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Blast from the distant past: Local man played for Gophers Rose Bowl team BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Meeting with Paul Ramseth is a bit like encountering someone from an ancient tribe, a lost civilization. Yes, walking among us is a living remnant from the only Minnesota Gopher football teams to play in the Rose Bowl. “We thought we’d go back every year,” said Ramseth, 75, about the early 1960s. Instead, it’s been 57 years, about three generations, since the U of M went to a Rose Bowl, or played in any Jan. 1 game for that matter. Ramseth, who lives on Bald Eagle Lake, joined the Gophers in 1960 on scholarship after sparkling in four sports at Redwood Falls. Freshmen were not eligible to play then, so he did not make the trip to Pasadena that season, when the Gophers won the Big Ten but lost to Washington 17-7 in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day 1961. A year later, he was third-string quarterback on the 1961 team that placed second in the Big Ten and returned to the Rose Bowl because — things were a bit different then — the Ohio State faculty voted not to let the Buckeyes play, fearful that football was overshadowing academics. The Gophers made the most of that second chance, beating UCLA 21-3 on New Year’s Day 1962. Ramseth’s contribution to the victory was running the “scout team” that executed UCLA’s old-fashioned single-wing offense against the Gopher defense during the weeks of preparation. In the last minute of the Rose Bowl, coach Murray Warmath sent Ramseth and the scout team into the game to run out the clock. So he got on the field, but didn’t actually run a play. “I’d been running the UCLA offense so long, I could barely remember our plays,” he recalls. “The guys in the huddle wanted to run the UCLA plays, but I said absolutely not, it
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• Sheriff’s office, car dealership gift family a lift. A van breaking down on the side of the road ended up being a blessing in disguise for a Minneapolis family just before Christmas. A correctional officer asked her former employer, White Bear Mitsubishi, about getting the van fixed. She offered to pay half. Instead, general manager Richard Herod III gifted the family a used van. • White Bear Center for the Arts kicks off its series marking the 50th anniversary. The art center was founded in 1968. • New color appears true to times for old town hall. The color is called bottle green and is as close to the original as town hall historians could get. Vadnais Heights resident Mark Johnson happened to be an expert on historic paint schemes and worked with the White Bear historical society. • Former Bear goalie’s firm donates to hospital project planned by Wild player. Michael E. Jordan made a $16,000 donation to Jason Zucker’s project at the U of M’s Masonic Children’s Hospital. Jordan’s apparel firm, UNRL, made the donation as Zucker hosted a kickoff to his 825-square-foot facility that will offer entertainment and therapeutic services for pediatric patients. • Young cyclists traverse the nation to protect wild lands. Four young women shared their experiences from a cross-country journey at a presentation at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. They traveled 5,300 miles to raise awareness of the threats facing public lands. • Think before you flush. Wet wipes, dental floss, cat litter, diapers and paper towels
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are among items giving public works major headaches. They are jamming up sewer pumps, which require costly repairs. • New Year’s Eve quiet during DWI saturation, likely due to bitter cold temperatures. The saturation was 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. and nabbed four drivers for DWI. • Super Bowl memories recovered from attic. Ralph Hayne had a part-time job as a limo driver. His charge in 1992 when Minnesota hosted the big game was Muhammad Ali. Hayne came across memorabilia from his week with the boxing legend when moving boxes in his attic and shared them. • Super Bowl’s volunteer coordinator quarterbacks 10,000 employees. Fifteen thousand people answered the call for volunteers for this year’s championship game at US Bank Stadium. A Mahtomedi High School grad, Elle Kehoe, class of ‘07, is responsible for hiring 10,000 of them. • Following orders: cities consider impact of judge’s ruling in lake lawsuit. As the court ponders the Department of Natural Resource’s post-trial motions in the lake level lawsuit, municipalities impacted by the judge’s order prepare to comply. All have at least one well within a 5-mile radius of the lake. • White Bear Lake weatherman Frank Watson measured 9.0 inches of snow downtown from the Jan. 22 storm. • More than 900 participants registered for the annual Polar Plunge Jan. 27. The plunge supports Special Olympics Minnesota. • Back from Moscow with a little gold, duo rejoins Bears hockey team. Players Calla
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Vadnais Heights Press • The City Council approved franchise fees to help pay for street repairs at its first meeting of the year Jan. 2. • A Vadnais Heights family has been making memories behind the scenes of a musical for seven years. • Andy and April Schneider and their four daughters, Kayla, 20, Grace, 18, Claire, 15 and Lily, 12, create musical scenes for a few months each year in the St. Odilia Catholic Church Musical Ministry in Shoreview. • The City Council approved an ear, nose and throat specialist to build near Walmart and Summit Orthopedics near I-35E and County Road E. Midwest Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists (ENT) built a 13,000-square-foot medical office building. • The Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC) received the 2018 Partnership Award from the Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM) for its Gen Z Connection: Skills and Careers in Manufacturing program.
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• Lake guardians reside on both sides of courtroom table. A post-trial hearing in the case between the White Bear Lake Restoration Association vs. the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources once again brings attorneys to district court. • Renowned architect’s 1880s work still stands around town. The White Bear area was a beneficiary of Cass Gilbert’s genius early on. • Valentine’s Day brings out the romance in two couples who have been married more than 60 years. Betty and Vern Lahr have an apartment at Cerenity Care Center. Their love affair blossomed on the dance floor. They love to polka. • Greyhound finds friendship after lonely night at library. After Sting spent a lonely night at the White Bear library and made a Facebook post to fi nd more reading pals, he received requests from across the world. • Hearty riders brave cold and
three males wearing masks and carrying handguns. • White Bear booster leaves behind huge paw print. Friends of Deb Stender talk about her many contributions to the community she loved. Stender died unexpectedly Feb. 24 from a stroke.
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snow on vintage sleds at a vintage snowmobile event at Blacksmith Lounge in Hugo. • Emerald ash borer discovered in White Bear Lake. Infected trees identified north of Buerkle Road in swampy wooded area. Beetle is on the move as the city consults with Rainbow Tree Care, a company that specializes in treatment. • White Bear district plans new school up north. It has not decided if it will be an elementary, middle or high school. • White Bear City Council members feel the White Bear
Lake Conservation District has too much money in its bank account and wants some of it back. • White Bear students join nationwide walkouts protesting school violence. Students walk from North and South Campus to City Hall to meet with Mayor Jo Emerson and Councilman Dan Jones. • Township prepares to draft ordinance on irrigation ban per court order in the lake level lawsuit. • Bank robbery suspects at large after Lake Area Bank heist Feb. 22. Suspects are
• The City Council didn’t seem so sure about the new Rice Street bridge design proposed by the county, but a council majority approved the plans at a Feb. 7 meeting. Council members had expressed concern about land acquisition in Vadnais Heights, namely the Vadnais Inn on the southeast side of the bridge. • The Vadnais Heights Fire Department is one of seven across the state that received the highest safety rating in history this year. The fi re department received a No. 2 rating from the Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) for its comprehensive success. There were no No. 1 ratings given in Minnesota.
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Lake ice
ake ice is pretty amazing. You can ice skate, ice fish, ice boat, play hockey or broomball, walk on it and even drive a car on it. We had a great early ice season in that the ice was lacking snow until recent days. This provided good ice boating conditions, which some say comes only once in five years. Last week I helped a friend set up his single seat DN-style ice boat. What is so interesting about the DN is how it got its name. Years ago ice boating was for the elite. The owner of the Detroit News, a daily newspaper in Michigan, wanted this sport to be more accessible, so he Publisher’s created a contest for someone to design a boat that anyone could View build in their garage with basic hardware. In 1937, the newspaCarter Johnson per opened up its building to 50 boat builders who assembled th fi rstt fleett off Blue Streak 60 ice boats. The the winner was paid dearly and the plans were open to the public. Last Saturday morning, the kids and I took our ice skates to the lake and skated across for breakfast at the VFW. While we ate we watched the ice boats scream across the lake. According to one text message from a friend sailing a two-seat Nite brand ice boat, he exceeded 60 mph that morning. The skipper said it had been six years CARTER JOHNSON | PRESS PUBLICATIONS since he was last in ‘Country Woman’ is a vintage the boat. So the old stern steerer iceboat owned saying among enthu- by Brad and Clint Vars. siasts might be true — own an ice boat and you will get to use it once every five years. We also loved photographing the huge vintage ice boat named Country Woman. My fi rst and only ice boat ride was with the friend in the Nite boat several years ago, and I was sporting my suit coat and trousers, my grandfather’s wool dress coat and a snowmobile helmet with a full shield. With our short season, unless you travel around to different lakes as they freeze, ice boating is a pretty costly investment. Still, if you ever get an opportunity to ride in an ice boat, I highly recommend it. As always, take safety precautions when you are on any lake. Check ice thickness and be aware of your surroundings, including ice boats, snowmobiles and other vehicles that are out on the lake. And help keep lakes pristine by picking up your trash. Space explorations New Horizons will do a flyby of Ultima Thule this new year, an object in the Kuiper Belt that is about a billion miles past Pluto. This will be the most distant object a spacecraft has ever visited in the universe. As you may know, New Horizons is a space craft launched in 2006, designed to photograph and survey Pluto. Pluto was photographed nine years after its launch, as it had to travel about 3 billion miles. Just before Christmas, residents throughout the metro area reported seeing, and hearing, what turned out to be a refrigerator-sized meteor passing about 50 to 80 miles above. At least one Hugo resident walking her dog saw the flash of light and heard the sonic boom. We will soon know what Ultima Thule tells us. Happy New Year. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications. Distributed weekly in: • White Bear Lake • White Bear Township • Mahtomedi • Birchwood • Dellwood • Willernie • Gem Lake • Pine Springs • Portions of Grant MNA 2014 AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER
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Reduce, reuse and replenish
ike most suburban communities, the City of Hugo uses nearly half of its municipal water supply to provide some form of irrigation. Unlike most communities, the city is telling residents in some neighborhoods to go ahead and keep the sprinklers running. It’s not that Hugo wants to waste water. In fact, the city is keenly interested in reducing its groundwater Movers & footprint. Located just Shakers north of White Bear Lake, Hugo is Angie Hong developing rapidly and is one of h communities i i included in the the Minnesota DNR’s North and East Metro Groundwater Management Area. “But, we’d already plucked the low-hanging fruit,” City Administrator Bryan Bear explained. “We offered rebates for water-saving fixtures, required developers to put down topsoil before sodding new lawns … Then we started looking at stormwater reuse and realized we could be making a much larger impact.” Over the past several years, Hugo has worked with the Rice Creek Watershed District, as well as developers and Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs), to change the way stormwater management happens in the city. Watershed district rules typically require developers to build stormwater ponds or similar practices to manage runoff
from rooftops and roadways so that wetlands, lakes and streams don’t become polluted. The stormwater is essentially treated like a waste product. Then, separately, the HOA connects to the city’s water supply (potable groundwater from aquifers) to provide water for household use and irrigation. The city pumps out pure, clean drinking water and about half of it is literally dumped on the ground. Bear wondered if there was a way to reduce stormwater runoff, while also providing water for irrigation. In 2014, Rice Creek Watershed District and city of Hugo partnered with the Oneka Ridge Golf Course on the city’s first ever stormwater reuse project. They excavated a large stormwater pond near the 18th tee and connected it to the golf course irrigation system. By reusing the stormater, Oneka Ridge has cut its groundwater pumping by 40-50 percent and also keeps 75 pounds per year of phosphorus out of nearby Bald Eagle Lake. Minnesota Clean Water Fund provided $497,100 in funding support for the project. Now, Bear hopes that stormwater reuse will become the new norm in his city. At Beaver Ponds Park, the city installed a stormwater reuse system to irrigate the soccer fields. At Water’s Edge, existing stormwater ponds were retrofitted to provide water for irrigation as well. When the Clearwater Cove neighborhood was built, developers worked with the city ahead of time to incorporate stormwater reuse from the get-go. “The developers are beginning to
use this as a strategy for meeting the watershed district’s stormwater permit requirements,” Bear said, “but it also helps to reduce the city’s peak water demand.” In 2018, stormwater reuse projects in Hugo reduced the city’s total water usage by 6 percent (20 million gallons). Looking to the future, the city expects to see big cost savings there as well. Previously, in its Comprehensive Plan, Hugo had planned to operate 11 wells and four water towers by the year 2030. Now, the city has revised its comp plan and only expects to need seven wells and three water towers by the year 2040. Though stormwater reuse seems to be a win-win strategy, there are some differences for residents that can take some getting used to. In most of the metro area, cities are asking residents to minimize their lawn watering. In neighborhoods with stormwater reuse systems, however, Hugo wants people to keep the sprinklers running. “It’s actually a good thing if people are watering their lawns a lot,” explained Bear, “because it helps to keep their neighborhood stormwater ponds from overflowing during larger rain events.” Overall, Bear feels like stormwater reuse is a winning strategy and he hopes to see more cities following Hugo’s lead. “We hope to see more of this happening,” he said. “It just makes so much sense.” Angie Hong is an educator for East Metro Water. Contact her at 651-330-8220 x.35 or angie.hong@mnwcd.org.
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Too much salt on sidewalks My two dogs and I love that White Bear Lake is such a walkable community and we greatly appreciate our mixed-use neighborhood, but we notice that in the winter most of the local businesses are quite heavy handed when salting their sidewalks. So much so, that the salt lasts for weeks on dry sidewalks. It has burned our dogs' paws, causing them to limp and even lie down from pain in the middle of our walk. Over-salting also damages our lakes. As noted on the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization website, "… one teaspoon of rock salt is enough to pollute 5 gallons of water ... Once salt is introduced into our lakes and wetlands, it’s stuck in that water as it moves along to larger rivers and lakes. This changes the aquatic environment and harms our water resources over time." I am asking area business owners and organizations to respect our community members (even the four-legged ones) and our water. They can shovel
more often, use much less salt or, better yet, use an alternative such as sand. Karol Durdle White Bear Lake
Maintain passion on Rush Line Thank you, Greg Lees, for your letter regarding the Rush Line proposed for downtown White Bear Lake (Dec. 26, 2018). I agree with your statements about “proponents counting on the public’s passion to wane.” I think (and hope) that our White Bear Lake residents will prove them wrong. Our passion on this topic will not/cannot wane. The proponents think the Rush Line is a great opportunity to provide mass transit options for those in the northeast metro. That may be for some of the communities that already have the infrastructure to add an additional transit option (Rush Line). But for White Bear Lake, it is not logical to consider a dedicated lane/line for the buses, which I assume would be on Hwy 61. That road is already busy
with rush hour traffic and is confined between Goose Lake, the railroad and established downtown businesses and homes. It is also not conducive with the actual downtown area that has beautifully blended local, unique, boutique businesses and restaurants with homes, churches and our library. I believe having a Rush Line stop in downtown would have a dramatically negative impact on our downtown community. It is far more logical to identify a location that fits more with the intent of the service … convenience and access. As Greg stated in his letter, I-35E and County Road E [or similar area] is a more acceptable and logical location for the Rush Line to consider. This isn’t nor should it be about lawmakers doing “what they think is best” for a community when there is a large opposition to the plan. “You can’t please everyone” is a true statement but is a cop-out, in my opinion. You can make the best logical decision by actually hearing and listening to those in the community who love it and want
to preserve it for years to come. I plan on taking time off work to be at the Jan. 31 meeting to ensure my voice is heard on behalf of my White Bear Lake community. Who will join me? Cindie Bloom White Bear Lake
No tear gas at border Like Jennifer Lengyel (“Is it humane?” Dec. 19 Letters), I believe that border patrol agents should not be forced to use tear gas. When confronted by violent, rock-throwing thugs, they should emulate the actions of their much more civilized brethren in Western Europe and use bean bag rounds, rubber bullets and that old favorite, the high-pressure water cannon. Nobody has a right to attack our border patrol officers or enter the country illegally. There is a formal procedure to apply for asylum. If you choose to try and bypass that procedure, do so at your own risk. Leonard Lorence White Bear Lake
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Outgoing sheriff given Vision of Peace statue
Alum wins master’s scholarship
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners awarded Sheriff Jack Serier the Vision of Peace statue this month. This prestigious statue is awarded by the commissioners to individuals or entities to recognize distinguished or exemplary leadership and service to Ramsey County. It is the commissioners’ highest level of recognition. The commissioners thanked Serier for his service with this statement: “During Sheriff Serier’s tenure, the Sheriff’s Office has become a trusted and professional leader in public safety by providing safety through community policing, domestic violence reduction, mental health service improvements, and improving service through the usage of technology. Sheriff Serier has taken the initiative by collaborating with community and justice partners, encouraging diversity to reflect the community and connecting with youth to build a better future for themselves.” Serier was appointed by the commissioners in 2017 after then-Sheriff Matt Bostrom announced he would join the law faculty at Oxford University. Former sheriff Bob Fletcher beat Serier in the November election.
Charles William Hunter IV, Mahtomedi Public Schools 2005 graduate and paraprofessional at Mahtomedi Middle School and High School from 2015-2018, is the 2019 recipient of the Bruce F. Vento Science Educator Scholarship. Hunter is pursuing his master’s degree and licensure as a secondary school science teacher Charles William Hunter IV through the University of Wisconsin-River Falls’ STEMteach graduate program. “I want to be a mentor for struggling students, as the teachers and professors I had growing up were for me,” Hunter said. “I want to encourage students to take the initiative. I would like them to be responsible and take pride in the creation of their own knowledge. Being there to support the students in whichever way they need, I want to create an environment where life skills are learned and STEM practices are preached.”
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Bette Jo Sobota
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Bette Jo Sobota, 87, of White Bear Lake, passed away on December 24, 2018. Bette Jo was born on August 3, 1931 to Charles and Eloise (Miner) Buswell in Winona. Bette Jo is preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Eugene, as well as her parents, and her son-in-law: Mark Frank. She is survived by her children: Karen (Michael) Reilly, Charles Sobota, Diane Hermanson, Alice Frank, Philip (Rachel) Sobota, and Andrew (Tracy) Sobota; grandchildren: Crystal, Jennifer, Jason, Amanda, Patrick, Matthew, Mark, Alan, Natasha, Ashley, Jack, and Sarah; 11 great-grandchildren, and her brother Donald Davies. A private family service in Bette Jo’s honor has already taken place.
Arlene A. Kimker, age 91, of White Bear Lake. Arlene was a strong woman and she lived a long and full life. She had seven children and when the youngest was 4 she went back to school for her teaching degree. She then taught in the White Bear Lake public schools for 25 years. She walked to and from school for most of those years. She was also a world traveler and she visited more than 25 countries. Preceded in death by her husband Irving; daughter Barbara; and sisters Floss Kissling, Anna Nemitz and Evie Meyer. Survived by her children Nanci (Alan Weisbond), James, Gina, Tom (Julie), Terri, and Beth (Jim Wanless); grandchildren Bridget, Molly and Rob Kimker, Jonah Weisbond, Andrew and Jennifer Zimmer, and Zach Wanless; nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 29, 2018 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Church of St. Pius X, 3878 Highland Ave., White Bear Lake. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The family would like to thank Lakeview Hospice and the staff at The Waters for their care. Memorials preferred to Rein in Sarcoma or Doctors Without Borders.
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Jerry “JP” Profant Jerry “JP” Profant, 72, passed away November 8, 2018. Celebration of Life will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at the New Brighton Community Center, 400 10th St. NW, New Brighton, Room A.
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Otter Lake Elementary fi fth-grade students are raising money to provide clean water in Haiti by hosting the H2O for Hope event. The students will hold a coffee and donut drive-thru from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Otter Lake Elementary. The students learned about the global water crisis during their persuasive writing unit and wrote persuasive letters to businesses in the community asking for donations of coffee and donuts. The funds raised will be used to fi ll water trucks in Haiti to provide water for the people of Cité Soleil.
Free kindergarten experience Magnuson Christian School will hold a free kindergarten experience from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 17. Parents and preschoolers can see what kindergarten is like, tour the school and discuss kindergarten readiness. Register at www.magnusonschool.org.
Nominate a teacher Nominations are now being accepted for the White Bear Lake Teachers’ Association’s Teacher of the Year. The winner, announced in the spring, will compete in the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program. Nominate a teacher at http:// ow.ly/coXO30n09SF.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS BEST OF 2018 – False findings
Not every report to the Washington County Sheriff's Office covering Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie turns out to be what it appears to be, nor does every claim made to citizens.
Grant • A resident in the 11000 block of 79th Street N. at 5:45 a.m. Feb. 4 reported his vehicle stolen during the night. After a set of footprints led deputies to the missing vehicle stuck in a snowbank just 100 feet to the east of the complainant's driveway, it was determined that a member of the household had taken the vehicle without permission. • A resident in the 6000 block of Jasmine Avenue N. on Feb. 16 reported receiving a voice message regarding legal action against her by the local police department and requesting her to call back. As her city doesn't have a police department, but rather a sheriff's office, it was easy for the complainant to dismiss the scam. • A suspicious occupied vehicle with its lights on parked in the lot of Cedar Ridge in the 11000 block of Julianne Avenue N. at 5:33 a.m. Feb. 19 turned out to be an employee waiting for his shift to begin. • A person in the 9000 block of Keswick Avenue N. on March 8 reported that an unknown person had applied online for Social Security benefits using his Social Security number. The complainant told deputies he suspected fellow members of the Lake Elmo City Council and city staff. • A resident in the 7000 block of Manning Avenue N. on April 6 reported receiving an email trying to persuade him to wire money to Arkansas. • A report of a vehicle stolen April 29 from the parking lot at Cozzie's Tavern in the 11000 block of 60th Street N. turned out to be unfounded when the vehicle was located. • A Grant youth, 16, was arrested
Aug. 22 in the 11000 block of 79th Street N. for gross misdemeanor check forgery after he stole a $150 check from his grandfather's desk and forged his grandfather's signature. When the live-in grandson tried to cash the check at the drive-thru window of First State Bank and Trust in Stillwater, the teller recognized the youth from church and also thought the signature looked suspicious. The teller told the youth she was holding the check for verification and that the youth could pick it up after football practice. In the meantime, the teller phoned the grandfather, who came to the bank to retrieve the check. • A reported burglary in the 11000 block of Isleton Avenue N. Sept. 19 turned out to have been a resident of the home who left the lights on and door open before leaving. • A suspicious vehicle driving around the neighborhood of Ideal Avenue N. and Dellwood Road N. at 5:07 a.m. Oct. 13 turned out to be the newspaper carrier. • A resident in the 6000 block of Lake Elmo N. on Oct. 15 reported being bilked out of $2,500 and a new driveway after he and a recycling/seal coating company came to a verbal agreement in which the complainant would trade his three semi-sized beer trailers to the company for cash and a seal-coated driveway. The company took the trailers and scrapped them at NRI in Hugo, but never paid the complainant. The phone number used in the transaction is no longer in service. When Washington County Sheriff's deputies contacted the company, they learned it was a legitimate company, but the owners had never heard of the two men who made the deal with the complainant. The investigation continues as deputies contact NRI looking to discover the identity of the men who scrapped the trailers.
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• A counterfeit $20 bill was reported Dec. 11, 2017 at the Freedom Valu Center on Wildwood Road after a customer tried to prepay for gas with the bill. The customer, who eventually paid with a different bill, told deputies she was unaware she had a fake bill in her possession and said she had received seven $20 bills from her son to be used to pay bills. • An intruder reported in the 1100 block of Mahtomedi Avenue reported by a resident at home alone and hearing things downstairs at 1:24 a.m. Feb. 4 was deemed to have been caused by water pipes popping in the cold weather. An absence of footprints in the snow seemed to bolster the explanation. • A resident in the 1000 block of Harmony Drive reported receiving a voice message Feb. 9 claiming to be from the IRS and telling him he would be sued. The complainant, realizing it was that time of year again, recognized a scam and didn't return the call. • A resident in the 60 block of Fir Street on April 19 reported a woman with whom he had been enjoying an internet relationship on a website called Hangouts Online for trying to get him to send her $ 500, $700, $ 90 and $ 600 to places such as California and North Carolina through a Walmart credit card. No money was lost. • A vehicle reported stolen June 18 from the 610 block of Gosiwin Avenue turned out to have been moved to a secure location by a friend of the owner, who wasn't advised of the move. • A suspicious man coming to borrow a ladder to access a neighboring home in the 180 block of Glenmar Avenue June 18 turned out to be the new neighbor, who had moved in three weeks earlier and had never before been seen by the complainant. • The suspicious noises of a prowler breaking into a residence through a glass door in the 100 block of Dunbar Way at 2:43
a.m. June 20 turned out to be the sounds of the complainant's refrigerator running. • A resident of Griffin Avenue on June 25 reported that a credit card had been taken out in her name at Victoria's Secret in Phoenix, Arizona, and had accrued charges of slightly less than $1,000 in lingerie. The account was canceled with no loss to the complainant. • A suspicious person reported for being inside the building before business hours by a maintenance worker arriving for work at the memory care facility in the 700 block of Mahtomedi Avenue at 8:54 a.m. Aug. 29 turned out to be a Grant man, 62, looking for a place to live because he was due to be evicted.
Pine Springs • A resident in the 7000 block of Pinehurst Court on Aug. 20 reported losing $1,700 to scam artists who “bought” a $400 china cabinet the complainant was selling online by sending the complainant a check for $1,700 that included $1,300 to cover shipping costs. The complainant deposited the check in her bank account and sent out the $1,700 to a confusion of persons, known by various names from various texts. Later the complainant received a statement from the bank saying the deposited check was fraudulent and that they had taken $1,700 out of her account for the amount of the check. • A suspicious white sedan reported to be slowly following the complainant and looking at her out his rolled down window at 11:14 p.m. March 10 on Paddington Way and Faversham Road turned out to be a resident of Faversham Road.
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WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 4900 block of Division Avenue Dec. 14. • A 22-year-old driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near Highway 61 and Whitaker Street Dec. 15. • Televisions were reported stolen in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road Dec. 15. • A puppy was struck by a vehicle near County Road F and Highland Avenue Dec. 15. The puppy’s owner took it to the vet. • Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 1300 block of Highway 96 Dec. 15. • A 43-year-old Cologne man was arrested for DWI near County Road E and Labore Road Dec. 15. • A drill worth about $170 was reported stolen from a business in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road Dec. 16. • An unidentified male suspect reportedly threatened staff at a business in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue Dec. 16 and then went behind the counter and stole multiple cartons of cigarettes. The suspect f led the scene in an unidentified vehicle. • A person was cited for misdemeanor assault after a scuff le about telephone use in the 2200 block of Randy Avenue Dec. 16. • A resident in the 2000 block of County Road E reported Dec. 16 that someone attempted to gain entry to their vehicle by breaking the window. No items were stolen. • An officer responded to the 1900 block of
Birch Street Dec. 16 on a residential burglary report. The victim's residence was burglarized and items were missing. It is likely the suspects gained entry through an unsecured garage service door. • A Maplewood woman, 26, was arrested for third-degree DWI near White Bear Avenue Dec. 17. • Officers responded to the 3500 block of Century Avenue Dec. 17 on a report of a domestic incident. Upon investigation, both parties were separated. Later in the morning, the male came back to the address, broke into the address by entering through a bedroom window and stole items that belonged to the victim. The male f led on foot and was not found. This incident is currently under investigation for felony level first-degree burglary. • Theft of five catalytic converters occurred sometime over the weekend in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road. The owner reported the $ 5,000 loss Dec. 17. • A resident in the 2500 block of Sky Blue Court reported mail stolen overnight Dec. 13. •An unoccupied stolen vehicle was found in the 3600 block of Bellaire Avenue Dec. 17. The vehicle was towed to the police impound lot for the registered owner. • A financial exploitation of vulnerable adult incident in the 1500 block of Park Street was reported to police Dec. 17. A suspect has been identified and the incident is under investigation. • Officers responded to the 3700 block of High-
way 61 Dec. 17 where a window to a business was shot out with a pellet gun sometime over the weekend. The pellet was located on scene. It is unknown who shot the window. • A vehicle was reported stolen from a dealership in the 4000 block of Highway 61 Dec. 17. The vehicle was recovered in Rosemount after a pursuit. • Two jackets were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 4900 block of Long Avenue Dec. 17. • A 19-year-old driver was arrested for underage drinking and driving near County Road E and Highland Avenue Dec. 17. • A trailer was reported stolen in the 3100 block of Manitou Drive Dec. 18. • Theft was reported in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road Dec. 18. • A 26-year-old driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near County Road E and Labore Road Dec. 18. • A White Bear Lake teen, 16, was found with drug paraphernalia in the 2200 block of Alrick Place Dec. 18. • A vehicle window was smashed and $20 worth of items stolen in the 3100 block of McKnight Road Dec. 19. • Theft was reported in the 2500 block of County Road E Dec. 19. • A 31-year-old driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near County Road E and Highland Avenue Dec. 20.
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• Serious interest in a blighted intersection is shown by the same developer who built Mahtomedi Flats behind Aldi’s. Developer Troy Mathwig approached the city about his vision for an apartment complex on all four corners of the intersection of Bellaire Avenue and County Road E. • Lake Links bill gets hearing late in session. Rep. Peter Fischer introduced a bill calling for an appropriation of $8.8 million to construct the 10-mile multiuse trail around White Bear Lake. • White Bear native heads National Security Agency. 1982 grad Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone was named next director of the NSA while continuing to head the U.S. Cyber Command. He is the son of Bud and Mary Nakasone. • Free preschool one of White Bear School District’s future goals. Implementation would cost $2 million annually. • Ice out declared May 4, tying record for latest day set in 1950. According to Jan Holtz, ice out recordkeeper, a May date has happened three times since 1928. The other date was in 1965. • Two men charged in burglaries of White Bear and Vadnais businesses. Cory J. Rosillo and Jeffrey J. Krieger allegedly
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then due to a lease agreement. • The city plans to clean up the old Garceau Hardware store in conjunction with the citywide annual spring cleanup day this year. The old hardware store is fi lled with old computers, fi le cabinets, cleaning supplies and other types of old stuff, said City Administrator Kevin Watson. The store will be cleaned out so it is a “blank slate” if the City Council decides to reuse the building, he noted. The city will dispose of some of the items with its annual spring cleanup collection.
ple now living in North Oaks. Their daughter, Sharon Hanifl-Lee, is board chair of Children’s Performing Arts, which occupies the northern wing of the facility. • The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) files appeal in lake level lawsuit case. It is appealing six specific actions to the court order filed Aug. 30, 2017. • Lake trail makes list in Senate bonding bill. Sen. Chuck Wiger called it a “huge win” in a highly competitive arena for the Lake Links Association. • New Mahtomedi superintendent Barb Duffrin says she is inspired by young people and what they can do. She said she was impressed with the forward-thinking community and values the district’s desire to make schools more equitable. Her first day will be July 1. • Both the city and township are following the DNR’s lead by filing an appeal in the lake level lawsuit. The litigation, ongoing since 2012, focuses on allegations that groundwater pumping by municipalities near White Bear Lake is adversely affecting lake elevation. • The flag at the Soldier’s Memorial was officially retired May 24 as the base undergoes restoration. A time capsule from 1940 found in the stonework surrounding the flagpole was also moved for safekeeping. Its contents will be revealed June 21 during Marketfest. • Man taken into custody after standoff with police. East Metro SWAT and Homeland Security provided police support in apprehending Troy Strawn, holed up in a duplex in the 2100 block of First Street following a domestic incident.
• New law stops the DNR from enforcing judge’s order in lake lawsuit. Legislation was signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton on May 21 that prohibits, for one, the DNR from enforcing a residential irrigation ban. • The Legislature approved $4 million in funding for sections of the Lake Links Trail; namely $2.6 million for South Shore Boulevard and $1.4 million for Mahtomedi. • Bear track teams, both boys and girls, nab section titles.
Vadnais Heights Press • It’s something that’s usually only seen in the movies. One of Vadnais Heights’ full-time fire technicians, who moonlights as North St. Paul’s assistant fire chief, caught a baby in a pink blanket dropped from a second-floor balcony during a fire April 22. Dustin Kalis was the first one on the scene, as he came straight from his North St. Paul home in a chief vehicle. • The City Council limited charitable gambling organizations to two sites maximum in the future at a May 1 meeting. Councilman Terry Nyblom said he wants to ensure that nonprofit organizations that contribute back within the corporate limits of Vadnais Heights are not pushed out by organizations from other cities. • Merrick Inc.’s charitable gambling yields only a small chunk to charity after taxes and prizes are considered. Merrick is the top-grossing charitable gambling organization in the state, but only 15 percent of its net receipts go toward the nonprofit’s mission to provide employment to those with disabilities.
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• Historian Mary Jane LaVigne has been researching the roots of the White Bear Lake legend since the 1980s. White bears are symbols that have become integral to the community’s identity, but the origin of the legend remains mysterious. • Mahtomedi superintendent retires after years of education innovation. Mark Larson plans to retire end of June. • The Mahtomedi School District is putting a levy referendum on the November ballot. The school board is asking community support to reduce the deficit, keep class sizes small and improve school safety. • Lake case sent back to district court. In a decision filed June 5, a three-member appellate court denied the DNR’s request for a stay pending appeal in the lake level lawsuit. The Court of Appeals wants the district judge to take another crack at her decision denying a motion to stay her 2017 order. • Developer abandons Four Square Flats apartment project at four corners of Bellaire Avenue and County Road E.
The project was unpopular among local residents who wanted the three-story buildings downsized. • Town Clerk announces retirement after 30 years of guiding White Bear Township. Bill Short always told the board he planned to retire by age 70. A search for his replacement Bill Short began June 18. • This year’s Tour de Bar beneficiary is Amy Hansmann, a wife and mother battling ovarian cancer. An unshakable faith has kept her going strong for 10 years. Sadly, Hansmann passed away before the Aug. 4 event. • When the 78-year-old time capsule from the FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS Soldier’s Memorial was ceremo- Time capsule opened.
niously opened at Marketfest, inside were copies of the White Bear Press, photographs and other memorabilia from 1940. • St. Andrew’s volunteers step up for homeless in Washington County. A vacant rectory in Hugo is renovated from inside out to provide shelter for families facing homelessness. • Iowa grocer Hy-Vee makes bid for Hoffman Corner at County Road E and Hwy. 61. The company wants to build a 10,000-square-foot “Fast and Fresh” convenience store with a Starbucks and liquor store on the ends.
Vadnais Heights Press • Vadnais Heights resident Josh Helm, a 2004 White Bear Lake High School grad, serves as the White Bear Lake territory partner for JDog Junk Removal & Hauling. Managing his own junk removal business is a new way for the veteran to give back to his community while helping other veterans with the transition back to civilian life. • Merrick, a nonprofit serving people with
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would be disrespectful, and our coaches would be really mad. So we just let the clock run out.” Ramseth became a starting safety and punt and kick returner his last two years. The Gophers came heartbreakingly close to another Rose Bowl his junior year. More on that later. Still physically fit, and about 20 pounds under his football playing weight, Ramseth remains an athlete by golfing several times a week. He shot his age (75) once last summer. The son of a high school principal, he taught English and coached at White Bear Lake for two years before moving into administration. He was assistant principal at Alexander Ramsey and Osseo, interim principal for Roseville Area, and finally junior high principal at Forest Lake. Ramseth left education in 1981 to join Lutheran Brotherhood, where he worked his way up to executive vice president. In 1991, he joined American Express as field vice president for advisors in three states. He retired in 2005. Adding another chapter to his interesting life, Ramseth got his PhD in Education Leadership, Policy and Development from the U of M earlier this year, after working on it for five years. His thesis subject was a Sunrise Middle School’s AVID (college prep) program. “It was something I had left undone,” he explained, about resuming the PhD process he
started when he was a principal and stopped when he went into business. Also, it’s something stimulating to do. “You can’t play golf all winter, and we don’t go south,” he said. Ramseth and wife Joyce, married 52 years, have a son, Jason, and daughter, Britta. Both played tennis at Forest Lake High School and Jason was an alpine skier. Britta is a primary care doctor with Target headquarters’ corporate clinic in Minneapolis. Jason lives in California and works in the emerging field of gene therapy. The Gophers recruited Ramseth after he quarterbacked Redwood Falls to a 17-1 record in 1958 and 1959. He was the fi rst in his family to attend a college other than St. Olaf. Asked about his Rose Bowl experience, Ramseth is delighted to spin a few yarns. They had great fun for two weeks, arriving on Dec. 17. The year before, the team had done nothing but work and practice, and they lost, so Coach Warmath lightened up in the return trip. Disneyland, Knoxberry Farm, movie stars, and TV stars were added to the agenda. The Gophers were guests at studios recording popular programs like “Make Room for Daddy” and “The Dinah Shore Show.” They visited 20th Century Fox and watched fi lming of “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation” with Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara. On that movie set, Ramseth got his 15 minutes of fame. He was picked from a crowd of players to dance with Valerie
Varda, a 20-year-old beauty from Hungary who had a small part in the movie. The publicity photo of them doing the Twist, the dance craze of the moment, was circulated by Associated Press. “I heard from people all over the country who saw that photo,” Ramseth said. “Valerie Varda didn’t have much of a career after that movie, though.” The Rose Bowl, played annually since 1915, was a Big Ten vs. Pacific Ten champions duel from 1947 through 2001. Those were the only two times the Gophers have ever gone. The 1967 Gophers tied for first place in the Big 10 (their last title, 51 years ago) with Indiana and Purdue, and Indiana got to go because they hadn’t been to a Rose Bowl. The Gophers haven’t been remotely close since. The Gophers almost earned a third Rose Bowl trip his junior year, but for a bitter season-ending loss at Wisconsin, after two calls by the referees that live in infamy for longtime Gopher fans. The Gophers led 9-7 with three minutes left before 65,000 fans in Madison and were smelling roses after Bobby Bell sacked quarterback Ron Vanderkelen on an apparently clean hit, forcing a weak pass that was intercepted by Jack Perkovich. However, Bell was called for roughing, and when an exasperated Warmath demanded an explanation, they tacked on another penalty, for a total of 30 yards, setting up the Badgers go-ahead touchdown. “We had a lot of our fans
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there, and everybody was really angry,” Ramseth said. “Back at the locker room, I was looking for a bottle of Coke that they always left for us, but our players had thrown them all against the referees’ door! There was broken glass all over the place.” Ramseth had one more season, much less eventful, of college football, as the Gophers slipped to 3-6 in 1963 with a weak offense. He then moved on to the real world of making a living, while remaining an avid U of M fan of all sports.
The Rose Bowl teammates remained tight through the decades. Ramseth counts lineman Milt Sunde from Bloomington (who played for the Vikings) and quarterback Duane Blaska from Anoka among his closest friends. Obviously time has taken its toll. “We’ve had a lot more funerals than reunions lately,” he lamented. “That entire backfield we had has been gone for 20 years.” Even those blessed with long life are still waiting for another Rose Bowl.
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JUNE disabilities in Vadnais Heights, received a Life Enrichment Award from the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) for its Ambassadors for Respect (A4R) program, an effort by individuals with disabilities to educate fourth-grade students and teachers about bullying. • A lawsuit against the city about a street repair assessment that has been going on and on since 2014 was settled. McCullough and Sons was assessed $158,000 for street construction in 2014. Jim McCullough had orally protested the assessment at a July 2014 public hearing and later
filed an assessment appeal in Ramsey County District Court. The city settled with David McCullough by offering a lower assessment amount — $55,000. • Vadnais Heights Elementary announced a preschool available to anyone within its attendance boundaries next fall. The new School Readiness Plus program at Vadnais Heights Elementary was made possible by a grant. The school previously offered preschool to 4-year-olds, but only those who met Title I requirements were allowed to attend.
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Vadnais Inn closed down.
JULY White Bear Press • Council questions cheap rent for lakeside right of way. For years, the city has leased the end of Whitaker Street for $100 a month to Tally’s Dockside owners. A fuel tank that supplies the lake’s only gas pump sits on the right of way. • Massage parlor remains under investigation. Jade Massage abruptly closed May 10 at 2033 County Road E. It is part of a large-scale investigation of prostitution and human trafficking. • Teacher and coach Joe Tamillo dies at age 90. The popular English teacher was known for his booming voice while coaching track, cross-country, football and debate club. • White Bear Lake Conservation District gave the school district $10,000 to keep
Race2Reduce in the elementary schools. H2O for Life oversees the program and made the funding request. • Retired CEO’s life still revolves around bicycles. Bald Eagle Lake resident Jim Muellner is a staunch advocate for nonmotorized trails like the new Lake Links route. The founder of Smarte Carte is also a tireless advocate for bike safety. • The White Bear Lake City Council denied a request from Manitou Grill & Event Center to bring in White Bear hockey pull tabs. City ordinances limits lawful gambling groups to three establishments. The restaurant would have been its fourth. • Gem Lake begins paving way for HyVee’s entree. The city wants to be sure
its gateway is properly developed. • Good coffee and good camaraderie part of Flame’s charm. Ken Lohr, longtime owner of The Flame in Willernie, is selling the business. New owners Alyssa and Brian Forester of Grant met Lohr’s asking price. They are regular customers. • Three Oaks of White Bear is approved by the Town Board. The development consists of 28 single-family homes east of Centerville Road and north of County Road H-2.
Vadnais Heights Press • Assistant City Administrator Kathy Keefe retired. She has watched as the city’s population has tripled over her 40-year career at City Hall. That career
began in an old schoolhouse along County Road F. • A five-story apartment building proposed at the corner of County Road F and Centerville Road received opposition from the neighborhood at a public hearing at a Planning Commission meeting June 26. The developer of the Aster Meadows apartments announced it would redesign the plans. • It was announced that residents will be getting new water meters this year whose readings can be accessed from anywhere. The new water meters will be part of a radio read system that will allow residents and city staff to monitor water consumption and protect their homes from afar, said City Engineer Mark Graham.
AUGUST White Bear Press • White Bear Fire is looking for more paramedics that serve a dual role of firefighter. City staff wants to hire four more full-time first responders ASAP to fill gaps in service. If 911 calls go to outside agencies due to lack of personnel, response time is longer and revenue from ambulance calls is lost. • Solar United Neighbors of Minnesota forms an area co-op in Mahtomedi. The organization is located in eight states. • White Bear Soccer Club girls U15 team won the national USA Soccer Cup in Colorado. They are coached by Edi Buro.
• Girls welcomed in local Cub Scout packs. Several packs in the area are participating in an early adopter program after Boy Scouts of America announced that packs could allow girls.
are emerging as best options for Rush Line bus platforms in White Bear Lake. One is a downtown station on Clark Avenue and Second Street meant as a terminus; the other two are platforms, one at Marina Triangle and one at Cedar Avenue. The Policy Advisory Committee will affirm locations at a Sept. 27 meeting. • Zebra mussels are reported in Bald Eagle Lake. The DNR is investigating to determine how established the population is. • Bears football coach back on job while battling cancer. Ryan Bartlett had a cancer scare at age 34 last winter. The cancer was beatable. • Local skater Sydney Berrier started skating at 5 years of age with the White Bear Lake skating club. She is joining Disney On Ice in October after auditioning in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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Graffiti and damage continues in local parks.
• Vandals once again target Podvin and Matoska Parks. Porcelain toilets were busted with rocks and graffiti sprayed on the walls with black paint. The police are investigating.
Vadnais Heights Press
Astronaut heads for Space Station.
• White Bear grad Josh Cassada is going to the space station. The NASA astronaut is among nine who will travel to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. • Stroke: a silent killer at any age, describes signs and risk factors of the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Doctors told Jeff Stender stroke can happen to anyone. His wife, Deb Stender, 46, died after a clot blocked blood flow to her brain. • Former mayor and legislator Harry Mares dies Aug. 5 at age 79. Mares also taught social studies for 36 years and coached football in White Bear Lake. • Male chest lump nothing to be “nonchalant” about, warns Hugo resident Kirk Possehl. A breast cancer survivor, he has become an awareness advocate. • Bus rapid transit: all day, every day. Three locations
• City Engineer Mark Graham retired and left a legacy in the northern part of the city. One highlight of his 11 years of service was leading the planning and oversight of the construction of the North Service Center. • Michael Bigelbach retired this summer after 31 years of service in the Vadnais Heights Fire Department. He began as a volunteer firefighter in 1986. He served as a captain during his tenure. • The City Council opted to give away a small piece of land to make a Hy-Vee convenience store its nextdoor neighbor at County Road E and Highway 61. The developer also asked Gem Lake to annex 0.07 acres of Vadnais Heights on the southeast side of the intersection to streamline the development process.
SEPTEMBER White Bear Press • One injured in crash during crosswalk enforcement campaign. White Bear police conducted the campaign at three locations clothed as regular pedestrians. They entered a designated crosswalk and used radios to alert chaser police cars to pull over drivers who did not stop. A driver who stopped for pedestrians was rear-ended. • White Bear police add a DWI enforcer using a $96,500 grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The officer will work peak nights and times, 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. and two weekends per month. • The family of the late Jeff Parker filed a wrongful death suit against the National Hockey League after a judge ruled the head trauma issue can’t be a class-action lawsuit. The Mariner grad and pro hockey player was among 150-plus former players in a concussion lawsuit; his family said they feel obligated to follow up on his wishes. Parker died in 2017 at age 53.
• Three buildings and a shed will be razed if the Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh Convenience Store goes up on Hoffman Corner. The large store is a new model for the company. • Lake level lawsuit: another hearing, another stay. Retired District Court Judge Margaret Marrinan agreed to stay part of her court order regarding an irrigation ban and per capita residential use within 5 miles of White Bear Lake until completion of the appeals process. Area cities also file friends of the court statements on behalf of the appellates, the DNR, the city and White Bear Township. • White Bear Lake’s tax levy creeps higher but is still low compared to similar-sized cities. Council approved a tax levy of $6.345 million; $720,000 more than last year to support the 2019 budget. • City Engineer Mark Burch comes full circle in 30-year career. The retiring public works director was hired in 1988 when the city purchased an old tennis club on Hwy. 96. That club became the
Sports Center, Burch’s first and last project 30 years later when the ice arena was renovated. • White Orchid Spa is shut down after owner Shixun Lan, 52, was arrested for sex trafficking. She was charged in Washington County with three felonies after a yearlong investigation. • City of Mahtomedi hears proposal for ice rink from Alex Rogosheske of RINC 2, which stands for Recreation Ice and Neighborhood Center. The land, in the city of Grant, is across the road from the high school. • White Bear Center for the Arts celebrated 50 years of art in the community at a gala at 7 Vines Vineyard in Dellwood. • Hockey Association hosts party to celebrate new Sports Center. After months of renovation, the White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association plans a grand opening Saturday, Sept. 29. • Former mayor recovering after devastating disease. Paul Auger was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre in January 2017.
The mysterious illness left him totally paralyzed. • City of Gem Lake approves a 10,000-square-foot Hy-Vee convenience store at Hoffman Corner. The property is owned by Don and Sheila Waldoch.
Vadnais Heights Press • The developer behind the Aster Meadows apartment development came back with plans for two three-story buildings instead of a five-story building. • The city announced 10 potential streets to be repaved next summer. The city plans to conduct a feasibility study of the street work in the fall. • The Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) unveiled the Whitaker Treatment Wetlands at an open house last month at Columbia Park. The project is an innovative new method to treat polluted stormwater runoff and serves as both a research project and a water filtration tool. It’s the first of its kind in Minnesota.
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OCTOBER White Bear Press • Rush Line policy advisory committee promises to reconsider location of proposed bus station in downtown White Bear Lake. The station will be the terminus of a 14-mile rapid transit bus line to and from Union Depot in St. Paul. • The White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association presented a $500,000 check to the city. The money is a first installment on its $2.5 million pledge for renovation of the Sports Center ice arena. It was also retiring City Engineer Mark Burch’s last meeting. He purposefully delayed retirement to see the Sports Center remodel completed. • Newspaper group names CEO. Carter Johnson and Gene Johnson announced the hire of Matt McMillan as chief executive officer for their group of newspapers. • Young drug addicts warn teens about heroin in Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge-sponsored program. A cheerleader and a football player described losing everything when they made the choice to use heroin. • Solar garden proposal taking heat in Grant. Joyce Welander knocked on doors in a petition drive to take to City Council. She wants to partner with US Solar to erect solar panels on her property. • White Bear Lake police warn residents that thefts from motor vehicles were up this summer and not to leave valuables in vehicles. • Ramsey County gathers feedback on Bruce Vento Trail extension through White Bear Lake. Up to 10 different corridors are being considered between Hwy. 96 and
County Road J. • Mahtomedi elementary school wins safety grant from Legislature. O.H. Anderson Elementary received $41,000 for safety and security improvements. • A Mahtomedi man pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a minor. Joshua Allan Buck was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in January for assaulting a 15-year-old girl in his apartment. He was a fire department captain at the time and has since moved to St. Paul. • Area groundwater use meets state sustainability standard. A new DNR study shows groundwater use is sustainable within a 5-mile radius of White Bear Lake. The study also shows that use contributed to lower lake levels. District Court Judge Margaret Marrinan ordered the analysis as part of her 2017 ruling on the lake level lawsuit, results of which had to be published in a public newspaper. • White Bear Township named Patrick Christopherson the new clerk-treasurer upon the retirement of longtime administrator Bill Short. Christopherson previously worked as Kanabec County board clerk. • Opponents of downtown bus stations along Rush Line corridor start a petition drive. The petition states that a bus station on Clark Avenue will “destroy the charm and small-town feel of old downtown White Bear Lake.” • Both the Zephyr boys and girls soccer teams head to state tournament after sections wins. • Two White Bear Lake Sports Hall of Fame induct-
ees were named at halftime during the Oct. 17 Bear football game. The late Bob Jackson, longtime football coach, and volleyball star Lisa Reinhart were honored. Family members of both inductees accepted honors on their behalf. Reinhart lives in South Carolina.
Vadnais Heights Press • The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is celebrating 40 years since the BWCA Wilderness Act, and 40-year Vadnais Heights resident Martin Kubik, a longtime trail maintenance volunteer, thanked other volunteers who have maintained the wilderness trails using handsaws over the last several decades by gifting them with commemorative titanium camping bowls. • About 240 people have signed a petition against a proposed apartment complex near County Road F and Centerville Road. • The Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend to the City Council a proFILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS posed apartment developVadnais Heights 13-year-old ment near County Road Soren Miller was cast as WilF and Centerville Road bur the pig in Stages Theatre despite neighborhood Company’s fall production of resistance at its Oct 23 the play “Charlotte’s Web.” meeting.
White Bear Lake Area Church Directory Find the church that fits your needs.
All Are Invited! Traditional Worship Join us at Redeemer! September - May
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Traditional - 8:30 am Education/Coffee - 9:30 am Contemporary - 10:30 am
AT REDEEMER Worship- 9:30 am Coffee-10:30 am
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Worship on the Farm Bruentrup Family Farm 2170 E. County Road D Maplewood, MN Meal 5:30 pm Worship 6:30 pm
3770 Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake 651-429-5411 rlcwbl.org
3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Mon.-Fri. 8 am • Wed. 6:30 pm First Sat. 8 am, Sat. 4 pm Sun. 8:45am & 10:30am, 7:30pm • Reconciliation: Sat. 6pm
Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday 8:45 & 10:15 a.m. Great Hall NURSERY AT ALL SERVICES ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 900 STILLWATER ROAD, MAHTOMEDI WWW.SAINTANDREWS.ORG 651-426-3261
FALL WORSHIP STARTS SEPT. 16! 9-10am traditional 10:45-11:30am band-led/casual Nursery available for both
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First Christian Church of St. Paul (disciples of Christ) Mahtomedi, Minnesota
OF THE LAKE
Masses: Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM
650 Wildwood Road Mahtomedi, MN 55115 www.fccstpaul.com 651-779-3330
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Chruch
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Monday & Wed-Fri: Mass at 9 a.m. Tuesday: Mass at 6 p.m. a.m. Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m. Sunday: Mass at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. 700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245
651-429-7771 www.stmarys-wbl.org
Worship time: Sundays 10am 9:00 am Sunday School & Adult Education 10:15 am Worship 11:15 am Fellowship time
Church 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake
South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church South Shore Blvd. at Bellaire Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin
LAKEWOOD WORSHIP CENTER L Sunday School and Fellowship at 9:00 am Family Worship Service at 10:30 am Lts. Michael & Erin Metzler, Pastors 2080 Woodlynn Ave. , Maplewood • 651-779-9177
Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday 8 and 10:45 a.m. Christian Education Hour 9:30 – for all ages – Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org
We are Sharing, Caring, & Growing in Christ We’d Love to Have You Come Join US!
White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church
A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community
Rev. Victoria Safford
Rev. Sara Goodman
LEAD MINISTER
ASSISTANT MINISTER
Sunday Services & Religious Ed: 9 & 11am
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UPCOMING EVENTS DROP-IN DISCOVERY: OWLS UP CLOSE When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 5 and the fi rst Saturday of the month Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Free drop-in program with nature discussions, touchable artifacts and interactions with animals. All ages. Owl show times at 10, 11 and 11:45 a.m. Contact: 651-407-5350 or www.parks.co.ramsey. mn.us/tamarack
2ND TUESDAY LUNCH FOR SENIORS When: Noon Tuesday, Jan. 8 Where: Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 3676 Centerville Road, Vadnais Heights Details: Meet new people and join friends and neighbors for a delicious rigatoni with meat sauce, dinner salad and garlic bread meal, conversation, and bingo. Advanced registration only by noon, Jan. 4. $5/person. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com
HOPE FOR RECOVERY WORKSHOP When: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: White Bear Lake District Center, 4855 Bloom Ave., Door E, Room 201 Details: Free, interactive workshop that provides families and individuals with information on mental illnesses, practical coping strategies, and hope for recovery. Contact:: 651-645-2948 or namimn.org
WINTER FARMERS MARKET When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township
Details: Gathering of fresh, local, mostly organic foods; along with community info for ways to make more sustainable daily choices. Coffee shop, local food trucks, kid art activities and locally crafted holiday gifts. Contact: facebook.com/ forksinthedirt
BUILD A BURGER FOR TROOPS When: 5-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 Where: White Bear Lake VFW 1782, 4496 Lake Ave. S. Details: Fundraiser for Suburban Ramsey County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. $6 burgers. Open to the public. Contact: 651-426-4944
GOOSE LAKE STAKEHOLDER MEETING When: 4-5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 East County Road E Details: VLAWMO will share upcoming plans for community collaborations to reduce nutrients in stormwater runoff, alum treatments to improve water quality, control of Curly-leaf pondweed (an invasive species), and options for revegetation of native plant species in the lake. Contact: 651-204-6074 or vlawmo.org
PARENT-CHILD SNOWSHOE TREK When: 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, Details: Put on snow shoes and go offtrail with a naturalist guide. Follow animal tracks and discover hidden homes beneath the snow. $8.25/child, $4.25/ adult, $7/person optional snowshoe rental. Contact: ramseycounty. us
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ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB When: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Where: North end of Kowalski’s parking lot, 4921 Lake Ave. S., White BEar Lake Details: Hike the paved trails along White BEar Lake; approx. 3 miles. Contact: 651-426-8593 or stpaulhike.org
HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES When: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: Free session on why end-of-life planning is important, how it works, tips for choosing a health care agent and areas to consider when completing a Minnesota Health Care Directive. Registration requested. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: ELDER RESOURCES FROM A TO Z; NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF SENIOR AND CHRONIC CARE RESOURCES When: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 East County Road E Details: Free monthly presentation on topics for seniors and supporters of seniors on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Registration required. Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com
FAMILY COURSE ON MENTAL ILLNESS When: 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 23 Where: Lakeaires Elementary, 3963 Van Dyke St., White Bear Lake Details: Free educational course that helps families gain a greater understanding of mental illness, discuss resources, build communication skills, reduce stress and find support. Contact: 651-274-3078
STEM SATURDAYS: LIFE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION When: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: All ages informative session about the science and research conducted largest structure ever assembled in space. No registration required. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
Ice Skating Party WHEN: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5
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WHERE: Westfield Park Warming House, 520 Westfield Ln., Vadnais Heights
GOOGLE DRIVE AND GOOGLE DOCS When: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: Find out how to get started with Google’s versions of documents, spreadsheets, forms, presentations, and more. Registration required. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
BEEKEEPING BASICS When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, Details: Learn all about bees and the process of beekeeping. Ages 16+. $25/person. Contact: ramseycounty. us
Art LET’S MAKE STUFF: ALCOHOL INK CRAFTS When: 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: Use alcohol ink to make stationary and ceramic tile coasters. Monthly creative class for adults. Registration required. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
STUDIO COFFEE & OPEN STUDIO: ARTIST TO ARTIST When: 9:30-12:30 a.m. Fridays, through Feb. 22 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Come for coffee from 9:30-10:30 a.m. to discuss art, artists,
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techniques and trends with Neil Johnston; stay for open studio and make art from 10-12:30. For adults, experienced beginner to advanced. Free with registration. Bring snacks. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org
WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPEN HOUSE When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Free Indoor and outdoor activities, artmaking, ice sculpting, sled dogs, artist demos. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org
Theater BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, Friday, Jan. 11, 18 & 25, Saturday, Jan. 12, 19 & 26; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 20 & 27 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Join the world’s most famous detective and his partner, Dr. Watson, as they solve one of his most notorious cases in this fast-paced comedy. Tickets $15-20. Contact: 651-426-3275 or lakeshoreplayers.org
Ongoing BABY & ME STORYTIME When: 9:45-10:15 a.m. Mondays
Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Storytime for ages 6-23 months and a caregiver. Limited to 15. Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
FAMILY STORYTIME WHITE BEAR LAKE When: 10:30-11 a.m. Fridays Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Stories, songs and fingerplays to enhance early literacy skills for children ages 2-5. Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
FAMILY STORYTIME MAHTOMEDI When: 10:30-11 a.m. Mondays Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: For all children and families. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
BABY STORYTIME When: 11:15-11:45 a.m. Mondays Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Details: For children birth-24 months and caregivers. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
ADULT OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL When: 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:45-9:45 a.m. Saturdays, through March Where: AFSA High School, 100 Vandals Blvd., Vandals Heights Details: Drop-in program; $3 fee. Must show identification at sign-in. Contact: 651-204-6000
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DIVE-IN MOVIE When: 7-9:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Movie showing for the whole family at the waterpark. Free for members or with daily pass. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.org
BABYSITTING 101
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National Park Snowshoe Adventure WHEN: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 WHERE: Arcola Bluffs Trailhead, 11471 Arcola Trail N., Stillwater
for all ages highlights a different St. Croix National Scenic Riverway trail on the fi rst Saturday of the month.
When: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 19 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Students will learn the responsibility that is needed for babysitting while gaining the required education. The class will cover child care, fi rst aid, sitter safety, crafts and toys, child proofi ng, nutrition and more. $61/ members. Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.org
OPEN THIRD SATURDAY EVENT: LIFE UNDER THE ICE WITH JIM RUE
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 CONTACT: stcroixriverassociation. Where: Belwin DETAILS: Guided snowshoe hike org Conservancy Education Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton of Roseville for Human DROP-IN COMPUTER STICKS IN STILLWATER Details: Experience the tranquility of the winTraffi cking Prevention When: Jan. 12 & 13 AND TECH HELP ter woods, learn about and Awareness Month. Where: St. Croix Valley When: 10 a.m.-noon the upcoming Winter Contact: 651-724-6090 or Recreation Center, 1675 Thursdays Solstice, meet staff and rclreads.org Market Dr., Stillwater Where: White Bear Lake connect with nature. Details: One of the largest Guided experiences at 11 Library, 2150 2nd St. NEW NEIGHBOR’S CLUB Mite Festivals in the Details: One-to-one a.m. and 1 p.m. Midwest showcasing 60 computer instruction, COFFEE Contact: 651-436-5189 or including help with When: 10 a.m. Thursday, local teams. Benefit for www.belwin.org youth hockey programs. documents, internet or January 10 Contact: 651-231-3111 or e-mail. No appointment Where: Shoreview OWL PROWL sticksinstillwater.com needed. Community Center When: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Contact: 651-724-6007 or Details: Gathering open Jan. 18 ans Saturday, rclreads.org LUNCH WITH to any women who is Jan. 19 new to the area, have A NATURALIST: Where: Belwin had some life changes, or WINTER TREE ID ANXIETY SUPPORT Conservancy Education would just like to make GROUP When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Center, 1553 Stagecoach When: 1-2:30 p.m. the 2nd new friends. New Neigh- Wednesday, Jan. 16 Trail S., Afton bors Club is a friendand 4th Wednesdays of Where: Wargo Nature Details: Hike through the ship club for women in the month Center, 7701 Main St., winter woods listening the northern suburbs Where: Church of St. Lino Lakes for owls and other nocoffering outings, interPius X, room 42, 3878 turnal creatures. Ages Details: Monthly presenest groups, speakers, Highland Ave., White 12+. Free for members; tation includes local natcommunity service and Bear Lake $10 non-members. Space ural history information more. RSVP. limited. Details: Open-door anxand possibly a relaxing Contact: 651-484-9163 iety and panic support stroll on the trails. Ages Contact: 651-436-5189 or group to help partici50+. Bring a lunch; free belwin.org BETWEEN TWO pants develop coping and registration not skills and share experirequired. WORLDS: IDENTITY WINTER ICE CREAM ences. Contact: 763-324-3350 or AND ACCULTURATION SOCIAL Contact: 612-245-5720 or anokacountyparks.com When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. When: Noon-4 p.m. namimn.org Thursday, Jan. 10 Saturday, Jan. 19 Where: Shoreview JANUARY Where: Lowell Park, Library, 4560 Victoria COMEDY SHOW Stillwater NEIGHBORHOODS St. N. When: 7:30 p.m. Details: Free ice cream NEARBY Details: This program Thursday, Jan. 17 hosted by the Washinglooks at how immigrants Where: Running Aces ton County Historical react and adjust to living Harness Park’s “Laugh Society. Chili and coffee ASK ABOUT HUMAN in a new country and Your Ace Off Comedy available for a nominal TRAFFICKING culture. Screening of Club,” 15201 Zurich St., fee. When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the fi rst episode of The Forest Lake Contact: wchsmn.org New Americans series, Jan. 8 Details: Co-headliners Where: Roseville Library, “The Nigerians,” focuses Tommy Thompson and on the Nwidors who GARDEN 2180 Hamline Ave. N. Jodie Maruska, hosted were forced to flee their COMMUNITIES: Details: A panel of surby K Jay. Tickets $20 home after the military A COLLABORATIVE vivors and experts will in advance, $25 Day of executed their tribal answer your questions WAY OF LIVING Show. leaders. Discussion about this public health When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Contact: 651-925-4600 or follows. crisis and how you can Jan. 19 runaces.com Contact: 651-724-6090 or help. Presented in coWhere: Lake Elmo rclreads.org operation with the City
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LOOKING BACK Week of December 31-January 6, 2019 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. 1919 The W.C.T.U. will meet at the residence of Mrs. F. W. Lapham, 409 Division Ave., in White Bear, on next Monday, Jan. 6, Rev. Geo. H. Mitchell, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will deliver an address. A large attendance of the members is desired. 1944 The public schools will open one half hour later after the holidays and will continue to do so until further notice. This will give more pupils an opportunity to leave home after daybreak and will greatly add to the safety of the pupils while on the way to school. The noon hour will be from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. 1969 A businessman from WBL, Al Janssen, has been re-named chairman of the 1969 March of Dimes drive in his community during January, when thousands of volunteers will be seeking funds to intensify the fight against crippling birth defects. 1994 The vacant IGA building in downtown White Bear Lake may open as a paint and carpeting store as early as August. Owners of Abbott Paint, 2200 Fourth St. in White Bear Lake last
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week bought the building with plans to expand their paint and carpet business in the area. The former Applebaum’s grocery store, located at the corner of Fourth Street and Cook Avenue for 10 years, has remained vacant since closing in April 1993.
Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events Women at the Very Heart of the Great War Monday, Jan. 28 6-7 p.m. at the Ramsey County Library - White Bear Lake, 2150 Second St. Join us as Ames Sheldon, author of “Eleanor’s Wars,” a work of historical fiction discusses many of the roles American
women who went to serve in France played in support of the Great War. Sheldon will share first-hand accounts and talk about her book which tells the story of a woman who drove an ambulance in World War I. FREE event but donations are welcome. Presented by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society in partnership with the Wildwood Branch-Washington County Library.
Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327.
2018 NOVEMBER White Bear Press • Living with Lyme disease inspiration for foundation. Lisa Najarian of Grant lived with Lyme for 16 years before a positive diagnosis confi rmed her suspicions. She and husband Pete have started a foundation dedicated to early detection and accurate diagnosis of Lyme disease. • For whom the bells toll: 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Bells will be ringing at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, just like they did 100 years ago to herald the end of World War I. A Press clipping recalled the scene on the morning of Nov. 11 when Armistice was declared. • Mahtomedi girls repeat as state soccer champs. A blast from Sonia Meyer from 20 yards broke up a scoreless tie, giving the Zephyrs a 1-0 win over the Orono Spartans and their second straight Class A soccer championship. • Damaged dome remains closed, maybe for good. Seven months after sports dome deflated from heavy snow, it remains empty and unused as the county determines its fate. • Mahtomedi School District’s tiered levy passes. Fifty-five percent of voters checked “yes” for more funding on the Nov. 6 ballot. • Election results are in for county sheriffs, legislators, city council candidates and town board seats. Voter turnout was the highest it’s been for a midterm election since George W. Bush was elected in 2002. • Vehicle smashes into downtown storefront. A driver apparently hit the gas while attempting to parallel park in front of the Medicine Chest, sending the car through the display window. There were no injuries. • New lease on life for Tally’s Dockside as the White Bear Lake City
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Council grants a 20-year lease for public property at the end of Whitaker Street. The port-a-potties will have to go, however. • Cerenity Senior Care resident Mary LaValle turned 110 on Nov. 17. She is now considered a supercentenarian. • The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation announces its 2018 grant awards. The foundation awarded $41,150 to 23 projects. • Eleven Bears sign letters of intent to play college sports. The Mahtomedi Zephyrs commit seven athletes. • Save-the-turf group holds fi rst meeting on Vadnais Sports Dome. The group wants the county to resurrect the inflated dome, which collapsed after an April snowstorm. The county is considering its options. • Vadnais man charged with sexual assault of two underage girls from Mora. Connor Alexander Sweet, 20, is facing six felonies. He met the fi rst victim via electronic media and conversed via Snapchat. The second victim was her friend. • Old Glory is unfurled on Veterans Day at the restored Soldiers Memorial in Washington Park. The dedication took place at 11 a.m. on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 100 years after the end of WWI. • Cozzie’s is looking at city-owned property on Egg Lake in Hugo for a second restaurant. The owners, Chris and Jennifer Cosgrove, operate Cozzie’s Tavern & Grill in Stillwater.
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• Heidi Gunderson was elected the next Vadnais Heights mayor. Current Mayor Bob Fletcher was elected Ramsey County Sheriff. • Henry “Hank” Tessier — known to friends and family as “the man
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NOVEMBER with 27 hats” — died Oct. 18, 2018 at the age of 91. Tessier grew up on McMenemy Street in what was then called the Lake Vadnais area. He was a village councilman and mayor, a founder of the Vadnais Heights Fire Department in 1971, the fi rst city mayor in 1975, a major force behind building the city water system in the late ’70s, a founder of the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC) in 1984, and a founder of the Vadnais Heights Lions and Rotary Clubs and the Vadnais Heights Area Community Foundation. • Residents packed Vadnais Heights City Hall Nov. 20 to air their opinions for and against the proposed Aster Meadows apartment complex at County Road F and Centerville Road. The council delayed a vote. • Innovize, a Vadnais Heights medical manufacturing company, celebrated 60 years. It produces materials that are used by major medical device companies.
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DECEMBER White Bear Press • Students earn while they learn at sheet metal trade school on White Bear Avenue. The former elementary school quietly churns out journeymen tinners who earn up to $42 an hour. • A homeowner was burned rescuing his two dogs during a house fire Dec. 3 on Oak Terrance Drive. The fire started in a garage. • No one spoke during the truth in taxation hearing before the City Council. Perhaps it’s because the city’s 2018 per capita tax levy ranked lowest statewide for 45 communities of similar size. The same is true for 2019. • White Bear Lake is named Best Minnesota Town by a panel of Minnesota Monthly magazine judges. The winner was announced at a Dec. 5 party in downtown Minneapolis. • It’s back to square one for the location of a downtown bus station. A Rush Line team is taking another look at downtown options after a turn-around terminal on Clark Avenue received an outpouring of opposition. • In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission to orbit the moon on Dec. 24, 1968, we ran Christmas at the Moon, written by Ted Field, a Mahtomedi resident
ing at one-way and two-way options for a trail. • Sports dome proponents draw up wish list. Save-the-turf group plans to send its preferred options on the dome’s future to Ramsey County commissioners. A workshop is planned Jan. 22 to discuss the dome. • White Bear Country Inn owner Bill Foussard plans to drop a white bear down a mechanized pole on New Year’s Eve from his hotel rooftop. The countdown will ring in the New Year, much like the crystal ball in Times Square, New York.
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and faith formation director at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake. • After 35 years of a dazzling Christmas light display, Bald Eagle Lake residents John Cretzmeyer and wife Barb Jacobson announced 2018 will be the last. • Former Mahtomedi resident Joshua Buck sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $250 for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last winter. He was
charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. • The White Bear Lake School District chooses land in Hugo for new school. Purchase agreements were approved by the school board for three parcels of land on Everton Avenue N. • Ramsey County transportation planner Joe Lux tells Lake Links the county will perform another study before making a decision on South Shore Boulevard. The county is look-
• The Aster Meadows apartment complex at Centerville Road and County Road F was approved unanimously by a half-hearted City Council Dec. 4. Council members cited property rights as a main reason to approve the two three-story apartments. • One hundred volunteers, including Vadnais Heights resident Bill Weigel, passed out more than 1,000 presents at a Toys for Tots event at LifePoint Church Dec. 12. • Brigid Nault, who has worked as the city’s recreation supervisor for 19 years, reminisced on her years of planning fun activities for the city in anticipation of her retirement in January.
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Above: A Tetrapod robot, built and demonstrated by Luis Puga, walked and wiggled as it moved across a table during the Robot Show and Engineering Showcase at Century College Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Above: Colorful lights move in synchronized patterns as Sara LaLonde poses with her Addressable LED Clock. She created a functional device using LED strands, circuit design software and a microcontroller board that is used to send and receive information from circuit elements like lights and buttons.
At right: Walter Minehart and Josh Moua pose with the First Place award winning Candy Color Coder they built with teammate Jarrod Cartony. Using an RGB sensor, the automated device successfully sorted skittles by color and placed them in the appropriate cup. Other devices recognized by the judges included a bottle opener, marble sorter, pizza cutter, dancing snowman, tetrapod and fire alarm.
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Bear matmen win 2 of 3 with alumni on hand White Bear Lake wrestlers hosted Alumni Night and won two of three matches on Friday, Dec. 21. Coach Craig Nasvik proclaimed it “a great showing of alumni,” with about 60 ex-Bears on hand, and a successful night of wrestling. The Bears (4-3) beat Park 56-21 and Henry Sibley 62-12, then lost to Elk River 39-27. Matt Sloan won three matches at 182 pounds. T.J. Turinske (170) and Luke Parzyck (285) each won twice and stayed unbeaten for the season. Also picking up two wins were Josh Powell (126), Tyler Schwappach (132) and Max Diller (138). JASON STRATE | SUBMITTED
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Moriarty hand-painted this 24-foot canvas replica of the labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral in France. Each fall, she co-leads a trip to France as a part of an annual women’s walking pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres.
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Lisa Moriarty says that she's always loved labyrinths. Ever since she was a girl, the Stillwater artist has been “just fascinated” by the twists and turns of the ancient symbols. It's a love that has deepened over time, as Moriarty now spends the better part of her waking hours designing and constructing labyrinths not only across the United States but across the world as well. Moriarty has always considered herself an artist, but she didn't combine her craft with her passion for labyrinths until about 20 years ago. At a conference in the late 1990s, she was taught how to use a labyrinth as a spiritual tool—a lesson that quickly proved pivotal. “It was at that moment when I thought, 'Oh, here I can combine my art with my spiritual life,'” she said. “It sort of brought things to a different level for me.” Over the last two decades, Moriarty has devoted her artistic practice to creating labyrinths. Though that focus may be singular, it is by no means a narrow path. Her work is constantly taking new forms and bringing her to sights across the world—the United Kingdom, Australia and Kenya to name but a few. From portable, hand-painted labyrinths on canvas to permanent, outdoor labyrinths made from stone, Moriarty's creations take myriad forms and sizes. She says that she has lost track of exactly how many she's made over the last 20 years, but the total number is easily “in the hundreds.” Out of so many, it's hard for her to choose a decisive favorite, but there are a few special ones that shine in her mind. “(One) really fun thing about
working in the world of labyrinths is that I've connected with people all over the world,” she said. From 2000-2011, she served as president of the International Labyrinth Society, of which she is still a member. “By being involved with that organization, through the conferences they offer, we get to meet people from all across the world who are doing similar things. We learn from each other and learn new styles and skills.” For Moriarty, labyrinths offer more of a spiritual connection than a religious one. “The use of the labyrinth is a way for us to connect with ourselves. Kind of like yoga and tai-chi are spiritual practices, labyrinth walking can also be a spiritual practice in that way,” she said. Minnesotans are in luck, as the Twin Cities metro boasts more public labyrinths than any other metropolitan area in the world. “We are labyrinth-rich in this area,” Moriarty said. “You can also kind of see how now that they've become more and more widely accepted over the years, they're being put in all sorts of new places. The labyrinth fi rst sort of came through with churches. Then it went into hospitals and healthcare settings, then public and private schools, and then it was more psychiatric settings and prisons. Now the trend is senior living centers and public parks.” A full list of public labyrinths is available online at labyrinthlocator. com.
J’vonne Hadley is averaging 30.2 points for the No. 3 ranked Mahtomedi basketball team. The 6-6 guard sank 33 points to lead a 101-56 win over South St. Paul on Dec. 18, then pumped in 36 points two nights later in a double-overtime thriller as the Zephyrs (4-1) lost to White Bear Lake 77-75. Hadley tallied 27, 26 and 27 in the first three games. He scored 15 ppg as a sophomore. Minnesota’s #1 Volume Toyota Dealer! Per Toyota Motor Sale USA 2017
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Two senior guards scored career highs — Isaac Tessier with 28 points, and Brice Peters with 15 — as White Bear Lake basketball (8-0) defeated Fridley 74-50 on Dec. 27 at the Tartan tournament. The Bears faced Superior (Wisconsin) in the finals (see presspubs.com). Another guard, Carter Ehlers, added 10 points, and alternated with Peters to hold Fridley’s Isaac Burns (averaging 19 ppg) to five points. Jeremy Beckler scored 11 points. The Bears were missing guard Sam Schwartz (22.8 ppg), out with an ankle sprain.
Bear icemen win top-10 duel vs. Pioneers
Vadnais Sports Center was packed as No. 8 White Bear Lake tripped No. 10 Hill-Murray 3-2 on Saturday, Dec. 22. The Bears (8-11) were down 2-1 before Sam Verkerke and Lleyton Roed delivered power play goals at 12:24 and 14:39 of the second period. “Good things happen when you move your feet,” said coach Tim Sager, who had admonished his team to do just that after a sluggish fi rst period. Blake Meister had the fi rst goal and Evan Foss made 22 saves.
Power plays lift Bear girls over Roseville
Sydney Shearen delivered both goals on power plays and Calla Frank made 30 saves as White Bear Lake edged Roseville Area 2-1 on Dec. 22 in Roseville. The Bears (6-8-1) then lost to No. 4 ranked Forest Lake at a Blaine tournament on Dec. 27. Lauren MacLean had the Bears’ goal. Bruce Strand
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: Black Walnut Jewelry 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2103 Sherwood Ave. Saint Paul MN 55119 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. Ryan David Moline 2103 Sherwood Ave. Saint Paul MN 55119 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: December 10, 2018 Signed: Cheyenne Moseley Published two times in the White Bear Press on January 2 and 9, 2019.
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: VelociChain Consulting 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1043 Grand Ave, #219 Saint Paul MN 55105 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. Crafty LLC 1043 Grand Ave, #219 Saint Paul MN 55105 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: December 17, 2018 Signed: Anthony Wilson Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 26, 2018 and January 2, 2019.
CITY OF DELLWOOD PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be conducted before the Dellwood Planning Commission on Monday, January 15, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., in the Willernie City Hall, 111 Wildwood Road. Purpose of said hearing would be to consider the request from Bruce Smith for a variance to construct a new septic system at 4 Pinehurst Drive. Joanne Frane, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 2, 2019.
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITATION OPPORTUNITIES Ramsey County releases solicitation opportunities on Onvia DemandStar its official web site as an alternative method of public notice pursuant to Section 331A.03 of the Minnesota Statutes. Individuals may go to the Onvia DemandStar section of the Ramsey County Purchasing Webpage www. co.ramsey.mn.us/ba/procure.htm to access registration information. SOLICITATION: RFB-PRMG18372-KR OPENING DATE: JANUARY 31, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS A PRIME CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, LABOR, AND INCIDENTALS FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY MOUNDS VIEW LIBRARY ROOFING PROJECT. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: MOUNDS VIEW LIBRARY, 2576 MOUNDS VIEW BOULEVARD, MOUNDS VIEW, MN, 55112. JANUARY 15, 2019. 9:00 A.M. CST. SOLICITATION: RFB-PRMG17742-KR OPENING DATE: JANUARY 24, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS BIDS FROM LICENSED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS OR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS FOR RAMSEY COUNTY’S OFFER OF SURPLUS BASE AND SURFACING AGGREGATE OF A CLASS-5 RATING. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on January 2, 2019.
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Mahtomedi boys hockey is 8-1 after beating Northfield 7-1 and Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 7-2 during the holiday break. Kory Pilarski notched two goals and three assists against Northfield, Colin Hagstrom had the hat trick against VMIB, and Dylan L’Allier and Cole McCarver had a goal in each game. In the nets were John Poirer (14 saves) vs. Northfield and Ben Dardis (20 saves) vs VMIB.
Mahtomedi cagers lose to Lake City
A sharpshooting Lake City lineup defeated Mahtomedi 71-58 in a duel of basketball top-five teams at the Rochester Rotary Classic on Thursday, Dec. 27. Nathan Heise scored 26 points and Josh Matanich and Reid Gastner 15 each for Lake City (8-1), No. 5 in Class 2A. J’vonne Hadley netted 26, Cole Chapman 11 and Zac Centers 10 for Mahtomedi (4-2), No. 3 in Class 3A.
Mahtomedi girls clip Byron in hoops
Mahtomedi picked up its second win of the season 57-50 over Byron in the Roch-
following described Mortgage: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Mortgage: May 11, 2017 2. Mortgagor: 2379 Leibel, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company 3. Mortgagee: Premier Bank, a Minnesota corporation 4. Recording Information: Recorded on May 16, 2017 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota as Document No. A04658774 5. Assignments of Mortgage, if any: None INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES 6. Tax parcel identification number of mortgaged premises: 01-30-2221-0019 Legal Description of the mortgaged premises: Lot 2, Block 1, Leibel Dupre Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota (collectively, the “Real Property”) Together with (a) all of the buildings, structures and other improvements now standing or at any time hereafter constructed or placed upon the Real Property; (b) all heating, plumbing and lighting apparatus, elevators and motors, engines and machinery, electrical equipment, incinerator apparatus, air conditioning apparatus, water and gas apparatus, pipes, water heaters, refrigerating plant and refrigerators, water softeners, carpets, carpeting, storm windows and doors, window screens, screen doors, storm sash, window shades or blinds, awnings, locks, fences, trees, shrubs, and all other fixtures, equipment and personal property of every kind and nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned by the Mortgagor and attached or fixed to the Real Property, including all extensions, additions, improvements, betterments, renewals and replacements of any of the foregoing; (c) all hereditaments, easements, rights, privileges and appurtenances now or hereafter belonging, attached or in any way pertaining to the Real Property or to any building, structure or improvement now or hereafter located thereon; (d) the immediate and continuing right to receive and collect all rents, income, issues and profits now due and which may hereafter become due under or by virtue of any lease or agreement (oral or written) for the leasing, subleasing, use or occupancy of all or any part of the Real Property now, heretofore or hereafter made or agreed to by the Mortgagor; (e) all of the leases and agreements described in (d) above; and, (f) all insurance and other proceeds of, and all condemnation awards with respect to, the foregoing. The described real property is not Registered (Torrens) property 7. The physical street address, city and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 2379 Leibel Street, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110. OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA 8. The person holding the Mortgage is not a transaction agent as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02., subd. 30. INFORMATION REGARDING FORECLOSURE 9. The requisites of Minn. Stat. § 580.02 have been satisfied. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes. 10. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $433,500.00. 11. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is $429,432.86. 12. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County at public auction on February 6, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Process Unit, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102. 13. The time allowed for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is SIX (6) MONTHS after the date of sale. Name of Mortgagee: Premier Bank Name and Address of Attorneys for Mortgagee: LEONARD, O’BRIEN, SPENCER, GALE & SAYRE, LTD By: Peter J. Sajevic, III, #0279237 Attorneys for Mortgagee Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd. 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2500 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 332-1030 Published six times in the White Bear Press on December 26, 2018, January 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2019.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/11/2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $124,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): David S. Reed and Ingrid A. Aasan-Reed, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 11/04/2003 as Doc # 1787152 in the Office of the County Registrar of Titles, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Assignment dated: 07/24/2013 Assignment recorded: 08/07/2013 Assignment recording information: Document # 2218460 Assignee: Federal National Mortgage Association Assignment dated: 10/01/2014
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Girls hockey have loss, tie at Schwan tourney
Mahtomedi girls hockey lost in overtime to St. Paul United 4-3 in a duel of ranked teams, then tied Rogers 1-1, in the Schwan Cup tournament Gold Division on Dec. 27-28. Anna Jerylo, Gabby Franco and Avrie Whitmore scored for No. 8 Mahtomedi (7-5-1) against No. 5 United. Karen Miller had the goal against Rogers and Lauren Hamme stopped 28 of 29 shots.
Bruce Strand Editor’s note — Due to an early deadline for holidays, games Friday evening and Saturday are not included in this edition. See presspubs.com for those.
Assignment recorded: 05/01/2018 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02613120 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 06/06/2017 Assignment recorded: 07/05/2018 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02617925 All in the records of the County Registrar of Titles in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 09.28.22.33.0094 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: THE SOUTH 2/3 OF LOTS 22, 23 AND 24, BLOCK 32, THE WEST ST. PAUL ESTATE AND IMPROVEMENT SYNDICATE ADDITION NO. 2 Torrens Certificate No. 597794 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 871 Stickney St., Saint Paul, MN 55107 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Flagstar Bank, FSB RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE IS: $163,656.66 AS OF 11/02/2018 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 06/21/2019, or the next business day if 06/21/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: October 28, 2018 - November 3, 2018 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 12/21/2018 is hereby postponed until 01/22/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on 07/22/2019 or the next business day if 07/22/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Dated: 01/02/2019 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 2, 2019.
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Winter’s quiet is a good time to listen for owls BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
No time of the year is more plentiful for owls than winter. The scarcity of noise and flurries of summer species, as well as bare branches, make it easier to spot these silent predators during the coldest months. Two of the most commonly seen species around the Twin Cities metro are barred owls and great horned owls. Great horned owls are usually the more recognizable of the bunch; the signature “horns” (feather tufts) on either side of their head, along with their big yellow eyes make them easy to identify. Great horned owls are among the larger owl species found in Minnesota, which may make them easier to spot in the trees. Barred owls, meanwhile, are paler in color, with a brown back and white belly streaked with brown stripes. These owls have a round face, with dark black eyes, and bright yellow beaks and talons. Owl pairs usually select a nest site by late winter, where they can be reliably seen and heard while they raise their owlets through the spring. However, it is important to be cautious near nesting sites — many owls are very particular birds, and if they feel threatened, will move somewhere safer, sometimes at the risk of their young. For this reason, many birders do not share the locations of owl nesting sites or even sightings of the owls themselves. Keeping this information limited can reduce the number of visitors to nesting sites, and thereby reduce human-caused stress on the birds. One of the most striking owl species is the snowy owl, a visitor from the far north that often ventures south in the winters, hunting waterfowl and rodents in wide open fields. These pure white arctic denizens can be spotted hunting in farm fields or perched high above road-
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Barred owl near Marine on St. Croix.
ways, sometimes even in urban areas. The Minneapolis-St. Paul international airport usually attracts one or two snowy owls each year—to them, the flat airfields resemble their home in the Canadian wilderness. They don’t seem bothered by the human air traffic, but owls and other wildlife in airport areas have been known to cause harm both to aircraft and to the animals. Many airports employ people just to keep wildlife away from the runways, and in some places, remotely controlled drones are being tested for the same purpose. However, the MSP aircraft-viewing area, located on Cargo Road in Bloomington, is a reliable place to find a snowy owl most years. Some of the most difficult owls to find are the tiny northern saw-whet owls and screech owls. These birds often take refuge in tree cavities, and have incredible camouflage that makes them difficult to spot. However, they can be found in al-
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Snowy owl seen on a roadside power pole near Cumberland, Wisconsin.
most every region of the state, including the Twin Cities metro. Those who journey to northern Minnesota in the winter might have the benefit of encountering rarer visitors to the state. Sax-Zim Bog, located a half hour from Cloquet, is well known for regular sightings of the impressive great gray owls, northern hawk owls, and boreal owls. Although few and far between, rural fields in the southern half of the state can sometimes yield sightings of shorteared owls. These owls can be found in the state’s northern reaches during the breeding season. They prefer to hunt in daylight, and can be often seen perching on fences and posts near open grassland. The “ears” on this species refers to two tiny feather tufts on either side of its head, which are often too small to see. Since owls are such stealthy creatures, it’s more likely to hear one than see one. Great horned owls call to each other in a
stuttered series of deep hoots. Some say the echoing call of a barred owl sounds like the phrase “who cooks for you?” repeated twice. Northern saw-whet owls, meanwhile, have a high-pitched, flutelike call said to resemble the sound of a saw sharpening. In addition to the vocalizations from owls themselves, clues from other birds can sometimes lead to owl sightings. Crows are famous for their feuds with owls; a loud chorus of cawing can be a sign that a local flock has detected the threat of an owl somewhere nearby. The smaller northern saw-whet owls have proportional enemies: flocks of agitated black-capped chickadees will sometimes indicate the presence of these small raptors. While the cold keeps many of us indoors this time of year, a little extra attention even on the freeway can result in a sighting of one of Minnesota’s owl species this winter.
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The old Snyder’s building that has been sitting vacant for years at 720 Wildwood Road in Mahtomedi is about to have new life. On Jan. 28, Bilingual Child Care & Education Center will begin offering Spanish immersion education and care for families with children ages 0-5 along with a schoolage summer program for children 6-8. The new center is family owned and operated by Leah and Miguel Retamozo and will help meet a growing demand for Spanish immersion education in the northeast metro area. It will accommodate 106 children. The Mahtomedi center will be their second location, following their fi rst site in Roseville that opened in 2010. A full renovation of the site is underway to include seven classrooms — including two infant rooms, an indoor gym, commercial kitchen and attached natural playground. Families are invited to learn more by visiting the website at www.bilingualchildcare.com and scheduling an individual tour at the Roseville Center. Tours onsite in Mahtomedi will begin the week of Jan. 21 once renovations are complete.
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