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Blaine readies for 3M Open BY TYLER QUATTRIN NEWS INTERN
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Enjoy a ‘slice’ of the Shoreview community Hundreds of area residents are expected to attend this year’s Slice of Shoreview festival July 25-27 at Island Lake Park. Activities include the annual parade, live music, a fireworks show, the Running of the Melon Balls, a classic car show and a church service. See what’s happening and new this year in the special section of the Shoreview Press on pages 7-10.
The TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine is nearly ready for its biggest week of the year. PGA stars will tee up starting Thursday, July 24, for the return of the 3M Open. The annual tour stop is here to stay until 2030; PGA and 3M Open officials announced in March that they’ve agreed on a five-year extension. Jhonattan Vegas will return to the tournament, trying to defend his title. Other big names on the roster include Tony Finau (2022 champion), Tom Kim, Joel Dahmen, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark and Max Homa. It’s also the second-to-last stop before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, so players outside the top 70 will likely come to Blaine to solidify a spot. Players with a Minnesota connection include Frankie Capan III from North Oaks; Tom Hoge, a North Dakota resident who won the Minnesota State Open twice before he turned professional in 2011; and Erik van Rooyen, originally from South Africa, who played college golf at the University of Minnesota. The 3M Open will follow the British Open, which runs July 17-20, creating a busy week for some players traveling overseas. The tournament is expected to attract approximately 100,000 spectators over six days and have a $50 million economic impact on the region, said Tournament Director Mike Welch, citing a 2019 report from the University of Minnesota. “Blaine businesses are excited to welcome golf fans, tournament volunteers and the large team of workers that travel to each PGA Tour stop,” said Ben Hayle, communications manager for the city of Blaine. SEE 3M OPEN, PAGE 16
Assistance dog gives her owner sense of security, safety BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
Shoreview resident Jim Finley was born three months early. Because of his early arrival, he was hard of hearing in both ears and cross-eyed—although, at the time, his parents did not know he was hard of hearing. They found out when Finley was around 4 and had ear and eye surgery. In third grade, Finley started to wear hearing aids. “I was wearing the most powerful hearing aids I could over the period of 20-something years. In 2007, I had a cochlear implant (placed), and I’ve had it ever since. Best thing to ever happen to me,” he said.
In 2011, Finley applied for an assistance dog through Can Do Canines. He said one of the reasons he applied was that, when you wear a hearing aid or a cochlear implant, your mind is always active. “You’re working so hard to listen, trying to understand people when they talk. When I was working, at the end of the day, I was just worn out from listening so hard. So, when I retired in 2022, I stopped wearing my processor at home. So, I am completely in silence,” Finley said. When Finley slept, one of his concerns was that he wouldn’t hear anything going on. That ultimately led him to get an assistance dog.
SEE ASSISTANCE DOG, PAGE 2
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Jim Finley and his hearing assistance dog, Gia are recent graduates from the Can Do Canines training program.
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Soon after Finley applied and was interviewed by Can Do Canines staff, he was paired up with a black Labrador named Jewel. Can Do Canines provides assistance dogs to people who have disabilities. Dogs are trained to provide aid to those who have mobility challenges, hearing loss or deafness, seizure disorders, Type 1 diabetes complicated by hypoglycemia unawareness, or childhood autism. They are also trained to work in facilities, such as hospitals, or with community service providers.
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