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New facility brings alpine skiing indoors

BY MATT VAUGHN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ARDEN HILLS — Jessica Parcheta steps into her skis with a click and stares down an ominous slope while she fastens her helmet. Jumping down, she begins carving back and forth with speed and ease. There’s one slight difference between her and a skier out on one of the many runs in Minnesota: she’s doing all of this indoors.

Jessica, of Stillwater, is

the co-founder of The Alpine Factory, a new, state-of-theart indoor skiing facility that opened in December in Arden Hills. The 5,000-squarefoot facility, located off I-694 and Lexington Avenue, is the fi rst of its kind in Minnesota and boasts two “infinite revolving slopes” which are used to simulate the feel of skiing or snowboarding down an actual outdoor snowy slope.

An infi nite revolving slope can be described as a giant treadmill covered with spe-

cial carpeting similar to the texture and friction of snow.

“The movements are the same as on the snow,” Jessica noted, whether for skiing or snowboarding. “So you are able to practice your turns in a controlled environment, using our mirrors [at the bottom of the slope] to see your performance and make adjustments to improve your technique.”

Jessica and her co-founder, husband Dan Parcheta, were fi rst introduced to revolving slopes in 2011 at an interna-

tional ski instructor conference.

“We knew we had to bring this technology to Minnesota and introduce a new way to slide to this passionate local ski and snowboard community,” Jessica said.

The Parchetas are some of the most qualified people to bring this technology to the Twin Cities. They have more than 35 years of teaching skiing between them and both have achieved the highest

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Multigenerational musical ministry celebrates 25 years

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Erik Peterka, a ‘99 Mounds View High School alum who grew up in Shoreview, was named the 2017 Prince of the North Wind (Titan). Peterka is sponsored by Hamernick’s Decorating. Peterka will represent the northern suburbs of St. Paul throughout the year at various functions. Also pictured: Johanna Smith, Princess of the North Wind, sponsored by VocalEssences.

In its 25th year of putting on musicals, St. Odilia Catholic Church is off to see the wizard, the wonderful “Wizard of Oz.” Longtime Shoreview residents John and Peggy Dyer have dedicated more than 20 years to St. Odilia’s musical ministry, and this year John will direct the classic by L. Frank Baum.

It all began when the Dyer’s oldest son Nick was 11 years old. He heard about the musical from friends and talked his dad into going to the kickoff meeting to get details.

When John played Joseph in “The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,” all four of the Dyer children acted in the musical. After that, their kids got hooked on the church’s yearly musicals.

“It’s a great activity for the family to do together and it was a way to keep busy during the winter months,” John said.

Nick is now in his 30s and has children of his own, but John and Peggy still participate in the yearly musical productions.

The kids in the show love to be with the adults and vice versa. Without the intergenerational aspect of the shows, the productions simply wouldn’t be the same.

When John fi rst started participating in the musicals, he played in the orchestra. Then he tried acting. He eventually got the directing bug and wanted to give that a try, too.

He got his feet wet as an assistant director for the musical, “Godspell.” He assisted with a couple more musicals and then directed “Fiddler on the Roof.”

John and his wife Peggy work as a team. While John has done everything from being in the orchestra to acting and directing, Peggy has been making costumes for the musicals SEE MUSICAL, PAGE 14

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SHOREVIEW — A 160-foot communications tower is planned for construction this year in the Cardigan Junction area, near Rice Street and I-694.

The tower will receive and transmit railroad communications, according to Andy Cummings, media relations manager with Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail.

The tower is being constructed because of the congressional train control mandate passed by Congress in 2008 in response to a deadly train collision that year.

The new technology required will attempt to automatically stop trains before collisions or derailments occur, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The new technology is required to be implemented by 2018.

The new technology works by linking GPS, Wi-Fi, radio transmissions, computers, locomotives and rail operation centers. Information on railroad issues will be relayed across a national network and trains will be automatically stopped if they travel within a warning zone, according to an AAR informational video.

The technology requires railroads to have an increased radio frequency spectrum to continually communicate across the network. New

digital radios that can process a large amount of data are also being implemented.

The network is expected to cost about $9 billion and includes 60,000 miles of rail and 22,000 locomotives, according to the AAR video.

The new radio tower in Shoreview should have no adverse health effects.

“The tower will conform to the Federal Communication Commission’s guidelines for human exposure to radio frequencies in the 300kHz to 100GHz range,” Cummings reported.

No buildings will be affected.

“The tower is being constructed entirely on CP land, and we are not demolishing any structures to make room for it,” Cummings reported.

The tower will be located within the railroad right-of-way in the Cardigan Junction area close to the entrance drive into the site just north of the track split, according to a letter from Shoreview City Manager Terry Schwerm.

Cummings said construction of the tower will begin after all necessary permits are obtained, likely in the spring or summer.

For more information, visit https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/ P0152, https://www.aar.org, or call Cummings at 612-851-5616.

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Bethel sets the stage for Metropolitan Opera

BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER

ARDEN HILLS – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York is regarded as one of the finest performance venues in the world— and there’s a possibility its next great star may be discovered right here in our own backyard.

Each year, the Metropolitan Opera National Council conducts a series of auditions across the nation to find the next great talent, and Bethel University will play host to these up-and-coming performers Feb. 18-19.

Free and open to the public, these auditions give young singers between the ages of 20 and 30 a chance to advance through the competition all the way to the New York stage, though the competition is stiff. The district-level auditions will take place Saturday, Feb. 18; those who are chosen as winners will advance to the region-level auditions held the following day.

There are 41 competitor districts throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

The nationwide auditions began in 1954; in Minnesota they were first held in Northrup Auditorium at the U of M. They have shift-

ed around from year to year since then, oftentimes appearing at the Ordway Center for the Arts. This year, Benson Great Hall was selected as the ideal space.

“Bethel has everything we need in one place,” said Region CoChair and Minnesota District Director Connie Fullmer. Parking is free, judges, competitors and patrons won’t have to go far to get food and refreshments and the acoustics of Benson Great Hall came highly recommended, she said.

Singers who go all the way to to New York aren’t necessarily offered a contract with the Met, which has been the case in years past. However, their performance on one of the world’s premier stages is guaranteed to be seen and noticed by many prominent people in the opera world.

“All of the right people will see you.

It’s like all the scouts are in the audience,” Fullmer said.

Fullmer, a resident of Boutwell’s Landing in Oak Park Heights, started volunteering for the Met auditions when she was 12 years old. All of the judges and everyone who coordinates the event work on a volunteer basis. Fullmer’s involvement was

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Winners of the 2015 final auditions take a bow at the Metropolitan Opera.

inspired by her father, Charles Fullmer, who was a musician and an early advocate for creating the auditions.

In his role as a businessman, he also became manager of the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Opera, and later helped raise the funds to construct Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – St. Croix and Boutwell’s Landing itself.

Charles was always

musically-inclined, and was known for his remarkable tenor voice, Connie said.

He had a cousin who sang for the Met, and his cousin’s wife, Susanne Fisher, was an extremely popular soprano at that time.

Fisher was a mentor to Charles; after he returned from his service in the Navy and attended college, she invited him to study with her in New York.

She arranged for him to audition himself, and the Met offered him a contract.

Unfortunately, his father was dying and he needed to support his family back home, so he returned to Minnesota, where he started a family and became involved in the Twin Cities arts scene.

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Connie said. “He knew that he had made it, but he had made it through connections.

His family was very poor, so it wasn’t like he had a lot of money, but his cousin-in-law was the right person at right time. So he became fierce advocate of auditions.

He worked for them always. That’s why he said, when I was a little girl, ‘You have to do this’ because it was something he really believed in.”

Charles recognized that talent could be hiding anywhere, but if a singer did not have the money or the right connections, there was no way they’d ever get a chance to sing at that level. He saw that even a singer’s name could be a disadvantage to their chances—if it didn’t sound Italian enough, it was unlikely the Met would be interested, regardless of their talent.

“For a few years my dad was a booking agent, and most of his clients were people who worked for the Met,” Connie said.

“People were changing their names in order to get an audition, and that’s not right. That’s why they started (the auditions), so people in the rest of county would have a chance to be heard.”

Like her father, Fullmer has devoted a lot of her time to helping young people get ahead in life in spite of the odds. She volunteers with youth at juvenile detention centers, and through the art-based nonprofit Mentoring Peace Through Art. She considers the Met auditions another opportunity to help talented young people

achieve their potential.

“I’m in constant communication with the kids,” she said. “We’re doing whatever we can so the experience is best for them. I’m the last person they see before they walk out onstage and first person when they walk back.

It’s important to me that both of those are positive (moments).”

In addition to these activities, she is a volunteer HD ambassador at AMC Theater in Oakdale for the Metropolitan Opera’s performance showings, and provides audio narration for the vision impaired at many Twin Cities theaters and performance venues.

Those who are chosen as winners at Bethel will receive a monetary prize, which is allotted by the judges as they see fit. Since the prize amounts rely on fundraising, it is unknown how much prize money will be available for performers this year.

It is completely up to the judges to decide how many winners move on to the next round, how many performers receive encouragement award prizes and what the exact amount of each prize will be.

The district auditions will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18, and the region auditions will take place 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Benson Great Hall (3900 Bethel Dr., Arden Hills).

For more information about the Met auditions, visit www. metauditionsmn.org Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-4071229 or lowdownnews@ presspubs.com.

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How newspaper people keep the spirit strong hear every now and then that people are tired of the news. They don’t want to worry about the many bad things that happen daily in our world, and the many good things that are reported aren’t enough to catch their interest. Regardless of how tired they are, there is a large group of people that is even more tired of the news—reporters.

This can be taken literally: reporters spend long and unusual hours trying to capture the essence of their communities, usually with a swiftly cooling cup of coffee somewhere within arm’s reach. It can also be taken figuratively: a reporter may have revisited a story or issue so frequently that it burns them out, or they may be stumped on how to Getting approach an issue. Fortunately for journalists, there are many ways to in Tune renew the passion for community Jackie Bussjaeger stories that drew them to the field— and one of the biggest took place last month.

A large number of the Press Publications staff members recently attended the 150th Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) convention in Bloomington, where we had a chance to socialize with other news media from across the state and listen to speakers from all areas of expertise.

The convention also presents the award-winning papers in numerous categories: feature stories, investigative journalism, photography, advertising and many more. Press Publications usually takes home a handful, as we did this year. Nothing renews the journalistic spirit like shared expertise and a sip from the font of statewide excellence. Our reporters were able to attend a session taught by Pulitzer prize-winning writer Jacqui Banasynzki, who reminded us that some articles are just the facts. But for others, there is the opportunity to transform them into a powerful story. Our sources can become characters, events become actions and places become settings; an otherwise ordinary story can become cinematic in scope, if you pay attention to all the details.

One of the most-anticipated events of the convention is the chance to hear from the keynote speaker.

This year, Patty and Jerry Wetterling were invited to speak. It was a tragic year for the Wetterlings—in September, the remains of their son Jacob, missing for 27 years, were discovered on a quiet farm in Paynesville, Minnesota. Patty and Jerry took turns relating the excruciating days that followed, as they waited to hear from state and federal officers for confirmation. They couldn’t even tell their own families what was happening, which made the pain that much more difficult to bear.

Patty Wetterling said that even once the search was over, some people came to her family with clippings of her son’s portrait from the paper, which had been taped to their fridges and windows all this time. They said they never lost hope.

Many newspeople seated in the audience stifled tears behind napkins as they listened. The Wetterlings expressed their thanks for the news media that helped tell Jacob’s story. The public attention given to the case changed public perception of children’s safety and, with the hard work of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation, resulted in the Jacob Wetterling Act, which required the creation of the Minnesota sex offender registry.

Stories like Jacob’s are the kind that are hard to read, and harder to write. But the journalists who covered that story, and the many stories like it across the state, regard it as a personal responsibility to the members of their community to help keep hope alive, or offer support to those who need it most.

Our job is your news—no matter what the headlines are, the support of our communities is what keeps us fresh, passionate and looking for that new angle in everything we do.

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Cautious optimism for the 2017 Legislative Session he start of the 2017 legislative session began swiftly.

Two major bills passed both legislative bodies and were signed by the Governor. I am cautiously optimistic this trend will continue and result in a productive session. With cooperation, collaboration, and compromise, divided government can lead to very workable solutions and productive outcomes for all Minnesotans.

The fi rst major Legislator bill to be passed and signed into Lingo law by the Governor was House Randy Jessup File 2, which conforms Minnesota tax code to federal tax code.

This bill passed on a completely bi-partisan vote of 130-0 in the House. The financial impact of this bill is $21.7 million in tax relief for 220,000 Minnesota tax fi lers. Some key aspects of this legislation include: deductions for higher education expenses, deductions for teacher classroom expenses (up to $250), and itemized deductions for mortgage insurance premiums. It was extremely important to get this bill passed in the fi rst few days of session to

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work of serving as your representative, I had the honor to be a part of the group of elected officials With cooperation, who escorted Governor Dayton collaboration, and to the podium prior to his State of the State address. During his compromise, divided speech, the Governor fainted. am thankful that there are government can lead to very Imedically-trained legislators in the House and Senate who were workable solutions and able to assist him. While partisan productive outcomes for all rhetoric can often be magnified at the Capitol, it was encouraging Minnesotans. to see some civility. A person’s health and well-being is never political.

Senator Isaacson and I will be avoid any complications for 2016 co-hosting a town hall meeting Minnesota tax fi lers. on Saturday, February 11th from The other major bill that was 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Shorpassed and signed into law early in session was Senate File 1. This eview City Hall (4600 Victoria St. N.). I encourage anyone with bill provides a 25 percent premiquestions or comments regarding um reduction to Minnesotans issues related to state government who purchase insurance on the to attend. I will also begin to host individual market and do not morning coffee meetings every qualify for a MNsure tax credit.

This bill also includes significant third Saturday of the month during the legislative session at reforms that preserve care for select coffee shops. The fi rst will those receiving life-saving treatments, as well as increase market be in Mounds View on Saturday, competition and consumer choice. February 18th from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM at Caribou Coffee (2585 More reforms will be needed to County Hwy 10). I hope to see you ensure greater insurance cost stability and product availability there. going forward, however, this bill Rep. Randy Jessup represents does provide significant relief to District 42A in the Minnesota thousands of Minnesotans now.

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SHOREVIEW AREA EVENTS SHOREVIEW FICTION BOOK CLUB

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When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 Where: Shoreview 42A LEGISLATIVE Library, 4560 Victoria St. TOWN HALL Details: Contact the When: 10-11:30 a.m. library for title.

Saturday, Feb. 11 Contact: 651-724-6090 Where: Shoreview City Hall, 4600 Victoria St. N. STANDARD FIRST AID Details: Opportunity When: 6-8:30 p.m. for residents to discuss Thursday, Feb. 9 plans for the legislative Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 session with Senator Jason Isaacson and N. Victoria St. Representative Randy Details: Learn how Jessup. to provide basic fi rst aid care for injuries and sudden illness 2017 ENVIRONMENTAL until advanced medical SPEAKER SERIES personnel arrives.

When: 7-8 p.m.

Register by Feb. 2; $55.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Contact: 651-490-4750 Where: Shoreview or shoreviewcommunit City Hall, council ycenter.com chambers, 4700 N. Victoria St. Details: Public SWEETHEART DANCE Works Director Mark When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Maloney explores Friday, Feb. 10 the topic ‘Shoreview Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Drinking Water: From the Source to your Tap’.

N. Victoria St. Free. Includes time for Details: Dress up questions. for dancing, DJ music, Contact: shoreview crafts and treats mn.gov with a special adult.

Registration is $12 for 1 child and 1 adult.

SUPERSITTER Contact: 651-490-4750 BABYSITTING CLINIC or shoreviewcommunity When: 8 a.m.-noon center.com Saturday, Feb. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 RED CROSS N. Victoria St. BLOOD DRIVE Details: Students 10-13 When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. will learn child care Saturday, Feb. 11 skills, fi rst aid, sitter Where: Presbyterian safety, crafts and toys, Church of the Way, child proofing, nutrition 3382 N. Lexington Ave., and more. $59/residents; Shoreview registration required.

Details: All blood Contact: 651-490-4750 types and platelets needed. Call or go online or shoreviewcommunity center.com to register.

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JUSTIN ROBERTS AND THE NOT READY FOR NAP TIME PLAYERS

When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 Where: Mounds View High School Auditorium, 1900 Lake Valentine Rd., Arden Hills Details: Two-time Grammy nominated indie band plays music ot help families navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up. Part of the Music at Mounds View Concert Series.

Contact: moundsview schools.org/musicat moundsview

INDOOR FARMERS MARKET

When: 3-6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 Where: Shoreview Community Center Community Room, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Last event of the season. Vendors offer a variety of baked goods, winter produce, honey, salsa, jams, gifts and more.

Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

FIX-IT CLINIC

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25 Where: Shoreview Library, 4570 N. Victoria St. Details: Residents can bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more to receive free guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot and fi x items.

Contact: Ramsey Recycles.com

Ongoing FAMILY STORY TIME

When: 10:30-11 a.m.

Mondays Where: Shoreview Library, 4580 N. Victoria St. Details: Stories, songs and fingerplays for children ages 2-5 to enhance early literacy skills.

Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org

‘500’ CARDS

When: 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Mondays Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: All caliber players who enjoy the

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Taste Of Shoreview WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 WHERE: Shoreview Community

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DETAILS: Food & wine tasting

fundraiser for the Slice of Shoreview Days. $20 or 2 for $35 in advance; $25 or 2 for $40 at the door.

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Free.

Contact: 651-490-4750 or www.shoreview communitycenter.com

natural history. Free, no registration required.

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DROP-IN PICKLEBALL

EVENING OWL AND SNOWSHOE HIKE

When: 8:30-11 a.m.

Monday-Friday, through Apr. 28 Where: Shoreview Community Center gymnasium, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong played by 4 people. Equipment provided; $3 or free to community center members.

Contact: 651-490-4750 or www.shoreview communitycenter.com

NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Seniors ages 50+ can bring a lunch, take a stroll on the trails and enjoy a monthly presentation about local

When: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Families with children 3+ will explore the woods on a snowshoe hike and meet resident barred and Eastern screech owls. $7/members; $10/ nonmembers Contact: 651-433-2427 ext. 10

PAINT THE TOWN RED

When: Saturday, Feb. 11 Where: Downtown Stillwater Details: Weekendlong specials at Main Street shops, restaurants and attractions; Free carriage rides 4-7 p.m.

Contact: discover stillwater.com

WINTER ANIMAL TRACKING

When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 11

Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn the basics of animal tracking from naturalist Amy Manning and then go out on the trails. $5/ person; registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007; anokacountyparks.com

VALENTINE’S DAY HOT METAL POUR

When: noon-5 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11 Where: Franconia Sculpture Park, 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Watch expert cast metal sculptors melt iron to make art, walk around the sculpture park and sit by a bonfi re.

Free, family-friendly event.

Contact: 651-257-6668 or franconia.org

DOGSLEDDING

When: 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Dogsledding experience for all ages with the Samoyed Association of Minneapolis/ St. Paul. Free, but regis-

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food demonstrations and garden seminars. $9/ adults; $6/seniors; $2.50 children 6-12.

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HORSESHOES ON ICE

When: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 & Sunday, Feb. 19 Where: White Bear VFW Post 1782, 4496 Lake Ave. S Details: Two person teams, $10/person.

Sunday is for VFW and Auxiliary members only.

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TAMARACK NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 18 (and the third Saturday of every month) Where: Tamarack WHEN: 10 a.m-4 p.m. weekends, DETAILS: Artists create a ‘village’ Nature Center, 5287 through Feb. 26 of shanties on the frozen lake to Otter Lake Rd. showcase art and entertainment.

Details: Learn about Free and open to the public.

WHERE: White Bear Lake County photography techniques, Park. From Hwy. 61 north of White equipment and projects Bear Lake, go east on Hwy. 96. Park CONTACT: artshantyprojects.org in this free joint activientrance is on the right. ty with the 3M Camera Club. Free; no registration required.

Contact: parks.co.ram was the fi rst girl of color the Centerville Lions ter by phone. in her Girl Scout troop club includes food, raffle, sey.mn.us/tamarack Contact: 651-433-2427 and is still involved with door prizes, beer and ext. 10 Girl Scouts. drinks. Tickets: one hole FAMILY MORNING Contact: 651-765-4990 for $10; 2 for $15.

SNOWSHOE HIKE VALENTINE’S or nemetro-mn.aauw.net Contact: facebook.

WEEKEND COMEDY When: 9-11 a.m. com/centervillelionsmn Saturday, Feb. 18 SHOW Where: Warner When: 7:30 p.m.

VALENTINE’S DAY Nature Center, 15375 WINE AND PAINT Saturday, Feb. 11 SENIOR DANCE Where: Running When: 2 -5 p.m.

When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Ace’s ‘Laugh Your Ace Tuesday, Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Details: Families with Off’ Comedy Club, 15201 Where: Mueller Where: Forest Lake Zurich St., Forest Lake Memorial, 4738 Bald American Legion, 355 W. kids ages 6+ can learn basic snowshoeing techDetails: Headliner Eagle Ave., White Bear Broadway John Bush, featuring Lake Details: Enjoy mature niques and hike through the woods. Snowshoes Sherlonda Sharp, and Details: Wine and music and comaraderie hosted by Jakey Emappetizer social hour at at the dance.Held the 3rd provided. $7/WNC Friends and SMM memmert. Tickets $15 in ad2 p.m. followed by guided Friday of every month. bers; $10/nonmembers. vance; $20 day of show. painting led by Wander$6/person includes Weather dependent.

Contact: 651-925-4600 lust Studio 3-5 p.m. $27/ lunch. Cash bar. Public Registration required. or runaces.com person by Feb. 8. welcome.

Contact: 651-433-2427 Contact: 651-429-4944 Contact: 651-464-2600 ext. 10 BUILD A BURGER

Art Shanties

FOR TROOPS

When: 5-8 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 Where: White Bear Lake VFW 1782, 4496 Lake Ave. S. Details: Fundraiser for Suburban Ramsey County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. $5 burgers.

Open to the public.

Contact: 651-426-4944

RECOGNIZING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS

When: 7-7:45 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 Where: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1969 E. County Rd. E, White Bear Lake Details: AAUWNEMETRO Branch invites anyone interested to a program on the subject of bias by Pearl Mitchell Jackson, who

BEAT THE BLAHS WITH MUSIC WITH LAKE COUNTRY CHORUS

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 & 21 Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3770 Bellaire Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Women and teen girls interested in singing with Lake County Chorus are invited to visit rehearsals.

Contact: lakecounty chorus.org

LYNN JOHNSON MEMORIAL ICE FISHING CONTEST

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18 Where: Centerville Lake, Anoka County Boat Launch Details: Familyfriendly event hosted by

32ND ANNUAL WEDDING EXPO

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 19 Where: Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn, 4940 Highway 61, White Bear Lake Details: Over 40 vendors, samples, cake walk, entertainment and door prizes. Brides free; $5/guest.

Contact: 651-407-1200 or marketing@press pubs.com

MINNESOTA HOME AND PATIO SHOW

When: Thursday, Feb. 16-Sunday, Feb. 21 Where: St. Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Details: Home building and remodeling information, exhibitors,

FRESH CHEESE MAKING

When: 1:30-3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn to make fresh mozzarella and ricotta. Ages 15+. $20/person; registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

PARENT-CHILD SNOWSHOE TREK

When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 20 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Rd., White Bear Township Details: Enjoy the day off of school with a naturalist by following

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animal tracks and discovering hidden homes beneath the snow on a snowshoe hike. Ages 4-10. $12.38/parent-child pair; $6 snowshoe rental.

Contact: 651-407-5350 or parks.co.ramsey. mn.us/tamarack

ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB

When: 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 Where: White Bear Lake County Park, 5050 Lake Ave. Details: Hike along the lake, followed by treats at Washington Square Bar & Grill. 3 mile hike lasts approx. 1 hour. Arrive early to see the Art Shanty Projects.

Contact: 651-354-9537

LADIES NIGHT OUT

When: 4-8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23 Where: Downtown White Bear Lake retailers Details: Visit shops for specials, drinks and prizes. Meet at Manitou Grill at 7 p.m. to receive complimentary wine glass.

Contact: downtown whitebearlake.com

‘RAISE THE CURTAIN’ ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

When: 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 County Rd. F East Details: Event to support Lakeshore Players Theatre includes dinner catered by Lake Elmo Inn, silent and live auctions, live performances, raffle, wall of wine and VIP reception with Minnesota mystery author Ellen Hart at 5 p.m. Tickets $75/regular or $150 VIP must be reserved in advance.

Contact: 651-429-5674 or lakeshoreplayers.org

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explored. Tickets must be purchased online $9.95-$12.95/adults; $6.95-$8.95 children 4-11.

Fire performances and princess appearances on weekends. Beverages and treats available inside the castle. Dress warm and wear boots.

Contact: icecastles. com/stillwater

‘LET’S PLAY HOCKEY’ EXHIBIT

When: Through March 1 Where: Washington County Historic Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St., Stillwater Details: Exhibit highlights local teams and their artifacts, including vintage jerseys, twigs, skates, scorebooks, photos and more. Free.

Contact: 651-275-7075; co.washington.mn.us/hc

A IS FOR ANIMAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART When: Exhibit runs through March 4 during gallery hours (see website) Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long. Ave. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

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Anyone in the community may send us news of an upcoming local event. The calendar is reserved for secular community events in or adjacent to Press Publication’s coverage area. Priority is given to free or affordable events that are likely to appeal to a broad audience.

Publication of events is subject to editorial discretion. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing.

STILLWATER Please include date, ICE CASTLES time, location, cost, brief When: 3-9 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Wednes- details, and contact information for each event days & Thursdays; 3-10 submission. Submission p.m. Fridays; Noon-10 deadline is Wednesday p.m. Saturdays; beginning Jan. 6 and as weath- prior to the following weeks’ publication. er permits Call 651-407-1226 with Where: North of the questions.

Historic Lift Bridge Online: www.presspubs. along the St. Croix River, com/calendar downtown Stillwater Email: calendar@ Details: See castles presspubs.com made of crushed ice Mail: Press Publications with twinkling lights, Attn: Calendar magnificent archways 4779 Bloom Ave. and towers, ice-carved White Bear Lake, MN tunnels, fountains 55110 and slides ready to be

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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:

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• A school district employee’s vehicle side window was broken out the afternoon of Jan. 19 at Chippewa Middle School in the 5000 block of Hodgson Road. The employee’s purse, containing $600 in cash and credit cards, went missing.

• A 53-year-old Dogwood Lane resident was booked into Ramsey County Jail the afternoon of Jan. 23 for numerous dog-related arrest warrants he had ignored.

Shoreview

• A man and his son returned home from work the afternoon of Jan. 18 to fi nd the back door of their home in the 1800 block of County Road I forced open and jewelry worth $3,500 and an underwater camera valued at $575, missing. No suspects.

• Potheads caught on camera shoplifting at Target in the 3800 block of Lexington Avenue the evening

of Jan. 19 were collared in the parking lot and arrested with stolen goods valued at less than $500. The two, a 20-year-old from Maplewood and a 19-year-old out of Roseville, were each charged with misdemeanor theft and possession of small amounts of marijuana.

• A prowler broke into a vehicle in the YMCA parking lot in the 3700 block of Lexington Avenue the evening of Jan. 20, making off with a MacBook Pro and a brown-bag lunch. An investigation into the felony theft continues.

• A peeper in jeans, a hoodie and a ball cap was reported the afternoon of Jan. 21 in the 4600 block of Mackubin Court. An investigation revealed the peeper to be a member of a tree-trimming crew in the area looking for business. The man was identified and released at the scene.

• A Lexington Avenue woman reported harassment by the father of her child on Jan. 21. The 54-yearold suspect, who has a history of violating restraining orders, is facing a pending order for protection violation.

• A Roseville man put his four-wheel ATV into Lake Owasso the evening of Jan. 22 after meeting up with an open spring 200 yards from shore. The 39-year-old was able to pull himself out of the icy water and walk to a nearby residence to thaw out.

The man has 30 days to remove the ATV from the lake to avoid a fi ne.

• While a customer was reporting a theft of her purse containing her credit card to her bank on Jan. 23, a report came through to the bank about the victim’s credit card being used nearby. The card was canceled.

• A woman left her vehicle unlocked the evening of Jan. 24 while she ran into the restaurant in the 1000 block of Gramsie Road to order a pair of pizzas. When she returned a short time later and placed the pies in the front passenger seat, she looked up to fi nd a man behind the wheel. She screamed and the man fled on foot with her purse containing her sunglasses and checkbook.

New Ramsey County chief deputy appointed

Shoreview Community Foundation Invites Grant Requests for 2017!

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Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier appointed Undersheriff Julie Rudie to chief deputy last week.

Julie Rudie has been a member of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office since 2011. She had been serving as undersheriff of the administration division.

In addition, Chief Deputy Rudie has been responsible for implementing character-based hiring for the sheriff’s office since 2011.

As Chief Deputy, Rudie will supervise day-to-day operations of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office providing managerial and administrative direction.

In 1990, Rudie began her law enforcement career with Saint Paul Police Department. Her assignments included youth services as a D.A.R.E. instructor.

Rudie was then promoted and served as a sergeant for twelve years. She supervised many different units, including the

Ramsey C R County t Sh Sheriff iff’’s Office Chief Deputy Julie Rudie

School Resource Officers (SRO) program. She also supervised training, internal affairs investigations and background inves-

tigations. Rudie has a bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and law enforcement certification from Hibbing Area Vocational Technical College. She is also a 2009 graduate of the 280th session of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, School of Police Staff and Command.

Rudie is a tribal member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community.

Her husband, Jay, is a sergeant with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. Together, they have five children and eight grandchildren.

With over 400 members, 200 volunteers, and an annual operating budget of approximately $56 million, the sheriff’s office provides state mandated services to an urban community of over 500,000 residents.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letters of inquiry proposing 2017 grant projects should be submitted to the Shoreview Community Foundation between January 1 and February 15, 2017. Initial inquiries need only contain a brief description of the project, the geographic area served and the amount requested. If the project is a strong candidate for funding, a full grant application will be requested. More details and grant guidelines can be found at: www.shoreviewcommunityfoundation.org.

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For those of us in the northern suburbs, the dysfunctionality of the Rice Street bridge over I-694 is something we have wrestled with for decades. The ineffectiveness of the bridge has been a major concern for residents and businesses.

Over the past two legislative sessions, local lawmakers have fought hard to get funding for this bridge with signed letters of support from dozens of businesses, local business associations like the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation, elected officials and hundreds of residents. A bill paying for the replacement of the bridge was passed in both the House and Senate the past two years, but both times failed to survive final negotiations between the legislature and the governor’s office.

Again this year, Ramsey County placed the $23.5 million bonding money needed for the bridge as one of our top priorities. Bills are in the works in both the House and the

Senate, sponsored by Senator Jason Isaacson and Representatives Jamie Becker-Finn and Randy Jessup.

Support for a new bridge remains strong and will be a key driver of economic development, safety and convenience for the entire region At the same time as the bridge funding conversation is underway, Ramsey County officials are developing concepts of how Rice Street would function with the new bridge.

Intersections on either side of the I-694 ramps are often over-burdened and will be revamped at the same time the bridge is built.

One proposal is to use a series of roundabouts. Those in favor of the roundabouts believe that they will keep north / south traffic f lowing on Rice Street. Those skeptical of the roundabouts are concerned with the number (three or four roundabouts are in the concept plans), the potential for high traffic speed, the feasibility of bike and pedestrian cross-

ings and other issues. Count us in the latter category, very skeptical of the planned roundabouts.

Regardless of your opinion on the future design of Rice Street, it is crucial for all to understand that the bridge and the round-about discussion are two separate issues. We are confident that the entire community remains overwhelmingly supportive of the new bridge. Concerning the Rice Street design, the county will hold several public hearings and actively listen to the community.

Our request of north suburban residents, businesses and leaders is to continue to be vocal about your support of the bridge and to be involved in the separate issue of traffic controls on Rice Street.

Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman, Sen. Jason Isaacson, Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn, Rep. Randy Jessup, Ramsey County Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire

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Treatment program pulls out addiction by its roots

BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

MINNEAPOLIS — Jessica Sampair, 31, a White Bear Lake native, was on her way to pick up drugs from a Mexican cartel when her life took a turn for the better. It all started in the back of a cop car.

“I was going to go pick up a lot of drugs from the Mexicans and on my way, I got pulled over and they found a dirty pipe I didn't know was there,” Sampair remembered.

While awaiting sentencing in Washington County jail, Sampair mentally prepared herself to go back to prison. She had recently spent over three years in prison and had made progress to get her life on track, even completing a dental technician degree.

But one month before she got out, her mom died.

“I was so hopeful … and then my mom gets cancer and dies,” she said.

An aunt in White Bear Lake took her in for several months, but Sampair soon found herself back on drugs.

Sampair's drug addiction started when her father died by suicide when she was a tween growing up by Yost Park in White Bear Lake. Her mom started drinking to deal with the grief.

“By 12, I was smoking weed all around White Bear Lake,” Sampair remembered. When she was 13, an uncle shot meth into her arm.

“I got kicked out of high school — South Campus — in 11th grade because I was just out of control,” she said. She was transferred to the Area Learning Center but never went.

“I just started cooking drugs and hanging out with crazy people,” she remembered. Illegal drug use led to other crimes — theft, burglary, assault — and she eventually ended up in prison after a robbery in Finlayson.

After she had been out for several months, she ran into a former drug dealer and started back into drugs full swing until she was picked up for the pipe on the way to meet with the cartel.

While awaiting her sentencing, a speaker from Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge (MnTC), a faith-based drug and alcohol treatment recovery program, visited the jail.

“I have never gone to treatment in my life,” she said. “I just was in and out of jail. I didn’t think about treatment. Meth takes you over.”

So she wrote a letter to the judge overseeing her case, requesting to go to MnTC. “This judge has known me since I have been 19 years old and he has seen

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Jessica Sampair, 31, a White Bear Lake native, has found a new life through Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge’s drug and alcohol treatment program.

the crazy trouble I have caused,” she said. “I went to court and I read it to him and he is like, ‘You know, Jessica, I will release you to Teen Challenge because I know it is an amazing program and I have heard so many good things about this program, but I don’t think you are going to make it.’”

Sampair went to Teen Challenge anyway.

“I have 13 felonies,” she remarked in a conference room at a treatment center on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis. “There is no reason I should be in this program. I should be in prison for a long time.”

But Sampair said the program has changed her life over the last 10 months.

“I started to feel love from these people here that I have never really felt from anybody,” she said. She also grew in her faith and started a “relationship with Jesus,” she said.

A few months after she started at MnTC, she went to court for her sentencing.

“The prosecutor came up to me and said, ‘I just want you to know that you look amazing; I don’t know what it is, but I see something completely different in your eyes,’” Sampair said.

The judge “sentenced” her to Teen Challenge and she will be on parole for 10 years if she completes the program.

“The judge said, ‘Jessica, I have faith in you; you can do this,’” Sampair remembered.

And after her court date, her boyfriend asked her to marry him.

“I think this program honestly is

ADAM HENSCHELL | PRESS PUBLICATIONS

There were 54,311 drug and alcohol treatment admissions in Minnesota in 2014 for various types of treatment, from long-term residential to hospital inpatient treatment. There are 398 programs licensed to treat substance use disorders in the state.

Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services 2016 Legislative drug and alcohol abuse report.

in Vadnais Heights, is back at Teen Challenge after eight years. He went through a short-term treatment program for two months when he was 18, but got back into drugs.

He was in jail in Pine County when a Teen Challenge outreach worker came to visit. He recognized Postal because they had been in treatment together, but the worker had gone on to the longterm program, unlike Postal.

“He looked at me and he said, ‘Postal, what are you doing here?’” Now Postal is halfway through the longterm treatment program.

“Coming here has really like opened my eyes to why I started using in the fi rst place and why I continue to use — that is the lifestyle I was raised in and how I was shown to deal with my SARA MARIE MOORE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS emotions and what people do; that was Darren Postal, 26, who grew up in Vadnais my role models.”

Heights, came back to Teen Challenge to Postal started using drugs at age 11 complete the organization’s long-term when a friend from Vadnais Heights treatment program.

Elementary introduced him to marijuana. When his mom found his pipe, saving my life and I think it is giving she never said a word to him about it. me something that I have never had “That kind of just like paved the before — just hope for like a better path of her letting me smoke weed,” future,” Sampair said. She plans to he said. “The next thing I remember complete the program in March. is going to like Little League practice “I can really have an amazing future and my mom smoking weed with me.” if I really just keep on this track,” Then he found his dad’s meth when Sampair noted. he was 13. His family moved a couple times in his youth — fi rst to Forest Dealing with ‘root causes’ of drug abuse Lake and then to Pine County, where his drug use got worse because he MnTC offers short-term outpatient didn’t know anyone. and residential chemical treatment After Postal’s fi rst treatment at Teen and long-term residential treatment, Challenge, he had ups and downs. said Mary Brown, vice president of He was on an upswing recently until marketing. Short-term treatment a landlord in Coon Rapids gave him ranges from seven to 90 days. Longmeth. term treatment is about 12 months. It “To pay for my habit, I started selling also offers transitional programs and dope again,” he said. Then he and his aftercare, Brown added. fiancée got kicked out by the landlord “It is not just average treatment and moved into his dope dealer’s house. and then you get sober and then you “It has all been downhill from leave,” Brown said. “We want to make there,” he said. “From jail, I came sure people have strong support sysstraight to here. I knew I needed to do tems as they are transitioning out of the long-term program.” our program.”

During the treatment, licensed counselors work with clients on an Tackling the drug addiction challenge individual basis to address life skills MnTC’s community outreach team and mental health. spends time visiting jails to share Throughout the course of a typical about the program and also works 12-month program, clients will choose with probation officers, judges and law about 30 life skills to work on — things enforcement to bring awareness about like conflict resolution or dealing with its treatment program, Brown said. grief and loss.

Last year, drug sentencing guide“It is not just about getting sobriety lines were made less severe by the but it is also dealing with root causes Legislature’s Drug Reform Act. — depression, anxiety, a lot of things “The jails are full,” Brown said. “If like that,” Brown explained. “It is not you have a drug addiction, is jail the a cookie-cutter approach.” best place for you, or should you have treatment?”

Back for long-term treatment

Darren Postal, 26, who grew up

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Of the 54,311 drugs and alcohol treatment admissions in Minnesota in 2014, the primary substances that were abused by those admitted were alcohol, marijuana and methamphetamine.

Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services 2016 Legislative drug and alcohol abuse report.

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TREATMENT: ‘I think this program honestly is saving my life’ five centers in the Twin Cities.

In 2016, MnTC had about 3,200 people enrolled in its program throughout the state, Brown said. There are about 600 people in the program at any given time. About 70 percent of clients completed the short-term or long-term program they were enrolled in last year. The number of adults who graduated from the longterm program was 137.

MnTC also runs a prevention program, “Know the Truth,” that reaches 55,000 middle and high school students across the state.

“About 95 percent of adults who have an addiction issue started using before the age of 18, so it is really important that we get to people when they are young,” Brown said.

Sampair has visited schools and shared her story — hopeful that teens will get on the right track sooner than she did.

For more information, visit www. mntc.org.

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Ramsey County Chief Judge John Guthmann said judges tailor sentencing to individuals. Chemical treatment programs are important for judges to have as options when considering sentencing, he said.

“There is usually a shortage of programs like Teen Challenge,” he noted. “Intensive programs like Teen Challenge are important as a tool.”

Guthmann said sometimes people end up going through multiple treatment programs before reaching a long period of sobriety.

“That is why they call it Teen Challenge — the challenge that exists in getting a successful outcome,” Guthmann noted.

Teen Challenge, begun by pastor David Wilkerson in New York City in 1960, has now grown to 250 centers in the U.S. and 1,000 total centers globally. It is “the largest faith-based drug and alcohol treatment recovery program in the world,” Brown said.

MnTC is in the midst of opening its 11th center in Rochester. There are

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MUSICAL: ‘Wizard of Oz’ coming to Shoreview FROM PAGE 1

since 1997. She has also acted in a few of them.

Peggy works her own brand of miracle on a super teeny costume

budget. She has become very frugal and uses lots of coupons when having to buy fabric and embellishments, she said. Some costumes are borrowed

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Costumer Peggy Dyer works on a costume for the upcoming musical; she has been sewing for the “Wizard of Oz” since October.

from St. Agnes’ theater department as well as Hill-Murray’s.

Peggy, along with six other volunteers, has been sewing and working on costumes since October for “The Wizard of Oz.” She has an old sewing machine she uses at church and a newer one at home.

Participants get involved in all aspects of the musical and bonds are created with people of all ages. There are usually more than 30 people working behind the scenes. The crew works tirelessly and its members are awesome, John said.

“There are amazingly talented people at St. Odilia — when people heard we were putting on the ‘Wizard of Oz,’ musicians started calling to volunteer to play in the orchestra,” he said.

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with parishioners; in the years since, their friends have also joined the cast.

“It’s a way to connect to people at church, but members of the audience can see how close the cast has gotten and people just want to be a part of that,” John said.

Early on, the musicals were more Bible-based.

While they have evolved into larger productions, the musicals still contain life-changing events and adhere to the mission of the musical ministry committee. The parish staff and priests have been extremely supportive of the musical ministry program all these years, participants note.

The “Wizard of Oz” is John’s favorite show.

The songs are timeless and in the end it’s about love and friendship, he said.

Numerous Shoreview residents take part in the musicals every year.

“People have many choices on how they choose to spend an afternoon or an evening out,” John said. “The product on the stage has to be entertaining and make people feel like they haven’t wasted their time.”

Showtime and dates for the “Wizard of Oz” include: 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 ($5 sneak preview); 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24; 1 p.m. and 7

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Director John Dyer, of Shoreview, prepares for the “Wizard of Oz” to be performed at St. Odila Catholic Church the weekend of Feb. 24.

p.m. Saturday Feb. 25; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26.

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Herb Brooks family members, including his wife Patty and daughter Kelly in the middle, posed in front of the new statue by the Xcel Energy Center.

Family touched by unveiling of new Herb Brooks sculpture

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A Birchwood family well-represented in Mahtomedi sports was among the appreciative guests at the recent unveiling of a new Herb Brooks statue.

"It's truly humbling, knowing that after all these years, my father continues to inspire,” said Kelly Brooks-Paradise, daughter of the hockey coaching great, and mother of a Mahtomedi High School tennis star and twin hockey players. “The Brooks family is truly honored, and we thank you, Craig Leopold and the Minnesota Wild.”

Kelly and her brother Dan Brooks, with their families, attended the Jan. 17 ceremony when the bronze, 11-foot sculpture made its debut, replacing a smaller 2004 version, which was moved to the National Sports Center in Blaine.

The likeness of Brooks, sculpted by Nick Christiansen of Brodin Studios in Kimball, depicts the coach with arms raised in triumph at the 1980 Olympics. It stands on a 5-foot base, with a plaque listing the St. Paul native’s accomplishments, which include the Lake Placid triumph that’s regarded as one of the top American sports stories of the 20th century, playing in two Olympics himself and coaching three NCAA champion teams with the Gophers.

Patti Brooks, Herb’s wife, attended with her son, daughter and grandchildren. Eight Minnesotans who played for Brooks were there: Neal Broten, Dave Christian, Steve Christoff, John Harrington, Rob McClanahan, Mike Ramsey, Buzz Schneider and Eric Strobel.

Kelly and Marc Paradise’s daughter, Olivia, a junior, was the No. 1 singles player on Mahtomedi’s state champion tennis team last fall. Their

sons are sophomore hockey players, Joe on varsity and Tommy on JV. Dan’s daughters are Grace, a college freshman at St. Benedict’s, and Lucia, a Benilde-St. Margaret’s sophomore who plays for the JV hockey team coached by Dan. The grandchildren were all under age five when Brooks died in 2003.

“My father was an amazing man,” Kelly said. “I know he is watching over them in spirit and would be proud of his five wonderful grandkids.”

The Paradise children have a rich hockey heritage on both sides. Marc Paradise’s father, Bob, had a 12-year NHL career, and Marc’s grandfather, the late Bob Dill, played professionally in the AHL, USHL and NHL. Marc Paradise was a teammate of Dan Brooks at St. Thomas Academy. Dan went on to play for the University of Denver, and Marc went on to the University of St. Thomas and later the St.

Paul Vulcans. Bob Paradise, Bob Dill and Herb Brooks are all enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

At the time of Brooks’ death, a Disney movie about the Lake Placid triumph was being fi lmed. “Miracle” turned out to be a sports classic, with college-age players enlisted to play the 1980 group, re-enacting with uncanny accuracy the dramatic plays of the monumental upset of the Soviets.

While Brooks, sadly, didn’t get to see the movie himself, the family watched with rapt interest as Dan and Kelly’s parents were played by Kurt Russell and Patricia Clarkson.

“It was hard at fi rst, watching ‘Miracle’, as it came out a few months after my father passed away,” Kelly said.

“Our family felt that Disney did a great job telling the story from 1980, and Kurt Russell was uncanny. I am proud of the movie's message and that young athletes can learn a few important life messages from the plot.”

MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Mounds View Public School Board took the following action at its Jan. 24 meeting:

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• The Board approved the budget assumptions for fi scal year 2017-2018 as presented

by Carole Nielsen, director of fi nance. Each year at this time, school budget committees are formed to advise each school principal on the use of resources allocated to the site from the district’s budget. Along with the resource allocation, committees are given a list of parameters and timelines to guide the process and ensure that budget decisions will be equitable across the district and will result in program integrity. Budget assumptions

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will be used in fi nancial projections and in determining the fi nal budget. The fi nal 2017-2018 budget will be adopted in June 2017. For more details, please visit the Budgets & Finance page at www.moundsviewschools.org.

• Heard an update from the Facilities Task Force. In response to increasing enrollment, the School Board established a 39-member facilities task force and directed administration to complete a capacity audit to compare current facility and program needs to the growing student body. Members of the cabinet presented an update of the Task Force’s progress.

The Task Force reported that

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district elementary and middle schools will likely need an increased capacity for 1,000 to 1,700 students over the next 10 years. It also reported various concerns about aging facilities. It also reported that the District Center offices move to the former Ramsey County Library in Shoreview this summer will make room for the expansion of an early childhood program at Snail Lake Education Center in Shoreview.

To view Facilities Task Force meeting agendas or summaries, visit www.moundsviewschools.org/facilities.

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Mustang girls hockey heads into playoffs with 17-8 mark Mounds View girls hockey finished the regular season 17-8 after beating Park of Cottage Grove 5-2 and losing to Cretin-Derham Hall 3-2 last week.

Rachel Anderson notched two goals and an assist in the win over Park, with Audrey Jackson, Stephanie Anderson and Lisa Nadeau also scoring.

Cretin-Derham Hall got an overtime goal by Emily King to beat the Mustangs, whose goals were notched by Jordan Hansen and Erin Meyers.

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The Diamond Club’s 11th annual dinner and silent auction held at North Oaks Golf Club Jan. 29 celebrated baseball in the community and was a big success in raising funds in support of the Mounds View High School baseball program. Featured speakers were Seth Rosin, MVHS Class of 2007, and 1991 World Series champion Jack Morris (above) of the Minnesota Twins.

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Mustang cagers beat Park, lose to Cretin-DH Mustang boys basketball (6-11) beat Park 70-57 with Nick McMillan hitting 19 points and Brian Stone 15.

They also lost to Cretin-Derham Hall 71-60 as Gopher recruit Daniel Oturu scored 25 points for the Raiders. Mc-

Another benefit to the revolving slopes — beyond the obvious one of being able to practice winter sports during the warmer months — is that there is no chairlift to delay your actual time on the slopes.

“In a one-hour session, you will ski or snowboard the equivalent of a full day on an outside hill,” Jessica explained.

With cutting-edge technology and experienced instructors at the helm, this new neighbor looks to be in for the long run.

The Alpine Factory is open seven days a week with day and evening sessions available. For more information, call 651-330-1121 or visit www. thealpinefactory.com.

Millan and Michael Conlin-Brandenburg had 12 each, Stone 11 and Nate Varberg 10.

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Rachel Anderson leads the Mounds View hockey team in scoring with 17 goals and eight assists. The senior forward supplied two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over Park last week.

Anderson leads the Mustangs into post-season play with a 17-8 record. She notched 17 goals and 17 assists as a junior and has 40 varsity goals in her career.

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