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Generous gift secures naming rights for new theater

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Lakeshore Players Theatre will have a new moniker on its soon-to-be-constructed performing arts center.

A $2.75 million gift from a Chicago-based foundation has secured naming rights to the new theater planned for the city's Arts District. The marquee will display the name “Hanifl Performing Arts Center” with “Home of Lakeshore Players Theatre and Children's Performing Arts” in smaller letters underneath.

Paul Hanifl, a vice president of business development for a Chicago health care manufacturing company, and his wife, Suzanne Hanifl, started the foundation about 20 years ago. Their daughter, Sharon Hanifl-Lee, is a Hugo resident and board member of the Children's Performing Arts Center (CPA), a nonprofit currently based in Forest Lake.

The name may ring a bell for area residents who have attended youth soccer and lacrosse games at Hanifl Fields in Hugo. The park was named for the family after the foundation awarded $500,000 to Hugo

for a park shelter and athletic fields in 2010.

Hanifl-Lee said the foundation's mission is to support communities through programs promoting environmental awareness, conservation, education, the arts and sciences, health and physical fitness.

“My parents have been blessed with success,” noted Hanifl-Lee, foundation vice president, “and we feel this success should be shared with the community.”

Her involvement with the CPA and seeing its impact on SEE HANIFL GIFT, PAGE 8A

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Sitting down to talk about the gift are, from left, Lakeshore Players Theatre Artistic Director Ben Ratkowski; Kari Bullion, president of the Children’s Performing Arts; Sharon Hanifl-Lee, CPA board member and foundation director; and Rob Thomas, Lakeshore managing director.

From blue to green; phosphorus loading a concern with augmentation

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

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A flowering of spring arrangements Maddie Kasel gathers flower arrangements at White Bear Floral Shop and Greenhouse Friday, April 14. The greenhouse was filled with a variety of colorful plants and bouquets that had been prepared for churches and local residents prior to the Easter holiday weekend.

The family-owned and operated floral shop will be celebrating 85 years of business this year.

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Pumping 2 billion gallons of water from Vadnais Lake into Commercial Bay would raise the lake about 2 feet.

The cost to transport that water 5 miles through a 24-inch pipe would be about $48 million.

Those figures were provided by SEH Design-Build to stakeholders April 13 in a meeting called by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at City Hall.

The company is a subsidiary to SEH, a Vadnais Heights engineering firm familiar with augmentation systems, and the only one to sign a contract with the DNR to do a design-build proposal.

A two-stage approach is part of the SEH plan that draws Mississippi river water from Vadnais Lake. The pipeline would travel beneath Goose Lake Road (County Road 14) and tunnel under major intersections at County Road E, I-35E, Highway 61 and White Bear Avenue, eventually extending 2,500 feet offshore.

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Church rummage sale hits 114-year mark Longtime area resident June Smith reminisced about her 15 years as chair of the First Presbyterian Church rummage sales. “I believe our rummage sales have provided a real service to people in our area who have real struggles and need our bargain merchandise,” she said.

The 153-year-old church in White Bear Lake has conducted one or two sales per year for the past 113 years.

After a one-year lapse, the sale will resume April 27 – 29 with several changes as Smith passes the leadership to Carla Nielsen.

“We’ve heard over and over that we have the best-organized sale our customers have ever attended,” Smith

remarked. Nielsen will have a whole storage room of Smith’s sorting boxes, table signs, jewelry racks, directional signs and more to choose from as the sale moves from 11 rooms on three floors to one accessible main floor.

The sale at First Presbyterian Church will also feature new hours and new bargain-day discounts. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 28; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29.

Saturday bargains will include a buyone-get-one-free offer and a 90 percent discount the last hour of the sale. No furniture, TVs, computers or stereos will be offered at this year’s sale.

Other household items, clothing, toys,

jewelry, books, shoes, purses, appliances, gift items and much more will be for sale at bargain prices.

Norma Lowrie of White Bear Lake started the rummage sale jewelry department 20 years ago, organizing and pricing items. Her son Bill, an online antique dealer, has helped identify valuable pieces among the donated items. Great finds have included a nickel silver belt buckle with faux turquoise stones that sold for $60; an onyx and diamond ring brought $95.

Other valuable pieces were two diamond rings, two cameos, two watches at $100 each, and other valuable brooches and belt buckles. Fantastic bargain discoveries can be found at this sale.

Every year some mysterious item shows up at the rummage sale. Volunteer saleswoman Dorothy Suchor says, “We put a sign on these objects that reads, ‘Free to anyone who can guess what this gadget is used for,’ but we never gave one away.”

Half of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to Solid Ground, a White Bear Lake organization that houses and provides a helping hand to those working their way out of poverty.

The other half will be used for other mission needs throughout the year.

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In this drawing of a two-sheet option, the existing facility is on the left side with “White Bear Lake Sports Center” next to the doors. The new sheet would be on the right side with the wood beams and bear paw logo. The White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association is pushing for a second sheet.

Revamping Sports Center comes down to need vs. want

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Users of the city-owned Sports Center have heard the lament before: The facility is starting to show its age.

The refrigeration system is using more freon than in past years and like an old beater car, could leave stakeholders stranded at any moment. Freon is the R22 refrigerant used to make ice at the arena. The chemical is being phased out for environmental reasons and is expensive to replace.

So the question of late asked by those with something to lose, is what should be done about the facility and how much will it cost?

At this time, only two parties seem to care: the city and the skating community, pointed out Mark Burch, White Bear Lake’s public works director. “We don’t see anyone else stepping up,” he said.

The White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association (WBLAHA) has stepped up, spending almost $10,000 for an engineering study to put a number on a facelift.

“Hockey has a long tradition in this town,” noted WBLAHA President Kevin McFarlane, who remembered playing a team from Japan in the Sports Center as a pee-wee.

“The place is done,” he stated. “We

but that complicates the timing, she have 900 members and we’re cramsaid, since the ice system could abruptming kids on hippodrome ice. We ly fail. don’t have outside ice and we can’t depend on it.

At this point, staff is comfortable “To save the hockey association, proposing a 50-50 cost share with the we need this rink, and we need two hockey association for one sheet of ice, sheets of ice. This is a need, not a Richter said, which is something the want. I’m going to beat the drum. If council must decide soon. we lose this, it will diminish what If the decision is made to upgrade the we’re attracting into this city.” facility, it must be made by July 25 for McFarlane represented a 2018 project to happen. the hockey association The phase one, or oneat an April 10 workshop sheet, plan, would cost with City Council memabout $3.8 million, accordbers, staff, and other ing to the engineering interested parties to study. That would include discuss options for the a new roof, refrigera27-year-old ice arena. The tion system, better LED goal is to extend its life lighting, insulation and for another 30 years. landscaping.

City Manager Ellen “It would be the same Richter noted that staff structure with a facelift,” has had “very inforsaid Ed Zepeda, senior mal” conversations with account manager with various groups about a McKinstry, the consulting Ellen Richter second sheet of ice, basfi rm hired by the hockey City Manager ketball courts and a new association. “The bones of senior center as part of the building are fi ne. We the upgrades. would be preserving the asset with a Whether the school district joins in focus on energy reduction.” the discussion is an unknown at this The annual energy savings, he addpoint, especially with a change in ed, would be about $29,000. leadership.

The ice plant would be replaced with “All I can say is there is interest,” an ammonia-based system, which is Richter told the group. A “comprehenmore efficient, added Pierre Khalil, sive conversation” with the district is engineer and program manager. “It’s a expected in 2018 regarding facilities, 25- to 30-year solution.”

“Staff is comfortable proposing a 5050 cost share with the hockey association for one sheet of ice.”

How the city would fi nance the project will be discussed at a future workshop. There are internal loans available to tap that would not raise the tax levy and a Mighty Duck allocation may be available from the Amateur Sports Commission to offset some of the cost.

Councilman Doug Biehn said he’s received no public input on using taxpayer dollars to upgrade the arena; something the city manager hopes will change once residents hear about proposed plans.

“But we want only positive feedback,” McFarlane quipped. “All negative feedback can be directed to Mahtomedi.”

In all seriousness, McFarlane is pushing for two sheets of ice; estimated to add another $8 to $12 million to the project, something the full council is not ready to support.

“We’ve been asked to host the state tournament in 2018,” McFarlane said.

“I’d like to host it in White Bear Lake, not Vadnais Heights.”

Councilman Bill Walsh said he would support the 50-50 split for one sheet, as long as the hockey association meets its fundraising goals. “It must be contingent on that,” he said.

According to McFarlane, the association has already fundraised close to $1 million for the project.

“Well,” said Mayor Jo Emerson, “let’s put the pedal to the metal then.”

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Holiday memories

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ne of our favorite Easter memories is the time our daughter was two years old and we told her she needed to go to bed so the Easter Bunny could come while she slept to hide eggs and leave an Easter basket. As my wife turned out the light and went to leave the room, Abbey called out in a little voice, “Mommy, I don’t want that big bunny to come to our house.” I imagine she was terrified at the thought of a giant, clown-like bunny stalking around her room at night.

Growing up, Easter was spent at Grandma’s house. My grandma lived on Stocking Lake just of Park Rapids, MN, and Publisher’s outside she knew how to make each of her four grandkids feel special.

View At Easter she brought out her Carter Johnson ‘Easter lilies,’ pancake-like cookies fi lled with Cool Whip, and had dozens of eggs boiled and ready for us to color. The kitchen table would be coated with newspaper and the mason jars would be lined up ready with vinegar and dye tablets for coloring eggs. Grandma had collected an array of gadgets from egg holders to a variety of tools, as well as shrink wraps, markers and crayons.

My daughter is now in seventh grade and has figured out that if she plays along with the bunny charade she will continue to get a basket of candy. My grandma is gone, and we miss her the most at Easter. As I grew up, I came to appreciate Easter as the celebration of the resurrection of Christ and learned that the real value of the bunny-delivered basket and decorated or candy-fi lled eggs is in the time spent making memories with loved ones. If you are a parent or grandparent, keep up your holiday traditions, and value the time spent with your family yearround.

Break out the helmets I love to see the energy for developing walking and bike trails throughout Anoka, Ramsey and Washington counties. Our family enjoys riding bikes, and the prospect of a safe route around White Bear Lake is exciting. I believe access to trails for hiking and biking benefits us all – even if you don’t partake in the activities, it is safer for drivers and helps your property values.

This is the time of year that bikers hit the streets, and I am reminded how often I still see them, especially kids, skipping the helmet. I’ve been known to stop a kid on a bike for a friendly lecture about wearing a helmet. My brother was hit by a car while riding a bike, and my own helmetless experience on a skateboard led to four days at St. John’s Hospital with road rash, a skull fracture and a concussion.

Parents — if you allow your kid to ride a bike, skateboard, scooter, razor, rollerblade, skate, wear wheelies or anything that moves, please make it a requirement that they wear a helmet or they don’t get to ride. If you want your kids to wear sunscreen, then a helmet should be a no-brainer.

This is also a time to remind drivers to put your cell phone down and keep your eyes peeled for our kids riding around town. Maybe leave the house early so you don’t feel pressured to speed. We all can be reminded by the ad campaign for putting that phone down. Responding to a text or reading a Facebook post is not worth ruining lives, including your own, if you hit someone.

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Legislators approaching home stretch

egislators are now headed for the home stretch. Our main mission is to prepare a balanced state budget as required by our Constitution, and get it done

by May 22.

We have been quite busy — weeks of committee hearings, area meetings, dozens of visits in our community and at the Capitol, hundreds of emails and letters, and more.

This input helped shape various budLegislator get proposals that passed the Senate and House.

Lingo In addition to Chuck Wiger the state budget, we expect to take action ti on a capital it investment bill addressing many needed projects in Minnesota, particularly in higher education. I’m sponsoring proposals for facility improvements for Century College, and also seeking funds to complete the Lake Links trail around White Bear Lake.

My highest priority is education.

The Senate recently acted on the E-12 public education bill. It is disappointing that with a $1.65 billion surplus, the bill that passed invests only $300 million into public education.

This investment falls short of what we need to do for Minnesota students and families. School districts need a healthy increase in their per-pupil funding formula to keep up with inflation. The bill that passed the Senate was an investment of less than half of Gov. Dayton’s $709-million education proposal.

While there is some money in the bill for voluntary pre-kindergarten programs, it does not come close

to meeting the demand. Funding quality pre-K programs is the best strategy for giving kids the early start they need to read by third grade and graduate from high school on time.

The bill does include grant money to fund a program that I authored that will help students in eighth and ninth grade transition to high school. The White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi and North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school districts will receive funds to assist students navigate the transition.

Another measure that took a solid seven hours of debate was the $900 million tax bill. The legislation includes two proposals that I authored.

One will give property tax relief to the surviving spouses of disabled veterans. Another provision brings estate tax relief and moves Minnesota into conformity with federal regulations.

The Health and Human Services bill includes funding for our most vulnerable citizens and led to passionate statements on the Senate floor. The legislation cuts $335 million from public programs and masks the severity of the cuts through shifts and gimmicks. The legislation uses one-time money for ongoing programs, and shifts payments out into the future.

A particularly contentious floor debate took place during a Senate session that began at 7 p.m. after a long day of hearings. Three major budget bills covering jobs, state government and the environment received a vote that night. The state government debate grew heated as senators debated the arbitrary 7.

5 percent cuts to every state agency. One positive development was that an unexpected amendment to

protect Minnesotans’ online privacy rights passed with bipartisan support. The measure was a timely reaction to Congress repealing online privacy rights and allowing Americans’ information to be sold.

Debate on the Environment Bill drew some of the sharpest criticism. The measure exempts hundreds of thousands of acres of land from the state’s buffer law, putting Minnesota’s water quality at increased risk for pollution.

The House and Senate agreement on reinsurance – a bill that spends $543 to temporarily “fix” the health insurance individual market also passed, despite significant opposition. The concern is that this is an expensive one-time fix that doesn’t guarantee lower health insurance premiums.

The Senate also reconsidered the REAL ID bill, which passed with bipartisan support.

Senators also voted on and approved a $400 million transportation bill. The money to fund this bill is shifted from the general fund – a move that is unsustainable. Transit funding is also completely left out of the bill and this could mean cuts to existing bus line routes.

When senators return to the Capitol on April 18, conference committees will begin to reconcile differences between the House and Senate budget and policy bills. Governor Dayton will be actively involved in negotiations.

Ultimately, we will need to reach compromises. I pledge to do my best to actively listen and seek consensus so we can move on for the best interests of our great area and state.

Sen. Chuck Wiger represents District 43 in the Minnesota Senate.

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ast September, we let you know that fall is the best time for lawn care. With a few important tasks to fi nish this spring, you’ll have a summer of sun, fun and low-maintenance lawn care.

Most folks start spring with a crabgrass pre-emergent. We’ve already hit the early-optimum soil temperature for that application, but try to hold off until mid-April.

Putting it down too early means that in six weeks you’ll probably have to add another half-application to make it through the summer.

Don’t use weed and feed products.

Pre-emergent crabgrass preventer can go on when the soil is much colder. Fertilizer needs the soil to be warmer. Fertilize too early and it runs off or through the soil. Both products need to be watered in after they are applied.

For spring broadleaf treatment, identify the weed. While it’s still small, hand-pull or spot-treat with an appropriate post-emergent weed killer.

Don’t paint your lawn with weed killer. Always read and follow label directions.

Fertilizer has a grade, such as “240-12” telling you the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that are in the bag. A grade with a ratio of 4-0-2 is generally adequate most lawns. If 35 Gardener’s for to 50 percent of the is “insoluble” Grapevine nitrogen nitrogen, that’s great because it’s slow Kim Sullivan release. A soil test from the U of M will help you decide if other nutrient additives are needed.

Grass uses additional nitrogen in the fall, putting down its deepest roots and storing energy for the spring.

Put down 2/3 of your annual nitrogen application in the fall. Add the last 1/3 of nitrogen around Memorial Day —

With crabgrass and other weeds controlled, and lawns fertilized, watered and mowed, you are all set to enjoy the growing season. that gives the grass enough energy to get through the summer. Many lawns do fi ne with 3 pounds of nitrogen per year, 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet of lawn in the fall and 1 pound per 1,000 square feet in the spring. (A 20 pound bag of 24-0-12 fertilizer has about 1 pound of nitrogen in 4 pounds of fertilizer. If your lawn is 4,000 square feet, use 8 pounds of fertilizer.)

Wait to mow until it’s up, green and growing. For most grass types, 3 – 3.5 inches or taller is good. Take off only 1/3 of the blade at a time. Leave clippings on the lawn to save one fertilizer application per year, keep the soil cooler, and improve the soil.

Water about an inch every 10 days or so. Break yourself of the habit of running the sprinklers every day.

Let the soil get fairly dry between

watering, but not so dry that the crown (which produces new shoots of grass) dies. Seeing footprints on the lawn when you walk on it is an excellent signal to water.

With crabgrass and other weeds controlled, and lawns fertilized, watered and mowed, you are all set to enjoy the growing season.

Anoka Master Gardeners welcome you to visit our website: http:// anokamastergardeners.org/ for information on many gardening topics, including: Plant Sale, May 1617; Diagnostic Clinics, starting May 17; Landscape for Life classes, May 17June 21; Walks in the Garden, starting June 14.

Kim Sullivan is an Extension Master Gardener in Anoka County.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Trash leaving a message I walk daily, and I pick up trash almost daily. In an attempt to refrain from harshly judging my fellow humans, I subscribe to the thought that most trash along the roadways must certainly fly from the rear of trash and recycling trucks.

And that is assuredly the case for some items. I am quite sure Jack did not purposely deposit a piece of his junk mail a half a mile away on Bob’s lawn. However, yesterday, a new thought occurred to me. The vast percentage of the trash I retrieve is cigarette cartons, wrappings and butts; fast food and drink wrappings from drive-through restaurants and gas stations; and empty alcohol containers. I rarely find drink containers for expensive coffee, Kombucha or green tea smoothies, nor from good quality salads, soups and sandwiches. I wonder if people who choose food and drink with little nutritional value, those who smoke, those who drink and drive, those who care little for their bodies, might they also care little for our environment?

Is the trash talking to us?

Taffy Benson Dellwood

Omnibus bill contains major cut to bus service Whether you drive a car, take the bus, or carpool to work each day, you should care about the transportation proposals being considered by the Minnesota Legislature.

The House Transportation Omnibus Bill contains cuts to Metro Transit that will blow its budget deficit from $74 million over the next two years to $125 million. At a time when the state has a $1.6 billion budget surplus, legislators are considering cuts that will force a 40 percent reduction in basic bus service.

A cut in bus service of this size will literally put thousands more cars on the road every day, adding to rush hour congestion everywhere. Forty percent of downtown Minneapolis workers take the bus every day; in Saint Paul that number is almost 30 percent. That’s a lot more cars crisscrossing the

metro region each day to get to work.

While transit can’t eliminate congestion, it can ease it a lot.

At rush hour, a single bus can take 40 cars off the road. Multiply that by the 58 urban local routes and the 63 express routes serving our region, and that’s a lot of cars removed from the congestion equation.

Better yet, think of all the people who drive to a Park & Ride to then take the bus to work. In our region, there are more than 15,000 Park & Ride spaces for those looking to ride a bus.

These cuts are going against all of the advice being given to legislators. Every major business group in the region, including the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Twin West Chambers have backed proposals supporting more investment in transit. A dozen CEOs from Fortune 500 companies headquartered here have urged lawmakers to expand our transit system, not cut it.

It’s difficult to understand why lawmakers are ignoring the business community and the cutting this essential service. If you are concerned about your commute to work or other transportation needs, now is the time to contact your legislator and make your voice heard.

Sandy Rummel Metropolitan Council Member District 11, representing Vadnais Heights, Oakdale, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, Gem Lake, Lino Lakes, Hugo, and Centerville

Lake litigation fee on city water bill I just received my utility bill from the city of White Bear Lake. I am charged $4 for “lake litigation recovery fee.” How on earth, in good conscience, can a city join the DNR in litigation against doing something to bring back the city’s namesake lake? And then expect me to help pay for it?

In 1908, my grandfather took a job, traveling by train, selling meat for Hormel. When he heard we were going to relocate to St. Paul in 1961, he said we should look for housing in White Bear Lake, which he said was, “A beautiful lake and town.” The lake was admired

by Mark Twain. In his book, “Life on the Mississippi,” Twain wrote, “The beautiful falls of Minnehaha are sufficiently celebrated — they do not need a lift from me, in that direction. The White-bear Lake is less known. It is a lovely sheet of water, and is being utilized as a summer resort by the wealth and fashion of the State. It has its club-house, and its hotel, with the modern improvements and conveniences; its fine summer residences; and plenty of fishing, hunting, and pleasant drives. There are a dozen minor summer resorts around about St. Paul and Minneapolis, but White-bear Lake is the resort.”

What do you think Mark Twain would have to say about White Bear Lake if he were to see it now? We have muskrat houses along the shore and 20-foot-tall cottonwood trees in the water. Ramsey County’s swimming beach hasn’t been open in years. The only reason for the temporary higher water is not because the city or DNR has done anything to remedy the problem. It is simply because we had the most rainfall in history last year. We cannot keep pumping water from the aquifer and then flush it down the Mississippi River and not expect it to have an effect on the level of White Bear Lake.

Even Mark Twain knew White Bear Lake was a true gem. Let’s make sure it is again. Now, can someone please explain why I’m being charged a “lake litigation recovery fee” to have my city fight having a true gem for a lake again, and is it even legal to charge this fee?

Rodney Hoffman White Bear Lake

There’s another hockey player on national team I want to thank you for publishing Bruce Strand’s recent article about AHIHA and the White Bear girls on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing National Hockey team. Our family also participates in the annual hockey camp in Chicago, and it is truly a wonderful experience.

The hockey training is exceptional, but the sense of family, support, and friendship is life-changing for these kids and their parents, too.

Again, thank you for a great article, but Bruce missed one — there’s a White Bear Lake High School student on the men’s national team. Henry Fusco, a sophomore at White Bear Lake, made the team this year and will be playing in the world championships in New York later this month. Henry played JV for White Bear Lake this past season and is the youngest player to make the men’s national team.

Vince Fusco White Bear Lake

Disturbed by muskrat trapping quotes A recent article in your paper quoted several local residents as saying the muskrat population has “exploded” on area lakes, including Birch Lake.

Since I haven’t seen an “explosion” and I live on the street, I decided to put on waders and walk the entire shoreline on N. Birch Lake Boulevard. Not one muskrat in sight in the lake or on the banks. In fact, not a single hut to be found. And no shoreline damage to the road.

Are they in the marsh in Rotary Park? Yes they are, and that is one of the main points of building the nature center. In fact, the city has installed signs describing everything that lives in the park. One sign asks park users to please be considerate of all the animals and aquatic life.

No hunting, fishing or trapping allowed.

So I find it disturbing when a local trapper was quoted at length stating kids should be out there trapping for $3 apiece.

His opinion was kids could learn to be self-reliant and independent. I’m guessing most parents would not be encouraging their children to kill animals for pocket change. Never mind the fact it’s against the law.

And since it is against the law, this should not have even been mentioned in the article.

Betsy Larey White Bear Lake

Residents hoodwinked into ice castle Vadnais Heights residents are being hoodwinked into thinking an ice castle is a good economic turn. Mayor Fletcher

finagled a council resolution for his “pet project,” not visibly part of his campaign.

I went to his presentation. I listened, but failed to find any economic sense. The project has a $500,000 sponsorship budget. However, there were many obvious missing items and the plans are not set. He denied that it would be in competition with the St. Paul ice castle; instead, claimed it would be more successful because we are on the freeway with fewer security issues.

Mayor Fletcher believes his plan will put Vadnais Heights on the map. People attending the Super Bowl would see how “cool” it is to live in Vadnais Heights and want to move here.

They could then buy the castle land. Fletcher tried to convince the attendees that this plan would directly lower the tax base.

That is not how economics works. This project is likely to come in over budget, costing taxpayers before it is done.

There is no way to make an absolute direct connection about lowering the tax base on a one time show.

The plan is speculative. No one knows who will be in the Super Bowl. The “down-south” people could be Green Bay and New England. Who knows if Super Bowl attendees are looking for winter family fun? With the price of tickets I question this.

How many of those “families” are looking to develop business in a city now “on the map?”

I was told it was too late to express my thoughts. The project would be up to the sponsors.

Fletcher implied that I was too young to understand ice castle economics. However, I am old enough to eat from multiple senior menus. This project seems full of semi-retired men appearing to “toot their horns” one last time, without regard to our city’s best interests. Let them spend their own cities’ money.

Under the rules of democracy, I too can toot my horn. I hope others will do so too before Vadnais Heights gets all wet.

Kimberly Westerholm Vadnais Heights

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Deputy-involved shooting under investigation

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

VADNAIS HEIGHTS – A man is dead after an incident involving deputies near Highway 61 and I-694 April 16.

Deputies approached a suspicious RV and car parked near 3250 Fanum Road, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The incident occurred in an industrial area at 9:23 p.m., said Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Sgt. John Eastham.

Four deputies found a male inside the RV and a female inside the car, according to the BCA. A deputy fi red a weapon inside the RV and struck the male.

The male suspect was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul where he was later pronounced dead.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy and formally identify the man and contact family members, according to the BCA. The woman in the car was interviewed and released.

Eastham also clarified that the incident did not occur at the nearest convenience store, Kwik Trip.

Four deputies are on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated by the BCA, which is standard procedure, Eastham added.

BCA investigators are reviewing squad video from the scene and will turn its fi nding over to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office for review. The deputies were not wearing body cameras.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • Theft from a vehicle was reported near Sumac Ridge April 7.

• A Maplewood man, 41, was arrested for violating a domestic abuse no-contact order near Century Avenue N. April 7.

• A White Bear Lake man, 56, was arrested on a warrant near Division Avenue April 8.

• A Vadnais Heights woman, 24, and North St. Paul woman, 23, were arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction of the legal process for being involved in a fi ght in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue April 8.

• A man, 29, was arrested for second-degree DWI near Van Dyke Street and Birch Street April 8. His blood alcohol level was 0.17.

• A male found passed out in a vehicle near Century Avenue was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia April 8.

• A person in the 1700 block of Fourth Street called the police station to report a loud child's toy April 8. The owner of the toy was located and advised.

• Theft of a license plate was reported in the 4600 block of Highway 61 April 9.

• An attempted theft was reported at a business in the 2600 block of County Road E April 10. The attempt was stopped by loss prevention staff.

• An investigation of possible child abuse occurred in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane April 10.

• Theft of a purse was reported in the 1200 block of Gun Club Road April 10. The purse

was later found at another store and all items were recovered.

• An officer removed an unwanted person sleeping on a resident's property in the 1900 block of Eugene Street April 11.

• A broken window was reported in the 2300 block of Lakeaires Boulevard April 11. The suspect, a wild turkey, fled the scene uninjured.

• A driver parked at Lakewood Hills Park was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia April 11.

• Theft of multiple credit cards was reported in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane April 12.

• An Oakdale man, 24, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near Highway 61 and I-694 April 13.

• A White Bear Lake resident was arrested on a DWI warrant near Howard Avenue April 13.

• Vandalism of a vehicle, valued at $750, parked in a driveway near Highway 61 was reported April 13.

• Theft of a catalytic converter from a company van overnight was reported near Linden Avenue April 13.

• A purse was found in the 1300 block of Birch Lake Boulevard S. April 13 and delivered to its owner.

• A hitchhiker too close to the driving lanes near Highway 96 and I-35E was advised and given a courtesy ride to another location.

• A woman, 48, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near Highway 61 and 10th Street. Her blood alcohol level was 0.10.

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

VADNAIS HEIGHTS • A gang box on the roof of a self-storage unit in the 3200 block of Hwy. 61 was rifled between March 25 and March 27 and $2,000 worth of tools and equipment went missing.

• Two adult females were nabbed for shoplifting at Wal-Mart on April Fool’s Day and $222 worth of merchandise was recovered. The 30-year-old out of St. Paul and the 22-year old local were cited and released.

• A teen driver called 911 the afternoon of April 5 as she was being chased through the Wal-Mart parking lot by an irate woman hot on her tail. The 16-year-old girl said she had cut the other driver off by accident and the woman was now chasing her. An arriving deputy stopped the suspect, a 68-year-old local, who said she just wanted to

talk to the teen. The senior was cited for careless driving and ordered to undergo a driver’s evaluation.

• Management of a station in the 3200 block of Hwy. 61 has displayed photos of a serial gas thief who has repeatedly gotten away scot-free after topping off his tank. Employees were told to not turn on the gas pumps for this individual, described as a black male, five-foot-11 with a stocky build and cornrows.

The suspect uses a variety of vehicles with stolen plates and has been recently successful at one Kwik Trip station four times.

• A daughter arriving at her mother's Greenbrier Street townhouse the afternoon of April 6 to take Mom to a medical appointment, found the 86-year-old dead. The death of the woman, who had a history of heart problems, was identified as from “natural causes.”

• A 40-year-old Shoreview woman called 911 the evening of April 8 and said a man had “wrestled her to the ground.” She said the inci-

dent just happened at his house in the 3500 block of Centerville Road and that she had gotten away from her attacker by “spraying him with mace.” Her relationship with the suspect, age 36, was unclear.

Still on the scene, the suspect was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on a charge of “gross-misdemeanor fear of causing bodily harm.”

• From the “they’ll steal anything” department comes the tale of the burglar who broke into a storage unit the afternoon of April 8 at an apartment building in the 1000 block of Birch Lake Boulevard.

A child’s teacup set was taken, according to Mom, who fi ngered a 21-year-old Inver Grove Heights man as a possible suspect.

• Two computers were taken from a storage locker in the same building as noted above, also on the afternoon of April 8. Prowlers apparently cut the lock off the locker, then replaced it with another to hide evidence of the crime. No details

on the computers were provided.

• A Wal-Mart shopper reported the loss of her wallet from her purse located in her cart the afternoon of April 11. The 60-year-old’s credit card was quickly put to work at a hotel, discount store and a restaurant to the tune of $174 before it was canceled.

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP • A 34-year-old local woman who parked her vehicle overnight April 4 in the 1300 block of Birch Lake Boulevard found her window broken the next morning and her purse, containing her credit cards, gone. No suspects.

• Hearing a window breaking at 5:43 a.m. April 5 in the 4300 block of Fisher Lane, a grandson looked out his bedroom window and saw a man taking off from his grandma’s vehicle carrying a guitar case.

“The guitar was worth $200-300,” the 64-year-old woman told a deputy.

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

BIRCHWOOD • A resident on White Pine Lane on April 5 reported items stolen from a vehicle back in December.

• A resident in the 500 block of Wildwood Avenue reported fi nding a pile of mail from various addresses April 5.

GRANT • A resident in the 10000 block of 60th Street Lane N. reported tax information stolen from her mailbox March 30.

• As soon as he leaves the hospital, a Minneapolis man, 44, will be charged with canceled license IPS (inimical to public safety) and third-degree drug possession after Washington County Sheriff's deputies found him slumped over the wheel of his car April 1 on 75th Street N. and

Ideal Avenue N. with a sizable amount of drugs in the vehicle.

• A resident in the 11000 block of Manning Trail N. reported damage to her mailbox April 1.

• A resident in the 11000 block of Lockridge Avenue N. reported fraud April 5.

• A Scandia man, 30, was cited April 5 in the 10000 block of Manning Avenue N. for expired registration.

• A hit-and-run fender bender was reported April 9 on eastbound 75th Street N. and Jamaca Avenue N. after the driver of a white Ford followed too closely and hit the vehicle in front of him.

He got out of his vehicle, apologized to the other motorist, started a short verbal altercation, and then left the scene. Deputies located the registered owner of the vehicle and have left a message for him to follow up with the accident.

MAHTOMEDI • A resident on 72nd Street just east of Glenmar Avenue, reported a drive-by egging to his vehicle at 10:04 p.m. April 1.

• A Mahtomedi man, 18, was cited at 12:53 a.m.

April 2 on Wildwood Road and Stillwater Road for possessing marijuana in a motor vehicle.

• A Braham man, 33, was cited at 1:20 a.m.

April 2 on Stillwater Road and East Avenue for fourth-degree DWI. • A resident in the 70 block of Mahtomedi Avenue reported items missing from a vehicle parked in an underground garage April 5.

• A Maplewood man, 21, was cited at 2:15 a.m.

April 9 in the 3100 block of Century Avenue for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle.

• A resident in the 500 block of Eastgate Parkway on April 9 reported credit card theft and fraud.

PINE SPRINGS • A Minneapolis man, 63, was cited at 1:36 a.m.

April 2 on Highway 36 and Hilton Trail N. for driving after suspension.

• A St. Paul woman, 32, was issued a written warning April 9 on Highway 36 and Hilton Trail for failure to stop at a stop sign.

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New car dealership coming to Highway 61 WHITE BEAR LAKE — Polar Chevrolet is building a new Mazda dealership.

The City Council approved a request by Hawkins Properties LLC for a preliminary plat and conditional use permit for an automobile sales showroom.

According to the city, the dealership will have a 24,000-square-foot footprint and 153 parking stalls on the parcel located at 4095 Highway 61. A variance was also granted to allow three wall signs on the east elevation.

Passersby on Highway 61 know the dealership by its iconic white bear that perches high above the parking lot. Named Paul R. Bear, the giant white statue is 35 feet tall, weighs 5 tons and has held the Chevrolet sign since 1965.

WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL WHITE BEAR LAKE — The City Council conducted the following business at its April 11 meeting: • Awarded contract for 2017 mill and overlay project to Park Construction Company of Minneapolis for $1.85 million. City Engineer Mark Burch said the contract was significantly below the estimate.

• Approved CUP request by the Charleston Event Center, a new venue at 4525 White Bear Pkwy., and a variance for a larger outdoor patio.

• Agreed by a 3-2 vote with the Planning Commission to deny request

by Frattallone's Ace Hardware for two sign variances, but approved a lesser variance to allow a 30-square-foot wall sign. The request would have doubled the signage for the building, according to City Planner Anne Kane.

Councilmen Steve Engstran and Doug Biehn voted no. Kane noted that sign variance requests seem to have "skyrocketed."

• Denied variance request 4-1 by Salon Cheveux to install a 9-squarefoot Aveda sign underneath the business name on the side of the salon's building, 4436 Hwy. 61.

The addition would have exceeded the square footage allowed for a secondary sign. It was noted the

sign could be shrunk a nominal amount to meet code.

• Approved a request by Lakeshore Players Inc. for a one-year extension to an approved sign variance and amendment to an approved conditional use permit (CUP). The theater is amending its CUP to increase the size of the footprint at 4941 Long Ave. to 21,560 square feet to accommodate a children's performing arts area and for changes to exterior building materials.

• Approved amendment to municipal code as it relates to keeping of pigeons and hens. The number of pigeons allowed is increased from 50 to 100. Runs for birds can now be up to 6 feet tall if less than 40 square feet in size.

• Approved fi rst reading of request

by Stuart Dalton, DVM, and Jennifer Docken to rezone 1917 County Road E from R-3, single-family residential, to B-1, neighborhood business, contingent on the sale of property. It was noted the two neighbors have reached an agreement were Dalton would buy Docken's house to expand White Bear Lake Animal Hospital. The second reading is scheduled for May 9.

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AUGMENTATION: Design-build proposal estimates cost at $48 million FROM PAGE 1A

will prohibit the transfer of zebra mussels veligers but the proposal does not guarantee water quality goals, specifically phosphorus level, without further study.

Stage one includes fi nal design and determination of fi nal costs, along with a water quality analysis estimated to cost up to $7.5 million.

Stage two includes construction and startup operations. Larson put the cost for Stage two at $34 million.

“That’s in today’s dollars,” he said.

“It’s very likely this won’t get built this year. We’re projecting $40.5 million if 2024 is the midpoint of construction.”

The proposal includes detailed water fi ltration, alignment layouts, a range of estimated environmental review and permitting costs, detailed construction cost estimates and estimated operating costs.

The design-build is not typical, said DNR Assistant Commissioner Barb Naramore. There is no funding for a project or authorization. Money from the clean water fund in the amount of $150,000 was made available by the 2016 Legislature for three design-build proposals but ultimately, only one fi rm elected to proceed.

“There was a lack of interest from the others,” she noted.

Stipulations that came with the appropriation included assurance that water quality in both lakes is not diminished, including the spread of invasive species or increased phosphorus.

Phosphorus is a nutrient that in excessive concentrations can cause algae blooms, loss of water clarity and other adverse impacts. The higher levels of phosphorus in the river and East Vadnais Lake relative to White Bear Lake are a particular concern.

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This map shows the route a pipeline will take from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. Cost estimates were provided for a design that will pump 6,000 gallons per minute into White Bear Lake non stop for eight months out of the year.

“For every foot of augmentation, expect 0.6 micrograms per liter of phosphorus concentration,” said a limnologist with Wenck Associates, Joe Bischoff. “It’s not a lot but it’s not insignificant.”

Sulfate levels are another concern when transferring river water and can lead to increased mercury content in fi sh, the water quality expert noted.

According to Larson, treating the water beyond basic fi ltration would increase the capital costs of an augmentation project by $23 to $40

million, depending on the technology chosen.

Naramore made it clear at the beginning of the presentation that the DNR is not advocating for augmentation. “We are fulfi lling a directive by the Legislature to request a design-build,” she said. “No project has been authorized or funded at this time.”

When asked the next steps, DNR Section Manager Jason Moekel said the SEH proposal will be sent to Legislative committee chairs and area delegates.

“We’ll presume legislative interest in discussing the report,” added Naramore. “Stay tuned and we’ll see where things go in the remainder of the session.”

Before serious consideration of augmentation, “We need to look carefully at implications for long-term lake health,” Naramore maintained.

“White Bear is a lake that historically has varied over 7 feet. There are important ecological functions that much variation triggers.”

HANIFL GIFT: To date, Lakeshore has received about $8 million in cash and pledges FROM PAGE 1A

youth led to Hanifl-Lee's endorsement of the foundation grant. Her children have all been involved in the Forest Lake performing arts center and the mother of three feels theater is a “life-changing, positive force in their lives.”

“Everything the foundation does is very personal,” she added. “It relates to us in some way.”

Her seventh-grade daughter Maddox, for example, dreams of being on Broadway. “She is a vivacious, outgoing person who loves being on stage,” said Hanifl-Lee. “I called around looking for a theater and someone from CPA called me back. They were doing 'Jungle Book' that year.

We signed her up.”

That introduction eventually led to Hanifl-Lee joining the CPA board of directors and helping

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the program grow. Her children attend the Lakes International Language Academy in Forest Lake.

“The CPA is an incredible program to be part of,” she said. “It gives the kids so much confidence; they feel so good about themselves. I get goosebumps talking about it.”

A portion of the foundation's grant, $1 million, has a matching component — “to re-energize the base,” noted Rob Thomas, Lakeshore Players' managing director.

He recalled a recent conversation with a local banker who commented on how strange it is for a project this size to proceed with this type of funding. “It's pretty much all private,” Thomas said. To date, Lakeshore has received about $8 million in cash and pledges.

That support made an impression on the Hanifl family. “We saw how Lakeshore Players impacts the community and how the community has embraced Lakeshore Players. People here really support the performing arts,” said Hanifl-Lee. “This is the kind of thing we want to help with, to get involved with, and we are super excited to do that.”

A fi nal monetary goal is still being calculated

as construction plans are fi nalized and bids come in. The original $6.2 million goal has grown now that the CPA is involved.

The building has expanded from 17,000 to 21,500 square feet, with the CPA occupying 4,100 square feet of that space for its programming.

A groundbreaking date has not been set, other than it will be sometime this summer. A Minneapolis contractor has been selected, Engelsma, and they have started working with the architects on development of the construction drawings.

Thomas said the missions of the two theaters are complementary and Lakeshore is “elated” over the partnership, an arrangement he called “serendipitous.”

“The performing arts center will be the premier destination for theater and performing arts education in the northeast metro region,” he added.

Ben Ratkowski, Lakeshore's artistic director, pointed out: “We've been planning this building since 2013. We are very close to breaking ground and creating this great collaboration. It's fabulous.”

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Not just sushi at new Japanese restaurant by the lake

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

The opening has been pushed back to June, but Acqua owners are on track with their latest endeavor, Mizu.

Described as a Japanese cocktail lounge and restaurant, Mizu (which means water in Japanese) is a totally new concept for restaurateurs Daron Close, his wife Nicole, JJ Maleitzke and their head chef Chris Whalen.

The partners are starting from scratch in the Boatworks Commons space next to Acqua on White Bear Lake. Maleitzke is busy selecting tile samples and bar tops for the interior, which was nothing but “floorboards and studs,” when they started.

“This is a bigger build than we've ever done before,” added Maleitzke, who is serving as contractor liaison while Daron focuses on business operations and Nicole does the beverage program.

A resident of Chisago City, Maleitzke met Close in Naples, Florida, through a mutual friend in 2004. He was once a server for Acqua White Bear Lake and said their business relationship blossomed into a partnership that now includes Acqua Forest Lake, the new Pi Pizzeria in Forest Lake and three Meet Markets in White Bear, Forest Lake and Stillwater.

The restaurant will occupy the fi rst floor of the Boatworks Commons building at 4475 Lake Ave. S. A second floor has been leased to a yoga studio, which will also open in June.

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Mizu co-owners JJ Maleitzke, left, Nicole Close and Daron Close are busy designing their new Japanese cocktail lounge and sushi bar under construction at Boatworks Commons. The restaurant will occupy the first floor with a yoga studio above.

The 4,000-square-foot buildout (2,000 per floor) was estimated to cost $600,000, to be split 50-50 with the landlord, At Home Apartments.

DC Restaurant Group secured a low-interest economic development loan from the city for half of its share; they are also looking for an equity investor for up to 49 percent ownership of the new restaurant.

Close said designing a concept for the building was tough, since it was already there. “It had its constraints,” he pointed out. “That's why so many people looked at it.

We lack a full kitchen, so we had to develop a concept to fit the space.”

That's where the Japanese cuisine comes in.

“Japanese pairs well with water and it's a very clean style of cuisine, which pairs well with yoga,” Close said. “The food allows a vibrancy of fl avors and creativity. Plus we don't want to compete with what we have going with Acqua or Meet Market next door.”

Close noted there will be a strong focus on Japanese cocktails, whiskeys, sakes, rice liquors, and a focus

on sushi with small plates of items like fried lobster and pickled vegetables. He has already secured a chef.

Logistically, the space doesn't work for having a hood, so the chef will be using new technology to cook the food. For those who have trepidation about eating raw fi sh, Close said 50 percent of sushi rolls are cooked.

The partners considered the space at several different times before making the decision. The fact it was slated to become office space for an architectural fi rm helped cinch it.

“We didn't want to see that,” Close said. “So many more people will enjoy this space as a restaurant versus 10 people in an office overlooking the lake. Now thousands can enjoy the view. It enhances the area. We now have an entertainment district on the lake that we didn't have when Acqua was built nine years ago.”

Outdoor seating is part of the plan, with seating inside for about 65. A prominent bar along the interior back wall will have a cocktail side and a food prep and sushi side.

Full advantage will be taken of the large windows facing the lake.

Parking in the area is a concern.

“There has been a big problem with parking for years,” Close said. “I've had talks with the city. In order for this to be successful, conditional use permits have to be followed.

The footprint next door (Tally's Dockside) is way beyond what city ordinance allows on music nights.

It is detrimental to everyone around here and I hope the city addresses the parking issue proactively, versus waiting to see what happens.”

Mascots prepare for Northeast Metro Expo dance-off

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — One of this year's mascot dance-off competitors was trained in aerial acrobatics.

Panda, of the Teddy Bear Band, will make his first appearance on the Northeast Metro Expo stage at 2:30 p.m. April 30. His first dance influence was the Royal Chinese ballet and he later received a lesson in aerial acrobatics from Crunch of the Timberwolves, according to his keeper, Richard Erickson.

“Today, Panda's influences are more contemporary and he looks forward to the competition,” Erickson noted. Panda travels with the Teddy Bear Band when they perform shows for children. His job is to engage the kids so they feel part of the show, he added. The Teddy Bear Band, known across the Twin Cities, was recently inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame alongside performers like Prince and Bob Dylan.

Panda will compete with several returning mascots, including last year's winner, Bear, of White Bear Lake Area Schools.

Bear won in close competition by crowd approval, according to Press archives.

This year he has been keeping a strict strength and conditioning schedule and has been working weekly with nutritional experts, said Tim Hermann, White Bear Lake Area Schools activities director. Bear feels prepared to go for another win.

“The Bear has done a ton of film study of selected mascots and their performances during the past year and feels he has picked up some important information that should give him an edge,” Hermann said.

However, Bear recently hurt his back practicing the

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Bear, of White Bear Lake Area Schools, won last year’s mascot dance-off at the Northeast Metro Expo.

“worm” but “should be roaring to go soon,” he added.

Bear makes many public appearances throughout the school year to raise safety awareness.

Also returning is Chomp the carrot, BearPower's mascot. Chomp was recently in another mascot dance off at Lakeaires Elementary, noted Julia Johnson, community health program coordinator at HealthPartners, a partner organization of BearPower.

Although there was no winner declared at that danceoff, Johnson said Chomp did really well.

“He is our superhero mascot and he encourages kids to try their fruits and veggies and to be active,” Johnson noted.

Willy the Walleye, who represents Explore White Bear Lake, was also at the recent dance-off at Lakeaires Elementary. He also competed at last year's expo.

“Willy didn't win, but Willy had a great time,” said

his keeper, Bill Foussard.

Another familiar face, Sparky the Dog of the White Bear Lake Fire Department, plans to be back at the expo dance-off.

Other mascots who have already signed up for the dance-off include Muddona the Pig of the St. Paul Saints, and Baarry the Sheep of the Irish Fair of Minnesota.

This year the winner of the dance-off will receive a traveling trophy.

Last year's first-ever Northeast Metro Expo drew more than 1,300 people. The free event includes family fun, entertainment food and community networking.

Entertainment this year includes the White Bear Lake High School cheer squad, Boy Scouts color guard, Irish dancers, Hmong dancers, Sean Emery, Teddy Bear Band, The Resistors, Just for Kix and a demonstration by Create Space artists. The MC is Gary LaRue of RatPack Entertainment.

The expo also includes various activities for families. A youth career community exploratorium will offer exhibits and scholarship and career information. About 100 businesses and organizations will be at the event, which is sponsored by Press Publications and the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC).

The expo will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Vadnais Heights Sports Center, 1490 County Road E East.

For more information, or to enter a mascot in the competition, call Press Publications at 651-407-1200.

Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com.

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Environmental impact statement recommended for proposed ice arena

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

GRANT — A proposed ice rink might get a little more enviromental scrutiny.

The city planner reported an environmental consultant firm recommended an environmental impact statement (EIS) be prepared regarding a proposed ice arena near Mahtomedi High School.

The recommendation was in response to comments received by the city’s consultant, Bay West, at an open house and through an open comment period regarding the proposed community ice arena's environmental assessment worksheet (EAW), said City Planner Jennifer Haskamp at a Grant City Council meeting earlier this month.

“The preliminary recommendation of Bay West is that an environmental impact statement be prepared,” she said. An EIS describes the effects a proposed use of a site may have on its environment.

“There were several comments that were received from different agencies that want further study,” Haskamp explained. The document with the comments and Bay West's response has not been finalized or released to commenters, she added.

The applicant, Recreational Ice and Neighborhood Center (Rinc 2 Corp), requested the City Council delay its decision on whether to order the EIS to give the organization time to confer with

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A rendering of the location of a proposed ice arena east of Mahtomedi High School and Mahtomedi Middle School.

its environmental consultant, Haskamp added. The consultant was out of town at the time.

Bay West reported, through research of the site spanning from 1981 to 2016, there would not appear to be any significant risk to human health through groundwater or surface water with the construction of the arena.

However, the EAW outlined several

concerns regarding air and soil. Bay West recommended a methane mitigation system be required for the proposed arena and utility corridor.

According to a prior interview with Rinc 2 Corp., the $11 to $13 million cost of the proposed privately-funded arena already includes a vapor barrier as an extra environmental precaution.

The EAW also stated the arena would

need to create a buffer of clean soil or a liner in utility trenches to protect utility workers. Also, soil displaced by the helical piers, giant screw-like anchors that would serve to support the foundation for the building, would require proper disposal.

Alex Rogosheske of Rinc 2 Corp. said in a prior interview that the organization plans to follow all of the required environmental precautions.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) would also have to approve disturbing the soil below two feet, since a restrictive covenant in 2007 stated no soil disturbance below two feet can occur without the approval of the MPCA commissioner.

The land the proposed hockey arena would sit on was used for disposal of municipal, solid and industrial waste from the 1950s to 1970s, according to the MPCA. An area east of the site was also used as a transfer station for commercial and household wastes.

The site was cleaned up in the 1990s when lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (associated with coolant fluids) were detected. They were excavated and a vegetative cap of soil and plants was put on the site.

Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or vadnaisheightsnews@ presspubs.com.

White Bear Lake Area Church Directory Find the church that fits your needs.

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OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL

www.stjudeofthelake.org

Monday: Communion Service at 9 a.m.

Tuesday-Friday: Mass at 9 a.m.

Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m.

Sunday: Mass at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245

Masses: Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM 651-429-7771 www.stmarys-wbl.org

Sunday Service at 10am 2600 Cnty Rd E White Bear Lake Near Festival Foods CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X 3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Mon.-Fri. 8 am • Wed. 6:30 pm First Sat. 8 am, Sat. 5 pm Sun. 8 & 10am, 7:30pm • Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Church 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

Sunday Worship 9:30 am *Blended Worship with Choir & Organ Nursery Sun. School 3yr –7th Gr 9:30am&Regular Service

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Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8 and 10:45 a.m.

Christian Education Hour 9:30 – for all ages – Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org

11:15am Band-Led Sunday Worship 11:15Service am (45 min) *Interactive, Band-led & Casual/Nursery Fellowship Between Services!

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We are Sharing, Caring, & Growing in Christ We’d Love to Have You Come Join US!

OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD MASS Saturdays at 4:30 PM

Meeting at Baptisms and Weddings St. Stephens Father Steve Josephson Lutheran Church 612-709-8084 1965 East County Rd E E-mail: steve_j_55303@yahoo.com ALL ARE WELCOME

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UPCOMING EVENTS ‘HAPPY DAYS’

When: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 & 28 and May 5 &12; and Saturday, April 22 & 29 and May 6 & 13; 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 23 & 30 and May 7 & 14 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Musical by Garry Marshall and Paul Williams based on the hit television series brings you back to 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin’ fun! Tickets $25/regular; $23/senior; $20/student.

Contact: 651-4295674 or www.lakeshore players.com

VADNAIS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAY

When: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 Where: Community Park, 651- E. County Rd. F Details: Opportunity for residents to clean up garages, basements and yards. Includes electronics, furniture and household hazardous waste. See website for more information.

Contact: cityvadnais heights.com

YMCA GARDEN CLEANUP

When: 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22 Where: White Bear Area YMCA, 2100 Orchard Ln. Details: Help the Y get the community garden ready for summer and clean up the old skate park. Children old enough to work are welcome.

Contact: 651-777-8103

EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP

When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Help celebrate

Earth Day by cleaning up the grounds and trails and work in the garden to get it ready for planting. Volunteer activity is open to individuals, families, and small groups. Free; registration required.

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

SCANNING FOR KEEPS: PHOTO SCANNING EVENT

When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Bring original photos to be scanned on a high resolution scanner and save copies on a free USB drive.

Limit 5 scans per person.

Family memorabilia can also be brought to photograph, basketball sized or smaller. No registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042

ST. ANDREW’S VILLAGE OPEN HOUSE

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 Where: St. Andrew’s Village, 240 East Ave., Mahtomedi Details: Public is invited for tours and refreshments to celebrate the new remodel. Bring a canned fruit donation for the St. Andrew’s Resource Center.

Contact: 651-762-4290

HANDS ONLY CPR

When: 6-7 p.m.

Monday, April 24 Where: White Bear Lake Fire Station 2, McKnight Rd. and County Rd. E Details: Take an hour to learn CPR basics.

Free, registration required.

Contact: 651-429-8568 or cvoss@whitebearlake. org

HOPING FOR A HOME: THE ORPHAN TRAINS When: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, April 25 Where: Mahtomedi

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District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: History presentations on the orphan trains that brought more than 200,000 children to the Midwest between 18541930. $18; registration required.

Contact: 651-4072018 or communityed. mahtomedi.k12.mn.us

SALAD LUNCHEON

When: Noon Wednesday, April 26 Where: Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 3676 Centerville Rd., Vadnais Heights Details: Seniors can bring a salad to share, followed by table games.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights. com

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR UNMARRIED FATHERS

When: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 26 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Presentation by the Washington County Law Library is geared to single fathers.

Anyone can attend; registration required by calling 651-430-6330.

Contact: 651-426-2042

RUMMAGE SALE

When: 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, April 27; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 28; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 29 Where: First Presbyterian Church, 4821 Bloom Ave., White Bear Lake Contact: 651-429-3381

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the City and Township can place items they no longer want on the curb at the end of WILL OF WOMEN their driveways clearly When: 7 p.m. marked free, to be picked Thursday, April 27 Where: Manitou Grill up by others. Items not picked up can be donated & Event Center, 2171 4th or brought to the city’s St., White Bear Lake Details: Twice a year, Spring Cleanup Day on women in the area get to- May 6.

Contact: gether and pool resourcwhitebearlake.org es to collectively make significant financial gifts to local non-profit 11TH ANNUAL organizations. See webRITE OF SPRING site for information on When: 9 a.m.-noon how to get involved.

Saturday, April 29 Contact: willofwomen.

Where: Mahtomedi com District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. FARE FOR ALL Details: Electronic When: 2-4 p.m. Friday, Recycling, paper shredApril 28 Where: First Lutheran ding, medication disposal, information booths Church, 4000 Linden St. and more.

Details: Open to Contact: everyone to purchase ci.mahtomedi.mn.us fresh fruit, vegetables and frozen meat packages at a discounted AUTHOR VISITS price. Cash, credit cards When: 10 a.m.-3:30 and EBT accepted. p.m. Saturday, April 29 Contact: fareforall.org Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, TRASH TO White Bear Lake TREASURE DAY Details: Celebrate When: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Independent Bookstore Saturday, April 29 Day by meeting authors Where: Throughout David LaRochelle (10-11 White Bear Lake and a.m.); Jenifer LeClair White Bear Township (11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.); and Details: Residents of

DETAILS: Illustrated presentation by John W. Johnson, grandson of Johnson Boat Works founder. Free.

CONTACT: 651-4075327 or whitebear history.org

Where: Vadnais Sports Center, 1490 E. Co. Rd. E Details: Free family event featuring over 100 EVANS MUSIC FOR local business exhibFOOD SHOWCASE When: Noon Saturday, itors, including food vendors, home improveApril 29 ment, design & style, Where: Lakeshore sports & fitness, health Players Theatre, 4820 & medical, non-profits, Stewart Ave., White government and schools.

Bear Lake Details: The show fea- Entertainment includes Gary LaRue, Irish danctures instrumental and ers, Mascot dance-off, vocal students of Evans Music performing a vari- bean bag tournament and more. Park and ride ety of tunes. Admission available form DuFresne is free; bring a non-perand Dey Distributing. ishable food item.

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Tracy Maurer (1:30-3:30 p.m.).

Contact: 651-426-0918

YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY

When: Saturday, April 29 Where: White Bear Area YMCA, 2100 Orchard Ln. Details: National initiative is a free community open house with activities for the family themed around Healthy Living, Youth Development and Social Responsibility.

Contact: www. ymcatwincities.org

NORTHEAST BUSINESS COMMUNITY EXPO When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sunday, April 30

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP MEETING

When: 6 p.m. Monday, May 1 Where: White Bear Lake Police Dept.

Training Room, 4701 Hwy 61 Details: Police Dept. and City of White Bear will discuss current events and offer updates on trends and projects affecting the business community. Free for members of the local business community.

Dinner provided; RSVP requested.

Contact: 651-429-8511

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Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

ON THE ART RAIL: PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETE HARTZEL

When: Through April 30 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd. Mahtomedi Details: Local photographers works on display during library hours.

Contact: 651-426-2042

NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY CARING FOR CATS BINGO

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Warden’s House Museum Open House WHEN: 12:00-4 p.m.

DETAILS: View the

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newest exhibits, including a WWI exhibit, and enjoy refreshments and live music.

5956 or www.wchsmn. org

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602 North Main St., Stillwater

When: 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 20 Where: American Legion, 2678 7th Ave. E., North St. Paul Details: Play bingo and help rescue cats. $1-2 per game. Snacks, drinks, cash prizes, gift baskets.

Contact: caring-forcats.org

PUBLIC BOATING CLASS

When: 7-9 p.m.

Thursdays, beginning April 20 Where: New Life Church, 6000 N. 148th or jvette@whitebearlake. or trcswingintospring.

‘LEGALLY BLONDE’ St., Hugo eventbrite.com org When: 7 p.m.

Details: 5 week Thursday, April 27, America’s Boating Friday, April 28 and MAHTOMEDI GREATER TWIN CITIES Saturday, April 29; 2 p.m. Course presented by COMMUNITY LUNCH YOUTH SYMPHONY United States Power CONCERTINO & Sunday, April 30 When: Noon-1 p.m.

Squadrons. $35.

PHILHARMONIC Where: Chautauqua Wednesday, May 3 Contact: 651-429-3840 CONCERT Fine Arts Center, 8000 Where: District or stpaulsquadron.org 75th St. N., Mahtomedi Education Center, 1520 When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Details: Mahtomedi Mahtomedi Ave. April 23 High School Theatre Details: Area Where: St. Andrews WINE FOR THE WOLVES performance. Tickets residents of all ages Lutheran Church, When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. online. welcome. Menu is pulled 900 Stillwater Rd., Friday, April 21 Contact: pork sandwiches and Mahtomedi Where: Vannelli’s by salad. $7; must register Details: Free and open zephyrfinearts.org the Lake, Forest Lake

by Monday, May 1. to the public.

Details: Fundraiser Contact: 651-407Contact: gtcys.org for Wildlife Science “COPPELIA” BALLET 2018 or communityed.

Center includes dinner, When: 7 p.m. Friday, mahtomedi.k12.mn.us wine-tasting, silent April 28; 2 p.m. and 7 ‘BACH TO ROCK – auction, raffle. Tickets MUSIC OF OUR LIFE’ p.m. Saturday, April 29; $40 online; $45 at the 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30 When: 7:30 p.m. door.

Where: Stillwater Saturday, April 29; 3 p.m.

Contact: 651-464-3993 Area High School Sunday, April 30 or www.wildlifescience Auditorium, 5701 Where: Trinity center.org Stillwater Blvd. N. Lutheran Church, 114 CROIX CHORDSMEN: Details: St. Croix Fourth St. N., Stillwater ‘BACK IN THE OLD Ballet performs a Details: Concert by ROUTINE’ STILLWATER Valley Chamber Chorale musical tale of love.

EARTH DAY When: 3 and 7 p.m.

Tickets $16 in advance. features songs drawn Saturday, April 22 When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Contact: 651-439-2820 from the earliest musical Where: Stillwater Saturday, April 22 periods to contemporary or www.stcroixballet.

Area High School, 5701 Where: 221 Main St., com sounds. Tickets $27/ Stillwater Blvd.

Stillwater (behind River adult; $22/senior; $17/ Details: The St Croix Market Co-op) student.

Valley Chapter of the Details: Free family Contact: 651-430-0124 Barbershop Harmony event includes bike or www.valleychamber Society’s annual spring safety checks, water chorale.org show benefits the Youth education, gardening in Harmony program. and wildflower booths, PUBLIC ART: Tickets $10; 16 and under kayak safety, reduceSHAPING THE FORM are free. reuse-recycle booths, AND EXPERIENCE OF Contact: 651-308-5775 cooking lessons, THE PUBLIC SPHERE or stcroixvalleychapter. sustainability projects, When: 1:30-3 p.m. com arts & crafts, book Mondays, April 24, May ‘HAIR: THE AMERICAN readings and sidewalk TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK 1&8 chalk art. Free trolley Where: White Bear TWO RIVERS CHORALE MUSICAL’ Center for the Arts, 4971 rides along Myrtle St. ‘SWING INTO SPRING’ When: 7:30 p.m. to and from Northland Long Ave. Fridays and Saturdays, When: 4 and 7 p.m.

Park.

Details: Free course April 21-22, 27-29; May Saturday, April 22 Contact: sustainable led by Christine Podas 4-6 Where: Mermaid stillwatermn.org Larson will encompass Where: Century Entertainment and public sculpture, the College West Campus Event Center, 2200 role of artists in shaping LA DANZA DANCE CLUB County Hwy 10, Mounds Theatre, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake urban landscapes, View GARDEN PARTY and socially engaged Details: General Details: Enjoy the When: 6:30 p.m. admission $12; Seniors/ music of the swing era artwork. Includes Saturday, April 22 presentations and Where: The Heights, including swing dancing students $10. Tickets discussions. For adults, 5880 Omaha Ave. N., Oak and instruction. Tickets available online. all levels. Registration Contact: 651-747-4059 $15/adult; $10/student.

Park Heights required. or showtix4u.com Contact: 763-843-0654 Details: Music

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provided by DJ Nic Westlake. $34/couple and $10/person optional appetizer fee. Dance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Contact: ladanzastillwater@ hotmail.com

MEMORY CLUB

When: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, April 25-June 27 Where: FamilyMeans, 1875 Northwestern Ave. S., Stillwater Details: Program for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and early dementia to meet with others in similar situations and move forward following a diagnosis. Registration required.

Contact: 651-789-4004

SPRING DREAMING LANDSCAPE DESIGN WORKSHOP

When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, April 27 Where: Hugo City Hall, 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N. Details: Free workshop will help homeowners with ideas for their property, including landscape design, drainage and erosion issues, creating a habitat for pollinators, birds and wildlife, and lawncare. Also advice from Master Gardeners and Water Resource Educators.

Contact: 651-330-8220 x44 or http://tinyurl. com/SpringDream2017

TOTALLY CRIMINAL COCKTAIL PARTY

When: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 27 Where: The Caves of Casanova, 236 Coulee Rd., Hudson Details: ArtReach St. Croix event features mystery authors, the St. Croix Jazz Orchestra and cocktails and appetizers in a prohibition-era cave setting. Tickets $30 in advance; $40 at the door.

Cash bar.

Contact: 651-439-1465 or artreachstcroix.org

KIDZ ‘N BIZ FEST

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, April 29 Where: Oneka Elementary School, 4888 Heritage Parkway, Hugo

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Contact: www. hugobusinesses.com

VICTORIAN TEA AT THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE

When: Noon-2 p.m.

Sunday, April 29 Where: Historic Courthouse, 101 W. Pine St., Stillwater Details: Multi-course tea and program by the MN Historical Society at 1 p.m., “StarCrossed Lovers: Historic Tales of ‘I Do and I Don’t’”. Catered by the Lake Elmo Inn. $40; Reservations required.

Contact: co.washington.mn.us

‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ CALENDAR GUIDELINES Anyone in the community may send us news of an upcoming local event. The calendar is reserved for secular community events in or adjacent to Press Publication’s coverage area. Priority is given to free or affordable events that are likely to appeal to a broad audience.

Publication of events is subject to editorial discretion. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing.

Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission.

Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication. Call 651-4071226 with questions.

Online: www. presspubs.com/calendar Email: calendar@ presspubs.com Mail: Press Publications Attn: Calendar 4779 Bloom Ave. White Bear Lake, MN 55110

FOUR SEASONS AIR SPECIALISTS, INC. “Experts in Indoor Air Comfort Since 1974” 4457 White Bear Pkwy, White Bear Lake, MN

651-426-5254 • www.4seasonsairwbl.com

$104.00 AC or Furnace Performance & Safety Check Parts and/or supplies additional. Normally $154.00 to $174.00 depending on service area.

Coupon must be presented at time of service. Cannot be combined with any other offer, rebate, or coupon. One coupon per customer per visit. Coupon expires 8/31/17.

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LOOKING BACK Week of April 16 – April 22, 2017 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

1917 Starting on Monday, April 16th, we will make daily deliveries to Bald Eagle, White Bear Beach and Dellwood. We ask all our customers to phone their order before 1 o’clock to insure delivery the same day. Prompt delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. Hardy’s Grocery….

1942 A pretty wedding took place Tuesday, April 7, at St. Mary’s church, when Miss Mary Stafki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stafki of county road F, became the bride of Mr. Willard Capistrant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Capistrant, county road H2. Following the ceremony a breakfast was served at the home of the bride’s parents. The wedding dinner was served at the home of the bridegroom’s parents. The young couple will make their home in St. Paul…

1967 A letter is being written to Pastor A. N. Campbell and the members of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church praising them for their beautiful new church they are

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The 101st Headquarters Company of the National Guard on the steps of the White Bear Armory, 1941.

building in Mahtomedi. It is a beautiful building and will do much to add to the enrichment of the village….

1992 White Bear Lake Mayor Harry Mares is scheduling a meeting soon with the State Adjutant General’s office to discuss

the city’s purchase of the National Guard Armory. The 69 year old building, 2228 4th Street, is being closed this summer and its Finance support group is relocated to the Roseville armory…

Pizza, 2018 E. County Road F, as its new owner in March…North suburbanites craving authentic Lebanese cuisine now have a convenient destination. Adel Alkurdi recently opened Zam Zan on Bald Eagle Avenue in White Bear Lake…

2007 Jeremy Keating took over Rocco’s

Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Church hosts discussion on immigration

District 43 meet and greet

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church will host part three of its Intentional Discipleship speaker series 3 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 23.The speaker, Ryan O’Hara, is from St. Paul’s Outreach — a national college evangelization ministry. O'Hara will discuss Pope Francis' idea to share one's faith when an opportunity to encourage someone arises.

Child care for the event is provided.

St. Mary's is located at 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue.

St. Mary of the Lake invites the community to an evening of prayer, learning and dialogue regarding welcoming strangers 7 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 3. Father Daniel Griffith, faculty fellow at the University of St. Thomas Law School, will present on how Catholic teaching informs a personal and collective response to the issue of immigration. St. Mary's is located at 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue.

A “Conservation and Energy Meetand-Greet” is planned with legislators at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 at Maplewood Library Community Program Room, 3025 Southlawn Drive, Maplewood. Senate District 43 constituents can informally discuss conservation topics such as renewable energy, clean water, recycling and more.

RSVP is requested to Julie Drennen at julie@conservationminnesota. org or 612-767-1569.

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Residents voted from three movie choices at the Vadnais Heights Lions Waffle Breakfast this month for an outdoor showing during Heritage Days in August. “Moana” was the winning movie and will be shown 9 p.m. August 18 in Community Park.

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1. Four Boy Scouts from Troop 112 have achieved the rank of Eagle: Matthew Gazich; Marc McCutcheon, Jackson Lyman and Nicholas Johnson. Their Court of Honor is April 23 at Community of Grace Lutheran Church; a live eagle will be present. — Submitted 2. Attendees at the Vadnais Heights Easter Egg Hunt brought donations for the Lions Club Food Shelf. — Mark Graham 3. Mahtomedi High School student Chase Sullivan, left, presented a video at the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation gala at the JX Event Venue in

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Zephyrs haunted by 2016 title game, but resume winning ways against Sibley

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

If not for a fateful encounter to cap the 2016 season, there would be little reason to examine Mahtomedi’s rivalry with Henry Sibley in baseball.

But their early-season duel last Thursday took on added significance because, last June, a top-ranked, heavily-favored Mahtomedi team wound up facing conference foe Henry Sibley in the state Class 3A finals.

On that sunny day at Target Field, a much-anticipated championship for the Zephyrs slipped away with an 8-4 loss to the Warriors, whom they had thumped 7-3 and 14-4 in conference play, and have beaten regularly for years.

Mahtomedi got back on the winning side of the ledger against Sibley with a 6-2 conquest Thursday on the Zephyr diamond. Grant Taival hurled six solid innings, allowing one unearned run, striking out four, and his teammates busted loose for six runs in the bottom of the sixth.

“They (Sibley) are always a formidable opponent, regardless of record, as was demonstrated in the 2016

post-season,” said Zephyr coach John Hardgrove, asked Friday about the Mustangs’ dealings with the Warriors over the years.

“We have the utmost respect for those guys, and know we need to always bring our ‘A’ game. As seen yesterday, there have been numerous games with late-inning heroics to decide a contest … They make you earn everything you get.”

That said, Mahtomedi has now beaten Henry Sibley seven straight conference games, and 11 of their last 12.

But somehow, that state finale at Target Field last June was all Henry Sibley. In one of the strangest seasons any ball team ever had, the Warriors lost 14 of their first 18, then caught fire, and finished 15-15 with the shocker against Mahtomedi.

“There was no team hotter than them, and playing with more confidence, at the end of (last) season,” Hardgrove said, looking back.

But everyone’s looking ahead now.

The Zephyrs’ six-run rally was helped along by three infield errors and two walks. Jamie Berg capped it off with a two-run single, his second hit. Carter Shook finished, allowing an unearned run in the seventh and

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This was Mahtomedi’s third straight well-pitched game, but first win. The Zephyrs lost to Hudson (WI) 3-2 with Taival and Leo Bustos pitching, and Tartan 3-1 with Jack Schwietz pitching.

“Finally, our bats woke up a bit yesterday and we put balls in play to make things happen,” Hardgrove said.

“Our pitchers have done a very nice job all spring, and our defense has been fairly solid, but we need to get consistent results at the plate to give us a chance.

“The kids have shown to be up to the challenge, so we will get there. We have time.”

Here’s a few simple tips to start the golf season If you haven’t had a chance to get out and play yet, don’t feel bad. Spring in Minnesota is never a sure bet. If you’re waiting for 70, sunny and no wind you may be waiting until June.

So why not commit to a couple of range sessions a week with a game improvement plan in mind?

The old saying you get good at what you pracTee Time tice is so true for golf. If you want to get better Betsy this year, I’d suggest picking two or three Larey things that are easy to do and don’t require a major swing change. That being said, if you own a major swing flaw it would be a good investment to find a qualified golf

professional to help you get your game on track before you start grooving that swing flaw. But if you’re an average golfer just looking for more consistency, here are a few things you can try at the range.

If I had to pick one thing that separates the pros from the amateurs, it’s a consistent tempo. It’s true the faster you swing the more distance you get. But there’s a fine line between maximum clubhead speed and losing control. I’m sure you’ve seen people swing so fast they lose their balance. It’s a miracle if that ball finds the fairway.

A great way to establish the right tempo for you is to say the word “super-fluid” during your swing. I swear it works. Not only does it give you great temp, it gives you the pause you need at the top of your swing.

Most people don’t realize there has to be a slight pause between your back-

swing and your forward swing. If there isn’t, it’s really hard to shift your weight to your left side while staying balanced.

It’s been said that the only thing that really matters is impact. So why not start the season getting good at impact? Half swing shots are a great way to reinforce where the shaft and the clubhead are supposed to be at the bottom of your swing. I suggest teeing the ball up every time. Remember, your shaft shouldn’t go any higher than your hips on either side when you hit this shot.

For beginners, you want to make sure that your forearms “trade places” between your backswing and forward swing. Your right hand will cross your left as you are swinging through. That’s the easiest way I know to explain it.

If you are someone who tends to block your shots to the right, try this swing thought. Back to the target, chest to

the target. Blockers tend to get the club caught behind them for any number of reasons. This swing thought helps you get your clubhead squared at impact and also forces you to get off your right side on your forward swing.

So if you’re looking for some consistency in your golf shots, give these simple ideas a try. Next week I’ll write about how to creat a successful practice session.

Betsy Larey is an LPGA Teaching Professional who has been working wth adults and juniors for over 20 years. She is the Girls Golf Coach at White Bear Lake and has taught at the PGA Tour Academy in St. Augustine, FL. She is available for lessons at Keller Golf Course in St. Paul and Shadow Ridge in Lino Lakes. You can reach her directly at bestylareygolf@gmail.com or 651-470-2297.

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White Bear track teams both win SEC Relays White Bear Lake boys and girls track teams each won the Suburban East Conference Relays last week with the girls competing in Roseville and the boys at home.

The format was combining each team’s top four times or distances into one total.

The Bear boys had firsts by Eric Servatius in triple jump (41-1) and high jump (5-10), Loren Altman in long jump (20-2), Thiesfeld Connor in discus (135-6) and the 4x100 throwers. Placing second were

Ben Vanderbosch in the 1600, Bailey Bolton in shot put and Spencer Herron in high jump. McManan Connor was third in 300 hurdles.

The Bears girls had two firsts: the sprint medley, Madeline Wallace tying for best high jump (5-0). Erika Townley was second in 100 hurdles and Yajaira Lansiquot was second in 300 hurdles.

Keely Nistler took third in the 3200 and Caitlin Wallace was third in long jump.

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Bear softball gets two shutouts and three homers White Bear Lake softball cruised to two straight 8-0 wins last week, over Cretin-Derham Hall and Mounds View, belting three home runs in the process. Eden Ambrose had the shutout against Cretin-Derham Hall (which was 3-0 entering the game, with 29 runs) on a four-hitter with nine strikeouts. Parker Nordstrom spun a two-hitter with no walks against Mounds View (0-4). Launching homers were Kari Breuer against Cretin-Derham Hall, and Nordstrom and Beth Lylgren against Mounds View. The Bears (2-1) lost their opener to Park of Cottage Grove 5-1.

Rogowski gem gives Bear baseball its lone win so far finished for the save. The Bears’ six hits included an RBI single by DJ Corey.

The Bears (1-3) have lost their other games to Hopkins 11-3, Park 9-7 and East Ridge 4-2.

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Jorgen A. Nelsen l

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Beloved Husband, Dad, Brother Age 46, died unexpectedly at United Hospital on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

Preceded in death by parents Betty Lou and Walter Nelsen, sister Lynn, and niece Lianne. Survived by wife, Karla and son, Anders, siblings Jan (Mike), Deb (Dennis), Todd (Lori) and Dawn. Son-in-law of Walter and Sherrie Spolum.

Brother-in-law of Rod, Kari (Brad) Steffen and Kurt (Jobi) Spolum, Uncle of 33 and Great-uncle to 34.

Jorgen was a Critical Care Paramedic for Allina, founder co-owner for MN Medical Training Services.

Chair for Shoreview Safety Commission. Funeral service was April 11 at the Shoreview Community Center. Memorials preferred.

LaVerne E. Christianson 99, of White Bear Lake, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Regions Hospital, St. Paul. He went to be with his Lord after experiencing the effects influenza and pneumonia.

LaVerne married Eleanor Muriel Kuckler on June 19, 1942 at Redeemer Church, Amery, Wis. He was born September 5, 1917 in Black Brook Township, Wis., to Chris Christianson and Clara Victoria Christianson (Titerud). He was preceded in death

by Brother Clinton (Shirley) Christianson, Wendell (Arlys) Christianson and Sister Anarine (Lawrence) Lovegren and Brother-In-Laws James Kuckler and Harold Cahow.

He is survived by spouse Eleanor, children Sherry (Henry) Paulisich, John (Sandra) Christianson and Gregory (Christine) Christianson; 10 Grandchildren and 13 Great-Grandchildren; Brother-In-Law Courtney Kuckler and Sister-In-Law Marcelline Cahow.

After growing up on the family farm, LaVerne worked in refrigeration for Pendington Cold Storage in Amery. LaVerne and Eleanor moved to White Bear Lake in 1951. He worked for Booth Cold Storage in St. Paul. Later he was an Operating Engineer for Hamm’s Brewing Company, St Paul. In 1979 he retired from Hamm’s after working for them 25 years. A farmer at heart, he loved to garden and grow things.

He loved his family and friends. Always ready to have a conversation and share his experiences in living almost 100 years. He had a positive attitude about life and enjoyed socializing with all.

Funeral service is 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1880 Birch Lake Ave. in White Bear Lake.

To leave a message for the family please go www. johnsonpeterson.com. Services entrusted to The Johnson Peterson Funeral Home.

Age 80 of Lake Elmo. Mike was born in St. Paul on March 4, 1937.

The family moved to West St. Paul for his father’s job on the railroad. His father died in a tragic accident on the railroad in 1944 and Mike was taken in by the Heimel family. He ventured out on his own at the age of 18, enlisted in the United States military where he served as a paratrooper.

His longest career was as a transport driver for the Tastee Bread Company. Upon his return from the military, he met his wife of 55 years, Joan (LaBossiere). After dating for two years, Mike proposed to Joan and they were married at St. Pius X Catholic Church on November 18, 1961. They purchased the family home in Lake Elmo in 1965 and raised their seven children together. Mike passed away in Mesa, Arizona on March 25, 2017.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joan Chilefone; his children, Michael Chilefone, Mark Chilefone and partner Robert Albachten, Gary Chilefone and wife Megan Dushin , Teri Chilefone and husband James Coleman, David Chilefone, Lori Chilefone and husband Zeus Stark, Daniel Chilefone and partner Emily Stutsman; Grandchildren, Athena and Sabine Stark, Luca and Clara Chilefone, Enzio, Mario, and Michael Chilefone; sister, Laurie Olschefske along with many family and friends.

There will be a gathering for family and friends from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake. He always had a tender spot for the St. Jude’s Children’s commercials; In lieu of flowers, it was Mike’s wish for memorials to go to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

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MuellerMemorial.com or call 651-429-4944 for more information.

James “Jim” D. Dunphy Age 87, of Mahtomedi Passed away peacefully on April 13, 2017 with his family by his side.

Preceded in death by parents; daughter, Margaret. Survived by wife of 64 years, Jean; children, Jim Dunphy Jr., Debby (Ed) Pomasl, and Terri Dunphy; grandchildren, Charlie (Andrea), Emily, and Holly Pomasl, Matthew (Abby) and Jake Dunphy; great-grandson, Jackson Dunphy; brother, Jerry; and family. Jim proudly served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during the Korean War. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 21 at 11 a.m. at Bradshaw, 4600 Greenhaven Drive, White Bear, with a visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery, Mahtomedi.

Rodney A. Lillie Rodney A. Lillie, Age 71 of Stacy, formerly of White Bear Lake Died on April 10, 2017 peacefully surrounded by family.

Preceded in death by first wife, Iva; parents, Carl and Grayce; brothers, Raymond and Stuart. Survived by second wife, Peggy; children, Cyndy (Bob), Chris, Rick (Toni), and Mike (Amanda); grandchildren, Jessica, Jim, Andrew, Zachary, Luna, and Lilith; sister, Louann; and brother, Steven.

Step-children Anita (Michael) Stay, Alexander (Annie) Lewis and Johnny Lewis.

Rodney is a retired employee of the City of White Bear Lake.

Pallmer B. Anderson Age 86 Formally of White Bear Lake, died peacefully at Brookdale Memory Care Center in North Oaks on April 5, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was preceded in death by his oldest son Gregg Robert Anderson of Houston, Texas and grandson Timothy Lyons of Shoreview.

Pallmer was survived by his loving wife of 61 years Lorraine E. Anderson whom he met in Willmar, Minn. They made their home in White Bear Lake for over 50 years raising their family: Kay Lyons (John) of Shoreview, Thomas Anderson (Robin), Mequon, Wis., Mark Anderson (Martha), Woodbury; 11 grandchildren: Christopher, Marie, Tara, Nick Anderson and Jarrod Taylor, Michael and Taylor Lyons, Clayton and Addie Anderson, Ella and Turner Anderson, and great-grandchildren: Briton Leever Jr. and Madison Anderson.

A memorial service and visitation will be held on Saturday April 22, 2017 in White Bear Lake at Mueller Memorial on Bald Eagle Avenue. A visitation will start at 10 a.m. followed by a service at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow the service at Mueller Memorial.

Charlotte A. Burket (nee Lasky) Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Age 74 of White Bear Lake Charlotte was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Died peacefully Monday, April 10, 2017 in White Bear Lake at the age of 74. She is survived by her sons: Michael (Rose) Burket, Scott (Eva) Burket, Donald (Tara) Burket, and Keith (Leitta) Burket; her daughters: Dawn (Wade) Medema and Colleen (Kurt Medema) Burket; 12 grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren; one great-grandson; sister, Linda (Tim) Neid; and many extended family members and friends. Preceded in death by beloved husband, Donald; mother, Muriel Lasky; and father, Andrew Lasky.

There will be a visitation for family and friends from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake.

Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 4741 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake, with second visitation one hour prior at church. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. To leave a message of condolence, please visit www.MuellerMemorial.com or call 651-429-4944 for more information.

Betty (Bech) Asmus Betty (Bech) Asmus, age 88, of Brainerd, formerly of White Bear Lake, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 10, 2017.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Private family entombment will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Saturday.

Josephine Teresa Nelson Josephine passed away peacefully on April 5, 2017 at age 88. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lee. Survived by children: Nancy Lee (Lee) Raley, Diana Kay (JL) Gray, Richard John (DeAnna) Nelson, Tammy Jo (Scott) Anderson, John Michael Nelson, and James Patrick Nelson; grandchildren: Thomas L. (Stephanie) Raley, Joshua L. Nelson, Matthew A. Anderson, Lucas (Rachel) Nelson, Jeffrey M. Anderson, Krystal Jo Nelson, Katie M. Anderson, and Joseph M. Nelson; great-grandchildren: Camden L. and Sydney A. Raley. Josephine and Richard were raised in Sioux City and Lemars, Iowa.

They resided in Worthington, Minnesota for over 40 years before moving to White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

“Jo” (as she was called) was a very vibrant and fun loving person. She made friends wherever she went.

Joe and Richard had taken over 8 cruises and had gone to Hawaii and Mexico many times. She had also traveled to Italy and Spain with family. She crocheted countless afghans which have been given to friends and family across the country. She has taught her granddaughter, Katie Anderson, to crochet and knit.

Katie shall carry on crocheting. She was also an avid Bridge player. She played Bridge weekly at the White Bear Lake Senior Center, North Oaks Country Club, and her church, St. Mary of the Lake. She was loved and will be missed and remembered by her friends and family. Rest in Peace, Jo. Visitation at 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Mass at 1:30 p.m. and a luncheon to follow at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 4741 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake, on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Private interment at Fort Snelling Cemetery where she joins her husband, Richard Lee. To leave a message of condolence, visit www.MuellerMemorial.com or call 651-429-4944 for more information.

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Kathryn h Marie i Sowder S d Kathryn Marie Sowder, 62, of Vadnais Heights, died April 8. Funeral service 11 a.m. April 22 at New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church, 180 West County Road F, Vadnais Heights. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday at Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 E. County Road E. Interment Sunset Memorial Park.

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Army reservist climbs ranks in warrior competition It's been a grueling run for a young soldier from White Bear Lake as he competed against a half-dozen of his peers from across the country to claim U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior.

After winning a local competition at the Company level, Spc. Jacob Prokosch went on to the Expeditionary level where he competed against 14 soldiers at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Placing first once again, the 2015 White Bear High School grad earned a slot in the Ft. Dix competition last week, besting 20,000 soldiers to get to that point. The last step is the final in June at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, to crown the winner.

According to Public Affairs Staff Sgt. David Clemenko, the Best Warrior Competition is designed to build camaraderie and push soldiers to become better leaders. The competition was specifically designed to test soldiers in a short time span on various warrior skills: physical fitness, marksmanship, knowledge, land navigation, first aid and physical and mental endurance.

In a phone interview from the competition, Prokosch said he was surprised he made it this far. The events are tough, both mentally and physically. “You have to think fast on your feet,” said the

20-year-old reservist, whose noncommissioned officers encouraged him to enter.

Competition and fitness are things he relishes, said Prokosch, who played football and baseball in high school.

“Making it to this level of competition makes me enjoy the military more,” he added. “It's training I wouldn't get outside the Army.”

Part of that training included a punishing 12-mile ruck march carrying a 40-pound pack. Competitors had three hours to complete the march, which was more like a jog.

Although he didn't advance to the final, Clemenko said the specialist did a “fantastic job.”

Prokosch is the son of Mark and Lisa Prokosch of White Bear Lake. He attends the University of Minnesota-Mankato full time with plans to major in film and media studies. One weekend a month and two weeks a year, the soldier trains with the Reserve's 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. It was an option Prokosch chose after graduation to earn his college degree and still serve his country.

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RITE of Spring 2017 The 11th annual RITE (Really Into the Earth) of Spring will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 between 9 a.m. and noon at the Mahtomedi School District Education Center, located at 1520 Mahtomedi Avenue.

This free family friendly event is sponsored by the city of Mahtomedi, Mahtomedi Community Education, MAGI (Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative) and community volunteers as an opportunity to connect with others in the community to explore “earth-friendly” ideas.

This year the event will feature many recycling opportunities, hands-on workshops and information stations.

A free household hazardous waste collection hosted by Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (households only, no businesses). Proof of residency required.

Items accepted at the event include: household items – mercury thermometers and thermostats, fluorescent bulbs (bundled together with rubber bands, no tape) household cleaners, sharps, syringes, needles and used epi pens in a sealed, sturdy container, computers and monitors, peripherals (keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.), printers and fax machines, TV’s, DVD and VCR players

and cell phones; home improvement items – latex/oil paint and stain, paint remover/thinner; automotive and recreation items – antifreeze, used motor oil and filters, propane tanks, rechargeable batteries; yard and garden items – insect/roach/ant killer, fertilizers/ herbicides.

Document shredding will also be offered. To serve as many people as possible, no more than four boxes per customer will be accepted. Please note that shredding capacity may be reached before the end of the event.

Once again, visitors to the event can bring in their unused and expired medications for safe disposal. Accepted items include pills and capsules, blister packs, creams and gels, unused epipens, inhalers, IV bags, liquids, patches, powders, sprays and vials. Not accepted items include needles, syringes, used epipens, lancets or thermometers; however, the county will accept these items as household hazardous waste.

A drawing for a build-a-barrel 50-gallon tank rain barrel will be held by the city of Mahtomedi for its utility customers who choose to opt out of receiving paper utility bills. The event will also feature toilet tank leak-detecting tablets to be given away.

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VADNAIS HEIGHTS — Northeast metro nonprofits have banded together to see what they can learn from each other.

About 20 area nonprofit leaders gathered for the second time earlier this month. The meeting included a discussion of what the group's name should be and exchanging ideas on how to diversify boards.

The group came together about two months ago under the leadership of Ling Becker, executive director of the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC). The goal is to create stronger collaboration between northeast metro nonprofits to enhance all of them.

Nonprofits included in the group so far include Century College Foundation, H2O for Life, Lakeshore Players Theatre, Merrick Inc., Newtrax, Solid Ground, Vadnais Heights Lions Club, Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake Area Education Foundation, White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf, White Bear Lake Marketfest and White Bear Township Day, White Bear Lake Relay for Life, White Bear Lake Area Seniors and YMCA. Eileen Schirer, representing the Vadnais Heights Lions Club, said the organizations came together to increase

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Leaders from area nonprofits met earlier this month to brainstorm how to diversify their boards.

the good they do for area communities.

“We are here to learn from others and see what we can do to increase our service to the community,” she said.

The Vadnais Heights Lions Club operates a food shelf in Vadnais Heights and participates in other community services.

Deb Stender said she joined the group to make connections and help others know about community resources. Stender oversees Marketfest in White Bear Lake and White Bear Township Day and serves on several boards for other organizations.

Kristin Reither, director at the Maplewood YMCA was also representing the White Bear Lake YMCA.

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Becker noted she would like to recruit local businesses to support the nonprofit group with free design or website help.

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She joined the group to network and exchange ideas with other nonprofits.

“It's a great group to bring us together and challenge each other,” she said.

Businesses are also offering support to the group. CBIZ, a financial and human resources consulting firm, sponsored the lunch. The business is endorsed by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, said employee Carrie Hobrough. Nonprofits need to watch their finances closely, she said, and CBIZ can help.

At the meeting, representatives from the nonprofits discussed what its slogan, logo and brand colors should be.

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AFSA High School Senior Noah Sylvander has earned the Eagle Scout Award. He is the 69th Eagle Scout of Troop 494. Noah’s Eagle Scout Service Project was building handicap accessible picnic tables for the Veteran Campground on Big Marine. A Court of Honor Ceremony will be held at Podvin Park in White Bear Lake on April 23rd at 3:00.

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Guming Xia, deputy principal at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, takes a video while Michael Lovett, superintendent of White Bear Lake Area Schools, steps in to direct a high school band class during a tour given to leaders from the sister school in China. Lovett has also visited Xia’s school in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast.

Chinese educators visit White Bear schools

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Visitors from the district's sister school in China toured several schools last week.

Guming Xia, deputy principal at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, said he came to White Bear Lake Area Schools to learn new ideas for education methods and curriculum.

“The schools impress me a lot,” Xia said while taking a tour of South Campus High School with Principal Tim Wald. His goal is to pick up as much as he can from educators across the globe to improve the next generation — “because children are the future of the world,” he said.

White Bear Lake Area Schools has been partnering with Hangzhou Foreign Languages School since 2010, said Superintendent Michael Lovett. The district has hosted nine visiting teachers from Hangzhou and seven teachers from White Bear have visited Hangzhou. Lovett and Tim Wald, high school principal, have also visited Hangzhou.

The director of Hangzhou Foreign Languages School's foreign affairs department has visited White Bear Lake several times.

“White Bear Lake is an inviting place,” said Wang Quanlin. “That's why

I came back. I feel home.”

This year, Tingting Zhou has been teaching Chinese language and culture at White Bear elementary, middle and high schools. She has been staying with a local host family.

In China, she teaches English and Spanish at the school that specializes in foreign languages — French, German and Japanese are also offered. The school conducts teacher and student exchanges with schools across the globe.

High school social studies students from White Bear Lake have visited Hangzhou, and other classes have been able to interact with students at the school via video.

“This year offers me a chance to reflect on my teaching,” Zhou said. She said at first she was nervous to teach Chinese to American students, but then realized it was very similar to teaching English to Chinese students.

The Minnesota Department of Education created a partnership with Zhejiang Province Education Ministry, where Hangzhou is located, in 1987, Lovett said. Other districts in Minnesota have also partnered with Hangzhou.

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“THE LOST CITY OF Z” (PG-13) [VIOLENCE, DISTURBING IMAGES, BRIEF STRONG LANGUAGE, AND SOME NUDITY.] — Slow pacing and a weak script hinder this beautifully photographed, fascinating, factually based, 141-minute film based on David Grann’s bestselling novel “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon” that chronicles three perilous expeditions that British Colonel Percival “Percy” Fawcett (Charles Matthew Hunnam) made to South America where he was initially sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, leaving his pregnant wife (Sienna Miller) and 3-year-old son (Tom Mulheron) in 1906 to survey the border between Bolivia and Brazil with aide-de-camp Henry Costin (Robert Pattinson), returning again in 1912 to Brazil with his devoted crew (Edward Ashley, Matthew Sunderland, et al.) and well-known explorer James Murray (Angus Macfadyen) to find evidence of a mysterious civilization, and finally, after serving in WWI, returns with his adult son Jack (Tom Holland) in 1925 to find the ancient city he always dreamed of discovering.

“MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN” (PG) [SOME MILD ACTION AND BRIEF RUDE HUMOR.] [DVD ONLY] — Adventures ensue in Paris during the French Revolution in 1798, in ancient Egypt in 1332 B.C., in Italy during the Renaissance in 1608, and in Greece during the Trojan War in 1184 B.C. when genius mutt Mr. Peabody (voiceover by Ty Burrell) invites a bullying schoolgirl (voiceover by Ariel Winter) and her parents (voiceovers by Stephen Colbert and Leslie Mann) over for dinner after his 7-year-old, adopted human son (voiceover by Max Charles) gets into trouble with the principal (voiceover by Stephen Tobolowsky) in this entertaining, family-friendly, funny, pun-filled, star-studded (voiceovers by Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Dennis Haysbert, Mel Brooks, Patrick Warburton and Lake Bell), 3-D, 92-minute animated comedy based on the 1960s cartoons from the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” show.

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White Bear district planning levy renewal for fall ballot

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — White Bear Lake Area Schools is planning an operating levy renewal for this November.

“At this point, we do not foresee recommending an increase; we would just recommend a straight renewal in terms of the amount so that would mean that there would not be a tax increase,” said Wayne Kazmierczak, assistant superintendent for fi nance and operations, at a School Board meeting April 10.

The district certified a tax levy of $36.3 million in 2015 for the 2016 to 2017 school year, which was up 1 percent from 2015, according to Press archives.

The official decision on whether an operating levy renewal will be on this November's ballot will be made by the School Board at a future meeting.

Kazmierczak, the incoming superintendent, also presented information on the district's expected increased enrollment.

The district expects to see enrollment increase from about 8,200 this school year to up to about 9,000 in five years, according to data compiled by a consultant.

“That is really good news,” said Kazmierczak.

“We have come out of a period of declining enrollment.” He described the challenges of increasing enrollment as something the administration is “certainly excited about tackling.”

In 10 years, enrollment could be up to almost 9,500,

Kazmierczak noted. That number does not include enrollment increases due to new housing developments.

The district is also considering additional space in the northern part of the district.

“Also, additional classroom space is likely, particularly in the northern part of the school district where we are seeing significant housing growth,” Kazmierczak said.

The district may also need to adjust its elementary and middle school boundaries due to more students at certain schools. Central Middle School is projected to have about 300 more students than Sunrise Middle School in the 2021 to 2022 school year.

Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com.

School board continues primary election process In other action, the White Bear Lake Schools Board: • Approved changes to three school board policies. Policy 506 on student discipline added loss of school privileges, e.g. loss of passing time to its potential disciplinary action.

Policy 901 on community education had minor changes. Policy 903 on visitors was rewritten by the district's legal counsel. Parents may observe their child in the classroom for up to two hours on two occasions per school year and must schedule a visit three days in advance.

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The fi ling period for candidates to fi le affidavits of candidacy for the 2017 election in school districts with a primary is May 16 to 30, according to board documents. June 1 is the fi nal day for candidates in school districts with a primary to fi le affidavits of withdrawal for 2017. A primary election would take place if the number of candidates fi ling is twice the number of open seats plus one.

For White Bear Lake's election this fall, where four seats are up for election, if nine or more candidates fi le, a primary election would be held Aug. 8.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — A school board member who voted against continuing the district's primary election process stated one of his reasons was that school boards are not political.

Board member George Kimball recommended eliminating the primary election process since it is rare that the number of candidates trigger a primary. About 20 or 30 districts out of over 300 in the state hold primary elections, according to the Minnesota School Boards Association, he added.

Kimball also noted primaries are more for political races and although school board members are elected, he doesn't view the election as political.

“I don't view school board races as a political process,” Kimball said. “I think this adds to this feeling that there is some 'political-ness' about school boards, which there absolutely should not be.”

The board has previously discussed the possibility of eliminating the primary election in future district elections with Joseph Mansky, Ramsey County elections manager. Mansky provided information on the district's low election turnout in 2015 and the costs of running a primary election — $30,000.

The majority of board members voted to continue the primary election process. Kimball and retiring board chair Janet Newberg voted to end it.

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Students invited to participate in Marketfest

Community members are invited to attend the retirement open house celebrating Dr. Michael Lovett, superintendent of White Bear Lake Area Schools, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 5 at South Campus.

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Local LEGO League team places first at state The Mahtomedi TechnoZephs team took first place at the LEGO League Robotics State Tournament.

Team members were Bennett Anderson, Grant Cegielski, Razzy Gantriis, Sam Kalkman, Zach Larson and Connor Zemke.

Student musical performance announced Frassati Catholic Academy’s student cast performs in Ashland’s 2017 ACT! Production MUSICVILLE! 7 p.m. April 21, 2 p.m. April 22 and 7 p.m. April 23. Tickets are available at http://www.ashlandproductions. org/buy-tickets.

Elementary school launches LEGO League Oneka Elementary was chosen to pilot a new program with the National Theatre for Children, LEGO education, and FIRST LEGO League Jr., called Bee on the Team. The program kicked off by using LEGO kits and programming with Chromebooks to focus on the four main goals of the program, which are: asking questions to solve problems, generating and testing ideas, embracing teamwork for learning and sharing ideas to contribute to knowledge. Students will also be able to participate in a free after-school group called LEGO League Jr., where they can construct a motorized model with LEGO elements.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — Colorful patterns of yarn hit the red carpet runway at the White Bear Lake Area High School-South Campus theater in a student fashion show last week.

Skirts, shirts and kimonos displayed various hot-glued yarn inspirations, including a wave T-shirt and a sunset skirt. The project was based on techniques from a Mexican folk art — huichol yarn art — that teacher Jaclyn Bremer came across at an art fair in Minneapolis. She thought the art style would be a great inspiration for an “avant garde” project.

“It's meant to be a mixture of art and fashion and self-expression,” Bremer said. Many of the students in her fashion design

and merchandising class had never sewed before. The project required sewing a base garment from a pattern and then designing a yarn art piece on top.

It took 30 hours to tag-team to create an entire outfit, said Mariah Morgan and Jazzy Tirado, who created a paisley skirt and crop top worn by Jazzy.

Deon Marshall hand-wove his yarn before forming it into a yin yang that morphed into hands on the back of a shirt. The hand-woven aspect gave it more texture, he noted.

A trio — Kiersten Forchette, Hunter Klugel and Christina Nelson — created a hippie kimono inspired by oceans, seaweed and fi sh.

Valarie Richey and Kaleea Whitelow said the skirt they made was inspired by a picture Valarie's 7-year-old sister drew of

stars and the sky.

“We told her we'd make one like it,” Valarie said. She wore the skirt in the show and said her sister can wear it as a dress.

Students from a photography class played the part of typical fashion show paparazzi as about 20 students presented their pieces across a red carpet runway in the theater.

The class has been offered on and off over the last six years depending on student interest, Bremer said. The class includes fashion sketching, trend forecasting and creating a fashion line.

It is one of 12 electives offered in the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) department, Bremer added.

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Class sizes may increase in Mahtomedi schools

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

MAHTOMEDI — The district needs to make up a potential budget shortfall of about $1.3 million for the 2017 to 2018 school year.

Mahtomedi Public Schools Superintendent Mark Larson suggested at a School Board meeting April 13 the district could increase its open enrollment and, consequently, its class sizes instead of cutting educational opportunities.

The fi nancial shortfalls have been caused by a variety of factors. A 2014 levy provided budget stability for three years, Larson noted. Recent state legislation has not provided adequate funding, he added.

Possible budget reductions he recommended include about $450,000 in staffi ng, including elementary literacy staff and secondary specialist staff.

Larson suggested increasing students instead of more cuts since each student the district has adds about $10,500 to its budget. Larson proposed increasing class sizes next year due to what he termed a lack of funding from the Legislature.

He suggested the district could make up about $700,000 in the shortfall by aiming for an enrollment of 3,292 students. The current budget rests on 3,263 students. The district has a long-term goal of maintaining about 3,232 students. This school year's enrollment is 3,217.

Potential enrollment increases suggested at Wildwood Elementary would increase enrollment from 530 this school year to 544 next school year. O.H. Anderson's enrollment would decrease from 701 to 686, the middle school would increase from 835 to 854 and the high school from 1,155 to 1,208.

If class sizes are increased, seeking another operating levy on this year's ballot could be delayed, Larson added.

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Kindergarten class sizes would increase from an average of 18 to 20, he added. The metro average is 21. First grade would increase from 22 to 23; the metro average is 22. Second grade would increase from 23 to 25; the metro average is 23.

Third grade would increase from 24 to 26; the metro average is 25. Fourth grade would decrease from 26 to 25, lower than the metro average of 26. Fifth grade would remain the same at 27, also the metro average.

The School Board also acted and discussed open enrollment for elementary grades at the meeting. April is the second window when open enrollment decisions are made.

The board accepted 20 fi rst-priority open enrollment students for kindergarten and 34 open enrollment students for fi rst and second grade, per Larson's recommendation.

The board differed on what to do at this point for third through fi fth grade. Larson had recommended accepting 13 fi rst priority students and then closing open enrollment. Board Chair Lucy Payne instead suggested the students continue to be kept on the waitlist.

The board tied on its votes to accept or wait-list the 13 fi rst priority students for third through fi fth grade, and ultimately agreed to readdress the issue at its May meeting instead of waiting until the next planned time to address open enrollment in June.

Members of the board who voted to continue to wait-list the 13 students were Payne, Julie McGraw and Stacey Stout. Members who voted to accept the students right away were Judith Schwartz, Mike Chevalier and Kevin Donovan.

The board accepted 33 open enrollment students for sixth through 12th grade and closed open enrollment for 12th grade.

School Board members also asked Larson for more information on specific possible budget reductions to discuss at its next meeting so it could

better determine how increasing class sizes would fit in with fi xing the district's $1.3 million projected shortfall.

shall review the valuation, classification, or both if necessary, and shall correct it as needed. Generally, an appearance before your local board of appeal and equalization is required by law before an appeal can be taken to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Given under my hand this 10th day of April, 2017.

Kim Points, Administrator/Clerk, City of Grant Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

100, it increases the allowed size of a loft so long as it complies with the accessory structure regulations, and it allows runs that are less than 40 square feet in size to be up to 6 feet tall.

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to provide the inspection and publication requirements as listed above.

The foregoing resolution, offered by Councilmember Jones and supported

by Councilmember Biehn, carried on the following vote: Ayes: Biehn, Edberg, Engstran, Jones, Walsh Nays: None Passed: April 11, 2017 Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDED ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes, the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Rust Management 2. The address of the principal place of business is or will be: 4744 Washington Square White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

The name and address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name. (Only one signature is required by law.)

Note: if the business owner is a corporation, you must list the legal corporate name and the legal Registered Office of the corporation.

William E. Rust 4744 Washington Square White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

4. This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed Name number 2337548-2 filed with the Secretary of State on 05/02/07.

I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: 03/29/17 Signed: William E. Rust Published two times in the White Bear Press on April 12 and 19, 2017.

ASSESSMENT NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS THIS MAY AFFECT YOUR 2018 PROPERTY TAXES. Notice is hereby given that the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization for CITY OF WILLERNIE shall meet on MAY 1, 5:30 P.M., at WILLERNIE CITY HALL. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you disagree with the valuation or classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed. Generally, you must appeal to the local board before appealing to the county board of appeal and equalization.

Given under my hand this 10th day of April, 2017 Victoria R. Keating Clerk of the City of Willernie Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

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PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be conducted before the Dellwood Planning Commission on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., in the Willernie City Hall, 111 Wildwood Road. Purpose of said hearing would be to consider the request from Ms. Erickson, 34 Dellwood Avenue, for a Variance from the required 10,000 square feet area per lot for septic systems for a lot split. Legal description of said property is All of that part of Lot Three of Caledonia (full description on survey in City Clerk’s office).

Joanne Frane, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

CITY OF GRANT ASSESSMENT NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS THIS MAY AFFECT YOUR 2018 PROPERTY TAXES. Notice is hereby given that the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization for CITY OF GRANT shall meet on May 2, 2017 6:00 pm, at Grant Town Hall, 8380 Kimbro Avenue North. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor,and to determine whether corrections need to be made.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you are still not satisfied with the valuation or classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board

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RESOLUTION NO. 12007 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND SUMMARY APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-2024 CASE NO. 17-1-Z: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTION 702, AS IT RELATES TO THE KEEPING OF PIGEONS AND HENS FOR PUBLISHED NOTICE. WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, adopt a title and summary of a proposed ordinance to be published in lieu of lengthy entire ordinances, and WHEREAS, in addition to adopting a title and ordinance summary, the Council shall direct the City Clerk to: 1. Have available for inspection during regular office hours a copy of the entire ordinance.

2. Post a copy of the entire ordinance at the White Bear Lake Branch of the Ramsey County Public Library.

3. Receive an affidavit of publication of the title and summary from the official newspaper.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby adopts the aforementioned title and summary for approved Ordinance No. 17-04-2024 as listed below: CASE NO. 17-1-Z: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTION 702 AS IT RELATES TO THE KEEPING OF PIGEONS AND HENS The text amendment increases the number of pigeons allowed from 50 to

In other action, the School Board: • Approved annually reviewed, new and changed policies. Annually reviewed policies included minor changes. A new policy, “School board use of electronic mail,” outlines standards for board members when using email for board functions. The policy instructs board members not to use email as a substitute for discussion at board meetings, treat emails like public records and avoid referencing confidential information.

New policy “Namings” outlines guidance for bestowing names on significant district assets.

The policy requires the individual or organization be reputable and reflect the district's mission. It also states that names of current or former board members, administration or faculty should generally not be used.

The board also added “gender identity and expression and socioeconomic status” nondiscrimination to its equal employment opportunity policy. It added a similar summary of nondiscrimination to its disability nondiscrimination policy. Other changed policies had minor changes.

• Approved termination of two probationary teacher contracts.

• Approved minor changes to the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school district calendar.

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RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITATION OPPORTUNITIES Ramsey County releases solicitation opportunities on Onvia DemandStar its official web site as an alternative method of public notice pursuant to Section 331A.03 of the Minnesota Statutes. Individuals may go to the Onvia DemandStar section of the Ramsey County Purchasing Webpage www. co.ramsey.mn.us/ba/procure.htm to access registration information.

SOLICITATION: RFB-PUBW20350/KB OPENING DATE: MAY 04, 2017 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE CROSSWALK REPAIRS ON LEXINGTON PARKWAY BETWEEN JAMES AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES REMOVAL OF CONCRETE BRICK CROSSWALKS, BITUMINOUS PATCHING, PEDESTRIAN CURB RAMPS, AND ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS. SOLICITATION: RFP-PRMG14381-KR OPENING DATE: MAY 18, 2017 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS THE SERVICES OF A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/DESIGN TEAM FOR DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO REMODEL THE EXISTING RAMSEY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S FACILITY, WHICH CONSISTS OF RENOVATIONS TO THE COUNTY MORGUE, INCLUDING GENERALLY: AUTOPSY AND AUTOPSY RELATED PROCESS AND STORAGE SPACES; ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND SUPPORT SPACE; BUILDING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND RELATED SPACE; AND AREAS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: 300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, 55130. MAY 3, 2017. 8:00 A.M. CST. SOLICITATION: RFB-PUBW20349/KB OPENING DATE: MAY 18, 2017 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, SEEKS A CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM ROAD RESURFACING, INCLUIDNG BUT NOT LIMITED TO BITUMINOUS MILLING, BITUMINOUS PAVING, CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER REPAIR, STORM SEWER REPAIR, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on April 19, 2017.

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT NO. 2017-1 (2017 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall, 800 East County Road E in said City, on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. to hear, consider, and pass upon any and all written or oral objections which may be offered with respect to the proposed special assessments for Improvement No. 2017-1.

If the adopted assessment as to any particular lot, piece, or parcel of land differs from the proposed assessment, the City will mail to the property owner a notice detailing the change. The proposed assessment roll is now on file in the office of the City Administrator and open to public inspection by all persons interested.

The general nature of Improvement No. 2017-1 now being assessed is as follows: Street work consisting of bituminous replacement improvements, localized curb repair and public utility adjustments.

The maximum total cost of the project if the base bid and alternate is awarded is $635,880. Of this total cost, the amount of the proposed assessment is $283,026 with the City funding the remaining $352,854. The maximum total cost of the project if the base bid only is awarded is $579,970. Of this total cost, the amount of the proposed assessment is $259,269 with the City funding the remaining $320,701.

The area proposed to be assessed shall be all lots and tracts of land abutting the streets described below: Properties abutting all or portions of Bramblewood Avenue from Greenhaven Drive to Ramsey County Trunk Highway 96, Oakhurst Avenue from Clearbrook Lane to the north cul-de-sac, Willow Grove Lane from Bramblewood Avenue to Greenhaven Drive and Heritage Court West from Evergreen Drive to the west cul-de-sac.

It includes the following specific lots, pieces, and parcels of land identified by their property identification (PIN) numbers:

MINUTES MARCH 9, 2017 A Regular of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held March 9, 2017, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout (arrived 7:55 p.m.) Superintendent Mark Larson, ex officio; and Audrey Anfang, Student Representative. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Schwartz moved, Donovan seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 5-0. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA - School Board Chair Lucy Payne noted the $5,489.12 in donations and expressed the school board/district’s formal thank you. McGraw moved, Donovan seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 5-0. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION-A) Student/Staff/Community Recognition-The following employees and students were recognized by the school board and administration: Mahtomedi Middle School White Bear Rotary Academic Achiever: Greta Schimnowski.

Mahtomedi Alpine Ski State Qualifiers: Ricky Tweden, Not Present: Trygve Myers. Wrestling State Participants–Evan Lawrence and Ben Nelson. Mahtomedi Girls’ Gymnastics Team-Zoe Bush, Nicole Hemstad, Olivia Hurt, Kasey Lenarz, Haley Oswald Not Present: Annika Daniels, Caylee Greeder, Kelsey Rose-Wilsey, Annikki Neubeck, Coach - Debbie Driscoll. Athena Award Winner-Nicole Hemstad. B) Minnesota Department of Education Assistive Technology Teams Project Grant-Barbara Connelly, Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Coordinator, presented on the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Assistive Technology (AT) Teams Project Grant. The 3-4 year grant is a partnership between MDE, the Regional Low Incidence Project through Metro ECSU and 6 local districts. The first year goal is to review current practices and develop district action plans to improve outcomes for students with disabilities using the Student-Environment-Task-Tools (SETT) framework model. The second year goals are to increase independent use of AT and integrate it into the general classroom through collaboration with students and staff. The third/fourth year goal is to implement a professional development plan which would support the understanding of AT devices and services to enable students to accomplish Individual Education Programs (IEP) goals. The grant also includes several training sessions per year by national speakers. The Mahtomedi School District team consists of the district’s Special Education Supervisor, Special Education teachers and the Technology Director. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE-School Board Student Representative Audrey Anfang reported on the events at Mahtomedi High School. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-A) Schwartz moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the minutes from the February 9, 2017, special school board meeting. Carried 5-0. B) Schwartz moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the minutes from the February 9, 2017, regular school board meeting.

Carried 5-0. C) McGraw moved to amend the minutes by adding the language “similar to the St. Anthony Village High School policy” to Discussion Item 4.A. Payne seconded, Carried 5-0. Schwartz moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the minutes from the February 23, 2017, school board study session. Carried 5-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. B) Guidance Department Update on Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS)- Jennina Boskovich, Mahtomedi Middle School Counselor, and Ellen Cole, Mahtomedi High School Counselor, updated the school board members on the Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) an online career and college exploration tool sponsored by MDE. Boskovich explained the introduction of MCIS Jr. in Grade 7 which allows students to explore the system with an Occupation Scavenger Hunt and a Career Cluster Inventory and in Grade 8 students take the Interest Profiler and complete the IDEAS Interest Survey. Cole explained ninth grade students retake the Career Cluster Inventory to help them develop a four year high school course plan and students in Grades 10-12 continue to update their course plan and career goals along with a Reality Check program that helps them learn how much money they will need to earn and identify occupations that will provide a salary that meets their needs. The system allows them to search for colleges using School Sort and research financial aid using the Financial Aid Sort. Boskovich demonstrated the MCIS for school board members. C) First Reading of Annually Reviewed Policies, New Polices and Policies with MSBA Recommended Changes-Superintendent Mark Larson discussed with school board members the following annually reviewed policies, two new policies and those with Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) recommended changes: Policy 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse, Policy 514 - Bullying Prohibition, Policy 522 - Student Sex Nondiscriminaton, Policy 524 - Technology Acceptable Use and Safety, Policy 616 - School District System Accountability, Policy 806 - Crisis Management, Policy 220 - School Board Use of Electronic Mail, Policy 808 - Namings, Policy 401 - Equal Employment Opportunity, Policy 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination, Policy 410 - Family and Medical Leave, Policy 415 - Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Policy 503 - Student Attendance, Policy 529 - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students and Policy 707 - Transportation of Public School Students. The policies were reviewed prior to this meeting by the Policy Committee and will be brought for a second reading at the March 23 study session and for approval at the April 13 regular school board meeting.

ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval of Revised 2016-2017 Budget- Schwartz moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the revised 2016-2017 budget. Carried 6-0.

B) Approval of 2017-2018 Achievement and Integration Budget and Three Year Plan-Donovan moved, Stout seconded, approval of the 2017-2018 integration budget and three year plan. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT- McGraw moved, Schwartz seconded, adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.

Carried 6-0. Submitted by Julie McGraw, Clerk.

A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

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The entire amount assessed against each parcel of land will be payable, unless prepaid as follows: in eight (8) equal, consecutive annual installments for bituminous replacement. The first of such installments shall be payable with general taxes levied in 2017, collectible with such taxes during 2018.

The first installment will be payable with interest at the rate of a maximum of eight percent (8%) per annum on the entire assessment from the date of the resolution levying the same to December 31, 2017, and each subsequent installment will be payable with one year’s interest at a maximum of eight percent (8%) per annum on all unpaid installments, except that no interest will be charged on the part paid if the whole or at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessment as to any parcel is paid to the City Administrator within thirty (30) days from the date of the adoption of the assessment roll.

All persons desiring to be heard with reference to the improvements and the area proposed to be assessed therefore may appear and be heard by the City Council at the time and place stated above. Oral or written objections by any property owner will be considered at the hearing.

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.061, no appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the City Administrator prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing.

An owner may appeal an assessment to District Court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or City Administrator of the City within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or City Administrator.

The City has an ordinance allowing deferred assessments for certain qualifying senior citizens and retired disabled homeowners. Under that ordinance, an owner of homestead property who is 65 years of age or older or who is totally or permanently disabled may defer special assessments if the following conditions are met: (1) The applicant must be a fee simple owner of the property or must be a contract vendee for fee simple ownership; (2) The property must be the applicant’s principal place of domicile and be classified on the county’s real estate tax rolls as the applicant’s homestead; (3) The total of all annual installments from the special assessment levied against the homestead property must exceed one percent (1%) of the adjusted gross income of the property owners; (4) property must be zoned non-residential, and; (5) The owner must meet the age or disability requirement as of the date of the initial assessment hearing for the improvement being assessed. All deferred special assessments shall be charged simple interest at the same rate charged on the assessment, which was deferred until termination of the deferral status. The City Council may choose to modify the Senior Deferral Policy at the assessment hearing.

Dated: April 6, 2017

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on April 19 and 26, 2017.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 STUDY SESSION MINUTES MARCH 23, 2017 A Study Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held March 23, 2017, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout (arrived 7:04 p.m.) Superintendent Mark Larson, ex officio and Audrey Anfang, Student Representative. Absent: Kevin Donovan.Also present: Gretchen Brunner, Wildwood Elementary Teacher; Nicole Flesner, Human Resource Director; Jim Lane, Mahtomedi High School Science Teacher and Student Leadership Council Advisor; Mary Marshall, Wildwood Elementary Teacher; Todd Netzke, Interim Director of Business Services; Beth Sneden, Professional Development and Special Education Supervisor; and Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-McGraw moved to amend the agenda by adding Item 4.F. Celebration of Excellence.

Payne seconded. Carried 4-0. Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 4-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) Student School Board Member Selection Process-Jim Lane, Mahtomedi High School Science Teacher and Student Leadership Council Advisor discussed with school board members the current student school board member selection process which has traditionally been a one year position for an eleventh grade member of the Student Leadership Council. The Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) awards two $3000 scholarships per year to student school board members that are seniors planning to attend college full time. School Board members requested Lane put the bylaws for the Student Leadership Council in writing and open the student school board position to grades 9-12 for the 2018-19 school year. B) Length of School Day, Assessment Days/ School District Calendar-Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability; Beth Sneden, Professional Development and Special Education Supervisor; Nicole Flesner, Human Resource Supervisor; Gretchen Brunner and Mary Marshall, Wildwood Elementary Teachers discussed with school board members the 5 minute increase in the length of the school day to allow for two to three early release days of two hours each for all students to increase staff development time and two days with no school for grade K-5 which would be used for individual reading assessments. The assessments are part of the new elementary reading curriculum. Possible day care, hiring substitute teachers and any additional costs were also discussed. The school board requested an implementation plan for these changes along with school start times in May. C) Second Reading of Annually Reviewed Policies, New Po-

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lices and Policies with MSBA Recommended Changes-Superintendent Mark Larson discussed with school board members the following annually reviewed policies, two new policies and those with Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) recommended changes: Policy 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse, Policy 514 - Bullying Prohibition, Policy 522 - Student Sex Nondiscriminaton, Policy 524 - Technology Acceptable Use and Safety, Policy 616 - School District System Accountability, Policy 806 - Crisis Management, Policy 220 - School Board Use of Electronic Mail, Policy 808 - Namings, Policy 401 - Equal Employment Opportunity, Policy 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination, Policy 410 - Family and Medical Leave, Policy 415 - Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Policy 503 - Student Attendance, Policy 529 - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior

by Students and Policy 707 - Transportation of Public School Students. The policies were read for the first time at the March 9 school board meeting and will be brought for a third reading/approval on April 13. D) Staffing, Programs and Budget Reductions-Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability; Beth Sneden, Professional Development and Special Education Supervisor and Todd Netkze, Interim Director of Business Services discussed with school board members possible budget reductions and the impact on staffing and programing. Viker explained for fiscal year 2017-2018 the district must make up a $1,036,000 deficit by budget reductions, generating additional revenue through increased student enrollment, reallocating the fund balance or a combination of all three. Netzke presented a graph of financial planning options over the next five years showing the current budget base plan with no changes; projected enrollment with budget adjustments; a plus one over the metro area class size average enrollment; a plus one over the metro area class size average enrollment with 9 sections of kindergarten; and a plus one over the metro area average class size enrollment with 9 sections of kindergarten and a $300,000 referendum payable in 2019. E) Open Enrollment-Window #2 Update and Parameter Discussion-Superintendent Mark Larson discussed the following with school board members: projected 2017-2018 student enrollment, kindergarten registration numbers, the unknown number of new resident students and the number of open enrollment applications to approve, deny or keep/put on a waiting list at the April 13 school board meeting. F) Celebration of Excellence-School Board members discussed the upcoming equity workshop with Heather Hackman from 3:00 – 7:30 p.m. on April 19 which conflicts with the Mahtomedi High School Celebration of Excellence and directed Superintendent Mark Larson to reschedule the equity workshop to allow board members to attend the Celebration of Excellence. ADJOURNMENT-Chevalier moved, Schwartz seconded, adjournment. Carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk.

A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 19, 2017.

SUMMIT MINI STORAGE AUCTION Auction Location: Summit Mini Storage 3716 Scheuneman Rd., White Bear Lake, MN 55110. (651) 429-1311 Time: 4-28-17, 5:00pm Customer in Default: Maria Riosrexach Amount Owed: $320.00 Description: Misc household goods Published two times in the While Bear Press on April 12 and 19, 2017.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 06/12/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $170,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Katherine D. Kelly, an unmarried person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Irwin Mortgage Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 06/29/2006 as Document# 3959658 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Assignment dated: 05/23/2012 Assignment recorded: 05/31/2012 Assignment recording information: Document# 4337924 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 12/23/2015 Assignment recorded: 01/06/2016 Assignment recording information: Doc No A04590570 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 152922310090 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North 11.75 feet of Lot 20 and all of Lots 21 and 22, except the North 34.5 feet of said Lot 22, Block 24, Gladstone Plat 2, together with that part of the vacated alley which accrued thereto by reason of the vacation thereof, Ramsey County, Minnesota Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1845 Barclay St, Maplewood, MN 55109 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Irwin Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $181,568.79 AS OF 04/28/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 6/07/2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 12/07/2017, or the next business day if 12/07/2017 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 04/17/2017 - 04/21/2017 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on APril 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2017.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: CONTRACT/REPLEVIN COURT FILE NO.: 62-CV-17-1428 SUMMONS The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee for GreenPoint Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificate, Series 2000-1, as serviced by Ditech Financial, LLC, Plaintiff vs.

Tou H. Vue, Ih Vue, John Doe and Mary Roe, Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is attached to this summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights.

You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: Jessica L. Blanner Usset, Weingarden & Liebo, PLLP 4500 Park Glen Road, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the complaint, you do not need to respond.

A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer.

If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

Dated: March 10, 2017 USSET, WEINGARGEN & LIEBO, P.L.L.P. /s/ Jessica L. Blanner Jessica L. Blanner, #0389934 Attorney for Plaintiff 4500 Park Glen Road, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 Published three times in the Vadnais Heights Press on April 19, 26 and May 3, 2017.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT SUMMONS COURT FILE NO. 62-CV-15-4031 In the Matter of the Application of Melanie Wettstein To register title to the following described real estate in Ramsey County, Minnesota: Commencing on the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 30, Range 22 at a point that is 150 feet North of the Southwest Corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence Northeasterly 600 feet to a point that is 150 feet due North of the center line of Goose Lake Road; thence southwesterly of said line 230 feet to the point of beginning of land to be described; thence continuing Southwesterly on said line 90 feet to a point, thence Southeasterly towards a point on the South line of said Quarter Quarter distant 380 feet east of the Southwest corner of said Quarter Quarter to the center line of Goose Lake Road Office of County Engineer, Ramsey County, Progressive Road Map of Goose Lake Road last dated August 28, 1925; thence Northeasterly along the center line of said Goose Lake Road a distance of 88.5 feet to a point; thence Northwesterly to the point of beginning. vs.

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Ditech Mortgage Corporation Ditech Financial LLC, Jodi M. Lorenz, Kenneth D. Lorenz, Gerald Braun, Cecilia Braun, William Braun, Quam Family Trust, Roberta L. Feiner, Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, Heartland Credit Union, Richard W. Bosak and Nancy M. Bosak.

Also all heirs and devisees of any of the above named persons who are deseases.

THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDENTS: You are herebu summonded and required to answer the Application of the applicant(s) in the above proceeding and to file your answer to the said Application in the office of the Administrator of said court, in said county, within 20 days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Application within the time aforesaid, the Applicant(s) in this proceeding will applhy to the court for the relief of demanded therein.

Lynae K. E. Olson Court Administrator Second Judicial Court Published three times in the White Bear Press on April 5, 12 and 19, 2017.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 04/22/2016 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $107,466.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Latoya Cavin, an unmarried woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 05/03/2016 as Document No. A04604725 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Assignment dated: 1/5/2017 Assignment recorded: 1/25/2017 Assignment recording information: Doc No. A04644282 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 34.29.22.12.0006 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 1, Weed and Halle’s Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

Abstract Property

www.presspubs.com STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1626 Minnehaha Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN 55106 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $113,276.41 AS OF 04/10/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 05/19/2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 11/19/2017, or the next business day if 11/19/2017 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 03/30/2017 Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 and May 3, 2017.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 09/20/2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $166,696.32 MORTGAGOR(S): Theresa M. Peters AKA Theresa M. Havican and Michael P. Havican, Wife and Husband MORTGAGEE: Household Industrial Finance Company DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 09/26/2005 as Document 3890566 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 02/08/2016 Assignment recorded: 02/29/2016 Assignment recording information: Document A04597037 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 05/16/2016 Assignment recorded: 06/09/2016 Assignment recording information: Document A04609438 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 07-28-22-12-0157 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: REAL PROPERTY IN RAMSEY COUNTY MINNESOTA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 11, EXCEPT THE WEST 14.8 FEET THEREOF IN BLOCK 201 OF IRVINES ADDITION TO WEST ST. PAUL Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 192 Winifred St., Saint Paul, MN 55107 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Household Industrial Finance Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Hone Loans Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $187,818.94 AS OF 04/03/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 05/10/2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 11/10/2017, or the next business day if 11/10/2017 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 3/22/2017 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2017.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 06/11/2004

APRIL 19, 2017 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $200,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Yang Yee Lee and Matha Lee, Husband and Wife MORTGAGEE: Washington Mutual Bank, FA DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 08/09/2004 as Document No. 3780654 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank , National Association Assignment dated: 10/09/2014 Assignment recorded: 10/17/2014 Assignment recording information: Document No. A04528358 Assignee: Federal National Mortgage Association Assignment dated: 01/12/2016 Assignment recorded: 02/09/2016 Assignment recording information: Document No. A04594747 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 1/13/2017 Assignment recorded: 2/17/2017 Assignment recording information: Document No. A04647535 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, MN. TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 02.29.22.14.0092 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 5, BLOCK 8, ROBERT TILSEN’S MAPLEWOOD HEIGHTS NO. 3, RAMSEY COUNTY, MN Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2188 Maple Ln E, Maplewood, MN 55109 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Washington Mutual Bank, FA RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $217,549.47 AS OF 04/27/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 05/31/2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY:If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 12/01/2017, or the next business day if 12/01/2017 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 04/12/2017 - 04/19/2017 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10 and 17, 2017.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 03/21/2014 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $164,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Richard F. Riemenschneider, a single person MORTGAGEE: Bank Mutual DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 03/25/2014 as Document No. A04501941 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 10.29.23.11.0044 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 1, Central Park 2nd Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2615 Fernwood Ct., Roseville, MN 55113 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Bank Mutual RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Bank Mutual THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $165,244.36 AS OF 03/31/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 05/17/2017 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 11/17/2017, or the next business day if 11/17/2017 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 03/29/2017 Bank Mutual, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2017.

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www.allaroundremodeling.com

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WOLFBROS. DRYWALLCO.

• Textured ceilings - All types & repairs • Wood restoration - Window sashes • Dust control - Filter cold air returns

Shoreview • Kitchens & • Baths surrounding area since • Additions 1983

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Total Drywall Services Residential/Commercial Family Owned & Operated Located in Forest Lake

18 years and going strong!

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APPLEWOOD BUILDERS

Remodeling

Exterior • Interior Home • Business Free Sherwin -William Color Consultant Fully Insured • Free Estimates!

in Business since 1910

Time to remodel the family room?

Ready to update a kitchen or bathroom?

What about that addition you have always wanted?

We can take the dream and make it reality!

License # BC627690 • Financing Available

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Painting & Decorating

24 Years experience in high quality work

To place an ad in the Call-A-Specialist section, call Jill at 651-407-1221

Jon Schufman Painting, LLC

All major credit & debit cards accepted

• Drywall repair - Mold remediation

FERTILZING & WEED CONTROL FERTILIZING WEED CONTROL LOCAL LAWN&CARE SPECIALIST Local Lawn Care Specialist SPRING SPECIALSRESIDENTIAL & COMMERICAL 5 STEP PROGRAM

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Plumbing

Joe: 651-462-0697

New Look Lawn Care

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651-399-9871 Master Lic 006187PM Bonded & Insured

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www.YardworksMN.com

Early Bird Discount!

Spring/Fall Cleanups Lawn Care • Snowplowing Commercial/Residential

A+ Rated

$20 OFF your 1st service call

Preisler Co., LLC.

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Spring/Fall Clean Ups Mowing • Bobcat Work • Snowplowing

ALL ABOUT LAWN & LANDSCAPING

651-481-4929

High Pressure Washing of Decks s Fences s Siding Paint all wood s Stucco Siding s Metal Trim s Shakes Staining or clear coat of Decks & Fences

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Lic# PC701622 • Bonded • Insured

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Luke’s Lawn Care

PAT KELLY

Master Plumber • 35 Years Exp.

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MADISON & SON PAINTING INTERIOR

Landscape Construction Inc. >>> Free Estimates <<<

Quality Finishes with Lasting Results

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Plumbing

SHAMROCK PLUMBING, LLC

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Northern Lights Since 1989

Painting & Decorating

RooďŹ ng / Siding

(651) 775-8602

M&A EXTERIORS INC.

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Local business of 33 years, licensed & insured

Trim or remove trees, remove stumps, prune winter damage.

Arborist and CertiďŹ ed Tree Safety Professional on staff. Pruning, strategic removal, storm damage and stump grinding available.

612-805-6431

APRIL 19, 2017

WHITE BEAR/VADNAIS HEIGHTS PRESS www.presspubs.com

White Bear Lake Realty

2543 Prairie Oak Trail Woodbury • Detached Townhome with basement • 3 bed, 3 bath, 2 car • Over 2600 sq ft

$319,900

Savings $9597

FULL SERVICE HOME SALES!

7, 6, 5% Broker 23 years experience

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742 & 744 Idaho Ave East St. Paul ND

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$239,900

4790 Banning Avenue • Downtown White Bear Lake • 651-653-7326 • www.wblrealty.com

Debt Collections Representative

YOUR CAREER CONNECTION

CU Recovery in Wyoming is looking for Collections Representatives. You must be a customer service oriented team player with experience in collections or customer service; possess a client service attitude, and a strong work ethic.

Excellent communication, listening, and negotiation skills are paramount to this position.

Additional requirements of the Collections role include: High school diploma or GED, basic keyboarding skills, organization and problem solving skills.

Experience in debt collection is preferred, but not required.

Please forward your resume to: Mari Gordon, CU Recovery, Inc., 26263 Forest Blvd., Wyoming, MN 55092 or email: marig@curecovery.com.

EQUIPMENT QUIPMENT OPERATOR Chisago County is accepting applications for a FT Equipment Operator.

We are looking for candidates that have experience in roadway maintenance, operation of heavy equipment such as snow plows, trucks and trailers. You must be available to be called in on short notice and respond to emergency callouts due to weather situations. We offer a full benefit package that includes vacation, sick, holiday pay and retirement benefits.

REQUIREMENTS: Must have a Class A CDL with brake endorsement. Prefer tanker endorsement. Previous experience required 2.5 to 3.5 years. Drug testing & physical will be done. Must be able to pass a criminal history check. Starting wage is $18.83 to $21.10 per hour DOQ.

Apply on-line at www.chisagocounty.us Application deadline: May 5, 2017.

Now Hiring Direct Support Staff & Community Support Specialists DSS $12.24/ Hour CSS $13.59/ Hour

FT/PT Entry level positions available Gain valuable experience in social services while providing guidance, education, mentorship, and community supports to individuals with varying abilities.

Dungarvin Offers: Paid Training-PTO-Full Benefits at 30hrs

Apply at www.dungarvincareers.com Requisition # 17-0023

To highlight your employment opportunity

Contact Jill at 651-407-1221 or employment@presspubs.com

Plant Your Career Where It Can Thrive We are currently seeking LAWN SPECIALISTS to provide regularly scheduled landscape services to our customers.

We offer: • Excellent hourly pay - paid weekly • Sales commission and customer retention bonus - paid weekly • Comphrension benefits package and 401(k) with Company match • Paid holidays and vacation • Rapid career advancement

For questions, please call

651-234-1906 Please apply now at: jobs.trugreen.com/vadnais-heights-jobs We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmitive Action Employer Minoriities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individaul with Disabilities.

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APRIL 19, 2017 www.presspubs.com

White Bear Lake, 4801 Hwy 61 N, Ste 100, (651) 426-1671 | Forest Lake Office, 56 E Broadway, Ste 104, (651) 464-5555

GEM LAKE ONE STORY Former Artisan Home Tour model only one year old. Beautiful acreage lot with privacy and nature views. Golf simulator, screen porch, Spectacular!

PAT MCGRATH 651-653-2449

$1,175,000

DOWNTOWN WBL! This charming bungalow in the perfect downtown location is absolutely adorable! Hardwood, wood beams, large 3-season porch...and so much more!

CATHY STOREY 612-270-3427

$360,000

WHY BUILD Incredible value offering 4,172 finished sq ft. Brazilian Cherry Floors, 4 season sun room, upper level bonus room. Still shows like a model.

JOHN & RYAN MANN 612-751-1072

$500,000

AFFORDABLE!!!!!

Not a better place to call home. Stunning 4 bedroom, spacious home. Situated on 1 acre, not a detailed missed.

Across the street from Comfort Lake.

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GREAT PLACE TO START!

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Afforable dream, come true! 3 WOLKERSTORFER Bedrooms, X-Large 2.5 car heated CALL garage, fenced yard - Don’t Wait!

651-653-2482

NEW LISTING LINO LAKES Modified 2 sty on a gorgeous lot & backing up to a park. 4 bedrm, 3ba, walkout, granite, vaulted open design.

2 porches, deck & 3 car att. garage.

CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445

$459,900

GOURMET KITCHEN! Home with 12 acres and views! A+ chef’s kitchen with high-end appliances, custom maple cabinets, walk-out basement, deck and screened porch.

HORSE COUNTRY 14 ACRES Great condition home with a 36x63, 5 stall barn, updated kitch & baths, fenced for horses, private setting. Plenty of room for horses & to store toys!

TOM CARR 651-303-8001

$599,900

CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445

$378,000

1-1/2 STORY CHARMER Original hardwood floors, new windows, big eat-in kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, classic front porch, fininished basement, newer furnace/AC and roof.

SUNSETS & LAKE FRONT Perfect condition walkout Rambler just east of Osceola WI. Gorgeous views through the pines. 3 bedrm, 3ba, porch. Bring your pontoon.

TOM CARR 651-303-8001

$209,900

CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445

$369,900

BALD EAGLE LAKE Stunning Home With Spectacular Sunsets & Breathtaking Views, 140 Ft of Shoreline, 1+ Acre Lot, Spacious Flr Plan, 4 BR,4 BA, 4 Car Gar.

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SANDY ESPE SORENSON 612-812-9792

$1,050,000

JUST LISTED A Perfect Place To Start! Light & Bright Unit At Linden Place, LR W/ Fp, 2 Large Bedrooms, Garage, Patio, Convenient Location.

SANDY ESPE SORENSON 612-812-9792

$135,000

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COMING SOON! Just Minutes From WB Nestled On A Picturesque 15+ Acres, MBR Suite + 4 BR’s Wonderful Modified 2 St WalkOut Floor Plan W/4200 Fin Sq. Ft.

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MAC GROVELAND Great Home in Mac Groveland sold!

3B 2 Ba home now being renovated!

Buyer asked, and we found it! Call for more info.

JIMMY WALKER 651-303-7143

$275,000

SPECTACULAR BIRCH PARK Three lots each with 3+ acres of gorgeous private wooded land. Located just across the river from Stillwater and only 1 mile to the new bridge.

JIMMY WALKER 651-303-7143

$157,000

SANDY ESPE SORENSON 612-812-9792

$349,900

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XTRA SPECIAL!!

Breathtaking views of Wood Lake. Gourmet kitchen: custom cabinetry, granite counter tops, stainless steel appl. Sun porch, walkout, 4 car garage++

PERFECT POOL SETTING Gorgeous Lake Elmo 1 acre setting. 4 bedrm rambler, 3ba, 2+ att. garage & 2 car detached. Pool, porch, deck & patio. Fun times this summer!

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JOSHUA LEONHARDT 651-769-5329

TOM HAYCRAFT 651-653-2534

$350,000

CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445

$475,000

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SOLD! 3 bed, 2 bath, re-finished hardwoods, 2 car garage, lakeshore.

$575,000

BRIDGET FARLEYHONKANEN 651-983-6071

$264,900

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SOLD IN BIRCHWOOD This two bedroom, 2 bath rambler located in the heart of Birchwood Village close to the community parks, beaches & lake access.

JERRY THOMPSON 651-336-4383

$264,900

Kirby Ehrreich 651280-8916

Tom Haycraft 651653-2534

Greg Juetten 651356-9139

Kim Koniar 651895-5857

Cindy Lange 651329-4372

Joshua Leonhardt 651769-5329

Lori Matthews 651706-3315

Ken Pilkenton 651653-2535

Jan Rapheal 651653-2575

Cathy Storey 612270-3427

Marty Weber 651653-2524

Cindy Werner 612819-4600

LAKE FRONT CONDO Beautifully updated condo on Forest Lake. Private sandy beach with dock and yes you can bring your boat.

Great opportunity to live on the lake.

LANNY KURYSH 651-246-1631

$199,000

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