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Native plants the bee’s knees for pollinators, people
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Coneflower, butterfly weed and spiderwort bloom in the community pollinator garden at Island Lake Elementaryy School. BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR
In a home garden, native plants preferred by pollinators can go sideby-side with non-native plants. “I’m gradually working in more
native plants,” said Leanne Phinney, Shoreview resident and pollinator gardener, showing off the first May flowers in her yard this spring — Minnesota native trillium, ginger and Jacob’s ladder blooming along with Pacific Coast bleeding heart flowers.
Phinney was an early adopter of n her gardens; she native plants in g them in the early ’90s, began planting long before it was trendy to save the bees. Now that the city of Shoreview SEE POLLINATORS, PAGE 3
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A butterfly seeks a taste of nectar from a flower at Tamarack Nature Center.
Students plant for the future of pollinators BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR
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Island Lake Elementary students plant native grasses and flowers in Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park May 20 with Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District staff. The area was previously overgrown with invasive buckthorn, which was removed this winter with a grant.
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The next generation is learning how to take care of the earth. Students from Island Lake Elementary School in Shoreview planted native grasses and flowers in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park May 20. The students are just some of the 90 across the northeast metro who will assist the RamseyWashington Metro Watershed District with a wetland restoration project through June, said Sage Passi, watershed education specialist. The native plants will grow in an area where invasive buckthorn previously grew.
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The buckthorn was cut down over four months this winter with the assistance of a grant, said Simba Blood, natural resources technician. The students are planting prairie grasses and flowers on the upper part of the wetland east of Snail Lake. Many are pollinator friendly. Native wetland plants will be planted further down the embankment in the future. The restoration will be a two-year project, Passi said. It will restore 60 acres of forest and 4 acres of wetland buffer. The invasive species came in due to flooding that destroyed native plants. The restoration will benefit wildlife, including SEE STUDENTS, PAGE 2
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waterfowl, birds and turtles. The plants will also anchor the wetland’s bank with their roots, said Ramsey County Master Gardener volunteer Chris Strong, who was instructing the students. She hopes that the area can be preserved for her grandchildren. She used to love to play among the lightning bugs when she was a child, but says she hasn’t seen one in years. “I’ve been concerned about the loss of habitat, the loss of wildlife, the loss of insects we’ve seen,” she said. The watershed district has worked with students for 20 years. They engage young people in park projects for educational purposes and offer assistance to those with school projects. This year, the district helped fund a rain garden at Lionsgate Academy in Shoreview. Ramsey County also received a Clean Water Fund grant for the project, noted Ann White Eagle of the Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation Division. The charter school was built on a commercial site on Cardigan Road and staff
“I’ve been concerned about the loss of habitat, the loss of wildlife, the loss of insects we’ve seen.” Chris Strong Ramsey County Master Gardener
wanted to remove asphalt to create green space. Students prepared seeds last fall and completed planting in May with the assistance of Passi and Ramsey County master gardener volunteers, said science teacher Patrick Kosher at a conservation forum hosted by Ramsey County Parks and Recreation May 17. Students enjoyed the experiential learning, he noted. The garden was designed by Michael Schumann of Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District. For more information on community stewardship grants, visit rwmwd. org/get-involved/stewardshipgrants/.
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POLLINATORS: Native plants the new style of informed gardeners FROM PAGE 1
became officially pollinator friendly in 2018, Phinney hopes more residents and others from across the Twin Cities will join the pollinator plant movement. “They (pollinators) need more than a small patch,” she noted. The city became pollinator friendly at the suggestion of the Shoreview Environmental Quality Committee. It followed other cities in the northeast metro, including Stillwater and White Bear Lake. About 35 percent of food crops and 75 percent of flowers depend on pollinators, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Humans depend on bees, butterflies, other insects, birds and bats for about one-third of food, according to some scientific estimates. According to recent research, more than 50 percent of insect species are declining and 30 percent are heading towards being endangered, said Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources senior ecologist Dan Shaw at a conservation forum May 17 hosted by Ramsey County Parks and Recreation. Stress on ecological systems caused by pollution, habitat loss, higher temperatures in urban areas, impervious landscaping and extreme precipitation all play a factor. Some pollinators rely on certain native plants for survival, Phinney said. For example, Monarch butterflies only lay eggs on milkweed plants and the resulting caterpillars only feed on the plant’s leaves. Different varieties of bees also tend to feed on certain native plants. “We have 400 species of native bees in the state, and they all have unique needs,” Shaw said. For example, the rusty patched bumblebee, a threatened species, tends to visit spotted Joe-Pye weed, wild bergamot (bee balm) and Culver’s root, according to “Pollinators of Native Plants” by Heather Holm. Phinney said she has all three of those plants. She has quite a variety of native plants that bloom in the spring, summer or fall, throughout her front, side and backyards. To have a pollinator-friendly home garden, you don’t need to have only natives, she noted. Popular European plants imported to the U.S. and commonly used in gardens can add color and variety. But Phinney does suggest avoiding “double bloom” flowers because the petals are so thick and large that pollinators have trouble getting to any of the nectar or pollen. Native trees, such as oaks, are also good for pollinators in the spring. Native plants attract insects that attract the birds that need them to survive. Besides saving pollinators, having native plants makes gardening slightly less work, Phinney noted. She keeps the fall’s leaves in her garden as a natural mulch. She still has to weed, but her perspective on what is a weed and what isn’t has been informed by her growing knowledge of native plants. “This one came on its own and I’m leaving it,” Phinney said of a native white baneberry bush that popped up in her front garden recently. She suggests visiting minnesotawildflowers. info for identification assistance. Phinney also volunteers with the Wild Ones Big River Big Woods Chapter to maintain a community pollinator garden at Island Lake Elementary School in Shoreview. The garden was planted by a group of local Boy Scouts nearly a decade ago and is open for visits from the community during the summer. Phinney is also involved with a group of locals who maintain native plants at the Shoreview Commons and a rain garden at Lake Johanna Fire Station No. 4. Create new garden style at expo The city of Shoreview sponsors an annual Landscape Revival - Native Plant Expo & Market with the St. Paul Audubon Society, Wild Ones and Blue Thumb. The event makes it easier for
This map features the output of a pollinator habitat restoration model developed in 2017 at BWSR using Washington County as a test area. The model utilizes updated MLCCS land cover to identify high quality pollinator habitat and analyzes proximity to other habitars based on assumed flight distances of various pollinators. The “sweet spots” identify areas which would be most cost effective to implement habitat restorations to connect high quality habitats to one another, rather than restoring marginal isolated habitats or habitats very close to existing high quality areas.
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Leanne Phinney is a Shoreview resident who incorporates native plants in her gardens. She is pictured with a recent spring bloomer, trillium, a Minnesota woodland flower that enjoys the shade.
Native plant favorites of the Pollinator Friendly Alliance: Trees: maple, serviceberry, wild plum, American basswood, Ohio buckeye.
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The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources partnered with Washington County to map pollinator habitats in 2017. The green areas are a priority for pollinator planting and are closest to the yellow areas that are already refuges for pollinators. The red areas are second priority for pollinator planting since they are far from current refuges.
Flowers: milkweed, mountain mint, goldenrod, native thistle, bee balm, white Dutch clover, pussy willow, golden Alexander, anise hyssop, rough blazingstar, catmint. area residents to learn about native plants, noted Karen Eckman, volunteer coordinator and Shoreview resident. “Native plants are a natural part of our food web and well adapted to local conditions,” noted John Bly of Blue Thumb. “They require no pesticides and no fertilizer and, once established, they require little or no water.” Minnesota plants will be sold by a variety of local growers at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Shoreview June 1 and Oakdale City Hall June 8. Ramsey County conservation groups will offer educational resources at the Shoreview event and Washington County will offer resources in Oakdale. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources recently partnered with Washington County to perform pollinator mapping, Shaw said. The map identifies the places in the county where pollinator habitat should be restored. A mapping project is underway in Minneapolis; the state is looking for partners in Ramsey County to get involved with mapping the area. When a wide range of landowners are involved in native planting, it creates a sewn-together network for pollinators, Shaw noted. In addition, native plants are less expensive to care for than turf. Ramsey County Master Gardener and Shoreview resident Dawn Pape said she hopes the style of yards change. Decades ago, lawns became popular and now turf is the largest irrigated “crop” in the U.S.; it occupies more land mass than corn. “Lawns were popular because people
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A bee seeks out a taste of nectar from a milkweed plant in Leanne Phinney’s garden.
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didn’t want to seem like peasants,” Pape said. But she thinks it’s time to embrace a new style. The Stillwater-based Pollinator Friendly Alliance’s 2019 pollinator initiative is to replace turf with pollinator gardens or bee lawns, according to Executive Director Laurie Schneider. Turf requires a large amount of water and when pesticides or certain fertilizers are used, environmental contamination occurs. Pape also hopes more
Ramsey County: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 3920 Victoria St. N., Shoreview. Washington County: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8 at Oakdale City Hall, 1584 Hadley Ave. N. Both events will be held outdoors, rain or shine. people use composting as a natural fertilizer. Ramsey County offers free composting starter kits that can be picked up during open hours at yard waste sites.
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hat does it mean to be a team player? The phrase is used often enough that it must have some tangible roots. I personally believe that our early, formative experiences on teams, as well as the dynamics within our families can play a role in how we work on projects that require a collaborative effort. I grew up as the middle child in a family with five kids. The older and younger brothers closest to me in age were both gifted athletes. My older (by two years) brother was graceful and talented with a keen competitive spirit. He was also four or five inches taller than me. My younger (by one year) brother was strong and deceptively fast, qualities that were especially effective as he pounded his way across the football field as a running back. No matter how much I trained, he always managed to pull ahead of me when we raced down the quarter-mile gravel driveway on our farm. With such close proximity to natural talent, I figured out pretty early Angle of that if I was going to earn a place on an athletic team, I was going to View have to work at it. In retrospect, I’m grateful for Paul Dols the experiences on various teams while growing up, but also for the numerous professional collaborations I’ve been part of over the years. I do believe that an understanding of roles and team dynamics can be helpful in work situations. On the (thankfully) rare occasions I’ve conflicted with coworkers, one of the first questions to cross my mind is whether or not the person has ever been on any kind of team or group project. Following the recent finale of the popular Game of Thrones series, I asked a colleague at work what he thought about the final season. He was among the loyal followers who were disappointed, saying that the theme of “we need to work together or die” that had been alluded to throughout the series had been squandered in the end. I never gave the series that kind of weight, but the significance of the “work together or die” theme follows a historical line starting with the earliest groups of humans and continuing with the pilgrims, pioneers and into the present. Figuring that no matter what the profession or skill you are practicing (myself included), it never hurts to revisit the fundamentals. I found some information on the Psychology Today website that relates to what makes good work team members. They included: 1. Honest and Straightforward. A good team member is up front. He/she doesn’t play games, or lead others on. You can count on a good team member to tell you what’s what, regardless of whether it is good news or bad news. 2. Shares the Load. A good team member does his or her fair share of the work. There is a sense of equity and fairness in the good team member. A sense of equity is critically important for team members’ collective motivation. 3. Reliable. The good team member can be counted on. She or he meets deadlines and is on time. 4. Fair. A good team member takes appropriate credit, but would never think of taking credit for someone else’s work. 5. Complements Others’ Skills. An important characteristic of effective work teams is the shared capacity. Every member has areas of strength and some weak spots. A good team member provides some unique skills and/or knowledge that move the team forward. 6. Good Communication Skills. Teamwork is social, so good team members need to be skilled, and tactful, communicators. 7. Positive Attitude. No one would ever follow a pessimistic leader, and the same goes for team members. A positive, “can-do” attitude is critical for the good team member. The conclusion is that if you think about successful projects and the best team members you have worked with, the odds are that they have many of these qualities. Go team! Paul Dols is photojournalist/website editor for Press Publications. He can be reached at 651-407-1238 or photos@presspubs.com.
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also unnecessary. Studies have shown that they do very little to stop fires or increase the length of time you have to get out of your home in a fire. I’m carrying legislation this year to ban manufacturing or selling children’s products, fabrics, and furniture that contain unnecessary flame retardants above a certain level. This would protect firefighters and kids from exposure to these toxic chemicals. My bill is supported by the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, and Minnesota State Volunteer Firefighters Association. The bill recently passed off the House floor and we are hoping that by the time you read this column, it will be on its way to the Governor’s desk to be signed in to law. Firefighters dedicate their lives to serving our communities. They shouldn’t experience preventable health risks because of their service. Making it easier for firefighters to access mental health resources and protecting them from exposure to toxic chemicals are important ways we can provide better support for the people who dedicate their lives to keeping the rest of us safe. Jamie Becker-Finn represents District 42B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. She can be reached at 651-296-7153, Rep. Jamie.Becker-Finn@house.mn or 307 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155.
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The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the special election schedule for District 1. The special election follows the resignation announcement of Commissioner Blake Huffman. The term of office runs through 2020. The district represents the cities of Arden Hills, Gem Lake, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Township and parts of Mounds View, Spring Lake Park and Blaine. Candidate fi ling opens June 4 and closes June 18. The primary election will be held June 28-Aug. 13. The general election will be held Sept. 20-Nov. 5. Voting will be available by mail and in person at the Ramsey County Elections Office at 90 W. Plato Blvd. in Saint Paul. Hours and additional details will be available at rcelections. org. Candidates must fi le in person at the Ramsey County Elections Office. Candidates are encouraged to contact the office with any questions at 651266-2171.
Worship615 at Worship on Victoria will be held by several churches outside at Island Lake Park in the center shelter every Wednesday this summer at 6:15 p.m. beginning June 5. A community meal will follow so those in attendance can get to know people from neighboring churches.
Resident announces commissioner campaign Shoreview resident Nicole Joy Frethem announced her candidacy for District 1 Ramsey County Commissioner. A mother of two, Frethem has more than a decade of firsthand experience supporting young families and their children, both in the private and public sectors. That is why Frethem says she will focus on making sure families have what they need to raise the next generation of Minnesotans. Frethem has spent her career focused on providing for families through direct service, policy changes and system solutions. Frethem received her bachelor’s degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, a master’s degree from Concordia University in St. Paul and currently is pursuing a law degree at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
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Summer Ruby’s Pantry dates announced North Heights Lutheran Church partners with Ruby’s Pantry to bring corporate surplus food to help fi ght hunger in the Twin Cities area. Ruby’s Pop-Up Pantry is held the second Saturday of every month. Summer dates are June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and food share distribution is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $20 for an abundance of food; bring two large
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Eagle Brook expands This fall, another Eagle Brook Church campus will open at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. The Mayo Civic Center will be considered a mobile site. According to the church’s website, “Mobile sites are a great way to start a campus and bring people together. They have a lower startup cost, which means we can focus on building a strong community as we grow.” Eagle Brook built its fi rst large-scale facility in Lino Lakes in 2005 and now has eight locations (and counting) in the metro area.
CITY OF NORTH OAKS NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REPLACE SECTIONS 150.075, 150.076, 150.077, 150.078, 150.079, 150.080, 150.081, 150.082 AND 150.083 OF CITY ORDINANCES RELATED TO PLANNING COMMISSION STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, AND AUTHORITY WITH CHAPTER 34 Notice is hereby given that the North Oaks City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at 100 Village Center Drive, Room 150 to review a proposed amendment to Ordinances 150.075 through 150.083 by replacing them with a new Chapter 34. The public is invited to attend. Michael Robertson, City Administrator Published one time in the Shoreview Press on May 28, 2019.
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‘CHASING CORAL’ When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 When: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: Film details the worrisome decline of coral reefs around the world due to climate change, overfishing and other factors. Free and open to the public. Contact:612-965-8284
LANDSCAPE REVIVAL NATIVE PLANT SALE When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 When: Shepherd of the Hills Church, 3920 Victoria St. N., Shoreview Details: Learn how to select and grow native plants from local conservation and restoration groups to benefit pollinators and other wildlife; purchase native plants from local growers. Contact: northerngardener.org
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE When: 9 a.m -3 p.m, Saturday, June 1 When: St. Odilia Catholic Church, 3495 N. Victoria St., Shoreview Details: Critical shortage of type O blood. Preregister online or by phone. Contact: 1-800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org
ON STAGE: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS When: 7-8 p.m. Monday, June 3 When: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: Theater presentation and discussion led by local actors and teaching
artists Ansa Akyea and Maria Asp, who will read two scenes from Small Mouth Sounds written by Bess Wohl, followed by a discussion of the themes, tying in current events, personal values and narratives. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.com
D-DAY COMMEMORATION When: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 When: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Commemorate 75 years since the D-Day Invasion with an informative lecture by Historian Dan Hartman. $10/residents. Contact: shoreview communitycenter.com
PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY: STAYING SAFE ONLINE When: Part I-6-30-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 10; Part II-6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 When: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: Overview of online security basics, anonymous browsing, maintaining devices, reading URLs, better passwords, avoiding phishing and other techniques to protect online information. Part II covers malvertising and safe searching, using ad blockers, setting up a secure home wireless network, using standard vs administrative accounts, encryption and VPNs. Registration required. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.com
CONCERT IN THE COMMONS When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 and every Wednesday through August 14 When: Shoreview
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Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Open-air concerts. Bring blanket or chair. Concessions. See website for lineup. Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov
BINGO AND DONUTS When: 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13 When: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Morning of Bingo, doughnuts, fruit and coffee and prizes. $5/residents.
WET AND WILD WATERSLIDE When: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, June 21 When: Commons Park, 4580 Victoria St. N., Shoreview Details: Free ride on Shoreview’s outdoor waterslide for ages 6 and up. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreview communitycenter.com
Class reunions When: 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 When: Jimmy’s Food and Drink, 1132 County Road E East, Vadnias Heights Details: 50th reunion. Hotel rooms have been set aside nearby. $50/ early bird; $65/general admission. Contact: facebook.com/ groups/MVHS69/ or 651-340-4430
LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE REUNION When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 When: McGovern’s Pub 225 7th St. W., St. Paul Details: Evening of fun and networking with fellow Lakewood attendees from the 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s and current and retired teachers. RSVP by June 6. Contact: alumni@ century.edu
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When: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, June 15 When: Stillwater Area High School, 5701 Stillwater Blvd. N. Details: Community event includes over 40 food trucks, beer and wine tent, marketplace, live music, climbing wall, pizza-eating contest and kids activities. Contact: greater stillwaterchamber.com
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When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30 and June 6; 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31 and June 7; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1 and 8; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2 and 9 When: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake
Details: Novice and published playwrights worldwide submit new works; 10 are chosen to be performed by actors from across the Twin Cities. Contact: 651-429-5674 or lakeshoreplayers.org
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CARS, MUSIC AND FOOD FEST When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 When: Chateau St. Croix, 1998 Hwy. 87, St. Croix Falls Details: Celebrate Father’s Day with a car show, live music, food trucks and winery tours. Contact: chateaustcroix. com
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When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June-Sept. When: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Free dropin program with nature discussions, touchable artifacts WELLS FARGO and interactions with STAGE COACH animals. All ages. When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 651-407-5350 or Tuesday, June 18 When: Hanifl Performing parks.co.ramsey.mn.us/ tamarack Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake MEET THE GARDENER Details: Experience history and get a photo When: 10:15-11 a.m. with the Wells Fargo Mondays, June 10-Aug. Stagecoach wagon, 26 all the way from San When: Tamarack Nature Francisco. Free. Center, 5287 Otter Contact: 612-327Lake Road, White Bear 4849 or childrens Township performingartsmn.org Details: Meet Tamarack gardeners and help plant, tend and taste the harvest. Contact: 651-407-5350 or parks.co.ramsey.mn.us/ SHOREVIEW tamarack
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When: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, June 11-Aug. 17; 3-6 pm Sept. 3-Oct. 15 When: Shoreview Community Center lower level parking lot and pavilion, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Check out new amenities, weekly themes and live entertainment. Frequent
Contact: 651-490-4618 or shoreviewmn.gov
MEET WITH THE MAYOR When: 3-5 p.m. most Tuesdays When: Shoreview City Hall, 4600 Victoria Street Details: Meet with Mayor Sandy Martin to discuss issues or concerns. Call for an appointment.
When: 4-6 p.m. Thursdays When: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria Street N. Details: Teens can drop in to check out the new teen area and make stuff with the 3D printer, sewing machine, Cameo cutter and more. Free. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org
FAMILY STORY TIME When: 10:30-11 a.m. Mondays When: Shoreview Library, 4580 N. Victoria Street Details: Stories, songs and fi ngerplays 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 When: Shoreview Community Center Details: All caliber players who enjoy the game of 500 are welcome. Free. Contact: 651-4904750 or shoreview communitycenter.com
KNITTING FOR GOOD When: 7-8 p.m. Thursdays When: Shoreview
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piano play by Dellwood resident LaWayne Leno highlights a much sought-after German pianist who performed in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Contact: 651-429-5674 or lakeshoreplayers.org
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Common Threads: The Immigration Experience Book Club When: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 When: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: Explore the issue of immigration while reading a series of books written from multiple
Library, 4580 N. Victoria Street Details: Drop-in knitting group; make hats and welcome blankets for those in need. All skills welcome. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org
MIDWEST SKI OTTERS SHOWS When: 6 p.m. Sundays beginning second Sunday in June throughout the summer When: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bearbased team of 120 amateur skiers from metro area Contact: skiotter.com
GLACIAL POTHOLE TOURS When: Tours at noon Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays May 25-Sept. When: Interstate State Park, Taylors Falls Details: Tour worldrenowned potholes on a 45-minute guided walk. Contact: 651-465-5711 or dnr.state.mn.us/stateparks/interstate
perspectives. May’s selections are “The Emigrants” by Vilhelm Moberg and “The Arrival” by Shaun Tan. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads. com
NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY “ARTIFISHAL” When: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30 When: Marine Village Hall, 121 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix Details: Minnesota premiere of a documentary about the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them; including a focus on wild salmon’s slide toward extinction. Contact: marine communitylibrary.org
NORTHSTAR ARTIST’S MARKET When: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, May 31 and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, June 1 When: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building Details: Over 50 artists and more than 4000 pieces of original art work (acrylics and watercolors) featured in the annual spring show by the Northstar Watermedia Society; demos and scavenger hunt. Contact: northstarwatermedia. com
BACK PORCH JAMS AT ARCOLA When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, May 31 When: Arcola Mills, 12905 Arcola Trail N., Stillwater Details: Three hours of acoustic music from Arcola’s back porch overlooking the St. Croix River, featuring a variety of local artists. Indie/folk-rock band Old Desert Road performs on May 31. Gates open 5 p.m.. Adult beverages available. $20 admission; advance tickets recommended. Bring a lawn chair. Contact: arcolamills.org
TRAIN DAYS When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 When: Union Depot, St. Paul Details: Free event featuring iconic vintage train cars and engines to climb on, activities, bounce house, food trucks, rail-themed marketplace. Contact: uniondepot.org/ traindaysengines
“ADELE AUS DER OHE” PLAY When: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2 When: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Premier of a
When: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, June 1 When: White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi Details: Robert’s patterned, decorative work is uniquely his own, inspired by his grandmother’s quilts, stamp collecting, grasshopper legs and Texas skies. Meet the Artist, 10-11a.m. Sunday, June 23. Exhibit runs May 26-July 14. Contact: 651-426-3369 ot whitebearunitarian.org
ARTS IN THE PARK/ FARMERS MARKET, FOREST LAKE When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 -Aug.; Farmer’s Market only continues through Sept. When: Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Concert series, crafts and farmer’s market Contact: 651-209-9723 or forestlakeparks.net
NEW SCIENCE IN TURF AND IRRIGATION When: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 When: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 County Rd. E East Details: Workshop will include new insights in alternative turf varieties, irrigation best practices, working with soggy yards, mowing practices and more led by the U of M Center for Turfgrass Science. Examples and case studies included. Free. Contact: vlawmo.org
HUGO GOOD NEIGHBOR DAYS When: Thursday-Sunday, June 6-9 When: Mostly at Lions Park in Hugo
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music on June 11; tickets $10. Register in advance. Free public reception and book signing on June 12. Exhibit runs now through July 3. Contact: whitebeararts. org
KIDS-MAKESCULPTURE WORKSHOPS
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When: 1 to 4 pm Saturday, June 8 When: Franconia Sculpture Park, 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Students ages 4-18 create sculptures with assistance of Franconia staff and artists. Contact: 651-257-6668 or franconia.org.
When: 3-8 p.m. Wednesdays, June 12 and 26 When: Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music at 5 p.m., free festivities. Contact: discoverstillwater.com
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When: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays June 13 When: 3 p.m. Saturday, through July 25 June 8; also July 13, When: Downtown White Aug. 10 and Sept. 14 Bear Lake When: Butterfly Details: Free family Landing, Pine Point festival includes more Regional Park, 11900 than 150 retail and food Norell Ave. N., Stillwater vendors, live music, Details: A multichildren’s activities, year citizen science farmers market, classic pollinator count collects car show. floral visitors. Register Contact: marketfest.org online. Contact: MANITOU DAYS pollinatorfriendly.org GRANDE PARADE AND
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‘MS. MARVEL’S SANDBOX CIRCUS!’ When: 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8 When: Big Pink, 1900 N. 2nd St., Stillwater Details: Puppet show presented by Open Eye Figure Theatre. Witness Acrobatic Ants, the Daredevil Squirrel, the Caterpillar Catapult and the Earthworm Orchestra. Contact: 651-439-3362 or mactfactor@icloud.com
CRAIG BLACKLOCK EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION When: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 When: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Take a visual journey down the St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers through Craig Blacklock’s videos accompanied by Peter Mayer’s live, original
When: Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Dance 8-11 p.m., Memorial Beach. Details: Parade route begins downtown and travels along Lake Ave. Rain or shine. Beach dance to follow at West Park/Memorial Beach with live music. Contact: manitoudays. com
MN HIGH SCHOOL STATE RODEO FINALS When: 7 p.m. Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15; noon Sunday, June 16 When: Highway 61 and County Rd. 4, Hugo (just west of the roundabout) Details: Free cowboy hats for fi rst 100 kids each performance, wagon and pony rides. Adults $10, 18 and under $5, children under 5 free. Contact: 612-670-0710
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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:
North Oaks • An officer spotted a known party with a warrant driving May 7 in the 20 block of Hay Camp Road. The 56-year-old local man was arrested on the warrant and an additional charge of driving with a canceled license inimical to public safety. • A solicitor was arrested the evening of May 8 in the 50 block of West Pleasant Lake Road. The 29-year-old Shakopee man, who was already wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, was charged with trespassing.
Shoreview • A 49-year-old man who had been convicted in a 2015 robbery for using his fi nger to imply he had a gun was in the process of rifling the till at the Gramsie Corner Mart on Rice Street May 8 after jamming his fi nger into the clerk’s side. When the clerk saw that the robber did not have a weapon, he grabbed the man, punched
him and pinned him to the ground. A customer helped out, deputies arrived and the robber was arrested. The intruder had just arrived at the store after stealing a vehicle while the owner was pumping gas. The St. Paul man is in custody on felony charges of second-degree robbery and auto theft. • A Hodgson Connection resident reported on May 10 that someone used his credit card to purchase round-trip plane tickets from Minneapolis to Miami. The credit card was never out of his possession, the victim said. • Following a two-vehicle crash May 10 at Hodgson Road and Tanglewood Drive, a 48-year-old man was arrested on a DUI charge. The Minneapolis man was also wanted on an outstanding DUI warrant for his arrest. • A confused driver was found in front of a “road closed” sign at Rice Street and Hodgson Road May 10 and stopped a deputy to ask how to navigate around it. “The strong smell of marijuana did not help his ability to navigate his predicament,” one deputy wrote. The driver was
cited for driving after license revocation and no insurance and his vehicle was impounded. • A vehicle parked in the 400 block of Highway 96 was rummaged through before midnight May 10; a purse containing ID, credit cards and cash was stolen. • Responding to a report of a domestic incident May 10 in the 5700 block of Fairview Avenue, deputies were on the receiving end of kicks from an adult woman involved. The 63-year-old intoxicated woman was arrested and jailed. • Her wallet with driver’s license and a credit card was last seen May 11 in her vehicle parked at Island Lake Park before a window was smashed and a purse rummaged through. • Following a property damage crash in the 9000 block of Hardwood Avenue in the early morning hours of May 11, a 54-year-old Lino Lakes man was arrested for DUI. • Cash and credit card information were taken from a backpack at Mounds View High School the morning of May 9. No suspects.
New fun coming to Shoreview Commons BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR
SHOREVIEW — Plans for upgrades to the Shoreview Commons are underway. The City Council approved plans and specifications for phase one master plan improvements at its May 6 meeting. Upgrades include a skating pond, updated skate park, pickleball courts, nature playground, expanded plaza and a sidewalk to the library. The total cost of the project will be about $3.7 million, according to city documents. Funds will come from the city’s community investment fund and general fi xed asset revolving fund. About $300,000 in surplus from the 2018
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Phase two of the master plan includes a destination playground and new park building, expected to get underway in 2021. In other action, the City Council:
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Citizens’ Leadership Academy this spring. This was the third and largest academy. The next academy will take place in 2021. • Accepted a bid and authorized a contract for the
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to your children or late wife based on your earnings history). If you do that, it’s like you never applied for your benefits in the first place, freeing you to claim widower’s benefits until you reach age 70, at which point your own benefits will reach their maximum level (aside from future cost-of-living adjustments). You are limited to no more than one application withdrawal of this type for your entire life. My husband died decades ago when we were quite young. I’m now nearing retirement age. Can I collect widow’s benefits based on his earnings even though he was in the workforce only a few years? You probably can. This comes as a surprise to some people because wage earners typically need at least 10 years in the workforce to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, but different rules apply with the benefits of a widow or widower. The younger the age at which the spouse died, the less work history that is required. The system for calculating this is complex, but as few as six “credits” can be all that’s needed when a spouse dies young—and six credits can be earned in less than two full working years. There are a few caveats worth noting, though. To be eligible for widow’s benefits, you must have been married to your late spouse for at least nine months prior to
Charitable giving: Where head and heart meet How can a person support organizations that help people in need? Some may choose to give their time and abilities through volunteer service while others may provide financial support. Charitable giving provides an opportunity to engage both your head and your heart in making a difference. The following tips can help donors make the most of their charitable gifts: What’s the purpose and impact. Never give to an organization without first knowing its purpose and effectiveness. Does it align with your personal values and goals? The BBB Wise Giving Alliance or Charity Navigator can help you evaluate your options. Budget for donations. Systematic gifts spread throughout the year may help donors give more than if they give a one-time gift based on their financial leftovers. Keep good records. To deduct donations for tax purposes, people must keep an appropriate record of their contributions1. The type and value of one’s gift may require specific forms of acknowledgement from the recipient organization. For details, see Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 526. Take advantage of tax benefits. In order for a charitable donation to be tax-deductible, the charity must be recognized by the IRS as a qualified organization. Most organizations can confirm their status or you can verify independently at IRS.gov. Give generously and wisely. From wills, living trusts, donor advised funds, charitable gift annuities, endowments and mini-foundations, to gifts of appreciated stock, retirement accounts or real estate, there are many vehicles through which individuals can make charitable gifts. Some of these are better for lifetime giving while others are better for giving through your estate at death. Special care should be given when determining the option that meets one’s financial circumstances. Gifting some assets to IRS-recognized charities may potentially reduce capital gains tax or income tax. Life insurance may also be an excellent option to magnify a gift or to replace wealth for family after making a large planned gift to a charity. Consult with experts. Always consult with a financial, legal and/or tax professional before putting a gifting plan into action. When moved to make a difference, donors should remember there are many options for making a financial gift. Just be sure to explore the options and enlist the appropriate professional support along the way. By fully planning a charitable gift, a person can ensure their head and their heart are satisfied. A couple local community foundations making impact and that provide various planned giving solutions are the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation and InFaith Community Foundation. This article was prepared by Thrivent Financial for use by Nick Rasmussen, Wealth Advisor. Nick is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional and a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®. He has been providing financial advice and planning services and product guidance for 18 years with the mission of helping people to be wise with money so they can live more confident, content and generous lives. His office is located at 317 Stillwater Rd, Willernie, MN 55090 and can also be reached at 651-243-7139 Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the U.S. Thrivent and its financial professionals do not provide legal, accounting or tax advice. Consult your attorney or tax professional. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., a registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Registered representative of Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Advisory services available through investment adviser representatives only. Thrivent.com/disclosures. 2523072-043019
his death. (This nine-month requirement is waived if the spouse died in active military service or under certain other circumstances.) And you must not currently be remarried unless you did not remarry until you were at least 60 years old. I’m about to reach my full retirement age of 66, but I had been planning to wait until age 70 to start Social Security to get as much as possible each month. However, my husband passed away, and my widow’s benefit would be larger than my own benefit. Should I put off claiming my widow’s benefit until age 70, too? No. Unlike your own benefit, widow’s benefits never grow any larger than they are when you reach your full retirement age. There is no upside to delaying claiming a widow’s benefit any longer than that, and there is considerable downside to doing so—you would miss out on four years of monthly benefits. I know my monthly Social Security retirement benefits will be less if I start collecting as soon as I become eligible at age 62 rather than wait until my full retirement age. But if I switch to a widow’s benefit based on my late husband’s benefit when I reach full retirement age, will that be reduced, too, because I started my own benefit early? He waited until his full retirement age before claiming. Your plan to claim your own benefits now and switch to widow’s benefits later sounds reasonable. Here’s why: If you were to claim your widow’s benefit before you reach full retirement age, you would not receive your late husband’s full benefit even though he waited until his full retirement age to start claiming. Instead, it would be permanently reduced because you took it early. By waiting until your full retirement age to claim the widow’s benefit, you will receive his full benefit even though you started your own benefit early. My first marriage ended with my husband’s death, and my second ended in divorce. Will I be able to claim a widow’s benefit based on my first husband’s earnings?
You probably can, as long as your first marriage lasted at least nine months. As you might already know, remarrying before you turn age 60 typically negates the right to claim a widow’s benefit based on an earlier marriage. But if you are no longer married, you once again are entitled to receive your widow’s benefit from your first marriage. Social Security Marital Benefits Without the Wedding You might be entitled to widow’s or spousal Social Security benefits even if you never actually wed your partner. The Social Security Administration recognizes common-law marriages—marriages where there was no official marriage ceremony or license but the couple lived together for an extended period as if married. But it does so only if the common-law marriage is recognized under the laws of the state where the Social Security recipient and his/her partner reside, or previously resided together, or if common-law marriages were recognized by the state when they lived there. Commonlaw marriages are recognized in Alabama, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. In several other states, common-law marriages that were entered into before specified dates are recognized. The burden of proof will be on you to establish that the relationship qualifies (or qualified, in the case of widowhood) as a common-law marriage. Bottom line: There are people who qualify for valuable spousal and widow’s benefits despite the fact that they never officially wed—and many of them probably don’t realize it. Source: Laurence J. Kotlikoff, PhD, professor of economics at Boston University and former senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisors. He is president of Economic Security Planning Inc., which develops financialplanning software, and coauthor of Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security.
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Mistake: I was so reluctant to sell a stock that I turned what should have been a minor loss into an enormous one. In the late 1990s, I invested $50,000 in Bibb Manufacturing Company, a centuryold textile maker that produced bedding and towels for Walmart and other retailers. I had studied the company for months and thought it was a bargain at $12 per share. But something unforeseen happened. The price of cotton soared, driving up costs for textile makers. The stock dipped below my purchase price, but I wasn’t going to be deterred by a little volatility. At every leg down, I didn’t want to admit that I was wrong or turn a loss on paper into a real one, so I came up with sophisticated rationalizations to hang on. By the time I dumped the stock at $6, half my investment was gone. The company never recovered, went bankrupt and was taken over by a competitor. Lesson learned: Don’t make exceptions to a valuable rule. The rule that I violated: When a stock falls 10% below my purchase price, I sell it. No exceptions. Why 10%? That’s the point at which you must start gaining noticeably more (12% in this case) than you lost just to get back to even. My rule doesn’t always work out. Sometimes stocks do bounce back strongly. But it guarantees that I never take a big loss, which is what really ruins investors’ long-term returns because it can take so long to recover. Terri Spath CFA, CFP, is chief investment officer at Sierra Investment Management, a financial advisory firm that manages $3.4 billion in assets, Santa Monica, California. SierraInvestment.com
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Mistake: I wasn’t careful enough when I took the required minimum distribution (RMD) from my IRA—and I had to deal with a 50% penalty. A few years ago, I decided to use the money from my RMD, which I’ve been taking since age 70½ (as required by IRS rules), to contribute to my favorite charities. I was careful to follow the rules, requesting that my IRA provider send me nine checks payable to nine different charities. I mailed the checks to the charities well before the deadline of December 31, but I didn’t notice that one charity never sent me back a receipt. In February of the following year, I received a surprise notice from the IRA provider. It turns out that one of the charities had never received (and therefore never cashed) its check, and my IRA provider had added the amount of the check back to my account. That meant I had a shortfall of $500 in my RMD for the year just ended. I quickly got a new check and resent it to the charity, but by the time I did that, I owed the IRS a $250 penalty. Lesson learned: You can’t rely on your financial adviser or brokerage to make sure that you take the correct RMDs from your IRAs and other retirement accounts—or even to tell you
if a requested distribution somehow fails. You should always do a final review in late December to make sure you are in compliance. Good news: The IRS gives seniors a break if an RMD mistake is deemed to be legitimately beyond their control. (For directions on challenging an RMD compliance penalty, go to IRS.gov and search for “IRA Required Minimum Distributions FAQs.”) I appealed my penalty on the notion that a check sent through the US mail should not have failed to arrive. The IRS agreed, and I did not have to pay the penalty, although it cost me months of letter writing, documentation and aggravation. Natalie Choate, JD, is an attorney specializing in estate planning for retirement benefits at the law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish, Boston. Nutter. com
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Mistake: When I gave a close family member a large loan, I thought I was being smart by drawing up a promissory note—but I never considered what I would do if the family member couldn’t pay me back. A relative approached me for a six-figure loan he wanted to use to buy some property. I’m well aware that big loans should be made “official” even among family members, so we went to an attorney and signed a formal loan agreement that said he would pay me back over three years at 6% interest. Unfortunately, my relative got sick and wound up in and out of the hospital for two years, unable to make even minimum payments to me. Even worse, he couldn’t afford to pay the municipal taxes on the property and was at risk of having it confiscated by the city. I had to shell out another $20,000 just to cover his taxes. With the interest and principal payments, plus the additional property-tax loan, what he owed me ballooned. But I wasn’t about to ruin relationships in the family by taking him to court and winning a judgment. My three-year loan has now turned into a 12-year loan that may never be fully paid back. Lesson learned: No matter how businesslike you are, it’s not smart to loan money to family and friends unless you will be OK both financially and emotionally if you are not paid back. A study by Lending Tree found that people who lend money to their relatives get back an
Mistake: I bought a house for the wrong reasons. When I took a new job in Missouri in 2016, I wanted to take advantage of low mortgage interest rates before they might rise. I also wanted to avoid the expense and bother of putting my possessions in storage and having to do a major move twice. Under time pressure before starting the new job, I chose a home after only two days of looking. The professional inspection turned up problems, but my real estate agent convinced me that the issues were minor. I convinced myself that they were manageable because I wanted to feel settled and secure. The house turned out to be a money pit requiring tens of thousands of dollars in repairs. Lesson learned: For much of the past decade, buying instead of renting seemed like a nobrainer. But renting can be more financially efficient in the long run if it gives you the time to do a thorough search and evaluate the realistic costs of owning a home. Recently, rising mortgage rates and high home prices in many areas have made the decision to buy an even more complicated one. The monthly costs of buying and owning a home are up 14% over the past year, more than three times the annual increase in rent rates nationally. Amy J. Schmitz, JD, is the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia. Law.Missouri.edu/about/people/schmitz
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Mistake: I got an exciting stock tip from a trusted friend and invested without doing my own research. Back in 2010, I invested in a Toronto company called Element 21 that dealt in rare-earth metals. These little-known industrial metals are essential components in electric cars and missile-guidance systems. My friend, who was a very successful businessman, told me that rare-earth metals stocks were about to soar. I was so intrigued that I bought nearly $12,000 worth of shares. But it turns out that Element 21 was a sportsequipment company focused on developing golf clubs using alloys of a rare-earth metal called scandium. Scandium never did revolutionize the golfing industry…and I lost 95% of my investment. Lesson learned: Do your own research about a stock before you invest—even if someone you trust says that it’s a good bet. At the very least, do an online search on the company, read some professional analysis of the stock and understand what could go wrong if you invest. This lets you judge the risk you are taking and whether that risk aligns with your personal goals and needs, something that well-meaning people who feed you stock tips may not be considering. Dana Anspach, CFP, is founder of Sensible Money, an investment advisory firm with $170 million in total assets under management, Scottsdale, Arizona. She is author of Control Your Retirement Destiny. Sensible Money.com
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Mustang netters cruise into state as top-ranked team BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Prior to the tennis season, Mounds View coach Scott Sundstrom declared fl atly the Mustangs were capable of winning the state championship. And the Mustangs have looked the part so far. After turning back Mahtomedi 6-1 in the Section 4AA fi nals on Wednesday, following 7-0 wins over St. Paul Johnson and White Bear Lake, they head into the state tournament as the No. 1 ranked team. The Mustangs, with most of last year’s third-place team returning, lost their season opener to Edina 4-3, but have not lost since. They won a rematch with Edina 4-3 at the Hornets’ invitational on May 4, also beating defending state champion Blake 4-3 that day. Since then, the Mustangs have been ranked fi rst by the coaches association, with Edina and Blake at No. 2 and 3. “I think we have a legitimate shot of winning the
state tournament,” Sundstrom said after the sectionals tournament. “Going in, we will be the number one seed. We have to play well and take it one step at a time. “We are peaking at the right time. It’s been a tremendous season and I’m very proud of this group of young men.” In the win over Edina, Bjorn Swenson at No. 1 got the lone singles win, while the Mustangs swept doubles — Kenneth Diao/Michael Cao at No. 1, Christo Alex/ Peter Culp at No. 2, and Johnny Yue/Luke Turlington at No. 3. Against Mahtomedi the section fi nals, the Mustangs swept singles with Swenson, Petro Allex, Emmanuel Alex and Hank Trondsen from 1 through 4. In doubles, Diao/ Cao and Yue/Turlington won. Christo Allex and Peter Culp lost at 2-doubles. The state Class AA team tournament will be held June 4-5 at the University of Minnesota, followed by singles and doubles on June 6-7. BRUCE STRAND | SUBMITTED
Kenneth Diao and Michael Cao won at No. 1 doubles against Mahtomedi.
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Mounds View boys track placed third in the state Class 3A true-team meet May 17 at Stillwater, behind Hopkins and Wayzata, at Stillwater. Austin Streit led the Mustangs, winning the 1600 in 4:143.05 and the 800 in 1:56.03. Jack Roeber placed fourth in long jump (21-10 3/4) and triple jump (44-3 3/4). Nick Sharma placed third in both 100 dash (10.96) and 200 dash (22.16). Lukas Hessini took third in the 800 (1:59.90). Josh Sampson, reigning state 110 hurdles champion, won the 300 hurdles in 39.01 while placing sixth in 200 dash (22.41). Josh Thomsen placed fourth in 110 hurdles (14.93) and ninth in the 300 (40.98). The Mustangs scored big as always in distance. In the 3200, Finn Sokolowski was third (9:39.05), Will Sacay fourth (9:41.11) and Nathan Moller seventh (9:45.24). In the 1600, Elliott McArthur was ninth (4:23.46) and Sacay 10th (4:24.91). Elijah Anderson took fi fth and Romeo Sackie sixth in high jump (each 6-0). Sackie took fi fth in triple jump (43-9 3/4), Sam Magnuson sixth in pole vault (13-0), Alex Nelson 12th in 400 dash (51.60), Nehemiah Gaim 13th in 800 run (2:01.37), and Lee Elliott 14th in discus (138-11). The 4x800 relay took second in 8:09.84. Editor’s note — The Mustangs conference meet concluded Thursday, too late for our early deadline this week due to Memorial Day.
Mounds View girls track placed fi fth among 12 teams in the state Class 3A true-team meet on May 17 in Stillwater, with Rosemount snagging the championship. Julia Fixsen won pole vault with 13-6 and high jump with 5-6, tying her personal best. She also took fourth in 100 hurdles (15.54) and seventh in long jump (17-1). The Mustangs’ second-leading scorer was Kylie Stromquist placing sixth in 100 dash (12.89), 10th in the 200 (26.73) and 10th in pole vault (9-0).
Scoring 17 runs in one inning, Mounds View closed the baseball regular season with an 18-0 win over Centennial last Wednesday in Circle Pines. Mounds View will take a 14-6 record into Section 5AAAA (as the defending champion) with a 4-0 mark against section rivals. Playoffs began Monday, Memorial Day. The Mustangs tied for third place in the Suburban East Conference at 10-6. Solfest has a 5-1 record and 1.03 ERA. Top hitters are Bateman (.470 with 20 runs) and Hogan (.421 with 18 RBIs).
Mounds View boys lacrosse won five of its last six regular-season games and heads into the playoffs with a 7-6 record. The Mustangs beat Woodbury 11-4 in the Suburban East Conference fi nale on May 21 with Henry Claridge delivering three goals, and Oskar Nord, Mateo Rosendahl and Hunter Kascht two each. They fi nished 4-4 in the conference to tie for fourth place among nine teams. Claridge leads with 39 goals and 11 assists, followed by Kascht with 23 and 15. Lucas Ortoff has a .520 save percentage in goal.
Margaret Anderson took fourth in pole vault (10-6), Aleah Keske fi fth in shot put (38-5) and seventh in discus (116-10), and Morgan Dahl seventh in the 1500 (5:13.09) and ninth in the 3200 (11:29.73). Also in the top half were Greta Delaune, 10th, long jump, 16-10 1/4; Tollie Jackson, 11th, 800 run, 2:25.12; Lillian Nowatzke, 11th, 300 hurdles, 48.33; Taylor Isabel, 12th, 1600 run, 5:19.0; Kaja Holtz, 14th, discus, 108-11; and Isabelle Schrab, 15th, discus,108-7. Top relays were the 4x200 placing fourth (1:46.02) and the 4x100 fi fth (50.28).
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from 1,000 years ago. Mounds View Community Theatre: To support a production this summer in Shoreview of “Man of La Mancha.” Mounds View High School Diversity Council: To sponsor a student-led multicultural festival open to the public at the high school. National Honor Society at Mounds View High School: To support a suicide and mental health awareness event sponsored by students. Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band: To sponsor a community band festival this summer in Shoreview.
YMCA Get Summer Program: To provide 400 teens in Shoreview a free summer membership and programming at the Shoreview YMCA. Tubman Center: To support youth violence prevention and leadership development programs for middle and high school students in Shoreview. For more information, visit shoreviewcommunityfoundation. org or contact Board Chair Nancy Hite at hite.nancy@gmail.com. Submitted
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Schools foundation luncheon highlights district that cares BY LOUISE WILSON SPECIAL TO THE PRESS
SHOREVIEW — Mounds View Schools Education Foundation (MVSEF) hosted its eighth annual Partnering for Education luncheon last month at the Shoreview Community Center. The event featured keynote speaker and alumnus of Mounds View Schools Blois Olson. Olson is a media expert and personality working in public relations, communication and media. He is founder and CEO of Fluence Media, a media design and consulting company, and a regular political commentator and analyst on WCCO radio as well as other local and national media platforms. Olson shared stories of his growing up years, including personal and school experiences that were at times difficult, but from which he learned unconditional love and care. His mother, who he said was a role model, told him: “We can do all because
we think we can.” Olson also quoted the motto from his Island Lake yearbook: “Every child every day needs care and encouragement.” An early positive experience was being a paper boy, delivering papers to his neighborhood and reading daily about current events. From that, he learned about the news as well as the value of discipline: he saved his money to buy a bike. Olson identified some of the adults in his youth who made a difference, such as his soccer coach. Olson concluded by saying that what he learned and the friends that he made in Mounds View Public Schools matter to him every day. “Mounds View, you care,” he said. “And if you stick with these kids, you stick with all of us.” Two students representing each of the high schools also spoke. Irondale senior Mariana Chavez, who is active in many areas of high school, shared some powerful lessons including what she
described as the “fostering of talents until they become strengths” and challenging classes that value “learning over test scores.” Mounds View senior Nate Moller talked about learning perseverance and dedication through athletics and academics and the lifelong value of lasting friendships. He spoke about the loss of a friend to suicide and the permanent change that made in his life relative to the value of friendship and support. As he said, “the most important thing about Mounds View is the way people care.” Chris Lennox, super-
intendent of Mounds View Public Schools, discussed some of the current initiatives in the district, including construction to add much-needed space at six of the district schools and “Pathways to Possibilities,” a program to prepare students for careers in highly skilled trades and technical fields. He shared that 97% of high school students in the district are enrolled in credit-earning courses that will transfer to post-high school institutions. MVSEF Board Chair Steve Yoch thanked local companies who helped sponsor the luncheon:
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Mounds View High School sent two teams to the 2019 National Academic Quiz Tournaments High School National Championship May 24. The A team will be captained by Aryan Sehgal, who will be joined by Kishanth Arumuragam, Shardul Rao and Maxwell Ye. Mounds View has attended the High School National Championship Tournament seven times before. Most recently, in 2018, it entered two teams, one of which made the playoffs and finished in 105th place.
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Thomas Caughey of Shoreview received a top scholarship award from Minnesota Masonic Charities this month. The nonprofit organization, which provides merit-based annual awards to some of the state’s most promising scholars, totaled 93 new and 150 renewal scholarships this year. Caughey was recognized with MMC’s Heritage Scholarship and will receive $3,000 per year for up to four years for undergraduate studies. He was one of 20 youth in the state to receive the Heritage Scholarship.
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SCHOOL BRIEFS The annual Mounds View High School Rock Orchestra Concert is at 7 p.m. May 28 in the school auditorium. It will feature the Rock Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, the winners of the rock orchestra singing contest and special guest “Clocks and Clouds” classical rock band. There is no fee for the concert, but the suggestion of donation is $6 for an adult and $4 for a child.
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Mounds View Public Schools alum Blois Olson speaks at the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation luncheon in April. Olson has a career in media and communications.
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