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Stuck in Africa longer than planned during the 2020 global pandemic, a Birchwood missionary couple have returned to their beloved Kenya to continue their ministry to abandoned and orphaned children, following a year’s hiatus. In their first email of the year to family and friends, Nancy and Bob Brydges wrote that they are settled in and had a wonderful welcoming. “We feel safe,” Nancy said. The resolute husband and wife team are principal benefactors of a children’s home near Nairobi called the Brydges Centre. An orphanage and school, the nonprofit is a faith-based home that provides love, care and education for street children who otherwise face bleak and frightening futures. Some are preteen girls rescued from arranged marriages, some came to the center as babies abandoned

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White Bear Township unveiled as Hockey Day 2023 host It’s official: Hockey Day in Minnesota for 2023 will be hosted by White Bear Township. It was announced Saturday during Fox Sports North’s coverage of Hockey Day 2022 held in Mankato. White Bear Township was unveiled as the 2023 host by former Gopher hockey players John Anderson and Ryan Carter, opening up their coats to reveal Bears jerseys.

Corey Roberts, owner of The Minnesotan in White Bear Lake, led the successful bid for Hockey Day in June 2020. Roberts played hockey for Forest Lake, and his father, Mick, was a center in White Bear Lake’s region runner-up team in 1958. He wanted to find a way to “get involved in the community,”

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Vadnais Heights businesses, residents can expect higher fees in 2022 The Vadnais Heights City Council voted in a new fee structure for city services this year. While some charges were eliminated, others were increased. Most of the changes were made for commercial operations. For example, if you wish to change the windows in your place of business, you’ll be charged 2% of the job value, or a minimum of $75 for a building permit. Previously, commercial buildings were on par with

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residential buildings: their owners paid a flat fee of $75, regardless of the size of the job. Permits for commercial plumbing services, such as connecting to a sewer or a water service connection, will cost a minimum of $50 or 2% of the cost of the job, whichever is larger. The permits cover new, repair, alteration or reinspection services. If you want to erect a cell phone antenna on the city water tower, it’ll cost you $1,800 in administrative fees and you’ll have to put $8,750 in escrow. Fire occupancy inspections have an entirely new fee structure, ranging from $25 for a 500-square-foot structure to $3,000 for a building of 100,000 square feet or larger. Multifamily rental properties will now be charged a base fee of $100, plus $15 per unit. Fire inspections for single-family homes will cost $75. If your business involves selling door-to-door, a solicitor/peddler’s license will cost you $95 for the

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Dr. Scott Kron has been a faithful dentist in White Bear Lake for more than forty-five years and his celebrated career is now winding down. His maternal grandfather was a dentist and his mother always hoped that one of her sons would honor a similar path. In high school, he enjoyed the sciences but craved a career with more variety, intercommunication, and a work-family balance. Dentistry became more appealing and everything fell into place when his wife, Sharon, a passionate dental hygienist, was hired by Lakeshore Family Dentistry founders, Dr. John Kenyon and Dr. Richard Wright. She introduced Dr. Kron to his future partners who hired him upon his dental school graduation in 1976. “I owe my career to both my wife and Dick and John for giving me that opportunity,” he remarks. Twenty years later, after Dr. Kenyon and Dr. Wright retired, Dr. Jason Ross joined the practice in 1996. For twenty-five years, Dr. Kron and Dr. Ross worked together to extend exceptional patient care to White Bear Lake and its surrounding communities. Dr. Kron maintains that he has been incredibly blessed to work with colleagues champion a high quality of care as much about the quality of care. Although he’s retiring from dentistry, Dr. Kron continues to be busy in the community.

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Public notices are vital

n 1789, the Acts of the First Session of the U.S. Congress required all bills orders, resolutions and congressional votes be published in at least three publicly available newspapers. The purpose of public notice is to display information in places where the public is likely to see it or “take notice.” Transparency is crucial for our school boards, city and township councils and county boards. In the past 50-plus years our family has owned and operated local papers serving Ramsey, Washington and Anoka counties, our reporters have written tens of thousands of stories people Publisher’s rely on and take notice. Community newspapers have held View public schools and local governments acCarter countable for more than 200 years. This does not mean elected officials are up to Johnson no good. The majority are in it for the right reasons. They work hard to serve our communities and they are transparent with their decision-making, but there still needs to be an element of accountability. Cities and schools are often the largest employers and operate huge taxpayer budgets. Elected board members and council members have a lot of control. There are times they need to answer questions from a journalist about various issues. They also need to know their local paper is watching. Members of the public, most who can’t possibly attend all local government meetings, rely on the newspaper to watch and ask questions. The public can also ask questions, debate issues, and promote dialogue about important local topics through letters to the editor. Each year people question why the newspaper should have the responsibility of publishing legal notices. It’s the law for local governments and schools to notify the public. Putting information on the internet is not a notification, because the internet is intent driven. If you don’t know the city is going to buy land, widen or open a road, change a law or take your land, then you don’t have a reason to search the internet. We recently reported two members of the White Bear Lake City Council would like to eliminate the checks and balances provided by public notices. I suppose the result of no public notices is it would be easier for local officials to pass new ordinances or motions with little objection from the public, because the public wouldn’t know. In the state of Minnesota, newspapers are required to bid legal notices. The public notice rates are low and a small part of the revenue of our newspaper. Public notices are a very small budget item for local governments, as well. Our readers need to know removing public notices from the newspaper, which some council members are advocating for, would not provide any significant savings but would allow city hall to operate without checks and balances and public transparency. Additionally, cities covered by a legal newspaper typically have better bond ratings – or borrowing costs – better than those without a partner holding them accountable. Allowing a city to produce its own public notices and put them up on its website, as some are advocating, is like the old adage of “the fox guarding the hen house.” We all know the internet is not a safe and stable place for legal notices. We’ve all experienced a website 404 error or clicked on a link or agenda only to find a broken link. Or, even worse, when a city official changed the information online without telling anyone. Additionally, when a public meeting is broadcast live via a cable station or online, those watching may not get the full scope of the meeting. Often conversations happen before and after the meetings, which can violate open meeting laws. All of our staff have witnessed firsthand violations of open meeting laws, and in some cases have called out groups and even taken them to court. In many meetings, journalists are often the only consistent outside person there. If you eliminate the requirement for public notices you eliminate the checks and balances our Founding Fathers knew is needed. Let’s keep encouraging transparency like our Founding Fathers had designed it, and keep public notices public and published in an audited and legal community newspaper. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications. Distributed weekly in:

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Lake Links: Looking Back, Looking Forward

021 was a momentous year for community leaders and members of the Lake Links Association who are working together to complete the Lake Links Trail, a nonmotorized route around White Bear Lake. And 2022 is shaping up to be just as exciting. Ramsey County, recipient of $2.6 million in legislative funding for the South Shore segment, announced in 2021 it will Movers & late complete the segment by late Shakers 2022. Getting here required Mike Brooks shifting responsibility for the road from the county to the City of White Bear Lake and White Bear Township. In addition, Ramsey County, consultant Kimley-Horn and local government representatives held multiple public events, leading to an alignment overwhelmingly endorsed by residents. At Bellaire Beach, the White Bear Lake Chapter of Rotary International gave their time and talents to build Saputo Station picnic and rest area. The facility was underwritten by Saputo, Inc., which operates a production facility on Highway 61 at County Road F.

Lake Links co-founder Steve Wolgamot designed Saputo Station based on early area train stations. Mahtomedi resident and architect Bryan Gatzlaff oversaw the project, and Larson Engineering provided engineering services and building plans. White Bear Township provided the land, prepared the site and helped get the building in place. Friends of Efrain Santiago, an omnipresent personality in the area’s hospitality industry who died in 2019, raised funds in Santiago’s name for a bike maintenance station at Saputo Station and a memorial bench overlooking the lake. “Community helping community” was the theme for Mahtomedi and the Village of Birchwood. In 2020, Mahtomedi used most of $1.4 million allocated by the Legislature to complete a separated trail for walkers and bikers along Birchwood Road, which connects the two communities. In 2021, Mahtomedi offered part of the surplus funding to Birchwood to improve their segment. Sen. Chuck Wiger plans to introduce legislation this session to achieve the transfer of funds. Much more happened in Mahtomedi in 2021. The Lake Links Trail initiative helped catalyze close to a dozen other city projects aimed at making the community more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly

in collaboration with local advocates from BikeWalkRoll and the Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative (MAGI). In July, the city dedicated its segment of the Lake Links Trail Wolgamot Way in honor of Steve Wolgamot. Also in July, nearly 70 bicyclists joined in the Lake Links Association’s fifth annual Ride Around the Lake. Also in 2021, Greater White Bear Community Foundation board chair Carol McFarlane announced establishment of the Wolgamot Lake Links Trail Enhancement Fund at a ceremony honoring Steve as the recipient of the 2021 J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award. For Dellwood, the City of White Bear Lake, and White Bear Township, all recipients of 2020 legislative funding to complete the final two segments of the Lake Links Trail, 2021 was a year of discovery and planning. We enter 2022 with the hope that these units of government, Washington and Ramsey counties, MnDOT and Met Council will come together to craft a regional-friendly solution to complete the trail. We’re looking forward to the safe, pleasant walking and biking opportunities the Lake Links Trail will offer when complete, and we welcome your participation. See lakelinks.net for more information. Mike Brooks is board chair, Lake Links Association.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Student survey an invasion of privacy

A recent communication from the Mahtomedi Schools announced that students in fifth, eighth, ninth, and 11th grades are scheduled to be subjected to a government data mining survey known as the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS). The Minnesota Student Survey is highly intrusive and is an unnecessary invasion of student and family privacy. Every private and intimate detail of our children’s lives and personal relationships are subject to scrutiny by questions in this survey. It is offensive that many of these questions are even presented to our children. As parents, we must protect our children from harm and teach them to set healthy boundaries. Just as we teach young children that no one has the right to violate their bodies or touch their “private” parts, we must teach our older children to protect their personal privacy rights in regard to when and how they share private, intimate and personal information with others. Let’s teach our children to say “no” to invasive data collection about their personal lives and ours. I believe that it is very damaging to subject our children to the invasive and inappropriate personal questions contained in the Minnesota Student Survey. It is especially damaging in the school setting, because it normalizes government data mining and conditions Minnesota schoolchildren to blindly accept government intrusion into very intimate and personal details of their lives. This odious survey violates our students’ fundamental rights to privacy. Valuable classroom time should not be wasted on an unnecessary survey that invades student and family privacy! Instead, our schools should focus on pandemic learning losses and work on instituting measures to remediate and restore those learning losses. The MSS is optional and schools can choose not to participate. If you want to protect your children’s right to privacy, please contact your child’s school and our Mahtomedi school board members and let them know that you do not want your students subjected to this invasive survey. The school board should protect student and family privacy and reject imposing this survey on Mahtomedi students. The next school board meeting is Jan. 27. Barb Black Mahtomedi

Stopping new ideas is easy

As I was reading Sen. Chamberlain’s long “Beauty is a fragile gift” editorial, I kept waiting for his point. He talked about architecture, God and nature, and quoted important philosophers — but where was he going on this word journey, and what is he going to do for his constituents in the upcoming legislative session? At the end, I realized he just thinks buses are ugly and doesn’t want easy access to or from downtown White Bear Lake because even though they are needed and useful, they are not “beautiful.” So, Sen. Chamberlain, if you don’t like buses, what is your plan to do something positive and beautiful for your constituents? How are you going to support social equity if you don’t represent your constituents who rely on public transportation? How about a bill supporting EV charging stations to keep the beauty of clean air and the beauty of quiet with EV buses and vehicles? Or a bold “Climate

Change” bill to ensure we continue to have beautiful lakes without development and runoff ruining water quality, or a beautiful trail in the Superior National Forest where, according to the USDA, the trees are dying and invasive species are moving in due to climate change? In your next editorial, I’d like to see your ideas to keep things “beautiful” for all your constituents. Stopping new ideas is easy; governing for a beautiful future takes perseverance. Dr. Donald Sonsalla White Bear Lake

Thanks for food donations

On behalf of Vadnais Heights for Change, I want to say thank you to everyone who donated food to the Vadnais Heights Food Shelf last week for our winter food drive. Over 300 pounds of food were collected and delivered to the food shelf. We have a lot of kind and generous people in our town. Thank you! Heather Gustafson Vadnais Heights

Turn aggravation into action

News got you down? Unhappy with current events? Praying for an end to chaos and corruption? Passivity will not save America! Because changes to our society have been slowly implemented over many decades, the fix will not be easy, quick or even possible in one election cycle. Truth be told, we’re the help we’re waiting for, and thanks to our Founding Fathers, the United States can be fixed. However, many of us are unaccustomed to activism, as we are busy living our lives. That must change! Get involved and stay involved! You may say, it is true. I have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to save us. I am here to tell you — help is not on the way. If this country is to be saved, it is up you and it is up to me. Wishing and hoping is not a plan. What is the best way to get engaged, to fight for America, to turn our country around? The answer is simply this: for real change, it must begin with us, the grassroots, flowing from the bottom up. Politicians do not lead parades, they follow them! Immediate action items: • Attend your Feb. 1 Precinct Caucus. Become a delegate, alternate or precinct captain. • Become an election judge. • Attend school board meetings. • Run for school board. • Monitor classroom education and curriculum. • Vote in every election. • Learn about the U.S. Constitution Article V, given to us by our Founding Fathers as a tool to rein in an out-of-control federal government. • Visit www.conventionofstates.com. • Sign the petition. • Become a volunteer. • Read the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. • Learn about home-schooling. David and Candice Sina Vadnais Heights

Group Home Staff-Shortage Crisis

When my daughter was born 50 years ago, I quickly became aware of the privilege of living in Minnesota compared to other states that do not provide extensive support services for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities as we enjoy in Minnesota. For the past 29 years Amy has lived in ACR group homes and has enjoyed excellent and compassionate care. This was particularly significant as she began showing signs of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease a few years ago. Unfortunately, staff shortages have reached crisis level in Minnesota group homes. Businesses that can pass through additional labor costs to consumers have an advantage over group homes because government funding for direct care workers currently allows for a wage range of $14 to $15 per hour. Entry level wages for restaurant and retail workers is now at a level of $17 to $22 per hour. Also, considering the extensive training required and challenges in the work environment, there are now severe shortages of direct care support staff in most Minnesota group homes. The crisis became very real for 17 families who received notice last week that the ACR home that has been caring for their child will be closed in 60 days. These Individuals, with severe disabilities and needing 24/7 care, will now need to find a new provider which will be nearly impossible because the crisis is wide-spread. Please contact your state representative and senator and urge them to support increasing funding to a level of $20 per hour for direct care providers in group homes. Now more than ever, Minnesota must continue to uphold its commitment to our individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities by providing adequate funding in support of career positions as direct care providers. Alan Fletcher Mahtomedi

Proud to be a Bear

I attended one of my grandson’s basketball games recently at the Vadnais Heights Elementary School. It was fun watching these little people learning how to play basketball! In the excitement of cheering them on my glasses went flying off and I didn’t realize until the next morning one of my lenses had fallen out. I called the school first thing in the morning and talked to Lin at the front desk, she called Dave the custodian who had just swept the gym floor. He went to the trash can where he had dumped the sweepings and found my lens! I went to White Bear Lake Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade and I had a great experience there. I had great teachers and staff all those years ago and am pleased there are still great people in the district - except my second grade teacher who pulled my ears and something called mod scheduling. Haha. I think White Bear Schools is one of the best districts in the state and just want to say “thank you!” Rick Olseen Harris

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Among significant changes in the revised ordinance are expanded park hours, which are 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. The time limitation does not apply to people who, without delay, are traveling on regional trails. The board will review public comment and testimony at the meeting. Those who wish to speak can register in advance by contacting the chief clerk’s office at 651-266-8014 or by completing an online comment registration form at www.ramseycounty.us. Search

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

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• A resident in the 3200 block of Meadow Brook Court reported a jar of coins containing less than $5 stolen from a vehicle parked in the driveway overnight Jan. 7-8,after the front passenger window was smashed in. • A catalytic converter was reported stolen off a Kia Sportage parked in a driveway in the 300 block of Lily Pond Lane overnight Jan. 7-8. • A pile of junk mail and a few pieces of personal mail from the 3500 block of English Street was reported found Jan. 8 in the 3600 block of Oak Creek Drive. Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies returned most of the mail to the owners. The rest was placed into property.

• An unidentified female was reported Jan. 8 for incorrectly scanning $48.41 worth of items at the Walmart self-checkout in the 800 block of County Road E and arguing with loss prevention staff when confronted. She placed the stolen items into her vehicle and left the property before deputies arrived. • A New Brighton man, 30, was arrested on an outstanding warrant at 12:31 a.m. Jan. 10 after deputies were called out to the scene of disorderly conduct at a bar in the 1100 block of County Road E . • A resident in the 3100 block of Centerville Road on Jan. 10 reported unemployment benefits fraudulently applied for in his name. • A Ham Lake woman, 29, was cited Jan. 10 at the Walmart for theft after she was observed concealing items and exiting the store without paying for them. When she was stopped after leaving the store, she fled the scene, leaving

behind the stolen items and her wallet, which contained her Minnesota identification. When she returned to the store to retrieve her wallet, she became cooperative and was cited for misdemeanor theft before being released. A St. Paul woman, 28, was also cited for shoplifting that same evening. • A New Brighton woman reported her purse stolen from her vehicle Jan. 11 while it was parked at Sucker Lake Creek Park. Thieves smashed the rear window of the vehicle for access and later tried unsuccessfully to use a credit card from the purse to purchase items. They were unable to do so because the victim had canceled the card. The next day, the victim recalled that she had a tracking device in the purse, which she was able to locate in the back of a garbage truck in St. Paul. The garbage truck driver helped her recover her purse with all the contents inside except for $42 in cash.

• A New Hope man, 30, was arrested on a warrant Jan. 11 in the 900 block of County Road E after deputies were dispatched out to the Target parking lot regarding an adult male with several warrants out for his arrest. • Deputies on Jan. 12 recovered a stolen vehicle belonging to a Hugo woman in the Perkins parking lot in the 1000 block of County Road E. The vehicle had been in the parking lot for the past month, and the license plate did not match the vehicle identification number. The plate had belonged to a vehicle stolen from Coon Rapids. • A Lino Lakes man reported his 2001 Ford pickup truck stolen Jan. 12 from the Target parking lot after the doors of the vehicle didn’t lock and the victim left his keys inside the vehicle. The vehicle has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

• A Savage man, 32, was arrested for attempted armed robbery at 5:24 a.m. Jan. 13, after he tried unsuccessfully to rob a convenience store in the 3200 block of Highway 61 at 3:41 a.m. and fled. A Keep Our Kops Safe (KOPS) alert was issued on his vehicle, and St. Paul police located his vehicle two hours later and arrested him for St. Paul incidents. Deputies arrived on scene to tow the vehicle to the impound lot for processing.

White Bear Township

• A resident in the 1100 block of County Road H2 on Jan. 14 reported being swindled out of $10,000 in gift cards to a scammer who claimed she had won a $300,000 prize and needed to pay advance fees. • A rear license plate was reported stolen Jan. 15 from the 5400 block of Williams Avenue.

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

Grant

• Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched out to the Wildwood Elementary School parking lot in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. on a Dec. 27 report of a stolen snowmobile. • A resident in the 7000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. reported checks stolen from the mailbox Dec. 29. The complainant received notice that an attempt was made to cash the checks. • A motor vehicle was reported stolen Dec. 30 from a parking lot in the 11000 block of 60th Street N.

Mahtomedi

• An intoxicated employee on duty was reported Dec. 26 at a care facility on Mahtomedi Avenue, after another employee made a 911 hang-up call. After seeing deputies arrive, the subject took off stumbling out the side door, where deputies quickly located him by following his footprints in the snow. A portable blood test

sample registered a blood alcohol content of 0.3. Upon being cleared by Mahtomedi EMS, the subject was picked up by a parent. • A grandma was reported for assault at 4:30 Dec. 26 on Forest Avenue after she became upset at not being allowed to take her grandchild out of town. The complainant said that her child’s paternal grandmother took her property and hit her in the face when she tried to retrieve the property. The complainant could have pressed charges, but wanted only to document the incident, which she did, twice. • A Juniper Street resident reported a possible burglary Dec. 26 after returning home and finding the garage door open and lights on. The complainant disclosed that, although there were multiple unsecured weapons in the home, nothing was reported missing. Deputies searched and cleared the premises just to make sure. • An unidentified male was arrested at 10:08 p.m. Dec. 26 in the 800 block of Stillwater Road after deputies on patrol saw someone they knew to have an active felony warrant out against him.

When deputies searched and took the subject into custody, they discovered M30 fentanyl pills on his person. • A suspicious vehicle driving slowly along Oak Grove Lane and shining its headlights into yards at 3:36 a.m. Dec. 27 turned out to be deputies themselves. “It’s just me,” deputies advised dispatch. • The registered owners of four different vehicles parked on Wood Street were each cited at around 8:00 a.m. Dec. 27 for violating the winter parking ban. • A motorist was cited Dec. 27 in the area of Century Avenue and Long Lake Road for driving after revocation. • A male with two sore feet was arrested Dec. 28 in the 1000 block of Park Avenue by deputies conducting a welfare check on a suspicious vehicle. They found that one of the two adults sleeping inside had an active warrant out on him. The male became upset about the warrant and began kicking his vehicle with the foot that was not already in a walking cast. When the male complained about pain in his foot and new pain in his previously injured foot,

he was released from custody at the Lakeview Hospital Emergency Room. • A Kenwood Street resident on Dec. 28 reported the Xcel Energy scam, in which the caller threatens to turn off the complainant’s power if money or personal information is not handed over. • The Holiday station on Stillwater Road reported a gas drive-off Dec. 29. Deputies contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, who later paid for the gas. • A security camera was reported stolen Dec. 29 from an address on Ideal Avenue N.

Pine Springs

• A suspected intoxicated driver observed weaving between lanes and almost driving into the ditch on westbound Highway 36 at the Hilton Trail overpass near midnight Dec. 29 turned out to be a dead sober driver having trouble with the slick road conditions. Deputies advised the driver to slow down and endeavor to maintain his lane.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS Vicious threats heard by witness lead to arrest WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP—A White Bear Township man, 40, faces five years in prison and/or a maximum fine of $10,000 for felony threatening violence and displaying a reckless disregard for risk, following a Jan. 9 incident during which he threatened to kill and dismember his wife. At 8:34 p.m. Jan. 9, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called out to the scene of a domestic in the 5000

block of Cottage Avenue. The suspect told deputies his wife was leaving the country to go to a wedding in Ghana, and he was not happy about it. She didn’t give him many details about the trip and didn’t even mention it to him. He said he tried to contact her family to inquire about her plans. His wife, however, said that her husband, who had assaulted her in the past, was arguing with her about her upcoming trip to Africa. When she told him her aunt would be watching the children while

she was away, her husband accused her of going to Ghana to be a prostitute. As she lay on the bed, he sat on her back and neck, saying, "I will kill you and … put your body pieces all over so the police will not find you." Their son, 13, told deputies he heard his parents arguing and peeked inside the bedroom. He saw his mother trying to defend herself and heard the male yell at his wife. He also heard the words "slaughter" and "I’ll kill you."

Deputies then arrested the subject, who denied touching his wife or threatening her. Speeding while on canceled license VADNAIS HEIGHTS—When Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies on routine patrol arrested a St. Paul man, 41, on northbound McMenemy Road Jan. 13 for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph zone, they also discovered he shouldn’t have been behind the wheel for the past two years.

A routine check of the motorist’s driving privileges revealed that his driver’s license had previously been canceled due to unsafe driving behavior. The subject had received notice of his canceled status on Dec. 18, 2019. The suspect faces up to one year in prison and/or a maximum $3,000 fine for gross misdemeanor driving after cancellation for behavior inimical to public safety. He faces an additional $300 maximum fine for petty misdemeanor speeding.

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• A vehicle parked in the 4900 block of Highway 61 was broken into Jan. 11. • Officers responded to a report of a cat in a vacant unit in the 3500 block of Century Avenue Jan. 11. • A St. Paul man was arrested for violating a domestic abuse nocontact order in the 5000 block of Stewart Avenue Jan. 11. • Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1600 block of Ninth Street Jan. 11. • Officers responded to a report of a neglected dog in the 3400 block of Auger Avenue Jan. 11. • Officers assisted a resident in the 3400 block of Willow Court with questions regarding a restraining order Jan. 11. • Harassment was reported in the 2000 block of Dotte Drive Jan. 11. • Officers responded to theft in the 4400 block of Highway 61 Jan. 11. • Disorderly conduct was reported in the 3300 block of McKnight Road Jan. 11. • Officers investigated a noise disturbance in the 1800 block of Birch Street Jan. 11. • Assault was reported in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue Jan. 12. • A motorist was pulled over for texting and driving Jan. 12 near I-35E and Highway 96. • A dispute was reported in the 4500 block of Highway 61 Jan. 12. • Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 1800 block of Birch Street Jan. 12. • A man was arrested on a misdemeanor theft warrant in the 3400 block of Century Avenue Jan. 13. • Fraud was reported in the 1700 block of Fourth Street Jan. 13. • A catalytic converter was reported stolen Jan. 13 in the 1500 block of Park Street. • Officers responded to a dispute in the 3300 block of Bellaire Avenue Jan. 13. • Theft was reported in the 2200 block of Sixth Street Jan. 13. • A vehicle was stolen in the 4800 block of White Bear Parkway Jan. 13. • Attempted theft of an ATV occurred in the 2500 block of Highway 96 Jan. 14. While the vehicle wasn't stolen, a battery operated ice auger was. • Attempted theft of a catalytic converter was reported Jan. 14 in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane. • Officers responded to a verbal dispute in the 1700 block of Birch Lake Ave. Jan. 14. • A snowmobile and trailer were stolen in the 3900 block of Van Dyke Street Jan. 15. • A hit and run crash involving a stolen vehicle occurred in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road Jan. 15.

• Noise disturbances were reported in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue Jan. 15 and 16. • Disorderly conduct was reported in the 3100 block of McKnight Road Jan. 15. • A catalytic converter was stolen in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road Jan. 16. • A Minneapolis man was arrested for driving after cancelation inimical to public safety Jan. 16 at Highway 61 and 4th Street. • A vehicle was stolen in the 2000 block of County Road E Jan. 16. • Officers issued a written warning to juveniles who hitched a sled behind a pickup truck in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane Jan. 16.

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sons having an interest in said meetings are encouraged to attend. If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further information regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com. Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022.

CITY OF MAHTOMEDI

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on February 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, the Mahtomedi Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to solicit public response to a request from Javiera McGuiggan for a conditional use permit to allow the enlargement of a legal nonconforming structure not meeting the minimum required side yard setback requirement and a variance for an increase in building height at 441 Park Ave. The purpose of the requests is to allow an addition to the principal structure. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation regarding the proposed request to the City Council, for their meeting to be held on February 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those persons having an interest in said meetings are encouraged to attend. If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further information regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com. Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022.

Property Taxes 322,948 342,325 All Other Taxes 2,300 2,300 Licenses and Permits 12,624 15,640 State General Purpose Aid 84,255 84,255 State Categorical Aid Charges for Services 10,600 10,600 Fines and Fees 5,500 5,500 Interest on Investments 1.400 1,400 Miscellaneous Revenues 2,000 2,000 TOTAL REVENUES 441,627 464,020 Transfers from Other Funds CITY OF MAHTOMEDI TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FINANCING SOURCES 441,627 464,020 Notice is hereby given that on February 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, the Mahtomedi Planning Commission will hold a public EXPENDITURES (EXCLUDE CAPITAL OUTLAY) hearing to solicit public response to a request from Applicant Dan Thurmes, General Government 166,958 175,244 Cornerstone Land Surveying, on behalf of property owner Catherine Bruce, Public Safety 62,100 69,100 Streets and Highways 270,850 275,445 for a minor subdivision resulting in the creation of one new lot at 1495 Bryant Sanitation Ave. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation regarding the Culture and Recreation 7,500 7,500 proposed request to the City Council, for their meeting to be held on February OF MAHTOMEDI Miscellaneous CurrentCITY Expenditures 1,900 1,900 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those persons having an interest in said TOTALWASHINGTON CURRENT EXPENDITURES 509,308 MINNESOTA529,189 meetings are encouraged to attend. COUNTY, If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further informaCapital Outlay tion regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitOTHER USESPUBLIC509,308 NOTICE OFFINANCING PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 529,189 HEARING ted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com. INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUNDS (101,716) 19,881 AH 12 (WILDWOOD ROAD) STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022. Victoria R. Keating, Clerk-Treasurer Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022. Victoria R. Keating, Clerk-Treasurer CITY OF MAHTOMEDI IT MAY CONCERN: PUBLISHED IN THE WHITE BEAR PRESS, JANUARY 26, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MAHTOMEDI Notice is hereby given that on February 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Stillwater Road, the Mahtomedi Planning Commission will hold a public WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Mahtomedi600 will hold a hearing to solicit public response to a request from Applicant, Hearth DevelNOTICE OF PROJECT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT HEARING g and meet in the City Council Chambers at 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, opment, on behalf of property owner Mahmood Family Properties, for three CSAH 12 (WILDWOOD ROAD) STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT variance requests at 10 Old Wildwood Rd. The purpose of the requests is TOon WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 to consider the making of the following to facilitate construction of a 41-unit apartment development. The variances NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Mahtomedi will s in thehold CSAH 12hearing (Wildwood Road) Project. have been requested for a reduction in the front and corner side yard setback a public and meet in the CityStreet Council Improvement Chambers at 600 Stillwater requirements and an increase over allowable principal structure height. The Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 to Planning Commission will make a recommendation regarding the proposed consider the making of the following improvements in the CSAH 12 (Wildwood 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT request to the City Council, for their meeting to be held on February 15, 2022, Road) Street Improvement Project. 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those persons having an interest in said meetings are 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT encouraged to attend. Segment To From If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further informaWildwood Road Century Avenue Mahtomedi Avenue tion regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitThe area proposed to be specially assessed is generally described as ted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com. properties abutting the following street listed above. The roadway improvePublished one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022. ments include partial street reconstruction/rehabilitation and full reconstrucosed totionbeimprovements. specially assessed is generally described as properties abutting RICE the CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT COST OF PROJECT eet listed ESTIMATED above. The roadway improvements include partial street NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING $7,025,300 - The estimated cost includes construction and overhead ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT GRANT REQUESTS n/rehabilitation and full reconstruction improvements. costs for the project. The overhead costs include funds for administraFROM CITIES OF ARDEN HILLS, FRIDLEY, NEW BRIGHTON AND tion, right-of-way acquisition, legal, fiscal, engineering design, prepaROSEVILLE, WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, AND ration of plans and specifications, field surveying, and inspection. The RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES D COST OF PROJECT overhead costs are estimated at 25% of the construction cost. Given PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Rice Creek Watershed District (District) the scope of the project, a 10% contingency has been included. The Board of Managers will hold a public hearing under Minnesota Statutes estimated unit prices for construction costs are based on actual bid tab103B.251 on the ordering of one or more of the following projects: City of The estimated cost includes construction and The overhead costs the project. ulations from recent local projects of similar scope. project cost es- for Arden Hills – Arden Manor East Pond Restoration ($100,000), City of Fridley timates reflect the estimated construction cost, which includes contracd costs include funds for administration, right-of-way acquisition, legal, – Farr Lake /fiscal, Danube Ponds Pretreatment Project ($100,000), City of New tor costs for labor, equipment and materials. Estimated costs include – Public Works Facility Flood Mitigation Project ($100,000), City of design,allpreparation of plans and specifications, surveying,Brighton and inspection. utility improvement costs associated with the street field improvements. Roseville – C2 & Simpson Underground Infiltration ($100,000), White Bear The estimated area proposed be specially is generally described as the d costs are atto25% of theassessed construction cost. Given scope–of the Park Pond Cleaning ($26,900), White Bear Township – Township Bellaire properties along the streets listed in the above table. These properties (proCPconstruction Railroad Ditch Improvements ($64,700), Ramsey County – 5214 Bald % contingency has been included. The estimated unit prices for posed to be specially assessed) are more particularly described in the project Eagle Blvd SAFL Baffle ($27,031), Ramsey County – Old Snelling Avenue at feasibility bid studytabulations by Washington County Parcel Identification Numbers, ed on actual fromTax recent local projects of and similar scope. Lake ValentineThe Road Grit Chamber ($50,000), Ramsey County – Silver Lake the parcel owners according to the Washington County Property Tax Records Road at Rice Creek Stabilization & SAFL Baffles ($100,000), and Washington estimates reflect the estimated construction cost, which includes contractor are listed in the project feasibility study. County – CSAH 12 Improvements ($9,095). The District may select all, some The project is proposed to be specially assessed against tax parcels or, equipment and materials. Estimated costs include allabututilityorimprovement none of the applications for full or partial funding. The District’s total share ting said improvements. The area, described above, will be subject to special of cost for selected projects will not exceed $300,000 and would be funded by ted with the street improvements. assessment of the project costs pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. general tax levy on real property within the watershed. The public hearing will The City’s Consulting Engineer will be present to describe the physical and be held during the District’s regular board meeting on Wednesday, February impact of the proposed project as described in the project feasibility 9, 2022the at 9:00 a.m. in the Shoreview City Council Chambers, 4600 North osed tofinancial be specially assessed is generally described as properties along streets study and proposed plans and specifications. Persons desiring to be heard Victoria Street, Shoreview, Minnesota and also via Zoom. Contact District staff with reference the proposed improvements heard at said time and are bove table. These toproperties (proposed towill bebespecially assessed) at more tstasica@ricecreek.org to obtain instructions to join via Zoom. The grant place of the public hearing. Written or oral objections will be considered at the requests can be viewed on the District website at www.ricecreek.org/smgp, escribed in the project feasibility study by Washington County Tax Parcel public hearing. or at the District office: 4325 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, Suite 611, Blaine, Theand City’sthe assessment policy andaccording a project feasibility study are on file withCounty Numbers, parcel owners to the Washington Property MN 55449. the City Clerk and the City’s Consulting Engineer. The City’s assessment Published one time in the White Bear Press on January 26, 2022. are listed in the project feasibility study. policy and the feasibility study are immediately available for public inspection by contacting the City’s City Clerk Jerene Rogers at City Hall, 600 Stillwater US STORAGE CENTERS – WHITE BEAR Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota 55115, or by telephone at 651-426-3344. proposed to be specially assessed against tax parcels abutting said improvements.NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE SALE The feasibility study includes a reasonable estimate of the total amount to Please take notice US Storage Centers – White Bear located at 1828 assessed, descriptiontoofspecial the methodology used to of calculate individ- costs pursuant to cribed be above, willand bea subject assessment the project Buerkle Road White Bear, MN 55110 intends to hold an auction of storage ual assessments for affected parcels. Any updates on estimated assessment atutes, amounts Chapter 429. The City’s Consulting Engineer will be present to indescribe units default of the payment. The sale will occur as an online auction via will be available at the hearing together with the assessment methwww.storagetreasures.com on 2/16/2022 at 10:00 am. Unless stated othodology. A reasonable estimate ofproject the total as amount to be assessed, a financial impact of the proposed described in the and project feasibility study erwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for plans and specifications. Persons desiring to be heard with reference theJerry Smith; John H Kirchner; Naquishia Benjamin; Paula SchintDavidtoAult; all affected parcels will be available at the hearing. gen (2 units). All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. Mail on or about January 25, 2022 This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. 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link: https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/39702/home, free of charge to Contractors. No other agent is authorized to receive bids. Bids will be received until 2:00 PM local time, on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 at which time they will be publicly tabulated for review, please join us for a WebEx/Zoom at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ISD624KAWebEx Please note, Best Value bids will not be publically opened and announced. Bidders are also invited to review the results online at https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/39702/ home . The complete form shall be without alterations, additions, or erasures. Each bidder shall accompany the Bid Form with a bid security as described in the Instructions to Bidders. All bids shall be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after bid receipt without consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bids. This project involves: The modification of Highway 61 at 152nd Street N. Modifications include the widening of Highway 61 at 152nd Street intersection, installation of traffic light at 152nd street, sidewalks, curbs and drainage improvements. Direct communications regarding this Project to the office of the Construction Manager: Kent Henry (kent.henry@krausanderson.com) Kraus-Anderson Construction, 501 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404 Tel: 612-7191026. Obtain Bidding Documents, including the online bidding instructions, as well as Drawings and Specifications, via free electronic download by visiting www.isqft.com. Contact with any planroom downloading or ordering questions at tamara.kurak@krausanderson.com to receive an invite. Kraus-Anderson will not be responsible for notifying individual parties who obtained documents without utilizing the isqft process through KA, when Addenda are issued. Bidding Documents will be available for inspection at the office of the Construction Manager and the office of the Architect: Wold Architects; as well as several Builder’s Exchanges: MHC, Minneapolis Builder’s Exchange, St. Paul Builders Exchange, ISQFT, and Franz Reprographics. A pre-bid conference will be held: White Bear Lake Area School New Elementary School, 15198 Forest Boulevard Hugo, Minnesota 55038: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Independent School District No. 624 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Published two times in the White Bear Press on January 19 and 26, 2022.

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LEGAL NOTICE—BIDS WANTED BIDS DUE: 10:00 A.M., March 9, 2022 Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received, publicly opened, and read aloud by representatives of the Town of White Bear, Minnesota, in the Administration Conference Room of the Town Administrative Offices, 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110, in said Township at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, March 9, 2021, for furnishing all work and materials for the construction of 2022 Sealcoating, Town Project PW-SM-22-01: 2022 Bituminous Sealcoat on Various Streets and Parking Lots Unless otherwise specifically indicated under the item description of the legal advertisement, all bids shall be subject to the following: No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after opening of bids. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and award bid in the best interest of the Town. Bidding documents, including proposal forms, specifications, plans, etc., may be obtained from: Mailed Pick-up Administrative Offices Administrative Offices WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP 1281 Hammond Road 1281 Hammond Road White Bear Township, MN 55110 White Bear Township, MN 55110 Proposals must be placed in a sealed envelope marked “BID WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP 2022 BITUMINOUS SEALCOAT ON VARIOUS STREETS AND PARKING LOTS” and addressed to the Town Clerk/Treasurer, White Bear Township, 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110. Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a cash deposit, a Bid Bond or certified check payable to the White Bear Township in the amount of at least 5% of the Base Bid amount. Patrick Christopherson, Town Clerk/Treasurer Published two times in the White Bear Press on January 26 and February 2, 2022.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Town Board of the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, will meet at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, in said Town on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., to consider the following item: • Vacation of a Drainage & Utility Easement described as follows: That part of the 30 foot wide permanent utility easement originally described in Document Number 2458204 described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 1, Microvena Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota; thence North 89 degrees 25 minutes 15 seconds East, assumed bearing along the north line of said Lot 4, a distance of 398.89 feet; thence South 42 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 51.90 feet; thence southwesterly 27.97 feet along a tangential curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 374.05 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 17 minutes 06 seconds to the point of beginning of the easement to be vacated; thence continuing southwesterly 129.63 feet along the previously described curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 374.05 feet and a central angle of 19 degrees 51 minutes 19 seconds; thence South 18 degrees 04 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of 69.63 feet; thence South 79 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance of 30.27 feet; thence North 18 degrees 04 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance of 65.62 feet; thence northeasterly 116.68 feet along a tangential curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 344.05 feet and a central angle of 19 degrees 25 minutes 54 seconds; thence North 47 degrees 13 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 30.12 feet to the point of beginning, and to pass upon objections and recommendations, if any, and to conduct any and all business incident hereto. Given under my hand this 19th day of January, 2022. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PATRICK CHRISTOPHERSON, Clerk-Treasurer Published two times in the White Bear Press on January 26 and February 2, 2022.

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A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics. The best way to get rid of them is to squish them & throw them in the trash. If you prefer a zero contact solution you can suck them up with a small vacuum & deposit them outside, or you can flush them down the toilet. It isn’t worth your time or effort to buy something to spray. JUNE 30TH IS COMING FAST – GET YOUR WATER EFFICIENCY REBATE INFORMATION IN NOW - Water Efficiency Rebates are still available to White Bear Township utility customers who replace existing products with specified water efficient products now through June 30, 2022 or until the remaining $10,020.87 is depleted. Residents can claim 100% of the cost of the item (excluding sales tax), up to a maximum of $125 for Energy Star washers; $150 for WaterSense

irrigation spray sprinkler bodies; $150 for an Irrigation System Audit by a WaterSense certified professional; $200 for WaterSense toilets; and $200 for WaterSense irrigation controllers. Visit www. whitebeartownship.org/165/water-efficiencyrebate-program for more information about the Water Efficiency Rebate Program. ADOPT A FIRE HYDRANT NEAR YOU THIS WINTER – Help keep your neighborhood safe this winter by adopting a fire hydrant near your home. You should start by removing any snow & ice from the hydrant as best you can & then clear a wide enough perimeter around the hydrant for firefighters to work (about 3 feet), & then clear a path from the hydrant to the street.

BUILDING INSPECTOR TIPS – CONTRACT CHECKLIST: If you are thinking of doing any hiring of a contractor for a remodeling job think about this: • The contract should be specific & detailed including the kinds of materials to be used & when possible brand names, colors, grades, etc., names of any subcontractors & suppliers of materials • The contractor should obtain all necessary permits to insure code compliance & proper licensing of companies • Start & completion dates – delays can & do occur, but a general statement allowing for reasonable delays is a good idea • Change order clause – this is an agreement stating the contract cannot be modified without the written consent of both parties • Schedule of payments – a down payment is

customary, but it should not be more than a modest percentage of the total job. Also a payment schedule may be set up based on the amount of work done to date • Holdback clause – this allows withholding payment until sometime after the job is completed to allow the homeowner time to inspect the job • Cleanup – this could be included in the contract especially if a project is likely to create debris February 5 – Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day February 21 – President’s Day – Township Offices Closed February 27 – Polar Bear Day

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IT’S FREEZING OUT, WHY ARE THESE GUYS IN MY HOUSE – The stink bug as we call them can be a common house guest in the winter because they need a place to shelter to survive the winter, usually in places in our homes we can’t see. As the weather cools down these insects hibernate much the same as bears do, and their body processes slow until spring. You may see them occasionally on a warm sunny winter day or when we’re really cranking the thermostat because the stink bugs wake up a bit & move around in a half-awake stupor. They are slow-moving, clumsy, & heat-seeking. They aren’t up to much, just waiting for the warm weather to hit, they are not laying eggs, not making more stink bugs, not damaging our homes & not biting. At worst they will release a bad smell when you crush them.

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MISSIONARIES: Benefactors visit Brydges Centre after year-long hiatus FROM PAGE 1A

in garbage dumps or were children orphaned by HIV and left to fend for themselves. COVID-19 was hard on Kenya, Nancy reported. “Life has gotten harder, with schools closed so long during the pandemic. Girls have been raped at an alarming number and pregnant. Unlike (at) home, they cannot return to school. Companies have closed with many jobs lost. But businesses are open and hospitals are not jammed. Very few people I talk to have had COVID or know of anyone who has. “You still must sanitize your hands and have your temperature taken before entering any big store,” Nancy added. “Masking remains mandatory.” Still, the Brydges are happy to be back in Kenya. “The grounds (at the Brydges Centre) look beautiful, and we plan to have a grand opening of the preschool, which we hope will become income-generating,” Nancy said via email. She opened her email missive with a quote by Dutch priest Henri Nouwen: “My face is a mask I order to say nothing about the fragile feelings hiding in my soul.” Nancy explained that the excerpt helps describe children at the center, who wear smiles that serve as a mask that hide the hurt of what life was like before the Brydges Centre. “I want to attempt to get behind the masks, to present you with those fragile feelings that may be hiding behind them,” Nancy wrote. “Some updates may be hard to read but be assured that I will give not only the before the Brydges Centre story, but the story of the ‘why’ of those smiles. “Janie’s smile hides being raped at 1 year old, while Madaline’s smile hides being raped by a gang of Maasai boys when she was 8 years old and out on her own herding sheep. These children could feel punished for being alive, but the past does not have to be their prison. “The Brydges Centre Children’s Home is a haven of peace, joy, safety, love and education; a place where children hopefully take off the mask of fragile feelings hiding in their soul to find healing.” For more on the children’s home and how to support the Brydges’ mission, see www. brydgescentre.org Debra Neutkens

A knitting class at the Brydges Centre.

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and with his hockey background, he decided to throw the town’s hat in the ring for Hockey Day Minnesota. Site exploration started in 2017. There was no Hockey Day 2021 due to the pandemic,

which meant the local group had to wait a year for its turn. “They don’t just hand this out,” said Corey Roberts in a 2020 interview with the Press. “There has to be a lot of interest from the community, and there has to be lots of hockey

history and tradition there.” According to the Minnesota Wild website, White Bear’s festivities will be part of a day-long television event broadcast on Bally Sports North, designed as a celebration of the game from peewees

to pros. Proceeds of the event will benefit White Bear’s Area Hockey Association in an effort to grow the game through youth hockey. In addition to constructing an outdoor rink with plenty of seating, the hosts must

provide elements of the Minnesota Hockey Day experience such food trucks, beer garden, a bonfire pit and merchant booths. Additional details about the 2023 event and schedule will be available at a later date.

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2022 LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: Elected officials share goals and priorities FROM PAGE 1 A

Sen. Jason Isaacson (District 42, DFL)

Sen. Chuck Wiger (District 43, DFL)

Education Our students, parents, teachers and staff have faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have all had to make tremendous Sen. Jason Isaacson sacrifices, and juggle between remote learning and being safe in the classroom. What’s clear is, every student deserves a world-class education, no matter their zip code or what they look like. With a large surplus, we must fully invest in our students to help them recover from the effects of this pandemic and to ensure they can learn safely and effectively. We must also address our chronic underfunding of schools, including investments in mental health supports and equity initiatives like increasing the number of teachers of color. Bonding/capital investment Traditionally, the even year of a biennium is focused on a bonding bill. Bonding is the best tool we have to create jobs and strengthen our public infrastructure by investing public money into public works. This can include roads and bridges, water infrastructure, and our colleges and universities just to name some examples. For this year’s bill, I will be pushing for two local projects: a new Fire Department Headquarters for the Lake Johanna Fire Department, and for new multi-use trails near Mounds View High School. What makes bonding unique is it is the only bill that requires a supermajority, which means any bill must have bipartisan support. I am optimistic that by the end of this session, we will have passed a strong bill that truly invests in our state. Climate change/ environment Climate change is an existential threat to our way of life in Minnesota, and we must take bold action to address it. I will work with my colleagues to push for initiatives that can move us as quickly as possible off of fossil fuels and towards clean and renewable energy, investments in public transit, and incentives for electric vehicles. We must also take steps that protect our air and water, including stronger regulatory actions and better standards that will reduce the amount of pollutants in our environment.

1. COVID-19: combat and recover Safety and keeping the state open are my priority. We should: • Work with public health and the private sector • Provide objective, reliable Sen. Chuck Wiger information • Funding for vaccines, testing, personal protection, economic recovery and mental health services. Ongoing efforts by frontline workers are deeply appreciated, but we need bipartisan agreement regarding their bonus pay. 2. Education: stabilize funding, reduce mandates The challenges facing our students, families, teachers and staff have grown. We must stabilize funding, increase mental health support, reduce mandates and increase staff diversity. Focus on recovery, respecting one another and civility. Remember, students are our future. 3. Bonding/infrastructure: clean water, higher

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Rep. Peter Fischer (District 43A, DFL)

Phone: 651-296-0563 Email: Rep.Peter.Fischer. @house.mn The 2022 Legislative Session begins on Jan. This year, I will continue to work on protecting our state’s natural resources and environment, including the many different animals and species that call Minnesota home. I’ll continue to Rep. Peter Fischer advocate for ensuring our water quality is protected from pollution, and expand the use of renewable energy. We must also promote high-quality affordable housing opportunities for all Minnesotans and those who may be housing insecure. Having worked with youth experiencing homelessness for over 14 years, this is an issue I will work tirelessly for. We also must take steps to address the ongoing pandemic, particularly in the realm of education. Our teachers’ mental health has been tested the past 23 months, with previous sacrifices such as purchasing their own classroom equipment, working late hours, and responding to the needs of large class sizes being exacerbated by the pandemic. We must do our part and fully fund public education, and give thanks to the teachers out there.

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education, housing, highways, public safety

We need a bonding bill addressing the great needs in our communities and state. As a member of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, my priority is clean water projects, higher education, housing, highways and public safety. Local proposals I will author include the White Bear Lake public safety building, facility maintenance funding for Century College, the Birchwood lift station for waste water processing and more. Additional money is available thanks to the recent federal infrastructure bill.

4. Public Safety: support bipartisan efforts to improve safety

Public safety is on the minds of many, and people need to feel safe. Governor Walz recently appointed a bipartisan group to help address this. I look forward to hearing recommendations from the Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment that we can enact this year.

5. Eliminate racism: work together

As our communities, state and nation grow in diversity, it’s imperative that government, the private sector, all of us, work together to eliminate all forms of racism.

6. Social Security: eliminate state tax

I continue to support removing the state income tax from Social Security income. Seniors worked very hard, and deserve the exemption as provided by most states. My upcoming committee assignments include: E-12 Finance and Policy (Ranking Member/Minority Lead), Local Government, Veterans & Military Affairs, and the Capital Investment Committee; Subcommittee on Mn Water Policy, Legislative Coordinating Commission.

Rep. Ami Wazlawik (District 38B, DFL)

Phone: 651-296-3018 Email: rep.ami.wazlawik@ house.mn Given the many challenges we’ve faced over the past two years, one of my top priorities remains helping Minnesotans get through the pandemic. We need to make sure all Minnesotans, but especially students, workers and small businesses, have Rep. Ami Walzawik the tools they need to recover and rebuild. With a projected positive budget balance of $7.7 billion, we have the resources to make a difference in peoples’ lives. I’ll keep fighting for investments in our youngest Minnesotans. Ensuring families can access affordable child care and early learning opportunities will have a big impact on the next generation and will help our community and state thrive. I’ll advocate for expanding access to paid family and medical leave as well. Minnesotans should be able to welcome a new baby, care for their children, or help aging parents without risking economic instability. Ensuring that residents are safe in their communities will continue to be a priority. I’ll work with my colleagues to help provide communities with effective tools to reduce crime and to ensure that we’re holding those who commit crimes accountable for their actions. As vice chair of the Environment and Natural

Resources Committee, I’ll continue my work to protect Minnesotans and our environment from toxic chemicals, ensuring that current and future generations have clean air and safe drinking water. Last, but not least, we hope to pass a strong bonding bill that will create good-paying jobs and help repair and improve our roads, bridges, public safety facilities and more. I’ll advocate for investments in critical infrastructure projects and important resources like parks and trails, colleges and universities and community centers. The projects in our area will be a top priority of mine. I’m eager to hear your thoughts, ideas and feedback as I prepare for the 2022 legislative session. Please feel free to contact me by email or phone (listed above).

Sen.Roger Chamberlain (District 38, R)

Phone: 651-296-1253 Email: Sen.Roger. Chamberlain@senate.mn I have three top priorities: education, public safety and cost of living. In addition, we need to better support our most vulnerable citizens in long-term care and group homes.

Empowering Parents, Going Back to Fundamentals in Education

Sen. Roger Chamberlain

Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher. They must be included in curriculum decisions and have the freedom to choose the best school for their child. • Too many children are not reading at grade level. That’s a failure, and correcting it must be our top priority. I will propose increasing and expanding the proven, successful LETRS training program that has improved literacy here and in other states. • Supporting and empowering parents and educators. We will offer proposals to increase education transparency and protect parents’ rights, remove unnecessary burdens placed on teachers and allow for more innovation and flexibility.

Addressing Rising Crime Rates and Keeping Minnesotans Safe

Every Minnesotan deserves a safe community to call home. Victims of crime deserve to know law enforcement and prosecutors will hold criminals accountable: • We will improve efforts to recruit and retain police. That starts with strong support for law enforcement. Local leaders play a critical role in this too — criminals are emboldened by a lack of police support and anti-police rhetoric. • Criminals are also emboldened when prosecutors let them off with a slap on the wrist. We will work to rein in prosecutors who ignore the law and let criminals back on the street. • We will continue to strengthen penalties against criminals, so Minnesotans can feel confident and safe in their homes and at their workplaces.

Helping Minnesotans With the Impact of Historic Inflation

Working Minnesotans are struggling with the costs of daily life in the face of record inflation, supply chain issues and economic uncertainty. • I will hold the line on wasteful, unnecessary spending increases. • Tax increases are off the table, including the regressive gas tax. • I will push for broad, significant tax relief that puts money back in your pocket, including eliminating the tax on Social Security income. • I will support policies for reliable and affordable energy across the state.

Rep. Kelly Moller (District 42A, DFL)

Phone: 651-296-0141 Email: rep.kelly.moller@ house.mn Minnesotans have persevered through a great deal of adversity over the past two years. While our state is experiencing economic recovery, the challenges related to the pandemic continue. This session, I’ll be committed Rep. Kelly Moller to ensuring students, workers, families and small businesses can turn the corner. With a $7.7 billion positive budget balance, we have the opportunity to make a big difference in people’s lives.

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Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (District 42B, DFL) Phone: 651296-7153 Email: Rep. Jamie.BeckerFinn@house. mn

caused in our health care system, as well as with our schools and child care providers. My decisions as a legislator on how to best support those most affected by the pandemic will continue to be driven by conversations with those most impacted in our community, like our frontline workers, families and seniors. In regards to frontline workers specifically, what I’ve been hearing is that these workers need financial support, and for us to all take steps to slow down this pandemic by getting vaccinated (including boosters!) and wearing masks when around people outside our households. Second, I am taking steps to make sure that everyone in our community is safe. These steps include authoring legislation to address gun violence with a focus on making sure that we keep guns out of

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the hands of those who shouldn’t have them, including children. I will also seek out and support increased investments in community violence prevention efforts and youth intervention tools. In addition, I will continue to support local governments and law enforcement with the tools they need, like my bill to allow cities to crack down on hotel properties that allow criminal activity to thrive. Finally, I will continue to work with my colleagues to address the mental health needs of people in our state. The stress and trauma of the last two years has exacerbated problems in an already barely functioning mental health “system.” Now is the time to finally address these needs, to increase access to this necessary health care and take better care of our friends and neighbors.

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Ensuring people can be safe in their communities will once again be a priority, and I’ll work to give communities, police officers and prosecutors the tools they need to reduce crime. The gun violence epidemic, in particular, requires our attention, and I’ll continue to advocate for my Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation, which would allow court orders to temporarily restrict access to firearms for someone who is proven to be a danger to themselves or others. The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all of us, and many of our students are still struggling with mental health concerns. We all need to work together to ensure young people are supported at home as well as at school. While we need to continue funding for school-linked mental health services, I’ll renew my push for a mental health specialist position at the Minnesota Department of Education. This position would serve as a resource for schools across the state to develop and share resources, tools and best practices and implement a comprehensive, evidencebased approach to suicide prevention. I’m also hopeful we can deliver a robust package of capital investments in public infrastructure across the state. Locally, I’ll be advocating for improvements to trails around Mounds View High School in Arden Hills Late last year, lawmakers visited the site and heard from many students about how dangerous the area is for walkers and bikers. I’ll also be working alongside local leaders in Shoreview, Arden Hills, and North Oaks to deliver funding for a new Lake Johanna Fire Department Headquarters. The new facility will strengthen the department’s emergency fire and medical response and provide enhanced health and safety spaces for the firefighters.

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OBITUARIES

Doris G. Thein (nee Maynard)

Ernest W. “Ernie” McHale

JoAnne Clare Edell (Matschke)

Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Jan. 17 after a very brief illness. Doris was born in Saint Paul on Nov. 23, 1923 to parents, Herbert and Clara Maynard (nee Hall). She attended school at Mahtomedi High School. During a double date in high school, she met the love of her life, Raymond Thein. The two were married on Sept. 23, 1944 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. Doris spent a majority of her career working as the secretary for State Farm Insurance. When she was not working, Doris enjoyed playing cards, reading books, doing puzzles, and being outside in the sunshine. She was an avid sports fan and made it to many of her grandchildren’s sporting events. Doris was very proud to be independent right up until her passing. Her presence will be missed by her entire family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond and her parents, Herbert and Clara. Doris is survived by her children, David (Barbara) of Lake Elmo, Diane (Stephen) Mitchell of Blaine, and Cheryl (John) Moody of Maple Grove; her eight grandchildren Jeffrey, Daniel (Dhari), Douglas (Victoria), Joseph (Andrea), Sara (Mike), Eric (Tracey), Kyle (Colleen) and Bret; her nine great-grandchildren Emerson, Alexandra, Bennett, Kira, Jay, Jackson, Macie, Lucy, Eli and one more great-grandchild on the way. A private family funeral service will be held. A recording of this service will be on the Mueller Memorial website at a later date. MuellerMemorial.com 651-429-4944

McHale, Ernest W. “Ernie”, born Mar. 10, 1932 died on Nov. 18, 2021. Survived by his wife of 62 years, Patti (Last); daughter, Amy (Dylan) Danich; grandsons, Evan and Ryan; siblings, Delores (John) Pakulski, Sharyn (Ger) Hanggi, Jeanne Borgerding, Kenneth (Candy) McHale; and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by son, Michael, PhD.; and parents, Rufus and Mary McHale. Private family mass held. A public celebration of life will take place at a later date. Mueller MemorialWhite Bear Lake www.muellermemorial.com 651-4294944.

Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister. Age 87, of White Bear Lake, died peacefully on Jan. 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. JoAnne was born April 10, 1934, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Arvilla M Rawn and Julian S Matschke. JoAnne grew up in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1952. Following high school, JoAnne attended St. Cloud Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1955. She worked at United Hospital in the adolescent and adult psychiatric units for many years. She loved talking on the phone, her house on the lake, spending time with family and friends, playing cards, the casino, traveling, reading and her “wine time”, not necessarily in that order. She will be missed more than she will ever know by the people she leaves behind. Preceded in death by her parents Julian and Arvilla Matschke, husband Robert Thomas Edell, Sister Julie M Kunz, Grandson David L Thill, Brother-inlaws, Al Kunz and William Casey. She is survived by her 5 children, Deborah (Jerome) Thill, John Edell, James Edell, Jeanne (Paul) Veeneman and Kathleen Starry, 13 grandchildren, Alisha (Nick) Birchem, Nicholas Thill, Matthew Thill, Justin Edell, Jack Edell, Tina Edell, Michael (Twang) Edell, Dan Edell, Claire Veeneman, Grace Veeneman, John Veeneman, Bradley Starry and Tyler Starry, one sister, Barbara Casey and two brothers William Matschke and John (Mary Jo) Matschke. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m., at St Mary of the Lake Church, 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue., White bear lake. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Feb. 2 , at Mueller Memorial Funeral Home, 4738 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake from 4-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the mass at church. Private interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers to donor’s choice. Arrangements MuellerMemorial.com ~ 651429-4944

Donald R. McCormack

Age 81, of White Bear Lake. Passed to Heaven on Dec. 29, 2021. Memorial Service 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Visitation at 10 a.m. Live streaming available. Arrangements with Honsa Family Funeral Home, 651-429-6172.

Rosella J. Douglas Age 89 of White Bear Lake, died on Jan. 13, 2022. Services will take place sometime in early spring. Complete notice to follow. www.holcombhenryboom. com, 651-482-7606.

Robert F. Wallner

Wallner, Robert F. Of White Bear Lake. Funeral Service Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake with visitation one hour before. Interment Lakeview Cemetery.

Age 84 of White Bear Lake, passed away on Jan. 19, 2022. Preceded in death by husband Roger, son Roger Jr., mother Mary and father Jerry. Survived by and will be greatly missed by daughter Lynn, sons Scott (Linda) and Bill, grandchildren Tara, Jamie, Matthew (Bethany), and Roger (Emily) & great grandchildren Makayla and Oliver. Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring.

Dwight E. Milligan Passed away on Jan. 6, 2022, surrounded by his family. Dwight is survived by his wife Theresa, daughters Shelly (Rob) Martinek and Nicole Milligan. Grandchildren Peyton and Kendall Martinek. Preceded in death by parents Thomas and Lorna, brothers Tommy, Craig and Loren and nephew Jeffrey Milligan. Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Pius X Catholic Church in White Bear Lake on Saturday, January 22. Private interment at Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Dwight’s favorite organizations: International Rett Syndrome Association, 4600 Devitt Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45246, River Valley Riders, 8362 Tamarack Village Ste 119-440, Woodbury, Minnesota 55125, Home for Life Animal Sanctuary, PO Box 847, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082

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Matching grants offered for Bald Eagle shoreline restoration The Bald Eagle Area Association (BEAA) is offering matching grants in 2022 for homeowners interested in doing shoreline restoration work or installing raingardens. The Rice Creek Watershed District, in conjunction with the Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWD), created a grant program to provide homeowners with technical and financial assistance for projects designed to reduce or reuse stormwater runoff, prevent erosion and filter pollutants. Eligible projects for this program may include the installation of raingardens or pervious pavers, projects that stabilize shoreline erosion or restore degraded wetlands, or the implementation of improved agricultural water quality

practices. For typical projects, the RCWD may fund 25-50% of total project costs up to a maximum of $5,000. If a project is highly beneficial to water resources, such as a curb cut raingarden, RCWD may fund 75% of eligible materials and contracted labor up to a maximum of $7,500. In 2012, the Ramsey County Conservation District determined that more than 20% of Bald Eagle Lake’s phosphorus was coming from the watershed. In light of this report, the Lake Association determined that matching grants are an appropriate use of BEAA funds to further the mission of making Bald Eagle Lake the best it can be. BEAA has established a $20,000 fund and will only match grants for those projects previously approved by the RCWD for its own 2022 water quality grants program. The fund will allow grants of 30% of an individual approved project for a Bald Eagle Lake homeowner, up to $5,000 per property. For example, the RCWD could pay 50%, BEAA would pay 30% up to $5,000, and the homeowner would pay the remaining amount. BEAA will follow RCWD’s sequence of approval to grant the BEAA funds. Interested homeowners should go to the RCWD website at ricecreek.org/ costshare to search for information related to “Water Quality Grants” and the application process. Homeowners should also contact the BEAA board through beaagroup@ gmail.com so the board can track the application/grant approval process of the RCWD and award the BEAA grants accordingly. More details are available at baldeagleassn.org under the “news/blog” menu.

New dentist joins local team Lakeshore Family Dentistry welcomes Dr. Ellen Jacobson to its team. As Dr. Scott Kron retires after more than 45 years of providing dentistry in White Bear Lake, Jacobson will join Dr. Jason Ross at Lakeshore Family Dentistry. With a tradition of providing general care, Lakeshore also offers expertise in TMJ therapy, pediatric growth and development, and orthodontics. Lakeshore Family Dentistry is located at 4706 Banning Avenue, White Bear Lake, or visit the clinic online at lakeshorefamilydentistry.com.

POLITICAL BRIEFS Rep. Moller and Sen. Isaacson announce Virtual Town Hall Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL – Shoreview) and Sen. Jason Isaacson (DFL – Shoreview) invite community members to join them for a Virtual Town Hall Meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 to share their ideas and priorities for the 2022 Minnesota legislative session. The meeting will take place on Zoom, and those planning to attend are asked to RSVP at bit.ly/February9TownHall where questions can also be submitted for the lawmakers to discuss. Livestream video of the meeting will also be available on Rep. Moller’s Facebook page. The meeting is nonpartisan and open to the public and press.

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Redeemer Lutheran Church

4705 Clark Ave – White Bear Lake 651-429-0512

3770 Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake | 651-429-5411

LAKEWOOD WORSHIP & COMMUNITY CENTER Sunday Worship at 10:30 am Lt’s. Derek and Heather Jung, Pastors Food Shelf Monday - Wednesday 2080 Woodlynn Avenue, Maplewood . 651-779-9177

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Sunday school @ 10am Testimony meetings every Wednesday at 7:30pm in person

All Are Invited! In-Person Traditional - Sanctuary Sunday 9 am Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Contemporary - Great Hall Sanctuary Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m.

2nd: God • 9th: Sacrament 16th: Life • 23rd: Truth 30th: Love

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Representative will not seek reelection in 2022 Rep. Shelly Christensen (DFL-Stillwater) announced that she will not seek reelection this November. Since 2019, Christensen has represented District 39B. She is currently the vice chair of Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee. While in the Legislature, Christensen focused on issues like education, small businesses and the environment. She also authored the bill to establish the Energy Transition Legacy Office. In a statement Christensen said, “I am forever grateful to my community members who put their trust in me, and my fellow legislators. Together we have made real progress. I look forward to serving at the House throughout this year and will continue to advocate for civility and bipartisan teamwork in my policy-making.” Christensen’s term officially expires January 2023.

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST January 2022 Sunday Sermons • 10am

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Christ the King Lutheran Church

We invite the community! 1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

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10am worship & BYO picnic with 9 am worship in person & & 9am Sunday Worship in person The Barley Jacks online onlineatatwww.ctkwbl.org. www.ctkwbl.org 10am indoor (masks recommended) & online worship office@ctkwbl.org | 651-429-4828 1851 Birch Street WBL 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream

Contemporary Worship ONLINE In-Person (at SaintAndrews.org) Saturday Traditional5 pm Sunday10:15 9 a.m. am Sunday Contemporary Great Hall Saturday 5 p.m.

All worship services also available Sunday 10:15 a.m.online At saintandrews.org Andrew’s If Sit’s possible get this C inHURCH the Sept. 22 editionSt.I’d appreciate it. T. A NDREW’Sto LUTHERAN Lutheran 900 STILLWATER ROAD, MAHTOMEDI

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Local YMCAs offer free meal bags Free meal bags are now available at the main entrance of local YMCAs, including White Bear Area YMCA and Maplewood Community Center YMCA. The YMCA of the North and Every Meal are teaming up to provide food assistance to families in need during the winter and ongoing pandemic. Each bag contains 4 to 5 pounds of nutritious, nonperishable food items. There are no qualification requirements to receive the meals, and no contact information will be collected. Families can pick up the free meal bags during the YMCA’s open hours Monday through Friday at White Bear Area YMCA, 2100 Orchard Lane, White Bear Lake; and Maplewood Community Center YMCA, 2100 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood.

651-429-7771 Opt 1 www.stmarys-wbl.org

Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Livestream Sunday - 9:00 & 11:00 AM Church: 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School: 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

www.stjudeofthelake.org 651-426-3245 | 700 Mahtomedi Avenue, Mahtomedi

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Friday 7:45 - 8:45 am Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm By appointment

St. John in the Wilderness | Episcopal Church 2175 1st Street, WBL 55110 | 651.429.5351 Sundays 8:00 am | In-person Holy Eucharist

Fall indoor worship starts Oct. 3

9am Traditions 10:45am New Crossings

All are welcome! Masks recommended indoors | 10am online worship 1851 Birch Street WBL 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream

A Christian community bringing God’s love to the world. www.StStephenWBL.org

10:30 am | In-person and Livestream Holy Eucharist *masks required at all services*

For more information visit www.stjohnwilderness.org

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10:15Livestreaming am in-person Worship on and Live-streaming on YouTube: FPCWBL YouTube: FPCWBL 5th and Bloom Ave, White Bear Lake • 651-429-3381 • www.fpcwbl.org

1965 East County Road. E, White Bear Lake, 651-777-1107 White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

IN-PERSON WORSHIP & FAITH EDUCATION Sundays 9:30AM Wednesdays 6:00PM A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

Sunday Online Service | 10am: http://bit.ly/wbuuc-sundays office@wbuuc.org | www.wbuuc.org |   

CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X 3878 Highland Avenue

White Bear • 651-429-5337 This should start in the Sept. 29Lake edition, hopefully at least until www.churchofstpiusx.org Christmas.

Masses: Sunday 9:30 am & 6:30 pm, Wednesday 6:00 pm,

THANK YOU! Thursday 8:00 am, Friday 8:00 am, Saturday 4pm

Reconciliation: Wednesday 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Thursday 8:30 - 9:00 am, Sunday 6:00pm - 6:20pm

South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church

South Shore Trinity Church South Shore Blvd.Lutheran at Bellaire Avenue

South Blvd. White Bear2480 Lake, MN Shore 651-429-4293 LCMS White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Bob Gehrke In-Person worship Pastor Daniel Keinath Pastor Dan Bodin

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Traditional Worship Saturdays at 5:30pm and 5:30 p.m. Sundays Saturday at 8:00am. Contemporary Worship Sunday 8 and 9:30 a.m. 1st and 3rd Sundays at 10:45am. Traditional Sunday 11 a.m. Worship 2ndcontemporary and 4th Sundays at 10:45am Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday School & Education Hour Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 at 9:30am in-person www.sstwbl.org

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WHITE BEAR AREA SENIOR PROGRAM The White Bear Area Senior Center is open to all groups!

ADULT ACTIVITIES AT THE MAHTOMEDI DISTRICT EDUCATION CENTER (DEC) 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. - All activities are held at the DEC unless otherwise noted. *Masks are required of all participants in school buildings at this time. UPCOMING EVENTS MONDAYS: Stitchers 1-3 PM, 2nd/4th Monday of the Month TGIF - THANK GOODNESS IT’S FOOD. TUESDAYS: Cribbage 1 - 3 PM; Knitters 1st/3rd Tuesday of the month, 1 - 6 PM WEDNESDAYS: Bridge, 1 - 4 PM Join us for a hot meal at the Senior Center for $5! Dine in or take out. Fri, THURSDAYS: 500 Cards, 12:30 - 3 PM Feb 25 is Donetelli’s, Fri, March 18 is Rudy’s, Fri April 8 is Washington FRIDAYS: Games, 12:30 - 3 PM; Bridge, 1 - 4 PM; Mahtomedi Book Club, 2nd Square. Cal 651-653-3121 to reserve your dinner. Friday, 10 - 11:30 AM Are you needing help with meals? MEALS ON WHEELS offers hot meal delivery Monday-Friday and frozen meal delivery. If you are interested, Mahtomedi Star Quilters - FREE Sewing Day: Tuesday, Feb. 15; Noon - 4:00 PM know of someone who may need help, or have questions, please contact Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 22; 5:30 - 8:30 PM Meals on Wheels at 651-653-3123. The following require registration: mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com Zumba Gold, 8-week session Upcoming Classes - Registration Required Fridays, 9:15 - 10 AM, $75 55+ DEFENSIVE DRIVER SAFETY CLASSES Acrylic Paint-Along Class - $40 4-Hour Refresher, $35: 2/8, 3/17 Feb. 3, 5 - 7 PM 8-Hour Full Class $45: Feb 9 & 10, Mar 17 & 24 Paint Date: Create a Masterpiece with a friend/child/partner - $60/pair Feb. 8, 6 - 8 PM, at Mahtomedi Middle School Room 273 WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH (ONLINE): 2/2 6-7:30pm $35 Everything You Want to Know About Medicare - FREE COME SAIL AWAY, PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING: 2/4, 10 Feb. 8, 6:30 - 8 PM am-1pm $40 MN Safety Council Defensive Driving: 4-hour Refresher - $35 IMMIGRANTS & THE MAKING OF ST PAUL (ONLINE): Feb. 23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 2/9-3/9 7-8:15pm $65 Community Garden Registration - $40 HEARING AID CLEANING CLINIC: 2/10 10am - 12 pm, Free Online Registration opens Feb. 15 at 8 AM EVALUATING SENIOR HOUSING: 2/10 12:30-1:30 Free SO IT’S TIME TO START DOWNSIZING: 2/22 6:30-8:30pm $20 Drivers Safety MN Safety Council Defensive Driving: 8-hour Class - $45 *Held virtually (online) via Zoom; must attend both dates* SENIOR CRAFT: INKED TILES 2/24 10am - 12:30pm $15 Feb. 15 & 22, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM For more information or to receive DAY TRIP: FOOTLOOSE at Chanhassen Dinner Theater - $85 “The Voice” newsletter, call us at 651-653-3121. Feb. 23, 9:30 AM - 4 PM, (fee includes transportation, lunch and show) Alzheimer’s Association: Healthy Living for Brain and Body - Tips from Latest Research Feb. 23, 7 - 8 PM, FREE Bingo: FREE Therapy services at Cerenity White Feb. 28, 1:30 - 3:00 PM Bear Lake help you return to what youIf you have questions, please call us at 651-407-2024.

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welve year-old Jake Ratgen remembers the show that first sparked his interest in theater: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The performance looked like so much fun that he knew he wanted to give acting a try. Since several other members of his family enjoy performing, he said it was easy to explore opportunities to see how he liked it. Today, this 6th grader at Centennial Middle School has several leading roles to his name. JAKE RATGEN “I get to entertain others while doing something I love,” Ratgen said. “It’s a way for me to share my love for singing, dancing and acting while telling a story.” Ratgen has landed roles in several shows at Lakeshore Players and Children’s Performing Arts. Aside from performing, Ratgen is also a player on his school hockey team. When he was cast in “Frozen Jr.” in 2019, he had to miss hockey practice for rehearsals, but his team had his back.

“I figured that I might as well invite them so they could see what else besides hockey that I was doing and what was worth missing hockey practices and games for,” Ratgen said. “It was super fun seeing them all in the audience and seeing them while I was still in costume after the show. They all wore their hockey jerseys to the show. It is a great memory.” His hockey team weren’t the only ones to support him in artistic pursuits: he credits his parents and siblings, especially his older brother JOE WALD| CONTRIBUTED Noah, who will soon graduate with a degree in acting. He also thanked the staff, faculty and donors of Hanifl Performing Arts Center for the acting opportunities he’s had so far. Ratgen has especially fond memories of playing the Candy Man in “Willy Wonka Jr.,” which gave him his first big solo song onstage. Additionally, he played Roger in “101 Dalmations Jr.” and Michael in “Peter Pan Reimagined.” This spring, you can catch Ratgen onstage as Daddy Warbucks in the CPA performance of “Annie Jr.”

HOMETOWN FILM EXPERT BRINGS HIDDEN HISTORY OF WOMEN ANIMATORS TO LIGHT

indy Johnson’s creative career right, with immense creative talent. has brought her many places, but Johnson had already written the book it’s the untold stories of women “Tinker Bell—A Revolution” about the animators in the golden age of artistic development of the fairy from Hollywood that have captured Disney’s “Peter Pan.” The research brought her attention. Her research has taken her to many stories about the individual her deep into the archives of Walt Disney women responsible for the design of the Studios, around the globe, and even home to character, so she got to work on a book just Minnesota, where there is quite a rich history about the stories of the women. of artists and animators. But it wasn’t easy going—the history books Johnson, a graduate of White Bear Lake liked to focus on the “Nine Old Men,” a group High School, was of core Disney recently honored as animators, leaving a 2021 Outstanding women’s stories as Alumni by Century brief anecdotes. College. When she visited Her love of music the Disney archives came early, fostered looking for by musical family information about members and the women animators, creative community all the archivist of White Bear Lake could bring her was and the Twin Cities. a single folder. In junior high, Johnson did she joined band, much of the hoping to play legwork herself, the tuba like her interviewing brothers. But the hundreds of band director told animation artists her girls couldn’t and their families. play the tuba. She Many of these was relegated to animators had baritone instead, incredible life but determined stories outside of to change others’ animation—some minds about what were opera stars, girls could and civil rights pioneers couldn’t do. By the and even recordtime high school breaking aviators. rolled around, “There’s a reason she was finally why the book is so allowed to play tuba MINDY JOHNSON| CONTRIBUTED big. There were LEFT: MINDY JOHNSON WITH HER BOOK “INK AND and march in the thousands of marching band. She PAINT,” WHICH DETAILS THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF women, and their WOMEN ANIMATORS AT WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. taught some of her work was artistry,” friends, and started Johnson said. the school’s first all-female tuba section. “People still think that Walt Disney did all Her love of music led her eventually to the drawing and all the artwork, but women film, and she studied at Metropolitan State have been there from the very beginning. I University in St. Paul and then the acclaimed want people to crack open that unconscious American Film Institute. She was managing bias and think differently about our collective global publicity for Disney’s classic animated past, and to look for the women in the room, films when she first learned the incredible because they’re always there.” stories of some of the women behind the Her research resulted in the book “Ink scenes. & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney’s Among the scarcity of words devoted to Animation,” followed by a book for younger women animators in Disney history, there readers titled “Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A were a few persistent myths, Johnson found. Great Girl’s Guide to Disney Animation.” One of the big ones being that much of the Johnson currently teaches a course on animation handled by women was simple animation history at the California Institute tracing and coloring. But many of the of the Arts, and speaks about her research animators involved were artists in their own around the globe.

FEBRUARY EVENTS

Explore upcoming Avenue of the Arts events with CPA, LPT and WBCA

CHILDRENʼS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS Registration now open for February Pop Up Party, Spring Break camp and summer programming. Information: ChildrensPerformingArtsmn.org

WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS ELEMENTAL REALM OPENING RECEPTION

Feb. 3 from 6:30-8:30p.m. Join WBCA for the opening reception of Kraig Rasmussen’s exhibition “Elemental Realm”.

LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATER PRESENTS THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM SONGBOOK

Feb. 5th at 7:30p.m., Feb. 6 at 2:30p.m. Hanifl Performing Arts Center Your Songbook Live brings together some of the Twin Cities’ most talented singers and musicians, who share funny and intimate stories. www.lakeshoreplayers.org

WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS WALKING THE GAP BETWEEN WORLDS

Feb. 10 from 6:30-8:30p.m. Walking the Gap Between Worlds is a conversation between Amy Ballinger, Rebecca Krinke, and Lauren Arndt, the artists behind WBCA’s exhibition “The Gap Between Worlds.”

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Feb 4-6 @7pm; Feb 6 @ 2pm Chautauqua Fine Arts Center Twelve Angry Jurors Tickets at zephyrfinearts.org

Feb. 10-27 Hanifl Performing Arts Center With songs by Harold Arlen, this insightful play explores one of the most iconic partnerships in jazz history. Musical icon Ella Fitzgerald sings popular songs by renowned songwriter, Harold Arlen.

WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS VALENTINEʼS DAY POP-UP

Create origami hearts with artist Mayumi Amada, and shop Valentine’s gifts in this special pop-up event. More information to follow.

CHILDRENʼS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS ʻANNIE JRʼ April 1-10 Forest Lake High School Auditorium Tickets now on sale for Annie Jr.

LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATER PRESENTS

Music Series: Xuan Li, Jonathan Wintringham, Michael Djupstrom Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:30p.m. Hanifl Performing Arts Center With the support of the S&R Foundation, White Bear Lake native, composer and pianist Michael Djupstrom, has created the Lakeshore Chamber Music Series.

FEBRUARY SCHOOL EVENTS

Feb. 24, 2022 South Orchestras at South Campus Theater 7 p.m.

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LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATER PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH ELLA AND HAROLD

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White Bear Lake players and coaches all held a congratulatory sign to hold after coach Jeremy Post (middle, in black) got his 300th win at Irondale.

state tournament trips, most recently in 2017. He is currently a physical education teacher, after 18 years working with emotional/behavioral students. The coach commented that it was especially fun to have his daughters, Addie and Ava, on the team for the occasion. Neveah Hughes and Abigail O’Brien scored 10 points each, Lauren Eckerle eight, Addie Post six, Jordyn Schmittdiel six, Heidi Barber five, Blessing Adebisi three, and Ava Post and Erma Ramirez two each. The Bears won their fifth straight game Friday night, over Mounds View 62-46 at home, with Hughes scoring 21 points and Eckerle 17. Bria Stenstrom had 13 for the Mustangs (5-9). Contributing Writer Bruce Strand can be reached by emailing news@presspubs.com or calling 651-407-1200.

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The White Bear Lake girls were ready to commemorate the occasion when their coach reached a lofty milestone. The Bears (11-6) presented Jeremy Post with his 300th victory, over Irondale 52-35 there Tuesday, Jan. 18. All the players and coaches were holding

a variety of nicely-crafted signs for the photo following the game. “That was great. I had no idea they were doing that,” Post said. “Very nice moment for our team, I thought.” Team captain Addie Bachmeier, her sister and Cami, and their mother, Amy, made the signs, and Amy took a well-organized team photo. Post has a 301-148 record in 16 seasons, with seven

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BEARS SPORTS BRIEFS Swimming: Bear swimmers earn 2nd place at Tartan Invitational After some lean years, the White Bear Lake swimmers are more competitive this year, evidenced by a secondplace finish among 12 teams at the Tartan Invitational on Saturday. “For the first time in years we have a strong relay in all three relay events,” coach Jake Mueller said, referring to team depth. “The boys have stepped up to swim events they normally don’t swim to help out the team when we’ve had some out due to injuries and illnesses. The boys have been working really hard at practice and I am excited to see what the end of the year brings.” Park won with 364, followed by the Bears with 247, Tartan 240, Bloomington Kennedy 220 and Forest Lake 219 in the top five. The Bears beat their seed times in 85 percent of the races and posted several personal bests. The Bears had one win, by Amarre Zalazar in the backstroke (1:08.42) in his return from an illness that sidelined him two weeks. Aidan Cleary took second in both individual medley (2:15.94) and breaststroke (1:06.93). Bear diver Anthony Parada Romero broke 300 for the first time (300.80), placing fourth. Other leaders were Calvin Weier (500 free, fifth, season best 5:33), Calvin Fortman (backstroke, fifth, 1:02.89), William Jenkins

Charlie Olsen had the first goal (power play) and Welch made two assists. The Bears lost to No. 2 ranked CretinDerham Hall 6-3 on Tuesday. Welch netted two goals and Bishop one, while CDH (14-3) had six players score.

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(sixth 50 free, 23.98, and 100 free, 53.14), Salazar (butterfly, seventh,1:03.93), Brayden Kolb (backstroke, seventh, 1:05.31), and Benedict Hoefer (500 free, 10th, 5:50). The Bears 400 freestyle relay took second with Fortman, Ethan Vander Veer, Cleary and Jenkins (3:36.5). The medley relay took third with Kolb, Cleary, Jenkins and Fortman (1:51.09). The Bears (2-2) lost to Roseville Area 103-80 at home Thursday. The Bears had five firsts: medley relay with Brayden Kolb, Aidan Cleary, William Jenkins and Calvin Fortman; Cleary in individual medley and breaststroke; Weier in 500 freestyle; and Fortman, backstroke. Alexander Zurn

had four firsts for Roseville. Boys hockey: Roed, Bishop spark win over Royals; CDH tops Bears Nolan Roed struck for two short-handed goals a minute apart, and Tyler Bishop added a hat trick, powering White Bear Lake (8-6) in a 6-1 win at Woodbury (9-7) there last Thursday. In the first period, Roed scored at 8:23 on a breakaway, and at 9:24 working from behind the net to shoot above the goalie’s glove. “Great effort by Nolan and his penalty-killing unit,” coach Tim Sager said. Bishop drilled three straight goals in the third period. “Best period of the year for that line,” said Sager, about the “white” line Roed centers with Aiden Welch and Brady Borgestad.

Boys basketball: Bears clip Knights, Mustangs in strong week White Bear Lake beat two teams with winning records last week, Irondale 64-56 there on Tuesday, and Mounds View 60-57 at home Friday, squaring their record at 8-8. "Good win for the guys,” coach Gregory Burke said after beating the Irondale Knights (8-5). “It was nice to be able to pull out a close one against a talented Irondale group who has beaten some really good teams.” Wyatt Hawks snagged 15 rebounds while scoring 19 points. Jack Janicki logged 20 points and seven rebounds. Jeremy Kolb added 13 points and Jack Misgen nine. Irondale has an 8-5 record. “The conference is really tough this year and every game is a battle,” Burke noted. “We are just trying to continue to improve and build confidence.” Against Mounds View, Janicki netted 22 points, Hawks 16 and Kolb 12. Kobe Kirk pumped in 29 for the Mustangs (9-6). Wrestling: Bears 1-2 in home quad White Bear Lake won one of three matches in a home

quadrangular on Friday evening. The Bears (11-9) lost to Centennial 44-30 as they collected four forfeits, gave up two forfeits, and won decisions by Isaac Kolstad 4-0 and Porter Cleary 7-6. Centennial won six matches. Irondale/Spring Lake Park/ St. Anthony Village won eight matches and beat the Bears 54-18. Kolstad, Jackson Halko and Matt Sloan won by pin. The Bears had three forfeits. The Bears beat Mahtomedi 45-30. Kolstad, Gabe Kessel, Halko and Sloan had pins and Noah Ludwig won 10-4. Each team had four forfeits. Gymnastics: Bears have best score of year in loss at Stillwater White Bear Lake turned in its best performance of the season but host Stillwater performed better, defeating the Bears 143.2 to 139.425 on Thursday. “The girls got their highest team score of the season as well as a ton of personal bests,” Bear coach Kelly Rivers said. Grace Squires earned season bests in all-around (37.375) and floor (9.55), winning both along with uneven bars (9.50). She was third on vault (9.25) and balance beam (9.075). Laney Gunderson was second in all-around (36.775), beam (9.3), and floor (9.175), and fourth in vault (9.2) and bars (season-best 9.10). Josie Mlejnek, freshman, was fifth all-around with 9.175. The Bears have a 4-2 record.

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Wrestling: Mahtomedi gets back in action The Mahtomedi wrestlers had five matches last week after pulling out of two scheduled events due COVID issues. At Tartan Thursday, the Zephyrs (6-14) lost to St. Thomas Academy 53-22 and Tartan 42-34. On Friday at White Bear Lake, they lost to Irondale/St. Anthony/Spring Lake Park 53-22 and the Bears 45-36, and beat

our full line-up back and be ready for tournament time." Girls hockey: Zephyrs have 0-3 week The Mahtomedi girls have a 2-18 record after starting the season 2-1. Last week, the Zephyrs lost to Two Rivers 2-1 with Rylee Bogren scoring on a power play, to Hastings 6-2 with Bogren and Rachel Fussy scoring on power plays, and to South St. Paul 4-1 with Abby Hanson scoring shorthanded.

WHITE BEAR LAKE SWIMMING Aidan Cleary, White Bear Lake senior and swimming co-captain, was the Bears’ top scorer during their secondplace finish among 12 teams at the Tartan Invitational on Saturday. He placed second in individual medley and breaststroke, and contributed to second place in the 400 freestyle relay and third in the medley relay. In a dual meet loss to Roseville Tuesday, he had firsts in both individual events and medley relay. Coach Jake Mueller cited Cleary for having an excellent season in the pool and for “setting a great example for teammates.” His personal bests are 2:13.56 in the medley and 1:06.93 in the breaststroke.

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Boy hockey: Zephyrs trounce Two Rivers The Mahtomedi Zephyrs fired off 61 shots and coasted 10-2 over Two Rivers in their only game last week. Brent Gulenchyn netted three goals for the Zephyrs (8-7-1). David Wolsfeld, Sean Doggett, Charlie Drage, Patrick Egan, Nate Poganski, Cory Bohmert and Carson Marshall notched one goal each. William Carlen and Baz Schuehle scored for Two Rivers (8-8).

Centennial 39-36. In each match they had several forfeits. Top records are by junior JP Johnson, 18-1 at 220; junior Hayden Schaefer, 18-10 at 152; freshman Evan McGuire, 17-6 at 145; senior Billy Arlandson, 16-9 at 182; junior Emmet Poppelman, 14-9 at 195; and eighthgrader Aidan Carlson, 13-9 at 106. "We are getting better every day, and working to solidify our fundamentals, conditioning and mental mindset for the final month of the season,” coach Matt Oswald said. “We will soon have

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Girls basketball: Mahtomedi clouts Red Wing, Hastings, Hill-Murray Mahtomedi has a six-game winning streak after coasting in three games last week. The Zephyrs (10-6) won 78-48 over Red Wing (6-7) Monday at St. Catherine’s with Mya Wilson sinking 20 points, Sonya Potthoff 16, Zoie Centers 12 and Ella Kletti 11. The Zephyrs erupted for a 91-56 win over

a good Hastings team (10-4) at home Wednesday as they made 26 steals and had 13 players score. Anna Greene hit 20 points and snagged nine rebounds. Wilson logged 17 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and eight assists. Centers hit 15 points (4-for-8 on three’s). Potthoff had 12 points and seven assists, and Kletti 12 points. Lilly Nuytten netted 23 for Hastings. Mahtomedi triumphed 82-68 over Hill-Murray (6-6) on Friday evening. Kletti tallied 22 points, Centers 20, Greene 17 and Potthoff 12. Potthoff distributed 10 assists. Ella Runyan hit 22 points for the Pioneers.

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Boys basketball: Mahtomedi downs three opponents The Mahtomedi Zephyrs collected three wins in four days last week, improving to 7-4 with four straight wins overall. “We really are playing great team defense by communicating and putting good pressure on our opponents,” coach Keith Newman said, “and our rebounding was outstanding, with double digit advantages in all three games. Guys are hustling and covering for each other very well.” Mahtomedi won 89-63 at Hastings (1-12) on Wednesday, led by Owen Carlson with 27 points and Cole Armitage with 17. The Zephyrs cruised 71-33 against Hill-Murray (2-12) as AJ McCleery netted 16 points, Carlson 15, Armitage 12 and Jordan Hull 11. They fended off Academy of Holy Angels 83-78 at home Saturday, powered by Carlson with 28 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and McCleery with 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals. Armitage added 16 points. Rob Issa led the Stars (7-8) with 30 points.

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BEAR’LY OPEN COMMUNITY DANCE

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When: 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4 Where: White Bear Country Inn, Details: Dance to the music of Wild Cat Combo while raising money for the food shelf. Hors d’ Oeuvres and cash bar available with specialty drinks, fundraising games and prizes. Tickets $10 each. Contact: bearlyopen.org

BEAR’LY OPEN XV

When: 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Where: White Bear Lake at Ramsey County Beach Details: Play golf on frozen White Bear Lake using a tennis ball and anything that can propel it – golf clubs, hockey sticks, tennis rackets, etc. Groups encouraged to dress in costume. Sponsor tents back this year with activities and treats. Tickets $35 each. Fundraiser for the White Bear Lake Food Shelf also includes online auction. Contact: bearlyopen.org

MIDWINTER FAMILY FUN

When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Where: Belwin Conservancy, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton Details:View the stars and moon with Minnesota Astronomical Society members, meet a raptor, and enjoy arts/ ecological activities and a campfire with s-mores. $10/car. Contact: 651-436-5189 or belwin.org

LUNCH FOR SENIORS

When: noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F

When: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9; also available on Zoom Thursday, Feb. 10 Where: Boatworks Commons Community Room, 4495 Lake Ave. S., White Bear Lake Details: Discussion about the League of Women Voters’ position on fire arms, which was developed from a 1990 study. Updates may be adopted by consensus. See website for details and how to join online meeting. Contact: lwv-wbla.org

“AN EVENING WITH ELLA & HAROLD”

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 11-27. Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Lakeshore Players performs a cabaret that explores one of the most iconic partnerships in jazz history. Tickets $25-$30. Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers.org

SWEETHEART DANCE

When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Children can spend a special evening with a sweetheart. Dance to music by a DJ, selfie station, face/arm painting, craft tables and refreshments. Pizza available for a fee. $15/child; adults free. Contact: 651-407-2018 or communityed. mahtomedi.k12.mn.us

WINTER MARKET AT THE HISTORIC Courthouse

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 Where: Historic Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St., Stillwater Details: Stillwater Farmer’s Market at the Couthouse the second Saturday of the month through April. Public tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. will note be held during the market. Contact: 651-275-7075 or co.washington. mn.us/parks

GUIDED BIRD HIKE

When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 Where: Pine Point Regional Park, 11900 Norell Ave. M., Stillwater Details: Learn to identify the birds that call the St. Croix Valley home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with the guide. Call to register. Free with parking permit. Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington. mn.us/parks

FULL MOON HIKE OR SKI AT PINE POINT PARK

When: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 Where: Pine Point Regional Park, 11900 Norell Ave. M., Stillwater Details: Glide or hike across the snow on the serene landscape of Pine Point Regional Park under the light of the full moon. Meet at trailhead kiosk. Equipment not provided. Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington. mn.us/parks

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When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Carol Henderson will present on the topic: “Hummingbirds of the Americas.” 6 p.m. social hour; 7 p.m. program. Also available by Zoom. Contact: mahtomedigardenclub.org

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White Bear Events and The Rotary Club of White Bear Lake send a special THANK YOU to all our supporters who made these events a huge success! WE APPRECIATE YOU! Thank You Sponsors! Premier Sponsor White Bear Mitsubishi

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Thank You Auction Donors! Bill Foussard - WBCI/Rudy’s Redeye Grill Barb Graf - Olsen Theilen CPAs & Advisors Greg and Sandy Bartz Eric Hendrickson - Mahtomedi Liqour Barrel Craig and Gloria Drake John Kenyon Charlie Moore Cha Robert Thomas - Lakeshore Players Theatre Carol Nelson Nora Slawik Nino Nardecchia - Ninosnotecards.com Alley Carlson - Sherwin-Williams Derrek Skeie Tim Fortier - Kowalski's of White Bear Lake Marc Sieber - Wow 1Day Painting Flicker Meats Bryan Belisle

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A perfect storm of construction heads to south Mahtomedi It could be difficult for residents in the southern part of Mahtomedi to find a way in or out of their neighborhood this summer. Citizens keeping a close eye on construction plans swirling around the city are bracing themselves for a perfect storm of construction in the area of Lincolntown Avenue and Old Wildwood Road. The Mahtomedi City Council at its Jan. 18 meeting gave the green light to the Lincolntown Avenue storm drainage project, which will install a storm sewer system under the road to drain the large pond lying south of the old Lakeside Club. Before, during or after Lincolntown Avenue is excavated to install the storm sewer piping, a large four-story apartment complex could be headed for the parcel currently occupied by the vacant Lakeside Club at the corner of Old Wildwood Road and Lincolntown Avenue. Although this development is at the early stages and still needs Planning Commission and council approval, the developers’ goal is to start construction this summer. In addition, an even bigger road construction project impacting a much larger portion of Mahtomedi is scheduled this summer for one of the main arteries out of town — Wildwood Road, aka County Road 12, or Highway 244. Construction will involve the entire roadway, from Century Avenue all the way down to Veterans Memorial Park. Council passed a resolution receiving the feasibility report of the consulting engineer and calling for a public improvement hearing concerning the CSAH 12 street improvement project. The public hearing will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at City Hall. The state of Minnesota is turning over jurisdiction of Wildwood Road to Washington County. The county will undertake a complete $7 million makeover as part of the turnback project. Mahtomedi will contribute approximately $300,000 of the costs, using money from its enterprise funds

and through assessments. Construction will include pavement rehabilitation, new concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer modifications, trail and sidewalk extensions and improvements, and pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. Pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements include a signal and crosswalks at the intersection with Wedgewood Drive; crosswalks with median refuges at Aldi’s, Ridge Way and View Road/Old Wildwood Road; a connection to the Lake Links Trail;

project. Design will move forward now that council approved WSB’s engineering services proposal for the work. The cost of engineering design is not to exceed $32,500. The firm proposes to complete the design by spring — in time to start construction during the summer and fall of this year. The waters of Pond 80 expanding across Lincolntown Avenue could become a vision of the past, after council approved the proposal from WSB for engineering services for

The goal of the project is to reduce those stormwater pumping needs by constructing a storm sewer that allows Pond 80 to drain east across Lincolntown Avenue and north to Pond 83, before the existing storm sewer system conveys it to White Bear Lake. wider paved shoulders along the causeway; dedicated left turn lanes for motorists turning onto Ridge Way, Old Wildwood Road, Birchwood Road and Lincolntown Avenue; narrower travel lanes, which is known to have a calming effect on traffic speeds; stormwater treatment at Lost Lake; and new pavement, signing and striping throughout the project. Following the Feb. 15 public hearing, the final design is due by March. Washington County will open bids in early April and award contracts in early May. Construction is expected to start in the summer and end this fall. The assessment hearing is likely to take place in October, after construction is complete. In other infrastructure news from the Jan. 18 meeting: Something is finally being done about the eroded ditch on Greenwood Street. The city’s engineering firm, WSB, completed the Greenwood ditch erosion and volume control study earlier this year and will now provide plans and specifications, project management and construction observation for the

the Lincolntown Avenue drainage improvement project. During the heavy rain years ending last summer, the city ran pumps and hoses from one pond to another in attempt to keep the waters of Pond 80, located behind the former Lakeside Club, off the road. The goal of the project is to reduce those stormwater pumping needs by constructing a storm sewer that allows Pond 80 to drain east across Lincolntown Avenue and north to Pond 83, before the existing storm sewer system conveys it to White Bear Lake. The project will include repairing and replacing sunken curbing and guard rail, and addressing slope failures along Lincolntown Avenue where flooding took place. In yet more stormwater news, the city has hired an engineer to complete tasks associated with retaining its storm water permit. Each year, the city renews its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). This is preceded by a variety of tasks such as

recordkeeping of illicit discharges, preparing an annual report for the MPCA, training staff to avoid illicit discharge into the storm sewer system, educating the public on how to avoid illicit discharges into the storm sewer system, writing articles about storm sewer care in the city newsletter and conducting an annual public hearing. The city’s engineering firm, WSB, will take care of all of these tasks in 2022 for $13,430. The city had budgeted $15,000 for these services in 2022. The city pays its bills for all the construction done around the city. On Jan. 18, council approved construction pay voucher No. 5 (final) for $58,004.59 to North Valley Inc. for the 2021 street improvement project. Sometimes it is the private property owners who do the constructing. Council approved the request of a property owner at 142 Locust Street for a variance to allow a decrease in the required front yard setback for the purpose of constructing an addition to the home, as well as a detached garage. The front yard setback is required to be 30 feet, but 22 feet is requested. The desire to increase space to make the home livable is definitely reasonable, City Planner Hannah Rybak said. The Planning Commission at its Jan. 12 meeting unanimously recommended approval of the variance with no conditions. Neighbors on either side and across street from the property have signed an application form indicating support. Due to the requirements of best government data practices, council directed the city attorney to seek an advisory opinion from the Department of Administration about whether the Minnesota Bowhunters Resource Base must allow the release of hunters’ names under the Government Data Practices Act. The council next meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road. Loretta B. Harding is a contributing writer for Press Publications. She can be reached at news@presspubs.com or 651-407-1200.

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What to expect at your local precinct caucus BY CORINNE STREMMEL STAFF WRITER

Renee Dietz has voted in every election since she was 18, but one aspect of the political process that remained a mystery was the caucus. “It wasn’t until about 10 years ago that I attended my first caucus. I wanted to see how the process worked because I was getting frustrated with some of the decisions happening at the state Capitol, especially in education, so I wanted to find out how these decisions were being made,” Dietz said. Dietz, who is now a member of the Senate District 38 committee and part of the outreach committee, wants her community to know that attending a caucus isn’t as scary as it seems. “I always thought it was these very involved party officials, or that you needed a special invite to go, but really it’s just my neighbors, who are likeminded to me, talking about issues that are important to them,” Dietz said. The chair of Senate

District 38 BPOU (Basic Political Operating Units), Andrew Cravero, described the precinct caucus as the absolute beginning of the political process. Though caucuses vary for each party, each caucus follows similar guidelines. Members of each precinct are invited to the caucus of their political party at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 to share their political concerns and opinions with other members of their precincts. Caucuses must happen on the same night at the same time, but will occur at different locations around the state. This year, the Republican caucuses will remain in person, but the Democrats will offer a contactless caucus where members can still attend in person but send in electronic resolution forms if they’d rather participate remotely. To learn more about how to participate remotely, visit caucus.dfl.org Andrea West, the chair of Senate District 38 for the DFL, explains that caucuses are much more of a casual event than many people expect.

WHITE BEAR AREA AND VADNAIS HEIGHTS CAUCUS LOCATIONS: Senate District 38 / House District 38B: • Republican precinct caucus: Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm Street, Lino Lakes • DFL precinct caucus: Central Middle School, 4857 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake Senate District 39 / House District 39B: • Republican precinct caucus: Stillwater Area High School: 5701 Stillwater Blvd. • DFL precinct caucus: Stillwater Middle School, 523 W. Marsh Street

Senate District 42 / House District 42B: • Republican precinct caucus: Vadnais Heights Elementary School, 3645 Centerville Road • DFL precinct caucus: This will be a contactless caucus.To learn how to participate go to dfl.org/caucus. Senate District 43 / House District 43A: • Republican precinct caucus: White Bear Lake High School South Campus, 3551 McKnight Road N. • DFL precinct caucus: Mahtomedi High School, 8000 75th Street N.

and Republican conventions in the spring. “I would tell people to not be intimidated by the process. We use all these fancy words like precincts and BPOUs, and that can sometimes be confusing,” Cravero said. For those attending a caucus for the first time, West recommends going with a neighbor or a friend to make the process a little less intimidating. Similarly, Cravero suggests researching the issues you care about ahead of time and doing some reading on each of the candidates in attendance. Attendees can choose how much or how little they

“The caucus is a very grassroots practice. It’s quite literally a meeting with neighbors about what you want to see happen in your community, and you get an idea of which candidates are there to represent you,” West said. Attendees can expect to show up to their party’s caucus, sign in, socialize with members of their party, vote on precinct officers like the chair and co-chair and propose resolutions to be considered by the party. Anyone over the age of 18 is allowed to propose resolutions. Topics that are discussed at the caucus will eventually be brought to the Democratic

want to participate in their local caucus and still leave knowing they’ve done their part in the political process. “I remember the first time I went to a caucus, I did a lot of observing, but by the time I attended the second caucus, I actually brought forth a resolution, which helped me learn a lot about the political process. It’s everyday people who just want to get involved. It’s all about getting to be heard and bringing up issues that are important to you,” Dietz said. Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached at lowdownnews@presspubs. com or 651-407-1226.

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Get to know your local squirrels BY CORINNE STREMMEL STAFF WRITER

When you look out in your backyard and spot the unmistakable bushy tail darting across the lawn, you may not realize it, but you’re getting a look at an important member of Minnesota’s ecology. Squirrels’ friendly dispositions offer more than just a chuckle for us backyard observers: watching squirrels is a helpful way to learn about our environment and instill an appreciation for nature. As Scott Noland of the Minnesota DNR explained, “They’re kind of a gateway species into the environmental world that people get to see pretty frequently.” Gray, red, fox, ground and two species of flying squirrels can be found yearround throughout the state. While gray squirrels are probably the ones you’ve seen digging up lawns and misappropriating birdseed, here’s a short guide to spotting each of the six different species found in Minnesota. The Eastern gray squirrel is the most common squirrel seen in the northeast metro. They’re known for their bushy tails, which are about 8 to 10 inches in length, or

roughly the same length as their bodies. The gray squirrel can be spotted in hardwood forests, wooded parks and residential areas. Gray squirrels are some of the few animals that thrive in areas where houses break up natural woodlands. The flying squirrel is more elusive than the other species. This nocturnal squirrel can “fly,” thanks to a fold of skin spanning from its front to hind feet. When their legs are outstretched, their skin turns into a planing surface that allows them to take “flight” as far as 50 feet. There are two species of flying squirrel in Minnesota: the Southern flying squirrel and the Northern flying squirrel. They can be spotted by their brown bug-eyes, olive-brown backs and white bellies, and their silky soft fur. “We do get some calls about them in the northeast metro. People will call in and say they saw a flying squirrel, which is really cool. Some people might see them if they’re doing tree removal or they’re just seeing them during their dawn and dusk hours,” said Noland. The fox squirrel isn’t as common as the gray squirrel, but they make themselves known by their large size. Fox squirrels can weigh up to 3 pounds and range from 20

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to 24 inches in length. Their tails measure about 10 inches in length. Fox squirrels can be found in the northeast metro, but they’re most common in the western part of the state. The red squirrel — otherwise known as the pine squirrel — is Minnesota’s noisiest species of squirrel. These squirrels have a tendency to chatter while humans are nearby. They have a rust-red back and tail and a white belly. The name “pine squirrel” comes from their habitat of coniferous woods throughout the nation’s snowbelt and into the mountainous regions of

Canada. The 13-lined ground squirrel is commonly known as the Minnesota gopher. These ground squirrels can be spotted skittering across the state’s grasslands and have taken over agricultural lands as well. The eponymous squirrel has exactly 13 stripes on its back and has golden fur, just like its famous namesake, the University of Minnesota’s mascot, Goldy Gopher. These six species have a number of ways to make it through the harsh Minnesota winter. To preserve energy, they limit their time of activity in the winter. They don’t hibernate like other animals, but they tend to stay within the confines of their nest when the temperatures drop. “During the really cold times, they’ll stay up in their nest with other squirrels so they have additional body heat,” Noland said. Like humans, squirrels will shiver when they’re cold. Their layer of thick fur also helps them stay warm in extremely low temperatures. In autumn, squirrels begin building up their fat reserves and collecting and storing their food for the winter in tree cavities. Noland explains that to humans, it might feel like squirrels don’t have enough food to

survive the winter. “We tell folks there is plenty of food for them in the natural environment for these critters to live here. That’s how they’ve been able to survive.” Backyard feeding has led to an abundance of squirrels in the metro, but Noland recommends keeping wildlife wild. However, if you do have the urge to feed your backyard residents, it is best to research your city’s ordinances before feeding. Squirrels remain prolific in the northeast metro and, unlike other wildlife in Minnesota, there haven’t been any disease-related incidences in the squirrel population. Since squirrels thrive in urban and suburban environments, there are plenty of opportunities for humans to learn more about their fellow Minnesota residents. “It’s a way that people are learning about them and instilling a kind of value and land ethic and concern, plus an interest in wildlife too,” Noland noted. “And of course, they’re pretty fun and comical too.” Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached at lowdownnews@presspubs. com or 651-407-1226.

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