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DISTRICT 42: Both new and familiar faces PAGE 3

Two women take Shoreview council seats

Shoreview voted Clinton P-1 34%

1,060 votes

1,721 votes

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P-2 28%

351 votes

786 votes

63%

P-3 42%

1,090 votes

1,240 votes

48%

1,907 votes

52%

1,751 votes

55%

P-4 1,427 votes

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P-5 35%

1,131 votes P-6

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917 votes

1,254 votes

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Overall, the city of Shoreview voted for Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton for president over Republican candidate Donald Trump. In Shoreview, 8,659 votes were cast for Clinton, or 54 percent. Trump received 5,976 votes, or 36 percent. Overall in Minnesota, Clinton and Trump came close – Clinton received 46 percent of votes and Trump 45 percent, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State.

SHOREVIEW — Sue Denkinger will be the new face on the City Council.

She received 24 percent or 4,217 votes. Five candidates vied for two open council seats. Current councilwoman Emy Johnson received 28 percent, or 5,100 votes.

Denkinger is currently the vice president of the Shoreview Economic Development Authority and co-chair of the Economic Development Commission, on which she has served for eight years. The commission is comprised of volunteers who assist local businesses. The authority works with elected officials on some fi nancial decisions regarding business and housing.

“I’ve enjoyed volunteering very much for the city,” Denkinger said, who decided to run for council this year since she recently retired and an open seat came up.

“This was an opportunity to play a more broad role in the city,” she said.

“I thought I’d give it a shot.”

Denkinger hopes to continue the city’s prominence and economic development.

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Kowalski’s dream comes true

BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

SHOREVIEW — There was a buzz at the corner of Hodgson Road and Highway 96 Nov. 10.

Residents from the surrounding communities came out to see their new corner grocery store — Kowalski’s.

“We were so happy,” said Linda, a 42-year Shoreview resident, noting the area has been without a grocery store since Rainbow Foods closed its store on the site a few years ago. “I think I am going to love it.”

The store was packed with people checking out the store’s offerings and tasting free samples.

“I’m so surprised how busy it is,” said

Vadnais Heights resident Raine, pushing a baby in a stroller the fi rst hour the store was open in the morning.

“It’s nice variety,” she said, standing in the bulk section. A bulk salad bar and deli counter with a wide variety of options were nearby, including a sushi section and makeyour-own pasta bar.

The meat and seafood department was offering free samples of wild-caught salmon and calamari. Fresh fish options abounded.

“A lot of stuff here at the counter was swimming 48 to 72 hours ago,” said Ryan Wojiak, meat and seafood manager. “A majority is flown in fresh six days a week.” The department focuses on wild-caught and “the best farm-raised” fish.

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North Oaks residents Matt and Tina Liiste try sushi samples from Kowalski’s employee Wai Nu at the store’s grand opening in Shoreview Nov. 10.

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Century College prosthetic faculty member Steve Stolberg displays a wall of prosthetic samples students have fabricated.

Century orthotic and prosthetic program stands tall in the state — and nation

BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Century College is home to the only orthotic and prosthetic program in the state.

In fact, it was the first technical-level program in the nation when it was started in 1974 through a community effort put forth by the Twin Cities Orthotics and Prosthetics chapter, said Stan O'Connor, director of prosthetic education.

Last month, through donations totaling $1.7 million over the last four years and $300,000 in state funds, the program received a state-of-the-art robotic carving machine, O'Connor said. The machine can drill holes, plasma cut and weld, said orthotic faculty member Chad Smith, which is perfect for the profession that fabricates artificial limbs and orthopedic braces.

“We are just beginning to design curriculum around all of its capabilities,” said Katie Voss, director of orthotic education. “The potential is great.”

The seven-axis robotic arm machine will be shared with other departments, such as for welding and auto body classes.

The orthotic and prosthetic program offers education from a diploma to a master’s degree.

“Our programs are designed in the career ladder approach,” Voss said.

Century College is the first school in the nation to open a practitioner assistant level between its tech-

nician program and master's degree program. The program started last year and is so new its accreditation standards are still being finalized, Voss said.

“We are the first school in the country to be ready with our actual assistant level education model,” she said. The program will start off as a post-associate diploma option, but Century would like to grow it into a bachelor's degree.

Its technician program offers a diploma or associate degree in applied science. The master's degree is in partnership with Concordia University in St. Paul.

“We are the only school to offer all three levels of training,” O'Connor said.

Graduates can be technicians who make prosthetics, fitters who work with practitioners, or, with a master's degree, practitioners themselves.

“There are only seven total technical-level training programs in the U.S.,” Voss said.

Naturally, students come from across the country and the world for the program.

“We have had students here from every state in the country and international students from 17 different countries,” O'Connor said. This year it has 72 students in its technician program, 24 in its assistant program and 30 in its master's program. About 60 percent come from out-of-state.

Orthotic and prosthetic users and veterans are often attracted to the career, Voss said.

Graduates have good job outlooks.

“We guarantee 100 percent placement of graduates

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Last month, Century College received a seven-axis robotic arm machine that can drill holes, plasma cut and weld. The machine will be used by the orthotic and prosthetic department and other departments in the college.

as long as they are willing to relocate,” O'Connor said, noting employers nationwide pursue their graduates.

“It has been a fun, rewarding program if you like working with your hands and helping people,” he said.

“We are considered kind of a hidden profession,” Smith said.

The making of prosthetic and orthotic makers Local patients volunteer to assist the students as they learn how to make prosthetics and orthotics.

“We use actual users of the devices as models,” Voss said, noting students who use the devices also volunteer for classmates. “We have a lot of students who are amputees or users of orthotic devices.”

Students evaluate the prosthetic limbs and then fabricate a device based on what they observe in the model. They also do a test fit on the user.

“Students learn how to cast and evaluate the patient,” said prosthetic faculty member Steve Stolberg, who was the first student in the program 40 years ago.

“We have a very hands-on approach to learning,” Voss said. “It is a very active classroom.” In the technician program, students aren't graded on their fabrications. Instead, they repeat a project until they get it right.

“The goal is to master the skills,” Voss said. “They have the opportunity to practice and practice.”

Students are using 3-D printing in the college's fab lab to investigate new ways to make prosthetics.

“They love the opportunity because they are free to do whatever they dream up,” Voss said.

But for the most part, the science of prosthetics and orthotics hasn't changed too much — completely 3-D printed orthotics and prosthetics are still in the future.

“The traditional materials of metal and leather and such don't ever really go away,” Voss said. “We are adding new materials, but it doesn't usually eliminate the old. We add on things like a 3-D printing piece.”

O'Connor has seen materials shift over 40 years — from wooden legs to urethane foam to the beginnings of 3-D printing.

The program has a well-known library collection that receives requests for materials from across the country, even from the Library of Congress.

“I believe it to be the largest orthotic and prosthetic library collection in the world,” Voss said. Librarian Cheryl Langevin has been acknowledged by the Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics for her efforts in preserving a collection donated

by A. Bennett Wilson Jr. Also on the world stage is Century alumna Melissa Stockwell, who won a bronze medal in the paratriathlon at the Paralympic Games in Rio Sept. 11.

Stockwell is an Iraq veteran who served as a first lieutenant. Her left leg was lost in Baghdad when a bomb exploded. She was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Stockwell was the first Iraq veteran in the Paralympic Games in 2008 and competed in swimming.

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District 42 goes two blue, one red SHOREVIEW — Current House of Representatives member Jason Isaacson (DFL-Little Canada) will be moving across the aisle to the Senate.

Isaacson took retiring Sen. Bev Scalze’s (DFL-Little Canada) open District 42 seat. He received 54 percent, or 22,749 votes.

Republican candidate Candy Sina received 46 percent, or 19,616 votes. There were 78 write-ins.

Filling Isaacson’s open District 42B seat in the House of Representatives will be Jamie Becker-Finn, an attorney.

DFL-endorsed candidate Becker-Finn received 56 percent or 11,566 votes.

Republican candidate Tracy Nelson received 44 percent or 8,951 votes. There were 39 write-ins.

Incumbent Rep. Barb Yarusso (DFL-Arden Hills) lost her House District 42A seat to Republican contender Randy Jessup, who received 51 percent, or 10,999 votes. Yarusso received 49 percent, or 10,614.

There were 42 write-ins.

Sara Marie Moore Democrat Jason Isaacson, top, won the District 42 Senate seat, Democrat Jamie Becker-Finn, bottom right, won the District 42B House of Representatives seat, and Republican Randy Jessup won the District 42A seat.

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Thanksgiving: Crossing cultures

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hree Thanksgivings ago, I was on my own in a foreign land. It is one of the Thanksgivings which reminds me most of the reason we celebrate Thanksgiving.

I felt much like the pilgrims of old. No one around me even knew it was “Thanksgiving.” But that made it even more genuine, like a flashback from the past. The Pilgrims and their welcoming native friends were just living life, too. Just celebrating the harvest together — newcomer and native.

It was harvest time in Thailand. I had traveled to a remote village of the Karen people to teach English. The host pastor dropped me off for a week to teach Story English where no foreign teacher had taught before. I bounced in a Chaser pickup truck bed as we traveled Sara Marie Moore up and down hills deep into rural Thailand, reminding myself it was a magazine article I read in high school that had really inspired me to do this. Writers.

I called the host pastor at the end of that week and told him to pick me up after another week. I wanted to stay. I wanted to celebrate the harvest with these people.

The villagers had begun to cut their golden rice with sickles, leaving it to dry in the sun. One day I followed my host mother, taking a sickle in my hand. She smiled and communicated her enthusiasm, even though we couldn’t speak any of the same languages. I followed her outside the village to a field down the road. Smiles broke out among the villagers when they saw me harvesting rice by hand, just like them. Well, almost. I did my best.

Taking part in a harvest with no machinery proved to be an amazing experience. I helped to bundle the sheaves after they had dried out. I helped to thresh the rice, beating the sheaves over a bamboo mesh. I hulled the rice with a large, foot-powered hammer.

The villagers came together for the harvest, helping each other in their fields. And when Thanksgiving Thursday came around, I celebrated the harvest with them. They shared their rice with me, and their crabs. It was a special meal, celebrating the harvest.

That is what Thanksgiving is all about: celebrating and sharing across cultures. It is about more than being thankful — it is about sharing life, culture and food.

My other most genuine Thanksgiving was eight years ago when I hosted a group of 16 Karen refugees for an American-style Thanksgiving their first year in America — in Minnesota. It was their first taste of some of our traditional American Thanksgiving foods.

But for me, hosting Thanksgiving dinner for them was about more than sharing turkey and pie — it was about welcoming newcomers to America and making them feel at home.

The Karen people have suffered ethnic persecution in Myanmar for decades. There are now about 12,000 Karen in Minnesota, according to Alexis Walstad, co-executive director of the Karen Organization of Minnesota. Thousands still remain in refugee camps in Thailand. The village I visited in 2013 was near the refugee camps, and I also spent time in one of the camps.

This year, my husband and I decided we are going to make Thanksgiving about what it was originally about — offering hospitality to newcomers and building relationships across cultures.

So far, our invite list has included newcomers, visitors and students from China, Iran and Morocco.

In my eyes, America is a big pie.

Sara Marie Moore is editor of the Shoreview Press and the Vadnais Heights Press.

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Keeping the “Happy” in Holidays summed up in 14 pages of Emily Post’s etiquette book. Suffice it to say, tip those who have given you good service in 2016.

GIFTING Recently on the radio I heard some good advice regarding o, let me ask you. “How happy are you feeling come Christmas gifts. For each person on your list buy: December 23?”

Something they need If you’re like me, NOT SO Something to read MUCH! Something they want That’s because we all long to When it comes to the question have a Norman Rockwell holiday where everything of what’s the correct amount of money to spend, it’s based on two appears to be criteria: calm, organized, 1. Your relationship to the and festive. person.

Instead, we feel 2. Your fi nancial situation. stress about what It’s crazy to go into debt to buy we could have done, should have a pile of gifts that will be fordone, and how it’s gotten come February. A great memory maker is to limit gifts going to get Everyday not and purchase an adventure that done. There are everyone can participate in. so many areas to Etiquette attend to. There’s How about an overnight stay at a hotel with a pool? Or a day of tipping, gifting, Julie Frantz hosting, and dec- sledding with dinner out? Or deorating . . . just to layed gratification and go away somewhere sunny in January? name a few.

Don’t let it be “a season where Here are some rules for areas you buy this year’s gifts with that can cause stress. next year’s money.”

TIPPING HOSTING The word tip stands for “to This past summer I think I insure promptness” and is given broke my personal record of as a reward for good service. the number of guests we enterAt Christmas, tips are given tained. I loved every minute and to those individuals who have learned some valuable shortcuts. helped make your life easi• Keep it simple. The grocery er throughout the year. The stores are doing a marvelous number of people you can tip job of making my entire dinner and amounts recommended is

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”

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and all I have to do is transfer it to my casserole dish when I get home. When asked, “That was delicious, can I get the recipe?”

I smile and say, “It’s a family secret.”

• Entertain back-to-back. Your house is clean, you have fresh flowers on the table, the china is out and the silver polished. Pick up a few extra items and you’ll have plenty for another dinner party.

• Stay within a budget. Instead of Chateaubriand for 12 that can be “spendy” and stressful, make a lasagna that can be popped into the oven right before guests arrive.

DECORATING Unless you are wiring your house for a light and music production, a few simple touches will suffice.

• A wreath at the door • A tree with some lights • A manger display • Garland on the hearth.

Yes, the holidays are upon us and my wish for all of you is that you will keep the “happy” in the holidays and experience peace and blessings all through the year.

Julie Frantz is the founder of Everyday Etiquette, a Twin Cities-based business whose mission is to bring an awareness of civility to the community.

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Your legal rights: Paying with “plastic”

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hen you pay for services or merchandise with “plastic” (credit or debit cards), you have certain legal rights if your card is lost or stolen, if unauthorized charges are made to your card, or if you are charged for goods or services that were never delivered to you or were damaged or defective on delivery.

CREDIT CARDS Lost or stolen cards. A federal law called the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) says that if you report a credit card lost or stolen before it is used, you cannot be held responsible for any unauthorized charges. If someone steals your physical card—not just the number—and uses it before you report the card stolen, you are only liable for $50 of unauthorized charges. If a thief just steals the number, you are not liable for any unauthorized use.

Undelivered and defective merchandise or services. If a product that you paid for by credit card is

never delivered, damaged or defective, or if your credit card statement contains other errors, you may be able to dispute the charges with your credit card company. If you are unable to resolve the problem with the merchant or service provider, send a written complaint to your credit card company at the address it provides for “billing inquiries” within 60 days of reMovers & ceiving your statement containing the error.

Shakers Be sure to include Lori Swanson your name, address, account number, and a description of your concerns in your written complaint.

Your credit card company must then resolve the dispute within 90 days of receiving your complaint.

DEBIT CARDS Lost or stolen cards. Under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act

your liability depends on how quickly you report the lost or stolen card. If you report a lost or stolen card: • before the card is used fraudulently, you’re not responsible for any unauthorized charges; • within two business days, you are responsible for no more than $50; • after two business days, you may be responsible for as much as $500; • more than 60 days after receiving a statement that reflects the unauthorized use, you may face unlimited liability.

If a thief just steals your debit card number, you are not liable for any unauthorized charges if you make a report within 60 days after receiving a statement that reflects the unauthorized use.

Unsatisfactory merchandise or services. If you purchase unsatisfactory goods or services with a debit card, you usually don’t have the right to stop payment or dispute the charge.

In this case, using a debit card is just like paying with cash. Your fi nancial

institution may offer greater protections than those required by federal law.

Other tips: • Keep your fi nancial institution’s contact information some place safe.

There’s often a 24-hour, toll-free number on the back of your card and your card statements to call if your card is ever lost/stolen.

• Contact the credit bureaus and check your credit reports to ensure that no other fi nancial fraud or identity theft occurred. You may want to place a freeze on your credit report, which prevents thieves from accessing your credit history and obtaining credit cards or loans in your name.

• Send written notice of a lost or stolen card to the financial institution in addition to calling.

Lori Swanson is Minnesota’s attorney general. For more information or to file a complaint, please call the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-6573787 or (651) 296-3533.

Global reactions to the presidential election results What Press Publications heard in the newsroom from online friends after the election: • I’m kind of sad and hopeless about the U.S. election because the new president doesn’t want the refugees to move to the U.S. – Thailand, in Karen refugee camp area • I’d say I’m speechless... but that would be a lie. I do happen to be completely dumbfounded though. – Canada • I’m so worried about all the people living in the earth. – Taiwan • What happened America!?!?! – Norway • I don’t like Trump because he doesn’t like Muslim people and I think he is racist. – Turkey • I think that there was no “good” choice between the candidates and either outcome would have been divisive. … We also found it hilarious that the Canadian immigration site kept crashing yesterday. – Canada • I feel pessimistic for the future.... – Taiwan • There are things I like about his ideas but there are things that kind of scared me... – Thailand • We need to wait and see what he will do. I wish the election brings more peace not only to U.S., but also to the world. – Turkey • I completely thought Clinton had a fair chance of success. I think Trump is like a child. I pray that war never happens by him. – Japan • No matter who will be the president of America, there is no doubt that America will keep going ahead. The next president is controversial. However, this is a legal election. … I have to say that Trump’s speeches shocked me a lot. But I will respect the laws and respect the citizens. – Taiwan • Here in Italy, (Trump) reminds us of someone. There are incredible and disturbing similarities between Trump and (former Italian prime minister Silvio) Berlusconi. Here in Italy the Trump victory was a big surprise; worse than Brexit. – Italy • People are also worried about what Trump’s victory means for the diplomatic and economic relations. But I don’t think that it’s gonna lead to antiAmericanism. – Journalist at Shoreview’s sister city newspaper in Einhausen, Germany

Sister city watching The Bergsträßer Anzeiger newspaper in the region of Shoreview’s sister city in Einhausen, Germany reported on elections in Shoreview with the assistance of the Shoreview Press. The paper reported on local Senate and House of Representatives results and the percentage of voters who voted for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The headline translation reads, “Hillary Clinton has won in Einhausen’s sister city.”

ELECTION : Continuing economic development FROM PAGE 1

“First of all, we have a great city,” she said, noting its outdoor areas and low taxes. Denkinger said she would like to continue to increase the city’s “quality of housing.”

“I’ll continue to do what I can in terms of economic development,” she remarked. The city has little undeveloped space left, and the city needs to be creative in economic development, she said. Denkinger wants to make sure there is enough affordable housing for newcomers and younger families.

Denkinger also hopes developers can communicate better with existing neighborhoods about new developments. For example, she feels the developer who plans to build an apartment building and townhomes near Rice Street and I-694 should have

communicated earlier to the community.

“There was not enough of a dialogue with the developer ahead of time,” she said. Denkinger did think the area with the old strip mall needed some sort of change.

“It is kind of a gateway to the community,” she said.

Denkinger encourages developers to interact more with existing neighborhoods.

“You can’t have enough community dialogue,” she said. “It’s always going to be a fi ne balance, particularly in a community where there are not a lot of options.”

Denkinger has lived in Shoreview for 26 years.

It was a goal of hers to live in the community long before she did, but she could not afford it. Now, she wants to help make it affordable for others.

“It’s just such a great community,” she said. “That is, number one, why I am passionate about serving this community.”

City Council election results Current planning commission member Steve Solomonson received 19 percent or 3,347 votes. John Hakes received 17 percent or 3,016 votes. Douglas Blomberg received 7 percent or 1,204 votes.

Michael Divine, who informed the Press he was no longer running for council but was not able to remove his name from the ballot after the deadline, received 5 percent, or 870 votes.

There were 171 write-ins.

Mayor Sandy Martin, the unopposed incumbent, received 98 percent of the votes, or 10,864. There were 278 write-ins for mayor.

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SHOREVIEW AREA EVENTS SHOREVIEW FICTION BOOK CLUB When: 7-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 6 Where: Shoreview Library, 4570 N. Victoria St. Details: Contact the library for this month’s title.

Contact: 651-724-6090

VETS VIEW When: 5-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 8 Where: Roseville VFW, 1145 Woodhill Dr. Details: Business Management class at Mounds View High school hosts fundraiser to support Semper Fi Fund. Includes pasta dinner, games, silent auction and guest speaker. Tickets $11 in advance, $16 at door.

Contact: 612-483-4012 or mvvetsview@gmail. com

INDOOR FARMERS MARKET When: 3-6 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Where: Shoreview Community Center Community Room, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Vendors will offer a variety of baked goods, produce, salsa, jams and more.

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

SHOREVIEW MYSTERY EVENING BOOK GROUP When: 7-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Where: Shoreview Library, 4570 N. Victoria St. Details: Contact the library for title.

Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org

SHOREVIEW MYSTERY DAYTIME BOOK GROUP When: Noon-1 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17 Where: Shoreview Library, 4570 N. Victoria St. Details: Contact the library for title.

Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org

HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED WORKSHOP

Details: All caliber players who enjoy the game of 500 are welcome.

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Library, 4570 North shoreviewcommunity Victoria St. Details: Free two-hour center.com workshop that provides information to parents DROP-IN PICKLEBALL of school-age children When: 8:30-11 a.m. about special education Monday-Friday, through services, the evaluation Apr. 28 process, Individualized Where: Shoreview Education Programs Community Center (IEP), 504 plans, gymnasium, 4580 accommodations Victoria St. N. and modifications.

Details: Combination Registration required. of tennis, badminton Contact: 651-645-2948 and ping pong played or namihelps.org by 4 people. Equipment provided; $3 or free to community center SHOREVIEW LIBRARY members.

MOVING SALE Contact: 651-490-4750 When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. or www.shoreview Thursday, Dec. 1 and communitycenter.com Friday, Dec. 2; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 Where: Shoreview FAMILY STORY TIME Library, 4570 N. Victoria When: 10:30-11 a.m.

St. Mondays Details: Used book Where: Shoreview and library furniture Library, 4570 N. Victoria sale in preparation for St. the library’s move to a Details: Stories, new facility. Proceeds songs and fingerplays support the capital for children ages 2-5 to campaign. enhance early literacy Contact: rclreads.org skills.

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Dive-in Movie WHEN: 7-9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18

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chairs and enjoy the movie ‘Angry Birds’. No registration necessary; admission is a daily pass or free for members.

DETAILS: Guests can relax on giant sea creatures or lounge on pool-side

CONTACT: 651-490-4750 or shore viewcommunitycenter.com

FRIENDS’ When: 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1 Where: Shoreview Community Center, Shoreview Room, Details: Members of the community are invited to hear about the work of the Shoreview Community Foundation at this annual fundraising event.

Complimentary dinner served at 6:30 p.m. RSVP. Contact: shoreview communityfoundation. org

Ongoing ‘500’ CARDS When: 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Mondays Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.

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NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY UNDERSTANDING EARLY EPISODE PSYCHOSIS When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Where: St. Andrews Church, 900 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Free class to help young people who have experienced psychosis and/or their family members and loved ones understand symptoms, causes and treatments, and learn how to achieve recovery.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-645-2948 or namihelps.org

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL DEVICE HELP When: 9-11 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 Where: White Bear Area Senior Center, 2484 E. County Rd. E Details: Free oneto-one instruction for seniors. Appointments recommended by not required.

Contact: 651-653-3121

tickets $28.

Contact: saintpaulprayer.org

LUTFISK AND MEATBALL DINNER When: Thursday, Nov. 17, multiple serving times Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail N., Scandia Details: Traditional Swedish Meal served at Elim Lutheran Church, sale at the Gammelgarden Butik.

Contact: 651-433-5053 or www.gammelgarden museum.org

HARD WATER ICE FISHING EXPO When: Nov. 18-20 Where: Sport Expo Center, 1700 105th Ave. NE, Blaine Details: Instructional seminars, product demonstrations, kids fishing pond, celebrity anglers.

Contact: www. nscsports.org

p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail N., Scandia Details: Fancy tea party with stories, games, dances, crafts and music all about the legend of Lucia. $20; registration required..

Contact: 651-433-5053 or www.gammelgarden museum.org

AUTHOR VISIT When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: Local author Marlin Bree with sign copies of his book ‘Dead on the Wind’.

Contact: 651-426-0918

Where: Giese Memorial Library, 26855 Forest Blvd., Wyoming Details: Free workshop presented by international bestselling author Barbara Longley on the topic of deep point of view. Pre-meeting breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Village Inn. Contact: northern lightswriters.org

CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE WEEKEND When: Noon-5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20 Where: Chateau St. Croix Winery, 1998 State Rd. 87, St. Croix Falls Details: Five foodpaired wine tastings and live music from 1-4 p.m. $6.

Contact: chateau stcroix.com

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS AT THE HISTORIC KWANGGAETTO COURTHOUSE SAMULNORI AND HANPURI KOREA When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PERFORMANCE Saturday, Nov. 19 & 11

a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20; Preview Gala 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 SENIOR DANCE Where: Washington When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, County Historic Nov. 18 Courthouse, 101 W. Pine Where: Forest Lake 34TH ANNUAL ST. PAUL American Legion, 355 W. St., Stillwater Details: Historic site Broadway PRAYER BREAKFAST Details: Enjoy mature decorated for the holiWhen: 7-8:30 a.m. days. Live music, open music by Florian Thursday, Nov. 17 tea room, vendors, and Chmielewski. Held the Where: guided tours. Photos InterContinental St. Paul 3rd Friday of every with Santa 10-4 p.m.

Riverfront Hotel, 11 East month. $6/person Contact: 651-275-7075 includes lunch. Cash bar.

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Public welcome.

Details: Theme mn.us Contact: 651-464-2600 is ‘God’s Heart in Community’ and features keynote speaker LEGEND OF LUCIA GIRLS NORTHERN LIGHTS Dr. Charles P. Morgan, & DOLLS TEA PARTY WRITER’S WORKSHOP CEO, Union Gospel When: 10 a.m.

When: 10 a.m.-12:30 Mission. Individual Saturday, Nov. 19 and 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19

When: 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 Where: Central Middle School theater, 4857 Bloom Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Musical groups from South Korea present a show along with a special performance by the Twin Cities’ Jang-mi Korean Dance & Drum. Also Korean holiday market.

Public welcome; tickets $10 at the door and online.

SWING DANCE When: 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 Where: St. Joseph

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CASS GILBERT’S WHITE BEAR COTTAGES When: 6 - 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 - 2nd Street Details: Illustrated program showcases the designs for some of the well-known architects early cottages and other buildings in the White Bear area - some of which still stand today.

FREE event but donations are welcome.

Contact: 651407-5327 or www. whitebearhistory.org

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Victorian Christmas at the Historic Courthouse WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,

DETAILS: Historic site decorated

Nov. 19 & 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20; Preview Gala 6:30-9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18

for the holidays. Live music, open tea room, vendors, and guided tours. Photos with Santa 10-4 p.m.

WHERE: Washington County His-

CONTACT: 651-275-7075 or www.

toric Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St., Stillwater

of the Lakes Catholic Church, 171 Elm St., Lino Lakes Details: Features the Saints of Swing Big Band playing a variety of swing and Latin style music to dance to.

Dance lessons at 6:15 p.m.; Music 7-10 p.m.

Admission is $12 and includes 2 drinks.

Contact: 651-784-3015 or mystjoes.org

SENSITIVE SANTA When: 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Sunday, Nov. 20 Where: Maplewood Mall Details: Sensoryfriendly Santa experience for children with special needs and their families.

Contact: 651-770-3863 or maplewoodmall.com

COMEDY SHOW When: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 23 Where: Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Thanksgiving week show with headliner Mary Mack, featuring Angelo Vescio, and hosted by Ryan Kahl. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 day of show.

Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com

TURKEY TROT When: 8 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 24 Where: River Valley Athletic Club, 1826 Northwestern Ave., Stillwater Details: Thanksgiving Day 5K and 10 K run/ walk. $12/participant, proceeds support Valley Outreach.

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Contact: 651-439-7611 or rivervalleyathletic club.com

FAST BEFORE THE FEAST When: 8 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 24 Where: Tri Fitness, 1338 Highway 96 E., White Bear Lake Details: Thanksgiving Day 10K, 5K and fun run.

Bring food donations for White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf and Hugo Good Neighbor’s Food Shelf.

Contact: trifitnesswbl. com

NUTCRACKER SUITE BALLET When: Friday, Nov. 25-Sunday, Nov. 27 Where: Stillwater Area High School Auditorium, 5701 Stillwater Blvd. N. Details: 25th annual performance of the family-friendly version of the classic Christmas ballet featuring students and professional dancers from St. Croix Ballet.

Contact: 651-439-2820 or www.stcroixballet. com

HOMETOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS When: Every weekend beginning Nov. 25Dec. 23 Where: Throughout downtown Stillwater Details: Month-long celebration with events and shopping specials at various businesses throughout Stillwater.

Strolling carolers; Saturday festivities include Victorian carolers, Victorian Wagonette rides, and Biercycle caroling tours; strolling Santa

both Sat. and Sun. See website for opportunities to have breakfast or lunch with Santa a various local restaurants.

Contact: www.main streetstillwateriba.com

When: 10-11:15 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Children ages 2-5 and an adult caregiver will explore the outdoors, make a craft, and learn about animals that stay in Minnesota for the winter. $3/person; registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com

TEDTALKS DISCUSSION GROUP

When: 11:30-1 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Bring a A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY bag lunch and watch a When: Saturday, video of ‘ideas worth Nov. 26 spreading’ and discuss Where: Downtown the topic, ‘Hints on Forest Lake How to be Happy’.

Details: Specials and Free; registration promotions at local businesses. Tree lighting recommended.

Contact: 651-724-6007 at 5 p.m. and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus 3:30-5:30 p.m. at CRISIS PLANNING Lakeside Park.

WORKSHOP Contact: When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. forestlakechamber.org Thursday, Dec. 1 Where: Forest Lake YMCA, 19845 Forest SMALL BUSINESS Road N. SATURDAY Details: Free crisis When: Saturday, Nov. planning workshop for 26 parents of children with Where: Downtown challenging behaviors White Bear Lake or mental illness.

Details: National Registration required. initiative to “Shop Contact: 651-645-2948 Local” retailers in or namihelps.org downtown White Bear Lake and other communities.

‘THE HAPPY ELF’ Contact: www.down When: Dec 1-18. Shows townwhitebearlake.com at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays Dec. 1, 8 and 15; 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Dec. 2, 9 and 16; ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. When: 2:30 p.m.

3, 10 and 17; and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 Sunday, Dec. 4, 11 and 18 Where: Rice Lake Where: Lakeshore Elementary, 575 Birch Players, 4820 Stewart St., Lino Lakes Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Hikes go Details: Grammy appx. 5 miles and last Award-winning appx. 1½-2 hours. Open composer and lyricist to everyone.

Harry Connick Jr. Contact: 651-653-3242 brings us the tale of Eubie the Elf. PET PHOTOS Contact: 651-429-5674 When: 6-8 p.m. or www.lakeshore Sunday, Nov. 27 players.com Where: Maplewood Mall Details: Opportunity ‘THE TWELVE DATES to have pets photos taken OF CHRISTMAS’ with Santa.

When: 2 p.m.

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Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 & 17; 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 & 11 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: One-woman play about hapless holidays and luckless romances. Suggested for mature audiences.

Tickets $15-18.

Contact: 651429-5674 or www. lakeshoreplayers.com

WBCA MEMBERS EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Non-juried exhibition of WBCA members original artwork. Exhibit runs through Dec. 15.

Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS WINTER & HOLIDAY SALE When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3; and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: White Bear Lake Armory, 2228 4th St. Details: Shop for gently used kids items, including clothing, toys and electronics.

Contact: jbfsale.com

AFTON VILLAGE HOLIDAY When: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5 Where: Throughout Afton Details: Lighting ceremony on Friday; Holiday specials and discounts at local shops and restaurants, artists market, crafts, open skating, horse and wagon rides, strolling carolers. Breakfast with Santa on Saturday. $10.75/adults and $7.75/kids. Call for reservations.

Contact: 651-436-8883 or exploreafton.com

ANNUAL PJS WITH SANTA When: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 East County Road F. Details: Santa, face painting, games, Wizard of Oz Puppet Show, cookies. For kids with parents. Pajamas optional. For all ages. $10/resident family; $20/non-resident family.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or www.cityvadnais heights.com

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA When: Saturday, Dec. 3 Where: Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 4940 Highway 61, White Bear Lake Details: Call for reservations.

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HOLIDAY TOURS AT THE HISTORIC FILLEBROWN HOUSE When: 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 Where: 4735 Lake Ave, White Bear Lake Details: Experience the magic of the Fillebrown House decked out in all it’s holiday splendor. Tickets $5; WBLAHS members free. Reservations required.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistroy.org

DROP-IN DISCOVERY STATIONS: REPS & PHIBS When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 3 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Rd., White Bear Township Details: Free, familyfriendly drop-in style programs feature a range of nature topics, including up-close visits with live animals. No registration required.

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

WINTERFEST WHITE BEAR LAKE When: Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17 Where: Abbott Paint and Carpet, 2223 4th St., White Bear Lake Details: Horsedrawn carriage rides 11 am- 2:45 p.m.; Photos with Santa 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Events free with donation to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf.

Contact: www.down townwhitebearlake.com/ events

‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ CALENDAR GUIDELINES Anyone in the community may send us news of an upcoming local event. The calendar is reserved for secular community events in or adjacent to Press Publication’s coverage area. Priority is given to free or affordable events that are likely to appeal to a broad audience. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing.

Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission. Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication.

Call 651-407-1226 with questions.

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

Shoreview • A motorist reported a “drunk driverâ€? on Lexington Avenue the evening of Oct. 28 after she spotted a driver swerving around and driving at dusk with no headlights. A deputy caught up to the 50-year-old male, who tested over the legal limit. He was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on a DWI charge.

• A “distraughtâ€? female was reported walking on Rice Street at St. Marie Avenue the afternoon of Oct. 28 by a passing motorist. The 20-yearold, upset over a recent romantic breakup, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and booked into jail. • A burglar pried open a locker at the YMCA in the 3700 block of Lexington Avenue the morning of Oct. 29, making off with a wallet containing credit cards. The plastic was quickly put to work and purchased items worth more than $1,000. • An unoccupied single-family home in the 500

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The Shoreview City Council took the following action at its Nov. 7 meeting:

Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries is hosting a used book and library furniture sale Dec. 1 to 3. Thousands of used books, DVDs and CDs will be sold. Most books will be priced at $1 or less. Library furnishings, including computer desks, tables, a variety of chairs, sofas, cabinets and bookshelves will be sold at garage sale prices.

Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Shoreview Library is located at 4570 North Victoria Street. Shoreview Library will close regular business on Nov. 23. A grand opening for the new library is scheduled for Jan. 28, 2017.

Proceeds from the sale will go directly to the Shoreview Capital Campaign for amenities that are not covered by Ramsey County funds.

• Received concept plans for a planned unit development from Grecco LLC to redevelop the vacant building at 1005 Gramsie Road into multifamily apartment buildings.

The current building, which was constructed in 1982 by Deluxe Check for its printing operations, has been mostly dormant since 2007. The initial proposal includes four buildings, each with 100 apartment units. Each structure is expected to be five stories in height. The project is intended to significantly increase green space on the property as well as benefit the remaining business park by increasing property values. No action was required by the council at this stage, as the concept plan is intended to be a preliminary outline of the development in order to receive feedback from the community and the council before submitting a development stage planned unit development (PUD) application. The council was mostly receptive to the proposal, citing parking space as a main concern. There were no public comments regarding the proposal.

No timetable is set for when Grecco will submit its PUD application.

City seeks committee applicants Shoreview is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the following citizen committees: The environmental quality commission, which provides recommendations to the City Council on issues related to the environment, water quality and solid waste. It meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month.

The human rights commission, which advises and aids the city of Shoreview by establishing and promoting a community standard of equal opportunity and freedom from discrimination. It meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month.

The public safety committee, which assists and advises the City Council in all policy matters relating to public safety including police, fi re, paramedic service, animal control and emergency management. It meets at 7 p.m. bimonthly on the third Thursday.

The planning commission assists with long-range planning in the community. It meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Complete an application at www.shoreviewmn.gov or call 651-490-4613.

Applications must be received by Dec. 15.

Donate toys Anytime Fitness-Shoreview is collecting new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Anyone can donate, including nonmembers. Toys will be collected Nov. 28 to Dec. 21. Donations can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. Anytime Fitness is located at 5922 Lexington Ave. N., Shoreview.

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• Unanimously approved the fi nal plat approval for seven singlefamily detached home lots on Gramsie Road, submitted by Golden Valley Land Co. The lots will be located on the southern side of Gramsie, west of Victoria and east of the television tower properties. The development was the source of some controversy in the neighborhood; public meetings revealed strong vocal opposition. The council approved the preliminary plat application at its Oct. 17 meeting. • Unanimously approved the PUD and fi nal plat for the proposed apartment buildings on the corner of Rice Street and County Road E submitted by Elevage Development Group. The council had already approved both the PUD and fi nal plat back in April, but Elevage was required to reapply after acquiring the property at 3527 Rice Street and incorporating that property into their plans as extra parking space.

The project consists of a five-story mixed-use building that will house 134 apartment units and 6,800 square feet of commercial space on the fi rst floor. Elevage plans to begin the project in December, pending approval of building permits.

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Wetterling offers hope to other parents

BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR

BIRCHWOOD — Less than two months after the Wetterling family’s worst imaginable scenario came true — that Jacob was in fact sexually assaulted and killed — Patty Wetterling is telling other parents not to be afraid.

Wetterling’s message is hope in the midst of tragedy.

“It’s fear that tears people apart,” she said at a meeting in Birchwood, a community divided over a sex offender issue over the last year. “I know fear. I know how destructive and harmful it can be. Hope and information are empowering.”

Fear is what gripped Birchwood about a year ago when the community faced the prospect of a Level 3 sex offender moving into the village to live with family members. At the notification meeting last fall, fear reigned.

“People were terrified, bona fide scared,” said a resident, who saw the community become divided over the issue. “We have to open our hearts and get to know each other.”

“The biggest thing is to knock away the fear,” Wetterling said. Over the last 27 years since her son went missing, she has chosen to believe that there are “still good people.”

“I refused to let the man who took Jacob take everything else from me,” Wetterling said.

Wetterling became an advocate for child safety and helped get the sex offender registry and notification system passed in Minnesota and nationally in the ’90s.

“That law has been amended repeatedly,” Wetterling said. Now, Wetterling advocates for balance in the law that would give some sex offenders a better second chance — when cities pass too many zoning restrictions, offenders can become homeless.

“That doesn’t help anybody at all,” Wetterling said. The original intent of the law was to give communities information, Wetterling said, not keep all sex offenders segregated from the rest of the state.

“The reality is there are sex offenders in every community,” Wetterling said. She used to think sex offenders would always be sex offenders, but since 1989, she has learned a lot.

“Statistically, most sex offenders don’t re-offend,” she said. “Sex offenders are, fi rst of all, people. Any one of us to succeed has to have, fi rst of all, a place to live.”

In her own experience in her family’s search for what happened to her son Jacob — who disappeared in 1989 — the sex offender registry wouldn’t have prevented their loss.

“The top eight suspects, in the end, were not on the registry,” she said.

“Most sex offenders are fi rst-timers.”

Danny Heinrich, who admitted in September to sexually assaulting and killing Jacob and revealed the location of the boy’s body, was not a

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Patty Wetterling, center, visited Birchwood Nov. 1 to offer insights to the community on child protection. Also pictured are Mayor Mary Wingfield, left, and St. Andrew’s Pastor Mike Carlson, a Birchwood resident.

registered sex offender.

While telling the story of a teen offender, she said she discovered in her work with sex offenders that “you can’t throw them all into a pot.” The teen offender “is not the same as the man who took Jacob, but they are both sex offenders,” she said.

Wetterling even housed a sex offender a few years ago, an acquaintance of her husband’s who had nowhere else to go at the time.

Wetterling said the “sexualized culture” of the country needs to be addressed at its roots in order to thoroughly combat sex offenses. Pornography and its addictiveness is a big issue, she said. “(Danny Heinrich) is a man who sat at home looking at porn,” she said.

“As of last October, he was still in the community photographing kids.”

Communities getting to know and trust their neighbors would also help, she said. Teaching children about healthy relationships and the location where sex offenders live is also key.

“It’s like telling kids there are dogs who bite,” she said. With knowledge, children can learn to “steer clear” of places where such dogs are found.

Children can learn the same tactic with people. “Give them the tools so they can avoid situations,” she said.

Wetterling said most sex offenders are not strangers to their victims.

Still, the St. Joseph community made changes due to the Wetterling case. A playground next to a parking lot was relocated, lights were installed downtown and a community Halloween party is held at the local school.

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Level 3 sex offenders should be able to live.

“These are tough issues,” Wetterling said. “There are no simple solutions.”

Some community members pushed for a city code change last fall that would prevent Level 3 offenders from living near areas frequented by children. Joseph Zacher, a convicted Level 3 sex offender, was moving to his aunt’s house next to the city tennis courts. An interim ordinance was passed by the council, but with an exemption for offenders living with relatives. The code was based on other communities with restrictions.

A community safety committee was then formed to address the issue.

The committee’s proposed ordinance that included tighter restrictions was unanimously approved by the council this September. Level 3 offenders cannot live within 1,000 feet of parks, beaches, schools and licensed day care facilities, with exceptions for minors and current residents.

Zacher lived in Birchwood for less than a month last fall; he went back to prison for violating release conditions. This August, he moved to a halfway house in southern Minnesota, according to his aunt, Claudia Jefferson.

Jefferson spoke at the community meeting with Wetterling, remarking on how Zacher was not the kind of threat some in the community supposed.

When Jefferson received the community notification letter, it was also the fi rst she knew of his final approval, she said. It made her nervous, too.

“The letter goes out and scares

everybody to death, including the aunt,” she said. “We didn’t know he was completely approved until you guys knew.”

Jefferson said there were inaccuracies in the letter about Zacher not knowing his victims, which caused a lot of fear in the community.

“He did know his victims,” she said.

According to court records, Zacher has two convictions for having sexual contact with underage girls, one with an acquaintance whose house he broke into and one with a girl he met at a party.

Zacher has repeatedly violated release conditions and has been in and out of prison for about 20 years.

Jefferson said that when Zacher heard he was going to move in with his grandfather and aunts, he said: “I don’t want to put anybody through this.” But the family took the courage to give their nephew a second chance.

They had to cancel their internet service and put other restrictions on their lifestyle to house Zacher.

“We gave up a lot too, and we were scared too, but we didn’t get a chance to tell people this,” Jefferson said.

When Zacher was found watching a movie with a family member on a DVD player that had internet access, he was sent back to prison a few days before Christmas, Jefferson said.

“We don’t even have internet,” Jefferson said. “He decorated the Christmas tree. He was making his parents Christmas presents. He wasn’t out stalking anybody. He had someone home with him all the time to help him.” Jefferson lamented the fact that she heard a resident say Zacher would be gone by Christmas at the fi rst community notification meeting last fall.

When Jefferson told Zacher the Wetterling Foundation planned to visit Birchwood, he said, “That is an amazing group of people,” remarking on how he heard a member speak while he was in St. Cloud.

Jefferson grew up in Birchwood but now lives in Mahtomedi.

“People almost don’t want to come near us,” she said. “Instead of attacking out of fear, let’s all work together.”

Jefferson received applause from meeting attendees for sharing more of her side of the story.

“I’m so glad you shared Joe’s story,” Wetterling said. “Because these are real human beings and some of them can make it.”

“The solution is not just one aspect in a code, but a community collectiveness,” Wingfield said.

“My one hope is people can go home a little calmer,” Wetterling said. “We are Jacob’s hope and we are the hope for every child who is in this community.”

“We’d all give you Jacob back in a New York minute,” Wingfield said.

“Our hearts just bleed for you.”

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — The Rush Line Policy Advisory Committee approved a preferred option to downtown that avoids crossing over Goose Lake Oct. 20.

However, the options that were not chosen are still on the table, considering the committee has not yet approved the mode of transit – light rail or dedicated rapid transit buses.

The preferred route would travel along the Bruce Vento Regional Trail, a former Burlington Northern rail corridor purchased by the Ramsey County Region-

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al Railroad Authority (RCRRA). If light rail or a dedicated bus lane is put in the corridor, the trail would either run alongside it or be relocated close by.

The preferred route would follow the trail from St. Paul through Maplewood, hop over to the Maplewood Mall along Beam Avenue and head back to the Bruce Vento Regional Trail along County Road D. It would then continue along the trail through Vadnais Heights and use a rail corridor near Highway 61 before joining it at Marina Triangle in White Bear Lake.

The option not put forward due to its impact on water resources cut from the Bruce Vento Trail to Highway 61 from Buerkle Road, following Highway 61 all the way from Buerkle Road into downtown White Bear Lake. It would cross Goose Lake just like Highway 61 does.

An option running along White Bear Avenue was also not put forward due to impact on water resources on the other side of Goose Lake and other factors.

The preferred route may use a mixed traffic option between Marina Triangle and downtown due to the “constrained right of way” in the area, said Nikki Farrington, consultant with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), headquartered in Vadnais Heights. A dedicated bus lane or light rail corridor could impact nearby businesses or homes.

From downtown White Bear Lake to Forest Lake, a feeder bus is proposed, a modified option also approved at the committee meeting Oct. 20.

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ing downtown Forest Lake. The option was modified from what was originally proposed – a dedicated guideway between St. Paul and Forest Lake with service every 15 minutes. The modified option would use existing lanes.

The change will “increase the competitiveness of the project for federal funds,” reads a statement from the committee. The guideway would have cost 70 percent more in construction, Meyers said.

The northeast metro is being considered for the new transit as part of the Rush Line Corridor, which stretches 80 miles between St. Paul and Hinckley.

The preferred mode of travel between St. Paul and White Bear Lake — light rail or dedicated bus rapid transit — is expected to be approved by the committee in November.

Further community engagement will then take place.

The locally preferred alternative, including route and mode, is expected to be identified in January or February 2017.

Andy Gitzlaff, of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, said the locally preferred alternative is not necessarily the fi nal plan.

“It is an early indication of what might be a viable option,” he said.

Cities and counties involved would need to pass resolutions supporting the alternative in order for it to proceed.

A community open house in White Bear Lake on the project will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 at White Bear Lake Area Schools District Center, 4855 Bloom Ave. Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-4071235 or vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com.

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KOWALSKI’S: 20-year dream FROM PAGE 1

All of its meats contain no hormones, antibiotics or growth promoters, said Wojiak. They stuff their own sausages.

The store includes all of the standard grocery store departments, and also houses a wine shop, cookware area and a Starbucks.

Mayor Sandy Martin was making rounds of the store.

“We are very happy, obviously,” she remarked. “This has actually been a 20-year dream of the city of Shoreview.” Martin met with Jim Kowalski in the ’90s, asking for a store. He had said the time and place weren’t quite right, Martin said.

“We are just thrilled the time is right now and the place is here,” she said.

“We’re really excited to be here fi nally,” said Mike Oase, vice president of operations.

Martin said the City Council “held out” on other offers from developers.

“We had other interested parties,” she noted.

The nice weather caused a big turnout of shoppers, “a little heavier” than expected, Oase said.

The parking lot was packed with vehicles looking for a spot to park.

There was only one downside at the opening — a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the parking lot within an hour of the store’s opening and was lying on the ground with emergency vehicles surrounding him. It appeared there were no life-threatening injuries.

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Hunting with custom bows

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What originally started out as another way to hunt quickly morphed into a hobby and is now a business for Matt Rivard of Centerville.

Rivard started experimenting with archery in the early 1990s. “I was given a used bow, a little instruction, and off to the range I went.

From the very fi rst arrow I shot, I knew that archery was in my blood,” he said. “It is my passion and I love it.

It is what I do and it is pretty much all I do. It is my addiction.”

Rivard added, “What started out as another form of hunting soon turned into an obsession with me. It consumed most of my spare time and I was always looking for that one

more thing that would give me just a little more advantage in the field or an extra point or two on my scorecard.”

After many years of pursuing archery as a hobby, Rivard started his own archery business, M.R. Archery LLC, around five years ago.

“I wasn’t satisfied with the way my bows were being worked on. I started doing it myself with my bows, then my friends’ bows, and I’ve slowly built it up,” he said.

Rivard credits a lot of his knowledge to the experiences he has had with archery gurus. For Christmas one year, his wife Alexandra arranged a trip for him to go to Pennsylvania and visit premier string builder and bow tuner

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Matt Rivard, of Centerville, took up archery in the early 1990s as another way to hunt. Archery quickly grew into his passion and eventually turned into a business.

West Van Horn of Fury X Archery. “I learned a lot from him,” Rivard said.

His knowledge can also be credited to many years of trial and error. “I have learned more than a thing or two to make bows shoot better, be more accurate, quieter and just all around more fun to shoot,” he said.

Through the business, Rivard builds custom bow strings and sets up, works on, accessorizes and tunes bows. “I do pretty much anything anyone wants.”

Rivard said he prides himself in his strings.

Typically, after making the strings he won’t see them again for two to three years, when they need to be replaced.

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Rivard prefers bow hunting over other forms of hunting. “It brings you much closer to the wildlife and there aren’t as many hunters in the woods,” he said.

In addition, the bow hunting season runs September through the end of the year, a much longer season than for other forms of hunting.

Rivard has really enjoyed being able to share his passion with his children and grandchildren. “It is not like football, it is something that I am still able to do with them,” he explained.

Rivard said something people might not know about archery is “how easy it is to learn and become pretty good at it quickly. With the advances in today’s bows, anybody can shoot,” he said. “Some kids don’t like to play football, some kids don’t like to play hockey, some kids don’t really like sports, but I’ve never seen a kid who picked up a bow who didn’t like to shoot.”

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Mustang swimmers 2nd in 4AA, state meet next The Mounds View swimmers — with “no super stars, just super deep” — were Section 4AA runners-up and qualified for this weekend’s state meet in eight events.

“It was fantastic. We had a lot of real good swims,” said coach Stephen Brauer after the two-day meet at Stillwater concluded Saturday. “No super stars, just super deep. All three relays make it.

We’ll take a big team down there.”

Mounds View won 200 free relay with Zoe Rylander, Chella LeMere, Libby Fleming and Hannah AitkIn (1:39.22), breaking the school record.

Placing second were the medley relay was second with Dalanie Oliver, Madie Petry, Alli Misialek and LeMere (1:54.91), and the 400 freestyle relay with Hannah Aitken, Misialek, Fleming and

Zoe Rylander (3:40.25).

AitkIn, a junior, also qualified in 200 freestyle, placing second in 29.61, and the 500 freestyle, meeting the standard with 5:11.87 while placing third.

Advancing to state as section runners-up were Rylander in the 50 free (24.61), Jackie Gaworski in diving (459.60), and Misialek in butterfly (59.37).

Also reaching the championship heat were LeMere, third in breaststroke with Petry seventh; Serena Chan,third in butterfly ; Rylander, fourth in 100 freestyle; Fleming, fifth in 200 freestyle and seventh in 100 freestyle; LaMere, fifth in 50 freestyle; Elly Gustafson fifth in backstroke with Mary Vranyes seventh and Lucy Grande eighth; Misialek, fifth in IM with Chan seventh; Petry, seventh in butterfly with Han-

Mustang gridders finish with loss to Lakeville Mounds View football coach Jim Galvin had no complaints after the season ended with a 31-10 loss to Lakeville North on Nov. 4.

“These boys took us all on an incredible ride this season,” said Galvin. “They improved a ton. To beat Woodbury, Cretin and Osseo at the end of the season was a testament to their will.”

Panther star Wade Sullivan rushed for 273 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 32 TDs for the season.

“We got beat by a better team,” Galvin said. “We knew we had to limit their running back and we just could not do that.”

Trevor Redmond scored all the Mustang points with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Nickel, a 34-yard field goal and a conversion kick. Nickel was 13-for-24 for 182 yards and two interceptions. Max Janes caught five for 112 yards and Jake Osgood four for 30. Pete Goldsmith made 11 tackles, and safety Yaquub Mohamed had a a quarterback sack and two other tackles-for-loss.

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The first-place 200 freestyle relay team of (from left) Hannah Aitkin, Libby Fleming, Chella LeMere and Zoe Rylander decompressed after earning gold and setting a school record.

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Mustangs’ Janes has look of a big-time tight end

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Among several standout athletes on the Mounds View football team, Max Janes was particularly eye-catching.

The junior tight end has a powerful, Michelango statue-type physique. He can run over people or run away from them. Moving with the ball, his legs are a blur. It’s a Big Ten kind of body.

“Max Janes is our biggest difference maker,” said coach Jim Galvin. “He is the real deal. There is nothing Max can't do. I think Max can be a Division I tight end.”

Janes, a JV player last year, exploded unto the variety scene this fall, catching seven touchdown passes from Ryan Nickel, including an 80-yarder and a 52-yarder. He had 24 catches for 581 yards for the Mustangs in eight games (missing two due to injury), helping them post a 7-3 record.

“We had a real good tight end two years ago, too, in Ryan Kaczynski, who was six-four,” said Galvin, referring to an athlete now playing basketball at Minnesota-Duluth, “but Max is faster and more explosive. He’s a real ‘natural.’ “

Janes, 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, wearing No. 19, said it’s been a “great experience” working with Nickel, a senior second-year QB, and making his mark on a winning team this fall. Asked about his athletic heritage, he mentioned that both parents, Tim and Angie, were college athletes. He’s the oldest with two brothers and a sister.

Max Janes This early in his prep career, Janes said he hasn’t been contacted by college teams yet, but that’s his goal.

“I’m sure he’s on some of their radars,” said Galvin.

Mustang boys cross country 4th at state 52nd and Lucas Hessini 78th, and junior Joey Lawson 84th.

Dahl led the team in all regular-season meets and Lelinga led at conference, section and state.

They were named co-MVPs, said coach Ross Fleming.

Mounds View moved up five spots from last year with only Dahl and Lawson from the top seven. Coach Ross Fleming

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Hannah Aitken, Mounds View junior swimmer, qualified for the state meet in three events and helped the Mustangs place second as a team at the sectionals last weekend. Aitken anchored the 200 freestyle relay that placed first and broke the school record, while placing second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle (meeting the state standard).

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Kayak outings are only one small part of the mission trips offered by Thirst Missions, which recently expanded its destinations to Alaska and England.

Thirst Missions expands missions to Alaska and England expects that number will vices, provide materials, conduct job skills trainmore than double. ing, help with cleaning The Alaska and Enand more. gland trips will begin in “There’s a couple areas summer 2017, and will FOREST LAKE — The of Anchorage called last throughout the end world just got a little bigMountainview and Fairger for Forest Lake-based of the summer, while the Belize trips will continue view that are the most Thirst Missions, which diverse school districts in has been helping U.S. mis- to run year round. Each the entire U.S.,” Pfingtrip must have at least sion groups coordinate sten said. “We’re talking eight participants, but trips abroad since 2003. there isn’t much of a limit hundreds of different The business has been languages spoken; it’s on size — this past year, growing rapidly, which very poor.”

Thirst Missions sent a necessitated to a move to The director of the group of 116 to Belize for a a more spacious location England program, Ashley church choir tour. along Highway 61, and Binneboese, described Trips are eight days which allowed the addiwhat the programming tion of two new programs long, and can be custommight look like for a — mission trips to Alaska ized to the mission expegroup that plans to travel rience each group would and England. like to have. However, the to the U.K. Thirst Missions, found“It’s a lot more inner programs differ a little, ed by Jason Pfingsten, depending on destination. city, as we’ll be directly helps churches of all dein London,” she said. “So The Alaska programs nominations from across some of the really exciting will focus on mercy and the country plan their outreach ministry, Pfing- things that we think are groups’ visits and minisgoing to be happening is try services. Up until now, sten said. As with the Belize trips, it will include meeting with ministries it only offered trips to church services, vacation and partners and churchBelize, a Central American destination chosen by Bible school, construction es. There’s a lot of great women’s shelters there, so him after he was inspired projects and more. But there will be a lot of intersome of the partnerships by his own mission trip acting with women and in Alaska will work onethere. He hopes to create on-one with kids who have children that need that the same relationship attention and support.” with new partnerships in been abused and neglectOther aspects include ed. Groups might be asAlaska and England.

“We wanted to go where signed to a child each, and discipleship and one-onthen perform community one conversation about there’s great need and the Bible as well as offerservices and explore edualso provide a variety of cational and recreational ing outreach and support experiences for groups for homeless people and who want to go with their activities together — this refugees. churches,” Pfingsten said. might include planting a garden, building a horse Both Alaska and En“They’re actually kind corral, visiting a reindeer of being pushed out of gland are English-speakfarm or going fly fishing. ing locations, and Pfingthe center of London Groups will also visit sten described both as and they’re referred to relatively “un-churched,” homeless shelters, where as ‘hidden homeless,’ they will lead church ser- because they’re trying to with a low quantity of churches per capita.

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make it look like it’s not there, but it’s still there,” Binneboese said. “So the further we go out of London’s city center, the more we have an opportunity to interact.”

Every mission group will have a half day of recreation during the trip.

Participants in the Alaska program will be able to visit Eklutna State Park, where they can kayak on an Alpine lake, go mountain biking, hiking, make a campfire or grill out.

Recreation in London will include opportunities to visit Westminster Abbey

and St.Paul’s Cathedral.

Thirst Missions can be reached at 651-464-2212 or found online at thirst missions.org.

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