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Three years ago, Sunrise Middle School transitioned from traditional letter grading to a modified version of Standards-Based Learning (SBL). According to the school’s principal Christina Pierre, now “students can be confident that grades reflect exactly what they know and can do.”

Director of Teaching and Learning Jen Babiash affirms that Sunrise’s version of SBL has provided clarity to teachers and students.

“For parents, this helps us be clear about what kids need to know,” she says. This transition has been so successful that White Bear Lake Area High School will be using SBL for its incoming 2024 freshmen. In fall 2025, the entire high school will switch over.

How is SBL different from traditional letter grades? The analogy given is to imagine a student is taking swim lessons at the YMCA— Polliwog level. After the two-week unit, the child is excited to move up to Guppy. They got everything right on the first try except the front

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Call out for Service Day volunteers Volunteers help cleanup and prepare grave sites at Union Cemetery during a previous Day of Service event. This year the White Bear Lake American Legion and VFW are again calling all veterans and community members together for a Day of Service on Saturday, May 11 starting at 9 a.m. at Union Cemetery. More than 50 Civil War veterans, and numerous others from other wars and conflicts are interred in White Bear Lake cemeteries. The event is held to ensure the cemetery grounds and headstones are ready for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.

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Searching for Nathan Edberg: 25 years later

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“Our investigators haven’t stopped looking for him,” read an April 15 Facebook post from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office.

April 14, 1999, was the last day anyone saw Nathan Edberg. The then-21-yearold Vadnais Heights resident was spotted at Decoy’s Bar in White Bear Lake that evening.

To the average bystander, Edberg was out for the same

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Twenty-five years later, the search for Edberg’s whereabouts has continued.

Since then, there have been more questions than answers.

But in the face of the case’s uncertainty, those who knew Edberg best have refused to give up on him.

“I take comfort in that I will see him and hold him again someday,” said Edberg’s mother, Jackie.

Jackie has described her son as easygoing and pleasant.

“There was a friendliness about him we all loved,” she said. “He was very much a people person who enjoyed being around others and telling jokes.”

According to Jackie, her son also had a deep love for basketball. “He loved shooting hoops in our driveway,” she said. I’m surprised our neighbors didn’t complain about the drum of the basketball on the driveway; he

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Honor leaders at VHEDC event

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Event Tuesday, May 14. Robert Morse of MidCountry Bank will be honored with the Business Leadership Award, along with Rising Star Award recipients Kaylin Clement, City of Vadnais Heights; Lack Livingston, Royal Credit Union; Megan Kysylyczyn, White Bear Area Food Shelf; and Leah Schaefer, IC System.

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Bring on the cruises!

am so excited that it is starting to warm up and car show season is just around the corner.

Bernice, our 1973 Volkswagen Kombi, is out of hibernation and ready to go. This might be the earliest I can remember starting her up thanks to the warm temps.

Recently, my husband Patrick and I, along with our son Royce, went on an approximately 85-mile cruise. It was the first-ever St. Croix Valley Poker Run. VWs of all models and years were invited to participate. The run began in Prescott, Wisconsin on a perfect, 80-degree day and traveled to Hudson, Dresser, Scandia and finished in Stillwater.

At every stop, cruisers drew a card and the three cars with the Shannon’s best poker hand won prizes. We Shenanigans didn’t win, but we had an absolute blast. The day could not have Shannon been more perfect, and by some Granholm miracle, nobody broke down.

It was a little nerve-wrecking to go on such a long cruise for our first trip of the season because that’s usually when you find out all the things you need to fix.

The first time we started Bernice up a week or two before the cruise, she died in the driveway.

Then while my husband was trying to figure out why she died, one of the hinges on the rear hatch broke off.

We had to push her back into the garage, and my husband got to work. Thankfully, he was able to get her going and back in riding shape before the event.

Once May rolls around, I’m sure we will be at a car show multiple times a month. We always look forward to the shows at Black Smith Lounge in Hugo, and plan to travel to shows in the Quad area, as well as Stillwater, North St. Paul and many more.

This June, we plan to attend an all-Volkswagen show called the Bug-In in St. Louis Park. Bernice is not old enough to attend Back to the 50s at the State Fairgrounds, but Patrick plans to bring his 1954 Hudson Super Jet. I plan to drive my grandpa’s1955 red Chevy pickup. We registered it in his honor.

This June we are also planning to attend a Back to the 80s show at Blacksmith Lounge. Patrick has his work cut out for him though, as he gets a 1984 Blazer back and running again. It’s in rough shape, but so was Bernice. If anyone can do it, he can. I think we are going to name her “Big Bertha.”

Summer is not just car show season, but parade season. We hope to do the Good Neighbor Days Parade in Hugo, Manitou Days Parade in White Bear Lake and Blue Heron Days parade in Lino Lakes.

If you see us out and about, or in a parade, be sure to wave or offer a peace sign.

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FAQ’s: Campus protests and the First Amendment

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housands of students across the country are protesting at universities large and small over the war between Israel and Hamas. Student activism is raising questions about actions and speech that are protected by the First Amendment. Some schools have gone to online classes and canceled graduations citing concern for student safety.

But when do protests move past First Amendment protection? is — and Movers & What isn’t — allowed when it comes Shakers to protesting on Freedom college campuses?

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Can students be arrested for the simple act of protest?

Peaceful protest is protected by the First Amendment’s freedoms of speech, assembly and petition.

But speech must be differentiated from conduct. The First Amendment does not protect conduct such as vandalism, trespassing, violence and illegal harassment that violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. In addition, certain types of speech are not protected by the First Amendment, including incitement to imminent lawless violence, true threats and fighting words.

Finally, universities can limit the time, place and manner of protests, as long as those limits aren’t intended to stop the protest entirely and are applied to all viewpoints equally.

Can campuses limit the content Is there a difference between public of the speech that students are and private colleges when it comes permitted to express? to First Amendment rights?

Speech cannot be limited

Is occupying campus buildings permitted under the First Amendment?

No. it does constitute trespassing, which is conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment.

Can students pitch encampments as an act of protest on campus grounds?

The First Amendment does not protect camping or creating an encampment in public spaces.

University officials have the right to regulate large gatherings of this type if they can demonstrate that it is necessary for reasons unrelated to the protestors’ message. The most common justifications are the need to manage campus safety and security resources.

Is civil disobedience protected by the First Amendment?

Technically, no. Civil disobedience refers to intentionally breaking laws to bring attention because administrators disagree Yes. Students at public colleges to a cause you believe in. It comes and universities are protected by with the message. All viewpoints with consequences, including the the First Amendment freedoms of must be treated equally. University possibility of arrest. For instance, religion, speech, press, assembly officials can only limit or punish many people have drawn attenand petition. But private tion to a cause by blocking roads speech that falls into categories schools – like private employers that are not protected by the First or highways, which often results – are not bound by the First in protesters being arrested.

Amendment. Universities can Amendment and often have their also impose limitations based on own guidelines that can limit factors unrelated to the content This report is compiled students’ speech and behavior. of the speech, such as when

by Freedom Forum’s First That would include rules about Amendment Specialist Kevin the protest occurs, where it is protests on campus.

Goldberg and draws upon occurring, and the noise levels, as scholarship by Freedom Forum well as the need to address specific experts. To read the full report go and identifiable safety concerns. to www.freedomforum.org.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR crime? I don’t have enough space to cover every issue brought up. However, the greater part of the economic recovery has been a natural recovery of the losses we experienced during COVID, not by any action the Biden administration has taken.

Since Biden has been POTUS, the economy is a joke. His first week in office he put tens of thousands of people out of work. He brags about all the jobs his administration brought. Those jobs are part-time or government jobs. I must add that government jobs only take money away from the economy.

Since Biden has taken office, millions of people have come to this country illegally.

When Trump was POTUS, I will simply say the U.S. government was much better off.

Dear Gene: You did it again, another home run.

Your “About the Town” of April 24, “It takes a crisis to learn” comfortably covered a majority of what is wrong in this country today with straightforward commentary. Not knowing at the time but following your words, “Don’t just talk about it, talk to your legislators.” So, I did.

I went to a “meet and greet” for May Lor Xiong, who is running for Congress, at the American Legion in North St. Paul. May Lor appears to be exactly what determination and hard work can achieve. Her guest speaker, Jinny Choi, businessperson from South Korea who is a legal resident of our country, spoke about the differences between North Korea (socialist/dictator) economy and South Korea’s capitalist economy and the living conditions of each country. South Korea overwhelmingly outperformed North Korea in every economic category except coal exports and military size. The “people” of North Korea live a below-subsistence life in terms of food, government services and fear. They do not protest or speak out for fear of retribution (imprisonment/death) to their families. The “people” have no incentive to achieve!

We too often do not realize how fortunate we are to live in a democracy and capitalist country.

Thanks again, Gene.

Patrick J. Kenny White Bear Lake

Too many plastic bags

I recently participated in an Earth Day Community Clean Up day hosted by the Vadnais Heights Green Team. It was so disheartening to me that the majority of what I picked up was singleuse plastic bags! Plastic bags were first introduced for our convenience, but they have become a huge problem, and it’s not just that they clog up the recycling system when people put them in with their Gregg “Whitie” Johnson items to be recycled!

White Bear Lake Plastic bags have a notorious environmental footprint. They contribute to pollution, endanger Response to letter wildlife, clog our waterways and — worst of all This is in response to Louise DiCesare’s letter of — is that they break down into microplastics.

April 24. You listed a number of people associated These minuscule plastic particles are now found with Donal Trump. All or most of them have in air, water and food sources, which means been accused of some misconduct; some have they are now in our bodies. We are just now been convicted, some not. Those that have not are beginning to understand the health ramifications innocent until proven guilty. The same goes for of microplastics in the human body and the early former President Trump. indications should concern all of us.

Of those that you listed, all of them are educated By now, we all have enough reuseable bags in our and know the difference between right and houses and cars. Some businesses like Aldi’s have wrong. They all have free will, which is something stopped using plastic bags, but the majority don’t given us by God. I’m sure no one in Trump’s circle seem to be in much of a hurry, so it’s up to us to held a gun to their heads and forced them to do make the systematic change in our daily habits. We anything that could be construed to be illegal. If can lead the way that leads to a healthier future. they did, it was by their own free will.

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• A loss prevention specialist at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E reported that a man and woman stole electronics from the store on April 2. The adult male was gone on arrival, but was identified and charged with felony possession of shoplifting gear.

• A White Bear Lake man, 25, was arrested April 2 at the intersection of Centerville Road and Goose Lake Road for reckless driving, after deputies received several reports of road rage, verbal intimidation and threats of violence against other drivers.

• A Mounds View woman, 54, was arrested for fifth degree possession of narcotics at 12:16 a.m. April 3 at the intersection of I-694 and Rice Street, after she was found to be in possession of prescription drugs that didn’t belong to her.

• A male, 76, was trespassed from the Holiday gas station in the 1000 block of County Road E April 3 following a disorderly conduct report.

• An adult male, 50, was banned from a hotel in the 3500 block of Vadnais Center Drive on April 3 for disorderly conduct, after other guests complained about his smoking and other behaviors.

• A Vadnais Heights man, 20, was arrested for DWI April 6 in the 1100 block of County Road E, after he rolled his 2007 Mercedes Benz and sustained injuries. He admitted to drinking alcohol before climbing into the driver’s seat, and performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests.

• A St. Paul woman, 36, was cited April 7 at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E, after she was found to have left the store without paying for

several items. Deputies were dispatched out to the Walmart again on April 8 on another shoplifting report.

• A White Bear Lake woman reported her vehicle scraped and dented while it was parked in the Target lot in the 900 block of County Road E April 9, after another vehicle hit it and left without leaving any contact information. A Lino Lakes woman reported a hit-and-run crash to her vehicle while it was parked outside the Target store Arpril 11.

• A man reported seeing two people steal scrap metal from a construction site in the 1300 block of County Road E on April 10.

• A North Branch man, 45, was cited April 11 for violating a trespass order in the 1200 block of County Road D Circle E, after he showed up where he wasn’t legally allowed to be.

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• An Order For Protection violation was reported April 3 in the 5300 block of Grand Avenue.

• A man reported being bitten by a dog April 3 while out for a walk in the 2500 block of South Shore Blvd.

• A handgun was found in the men’s restroom of a restaurant in the 1000 block of Meadowlands Drive April 4, and collected by deputies.

• A White Bear Township man, 42, was arrested for assault April 7 in the 3900 block of Lakewood Avenue, after deputies responded to the report of a domestic situation and learned that he had assaulted his wife.

• A resident in the 4100 block of Summit Lane on April 8 reported that someone had walked off with a package containing two books he’d ordered from Amazon.

• A White Bear Township woman, 33, was arrested for assaulting her wife April 8 in the 1200 block of Greenbriar Court, after deputies responded to a report of a fight.

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

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• Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted two traffic stops in the 9000 block of 75th Street N. during the April 3 morning rush hour and issued citations to the motorists. At 7:50 a.m. they cited a motorist for expired registration, and at 8:08 a.m., they cited a second motorist for speeding.

• A suspicious vehicle stopped in the middle of the road at 67th Street N. and Keats Avenue N. at 2:15 a.m. April 4 turned out to be a motorist who stopped because his passenger wanted to pee.

But it was the driver who appeared uncomfortable, as he first stated he was trying to find his friend’s house and didn’t know the address. Then he said he was trying to drive home to Maplewood. He was shaking and speaking fast, and his passenger was sitting calmly, not seeming to care about whether they stopped for a bathroom break or not.

• A resident in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. reported concerns about possible threats that were sent via social media on April 4.

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• The south side of Woodland Drive was reported to be used as a dumping ground April 3, as two couches, two bikes and a bed headboard were dumped at that site. No identifying information could be found, and public works employees removed the items.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited April 3 on Warner Avenue and Juniper Street for failure to display current registration, after deputies observed her traveling along a public roadway with tabs that expired in December 2022.

The driver said she had been planning to buy the tabs on Friday of that week when she would have gotten paid. The driver had no other explanation for not updating her tabs for more than a year.

• A southbound motorist was cited April 3 on Mahtomedi Avenue and Juniper Street for driving after revocation by deputies on stationary patrol who clocked the vehicle on radar at 40 mph in a 30 mph zone at 277 feet and conducted a traffic stop. The driver told deputies he had been to court two months earlier and now had a work

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Officers responded to a dispute between a man and a woman in the 4800 block of Bloom Avenue April 21.

• Officers arrested a White Bear Lake man for domestic assault on County Road F East April 21.

• A driver of a vehicle that was going the wrong way on Highway 61 near County Road F and Hoffman Road was eventually located and arrested for DWI April 21.

• Loud juveniles were reported near the intersection of Cranbrook Drive and Spruce Place April 21.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 2000 block of County Road E April 22.

• A man was arrested for DWI April 23 in the 1300 block of Highway 96.

• Cash was reported stolen in the 2700 block of County Road D April 23.

• Shoplifting was reported in the 2700 block of County Road E April 24.

• An electric bicycle was reported stolen from the garage of an apartment building in the 3100 block of Karth Road April 24.

• Loud music was reported in the 4900 block of Division Avenue April 24.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 1800 block of Webber Street April 25.

• Officers responded to noise complaints April 25 in the area of Birch Lake Blvd. and White Bear Parkway, and the intersection of Fourth Street and Miller Avenue.

• Officers advised a resident in the 1800 block of Birch Street April 27 on how to navigate a situation where he was being blackmailed.

• Officers responded to a civil dispute between family members over property in the 2000 block of Spruce Place April 27.

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of children jumping on and off a trailer being pulled by a van as the family was collecting items homeowners put out for free April 27.

• Criminal damage to property was reported in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road April 27.

• Officers responded to a family dispute in the 2100 block of 12th Street April 28.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 1700 block of Fair Oaks Drive April 28.

• A disorderly man was trespassed from a business in the 2000 block of County Road E April 29.

• Harassment was reported in the 2400 block of Floral Drive April 29.

• Officers responded to a verbal dispute between a man and woman in the 1300 block of Highway 96 April 30.

permit to drive. However, he had no paperwork on him to verify that he had a work permit to drive, nor did the Department of Vehicle Services have any such record. Deputies added a verbal warning for the speeding.

• A motorist along East Avenue and Dahlia Street at 4:15 a.m. April 4 was arrested for DWI, after deputies pulled the vehicle over for an equipment violation and for poor driving conduct.

During the traffic stop, the driver exhibited signs of impairment.

• A suspicious gunshot heard coming from Katherine Abbott Park on Lincolntown Avenue April 4 turned out to be a fuse blown while power line workers were running new lines in the area.

• A Wedgewood Drive resident reported check fraud April 4.

• An individual was arrested at 6:21 p.m. April 4 on Wildwood Road for trespassing, after refusing to leave when asked by the lease holder to leave in deputies’ presence. The suspect was verbally uncooperative and intoxicated. After being afforded multiple opportunities to leave or obtain a ride home, he was transported to jail.

A citation for trespassing was also left with the suspect’s property at jail.

• A resident in the 9000 block of 71st Street N. reported an Amazon delivery driver for dropping off a package April 8 with the complainant’s son, 8, in the front yard. The driver took a photo of the child holding the package before leaving.

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop at 8:00 a.m. April 9 on 75th Street N. and Manning Avenue to issue a citation for expired registration. They pulled another motorist over for speeding at midnight April 11 in the 10000 block of 75th Street N. and issued a citation for expired registration. At 7:00 a.m. that morning, deputies conducted a traffic stop on 75th Street N. and Lake Elmo Avenue for equipment violation.

• A Hallam Avenue resident on April 9 reported a vehicle stolen. Deputies were spared writing the stolen vehicle report, as the Eagan Police Department has already performed that paperwork.

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• Deputies cited a motorist April 9 on Hilton Trail N. for speeding and cited another motorist on Viking Drive for using a wireless communication device while driving.

May Events May 9th - Live Music by Devon Worley & Jason Medvec of The Devon Worley Band 7-10 - Food Truck Dine-11 4-8pm May 10th - Fiesta Friday! Meals size Fiesta Nachos from Stonehouse Catering 5-8pm - Music by DJ Matt - 6-9pm $1 off Amigo Grande & Mango Sunsets May 11th - Big Wood Brewery Mother’s Day Pop-Up Shop 12pm-4pm - Smokies BBQ Food Truck 3-7pm May 16th - Live Music by Corey White 6-9 - Brick Oven Bus Food Truck - 4-8 May 17th - Fiesta Friday - Meal size Fiesta Nachos from Stonehouse Catering 5-8pm - Music by DJ Kasal - 6-9pm $1 off Amigo Grande & Mango Sunsets May 18th - Beers & Gears Bike Ride - For more info, visit bigwoodbrewery.com May 18th - Craft Beer Week Event - Craft Beer World Tour - 4:00pm -5:30pm Enjoy 8 different craft beer selections from around the world. Headlining the World Tour will be Jason Medvec, owner of Big Wood Brewery. Limited tickets available. go to bigwoodbrewery.com for tickets/info May 19th - Brick Oven Bus Food Truck - 2-7pm May 23rd - Live Music by Cole Thomas - 6-9pm - Brick Oven Bus Food Truck 4-8pm May 24th - Fiesta Friday! Meal sized Fiesta Nachos from Stonehouse Catering 5-8pm - DJ Matt 6-9pm $1 off Amigo Grande and Mango Sunsets May 30th - Live Music by Nick Hensley 6-9pm - Brick Oven Bus Food Truck 4-8pm May 31 - Fiesta Friday - Meal size Fiesta Nachos from Stonehouse Catering 5-8pm - Live music by The Jimtones 6-9pm $1 off Amigo Grande and Mango Sunsets

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DAY OF SERVICE When: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 11 Where: Union Cemetery, Highway 96

and 1st Ave., White Bear Lake Details: VFW Post 1782 and The American Legion 168 lead an event remember and honor veterans by cleaning up headstones at local cemeteries. Begin at Union Cemetery, then St. Mary of the Lake and St. John in the Wilderness cemeteries.

See information online or call to volunteer.

Contact: 651-429-5770 or Facebook: whitebearlakevfwpost1782 or whitebearlakeamericanlegion

ST. CROIX VALLEY POTTERY TOUR When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, May 10; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 11; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 12 Where: Various studios, Chisago County Details: Seven rural pottery studios host 69 potters from 20 states and England who will present thousands of pots for sale. Information and map online.

Contact: minnesotapotters.com

E. County Road F Details: Distribution of food to any family in need and considered low income. May register day of event.

Contact: 612-245-9259 or cityvadnaisheights.com/foodshelf Where: Aldrich Ice Arena, 1850 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood Details: Purchase annual flowers, natives and perennials, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs, houseplants and more.

Contact: ramseymastergardeners.org

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Where: Podvin Park, 1700 9th St., White Bear Lake Details: Kids can see and tour police vehicles, fire trucks, city street equipment, and other big rigs. Free.

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ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 Where: Bellaire Beach Park, 2499

South Shore Blvd., White Bear Township Details: Hike is approx. 3 miles on paved streets and trails.

Contact: stpaulhike.com

CLEAN AIR LAWN CARE WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP CLEAN UP DAYS When: 6:15-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 11; Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Otter Lake Elementary School, 1401 County Rd. H2 Details: Residents of White Bear Township and Gem Lake can drop off unwanted items for free. The May 11 event is for household hazardous waste; larger household items accepted at the May 18 event.

Contact: ci.white-bear-township. mn.us/331/Spring-Clean-Up-Day

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GUIDED FILLEBROWN HOUSE TOUR When: 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 11 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake

conversation and live entertainment

by Folk Revival for residents of all ages. Registration required by May 13.

Contact: mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com

Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Visit the 1879 lakeside cottage

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FOOD PROGRAM When: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655

TOUCH-A-TRUCK When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday,

and learn about life during the resort era. See website for ticket information.

Contact: whitebearhistory.org

Details: Electric vehicle expert will

have a display of EV lawn care equipment and give a presentation at 7:30 p.m. Registration required.

Contact: bit.ly/NEMCA0515

COMMUNITY LUNCH When: Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 16 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center

Details: Food by Kirkwood BBQ,

BELWIN BISON FESTIVAL AND FUN RUN When: 9 a.m. Fun run; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

2024 WACIPI When: Saturday, May 18 Where: White Bar Lake High School-

Festival Saturday, May 18 Where: Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields, 15601 Hudson Rd. N. Afton Details: Annual event with release of the 2024 Northstar Bison herd, along with activities for all ages, live music, eco-arts, and food trucks. 5K “Run with the Bison” Fun Run through the prairie prior to Bison arrival.

Contact: belwin.org/events

South Campus Details: Community celebration featuring a full schedule of interactive activities highlighting the culture and traditions of Native Americans.

Contact: manyfaceswblarea.org

BIG RED BARN FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTERS FAIR When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Rd. D East Details: One of the area’s largest folk arts fairs with more than 100 booths.

Also a fundraiser supporting the Maplewood Area Historical Society’s historic structures.

Contact: maplewoodmuseum.org/ events/folkartsfairspring2024

PARKING LOT SALE When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: White Bear Area Senior

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Center, 2484 E County Rd F Details: 30+ sellers with clothing, toys, tools, jewelry, art, plants and more.

Contact: 651-653-3121

RAMSEY COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS SPRING PLANT SALE When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Aldrich Ice Arena, 1850 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood Details: Purchase annual flowers, natives and perennials, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs, houseplants and more.

Contact: ramseymastergardeners.org WASHINGTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER’S PLANT SALE AND GARDEN EXPO When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Washington County Fairgrounds Details: Hundreds of varieties of plants for sale, diagnostic clinic, educational displays, garden market, ask-agardener.

Contact: washingtoncountymg.org

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2425 White Bear Avenue • Maplewood • 651-777-5200

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Christ the Servant Lutheran Church 3676 Centerville Road, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 www.cslcvh.org / 651-429-6595

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1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

9 am worship in person & online at www.ctkwbl.org.

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3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Please change our weekly directory ad to this Masses: Sunday 9:30 AM & 6:30 PM, remain Monday, Thursday, & version the week of May 22 This should Friday, 8:00 AM,15 Wednesday 6:00 PM, Saturday 4:00 PM through September Reconciliation: Wednesday 5:00-5:45 PM, Thursday 8:45-9:15 AM, Saturday 3:15-3:35 PM, Sunday 6:00-6:20 PM THANK YOU!

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Daily Mass Tuesday, 6:00 pm, Wednesday & Friday, 9:00 am Thursday, 9:00 am (Jun - Aug), 9:15 am (Sep - May) Weekend Masses Saturday, 4:30 pm.

Sunday, 9:00 am.

CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL Sunday, 11:00 am.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: www.stjudeofthelake.org Friday 7:45 - 8:45 am Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm 651-426-3245 | 700 Mahtomedi Avenue, Mahtomedi By appointment

St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church 2175 1st Street, WBL 55110 | 651.429.5351

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8:00am In-person Holy Eucharist 10am In-person & Livestream Holy Eucharist

Sunday Worship Join us on Sunday:

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

10:15 am in-person Worship Livestreaming on and Live-streaming on YouTube: YouTube:FPCWBL FPCWBL Children 5 years to 5th grade may participate in Children’s Church during worship.

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

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Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Livestream Sunday - 9:00 & 11:00 AM

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

Service times are subject to change. Contact your local churchor check church web sites for service time and online service information.

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crawl; the coordination on that stroke is tricky.

The instructor passes them up to Guppy, however, because the child tried hard and stayed after during open swim to practice more.

Now in Guppy, the new instructor expects the children to warm up with three full laps of the front crawl. After all, they passed Polliwog.

Next summer, the student dreads going to lessons, mentally checks out during class, and begs their parents to quit.

Thankfully, that’s not how swim lessons work. One cannot advance unless they can successfully demonstrate all the necessary skills at each level. Moreover, the instructor knows if a child is repeating the unit and focuses only on the skills with which the student struggles.

“Polliwog would be closer to a unit of a class, with all of swim lessons representing a course,” White Bear Lake Area High School Principal Russ Reetz said upon hearing this analogy.

SBL assembles its metaphorical swimlesson checklist by identifying corecurriculum areas— determined by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)—in which a student should display proficiency before they move to the next grade or course level.

“Within all standards, multiple benchmarks are underneath,” explains Reetz. “Within that are skills practiced by daily lessons.” Each skill is marked on a proficiency scale from one through four (See proficiency scale table).

Every time a class touches upon one of these skills, the student gets a chance to improve their mean proficiency score in that skill. President of White Bear Lake Area Educators Tiffany Dietrich explains that the repeated attempts are by design. “Traditionally in education, one either knows it or they don’t—there’s a single opportunity to demonstrate one’s understanding within a limited period of time that doesn’t necessarily take into account that learning is a process,” she says. “Standardsbased learning offers a paradigm shift that elevates learning. It clearly establishes a destination while acknowledging that every learner is on their own unique journey.”

The skills are aggregated into a benchmark proficiency score, benchmarks into standards scores, and standards into the course grade. “We’re looking at a mountain of evidence

Conversion table

At the high-school level, the aggregate score is converted to a letter grade which is used to determine GPA.

Proficiency scale table

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WBLAHS will use a four-point scale to communicate levels of proficiency on each standard.

over time,” Reetz says. “A score on an assignment might be a screenshot.

A series of screenshots become a timelapse.”

Additionally, each SBL course at the high-school level will be curved with a statistical decay model, meaning that as the school year continues, earlier assignments won’t weigh as much. “It isn’t high stakes,” Reetz emphasizes. “It’s ‘Look where you started!’ It instills efficacy skills.

Days one through five don’t really matter if you understand a skill on day 10.” Babiash adds, “Wherever students enter, we get them to the next level.”

The course proficiency number is then converted into a grade letter, A through D (See conversion table).

Keen readers will notice the grade letter “F” is missing from this scale. Meanwhile, getting an “A” in a class will require a different approach. “Just knowing the standard is a B,” states Pierre, “Applying and transferring the knowledge gets an A. We’re proud you know the standard, but you’ve got to go further.”

Reetz adds that students will have to use critical skills shown through projects or enrichment activities.

This will lead to different instruction based on a student’s place in learning. “They’ll dig deeper and further,” Reetz says.

“Their knowledge won’t be a mile wide and an inch deep.”

This approach then solves two big classroom behavior problems: high

achievers bored by the level of material, and students struggling with comprehension who have checked out because they are too far behind.

Finally, the modified version of SBL minimizes grade inflation. “If you’re late to class, you haven’t done your homework— we address that in other ways,” Pierre explains.

“The grade only speaks to what the child knows.

[SBL] protects the integrity of the grade, which is so important because we all have a shared understanding of meaning with that.”

Reetz adds, “No longer is the grade about jumping through hoops. It’s not about effort.”

Pierre reports the precise feedback provided by the new system solves many of the communication issues students, teachers and parents had in the past. Babiash adds that SBL reporting helps “kids and families see the grade in real time, anytime.” “The rigor is there within state standards,” Babiash says.

“Kids can reach them, but also know what they still need to learn.”

For Reetz, SBL ultimately serves the philosophy he intends to bring to the high school. “There are three questions I want every student to say yes to,” Reetz says. “Do I belong here? Is this meaningful?

Can I do this? Standardsbased learning will provide a meaningful learning experience and make us a strong learning partner for our students.”

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Loren R. Schulenberg

Patrick George Churchill

age 89, formerly of White Bear Lake, MN was called home on April 26, 2024 in Sun City Center, FL with his children by his side. He was born April 29, 1934 in Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo Central HS where he was a well-known basketball player and a member of the National Athletic Honor Society. He attended NDSU for 2 years and then joined the Army stationed at Fort Ord in Monterey. He married Harriet “Lee” Ellenson in 1956. After the Army he graduated from San Jose State University; they moved to MN when he joined 3M Company serving 33 years in Human Resource Mgmt.

In his 32 years of retirement, Loren and Lee were very active taking many domestic and international trips; they also loved to cruise. After spending 9 years in Hot Springs Village, AR, they moved to Florida and settled in Sun City Center. They enjoyed many years as members of Caloosa Golf & Country Club, participating in the various golf and social activities. He was also an avid football fan.

He will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his parents Gilma and Walter, wife Lee, son Rodney and brother Don. Loren is survived by son David (Deb); daughters Lori (Chuck) Lowell, Debbie (fiancé Dave Morrissette) Larson, Jodie (Tim) Kulla; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; brother Wally, sister-in-law Lois Northrup and special friends Grace Kelver, Paul Granum and Dallen Peterson.

Funeral Service will be on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1660 Birch Lake Ave, White Bear Lake. Visitation one hour prior to Service. Interment, Lakeview Cemetery, Mahtomedi.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the Sun City Center Emergency Squad.

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91, died peacefully, April 20, 2024, surrounded by his wife and family. He lived on Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Survived by his cherished wife, Katharine of 54 years and his beloved children: Patrick R. Churchill, (Denise) Michelle Cherrier (Joe), Michael Churchill (Rachel), Keely Huberty (Cory), Christopher Churchill (Angela), Caroline Churchill (Dan) Grandchildren; Virgil Churchill (Laura), Andrew Churchill (Anna), Justin Scharenbroich, Anne Kleeberger (Craig), Madeline Churchill, Erica Churchill, Alexander Huberty, Nicholas Huberty, Samuel Churchill, Elizabeth Churchill, Drew Churchill, Johann Baum and Great Grandchildren: Landon, Mira and Jack Churchill, Cedar and Juniper Kleeberger, Roland and Stella Churchill.

A proud Iron Ranger, Pat was born to Lida and Virgil Churchill of Gilbert, Minnesota. Pat’s Gilbert High School yearbook said, “Popular Pat can be found in any a fun-loving crowd.” This could describe his life. He loved people of all ages.

He was gregarious, energetic, creative, a witty raconteur and rapt listener. A multifaceted and most interesting man, Pat made every encounter a memorable one. Pat was an expert at keeping things lively, with teasing, pranks and funny stories.

Pat love of history made him delight in travel to Europe, South America and Mexico. Pat was an avid Jeopardy fan and could slay champions. He loved fishing at his cabin on Lake Esquagama near Biwabik, Minnesota or off the dock on Bald Eagle Lake. Pat attended Eveleth Junior College where his football team was 1951 Northern Junior College Conference Champions. Pat attended the University of Minnesota Duluth on a football scholarship, earning a BS in History with a minor in Biology and did graduate work to become a guidance counselor. Pat taught for ten years in Esko, Minnesota. He loved his students and coached

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Richard Kramp 78, of Dellwood, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 2, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan. He is survived by his sons, Christopher (Jennifer), Brendan, and Kevin; grandchildren, Cameron and Delaney; and siblings, Lynne Strutzel and Lori (Tom) Mazza.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 10, 2024 at St. Jude of the Lake Catholic Church, 700 Mahtomedi Ave, Mahtomedi, with visitation from 5 PM to 8 PM on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Mueller Memorial-White Bear Lake, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave, and at 10 AM until the time of Mass at the church on Friday. Interment at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to St. Jude of the Lake Catholic Church. Mueller Memorial-White Bear Lake, 651-429-4944, www.muellermemorial.com

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baseball, football, basketball and intramural sports. He was inducted into the Esko Athletic Hall of Fame as the Assistant Coach of Esko’s 1955 State Champion Basketball Team. Pat was an Esko legend at pep rallies for making a basket sitting in a chair in the center of the gym.

Pat went to work for the Minnesota Education Association and eventually became the Executive Director. Pat worked tirelessly for 25 years all over the state to help all teachers receive excellent pay and benefits. In retirement Pat was a substitute teacher for the White Bear Lake School District.

Pat made the world a better place and will be missed by all who knew him. Pat will be remembered for his warmth, generosity, and zest for life. He had a knack for turning ordinary moments into cherished memories with his infectious laughter and playful spirit. His love knew no bounds, and his loss leaves a void that can never be filled.

A celebration of Pat’s extraordinary life will be held May 18, 2024, 1:00-4:00pm Eulogy at 2:00pm at the Dellwood Country Club, 29 East Highway 96, Dellwood, MN.

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New menu, same hangout: Dugout’s new partnership in 2018, catering festivals, grad parties and corporate events. A month ago, The Dugout Bar in Kirkwood received a request Mahtomedi offers many that would help carve a features to both new and new expansion path for his old patrons. Live music, barbecue sales. ice-cold beer and a wide That call came from a array of delicious bar food group of owners who had are a few. However, the recently purchased the bar’s owners have decided a Dugout Bar in November change in menu is overdue, 2023. The group comprises as is someone to lead the Katie Pogal, Tyler Ganz, overhaul.

Todd Rogers and Jessie Enter Jim Kirkwood, Tomme. The four had been famed local owner of trying to reshape the bar’s Kirkwood’s Smoked BBQ, to menu but were struggling to lead these efforts. make it work.

“Barbecue is a community“I realized quickly that type food all in itself,” said the kitchen wasn’t making Kirkwood. “When you go to any money,” said Ganz. a barbecue, it’s typically at “The menu wasn’t really a party. Everybody’s getting up to standards, either. We together, having fun and wanted to redo the whole engaging in a way we want thing, but we didn’t have the to refocus the bar around.” expertise.”

Jim’s passion for After hearing of barbecuing was one that Kirkwood’s reputation, the began in the comfort of his owners called Kirkwood to backyard. Initially working help revamp the menu. Out a standard 9-to-5 corporate of this agreement came a job, Kirkwood spent his time new partnership between in the office and outside. He Kirkwood and the bar, began organizing backyard relaunching cookouts for friends and Kirkwood’s business as family.

Kirkwood Smoked Oak “I started getting into Barbecue. This agreement it around 2005 to 2006,” allows Kirkwood to rent and Kirkwood recalled. “As my run the kitchen while the corporate job started to run owners manage the bar’s its course, I began to see the alcoholic drinks. writing on the wall. That “Working with Jim will was when I knew to take my help us increase community leap of faith and open my engagement,” said Pogal. “We food truck.” fundraise with the MahtomeKirkwood officially di High School lacrosse team, launched his business, so we already knew sports Kirkwood’s Smoked BBQ, was a step in the right direcBY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER

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The menu will feature many of Kirkwood’s standard dishes, including smoked chicken, pulled pork, and burnt ends. However, Kirkwood will also include many of his specialty items for groups to share. These dishes include loaded tots with barbecue cheese and jalapenos. Also featured will be a short rib brisket made from high-quality beef and a three-cheese mac and cheese for kids and adults.

More options for patrons include wings, which Kirkwood said will be smoked and deep-fried to add extra flavor. A new breakfast menu will also be available from 9 a.m. to noon and will include Southern favorites like biscuits and gravy.

“This will be both a great opportunity and partnership with the Dugout,” said Kirkwood. “To have my food available to more people around Mahtomedi means a lot.”

The bar will have a grand opening of its new menu and family-friendly atmosphere on June 7. Attractions will include free ice cream, local band performances and other activities for kids and adults.

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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: KATHRYN ANN KLAERS 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1279 WELLESLEY AVE SAINT PAUL MN 55105 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

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File Number: 1463129300032 Minnesota Statutes, Chapter: 322C ARTICLE 1. NAME OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Nest and Tessellate LLC ARTICLE 2. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT AT THAT ADDRESS: 5118 Mead Rd White Bear Lake, MN 55110 ARTICLE 3. DURATION: Perpetual ARTICLE 4. ORGANIZERS: Jeanine Malec 5118 Mead Rd, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Dated: 04/22/2024 Signed: Jeanine Malec Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 8 and 15, 2024.

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Etzell Collette Rosemary c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA Collette Rosemary Etzell c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA :Collette- Rosemary:Etzell.,Statutory Agent c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA 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.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING VARIANCE REQUEST MAY 23, 2024 NOTICE is hereby given that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:00pm on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Birchwood City Hall, 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood, Minnesota to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following request: Case No. 24-01-VB: A request for a variance from City Code Sec. 302.020.02 (which requires a 50’ minimum setback from the White Bear Lake OHWL for all construction) to allow for the installation of a retaining wall that is proposed to be built within the 50’ setback from the lake at the property located at and commonly known as 425 Lake Avenue; legal description on file at City Hall.

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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: JOHN THOMAS ETZELL 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Etzell John Thomas c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA John Thomas Etzell c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA :John- Thomas: Etzell.,Statutory Agent c/o 3503 Richmond Avenue Shoreview Minnesota 00000 USA 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: October 9, 2023 Signed: John Etzell., Statutory Agent Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 1 and 8, 2024.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The White Bear Lake City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, MN, to consider a petition to vacate the following public easements which presently encumber the real property located at 5005 Bald Eagle Avenue and which are on file with the Office of the Ramsey County Recorder: all of the drainage and utility easements, as created and dedicated in WHITE BEAR MEADOWS 2ND ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Ramsey County, Minnesota, lying over, under, and across Lot 7, Block 2, said WHITE BEAR MEADOWS 2ND ADDITION. The petition, along with details and depictions of the specific easements proposed to be vacated, are available for inspection at City Hall during regular business hours or by contacting Community Development Director, Jason Lindahl, at (651) 429-8562 or jlindahl@whitebearlake.org. Any person wishing to express an opinion on the vacation petition to be considered at the public hearing will be heard, and thereafter the White Bear Lake City Council might formally act on said vacation.

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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: NC Creative Strategies 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2136 Ford Parkway #5225, Saint Paul, MN 55116 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

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PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of White Bear Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, Minnesota on Monday, May 20, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following request: A) Case No. 24-8-V: The applicant, Lund Family Dentistry, is requesting a variance from the 50% limit on the use of metal panels as an exterior building material, per code section 1303.120, Subd.6.c.1.g, to allow 100% at the property located at 2300 Highway 96.

Unless continued by the Planning Commission, this item will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Comments may be presented at the public hearing or filed with the Planning Department until 12:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the hearing in order to be included in the packets. Each response will be considered before the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council. If there are questions concerning the application, please call the City’s Planning Department at (651) 429-8561.

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BROWN’S CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., the Brown’s Creek Watershed District Board of Managers will hold a public hearing to receive comments on a proposed cost-share project with the city of Stillwater to reduce flood risk in Long Lake Villas by lowering the 62nd Street Trail by two feet.

The project will be constructed by the city of Stillwater and funded through a district-wide ad valorem levy as authorized by Minnesota Statutes chapter 103B

CITY OF MAHTOMEDI

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Statement 2

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Position Program Revenues Operating Capital Functions/Programs

Expenses

Charges for Services

Primary Government

Grants and Grants and Contributions Contributions

Governmental Activities

Totals

Business-Type Activities

2023

2022

(934,657) $ (924,001)

(560,487) (590,716)

PRIMARY GOVERNMENT Governmental Activities: General Government Public Safety

$

Streets City Parks Storm Water Interest on Long-Term Debt Total Governmental Activities

1,489,923 $ 555,222 $ 2,626,311 1,204,051

44 $ 498,259

2,114,775 628,013 691,540 303,492 7,854,054

72,914 69,329 749,357 2,650,873

105,426 11 5 603,745

1,545,732 1,461,730

1,723,327 1,446,272

3,007,462

3,169,599

-

$

(934,657) $ (924,001)

-

$

1,295,036 1,295,036

(641,399) (558,673) 57,822 (303,492) (3,304,400)

-

(641,399) (558,673) 57,822 (303,492) (3,304,400)

(739,220) (490,585) 53,530 (348,334) (2,675,812)

-

-

-

177,595 (15,458)

177,595 (15,458)

133,101 4,815

-

-

-

162,137

162,137

137,916

603,745 $ 1,295,036

(3,304,400)

162,137

(3,142,263)

(2,537,896)

Business-Type Activities: Water Utility Sewer Utility Total Business-Type Activities Total Primary Government

$

10,861,516 $ 5,820,472 $

GENERAL REVENUES General Property Taxes Tax Increment Taxes Grants and Contributions Not Restricted to Specific Programs Unrestricted Investment Earnings (Loss) Gain on Sale of Capital Assets Other Revenues Transfers Total General Revenues

5,956,330 -

-

5,956,330 -

5,371,933 -

34,985 915,715 4,382 6,911,412

125,267 2,990 128,257

34,985 1,040,982 4,382 2,990 7,039,669

40,317 (726,477) 32,413 2,491 4,720,677

CHANGE IN NET POSITION

3,607,012

290,394

3,897,406

2,182,781

Net Position - January 1 Prior Period Adjustment Net Position - January 1 as Restated

46,249,074 46,249,074

13,425,890 13,425,890

59,674,964 59,674,964

57,492,183 57,492,183

49,856,086 $

13,716,284 $ 63,572,370 $

NET POSITION - DECEMBER 31

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59,674,964

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115

MINUTES MARCH 14, 2024 A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held March 14 2024, beginning at 7:00 PM.- CALL TO ORDER- Meeting was called to order by Chair Stacey Stout at 7:28 p.m. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE- Present: Ryan Domin; Paul Donna; Lucy Payne; Jenny Peterson; Kelly Reagan; and Stacey Stout. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA- Peterson motioned, Domin seconded; Approval of Agenda. Carried 6-0 ACTION ITEMS – A.) Approval of Donations/Grants from February 2024 Totaling $4,482.19.

Domin motioned, Peterson seconded; Approval of Donations/Grants from February 2024 Totaling $4,482.19. Carried 6-0. B.) Approval of the Revised 2024 School Board Calendar. Payne motioned, Domin seconded; Approval of the Revised 2024 School Board Calendar. Carried 5-1. ADJOURNMENT Reagan motioned, Jenny seconded, adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m. Submitted by Kelly Reagan, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

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

CASE TYPE: CIVIL, OTHER COURT FILE NO.: 62-CV-23-4504 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT AND DECREE (REAL PROPERTY) Click n’ Close, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Marissa Goodsky, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of a Second Amended Judgment and Decree entered in the above-entitled action on March 5, 2024, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me directing the sale of the premises hereinafter described to satisfy the amount found and adjudged due said Plaintiff in the above-entitled action, as prescribed by the Judgement, the undersigned Sheriff of Ramsey County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff, Civil Division, 360 Wabasha St. N., Suite 111, St. Paul, MN 55102. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: That part of Lot 17, Castle Wood, lying North of the South 430 feet, West of the East 100 feet, East of the West 100 feet, South of Parcel 247B as shown on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat Numbered 62-35, Ramsey County, Minnesota. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2090 Castle Avenue, North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55109, formerly known as 2090 Highway 36 East, North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55109. PROPERTY ID: 11.29.22.42.0072 - 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 THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT ABANDONED, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: April 3, 2024 Bob Fletcher Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota Marjorie J. Holsten, #0185899 Michael Everson, #0388310 RANDALL S. MILLER and ASSOCIATES 8525 Edinbrook Crossing – Suite 210, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 ; (612) 223-6873; File No. 23MN00162-2; A-4813098; 04/03/2024, 04/10/2024, 04/17/2024, 04/24/2024, 05/01/2024, 05/08/2024 Published six times in the White Bear Press on April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1 and 8, 2024.

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

COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-24-306 NOTICE OF REMOTE HEARING ON PETITION FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTY In re the Estate of: Hortense Louise Sandifer, Decedent.

A Petition for Determination of Descent has been filed with this Court. The Petition represents that the Decedent died more than three years ago, leaving property in Minnesota and requests the probate of Decedent’s last Will, if any, and the descent of such property be determined and assigned by this Court to the persons entitled to the property.

Any objections to the Petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper, and no objections are filed or raised, the Petition may be granted. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled.

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

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Petition will be heard using remote technology on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. by this Court using remote technology via zoom. Information on how to participate in the remote hearing can be obtained by calling the Court at 651-266-8145.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Notice shall be published in a legal newspaper in Ramsey County once per week for two consecutive weeks in a row and by mailing a copy of this Notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing date to all interested persons and persons who have filed a demand for notice.

BY THE COURT: Michael Upton, Court Administrator BY: Benjamin Linker, Deputy Court Administrator Date: April 12, 2024 Petitioner is a Self-Represented Litigant: Lamont Sandifer 2330 Lexington Ave. S. Mendota Heights, MN 55120 Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 1 and 8, 2024.

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

COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-24-322 ESTATE OF JACQUELINE POSTON, DECEDENT. Notice is given that on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. a hearing will be held using remote technology by this Court on the petition for formal adjudication of intestacy, determination of heirship, and for the appointment of Patrick Poston, whose address is 2112 Roth Place, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

Hearing will be held remotely via Zoom. Information on how to participate in the remote hearing can be obtained by calling the Court at 651-266-8145.

Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing.

If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate in-cluding the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled.

NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN by publishing this Notice as provided by law and by mailing a copy of this Notice at least 14 days prior to the hear-ing date to all interested persons and persons who have filed a demand for notice.

BY THE COURT Dated: April 17, 2024 Michael F. Upton, District Court Administrator Benjamin Linker, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner: Alissa Fischer Groen, MN# 0393095 225 Main St E, PO Box 351 Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 Ph: 507-794-4141 alissa@fischergroen.com Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 1 and 8, 2024.

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COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-24-332 NOTICE OF REMOTE HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of: Eleanor Brandanger, Decedent.

NOTICE is given that on Wednesday. May 29. 2024 at 2:30 p.m. a hearing using remote technology will be held by this Court for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Decedent’s last will dated June 20, 2022 (“Will”), and for the appointment of John Rominski, whose address is 360 Wabasha Street North, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55102, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in a supervised administration.

Information on how to participate in the remote hearing can be obtained by calling the Court at 651-266-8145.

Any objections to the Petition or Will must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the estate including the power to coliect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real estaie und personal properfy, and to do all necessary acts for the estate. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled.

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

NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN by publishing this Notice as provided by law and by mailing a copy of this Notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing date to all interested persons and persons who have filed a demand for notice.

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

BY THE COURT: Michael Upton, Court Administrator BY: Benjamin Linker, Deputy Court Administrator Date: April 22, 2024 Attorney for Petitioner: Muteeat A. Lawal (0401249), Assistant Ramsey County Attorney 360 Wabasha Street N., Suite 100 St Paul, MN 55102 Telephone: 65 l-266-2798 muteeat.lewal@co.ramsey.mn.us Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 1 and 8, 2024.

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

COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-24-305 AMENDED NOTICE OF REMOTE HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of: Loris Hazel Nelson, a/k/a Loris H. Nelson, Loris Nelson, and Lori Nelson, Decedent.

NOTICE is given that on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. a hearing using remote technology will be held by this Court for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Decedent’s last will dated February 2, 2011 (“Will”), and a separate writing dated May 1, 2009 and revised March 27, 2023, and for the appointment of Mary Kay Peters, whose address is 9497 79th Street South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

Information on how to participate in the remote hearing can be obtained by calling the Court at 651-266-8145.

Any objections to the Petition or Will must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real estate and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the estate. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled.

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

NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN by publishing this Notice as provided by law and by mailing a copy of this Notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing date to all interested persons and persons who have filed a demand for notice.

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

BY THE COURT: Date: April 12, 2024 Michael Upton, Court Administrator BY: Benjamin Linker, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner: Letty M-S Van Ert, Esq. Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC 2109 County Road D East, Maplewood, MN 55109 Attorney License No: 0389106 Telephone: (651) 771-0050; FAX: (651) 771-0850 Email: letty@tuftlaw.com Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 1 and 8, 2024.

CITY OF MAHTOMEDI

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Primary Government Governmental Business-Type Activities Activities 2023

ASSETS Current Assets: Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments Accounts Receivable - Net Accrued Interest Receivable Due from Other Governmental Units Property Taxes Receivable Special Assessments Receivable Inventory Prepaid Items Leases Receivable Net Pension Asset Capital Assets (Net of Accumulated Nondepreciable Depreciable Total Assets DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred Outflows - Refunding of Debt Deferred Outflows - Pensions Total Deferred Outflows

Statement 1 Totals 2022

$ 22,572,123 967,630 74,900 336,313 97,789 1,727,205 81,642 66,047 1,617,427 1,584,420

$ 3,114,013 788,468 19,204 7,887 41,303 61,616 -

$ 25,686,136 1,756,098 74,900 355,517 97,789 1,735,092 122,945 127,663 1,617,427 1,584,420

$

23,458,918 1,520,447 80,841 109,945 120,254 2,065,010 139,754 108,849 1,701,923 1,947,437

3,779,377 35,759,348 68,664,221

2,875 15,449,456 19,484,822

3,782,252 51,208,804 88,149,043

3,617,877 52,771,415 87,642,670

1,758,252 1,758,252

4,547 86,258 90,805

4,547 1,844,510 1,849,057

5,110 1,394,868 1,399,978

485,189 47,039 393,432 7,694 162,581 78,919 427,047

27,606 11,327 5,548 56,765 -

512,795 58,366 398,980 7,694 219,346 78,919 427,047

178,965 47,110 47,677 158,048 255,017 45,877 920,886

189,914 108,987

47,406 21,184

237,320 130,171

203,929 113,588

LIABILITIES Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Due to Other Governmental Units Contracts Payable Accrued Interest Payable Deposits Payable Unearned Revenue Compensated Absences Payable: Due Within One Year Due In More Than One Year Net Pension Liability: Due In More Than One Year Bonds Payable: Due Within One Year Due In More Than One Year Total Liabilities

1,287,421

283,721

1,571,142

2,471,381

2,295,000 12,262,809 17,746,032

660,000 4,655,456 5,769,013

2,955,000 16,918,265 23,515,045

2,875,000 20,003,012 27,320,490

DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred Inflows - Leases Deferred Inflows - Pensions Total Deferred Inflows of Resources

1,587,061 1,233,294 2,820,355

90,330 90,330

1,587,061 1,323,624 2,910,685

1,715,259 331,935 2,047,194

24,910,772

10,141,422

35,052,194

33,349,010

5,780,939 1,584,420 330,376 145,523 356,690 16,747,366 $ 49,856,086

3,574,862 $ 13,716,284

5,780,939 1,584,420 330,376 145,523 356,690 20,322,228 $ 63,572,370

6,062,211 1,947,437 14,151 139,759 18,162,396 59,674,964

NET POSITION Net Investment in Capital Assets Restricted for: Debt Service Fire Relief Pension Unexpended Municipal Construction Aid Community Development Block Grant Public Safety Unrestricted Total Net Position

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Low water levels mean longer docks The board granted the marina’s request.

In other business at the April 16 meeting, the board: • Moved to the May 21 meeting more discussion on spending money for a survey in Commercial Bay. Chair Bryan DeSmet proposed a survey once all marina docks are in to confirm that lengths and boundaries are in compliance with permits.

“I also think it appropriate that if a dock owner puts a dock in that is not within its permit, we ask them to make adjustments and invoice the dock owner for a second survey.

Historically, marina owners haven’t always complied with their permit,” DeSmet said. “If we have a survey company verify placement, it gives us more confidence (that it’s in compliance).” DeSmet withdrew a motion on his proposal, suggesting the board wait to get costs from the survey company.

• Heard from DeSmet that Dellwood city leaders agreed on a location for a sign designating St. Germain Bay, so plans will move forward.

• Approved a $3,850 bid from invasive aquatics expert Steve McComas for this year’s Eurasian watermilfoil survey.

• Heard from Director Mark Ganz that a new fence at the dog beach extends beyond the ordinary highwater mark, “which is a no-no for us and for the DNR. We will have a discussion with the city to see who installed the fence.”

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Citing a hardship that low water level is preventing people from mooring boats in the bay, Docks of White Bear representative Mike McGoldrick said his marina needed another 50 feet from the ordinary high-water mark to rent a permitted 250 slips.

“Low water levels last August led to owners pulling their boats out early,” McGoldrick told the district board of directors. He worked with board members for months before coming up with a better dock design, he said, and “this variance is my second stab.” The marina has six docks; three will extend out 350 feet.

“This year water depth will be bad for a lot of people on the lake,” noted Chris Churchill, Mahtomedi’s representative. “Anytime we get near 922 feet, we have problems.”

He expects a request for more variances from lake homeowners struggling to reach deep water with their docks. “We will have to look at these requests on a case-by-case basis,” Churchill said.

Lake level was reportedly 922.2 feet on April 16, the day of the district board meeting.

McGoldrick pointed out that his DNR permit allows the marina to extend docks 350 feet when lake elevation drops to 922 feet. “So, we are within our right to extend our docks even if the board limited us to 300 feet,” he told the board.

Tally’s Dockside also requested a variance to extend its docks another 30 feet due to low water conditions.

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Edberg was last seen at Decoy’s Bar in downtown White Bear Lake on April 14, 1999. Decoy’s was located at the corner of Highway 61 and Fourth Street.

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missed since then.”

The bizarre nature of Edberg’s disappearance has also left others feeling lost. “This case is unique in that there’s no direction to go with it,” said Miles Kensler.

“It’s hard when I don’t

have the pieces I need to figure this out.”

Kensler is a cold case investigator for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office. For the past eight years, Kensler has been the head investigator on Edberg’s disappearance.

But despite his

experience solving missing person cases, Kensler remains stumped on Edberg’s whereabouts.

“Nathan’s situation is an anomaly,” said Kensler. “As an investigator, I’ve worked or been involved in at least 100 missing

person cases. Typically, in those cases, we have something to go off of. That’s not the case here.”

So far, the only clue in Edberg’s case came shortly after his disappearance.

Authorities discovered Edberg’s car in a ditch near Interstate 694 and I-35E. Edberg’s keys were found locked inside with no visible signs of struggle. Since then, no new updates have pinpointed where Edberg could be.

This lack of evidence has left authorities and Kensler unable to draw conclusive theories on Edberg’s location.

Despite this, Kensler said he has not given up on solving the case.

“I’ve never lost hope on this,” said Kensler. “I believe he will be found someday, and the more eyes we can get on this, the better. I would like to see this solved so that everyone associated (with it) can get the

closure they need.”

Edberg firmly believes that her son’s legacy will never vanish. “He was a very caring, humorous individual who had a great charm to him,” said Jackie. “He’ll never be forgotten by those who knew him.”

Anyone with information regarding

Edberg’s case should contact the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office at 651-266-7320.

Erik Suchy is a staff writer at Press Publications. To reach him, contact him at 651-407-1229, or email at whitebearnews@ presspubs.com.

BY THE NUMBERS • Minnesota ranks among the lowest in the country for missing person cases, with an average of 3.4 cases for every 100,000 residents.

• Minnesota has had 1,991 missing persons cases since the start of 2024.

• According to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the age range of those missing is generally 17 and under.

• Nathan Edberg’s disappearance is 1 of only 2 unsolved missing person cases in Ramsey County in Minnesota.

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While some students use high school to explore areas that spark their interests, others have a career in mind and seek out classes that ready them for their intended field. In response, White Bear Lake Area High School currently offers nine Career Pathways.

“What is the mission behind it?” asks Career Pathways Coordinator Katy Olson. “There’s a variety of ways that we can embed career exploration and these pathways into a student experience.”

Most pathways start with logistical realities of each job, Olson said. “You think you know what it means to be a nurse—but do you really?” After that are field experiences. She explained that visits to industry employers allow students to get that firsthand experience in that field. The final step is to offer college credit or industry credentials.

Just like physical pathways, though, Career Pathways occasionally need to undergo maintenance or reconstruction. According to an update presented to the White Bear Lake School Board last month, the Education Career Pathway currently faces such a need.

“We recognized we had low participation rates,” White Bear Lake Area High School principal Russ Reetz said. “We were looking for solutions to create more opportunities for enrollment with our students as well as recruit more of our BIPOC student population.”

About 30% of students at the high school represent communities of color, so a revamped Education Pathway could receive proportionate interest.

To meet this challenge, Olson, Reetz, Director of Teaching and Learning Jen Babiash, and Student, Family & Community Engagement Coordinator Briana Santoscoy applied for a “Grow Your Own (GYO) grant” through the Minnesota Department of Education

and received funding.

In partnership with Minneapolis College (formerly Minnesota Community and Technical College), students in this reworked pathway will be able to earn college credit while taking high school courses. “They’re going to have a lot of different opportunities like summer internships (and) responsive mentoring with different leaders in the community, and the curriculum is centered on diverse perspectives and experiences,” Santoscoy said. The GYO grant will cover the 2025 through 2029 fiscal years and is expected to impact 150 or more students.

The first offering from the GYO program partnership with Minneapolis College (MC) begins next spring with “Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Practice,” a semester-long course option for juniors and seniors. According to MC’s description, the class “provides students (prospective educators) a perspective on the rewards and

challenges of teaching.” Students will discuss history of schooling in the United States, current issues facing students and teachers, and strategies for working with and engaging families and communities.

“This coursework is part of (MC’s) associate’s degree,” Babiash told the school board. “These courses can transfer into a four-year program.”

She also stressed that this option “will open things up to more students who may be interested in education—social work, school counselors, not just necessarily teachers.”

“Eventually we will have five courses running,” Reetz predicts. He said the long-term goal is that “they return to our district at some point and become teachers within our system.”

To learn more about the Career Pathways programs offered by the White Bear Lake School District, visit wblahs.isd624.org/academics/careerpathways.

ZEPHYRS SPORTS BRIEFS 3. The Zephyrs are 4-2. Against Simley (3-3), Evi Cegielski notched four goals and two assists, Annie Tanner three goals and four assists, and Brooklyn Kragness three goals. Against Tartan/North (1-5), nine players scored, led by Tanner with six goals and Cegielski with five.

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Mahtomedi placed ninth of 12 teams in Edina’s Windsong Farm Cup. Maple Grove won with 290 and Edina was second with 301. Mahtomedi scored 315, led by Jacob Wilson, who shot 70 to place second, three strokes behind Maple Grove’s medalist Ryan Stedahl. Thomas Meader placed 34th of 84 golfers with 79, Brooks Ashfield 47th with 82 and Tony Kurn 56th with 84.

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Mahtomedi defeated Simley 13-0 there and Centennial 11-8 at home, giving the Zephyrs a 3-4 record. Against Simley (0-5), Max Hohn and Landon Kruse netted three goals each, Gunnar Sellman two, and Sam Churchill, Oskar Magnusson, Ned Whitney, Mason Peterson, and James Theuninck one each. Hank Roelofs led with four ground balls.

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Mahtomedi had two hits. Against SSP, Erickson was 4-for-4 with two RBI’s and three runs, and pitched 6 2/3 innings in relief (three runs). Greta Siess had a triple and two RBI’s, and Annika Martin was 2-for-4 with two RBI’s.

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Mahtomedi lost a conference dual meet to HillMurray 170 to 172. Lexie McGrane was low for the Zephyrs with 40. The Zephyrs placed third in a conference 18-hole meet at Oak Marsh with 355, behind Hill-Murray (332) and Two Rivers (340).

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The Bears had just one doubles win, by Everett Moravec/Asher Ludwig at No. 2 against Irondale.

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BASEBALL

White Bear Lake blasted four home runs — a three-run shot by Jackson Berg, two-run shot by Kevin Zollinger, and solo’s

by Blake Eckerle and Isaiah Weber — in a 15-8 win at Roseville.

The Bears (8-4) lost to East Ridge 9-3 at home.

Against Roseville (5-6), Zollinger went 2-for-4 (double, three RBI’s), Jon Wong 2-for-4 (two doubles, RBI, two runs), Tyler Allshouse 2-for-4 (double, three RBI’s), Weber 2-for-4 (three runs) and Berg 2-for-2 (four RBI’s). Starter Jackson Kolb gave up six runs, including a grand slam to Jack Amundsen.

Jackson Kolb, freshman, got the win, throwing four innings (one run, six strikeouts). Against East Ridge (9-3), starter Roman Lachmeyer took the loss. Evan Newlander had three hits and one RBI. The previous week, Eckerle pitched a 1-0 shutout against Irondale and knocked in the lone run.

The Bears journeyed to Rochester Mayo on April 27 and won 5-4, collecting nine walks. Weber, Eckerle, Allshouse and Jace Lombardi had RBI hits.

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Against two teams they had beaten earlier, White Bear Lake was blanked by Forest Lake 16-0 and Roseville Area 1-0, while defeating East Ridge 3-1. CretinDerham Hall leads the SEC at 10-2. The Bears and Forest Lake are 9-3.

Forest Lake pounded six home runs against the Bears, two by Isabella Dowdall, who had six RBI’s. Bear pitcher Lily Martin, otherwise solid all season, was tagged for eight runs and three homers in one inning. Emma Larson gave up eight more runs. Against East Ridge, Martin spun a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and hit a two-run single. Lily Glendenning had an RBI single and Maddie Pearson was 3-for-3.

At Roseville, the lone run scored on a double and squeeze bunt in the eighth inning.

Martin threw a twohitter with no walks and 15 strikeouts.

Roseville’s Ellianna Kotoski blanked the Bears on seven singles and no walks.

White Bear Lake won the Ron Sass Invitational at home with 213 points, followed by Owatonna 196.5, Eastview 144, Roseville Area 118.5 and Irondale 89.

Bear winners were Caleb Anderson (100 dash, 11.20), Keith Johnson (400, 51.63), Vaughn Larson (800, 2:03.85), Isaac Kolstad (3200, 9:55.29), and Easton Miles (long jump, 21-6). Irondale’s Juriad Hughes won a 200-meter duel over Anderson 22.03 to 22.41.

The Bears won the 4x100 relay with Anderson, Logan Fisher, Miles, and Johnson (43.39) and the 4x800 with Tanner Hoel, Larson, Andrew Klier and Isaac Lindholm (8:30.39).

Easton Fiddle with 71. Jack Stanius shot 76, Anders Samec 82 and Ethan Kindsvater 83. The Bears placed ninth of 22 teams with 632 in the Battle on the Border at Troy Burne in Hudson, WI. Fiddle turned in a 155, Wyatt Peterson 156, Stanius 158 and Samec 163. At mid-season in the SEC, the Bears hold second place behind Stillwater among nine teams.

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White Bear Lake (4-3) lost to Woodbury 15-8 and edged Stillwater 8-6.

Scoring goals against Woodbury (3-3) were Grace Castro (three), Beverly Peterson (two), Olivia Simpkins, Georgia Kodytek and Julie Hendrickson.

Scoring against Stillwater (5-2) were Peterson (four), Jaeda

Tyler Lalonde carried the ball while jousting with Woodbury’s Max Henry.

Jensen (two), Castro and Hendrickson. The Bears held Stillwater to eight shots on goal. Ground ball leaders were Rylan West with four, and Peterson and Jensen three each.

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after losing to Woodbury 8-4 and to unbeaten Stillwater 12-5. Scoring goals against Woodbury (5-2) were Preston West (two), Charlie Woodcock and Ben Lockwood.

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White Bear Lake won a nine-team Suburban East meet with 171 at North Oaks, led by Ivory Drusch with a par 38. Lainey Eddicus and Bailey Eddicus each shot 43 and Cami Bachmeier 47. The Bears finished second behind East Ridge in an 18hole SEC meet at Troy Burne in Hudson, WI, with 357. Drusch and Bailey Eddicus shot 87s, Lainey Eddicus 90 and Bachmeier 93. At midseason, the Bears hold second place behind East Ridge.

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Mentored by science teacher Dr. John Mawk, Magnuson Christian School 8th graders Lola Currier and Divora Adhanom entered a team project in the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair. Their presentation related to the very basic process of how dissolving molecules interacted with water. They received first place among approximately 450 participants, which admitted them to the state level competition. At the state level, they received the American Chemical Society Award and a silver medal.

Seventh grader Lilly Bilek worked her way through problems relating to the harvest of “bleed” electricity from algae. She received a first-place ribbon at the regional level and a silver medal at the state level.

The students also received a cash prize and an invitation to participate in the ThermoFisher Junior Innovators Challenge, a national STEM research competition for middle school students.

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Walking groups open for those to join The city is launching two new walking groups for residents to join. The first will meet in Kohler Meadows Park on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. The second group will meet at Spooner Park in Little Canada on the first and fourth Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Participants are encouraged to bring a friend for these walks. Those wanting to learn more can register online at cityvadnaisheights.com/ register.

Senior Center to host parking lot sale

The White Bear Lake Senior Center will host a parking lot sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The sale will be held outside the Normandy Park Education Center / Senior Center parking lot and plaza areas. Individuals,

nonprofit organizations and small businesses are encouraged to sign up.

Participants must bring tables, chairs and vehicles from which to sell their items, and a cash box to keep the change.

The Senior Center will also provide rental options for those needing the above items. For more information or to register, contact the White Bear Lake Senior program at 651-653-3121.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale

A Mother’s Day Flower Sale will be held Saturday, May 11, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at a residence located at 4729 Bald Eagle Avenue, across the street from St. Mary of the Lake Church, in White Bear Lake. The sale includes hanging flower baskets and arranged flowers in vases. All proceeds will benefit the Women’s Life Care Center in Little Canada and Birthright of St. Paul.

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Celebrate Mother’s Day as a family with a musical worship service at St. Stephen Lutheran Church this Sunday, May 12. The 9:30 a.m. service will include the joyful noise of brass instruments, organ pipes, choirs, and bells.

St. Stephen’s is located at 1965 East County Road E, White Bear Lake. For more information, go to ststephenwbl.org.

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People of all ages are welcome to join the walking group at St. Stephen Lutheran Church. The walkers meet from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays through Aug. 27 to tour a different park wach week. Dogs are also welcome.

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Local church hosts Phoenix Boys Choir

The Phoenix Boys Choir will make a stop in White Bear Lake on their Upper Midwest Tour. The choir will perform at White Bear Lake United Methodist Church on June 3 at 7 p.m.

Directed by St. Olaf grad Herbert Washington, the Phoenix Boys Choir offers a full season of concert performances that include a wide repertoire, from classical to popular selections.

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TOWNSHIP CLEAN-UP DAYS ARE BACK – Household Hazardous Waste Only Collection Day is Saturday, May 11 & Spring Clean-Up Day is Saturday, May 18. Both events are held at Otter Lake Elementary School. Check the Town’s

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POLLING LOCATION CHANGE FOR THE REMAINING 2024 ELECTIONS – Due to a scheduling conflict, the Township was required to establish a new polling location for the Presidential Primary Election. Precinct-1 & Precinct-5 are the only affected precincts. The polling location for these two precincts has been changed back to its original location for all future elections: Otter Lake Elementary, 1401 County Road H-2.

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At each regular Mahtomedi School Board meeting, the district recognizes an outstanding student, teacher or staff member. At the April 25 meeting, the board recognized two students and a past student, all from one family.

Ali Middlebrook, social worker for the district, said that the three Harris brothers are living out the district’s strategic plan in school and the greater community, where “all students use unique strengths and interests to serve others with intention and action.”

The three brothers are Cameron (Class of 2027), Samuel (Class of 2025) and William, a 2023 graduate and current St. Olaf College student. “We are the three Harris brothers, and we hope to find ways to help people, especially kids, engage with and give back to our community,” they said as an introduction.

With their parents, the brothers formed a nonprofit organization, the 3 Harris Brothers’ Courage Club, which currently has several service projects going that impact their school and surrounding community.

For the fourth year, the brothers have raised funds for and assembled birthday bags as part of the district’s Weekend Backpack Meal Program.

The bags contain a cake pan, cake mix, frosting, candles and a small gift to ensure that all families can celebrate their child’s birthday,

regardless of their financial situation at that time.

In December 2023, the Harris Brothers conducted “Pits and Chicklets” to provide deodorant and toothpaste as part of the Care Closets drive for hygenic products for students. Care Closets is a new initiative started within the past year.

Each fall, the brothers coordinate a baby book drive to collect new books to donate to the Regions Hospital NICU Babies With Books read-athon competition. This drive allows each baby in the NICU to receive and keep a new book. It also sustains the “itty-bitty library” for NICU families to use year-round to read to their hospitalized babies.

In honor of Memorial Day, the Harris brothers organize the United Heroes League Gear Drive by gathering and donating needed gear for youth sports such as baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer and hockey.

Past projects include participation in the Make-A-Wish Toy Drive, Hope4YouthMN for homeless teens and Safe Haven Foster Shoppe, a donation drive for teen kids currently in foster care.

“Thanks for honoring us. A lot of it goes out to my mom,” Sam Harris said.

Loretta Harding is a contributing writer for Press Publications. She can be reached at news@presspubs.com or 651-407-1200.

• The board formally accepted • In her report, Superintendent $2,511.83 in donations that came Barb Duffrin noted Mahtomedi in during March. Highlights High School’s graduation rate for a include $1,171.83 from Anytime four-year school, which was secondFitness for DECA Inc. (formerly highest in the state at 97.11%.

Distributive Education Clubs of Last year, Mahtomedi’s four-year America) sponsorship; $1,000 from graduation rate was 96%. This rate Scott Hammond for the Robotics fluctuates depending how many Club; $100 from Scott Hammond for students are attending Passages, DECA; and $90 from a private party Duffrin said. The top spot belonged for the Spirit Club. to Orono High School with a four• The district’s finance department year graduation rate of 97.55%. In presents regular quarterly addition, Mahtomedi High School reports to compare its revenues was named No. 6 Best Traditional and expenditures with last year’s High School in Minnesota in the numbers at the end of the third 2024 U. S. News & World Report Best quarter and see how the district High Schools Rankings. Mahtomedi is moving through its budget, said was No. 6 in 2023 as well.

Finance Director Tim Erickson in • In advanced academics his presentation. As of March 31, competitions, Mahtomedi Middle the district received almost 66% School students competed at the of its annual revenue, compared St. Cloud State math competitions, with last year on that same date, where four students scored in the by which the district had received top 10%, and eight students scored almost 71%. The difference is due to among the top 5%, Duffrin said. a change in federal funding dollars, The OHA fifth grade Math Masters Erickson said. Otherwise, most of teams took first and fourth place other revenue sections are right in the team competition, and five in line to where they should be, he students placed in the individual said. On March 31, the district had competition. The OHA Thinking spent 65.44% of its budget, compared Caps finished third in Minnesota with March 31, 2023, when it had and 28th in the nation. The 916 spent 66.76% of its budget. The Student of the Month is Dylan expenditure side of the comparison Bauman, and the Class of 2024 varies from year to year, he noted.

Athena Winner is Victoria Nelson.

The district is projecting to end The longtime annual award honors up on June 30 with an unassigned one girl from every high school for fund balance as a percentage of the combination of academic and total expenses of about 11% (10.95%), athletic excellence.

Erickson said.

• The Community Education • At Wildwood Elementary, the survey, which asked about current chicks nurtured by Kindergarten programs and events as well as key students recently hatched, said themes from the strategic plan, Fatimah Bah in her student recently received more than 500 representative report. This responses from staff, students, was a big milestone, she noted; families and community members. the students gained hands-on Of the survey respondents, 92% experience to learn about the cell rated the quality of programs and cycle and the cycle of life. The services provided by Mahtomedi music concerts at O. H. Anderson Community Education as excellent Elementary (OHA) were a big or good. success, and the elementary school • Say “Thanks a Latte” to a will hold Passion Day from 2:15 to 3 Mahtomedi teacher or staff member p.m., May 24. This is a new initiative by making a $20 donation to the for parents and community Mahtomedi Area Educational members to come in and talk Foundation (MAEF) during April about their hobbies and passions 28-May 31. MAEF will deliver a such as yoga, baking, hunting or note of appreciation along with a fishing. The purpose of Passion gift card to The Wild Bean on your Day is to help students develop behalf. their own passions for the future in • The Zephyr Learning Showcase thinking of post-secondary plans, makes its next appearance at the she said. Volunteers are needed. At District Education Center from 6:15 Mahtomedi Middle school, career to 6:45 p.m. May 23, just before the day was held, and the eighth grade regularly scheduled board meeting. went to Washington, D.C. In high school news, prom had a large The board next meets at 7 p.m. turnout, as more than 400 students Thursday, May 23, in the District cruised the St. Croix River on the Center Community Room, 1520 Avalon. May 16 is the Math Team’s Mahtomedi Avenue. annual presentation night, when the team will present research it Loretta Harding has worked on since the beginning of the school year.

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1 1. White Bear Lake Area High School students Gavin Jarud, Peyton Bakkon, Melaina Spence and Braedon French were among the dozens of participants at Prom Grand March to take the stage at the south campus auditorium. Find more photos online at presspubs.com. — Paul Dols, Press Publications 2. Josie Jorgenson and Andrew Mailer pause onstage for a moment in the spotlight. — Paul Dols, Press Publications 3. A goose was spotted with a group of goslings sunning and feeding on the

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