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St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike McGinn, right, teaches a youth how to catch and release a fish at Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park June 27. Youth who may not otherwise have an opportunity to learn how to fish cast their lines in the area almost every week in the summer with the St. Paul Police Activities League, using a grant from the Department of Natural Resources.

Resurfacing of County Road E between Centerville Road and Highway 61 through Vadnais Heights and Gem Lake is scheduled to begin the week of July 16. The surface layer of the Ramsey County road will be removed and replaced with new pavement, according to the county. Milling and paving is scheduled to take place overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Noises from trucks beeping and the milling itself may be heard from nearby homes and businesses. Bright and flashing lights will be used in the work zone. Traffic signals will be set to flashing stops while crews are working at night. Signals will operate normally during the day. Overnight work is expected to last four nights. The project will take approximately three weeks to complete. The road will remain open to traffic during resurfacing but lane closures will occur. Access to businesses and driveways will be maintained. Land surveying crews SEE ROAD CONSTRUCTION, PAGE 8

New Legion Post 566 chef has Mississippi roots BY SHANNON GRANHOLM QUAD PRESS EDITOR

LINO LAKES — Visitors to American Legion Post 566 have likely noticed a new face in the kitchen along with new food options. Shoreview resident Ronnie Keyes became the new chef in March. Tom Meister, of the closed Meisters Bar and Grill (now known as Shore 96) in Shoreview, joined the Legion team in January to get the Legion’s food service up and running after Joe Moore, of Joe’s Showcase BBQ, parted ways with the Legion. After establishing a complete lunch menu, Meis-

ter’s job was complete. General Manager Diana Cox began her search for a new chef and stumbled upon Keyes, whom she felt would be a great fit. “I spent hours and days interviewing different candidates ... Replacing Tom was going to be a tough job, as he was an integral part of opening the restaurant. I was worried. Very worried. And along came Ronnie,” she said. Keyes is originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. His passion for food stems back to his childhood when his very large family had delicious food at family reunions. He always thought food was “intriguing,” but never thought

about a career in the industry until an injury stopped him from playing college basketball. He started his career working as a chef on a cruise ship for three years. “It was a fun job. I was barely 21 and just trying to get into the industry, but I learned a lot,” he said. He then moved to Minnesota, where he attended St. Paul College and worked at the Radisson Hotel in St. Paul for seven years. He then moved back home to take care of his sick father and built a home on the Gulf Coast. After his home was demolished in Hurricane Katrina, he made his

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS New Kidz Concerts in the Commons Starting July 11, free Kidz Concerts in the Commons will be held Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m at the Haffeman Pavilion, just behind the Shoreview Community Center. Kicking off will be Dazzling Dave Yo-Yo Master. July 18, Hall of Magic will perform. Kidpower with Rachael with be held July 25. The MN Zoo Mobile will visit Aug. 1. Jolly Pops will perform Aug. 8. On Aug. 15, Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam will perform. Bring a lawn chair, blanket, snacks and your friends. Concessions are also available for purchase at the Wave Cafe inside the Community Center. Dogs are welcome at the series on the condition they are leashed and waste is to be picked. For the safety of the zoo animals, we ask that dogs remain at home on Aug. 1 for the MN Zoo Mobile.

Presentation explores ‘Harry Potter’ creatures Rev. Matt’s Monster Science will present

“Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From” at the Ramsey County Library in Shoreview at 7 p.m. Monday, July 16. This educational talk/ comedy show will share the hilarious history and mysterious meanings of the creatures of the Harry Potter universe. Both adults and youth (ages 10 and up) are welcome to this free event; no pre-registration required. Rev. Matt has also appeared at the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and local theaters and conventions. This program is presented with the support of Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

History of the blues Take a musical journey with blues musician Joey Leone at the Shoreview library 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. Part history lesson, part concert, this program will take you from the birth of the blues in the deep south to the sounds of the Great

Migration to St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. Leone has played with the greats, and he’ll share his memories of musicians like Etta James, Junior Wells, Otis Rush and Chaka Khan. This program is presented by the Shoreview Area Historical Society with the support of Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Admission is free and there is no registration required. The library is located at 4560 N. Victoria St.

Tour de Trails bike ride A family-friendly bike ride will cover Shoreview’s trails 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. July 29. The ride leaves Island Lake Park from the Deluxe parking lot (across the street) at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $7/person or $20/family (up to 4). Cost includes a T-shirt for each rider. Bike helmets are required. Learn more or register online at store.shoreviewmn.gov/webstore. php or call 651-490-4664. Pre-registration accepted online through Thursday, July 26.

Decreasing tick exposure It’s summer and that means ticks are active and the risk of tick bites resulting in Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses is present. Here are some helpful tips to help you plan for a safe and tick-free summer. Blacklegged (deer) ticks that transfer Lyme disease and other illnesses live in tall grasses and wooded, brushy areas that provide food and cover for white-footed mice, deer and other mammals. This habitat provides the humidity ticks need to survive. Exposure to ticks is greatest in the woods and along fringe areas (border between grass and the woods). Ticks typically attach to people/animals near ground level from the tips of low-lying vegetation and shrubs. They do not drop from tree branches. There are several measures you can take to protect yourself, your family and your pets to reduce your risk of tick exposure. Habitat modiﬁ cation • Keep grass mowed short, brush and weeds trimmed and leaf litter away from your home. • Maintain a natural barrier between grass/play areas and woodlands with wood chips or other paths cleared of vegetation. • Remove dead wood, brush piles and invasive species (buckthorn, garlic mustard, leafy spurge and common tansy) from your yard. Dead wood, brush piles and invasive species create breeding grounds for white-footed mice. They provide cover from natural predators such as owls and other birds of prey. Decreasing habitats for mice is a vital component of any tick management program. Mice are a key vector in the life cycle of tick borne illnesses. Repellents and acaricides application Using repellents and acaricides (insecticides specifi cally designed to kill ticks) on humans and pets is one of the most effective methods to repel and kill ticks, thereby preventing ticks from attaching and causing illness. For humans • DEET is one of the most effective agents to repel ticks and decrease the chances of a tick bite, but depending upon the concentration, it may not provide total protection against the blacklegged tick. There are a variety of formulations designed to meet the needs of all family members, including children. Follow the labeled directions for best results. Apply DEET sparingly to all exposed skin, and spray on clothing when possible. Do not use DEET under clothing or over cuts, wounds or irritated skin. Do not apply to pets—DEET is not indicated for pet use. Other pet-specific products are the best option for effective control (see below). • Permethrin-based repellents kill and/or repel ticks when in contact with material where it has been applied. This agent has been used for decades to treat lice on the scalp of children and has a wide margin of safety for humans. Apply to clothing only. Apply to shoes and pants where ticks are most likely to be in contact with humans. Most products remain effective through several laundry cycles. Simply wash with soap and water if you get it on the skin. Do not apply on clothing while it is worn. Sawyer Permethrin spray can be purchased from Amazon.com, Target or REI for around $15 for a 24-oz bottle. Insectshield.com and REI sell permethrin embedded clothing that has been proven to repel mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers and midges. It is effective through 70 launderings. For pets Pets are an important vector for ticks to travel into homes and come in contact with family members. There are several highly effective products that both repel and kill ticks on pets. Be especially careful to use dog products on dogs and cat products on cats as they are often times not interchangeable and can be highly toxic when used on the wrong species! Although some products with different mechanisms of action can be combined to provide a synergistic effect, do not use multiple products on your pet unless specifically recommended by your veterinarian. Look for products specifi cally labeled to kill/repel ticks as some products may be limited to treating/repelling fleas, mosquitoes or other flying insects.

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hen online sites like Craigslist fi rst hit the market, the classified sections of many newspapers went into a downward spiral. Newspapers lost a niche with the classified sections: help wanted, garage sales, items for sale by owner and real estate. For years prior to the advent of online ad sites and the recession, a solid 30 percent of Press Publications’ revenue came from the classified section of the paper. For nearly 20 years now we have implemented our own online tools and stayed true to being focused on the local marketplace. Although we are not back to the 30 percent benchwe continue to challenge Publisher’s mark, and test our classified section. Here are a few observations. View First, there is no silver bullet Carter Johnson when it comes to hiring. One human resources director who advertises with Press Publications mentioned that when she receives applications and resumes from the paper, they tend to be qualified local hires who stay past the two-week training program. While standing in line for lunch at a local establishment, another business owner told me that he lands his staff from Press Pubs, and pointed at a new hire. A classified ad in our paper may not bring hundreds of resumes to your inbox, but it will bring a handful of qualified local candidates and you will save time sifting through resumes from around the state and country. If you’re looking to hire, make Press Publications classifieds part of your hiring campaign by placing a fun, upbeat posting. With today’s digital apps, some garage sale type items can be sold online before a sale even happens. It’s often still worthwhile to have a sale. Garage sales in the paper have a following and get real local foot traffic. This time of year we are seeing between 7 to 20 garage sales in our weekly papers, and we also provide signs for our advertisers to further help them market their sale. For sale by owner items such as boats, automobiles and real estate also have a place in the local paper. If items are in good shape and are priced at market value, they tend to sell with little hassle. I recently sold an investment property in Cambridge, a single family lake home, through a classified ad in this paper. We had between one to three calls a day on the listing and it closed 45 days after we fi rst ran the ad. I sold an outboard motor the other day from an ad in the paper. I have tested Craigslist, Offerup and Facebook Marketplace to sell furniture, appliances, collectibles, and my outboard motor, and found I spent too much time answering dumb questions, fielding lowball offers and deferring scams. Most items listed in the paper have sold within two to three weeks. The paper has always provided me a solid buyer. Digital sites have little to no accountability. People who try to sell online share how frustrating it is to fi nd people who are legitimately interested. They sometimes spend a few days communicating with a potential buyer only to be stood up. It begs the question if it is worth it. The people who read our classifieds tend to be serious buyers. The next time you have a job opening or something to sell, give the newspaper a try. Call 651407-1250 or place an ad online at www.presspubs. com. All classifieds are due Monday morning before 11 a.m. and please note exceptions for holiday early deadlines. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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New program connects isolated youth and seniors

eniors in our community are living longer than ever. By 2020, it is estimated that people age 65 and older will outnumber school-age youth. At the same time people of all ages, including seniors, are lonelier than ever before. According to a recent Cigna Health Insurance survey of over 20,000 U.S. adults, nearly half of survey respondents reported that they someor always Movers and times felt alone or left out. Shakers While loneliJerry ness is on the rise across all age Hromatka groups, seniors often have fewer resources to combat the problem. Physical frailty, lack of transportation and retirement from work can hamper seniors’ ability to get out of the house and interact with others. Our long, cold winters don’t help, either. And in our increasingly busy society, many younger generations find it difficult to regularly socialize with their elders. In the midst of these two problems, lies an opportunity. Research confi rms that one of the best ways to combat loneliness is to get out and be with people.

Research also shows that helping people through volunteer work reduces loneliness while also lowering levels of depression and anxiety in the volunteer. Ironically, one generation experiencing high levels of loneliness is exceptionally qualiﬁed to help seniors combat theirs. According to the Cigna study, members of Generation Z (people age 18 to 22) report some of the highest rates of loneliness. They are also the most technologically literate adult generation we have ever seen. While improper use of technology and social media apps like Facebook, Instagram and SnapChat can increase feelings of isolation in some, there is evidence that other apps like FaceTime and Skype which allow people see and speak directly with others, can do much to alleviate feelings of isolation and loneliness. We are fortunate that seniors who need our help are surrounded by youth and adults have the skills to reduce it. Because of this, Northeast Youth & Family Services is working on a new initiative to help match young people and adults in our community with seniors who need help accessing social media applications that will allow them to connect with loved ones and form new social groups. It will complement our existing program which matches volunteers of all

ages and youth who need a job, with seniors who need indoor and outdoor chore help. The in-person interactions between volunteers and seniors who participate in this new initiative will also work to reduce feelings of loneliness. In addition to just being a good thing to do for seniors, a study conduced by AARP and Stanford University also indicates that a reduction in senior loneliness has signiﬁcant physical health beneﬁts that can result in fewer hospitalizations and lower overall medical costs While this project is still in the development stages, there are many volunteer opportunities out there right now for people who either feel lonely or want to help reduce it in others the old-fashioned way. Web sites like volunteermatch .org will quickly connect you to people who need your help. As our “silver tsunami” continues, so will advances in health care, housing, and products designed to help seniors live longer. But there is no substitute for the human contact which helps all of us live better lives. So take a moment to see where you can volunteer. It will be good for you and others. Jerry Hromatka is executive director of Northeast Youth and Family Services.

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The biggest threat to democracy might be the loss of local newspapers

f you’re reading this column in your local newspaper, congratulations! Just by skimming your eyeballs over this page, whether it’s in print or online, you’re doing a vital service for your hometown, and for democracy as a whole. (Go ahead and take the rest of the day off.) It’s no secret that local journalism is in trouble, and has been for quite some time. According to a 2017 report from the Pew Research Center, the weekday circulation for U.S. daily newspapers has been on the decline for 28 consecutive years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that between 1990 and 2016, the number of newspaper employees in the U.S. declined from 456,300 to 183,000. Despite the vitriol that publications like The New York Times and The Washington Post attract from the Trump administration, it’s not the national news media outlets that we need to worry about. Their subscription numbers are on the rise. It’s the smaller newspapers that serve local markets that are suffering. Many are

chronically understaffed. Some have shuttered altogether. A map created by the Columbia Journalism Review reveals that communities all across the United States have been “left Movers and with no daily local news outlet at all.” Shakers What’s the cause of all these news deserts? Lata Nott It’s the internet (to paraphrase the Simpsons, “the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems”). Local newspapers lost print subscriptions when people started reading the news online (and came to expect it to be free). They lost another major source of revenue when their classified sections were supplanted by Craigslist. Their digital editions have to compete for eyeballs and advertising revenue with websites that traffic in national scandals, political commentary and cat videos. This isn’t just a financial hardship

for your local newspaper. According to a new paper co-authored by three professors of finance, it’s a financial hardship for your entire town. The researchers looked at cities that lost newspapers between 1996 and 2015, and found that within three years of a newspaper’s closure, the costs for municipal bonds and revenue bonds increased for these cities. Here’s how they explained the connection: “Revenue bonds are commonly issued to finance local projects such as schools and hospitals, and are backed by the revenues generated by those projects... [T]hese bonds are rarely regulated by the state government. A local newspaper provides an ideal monitoring agent for these revenue-generating projects, as mismanaged projects can be exposed by investigative reporters employed by the local newspaper. When a newspaper closes, this monitoring mechanism also ceases to exist, leading to a greater risk that the cash flows generated by these projects will be mismanaged.” In other words, local newspapers

provide a public good, one that can be measured in dollars and cents. The problem is that today’s marketplace doesn’t really reward them for this. An article about amazing dogs will always generate more advertising revenue than coverage of a city finance committee meeting. (You know which one you’re more likely to click on. Just admit it to yourself and move on.) But the latter article could actually prevent municipal corruption. Even if no one reads it, public officials are more likely to behave ethically when they know they’re being monitored. As citizens, we tend to take this effect for granted. Maybe we need to stop thinking about our local newspapers as businesses that need to turn a profit and start thinking about them as utilities that we need to fi nance for our own good. Lata Nott is executive director of the First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum Institute. Contact her via email at lnott@freedomforum.org, or follow her on Twitter at @LataNott.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leave the disarmament party As a former citizen of the USSR, it is appalling and despicable to witness the avalanche of leftists attacking Chris Wolff for his defense of the Second Amendment. The ultimate goal for leftists in my former country was to disarm the citizenry as it was when Hitler took guns from the Jews. And yet the leftist goal here in the U.S. remains the same, to repeal the Second Amendment, which is the demand of retired U.S. supreme court justice John Paul Stevens. Whether Hillary Clinton, who supported an Australian-style disarmament of law-abiding citizens and disagreed with the Heller Supreme Court Decision for a citizen’s right to defend themselves, or billionaire Michael Bloomberg, their true goal remains the same, to repeal the Second Amendment. This position is held by fully 39 percent of all Democrats, as well as senior Democrats like Karen Carter Peterson, Louisiana Democratic party chair. It is critical for any gun-owning Democrat to leave their disarmament party. Many lifetime Democrats are joining this movement; it is time to walk away. The Democrat party is unrecognizable and has been overrun by extremists. Please go to #walkawaycampaign and join the many millennials who now are leaving the Democratic party. America was not built upon citizens willing to turn over their guns upon the fi rst demands of an overbearing government. This is a country of responsible citizens eager to defend their lives and freedoms against controlling governments and felons ready to steal their livelihoods and their lives. I am so fortunate to live in this country, one which permits me to live under a constitution which recognizes all citizens in their natural rights to life, liberty and happiness. Let us recognize the wisdom of the founding fathers, who realizing

their mistake, added the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Marina Mnushkina Shoreview

Legislature takes borrow-and-spend approach Did you notice that the big tax cut passed by the Republican Congress and signed by the President has made our federal deficit a lot worse? Our country will now borrow $1 trillion a year indefi nitely, even in a good economy. Here in Minnesota, the Republican-led Legislature is following the same playbook when it comes to infrastructure. In the latest bonding bill, the Legislature is borrowing $400 million in trunk highway bonds. This allows our State Rep. Randy Jessup to say he offered money for roads “without raising taxes.” Of course, borrowing for our trunk highways — the ones with the heaviest traffic — is nothing new. But this is a historically large amount of borrowing. The revenue source to pay back the bonds is the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which is funded by the gas tax, license tab fees, and sales taxes on cars. This means we are taking money from future projects to pay for things today. Our Legislature needs to be honest when it comes to fi nances and not play these games so Republicans can say they haven’t raised taxes. Jessup and his fellow Republicans keep mortgaging our future with this borrow-and-spend approach. Kelly Moller is running for the Minnesota House in District 42A and she is going to be honest about what it takes to maintain our infrastructure. I urge everyone to vote for Kelly Moller. Randy Edinger Shoreview

MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Mounds View Public Schools Board took the following action at its June 26 meeting: • Denied two grievances ﬁ led by paraeducator employees, per the recommendation of the grievance committee. • Approved ﬁ nal budget amendments for the fiscal year 2017-18. Total revenue in the fourth quarter was $1.6 million and expenditures $1.3 million. • Adopted the 2018-19 budget as presented by Carole Nielsen, executive director of administrative services, and Bridget Peterson, director of finance. The fiscal year 2018-19 budget was developed based on the assumptions provided by the school board through several meetings and work sessions over the past six months. The proposed budgets represent the financial projections for the district for the general fund, nutrition services fund, community services fund, construction fund and debt service fund. Total revenue is projected at $191 million and expenditures $267 million. The unreserved general fund has equally projected revenue and expendi-

tures at $145 million and the district will maintain a fund balance of $25.3 million. The nutrition services projected revenue and expenditures are both $6.2 million. The community services budget also has equal projected revenue and expenditures of $6.1 million. The building construction fund has projected revenue of $4.3 million and expenditures of $63.9 million. Bond reserves will provide resources for that fund. The debt service fund has $16.8 million in projected revenue and $16.5 million in expenditures. • Board member Marre Jo Sager read a summary of Superintendent Chris Lennox’s appraisal for the 2017-18 school year. The summary stated, “Superintendent Lennox is an outstanding leader in all capacities. He is a performance and results-driven decision-maker who works with the best interest of students in mind at all times. He is professional, personable and approachable. Superintendent Lennox continues to exhibit the highest level of leadership in executing his duties as the chief exec-

CHURCH BRIEFS Collecting tons of love Incarnation Lutheran Church will hold its annual Tons of Love food drive July 1-31. The goal is to gather more than 5 tons of food and supplies for the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. Donations can be dropped off at the church whenever the building is open, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon Fridays and 8:15 to 12:15 p.m. Sundays. Drive through drop-offs

in the parking lot will be held the week of July 23-26 6:30-9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The church will be fi lling a trailer at the Arden Hills Cub Foods parking lot 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29. For more information visit incarnationmn.org call 651-484-7213.

Vacation Bible school announced Students in first through eighth grade can travel through time at

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church’s vacation Bible school, “A Kids Musical Adventure Through Time” July 23-26. The event runs 12:30 to 4 p.m. A vacation Bible school for children age 33 months to sixth grade about helping others in the world will be held 8:30 a.m. to noon the same dates. Cost is $25 per child. Register by July 15. For more information contact 651-483-5419 or visit sohsv.org.

utive of the Mounds View Public Schools. He excels in all areas of his work, and we are grateful for his service to our community.” • As part of the Superintendent’s end-of-year report to the board, a review of the 2017-18 District Operational Plan was presented. The district made progress on its priority goals to prepare for the successful implementation of adjusted start times effective this fall, implement the North Suburban Post-Secondary Success Consortium, complete a comprehensive review of the district’s middle school literacy program and address school district facility needs through a successful bond campaign. Compiled from press release

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SHOREVIEW AREA EVENTS KIDZ CONCERT IN THE COMMONS

When: 10-11 a.m. Wednesdays, July 11 & 18 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Program geared to children. Bring blankets and chairs; leashed dogs also welcome. Dazzling Dave Yo-Yo Master performs on July 11; Hall of Magic performs on July 18. Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

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HISTORY OF THE BLUES

STRATEGY BOARD GAME MARATHON

When: 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: Blues musician Joey Leone will talk and play his way through an informal history of one of America’s bestknown musical traditions. Free; no registration required. Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org

‘CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG’

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When: All day Friday, July 13 Where: Shoreview Library Details: Clash with other board gamers over titles like Memoir ’44, Twilight Imperium, or classic Risk! Registration required; space limited. Contact: 651-486-2303 or rclereads.org

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, When: 7 p.m. Wednes- July 13, 20 & 27; Saturday, July 14 & 27; 2 p.m. days, July 11 & 18 Sunday, July 15 & 29; 7:30 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shore- p.m. Wednesday, July 18 view Community Center, & 25; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19 & 26; and 2 p.m. 4580 Victoria St. N. Saturday, July 21 Details: Open-air Where: Irondale High concerts throughout the summer. Switch plays on School Theater, 2425 June 27, Northside Dukes Long Lake Road, New Brighton plays blues on July 11, Details: The Mounds and Church of Cash, a View Community TheJohnny Cash tribute ater presents the famiband, plays on July 18. ly-friendly blockbuster Contact: 651-490-4700 musical about a car that or shoreviewmn.gov flies and sails. Tickets $20/adults; $15/seniors BOUNDARY WATERS and students; $8 children CANOE AREA 6 and under, available WILDERNESS When: 7-8 p.m. Wednes- online or at box office. Free sensory-friendly day, July 11 performance at 7:30 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. p.m. Thursday, July 12 features adjustments Details: Join Wilderto light and sound and ness explorers Amy and the ability for patrons to Dave Freeman as they move around. introduce you to the Contact: 651-638-2139 history of the BWCA, or mvct.org how and why it became protected, their experiences traveling through BEHIND THE CURTAIN it and discuss its current WITH MOUNDS VIEW threats. COMMUNITY THEATRE Contact: 651-724-6006 When: 6:30 p.m. Monor rclreads.org day, July 16 Where: Mounds View ON THE FRONT PORCH: Library, 2576 Moundsview Dr. ROCK THE PANTRY Details: Meet some of When: 4-5 p.m. Thursthe cast of “Chitty Chitty day, July 12 Bang Bang,” hear the Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. music of the Sherman brothers, see the set deDetails: Kids six and signs and props and find up can paint and decoout how to get involved in rate kindness rocks. No community theater. Free registration required; and open to all. bring donation for food Contact: 651-724-6006 shelf.

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When: 1-3 p.m. Thursday, July 19 Where: Arden Hills Details: Ice cream social for current and prospective members of the women’s friendship club in the northern suburbs. RSVP by July 12. Contact: 651-6284034 or Facebook.com/ groups/NewNeighborsClub

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Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From with Rev. Matt’s Monster Science WHEN: 7-8 p.m. Monday, July 16 WHERE: Shoreview Library, 4560

creatures of the Harry Potter franchise. Family-friendly; appropriate for ages 10+.

N. Victoria St.

DETAILS: Rev. Matt will share

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WET & WILD WATERSLIDE

When: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, July 20 Where: Commons Park, 4580 Victoria St. N., Shoreview Details: Free ride on Shoreview’s outdoor slipn-slide. No registration necessary. Contact: 651-490-4750 or www.shoreview communitycenter.com

HOT DOG WITH A DEPUTY

When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Free dinner and conversation with Ramsey County Sheriff’s ofﬁcers. Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

TURTLEMAN TRIATHLON

When: 8 a.m. Saturday, July 28 Where: Turtle Lake Park, 4979 Hodgson Road, Shoreview Details: First triathlon in Minnesota. Olympic and Sprint Distance options. Post race awards, beer and bbq. Contact: triﬁtnesswbl. com

TOUR DE TRAILS BIKE RIDE

When: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29 Where: Deluxe Check parking lot, 3680 Victoria St. N., across from Island Lake Park Details: Ride the city’s bike paths with family and friends. $7 per individual or $20 per family. (Family price applies to up to four participants-families of more than four complete a separate registration for additional family members.) Includes T-shirt for each participant. Helmets required. Contact: 651-490-4664 or shoreviewmn.gov

Ongoing SHOREVIEW FARMERS MARKET

When: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, through Sept. 4 Where: Shoreview Community Center, lower level parking lot and pavilion, 4580 N. Victoria St. Details: More than 30 vendors providing fresh, locally grown produce and foods, handcrafted artisan items and performances by local musicians. Contact: shoreview communitycenter.com

When: 4-6 p.m. Thursdays Where: Shoreview Library, 4570 N. Victoria St. 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

program with nature discussions, touchable artifacts and interactions with animals. All ages. Contact: 651-407-5350 or www.parks.co.ramsey. mn.us/tamarack

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FARMERS MARKET

When: 2-6 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 17 Where: Helene Houle FAMILY STORY TIME Medical Center parking When: 10:30-11 a.m. lot, 1155 E. County Road Mondays E Where: Shoreview LiDetails: 30 selling brary, 4580 N. Victoria St. Details: Stories, songs spaces with produce grown within 50 miles of and ﬁngerplays for chilSt. Paul. dren ages 2-5 to enhance Contact: 651-485-9532; early literacy skills. cityvadnaisheights.com 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 game of 500 are welcome. Free. Contact: 651-490-4750 or www.shoreview communitycenter.com

MARKETFEST

When: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays through July 26 Where: Downtown SLICE OF White Bear Lake SHOREVIEW DAYS Details: Free family When: 4-10 p.m. Friday, festival includes more July 27; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. than 150 retail and food Saturday, July 28; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July MEET WITH THE MAYOR vendors, live music, children’s activities, farmers 29 When: 3-5 p.m. most market, classic car show. Where: Island Lake Tuesdays Contact: www.market County Park, 3611 VictoWhere: Shoreview City ria St. N., Shoreview fest.org Hall, 4600 Victoria St. Details: Community Details: Meet with event includes live music, Mayor Sandy Martin to DROP-IN DISCOVERY food, carnival, petting discuss issues or conSTATIONS zoo, parade, ﬁreworks cerns. Call for an apWhen: 10 a.m.-noon and more. Free activities pointment. Saturdays, June-Sept. for all ages to enjoy. See Contact: 651-490-4618 Where: Tamarack website for additional or shoreviewmn.gov Nature Center, 5287 Otter details. Lake Road, White Bear Contact: sliceof Township shoreview.com Details: Free drop-in THE BRAIN BOX

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET

When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, through Oct. 26 Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic produce, natural meats and cheeses, honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and ﬂowers. Contact: 651-747-3650 or www.whitebearlake.org

MIDWEST SKI OTTERS SHOWS

When: 6 p.m. Sundays June 10 throughout the summer Where: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bearbased team of 120 amateur skiers from metro area Contact: www.ski otter.com

BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS When: 7 p.m. Thursdays, mid-June through August Where: Centerville Lake in Centerville

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WHERE: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

CONTACT: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

Details: Members of all ages perform waterskiing tricks. Club also performs at summer festivals throughout the state. Contact: www.bald eaglewaterskishows.com

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Bear Ave., Maplewood Details: Parade, senior lunch, rose show, classic car show, talent show, pinewood derby, K9 demos, ﬁreworks Friday night. Contact: 651-770-2626 or www.ramseycounty fair.com

WHITE BEAR LAKE SOLAR INFO SESSION

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12 Where: White Bear When: 5-9 pm TuesLake City Hall, 4701 days, July 10, 17, 24 & 31 Highway 61 N. and August 7, 14 and 21 Details: Area resiWhere: Lowell Park, dents can ﬁnd out about Downtown Stillwater rooftop solar for their Details: Free family home or business, and event includes market how to join the new vendors, food, music, stage performances until Mahtomedi Area Solar Co-op. 8:30; family movie at Contact: 651-271-6391 dusk. or eventbrite.com Contact: summer tuesdays.com

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AUTHOR VISIT CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX When: 10-11:30 a.m. HOT ROD & VINTAGE Friday, July 13 CAR SHOW Where: Lake Country

When: 3-8 p.m. Wednesdays, July 11 & 25 Where: Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music (6 to 8 p.m.), free festivities. Contact: discover stillwater.com

3RD ANNUAL WALK FOR WATER

When: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 Where: West Park, 2350 11th St., White Bear Lake Details: 5K along Lake Ave. beneﬁts the Palabek Refugee Settlement in Uganda. Participants will enjoy cake, refreshments, music, and celebratory sparklers. See website to register or donate. Contact: lifecoreyoga. com/events

RAMSEY COUNTY FAIR When: July 11-15 Where: 2020 White

Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: David Fabio will sign his new mystery “Cryptologist” and Bill Cosgrove will sign copies of his Irish stories “Sligo Town to South Saint Paul” and “May the Road Rise to Meet You.” Contact: 651-426-0918

SENIOR DANCE

Saturday, July 14 Where: MN Waldorf School, 70 East County Road B, Maplewood Details: Celebratory exploration of music styles including folk, bluegrass and gospel. Headliners are Monroe Crossing, Ellis, Sawtooth Brothers, The OK Factor, Robert Robinson, The High 48s, Give Get Sistet, and Blue Groove. Craft beer garden, food trucks, vendors and kids activities. Adults $27; children 5-14 $17; 4 and under free. Contact: 651-487-6700 or mwsmusicfestival.org

WINE MEETS ART FESTIVAL

When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 14 & Sunday, July 15 Where: Saint Croix Vineyards, 6428 Manning Ave., Stillwater Details: Interact with local artists while sampling local wine, beer and food. Live music, vendors and free tours. Contact: 651-430-3310 or scvwines.com

KIDS-MAKESCULPTURE WORKSHOPS

When: 1 to 4 pm Saturday, July 14 Where: 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 kidsmakesculpture@ franconia.org

When: 7 p.m. Monday, July 16 Where: Marine Village Hall, 121 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix Details: Noted nature photographer Craig Blacklock introduces his new book in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Print exhibit and book signing 5-6:30 p.m. at Judd St. Exchange. Free, but reserve a seat. Contact: 651-433-1341 or marinecommunity library.org

SUNSET PRAIRIE HIKE

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 Where: Belwin Creative Center, 795 Indian Trail S., Afton Details: Moderately challenging hike through one of the largest Oak Savanna restorations in the state. RSVP. Contact: 651-436-5189 or belwin.org

CONCERT AT VADNAIS SQUARE

When: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 Where: Vadnais Square, County Road E and City Center Dr. Details: Celebrate summer with a free outdoor concert and street dance featuring “Bad Girlfriends.” Contact: 651-204-6000, cityvadnaisheights.com

OLD FASHIONED ICE-CREAM SOCIAL

When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, July 19 Where: Stillwater Historical Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St. Details: Lumberjack Days kickoff includes children’s activities, petting zoo, food, $.50 root beer ﬂoats, penny candy, beverages and more will be available for purchase. Contact: 651-275-7075 or co.washington.mn.us

COMEDY CAFE AT THE BARN

When: 7 p.m. Friday, July 20, Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22 Where: Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D. East, Maplewood Details: Nationally recognized comedian from Hugo, Bob Stromberg, performs at 8 p.m., following drinks and apps served at 7 p.m. Admission $35-$45. All ages. Contact: maplewood historicalsociety.org

When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, July 13 Where: Forest Lake American Legion, 355 W. Broadway Details: Enjoy mature music and dancing. Held the 3rd Friday of KIDS DREAM SUMMER every month. $6/person includes lunch. Cash bar. FILM SERIES Public welcome. When: 10 a.m. Sunday, Contact: 651-464-2600 July 15; Monday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 18 Where: Marcus TheMINNESOTA WALDORF SCHOOL NORTH atre, 5677 Hadley Ave. N., KIDS DREAM AMERICAN ROOTS SUMMER FILM SERIES Oakdale MUSIC FESTIVAL When: 10 a.m. Sunday, Details: Showing of “The Lego Ninjago July 22; Monday, July 23 When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

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and Wednesday, July 25 Where: Marcus Theatre, 5677 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale Details: Showing of “Paddington 2,” rated PG. $3 admission and discounts on concessions. Contact: marcus theatres.com

LUMBERJACK DAYS

When: July 20-22 Where: Lowell Park, 101 Water St., Stillwater Details: Past events have included live concerts, ﬁ reworks, parade, medallion hunt, kiddie carnival, tethered hot air balloon rides, vendors, chef’s competition, ﬁshing tournament, boat rides, Lumberjack competitions and fun on the river. Contact: lumberjack days.org

BELWIN CONSERVANCY OPEN THIRD SATURDAY

When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 21 Where: Belwin Outdoor Science Education Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton Details: Participate in program, meet staff, explore trails, and see what is blooming in the summer prairie. Free and open to the public. One hour guided experiences 11 a.m.-1 p.m. are $10. Contact: 651-436-5189 or belwin.org

ST. CROIX VINTAGE BASE BALL EXHIBITION

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21 Where: Old Athletic Field, 6th Ave. & Burlington, Stillwater Details: The Washington County Historical Society’s vintage base ball club, The St. Croix’s, wear 1860s uniforms and play by 1860s rules. Contact: www. wchsmn.org

Free and all are welcome. Contact: 651-429-9026 or wblumc.org

VADNAIS HEIGHTS MOVIE IN THE PARK

When: Dusk Wednesday, July 25 Where: Kohler Meadows Park, 365 County Road F Details: Screening of “Co Co” at 8 p.m. Treats for sale. Bring blanket or lawn chair. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights. com

STILLWATER FLEA MARKET

When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22 Where: Washington County Fairgrounds, 12300 40th St. N., Lake Elmo Details: Free outdoor ﬂea and crafter’s market. Contact: 715-557-1785 or rsgdevelopment.com/ ﬂeamarket

MUSIC AT FRANCONIA

When: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, July 21 Where: 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Family-friendly summer music series in outdoor amphitheater. Food vendors or picnic. Contact: 651-257-6668 or info@franconia.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA RELAY FOR LIFE

When: 6 p.m. Friday, July 27 to 6 a.m. Saturday, July 28 Where: White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus, 3551 McKnight Road Details: Typically more than 100 teams and 1,500 participate in a run/walk and stay overnight to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Contact: relay.acs events.org

FIND YOUR PURPOSE AT ANY AGE

When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 Where: White Bear Lake United Methodist Church, 1851 Birch St. Details: Executive coach, strategic facilitator and team builder Faith Ralston helps participants discover their purpose and make a difference in the world.

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

North Oaks • County animal control was asked to remove a snapping turtle from the tennis courts on West Lake Drive the afternoon of June 13, which they did gingerly. The snapper was given a ride to Charlie Lake. • Homeowners complained about a solicitor going through backyards on Raven Road looking for pest control business June 16. The 24-year-old Murray, Utah man was cited for trespassing. Solicitors and homeowners alike are reminded that it is illegal to solicit business door-to-door in North Oaks. • Three teen males were collared while ﬁshing in Pleasant Lake in the afternoon on June 20. An adult, 18, out of Lino Lakes was cited for “ﬁshing on a closed lake,” and trespassing. Two juveniles, one from Andover and the other from Circle Pines, were cited as well. • A 2010 Ford Escape, parked for the night June 26 in a Deer Hills Court driveway, went missing but was recovered the morning of June 28 in Inver Grove Heights. “I forgot to lock it,” the owner said. The vehicle was not damaged.

Shoreview • Deputies responding to a request for a welfare check on a resident in the 4500 block of Dale Street the evening of June 13, found the unresponsive 66-year-old woman on a couch in her apartment with the door wide open. The senior was determined to be “heavily intoxicated” and was transported to Unity Hospital for treatment.

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• Damage to a cover on a pickup truck parked overnight at a hotel lot in the 1000 block of Gramsie Road June 14 amounted to $500 and the loss of hand tools inside added another $600 according to the victim, a 50-year-old man from Chetek, Wisconsin. • A 50-year-old Dover, Florida man was pulled over June 16 in the area of Rice Street and Country Drive for operating a motor scooter without license plates. The driver also had no insurance and a suspended driver’s license. The scooter was impounded. • Hockey-loving thieves took a net and goalie silhouette valued at $90 the afternoon of June 18 in the 3000 block of Owasso Heights Road. • A three-wheeled Pontiac Sunﬁ re was possibly stolen by a thief or abandoned by its owner June 19 in the area of Highway 96 and Lexington Avenue. No sign of the owner, the thief or the fourth wheel. • A ﬁ rearm-carrying man was seen June 19 near Turtle Lake Elementary School after school had been dismissed for the day. The armed man, who appeared non-threatening to witnesses, was gone when deputies arrived. • A local Grandma, wise to the internet grandson scam, received a call the afternoon of June 20 from a man with a deep voice saying “We have your grandson.” “You’ve got Billy?” Grandma wailed. “We’ve got Billy,” he replied and went on to explain to Grandma how to send $4,000 by FedEx courier to ensure Billy’s release. Grandma, who does not have a grandson named Billy, called 911. • Spotting four males on Turtle Lake Beach after hours on June 20, county water patrol deputies told them to call it a night, except for one. The 19-year-old local man was wanted on a felony

warrant for his arrest for financial transaction card fraud. He was transported to jail. • Ladies arguing the afternoon of June 21 over vehicle issues in the 1600 block of Knight Street included a 31-year-old local and a 41-year-old out of Minneapolis. The younger woman punched and pushed the older woman down. She was charged with misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct and booked into jail. • Galtier Place residents mom, 56, and daughter, 20, got in a fight the night of June 21 regarding the daughter’s boyfriend. Mom locked herself in a bathroom when the daughter produced a 12-inch kitchen knife. Mom called 911 while the daughter literally destroyed the bathroom door with the cutlery. Deputies arrived and it was taser time for the daughter who was taken to Regions Hospital for a mental health evaluation, then to jail on domestic assault and disorderly conduct charges. • A cargo case, a fire extinguisher and headrest in an unlocked 2000 Subaru were stolen the weekend of June 22 in the 4200 block of Brigadoon Drive. No suspects. • Change and blank checks were stolen June 24 after a vehicle in the 800 block of Colleen Avenue was rifled through overnight June 24. A glowing dome light directed deputies to the targeted vehicle. • A 26-year-old local woman parked her unlocked vehicle on the street in the 3100 block of West Owasso Boulevard the night of June 24 and by the time she got to where she was going her stolen Discover card had been used to rack up $95 in charges. An investigation is underway. • A debit card was lifted from a locker at the YMCA the night of June 24 and used to purchase items valued at $56 nearby, according to the victim, a 34-year-old Becker, Minnesota man.

CONSTRUCTION: Left turn lights on Highway 96 Koehler will also take approximately three weeks to complete. Ground-in, high-durability will be working in the project stripes will be added to the road area during and immediately approximately 10 days after reafter construction. surfacing is complete. Ground-in, high-durability Road construction is also unstripes will be added to the road derway on Highway 96 between about 10 days after completion of Snelling Avenue and Highway 61, resurfacing. Storm sewer work is underway. through Shoreview, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear New accessible ramps for pedesTownship and White Bear Lake. trians were installed. Maintenance of signs, signals Koehler Road between Edgerton and pedestrian ramps is planned. Street and Centerville Road will One of the primary changes is the also be resurfaced in July. Work will be completed during daytime installation of ﬂashing yellow left turn lights. hours. There will be lane shifts during Koehler will remain open to local trafﬁc during the project but the project. During signal work, temporary all-way stops will be in motorists are encouraged to use place. alternate routes when possible. Various construction activities There will be temporary lane cloon Highway 96 will continue sures in place. Driveway access through October. will be maintained. FROM PAGE 1

Also in Shoreview, Ramsey County is working with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on County Road I improvements near Rice Creek Parkway and Old Highway 8. The 2017 improvements included a roundabout, trail access, raised medians, new road shoulders and a new roadway which will enhance safety and access to the developing Rice Creek Commons. Construction is underway to complete ﬁ nal roadway striping and sidewalks and trails. Work is expected to be complete in early July. The roundabout is expected to be closed for approximately three weeks. Detours are posted. For road construction updates visit www.ramseycounty.us. Submitted by Ramsey County

LEGION CHEF: Steak nights coming FROM PAGE 1

the week and on weekends, with the exception of a couple of days off. He is also working on a full dinner menu that will feature a lot of comfort foods. He has already replaced the frozen soups with made-from-scratch soups. “I am trying to be as creative as I can and make some good food,” he said. He will also incorporate his specialty, steaks, with steak nights. Since March, Keyes said he has enjoyed getting to know community members and learning what they like and don’t like. “We are sparking up some good conversations and building some relationships,” he

said. “The good thing is I see a lot of these people every day/week and they know the consistency of my food. If I see Bob, I know he doesn’t like tomatoes, so I won’t put them on his plate.” “Ronnie loves seeing the members and guests every day and is even starting to remember everyone’s name. He loves managing the kitchen and enjoys the opportunity to be creative with his dishes,” Cox said. “He can’t wait to bring in some of his innovate ideas such as steak nights, rib nights and the full catering menu option he is offering.” Keyes invites residents from the region to the Legion. “If you are in the area, stop by and try something from the menu,” he said.

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Veteran finds purpose through junk removal BY SHANNON GRANHOLM THE CITIZEN EDITOR

One person’s junk can often times be another person’s treasure. Managing his own junk removal business, an area veteran has found a new way to give back to his community while helping veterans with the transition back to civilian life. Vadnais Heights resident Josh Helm, a 2004 White Bear Lake High School grad, serves as the White Bear Lake territory partner for JDog Junk Removal & Hauling. “I get to help people and truly make an impact on veterans. I can help them if they are struggling with the transition from military culture to the civilian world,” Helm said. “And I get to give back to the community that I am from.” JDog was started in 2011 by Gerald “Jerry” Flanagan, who is an honorably discharged Army veteran who obtained the nickname “JDog” while in the military. JDog franchises are located all over the U.S, but the White Bear Lake location is the only franchise in Minnesota. JDog offers a variety of services including residential and commercial junk removal, estate/foreclosure clean outs, labor services, cardboard/paper/metal recycling and industrial clean outs. Helm opened up the business in April, which serves the entire metro area. For many months now Helm has tried to fi nd a warehouse space for the business, but has been unable to locate one. “The purpose of JDog is to empower veterans through employment and entrepreneurship,” Helm explained. “We try to hire as many veterans and veterans’ family members as possible but we also have civilians too.” After Helm graduated from high school, he

enlisted in the U.S Army and volunteered to go to Iraq in 2006 for a year. He went back for a second tour to Iraq in 2008-09. “I got back from my fi rst tour and PTSD wasn’t really a thing yet. I was going through a lot of issues finding myself. I couldn’t really relate to many people. I kind of ran back to Iraq, to where I felt safe,” he said. “When I was in Iraq on my second tour I realized I had some experience being a leader and could help some of the younger guys.” After getting out of the military in 2012, he tried to become a chef and worked at various local venues. “I wanted to be the next big thing but I wasn’t very good,” he said. One of Helm’s friends, who he met on his fi rst tour in Iraq, is in charge of a JDog franchise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and invited him to come check out the business and what it entails. After training under him for six months, Helm started his Minnesota business. Karyn Essen, a Hugo resident, serves as the operations manager. She met Helm when he was the chef at a restaurant she managed. “We have always worked together so it just seemed right for us to do this together,” she said. In addition, the venture makes Essen feel she is giving back to her country in a way she was never able to. Her dad, uncle, grandpa and great uncle all served in the military and she was planning to join the Air Force, but her plans changed after she had her son. “I am proud to be a part of something bigger than myself and have found a way to say thank you to those who gave so much,” she said. “What makes

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White Bear Lake Territory Partner Josh Helm and Operations Manager Karyn Essen enjoy working as a team for JDog Junk Removal & Hauling. Helm is a resident of Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake grad, and Essen is a Hugo resident.

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STUDENT NEWS The following students were named to the dean’s list or received academic honors at a college or university for the 2018 spring semester: North Dakota State University: Savanna Beck, Jacob Byron, Jackson Denny, Jacob Dingman, Kiara Groth, William Howlett, Sophia LaMere, Ryan Schoenwald, Faith Tomczyk, and Maddeline Wilhelmy, all of Shoreview. St. Cloud State University: Camille McMillan of North Oaks. University of Minnesota-Crookston: Jessica Flattum and Jenn Johnson, both of Shoreview. University of Minnesota-Duluth: Lauren Sherlock of Shoreview. University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Brittany Durbahn of North Oaks.

The following students graduated from a college or university in the spring of 2018: North Dakota State University: Christina Nelson of Shoreview, Bachelor of Science in zoology; Ryan Schoenwald of Shoreview, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering; and Maddeline Wilhelmy of Shoreview, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Kylie Monson, of Shoreview and a member of the women’s golf team at Wheaton College, was named to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Academic All-Conference team. Samuel Spottiswoode, of Shoreview and a student at Minnehaha Academy Middle School, earned the National Latin Exam Achievement Award.

CITY OF NORTH OAKS NOTICE OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST Notice is hereby given that a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) has been made by Jiyan Liu and Yanhui Tian of 9 Red Forest Way allowing for extra square footage for a garage above the 1500-square foot maximum allowed by code. The public hearing for this CUP will be held at the North Oaks Planning Commission on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Room at 100 Village Center Drive, Suite 150. Please contact North Oaks City Hall at 651-792-7750 for additional information or questions. Michael Robertson, City Administrator mrobertson@cityofnorthoaks.com Published one time in the Shoreview Press on July 10, 2018.

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One of these eggs is not like the others ... BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER LOWDOWN EDITOR

June is a fascinating season to watch nesting birds—some people are lucky enough to be able to watch nests fill with a new egg each day in their very own yard. But in the building excitement of nesting season, a note of confusion creeps in when an egg arrives that looks conspicuously different from the others. Chances are, it’s the egg of a brown-headed cowbird. Cowbirds are native to Minnesota, but their parasitic nesting habits are potentially threatening to other species of birds, and do not gain them any points among bird-watchers. Cowbirds, members of the blackbird family, do not raise their own young. Instead, female cowbirds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, which then raise the cowbird chicks alongside their own offspring. Sometimes, the cowbird eggs hatch sooner than the eggs from the other bird parents, giving it an earlier opportunity to begin feeding, and a greater chance of surviving than the nest’s intended occupants. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, cowbirds have been known to lay eggs in the nests of more than 200 species of birds, and recent studies have shown that individual females tend to specialize on one particular host species. This can be a problem for certain rare and threatened species, such as the Kirtland’s warbler and black-capped vireo. These parent birds end up “wasting” their efforts in raising cowbird young that will do nothing to help the threatened species’ recovery. Some birds are smart enough to realize that the egg is not their own, and they will dispose of it. In this case, a female cowbird will sometimes engage in what ornithologists have called “mafia behavior”— destroying the entire nest. Later in the nesting season, observers might see an adult warbler or vireo feeding a fledgling more than half the size of the parent—seemingly none the wiser.

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This house ﬁnch nest has been invaded by a brown-headed cowbird.

Since cowbirds grow up raised by other types of birds, they are born with instinct that eventually leads them back to their own kind. An article in Audubon Magazine published in 2016 shared the

results of a study that suggested that young cowbirds have an innate urge to roost in fields overnight— where they are more likely to run into others of their own kind. Young cowbirds were documented “sneaking out” of their adoptive parents’ nests at night to spend time with other cowbirds. It can be difficult to watch a nest be taken over by a cowbird, but cowbirds, like other migratory birds, are protected by the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This means that it is illegal to take eggs without a permit. The removal of a cowbird egg can even cause host parent birds to abandon the nest. Most naturalists suggest that letting nature take its course is the best plan of action. A recent article in Audubon Magazine included a quote from Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of California-Santa Barbara Steven Rothstein: “It’s a natural process and we shouldn’t attach human values about killing or being sneaky to the natural world.” Jackie Bussjaeger is the editor of the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown, and can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.

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Adaptive day on the lake Midwest Ski Otters Water Ski Team hosted an adaptive water skiing day Saturday, June 23, which provided skiing lessons for people new to the sport who have disabilities. Ski Otters member Caroline Grubs, 16, grew up snow skiing and helped put on a similar snow skiing event with Courage Kenny Research Institute. Grubs wanted to bring adaptive skiing to the water. She contacted the Courage Kenny Research Institute to make it happen. “Everybody had fun skiing next to each other and helping in the water,” Grubs said. “To meet new people was super fun.” Adaptive skiers ranged from someone who had autism to someone who was paralyzed from the waist down. One person ended up joining the ski club. “It was super fun to see the smiles of the people there,” Grubs said. Conrad Engstrom

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Saving the manatee one step at a time Left: Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida is the winter home to hundreds of manatees.

BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

In the clear water of Florida’s Blue Spring State Park, majestic creatures surrounded Wayne Hartley’s canoe, surfacing gently to breathe one after another, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh … 36, Hartley said. Only 36 manatees? Weaving around about 300 manatees peacefully floating in the warm spring this January, it was hard to imagine the day when Hartley began documenting manatees as a ranger in the park in the 1980s. At that time, there were only 36 manatees wintering at the spring near Orange City, Florida. This winter, 582 individual manatees were counted, 70 over the record. Hartley called out the names of manatees from his canoe — “Hello Precious,” he said. “Howie … Ansel … Nick … Sickle … I think the scar looks like a sickle.” Lily’s scar looks like a flower. About 99 percent of the scars are caused by boat propellers. Hartley has a book of about 400 drawings of manatees and their scar patterns — the work of nearly 40 years, first as a park employee and now as a part-time staff member of Save the Manatee Club. Each winter Hartley identifies new scars or observes how they heal. We slowly glided up the spring run off the St. John’s River. At 72 degrees no matter the air temperature, it creates a warm winter haven for the manatee that can die due to cold stress. Mist floated above the spring as it met the cool air. “Phyllis,” Hartley called out. My heart skipped a beat at the heavily scarred gray blob. This was the manatee I had adopted through the Save the Manatee Club adoption program as a child in the 1990s. Seeing her among so many young manatees and knowing she would have been one of few 20 years ago, I was struck by what people can do for wildlife and the environment when they come together in small ways. Publicity from organizations like Save the Manatee Club, plus laws and regulations to protect manatees, have likely helped the manatee bounce back, Hartley said. Every year, the base manatee population wintering at Blue Spring increases. He also sees less scarring. In 1991, there were a total of about 1,200 manatees in Florida, according to a synoptic survey by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. There were about 6,100 manatees counted in the 2018 survey. In 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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14 more deaths. Causes of death for 186 were undetermined or bodies were unrecovered. The rest died of cold stress, natural or perinatal causes. Manatees have no predators but face loss of habitat due to human activity. One of the best ways to protect the manatee from afar remains to join advocacy groups like Save the Manatee Club to promote education, legislation, rescue and rehabilitation. ANDREW MOORE | SUBMITTED One member in MichA virtual Save the Manatee igan hosts a 5K, which 5K can be run from anywhere can be run anywhere in in the world. The author the world, as well. About participated in a race this 1,100 people participated spring. virtually in the 5K this spring, which raised $31,000 total. downlisted the Florida Running around Lake manatee from endanPhalen in St. Paul, I gered to threatened thought again about how status. small acts can make a big However, threats to manatees are still on the difference when people come together. The manrise, said Blue Spring atee, once near extincState Park Services Specialist Darrell Thom- tion, will need continued support to increase and as. “One of the biggest maintain its population threats to manatees are as long as the earth still humans,” he said. endures. I took one step People can protect the at a time and finished the manatee in Florida by 5K, celebrating the 5,000 observing boating speed increase to the manatee limits and properly dispopulation since 1991 that posing of fishing line. It is illegal to feed, water or came about one step at a time. harass manatees. Shortly after race day, Watercraft collisions caused 106 of 538 manatee I received the news that deaths in 2017, according Phyllis birthed a calf. Phyllis has had at least 18 to the Florida Fish and calves since 1991. She is Wildlife Conservation famous for having twins, Commission. Other human causes accounted for a rare occurrence among

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A manatee at Blue Spring State Park surfaces to breathe among other manatees.

manatees. Female manatees have a calf every two to five years. They are pregnant for 13 months. I was proud that “my” adopted manatee had brought another manatee into the world. I don’t know what causes a girl from Minnesota to fall in love with a giant gray creature that she has never seen. What I do know is that we are all meant to take care of something on earth, to come together with others

in even small ways on whatever strikes your heart — maybe it’s the St. Croix River, the gray wolf, the ash trees or combating a disease that affects your fellow humans. Hartley said he fell in love with manatees while reading a wildlife book as a child. “I was amazed that such an animal exists in my country,” he said. The gentle giant has a snout similar to an elephant’s trunk, with

which it clutches seagrass, and its flipper nails that stroll the shallow sea floor remind of an elephant’s toenails. The two creatures are both gentle, majestic and exotic. From the park boardwalk, the Blue Spring manatees gently surfaced to breathe, one after another, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh … 318 were counted that day.

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Drop-in center for couch-hopping youth opens in mall BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

My friend is homeless and I heard about this place, can I check it out? asked a young woman standing expectantly outside the Northstar Youth Outreach Center in Maplewood Mall on a June afternoon. Volunteer Ron Ofstead gladly showed her inside, pointing to the computer stations, snacks, hygiene items and clothes available at the drop-in center for homeless or couch-hopping youth and young adults. The former salon on the southwest end of the mall has been transformed into a safe place for youth. It’s the second location of the Northstar Youth Outreach Center operated by Harriet Tubman Center East, a social service agency and shelter in Maplewood. Volunteers from the White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church social action committee helped start the fi rst location at Tubman Center East in 2016. Several other area churches and the White Bear Lake Rotary Club joined the effort. They named it the NorthStar Youth Outreach Center in honor of Harriet Tubman, who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad by following the North Star in the 1800s. However, the location was off the beaten path for youth on the go, Ofstead said. “We decided we needed to get closer to the kids,” said volunteer Daniel Wachtler. The group was looking for a second location but a spot at the Maplewood Mall was going to cost the nonprofit about $30,000 to $40,000 a year, Ofstead said. When mall

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Volunteers from the White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church social action committee, from left, Dennis Hayden, Ron Ofstead, Nazara Matos and Kate Booth pose with director Tamara Stark, second from right, during the grand opening of the Northstar Youth Outreach Center in Maplewood Mall.

staff learned about the nonprofit’s mission it offered a space to the Tubman Center for $1,200. “Mall staff say they see 30 to 40 youth a day they think are homeless,” Ofstead said. Homeless people are known to frequent the area around the mall. Nearby Ramsey County Library – Maplewood recently launched a noon summer meal and snack for youth in need ages 18 and under. A free lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and snack 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It is the second summer the library has served up to 30 youth a day through a grant, said library Manager Bill Michel. About 250 people have come by the youth dropin center in the mall since its soft opening

in March, according to TaMica Tody, Tubman project coordinator for youth services. She holds group events for youth in the center to learn about community resources or be inspired by an artist. Youth can be bused to Tubman Center East to use showers, do laundry and stay for the night if a bed is open. It is difficult to fi nd open space in shelters in the Twin Cities, Ofstead said. A drop-in center focused on youth ages 13 to 24 helps bridge the gap, Tody added. Most of the youth who use the center are 18 or 19 years old. “The leading cause for youth homelessness in Minnesota is domestic violence,” said Anna Sahli, Tubman violence prevention educator. Many youth who are

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“couch-hopping” don’t consider themselves “homeless,” so a mall is a great place to meet youth so they can learn about resources. Tubman Center East offers tutoring, job searching and housing assistance. “We just meet youth where they are at when they come into this space,” Tody said. The center is accepting donations of food, hygiene items, clothes, bus passes and gas cards. Items can be dropped off at the center or at White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St.,

The drop-in center in the mall is open 8 a.m. to noon and 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. It is located in space #2006 between Kohls and Sears, 3001 White Bear Ave., Maplewood. The drop-in center in the Harriet Tubman Center is open 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located at 1725 Monastery Way, Maplewood. A 24-hour crisis line is available: 651-770-0777.

in Mahtomedi. Volunteers are also needed to staff the center so it can be open more hours. Volunteers with art or technology skills are wanted to

teach the youth. For more information on volunteering or donating, call 612-825-3333 or visit tubman.org/northstar.

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Hiking 100 miles for health care workers BY DEBRA NEUTKENS WHITE BEAR EDITOR

A group of fi refighters, police offi cers and nurses will be hiking 100 miles Aug. 17 in an effort to bring more attention to violence against health care workers. The hike will begin on the Minnesota/Canadian border and go south 100 miles along the Superior Hiking Trail, ending at the Temperance River in Tofte. Jeff Loeks, who started Special Teams Charities based in White Bear Lake and works as an emergency room technician at a St. Paul hospital, says violence against nursing staff is increasing each year and is at the point where something needs to be done. “I thought a hospital was a place where you sought help and therefore treated nurses and doctors with respect,” Loeks said. “I never could have imagined that a big part of the job would be trying to anticipate who was going to try and hit you. What we are witnessing at hospitals now has crossed the line to being sickening.” Loeks is interviewing health care workers who have been assaulted and sharing their stories online, hence the name “100 stories.” One is a nurse named Julie Schultz, who suffered a traumatic brain injury. They are dedicating the fi rst mile to her. Loeks said what he is seeing in hospitals is “breaking my heart.” “We actually had a guy come in with a samurai sword. It’s getting worse and worse,” he maintained. Why hike 100 miles? “It’s not going to be very pleasant for any of us,” Loeks said. “We are not avid hikers. I believe when you suffer together, people tend to form a bond. And this is a group of people who have seen a lot of bad things. Hopefully this will bring necessary attention to this problem. If you assault someone on the street, you’re going to jail; but for some reason, you can still assault a nurse and for the most part you’re just going to go back home after your drugs or alcohol wear off.” Special Teams plans on completing their hike in seven days, averaging 15 miles a day. A former Army ranger, Loeks was part of the

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The group, led by Jeff Loeks, did a 10-mile practice hike in May to start training for the 100-miler.

three-man White Bear Lake ﬁ reﬁghter team that walked from Duluth to White Bear Lake in 2013 to raise money for a special ATV for the department. At the end of that 150-mile trek, Loeks ended up going to the emergency room for cellulitis. He suffered severe blisters and swollen legs. It’s the main reason Loeks is sticking to a hiking trail. “I’m done with pavement,” he said. Joining Loeks once again for the cause is Ron Hawkins, a former White Bear paramedic who was a member of that three-man team.

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Special Teams Charities founder Jeff Loeks dedicated the ﬁrst mile of the hike to Julie Schultz, a nurse who was brutally attacked at a hospital. It ended her career. Each mile of the hike is dedicated to someone who shares their story. Schultz told Loeks the interview was part of her healing process.

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