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Ukrainian culture highlighted in Shoreview this October

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Public safety budget to increase The city of Shoreview’s proposed preliminary tax levy for 2024 represents an increase of the levy by $907,922. The changes to the levy were made at the Aug. 21 budget workshop with staff and city council.

Included in the 7.16% figure is a 6.02% increase— or $907,922— in general operations.

Fred Espe, the Finance Director of Shoreview, gave a rundown of what some of the significant revenue and expenditure changes are for 2024. The revenue changes include the following: •A n increase in the public safety

contract of $756,437 • Ramsey County contract for election services will increase • A decrease in salaries and benefits • A decrease in revenue changes of $248,400.

• An increase of capital funds of 0.97% • An increase in the street renewal fund of 0.37% • Capital asset replacement fund will increase by 0.60% • An increase in the Economic Development Authority (EDA) levy increase of 0.17% • An increase in the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) levy increase of $15,000 “Salaries and benefits actually

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decrease the levy from 2023.” said Espe. “After the workshop we met with staff and looked at some of the allocations of some certain employees with the city and determined that over time some of the allocations that we have weren’t necessarily accurate with the duties that the employees were performing, so we did some reallocations there.”

The House Redevelopment Authority levy is increasing by 5.08% for a total city and HRA levy increase of 7.12%.

“Ramsey County has indicated that the median home value for the city of Shoreview is $416,800 for 2024 taxes,” said Espe. “That is

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The Shoreview Parks and Recreation Department will host the first-ever Culture in the Commons event from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1.

Bring your family and learn about the different cultures that reside in Shoreview through performers, crafts and musicians.

“The idea is to celebrate various cultures that have lived here in Shoreview,” said Jennifer Verburrage, a part-time recreation program coordinator for the city.

The department has reached out to several different cultures within the community. The most responsive were those individuals who are a part of the Ukrainian community. There will be crafts and musical acts that shine a light on Ukrainian culture.

Two musical events will be featured at the event. YEV Music and the Ukrainian Village Band will perform Ukrainian-based music.

The Ukrainian Village Band, a group of six performers, will offer music based on Ukrainian and Zabava roots. Founded in 2007, this wedding and event band offers a sound that combines both traditional and modern Ukrainian music as well as its own take on popular, international rock and pop tunes.

Yev Rosso, or YEV Music, will be the second artist featured. Rosso is a singer-songwriter who has deep Ukrainian roots and is branching

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a 5.0% increase from 2023.” This means that a median- valued home would experience a tax increase of $73.73, or a 6.1% increase.

City council members voted in favor of the 2024 preliminary tax levy and budget. Once the preliminary levy is adopted, the council may decrease the levy, but they can not increase it. The annual truth-in-taxation hearing is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in the City Hall Council Chambers.

‘The action that’s being taken today is to set out the maximum tax levy, not the levy itself.” said Council Member Jon Doan.

The next Shoreview City Council meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at Shoreview City Hall, 4600 Victoria St. N., Shoreview.

Shoreview area youth baseball team 11AAA won the Gopher State Tournament of Champions.

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An Anoka man, 40, faces up to one year imprisonment and/or maximum $3,000 fine if convicted of gross misdemeanor interference with an emergency call.

At 4:35 p.m. Sept. 4, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched out to a group home in the 900 block of Dawn Avenue on an assault report. The report said that the defendant struck a caregiver at the home with a kitchen pan and cut the phone cord.

On arrival at the scene, deputies spoke with a male, later identified as the defendant, who denied hitting anyone and denied cutting the

phone cord. The suspect had an odor of alcohol on his breath and said he had drunk five drinks earlier in the day.

The caregiver told deputies that the suspect was bothering another resident while he was in the shower. The defendant then began yelling at the caregiver and shoved her, causing a bowl to break.

The caregiver said she told the suspect she was calling the police, and while she was on the phone with dispatch the suspect grabbed the phone from her and unplugged it from the base station. The suspect then brought the phone to his room.

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A Columbia Heights man, 30, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Sept. 9 after Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a domestic assault in the 500 block of Lake Summit Circle.

On arrival, deputies spoke with the suspect, who was walking south on Kent Street. He appeared intoxicated, as shown by a lack of balance and slurred speech. The defendant said that he and the victim were in a significant romantic relationship, but had gotten into an argument. The defendant claimed the argument never devolved into physicality.

However, the victim disagreed. She related how the subject yelled at her and threatened her, causing her to call for her father to come to her aid. The suspect then taunted her, saying, “You calling your dad?! I’ll beat your a-- in front of your dad.” This threat caused the victim to fear immediate bodily harm, because the suspect had hit and harmed her in the past.

While deputies were speaking with the crying victim, the suspect could be heard yelling at her from the back of the squad car.

The defendant faces up to one year imprisonment and/or maximum $3,000 fine if convicted of a subsequent violation of gross misdemeanor domestic assault to the point of instilling fear in a household or family member of immediate bodily harm or death. He has a prior qualified domestic violence conviction from July 2019.

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through overnight Aug. 24-25 and cash taken from a wallet left inside the vehicle. A garage The Environmendoor opener was also stolen from the vehicle tal Quality Com-to run ONE TIME, the we MDAN ads and used to open the garage door. The suspect • Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies took mittee announced fled when a motion light activated after he a report of an assault that occurred during the winners of started opening the garage door with the a domestic dispute at 9:04 p.m. Aug. 15 in the this year’s Green opener.

200 block of Oakwood Drive. The case has Community Awards • Deputies took a harassment report Aug. 25 been forwarded to the county attorney for at the Sept. 18 City from the 4300 block of Chatsworth Circle consideration of charges.

Council meeting. and provided information on obtaining a • Mail was reported stolen Aug. 16 from The winners were harassment restraining order (HRO). the mailroom of an apartment complex in recognized by May• A Shoreview woman, 74, was banned from the 4100 block of Lexington Avenue N. A or Sue Denkinger Kowalski’s Market in the 400 block of Highway suspect has been identified, and the case has and the Shoreview 96 for shoplifting on Aug. 25, after deputies been forwarded to the county attorney for City Council. were called to the scene of disorderly conduct. consideration of charges.

The Churchill St. restaurant The winners of Store employees recovered all the items she had • An assault between two group home residents the 2023 Community set up compost and recycling stolen. in the 1000 block of Glen Paul Court was around their restaurant to Awards are: • A St. Michael man reported being robbed reported Aug. 16. reduce overall waste.

• Heather Walch, at gunpoint at 4:36 p.m. Aug. 25, after he • A self-inflicted shooting was reported Aug. who replaced had arranged to sell an item via Facebook 17 in the 1000 block of Carmel Court. The gun her turf grass Marketplace in front of the Target store in owner was transported to St. John’s Hospital in shoreline on Snail the 3800 block of Lexington Avenue N. After Maplewood for treatment.

Lake with native the would-be buyer suggested moving the sale • The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center plants. location to the back of a gas station, a second reported an online PayPal scam targeting a • Sandra Swami, male then displayed a handgun and demanded vulnerable adult in the 5700 block of Willow who installed the victim’s wallet, cash and vehicle. All the Lane on Aug. 19. The scam resulted in a $3,000 native plants in vehicles involved in the transaction fled, loss. No suspect information exists. her front and leaving the victim standing in the middle of • A juvenile male, 16, was cited Aug. 19 on back yards. She the parking lot without his necessary items.

Highway 96 and Rice Street for careless driving also placed a Possible suspect information has been obtained, and exceeding the speed limit, following a permeable paver and a Keep Our Police Safe (KOPS) alert was traffic stop. driveway and issued. The case is under investigation.

• An Arden Hills man, 36, was cited for driving

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• A St. Paul man, 26, was arrested for fifthShoreview resident Heather after revocation Aug. 20 on Victoria Street, • Churchill St. Watch receives a Green degree assault, misdemeanor domestic assault just south of the I-694 on-ramp, following a restaurant, which Community Award for replacing and disorderly conduct at 11:30 p.m. Aug. 26 in traffic stop. The driver was also cited for failure set up a compost her turf with native plants. the 3800 block of Lexington Avenue N., after to provide proof of insurance, and failure to site in the deputies were dispatched out to the scene of a display current registration. The driver was kitchen and front of house, recycling as much male and female arguing in the parking lot. made to find other transportation while his as possible and working to overall reduce the • A Coon Rapids man, 33, was arrested on a vehicle was towed. waste produced by the restaurant. weapons violation Aug. 26 in the 3600 block of • A dog living at the 3400 block of Richmond The recipients of these awards have shown Victoria Street N. after deputies responded to Avenue was reported for escaping its yard commitment to projects and practices that will Island Lake Park on a report of a male flashing and biting a Roseville woman on Aug 21. help improve the water quality, increase native a gun at others during a family event. Before After animal control officers were notified habitat and reduce waste in the Shoreview he was booked at the adult detention center, the of the incident, they conducted a follow-up community. subject was also cited for carrying a firearm investigation on the dog, and rabies information while under the influence of alcohol in violation was gathered. The dog’s owner voluntarily Madeline Dolby of his Minnesota permit to carry. euthanized the dog.

• A resident in the 4200 block of Victoria Street N. • Domestic assault was reported Aug. 27 in the 200 block of Oakwood Drive, but no arrests were reported unknown juveniles for playing dingmade. However, a report was forwarded to the dong-ditch before fleeing the scene sometime Donate Your Vehicle city attorney for consideration of charges. overnight Aug. 21-22. Toilet paper was also • A Wyoming woman, 18, was cited Aug. 27 thrown over the complainant’s trees and Call (833) 937-2593 to donate at the Shoreview Target in the 3800 block of around the yard. your car, truck, boat, RV, Lexington Avenue N. after loss prevention • A Shoreview man, 76, was arrested at 12:29 p.m. and more today! personnel detained her for under-ringing Aug. 22 in the 1000 block of Bridge Street for ■ Support Veteran Nonprofits. $303.63 in merchandise at the self-checkout and domestic assault, after he threatened his wife ■ Free Pickup & Towing. passing all points of sale. The subject was also with a chef’s knife with a 6-inch blade when trespassed from the store before being released. she refused to be kicked out of her own home.

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• An Onalaska, Wisconsin, man reported the this address at least 30 times on reports that catalytic converter stolen from his Mitsubishi the subject threatened to kill people or dogs Outlander while it was parked in a hotel lot in with a hammer and burn the house down. He the 1000 block of Gramsie Road overnight Aug. has been charged in Ramsey County Court Your newspaper has agreed to participate in the Minnesota 28-29. with felony making threats of violence, which these ads in the main news section of your newspaper (n carries a prison term of up to five years and/or Loretta Harding per). At times, advertisers may request a specific section. a maximum fine of $10,000.

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• An unlocked motor vehicle with the keys left in the center console was reported stolen overnight Aug. 24-25 from a driveway in the 500 block of Vicki Lane. With the use of a GPS tracker, the vehicle was located at 4:50 a.m. that morning abandoned up the road in Lino Lakes.

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elcome to Fall, a beautiful season!

This month I want to inform some readers about some city activities and information: You may be aware that Victoria Valley Orchard is closed indefinitely.

This is sad news for the community as fall visits Movers & were an annual ritual for so Shakers many of us. My daughters and Sue I visited the Denkinger orchard every year and we felt so lucky to have it nearby. The orchard’s Facebook page has a posting about its closing and the city has no additional information at this point.

On a more positive note, Shoreview city apparel can now be ordered through a link of the city websites. T-shirts, hats and sweatshirts are available for those who want to wear their city spirit!

There is a fun event coming up at the Shoreview

Community Center parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m.- noon. It’s the annual Touch-a-Truck event. Which is not only great for families, but for anyone interested in city vehicles. Attendees can climb up into a snowplow and a fire truck, among many other vehicles. It really is an interesting event for all ages and staff is there to answer questions.

You may notice that fall sweeping has started and will continue for the next few months. Much of the debris is leaves and these are taken to a compost site for disposal. It’s important for water quality that leaves are removed due to the chemicals that would otherwise make their way into our lakes and streams.

Last week the city sponsored an ice cream social, held at Shoreview Hills, located at County Road F and Lexington.

This event was held to better engage with multi-family residents of the city. Many of the residents I met work at Boston Scientific and Medtronic and have resided in Shoreview for years. The Lake Johanna Fire Department and Ramsey County Sheriff staff also participated.

On a personal note, this past weekend I attended a family reunion in South Dakota. My mom, raised on a dairy farm, had 15 siblings, resulting in my nearly 70 cousins and now their descendants. We had a group of about 75 attending this year and our focus was on our family values taught by my grandparents. Each family member who chose to, shared stories about their parents, on what values they were raised with and many said it was the best reunion we’ve had. Sharing these stories drew us closer together as, generations later, the same values and lessons learned remained. Remarkably, although attendees live across the US and hold widely varying political and religious views, we don’t argue or frankly talk much about them. If people in the family don’t get along, the rest of us don’t know it.

Why am I sharing this? This weekend was a great lesson, at least for our family, that a focus on what we have in common makes our differences so much less important.

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Heidi Caccamo

Age: 42 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: Oncology Account Executive

List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

As a parent with three children in the district, I have firsthand experience with our schools. I spend my days advocating for women with breast cancer and educating physicians. I intend to do the same on the board by advocating for students and teachers while educating parents and the community. It is through this transparency and hard work that we will be able to come together and be the best district in the state! I care for students, teachers, parents, and the community. This is what makes our country so great and will make Mounds View successful!

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. Academic Achievement, School Safety and Parental/

Community Involvement are my top three priorities. I’m Dedicated to providing EACH student with the highest quality of education and learning opportunities. Helping each

Alissa Daire Nelson

Age: 44 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: Owner/Founder of Daire 2 Succeed; Certified Strengths Coach and PERMAH Facilitator

List your most recent civic/school involvement roles:

I am an active member of the district’s DEC (Diversity and Equity Council).

I recently volunteered to help student-athletes at Mounds View High School plan and coordinate a podcast. (Stay tuned for the podcast’s launch!) By day, I own and run a company that focuses on helping businesses succeed by helping them support their people to thrive. We coach, train, facilitate, and are passionate about building strengths-based, diverse, inclusive cultures where people feel they belong and are proud to work. I mention this because this is exactly the passion and skillset I bring as a candidate for school board.

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. 1) Increase support, awareness, access and funding for

mental health services & wellbeing, for students and staff This includes services and programs in the schools as well as amplifying community partnerships for out-of-school and family support.

Andre M. Koen

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. Common Sense. Education. Educa-

tional environments where parents, teachers and students partner to use district resources to achieve students' potential.

Productive Education: Students should be taught how to think, Practical Application of Learning, Balance of skills and practice, Honor productivity and academic excellence Honest Education: Inclusion of Multiple Perspectives, Complexity and Nuance, Transparency, Relevance to the Present Respect for the Whole Person: Emotional and Psychological Well-being, Intellectual Respect, Autonomy, Dignity and Interconnectedness, Social and Cultural Dimensions Education for All Pathways: My first priority is to ensure

Richard (Rich) Priore Age: 52 City of residence: Arden Hills Occupation: Professor/consultant List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

I’ve served on several local, national, and international boards, including Gigi’s Playhouse (Down Syndrome Achievement Center) and the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. I am active in the Down Syndrome Association. I am also a volunteer first responder and in-

child reach their potential means success! Race, gender, or socioeconomic status should not define what success means for each student.

I support open communication and partnership between parents and teachers for true student success. PARENTS + TEACHERS = SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN We need to have community involvement during our school board meetings again. Transparency is crucial!

Every student has the right to learn without interruption and concern for their own safety. Teachers deserve to work with students in an environment without distractions.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. I would start by including the community during our

school board meetings. This option was terminated in 2022.

One of the primary roles of the school board is to engage the public in discussion regarding education in Mounds Views public schools, but this is not currently happening. Per the current policies, “school board meetings are business meetings held in public – not public forums.” Community forums should be documented and on record for the community to review. I would propose having a monthly forum open to the public in addition to the monthly school board meetings.

Additionally, I pledge to be regularly on the ground at our

2) Ensure teachers have adequate resources to teach effectively - This includes school supplies, yes, but even more so, staff support for challenging classroom behavior, wellbeing support, and the ability to teach district-approved curriculum with the support of the family and community while families maintain their own autonomy.

3) Support inclusive, complete curriculum - Students deserve to learn accurate history, that includes uncomfortable truths. They benefit from learning about a wide array of cultures. Students of all backgrounds deserve to see themselves positively in the curriculum they are taught.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. No one method of communication works for all communi-

ty members, thus a multi-faceted approach is needed. Community members are currently able to email or call members as well as speak directly to the board between 6:30-6:55 every night there is a school board meeting (2nd & 4th Tuesdays). I promote using open, facilitated forums, with ground rules for decorum - live, online, and/or hybrid - to gather the public’s input to decisions. These could be held at the school district headquarters and/or out in the community.

When the school board, district employees, and families in our youths’ lives work together for their highest interests and success, everyone wins. Improved and transparent avenues and processes for communication, collaboration,

that our educational system is flexible enough to cater to the diverse needs and aspirations of our students. Whether they aim for a 4-year university or a trade certificate, we need to equip them with the skills and knowledge they require for success.

Home-School Connection: My second priority is to strengthen the bond between schools and homes. Parents are integral to a child's education, and we need to empower them with the tools and information they need to be active participants in their children's learning journey.

Cultural Agility for a Global Future: In today's interconnected world, my third priority is to prepare our students and staff to engage effectively with diverse cultures. This involves quality cultural agility training for our staff and an inclusive curriculum that embraces diversity and cross-cultural understanding.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. Transparency and community involvement are crucial

schools, available to teachers, students and parents. Finally, I will work closely with administration and staff so that I can communicate truth effectively with the public and include them in our decision making.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. We need to get back to basics! First, our students need

to be safe. Teachers can’t teach and students can’t learn when there is chaos. Next, we need to focus on fundamental academics. These are pretty basic needs that are not political in nature. If we focus on what our children truly need to succeed there should be no political bias. The school is there to educate, not parent our children!

As a parent with three children in the district, I have firsthand experience with our schools. I spend my days advocating for women with breast cancer and educating physicians. I intend to do the same on the board by advocating for students and teachers while educating parents and the community. It is through this transparency and hard work that we will be able to come together and be the best district in the state! I care for students, teachers, parents, and the community. This is what makes our country so great and will make Mounds View successful!

challenging conversations, and problem-solving are vital to preparing EVERY student to be successful. I would like to collectively explore other formats for making that easy and accessible.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. Our focus should be on student welfare and wellbeing,

meeting universal needs, and maximizing educational success for each student, regardless of their background or identity.

I support district-approved curriculum developed by experts that includes diverse perspectives. I advocate for respectful classroom debate, dialogue, and teaching students how to have challenging conversations about difficult or uncomfortable topics in a psychologically and emotionally safe environment.

I promote parental involvement and clearly defined, respectful, open channels for raising curriculum concerns objectively. I support parental choice to opt their child out from particular units, but actively oppose efforts to impose beliefs on the entire class, school or district.

The district could consider developing an anonymous reporting system for teachers or students who feel political bias is entering lessons, and if deemed problematic, with data to support that conclusion, teacher training on keeping lessons free of personal bias with balanced perspectives.

for regular town hall meetings, both in-person and virtual, to discuss major decisions facing the school district.

Additionally, I would push for the use of surveys and public comment periods to gather input from parents, teachers, and community members. Social media and newsletters can also be effective tools for keeping the community informed and involved.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. Education should be an environment where students

learn how to think, not what to think. To minimize political biases, I would advocate for a curriculum that is balanced, evidence-based, and reviewed by a diverse committee of educators, parents, and experts. Teachers should be trained to facilitate discussions on sensitive or controversial topics in a way that is inclusive and respectful of all viewpoints.

Additionally, any complaints about political bias should be taken seriously and reviewed impartially to ensure that our classrooms remain places of unbiased learning.

for the success of any public institution. I would advocate

structor in the National Ski Patrol at Wild Mountain.

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. 1. Safety. Provide a safe and inclusive learning environ-

ment to support high-quality education.

2. Diversity. Strength through diversity, including among our students, teachers, and staff.

3. Support. Provide teachers and staff with the necessary resources to do their best work every day, including competitive compensation, reasonable class sizes, technology, and facilities.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. I support an open and transparent dialogue with all stakeholders in the district, including special interest groups, to

exchange ideas and discuss recommendations for improvement in a respectful and inclusive environment.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. I believe in keeping political and religious ideologies out

of the classroom so our teachers can focus on developing and instructing evidence-based best practice curricula and programs that support the growth needs of each student.

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Art Mills

Age: 53 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: IT professional List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

I’m really just a dad. My biggie, Brynn, just graduated from Mounds View and is at the U now. My bitty, Bria, is a Junior at Mounds View. I moved to this district for these schools. And in large part they are still doing well, by comparison to other districts. But there are concerns, from declining proficiency scores, to autocratic decisions outside current board policies, to simple rejection of law when it comes to protecting athletic opportunities for our female students, an area as a father of two multi-sport female varsity athletes resonates loudly at Mills Manor.

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. To a degree my priorities upon entering have shifted

somewhat through dozens of conversations with voters in person and virtually. Two of those community concerns point to worry over the declining outcomes of basic proficiency scores we all have, as well as concerns that school

Heidi Danielson

Age: 54 City of residence: New Brighton Occupation: Non-profit Foundation

operations

List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

• Mounds View School Board (2019 present) • Mounds View District Equity Council (2020 - present) • Mounds View Schools Education Foundation trustee (2016 - 2023) • Neighbors United Campaign Manager - the committee that supported the bond to fund additions and renovations to MV schools (2017) • Mounds View Facilities Task Force (2016 - 2017) • Irondale Activities Committee (2016 - 2017) • Mounds View District Curriculum Advisory Committee (2015 - 2017) • EPAT (Edgewood PTA) Fundraiser and Bookfair chair and co-chair (2008 - 2017) • Classroom volunteer and PTA Committee Chair - Pinewood

Jim DeMay

Age: 58 Occupation: Retired City of residence: North Oaks List most recent civic/school involvement:

•Mounds View School Board, 2020-present •Mounds View Schools Education Foundation, Vice Chair •Association of Metropolitan Schools •Districts, Board •St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, Board •Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary Club, Member •School District Representative, Valentine Hills PTO and Pinewood PTO •Mounds View Boys Soccer Boosters, Former President •Shoreview Park and Recreation Commision, Former Board Member •Lake Region Youth Hockey, Former Board Member •Mounds View Youth Hockey, Former Board Member •Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Former Board Member

safety is not best dealt with through restorative discipline practices, while more traditional progressive discipline practices may be better suited, coinciding with more robust incident reporting. The third key area is a mix, but is largely tied to how the public and school board interact and how the board responds to pressing concerns. There is a widespread feeling the current board has made itself largely unavailable to hearing public concern. Moreover, the current board seems to relish the role of doing as little as possible to exercise its necessary and statutory authority to press forward with clearly needed district policy action.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. As mentioned, there is widespread community concern

over how the current school board has actively, and, frankly, in a self-serving fashion, limited how the public may interact with members of the board in public meetings. From the time Covid shut down schools, the board has revised eight total policies. Four directly limit community engagement.

Three impact the board itself in some fashion. Only one policy directed at helping our kids has been touched. I am going to open the board meetings to the public to the best of my ability. But it can’t stop there. I’m going to coordinate with each school in the district to make myself available to meet

and Sunnyside (2001 - 2014)

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. Many students are still recovering from learning losses

experienced during the pandemic. Our staff continue to tirelessly support our students, reaching out with individual attention and intervention as they work to close any learning gaps experienced by students.

We must continue to examine how we ensure that the district’s Equity Promise becomes reality for EACH student in the district. In 2020, district administration established a goal to update and renew the equity promise. I am grateful for the staff and community members who have undertaken this work – it will continue to be top priority.

The necessity to recognize and respond to the mental health needs of students must be an ongoing priority for us.

Our students continue to pave the way, speaking openly and honestly about their mental health and the supports they need. We must continue to listen and respond.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. The Mounds View district utilizes many methods of

gathering input from the community - through surveys sent to students and parents; involving community members in committees and initiatives such as the District Equity Coun-

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district: A. Learning loss: During COVID some of our students fell be-

hind, we are implementing a strong game plan for improving academic performance. We have intervention teachers, who provide a double dose of math and reading. Over 76% of our budget is focused on teachers and classroom instruction.

School Safety: Safety remains a top priority. We have invested in new building security for our schools, improved our School Resource Officer program with local police departments, created state-of-the-art emergency protocols and added mental health resources for students struggling with issues.

Early School Reading Success: A priority will be investing in a strong school readiness program so that all our students are ready to learn by kindergarten. The state legislature has provided additional funding for our early childhood program which has over 500 participants ages 3-5. We must continue to implement evidence-based practices, like phonics, for strong reading skills by third grade.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in decision making?

A. Parents and residents have many vehicles to share their

opinions. Community members can speak directly to the Board before each regular meeting. Parents often speak to

with students, parents and staff at specified times to directly engage and hear their concerns and bring them to my fellow board members. One teacher wrote to me that the current board is too disconnected to know what’s going on. I agree.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. Bias is a natural part of the human condition. Some-

times acknowledged. Often implicit. As a former journalist you learn to take bias seriously and attempt to curb your own. I was not always successful at this and I do not believe every teacher can be completely perfect in this area. As a board member, our duty is to prioritize, though governance policy and regulation, that which is critical to our community. Increasing, then maintaining, proficiency test scores.

Improving school disciplinary actions to enhance reporting and assure consequences for bad behavior. Providing the leadership to give every school the ability to deal with cell phone use to limit the disruptive usage during instruction.

These are reasonably straightforward policy measures and somewhat more complex accompanying regulations we can solicit feedback on and codify to provide the leadership necessary to fulfill our promise of an excellent education for our students.

cil, the district Curriculum Committee, etc.; and inviting input from parents and guardians when considering a major change that will impact our students and their families (the change in school start times, for example). The district must continue to be open to input from our community.

Each School Board meeting is preceded by Comments to the Board, an opportunity for members of the community to bring their opinions and perspectives to the school board and administration. The extended time allotted allows those who attend to follow up individually with members of the district administration and Board for answers and information. Board members and district administrators are also available via email and phone calls for questions and input.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. The history of excellence in the Mounds View district

is due in large part to our excellent teachers and staff.

Our teachers and administrators have learned their trade through the courses and work to achieve their educational degrees, required ongoing professional development and recertification courses and the experiences they have honed in the classroom. They are the professionals to whom we should turn when questions about curriculum arise. me directly at community events, personal meetings, and phone calls. I look forward to upcoming facilitated forums on school issues with our local PTOs, Lions Club and League of Women's Voters.

We must keep a strong emphasis on community and parent surveys. We receive a lot of input and information on major decisions through these surveys. In some of our buildings, we are reevaluating our cell phone use policy, and the first step was interacting with a parent survey.

The public has the last word on leadership for our local schools through elections. Levy and school bond referendums must be approved by the voters. We should re-examine our election process for school leadership and consider election years with maximum participation.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. Stress a classroom environment that is open to respectful

dialogue and open to ideas. Train teachers, administrators, and staff in anti-bias practices. We need to teach students to have challenging conversations with people of differing viewpoints. Learning how to respectfully disagree is a skill that is helpful to learn not only around politics but other controversial topics. Conflict is not inherently negative if the dialogue remains productive.

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Jon VanOeveren

Age: 46 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: Early Childhood Special Education Data & Fiscal Manager at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

*Safe Schools for Mounds View Co-organizer and co-administrator (current) Minnesota Association of Professional Employees *Local 1002 Steward (since 2014) *Vice-President of Local 1002 (current) *Membership Secretary of Local 1002 (2021 to 2023) *Elected to Statewide Organizing Council (2021) Twin Cities Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America *Member of the Labor Branch Organizing Committee (current) *2021 National Convention Delegate

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. Safe Schools: Today more than ever, our students, fami-

lies, and educators need to feel secure that their individual

Jonathan Weinhagen

Age: 40 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: President & CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber

List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

- Parent, Chippewa (6th and 8th Grade) and Mounds View Students (10th Grade) - Chair, Mounds View School Board - Board Liaison, Turtle Lake PTA -Board Member, Family Housing Fund -Board Member, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce - Task Force Member, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Worker Misclassification Task Force Additionally, my wife and I are both graduates of Mounds View, Class of 2001 for me (Valentine Hills/HighView) and Class of 2003 for her (Turtle Lake/Chippewa)

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. 1. Academic achievement, especially as we continue to

Mark Kelliher

List most recent civic/school involvement roles:

I have been an engaged volunteer for Habitat For Humanity, where I was part of a regular work crew. I have served as a docent for the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, as well as a judge for History Day sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society. I actively volunteer for the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program, where I provide educational talks and organize forested landscape remediation projects. I serve on the Parks and Trails Commission for the City of Arden Hills and have helped the city procure grant funding monies to enhance the city’s parks and trails.

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. I want to see academic proficiencies improve. To put the

issue of eroding performance into perspective, consider that less than two-thirds (65.6%) of our tenth graders were able to Read at grade-level in 2022. For Math, the results were even more alarming because less than half (47.7%) of eleventh graders demonstrated proficiency. The pandemic does not

Paul Wikstrom

Age: 61 City of residence: Shoreview Occupation: Sr. Engineering Manager

List most recent civic/school involvement roles: Youth club soccer coach, high school trap shooting coach, High Tech Kids Minnesota, Mounds View Boys/Girls Soccer booster club member/president, and home field soccer game announcer, high school event volunteer, North Suburban Soccer Club (NSSA) board Field Coordinator (6 years) and President (3 years.)

Q. What are your top three priorities for the school district?

A. First, I would work to improve school safety. We can

make the environment safer for the students, teachers, and administrators by applying a consistent and fair discipline

identities are protected, their mental health is supported, and their educational spaces foster communities of inclusivity. You cannot create a stable learning environment and strengthen academic achievement without ensuring that students and educators feel safe and belonging.

Student Mental Health: After the last four years of social, economic, and political insecurity, many students and families are struggling with mental health needs unmet by our current healthcare system. Schools must fill this gap.

For students to be successful in school, it is essential that the whole child is supported. That means breaking down the invisible barriers of mental health and providing services that meet our students’ needs.

Green Schools: Our students will be the ones to shoulder the largest impact of our ongoing climate crisis. As school leaders, we can make a change now to curb that impact.

We need to do our part by becoming a carbon neutral and climate resilient district.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. If elected, I will continue organizing families in our com-

munity to help make our priorities a reality. I am committed to two-way communication. I will listen to our PTAs while also realizing that not all families have the time and resources to participate. I will seek those unheard voices by reach-

recover from learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students across the country experience learning losses and while the Mounds View Schools are improving more quickly, in large part because of our exceptional staff, there is work to be done.

2. Equity has been a critical priority for the Mounds View Schools since the creation of the Equity Promise in 2012. As our demographics continue to evolve it is even more urgent to ensure our staff and curriculum reflect our student population.

3. Mental health continues to be a challenge for many students and staff in our district. Continued prioritization and resourcing are essential to ensuring a safe and healthy environment.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. I deeply value public input and rely on it when making

decisions. In my nine years as a board member, I have had zones of cups of coffee with members of the public, taken hundreds of phone calls and returned thousands of emails.

I also value public participation in Comments to the Board

explain these poor results because performance erosion was evident even before Covid.

My second priority is to reintroduce industrial arts back into the curriculum. Not every student is college-bound, yet that is generally how our curricula are designed. Every student can benefit from exposure to the industrial arts early in life.

My third priority is to implement a volunteer system where individuals from the community can become involved with the education of our young people. There is a wealth of career experience and community talent that should be made available to our students.

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. Currently, public comments are not allowed during school

board meetings. Eliminating that venue for providing input is very unhealthy and isolates the board from understanding the full consequences of its decisions. One of my very first actions as a board member will be to open board meetings back up to public comments. The board needs to hear from parents and the community, even if that feedback is uncomfortable. Making this change will be a healthy step forward to improving the transparency of the board’s actions.

policy that addresses the needs of each and every student.

We must stop the fighting! Second, we must improve the standardized test scores and the mental health surveys by putting education back to our highest priority and promoting a positive and engaging environment in which all students can have the opportunity to succeed. Third, we must strengthen the role and presence of parents in the student’s educational development. We can achieve this by listening to parents and promoting constructive engagement between parents, teachers, and students for academically successful outcomes!

Q. If elected, how would you involve the public in making major decisions?

A. I would start by opening up the regular school board

meetings to public input! The current school board has denied parent/resident input on the public record since January 2022. Unfortunately the parents and residents in our community have been denied their voice within the community by the incumbent school board! By opening up public

ing out to them rather than waiting for them to reach out to me. I am committed to open, transparent, and democratic decision making with families, students, and educators at its center.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. Trying to keep politics out of classrooms is like trying to

prevent Minnesota from having frigid winters; it's impossible. Politics inherently involves various opinions and perspectives, and schools serve as platforms for exploring and understanding these viewpoints. Politics permeates every aspect of our lives, often even when we're unaware of it. When people argue that teachers should avoid discussing politics, it typically means they're upset about a particular issue. Interestingly, those who complain about political bias are, in essence, engaging in a form of politics themselves. It's important to understand why some people advocate for the exclusion of politics from the classroom. Is it an attempt to maintain a privileged status quo, which, in itself, is a form of politics? When we stigmatize discussions about political economy, we limit our capacity to effect positive change and, instead, hand that influence to those who claim bias without fostering a constructive dialogue.

prior to each board meeting. If re-elected, I will continue to make myself accessible to the public and actively seek public input in making major decisions.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. The role of school board member is a non-partisan elected

position representing over 93,000 residents across seven cities and serving over 11,000 students. It is important to understand the broad range of views when making policy decisions. As a Policy Governance body, the creation and implementation of curriculum (what happens in the classroom) is delegated in large part to accredited professionals.

Board members always have the opportunity to provide consultation to the Superintendent and management on items that fall outside the scope of board responsibility and the impact of political biases in affecting the classroom would be an example of this. I will continue to actively communicate and engage with district leadership on this and other issues facing our schools.

Eliciting public engagement to learn where it stands on issues can also be enhanced by asking board members to regularly attend the various PTA group meetings. Additionally, if my idea of building a network of volunteers is adopted, that network would be an excellent source of understanding the potential impacts of any major change being considered by the board.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. I have spent the bulk of my career serving in the capacity

of a fiduciary. A fiduciary is someone who manages financial decisions based on what is best for the individual client; nobody else. Likewise, the role of a school board member is to serve with a focus on what is best for the students as individuals. To avoid the influence of politics, I will cast my votes as a board member with only the students in mind.

During my election campaign, I pledged not to seek, nor to accept the endorsement of any organization representing employees of our school district. My reasoning for doing so is that when I am seated on the board, I know that any decision I make will not be unduly influenced by such endorsements. Instead, my decisions will be made only through the lens of what is best for the individual student.

input the new school board will set the example for all levels within the district and schools. As a school board member I will observe the school and classroom environments, actively listen to the teachers and parents, and bring my observations back into the school board decision making.

Q. How will you keep political biases from affecting the classroom?

A. The school board’s role is to set policies that conform to

state law and align with the communities’ values and expectations. Through thoughtful policy making and implementation, the educational delivery will be more in line with the expectations of the parents and residents within the district.

The tensions within the Mounds View School District are coming from partisan legislation that has passed into law, and from organizations outside of the district that are pushing transformative agendas. This is a challenging time for the Mounds View School district! The new school board will need to address these important issues, and lobby the state legislature for changes. I am up for the challenge!

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Yev Rosso, a solo artist, will also be a featured artist at Haffeman Pavilion.

out to reach those in the American Midwest. His music is based around his experience as a Ukrainian immigrant in the Midwest.

“We will have a couple of craft stations for families to bring their kids,” Verburrage said. The tables will highlight different Ukrainian crafts.

“The event is designed to expose people to these various cultures that are celebrated here within the Shoreview area,” Verburrage added, “and to experience some of the music and art of those cultures.”

Culture in the Commons is starting off small with only one event this year, but the Parks and Recreation Department has hopes that the event will continue to grow.

The event will take place at the Haffman Pavilion center located at the Shoreview Community Center, 4600 Victoria St., Shoreview.

Fall colors in Minnesota typically peak in midto-late-September through mid-October, starting in the northernmost part of the state and working southward. Peak fall color usually lasts two weeks but can vary widely depending on location and weather. Many factors play into the timing and brilliance of the fall color season in Minnesota, such as day length, temperatures and rainfall.

Minnesota is in its third summer with drought conditions in at least part of the state. Though severe summer drought may lessen the intensity of fall colors, there has been no correlation to the timing of peak fall colors and drought.

The Minnesota DNR’s Fall Color Finder (mndnr. gov/fallcolors) is a way for the public to follow the annual progression of fall color change throughout the state. Minnesota DNR staff throughout the state share reports from their location each Wednesday, in time for people to make travel plans for the coming weekend. The webpage includes a color-coded map that shows the approximate percentage of leaves that have changed color across the state, and a slideshow of recent photos taken by staff and visitors. The public is also welcome to submit their photos from visits to state parks, forests and trails.

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

To celebrate Minnesota’s most colorful season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing a fall color forecast, the typical timing of peak colors, ways for Minnesotans to find where colors are at their peak each week, and suggestions for where to visit to see fall colors.

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No fees for meals

This fall, the Mounds View School District is joining Minnesota’s Free School Meals Program. All students will be offered one breakfast and one lunch at no cost each day at school.

There will be additional a la carte items available for purchase using meal account funds.

To add funds to a student’s meal account online, visit linqconnect.com.

You can also send cash or a check to school with your student.

• The late buses will depart Mounds View High School at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays only. One can find route information and maps at moundsviewschool.org/Page/2580 or in the vestibule by the front doors.

• There will be no school on Monday, Oct. 9, due to a teacher workday.

• Picture Retake Day for students will be from 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13.

There are also other free or reducedrate benefits. An application is not required to receive this no-cost meal benefit. Families are still encouraged to apply in case they could receive other benefits such as reduced transportation fees, reduced academic test fees and discounted interest services. The application can be found at www. moundsviewschools.org/reducedfees.

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e all look up to him when it should be the other way around,” my neighbor attending clay classes at the White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) said, “We’re old guys barely able to use a wheel, and he’s shoulderdeep molding a four-foot tall vase!” Fascinated, I had to hunt down this pottery prodigy for myself. How is someone so young so good? Two weeks later, sitting across from Mahtomedi senior Sam Thein, I found my answer.

“Right now, I do pottery for two hours every day at school,” Sam explains, “I’m in AP Pottery, and I’m a teacher’s assistant for the beginners. Half my day, I get to myself; the other half, I spend helping others.”

“Then he comes here [WBCA] for the evening class,” his mother, Kari Thein, adds, “It’s almost an obsession.”

Even more impressive, Sam was fresh off of football practice when he met with me. Once his varsity football season’s over, he’ll shift his focus to basketball.

While one may imagine sports and art have little in common, Sam actually began pottery because of sports.

“I tore my meniscus two years ago,” Sam recounts, “so I was just sitting with nothing to do. I chose a pottery elective because I thought, ‘Why not learn

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something new?’ It just took off from there.” While Sam has fully recovered from his injury, he’s incorporated pottery around his athletic schedule. “I love sports, but I get bored if that’s all I’m doing every single day. Pottery’s

something new every single day.”

One recent challenge Sam Thein has attempted is familiarizing himself with an old-school kick wheel. “I’m going to St. John’s for college [to double major in ceramics and business], but all I’ve practiced on is electric wheels. I bought a kick wheel, and it’s really exciting.” Here, Sam chuckles meekly, “but it’s been hard building.”

When I ask him which artists inspire him, he says he doesn’t have one source. At this, Kari shakes her head, commenting, “Most kids are on their phones—and Sam is, too—but he’s watching pottery videos for inspiration!” From these videos, Sam finds different techniques and styles, then uses the ones most comfortable to him.

As I’m wrapping up the interview, I ask if he’s got a style or a voice yet. Sam shakes his head, unsure, then offers, “I like to make pieces for people’s homes, but no one has the same home, so I kinda wanna sell to everyone!”

Such an opportunity is coming soon. Sam is having a smallbusiness-Saturday sale at 7 Vines Vineyard on November 25th from 12:30-4:30pm.

Browse Sam Thein’s entire collection at samtheinpottery. com

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When: Thursday, October 5 & Friday, October 6 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, October 7 at 2:00 PM WBCA will be hosting performances of The Laramie Project by Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts. This project is a traveling fivemonth educational series for high school actors at Northern Starz.

PERENNIAL, MEDICINAL HERBS FOR THE HOME LANDSCAPE Where: White Bear Center for the

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When: Tuesday, October 17, 7:00-8:30 PM There is a wide diversity of culinary and medicinal herbs that we can grow as perennials here in Minnesota. Join local landscape designer Pete Widin for an exploration of these exciting plants.

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ednesday is very different from a Disney princess,” intones Eleanor Cannon, Children’s Performing Arts’ Wednesday Addams (and recent Belle in their Beauty and the Beast production), “so all my choices are somewhat weird.”

“I just pretend I’m a dad,” shrugs Weston Rabbitt, the show’s Gomez Addams, “He’s more talkative than I am, but his humor’s pretty similar to mine.”

“She gets what she wants,” smirks Laila Elazab when talking about her character, Morticia Addams, “She’s bossy and stubborn, so I really wanted to be her.”

Though these three young actors have different demeanors and approaches, they all separately said the same words: “It’s been really fun.”

For Cannon, her confidence is higher now. “Belle was my first lead, and I was the youngest of the core cast.

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a nice break,” Sam explains.

When I point out that he does pottery as much as he does sports, Sam laughs, conceding the point. “It’s become a challenge to myself to see how good I can get… You can create

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excitement, but less nerves this time.”

Elazab mentions the narrow age range as the reason for her comfort on stage. “I’ve worked with some of the same people before, so we get along,” she expresses.

Rabbitt, meanwhile, trusts the ability of the ensemble, saying, “Normal middle-school plays aren’t very good because there are so many without experience. Here, we have a lot of good singers—really good. Everyone has been in a play before, too, so I’m more comfy on stage.”

A trusting ensemble is essential to any good production, but, for director Evan Heil, it’s only the foundation.

“Since they’re middle schoolers,” Heil reasons, “I take an educational approach to my directing style. Just like Broadway actors, we do tablework: ’What does your character want?’ ‘How do they get it?’ There’s never a wrong answer—just ones that don’t go in the direction we’re doing right now.”

According to Heil, this encourages the actors to not

be so hard on themselves, which, in turn, frees them up to try again. The results have been effective. “It’s been such a good strategy,” Elazab comments, “It makes me think more about my character, and I have a deeper connection.”

Cannon especially appreciates this approach because she’s so close with her costars. “I’m taking risks as a performer, yes, but I’m willing to take more risks because I’m taking them with friends.”

Rabbitt, meanwhile, believes it’s the whole reason people should see the show. “Every Addams family is different,” he points out, “because different people play them. How did we add detail to our Addams family? And how will you react?”

Find out soon! The Addams Family opens Thursday, October 26th and runs through Sunday, November 5th.

Get tickets online at childrensperformingartsmn.org

HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS BUS TOUR WITH A BANG!

eople would ask incoming gangsters, ‘Why are you so pale? White Bear Lake is a summer town,’” Allison Lincoln, Member and Donor Services Director for the White Bear Lake Historical Society, paraphrases. The gangsters’ response? “We’re the musicians. We’re pale because we practice at night.”

Lincoln admits, “A musician’s a great cover. Clubs need a band, and how else are you gonna hide a Tommy gun?” White Bear Lake’s 1920s mobster scene is infamous,

so much so that the details get a little warped 100 years later. Many townsfolk may be familiar with neither the events nor where they took place. Consequently, the Historical Society is taking people on a tour via The Gangster Bus! Hosted by Sara Hanson, The Gangster Bus will drive passengers around the entirety of White Bear Lake (the body of water, not the town, wiseguy), stopping at each community. “Obviously, the Idlewile Cottage is a big stop,” Lincoln notes, “since that’s where Ma Barker stayed. There’s also going to be a stop at where The Plantation

[a notorious mafia hideout] used to be. The bus will also stop at Catherine Abbott Park near Dellwood because a notable drive-by shooting occurred there.”

All of these stops and more promise to quench mobster aficianados’ thirst.

“We did a promo for the tour in Roseville, and people went nuts,” Lincoln marvels, “gangster mania is alive and well in the Twin Cities.”

Why, then, hasn’t The Gangster Bus been a storied annual tradition? Lincoln has an understandable, though frustrating, answer: “So much of this was rumor.

Then the FBI recently declassified all the documents regarding that time, so now we know what actually happened.” Now armed with as many facts as its subjects had bullets, The Gangster Bus promises to be the bees’ knees.

The Gangster Bus tour runs on Tuesday, October 28th, at 10 and 11:30am, rain or (hopefully) shine. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at whitebearhistory. org/events

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF AERATION SYSTEM TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the City of Shoreview will commence operation of the pond aeration system located within the Shoreview Community Center Pond the week of October 30, 2023.

The Shoreview Community Center Pond is located northeast of the Shoreview Community Center, which is located at 4580 Victoria Street North in Shoreview, Minnesota.

Published two times in the Shoreview Press on September 12 and September 26, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Shoreview, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 16, 2023 at approximately 7:00 pm at the City of Shoreview Council Chambers in the Shoreview City Hall, 4600 Victoria Street North, Shoreview, Minnesota, concerning (1) the submittal of an application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for a grant under the Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) program. The City of Shoreview is requesting approximately $580,000 to assist with the start-up of Mozarc Medical, which funds will be used for the creation of jobs, and (2) the contribution of $250,000 in City Tax Increment Financing funds pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 469.176, subd. 4n, as enacted by 2021 Minn. Laws, 1st Spec. Sess., Ch. 14, art. 9 sec. 1, which funds will be used for job creation.

All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing at which time you will be given the opportunity to express comments on the project. Written testimony will also be accepted at the public hearing. Written comments must be received by October 16 at Shoreview City Hall, 4600 Victoria Street North, Shoreview, Minnesota, 55126. Specific questions can be directed to Tom Simonson, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director. The City of Shoreview makes reasonable accommodation for any known disability and to meet the needs of non-English speaking residents that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this public hearing. Persons needing accommodation must notify Tom Simonson, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director, at 651-490-4612 or tsimonson@shoreviewmn.gov no later than October 10, 2023, to allow adequate time to make needed arrangements.

All interested persons may appear at the hearing and present their views orally or prior to the meeting in writing.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREVIEW, MINNESOTA Brad Martens, City Manager Published one time in the Shoreview Press on September 26, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW

ORDINANCE NO. 1024 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE TREE TRIMMERS’ LICENSE APPLICATION The Shoreview City Council ordains that Exhibit B of the Shoreview Municipal Code is amended to read as follows, EXHIBIT B: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE SCHEDULE Delete the $50 annual fee and replace with $100 annual fee under the Tree Trimmer License line.

Adoption Date: Passed by the city council of the City of Shoreview on the 18th day of September, 2023.

Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective the day following its publication in the city’s official newspaper.

Sue Denkinger, Mayor ATTEST: Brad Martens, City Manager Published one time in the Shoreview Press on September 26, 2023.

MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SUMMARY, AUGUST 15, 2023 Meetings take place at the District Center in Shoreview (4570 Victoria Street N). Complete minutes available upon request at the District Center.

2023-24 District Operational Plan The Board approved the 2023-24 District Operational Plan (DOP) as presented by Superintendent Chris Lennox. The DOP is the annual administrative work plan of the District and has been developed by the Superintendent and Cabinet. It is directly related to the District’s vision and to the School Board’s strategic directions for the year. The 2023-24 DOP has three priority areas and seven total goals. The 2023-2024 DOP can be viewed on the website.

2023-24 Enrollment Update Bernice Humnick, executive director of business services, presented an enrollment update for the 2023-24 school year. Enrollment projections indicate 11,216 students are currently enrolled and expected to attend Mounds View Public Schools this fall. Enrollment data will be monitored through the start of the school year.

Readiness For School Opening Darin Johnson, executive director of school management, gave an update on the District’s readiness for the 2023-24 school year. Johnson highlighted completed maintenance and construction projects at various buildings, as well as updated members on the hiring and preparedness of staff. Johnson also highlighted nutrition services and the legislation that recently passed providing one breakfast and one lunch daily at no cost for all students.

Summer School And Summer Work By Teachers Angie Peschel, executive director of curriculum & instruction, Erin Matteson, coordinator of community education, Bobbie Olson, Area Learning Center principal and Ryan Lang, Snail Lake Kindergarten Center principal, highlighted summer curriculum and staff development projects that were undertaken this summer, as well as learning and enrichment opportunities provided to students through Community Education.

Updates The Board discussed issues and updates related to NE Metro 916, AMSD/ legislative and shared updates on their activities and participation in events and committees around the District.

Thank You The Board accepted with appreciation gifts from Mr. & Mrs. Tyler VanEps, Mary K. Anderson, Brian Brandt, Andover Football Association - Marcie DeMaio, Dianne Ward, Elizabeth M Frenzel Jones, Jennifer Hanlon Ash, Amy Orstad, Sreenath Avula, Jay Strubel, Kelly Moller, Kate Olson, Beth VanHeel, Gregg Erickson, Maria Rog, Kip and Judy Hauser, David and Sheila Lein, New Brighton/Mounds View Rotary – John Ordway and Rotarians, Susan and Timothy Slechta, Family of Barbara Qualley – James Afdahl, Jennifer & Brian Bradway, Hanna Frahm, Ramona Holmes, Eagle Brook Spring Lake Park Pastor Lisa Engh, Carley Foundry - Jordan Carley, Jim L. and Ruth A. Bowyer and St. Odilia Catholic Church Jim Saumweber.

A Look Ahead September 14, 5 p.m., work session September 19, 7 p.m., regular meeting (6:30 p.m. comments to the Board) Published one time in the Shoreview Press on September 26, 2023.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISSOLVE

Conduction Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, filed its Notice of Intent to Dissolve with the Minnesota Secretary of State on September 13, 2023 and is in the process of dissolving its corporate status in accordance with Minnesota law. Claims of all creditors of the corporation must be received, in writing, no later than December 27, 2023 at 10 Wildflower Place, North Oaks, MN 55127.

Published four times in the Shoreview Press on September 26, October 10, 24, and November 7, 2023.

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Ecumen St. Benedict’s Community 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 3530 LEXINGTON AVE N , SHOREVIEW MN 55126 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Ecumen 3530 LEXINGTON AVE N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126 Ecumen SBC Inc. 3530 LEXINGTON AVE N, SHOREVIEW MN 55126 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: September 1, 2023 Signed: Loretta M. Lewis Published two times in the Shoreview Press on September 12 and September 26, 2023.

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Humanize Transportation 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 392 16TH AVE SW, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Abdulle Consulting LLC 392 16TH AVE SW, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: September 7, 2023 Signed: Abdullahi Abdulle Published two times in the Shoreview Press on September 12 and September 26, 2023.

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SPORTS BRIEFS VOLLEYBALL

Mounds View has a 6-4 record after splitting four matches the past two weeks.

Centennial beat the Mustangs 25-15, 2521, 25-17 on Sept. 12, then won over North St. Paul 25-16, 25-12, 25-10 on Sept. 18 and won a marathon over Cretin-Derham Hall 22-25, 25-16, 27-25, 24-26, 15-11 on Sept.

19. Stillwater shaded the Mustangs 26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 25-2 last PHOTO BY BRUCE STRAND Thursday on Sept. 21.

Gigi Otto of the Mustangs went up Seeing action were for a block against Cretin-Derham Audrey Kocon, Lily Hall’s Sydney Gerczak Ryan, Eva Bona, Victoria Kurilov, Rylee Loween, Gigi Otto, Maddy Hakes, Emma Noreen and Avery Jedlenski.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Mounds View placed 12th of 40 teams in the top division of the University of Minnesota’s Griak Invitational on Friday. With 116 teams from multiple states, competition is divided into Championship, Gold and Maroon races. Stevens Point (WI) placed first. Mounds View was sixth among Minnesota teams, with Wayzata (4th), Edina (5th) and Minnetonka (6th) leading. For the Mustangs, Cayden Stoner placed 57th (16:51), Levi Hammerbeck 71st

(16:57), Sam Beer 111th (17:23), Otto Coleman 119th (17:27) and Joseph Cole 158th (17:41) of 408 runners.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Mounds View placed 25th of 40 teams in the top division of the University of Minnesota’s Griak Invitational on Friday. With 116 teams from multiple states, competition is divided into Championship, Gold, and Maroon races.

Wayzata was the champion. For the Mustangs, Linnea CONTRIBUTED Ousdigian placed 16th (19:15), Abby Linnea Ousdigian (1944) made a turn Urriola 41st on the way to 16th place among 377 (20:00), Adela at the University of Minnesota Griak Peterson 197th Invitationa (21:48), Emma Stupar 234th (22:11) and Maya Surve 266th (22:32) among 377 runners. Emily Mehta, their number three runner, was injured during the race and unable to finish.

GIRLS SOCCER Mounds View has posted five shutouts while compiling a 5-4-1 overall record, 3-1-1 in the Suburban East. The Mustangs lost to Champlin Park 1-0; blanked Coon Rapids 4-0 with goals by Karin Hoyt, Anya Westlund, Veronica Warren and Sophia Ohmann. They lost to Hill-Murray 2-1 with Westlund

scoring; beat Simley 2-0 as Ohmann and Berklee Reelfs found the net and beat Park 2-0 with Westlund notching both goals. The Mustangs were stymied by Mahtomedi 1-0 and then White Bear Lake 3-0. They topped Forest Lake 3-0 with Westlund delivering two goals and Olivia Overbo one. Last week, the Mustangs had a 0-0 tie with Stillwater (8-2-1) and beat CretinDerham Hall 2-0. Finja Poecher has been in goal for the Mustangs, yielding just seven goals in nine games.

The defensive crew is anchored by Amelia Gregory, Veronica Warren, Mica Ledesma and Liliana Peleska.

BOYS SOCCER Mounds View had one win, two ties and two losses over the past two weeks, leaving the Mustangs with a 5-3-2 record. They tied White Bear Lake 1-1 on Sept. 11 with Asher Wynn scoring, beat Forest Lake 3-0 on Sept. 13 with goals by Sebastian Gallegos Guadarrama (two) and George Deibert, lost to Stillwater 2-0 on Sept. 19, tied Cretin-Derham Hall 1-1 with Lukas Hoyt scoring last Thursday, and lost to Duluth East 5-3 on Saturday as Wynn notched two goals and Jason Catrine one. Derrick Stevens in goal has a .744 save percentage.

TENNIS Mounds View has a 11-5 ledger with nine straight wins and leads the Suburban East at 6-0. In the last two weeks, the Mustangs beat White Bear Lake 7-0, Woodbury 7-0, Roseville 6-1, Forest Lake 5-2, and Breck 6-1. Rory Wahlstrand has an 8-6 record at 1-singles and Reese Wahlstrand is 12-4 at 2-singles.

Annabelle Huang is 12-4 at 1-doubles with multiple partners. The singles lineup usually includes Avery Schifsky and Maddie Shen.

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WHITE BEAR FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m.- noon Fridays through

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“THE THREE MUSKETEERS” When: Sept. 15- Oct. 1 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts

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SHOREVIEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 15TH BIRTHDAY PARTY When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 Where: Haffeman Pavilion,

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Shoreview Commons, 4580 Victoria St. Details: Celebrate the Foundation, which has provided more than 60 grants to community organizations over the past 15 years. There will be birthday treats and a short program.

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Where: White Bear Area Senior Center, 2484 E. County Rd. F. East Details: Over 20+ vendors in the parking lot and more inside. There will be baked goods and a food truck.

Come as a shopper or register to be a vendor.

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Center, 4941 Long Ave. Details: Lakeshore Players’ presents the story of an adventure, unexpected heroes and everlasting friendship. Ticket details online.

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When: 3- 6 p.m. Tuesdays through October Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580

4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: M.E. Bakos will sign copies of her home renovator mysteries, including the latest ‘Killer Flip’, and Frank Weber will sign his book ‘The Haunted House of Hillman.’

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AUTHOR VISIT When: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29 Where: Lake Country Booksellers,

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WHITE BEAR TOASTMASTERS OPEN HOUSE When: 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 Where: White Bear Lake City Hall,

6701 Highway 61 Details: Learn to improve your public speaking and build leadership skills.

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LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST When: 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Tuesday,

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Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Free naturalist-led program for those 50+. May include a trail hike. Registration is not required.

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TOUCH-A-TRUCK When: 9 a.m.- noon, Saturday, Oct. 7 Where: Haffeman Pavilion,

Where: Oneka Elementary, 4889 Heritage Pkwy. N., Hugo Details: Free community event that connects local businesses and families. There will be carnival-like activities, inflatables, face painting, demonstrations, prizes, food and vendors.

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Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Come check out all the big trucks used throughout the city.

This is your chance to hop in the driver’s seat of a snowplow, dump truck and more!

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BIG WOOD BREWERY OKTOBERFEST When: Sept. 29- Oct. 1 Where: 3429 Centerville Rd., Vadnais

KIDS’ GARAGE SALE When: 9 a.m.- noon, Saturday, Oct. 7 Where: Haffeman Pavilion,

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CULTURE IN THE COMMONS When: 2- 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 Where: Haffeman Pavilion,

Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Bring your family to learn and celebrate some of the wonderful cultures in our community with music and performers.

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Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Calling all kids! Are you interested in learning what it takes to be a future entrepreneur or just looking to make a little extra money? Rent a table to sell toys, games, books, and sporting goods.

Please do not bring food items to sell.

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She’s all that: Mustangs’ Kocon among state’s volleyball elite

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Any way Audrey Kocon can help her team get a point is fine with her. And she can rack them up every which way for the Mounds View volleyball team.

“I love getting kills. I can take control of a game that way,” said this nimble 6-foot2 left-hander with a 94-inch reach. “But it’s really fun to get an assist, too. Any way we score it feels amazing.”

Ranked by Prep Digs as the No. 3 prospect in Minnesota’s Class of 2024, Kocon is the rare combo of a volleyballer who can deliver both devastating hits and a feathery set, each with great precision. Her serving, blocking and digging are also top notch.

Kocon, whose other distinction is being fluent in speaking Mandarin, will graduate from MVHS early and depart in January for Providence College in Rhode Island. She’ll continue her volleyball career as a Division I setter/hitter.

“Audrey is an elite player.

She has all the skills that will allow her to succeed at the next level. She has a very high volleyball IQ. She is the total package,” said Mustang coach Tom Weko. The Mustangs have produced Division I players before, he said, but Kocon is “probably the best all-around

player we’ve had here.”

A five-year starter, Kocon has rolled up 1,120 kills and over 900 assists. Her high game for kills was 35 against Elk River last season. She has made all-conference since ninth grade and was a coaches association all-state pick last season.

The Mustang basketball team would love to have Kocon patrolling the lanes, but that ship sailed long ago. “I was really big into basketball, too. Then I fell in love with volleyball. I stopped basketball in seventh grade,” said Kocon, whose father was a Hall of Fame cager for a South Dakota college.

Her summer AAU team has been Northern Lights since eighth grade. This summer, Northern Lights placed third in one national tournament in Chicago and ninth in another.

“She plays for a very elite club team,” Weko said, “and is able to make adjustments in her game between high school and club.”

When Kocon became a varsity starter in eighth grade, she wanted to be a setter. “I already had some good setters then,” Weko said. “I told her I needed her to be a hitter also, and asked if she could do both.”

The 3.80 GPA student is looking forward to heading East. She said, “Providence is like family. They have great

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Audrey Kocon grinned while huddling during a pause in the action of a match last week.

coaches. They play in a great conference, the Big East. They have a good program in my major.”

She plans to major in Business and Financial Planning with an eye toward pre-Law. Ambitious business students these days are encouraged to learn how to communicate with the Chinese. Kocon would be well-versed if she goes in that direction.

“I attended a Chinese Immersion School in northeast Minneapolis for nine years,” she said. “My parents found it and thought it would be a good experience. I could speak Mandarin fluently by eighth grade.”

She was delighted to have a long conversation with a woman from Shanghai she met during a visit to Providence

last year. “We talked a lot about the east coast. She was visiting Boston and Providence. And about how her son is starting to learn English, and about how I ended up learning Chinese.”

Back to volleyball — that’s “paiqui” in Mandarin — Kocon showed her multiple skills in a match last week, a five-set win over Cretin-Derham Hall.

She blasted kill after kill with a brisk, but powerful, lefthanded swat, earned several more points on blocks, lofted accurate sets both from short range and across the court, made alert pivots to tip the ball just over the net into open spots and radiated veteran leadership -- the proverbial coach on the floor. Like her coach said, she’s the total package.

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Audrey Kocon stretched out her 6-foot-2 frame to put up a set.

Mounds View football almost steal one, but lose to Ponies

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

When the team that’s ahead goes into kneel-down mode, often called “victory formation,” in a football game, it’s supposed to be pretty much over.

That’s what Stillwater did on Friday when their quarterback, Nick Kinsey, somehow lost the handle on the ball.

Peter Nguyen of the Mustangs scooped it up and made an electrifying 94-yard run to the opposite end zone. The Mustangs, improbably, led 17-14.

However, Kinsey and the Ponies still had a minute and seven seconds to make up for the horrendous blunder, and that’s what they did.

Kinsey took them down the field and threw his third touchdown pass of the game. Tanner Schmidt made the catch, from eight yards out, diving over the goal line with eight seconds left. Ponies 21, Mustangs 17.

“We had pretty good coverage, and their kid made a play,” Mustang coach Aaron Moberg told the Star-Tribune.

“It’s a game we will never forget, that’s for sure. We were just hoping to be able to remember it as a win.”

Mounds View had a 26-yard field goal

by Ben Holland and a one-yard run by quarterback Jake Sampson. Kinsey, a sophomore, also hit Emilio Rosario for a 22-yard touchdown and Henry Thury for a nine-yard touchdown.

LOOKING AHEAD GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday, October 7— Alexandria Lion’s Invite, Arrowhead Resort & Conference Center Tuesday, October 17 — Suburban East Conference, Tanners Brook Golf Course

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday, October 7— Alexandria Lion’s Invite, Arrowhead Resort & Conference Center Tuesday, October 17 — Suburban East Conference, Tanners Brook Golf Course

FOOTBALL

7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29— at Woodbury 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5— East Ridge 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13— Park 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18— at St. MichaelAlbertville

GIRLS SOCCER

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26—Woodbury 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30— at Minneapolis South

5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3— Roseville 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5— at East Ridge 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7— Spring Lake Park

BOYS SOCCER

5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28— Woodbury 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30— at Minneapolis South, Southwest Stadium 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3— Roseville 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 — at East Ridge 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7— Spring Lake Park

VOLLEYBALL

7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27— at East Ridge 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 — White Bear Lake 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5— at Woodbury 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6; 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7— at St. Michael- Albertville 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10— Irondale 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12— Roseville

That was the Mustangs’ second straight loss after a 2-0 start. On Friday, the Mustangs will play at Woodbury (3-1).

Forest Lake 24, Mustangs 8

Forest Lake handed Mounds View a 24-8 loss on Sept. 15. Leyton Patzer rushed for 200 yards for the Rangers (3-1) with touchdowns of 72 yards and one yard. Cole Gerrell passed to Mark Rendl for a 20-yard touchdown and Ernie Goodwin kicked a 27-yard field goal. The Mustangs were blanked until Jake Sampson passed to Logan Johnson for a three-yard touchdown in the final quarter.

PHOTO BY JON NAMYST

Owen Farm (20) and Joey Muhlsein (7) of the Mustangs brought down Forest Lake’s Leyton Patzer on this play of 200 yards.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Brol Wahlstrand Scherman Reese Centennial Lacrosse Mounds View Tennis

Brol Scherman, Centennial junior lacrosse hasthe netted Reese Wahlstrand, eighth-grader, playing No.standout, 2 singles for Mounds 22 goals and provided seven assists for the Cougars (4-2) whileslate View tennis team. Wahlstrand has a 12-4 record against a strong notching 17 ground balls (a change of possession statistic). of opponents.

“Reese is a fighter on She hustles Scherman was all-conference as court. a sophomore with for 36 every goals ball andand has 28 strong determination,” Scott Sundstrom said.“End“She assists.

The recruitingcoach website ILMCA said of him: beatto-end two good, experienced players Roseville and Breck recently.” playmaking machine withfrom striking confidence both on and off the Versatile offensive threat with strong outside Wahlstrand hasfield. helped solidify the lineup for Mustangs (11-5), who lead andand crease finishing skills.

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