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North Oaks family opening Christmas tree farm BY ANDREA SWENSSON NORTH OAKS EDITOR
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North Oaks residents Steve and Lauren Kavan, pictured with daughter Lydia (12) and son Wade (9), bought their Lino Lakes farmland in 2019.
Q: H ow did you hear about the council? A: I heard about the council from my mom. Q: W hat made you want to join/apply? A: I have a very busy school schedule, so this was a good way for me to get experience working for something, without getting overwhelmed with too
Is there anything more hopeful than the sight of a tiny young Christmas tree sprouting out of the dirt? It’s a sight that Steve Kavan is getting used to now that he’s started planting thousands of foot-tall seedlings on the property on Ash Street in Lino Lakes that he and his wife, Lauren, purchased in 2018. By the time the trees get to him they are already two to five years old, and stand anywhere from 12 to 24 inches high. It takes another eight years of growth before it will be tall enough to end up in someone’s living room for a holiday season. This year, he estimates he planted somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 future Christmas trees. “Not all of them survive,” he says matter-offactly. “But I’ll get better, and more of them will survive.” Steve is open about the fact that he’s never grown trees before, and that he never imagined he would end up overseeing a field full of firs and pines. He originally bought the land as an investment property, but said it was so close to the home he shares on Goldfinch Lane in North Oaks with Lauren and their two children, Lydia and Wade, that he didn’t feel like he could part with it. “One thing led to another, and now I’m growing Christmas trees,” he says, smiling. Now six years into planting trees, the Kavans are almost ready to start harvesting their own inventory to sell. To ease into their new venture,
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In light of Thanksgiving, Press Publications recently asked third graders from St. Odilia School in Shoreview what they were most thankful for this year. More responses can be found on page 2.
Cafesjian Art Trust Museum creates teen council council. She added that the group meets once a month at the museum. Beginning in November, the group will begin to learn more about the different careers in museum work and discuss which pieces from the museum’s collection will be featured in an exhibition of their own creation. Another goal of the council is to help implement a public program in the future. The council’s exhibition will be showcased in May in the museum’s Focus Gallery. Recently, Press Publications sat down with: Alyssa Frazier and Rediat Tekabe from Irondale High
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Six high schoolers from around the Twin Cities will spend the next eight months learning about museum work through the Cafesjian Art Trust (CAT) Museum Teen Council. This is the first year of the council’s existence. “This is an initiative that has been really important to Kathie Cafesjian Baradaran,” said Laura SteefelMoore, the museum’s director of education and community engagement. “From day one, it was really important for her that we serve and engaged young adults, but particularly teenagers.” Steefel-Moore also oversees the
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