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Armory sale raises downtown parking concerns

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

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The White Bear Armory formally opened on Feb. 27, 1923 on the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Cook Avenue. It was the home of the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard.

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Review of a new land use designation for the Armory turned into a lengthy discussion about the need for more downtown parking followed by a request to wait on a proposal to transfer ownership of the building to the White Bear Area Historical Society.

Leading the discussion was Terry Kellerman, a downtown business owner who brought his attorney to the Aug. 29 Planning Commission meeting. Kellerman said he had just learned of a “full proposal” presented to the city the previous Friday regarding sale of the Armory and wanted time to study its impact. The historical society wants to buy the property for use as a museum.

It was the commission's task last week to consider rezoning of the Armory from P for public to B-5, or central business.

Originally built in 1922 as a Minnesota National Guard facility, the city acquired the property in 1994 and remodeled it to serve as a banquet hall. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been used to office the historical society in upstairs rooms for years.

Kellerman worries the society will expand the Armory and make an already tight parking situation worse, particularly when it comes to the Third Street parking lot.

He owns Kellerman's Event Center/The Alchemist next door to the Armory and said he plans to expand the bar and venue into the Big Wood Brewery space once they move out. (Big Wood is moving to Vadnais Heights.)

SEE ARMORY SALE, PAGE 2

Decision makers vent over lack of affordable housing in latest project

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

WHITE BEAR LAKE — The fact an affordable housing component was nixed from the city's latest apartment complex project was “disappointing” to Planning Commission members.

The word was used over and over as commissioners expressed frustration over City Council's decision to deny public financing from Schafer Richardson's planned unit development application. The Minneapolis-based developer plans a 244-unit complex on the corner of Hoffman Road and County Road E, site of The Stadium Bar & Grill.

The original proposal included 20%, or 48, affordable housing units as part of the project, provided Schafer Richardson receive tax increment financing, or TIF, from the city. TIF is one of a

few public finance tools used by cities to promote public and private investment.

City Council did not support TIF for the project, which the developer requested to offset the gap created by lower rents for affordable units. Without it, the developer made it clear inclusion of affordable units would be impossible.

Planning Commission members said it was tough to support the application after those plans changed.

“This is the biggest shot the city has to reach its affordable housing goal,” observed Commissioner Erich Reinhardt. “I don't understand the council decision to remove the funding. It boggles my mind that the city is going against housing goals identified in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. A big piece (of the project) is now removed. It's hard for me to support the project.”

Other commissioners agreed, with Mark Lynch calling the omission “a

missed opportunity.” Andrea West questioned whether the city will be able to meet its affordable housing goal at all.

“I feel like part of what we (commission members) need to do is consider how to meet those goals. If we're losing 48 here and there's not a lot of city support, it makes me concerned we won't meet that goal.”

Community Development Director Jason Lindahl said the city has some time, eight years, to make progress towards the goal. “We will continue to work with future applicants to meet that goal,” he assured members.

About 30% of the city's population qualifies for affordable housing. According to the 2040 Comp Plan, the Met Council allocated 200 affordable housing units to White Bear Lake for SEE APARTMENTS, PAGE 23

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Change of Seasons in Mahtomedi The owner of Casa Lupita and Red Luna Taco Factory restaurants, located in White Bear Lake, will be opening a restaurant at the site of the former Four Seasons in Mahtomedi. The owner said they hope to open in late October, and are currently hiring. The sign indicates the new restaurant will be named Luna Seasons. The Press will report more details about the restaurant’s opening as they become available.

If expansion is desired, Hanson reminded the commission that the society will be back before them for approvals. “There are no immediate plans now,” she said.

The executive director assured there is “no conspiracy” behind society plans to buy the Armory and that the White Bear nonprofit would be sole owner.

Plans are to convert a kitchen and meeting room to classroom space, renovate upstairs offices and use the gymnasium, which was once a drill hall, for museum exhibit space.

“We'd love to hold film screenings, give presentations and hold galas in the building.”

-Sara Hanson Director WBLAHS “We are crammed in there,” Hanson said of their offices. “We'd love to hold film screenings, give presentations and hold galas in the building.”

The society would also be able to hold its collections in one building instead of having boxes in storage at City Hall and the Fillebrown House.

Hanson added she's excited the society has donors who have pledged funds to restore the front of the building to its 1930s appearance. The elevator also needs repair, and a portion of the roof needs replacement.

Once City Council support is secured for the transfer, the society will start fundraising for those projects.

Hanson said she envisions a capital need of $2 to $3 million to cover costs.

Hanson said she understands

Kellerman's concerns about the future and parking. “I get that. We are just not there yet. We've had lots of discussion about the possibilities for the future. We're focused on taking on the Armory right now. It's a big undertaking, and we want to do it well. We are also keeping our options open. We love the building, we know how to deal with the preservation pieces and we are excited about what it could do for downtown.”

Commissioner Erich Reinhardt pointed out that the evening's discussion was focusing more on the sale, which is an issue that will be considered by City Council. He asked staff if the property must be rezoned before it's transferred? City Planner Ashton Miller replied, “Yes. Once the city ceases to own it, the property can no longer be zoned public.”

Rezoning is separate from the sale, added Community Development Director Jason Lindahl.

“The rezoning request is due to anticipation of the sale. It is a condition of the sale as required by zoning ordinance.”

The proposal, by the way, is to buy the Armory from the city for $1.

Also noted in the commission packet was record of a preservation easement against the property when the city procured the Armory in ’94.

The recorded easement ensures the historical nature of the building was not lost and is guaranteed with the historical society as owners.

Members unanimously approved staff’s recommendation to rezone the property to B-5.

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Attorney Fritz Knaak, who was representing Kellerman, started out by apologizing to commissioners for what seemed like criticism of the historical society. “Coming here and trying to delay something that the society wants is like speaking against motherhood,” he said, but the “sudden emergence of a buyer” was disturbing to his client.

“We learned just Friday there was a full proposal. It's hard to know if this is impactful or not,” on the parking situation. “Business people in the core district are very sensitive to changes in use and, in particular, anything that impacts parking,” Knaak told commissioners.

“The concern for parking is real,” the White Bear attorney continued.

“They (his client) have no intention of being obstructors but they want to know what will happen. Rezoning is not a small thing.”

Kellerman is also miffed that the green house on the corner of Cook Street and Third was sold. It's a spot he wanted for a parking lot.

“I had a verbal contract with (homeowner) John Casiday,” Kellerman said. “We waited, thinking the city should buy it. Then I find out someone else bought it for the historical society. They're taking the only spot we had for parking.”

Citing “full disclosure,” WBLAHS Executive Director Sara Hanson said a Hanifl family LLC bought the house. “The LLC is used to purchase properties around the theater district for future expansion,” she explained, and now includes the green house.

The society has three years to decide if it needs the property.

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tart planning now for your early morning and afternoon commute. It’s up to all of us to help keep kids safe in our neighborhoods.

With school back in session our youth will be traveling to and from school on foot and by bus, bike, and possibly electric scooter or skateboard.

Start seeing kids and stop when they are crossing the streets. Let’s give our bus drivers a break too. Many are new and have to figure out their routes, along with the stress of transporting a slew of kids and dealing with road construction and road rage. Follow the rules by stopping when the stop arm is out, give them room, and don’t tailgate or pass a bus illegally.

The start of school also brings Publisher’s more teen drivers on the roads.

As you plan your schedule for the View next month or two, give yourself an Carter Johnson extra 15 minutes of wiggle room to get where you’re going.

As the school year begins let’s also keep in mind we need to give teachers a break, too. We know the past couple of years of the pandemic have been hard on students and teachers alike. Many districts are experiencing a shortage of teachers. They need our help. My observation over the years I’ve had kids in school is that teachers have more pressure from parents than ever before.

Teachers now have to answer countless emails from parents. It is reasonable to get in touch with your child’s teacher about major academic or behavioral concerns, but understand they cannot possibly address every little issue or homework assignment for every student in their classroom every day. Parents should be mindful about when to back off, and bring up concerns at a parent teacher conference. Ask how you can help support the school or classroom. Volunteer in the classroom and be an encourager, not a complainer. Teachers need our support so they can do their job of teaching our kids rather than managing the needs of a few overbearing parents.

Desensitized I rarely see a person between the ages of 12 to 20 who doesn’t have a phone in their hand. Most parents I know complain about the amount of time their kids spend on their various devices, and especially about social media. Many – I would argue most - kids are looking at a screen for hours a day and it is concerning. Kids seem to be increasingly desensitized to what they post or what is posted about them. Many kids don't think about what their online posts portray about them or what impact their online persona might have in the future. Or, because it's fun to participate on platforms such as BeReal, TikTok and SnapChat, they just don't care about the perceptions they may be creating.

I was shocked when shown the Revive app for the first time. It's a face photo animator that allows anyone to use a photo of your face and make it look as if you are talking. It's very realistic. Apps like this are another example of how technology can be used against reality, and the results could be devastating.

Digital technology in the wrong hands can also be used to commandeer one's likeness and use it for bullying or even extortion.

Social media was designed to connect people and make it easy to be more social. It has benefits when used as it was intended. However, it's the new 'Wild West' and there are some troubling features creeping in. There is no accountability for these companies.

Why is it taking so long to have oversight and ensure they are operating responsibly and legally?

It's always a good time to be aware of the scams and keep talking to kids about the negative impacts of social media.

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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t’s exciting to be kicking off the 2022-23 school year during this transformational time in our District’s history. As we consider where we have been the last few years, we are proud of what we have accomplished, and we are excited about what is yet to come.

One of our priorities for the coming year is a focus on fiscal management.

While this is always paramount to any school district, what it means for us is that this November we will be asking our community to renew its past support of our capital projects levy, which contributes to Movers & significantly our ability to meet our ongoing and Shakers increasing capital Dr. Wayne needs.

On Nov. 8, the Kazmierczak community will vote on a Capital Projects Levy Renewal question that will fund: • Safety and security - The capital projects levy allows the district to maintain and increase safety and security measures and equipment throughout the district.

• Technology and related services - The capital projects levy allows the district to provide classroom technology, software and computers for students. Related services include the maintenance of equipment and technology staff.

• Textbooks, curriculum materials and equipment, and musical instruments - The capital projects

levy allows the district to purchase textbooks, curriculum materials and equipment, and musical instruments according to our curriculum replacement cycle.

• Transportation - The capital projects levy allows the district to purchase buses and vans for student transportation.

The renewal of the levy is projected to generate about $2.6 million annually for an additional 10 years beginning in 2024. The tax rate for district property owners will remain unchanged, as this is a straight renewal of an existing levy.

Community members will have a chance to learn about the renewal at public meetings that will take place this fall: • 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the WBLAS Senior Center (2482 East County Road F, WBL) • 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at District Center (4855 Bloom Ave, WBL) • 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Oneka Elementary (4888 Heritage Pkwy North, Hugo) Additional information about the district’s capital projects levy renewal can also be found on the district’s website at www.isd624.org/capitalprojectslevyrenewal.

As we prepared for the Capital Projects Levy Renewal, we sought input from district residents through a community survey conducted on our behalf by The Morris Leatherman Company. The survey results revealed many important data points that I am proud to share with our community as we begin the school year.

When asked to rate the financial management of the school district, we had a favorable rating of 67%. This is

well above the industry norm of 50% and is an increase from four years ago. 89% of respondents believe that the community receives a good value from its investment. We are proud to know our community believes we are handling our resources well.

In indicating whether we have spent past referendum funds responsibly, 80% responded favorably, 13% unfavorably. This figure is especially important to us, considering the large investment made by the community with the 2019 bond referendum that is allowing us to make important bricks-and-mortar changes throughout the district that will benefit students for years to come.

When asked if we do a good job of involving community leaders, parents, and interested citizens in decisions about the schools, 78% responded favorably, 16% responded unfavorably.

We have a high level of credibility, and we are proud of the ways we have come together to allow students to learn and grow through the support of an engaged community.

Finally, when asked what they like the most about White Bear Lake Area Schools, respondents’ top responses were good teachers, the variety of programs offered to students, excellent academics, and extracurricular activities available to students.

As we begin this new school year, we remain committed to ensuring that each student has the education and support they need to be successful.

Dr Wayne Kazmierczak is the superintendent of White Bear Area Schools.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Helpful neighbors.

Last Thursday evening while on a walk in White Bear, I grew faint and weak resulting in me hitting the ground unable to get up. Within minutes two neighbor ladies came to my rescue. I did not know either one of them. One brought bottles of cold water and the other offered me a ride home, which I took. Praise God for these two wonderful ladies. I don’t know how I would have made it home without them.

It is really refreshing to know that people like these two ladies still exist in this world.

Jerry Donald White Bear Lake

Learn about community foundation More than 100 people attended a Summer Island Soirée for the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation on August 17. This event was held at Vicki and Si Ford’s beautiful home on Manitou Island. The Midwest Ski Otters made a surprise visit and presented a show, complete with wake boarding, bare footing, a ski pyramid, and other tricks. The drum beat of the Off the Edge Dragon Boat team was heard as the 20 in-synch paddlers rounded the tip of the island and delighted guests. Food and beverages were donated by friends of the foundation. If you would like to learn more about the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation and all the wonderful things they do for our community, check out the website at gwblcf.org.

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Legal Gobbledygook Examined United States District Judge Aileen Cannon was right when she ordered Donald Trump’s lawyers to file supplemental papers clarifying the possible legal basis for his bizarre motion following the DOJ’s search at the Mar-A-Lago compound.

Judge Cannon’s Order very charitably gave his lawyers a second opportunity to provide answers to a few essential legal questions.

A key question Article III judges must

answer is how did you get here and what’s my (the judge’s) jurisdictional basis for considering your claims?

Mr. Trump’s lawyers forgot that our Federal courts aren’t courts of “general jurisdiction.”

Federal Courts simply aren’t designed to reach out to remedy generalized injustice to a complaining citizen—even a former (disgruntled) President of the United States.

Yet, the Trump legal team still cites not a single jurisdictional statute. Instead, they cite to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—not a basis for jurisdiction.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers also claim (incorrectly) that the judge has ancillary jurisdiction; but federal judges only have “ancillary jurisdiction” if they already have jurisdiction over other claims properly on their docket.

Yet, Trump’s lawyers never give the precise jurisdictional basis for their “motion.”

They say the Court has “inherent” power to appoint a special master. In short, Trump’s lawyers lead us on a “snipe hunt” for any clear jurisdictional basis.

But, Judge Cannon seems more than fully prepared to overlook this. Her honor has signaled her inclination to grant Trump’s request for appointment of a Special Master.

But even that hasty ruling may be put on hold based on the DOJ’s notice that it has already completed a “privilege” review of the search warrant fruits. A special master now would only pointlessly delay the investigation.

So if Mr. Trump’s action for “Judicial Supervision and Other Relief” proceeds, we may be forced to guess where it’s going and why it’s going at all.

But what else is new? After all, the law’s delay is the most effective legal strategy known to Donald John Trump.

Albert Turner Goins White Bear Lake

neighboring docks are in violation. Their docks cross Tally’s property line. And, as a previous boat owner and operator, it’s obvious one can get a Sherman tank (if it would float) in the space available to maneuver in the channel. An idiot (like me) can tell, just from the visual, without the aids of drones, gps calibrations, maps, charts, graphs and aerial reconnaissance, this complaint is nothing short of “me thinks thou dost protest too much.” And as for the various government bodies “investigating” this complaint, surely they have more poignant fish to fry than to spend time and the taxpayer’s money on this frivolity. That is, unless there’s some hidden agenda they are compelled to follow.

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They said it out loud Mahtomedi students have suffered dramatic declines in academic achievement.

In 2014, 95.6% of Mahtomedi 10th graders were proficient in reading. Today, only 70% are proficient. During the same time, 11th grade math proficiency fell nearly 30% - from 86.6% to 57.5%. Today, only 51% of Mahtomedi High School students are proficient in Science.

On August 11, Mahtomedi School Board Members discussed “Excellence” at their study session. Board member comments were both informative and disturbing.

Julie McGraw implied that people who use Test Scores, School Rankings, and US News and World Reports to measure educational excellence are misguided or ignorant. McGraw went on to say that “agency and identity” and “personal excellence” should be used to measure school performance. McGraw stated that “Mahtomedi will probably never be #1 again” [in academic achievement]. Lucy Payne agreed and said “If we become #1 again, it would change who ‘we’ are.

Really? Who are “we” – A community of mediocrity and “woke” political ideologies?

Absolutely not! It is astonishing that these school board members actually said the quiet part out loud and were not even pretending to value academic achievement.

Wow - Like being #1 is a bad thing!

It is not a coincidence that Mahtomedi was ranked #1 in 2013 – and that academic proficiency has plummeted since McGraw and Payne joined the School Board in 2014.

Payne and McGraw place greater value on “agency and identity” than on student academic proficiency. Under their leadership many significant district policies have been changed and all top-level district administrators have been replaced. Superintendent Duffrin was hired and every Mahtomedi school has a new principal.

These new, radical administrators have intentionally re-directed our school’s focus away from student academic achievement and excellence and toward “agency and identity” and academic activism.

These horrifying academic declines have only been accelerated by the district’s mismanagement and policies implemented during the COVID pandemic.

Our Mahtomedi School Board members and district administrators have truly lost their way. We must elect new School Board members to restore Mahtomedi’s tradition of academic excellence.

Barb Black Mahtomedi SEE MORE LETTERS, PAGES 19, 24

Picking on Tally’s Encore! Yet another unjustified attack on Tally’s. When will this end? Ostensibly they are violating their neighbor’s boat (space) even though this has all been appropriately vetted by the various agencies.

Really? I’m just a lowly patron with no legal expertise, yet even I can tell, from the shore, Tally’s docks are well within their property lines. If anything, they are not the violators, yet I see no public complaints emanating from them. If one extends the property lines straight into the lake, the

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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township:

Vadnais Heights

• Ramsey County Sheriff's Office deputies on Aug. 5 arrested a Brooklyn Center woman, 24, for DWI near the area of Vadnais Center Drive and Willow Lake Blvd. after she caused a two-vehicle accident at that intersection. She was transported to jail and booked for second degree DWI, test refusal and gross misdemeanor obstruction of a peace officer.

• Two Minneapolis women, 33 and 29, were each cited Aug. 5 at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E for misdemeanor theft, after they under entered $84.29 in merchandise at the self-checkout. A St. Paul man, 38, was cited Aug. 5 at the Walmart for under entering $120.17 of merchandise at the self-checkout and banned from the store.

• A purse was reported stolen sometime over a four-hour period Aug. 7 from a vehicle parked in an underground garage in the 4100 block of Centerville Road, after the front passenger window was broken in.

• Five Star Bath Solutions in the 3500 block of Hoffman Road E reported the side door to an enclosed trailer damaged

sometime over the weekend of Aug. 6-8 during an unsuccessful attempt to gain access to the trailer interior.

• A resident in the 1100 block of County Road E on Aug. 9 reported sending money in error to a person in Pennsylvania via the Zelle app.

• A Segway scooter was reported stolen Aug. 9 from a pick-up truck bed with the cover closed, but tailgate unlocked as it was parked in the 700 block of Berwood Avenue W. • A St. Paul woman reported her cell phone stolen Aug. 9 after she set it down to use the self-checkout at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E. Video footage shows a man with long hair picking up the phone and leaving the store.

• A vacuum and tool set were reported stolen over the weekend of Aug. 6-10 from a storage unit of the Comfort Inn and Suites in the 3500 block of Vadnais Center Drive, after the maintenance room was broken into. The serial number of the vacuum has been logged into hot files.

• A Rochester woman reported her credit card used fraudulently at the Vadnais Heights Speedway Aug. 10, after she left her purse on a chair on an outdoor patio in the 900 block of County Road E. When the victim returned for her purse, she noticed some of its contents

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• Three fishing poles were reported stolen Aug. 12 from an attached garage left open in the 1200 block of County Road D Circle E. • A handgun was reported found Aug. 10 in the 100 block of Star Circle and turned over to deputies.

• A Little Canada woman, 20, was mailed a citation for theft, after a coffee shop employee in the 1000 block of Highway 96 reported cash and a debit card stolen from her purse in a back room while she was working Aug. 12.

The subject used the debit card fraudulently at the White Bear Lake Walgreen's, and was identified via video.

• A shopper in the 900 block of County Road E reported her purse stolen Aug. 13, after she set it down at the end of a clothes rack to try on a shirt.

When she turned around, the purse was gone.

White Bear Township

• A White Bear Township man, 30, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault Aug. 8 in the 2600 block of Parkview Drive.

• A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a Toyota Prius parked overnight Aug. 8-9 in a driveway in the 5500 block of Bald Eagle Blvd.

The White Bear Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Two catalytic converters were reported stolen Aug. 22 in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road.

• Officers responded to a report of juveniles joy riding in a golf cart in the 2400 block of County Road F Aug. 22.

• A St. Louis Park man was arrested for violating a protection order in the 1900 block of Spruce Place Aug. 23.

• Officers mediated a verbal domestic incident in the 1800 block of Fourth Street Aug. 23.

• Officers responded to reports of criminal damage to property in the 3700 block of Van Dyke Street and the 1700 block of Fourth Street Aug. 24.

• Theft was reported in the 3300 block of Bellaire Avenue Aug. 24.

• A vehicle was stolen in the 3600 block of Highway 61 Aug. 24.

• A White Bear Lake man was arrested for violating a no contact order in the 1700 block of County Road E Aug. 24.

• License plates were stolen in the 2000 block of First Street Aug. 25.

• Officers responded to a domestic incident in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road Aug. 26.

• A driver reported being hit by a person in another vehicle who was confrontational Aug. 26 in the 1800 block of Birch Street. The subject was gone when police arrived and the woman declined to pursue charges since there was no damage to her vehicle.

• Officers responded to a verbal domestic incident between a couple in the 2100 block of County Road E Aug. 27.

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:

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• A wrong way motorist was cited at 8:09 a.m. Aug. 9 in the 700 block of Hall Avenue for violating the local one-way ordinance.

• A westbound motorist was cited at 10:35 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 700 block of Hall Avenue for driving the wrong way through the eastbound-only zone. The driver said he was familiar with the one-way ordinance, but didn't want to take the long detour home.

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• A resident in the 7000 block of Jamaca Lane N. on Aug. 9 reported a pop-up scam on her computer and was concerned that her computer had been hacked. However, she offered no bank information to the scammer and suffered no financial loss.

• A resident in the 7000 block of 73rd Court N. on Aug. 12 reported the United States Postal Service truck for striking and damaging a portion of his house.

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• A burglary was reported at 11:53 a.m. Aug. 7 at the abandoned Lakeside Club on Old Wildwood Road.

On arrival at the scene, deputies saw that the door of the business, which had been closed and vacant for more than two years, had been pried open. Deputies cleared the building and noted nothing suspi-

cious. At 4:31 p.m. Aug. 10, deputies assisted other agencies at the scene of a fire at the Lakeside Club.

Arson is suspected, and two juvenile females have been detained.

• A motorist was cited late Aug. 7 in the 3000 block of East County Line Road for driving after suspension, after deputies conducted a traffic stop for a burnt-out headlight and found the driver license to be revoked.

• A Puma Lane resident on Aug. 8 reported the neighbor's dog for biting his dog.

• A Mitchells Court resident on Aug. 8 reported an extortion scam in which an individual claimed to have information on the complainant and was trying to use that information to coerce him into paying money.

• A business in the 1000 block of Wildwood Road on Aug. 10 reported two unwanted juveniles on the premises and asked deputies to provide trespass paperwork and photos of the youths.

• Deputies will conduct extra patrols of detour traffic, following an Aug. 10 complaint about higher traffic levels on Woodland Drive due to the road closures around Mahtomedi. They also conditionally promised extra patrol near the construction barriers at Mahtomedi Avenue and Wildwood Road following a complaint the same day about traffic driving through the barriers, as part of an ongoing issue.

Willernie

• A Stillwater Road resident reported on Aug. 7 a missing wallet.

• Deputies on routine patrol on Wildwood Road at 2:04 a.m. Aug. 9 observed two juveniles walking and informed them about their curfew violation before providing them a courtesy ride home.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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SENIOR CENTER OPEN HOUSE

When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F, WBL Details: Adults 50+ are invited to explore the center, learn about weekly activities, and enjoy coffee and treats.

Group leaders will be present to talk about their group and what they do.

Contact: 651-653-3121

AUTHOR VISIT

When: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9 Where: Lake Country Bookseller, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: Susan Borden will sign copies of her book “Clockwise” and Steve Wynn will sign his book “The Culvers Report.”

Contact: 651-426-0918

GOLDEN ACRYLICS LECTURE AND DEMO

When: 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 9 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Presentation provides information about a variety of GOLDEN acrylics and the inherent possibilities of acrylic materials. Open to all levels.

Free with registration.

Contact:651-407-0597 or whitebeararts. org

“SINGIN' IN THE RAIN”

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 9 – Oct. 2; 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 26 (pay-what-you-can) Where: Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4941 Long Ave. White Bear Lake Details: Family-friendly performance of the “greatest movie musical of all time.” Tickets $30; flex passes available for multiple productions.

Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers.

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BEAR WATER RUN

When: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Where: Ramsey County Beach, 5050 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Lions Club annual fundraiser offers 10 mile and 20 mile options around White Bear Lake. USATF certified course with beverage stops every two miles and food at end of race.

Registration $50 for 10-mile run; $55 for 20-mile run by Sept. 7.

Contact: whitebearlions.org/bear-waterrun/

FALL FLEA MARKET

When: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Where: Pine Tree Apple Orchard, 450 Apple Orchard Rd., Dellwood Details: Sample food and beverages from 30 local restaurants, specialty shops, breweries and distilleries. Live music and activities. Signature fundraiser for White Bear Lake Rotary Club. Tickets $40/person.

Contact: tasteofwhitebearlake.com

ST. JUDE CORN FEST

When: 3-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Where: St. Jude of the Lake Catholic Church, 700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi Details: Sweet corn, pulled pork dinner.

And other food, beverages, Bingo, raf-

MOVIES IN THE PARK

When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Where: Polar Lakes Park, 1280 Hammond Rd., White Bear Township Details: Free, family-friendly outdoor event with music, entertainment, and a featured movie. “Sing 2” on Sept. 10.

Contact: 651-747-2750 or whitebeartownshipevents.org/movies-in-the-park

ANNUAL NORTH OAKS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GUILD II RUMMAGE SALE

When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept 10 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F Details: Annual community Flea Market / Garage Sale in our parking lot. Be a seller for $20 or be a shopper and enjoy local treasures from sellers and our Craft Corner Gift Shop. A food truck will be onsite for lunch.

Contact: 651-653-3121

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fles, bouncy obstacle course, cake walk, gaga ball, bake sale, corn hole contest, live music by Martin Zellar at 7 p.m.

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When: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 Where: Shoreview Ice Arena, 877 Highway 96 W Details: Has generated more than $1 million for the Children’s Hospital Association. Many items ½ price on Sunday.

Contact: 651-484-3792 or northoaksrummagesale.org

6TH ANNUAL WHITE BEAR LAKE WALK FOR PEACE

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Where: St. Mary of the Lake Church, 4741 Bald Eagle Ave. (meet at Peace Pole) Details: Event sponsored by St. Mary's Justice, Peace and Outreach Commission. Short prayer service followed by 2 ½ mile walk through the neighborhood with prayer stations along the way.

Open to all.

Contact: 651-216-9507

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VADNAIS HEIGHTS FOOD PROGRAM

When: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F Details: Distribution of food to any family in need and considered low income.

May register day of event.

Contact: 612-245-9259 or cityvadnaisheights.com/foodshelf

ST. MARY’S FALL FESTIVAL

When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 Where: St. Mary of the Lake Parish Life Center, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Food trucks, marketplace with handmade items, wine, jewelry sale, raffles, bindo, kids games, and live music by the Emerson Avenue Band.

Contact: 651-429-7771 or stmarys-wbl.org

VISIT WITH SUPERINTENDENT WAYNE KAZMIERCZAK

When: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F Details: Hear updates about upcoming capital projects levy renewal questions and other district initiatives.

Contact: 651-653-3121

CLASS REUNION WHITE BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1954

When: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 Where: White Bear Country Inn Details: Reunion luncheon; for more information contact Joyce at 651-429-5083.

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Christ the King Lutheran Church

Daily Mass Tuesday, 6:00 pm, 1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Wednesday & Friday, 9:00 am Thursday, 9:00 am (Jun - Aug), (Just off Hwy 96 & Otter Lake Road) 9:15 am (Sep - May) If it’s possible to get this in the Sept.

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11:00 am. arley Jacks We invite the community! Sunday, THANK YOU! Sacrament of Reconciliation: www.stjudeofthelake.org office@ctkwbl.org | 651-429-4828 Friday 7:45 - 8:45 am If it’s possible to get this in the Sept. 22 ’d appreciate it.

Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm 651-426-3245 | 700 Mahtomedi Avenue, Mahtomedi By appointment

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3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Sunday 9:30 am & 6:30 pm, Wednesday 6:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am, Friday 8:00 am, Saturday 4pm Reconciliation: Wednesday 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Thursday 8:30 - 9:00 am, Sunday 6:00pm - 6:20pm

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St. John in the Wilderness | Episcopal Church

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

2175 1st Street, WBL 55110 | 651.429.5351 Sundays 8:00 am | In-person Holy Eucharist

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Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin

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SPORTS PREVIEW 2022 ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI VOLLEYBALL // GIRLS

ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI CROSS COUNTRY // BOYS

ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI FOOTBALL // BOYS

Coach — Jaden Burns (1st year)

Coach — Jim Driscoll

Coach — Dave Muetzel (16th year)

Assistant — Taryn Bolea, Phil Hastings, Danielle Wyse, Kelly Olson

Assistants — Lisa Irsfeld

Assistants — Robert Garry, Matt Oswald, Kenneth Stevens, John Arlandson, Robert Merthan, Joe Koscianski, Paul McGibbon, Jeff Sansgaard, Mike Isola, Jim Anderson, Tony Madline, Thad Tumbleson, David Donahoe

Last year — 5-2 conference, 15-14 overall, section runner-up Captains — Katherine Arnason, Camryn Petersen, and Grace Hansen Returning starters — Seniors: Arnason (RSH), Petersen (L/DS), Abby Bruggeman (OH), and Ellie Mustar (S) In the mix — Seniors Hansen (MH/RSH), Kaia McKeown (S), Clara Schimnowski (MH/OH), Kylie Poul (L/DS), Anusha Khandpur (DS), and Meghan Mead (MH); Sophomores Silvie Graetzer (MH) and Kaili Malvey (OH) Fast facts — Arnason was all-conference, logging 135 kills and 130 digs. Petersen had 334 assists, 171 digs and 44 aces last year. In her 4th varsity season, she moves from setter to libero and back row.

New coach — Burns, an assistant for five years, takes over as head coach with Angela Helle resigning.

Coach says — “With six experienced seniors and two standout sophomores joining our four returning starters, we have our sights set on returning to the section finals. Our strengths continue to be our pin hitters (Arnason, Bruggeman, and Malvey) but I expect a lot of production from our middles including sophomore Silvie Graetzer, a new addition. We will benefit from Ellie Mustar’s experience running our offense. In a new position, Camryn Petersen’s varsity experience will prove valuable. Our goal is to improve each week and peak at the right time.”

SCHEDULE Thursday, Aug. 25 — Cretin-Derham Hall Tuesday, Aug. 30 — at St. Paul Como Park Thursday, Sept. 1 — St. Paul Highland Park Tuesday, Sept. 6 — White Bear Lake Thursday, Sept. 8 — at Apple Valley Tuesday, Sept. 13 — at Orono Thursday, Sept. 15 — at Two Rivers Saturday, Sept. 17 — Farmington tournament Thursday, Sept. 22 — at Hastings Tuesday, Sept. 27 — South St. Paul Thursday, Sept. 29 — Simley Saturday, Oct. 1 — Chisago Lakes tournament Wednesday, Oct. 5 — at North St. Paul Tuesday, Oct. 11 — at St. Anthony Village Thursday, Oct. 13 — Tartan Saturday, Oct. 15 — Benilde-St. Margaret’s tournament

Last year — 3rd in conference, 2nd in section, 12th in state Captains — Ryan Pavlick, Wyatt Siess and Hayden Schaefer

Last year — 4-0 conference, 10-3 overall, state Class 5A runner-up, conference and section champion

Returning starters — Seniors: Wyatt Siess, John Gibbens

Captains — JP Johnson (more to be named later)

In the mix —Seniors Ryan Pavlick and Hayden Schaefer; Juniors Hudson Otto, Will Lieberman, and Charlie Wirka; Sophomores Evan Carion, and Dan Gibbens; Freshman Matt Studenski Fast Facts — Top 4 runners graduated. Siess is the top returning runner, having placed 19th in section last year.

Coach says — “We have a very deep team from last year and should be very competitive this season. Looking to do well in the conference and sections.”

SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 2 — at Rosemount Thursday, Sept. 7 — at Hastings Tuesday, Sept. 13 — at Hastings Saturday, Sept. 17 — at Osceola (WI) Tuesday, Sept. 20 — at Chisago Lakes Saturday, Oct. 8 — at Simley Tuesday, Oct. 18 — conference at Hastings Wednesday, Oct. 20 — section at Highland, St. Paul

Returning starters — Seniors William Harris (TE, LB), JP Johnson (OL-DL), Cody Dvorak (RB/DL), Emmett Poppelman (OL), Sam Hemenway (OL), and Ramsey Morrell (TE); Juniors: Charles Brandt (QB) and Eric Buttke (DL).

In the mix — To be determined after scrimmage Fast facts — Brandt passed for 1,251 yards and 9 TD’s with 3 interceptions last year, and ran for 5 TD’s. Morrell caught 12 of 218 yards and 4 TD’s. Johnson made 50 tackles (7 for losses). Harris made 46 tackles (5 for losses).

Coach says — “We are off to a good start. We graduated a lot of really good players, which gives an opportunity for new ones to step up. The kids are working hard and having fun. This is a great group to work with and I am looking forward to the season.”

SCHEDULE Thursday, Sept. 1 — at Apple Valley Friday, Sept. 9 — at Cretin-Deham Hall Saturday, Sept. 17 — Hill-Murray (11 a.m.)

Friday, Sept. 23 — Tartan Friday, Sept. 30 — at Spring Lake Park Friday, Oct. 7 — St. Thomas Academy Friday, Oct. 14 — at Simley Wednesday, Oct. 19 — South St. Paul

ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI CROSS COUNTRY // GIRLS Coach — Jim Driscoll Assistants — Lisa Irsfeld Last year — 1st in conference, 1st in section, 12th in state Captains — Sarah Brings, Greta Liner Returning starters — Seniors Sarah Brings, Greta Liner, and Juliana Nyberg; Sophomore: Gabby Fox In the mix — Freshmen Sylvia LaVigne; 7th-graders Brooklyn Erickson and Vanessa Rogosheske Fast Facts — Fox was 2nd in conference, 4th in section, 52nd at state last year. Brings was 5th in conference, 3rd in section, 62nd at state Coach says — “We are very young. Upper class returning athletes are setting a good example. Will be very competitive in conference and sections.”

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ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI SWIMMING // GIRLS Coach — Mike Goldman Assistant — Tim Baden, Micah Goldman, Dan Kizaur Last year — 2nd in conference, 2nd place in section Captains — Sydney Armstrong, Aleksa Atkinson, Ella Mattson, Zoe Roettger

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In the mix — Seniors: Joey Heinsch, Luke Yee Yick, Gavin Greeder; juniors: Ethan Splett, Micah Schmidt Fast facts — TSeniors Aleksa Atkinson, Zoe Roettger, and Grace Weibe; Juniors Isabelle Befidi, Talia Collins, and Grace Neumann; Freshman Maddie Ruppel; and 8th grader Delaney Dumermuth Coach says — “Our greatest strength is our team depth.”

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SCHEDULE Thursday, Aug. 25 — conference relays at Simley Thursday, Sept. 1 — Hill-Murray Thursday, Sept. 8 — at North St. Paul Saturday, Sept. 10 — Hastings Invitational Thursday, Sept. 15 — at Simley Thursday, Sept. 22 — at South St. Paul Thursday, Sept. 29 — at Hastings Thursday, Oct. 6 — at Two Rivers Thursday, Oct. 13 — at Tartan

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Returning starters — Seniors Sydney Armstrong and Ella Mattson; Junior Emmerson Buckley; Sophomores Audrey Carlson, Hannah Drektrah, Alexandra Fox, and Sidney Leciejewski; 8th-grader Abby Wright

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SPORTS PREVIEW 2022 ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI SOCCER // GIRLS Coach — David Wald (17th year)

Coach — Aaron Freer

Assistants — Allison Eitel, Glenn Lisowy, Brad Gudenkauf, Mariah Adams, Megan Lisowy

Assistant — Kristine Vick, Kendra Stone

Last year — State Class 2A champions, 6-0-1 conference, 17-2-1 overall Captains — Lily Lindquist, Katelyn Beulke, Anabel Hillstrom Returning starters — Seniors Beulke (F), Lindquist (M), Hillstrom (M); Juniors Claire Faulkner (D), Kaila Och (D), and Savanna Stockness (D); Sophomores Emily Muetzel (D) and Allison McCleery (D)

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Anabel Hillstrom, soccer captain, with her state gold medal last year

In the mix — Senior Amiah LaFrinier (D); Juniors Lauren Coy (M), Kaitlyn Moltzan (F), and Stella Grabow (G); Sophomores Sophia Peer (M), Aynslea Ulschmid (M), Madison McCoy (F), Cece Emery (M), Faith Pepper (M), and Presley Albers (D); Freshmen Jackie Worden (G) and Harlow Berger (G) Fast facts — Mahtomedi won its 10th state title last year and 4th in a row (no tournament in 2020). Wald’s ledger is 6 state titles and a 257-48-23 record, and it is his 28th year with the program. Beulke led the team with 20 goals, made coaches all-state first-team and all state tourney; Beulke, Lindquist and Hillstrom were all-conference.

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Coach says — “We return a defense that had almost no experience at the start of last year (but) improved over the season and we would like for them to continue to evolve into the strength of this team …

For attacking, we return our three captains, Beulke, Lindquist, and Hillstrom, but will need people to step up. Lauren Coy and Cece Emery have improved a lot. Sophia Peer was up for the challenge in the state championship (replacing an injured player). Goaltending could be a strength with the improvement of Stella Grabow and addition of two stellar freshmen. This team has enough talent to compete with any in the state if they come together to reach their full potential.”

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ZEPHYRS // MAHTOMEDI TENNIS // GIRLS

SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 26 — at Rochester Mayo Saturday, Aug. 27 — at Rochester Century Tuesday, Aug. 30 — at White Bear Lake Thursday, Sept. 1 — Woodbury Tuesday, Sept. 6 — Orono Saturday, Sept. 10 — Benilde-St. Margaret’s Tuesday, Sept. 13 — at South St. Paul Tuesday, Sept. 20 — at Two Rivers Thursday, Sept. 22 — Simley Monday, Sept. 26 — Tartan Wednesday, Sept. 28 — at Hill-Murray Saturday, Oct. 1 — at Cretin-Derham Hall Tuesday, Oct. 4 — North St. Paul Thursday, Oct. 6 — Hastings

Last year — 6-0 conference, 16-5 overall, section runner-up Captains — Sonya Potthoff, Campbell Albers, and Mari Meger Returning letterwinners — Seniors: Potthoff, Albers, Meger, Megan Langer, Anna Morriem, and Julia Swanson; Juniors Olivia Bengtson, Kate Hoffman, Hanna Meslow and Kathryne Foley; Sophomores Alayna Bartylla and Molly Moffitt In the mix — Sophomore Greta Munson; Freshmen Mallory Langer, Lily Carlson, and Katherine Smith Fast facts — All but two regulars return from 2021. Returning allconference players are doubles players Albers (19-5), Langer (15-5) and Hoffman (18-6), singles player Meger (21-4), and singles/doubles Potthoff (19-5). Annika Munson, who qualified for state in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10, left the program to join a tennis academy in Florida.

Coach says — “We have 53 girls out in grades 7-12, so it’s amazing to see that a strong relational culture can grow a program. Our varsity team will practice 16, same with our JV, and our B squad will have 21 girls. I anticipate another conference championship in the Metro East. We anticipate another great showdown with Mounds View in the Section 4AA Final. We have a strong group of senior leaders who compete hard and care for their teammates.”

SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 19 — Stillwater tournament Thursday, Aug. 25 — Eden Prairie Saturday, Aug. 26 — Rochester Mayo tournament Monday, Aug. 29 — Minnetonka Thursday, Sept. 1 — at Roseville Thursday, Sept. 8 — at North St. Paul Saturday, Sept. 10 — Duluth East tournament Tuesday, Sept. 13 — Tartan Tuesday, Sept. 20 — at Two Rivers Thursday, Sept. 22 — at Hastings Tuesday, Sept. 27 — South St. Paul Wednesday, Sept. 28 — Stillwater Thursday, Sept. 29 — at Simley

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SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 26 — Duluth Denfeld Saturday, Aug. 27 — Totino-Grace Monday, Aug. 29 — at Chisago Lakes Wednesday, Aug. 31 — at Irondale Tuesday, Sept. 6 — Orono Thursday, Sept. 8 — at St. Thomas Academy Saturday, Sept. 10 — Mounds View Tuesday, Sept. 13 — at South St. Paul Saturday, Sept. 17 — at St. Paul Como Park Tuesday, Sept. 20 — at Two Rivers Thursday, Sept. 22 — Simley Monday, Sept. 26 — Tartan Wednesday, Sept. 28 — at Hill-Murray Tuesday, Oct. 4 — North St. Paul Thursday, Oct. 6 — Hastings

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Purple Line routing options under further review METRO Purple Line BRT Project staff are evaluating three possible northern end points for the proposed METRO Purple Line – Maplewood Mall Transit Center, I-35 & Co. Rd. E Park & Ride in Vadnais Heights, and Century College on the White Bear Lake-Mahtomedi border.

Staff would like to engage corridor residents, businesses, organizations, and transit customers in the project planning process to solicit their input and address their needs and concerns. The are holding opportunities for public engagement on Sept. 7 from 11:30

a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Century College Campus and Activities Fair, Century College West Campus, and on Sept. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Downtown St. Paul Mobility Mingle at Mears Park, St. Paul.

Those interested in participating can be notified about future opportunities to engage with the METRO Purple Line BRT project by signing up for e-mail updates at metrotransit.org/ purple-line-public-engagement. Those in having Purple Line project staff to come to an event or meeting, contact us at purpleline@metrotransit.org

POLITICAL BRIEF

The League of Women Voters White Bear Lake Area will host 21 candidate forums for local elections in Sept. and Oct. Voters are invited to submit questions for candidates in advance of each forum. Questions can be submitted online by the published deadline with the forum listed in the subject line. The forums will be recorded in closed session and made available for public viewing on their YouTube channel on the following dates: • Vadnais Heights mayor and city council

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• Mahtomedi School Board on Sept. 29; deadline to submit questions is Sept. 26.

• Birchwood mayor and city council on Oct. 4; deadline to submit questions is Oct. 1.

• White Bear Township supervisor on Oct. 6; deadline to submit questions is Oct. 3.

• Minnesota House District 36 A/B on Sept.

14; deadline to submit questions is Sept. 9.

• Minnesota Senate District 36 on Sept. 14; deadline to submit questions is Sept. 9.

• Minnesota House District 33 A on Sept. 16; deadline to submit ques-

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• Minnesota Senate District 33 on Sept. 16; deadline to submit questions is Sept. 12.

To participate, search YouTube for “LWV White Bear Lake Area.” A link is also found under the Candidate Forums tab at lwv-wbla.org.

Minnesota House District 41A and Senate District 41, which includes the City of Grant, will be sponsored by LWV Woodbury Cottage Grove Area. See lwvwcg.org/ post/2022-candidate-forums for information on submitting questions and viewing those forums.

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The chick’s wing-flaps mirror those of its parents; right down to the shaking of its head, while in the air. The chick continues to thrive and appears comfortable with its newfound independence. During the next few weeks, the parents will leave the chick on its own and focus their energy on preparing for the first part of their migration to Lake

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ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR XCEL ENERGY MINNESOTA CUSTOMERS Xcel Energy has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to approve an increase to electric rates over a three-year period beginning January 2022. The requested increase for 2022 is about 12.2 percent, or $396 million. Xcel Energy requested an additional 4.8 percent, or $150.2 million, for 2023; and an additional 4.2 percent, or $131.2 million, for 2024. On average, the proposed final rate change, which includes the 2022 Test Year and 2023 and 2024 Plan Years, would increase the bill for a typical residential electric customer by $18.56 per month.

The MPUC may either approve or deny the requested changes and may approve a lesser or greater increase than was requested for any customer class or classes of service.

The MPUC will likely make its decision on our rate request in the second quarter of 2023. If final rates are lower than interim (temporary) rates, we will refund customers the difference with interest. If final rates are higher than interim rates, we will not charge customers the difference.

If you move before a refund is issued and we cannot find you, your refund may be treated as abandoned property and sent to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Unclaimed Property Unit. You can check for unclaimed property at www.missingmoney.com. To make sure we can send you any refund owed, please provide a forwarding address when you stop service.

PUBLIC HEARINGS Administrative Law Judge Christa L. Moseng will hold five in-person public hearings and two virtual public hearings so that customers have an opportunity to comment on the company’s request. Any Xcel Energy customer or other person may attend or provide comments at the hearings. You are invited to comment on the adequacy and quality of Xcel Energy’s service, the level of rates, or other related matters. You do not need to be represented by an attorney. The hearings will begin at their scheduled time and adjourn after everyone present has had an opportunity to comment or ask questions.

Date

Directions for Appearing via WebEx. • Log on 5 to 15 minutes before the hearing begins. You will be asked to join the hearing through a Webex application or through a plug-in for your web browser.

• Enter the Event Number shown in the box above.

• Next you will be asked to enter your name, your email address, and an event password (if required). After entering this information, click “Join Now” and you will be granted access to the virtual hearing.

• When you enter the hearing, your microphone will be muted. If you would like to ask a question or make a comment during the meeting, use the chat function to send a message to the meeting moderator, who will place you in the queue to comment. When it is your turn to comment, your name will be called and your line will be unmuted. You will then be able to ask questions or make a comment.

To Attend by Telephone (Audio Only) If you do not have access to a computer, tablet, or smart phone, or if you would prefer to attend the hearing via audio only, you may join using any type of telephone. You do not need internet access to call into the hearing; however, you will only be able to hear (not see) the speakers. You will still be able to comment and ask questions.

Use the information in the box below to dial into the hearing. You will be asked to enter the access code for the hearing, as set forth below: October 31, 2022 • 1:30 p.m.

November 2, 2022 • 6:00 p.m.

Phone: 1-855-282-6330 Access Code: 21630

Phone: 1-855-282-6330 Access Code: 21630

If you would like to ask a question or make a comment during the hearing, press *3 on your telephone. You will then be placed into the queue to comment. When it is your turn to speak, the last few digits of your telephone number will be announced by the moderator and your line will be unmuted, allowing you to be heard.

Time

Location

1:00 p.m.

Brookview Golden Valley Bassett Creek North Room 316 Brookview Pkwy S Golden Valley, MN

PUBLIC HEARING AND PROCESS INFORMATION Administrative Law Judge Christa L. Moseng will preside over the public hearings and will provide the Commission with findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations after the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing.

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The purpose of the public hearings is to receive public input on the proposed rate increase. At the public hearings, interested persons have the opportunity to: (1) ask questions of the utility and agency staff; and (2) offer verbal and written comments on the merits of the proposed rate increase. Members of the public may participate without needing to intervene as a party. Representation by legal counsel is permitted but not required.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Bad weather? Find out if a hearing is canceled – call (toll free) 855-731-6208 or 651-201-2213 or visit mn.gov/puc.

VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings have been scheduled as follows to be held via video conference.

October 31, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. and November 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Attend by Internet Connection (Audio and Video) To join the virtual hearing using a computer, tablet or smart phone, where you will have audio and video capability, go to: https://minnesota.webex.com. In the gray box where it says, “Enter Meeting Information,” type the Event Number below for the public hearing date you are attending: October 31, 2022 • 1:30 p.m.

Event Number: 2497 602 4179 Event Password, if needed: Xcel! © 2022 Xcel Energy Inc.

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Please note that the public hearings will end when all attendees present have had the opportunity to comment and all other business has been concluded. You are encouraged to join the meeting at the scheduled start time to be placed on the queue to comment. Commenters will be called in the order they enter the queue. Therefore, it is advantageous to arrive at the beginning of the hearing.

Written comments may be submitted during the comment period before and after the public hearings. Follow the instructions below to provide written comment.

Please contact Jorge Alonso at 651-201-2258 or Jorge.alonso@state.mn.us or Ben Gustafson at 651-201-2247 or ben.gustafson@state.mn.us if you have questions on how to participate or have trouble accessing the public hearing using telephone or internet.

WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION You can still submit comments even if you do not attend a public hearing.

Comment Period Comments accepted through January 6, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

• Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the close date.

• Comments received after the comment period closes may or may not be considered in the Commission’s decision.

How to Submit a Written Comment Written comments can be submitted via: (1) the Commission’s website; (2) electronic mail; (3) U.S. Mail; or (4) facsimile. To learn how to submit a comment in any of these ways, please visit mn.gov/puc, select “Consumers” from the dropdown menu on the top of the page, then select “Public Comments and How to Participate.” This will take you to the Public Comment page, where you will find a

list of ways to comment. Be sure to reference PUC Docket No. 21-630 in the subject line of your comment. If you do not have access to the internet, you may send or deliver your comment to: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Ste. 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 How to Provide Video Comments Public comments are encouraged as written submissions and in-person oral comments during virtual public hearings. However, if you prefer, you can record and submit a video comment using Flip. Flip is free, there is no cost to you. You will need a Microsoft or Google account, like a Gmail email address, to access Flip.

Videos can be up to 3 minutes in length and must include your name and the city and state where you live. Follow the link https://flip.com/3a359fa2 to record your video. You may also visit the Flip main page at, https://info.flip.com, and type in Join Code 3a359fa2. Video comment submissions may be played during the virtual public hearings, if time permits. Recorded comments may be shown after those in attendance at the virtual hearings have had the opportunity to comment. Depending on the number of video comments received, the Administrative Law Judge will determine if time permits to play the video comments at the virtual public hearings on October 31, 2022. The video comments received may be played at either the October 31, 2022, 1:30 pm or November 2, 2022, 6:00 pm virtual hearing. Not all comments may be played given time constraints. Video comments will be played in the order received. Regardless of whether a video comment is played during the virtual hearings, all videos received by November 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm will be reviewed by Administrative Law Judge Moseng. Video comments will continue to be accepted via Flip until November 3, 2022; however, only those received by October 30, 2022 will potentially be played during one of the public hearings. The entire collection of received videos can be viewed using the Flip link above and a transcript of the videos will be included in the official eDockets record.

Important: Comments can be reviewed by the public on the MPUC’s website, except in limited circumstances consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The MPUC does not edit or delete personally identifying information or any other information from comments received.

EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS Formal evidentiary hearings on Xcel Energy’s proposal will be held on December 13 to 16, 2022, starting at 9:00 a.m. each day. The evidentiary hearing will be held

at the Public Utilities Commission, 350 Metro Square Building, 121 Seventh Place East, St. Paul, Minnesota. Individuals who cannot attend in person, may attend via Microsoft Teams (Teams), a video conferencing platform. Members of the public who wish to attend the hearing through Teams may request an electronic invitation by contacting Judge Moseng legal assistant at michelle.severson@state.mn.us.

The purpose of the evidentiary hearing is to allow Xcel Energy, the Minnesota Department of Commerce – Division of Energy Resources, the Minnesota Office of Attorney General – Residential Utilities Division, and parties who have formally joined the contested case, to present testimony and to cross- examine each other’s witnesses on the proposed rate increase.

If you wish to formally intervene in this case, as a party to the litigation, you must serve and file a Petition to Intervene, pursuant to Minn. R. 1400.6200.

TO LEARN MORE Xcel Energy’s current and proposed rate schedules are available at: Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis MN 55401 Phone: 612-330-5500 Web: https://www.xcelenergy.com/company/rates_and_regulations/filings/ minnesota_electric_rate_proposal Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-539-1534 Web: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/search.jsp Select (21) in the year field, type (630) in the number field, select Search, and the list of documents will appear on the next page.

If you have questions about the MPUC’s review process or submitting comments, contact the Commission’s Consumer Affairs Office at: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-296-0406 or 800-657-3782 Email: consumer.puc@state.mn.us Be sure to reference Docket Number 21-630 Anyone with hearing or speech disabilities may call through their preferred Telecommunications Relay.

PROPOSED RATE INCREASES The table below shows the effect of both the interim and proposed rate changes on monthly bills for residential, commercial and industrial customers with average electric use.

Average 2022 monthly kWh usage

Current monthly cost

2022 Interim monthly increase

Proposed 2022 monthly cost

Proposed 2022 monthly increase

Proposed 2023 monthly increase*

Proposed 2024 monthly increase**

Residential – Overhead line service

514

$77.57

$4.98

$87.49

$9.92

$12.27

$14.75

Residential – Underground line service

752

$111.78

$7.13

$125.60

$13.81

$17.24

$20.87

Energy-Controlled (Dual Fuel)

1,019

$93.43

$6.85

$106.40

$12.97

$17.78

$21.41

Small General Service

794

$109.15

$10.21

$119.10

$9.95

$12.46

$14.63

Small General Time-of-Day Service

1,089

$134.93

$12.01

$147.74

$12.79

$15.72

$18.21

General Service

14,670

$1,679.88

$145.19

$1,867.18

$187.30

$213.28

$226.47

General Time-of-Day Service

123,490

$11,699.82

$918.85

$12,966.05

$1,266.24

$1,326.92

$1,872.25

Peak-Controlled Service

67,093

$9,040.31

$825.69

$10,100.96

$1,060.65

$1,265.88

$1,383.12

Peak-Controlled Time-of-Day Service

605,194

$66,153.60

$5,562.15

$73,651.86

$7,498.26

$9,421.86

$11,190.54

615

$86.84

$8.22

$94.79

$7.96

$9.77

$12.84

8,369

$1,082.84

$98.44

$1,202.67

$119.83

$152.06

$166.11

Customer type

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Mahtomedi rolled past Apple Valley 36-6 in the football opener Thursday in Apple Valley. Five Zephyrs scored touchdowns: Charles Brandt on a threeyard run, Corey Bohmert on a 35-yard run, Ramsey Morrell on a 24-yard pass play from Brandt, Alec Mahoney on a one-yard run, and Jake Dalum on an eight yard run. Charlie Thein kicked four conversions and had one blocked.

Tyler Gunderson, Zephyr linebacker, got the other two points on a safety.

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Rayshaun Brakes dashed 40 yards on this play before Blaine’s Jack Johnson got him by the ankle.

Daniels pass to Matthew Plankers from 38 yards, runs of 11 yards by Mike Douglas and 17 by Daniels — and a 34-yard field goal and three conversions by Kendall Stadden, the girls soccer all-stater who beat the Bears with a last-second field goal last year.

The Bears had 240 yards in the first quarter but only 189 more the rest of the game, 46 of those on Knutson’s long strike to Brakes with 2:28 left that closed the gap.

Zephyr swimmers 2nd in MEC Relays

Mahtomedi had two first-places and four seconds to finish runner-up behind Hastings among eight teams in the season-opening Metro East Conference Relays. The Zephyrs won the 200 freestyle in 1:43.75 with Hannah Drecktrah, Aleksa Atkinson, Ella Mattson and Abby Wright, and the 200 backstroke in 1:59.11 with Emmerson Buckley, Grace Neuman, Sydney Leciejewski, and Mattson. They were second in the 4x100, 200 butterfly, 200 breaststroke and 400 freestyle. ”We had a chance to see what some of our new divers and swimmers could do and had good performances from our veterans,” said coach Mike Goldman.

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White Bear Lake boys soccer has won three straight games by shutout, improving to 3-1. The Bears blanked Tartan 3-0 there and Eagan 2-0 at home.

Scoring against Tartan (0-2) were Ryan Dufresne, Calvin McKinney and Karolis Kairys. Both goals against Eagan (1-3) came from Dufresne, senior midfielder. Kyle Christensen was in the nets for both shutouts.

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25-18 but the Titans took the next three 25-20, 2521, 25-22. Kylie Gustafson notched 11 kills for the Bears. Blessing Adebisi had eight kills and seven blocks. The Bears clipped Hutchinson at home 2523, 25-19, 25-19, buoyed by efficient passing. Kailey Gieske made 10 digs.

Bear girls shade Mahtomedi, Eagan White Bear Lake girls soccer has opened with two matches against teams that played in state championships last year.

The Bears nipped Class 2A champion Mahtomedi 1-0 at home, after losing to Class 3A runner-up Centennial 1-0.

“We have a really difficult schedule to start the season,” acknowledged John Dierkhising, co-coach

with Dave Ashley, “but if we stay healthy, we will be competitive in all matches.”

Cami Bachmeier, junior forward, scored four minutes into the second half, into the lower corner of the net, off a through ball from midfielder Becca Smith.

Bear defenders Abby O’Brien, Anna Marie Millars, Paige Swanson and Kendall Craigan, and Kate Bullis yielded just three shots on goal, all stopped by freshman Chloe Tocko in her first start. Zephyr goalie Stella Grabow made eight saves.

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Mahtomedi volleyball has opened with three victories -- over CretinDerham Hall 25-20, 24-26, 25-21, 2523; St. Paul Como Park 23-25, 25-15, 19-26, 25-16, 15-1; and Highland Park 25-14, 25-16, 25-22-under new head coach Jaden Burns. Against CDH, Katherine Arnason delivered 12 kills and six aces, Abby Bruggeman 11 kills, Camryn Petersen seven aces, and Ellie Mustar 27 assists and 16 digs. Against Como Park, Arnason logged 15 kills, Bruggeman 12 and Silvie Graetzer 10.

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White Bear Lake had a terrific first quarter but could not keep up the pace and lost to the Blaine Bengals 24-19 in the football opener in Blaine.

The bulk of the Bears offense was Gavin Knutson passing to Rayshaun Brakes — six times for 197 yards, with touchdowns of 75 yards and 46 yards. Knutson was 14-for-26 for 250 yards overall. Brakes ran for 82 yards in nine totes. The Bears also recovered three Blaine fumbles. But they bogged themselves down with 15 penalties for 100 yards.

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Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 28th Age 89 of White Bear Lake and a former employee of the St. Paul School System.

Preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Louis Berger; 4 siblings and granddaughter, Olivia Simon. Mary is survived by her children, Michael (Bonnie), Michele (Keith) Hagel, Paul (Sandy Anderson) and Mark (Laurie); daughter-in-law, Annette; 22 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; sister, Joanne Christianson; and many other family members and friends. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Friday, September 2nd at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to St. Paul Benedictine Center or Frassati Catholic Academy.

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Bruce Alfred Bernin of Hugo, Minnesota passed away on August 31, 2022, at Renewed Spirit Care Home in Maplewood, under the hospice care from Our Lady of Peace.

Bruce was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 8, 1935, the son to Alfred and Ruth Bernin. He grew up in St. Paul and was baptized and confirmed in Lutheran faith. He was a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi.

Bruce graduated in 1953 from Johnson High School in St. Paul and attended Hamline University and the University of Minnesota to obtain his teaching degree in Industrial Education. He retired from teaching in the Roseville School District having taught for the district for 33 years. Bruce served his country for two years in the U.S. Navy. On June 7th, 1958, he was united in marriage to Virginia Ruth (Meyer) Bernin. Their love story included being blessed with a 63-year marriage. They were blessed to make their family homes on Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Lake for 19 years. Then in 1976, Bruce pursued his passion of farming purchasing the Bernin family farm in Hugo, Minnesota where he resided for 46 years. This legacy included cattle farming, pig farming, raising chickens, geese, growing corn, alfalfa and finally Christmas trees.

In 2002, Bruce and Virginia sold the property to the City of Hugo under a master plan in conjunction with the Minnesota DNR for the property to be maintained as an Environmental Park. The Bernin’s leased back the property from the city for twenty years. It was important to them that the land was stewarded wisely, and that their family, the residents of Hugo and the general public be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the 20 plus acres with 1600 feet of shoreline on Oneka Lake. Bruce was a great gardener and in past had shown his prized dahlia flowers at the MN. State Fair. He also enjoyed tending to his martin bird houses and had a love for hunting and fishing. In retirement, Bruce and Ginni spent several winters in New Braunfels, Texas enjoying golfing almost every day.

Bruce was a member of the Christmas tree growers association, a lifetime member of the retired educator’s association of Minnesota and member of the American Legion Post 1982. His greatest joy was his family.

Bruce is survived by his three children Donald (Debra) Bernin, Diane Bisping, David (Becky) Bernin. Seven Grandchildren; Jordan (Grace) Bisping, Ryan (Jenny) Bernin, Kaylie (Christopher) Kopp, Anna (Alex) Bernin-Mallin, Nate Bernin, Jared Bernin and Joshua Bernin. Great Granddaughter, Jane Virginia Bernin; Sister Diane (Bob) Hagstrom, Sister-in-law, Cynthia Meyer, Nieces and Nephews. And his first Great-Grandson being born in September 2022.

Bruce was preceded in death by his wife Virginia (2021), his parents Alfred and Ruth Bernin; mother and father-in-law Theodore and Ruth Meyer, brother-in-law Jerry Meyer and sister-in-law Cindy Sklenar.

Just as he helped so many in his life, Bruce has gifted his remains to the University of Minnesota medical school contributing to medical research and education. His generosity will be recognized when the University of Minnesota hosts their 2022 service of remembrance honoring those who have donated to the anatomy bequest program for the advancement of medical science.

Memorial donations may be directed to Our Lady of Peace Hospice at 2076 St Anthony Avenue, St. Paul, MN. 55104 or by a secure online gift to: SupportOLP.org Bruce was the best of the best! God bless his memory.

Johanna “Annie” Maria Neutkens, 96, of Mahtomedi, passed peacefully in her sleep Aug. 27 at home.

Born in Losser, The Netherlands, near the German border, Annie was always proud of the fact she was the police chief’s daughter. She had many interesting stories about her teenage years living in a German-occupied town during World War II, and the hardships families experienced. One favorite was how the Germans took all the bicycles, missing one that her father cleverly hid in the attic.

Dutch through and through, Annie, or Oma, never lost her native tongue, her love of Dutch sweets, her affinity for Delft blue knick knacks or her compulsion to do a spring and fall cleaning every year. She was stubborn and opinionated, but loved her family with all her heart.

After meeting and marrying the love of her life in 1952, Annie and her late husband Chris immigrated to Canada and then Minnesota where they raised their four children. She was the quintessential stayat-home mother, always making sure her children were well dressed, well groomed and armed with a strong work ethic.

She will be remembered for her apple strudel, a staple at every holiday gathering, her exceptional needlepoint work, her frugality, especially when it came to electricity, her deep Catholic faith and sense of fashion. Annie would dress for Mass even if she was watching it on TV. We know Oma is in heaven with her beloved and if it’s at all possible, they are listening to polka music and dancing. They did love a good neighborhood party in the basement rec room.

Survived by children, Paul (Debra); Chris (Pamela); Terry (Linda) and Rita (Mark) Walstrom; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sister Ria (Hans) Hoppe in The Netherlands, nieces and nephews. Preceded by husband Christiaan in 2020, her parents Theodorus and Johanna Ten Bos and four siblings.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 at St. Jude of the Lake Catholic Church in Mahtomedi. Visitation at 10 a.m.

Arrangements by Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Services, White Bear Lake.

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Richard “Rocky” Kaupp Passed peacefully at home on August 29, 2022, age 65. Celebration of Life Friday, October 14, 2022, 12:00 P.M. at BRADSHAW, 4600 Greenhaven Drive, White Bear (one mile west of 35E). Gathering 10:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. Reception follows.

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Kenneth Janusz Janusz, Kenneth Charles, age 80 of White Bear Lake, formerly of Hugo.

Ken was born on February 6, 1942, in Hammond IN, to Genevieve and Julius Janusz. He was a graduate of Griffith (IN) High School and Purdue University. He proudly served in the US Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. Most of his naval career was spent aboard submarines, including the USS Albacore. After his honorable discharge he spent his career in various IT roles.

Throughout his life, Ken was an avid reader, gardener and woodworker. Starting in high school he enjoyed keeping both salt and freshwater fish tanks.

He is survived by his beautiful, beloved wife, Rose. In addition to Rose, he leaves behind his daughter, Lucie (David) Hayward of Nashville, TN; son, Jonathan Janusz of Maplewood; granddaughter Emma (Jonathan Hernandez) Janusz of White Bear Lake; grandson, Levi Mathees of Maplewood; greatgrandchildren, Arianna and Avery Hernandez; and sister, Susan (Paul) Walsh of Nashville TN. He was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to the USS Albacore Museum in Portsmouth NH or your favorite local cat rescue. Ken was known as the “Cookie Monster” for his love of cookies, especially chocolate chip. Ken’s family asks that you share some cookies with your loved ones in his honor.

Special thanks to the staff at the Waters of White Bear Lake and Ecumen Hospice for their care and kindness. A memorial service will be held at 4 PM on Monday, October 10, 2022 with visitation from 3 PM until the time of service at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake. Family interment at Fort Snelling National cemetery.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Under the Walz administration’s direction, they presented new standards that abandon basic academics and practical classroom skills and replaced them with politics and ideology. The proposed standards are divisive and divide students into either oppressor or oppressed groups.

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PAID LETTER Rebuttal letter In her August 24 letter to the editor, Laurie Carlson says I “rejoice in Neo Marxism.”

She thinks Kindergartners are taught to question their gender, and that infanticide is promoted. This shows me that Ms. Carlson gets her information from questionable sources. Certainly not from sitting in a public school classroom. One of the reasons we have a serious teacher shortage is that people like Ms. Carlson are so disrespectful to teachers who spend their career caring for all aspects of ‘our children.’

Public education was started to create a level playing field so that all children are prepared for a successful work life regardless of their circumstances. We all need public education to succeed, and not have it sabotaged by senators who don’t engage in problem solving or who walk away. We are and will need educated minds to solve so many problems. To leave any child behind because one senator does not like 100% of the Governor’s proposal-this is not what we need. In a recent letter to the editor by Jim Nash, Mr. Nash feels Chamberlain should be patted on the back for halting the education of our children. If there was ever a reason to vote for someone other than Chamberlain, this would do it for me!

Kids don’t have a do over. Every year of their education is critical, and they’ve already lost a couple of years of schooling.

We can’t afford to have our present senator, Roger Chamberlain, continue to chair the Education Committee in the Senate. It is time to vote for people who will get something done and are willing to negotiate with others.

Please vote for candidates who understand the needs of students and educators and will help us finally move forward.

Judith Szalapski White Bear Lake

PAID LETTER Need adults in the classroom I want to thank Sen. Chamberlain for his public comments opposing the proposed rewrite of teacher licensing standards in Minnesota.

For background, in 2013, third grade reading proficiency was 59%; today it’s 50% and worse for nonwhite students. During this time, the official state organization that oversees teacher licensing, the Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB), failed to ensure teachers were taught how to teach reading.

Instead of addressing the disgraceful state of our reading scores, PELSB embarked on a political mission with strong-arm tactics.

Chamberlain’s remarks display his leadership as chair of the Senate Education Committee. He writes to Judge Mortenson who is presiding over the process, “The Legislature has not approved conforming the teaching profession to a singular ideological concept of imposing a politicized belief system on teacher candidates. Rule 4615 appears to adopt a particular philosophical, societal and worldview perspective.” Furthermore, he writes, there’s “no rational or clearly discernible need … for making such a wholesale change.”

On the purpose for PELSB’s creation, he continues, “The Legislature only intended for objective and non-divisive criteria be developed to help ensure our public-school teachers are persons of good character (which includes fair and just treatment of each student), have subject knowledge and practical classroom skills.”

If you appreciate good teachers, solid academics and kids who can read, write and do math, the proposed standards will not do that. PELSB is way off course.

I want to see these proposed rule changes scrapped. That’s why I’m voting for Sen. Chamberlain and not his opponent, Heather Gustafson, a five-year teacher who re-tweeted that she agrees with Education Minnesota’s statement that, “For many educators, the stakes are way too high to stay strictly ‘neutral’ in the classroom.”

With Sen. Chamberlain and the other endorsed Republicans elected, we’ll finally have the adults in the room!

Angie Harley Lino Lakes

PAID LETTER Candidate knows what schools need A thriving public education system is key to maintaining a healthy democracy. As a teacher, Heather Gustafson understands that our schools, students, and teachers need holistic support to succeed. Yes, they need access to the most effective literacy programs, but they also need access to high quality mental health resources and smaller class sizes. Students need to have sufficient school counselors to assist them in navigating the complexities of class schedules and vocational paths. Parents and children need access to affordable high-quality early education programs.

When our state has billions in surplus revenue and the needs of our students and teachers have multiplied due to the challenges of the past two years, it’s not acceptable to offer little more than a $30 million literacy

program to support our schools. We need a state senator who will bring a new perspective to governing, one who will value collaboration and bi-partisanship, not one who’s extreme positions have only hardened over the past ten years. That’s why I’ll be voting for Heather Gustafson for Senate District 36.

It’s rare to see a legislator deliver as Sen. Roger Chamberlain has over his 10 years in the Minnesota Senate.

He’s delivered on middle-class income tax cuts (Walz is claiming credit!), Social Security tax cuts, new education laws on dyslexia, funding for education in 2021 and improved environmental restrictions on companies like Water Gremlin. He also worked with the White Bear Lake community to stop Met Council’s plan for 90 buses a day coming through the city.

There’s more on his accomplishments, but the point is, Sen. Chamberlain is a hardworking, plain-spoken and well-respected leader who has delivered again and again for us in this area.

That’s why I’m incensed at now-retiring Sen. Chuck Wiger’s below-the-belt comments on Chamberlain in the paper. The big issue with Wiger and some members of the teachers’ union is money. It’s never enough. This spring, they eyed the whopping $9.2 billion state surplus and demanded a $1.5 billion windfall. That came after they had received a $1.3 billion increase in the 2021-22 budget from the Legislature (which Chamberlain proposed as chair of the Senate Education Committee).

I say kudos to Sen. Chamberlain, one of the few who fights for the taxpaying public and maintains a thoughtful and reasonable voice amidst the noisy, unrelenting stakeholders who come to the Legislature for funding. You can’t please everybody.

I’ll continue to put my trust in Chamberlain, who seeks to do what’s fair and what’s right.

Were I billionaire or President, I could not have higher quality healthcare than I now enjoy. And yes, as a proud middle-class Minnesotan, I recognize how fortunate I am to benefit from world-class, affordable, accessible care.

Any party or candidate I vote for must be committed to ensuring the exceptional level of healthcare I enjoy is, as well, available to you and your family, regardless of your income.

Sadly, that leaves the Republican party out.

Having grown up a Republican, it has been with an increasingly heavy heart that I have seen an organization I deeply respected become a party where most members routinely vote “no” on measures that advance our common good – for example, on the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the very bill that for years has allowed me and millions of fellow Americans to afford our life-changing healthcare.

And MAGA-republicans voted “no” on the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, a bill which provides multiple ways to support our good health while saving us our money, for example by reducing prescription drug costs, and expanding insurance coverage. (How can you responsibly be against those?)

With profound gratitude, therefore, I will confidently vote (early!) for the Democratic slate of rational, competent, servant-leaders.

Each has demonstrated win-win results with complex problems. Each is committed to protecting programs like Medicare and ensuring freedom from government overreach into our private healthcare decisions!

We in Minnesota Senate District 36 are particularly blessed to have qualified, grounded, responsive candidates. I urge you to get to know (and vote for!) inspiring candidates Heather Gustafson (Senate 36), Brion Curran (House 36B), and Susie Strom (House 36A). Like you, they live here and want our community to be safe and welcoming for all – where we aren’t afraid to talk to our neighbors about our kids or our politics. And you can count on them to be powerful champions for our healthcare!

Voting begins Sept. 23. Check your registration Today at MNVotes.

Your vote makes a huge difference in life-critical areas like healthcare.

Vote Democracy, Vote Blue in ‘22.

Dorothy Westermann Vadnais Heights

Trudi Taylor White Bear Lake

Lisa Brock White Bear Lake

PAID LETTER Kudos to Sen. Chamberlain

PAID LETTER Vote to protect healthcare

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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: The Lab 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 219 Little Canada Road East Little Canada MN 55117 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.

The BevSource Lab, LLC 767 Eustis St. Suite 500 St. Paul MN 55114 The BevSource Lab, LLC 219 Little Canada Road East St. Paul MN 55117 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: August 31, 2022 Signed: Janet Johanson Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on September 7 and 14, 2022.

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: West Peak Sparkling Spirits 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 219 Little Canada Road East Little Canada MN 55117 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.

The BevSource Lab, LLC 767 Eustis St. Suite 500 St. Paul MN 55114 The BevSource Lab, LLC 219 Little Canada Road East St. Paul MN 55117 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: August 31, 2022 Signed: Janet Johanson Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on September 7 and 14, 2022.

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: Commercial Tile and Carpet Flooring Solutions 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 4100 Scheuneman Road Saint Paul, MN 55110 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.

Sink Contracting Inc 4100 Scheuneman Road Saint Paul, MN 55110 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: July 12, 2022 Signed: Thomas S Sinkinson Jr Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on September 7 and 14, 2022.

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: Senior Settlement Services 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 444 Route 111 Smithtown NY 11787

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Equity Settlement Services, Inc. 444 Route 111 Smithtown NY 11787 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: May 9, 2022 Signed: Christopher Delisle Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 31 and September 7, 2022.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights City Council will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider an application submitted by Fairway Collision, for a Minor Site Plan.

The subject property is located at 125 East County Road F, Vadnais Heights.

Anyone wishing to be heard in regard to this matter will be given an opportunity at this time. The application is available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning and Community Development Director, at 651-204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com.

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on September 7, 2022

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COURT FILE NUMBER: 62-PR-22-699 CASE TYPE: INFORMAL PROBATE NOTICE ON INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (WITHOUT A WILL) In re the Estate of: Todd Joseph Wescott, Decedent.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an amended application filed on August 16, 2022 for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Probate Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The amended application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Probate Registrar has informally appointed the following: Alesia Mary Wescott Metry 1009 Lincoln Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55105 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as Personal Representative or may object to the appointment of the Personal Representative. Unless objections are filed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-607, and the court otherwise orders, the Personal Representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months after the date of this Notice, or the claims will be barred.

Laura J. Stevens, Probate Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Date: August 22, 2022 Self-Represented Litigant: Alesia Mary Wescott Metry 1009 Lincoln Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55105 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 31 and September 7, 2022.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, RAMSEY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE COURT DIVISION

CASE TYPE: PROBATE COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-22-569 NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of: Sandy Michael Langseth, II, Decedent.

A Petition for formal adjudication of intestacy, determination of heirship, appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors has been filed with this Court. No Will has been filed. If no objections are filed, Ilona Langseth, whose address is 10421 Lever Street NE, Circle Pines, MN 55014, will be appointed as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

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Any objections to the Petition must be mailed or filed in the electronic filing system, together with the court filing fee, to Ramsey County Probate Court, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., Room 170, St. Paul, MN 55102 prior to the hearing. If proper, and no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled. No telephone conference will be required unless there are questions.

Any charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceeding be given to the attorney general pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 501B.41, Subdivision 5.

IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that a default hearing has been scheduled on September 20, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. by this Court. No appearances are required. Objections must be filed instead of made personally.

Due to Court Order ADM20-8001 of the Minnesota Supreme Court, this court will rule on the Petition in this case after administrative review of submissions without appearance unless an objection is filed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice shall be given by: publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaperin the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which isto be at least ten (10) days before the time set for hearing; and mailing via U.S. Postal Service a copy of this Notice and Order at leastfourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date to all interested parties andparties who have filed a demand for notice.

NOTICE OF FURTHER GIVEN that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT: Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Kimberly Smith, Deputy Court Administrator August 23, 2022 Self-Represented Litigant: Ilona Langseth 10421 Lever Street NE Circle Pines, MN 55014 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 31 and September 7, 2022.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, RAMSEY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE COURT DIVISION

CASE TYPE: PROBATE COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-22-570 NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of: April Marie Sheldahl, Decedent.

A Petition for formal adjudication of intestacy, determination of heirship, appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors has been filed with this Court. No Will has been filed. If no objections are filed, Kylie Marie Sheldahl, whose address is 1999 Hartle Avenue, Apt. 30, Owatonna, MN 55060, will be appointed as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

Any objections to the Petition must be mailed or filed in the electronic filing system, together with the court filing fee, to Ramsey County Probate Court, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., Room 170, St. Paul, MN 55102 prior to the hearing. If proper, and no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled. No telephone conference will be required unless there are questions.

Any charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceeding be given to the attorney general pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 501B.41, Subdivision 5.

IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that a default hearing has been scheduled on September 20, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. by this Court. No appearances are required. Objections must be filed instead of made personally.

Due to Court Order ADM20-8001 of the Minnesota Supreme Court, this court will rule on the Petition in this case after administrative review of submissions without appearance unless an objection is filed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice shall be given by: publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaperin the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which isto be at least ten (10) days before the time set for hearing; and mailing via U.S. Postal Service a copy of this Notice and Order at leastfourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date to all interested parties andparties who have filed a demand for notice.

NOTICE OF FURTHER GIVEN that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT: Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Kimberly Smith, Deputy Court Administrator August 23, 2022 Self-Represented Litigant: Kylie Marie Sheldahl 1999 Hartle Avenue, Apt. 30 Owatonna, MN 55060 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 31 and September 7, 2022.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF will be reinstated. Until then, a drop off site for yard debris remains in the Vadnais Heights City Hall parking lot. Also, Ramsey County has several compost drop off sites in the area, free to residents with a photo ID. Go to https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/ recycling-waste/collection-sites/yard-waste to find a location near you, as well as details on accepted items and hours of operation.

Shot three times over stolen motorcycle A Vadnais Heights man, 37, would not accept his neighbor's protestations of innocence and has been charged with attempted second degree murder, after Ramsey County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the scene of a shooting in the 600 block of Belland Avenue at 7:31 p.m. Aug. 25.

Witnesses phoned 911, after hearing what sounded like eight gunshots or fireworks. Deputies arriving on scene called the victim outside to put a tourniquet on one of his legs and ask what happened.

The victim, who had gunshot wounds to each of his legs and a hand, said the suspect shot him over a stolen motorcycle before returning home several houses away.

The suspect spoke to deputies over the phone, saying he thought the victim had stolen his motorcycle and accused him of being a thief and burglar. The subject said he'd acted in self defense, but didn't want to say exactly what had happened. He agreed to return to the scene and be arrested. Deputies found a black handgun case in the trunk, but no weapon or ammunition.

The suspect told deputies he owns a 2001 Yamaha

motorcycle, the title of which had yet to be transferred to his name. On Aug. 22, the suspect asked the victim to help him modify the bike's exhaust system. On Aug. 24, the suspect noticed the bike missing from his driveway and confronted his neighbor.

Following several rounds of accusations and denials the neighbors went home to retrieve weapons.

The victim said his weapon of self defense was a tire iron. The suspect would not disclose his chosen weapon of self defense for fear of incriminating himself and would not tell deputies where that weapon was.

The suspect took the secret weapon to his father's home, saying he thought he had killed his neighbor.

The father hid the weapon in his bedroom and later showed deputies the recently fired 9mm handgun in his dresser drawer.

The victim told deputies he was about 35 feet away from the suspect when he was shot three times before hearing the “click” of the empty weapon. “I can't believe how many shots he unloaded like that,” he said.

The suspect faces a maximum 20 years in prison for felony attempted murder.

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add brick or stone on certain vertical sections was removed by a 5-2 vote. Commissioners Ken Baltzer and Amundsen supported staff’s recommendation to add those materials. City Council will hear the proposal Sept. 13.

For clarification, it is a Schafer Richardson affiliate, SRD 2.0 LLC, that purchased the property in 2018 and has been leasing it back to the Village Sports Bar owners. In 2020, the applicant constructed the Barnum, a four-story, 192-unit apartment building located directly to the east.

Market-rate units at the new site include a mix of 17 studio, 61 alcove, 88 one-bedroom, 70 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom apartments.

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the period between 2021 to 2030.

Another sore point for some was the reduction in the number of three-bedroom units. Schafer Richardson redesigned the project after getting a thumbs down on TIF. Total units increased by one, alcove units increased by 17 and the number of three-bedroom units was cut from 30 to eight.

According to Katie Anthony, vice president of development, removal of the affordable housing piece meant they no longer needed that many three-bedroom units.

“We are a developer who develops affordable housing,” she said. “We worked with the city for months to determine whether we could incorporate affordable housing into the project. We understand the value to communities and are committed to that as an organization. The reality is there are limited financial resources to make that happen. Unfortunately for this project, we went down that path but the answer was clear it’s not going to happen for this project, so we had to shift gears. Part of that was the number of three-bedroom units.”

In this project, the lack of TIF funding left a $4.5 to $5.5 million gap, Anthony added.

Again the word “disappointed” was used as Commissioner Mike Amundsen described his reaction to fewer three-bedroom units. “They are needed,” he said.

During a public hearing, resident Karol Durdle expressed her “disappointment” with the reduction in three-bedroom units.

“With all due respect, you seem more concerned where bikes will go than where kids will sleep,” she said. “I’m also disappointed in the reduction in affordable housing. We’re losing opportunity with this complex.”

In the staff memo to the commission, Lindahl noted other changes to the proposal, including more sidewalks and more bike stalls. Additional exterior brick or stone was a huge point of contention during the discussion Aug. 29, but in the end a requirement to add the material was deleted.

As commission members considered a vote against the project, Lindahl reminded them their role relates to zoning ordinance standards and advised they not vote on the PUD according to the affordability component “in the interest of keeping the project moving forward.”

“I caution you from doing something outside zoning as a condition of the PUD,” Lindahl said, noting their concerns will be reflected in the meeting minutes.

Commissioners acquiesced, with Lynch commenting, “People here would think it’s a great project if it had affordable housing.”

In the end, the PUD was approved with amendments that include more bicycle parking and additional sidewalks throughout the complex. An amendment to

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I am enjoying the aspect of legislative campaigning expressed through letters to the editor. They do precipitate further thought and communication around shared values, even though viewed differently.

The most recent salvo included a pair of missives addressing climate change, one a paid letter supporting Ms. Gustafson while lambasting Senator Chamberlain, the other in support of clean-energy products and businesses, as well as federal subsidies included in recent legislation.

I too advocate and practice environmental stewardship in my own limited fashion. Beyond that I try to cultivate a global perspective and full-ranging analysis of the environmental and energy challenges we're facing. Hence, I struggle with the paid endorsement.

For example, the author mentions concerns of toxic chemicals, dangerous mining practices, poor air quality and more. Yet is this to apply only to Minnesota, or to places where lithium is extracted? From my reading, the process is toxic to air and water, affecting nearby communities (and we think sweat shops are bad). Over a half million gallons of water are needed to produce one ton of lithium. Have ESG investors looked

into this? Or looked the other way?

Yet another example: windmills require vast amounts of steel. The mining, logistics and production of said steel are all fossil-fuel dependent. And the windmill will never produce an energy return on investment. More "dirty" energy is burned to make and install it than it produces in a lifetime.

Then we get to recycling at any product's end of use. There is no infrastructure at present to handle half-ton batteries in any great volume. Will that too have to be built and processed with the muscle of fossil fuels? And where? My backyard, yours, or elsewhere?

Renewable energy has historically only worked in subsistence economies. I'm all for clean energy, but not by placing at risk our complex economy and our citizens. A robust, rational realism should trump what appear to be provincial nimbyistic shibboleths. In this Senator Chamberlain is serving his constituents well and deserves our vote.

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