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FIRST-EVER NORTHEAST METRO EXPO: Something for everyone PAGE 8A

A cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck, there BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

Fans of chickens have their wish: backyard hens are now allowed in White Bear Lake. But only four and only behind single- or two-family residences. The ordinance received a few tweaks by City Council April 12 after Associate Planner Sam Crosby reviewed conditions recommended by staff. Residents also got a chance to weigh in before the vote with only one resident opposed. Birch Street homeowner Tom Stirling articulated his list of concerns against, saying chickens are livestock, not pets, and attract predators. He also said he had concerns about living next to a hobby farm. Stirling told the council that a change to the ordinance in 2010 failed to pass for a reason: To maintain the urban character of White Bear Lake. And what about end of life? Chickens live 8 to 10 years but lay eggs only three to four, Stirling said. “What happens to them then?” he asked. “They are still taking a bite out of the household budget and become unwanted.” In 2012, a Minneapolis chicken rescue took in 500 birds, according to Stirling, because people were tired of caring for them. “It’s been said that property owners should have the right to do what they want with their property, but we can’t add four stories, erect a 16-foot fence, have trash bins on the street for a week or ignore easements on our lots,” Stirling added. “Ordinances are passed to maintain character. When people purchase a home in the city, you accept

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Springing out for a lunch break Above: A group of White Bear Lake Area students gathers on the lawn outside Central Middle School for a lunch break Saturday, April 16. The students were about halfway through practice and dress rehearsal in the middle school auditorium for an upcoming production of Shrek the Musical Jr. At right: Twins Reesa and Lucy Stoetzel grab a spot near a tree for their lunch break. The high temperature of 80 degrees was significantly above the historical average of 58 degrees for the date.

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New implant cuts risk of stroke would get large bruises for no apparent reason that took months to disappear and bumps and lumps beneath her skin. “My doctors would prescribe different doses of warfarin but it was hard to regulate,” Hammer said. When her heart went out of rhythm, Hammer would become tired and, at times, struggled to breathe. She did have a close call once when doctors found a blood clot in her arm. “The surgeon who took the clot out told me I was very fortunate,” she recalled. “I could have had a massive stroke. The Man upstairs has guided me to good doctors.” The HealthEast physicians who implanted the Watchman device were Drs. Stuart Adler and Yoaav Krauthammer, both cardiac electrophysiologists.

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Luckily for Nancy Hammer, her cardiologist thought she was a perfect candidate for a new device called Watchman. Designed by Boston Scientific, Watchman is the first of its kind. Described as a left atrial appendage closure device, it reduces the risk of stroke in high-risk patients who suffer from an irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, by keeping dangerous blood clots from entering the bloodstream. Hammer, 79, was one of two patients to get the procedure this month at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The White Bear Lake woman has suffered from a heart condition for years. Her doctors prescribed blood thinners to avoid clotting when her heart went into atrial fibrillation (AF) but Hammer had problems with the medication. She

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Nancy Hammer of White Bear Lake is one of two patients who received the device designed by Boston Scientific.

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