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lanes shall be open to all, given that all taxpayers have financially supported their construction. I think this is a winwin for all,” he said. Reinert added, “Since there are no city dollars going into the project, we don't really have authority here ... It is going to get built anyway, because the state kind of does whatever they want. Going this route, it assures that in the future, the state may want to have Lino Lakes contribute for (these) nonsensical MnPASS lanes. If we oppose, then they won't ever be able to come and ask us for dollars because at that point we do have authority to actually stop them from doing this thing they are dead set on doing anyway.” City Attorney Joseph Langel said,

“I agree with the comment that the language that was proposed was solely an attempt to state that the city approves with the improvements outside of the MnPASS lanes. My understanding is that MnDOT looks at this, regardless of what we think, they are interpreting it as denial from the city. The consequence is that they would continue with the project, just do so without Lino Lakes, which may result in Lino losing the noise wall and resurface improvements.” Reinert said, “The heavy hand of Minnesota state government doesn't like anything but full compliance. Council after council, city after city, unless they get full compliance from absolutely every single council member, then they do stuff like this. We are going to look at it this way even

though it makes no sense and try to find where the weak knees are. That is what they do, they threaten.” Councilman Michael Manthey wanted the council to consider Resolution B. “B also outlines the fact that the city of Lino Lakes generally opposes the expansion of MnPASS lanes. It allows us to have some footing and provide the reworking of the highway and the sound barrier wall. I know in your belief it doesn't have as much teeth (as Resolution A), but I believe the opinion we are trying to get across is that we don't believe in MnPASS,” he said. “We are still getting the opportunity for residents who really want that sound barrier.” Councilman Bill Kusterman agreed with Manthey. “I am going to vote no on all three because I think the best

possible thing we can do is to let them do what they are planning to do and get a noise wall. I am not willing to throw residents who've wanted a noise wall for eight years under the bus just because we want to stand by the principle,” he said. The motion for Resolution A failed after Manthey, Kusterman and Melissa Maher voted no. Manthey made the motion for Resolution B, which also failed because Kusterman, Reinert and Rafferty voted no. There was no motion on Resolution C, so no action was taken. If the city doesn't take any action by Oct. 30, 90 days after the public hearing, MnDOT considers the city has accepted the project. Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council took the following action at its Oct. 10 meeting: • Proclaimed October 2016 Toastmasters Month. Toastmasters International, one of the world's leading organizations devoted to communication, public speaking and leadership skills, was founded in October 1924. Today the organization has over 345,000 members in 142 countries, with over 14,200 clubs worldwide. • Held a public hearing regarding the adopting of special assessments for the Otter Lake Road extension project. There was no public comment; however, Community Development Director Michael Grochala informed the council that BLINO LLC could not attend the hearing, but did not plan to challenge the assessment. The council ordered the improvement in June 2012 and awarded the project to Arnt Construction Company in March 2013. The project improvements included a four-lane extension of Otter Lake Road from Main Street to a point approximately 360 feet north. The project also included the extension of sanitary sewer and water main, storm sewer, bituminous trail and traffic signal modifications. The total cost of the improvement is $714,561. Approximately $36,000 was subtracted from the oversizing costs for sanitary sewer and water, which resulted in the proposed assessment of about $678,000. The amount was distributed equally between the abutting properties in the amount of just more than $339,000. The amount proposed to be assessed to BLINO

LLC was reduced to $190,000 based on a special benefit appraisal prepared for the city by BRKW Appraisals. The remaining cost to be paid by the city is $149,092. The proposed assessments will be spread over 10 years with an interest rate of 5 percent. • Approved the plans and specifications and authorized the advertisement for bid for the 2016 surface water management project. In accordance with the city's Surface Water Management Plan, sites have been identified for annual maintenance. Proposed storm sewer maintenance items include cleaning of storm sewer outfalls, removal of vegetation and sediment deltas in stormwater ponds, minor pond excavation and storm sewer structure repair/replacement. The proposed project includes 15 sites throughout the city. The budget for the project is $100,000. • Approved a grant agreement between Lino Lakes and the Metropolitan Council of Environmental Service (MCES) for the improvement of publicly owned infrastructure. The Legislature appropriated money for MCES in the 2014 state bonding bill, including $2 million for a grant program to fund capital improvement projects in municipalities targeting public municipal wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration to the MCES metropolitan sewer disposal system. Lino Lakes incurred eligible expenses for the grant while completing its 2015 street reconstruction project in the Shenandoah area. • Approved a resolution clarifying the licensing requirements for owner-installed individual sewage treatment systems (ISTS). Councilwoman Melissa Maher opposed the motion. At the Oct. 3 council work session, resident Jeff Kolstad visited the council accompanied by Rep. Linda Runbeck (R-38A) to discuss the installation of a new septic system on his parents’ (Roger and Sylvia Kolstad) property, which is currently on the market. Runbeck attended the meeting to show her support for the Kolstad family.

The council discussed the item at length regarding the city's interpretation of the state law, which states, “An individual, who after obtaining a signed site evaluation and design report from a licensed design business, constructs an ISTS to serve a dwelling that is owned by the individual and functions solely as a dwelling or seasonal dwelling for that individual. Any assistance provided to the system owner in construction of a system under this item must be performed by a licensed installation business.” Grochala informed the council that city staff contacted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which is responsible for the administration of the ISTS program, for its opinion. The MPCA responded that if a homeowner is completing an installation of a system on their own property, and hires someone to assist, that person must be from a licensed installation business. Anyone assisting or helping, without compensation, would not need to be licensed. Mayor Jeff Reinert said, “This is helping out residents in town ... This gives them a little bit more flexibility. (It) allows more than just that person who pulled the permit to get involved.” Maher added, “I am not an electrician. If I wire my house and my house burns down, it sucks to be me, but if I put in a septic system and it pollutes all of the groundwater in the neighborhood, that is a problem. I am uncomfortable with people doing it themselves, but I understand the cost factor.” Councilman Rob Rafferty also had some concerns with residents installing their own systems. Councilman Michael Manthey asked whether the homeowner, rather than the person assisting, has to sign off on the inspection process if issues are found. Grochala explained that at the time of applying for the permit, the permit holder can designate someone to be their representative, who then becomes the contact person. After a lot of discussion, Reinert suggested revisiting the policy directive in a work session following the completion of the project so the council can review the process to see if anything needs to be changed. The next council work session is at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in the Community Room at City Hall. Immediately after the work session, the council will move to the council chambers for its regular meeting. Shannon Granholm

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The northeast metro Fitzgerald connection

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n a beautiful October Thursday, I walked from my office to the Armory in downtown White Bear, climbed to the fourth floor and was greeted by volunteers from the White Bear Lake Historical Society. They pointed me toward the archives, where I selected a heavy tome full of nearly century-old newspapers, carried it to a table and began poring over the tiny print for details. And there, plain as day in the June 1, 1922 issue of the White Bear Press, was a report that Mr. and Mrs. F.S. Fitzgerald had moved into the White Bear Yacht Club Getting for their summer residence. in Tune This brief historical tidbit is one of several pieces of Jackie Bussjaeger evidence cited by writer Mary Jane LaVigne in her ongoing course at the White Bear Center for the Arts, entitled “How to Write Like F. Scott Fitzgerald.� Though Fitzgerald’s residence in our community was brief, there is no doubt that it is a strong local connection. The class is a precursor to the International F. Scott Fitzgerald conference that will take place in June and July 2017 and will schedule some of its activities in White Bear Lake, only adding credence to the fact that Fitzgerald was, even in some small part, influenced by the time he spent living in our community. (“Black Bear Lake,� the setting of one of his short stories, should ring a bell.) As I paged through the yellowed newsprint pages of the White Bear Press — which in Fitzgerald’s era had already been around for 25 years — I took delight in the weekly happenings reported about who hosted who for the weekend, the details of the latest automobile vs. train accident, which films were showing at the historic Auditorium Theater and who spent their vacation “motoring� off to Duluth, or Milwaukee or even as far as Seattle. The day-to-day life of residents is all preserved there for anyone to read, and is one of the most vital historical resources the community possesses. The staff of Press Publications still continues this long tradition of capturing the details of daily life in our communities and beyond, 120 years after it first began serving the White Bear community. But we can’t do it all on our own — we rely on the regular communication and support of the community around us to report the news as quickly and accurately as possible. To anyone who has ever found value in the Quad Community Press, past or present, we ask that you contribute to a paid subscription, so that we can continue to provide you with the news for another 120 years. Who knows — perhaps one day someone will be scouring today’s paper for some evidence of our next Fitzgerald! Jackie Bussjaeger is editor of The Lowdown. She can be reached at 651-4071229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.

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October is Health Literacy Month

t’s a simple fact: If we don’t understand information about our health, we are less likely to take control of it. It happens all the time: The doctor says one thing and the patient hears another. For example, a patient taking blood pressure medicine calls the doctor in a panic because it isn’t bringing his blood pressure down. But the medication 2-3 months Movers & takes to work. Or, a patient is at the Shakers doctor in a panDr. Susie ic because of a headache. She has Hafferman a family history of brain tumors, but doesn’t tell the doctor who could easily assure her the headache is not a tumor. Some misunderstandings are harmless; others can affect a patient’s health. “Health Literacyâ€? is the ability to read, understand and act upon health information. There is actually a signiďŹ cant gap between the way health care issues are communicated and the ability of most people to understand them. Studies have linked poor health literacy, which disproportionately affects the elderly, the poor and recent immigrants, to higher rates of hospital readmission, expensive and unnecessary complications, and even death. A 2007 study estimated the problem cost the U.S. economy as much as $238 billion annually. Here’s a sampling of terms that can be confusing to patients. Positive and negative. If a patient’s test results are positive, they may think they are free of the disease or condition being tested for. In 2000, when former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was told he had a positive prostate biopsy, he thought it meant he was

cancer-free. “I keep getting positive and negative mixed up,â€? he said. “I kind of think of negative as bad and positive as good.â€? One context in which a patient may understand the difference between positive and negative is a pregnancy test. Although they may not understand how the result is determined, most patients understand that a positive pregnancy test means the test taker is pregnant, while a negative test means she is not. Similarly, a positive biopsy — as in Mayor Giuliani’s case — means cancer cells were detected. Twice daily, every 12 hours, and other prescription labeling. A 2009 study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that patients with low health literacy are more likely than those with average literacy to misunderstand prescription label instructions. Terms such as “twice dailyâ€? and “every 12 hoursâ€? add an extra mental step that creates an unnecessary cognitive burden and results in poor comprehension. Specifying a certain time each day was more easily understood, but it appeared that stating frequency using time periods rather than precise times may better reect patients’ preference to ďŹ t their drug regimen into their daily schedule. Diet and exercise. When most people hear “diet,â€? they think it means going on a diet when it really means the food they eat. People also tend to associate exercise with going to the gym, when it could simply mean walking or another type of physical activity. Studies show when people struggle with understanding how to prevent and manage health conditions, they are more likely to skip necessary medical tests, have a harder time with their diabetes or high blood pressure and visit the emergency room more often. They also tend to make mistakes with their medications, and fail to understand nutrition labels.

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Tackling toothpaste tension

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omedays I feel like it’s all about the toothpaste. An ugly mosaic of minty blue-green clumps on the bathroom counter. Nasty toothpaste residue in the sink. Mangled tubes tossed and capless. You might think I just described the devastating aftermath of a civil war... and I did. The civil war waging in my household. On the one side you have me, the mom, who grew up with fastidious parents — toothpaste Nazis, if you will. The two tenants of their tooth-brushing regime were, 1. Leave no trace and 2. Squeeze from the bottom up. On the other side, you have the rest of my family. My husband, who grew up in a more liveand-let-brush kind of household, and my kids, who by very nature being kids don’t visually see or philosophically see anything wrong with globs of toothpaste strewn about in the sink and on the counter.

So here we are. A house divided. I can’t change my husband. Those midtube squeezing habits are ingrained there for life. How did this vast difference in household micro-isms not come up Talking in pre-marital counselBehind My ing? It should be right there with, “Do you Own Back up want to have kids?� I’ve tried to change Kaia Strand my kids. Unfortunately asking them nicely to “please rinse the sink after you brush your teeth and squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom up� doesn’t work. I guess I could supervise — micromanage —their cute butts. Alas, I despise micro-managing even more than I despise toothpaste problems. Then I’m left with taking really deep

breaths and/or long sips of wine before I walk into the bathroom, which may or may not prevent me from a spike in blood pressure and subsequently yelling sarcastic comments like, “We really need to get you into the eye doctor because clearly your vision is going if you can’t see that glob of toothpaste in the sink the size of Rhode Island.� This brings us to what ended up being my solution to this whole situation. Move out. This may sound dramatic, but hear me out. What I mean by move out is, switching bathrooms. I forgot to mention that our four-person family (including one 13-year-old girl) all share one bathroom. Well, shared one bathroom. That is, until I extricated myself to the guest bathroom. The lighting isn’t great and the paneling is dark, but it is mine, all mine. After I moved all of my stuff down to the guest bathroom I was able to luxuriate in the clean space with not

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a mangled toothpaste tube in sight . . . for about 11 minutes until my daughter decided to do some kind of craft with baking soda and there were streaks and splashes of gritty white splotches all over the joint. Here come the deep breaths and wine, again. In the end, I try to ask myself: “Is my particularness getting in the way of relationships? Do I really want my kids to grow up to be as obsessed with toothpaste etiquette as me?� No. It may seem like my kids will grow up to be total slobs, but they won’t. If I ever move back into the bathroom, I’ll simply bring my own toothpaste, sponge and box of wine with me and occasionally kindly ask them to clean up after themselves. Kaia Strand is a part time household paper product stock specialist, part time unpaid taxi driver, aspiring writer and aspiring sane person.

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Crime Prevention Month

More than 60 percent of convicted burglars said they would avoid a potential target home if they see an alarm system is present according the Electronic Security Association (ESA). In honor of National Crime Prevention Month, the ESA is providing customers with 11 tips they can use to make sure their home and loved ones are as safe as possible:

Make your home as difficult as possible, invest in security technology, install a quality knob-inlock set with a heavy-duty deadbolt with a solid wood or metal door for your front door, keep your landscape neatly trimmed, never hide a key outdoors or give your key to a worker, and join a neighborhood watch group and monitor your neighborhood website for local crime alerts.

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Candidate for all parties

I have worked in the DFL for over 30 years. I have seen people come and go, some worked hard; some just talked but did nothing. Kevin Fogarty is not one of the talkers. He is one of the hardest-working people I have ever met. No job has been too hard or too small for Kevin to successfully accomplish. As our representative, Kevin will be one of the hardest-working people ever to hold office. As a truck driver, Kevin knows what hard work is and will bring that same commitment to the House. As our representative, Kevin will work for all of us whether you are Democrat, Republican or Independent. I have had the opportunity to meet with our current representative for several years on my union’s Day on the Hill. I did not expect much help on my union’s objectives but I have asked for help on a personal issue. She has always listened and said she would look into it. As yet, I have not received any help or response. This WILL NOT be how Kevin will work. You may not agree with his position, but he will look into all problems and get back to you. This is why I am voting for Kevin Fogarty, and why I encourage you to support him. Gregory Miller Lino Lakes

How did we get here?

In less than one month voters will decide whether to elect an immoral, repugnant, misogynist (I could go on) or a highly corrupt, domestic and foreign relations-failing, abortion-loving, Obama apologist (I could go on) to the most powerful position in the greatest country in the world. How did we get here? We got here through allowing anger to metastasize into poor judgment, on both sides. The really poor judgment on the left occurred long ago when the misguided anger over the collapse of the economy and disagreement with foreign policy metastasized into the election of a powerful orator with no practical experience at running or managing anything, but with merely an agenda to inflict his world view on the world’s citizens. After eight years of divisiveness and contempt for those that disagree with his agenda, leftists now seek to double-down on the Obama agenda and policies of the fi rst post-racial president (who has made race relations far worse during his realm) with a Clinton presidency. More Cash for Clunkers, more “shovel-ready� government job infusions, more feckless contempt for the laws he/they disagree with (immigration, etc.), more job-killing regula-

tion and taxes and more danger in the world due to failed diplomacy. Hard choices? Meanwhile, in arguably the most winnable election in history, angry, uninformed and misguided individuals took over the Republican tent, damned those who came before and raised the aforementioned creepy, misogynist to the top of the ticket. If anything should have been learned from ObamaCare and from liberal policies in general, it should have been that wanting something really, really badly doesn’t, alone, guarantee receipt of said thing. The head and the heart need to work together to make the consequence-seeing “right� choices. So where will “here� be a month from now under a Clinton presidency? A nation with an even more crippled Constitution, severely limited freedom (at least the kind Democrats don’t like), death of the family and the genocide of millions more unborn babies. Did I start by saying that this is the greatest country in the world? Prayers may not be enough to save us. William Kusterman Lino Lakes

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

NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY ‘MISS NELSON IS MISSING’ When: 1 p.m. student matinee Wednesday, Oct. 19 and Thursday, Oct. 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, 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: 651-429-5674

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‘GOD OF CARNAGE’ When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 28; 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Century College Theatre-West Campus, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: Awardwinning play performed by local actors about two couples who meet to discuss a fight which occurred between their two eleven-year-old sons, which evolves into a slugfest of words where the conflicting teammates seem to change partners from moment to moment. General admission tickets $12; Seniors and students $10. Century faculty, staff and students free. Contact: 651-748-2623 or century.edu/theatre

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FLICK OR TREAT FILM SERIES When: 10 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct, 21-23 Where: Marcus Theatres, Oakdale Details: $3 admission to ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’, rated PG. Contact: 651-770-4994 or marcustheatres.com

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR When: 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Families can enjoy DJ music and dance to the Monster Mash, create a Halloween craft, play bingo, and more. $6/ resident, no walk-ins. Registration required. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

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When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21; 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Parish Life Center Gym, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave. White Bear Lake Details: Annual Fall rummage sale; $3 bag day on Saturday.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, Saturday, Oct. 22, and Thursday Oct. 27; 4:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 29 Where: Century College Theatre-West Campus, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: The question of friendship is exposed as three long-time

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the Hugo Public Works Building. Details: Senior Citizens from Hugo and surrounding communities are invited for an afternoon of Cribbage. Coffee and refreshments served. Contact: 651-429-4413

FARE FOR ALL When: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 Where: Forest Lake VFW, 556 SW 12th St. Details: Open to everyone to purchase fresh fruit, vegetables and frozen meat packages at a discounted price. Cash, credit cards and EBT accepted. Contact: fareforall.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE LADIES NIGHT OUT When: 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 Where: Missy’s Boutique, White Bear Mall, White Bear Lake Details: Shop local retailers for specials, food, drinks and more. Theme is ‘Get Your Freak On’. Contact: downtown whitebearlake.com

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friends share their concerns when one of the three chooses to spend a large amount of money on what appears to be a 4x5 foot painting that is nothing but white. General admission tickets $12; Seniors and students $10. Century faculty, staff and students free. Contact: 651-748-2623 or century.edu/theatre

RUN FOR THE APPLES 5 MILE RUN/WALK AND KIDS 1/3 MILE FUN RUN When: 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Pine Tree Apple Orchard, 450 Apple Orchard Road, White Bear Lake Details: Event in it’s 22nd year, includes run/walk through the orchard followed by apple treats for all

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marshmallow roast and more. Contact: 651-433-0500

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When: Noon-4 p.m., Oct. 22 & 23; and Oct. 29 & 30 Where: Pine Tree Apple Orchard, 450 Apple Orchard Rd, Dellwood Details: Beautiful quilts on display. Contact: 651-429-7202 or www.pinetreeapple orchard.com

When: 6-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Where: St. Odilia, West School Parking Lot, 3495 Victoria St. N., Shoreview Details: Adults and teens decorate the trunks of their vehicles and hand our treats to children. Contact: stodilia.org

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Running Aces Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Comedy Show with headliner Mike Mercury, featuring Ben San Del, and hosted by Chloe Radcliffe. $15 in advance; $20 day of show. Optional dinner reservations available. Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com

When: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Where: Forest Lake High School, 6101 Scandia Trail N. Details: Deals on used skis, snowboards and equipment. Free admission. Cash or check payment only. Proceeds benefit the Forest Lake High School Alpine Ski Team. Contact: 651-233-0267

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When: Noon - 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 29 Where: Wildlife Science Center, 5463 West Broadway Avenue, Columbus Details: Trick or HAPPY FALLOWEEN! treating among owls, When: 6-9 p.m. wolves and bears, apple Saturday, Oct. 22 cider, campfi re, haunted Where: William CRIBBAGE O’Brien State Park, When: 1 p.m. Monday, barn, crafts. Dogs on leashes welcome. $10/ Marine on St. Croix Oct. 24 adults; $8/kids. Details: Fall festival Where: Rice Lake Contact: 651-464-3993 includes trick or treating Centre, located 1 ½ miles or www.wildlife east of Hwy. 61 on Cty. in the campground, sciencecenter.org storytelling, astronomer, Rd. 8 at the east end of

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BOO BASH When: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Oct. 29 Where: In front of Festival Foods, Victor Marketplace Details: Games, face painting, trick-or-treating, and free pumpkins while supplies last. Food available for purchase. Costumes welcome, but not necessary. Contact: 651-762-3618

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS When: 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Where: Warden’s House Museum, 602 Main St., Stillwater Details: The Johnsdale Paranormal Group discusses their investigations of allegedly haunted locales around Minnesota and the Midwest, including the Warden’s House. Free. Contact: 651-439-5956 or wchsmn.org

DAD’S BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST When: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 Where: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 835 Second Ave. NW, New Brighton Details: All you care to eat waffles and extras. $7/person; children under 5 eat free.

SMALL ARTBIG HEARTS When: Friday, Nov. 4 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: One-night only benefit includes 5x7” artwork for sale priced at $30; paper, pottery and 3D artwork. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

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SWEDISH SAUSAGE MAKING When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Where: Elim Church, 20971 Olinda Trl., Scandia Details: Two recipes of Swedish Korv will be made and taken home. $25/person includes lunch. Contact: 651-433-5053 or gammelgarden museum.org

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Making a killing: Jensen passes 1,000 for Cougars BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Olivia Jensen’s coaches didn’t inform her that she was getting close to 1,000 kills, but the Centennial senior was not surprised when it happened. “I knew I was close at the end. My teammates were actually counting down for me on the court while we were playing,” said Hansen. “And when I got it, they all started cheering and held up a sign they had made, which was really sweet.” The six-footer in her fi fth year as a starter slammed down her milestone kill early in a match against Bemidji on Oct. 8 at the St. Michael-Albertville tournament, a quick attack off a set from Libby Macken on the right side. The Cougars won the match 25-20, 25-21. Jensen has 206 kills this season and 1,021 in her career. An efficient and versatile attacker, she has a strong .363 hitting percentage (kills minus errors divided by attempts). Her high for one match is 22 against Armstrong as a sophomore. “Olivia sees the court very well and is smart with the ball,” said Jackie

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Rehbein-Manthey, Cougar coach. “She doesn't try to force an attack but will use all of her offensive skills — tip, roll shot, off-speed, cut shot, hard hit.” Jensen ranks second in Cougar history in both career kills and kill blocks, with 239. The kill record is 1,817 by Leigh Pudwill, now playing for Florida Gulf Coast, and the blocks record is 304 by Megan Waytashek, who played for South Dakota. Over the years, Jensen said, she’s had “a lot of amazing setters” getting the ball to her. “Right now my setters are Libby Macken and Sydney Wyffels. They are both really talented. I've played longer with Sydney, during both the club and high school season. She actually got her 1000th assist last year.” Jensen was the second Cougar in a week to join a 1,000 club, following Jeni Farmerie, who passed 1,000 in career digs. Volleyball and Mock Trial are Jensen’s main activities at CHS. She plans to continue volleyball in college. The Cougars (14-9) will start Section 4AAA playoffs on Tuesday hosting Spring Lake Park (9-6) at 7 p.m.

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Centennial’s Nina Yang hit a winner at the net during her doubles match with partner Hanna Bullerman in the Section 5AA semifinals at the University of Minnesota. The Cougars lost to eventual champion Mahtomedi 7-0 after beating Hill-Murray 5-2 in the first round. They finished with an 11-8 record.

Centennial cross-country teams both 2nd at conference BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR BRUCE STRAND | SUBMITTED

Both Centennial cross country teams were runners-up, and both had the individual silver medalist as well, in the Northwest Suburban Conference meet. The Cougar boys’ all-senior top five placed behind Maple Grove 41 to 92, with Blaine third at 116, among 14 schools Thursday at Elk River. The Cougar girls, with two freshmen and two seventh-graders, were second to Anoka, 52 to 80, with Andover third at 05. Centennial’s Reed Kurak was

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Centennial senior Olivia Jansen delivered the 1,000th career kill of her five-year career last Saturday during a tournament and has 1,021 currently, along with 239 kill blocks, each ranking second in Cougar volleyball history. Volleyball is the sixfooter’s lone sport and she plans to continue in college. Minnesota’s #1 Volume Toyota Dealer! Per Toyota Motor Sale USA 2015

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runner-up in 16:00, behind Maple Grove senior Alex Miley (15:46). Also all-conference for the Cougars were Jacob Namyst in 10th place and Jonathan Sweeney in 12th. Dylan Johnson placed 30th and Nick Forman 32nd. Grace Johnson, Cougar freshman, was runner-up in 19:48 behind Irondale seventh-grader Elizabeth VanLoon (19:40). Also all-conference were seventh-graders Gracie Stoks in sixth place and Tatum Leiblke in 18th, and senior Sydney Phillips in 23rd. Elizabeth Loftstad, freshman, placed 31st.

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Soccer teams reach semifinals

Centennial’s unbeaten girls soccer

team drubbed Irondale 6-0 with six players scoring in their section opener. The Cougars (12-0-3) will host Coon Rapids on Tuesday in the semifinals, with finals on Thursday. Cougar boys soccer (7-8-1) won 1-0 over Prairie Seeds Academy on a goal by Spencer Averbeck and will host Spring Lake Park in the semifinals on Tuesday, with finals on Thursday.

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Lino Lakes YMCA first to offer full body workout on boards BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

LINO LAKES — As if working out weren't hard enough already, try doing it on top of a moving surface in water. The YMCA in Lino Lakes is currently the only location offering the new course, Stand Up Paddle Board Bootcamp. The four-week course began on Sept. 25 and is offered at two times on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This session, a total of 18 students signed up. “Paddleboarding is my baby, it is my passion. Living in the Midwest, the season is so short,” said fitness and aquatics instructor Kelly Konopliv. “It is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. What better way, than to be able to get up on a board inside when the weather isn't cooperating?” Stand-up paddleboarding has been around for many years; however, it gained popularity around 2005. The sport now has many festivals, races and skill-based competitions every year. According to the fi fth annual “Special Report on Paddlesports,” 21.7 million Americans, a little more than 7 percent of the population, enjoyed paddling in 2014; this represents an increase of more than 3 million participants since the study began in 2010. The course started out with a brief introduction of the boards on land, including how to get on and off the board and how to fall off. At the beginning of each class, the group warms up by assuming stable positions on the board, gaining balance on the board as well as confidence. Once the group is ready to move along, participants perform exercises that are low on the board such as pushups, planks, ab rollups and tricep dips. Once again, the group then progresses to more difficult exercises such as squats, lunges and burpees, while standing up. “It is a sport where you can always challenge yourself. You can start off leisurely paddling. You start on your knees, then you challenge yourself to stand up, and then you challenge yourself to go a little further and stand on one leg or jump,” Konopliv explained. Toward the end of each session, the group then changes body stances and positions. The class fi nishes with stretches low on the board. “It is probably one of the best workouts to do for your core. It is a total mind and body connection workout. If you let your mind go, you fall. It really works stability, balance and coordination,” she said. “It is amazing what you can do for your muscles and your heart rate in just 30 minutes, because every muscle is engaged the entire time.” Due to the sport’s low-impact nature, people of all ages and abilities can participate. For Lino Lakes resident Carla Ratgen, the class was her fi rst experience on a paddleboard. “I came across it (the class) on Facebook and I signed up right away. I needed a challenge and I wanted to try something I've never done before,” she said. Ratgen said the class has is a lot of fun and is not your “average” workout. Since the course is currently only offered at the Lino Lakes location, some of the class participants drive from as far away as Minneapolis to attend the course. The course is open to both members and nonmembers of the YMCA. The next session of the course will begin Oct. 23. The cost for members is $80; for nonmembers, it’s $120. To sign up, visit the YMCA front desk. Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Paddle Board Boot Camp participants do a plank exercise on paddle boards. The next session of the course begins Oct. 23.

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Carla Ratgen, Briana Goodreau, instructor Kelly Konopliv, Sara Jamewski and Jessica Zeirke attend the Paddle Board Boot Camp. Lino Lakes is currently the only YMCA location offering the classes.

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YMCA group fitness and aquatics instructor Kelly Konopliv demonstrates how to do an exercise on a paddle board during a Paddle Board Boot Camp Session Sunday, Oct. 9 at the YMCA in Lino Lakes.

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Centennial students visit local companies BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR

BLAINE — More than 130 Centennial High School students visited three local companies to see what sorts of careers are possible in the manufacturing field. Students in classes including Robotics and Small Engines, Project Lead the Way Introduction to Engineering Design, Civic Engineering and Architecture, and Principles of Engineering were able to tour Top Tool, General Pattern Company and Dayton Rogers in Blaine Friday, Oct. 7. Students who are interested in manufacturing careers also attended. During the visits, the students witnessed the different roles that are available within the industry. “There is such a large amount of jobs out there in the area of manufacturing. Students are typically led by their parents or schools that a four-year degree option is the only option. But really, they need to know that with a technical education in the field of manufacturing, students can be just as successful, if not more,” said technology education teacher Andy Angell. Career Center Specialist Leslye Erzberger added, “This particular industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers, so many of those jobs will become unfilled. My hope with this is to expose kids to different kinds of jobs in manufacturing. It is to kind of guide them and give them some options to look at in an area that they might not know much about.” According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic development, one in eight jobs in the state are in manufacturing. The average manufacturing job paid a yearly salary of $63,250 in 2015, which is about

$9,300 (or 15 percent) higher than the typical job in Minnesota. “I think what they will find is that these jobs in manufacturing are now computer animated, their shops are clean and the workers are wearing polo shirts,” Angell said. “Before they went, they might have assumed that it was a dirty work environment and (have now) realized that they are clean, nice, wellput-together facilities.” Top Tool owner Elizabeth Abraham, who owns the company with her husband Al, said, “I hope they see that it is not a dirty place. It is very high tech, and you have to have great computer skills. It is all new technology. We are worried when the baby boomers retire, we won't have anyone to fill the positions. We need them (new skilled workers).” Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

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Students take a tour around the Top Tool facility. Top Tool does precision metal stamping and tool design.

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Centennial High School students visited Top Tool in Blaine Friday, Oct. 7. During the visit the students got to learn more about the industry, tour the facility and explore possible career paths within the industry.

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A Top Tool employee demonstrates how she is able to measure very small parts accurately with a machine.

POLICE REPORTS The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer responded to the 6900 block of Sunrise Drive on a report of property damage at 10:43 a.m. Oct. 5. Unknown suspect(s) spray painted graffiti on the hockey rink boards and an electrical box in Sunrise Park at an unknown time. • Officers responded to the intersection of Centerville Road and Ash Street for a property damage accident at 4:13 p.m. Oct. 5. There were no injuries and both vehicles were towed from the scene.

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• Officers Officers responded to the 7600 block of Appaloosa Lane on a report of a theft from vehicle at 10:33 a.m. Oct. 6. Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle and removed approximately $5 in change from the center console. • Officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 6900 block of Sunrise Road at 3:10 p.m. Oct. 6. After further investigation, a 17-year-old juvenile male from Blaine was arrested for possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of e-cigarettes. • Officers responded to the 7400 block of Patti Drive for a vehicle fire at 7:23 p.m. Oct. 8. The vehicle was fully engulfed in the driveway. The police officers worked with the Lino Lakes Fire Department to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to the house. • Officers responded to a three-vehicle property damage accident at Birch Street and Pheasant Run at 7:38 a.m. Oct. 10. Two vehicles required towing from the scene. No injuries were reported. • Officers responded to the 7300 block of Lake Drive on a report of an unsecured door of a residence at 7:36 p.m. Oct. 10. Upon arrival, it was found the home had been burglarized at an unknown time. The case is currently under investigation. • Officers attempted to arrest a male on a warrant at a residence in the 700 block of Town Center Parkway at 9:41 a.m. Oct.10. After further investigation, a 26-year-old male from Lino Lakes was arrested for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and an outstanding warrant. A 29-year-old female from Lino Lakes was arrested for aiding an offender. Both individuals were transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers responded to a phone call from a resident

in the 1900 block of Robin Lane South in Centerville Oct. 6 on a report of damage to property. Tires were reported to be punctured by a male suspect. The case is under investigation. • Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Main Street Oct. 6 in Centerville on a property damage accident. The vehicle was towed and a person was transported home. • An officer stopped a vehicle for a stop sign violation observed at Birch Street and Centerville Road Oct. 8 in Lino Lakes. The driver was found to be impaired and was arrested for DWI. The male was transported to the police station where he submitted to a breath test with a final BAC of 0.14. The male was transported home and was released to family. • An officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation that occurred in the 6800 block of 20th Avenue Oct. 8 in Centerville. Follow-up investigation showed the vehicle was displaying registration that belonged to a different vehicle. The adult male driver was cited and released. The vehicle was towed and is being held for valid registration. • A male in the 9000 block of Lexington Avenue was transported to the University of Minnesota Hospital through Allina Hospital after it become evident that he was seeing things that weren't there Oct. 9. • Officers responded to West Golden Lake Road/ Golden Lake Road in Circle Pines Oct. 11 for a property damage hit-and-run accident. Police gathered all pertinent information from the victim. There were no witnesses or suspects to the incident. • Officers responded to a property damage accident that occurred prior to their arrival in the area of Lexington Avenue and Village Parkway Oct. 11 in Lexington. Officers blocked the scene and gathered information. Firefighters were dispatched to assist with fluid cleanup.

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CENTENNIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 STATE OF MINNESOTA

CITY OF LINO LAKES ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 12, (Centennial), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016, for the purpose of electing three school board members for four year terms. The ballot shall provide as follows:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2016 SURFACE WATER MAINTENANCE PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Lino Lakes at the office of the City Clerk until 10:00 a.m. CDT, Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Lino Lakes City Hall located at 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Lino Lakes. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for construction of the following approximate quantities: 11 EA Construct Access Road 0.5 ACRE Clear and Grub Trees 600 CY Common Excavation/Sediment Removal 4 LS Ditch Grading 10 EA Clean out FES 200 LF Remove/Replace Draintile 10 EA Street Sweeping 3000 SY Erosion Control Blanket Cat. 4 1 ACRE Seeding, Mix 270 The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by WSB & Associates, Inc., 477 Temperance Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, which are on file with the City Clerk of Lino Lakes and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Clerk. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 (including the current June 2016 Standard City Specification) by inputting Quest project #4704441 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications (including the Standard City of Lino Lakes Specification dated June 2016) documents may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB & Associates, Inc., 477 Temperance Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, for a nonrefundable fee of $75.00 per set, check payable to WSB & Associates, Inc. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City of Lino Lakes and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, or certified check, or bid bond made payable to the City of Lino Lakes for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond. The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids/RFP of the City shall comply with the provisions of the statute. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening of bids. The City of Lino Lakes reserves the right to reject any or all bids. DATED: October 11, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/s Michael Grochala, Community Development Director, Lino Lakes, MN Published two times in the Quad Community Press on October 18 and 25, 2016.

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote, completely fill in the ovals(s) next to your choice(s) like this: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER VOTE FOR UP TO THREE CHRISTINA WILSON CHRIS BETTINGER ROLAND (RON) PARRUCCI RAY CULP _____________ write-in, if any _____________ write-in, if any _____________ write-in, if any The polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places will be as follows: BLAINE W1-P5 BLAINE W1-P6 BLAINE W1-P7 BLAINE W1-P8 BLAINE W2-P6 BLAINE W3-P8 CENTERVILLE P-1 CIRCLE PINES P-1 CIRCLE PINES P-2 LEXINGTON P-1 LINO LAKES P-1 LINO LAKES P-2 LINO LAKES P-3 LINO LAKES P-4 LINO LAKES P-5 LINO LAKES P-6 LINO LAKES P-7

Gradient Financial Center Minnesota School of Business Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Centennial Sr. High (Performing Arts Center) Blaine City Hall Bridgewood Community Church St. Genevieve’s Community Parish Centennial Fire District Station No. 1 Circle Pines City Hall Lexington City Hall Lino Lakes Senior Center Centennial Fire Station #1 Saint Joseph Catholic Church Lino Lakes City Hall Rice Creek Covenant Church Living Waters Lutheran Church Rice Lake Elementary School

1750 105th Ave. NE 3680 Pheasant Ridge Dr. NE 9185 Lexington Ave. NE 4757 North Road 10801 Town Square Dr. NE 11670 Lexington Ave. NE 6995 Centerville Road 2 East Road 200 Civic Heights Circle 9180 Lexington Ave. 1189 Main Street 7741 Lake Drive 171 Elm Street 600 Town Center Parkway 125 Ash Street 865 Birch Street 575 Birch Street

Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated above for the precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will open at 7:00 o’clock a.m. and will close at 8:00 o’clock p.m. on the date of said election. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Jody Josephson, School District Election Clerk Published two times in the Quad Community Press on October 18 and 25, 2016.

CITY OF CENTERVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of vote counting equipment to be used in the November 8, 2016. General Election will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Centerville City Hall, 1880 Main Street, Centerville, MN 55038-9794. If you would like to witness this demonstration, you are welcome to do so at the above mentioned location. Teresa Bender, City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on October 18, 2016.

CITY OF CENTERVILLE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Centerville, Minnesota will meet and consider resident input regarding a proposed lot split, rezone and a Comprehensive Plan amendment of 7384 Old Mill Road. Applicants desire to split the easterly six (6) acres from the ten (10) acre parcel which would require a rezone from R-1 (Rural Residential) to R-2 (Single Family Residential). The request to split the parcel in this fashion is per a private settlement agreement between the two owners of the property. The Commission will meet on November 1, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chamber of City Hall located at 1880 Main Street, Centerville, MN 55038. The City Hall is ADA accessible. Requests for hearing assisted devices or a sign language interpreter must be received before 4:00 p.m., October 26, 2016. All persons interested are invited to attend and to be heard, verbally or in writing. You may call City Hall at (651) 429-3232 if you have any questions. Teresa Bender, CMC

STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY ANOKA TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FILE NO. P.S. 02-CV-16-4074 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Petition of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In Relation to Certificate of Title No. 117542 issued for land in the County of Anoka and State of Minnesota legally described as: Lot Eighteen (18), Block One (1), Lexington Park Lake View TO ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THIS REAL ESTATE, PARTICULARLY: Parties to be served: Shawn McElderry, and parties in possession. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that unless you appear before this Court on the October 27, 2016, at 1:00 PM 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, upon the filing of a certified copy of this Order, cancel Certificate of Title No. 117542 and enter a new certificate of title for Lot 18, Block 1, LEXINGTON PARK LAKE VIEW, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., whose address is 3476 Stateview Blvd, Fort Mill, SC 29715, subject to the existing recitals, but free from all memorials appearing on the present certificate through the memorial of document number 536007.001, 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: September 16, 2016 /s/ Barry A. Sullivan, 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 15-100816 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 October 11 and 18, 2016.

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Published one time in the Quad Community Press on October 18, 2016.

CITY OF LINO LAKES NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of vote counting equipment to be used in the November 8, 2016 General Election will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 4:30 PM at Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182. Questions regarding the City’s election system and testing procedures can be directed to the City Clerk’s office at 651-982-2406. Julie Bartell, City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on October 18, 2016.

COURT FILE NO. 02-CV-15-1387 SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Petition of Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP In Relation to Certificate of Title No. 114276 issued for land in the County of Anoka and State of Minnesota legally described as: Lot 8, Block 5, Golden Oaks TO ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THIS REAL ESTATE, PARTICULARLY: Parties to be served: Andrew D. Kasel, Abby R. Wilson, Golden Oaks Townhome Association, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, United States of America and all parties in possession. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that unless you appear before this Court on the November 10, 2016, at 1:00 PM 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, upon the filing of a certified copy of this Order, cancel Certificate of Title No. 114276 and enter a new certificate of title for Lot 8, Block 5, Golden Oaks, in favor of John Yauchi Cheng and Christie Anne Cheng, as joint tenants, whose address is 8A Oak Leaf Lane, Circle Pine, MN 55014, subject to the existing recitals and subject to the memorials of documents numbers 123746, 123747, 202785 and 531730.003, but free from all other memorials appearing on the present certificate through the memorial of Document No. 531730.003, 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 26, 2016 /s/ Sharon L. Hall, 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 16-103127 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 October 11 and 18, 2016.

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MINNESOTA SENATE DISTRICT 38 ROGER CHAMBERLAIN REPUBLICAN Birthday: Jan. 14, 1963 Address (City): Lino Lakes Family: Married to Annette, two grown children. Occupation: Financial Services, financial representative Political/civic experience: 2008 attended first caucus, precinct chair, vice chair local BPOU, first elected to office in 2010 Minnesota State Senate, reelected in 2012. Education: Associate’s degree in law enforcement from Normandale Community College, bachelor’s degree in accounting from Metropolitan State University. Political Philosophy: We must regain our confidence; reclaim control of our individual lives, our rights and remember again what it means, and what it takes, to be optimists and dreamers. In the end it is about your life, your choices and your dreams. My job is to safeguard these things for you, to make it easier, to give everyone a fair shot at living, choosing and pursuing their dreams. Endorsements: Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC, Minnesota Grocers Association “A” Rating, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for her Life, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, National Rifle Association-PVF and Minnesota Gun Owners PAC. Q: Where can voters get more information about your campaign? A: http://www.rogerchamberlain.org; https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_ id=1187; https://www.facebook.com/senator.roger.chamber lain/?ref=bookmarks Q: Do you believe the minimum wage should be increased? If so, to what? If not, why not? A: The minimum wage was increased during the 2014 legislative session and will begin increasing automatically in 2018. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues in your district or the state, what would they be? A: K-12 public education, MnSure/healthcare costs and revitalizing minnesota’s sluggish economy. Q: How has immigration-both legal and illegal-affected Minnesota and your legislative district? Do you have areas of concern? Solutions? A: Legal immigration is wonderful and important for our state and nation. That said, governments first obligation is public safety. Minnesotan’s are rightfully concerned about current immigration policy and their safety. Recent incidents in Minnesota underscore their concern-terrorist recruitment and the attack in St. Cloud. Policy should be reviewed to ensure immigrants will not become domestic or international terrorists. Q: What would you like to tell voters about your qualifications as a legislator? A: Why are you the best candidate for the job? I served full time in the Navy and in the Minnesota Army National Guard as a combat medic; I have worked as a bar bouncer, in security, an airport shuttle driver, and then as an accountant and tax accountant for large corporations. I enjoy bike riding, mowing my lawn and fixing our cars. I have a unique background and bring a variety of skills to the legislature. In the end, I serve because I truly care about the future of this state. I believe we need to listen more to the people, to empower them and not government, allow people to reach their potential so they can thrive and not simply survive.

MINNESOTA SENATE DISTRICT 38 PATRICK DAVERN DEMOCRAT Birthday: June 20, 1965 Address (City): Circle Pines Family: Single Occupation: Technology consultant and Metro Transit Political/civic experience: University of Minnesota Civil Service Committee Education: Cretin High School in St. Paul, journalism/mass communications major at the University of Minnesota. Political Philosophy: I believe the primary role of government is to create an environment that serves all people regardless of race, creed, age, sexual orientation or disability. We live in a republic that dictates that the voting citizens elect representatives that can build a consensus from all different views and walks of life. I believe the primary role of government is to create an environment that serves all people regardless of race, creed, age, sexual orientation or disability. We live in a republic that dictates that the voting citizens elect representatives that can build a consensus from all different views and walks of life. Endorsements: AFL-CIO, ATU 1005, DFL, Teamsters DRIVE, MAPE, Education Minnesota, St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, SEIU, AFSCME, DFL Senior Caucus, St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council

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Q: Where can voters get more information about your campaign? A: www.davernmnsenate38.com Q: Do you believe the minimum wage should be increased? If so, to what? If not, why not? A: Yes, a $15 dollar an hour livable wage for adults. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues in your district or the state, what would they be? A: Transportation, education, employment/jobs. Q: How has immigration-both legal and illegal-affected Minnesota and your legislative district? Do you have areas of concern? Solutions? A: Immigration is strictly a federal issue that states have no control over; Congress and the President have sole responsibility for developing immigration policy. Like many, I do have concerns over illegal immigration, but states have no control to address this on a large scale. Q: What would you like to tell voters about your qualifications as a legislator? A: I am running for Minnesota Senate because I know government can do better. Our communities deserve a voice who stands up for our priorities and values - not just a political party. I have over 30 years experience in management and information systems. My clients include a broad selection of both public and private business, K-12, higher education and education technology groups in outstate Minnesota. I believe in my skill set and the ability to work hard for people would make for what the public deserves in an effective public servant. We need good leaders to provide a positive, proactive environment for our district! I am confident that my experience and background in education and the private sector will bring strong, energetic leadership. I offer a fiscally responsible progressive approach to government that will be beneficial to our communities.

MINNESOTA HOUSE DISTRICT 38A KEVIN FOGARTY DEMOCRAT Birthday: Feb. 21, 1958 Address (City): Centerville Family: Wife Mary, three daughters Melissa, Sara and Katie Occupation: Truck driver, Lakeville Motor Express Political/civic experience: Centerville Park Board, DFL party officer, caucus chair , outreach officer. Education: Associate’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Waseca Political Philosophy: Middle of the road democrat. Endorsements: Planned Parenthood, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Farmers Union, Minnesota Professional Firefighters, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Minnesota Nurses Association, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Teamsters Local 120, AFL-CIO. Q: Where can voters get more information about your campaign? A: People can access information about me on my website www.fogartyforhouse.com, by contacting me through email at fogartyforhouse@gmail.com, or on my cell at 651-398-4361. Q: Do you believe the minimum wage should be increased? If so, to what? If not, why not? A: The minimum wage should be increased. For Minnesotans to be able to afford renting a market rate two- bedroom apartment, they need to earn $17.76 per hour. A reasonable minimum wage is somewhere in the range of $15-$17, with lower wages for smaller employers, summer jobs and youth wages. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues in your district or the state, what would they be? A: I think the most important three issues that require my focus include transportation, building a fair economy and education. Maintaining our transportation infrastructure is critical to our ability to travel safely and quickly, and to keep up with the growth of our communities. When people are working, it benefits everyone in Minnesota. I would work hard to strengthen the middle class and to address the economic insecurity faced by low-income workers. Finally, a strong education is vital to Minnesotans wellbeing. Having affordable access to childcare, pre-kindergarten education, and an outstanding grade school, high school and secondary education institutions is essential to achieving this. Q: How has immigration-both legal and illegal-affected Minnesota and your legislative district? Do you have areas of concern? Solutions? A: The contribution of immigrants are important to Minnesota’s economic vitality. In terms of illegal immigrants, setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is the responsibility of the federal government. I support immigrants becoming US citizens. Q: What would you like to tell voters about your qualifications as a legislator?

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A: I have an incredibly strong work ethic. I have worked hard my entire life, starting as a farm laborer for my uncle, all the way through my over 30 years as a delivery driver for Lakeville Motor Express. I know what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck and I know what it is like to worry if what you have in the bank is enough. will work hard to make sure our children don’t have to struggle like we have and I’ll work hard to represent YOU in the legislature.

MINNESOTA HOUSE DISTRICT 38A LINDA RUNBECK REPUBLICAN Birthday: June 11, 1946 Address (City): Circle Pines Family: Husband, Richard; and daughter, Britta Occupation: I bring 20 years of active leadership in the private sector. Currently, my family and I own a small family business, Braham Monument. My corporate career included positions of manager, director and vice-president of advertising at Super Valu Stores, Inc. and Dahlberg, Inc. Political/civic experience: One term on the Circle Pines City Cuncil (1984-1987); five terms as a state representative, (1989-1992 and 2010-present); two terms as a state senator (1993-2000). For several years, I was president of the non-profit Taxpayers League of Minnesota and also founded a small property rights advocacy group. In my community, I have served on the advisory board of two YMCAs over 10 years. My husband and I have been a host family with the AFS exchange student program. Education: Bethel University, bachelor’s degree in sociology and social work Political Philosophy: Small government, fiscal conservative, republican Endorsements: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund PAC, NFIB/SAFE Minnesot Trust; Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC, MCCL, Republican Party. Q: Where can voters get more information about your campaign? A: www.lindarunbeck.com Q: Do you believe the minimum wage should be increased? If so, to what? If not, why not? A: Raising the minimum wage to $12 or $15 would abandon the marketplace, which dependably sets wages based on skill levels, productivity and market demand. For a single state (or city) to mandate higher wages, ignores the reality that businesses and customers can and will go elsewhere. Job flight and lay-offs will result. Many of these jobs are second incomes, not head-of-household income. Such a move will hurt all low-skilled and entry-level workers, especially young people and minorities. It will harm small businesses and create across-the-board inflation in wages and prices of goods and services. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues in your district or the state, what would they be? A: Congestion on the freeways in our area has made commuting very frustrating. Solutions such as the MNPass project along I-35W in Blaine and Lino Lakes will relieve some of that congestion and give commuters more alternatives. Cities in the northern suburbs are relying on water from the aquifer for irrigation and watering lawns. This is not only expensive, but it is unnecessarily depleting the groundwater resource, which must be available for our drinking water. New methods for re-using surface water for irrigation are efforts I support and have authored legislation to advance. This district has lower commercial-industrial property wealth than many others. As a result, property taxes on residences are higher than in some parts of the metro, and our schools have more difficulty raising local dollars. More industry in our area would benefit our community. Q: How has immigration-both legal and illegal-affected Minnesota and your legislative district? Do you have areas of concern? Solutions? A: Our area has many families who have come here legally from countries like Laos, Russia, Ukraine and Thailand. They are productive citizens who contribute their cultural values of hard work and strong family life. Other immigrants from Central America and Mexico may be here illegally. Our schools are at the front lines of educating and helping our community respond to all immigrants. Retaining a strong culture requires enforcing our borders. Q: What would you like to tell voters about your qualifications as a legislator? A: What is the proper role of government vis a vis the private sector and the non-profit sector? This question is fundamental to all spending and taxing decisions at the state. I believe my background in the private, public and non-profit sectors provides solid credentials to address such decisions. I’m also cognizant of the non-government sector of society – the family, church, local charities, community associations and civic society, which are independent from government and must remain strong and independent.

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ANOKA COUNTY COMMISSIONER RHONDA SIVARAJAH Birthday: Oct. 18, 1965 Address (City): Lino Lakes Family: Married to my husband Ran for 26 years. He is a retired police officer currently providing security in the Federal Court System. Two college-age children, Sonjay (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Asha (University of Wisconsin-Stout). Occupation: County Commissioner Political/civic experience: Chair of Anoka County Board of Commissioners, Board of Directors, Metro Emergency Services Board, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon—Lino Lakes Committee Member, Board of Directors, Greater MSP, member of the Quad Area Chamber of Commerce & Metro North Chamber of Commerce, former member of the Governor’s Workforce Development Council, former member Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing People and attend Eagle Brook Church. Education: Bachelor’s degree in St. Cloud State University; study abroad at Kansai Gaidai University of Foreign Studies, Japan; Cambridge High School. Political Philosophy: I believe government was established to play an important role, but cannot and should not be all things to all people. In many cases it has grown way beyond what citizens can afford. At the county level, we will continue to focus on providing mandated services in an efficient manner so residents can keep more of their own hard-earned money. I believe in personal responsibility—empowering the individual, the power of the free market, private property rights and individual liberty. Endorsements: PAC MetroNorth Chamber Leadership Fund, VoicesPAC, St. Paul Area Association of Realtors (SPAAR). Q: Where can voters get more information about your campaign? A: www.ElectRhonda.com; Facebook—Rhonda Sivarajah for Anoka County Commissioner Q: Do you believe the minimum wage should be increased? If so, to what? If not, why not? A: In today’s environment of workforce shortages, many employers are already paying more than minimum wage to attract employees. Many area employers’ help wanted signs advertise wages of $11/hour and up. In addition, some offer shopping discounts and other incentives. The free market is already dictating what wages should be. If minimum wages are increased, private market forces will find ways to automate many of those functions, thus eliminating jobs. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues in your district or the state, what would they be? A: Transportation, maintaining safety net for the most vulnerable in our community (children, the elderly, people with mental illness and people with disabilities) and public safety. Q: How has immigration-both legal and illegal-affected Minnesota and your legislative district? Do you have areas of concern? Solutions? A: We are a nation of immigrants, but also a nation of laws. As a county we follow state and federal laws. My ancestors came from Sweden and I am the spouse of an immigrant, now a naturalized American citizen. I value the innovation and ingenuity most legal immigrants contribute to our community. It is important to reach out to new Americans, develop friendships and share our culture so they become part of the community in which they have chosen to live. Q: What would you like to tell voters about your qualifications as a legislator? Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: As your county commissioner, I have a record of delivering real results! Under my leadership as chair of the board we have: reduced the county levy over the past several years bringing the 2016 levy to near 2010 levels, ended reckless borrowing and paid down over $50 million of debt, improved the overall quality of our county road system, restructured our mental health department providing more upfront preventive services and expanded services available to our senior population in order to meet the growing needs. I am proud of the work we have been able to accomplish on behalf of you, the taxpayers, and want to continue to work for you. It is a privilege to serve, and I will continue to work to represent the citizens of Anoka County to the best of my ability.

ANOKA COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 6 CANDIDATE KEVIN RYAN CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS.

LEXINGTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE MARK KURTH Family: Wife Heather, children Luke, Nicolas, Noah and a dog named Daisy Occupation: Finance manager, firefighter City of Lexington, charitable gambling manager of Lexington Fire Relief Association. Political/civic experience: Current mayor

of Lexington (2014-present) Education: College Contact: Mark@markkurth.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Keeping our budget under control. In the past two years, we have increased our budget a modest 2 percent, which is below the current level of inflation and the increase in housing prices. Maintaining our small town feel while still being in the metro area. While we are a small town, we are also a city in a large metropolitan area. Maintaining that balance is not always easy but necessary. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Police costs. While our costs for police coverage has increased minimally over the last two years, I still feel this is our greatest challenge. For a city of our size to pay approximately $800,000 is, quite honestly, too much. We need to find a balance between adequate coverage for our city and the cost. Budget control. We live in a small city that is built out. We can not “build our way out” like other cities can. We need to continue to maximize taxpayer dollars and not spend frivolously. I feel like we have done a very good job of that over the last two years. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: While I would always like to see a 0 percent tax levy or a decrease that is not always going to be possible. The last two years we have been able to keep the increase to 2 percent. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: In the last two years we have made great strides and progress, yet there is much more to accomplish. We have kept our budget under control, cut costs where we are able and put money away for the future. We currently have our Lovell building on the market for redevelopment, and have had great interest in it. We hired a strategic planner in 2015 to help us prioritize projects and save for them in the future.

CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE RUSS KOSKI Occupation: Account manager Political/civic experience: I have served on the Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission for five years and attended League of Minnesota Cities continuing education workshops on planning and zoning topics. I involved myself in the public input process by attending numerous city council meetings and public hearings over the years and more recently, public hearings in our surrounding communities to share concerns about development that will directly affect Centerville. My civic experiences also include volunteering for the Fete des Lacs parade for the past nine years. Education: Bachelor’s of business administration degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Contact: koskiRuss@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Centerville must continue to practice fiscal responsibility while maintaining city services and keeping property taxes as low as possible. This can be done through economic development. Bringing new businesses to the city will strengthen the tax base. City-owned properties must be marketed to attract commerce which will provide additional tax revenue. The city council and staff must ensure that Centerville is getting its fair share of revenue support from the county and state. It is important that the city gets the most competitive bids on contracted services such as street maintenance, reconstruction projects, recycling/refuse collection. Another priority is how we manage growth within the city and consider the possible impact of residential development in Lino Lakes and the I-35E corridor. These developments will increase the population in the area, street traffic and likely put added pressure on public safety resources. We need to sustain our outstanding police and fire protection, but in ways that are cost-effective. The city must work with our surrounding communities on regional issues that will affect our community. Joint power agreements for police and fire protection should be reviewed and the public safety needs for the next five to 10 years considered and explored. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: A significant challenge to the City of Centerville is an increasing tax burden on the residents. Citizens must receive fair value for their tax dollars. To support any increasing costs for city services, we must strengthen the tax base through economic development. We can

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increase city revenue sources through the sale of cityowned properties and work to make Centerville an attractive community to build a home or locate a business. City services must be maintained in a cost effective manner. It is important to consider what the needs will be for Centerville over the next five to 10 years. Working with the surrounding communities and the county will be critical in finding solutions to increases in the demands and costs for publically provided services. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I do not believe raising taxes is the answer to solving all fiscal issues. What’s more important is how current tax dollars are being spent. My preference would be to increase tax revues through economic and residential development. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: I care about the city I live in and want to do my part to support the community. Not all citizens will agree on all issues. I acknowledge the objections and look for alternatives that will benefit everyone.

CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE MATTHEW MONTAIN Occupation: Land application consultant and operations manager for Mountain & Company, Inc. Political/civic experience: Planning and Zoning member for City of Centerville (Current), Firefighter Centennial Fire District (Current), and has previously run for Centerville City Council. Education: Minnesota Type IV Operator, Ontario PMAB, NASM, and application technician. Attended the University of Minnesota, Century College and University of Guelph. Certifications from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Anoka County Fire Academy. Contact: 651-492-5979 or mmontain2@yahoo.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Accountability of all city expenditures, communication from all levels, and accountability of city resources. This done through hard work, dedication and a fresh set of eyes and ideas. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: The biggest challenges I see are our limited space for growth and development, our vision moving forward and accountability from all aspects of the city. Centerville’s room for growth is limited. The ability to maximize the tax base from what is available while not losing the feel and charm of what the city has to offer. While ensuring our current business owners are treated well and prosperous. Making Centerville a wanted destination to stay, expand, move to and start a business. Our vision moving forward is complex, just because a business wants to start up in the city doesn’t mean it would be best for everyone. Yes, it may generate a new tax base, but we need to look at how it impacts everyone not just the tax base. I also see the accountability of the city to be a significant challenge. Each resident pays their taxes, divided between the city, county, and school. Elected officials should make sure their taxes are being properly allocated. Examples: public works (snowplowing, building maintenance, lawn care), public safety (police and fire) and contracted vendors. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Doubtful, I can’t say no because I won’t lie to you. I believe there are viable reasons our costs increase. That being said, I also see areas that we could cut costs that we are currently spent and still get production Raising taxes should be a last resort. I believe in an easy/lazy way out. I would trim the fat of excess spending and get rid of those things unnecessary for operation before I would support a tax levy increase. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: Currently on Centerville’s Planning and Zoning Commission. My experience has given me opportunities to expand my knowledge on the cities operation and structure. Though we may have differing opinions, my years of service helped in compromises and finding the best outcome for all. My dedication, this can be seen in my assistance with the Fete De Lacs parades, my years with the fire service, where I serve on the North Metro Specialized Rescue Team, was 2014 public educator of the year, 2014 instructor of the year, and 2015 firefighter of the year. My pride in Centerville is easily seen. I love this city and want nothing but the best for it.

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CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE ZACH NASE Family: Fiancé, two beautiful daughters and a black lab. Occupation: Union Plumbing foreman Political/civic experience: Participated in Waters Off and volunteered at Warrior Pointe/ VFW events with disabled veteran brother. Education: Forest Senior High School followed by five years at Saint Paul Technical College and accomplishing a license/ comp card within plumbing. Contact: Email: zachnase@hotmail.com or cell phone: 651-274-5545 Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Public safety would be one of my top priorities. With the new developments going up we need to make sure that our streets are safe and can handle the increasing amount of traffic. I would achieve it by looking at our current roadways and traffic lights. I want to make sure they operate in the best way possible. Taxes would be my second priority because of the 7 percent increase they are proposing for 2017 property tax. We need to make sure we are getting the most out of our money so our taxes don’t need to increase every year. I plan to try and cap our property taxes by looking at our budget to make sure we are spending responsibly and looking towards alternative ways to increase revenues. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: We are running out of places to build so we need to look toward getting the most out of the land we have. We could address that by looking into building well maintained apartments, condos or senior living. Looking for alternative sources of revenue. We need to try and find new ways to increase revenue whether that be by apartments or commercial properties. We can address that by being more supportive toward builders that are trying to help build the community, but not take away from the town’s integrity. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I would not support a tax levy increase. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: I would make a good candidate because of my current place of employment. I am running some of the biggest jobs they have ever had and I took on the responsibility because I knew I could budget and plan to make a profit for the company. Every day, I wake up I know that my actions will affect the lives of a small business owner just like the decisions of a city council member. I make smart and responsible decisions that I know will help create a solution to an everyday problem like a city councilmen. Those are some of the reasons why I make a great city council candidate.

CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE JEFF PAAR Family: I have lived in Centerville for 17 years with my wife Gina, who I have been married to for 18 years. We have two children; Dylan,15, a sophomore at Centennial High School and Lauren,13, an eighth-grader at Centennial Middle School. Gina and I enjoy spending time with our children in the community. We are a sports family and spend a lot of time watching Dylan and Lauren play hockey and lacrosse. We also enjoy taking walks and spending time outside with our friends and neighbors. Occupation: Territory manager- ATM Division Cummins-Allison Corp. Licensed insurance agent. Political/civic experience: Centerville City Council member (2002-present), Centerville Economic Development Authority member, Centerville Fire Steering council liaison, Centerville Park and Recreation Committee council liaison, Centerville Economic Development Committee council liaison, I-35/WE Member Centerville Chair, Fete Des Lacs Parade Committee, Centerville volunteer Frozen Fete Des Lacs Festival, Crime Watch Block Captain co-leader, vice president of Centennial Youth Lacrosse Association (20132016), hockey coach Centennial Youth Hockey Association, lacrosse coach Centennial Youth Lacrosse Association. Education: Associate’s degree in marketing Contact: 612-799-0958 or jpaar@centervillemn.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Centerville needs to continue to grow our tax base with commercial development. We hired a commercial realtor to market city owned properties as well as other properties in the city to potential buyers. Our city administrator

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has been very active marketing and networking Centerville to businesses looking to come to the city. Centerville has a working relationship with Brandon Champeau, who is a developer and is looking to bring businesses/development to Centerville. The city brought in Urban Land Institute (ULI) to help Centerville find the best fit for development with the cities available land. The Waterworks site needs to be renovated. We are working with the land owner and a developer to get the site developed. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Most of tax base is residential. We need to attract more commercial business/development to Centerville. I outlined how to accomplish this in my priorities. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Sometimes you are in situations which you do not have financial control. The council can keep the budget tight and reduce unnecessary spending, but sometimes circumstances arise that affect your budget. The past two years the city has seen an increase cost for our police and fire protection. We are in a partnership with other cities and the cost to provide these services has increased. The city responded by tightening the budget, but still needed to raise taxes to bridge the gap in funding. I will continue to support our public safety organizations; I will, however, make sure we are getting the most for our tax dollars. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: The residents know I keep their best interests in mind when making hard decisions for the city. Over the years we have gained an AA Bond rating, have had clean audits every year, constructed a new water tower, updated city infrastructure, put into place and funded a pavement management plan, constructed new parks and trails, updated older parks, worked on an action plan for a new downtown/commercial development and new businesses have come to Centerville. I will continue to be a steward of the citizen’s tax dollars and make sure they are getting the most for their money.

CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE CHARLES REINHARDT Occupation: Disabled Army Veteran, stay at home father. Political/civic experience: U.S. Army 1991-1998, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Belvoir, Virgina; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Humphreys, South Korea; Fort Carson, Colorado. Many field rotations to Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, Yakima Training Center, Washington and Fort Irwin National Training Center, California, Mojave Desert. Life member of Disabled American Veterans.Education: North St. Paul High School, U.S. Army, construction electricity, St. Paul Tech. Contact: Email at rhinomn@hotmail.com or FacebookCenterville, Minnesota. Charles Reinhardt for City Council Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: My biggest priority would be welcoming new business to help with the tax base without losing its small town atmosphere. The process needs to be expedited in such a way, so that it doesn’t take the city government months to decide and act. My second priority would be the downtown area. I don’t believe the downtown redevelopment plan is working. Spending money on development groups, such as the defunct Beard Group, is a waste of taxpayers’ money. As a member of the Centerville City Council, I would not vote for wasting money on fantasy plans from the Beard Group types that created the bubble of the Great Recession in 2008. A downtown similar to Mahtomedi is more of the direction Centerville should go. More quality restaurants, shopping and bars. I like privately run, family business over big chains. Centerville does not have the land for a big box store to build, and that’s the anchor many smaller businesses require such as Starbucks or a Caribou coffee. The bigger stores or chains would gravitate toward I-35E. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: The biggest challenge for Centerville is bringing new business to our town and preferably creating jobs for our younger workers at the same time. This would help with the tax base. The city could add a fishing dock to the Hidden Spring Park for all to use. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: For me to support a tax levy would only come if the city was in very serious debt. I would not support a permanent tax levy. It would have to be short term, with a light at the end of a tunnel. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: I believe I’m the best candidate, because I live on a

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fixed income myself as disabled veteran. I have a family so I know how hard it is to budget and stay on top of things. I would treat you the Centerville citizen, as you yourself would expect to be treated at city council meetings, or in person. If you had a question I would do my best to answer it. I have taken the oath three times in the Army to defend this country. I had a security clearance while in the military. Nobody on this council has any influence with me, and I have no conflict of interest. I will vote for what’s best for the city above all else. This is a duty for me.

CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE THOMAS WOOD Family: Married to Kathy for 24 years. We have two children Daniel and Abigail. Occupation: Customer service. Political/civic experience: Eleven years planning and zoning commission for the city of Centerville. I have been a USBC bowling coach for youth for past nine years and counting. I have coached high school cross-country, T-ball, coach pitch and I am an assistant coach in soccer. I give blood quarterly at the American Red Cross.Volunteer each year for St. Genevieve’s parish festival. Education: Bachelor’s degree, business with double concentration in human resources and safety University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin. Contact: tpw0227@yahoo.com or 651-276-5511 Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them? A: Increase commerce – The city currently owns lots in the industrial park that are currently meadows. Instead of settling for a given price, we would take a loss on them and get a commercial industry in our town. This will give us tax revenue that in time will more than pay off the loss on the properties. It will also breed other companies to come in and create jobs and spending in our community. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: We must continue to make sure our infrastructure is supported and planned for. Many people talk about the conditions of roads but they have addressed that well so far. The other challenge is the tax base that is so high for our citizens to support our town. Many people have left due to property taxes. The ones I talked to said they could sell and get a better deal with less taxes elsewhere in a good community. This comes back to the lack of commerce and commercial taxes. The other is budget in what is necessary, such as the infrastructure, and what is want? How much can we cut from all the expenses of Fete Du Lacs celebration? I am all for the extras but not at the cost of the citizens. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: A tax levy by definition is a strain or debt that is put on something or someone. I have no problem with additional taxes on vices such as Alcohol, tobacco or gambling. School levies are voted on and are up to the citizens of the school district. For the most part, let the voters decide. If you don’t vote then you have to accept the consequences of those who did. You can whine or you can do something about it. Q: Why are you the best candidate for the job? A: I have experience in business with over 25 years of experience in customer service, billing and accounts payable. I have saved companies from $40,000 - $60,000 per year by auditing complex invoices and spreadsheets for errors or overpayments. Generations on my father’s side passed down to me this simple rule: “I don’t care if you dig ditches as long as you are happy and the best ditch digger you can be.” That is what a council members attitude towards their duties should be.

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CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD CHRIS BETTINGER Occupation: I’ve worked 25 years in the golf business, the past 11 years as manager at Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes. Civic/Volunteer experience: Since moving to the district over nine years ago, I have enjoyed getting involved in my community in several different ways. I have been a member of the Circle/Lex Lions for eight years, participating in many projects that give back to our local community including being the chair of the Bell Ringing Project at Festival Foods for the Salvation Army. I have been a board member and volunteered for many Centennial Sports organizations over the past nine years, supporting my seventh and ninth-grade sons’ teams in various capacities, including leading concessions for youth football and wrestling. I am also an active member of the Centerville Park and Recreation Committee and have been for over five years. I am a member of the Fete de Lacs Planning Committee, member of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and I am also active with other community activities such as the Centennial Hall of Fame Committee. Education: Braham Area High School; associate’s degree from Anoka Ramsey Community College; studied business at St. Cloud State University and golf facilities management at Anoka Technical College. Q: Why should citizens vote for you? A: Citizens of the I.S.D. 12 should vote for me because I have a passion for our community and our schools as well as our children’s future. I live, work and raise my sons in the district, so I have a vested interest in making sure that our schools are the best they can be. “We are Centennial.” Q: What changes do you believe are the most needed in the Centennial School District? A: I plan to use my passion for Centennial to enhance the Centennial School District and contribute in as many ways as possible. I think we are doing a great job at Centennial now but there are always ways to enhance our district. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: One of the biggest challenges facing our schools is property tax inequity, which causes some serious funding issues. We need the funding from the state to be more equitable to make up for this problem and help alleviate the burden on our local property owners. We need new industry, more business in the district to assist with property tax equity! Q:Under what circumstances would you support a tax levy increase? A: As long as the school and the school board are transparent and fiscally responsible, I would be open to and have supported past levy’s but am not currently thinking about tax levy increase.

CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD RAY CULP Occupation: Engineer and quality manager. Civic/Volunteer experience: Miss Lino Lakes Ambassador program, Lino Lake Emergency Response Team, Centennial DCD Prom, various church activities, and helping at organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Feed my Starving Children. Education: 10 years of higher education. Q: Why should citizens vote for you? A: I am running as an incumbent for the school board position in the Centennial School District. I have held this position over the past four years. During this time, many good activities have taken place throughout the school system. Examples include the hiring of a new superintendent, the reinvestment of funds, increasing investment return for our employees and community, and the remodeling, updating and improving the safety of our school buildings and grounds. These changes took place after careful consideration and input from experts, with many hours of work and discussion. This is an important concept to understand, as any change within our school district should take place after careful consideration for what is best for the community, and most importantly, what is best for the students. We have a great school district, community, teachers, administrators, support workers and students. Dramatic change does not need to take place within our school district. A good foundation, or baseline, has been established. We need to continue to build on this foundation and improve in those areas as determined by community surveys, student test scores, and overall school district rankings. Q: What changes do you believe are the most needed in the Centennial School District?

A: A vote for me will keep this progress moving in the right and positive direction. As an engineer and quality manager for a top rated company, I have brought this experience, along with 10 years of higher education, to the board. A vote for me will keep this experience on the board, experience that gives the board a voice on the technical and quality side of decision making. Again, my name is Ray Culp, and I would appreciate your vote this November. Thanks! Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: The biggest future challenge I see for the Centennial School District involves raising the school district from a STEM to a STEAM school district. The A in STEAM represents the arts. I cannot stress the importance of increased integration of the arts into our school districts. Starting as early as the elementary grades, I believe that increasing the arts will not only provide our children with a more well-rounded education, but increases meaning and involvement in their educational experience. It also improves self-confidence, while raising overall student test scores. A vote for me will keep an advocate for the arts on the school board. Q: Under what circumstances would you support a tax levy increase? A: I will support a tax levy increase based upon community survey feedback, and what I feel is necessary for the school district to continue to thrive and improve.

CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD ROLAND (RON) PARRUCCI Occupation: Presently retired. Prior to retirement I was the business manager of North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District. After retirement, I started a consulting business and work for School Management Services as a business manager and advisor. Since retirement, I have also worked as a substitute teacher for Centennial School District and Forrest Lake Public Schools. Civic/Volunteer experience: Brooklyn Park Athletic Association-football and little league coach; Brooklyn Park Police Civil Service Commission; City of Brooklyn Park Council Member; Blaine Youth Hockey Association – in house coach; Blaine Youth Hockey traveling hockey coach; Blaine Youth Hockey Director; North Suburban Civic Center Board Member (Fogerty Arena); Planning and Zoning Board-Centerville; Precinct Chairperson, SD52; Presently- President Eagle Pass Town homes Association and past treasurer. As a member of Blaine Youth Hockey Board, I worked with the superintendent and school board of Centennial School District for the construction of the Centennial Ice Arena, where Blaine Youth Hockey contributed $300,000 toward its construction and in return received ice time at that arena. Education: Graduate of Chisholm Senior High School. Attended Hibbing Community College, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Maryland and Moorhead State University and hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance with a minor in accounting. Q: Why should citizens vote for you? A: With my experience and a year or two on the board, I will be able to determine the policies and direction most beneficial to the school district and will diligently work toward completion of those goals. As a board member, I will be extremely valuable to the superintendent, other board members and administration in achieving the best for Centennial School District. Q: What changes do you believe are the most needed in the Centennial School District? A: Funding of public education has been a major problem for all districts for many years. Schools must be diligent in spending their resources where they get the most value for their dollar, eliminate programs that fail expectations and insure the needs are met for all students. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: Funding of public education has been a major problem for all districts for many years. Schools must be diligent in spending their resources where they get the most value for their dollar, eliminate programs that fail expectations and insure the needs are met for all students. Q: Under what circumstances would you support a tax levy increase? A: A tax levy increase for capital expenditures would have my support in the event long range planning proved the infrastructure, buildings and other capital assets have reduced their efficiency and could potentially put students and staff at risk. I could also support a general tax levy in the event the administration provided substantial evidence that they have taken all reasonable steps to control costs by the elimination of programs and services that proved inefficient or ineffective.

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CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD CHRISTINA WILSON Occupation: I am the director of the practical nursing program at Anoka Technical College. I also teach in the program. Civic/Volunteer experience: I am an incumbent of the Centennial School Board, currently serving as chairperson of the Board. I have served on the Centennial Community Services Advisory Council since 2004 and serve presently on the Superintendent’s Council. Education: I am a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing. Q: Why should citizens vote for you? A: I continue to run for a seat on the school board, because I am a believer in both civic engagement and community investment in schools. I have learned that the best board members are those who see the larger picture while being keenly aware of the changing demands of education and the workplace. In that context, I can offer voters my experience as a board member and as an educator in higher education. Like any citizen, I want the district to continuously enhance student achievement but to do so in a lean and efficient manner. I hope to appeal to voters as an actively engaged member of our community who exhibits a sustained commitment to the district along with a passion in the championing of public education. Q: What changes do you believe are the most needed in the Centennial School District? A: in light of state test data, all Minnesota school districts have work to do to address the achievement gap among students. While Centennial enjoys both solid test scores and graduation rates, proficiency for all students is a principal goal. In other words, we have an obligation to deliver equitable, relevant learning opportunities for all students that are research-based, innovative as necessary, and meet or surpass state and national standards. These conversations around equity and opportunity should become the impetus for improvements. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: Financial challenges continue to be at the top of the agenda for Centennial Schools. Operating as a fiscally responsible entity means examining functions and facilities for the best possible outcomes. As such, the district is undertaking a revision of its strategic plan and, in the next step of this process, is generating connections between the interests of taxpayers and those of the district. That collaboration between citizens and the district is critical to a long term success-minded vision. I plan to be actively engaged in this process as we envision the future for the district Q: Under what circumstances would you support a tax levy increase? A: The present tax structure contributes to inequalities across school districts by associating the opportunities of school districts with a community’s ability to add more tax dollars into the equation. The consequences of this inequitable funding are budget reductions that can result in the loss of human resources, as we saw in this past budget year. Our citizens are supportive of our schools but no doubt feel fatigue at the prospect of increasing local taxes for schools. No referenda plan should go forward without intentional parent and taxpayer input. If that grass roots level of support exists, I would support a referendum.

Where to vote Lino Lakes: Precinct 1 Lino Lakes Senior Center, 1189 Main Street. Precinct 2 Lino Lakes Fire Station #1, 7741 Lake Drive. Precinct 3 St. Joseph Catholic Church, 171 Elm Street. Precinct 4 Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway. Precinct 5 Rice Creek Covenant Church, 125 Ash Street. Precinct 6 Living Waters Lutheran Church, 865 Birch Street. Precinct 7 Rice Creek Elementary School, 575 Birch Street.

Circle Pines: Precinct 1 Centennial Fire Department-Fire Station #1, 2 East Rd. Precinct 2 Circle Pines City Hall, 200 Civic Height Circle.

Lexington Lexington City Hall, 9180 Lexington Ave NE.