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Resident raises concerns about development site BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — A Lino Lakes resident raised concerns at the most recent City Council meeting about the drainage and construction of the residential development known as
Natures Refuge North located north of Natures Refuge, close to the Arena Acres neighborhood. Resident Catherine Decker stated that she believes the city of Lino Lakes, the Rice Creek Watershed District and the developer, M/I Homes, are actively violating
drainage and grading laws. She said she will pursue legal action if the violations are not immediately corrected. According to Decker, the existing condition map and the June 2025 grading plan show the developer has raised the ground elevation 8 feet
higher than the adjoining properties, including hers, and has cut off a pre-existing drainage path that has carried water off of Decker’s property. SEE DEVELOPMENT SITE, PAGE 12
Lino city council, staff discuss golf cart use within city limits BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — City staff and the City Council will continue to discuss possible draft changes to existing city ordinance Chapter 807 Subd.03 to allow golf carts on city streets in Lino Lakes, following discussion at a recent workshop. According to Police Chief Curt Boehme, the existing city ordinance allows snowmobiles to operate on city streets at speeds under 15 miles per hour, while all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are prohibited from operating on any city street. Currently, the ordinance does not address the use of golf carts and since their use is not explicitly permitted, it is prohibited by default. “However, Minnesota state statute does grant the city legal authority to allow, by permit, the use of special vehicles on designated roadways. So, the four different types of vehicles we could regulate are golf carts, ATVs, utility task vehicles and mini trucks,” Boehme said. He noted that in his opinion, city staff should focus on golf carts but understands there might be interest in ATVs as well. According to Boehme, the same legal authority requires the city to establish a permitting process. The permit process requires that the applicant provide proof of insurance for the special vehicle. Boehme said in his research he found the typical permit application includes the name and address of the applicant, the applicant’s driver’s license information, make and model of the vehicle and insurance information for it.
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Rice Lake Elementary students honor veterans In honor of Veterans Day, students at Rice Lake Elementary honored family members that have served, past or present, by posting photos of them on the Wall of Honor. On Veterans Day, the school will honor veterans with a short parade inside the school followed by a gathering for visits and students. The Wall of Honor is organized by Rice Lake Elementary’s Parent Teacher Organization.
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Lino’s strategic plan anticipates growth of the city LINO LAKES — The 2025 strategic plan for the city of Lino Lakes is in the works. The plan includes long-term strategies, short-term goals and organizational purpose. “The reason why we did the strategic planning is for long-term direction, establish that organizational purpose and develop a goal plan that we could work off of,” City Administrator Karen Anderson said. The Lino Lakes City Council and a staff leadership team attended two work sessions over the summer to develop both long-term strategies and short-term goals for the city in 2025. The sessions focused on three key areas of strategic planning: long-term vision, organizational purpose and short-term goal setting. The council and staff then assessed the current state of the city to create a list of goals for both the council and city staff to align with the vision. “We came up with eight core strategies,” Anderson explained. Some strategies include being an employer of choice, building innovative infrastructure and technology, having responsive
government and strategic leadership, public safety and community well-being and more (see all eight strategies in the pull-out box). “These strategies are really forming the foundation of our strategic plan, shaping how we prioritize our work. Having these long-term strategies develops how we (city staff) do business moving forward,” Anderson added. The city also developed high-priority, shortterm goals. So far, Anderson said staff have been connecting the long-term strategies to the shortterm goals to make sure they (the strategies and goals) align and are developing action plans for the short-term goals. Anderson added that a mission statement was created to reflect the city’s long-term strategies. The mission statement reads as follows: “To lead with vision, delivering efficient and responsible public services that strengthen community trust, support organizational excellence and anticipate the needs of our growing city.”
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CONSTRUCTION BRIEF Intersections in Blaine scheduled to be improved
The Anoka County Board of Commissioners has agreed to enter into a contract with TKDA for $327,312 for intersection improvement projects at 109th Avenue and Radisson Road and 109th Avenue and Tournament Players Parkway/ Mankato Street in Blaine.
2025 Strategic Plan long-term strategies: • Be an employer of choice • Building the future: Innovation in infrastructure and technology • Responsive governance and strategic leadership • Public safety and community well-being • Smart, balanced growth and development • Economic vitality and tax base expansion • Community amenities and recreation • Environmental stewardship and natural character
Short-term goals: • Develop short-term options and longterm fire service model • Develop site plan and begin implementation of improvements at Tower Park • Develop and adopt plan for long-term future of The Rookery Activity Center; including potential expansion • Explore and implement systems utilizing technology to improve public engagement and involvement. • Revisit Town Center master plan and initiate development • Explore utility billing options and implement improvements • Develop city brand and invest in marketing • Establish and implement a quarterly/ annual strategic planning item • Formalize mentorship and succession planning, adapting to workforce • Maintain annual 5-year financial planning review, prioritizing projects
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When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays Where: Lino Lakes American Legion Post 566, 7731 Lake Drive Details: General knowledge trivia. No limit on team sizes. Every player will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing to win a free drink. The top three teams will earn a gift card, and the last place team wins a “mini trophy.” Contact: 651-783-0055
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When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14; 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 15; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Where: Century College West Campus Theatre, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: Classic musical performed by Century College Theatre Playhouse. Ticket information online; free for current Century College students, faculty and staff. Contact: www.cur8.com
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WHIMSICAL WIGS CRAFTER AND CROCHETERS NIGHT When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 Where: Starbucks, 109th and Lexington, Blaine Details: Crochet, decorate envelopes, silk flowers and wig packaging. To attend please RSVP to whimsicalwigsmn@gmail.com. Contact: whimsicalwigsmn@gmail.com
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When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Drive, Circle Pines Details: The city of Circle Pines hosts a family fun night with activities related to its Environmental Stewardship Plan. The event will include a story time, crafts and more. Contact: www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us
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When: 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 Where: Blaine City Hall, 10801 Town Square Drive NE Details: Puzzlers are encouraged to get their team together and compete in Blaine’s jigsaw puzzle competition. Teams of up to four people will compete to finish a 1,000-piece puzzle in the shortest amount of time. Registration required through the Blaine parks and Recreation website. Contact: blainemn.gov/4013/Parks-Recreation
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W
hile to some extent I grew up in the newspaper business, it was in 2001 that I helped launch two new products published in our Cambridge office. One was a publication geared to lakeshore homeowners and the other to horse enthusiasts. We landed in Osceola, Wisconsin a couple of years later, with one kid and another on the way. I had taken on the publisher role at the local newspaper there, which was more than a full-time job. My wife Amy was commuting daily to St. Paul where she worked in fundraising. We needed day care, and were fortunate to find Busy Bees Day Care. The owner, Missy, was wellknown and operated one of very few day cares in town. One unique thing about Osceola at the time Publisher’s was there were more manufacturing jobs in the city than residents. View Companies such as Polaris, NorthCarter Johnson wire and Motorbooks were a few of the employers. Day care was a big deal for us as new parents. We really liked Missy and her staff, who would take the kids out and you would see them walking down Main Street on their way to the local park, Oakey Park. Missy was always on the hunt for pop cans, and would put up signs all over town. Her goal was to recycle cans to raise money to purchase new equipment at Oakey Park. I remember talking to her about the type of equipment she felt was needed, as she warned the children in her charge to be careful of the large boulders that they were drawn to climbing on. She expressed her belief that parents have become so over-protective that kids aren’t learning how to play. She felt kids aren’t figuring out limits or boundaries. In the natural environment there is a need of some awareness. Many playgrounds have old equipment that is boring as well as unsafe (metal slides that burn your butt), and some new playground equipment is sterile and boring. She felt kids needed to explore through play in order to learn and test limits, even if it mean occasional bumps and bruises from climbing on boulders. As a day care owner, however, she just wanted a place to take her kids where their parents could feel confident they were safe. Recently, a friend of mine who is a child psychologist and PhD sent me an article about the new thinking around playground design taking place in Philadelphia, Denver, and other cities throughout the United States. In the past few decades, play time has been pushed aside in favor of more academic pursuits and organized sports. The article suggests that play is critical to a child’s development and helps them learn boundaries. Communities are investing in play areas that are designed to be creative, intergenerational, and utilize the natural environment – where kids are even encouraged to climb on giant rocks. Last year we saw examples of nature-based and adventure style playgrounds that foster creative freedom in Copenhagen, Denmark while we visited our daughter who was studying furniture design there for the semester. One urban playground had what looked like construction tools and equipment that kids were playing with and climbing on. Of course, it also looked like all of the kids had ridden their bikes to the playground. After attending several meetings to lobby the city council and receiving a grant from Bernick’s Pepsi, Missy was successful in getting some playground updates made at Oakey Park. As our communities plan for various capital improvements in the coming years, I hope updates to local parks and play areas are thoughtfully considered. The all-abilities playground at Lakewood Hills Park in White Bear is a step in the right direction. We need to invest in free form play to help develop our kids. Let’s get them out of the bubble suit and out playing. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.
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s the daughter of White Bear Lake dentist Dr. David E. Crandall, I established the Curing Alzheimer’s Disease (CAD) Foundation to honor my father’s dying wish — that his brave, often bumpy road of self-experimentation to reverse Alzheimer’s could be instrumental in helpMovers & ing others. He’d already done the Shakers unimaginable: Anna reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms Shelander so many times that no medical doctor was able to provide a definite diagnosis. More remarkably, at the time of his passing, he toasted champagne days before his death with family and friends — despite the most extreme level of disease that should have left him vegetative. It was soon learned what made
this possible: Dr. Crandall’s autopsy revealed that his brain was significantly larger than expected, and the regions hardest hit by Alzheimer’s were still viable. These results suggest his interventions helped preserve brain function in ways medicine has yet to explain. Recognizing the importance of this discovery, the pathology team at the University of Minnesota requested permission to establish a lab dedicated to studying the regimens Dr. Crandall and his doctors used. However, repeated attempts to secure National Institutes of Health funding failed — not because the science lacked promise, but because the idea of reversing Alzheimer’s was, at that time, considered too far outside the mainstream. I was astonished to hear this. And so, rather than let the work stall, I stepped in and formed the CAD Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to ensure my dad’s pioneering efforts would be scientifically tested, refined and eventually offered to others. Today, the Alz-
heimer’s Legacy Lab at the University of Minnesota is already progressed to animal model, supported entirely by donations from individuals, private foundations, corporations and myself. The Alzheimer’s Legacy Lab Many people have asked why the lab the foundation funds wasn’t named after Dr. Crandall. That’s because he is only one of the many legacies in this story. Yes, he gets first billing as the thunder that started it all, but the term legacy also honors the millions of other legacies lost to this disease — a disease we hope to be instrumental in curing In future columns, I will chronicle our foundation’s unprecedented commitment with the University of Minnesota to “seeing the science through.” Anna Shelander is the founder of the Curing Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.curingalzheimersdisease.com.
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GOLF CARTS: Lino Lakes considers allowing on streets
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“Some cities have layered in different restrictions. So, they might do a vehicle inspection to make sure it meets the equivalent requirements,” Boehme added. “We can charge a fee for this permit. My research found that some cities don’t charge anything; (but) the highest I saw was up to $30.” Boehme reviewed ordinances from 20 neighboring and similarly sized communities to determine how common it is to allow golf cart and ATV uses. He found that nine communities don’t allow the use of golf carts or ATVS, nine allowed golf cart use (seven allow ATVs) and two communities allowed the used of ATVs, but not golf carts. Boehme also identified common restrictions used to address potential issues. “Some of the most common
restrictions that they (the cities) placed is they restricted the speed at which they (golf carts) can operate. Some of the communities also limit the roads they can operate on,” he said. “If we were to move forward with allowing this, I think we would want to be strategic in where we allow them.” The city could also restrict the time of day that golf carts could be used and establish equipment requirements. Boehme said if the city moves forward with this, he recommends only allowing golf carts where city streets are posted at less than 30 miles per hour. He raised concerns about Elm Street, where it is 35 miles per hour and narrow, as well as Ware Road. Boehme also added he thinks that the vehicle operator should have a valid driver’s license and vehicle use should be between sunrise and sunset.
Mayor Rob Rafferty expressed his thoughts about allowing golf carts in Lino Lakes. “If you’re up north at a cabin, or something like that, I think the shoe could fit. I don’t see how it could fit down here in Lino Lakes,” he said. Boehme provided an example of what golf cart use could look like in the city. He said that on Halloween, he saw a golf cart being used to bring kids around to trick or treat. He added that he also knows someone who used their four-wheeler and trailer to drive kids around. “If we stick to roads that are, as the chief suggested, underneath a certain speed limit where traffic is already slow and/or outlining what roads can and can’t be traveled on ... like in a neighborhood, to me that’s a perfect setting for someone to go around on a golf cart,” Council Member Michael Ruhland said. Council Member Tony Cavegn also expressed his concerns, mainly regarding golf cart use in neighborhoods. “In neighborhoods, at least where I live, the roads are very windy. Cars are already parked on both sides; you have kids that are playing out in the street,” he said. “Adding additional vehicles that are not necessarily easy to see, aren’t traveling the same speed as the rest of the traffic, I think that’s an additional danger to our neighborhoods, quite honestly.” Boehme said he believes there is room for allowing golf carts in the city because it would increase mobility for residents. “If we have a permitting process, we can make sure the people getting this permit have a valid license, they have insurance on the vehicle, they’re aware of the restrictions,” Boehme said. “It does put some guardrails into place.” Ruhland said he’d be in favor of allowing golf cart use in the city if it had proper lighting and things the communities mentioned included. Council Member Dale Stoesz also expressed his support. “I’d be in favor of allowing it just to see how much use there is and it’s something we could pull back after a year,” Stoesz said. “Any ordinance change, or any change we make, we can always change it in the future as well.”
• The financing plan for the 2026 public improvement projects will move forward following discussion between city staff and the council. In 2026, the city will complete both the Otter Lake Road Extension project and the public works building. Ehlers and Associates provided an overview of the proposed financing for each project. According to a representative from Ehlers, the Otter Lake Road project will cost approximately $12.3 million. The project will be funded through approximately $8.15 million in debt bonds and the remaining amount in cash. The public works facility will cost around $31 million and be financed through the issuance of debt ($27 million) and cash on hand ($4 million). • City staff and council will continue to talk about possible draft changes to city ordinance Chapter 807 Subd.03, which regulates the operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles, following a discussion with Police Chief Curt Boehme. Boehme said police staff were tasked with researching the feasibility of modifying the city ordinance to allow the operation of golf carts on city streets (see full story in this week’s issue). • Public Service Director Rick DeGardener and the council discussed possible changes that could be made to the professional management and services fitness center agreement between the city and Endurance Fitness (EF). The agreement was prepared by ISG prior to the opening of The Rookery Activity Center in May 2022. DeGardener said various sections within the agreement are still working well except the section that discusses the revenue-sharing formula. The formula was originally created by the ISG Group to incentivize and reward EF for increasing Rookery membership. According to the staff report, the current calculation is 4% of quarterly membership revenue less $16,245. DeGardener said this means the quarterly revenue would need to reach $406,000 before any revenue sharing would be disbursed to EF. Staff is proposing to change the revenuesharing formula for the duration of the existing agreement: 20% of total membership revenue exceeding $190,000 calculated and paid quarterly. DeGardener explained that EF instructors and personal trainers have the most “face time” with members and have the ability to effectively recruit new Rookery members. He said the 20% revenue share will help incentivize EF staff in assisting with efforts to maintain existing Editor Madeline Dolby can memberships and recruit additional members. be reached at 651-431-1226 or • City Administrator Karen Anderson gave a CONTRIBUTED MDAN ads to runquadnews@presspubs.com. ONE TIME, the we presentation on the city’s 2050 strategic plan. This graph shows the findings from research done by Lino Lakes Police Department The plan helps develop a long-term vision for MDAN staff. Police staff reviewed ordinances from 20 neighboring and similarly sizedads to run ONE TIME, the we AN ads to run ONE TIME, the week beginning 11/9/2025 the community, helps organize the fundamental communities to determine how common it is to allow golf carts or ATVs. principles that define how the city will operate and serve the community and helps create shortterm goal setting (see full story in this week’s issue).
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POLICE REPORTS The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Officers were dispatched Oct. 29 to a delayed report of a property damage hit-andrun accident in the 9000 block of Griggs Avenue in Lexington. The accident took place on private property. • Police were dispatched to a report of motor vehicle tampering in the 9500 block of Griggs Avenue in Lexington. No suspect information is available at this time. • Officers were flagged down Oct. 29 in the 9500 block of Hamline Avenue in Lexington for a vandalism report. • Officers were dispatched Oct. 31 to a delayed report of theft in the 6900 block of LaMotte Drive in Centerville. • Officers received a phone call fraud report Oct. 31 in the 9300 block of Syndicate Avenue in Lexington. Officers took information regarding fraudulent use of the complainant’s account. • Police responded Oct. 31 to a report of fraud and identity theft in the 7100 block of 21st Avenue North in Centerville. • Officers conducted a traffic stop Nov. 1 near the intersection of Lexington Avenue NE and West Road in Circle
Pines for a violation. • Officers conducted a traffic stop Nov. 1 in the 200 block of Galaxy Drive in Circle Pines that ultimately ended in an arrest. • Officers were dispatched Nov. 2 to an illegal burn in the 200 block of North Star Lane in Circle Pines. • Police were dispatched Nov. 2 to a two-vehicle property damage accident near the intersection of 20th Avenue and 73rd Street in Centerville. Both vehicles were towed to a nearby facility. • Officers were dispatched Nov. 2 to a motor vehicle accident that occurred in the 6900 block of 21st Avenue South in Centerville. • Police took a noise complaint Nov. 3 regarding loud vehicles in the 2000 block of Willow Circle in Centerville. • Officers responded Nov. 3 to a report of a runaway juvenile in the 8800 block of Pascal Avenue in Lexington. • Officers were dispatched Nov. 3 to a property damage accident near the intersection of Restwood Road and Lake Drive in Lexington. Officers took information for a report and facilitated the exchange of information between involved drivers.
The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • An officer responded Oct. 27 to a report of a cat found in the backyard of a residence in the 600 block of Ironwood Circle. The cat was taken to the local animal shelter. • Officers responded Oct. 27 to a report of a group of suspicious people knocking on doors in the 400 block of Forsham Lake Drive. Officers were unable to locate the group. • An officer responded Oct. 27 to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 2000 block of Cypress Street. The officer made contact with the occupants and confirmed no criminal activity had occurred, and the vehicle left without incident. • Officers responded Oct. 28 to a report of a female who was not breathing at a residential facility in the 700 block of Town Center Parkway. Lifesaving efforts were performed, but the female was declared deceased. • An officer responded Oct. 28 to a report that an unknown person threw food on a vehicle in the 600 block of Apollo Drive. • An officer responded Oct. 29 to a report of possible fraud in the 2100 block of Johanna Circle. The incident is
under investigation, • Officers responded Oct. 29 to a theft report from a local business in the 700 block of Apollo Drive. An adult female was charged with theft. • An officer took a suspicious activity report Oct. 29 involving trash and graffiti in a cul-desac in the 2100 block of Cedar Street West. The details were documented, and extra patrol was requested for the area. • An officer responded Oct. 30 to a trespassing complaint in the 600 block of Apollo Drive. Upon investigation, officers found the person was not trespassed from the property. Officers documented the incident and advised the complainant of the trespassing notification process. • An officer responded Oct. 30 to a report of suspicious activity in the 900 block of Kelly Street. The officer made contact with a male and determined he was soliciting in the area without a permit. The officer advised the male on city ordinance requirements for solicitation. • An officer responded
Oct. 31 to a report of possible identity theft in the 300 block of Arrowhead Drive. The incident is under investigation. • An officer responded Oct. 31 to a call reporting a dog at large in the 800 block of Main Street. When officers arrived, the animal appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and was deceased. The animal owner was notified. • Officers were dispatched Nov. 1 to a twovehicle property damage crash in the 1700 block of Birch Street. Both vehicles were towed from the scene, and one driver was issued a citation. • An officer responded Nov. 1 to a report of a missing person in the 2100 block of Itasca Circle. The officer documented the statements of family members and entered the person as missing into the appropriate systems. • An officer responded Nov. 1 to a report of heavy smoke in the 7500 block of Jeanne Drive and located a bonfire. The officer spoke with the homeowner and determined there were no problems. • Officers responded
Nov. 2 to a disorderly conduct call regarding a juvenile party in the 7100 block of Ivy Ridge Lane. The officers spoke to involved parties and made parents aware of the complaint. • While on patrol Nov. 2, an officer stopped a vehicle near the area of Interstate 35E and Main Street for speeding and subsequently arrested the driver for fourth-degree DWI. • Officers responded Nov. 2 to a welfare check involving an adult female in the 600 block of Main Street. Officers found the female had an outstanding warrant and she was arrested and booked at jail. • An officer responded Nov. 2 to a report of damage of property in the 6400 block of Hokah Drive. The investigation is ongoing. • While on patrol Nov. 2, an officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the 1200 block of Birch Street for traveling at illegal speeds and the vehicle fled the officer. The officer caught up to the vehicle, which then stopped, and the juvenile driver was arrested.
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The Anoka County Veteran Services Office will be relocated from the second floor of the Anoka County Government Center to the first floor after the Anoka County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Ebert for $373,000 to renovate and relocate the center. The center will be located on the first floor, west of the courts. GCM will be responsible for the relocation and renovation of the county’s Human Resources office following board approval. The office will be relocated from the second floor of the Anoka County Government Center to the third floor.
County seeks funds to reduce tobacco use among youth The board authorized the county’s public health and environmental service division to apply for reducing the burden of menthol and flavored commercial tobacco products through policy change funds through the Minnesota Department of Health. The division is not to exceed $175,000 in requested funds. If awarded, the funding will be used to support a countywide initiative focused on preventing youth use of flavored tobacco products, supporting cessation and advancing health equity through school and community-based strategies.
New emergency technology will provide faster alerts The Anoka County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) will use a new software called Everbridge as a mass notification platform, which will allow for quicker wireless warnings in emergency situations such as hazardous traffic or road conditions, boil water advisories or evacuation notices. Everbridge will allow emergency officials to notify residents and businesses by telephone, cell phone, text message, email and social media of time-sensitive emergency situations. Only authorized officials will have access to the system. The platform will allow delivery of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) integrated public alert notifications (IPAWS) wireless emergency alerts (WEA). IPAWS WEA alerts are considered public safety-related alerts and are meant to inform and protect the public during emergency situations. There are strict criteria to follow through FEMA prior to sending a WEA. A second function in Everbridge is called “Community Alerting.” The Anoka County ECC is currently developing this platform and will work with individual cities to best meet their needs with this feature.
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Circle Pines family fun night revolves around wildlife BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
CIRCLE PINES — Circle Pines will host a family fun night revolving around its Environmental Stewardship Plan from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Anoka County Centennial Library. The event will feature a visit from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, which will showcase a bald eagle and three other raptors; a story time; and crafts and activities related to the city’s Environmental Stewardship Plan. Attendees will also have the chance to take the plan’s survey. City staff were able to receive a local planning grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help develop the Environmental Stewardship Plan. The plan is being created to outline various ways the community can work together to help shared natural resources such as soil, land, water, plants, air and wildlife. “Our community is definitely one that values our parks, our trails, natural beauty,” said City Council Member Meagan Bachmayer. “But the plan isn’t just something to have, it’s also a need, because there will be new environmental requirements from the Met (Metropolitan) Council and our plan will also address those.” Bachmayer also is the council representative on the Environmental Stewardship Committee. The committee is made up of Circle Pines city staff, such as City Administrator Patrick Antonen, members of the city’s Utilities Commission and Planning Commission, a member of the Park Board, Golden Lake Elementary School Principal Chris Gerst, someone from the Anoka County Conservation District and Centennial Head Librarian Mary Healy. According to Bachmayer, the committee now is in the first stage of the planning process, which focuses on community input through a survey. Next, the committee will look at the existing conditions in the community, such as greenhouse gas inventory and the community’s vulnerability to potential major weather events. After looking at the existing conditions and data, the committee will begin the
Environmental Stewardship Plan Evening of Family Fun When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 Where: Anoka County Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Event will include a story time, crafts and activities related to the city’s Environmental Stewardship Plan. The Raptor Center will showcase a bald eagle. Contact: www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us
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POLITICAL BRIEFS Anoka County elections manager receives award
Anoka County Elections Manager Tom Hunt has received the Friend of the League Award from the League of Women Voters ABC (Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids). The league presented Hunt the award for his outstanding service in preserving democracy by providing voters safe, secure and accurate elections.
2025 Election results Here are the 2025 election results for local races including Lino Lakes Mayor, Lino Lakes City Council, Circle Pines Mayor and Circle Pines City Council. Rob Rafferty will be Lino Lakes mayor. Randy Rennaker and Julia Nelson will serve on the Lino Lakes city council. Current Circle Pines Council Member Matt Percy will become the city’s next mayor. Meagan Bachmayer and Nici Dorner will keep their seats on the city council. For a full breakdown of election results, go to www.presspubs.com/quad/quad-community-press2025-elections.
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Cougars fall to Moorhead, finish season 9-2 BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
A Centennial football season with much to be proud about came to an end Thursday with a 35-21 loss to the Moorhead Spuds. The main reason for that was Moorhead’s junior prodigy Jett
Feeney, whom Mike Diggins, Cougars longtime coach, called “the best QB I have seen.” Diggins rattled off the Cougars’ 2025 high points — North District champs, 9-2 record, state tourney final eight, four district position MVP’s and eight all-district players (to be announced
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Edwin Ekah breaks free on a 27-yard touchdown run for the Cougars.
later), and Josh O’Shea and Calvin Coppersmith selected for the Vikings all-star game. “We are really proud of our players for their accomplishments,” Diggins said. “We also accomplished great character and integrity. Our kids did it in the classroom and the field. This is one of the hardest working groups I’ve had in 45 years.” This quarterfinal duel held at Spring Lake Park was a 6-4 team against a 9-1 team ranked second in the state, but Moorhead’s record was deceiving. When Feeney is playing, the Spuds are 6-0 and averaging 45 points per game. They were 1-4 when he had a shoulder injury. Centennial, a solid defensive team, allowing 15 points per game, was unable to force a single punt as Moorhead ate up the clock with lengthy drives and got a kick return touchdown as well. The Spuds were 5-for-5 on fourth-down plays. “They did exactly what we wanted to do, and that was control the ball,” Diggins noted. Feeney, with a quick release to launch dart-like passes, was 20-for28 for 239 yards and two touchdowns (four yards to David Mack and
14 yards to Jameson Dunlap) while scrambling away whenever pressured. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound triggerman sprinted for six- and three-yard touchdowns on draws. Moorhead had two other junior standouts. Taye Reich returned a kickoff 82 yards down the sideline for a touchdown and gained 91 yards in 21 carries. Mack snagged eight passes for 88 yards. They had “extremely talented offensive players” causing difficult matchups, said Diggins. About Feeney: “He knows where to deliver the ball and can slide just enough to not take a sack.” The Cougars, who had risen No. 2 in the Class 6A rankings behind Maple Grove, had two playoff wins but finished one short of the coveted trip to U.S. Bank Stadium where the final four face off. Cougar touchdowns were a 50yard run by Calvin Coppersmith, a five-yard run by Caleb Melser and a 28-yard run by Edwin Ekah, each capping a long drive. Melser gained 72 yards in 10 rushes, Coppersmith 76 in nine carries, Isaac Belinske-Strauss 63 yards in nine carries (including a 23-yarder to set up a touchdown) and Ekah 53 yards in five carries.
Cougars snag 5th place with 2 wins at state BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Centennial capped a memorable volleyball season on a high note, capturing fifth place in the state tournament by defeating Rogers 3-1 at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday morning. “Finishing with two wins was a great way to end a super fun journey. We’ve got a lot to be thankful for,” said Cougar star Elena Hoecke. “Obviously we were disappointed to lose in the first round.” The Cougars lost to Prior Lake 3-0, almost winning the first two sets, then toppled East Ridge 3-2, storming back after losing the first two sets, to reach the consolation finals. They had a final 24-9 record. “Our goal was to be at state this year and we accomplished that. We are one of three teams for 4A that finished the season on a win,” Coach Nicole Christensen reflected. “Beating both No. 2 seed East Ridge and No. 5 seed Rogers to finish our season helped highlight the growth our team had.” Another goal of Christensen was met: To get all six seniors on the court at state. “Every single one played during our East Ridge battle, and contributed to that reverse sweep,” she said. “I am so proud of all the players’ focus and hard work at practice throughout the year that they were ready for their moment on the big stage.” That group included starters Hoecke and Addison Kemper and reserves Addison Paasch, Ashley Pouliot, Lily Sang and McKenna Manthey. Hoecke, designated as state Player of the Year by the Star-Tribune, closed her great five-year career with three strong all-around matches and made the alltournament team. The Quad will run a recap of her career next week. Lakeville North repeated as Class 4A champion, turning back Prior Lake 3-0 in the finals. Other champs were Marshall, Hawley and Mayer Lutheran. Prior Lake 3, Cougars 0 The Lakers barely foiled Centennial
in the first two sets 25-23 and 26-24, then completed the sweep 25-14, defusing the Cougars’ strong attack throughout. “We knew Prior Lake was going to be a tough match: they are quicker on offense with multiple hitting options, like us, and spectacular defense,” assessed Christensen. “We weren’t quite firing on all cylinders and made a few untimely errors.” The Cougars, accustomed to high kill percentages, were held to .148 by the Lakers, who were adept at blocking along with gritty floor coverage. Hoecke logged 10 kills in 26 attempts, frequently resorting to tips due to the Lakers blocking. Aubrie Wirkkala and Annabelle Steinhoff had six kills each, Kemper five and Nora Lieser four. Chase Manthey made 28 assists and two aces. Wirkkala led with 10 digs. “We did not play our cleanest volleyball. We made some errors at the end of each set,” Hoecke said. Kill leaders for Prior Lake were Dylan Raveling with 12, Olivia Arlt with 11 and Addison Barbo with 10. Arlt made three solo blocks and an assist. Cougars 3, East Ridge 2 East Ridge won the first two sets 26-24, 25-21, but the Cougars stormed back with 25-21, 25-21, and 15-5. Hoecke led with 15 kills and 12 assisted blocks while serving four aces. “That was awesome. We’ve never had a reverse sweep! That was one more thing we could cross off our bingo card,” said Hoecke. She explained: “We made a bingo card for the season with things we wanted to accomplish. A reverse sweep was one of them.” Lieser made 13 kills, Wirkkala 12, Steinhoff 11, Kemper nine and Manthey four. Manthey also made 44 assists and seven assisted blocks. The Cougars served 102-for-109 with 10 aces. Lieser had three aces, Wirkkala two and Kemper one. “As our season and many games showed, we didn’t always start strong, but we knew how to end strong, due to grit and the support of our teammates,” Christensen said. For East Ridge, Lauren Bunge notched
14 kills, Jenna Henningfeld 13 and Brynlee Opland 11. The Raptors fired off 14 ace serves from six players. Cougars 3, Rogers 1 Rogers won the first set 25-20 before the Cougars took charge 25-14, 25-15, 25-18 behind a robust attack, spiking 87for-104 53 aces (a .346 kill percentage). They overcame 12 missed serves. “We are happy to bring home the fifth-place trophy this year,” Christensen said. “And hope to make a return next year.”
Wirkkala smacked 15 kills in 25 attempts. Lieser logged 11 kills, Hoecke 10, Kemper seven, Steinhoff six, and Manthey four while making 37 assists. Hoecke made nine blocks (two solo), eight digs and 26-for-28 serve-receives. The Cougars made 13 blocks. Lieser and Kemper had four assisted blocks each. For Rogers, a conference rival, split with Centennial in the regular season. Kendyl Dawson made 11 kills and Reegan Schmidt 10. Layla Robertson aced three serves.
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The Cougars were elated to take home a trophy, as consolation champions, at the state tournament Saturday.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Calvin Coppersmith Centennial Football November 11, 2025 Calvin Coppersmith was Centennial’s big-play guy in a 9-2 football season. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior’s ten touchdowns included dashes of 52, 50, 48, 46, 44, 28, 14, 14 and four yards, and a 28-yard pass reception. He also threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Brett Pullman on a trick play. In the season-ending 35-21 loss to Moorhead, he had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 40-yard kickoff return. He gained 609 yards on 77 carries for the season and excelled at outside linebacker on defense. Coppersmith’s fleet feet benefit the baseball team also; he was 25-for-25 stealing bases last spring while hitting .384 with 24 runs.
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