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Festival in the Park will kick off at City Hall Park and other various locations throughout Mounds View starting Friday, Aug. 16.
New additions and old return to Mounds View BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
Mounds View Festival in the Park will return to City Hall Park and various locations in Mounds View Aug. 16-17. New attractions and familiar favorites will be highlighted at the weekend celebration.
The first Mounds View Festival in the Park was held in 1975. It was not held every year. As it gained, popularity, it transitioned to an annual event. Over the years, the festival has grown with an addition of a parade, more games and activities for kids. Visitors can expect to see
the return of the parade, car show and the craft and vendor fair. The parade will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 and follow a new parade route. It will start at Hillview Road and end at City Hall Park. Following the parade will be Family Fun Night at the splash down splash pad.
On Saturday, the 18th annual car show will begin at 8 a.m. at Silver View Park. All years, makes and models are welcome. The trophy presentation will be at 2 p.m. The craft and vendor fair will take place from SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE 5
When people talk about “Election integrity” images of stuffing of ballot boxes, manipulating results, or other underhanded methods of fixing the elections comes to mind. Minnesota voters, however, should feel confident of accurate election results, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. “Minnesotans should have confidence in the system because of the many checks in the system,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Deputy Elections Director Paul Linnell. “Just as important, Minnesotans should have confidence and trust in their elections because of the high-integrity public officials in their communities that make it all possible.” Testing, testing and more testing Besides the integrity of officials, Linnell says the state requires stringent oversight of the ballot counting machines. “Before any electronic voting system is used in the state, it must be tested and certified by a lab accredited SEE MINNESOTA VOTERS, PAGE 7
Shoreview native gravitates towards theater and the arts Children’s Theatre teaching artist and Shoreview native Nathan Aastuen comes from a family of educators, so teaching had felt like a possibility for his future. Over the last year, Aastuen has transitioned from teaching the occasional piano class at the Children’s Theatre located in Minneapolis to a teaching artist. Recently, Press Publications sat down with Aasuten to learn more about his background in the arts and experience as a teaching artist. Q. Tell me about yourself. A. I work as a teacher artist at the Children’s Theatre, a pianist for Wyoming United Methodist Church, and occasionally a math tutor (I enjoy putting both my math and theater degree from University of Minnesota to use.) When I’m not working, I’m volunteering as the board chair of the Hallberg Center for the Arts. Beyond
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the formalities, I’m just a guy who likes to play puzzle video games and cook without a recipe. Q. How long have you been working for the Children’s Theatre Company? A. I started working for the Children’s Theatre last year as the occasional pianist for their educational classes. Over the past year, I transitioned to a teaching artist. I’ve loved every minute of it! Q. What got you into theater? A. There was a theater program at my childhood church. When I joined the cast of “Fiddler on the Roof”, I found such a caring community of uniquely interesting people. Over the past 20 years, every cast I’ve joined has been equally unique and caring.
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