Some things we don't control, but that is how much my house and other people's houses will be going up.” he said. Councilman Matt Percy explained that the fire budget was going up substantially. The fire budget is $56,575, 20 percent higher than last year. “They got a lot more calls this year than previous years; it was much more than anticipated. If things return to normal, it may be that we don't have to use all that money. We are basically budgeting for the worst-case scenario and keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be that high.” • Scheduled a public hearing regarding the proposed 2017 levy and budget for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

• An officer stopped a vehicle in the 6000 block of Hodgson Road that had been reported stolen at 12:27 a.m. Sept. 23. The 27-year-old male driver from Minneapolis was arrested for possession of fi fth-degree controlled substance, receiving stolen property, fleeing on foot, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving after revocation and an outstanding warrant. The 26-year-old male passenger with no permanent address was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon, motor vehicle tampering and obstructing the legal process. The males were transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. • An officer was dispatched for a report of theft that occurred in the 8100 block of Lake Drive at 2:20 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) removed a black utility trailer from a business between Sept. 16-20. The case is currently under investigation. • An officer responded to a report of motor vehicle theft in the 7100 block of Whippoorwill Lane at 9:35 a.m. Sept. 25. Upon further investigation, a 20-year-old male from Lino Lakes was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle.The male was transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. • An officer responded to a report of theft in the 700 block of Apollo Drive at 2:01 p.m. Sept. 25. A 14-year-old male from Blaine was arrested for shoplifting. • An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding in the 7600 block of Main Street at 5:07 p.m. Sept. 25. The 38-year-old male driver from Blaine was subsequently arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hypodermic needles, no insurance (three in 10 years), driving after revocation and speeding. The male was transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. • Officers were dispatched for a domestic assault report in the 6300 block of Hodgson Road at 7:21 p.m. Sept. 25. After further investigation, a 39-year-old

The next regular City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 at City Hall. Shannon Granholm

CHURCH BRIEF The Church of St. Genevieve hosts blood drive The Church of St. Genevieve will host an American Red Cross blood drive noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in the St. Genevieve Community Center, located at 6995 Centerville Road in Centerville. To schedule an appointment call 800-733-2767 or go online to redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code SGCC. The church is handicapped accessible and walk-ins are welcome. Make sure to bring a driver's license or blood donor card.

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female from Lino Lakes was arrested for felony domestic assault. The female was transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 7600 block of Lake Drive at 11:48 p.m. Sept. 27. The 37-yearold male driver from Lino Lakes was arrested for fourth-degree DWI. The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Police took information regarding telephone harassment occurring in the 6700 block of Centerville Road Sept. 22 in Centerville. The suspect was identified. • Officers responded to a phone call complaint of road rage near Lake Drive and Griggs Avenue Sept. 23 in Lexington. Officers spoke to both drivers and advised them of possible consequences of poor driving and road rage. Both drivers had different versions of the incident and there were no witnesses. • Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of West Golden Lake Road Sept. 24 in Circle Pines for possible people ringing door bells and running away. Officers located two juveniles in the area. Officers transported both juveniles back to their parents/guardians. • Police responded to a two car property damage accident in the 1500 block of Peltier Lake Drive Sept. 24 in Centerville. Police arrived and gathered all pertinent information from the drivers. Police assisted in cleaning up the scene. • An officer stopped a vehicle for excessive speeding in the area of Lexington Avenue and Woodland Road Sept. 27 in Lexington. The driver provided a breath sample of .18 and was transported to jail. A criminal history revealed a previous out of state DWI within 10 years. The male was booked on second-degree DWI, DWI over .08, careless driving, driving after suspension, speed (63 mph in a 35) and use of electronic device while driving.

SCHOOL BRIEF High school juniors sought for Capitol page program High school juniors who are interested in gaining hands-on experience with Minnesota's government can do so by serving as a page at the Capitol in St. Paul for the 2017 legislative session. The House of Representatives program has been in place since 1975. As a page, students attend meetings with legislators, assist members during the session, participate

in mock committee sessions and more. There are 10 four-day sessions available from early February until late April. The application process includes an application, faculty recommendation and an essay. Applications are due Dec. 2. More information is available at www. house.mn by clicking the “High School Page Program” link near the bottom of the site, or by calling 651-296-7452.

STUDENT NEWS The following locals received scholarships to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire:

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Circle Pines resident Samantha Beaulieu and Lino Lakes resident Rachel Gilbert Korkowski both received the Freshman Honors Award for $1,000. The criteria includes ACT score of 28 or higher (SAT score of 1310 or higher), top 5 percent of high school class or GPA of 3.95 or higher.

The Circle Pines Post Office is depicted as it looked on Jan. 7, 1965. The two men are identified as Penny Laska and Allen Laser. A note with the photograph inThe following student received a scholarship to Iowa State University: dicates that the post office had moved, though whether this picture was taken before or after the move is not specified. Circle Pines first opened its post office Circle Pines resident Mariah Palmer received the Fred Foreman Scholarship of Growth in 1956. In the late 1980s, a new building was constructed as part of the campus in Leadership Participation from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. that today houses Circle Pines City Hall, the county library and the post office. While not in great shape, this photograph appears to be one of the only pictures in existence of the Circle Pines Post Office from that era. The Anoka County Historical Society would welcome any other photos that someone might be willing to Family-owned, locally grown, ultra fresh food donate.

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his fall I did what any good runner-turnedreporter would do – I ran all the way around White Bear Lake in the Lions Bear Water Run 10-miler. Besides my husband standing along the course with the elephant-shaped ‘SARA’ sign he made when I ran my first marathon and the eccentric cheerers at the water stops, my inspiration came from something most of the runners probably didn’t notice. Every few hundred feet, I passed by a green Press Publications newspaper tube. Those green boxes began to cheer me on. Every time I spotted one, I pretended it was cheering me on Story in my run around the lake this community calls home. I was esChaser pecially inspired when I passed Sara Marie Moore a home in Mahtomedi with a yard full of people with bells and on all the runners – and of d music i cheering h course, there was a green Press Publications box beneath their mailbox. For over an hour, I took in box after box, analyzing their abundance as my legs began to ache more and more. The newspaper tubes weren’t just cheering me on in my race anymore. They were cheering me on as a community journalist. I thought about the readers who, week after week, wait for the news in their tube. I especially thought about the subscribers and how their voluntary payments cheer us on in our work. When I crossed the finish line, my husband was there with a bouquet speckled with orange flowers, the White Bear Lake Lions were there with orange and white t-shirts and some blessed volunteers with pickles to restore my depleted electrolytes. I had conquered all 10 miles of White Bear Lake. I had actually run around the lake for two reasons: I’m a runner and I’m a reporter. When I wanted to get back into running, I chose a run around a local lake supporting an organization in the community I write about. I figured my run around the lake I drive around while on the hunt for a story would be inspiring. I’m grateful for all the readers who cheered me on with their newspaper tubes in more ways than one. Through your voluntary subscription, you are cheering on local news. A few days after my run around White Bear Lake, I found myself circling the lake for a story. I stopped fi rst at Sunrise Park Middle School, about a third of the way around the lake from our office. I checked out the new salad bar and heard about the district’s farm-to-school program. Afterward, I drove immediately to Pine Tree Apple Orchard; it sells apples directly to the district. I was now halfway around the lake. Amidst the cherry-red apples and the iconic barn, I couldn’t help but be struck by what the apple grower told me. His dad used to sell apples to local schools long ago, but then food service apparently became one-stop shopping. Thankfully, our culture today is back on track and buying apples from local growers. As I drove the rest of the way around the lake back to the office crunching on a caramel apple fresh from the orchard, I remembered my race along the route I was now driving. It has been those in the community who buy local that have helped 100-plus-year-old businesses like Press Publications and Pine Tree Apple Orchard to endure, just like the news tubes along my run inspired me to keep going. Our newspaper needs your cheers and your subscription. Fill out an envelope today. Sara Marie Moore is editor of the Shoreview Press and Vadnais Heights Press. She can be reached at vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com or 651-407-1235.

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ast week, I interviewed some college students who were at an etiquette dinner. I had seen the posters around the UW-River Falls campus and I was curious to see if young people were interested or if proper etiquette was even on their radar. Not only are students interested, some want to master etiquette and have attended multiple times, like Osceola resident Donald Wild Carufel. I’ve known Chow Carufel since he and our oldest son Lisa Erickson played football. When Carufel would come over for pre-game dinners, he was very polite and shy. Now he is a tall, handsome, well-dressed and conﬁdent man, who proudly explained the importance of proper etiquette. “This is the tenth dinner I’ve attended and I learn something new every time. Not only is learning about how to eat at a social event important, but also the way you dress and if you should pay the bill or not. There are many things you need to learn. I want to get all the skills I can before I enter the workforce.” Carufel is graduating this spring and others like him will be ahead of their peers’ etiquette

skills and may land their dream job by understanding what to do at a business meal. Many companies conduct business meetings over a meal, which can be formal or casual lunch, but knowing what to do can make or break a deal. According to a survey developed by Robert Half, a large staffing service fi rm, almost 50 percent of chief financial officers said their most successful business meetings that occurred outside the office were held over lunch or dinner. Employers also said that a person’s table manners could be a deciding factor in obtaining a signed contract. An expert in etiquette, Jacqueline Whitmor, says don’t worry what your peers may think of you, they are not the ones making the decisions. I’m sure some of you may be thinking no one notices “how” we eat, but people do. My own proper Business Dinner Etiquette list coincides with what other professionals have put together. • When you arrive, greet your host with eye contact and a firm handshake. Do not sit down until your host is seated. • At a restaurant, order an item that costs less than what the host orders. If they have not ordered yet, ask for their recommendations. Order something easy to eat. Save the ribs for another time.

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QUAD AREA EVENTS LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Seniors age 50+ can bring a lunch and hear a presentation about local history from a naturalist, and possibly a relaxing stroll on the trails. Registration not required. Contact: 651-429-8007; anokacountyparks.com

NORDIC WALKING When: 4-5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Simple walk becomes a full-body workout and increases heart rate, burns more calories and builds upper body strength and bone density. Ages 15+. $10/person; registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007; anokacountyparks.com

BIRDING AND NATURE WALK When: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct 8 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: People of all ages can join a naturalist for a guided bird walk around Islands of Peace County Park. Binoculars and identiﬁcation guides provided. $5/person; registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

VERMICOMPOSTING When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn how to reduce food waste and make great compost year-round by composting using red wiggler worms. Participants will make a vermicomposting bin to take home. $12/person; $5/additional family member. Registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

DOLLARS INTO SENSE CLASS When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Where: Anoka County Human Services Center, 1201 89th Ave., Blaine Details: Class covers tracking expenses, putting together a spending plan, goal setting, credit, and where to get additional help. Register at least 3 days prior. Contact: 763-755-1280 or extension.umn.edu

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE When and Where: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at Mark Peterson Insurance Agency, 9200 Lake Dr., Circle Pines Details: Blood and platelet donations needed. Donors encouraged to make appointments. Contact: 800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood. org

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LINO LAKES RECYCLING SATURDAY When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Residents of Lino Lakes can recycle appliances and electronics. Contact: 651-982-2423 or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

FRESH CHEESE MAKING When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn to make fresh mozzarella and ricotta. Ages 15+. $20/person; registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

FLASHLIGHT NIGHT IN THE CORN MAZE When: Last entry 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Waldoch Farm, 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes Details: One weekend only. No fright, only fun. Bring a ﬂashlight. Contact: 651-780-1207 or www.waldochfarm. com

LITTLE GOBLINS COSTUME PARTY When: 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Ghosts, goblins and more! Children dress up in costumes and enjoy a night of themed carnival games, crafts and refreshments. Familyappropriate costumes only. Preregistration required. Contact: 651-982-2440 or www.ci.lino-lakes. mn.us

Class Reunions CENTENNIAL CLASS OF 1986 When: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: Blue Heron Grill Contact: CHSChiefs86 @yahoo.com

Lexington Farmers Market WHEN: 3-7 p.m.

DETAILS: Last day for the farmer’s

WHERE: 4175 Lovell Rd., Lexington

Ongoing PUMPKIN PATCH AND CORN MAZE When: Open daily September 17-Oct. 31 Where: Waldoch Farm, 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes Details: Choose from two routes through the 7-acre corn maze. Also includes farm dig sand box, pedal carts, spiderweb, mini maze, corn box, barnyard and more. Also complimentary hayrides to pumpkin patch on weekends. Contact: 651-780-1207; www.waldochfarm.com

SHOREVIEW FARMERS MARKET When: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, through Sept. 20; 3-6 p.m. Sept. 27-Oct. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center lower level parking lot and pavilion, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Check out new amenities, weekly themes and live entertainment Contact: www. shoreviewcommunity center.com

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, June 24-Oct. 28

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market. Variety of locally grown produce and handmade goods. Sponsored by the Lexington Fire & Rescue Auxiliary.

Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic produce, natural meats and cheeses, honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and ﬂowers sold by more than 50 vendors. Contact: 651-747-3650 or www.whitebearlake. org

MINNESOTA TOPS CHAPTER 1126 LINO LAKES When: 8:30-10 a.m. Thursdays Where: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Room 23, 171 Em St., Lino Lakes Details: Lose weight with portion control. Local chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) invites men and women to weekly meetings. Contact: 651-483-6340

MINNESOTA TOPS CHAPTER 1722 LEXINGTON When: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays Where: Lexington City Hall, community room, 9180 Lexington Ave. N. Details: Lose weight with portion control. Local chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) invites men and women to weekly

meetings. Contact: 763-780-8270

NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY SHOREVIEW COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUB ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Learn about perennials and what works for cold-zone gardeners from guest speaker Debbie Lonnee, Product Development Manager of Bailey Nurseries. Free and open to the public. Contact: 651-484-4341

HARDWOOD CREEK ANNUAL BOOK SALE When: Friday, Oct. 7; Saturday, Oct. 8; Sunday, Oct. 9 – during library hours Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Road N., Forest Lake Details: All types of used books and media will be for sale. Contact: 651-275-7300

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WHAT ELSE IS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT? When: 7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Where: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1969 East County Rd. E, White Bear Lake Details: AAUW NE Metro branch hosts an informational program about the proposed amendment to the MN Constitution, election of a Supreme Court justice, changes in absentee voting and more. Kathy Tomsich from the White Bear Area League of Women Voters is the guest speaker. Public invited. Contact: nemetro-mn. aauw.net

Taste of Northeast WHEN: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6

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Heights Commons, 655 E. County Rd. F

day, Oct. 8; and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 Where: Vadnais Sports Center, 1490 E. County Rd. E, Vadnais Heights Details: Shop for gently used kids items, including clothing, toys and electronics. Contact: jbfsale.com

HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCRAPBOOKING QUARTERLY CROP When: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: White Bear Lake Armory, 2228 4th St. Details: Day of scrapbooking with friends includes donuts and coffee, lunch catered by Cup n’ Cone, dinner by Donatelli’s snacks and door prizes. $30 for WBLAHS members; $35 for nonmembers. Preregister. Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

PADDLEBOAT TOUR When: 12:30-2 p.m. and 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: St. Croix Boat & Packet, Stillwater Details: Public paddleboat tours allow area residents and visitors to view St. Croix Crossing construction close-up. Tickets $10/ adults; $6/children 4-12.

DETAILS: Enjoy sweet and savory treats, live music, and silent auction to beneﬁt and celebrate Northeast Youth & Family Services 40th year of ser-

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vice to the community. Tickets $30 in advance or $40 at the door.

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SENIOR SURF DAY When: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 11 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Road N., Forest Lake Details: Seniors can learn internet basics at this free class. Registration required. Contact: 651-275-7300

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Oct. 21; 2 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: In Jeffery Hatcher’s funny adaptation of the book, a teacher mysteriously disappears and her classroom of kids are up against the evil substitute. Contact: 651429-5674 or www. lakeshoreplayers.com

AUTHOR VISIT When: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: Caroline Burau will sign copies of her book ‘Tell Me Exactly What Happened: Dispatches from 9/11’. Contact: 651-426-0918

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When: 7:30 p.m. 3422 or nyfs.org Friday, Oct. 14 Where: Chautauqua Fine Arts Center, 8000 EDUCATION IN SOCIETY: 75th St. N., Mahtomedi Details: Named in PETE HEGSETH Reservations required. When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, honor of Bill Monroe Brown’s Creek State Contact: stillwater – “The Father of Oct. 11 Trail, Stillwater (across riverboats.com Bluegrass Music,” Where: Liberty from old depot) Monroe Crossing Details: Enjoy the fall Classical Academy, 3878 dazzles audiences with Highland Ave., White HARVEST FEST & GIANT colors on a walk along an electrifying blend Bear Lake the Brown’s Creek State PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF of classic bluegrass, Details: Pete Hegseth Trail. When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. bluegrass gospel, and of FOX News Channel Contact: 651-231-6968 Saturday, Oct. 8 and heartfelt originals. speaks on Education: or dnr.state.mn.us/ Sunday, Oct. 9 Adults $25; Seniors $20; The Frontline of the events Where: Lowell Park, Students $15. Fight for America’s 201 Water St., downtown Contact: wildwood Stillwater DESTROY AND CREATE: Future. Free admission. artistseries.com Contact: 651Details: Giant MAKING ART FROM 772-2777 ext. 4 or pumpkin weigh-off, OLD BOOKS libertyclassicalacademy. CLASSIC CAR DAY chili cook-off, carving When: 2-4 p.m. org/education-in-society exhibitions, market, Saturday, Oct. 8 When: 10 a.m.-noon kids activities, pumpkin Where: Hardwood Saturday, Oct. 15 regatta, pumpkin drop, Creek Library, 19955 Where: Hardwood 55+ DRIVER tractor pull, live music Forest Road N., Forest Creek Library, 19955 IMPROVEMENT and street dance. Lake PROGRAM Forest Road N., Forest Contact: www.harvest Details: People of all Lake When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. feststillwater.com ages can stop in to learn Wednesday, Oct. 12 Details: See some how to make works of art beautiful examples of Where: Forest Lake out of old books and take Senior Center, 767 SW classic cars from the PUNKINMANIA it home. No registration early years of the library 4th St., Forest Lake When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. required. system. Details: 4-hour Saturday, Oct. 8 Contact: 651-275-7300 Contact: 651-275-7300 refresher course Where: Triangle Park, for those who have Mahtomedi completed initial Details: Past event GREAT NORTHERN CARAMELPALOOZA eight-hour course and included pumpkins for UNION’S 4TH ANNUAL When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. want to maintain their sale, inﬂatables, petting REAL MEN SING Saturday, Oct. 15 insurance discount. $26. FESTIVAL zoo, games for kids, Where: St. Croix Contact: 888-234-1294 bake sale, and much Chocolate Company, 11 When: 5 p.m. or mnsafetycenter.org more. Sponsored by Judd St., Marine on St. Saturday, Oct. 8 the Wildwood Lions Croix Where: Benson Great Club and Kramer-Berg Details: Live music Hall, Bethel University ‘MISS NELSON American Legion Post all day, entertainment Details: More than IS MISSING’ 507. for all ages, caramel 200 students from area When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: www. treats and free caramel schools form 2 choirs and Thursday, Oct. 13 and wildwoodlionsclub.org samples. will perform along with Friday, Oct. 14; 2 and Contact: 651-433-1400 barbershop quartets, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, or stcroixchocolateco. Great Northern Union Oct. 15; 2 p.m. Sunday, WOMEN’S FALL com and Kordal Kombat. Oct. 16; 1 p.m. student COLOR WALK Contact: gnusings. matinee Wednesday, When: 9 a.m.-noon com/RMS Oct. 19 and Thursday, Saturday, Oct. 8 Oct. 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Where: Trailhead,

FOREST LAKE AREA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND When: 1-1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Road N., Forest Lake Details: The FLAHS Jazz Band will celebrate 50 Years of library service with music from the last ﬁve decades. Contact: 651-275-7300

JAMBOREE ON THE AIR When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: North Star Museum of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting, Details: Worldwide Scouting event includes amateur radio and internet that links Scouts from around the globe. Free. Contact: 651-748-2880 or nssm.org

LEX-HAM COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT When: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: William O’Brien State Park, Marine on St. Croix Details: 45 piece volunteer musical ensemble plays Sousa marches, show tunes, classical concert band pieces, and swing, jazz and Dixieland arrangements. Bring a picnic. Contact: 651-433-0500

GIRLS AND DOLLS TEA PARTY When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail N., Scandia Details: Fancy tea party with stories, games, dances, crafts and music for girls and dolls 6 to 96. $20; reservations required. Contact: 651-433-5053

FOR THE LOVE OF RIVERS: AN EVENING WITH DR. KURT BAUSCH When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 Where: Marine Village Hall, 121 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix Details: Hear a presentation on the value of rivers for ﬁsh, plant and animal life, and humans. Hosted by the St. Croix River Association and Northland College. $20; register by Oct. 10. Contact: stcroixriver association.org

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The future is now for a close cadre of Centennial boys cross country runners. “They've been looking forward to a high state meet team finish for four years, since winning the Milaca Mega Meet as freshmen,” said Cougar coach Neil Kruse. “The senior guys are quite tight, and look out for one another.” Centennial, powered by its all-senior top five, including two who’ve run in three state meets, is ranked No. 5 in Class AA, and seeking its sixth straight trip to state and the school’s top finish there. They have a 95-6 record, placing second of 12 teams at St. Paul Central, 2/32 at St. Olaf, 1/9 at Isanti, 3/19 at Lakeville, 2/24 at Milaca and 2/11 at Osseo. The leader is Reed Kurak, an all-stater (15th place)

last year, with Jacob Namyst always second. Both have run at state since ninth grade and are aiming for top-25 (all-state) this year, although, as Kruse said, the team finish is “more important to them than the individual spots.” Behind them, Nick Foreman, Jonathan Sweeney and Dylan Johnson have all taken the third slot at one time or other. Ben Benson, a senior who had been No. 3, left the team for personal issues, which has “had a big impact on team finishes so far,” Kruse said. Another concern with big meets coming up is Namyst running with some discomfort the last two weeks. Jostling for top ten slots are seniors Zach Eicher and Jake Johnson, junior Blane Utter, sophomores Thomas Marrah and Adam Namyst and freshman Carsen Johnson. State trips are nothing new for Centennial, which

has gone five straight years — the top two in each section advance, for a total of 16 in each class — but their top finish ever is still sixth place by the first team that qualified, in 1995, Kruse said. The current team, with six of the top seven back from a seventh-place finish at state, is “similar” to the 1995 team, the coach said, with the top five running comparable times to the 1995 team’s top seven. With that many veterans, the top five has been “pretty much the same guys all year,” Kruse said, with some change in the six to 10 slots. The last big invitational on the schedule is at Blaine on Thursday, where they’ll take on Minneapolis Washburn, state runner-up last year. Then comes the Northwest Suburban Conference meet on Oct. 13 at Elk River. The NWSC is always well-represented at state.

Centennial girls swim, dive impressive versus Irondale swimmer Hareland won (2:29.96) the 200 IM to score points for Centennial. 50 Yard Freestyle continues to be a popular event for many swimmers. Top Junior Varsity finishers for Centennial took 2-3-4. Jensrud (31.98), Kosak (32.30) and Wiege (33.76). Varsity top finisher was Quinlan with a time of 27.95. Cougar divers took top honors. Junior Varsity diver Copiskey finished in first place (120.65). Varsity divers finished 1-2-3. Parkinson (217.05), Fulton (170.00) and Mia Wang (169.50). Exhibition diver A. Sauter finished with enough points for 4th place (145.75). 200 Yard Butterfly junior varsity swimmer Kosak finished the event in 3rd (1:31.49). Varsity swimmers Jennfier Seppala and Magnuson finished 2,3 with times of 1:18.35 and 1.19.41, respectively. 100 Yard Freestyle was another great event for junior varsity. Barioglio finished first with a time of 1:07.23. Second place finisher, A.

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BLAINE – Lady Cougars Swim team hosted Irondale at the Centennial High School natatorium. 200 Yard Medley Relay proved to be a solid start for Centennial. Junior Varsity swimmers A. Williams, Sydney Meldi, Peterson and Brandt finished with an overall time of 2:25.57 securing first place. The relay team of Stoesz, M. Sabby, Belting, and Jensrud captured third (2:39.49). Varsity scored big with a first place finish (2:09.05) with relay team Hareland, Jennifer Seppala, Quinlan and Steinberg. 200 Yard Freestyle was a strong event for seventh grader Brandt with a first place finish in the junior varsity heat (2:31.51). The Cougars finished 2-3 in the varsity heat with Sandvold taking 2nd (2:16.29) and Magnuson finishing 3rd (2:19.36). 200 IM swimmers for the junior varsity event finished in the top two spots; Nelson, with a time of 2:49.21, and E. Sabby with a time of 2:55.53. Varsity

Ashley Ebeling helped Centennial soccer stay unbeaten (11-0-2) by drilling three goals and assisting on two others in a 5-3 win over Andover. The senior forward, signed by North Dakota State, leads the Cougars with 15 goals and 11 assists.

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Williams, had a time of 1:13.53. Varsity swimmer Quinlan finished in 2nd scoring points for Centennial (1:01.50). 500 Yard Freestyle, junior varsity, saw a 2nd place finish for Stoesz (7:43.41). Varsity took all three top places. Hareland (6:15.47), Finke (6:29.25) and Brandt (6:50.29). The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, for the junior varsity team, was great with a 1-2 finish. M. Sabby, Stoesz, Richtsmeier and A. Williams grabbed top honors with a time of 2:17.37. A close second place finish was grabbed by Cougar swimmers Holt, Michaelson, Erickson and Wiege (2:19.28). Varsity ladies finished first with a time of 1:54.65 (Steinberg, Quinlan, S. Meldi,

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SPORTS BRIEFS CHS Baseball Boosters annual meeting Centennial High School Baseball Boosters will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Green Mill in Blaine. The board will vote to fill open board positions including: vice president, secretary and team representative. The board is also seeking volunteers to help with upcoming fundraisers. The board is dedicated to raising funds in order to support all levels of the Centennial High School baseball program. Fundraisers help pay for uniforms, field improvements and coach salaries.

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and Sandvold). Third place (2:05.22) also went to Centennial swimmers Peterson, Kosak, Kells and Finke. 100 Yard Backstroke first place, junior varsity, went to A. Williams (1:19.59). Third place went to E. Sabby (1:25.02). Varsity scored a 1-2 punch with Nelson finishing in first (1:11.52) and Sami Meldi in second (1:17.35). 100 Yard Breaststrokers M. Sabby and Fjeld finished first and second with times of 1:32.67 and 1:35.40, respectively. Varsity swimmers scored with a second and third place finish. Granquist (1:28.31) and Peterson (1:29.38).

The Cougar girls have been running more in the middle of the pack most meets, but recently had a second-place varsity finish at Osseo and a first-place by the freshmen group at Milaca. “The girls have been progressing nicely,” coach Neil Kruse assessed. Freshman Grace Johnson sets the pace in a group including freshmen Lizzy Lofted and Maggie Womack, sophomores McKendra Long and Ella Ruble, juniors Lia Gentilini and Natalie Danzl, and seniors Sydney Phillips,

Kellen Brandt, and Kate Walcheck. Seventh-graders Tatum Leibke and Gracie Stoks are now pushing them.

Andover nips Cougars 22-15 The Cougar football team (2-3) came up short against Andover 22-15, giving up three touchdown passes in the third quarter, all from Conner Knoepfle to Vince Clark from 85, 27 and 16 yards. Other than those plays, Centennial held the Huskies to 77 yards rushing and 44 passing.The Cougars closed the gap with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, a 17-yard run by Ryan Trettel and Ryan Koob’s pass to Keshawn Story for a four-yard score. Centennial will play at Osseo (1-4) next Friday.

Girls soccer still unbeaten Centennial girls soccer stayed unbeaten with wins of 5-3 over Andover (12-2), 1-0 in overtime over Anoka and 5-0 over Elk River. Ashley Ebeling had three goals against Andover and provided the assist for Tessa Trettel’s overtime header goal against Anoka. Trettel notched two more against the Elks. Bruce Strand

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LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council took the following action at its Sept. 26 meeting: • Passed a resolution approving additional election judges for the Nov. 8 general election. • Approved a resolution providing for the issuance and sale of approximately $1,420,000 in general obligation water utility revenue bonds, series 2016A. The council also approved a resolution providing for the sale and issuance of approximately $1,980,000 in general obligation improvement refunding bonds, series 2016B, and $1,600,000 in general obligation tax abatement refunding bonds, series 2016C. • Adopted the preliminary 2016 tax levy of $9,685,562, collectible in 2017. For 2017, the estimated total net tax capacity value is $18,268,261, a 7.0 percent change from 2016. The projected city tax capacity rate is 45.985 percent. Mayor Jeff Reinert and Councilman Rob Rafferty voted against the levy. Reinert said, “You have to look at expenses for the city from year to year. Just because valuations go up does not mean that the levy has to go up, and that you have to pay more taxes.” He added, “I am hoping the council can work more to bring that down. I can't support the level we are at now. I don't see it as living within our means. We have a fat budget this year.” The final tax levy will be adopted in December, at which time the levy can be reduced but cannot be increased. • Set the date/time for the public hearing regarding the 2017 operating budget and 2016 tax levy for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12. • Passed numerous resolutions canceling 2016/17 debt service levies for multiple bond issues. After analysis of the resources available for payment of the ensuing year debt service, city staff concluded that adequate resources are available without a levy. The debt service levies that were canceled include: general obligation tax increment fi nancing bond, series 2007A; general improvement bond, series 2013A; general obligation bond, series 2014A; and general obligation capital notes, series 2016A. Finance Director Sarah Cotton noted that due to the refinancing, the city is estimated to save $265,000 in interest over the term of the issues. • Approved a fi nal plan/fi nal plat, development agreement and joint powers agreement with the city of Centerville for Clearwater Business Park. United Properties (the developer) is working with Distribution Alternatives and proposes to develop a 402,000-square-foot facility on 30 of the 56 acres. The site is located on the southwest side of I-35E and Main Street. The warehouse will be developed right away, while the two outlots will be available for future development. The joint powers agreement between Centerville and Lino Lakes is for the 2,100-foot extension of 21st

Avenue. The agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of each of the cities. Lino Lakes will provide inspection services for the project; all easements and right of way are being provided and funded by the developer. Centerville will continue to maintain the street north of Commerce Drive and Lino Lakes will be responsible for 21st Avenue maintenance south of Commerce Drive. Future projects and reconstruction will be determined by a separate agreement. • Approved a conditional use permit amendment and site plan review for an addition at Eagle Brook Church. The church has proposed a 5,570-square-foot addition for use as an audio/ video control room. The addition will be located on the northwest side of the existing building. There will be no traffic impacts due to the addition, and construction is scheduled to start in mid-October with full operation in July 2017. • Approved a grading agreement for St. Clair Estates. St. Clair Estates is a proposed 35-lot single-family residential subdivision located north of Birch Street/CSAH 34 and east of Hokah Drive. The developer requested city approval to commence site grading to expedite construction on the site and beat the snow. The council is expected to act in October on the fi nal plat/ fi nal plan for the development. The grading-only development agreement addresses the grading requirements and responsibilities of the developer. • Accepted bids and awarded a construction contract to low bidder GM Contracting Inc. out of Lake Crystal, Minnesota for the Aqua Lane to Black Duck Drive trunk water main project. The estimated total project cost is $1,380,000. The project includes extending trunk water main from Aqua Lane to Black Duck Drive, sanitary sewer force main from the intersection of West Shadow Lake Drive and Sandpiper Drive to Black Duck Drive, and trunk water main from Well No. 6 to Birch Street. The project completion date is Dec. 15. The council also approved a construction services contract with WSB & Associates for $42,590. • Approved the conveyance of a trail easement to Anoka County. In December 2015, the Economic Development Authority entered into a purchase agreement with D.R. Horton for the sale of 11 acres of property within the Legacy at Woods Edge project. As part of the property closing, the county provided a release from a deed restriction on the property that existed in favor of the county. In consideration of the release, the county requested conveyance of a trail easement over Outlot D. Outlot D includes an existing trail that connects to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes North Regional Trail located within the county park. The trail

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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Committee for Anoka County presented Alexandra House with a check for $29,379. The money was raised from the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on May 21 in Anoka. The event had 545 registered walkers and over 600 in attendance. Walk a Mile in Her shoes is the international men's march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The event aims to raise awareness in communities about the serious causes, effect and remediation to domestic and sexual violence. Next year's event will be May 20 at the Anoka City Hall.

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CALL FOR BIDS Independent School District No. 12, Centennial Public Schools will receive sealed bids in duplicate for: Bid Pack 33 – 2017 Data Cabling – Centennial School District No. 12 – until 9:00 AM on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Bids will be received by the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman at the District No. 12 District Offices, 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014 then publicly opened and read aloud. There is no agent for the receipt of bids other than the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman. Bids shall be submitted on bid form provided by the Bid Documents. The completed bid form shall be submitted without alterations, additions or erasures. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed marked separately “Bid Pack 33 – 2017 Data Cabling – Centennial School District No. 12” with the name and address of the bidder, and the date and hour of the opening. Bids shall be delivered to: Mr. Dan Huffman Executive Director of Business Services Independent School District No. 12 District Office 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 Lump sum bids for the defined work scopes are solicited from contractors specializing in, highly experienced in this work. Procurement of documents: Franz Reprographics 2781 Freeway Blvd Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Phone: 763-501-3401 www.franzrepro.com Bidding documents will be available on or about September 27, 2016. Each bid of $10,000 or greater shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or a bid bond in the amount of at least five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid made payable to ISD #12 as bid security that, if the bid is accepted, the contractor will execute the contract and file the required performance and payment bonds within the allotted time period after notice of award of contract. A pre-bid conference will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Centennial East High School Building 4881 101st Lane NE, Circle Pines, MN 55014. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids and waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid opening without consent of the Board of Education. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 Centennial School District, Circle Pines, Minnesota Publication Dates via ISD No. 12 Official Papers: The Quad Press Published two times in the Quad Community Press on September 27, 2016 and October 4, 2016.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALL FOR BIDS Independent School District No. 12, Centennial Public Schools will receive sealed bids in duplicate for: Bid Pack 28 – 2017 Building Improvements – Centennial East High School – Centennial School District No. 12 – until 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Bids will be received by the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman at the District No. 12 District Offices, 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014 then publicly opened and read aloud. There is no agent for the receipt of bids other than the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman. Bids shall be submitted on bid form provided by the Bid Documents. The completed bid form shall be submitted without alterations, additions or erasures. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed marked separately “Bid Pack 28 – 2017 Building Improvements – Centennial East High School – Centennial School District No. 12” with the name and address of the bidder, and the date and hour of the opening. Bids shall be delivered to: Mr. Dan Huffman Executive Director of Business Services Independent School District No. 12 District Office 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 Lump sum bids for the defined work scopes are solicited from contractors specializing in, highly experienced in this work. Procurement of documents: Franz Reprographics 2781 Freeway Blvd Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Phone: 763-501-3401 www.franzrepro.com Bidding documents will be available on or about September 13, 2016. Each bid of $10,000 or greater shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or a bid bond in the amount of at least five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid made payable to ISD #12 as bid security that, if the bid is accepted, the contractor will execute the contract and file the required performance and payment bonds within the allotted time period after notice of award of contract. A pre-bid conference will be held at 8:00 am on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Centennial East High School Building 4881 101st Lane NE, Circle Pines, MN 55014. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids and waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid opening without consent of the Board of Education. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 Centennial School District, Circle Pines, Minnesota Published two times in the Quad Community Press on September 27 and October 4, 2016.

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County sheriff; David Lechelt, senior pastor at Lord of Life Church; Scot Schulte, Anoka County commissioner. (Front row) Kellie Schmidt, community volunteer and event coordinator of Nystrom & Associates; Brian Nystrom, president & CEO of Nystrom & Associates; Bethany Walker, victim/witness specialist for the Anoka County Attorney’s Office and Domestic Violence Coalition of Anoka County committee member; Donna McDonald, violence prevention coordinator, Anoka County Community Health and co-chair of Domestic/Sexual Violence Coalition of Anoka County; Connie Moore, executive director of Alexandra House; Tina Bronson, marketing communication manager of Alexandra House; Althea Maravelas, business owner in Anoka.

specializing in, highly experienced in this work. Procurement of documents: Franz Reprographics 2781 Freeway Blvd Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Phone: 763-501-3401 www.franzrepro.com Bidding documents will be available on or about September 13, 2016. Each bid of $10,000 or greater shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or a bid bond in the amount of at least five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid made payable to ISD #12 as bid security that, if the bid is accepted, the contractor will execute the contract and file the required performance and payment bonds within the allotted time period after notice of award of contract. A pre-bid conference will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Centennial East High School Building 4881 101st Lane NE, Circle Pines, MN 55014. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids and waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid opening without consent of the Board of Education. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 Centennial School District, Circle Pines, Minnesota Published two times in the Quad Community Press on September 27 and October 4, 2016.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALL FOR BIDS Independent School District No. 12, Centennial Public Schools will receive sealed bids in duplicate for: Bid Pack 35 – 2017 Reroofing – Centennial School District No. 12 – until 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Bids will be received by the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman at the District No. 12 District Offices, 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014 then publicly opened and read aloud. There is no agent for the receipt of bids other than the Executive Director of Business Services – Dan Huffman. Bids shall be submitted on bid form provided by the Bid Documents. The completed bid form shall be submitted without alterations, additions or erasures. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed marked separately “Bid Pack 35 – 2017 Reroofing – Centennial School District No. 12” with the name and address of the bidder, and the date and hour of the opening. Bids shall be delivered to: Mr. Dan Huffman Executive Director of Business Services Independent School District No. 12 District Office 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 Lump sum bids for the defined work scopes are solicited from contractors specializing in, highly experienced in this work. Procurement of documents: Franz Reprographics 2781 Freeway Blvd Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Phone: 763-501-3401 www.franzrepro.com Bidding documents will be available on or about September 13, 2016. Each bid of $10,000 or greater shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or a bid bond in the amount of at least five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid made payable to ISD #12 as bid security that, if the bid is accepted, the contractor will execute the contract and file the required performance and payment bonds within the allotted time period after notice of award of contract. A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00am on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Centennial East High School Building 4881 101st Lane NE, Circle Pines, MN 55014. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids and waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid opening without consent of the Board of Education. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 Centennial School District, Circle Pines, Minnesota Published two times in the Quad Community Press on September 27 and October 4, 2016.

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“DEEPWATER HORIZON” (PG-13) [PROLONGED INTENSE DISASTER SEQUENCES AND RELATED DISTURBING IMAGES, AND BRIEF STRONG LANGUAGE.]

— Phenomenal special effects dominate this riveting, intense, factually based, well-acted, 107-minute thriller in which a supervisor (Mark Wahlberg) who has a wife (Kate Hudson) and daughter (Stella Allen), tries to save other workers of the 126-member crew on the Deepwater Horizon (Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien, Ethan Suplee, Joe Chrest, et al.) along with a BP bigwig (John Malkovich) 41 miles off the Louisiana coast when the Transocean oil rig has a massive blowout and an explosive fire breaks out on the oil rig that eventually spilled more than 210 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.

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What a great showcase of Minnesota weather we experienced for the Ryder Cup. It truly doesn’t get much better than this: sunny, light winds, low humidity and comfortable temperatures. Our recent “dry spell” couldn’t have come at a better time. Colors are changing over northern Minnesota and I’ve seen a few colorful Maples in my area. Waiting for the ﬁrst frost to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes. Coots on White Bear Lake this past weekend as they make their way south.

WEEKLY AVERAGES OCT.5 TO 11, 2016 High 60° Low 42° %Sun 56% PCP 0.49”

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— When a grieving Maryland college student (James Allen McCune) is joined by a group of friends (Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry and Callie Hernandez) in the search for his sister who went missing in the Black Hills Forest in 2014 in this creepy, disappointing, lostfound-footage, 90-minute thriller sequel to “The Blair Witch Project” dominated by jittery handheld camera work, they are terrorized by an unseen, menacing entity in the dark woods.

Did you know?

In Ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a woman was considered a marriage proposal.

“BRIDGET JONES’S BABY” (R) [LANGUAGE, SEX REFERENCES, AND SOME NUDITY.]

— A lighthearted, engaging, funny, star-dotted (Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Shirley Henderson, Ed Sheeran and Gemma Jones) 122-minute romantic comedy in which a full-of-life, 43-year-old British news producer (Renée Zellweger) in London has a one-night stand with a handsome matchmaking guru (Patrick Dempsey) at a music festival, then with a straight-laced barrister (Colin Firth) and then finds herself pregnant, torn between two men and trying to figure out which one is the baby’s father.

“SNOWDEN” (R) [LANGUAGE AND SOME SEXUALITY/NUDITY.]

— Slow pacing hinders this intriguing, ire-producing, factually inspired, star-studded (Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Timothy Olyphant and Rhys Ifans), 134-minute, behind-the-scenes Oliver Stone film based on Luke Harding’s novel “The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man” and on Anatoly Kucherena’s “Time of the Octopus” that chronicles the fast-track career of computer programming genius and high school dropout Edward Joseph Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as a CIA and NSA analyst and program designer to his covert meeting in 2013 with documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo) and journalists Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto) and Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson) to expose the U.S. monitoring of millions of Americans and other citizens worldwide.

WENDY SCHADEWALD The preceding films were reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who has been a Twin Cities film critic since 1986. To see more of her film reviews, log on to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com.

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responsible, the report said. The project was supervised by a company located in Oklahoma. “Safety concerns were raised during the installation and were many times rebuffed by the Oklahoma supervisors,” stated the failure analysis. “One issue was the erratic movement and sway of the tower platform 1,300 feet above the ground.” When the tower fell, a brother of a victim was working below and watched his brother falling, cut in two and still fastened with a safety belt to a piece of steel. The brother on the ground had jumped under a truck and so was not hit by the falling debris. Apparently, the victims' families were silenced about many details of the tragedy. “In the final court settlements, the litigants of the victims' families were cautioned or directed to not talk about the details of the court proceedings and causes along with who and what was responsible for this tragedy,” noted the failure analysis. The tower was under construction for WCCO (channel 4), KSTP (channel 5) and WTCN-TV (now KARE, channel 11). When the tower fell, WCCO and WTCN-TV lost their signals. WCCO resumed broadcasting about half an hour later from the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, and WTCM-TV also moved its broadcasting there. KSTP had not yet begun broadcasting off the tower. Another completed tower next to the collapsed one broadcasting KMSP-TV (channel 9) and KTCI-TV (PBS) was not affected by the collapse. The joint cooperation between the broadcasters was coined Telefarm Inc. Radio stations also use the towers. Two of several people injured in the 1971 collapse were technicians for WCCO who were in a transmitter building nearby. The tower fell on the building. Today, two towers stand strong near the

spot where the original tower collapsed. The triangular construction of three antennas on one tower was abandoned. The two towers received upgrades for digital transmission in the 2000s. The first tower now rises 1,436 feet in the air and the second, 1,438 feet. ‘Pure Shoreview air’ above ‘metal spaghetti’ After the tower's collapse, the community was concerned that the nearby tower could also have construction flaws. However, the mayor at the time, Bill Farrell, ascended the neighboring tower four days later to prove it was safe and went up the tower several times in the following years. Farrell, who served as Shoreview’s mayor for six years, is now 92 and remembers why he took to the top of the tower on the “spur of the moment” the Saturday after the collapse. “My wife was working at the church for the annual festival and I drove over to see if I could help at St. Odilia’s and en route I saw some people at the standing tower,” Farrell said. He stopped to see what was going on. “One of them said, ‘We are just going up to change some light bulbs,’ huge red light bulbs, and I said, ‘Well, why don't I go with you?’ He said, ‘It is a two-man elevator,’ and he said that was all right with him.” Before he knew it, Farrell was on his way to the top of the tower, climbing 100 feet a minute up to 1,400 feet. The engineer he was accompanying held on to the structure with both hands. But Farrell remembers he didn't follow suit. “I was always pleased that I reached out with one hand and held on, the reason being my other hand was so tied up with my rosary that I couldn't get my fingers open,” he said. The view from where the engineer was changing the light bulb was both tragic and beautiful, Farrell remembers. The engineer asked if he would like to step out

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Traffic passes by the Shoreview TV towers along I-694 this month. September marks the 45th anniversary of the Shoreview TV tower collapse that left seven workers dead during construction of a three-pronged antenna structure on a single tower, now replaced by the two towers in the foreground.

onto the platform. “I looked and it was oh, maybe a square … less than a card table (in size) and 1,450 feet of pure Shoreview air and I said, ‘Yes, we might as well,’ so we stepped over that gap and held onto the beam,” Farrell said. “It was mesmerizing because it was a beautiful, beautiful day. “It was fun to see except for the collapsed tower to our northwest which looked like a plate of metal spaghetti. It was a sight to behold, all twisted and turned and lying there.” One of Farrell's motivations for ascending the tower that day was to calm the apprehensions in the community. “Neighbors were concerned because there was a rumor the other tower was defective,” he said. “The rationale (for ascending the tower) was not heroic, it was just practical, because there were reports in the saloons and other places that there was a failure in the standing tower and that it would probably fall over any day. “I was protecting the community at the risk of my life,” Farrell added with a laugh. Farrell had gone right to the scene the day the tower fell; he had been headed to St. Paul to pick up some items his company had been displaying at the State Fair. It was a beautiful, sunny day, he

remembered. The community went into grief. “It was a great deal of shock,” he said. Farrell ascended the tower six or seven times in the ensuing years to continue to prove its safety and enjoy the view of Shoreview. “They never had any problems with that tower, and it is still standing,” he said. Farrell was a part of the meetings to discuss replacing the fallen tower with two towers. He said the broadcasters wanted to build two towers so “that it would be more stable” with all the stations broadcasting from them. “They persuaded us it was necessary and doable,” he said. Farrell never got the chance to go up the two new towers that replaced the fallen one, although he did have an appointment to ascend one and leap to the other and come down it. But it was windy that day and “they discouraged me from doing that,” he said. If he had made the leap from tower to tower through the Shoreview air, Farrell probably would have been sure to clutch his rosary tight. Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651407-1235 or shoreviewnews@presspubs.com.

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Local woman participates in St. Jude Walk/Run to help end childhood cancer BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

CIRCLE PINES — Lisa Malani participated in the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer for the first time Saturday, Sept. 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Malani was one of more than 1,590 participants who participated in the event, which raised more than $198,170. Malani, of Circle Pines, has been a donor for the American Cancer Society and other fundraising events for several years, but she was unaware of the event taking place in Minneapolis. “Volunteering for this event is another wonderful opportunity to be a part of a well-respected organization for a truly important cause,” she said. “I believe in St. Jude's mission and strongly support how public contributions cover 75 percent of their budgeted operational costs.” Families, caregivers, charities and research groups across the nation observe September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, in the U.S. 15,780 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer each year and approximately one-quarter of them will not survive the disease. The objective of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is to put a spotlight on the types of cancer that largely affect children, survivorship issues and to help raise funds for research and family support. “I have lost many friends and family to cancer. I want to make a positive impact on children who struggle too early in life with this disease and deserve a chance at the best quality of life possible,” Malani said. Malani participated in this year's event in honor of her best friend, Christine Pedro of Woodbury, who lost her battle with triple negative breast cancer five

years ago. “I hope we can raise awareness about St. Jude’s mission that 'no child is denied treatment’ and increase donor funds to continue research and treatment for those in need as well as support for their families,” Malani said. Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Circle Pines resident Lisa Malani participated in the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer for the ﬁrst time last month. She participated in the event to honor her best friend, who lost her battle with cancer ﬁve years ago.

Pumpkins and apples for sale on Birch Street

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Martin Schlager is selling a variety of apples this fall. SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS

Martin Schlager, of Lino Lakes, is selling pumpkins and a variety of apples at 1485 Birch Street now until Halloween. He owns a farm across from Eagle Brook Church where he grows his own pumpkins, apples and tomatoes.

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The pumpkins are all priced differently, depending on what size.

Centennial High School Baseball Boosters Annual Meeting October 4th — 7:00 p.m., at Green Mill Pheasant Ridge Drive N. E., Blaine