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Elementary students share favorite thing about mom In honor of Mother’s Day, the White Bear Press visited Lincoln Elementary to ask students, “What is your favorite thing about your mother?”

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Former gambling manager plays discrimination card BYDEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

ST. PAUL — The White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association’s ex-gambling manager has filed a countersuit in district court against her former employer.

Among the counterclaims in a complaint filed exactly a month after Christine Olson, 54, was sued by the hockey association: She claims she was bullied and harassed as a result of her gender

and age; that she was forced to resign because the association was not following its own bylaws and not following the Minnesota Gambling Control Board’s rules, statutes and regulations; and that the association “constructively discharged” Olson.

In fact, the actions of the White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association (WBLAHA) against her became so severe, Olson alleged, that “they altered the terms of

her employment and created a hostile work environment,” forcing her to quit.

These allegations come from an employee making $129,000 at the time she resigned March 28, 2023.

The White Bear nonprofit filed a lawsuit April 3 against Olson (“White Bear hockey association sues former gambling manager,” April 12, 2023), alleging that “egregious actions” by its former gambling manager gave the

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This six finalists for the 2023-2024 White Bear Lake Area Educators (WBLAE) Teacher of the Year are: Mark Domschot, social studies and Advancement via Individual Determination teacher at North Campus; Kelly Humphrey, second grade teacher at Lakeaires Elementary School; Brooke Reeves, first grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School; Carrie Reisdorfer, social studies and AVID teacher at Central Middle School; Megan Church, kindergarten teacher at Willow Elementary School; and Kyle Lewis, a special education teacher at Otter Elementary School.

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Mark Domschot, a social studies and Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) teacher at North Campus, is the 2023-2024 White Bear Lake Area Educators (WBLAE) Teacher of the Year.

“I’m unbelievably humbled … It’s the greatest profession in the world. I couldn’t be more proud to be a teacher,” Domschot said. “There are so many great teachers in White Bear.”

Domschot always knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a teacher. He has been a teacher for 28 years. He has been in the district for five years. Prior to that, he was at Centennial Schools. In addition to his teaching role at North Campus, he is also the assistant girls hockey coach and assistant football coach.

Hannah Hensley, who works with Domschot at North Campus, described him as a B.E.A.R, which stands for brave, energetic, advocate and real. “In Mark’s classes his students know him as a real person, as a dad, a coach, a brother and a person they can trust and who cares about them,” Hensley explained.

“Mark builds and promotes community through relationship building, engaging in his students’ relevant lives and promoting action. He builds relationships beyond the classroom by being present and involved within our community in White Bear Lake,” said Mae Haley, the 2022-2023 WBLAE Teacher of the Year.

The Teacher of the Year program is run by the WBLAE (Local No. 17286). The White Bear Lake Teacher of the Year program began soon after a National Teacher of the Year program began in 1952.

The teacher of the year process begins with nominations from students, staff and community members. If a nominated candidate chooses to participate in the teacher of the year process, they provide written responses to questions about their teaching philosophy. Their responses are then read by a survey panel filled with past teachers of the year. Six finalists are selected. The finalists then participate in an interview that is scored by a panel of cabinet members, administration, community members, students and families. From there, a teacher of the year is chosen to represent WBLAS. The other five finalists included: Kelly Humphrey, second grade teacher at Lakeaires Elementary School; Brooke Reeves, first grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School; Carrie Reisdorfer, social studies and AVID teacher at Central Middle School; Megan Church, kindergarten teacher at Willow Elementary School; and Kyle Lewis, a special education teacher at Otter Elementary School.

Domschot will also be considered a candidate in the Minnesota Teacher of the Year contest, which began in the ’50s.

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have known and have accepted the fact that Minnesota is a strong DFL state. However, I have also recognized that over the years they have been fiscally responsible and progressive in areas of social welfare.

This session, with no balance to the DFL-controlled Legislature, it appears to be out of control.

With a $17.5 billion surplus, I don’t see any reason taxes have to be increased $9.5 billion.

Salaries in Minnesota and most of the nation have not kept up with the inflation rate. Groceries, for example, are 8% more this About the year than last year. Inflation is not in check. Families are hurting Town and a lot of this is driven by Gene Johnson ineffective policies of the federal government.

People have worked hard and have paid into Social Security to help their retirement income. Now that is even being taxed here in Minnesota as well as ten other states in the nation. Prior to the last Minnesota election, most candidates promised they would not have a tax on Social Security, but somehow they seemed to have changed their minds.

The paid leave mandate on all businesses for 24-weeks will be very difficult to absorb. What it means is small businesses which have not been providing paid leave like the large corporations will likely have to reduce staff. Staffs have already been impaired by lack of revenue and qualified people to fill positions.

Running small community newspapers in the state, in order to try to keep our labor costs under 40%, we have had to close two offices and merge staffs together. And, we will have to find a way to pay for the new mandate when it goes into effect.

The annual cost will be more than $1.5 billion for the paid leave mandate on all businesses, as well as an additional $2.3 billion of tax increases during the next four years.

Besides all of that, the House is proposing $2.3 billion in additional tax increases. If passed, the income tax rate in Minnesota would be the fourth highest in the nation at 10.85%.

I know you may feel like I feel that tax increases are out of control and you can’t do anything about it. Well, don’t give up. Contact your legislators.

Many of our papers have a list of who to contact based on where you live. Take time this week to reach out to your legislators before it’s too late.

Personal touch at earthly life ending

Funerals are more celebrations of life today than what I have experienced in the past. There are personal touches showing up more and more, as well. Recently I attended the funeral of my sisterin-law, Shirley Christian, in Grand Forks, ND. She was married to my brother Roy. After Roy’s death, she moved to East Grand Forks, MN where she was closer to her son and daughter.

Shirley was a reserved, quiet lady of Norwegian heritage. She took care of her family, was active in her church, and was known by family and friends as being one of the best bakers of cinnamon rolls and lefsa.

She was cremated and the urn was a replica of a rolling pin. Following the service at Sharon Lutheran Church, the immediate family stood shoulder to shoulder outside the church front door and passed the urn from one to another, each kissing it, hugging it and holding it before they passed it to the next family member. Meaningful, personal and remembered.

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My first Mother’s Day

his year will be my first Mother’s Day after having my son Royce, who is already 4 months old.

Being a mom is HARD. Prior to becoming a mom, I had often been told that being a parent is the most challenging yet rewarding job you’ll ever do — I know that’s true, but nothing prepared me for what my motherhood journey would look like.

I want to be 100% transparent. And Out and what better time to do that during About the month of May, which happens to Shannon be Mental Health Granholm Awareness Month.

I read “What to Expect When you’re Expecting,” took a birth class and multiple new motherhood classes while I was pregnant. With the exception of a brief mention of them, none of those prepared me for the “mommy blues” or the more severe postpartum anxiety/ depression.

My son was born Dec. 26.

His birth was pretty traumatic and I ended up needing to be hospitalized, which was even more traumatic. Being separated from my son when he was just days old was really tough. I couldn’t help but feel like I was missing out on that really important

bonding time. And I felt so much guilt for my husband having to do everything on his own.

Being separated from my son brought on this a level of shame and guilt I had never experienced before. That coupled with my dog needing emergency eye surgery, my other dog needing a wheel chair and the mommy blues was the perfect storm, leading to postpartum anxiety/depression.

The months after Royce was born are such a blur to me. I cried every day. I couldn’t help but feel like the worst mom on this planet. I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I did everything to prepare for him but it wasn’t enough.

Postpartum depression is characterized by feelings of sadness, tearfulness, appetite changes and sleep disturbance.

I had all of those. Many women with postpartum depression also have significant anxiety symptoms. This most commonly takes the form of generalized anxiety, persistent and excessive worries, feelings of tension and inability to relax. I had those too.

Many postpartum women also have symptoms consistent with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessional thoughts are experienced as intrusive, unwanted and inconsistent with one’s typical personality or behavior.

I was so embarrassed and ashamed of what I was going through that it caused me to completely shut down. I stopped

checking social media and stopped responding to texts and calls from friends and family. I didn’t know how to explain what I was going through and didn’t think people would understand.

But what I didn’t know is by doing that I would make what I was experiencing even worse.

I discovered that even though I felt alone, I wasn’t. According to the National Library of Medicine, around one in seven women can develop postpartum depression (PPD). As many as half of PPD in new mothers go undiagnosed because of not wanting to disclose to family members.

It’s taken me months to open up about what I experienced for that exact reason. Fear that my family, friends and society would judge me for something I couldn’t prevent.

I have had to take it one day at a time, some days one minute at a time, but I’m feeling more and more like myself every day.

And every time I see Royce smile or hear him laugh, I’m reminded that I was meant to be a mother and I will continue to fight for him, because he deserves it.

So, to all the mom’s out there who are doing the best they can to be the best parents they can be and struggling. I see you. You are doing a great job and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Happy Mother’s Day. Shannon Granholm is the Managing Editor at Press Publications.

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The Admiral is a 1991 cruiser purchased in 2016 from Excelsior Bay Charters on Lake Minnetonka.

The Admiral has been missing in action the last few summers on White Bear Lake, but that is changing. After extensive renovations, the cruiser is returning to its berth next month at Docks of White Bear.

Owner Brian McGoldrick pulled the 63-footer out of the water before the pandemic (no easy task) to repair a broken drive shaft, then decided that since the boat was drydocked, it was a good time to sandblast and paint the hull, replace leaky windows, replace the flooring, upgrade the wiring and add a third head (bathroom).

His goal, McGoldrick said, is to “make The Admiral as good as any boat on Lake Minnetonka or the St. Croix River.” He figures the exterior and interior work cost about $300,000.

Like his waterfront restaurant Admiral D’s, the boat will be marketed and managed by St. Paul-based Morrissey Hospitality. Events calling for catering will feature mostly light and heavy appetizers created by St. Paul Hotel chefs, one of Morrissey’s clients.

Plans are to offer the boat to nonprofits once a week at a nominal fee for fundraising purposes and for other special private events like birthdays and anniversaries. Excursions

last 2 to 3 hours. A public cruise will also be offered once a week so people can get out on the lake who might otherwise have no access. The yacht holds up to 60 guests.

To make reservations for The Admiral, go to www.admiraldswbl.com. McGoldrick hopes to have the cruiser up and running no later than June 20.

This isn’t the first time large boats have traversed the lake.

During the heyday of the resort era between 1870 and 1910, ferry boats ran almost like a bus line to popular stops on the lake, according to the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society’s executive director, Sara Markoe Hanson. These boats operated from Ramaley Pavilion, near where the VFW now stands.

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lawsuit filed in Ramsey County District Court, six days after Olson abruptly quit. She had managed the charitable gambling operation for 12 years.

According to the association’s complaint, a 2021 audit report shows WBLAHA generated almost $32 million in revenue, $4.7 million in net revenue and $871,360 in profits. In 2022, under Olson’s management, the association’s total gambling profits decreased to $680,400, despite an increase in revenue.

It wasn’t until after Olson’s resignation that the board of directors learned she had been planning her resignation and “the demise of the nonprofit’s gambling revenue for months,” according to the complaint.

That’s when the board discovered Olson had formed her own company, Minnesota Gambling Consultants LLC, six months earlier.

The company, which has the same address as Olson’s Hugo residence, is named co-defendant.

Despite Olson’s alleged behavior, the board approved a salary increase to $140,000 prior to her resignation, with a 3.5% return from a new bingo hall going forward to “smooth relations with her.”

In her May 3 countersuit, Olson’s Bloomington attorneys, Philip Villaume and Jeffrey Schiek, write that “as a result of Olson’s gender and age, she was consistently singled out, reprimanded, verbally berated, subjected to pretextual adverse employment actions, and ultimately constructively terminated. The actions of WBLAHA against Olson were so severe or pervasive that they altered the terms of her employment and created a hostile work environment.”

The gambling manager’s “constructive

termination” was described as an “adverse employment action taken by WBLAHA” against Olson.

Also noted in the counter complaint, shortly after “terminating” Olson, WBLAHA hired Kevin Bergstrom to replace her. “He is younger than Olson and a male,” it read.

Her attorneys stated that Olson had every right to contract with “an entity she wanted” after being terminated from employment with WBLAHA and that WBLAHA “intentionally interfered” with certain contracts Olson had with certain third-party vendors.

“Based on wrongful actions of WBLAHA, it is reasonably probable that Olson will suffer damages or lost benefits,” the complaint stated, “adding there was no justification for WBLAHA’s actions.”

The hockey association alleged in its suit against Olson that she interfered

with its longtime relationships with its gambling partners, vendors, employees and members, and used confidential information to benefit her in a new position designed to take away the association’s gambling business.

The defendant also denied breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty allegations made by the WBLAHA in answer to the lawsuit, including denial of allegations she unfairly competed with the association while still an employee, used confidential information in connection with her business relationship with Merrick Community Services and Minnesota Gambling Consultants (Olson’s LLC), solicited WBLAHA employees, vendors and business partners and otherwise violated “her duty of loyalty owed to WBLAHA.” Olson’s counter complaint alleges that the association’s conduct

has caused her “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, embarrassment, humiliation and physical suffering. In addition, as a direct and proximate result of WBLAHA’s conduct, Olson has also suffered and continues to suffer economic damages including lost wages and job benefits.

All of these damages are in an amount yet to be determined, but are believed to be in

an amount exceeding $50,000.”

Her attorneys are asking for a jury trial with the right to amend the complaint to allege punitive damages.

The court case has been assigned to the Hon. Leonardo Castro, the same Ramsey County judge who heard the Water Gremlin case.

Debra Neutkens is a staff writer at Press Publications

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please inform your readers that letting their grass, dandelions, and weeds grow to 10 inches does not help the bees. It’s actually not good for them. Check website gardenmyths.com/dandelionsimportant-bees. I’ve measured a neighbor’s “dandelion/weed growth” during No Mow May last year. Over 12 inches. Some people take this as an excuse to not care for their lawn. Also, trying to sell a home when a neighbor’s weeds/ dandelions are a foot high is not a good selling point. It decreases the home value. Unless the city would like to reduce our property taxes, which I highly doubt, this No Mow May, Slow Mow Summer crap needs to stop.

To all of the Vadnais Heights City Council members, please use your common sense and stop this nonsense. Thank you.

Run for City Council

White Bear Lake residents in Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 5 will have the opportunity to choose their City Council representative in the November 2023 election.

If you’ve ever thought of serving the public on the City Council, now is the time to step forward.

We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays every month and also once a month for work sessions. It doesn’t pay much, but you won’t regret serving your neighbors.

Filings for city offices open May 16 and close May 30. Members are elected to the council in staggered terms, with Wards 1, 3 and 5 on the ballot this November. If two or more candidates file for a council seat, a primary election will be held on Aug. 8.

Council Member Dan Jones in Ward 3 announced recently he is stepping down after several terms of great service to White Bear Catherine Schultz Lake. Are you his replacement?

Vadnais Heights Wards 1 and 5 have incumbents (one of them is me), but that shouldn’t stop anyone from

running — competition is good for the city.

Shoot me an email at Ward1@ whitebearlake.org if you have any questions.

Bill Walsh White Bear Lake

Editor’s Note: Bill Walsh is the current council member for Ward 1.

Thanks for Trash to Treasure

I’d like to give a big thank you to all the fine citizens who took part in this year’s Trash to Treasure event.

We probably had fewer treasures because of the rain. But I did see free signs with nothing there. Someone had found a treasure, and some happy homeowner has less stuff. Again, thanks and see you next year.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Officers responded to a report of trespassing in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road after a Cub Foods employee confronted a man in the bathroom April 26 and the man asked staff if they wanted “blood spilled on the bathroom floor.” The man is believed to have been camping in the parking lot of Cub Foods for 10 days or longer.

• Two vehicles were rummaged through and cash and Airpods stolen in the 2000 block of Dotte Drive April 27.

• A 2017 Lexus was stolen in the 4900 block of Highway 62 April 27.

• Officers mediated a verbal dispute in the 2100 block of County Road E. • Fraud was reported in the 4800 block of Division Avenue April 27 when a bank account was hacked into and $30,000 was stolen. The bank was able to freeze the transaction in time and the funds were returned.

• A burglary was reported in the 1800 block of Birch Street April 27.

On April 28, a person was caught prowling among vehicles in the same area, admitted to theft and was cited.

• Vandalism was reported at Podvin Park April 27.

• Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 3800 block of Cranbrook Drive April 28.

• A vehicle was tampered with in the 2300 block of Floral Drive April 28.

• Officers responded to reports of vehicles being rummaged through April 28 in the 4000 block and the 3900 block of Bellaire Avenue, and the 1800 block and the 2500 block of County Road F. Theft of an electronic tablet from a locked vehicle was reported in the 4000 block of Bellaire Avenue.

• Officers assisted in trespassing a man from a business in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road April 28.

• Officers assisted in trespassing a woman from an establishment in the 2100 block of Fourth Street April 29.

• Security cameras at a business in the 4700 block of Highway 61 caught a woman picking up a flower pot

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WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS and dumping the soil on the ground overnight April 29. She was identified but not charged.

• Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 3600 block of Auger Avenue April 29.

• A White Bear Lake man was arrested for assault after he punched his father in the face in the 2600 block of Aspen Court April 29.

• An unwanted man was served a notrespass order in the 4000 block of Linden Street April 30.

• Officers responded to a report of an assault in the 2400 block of Gisella Blvd. April 30.

• Disorderly conduct by a bar patron was reported in the 2100 block of Fourth Street April 30.

• Multiple mailboxes were damaged in the 3900 block of East County Line Road April 30. The vehicle was identified.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 1700 block of County Road E April 30.

• Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 2300 block of Oak Lane May 1.

• Theft was reported in the 2300 block of Sixth Street May 1.

• Harassment was documented in the 1700 block of Commerce Court May 1.

• A residential burglary was reported in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road May 1.

• Theft was reported in the 2600 block of County Road E May 1.

• Tools were stolen in the 4000 block of Jay Lane May 1.

• A White Bear Lake man was arrested for violating an order for protection following a report of a disturbance in the 2100 block of County Road E East May 1.

• Theft was reported in the 1200 block of Gun Club Road May 1.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 3700 block of Bellaire Avenue May 2.

• Narcotics were reported in the 1700 block of County Road E May 2.

• A noise complaint was reported in the 2400 block of Ronald Avenue May 2.

• An Afton woman was arrested for DWI following an accident at White Bear Avenue and I-694 May 2.

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

Birchwood

• Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies took a report about a phishing e-mail April 12 from Wildwood Avenue.

Grant

• A resident in the 8000 block of 80th Street N. reported one of her accounts hacked April 11, and items ordered online by unauthorized persons.

• Deputies pulled over a motorist April 11 on Highway 36 and issued a citation for failure to display current registration.

Mahtomedi

• A resident in the 1000 block of Summit Avenue on April 8 reported his neighbor for leaving letters on his vehicle and at his doorstep complaining about his parking, among other things. After a study of the area, deputies could not find any kind of violation and advised the caller that he should document and report these incidents. The resident was advised to avoid any further altercation with the neighbor.

• A pile of trash and personal items was reported dumped April 8 on the bank of a pond in the area of Old Wildwood Road and Robert Street.

• Hickory Street residents reported theft from a motor vehicle April 9.

• An unidentified motorist was cited at 1:18 a.m. April 10 in the area of Century Avenue and Woodland Drive for driving after revocation after deputies on routine patrol conducted a random license plate check of a vehicle. At 12:47 a.m. April 11, another motorist was cited for driving after revocation in the area of Century Avenue and

Long Lake Road after deputies conducted another late-night license plate check.

• A wallet was reported found April 10 near Mahtomedi High School on 75th Street N. and turned into City Hall. Deputies collected the wallet and placed it into evidence for safekeeping.

• A bicycle was reported stolen April 10 from an address on Stillwater Road.

• A suspicious male was reported April 10 conducting door-todoor sales in the 1000 block of Warner Avenue N. and walking through backyards to do so. When deputies contacted the owner of the company, they learned the male was offering estimates for roofing work. Deputies advised the roofing company that it was OK to go door-knocking with a permit, but trespassing in backyards was not allowed.

• A Grove Street resident reported a motor vehicle stolen overnight April 12-13 after the keys had been left in the unlocked vehicle.

Pine Springs

• An eastbound motorist was cited at 12:38 a.m. April 10 on Highway 36 to the northbound ramp to I-694 for driving without a valid driver’s license, after being pulled over for a lane change violation.

• An unidentified motorist was arrested for DWI at 6:42 p.m. April 15 on Hilton Trail N. and 62nd Street N. after being pulled over for speeding.

Willernie

Deputies cited a motorist for driving after revocation April 9 in the area of Stillwater Road and Forest Avenue after conducting a traffic stop for expired tabs. After looking up the registration status on the computer, deputies also discovered the driving status of the motorist. The driver was made to wait for a valid driver to take over behind the wheel.

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS

Vadnais Heights

• A Vadnais Heights man, 31, was arrested for assault following a domestic in the 4100 block of Centerville Road at 10:02 p.m. April 8.

• A Vadnais Heights woman reported unauthorized use of her cash app April 9 after she provided a courtesy ride in the 1000 block of County Road E to two persons who said their vehicle had broken down. When one of the suspects asked to use the victim’s phone to call an insurance company, a payment of $420 was made without her knowledge. The case is under investigation in conjunction with other similar cases.

• A Maplewood man, 48, was arrested at 3:03 a.m.

April 11 on Highway 61 at I-694 on a domestic warrant and for violating the controlled substance law, after deputies on patrol stopped to assist a male walking on the side of the road and found out about his legal status.

• A set of license plates was reported stolen April 11 from a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Belland Avenue.

• Management of the Willow Ridge Apartments in the 1200 block of County Road D Circle on April 12 reported an apartment door heavily damaged and the lock changed while the occupant was away for 30 days.

• Violation of a domestic abuse no-contact order (DANCO) was reported April 12 in the 3500 block of Vadnais Center Drive, after deputies took a harassment report.

• A business in the 400 block of Highway 96 reported threats received to the business and its employees on April 12.

• A Vadnais Heights man, 25, was arrested at 10:38 p.m. April 12 in the 4300 block of Buckingham Court for domestic assault after deputies were

dispatched out to the scene of a domestic.

• A 2011 black, four-door Chrysler 200 was reported stolen from the 800 block of County Road D at 7:35 a.m. April 13, after the key was left with the vehicle.

• A resident in the 3200 block of Ridgewood Avenue on April 13 reported hearing a nearby rooster crow for the past six months. Deputies contacted the owners, who stated they would be consuming the bird during a festival later that day.

• A resident in the 4300 block of Bramblewood Avenue reported being a fraud victim April 14 after he responded to a phishing e-mail impersonating “LifeLock” and offering a $300 refund. The victim provided bank account information and purchased $1,000 in gift cards at Target to transfer the money to the scammer, according to instructions, as required to “receive the refund.” The victim’s bank informed him that he had fallen victim to a scam and was out the $1,000.

• A resident in the 4100 block of Honeysuckle Court reported a raccoon on his roof April 14. The animal control officer provided the caller with a shortlist of wildlife removal contractors.

White Bear Township

• A White Bear Township man, 31, was arrested on a Dakota County warrant at 10:23 p.m. April 7 in the 2600 block of Parkview Drive.

• An adult bear and two cubs were reported at 9:51 p.m. April 10 in the area of Orchard Avenue and Overlake Avenue. The information was passed on to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for tracking. The RCSO immediately prepared a bear brochure for countywide distribution, “Black Bear Sighting – Community Update 2023,” describing what to do when sighting bears.

• A bear cub sighting was reported at 7:27 a.m. April

13 on I-35E at County Road J, and the State Patrol was notified. The bear was not spotted, but was later seen on southbound I-35E in Lino Lakes in Anoka County and reported to the DNR for tracking.

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

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March 17 at noon.

Contact: mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com HEART 4 ART When: Thursday, May 11 Where: White Bear Center

for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Fundraising event for White Bear Center for the Arts has three sessions: 8-9 a.m. breakfast; noon-1 p.m. lunch; or 5:30-7:30 p.m. social hour and dinner.

Contact: whitebeararts.org

CONTRIBUTED

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Where: Washington County Historical

Society, 1862 Greeley St. S., Stillwater Details: Monthly meeting on the topic of Youth Civic Engagement includes discussion with local leaders about programs happening in the White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, and Stillwater school districts. Amy Anderson, executive director of the YMCA’s Youth Voice program, will also discuss their program and students will talk about their experiences.

Contact: lwv-wbla.org

MATOSKA INTERNATIONAL IB SCHOOL STUDENT ART SHOW When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Where: Matoska International IB

School, 2530 Spruce Place, White Bear Lake

Details: Student art, art activities, art projects for sale, and food by Donatelli’s. Fundraiser for Art Enrichment Program.

Contact: matoska.isd624.org

CENTURY COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT When: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13 Where: White Bear Lake Unitarian

Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi Details: Free jazz concert directed by Larry Neumann.

Contact: century.edu/campus-life/ fine-performing-arts

COMMUNITY LUNCH When: noon-1 p.m. Monday, May 17 Where: Mahtomedi District Education

Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Lunch catered by Kirkwood BBQ and live music. Register by

55+ HOUSING FAIR When: 2-4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center,

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FIVE WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN YOUR LIFE When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 18 Where: Parkview United Church of

4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Free fair includes representatives from senior living communities, in-home care, and other resources.

Contact: 651-490-4714

Christ, 3737 Bellaire Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Workshop for parents, family members, educators, and friends who want to learn to support and understand LGBTQ+ kids in a safe space. Register online.

Contact: drmsky.us/5waysregister

VEHICLE FAIR When: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 Where: Mahtomedi District Education

CANINE CARNIVAL When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 20 Where: Wildlife Science Center, 22830

Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Free family event hosted by Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) where young kids can explore a variety of big trucks and vehicles.

No registration required.

Contact: 651-407-2441 or communityed. mahtomedi.k12.mn.us

LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATRE GALA 70 When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts

Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Annual fundraising event for Lakeshore Players Theatre, celebrating it’s 70th season, includes cocktail hour, dinner, benefit concert, auction, and piano bar after party.

Cocktail attire encouraged.

Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers.org

Sunrise Rd. NE, Stacy Details: Learn about dogs and their wolf relatives, meet dog related service providers, visit with vendors, and enjoy dog demonstrations. Food and beverages. Dog on leashed welcome. See cost details online.

Contact: wildlifesciencecenter.org/ upcoming-events/canine-carnival

PLANT SALE AND GARDEN EXPO When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 20 Where: Washington County

Fairgrounds, Highway 5 and Manning Ave. Details: Shop for a variety of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, herbs, annuals, perennials, prairie plants and grasses and landscaping decor while supporting Washington County Master Gardeners. Visit with Master Gardeners and other experts on gardening topics.

Contact: washingtoncountymg.org 772936

White Bear Lake Area

Church Directory Find the church that fits your needs.

Christ the King Lutheran Church

St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church

1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

2175 1st Street, WBL 55110 | 651.429.5351

(Just off Hwy 96 & Otter Lake Road)

Sundays

stjohnwilderness.org

752983

RALLY SUNDAY SEPT. 26

10am worship & BYO picnic with Welcome!

If it’s possible to get this in the Sept. 22

’d appreciate it.

The Barley Jacks We invite the community!

Sunday 9:30 AM worship in person/online THANK YOU! www.stmarys-wbl.org Adult Bible Study 8:30 AM If it’s possible to get this in the Sept. 22 RALLY SUNDAY SEPT. 26 10am Church indoor (masksMasses: recommended) & online worship Christ the Servant Lutheran 10am worshipSaturday & BYO picnic with - 5:00 PM Livestream The Barley Jacks 3676 Centerville Rd THANK YOU! - 9:00 & 11:00 AM Birch Street WBLSunday 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream Vadnais Heights, 1851 MN 55127 Church: 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake 10am indoor (masks recommended) & online worship Parish Life Center/School: 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake www.cslcvh.org | 651-429-6595 1851 Birch Street WBL 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream 651-429-7771 Opt 1

749098

We invite the community! office@ctkwbl.org | 651-429-4828

8:00am In-person Holy Eucharist 10am In-person & Livestream Holy Eucharist 769975

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

772611

746614

’d appreciate it.

CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

9 am Traditions Worship

Sunday Join us onWorship Sunday:

10:45am New Crossings

am NewNew Crossings Worship 10:15Livestreaming am in-person Worship 10:45am Crossings on and 10:45 Live-streaming on welcome!

All are All are welcome!

YouTube: FPCWBL YouTube: FPCWBL

746615

763244

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

757558

3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Sunday 9:30 am & 6:30 pm, Wednesday 6:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am, Friday 8:00 am, Saturday 4pm

This should start in the Sept. 29 This should start in the Sept. 29 Christmas. Christmas.

South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church 2480 South Shore Blvd.

651-429-4293 LCMS

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! White Bear Lake, MN

746616

1851 Birch Street WBL 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream 1851 Birch Street WBL 55110 | wblumc.org/links/livestream

redeeminglovechurch.com

rlcstpaul

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

In-Person worship

Traditional:

Saturdays at 5:30pm and Sundays at 8:00am 2nd and 4th Sundays at 10:45am 763580

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

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

9 & 11am Sunday Services | In-Person & Online | 10am: https://wbuuc.org/sunday-worship 751042

Worship: Sunday, 9am & 10:30am Wednesday, 6:30pm Daily prayer meetings and Spiritual Growth classes throughout the week. Call the church office for more information.

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin

Contemporary:

1st and 3rd Sundays at 10:45am

Adult Education, Youth Group, and Sunday School: Sundays at 9:30 Worship online at sstwbl.org/watch

St.Jude

764532

763578

OF THE LAKE

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

770424

Service times are subject to change during the coronavirus crisis. Contact your local church or check church web sites for service time and online service information.

752981

5th and Bloom Ave, White Bear Lake • 651-429-3381 • www.fpcwbl.org

761763 752178

Masks recommended indoorsworship | 10am online worship Masks recommended indoors | 10am online

PUBLIC NOTICES

8 WHITE BEAR PRESS CITY OF MAHTOMEDI STATEMENT OF NET POSITION

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STATEMENT OF NET POSITION Governmental Activities

ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and Investments Accounts Receivable - Net Accrued Interest Receivable Due from Other Governmental U nits Due from State Property Taxes Receivable Special Assessments Receivable Inventory Prepaid Items

$

20,735,488 789,764 80,841 91,464 120,254 2,056,178 75,473 54,111

Primary Government Business-Type Activities 2022

$

2,723,430 730,683 18,481 8,832 64,281 54,738

$

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115

Statement 1

STUDY SESSION MINUTES APRIL 13, 2023 A Study Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held April 13, 2023, beginning at 7:00 PM.- CALL TO ORDER- Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Kelly Reagan Stout at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE- ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE - Present: Paul Donna; Ryan Domin; Lucy Payne*; Jenny Peterson; Kelly Reagan; and Stacey Stout*. Also present: Barb Duffrin; ex-officio; Jennifer Reichel, Director of Teaching and Learning; Susan Prather, Principal of O.H. Anderson; Stephanie Bruggers, Principal of Mahtomedi Middle School; Alice Seuffert, Director of Communications; and Leslie Lovas, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and School Board. *The School Board Meeting was held in person with Superintendent Duffrin and the School Board located in the District Office Community Room at the District Office, 1520 Mahtomedi Avenue, Mahtomedi, MN 55115. In accordance with MN Statute 13D.02, Other Entity Meetings by Interactive Technology, Mahtomedi School Board Members Lucy Payne and Stacey Stout will attend via interactive technology. Lucy Payne will be physically located at 108 Warner Way, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, and Stacey Stout will be at 815 14th NW, Washington, DC, 20005, for the duration of this meeting. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA- Peterson motioned, Stout seconded; Approval of Agenda. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS – A.) E-Learning - Discussion Superintendent Barb Duffrin began the discussion with a brief overview on the background of e-learning, why it started, what was learned, and feedback they have received.

Principal Susan Prather, O.H. Anderson Principal, then explained how O.H. Anderson Elementary completes lessons during an e-learning day that includes 2 hours of reading and math that is posted by 9:00 a.m. that day. Assignments are assigned by teachers on Google Classroom and categorized as Must do’s (work that must be completed before returning to school) and May do’s (suggested activity or extension). Prather noted that students are completing their work up to 7:00 p.m., some with the help of their parents. Teachers are also consistently in touch writing students notes or updates throughout the day through Google Classroom. Students with IEPs have Google Meets with their Case Managers. Prather noted that during e-learning days, they have about 85 % – 95% participation. Prather also spoke briefly on Wildwood Elementary and their use of See-Saw; and how both elementary schools have practice days to prepare for the e-learning days. Stephanie Bruggers, Principal of Mahtomedi Middle School, spoke briefly on the similarities they have with the elementary level, except for 2.5 - 3 hours of instruction, having 85 % - 90% participation. Bruggers noted that one thing to keep in mind is everyone needs to be flexible since every household looks different each day.

The School Board Discussion continued around interventions, asynchronous vs. synchronous work, growth and challenges, and the work that needs to be improved. Prather and Bruggers told the board that they will bring back their concerns and suggestion to their staff. B.) Data Update - Superintendent Barb Duffrin started the conversation about the School Board’s goal regarding meaningful data around test scores, collected data, and how progress is shown.

Duffrin explained that Jennifer Reichel, Director of Teaching and Learning, has gathered information in a way that will be available to both the School Board and stakeholders. Reichel then continued the conversation by presenting a new Teaching and Learning newsletter format with data connected to her World’s Best Workforce presentation from the fall, spotlighting teachers and student data and giving a high-level overview of the district. This newsletter will be available online quarterly, under the website of Teaching and Learning. Reichel described that the terminology of satellite, map, and street level she described in the fall; will be spotlighted at every issue with more meaningful data. Reichel explained that some data, like the Satellite data, would not change due to MCA tests given yearly, while the map and street level would see changes at each issue. At the time of the review, no actual data was printed on the newsletter example, just placeholder information until the correct information is collected and feedback has been provided. Reichel then went page by page in the newsletter, asking the school board for comments on what additional data should be added, or omitted, or if there should be changes to the newsletter’s appearance. The school board’s comments included removing data on certain pages, rearranging the layout to hold the reader’s attention, and inserting the newsletter into the weekly updates. Reichel advised the board that she plans to have an update for the School Board at the April 27 meeting. C.) Dyslexia Presentation - Jennifer Reichel, Director of Teaching and Learning, updated the School Board on the recent Dyslexia Presentations presented the past month with Lindsey Scanlon, Literacy Curriculum Coordinator, intending to increase school and student support for students with dyslexia. Reichel described that back in December 2022, she asked the District Curriculum Advisory Committee, a focus group of caregivers, Literacy specialists, and special educators, for feedback on the dyslexia overview that is now on the website under the Teaching and Learning tab. This document talks about the characteristics of dyslexia and the responsibility the district has for students who show these characteristics. Staff received dyslexia presentations; the community presentations were on March 29 and April 29. Reichel then describes the internal training staff is receiving via LETRS and how it will help teachers identify dyslexia at a greater volume and how to respond to it. Elementary decodable books, purchased by the Mahtomedi Area Educational Fund (MAEF), have also helped these students practice their skills. Reichel explained how MAEF had provided these books and additional staff training as well. Reichel also told the school board that she had submitted a plan to enhance support for students with dyslexia, which they could not receive via Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services (ADSIS). Reichel ended her discussion by advising the School Board on the commitment to improve literacy instruction in the English curriculum. Reagan motioned to recess for 5-minutes at 9:03 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 9:08 p.m. D.) Branding - Alice Seuffert, Director of Communications, presented an overview of the Branding at Mahtomedi Public Schools to the School Board. Seuffert discussed the school board’s role, including a review of a branding process and then acting on a new brand package. Seuffert went over the history of the branding of Mahtomedi Public School, including the use of the current logo known as the Star logo. In partnership with Community for Effective School Communications (CESO), Seuffert discussed the recent designs and the messaging that has changed, including the new Globe, annual report, and piloting further email communications and emails. Seuffert then gave a more in-depth description of the Branding process, the effectiveness of a powerful brand, the Why’s, How’s, and What of that process, and the positive impacts of concise branding. Seuffert, in partnership with CESO, will begin developing a new brand that will include research, focus groups, and a branding team. Seuffert mentioned a new logo would be created, along with a solid digital presence, but without changing the colors, Zephyr logo, and “M” trademark.

Seuffert ended by asking the board for input or questions. ADJOURNMENT- Domin motioned, Peterson seconded; adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m. Submitted by: Paul Donna, Acting Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 10, 2023.

Totals 2021

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

$

24,364,618 1,259,916 70,991 378,737 262 72,258 2,219,888 152,361 93,067

Leases Receivable Net Pension Asset Capital Assets (Net of Accumulated Nondepreciable Depreciable Total Assets

1,701,923 1,947,437

-

1,701,923 1,947,437

1,709,572

3,615,002 36,552,223 67,820,158

2,875 16,219,192 19,822,512

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

5,344,930 51,008,519 86,675,119

Deferred Outflows Of Resources: Deferred Outflows - Refunding of Debt Deferred Outflows - Pensions Total Deferred Outflows

1,271,810 1,271,810

5,110 123,058 128,168

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

5,748 1,078,247 1,083,995

156,062 37,085 45,103 158,048 190,683 45,877 920,886

22,903 10,025 2,574 64,334 -

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

271,133 41,699 290,092 90,091 290,365 67,828 453,193

163,352 93,645

40,577 19,943

203,929 113,588

190,395 106,659

LIABILITIES AND NET POSITION LIABILITIES Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Due to Other Governmental U nits Contracts Payable Accrued Interest Payable Deposits Payable U nearned 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

2,086,987

384,394

2,471,381

862,151

2,235,000 14,668,641 20,801,369

640,000 5,334,371 6,519,121

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

3,050,000 23,026,167 28,739,773

Deferred Inflows of Resources: Deferred Inflows - Leases Deferred Inflows - Pensions Total Deferred Inflows of Resources

1,715,259 326,266 2,041,525

5,669 5,669

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

1,527,158 1,527,158

23,096,204

10,252,806

33,349,010

30,111,800

6,062,211 1,947,437 14,151 139,759 14,989,312 46,249,074

3,173,084 13,425,890

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

6,700,163 1,396,292 215,250 156,507 18,912,171 57,492,183

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

$

$

$

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CITY OF MAHTOMEDI STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Net (Expense) R evenue and Changes in Net Position

Functions/Programs

Expenses

PRIMARY GOVERNMENT Governmental Activities: General Government A-03a $ Public Safety Streets City Parks Storm Water Interest on Long-Term Debt Total Governmental Activities

1,266,538 2,002,151 1,937,417 641,488 662,468 348,334 6,858,396

Business-Type Activities: Water Utility St at ement 7 Sewer Utility St at ement 7 Total Business-Type Activities

1,362,388 1,397,388 2,759,776

Total Primary Government

Charges for Services

$

706,038 1,361,644 294,515 150,900 715,996 3,229,093

Program R evenues Operating Grants and Contributions

Capital Grants and Contributions

Governmental Activities

Primary Government Business-Type Activities 2022

$

$

$

$

(560,487) (590,716) (739,220) (490,585) 53,530 (348,334) (2,675,812)

-

$

(560,487) (590,716) (739,220) (490,585) 53,530 (348,334) (2,675,812)

$

(745,052) (890,596) 560,077 (420,003) 216,862 (321,339) (1,600,051)

-

133,101 4,815 137,916

133,101 4,815 137,916

89,304 125,792 215,096

795,289

(2,675,812)

137,916

(2,537,896)

(1,384,955)

5,371,933

-

5,371,933

5,194,055

40,317 (640,658) 32,413 (662,330) 4,141,675

(85,819) 2,491 662,330 579,002

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

29,499 (79,571) 15,560 11,744 5,171,287

CHANGE IN NET POSITION

1,465,863

716,918

2,182,781

3,786,332

Net Position - January 1

44,783,211

12,708,972

57,492,183

53,705,851

9,618,172

$

6,126,785

-

795,289 795,289

2021

-

$

1,495,489 1,402,203 2,897,692

13 49,791 108,393 3 2 158,202

Totals

$

158,202

$

GENERAL REVENUES General Property Taxes Grants and Contributions Not R estricted to Specific Programs Unrestricted Investment Earnings (Loss) Gain on Sale of Capital Assets Other R evenues (Expenses) Transfers Total General R evenues

NET POSITION - DECEMBER 31 Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 10, 2023.

$

46,249,074

$

13,425,890

$

59,674,964

$

57,492,183

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE

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 22, 2023 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following requests: A. Case No. 23-15-V: A request by Bunker Investments LLC, for a seven foot variance from the 25 foot setback required along a side abutting a public right-ofway, per code section 1303.060 Subd.5.c.2 in order to construct a single family home 18 feet from the eastern lot line at the property located at 18XX Clarence Street.

Unless continued by the Planning Commission, these items will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Comments may be presented at the public hearing or filed with the City Clerk 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 these applications, please call the City’s Planning Department at (651) 429-8561.

Caley Longendyke, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 10, 2023.

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Pickleball courts coming to Wedgewood Park

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mahtomedi now has two more courts for its ever-growing population of pickleball players — if you can score one.

The Mahtomedi City Council at its May 2 meeting approved the quote from Bituminous Roadways in the amount of $129,888.40 to lay out two pickleball courts. The proposal was the lowest of nine competitive bids received on April 20 and was lower than the engineer’s estimate of $149,937.38. The amount to install the pickleball courts will still be higher than what was called for in the city’s capital improvement plan, but the city has sufficient money in its parks fund to add this amenity.

The new pickleball courts will be located in the Wedgewood Park playground on CSAH 12. There will be two courts, with a net in the middle, an 8-foot fence around it and gates on both sides, said City Engineer John Sachi.

The significant portion of the work and cost is the sturdy fence that will not bow outward, he said.

Although the courts are expected to be busy, avid pickleball players shouldn’t plan on playing after dark to beat the crowds; the court will not be lighted at this time. The park will continue to close at 10 p.m. The opportunity to play pickleball from sunrise to sunset is still available — just make sure to let others in to play once in a while.

“I’m very supportive of this (pickleball court),” Council Member Jane Schneeweis said. A pickleball court is cost-effective for the city, compared with maintaining tennis courts, she said. A lot of the pickleball players are elderly people, who might not be young and spry anymore. “But they are dynamite players!” she said.

After the city reached out to nearby residents, some of the Wedgewood Park neighbors attended the meeting to voice their concerns about all-day noise and an added activity that will cause people to congregate, perhaps late into the evening.

Loretta Lane resident Christelle 2022 audit presentation. However, Peterson told council she appreciated Knopik did warn city staff that within the city trying to do its best for the five years, auditing expectations community, but it would impact her way will be different and likely more of living. “Will I have to go indoors in challenging. The Governmental the summer? It’s a popular game, and Accounting Standards Board (GASB) people have no clue it’s going to bother will completely overhaul the financial us,” she said. reporting model, he said. Knopik said Mayor Richard Brainerd said he that some leniency in the interest of visited Hugo to learn about their saving time might become a thing pickleball courts. When Brainerd asked of the past, and municipalities will the Hugo pickleball court neighbors be asked to provide hard evidence about all the noise, they said, “What as opposed to alternative, expedient noise??!!” But make sure not to cover the procedures, he said. “These (changes) courts or they really WILL be noisy, the shouldn’t be an issue for us, it’s just neighbors told Brainerd. another piece we have to check off,” Other Mahtomedi residents phoned said Financial Director Scott Schaefer. the public works department to say they Brainerd congratulated Schaefer and were excited for the opportunity to play City Administrator Scott Neilson for on pickleball courts up in their outstanding work Wedgewood Park. on the report. Knopik As for potential public acknowledged that safety issues associated Mahtomedi continues to with the park remaining be one of the very first open until 10 p.m., city offiaudits his firm gets done cials expect good behavior every year. “It means that from everyone, as the Washeveryone is well prepared,” ington County Sheriff’s Ofhe said. fice deputies will be on regMahtomedi will continue Jane Schneeweis ular patrol, and neighbors to have consistent Mahtomedi Council Member and users of the park will be representation on the White looking out for each other.

Bear Lake Conservation The city also has the option of setting District (WBLCD) board after reelecting an earlier closure time, if it becomes Mark Ganz as one of the city’s two necessary. representatives. The action required Law enforcement is very responsive, passing a resolution in compliance with Schneeweis said. “ If we build, we state statute. The WBLCD was created should take care of it. The onus is on in 1971 by legislative act to promote the the neighborhood to let us know if protection of natural resources. White there’s a problem.” Schneeweis called Bear Lake is also one of only two lakes on the community to work together and in the state to have a conservation keep an eye out. “I want our parks and district designated by the state. Council beaches to be safe enough for kids to Member Jeff Charlesworth thanked come if they’re old enough. If you see Ganz, whose term expires on May 31, bullying, do something about it.” for his continued support. Now Ganz has been given another three-year term Other action from the May 5 meeting: that starts on June 1 and ends on May Mahtomedi’s financial books are 31, 2026. in good order, without any known The city is allowed to designate 20% inconsistencies or obvious questions, of its roadways as Municipal State after auditors conducted their annual Aid (MSA) roads. This designation review of the city’s financial practices allows the city to use its allocated MSA to the best of their ability, said Chris dollars for improvements on these Knopik of CliftonLarsonAllen in his roadways. The city’s MSA roadway

“I’m very supportive of this (pickleball court).”

system has long been established and altered as needs arise. This year, some changes were made, as well. One road, Dunbar Way from Long Lake Road to Lincolntown Avenue (6.8 miles), was removed from its MSA designation.

Four roads were added: East Avenue from Hickory Street to Juniper Street (0.28 miles); Juniper Street from Hallan Avenue to East Avenue (0.15 miles); Warner Avenue from Maple Street to Briarwood Avenue (0.2 miles) and Quail Street from Mahtomedi Avenue to Briarwood Avenue as a county road turnback (0.17 miles).

The 2022 Street Improvement Program completed last fall included two MSA roadways, Warner Avenue and Maple Street. However, the city’s engineering firm, WSB, has been working to finalize the project with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as the funding had to be spread out between 2022 and 2023.

A delay occurred when it was noted that a change order for deficient work performed by a contractor was never formally processed. Council approved change order No. 1 attached to the consent agenda so that MnDOT could release the final funds associated with this project. The deficient work was due to concrete curbing on Maple Street from Warner Avenue to Mahtomedi Avenue that did not meet contract requirements. The city received a total deduction in costs of $5,148.85.

The city can now start cleaning its sanitary sewers, after council awarded the contract to perform that work to Pipe Services in the amount of $80,572.11. The bid was the lowest of four quotes received for the project on April 17.

The council next meets at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19, at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road.

Loretta B. Harding is a contributing writer for Press Publications. She can be reached at news@presspubs.com or 651407-1200.

PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115

MINUTES MARCH 23, 2023 A Regular Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held March, 23, 2023 beginning at 7:00 PM.- CALL TO ORDER- Meeting was called to order by Chair Stacey Stout at 7:07 p.m. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE- Present: Ryan Domin; Lucy Payne; Jenny Peterson; Kelly Reagan; and Stacey Stout. Paul Donna was absent. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA- Reagan motioned, Peterson seconded; Approval of Agenda. Carried 5-0. ACTION- A.) Approval of Donations/Grants from February 2023 Totaling $74,174.78. Payne motioned, Domin seconded; Approval of Donations/ Grants from February 2023 totaling $74,174.48. Carried 5-0. B.) Approval of Bid – District-wide Roof Replacement. Superintendent Barb Duffrin asked the School Board for Approval of the District Wide Roof Replacement bids with the various companies. Duffrin displayed the bid tally, and the companies awarded the roof replacement projects at different school locations. The bid results are as follows: #1 DEC: Palmer West Construction $1,167,600; Location #2 OHA: Peterson Bros. Roofing $2,190,225; Location #3 M.H.S: Palmer West Construction $4,983,000; Location #4 M.M.S: Palmer West Construction $2,434,000; Location #5 WW: Palmer West Construction $1,439,800; and Ancillary (Shingled) Buildings: Berwald Roofing $35,800. Payne motioned, Domin seconded; Approval of District-wide Roof Replacement. C.) Approval of the School Year 23-24 General Fund Budget Assumptions- Superintendent Barb Duffrin, on behalf of Jeff Priess, advised the School Board that the Budget Assumptions have been reviewed by the Citizen Finance Committee. Priess could not be there that evening for approval. Payne motioned, Peterson seconded; 2023-2024 General Fund Budget Assumptions to be tabled indefinitely. Carried 5-0. Carried 5-0. D.) Approval of Policies due to MSBA Substantive Policy Changes - Superintendent Barb Duffrin asked the School Board to Approve Policies due to MSBA Substantive Policy Changes.

Duffrin explained that these policies have gone through three readings and there have been no comments from the school board or public. The policies of up for approval are Policy 603 – Curriculum Development; Policy 604 – Instructional Curriculum; Policy 708 – Transportation of Nonpublic Students; Policy 709 – Student Transportation Safety Policy; Policy 721 – Uniform Grant Guidance Regarding Federal Revenue Sources; and Policy 722 – Public Data Requests. Domin motioned, Peterson seconded; Approval of Policies due to MSBA Substantive Policy Changes. Carried 5-0. ADJOURNMENT Reagan motioned, Domin seconded; adjournment. Carried 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Submitted by: Kelly Reagan, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 10, 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 7, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $75,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Edward Charles LeClair, A Single Person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., acting solely as nominee for Mortgages Unlimited Inc TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1001625-0005219545-

1 SERVICER: SN Servicing Corporation LENDER: Mortgages Unlimited, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Ramsey County Minnesota, Recorder, on June 6, 2003, as Document No. 3631506. ASSIGNED TO: CitiMortgage, Inc. by an Assignment of Mortgage dated 10/02/2012 and recorded on 10/16/2012 as Document No. 4362498. Federal National Mortgage Association by an Assignment of Mortgage dated 02/24/2014 and recorded on 03/03/2014 as Document No. 4445398. Nationstar Mortgage LLC by an Assignment of Mortgage dated 05/09/2019 and recorded on 05/24/2019 as Document No. 4757377.

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of Igloo Series V Trust by an Assignment of Mortgage dated 02/20/2020 and recorded on 02/24/2020 as Document No. 4798909. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Bungalow Series IV Trust by an Assignment of Mortgage dated 06/04/2020 and recorded on 06/18/2020 as Document No. 4817355. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 14, Block 28, West St. Paul, together with easement over and across the North 12 feet of Lot 13, Block 28, West St. Paul.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 382 Bidwell St, Saint Paul, MN 55107 PROPERTY I.D: 062822440073 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE above-described-Thirty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Six and 23/100 ($35,266.23) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00AM on June 29, 2023 PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County City Hall, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn.

Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on December 29, 2023, or the next business day if December 29, 2023 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “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 PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: May 10, 2023 U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Bungalow Series IV Trust Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Edinburgh Executive Office Center, 8525 Edinbrook Crossing North Suite #210 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Phone: 952232-0052 Our File No. 22MN00119-2 A-4783266 05/10/2023, 05/17/2023, 05/24/2023, 05/31/2023, 06/07/2023, 06/14/2023 Published six times in the White Bear Press on May 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7 and 14, 2023.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE

ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 25, 2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $349,125.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Richard O Boyd and Marcella E Boyd, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants MORTGAGEE: Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of Indy Mac Bank, FSB SERVICER: BSI Financial Services DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Ramsey County Minnesota, Recorder, on June 10, 2005, as Document No. 3862658. ASSIGNED TO: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC by an Assignment of Mortgage dated October 31, 2009 and recorded on November 30, 2009 as Document No. 4194909. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington DC by an Assignment of Mortgage dated August 30, 2016 and recorded on October 5, 2016 as Document No. A04627748. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee of NCP SSNS I Trust by an Assignment of Mortgage dated March 8, 2022 and recorded on March 24, 2022 as Document No. A04939468. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 1, Bast Addition, according to the plat thereof, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4585 Galtier St, Shoreview, MN 55126 PROPERTY I.D: 243023120016 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-One and 11/100 ($287,961.11) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00AM on June 29, 2023 PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County City Hall, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 12.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 29, 2024, or the next business day if June 29, 2024 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “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 PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: May 10, 2023 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, acting not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of NCP SSNS I TRUST Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Edinburgh Executive Office Center, 8525 Edinbrook Crossing North Suite #210 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 22MN00135-2 A-4783396 05/10/2023, 05/17/2023, 05/24/2023, 05/31/2023, 06/07/2023, 06/14/2023 Published six times in the White Bear Press on May 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7 and 14, 2023.

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• Consider avoiding dog parks and other locations with uncontrolled dog-to-dog contact.

• Keep your distance (six feet) at places where dogs congregate like dog parks and while on walks with your dog.

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Pontoons on Bald Eagle for sale

A couple of years after they purchased the business, the Robinson family has decided it’s time to sell.

Ben and Katy Robinson, of White Bear Township, purchased the seasonal boat rental business Bald Eagle Boat Rental in 2021 and rebranded the

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In a social media post, Katy said in part, “This is a post I didn’t want to make … For personal reasons, we need to sell. Owning Pontoons on Bald Eagle is amazing and so much fun, but we needed to make a choice that was best for our family.”

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The department maintains 14 city parks and over 174 acres of parkland, 43 miles of city streets including 108 cul-de-sacs, 12 parking lots, and 13 miles of trails. “Public works services are critically important to the health, safety and well-being of all citizens,” Farrell said. “These services can only be provided through dedicated public works professionals including government and private sector employees who oversee water distribution, water treatment, wastewater treatment, sewer systems, equipment services, public properties, solid waste systems and city streets.”

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OBITUARIES nee Holzinger, departed for heavenly realms on April 24, 2023, at the wonderful age of 95. In her final days and hours, she was surrounded by family who held her and walked her home. She is now dancing in heaven with her beloved husband of 60 years, Ted C. Williams, who passed away in 2010. She will be greatly missed by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, extended family, and friends.

Addie and Ted moved to their home on White Bear Lake in 1961, living there thirty-nine (39) years. They raised their daughter Terri Williams (Chuck Jakway,) and son Dean Williams (Donna,) and four grandchildren: Kristy Jeffers (Caleb,) Ben Williams (MaryJane,) Austa Jakway, and John Jakway (Natasha,) at the lake. Addie has three great grandchildren, her namesake Addy, Alex, and Gus. She was one of five siblings born and raised in Willmar, Minnesota to Godfrey and Irene Holzinger. She remained close to her sisters Mary Carnes (Ranse,) Janice Lindblad (Doug,) and her two brothers who predeceased her, John Holzinger (Mavis,) and Robert Holzinger (Carol.) Throughout her life Addie deeply valued family and was proud of her Viking and Norwegian Heritage.

Addie had the gift of hospitality and frequently hosted gatherings large and small at her home on the lake. One of her greatest pleasures was to gather her children and grandchildren, teaching them to waterski, swim, build bonfires and hosting campouts in the yard. In 1999, Addie and Ted moved to a home on Bald Eagle Lake. There she cared for him until his death in 2010, from the complications of Alzheimer’s disease. It was at this time that Addie’s life also changed with the onset of her own Dementia, resulting in a move to memory care in January of 2012. Despite her fading memory and increasing decline, Addie remained upbeat and positive, a joy to all who knew her. Our family is grateful to the tremendous staff who cared for her over the years. All spoke of her positivity, big smile and delight in living and all things chocolate.

Addie and Ted shared a lifelong love story. They met and married on Thanksgiving Day in 1949 after knowing one another for eighty-eight (88) days. She was a private in the Women’s Army Corps, and he a “Handsome Young Captain,” words she penned for an article published in the paper about their whirlwind romance. She often said he ticked all the boxes of the man she would marry; a veteran, college graduate, bridge player and great dancer, and he had to be from the state of Florida. They would live in Alaska and Virginia before settling permanently in Minnesota.

Addie taught middle school for 30 years in the Mahtomedi school district after receiving her BS degree in Education from the University of Minnesota, and two Master of Arts degrees in Geography and Education. She was a favorite of the School District’s students, faculty, and staff. She started the Mahtomedi ski club, wrote, and directed many middle school musicals, brought kids to the National Geography Competition and was President of the Teacher’s Union. After retirement, she continued as a volunteer, teaching English as a second language at Century College, where a scholarship has been established in her honor.

Addie was a woman of many interests. She traveled to all seven continents, and to her favorite country Norway, several times. She was active onstage and off with Lakeshore Players Theatre for over forty years, winning Best Supporting Actor for her role in Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite.” She skied the Rockies and the Austrian, Swiss and French Alps, water skied until she was eighty, played golf and delighted in lazy days swimming with family and friends off her pontoon. An avid Bridge player, she played with the same three women every Wednesday for 50 years. She was a novel chef and loved a Weiner roast on her beach with S’mores.

She taught herself to play piano, and loved to sing, which brought her and others much happiness. Her laugh was infectious, her smile wide and her sense of humor large. Addie brought light, laughter, and love into any room she entered. She poured herself into all she engaged in, giving one hundred and ten percent of herself. Her zest for living and belief in the possibility of anything and everything, is a legacy that will live on in those who embraced her and her love of life.

A Celebration of Life is being held at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi MN 55115, on June 1, 2023, at 11 a.m. Visitation one hour prior with lunch following at the church.

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Charles (Chuck) Shubat Age 101, of White Bear Lake and North Oaks, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2023.

Chuck was born on May 13, 1921, to Croatian immigrants Mike and Goldie Shubat in Hibbing, Minnesota. After high school, he studied industrial arts education at the University of MInnesota, graduating just as the US entered WWII, and promptly joining the US Air Force. Chuck served in the Pacific theater as a weather forecaster. Upon returning home, he earned a Master’s Degree in welding from the University of Minnesota, where he met and married Ethel Seed, his wife of 67 years.

Chuck had a long career with the Minnesota Department of Education as a specialist in monitoring industrial arts vocational schools. He was also a lifelong entrepreneur, helping to start an industrial arts supply company, running many Christmas tree farms, and renovating properties.

Chuck’s enduring passion was flying planes. He was a flight instructor at Benson Airport in White Bear Lake and flew all over the country in small planes for both his work and pleasure. His other passion was work - building and fixing things.

He was very generous with his time and positive outlook. Chuck was quick to jump in and help friends, family, and charitable organizations with their projects. Many first met Chuck working with him to build fiberglass canoes, trim Christmas trees or saw blocks for pinewood derby cars. And others knew him as a fix-it man to snowbirds in Florida and friends in White Bear Lake, his church, and his senior housing community. He was not just building things - he helped build community.

He especially loved working alongside family and those whom he considered family - whether on the farm in Duluth or homes in California and the White Bear area.

During his elderly years, Chuck lived at Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, moving there in 2016 with Ethel. His favorite daily activities included reading the paper in the library, going to breakfast and socializing with others there, using the exercise room to pedal on the bikes, and singing with the woodshop “Sawdusters”. Chuck liked helping with repairs and other projects in the Waverly woodshop and socializing with the workshop members. He kept up with current events and liked to discuss the headline news with family.

Chuck is survived by his children Deb Shubat, Pam Shubat (Gerry Baldridge), and Mike Shubat (Susan Olig); his grandchildren Abigail Baldridge (Ben Blott), Rebecca Baldridge, Daniel Shubat, and Kathryn Shubat; and great-grandchild, Delilah Blott. He was predeceased by his wife Ethel in 2017.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Waverly Gardens on May 10, 2023, at 10 a.m.

Ross Wayne Carter Ross Wayne Carter (60) passed away peacefully at home on April 26, 2023. The youngest of four children, Ross was born July 24, 1962 to Charles and Karen (Erickson) Carter. Ross was preceded in death by his father, who passed in September 2022 – just two weeks before Ross was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Ross graduated from Mariner High School, attended college, and at age 19, moved to California to pursue an acting career. Ross was passionate about the arts and was cast in numerous plays and independent films.

Ross’s family will always remember him for his performance on General Hospital.

While Ross pursued his passion for acting in his early years, he eventually found his calling in hospitality management, where he became a successful and respected professional in some of Los Angeles’ most renowned restaurants.

But Ross was most suited to being a dad. He married Dawn in 1991 and ten years later, they had two children – Harrison and Lauren. Ross loved them more than life itself, which is saying a lot because Ross loved life.

In 2017, after 35 years in southern California, Ross

and his family returned to Minnesota to be closer to family. They settled in Mahtomedi, where Ross became the general manager at Manitou Grill in White Bear Lake.

Ross is survived by his mother, Karen, his wife, Dawn, and his children, Harrison and Lauren. He is also survived by his siblings: Cheryl (Greg), Greg (Julie), and Susan, alongside ten nieces and nephews.

When he was diagnosed, the doctors said he would only have two months to live. He stayed with us for seven. Ross will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His kindness, humor, and unwavering positivity touched the lives of many.

The Memorial service will be held May 15 at 11 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3770 Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, Luncheon to follow, Private burial.

Memorials suggested to the local chapter of Camp Kesem, where their goal is to ensure that every child affected by a parent’s cancer is not alone.

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Karen Krahn Age 91, Of White Bear Lake, passed away on April 24. Preceded in death of by husband Roy Krahn, brothers Richard, and Ronald. Survived by her brother Timothy (Dale); children, Richard (Eleanor), Steven (Sally), Gretchen and Rebecca; grandchildren Daniel (Kristin), Elizabeth (Brian), Merrett and Timothy (Rina); and greatgrandchildren Shane and Isla. Karen was born and raised in Wausau WI and married Roy, also of Wausau, in 1951. In 1966, the family settled down in White Bear Lake. Karen was active in Girl Scouts, local politics, altar guild, Bible studies, and quilting. At age 55, Karen earned Golden Key National and Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of Minnesota in Senior Studies.

She worked at centers in Roseville and White Bear Lake. Karen retired with Roy and enjoyed their cottage, Elder Hostels, bridge, and travel. Memorial Service at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023 at SOUTH SHORE TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2480 South Shore Blvd, White Bear Lake, MN with family receiving friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Memorials preferred to White Bear Lake Senior Center, South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church, and The American Macular Degeneration Foundation.

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Beverly Simanski Age 88, A funeral was be held on May 10, at HONSA FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 2460 East County Rd E, White Bear Lake; at 11 a.m. Visitation one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred.

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Daniel McGregor-Huyer graduated from the University of Iowa REACH* program in 2020, but felt he had unfinished business on campus.

“I felt like I was on the right trajectory when everything came to a halt,” says McGregor-Huyer, who grew up in Mahtomedi, Minnesota.

So, he says he took a gamble and applied as a traditional student at Iowa. He was accepted and will graduate this month with a BA in cinematic arts and certificate in disability studies.

Another gamble that he says paid off was working at The Daily Iowan.

“I’m not a journalism major, but they gave me opportunities to do something historic,” McGregor-Huyer says. “I never anticipated that I would cover two of Iowa’s greatest athletes, Spencer Lee and Caitlin Clark, in one year. I never anticipated having three videos win Iowa Newspaper Association awards or help get two feature films out in the world.”

Those two feature films came about through his participation in the inaugural Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop. The first of the workshop’s feature documentary films, Chasing Greatness: Wrestling Life, premiered in March on the Big Ten Network. The second, Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020,

debuted May 4 at Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema FilmScene.

McGregor-Huyer served in multiple roles on the films, including editor, assistant editor, director of photography, cinematographer, and transcription writer. He says he learned a lot from the workshop about how the film industry operates and how to effectively weave multiple stories into one.

“We’ve got to be sure we’re representing our characters correctly and representing who they are and what their personality is,” McGregorHuyer says. “They all have stories that are worth telling, and they each have left a significant impact on their communities and people’s lives. So, it’s a big responsibility, but I think it’s a responsibility that has paid off.”

Q: Why did you choose the University of Iowa?

A: I wanted a fresh start and the

REACH program (nested in the UI College of Education) offered that.

It has been a great resource for me.

I wouldn’t be in this room today if it wasn’t for them. They are basically rock stars. This is a program that is very innovative. They’ve helped a lot of students who are now doing great by themselves out of college.

They’re part of the reason I came back. I felt like giving back to them was the right calling.

Q: Why did you want to study cinematic arts?

A: I’ve always had a love for cinema.

I’ve always liked the immersion of film. I loved Fantasia growing up, and it always made me feel like I’m not even in the room anymore.

I’m just in whatever this film was offering me. And that was something that I kept falling in love with.

I always want to be a storyteller and a filmmaker and tell stories that can leave significant impacts on people, whether it’s visually or just from a story standpoint. And that’s why I love cinema.

Q: What have you been thinking about as you come to the end of your undergraduate career?

A: It’s not a matter of the person in

the mirror. It’s a matter of the people who are behind you and pushing you every single day. Some of the best photographers and videographers I’ve ever worked with come from this space. Some of the best friends I’ve had are in this space. And some of the best people within this community, even if I had never interacted with them, have left impacts on myself. And I think it’s always great to talk about everybody who’s been there to push you and help you give everything that you’ve got.

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Massive roof replacement project among end-of-year topics at meeting

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The district will have the money it needs to replace roofing, along with a little extra, after the Mahtomedi School Board approved the sale of $3,390,000 general obligation longterm facilities maintenance bonds.

The proceeds, along with insurance claim money, will be used to replace almost every square foot of roofing on buildings located throughout the district. The purpose of the bond sale is to provide funds for deferred maintenance projects included in the district’s 10-year plan and approved by the Commissioner of Education, said Ehlers Senior Municipal Advisor Jodie Zesbaugh in her sale day report.

The district received seven bids at its April 27 sale, the lowest of which came from Bancroft Capital LLC of Pennsylvania at an interest rate of 3.3264%. The winning participant submitted a bid with a premium price (a price paid that is more than the principal amount) that was larger than the estimate in the revised presale report. As a result, the total principal and interest payments for the bonds are approximately $52,000 less than estimated. The additional premium will provide the district with approximately $70,000 more for project costs, compared with presale estimates, Zesbaugh said. The closing date for the 15-year bonds will be May 18.

The board formally approved $38,774.54 in donations and grants from March. Highlights include $13,500 from the Cossack Foundation for High School Girls’ Golf; $13,146.58 from the Middle School Parent Association for books and staff lounge renovation; and $5,317.14 from the Mahtomedi Girls’ Lacrosse Booster Club for high school uniforms.

In her report, Superintendent Barb Duffrin recognized several students and groups, including Real-World Design Challenge honorees, Team ZAP, which won honorable mention.

She also highlighted the Passages

Transition Program fifth annual Reverse Job Fair, which allows students to practice conversing about their work skills and abilities in a comfortable environment. Duffrin noted that widely known drone filmmaker and MHS 2014 alum Jay Christensen recently visited with Mahtomedi High School students for a career presentation. The Zephyr Cooking Club was featured on Twin Cities Live, as the show visited the club. The club started in 2021 as a way for Mahtomedi Middle School (MMS) students to connect and socialize after COVID-19, as well as explore their passion for cooking.

Four-year graduation rates in Mahtomedi, though lower this year at 95.8%, continue to be one of the highest in the state, Duffrin said. The rates are lower this year due to the number of seniors continuing in the Passages Transition Program (PTP), a program for students who may need additional support for graduation, work and life skills as they move into independent living. As enrollment increases in PTP, the four-year rate will decrease, she said.

In the portion of her report dealing with upcoming communication engagement opportunities, Duffrin noted ways to celebrate teaching staff. Families and students been submitting appreciation notes about the impact staff has made on them. In addition, the Mahtomedi Area Education Foundation has teamed up with the Wild Bean to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12. Anyone can send a staff member a “Thanks a Latte” by visiting: bit.ly/ThanksaLatte23. To celebrate student activities, attend the next Zephyr Learning Showcase on May 25 from 6:15-6:45 p.m. at the District Education Center.

The Mahtomedi Schools Teaching and Learning newsletter, published quarterly, will now include data about learning growth, academic achievement and personal success at Mahtomedi schools, said Dr. Jennifer Reichel, director of teaching and learning, in her presentation of the

inaugural version of the newsletter.

Reichel solicited feedback from board members about what additional data they hope to see in the next iteration of the newsletter and what topics might be a good fit for a study session to delve more deeply into the meaning of the data.

As part of regular end-of-year business, the board unanimously approved recommendations to approve the contract status for licensed personnel moving from probationary status to continuing contract status for the 2023-24 school year, based on input from building principals. The board also

unanimously approved a resolution to terminate or not renew teacher contracts for a variety of reasons, such as course changes.

On March 24, MMS held a “Career Day like no other” for middle school students. The idea was the brainchild of school counselor Alaina Merrick, who was recognized at the meeting.

During Career Day, more than 40 adults came to the school to speak and share their various career paths and passions.

The board next meets at 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 25, in the District Center Community Room, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave.

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ZEPHYR SPORTS BRIEFS hole meet. Thomas Meader medaled in the 18-hole meet with 67 at Oak Glen and in one nine-hole meet. Jacob Wilson was the low shooter in the other two ninehole meets. Riley McGrane was second at Oak Glen with 68. The Zephyrs won the Hastings Invitational with Wilson the medalist, shooting 74. In the Border Battle, day one, the Zephyrs placed ninth of 20 teams, led by Wilson with 74, at The Royal in Lake Elmo.

meet at Oak Marsh. Two Rivers shot 343, Simley 350 and Mahtomedi 357 for the top three spots. Zephyr freshman Lexie McGrane was second with a seven-over par 77, eighth-grader Reagan Juhl was seventh with 88 and sophomore Molly Moffitt and freshman Lily Carlson tied for 12th with 96’s.

Mahtomedi nipped Simley 8-7 for their second win of the season. Abby Wright pitched the distance. Greta Seiss was 3-for-3 plus a walk. Audrey Redin scored the winning run on a grounder

by Malia Erickson. The Zephyrs (2-10) then lost to North 16-4 and 5-11 and to Two Harbors 14-4.

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Bear golfers strong in SEC meet, Border Battle

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

White Bear Lake boys golf had a stellar week, placing second in a conference meet and third in a large invitational.

In the Border Battle, featuring several leading teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Bears shot 607, trailing only Maple Grove (579) and Alexandria (597), among 22 squads, in

action at The Royal in Lake Elmo and Troy Burne in Hudson.

“Third place is a great indicator of the direction the Bears are heading as we navigate May leading up to sections,” coach Craig Nasvik said.

Isaiah Berry shot 150, with a 75 at both venues.

Cam O’Malley shot 79 (Royal) and 73 (Troy Burne). Jack Stanius shot 75 (Royal) and 79 (Troy

Burne), Ryan Jamieson shot 78 at Royal. Nick Schroeder sparkled with a 73 at Troy Burne.

The Bears hosted the Suburban East meet at White Bear Yacht Club and shot 311, two strokes behind Cretin-Derham Hall. Stanius shot 75, Jamieson 77, Berry 79 and Cal Healy 80 for the Bears.

They are currently third in the SEC behind CDH and East Ridge.

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Jack Stanius watched his drive at White Bear Yacht Club.

BEARS SPORTS BRIEFS SOFTBALL

White Bear Lake (7-4) was stymied by two strong conference rivals, then got their bats going, including two grand slams, to pick up two wins.

Against Forest Lake, Chloe Barber threw a one-hitter with14 strikeouts but the Bears lost 5-2. The ace hurler had a rare control lapse, walking nine batters (two with bases loaded) and hitting two. The Bears also suffered a two-run, two-out error. Barber hit a solo homer but Ranger hurler Hannah Tong ruled otherwise with a threehitter and 12 strikeouts. Barber shut out Park for seven innings and fanned 15, but lost 2-0 on Bryleigh Dana’s tworun homer in the eighth. Park’s Stella Fritsch spun a two-hitter and 12 K’s.

The Bears beat East Ridge 9-2. Chloe Barber belted a base-loaded homer and Autumn Lund added a two-run homer. They downed Roseville Area 10-0 with Heidi Barber blasting a bases-loaded homer, going 3-for-3 with five RBIs. Olson was 2-for-2 (three RBI’s), and Lily Glendenning 2-for-2 (double, three runs, RBI). In the two wins, Barber pitched eight innings and Emma Larson four.

BASEBALL

White Bear Lake started last week with an 11-1 loss to Mounds View and finished with a 15-11 loss to Park, but in between defeated North St. Paul 18-0 and Irondale 7-4. The Bears are 7-5. Mounds View peppered Connor Stanley and Aiden Welch for 16 hits. Against North, the Bears got five RBI’s each from Kaden Johnson (three-run homer and single) and Blake Eckerle (triple and single). Kyle Gibson had three hits and two runs, and Owen Farrington a double,

single and three RBI’s. Roman Lachenmeyer threw four innings with five strikeouts for the win. Against Irondale, Owen Farrington singled home the game-winner in the last of the seventh. Johnson hit a two-run homer. Going 2-for-3 were Johnson (three RBI’s), Jack Setterlund and Kevin Zollinger. Noah Jacka pitched six innings (one run, five hits, 10 strikeouts). Irondale (1-9) got three runs (unearned) off Setterlund in the seventh.

GIRLS GOLF

White Bear Lake placed third of nine teams in a conference meet and third of 12 teams an invitational last week. In the Suburban East event at Oneka Ridge, the Bears scored 363 including Kristina Pratt with 87, Maddy Vang 89, Lainey Eddicus 91 and Sydney Pfeil 96. The Bears shot a season-low 329 at the Rosemount Irish Invitational at Emerald Greens. Pratt placed third with 77, Ivory Drusch seventh with 79 and Pfeil 10th with 82. Bailey Eddicus’s 91 was the fourth score.

GIRLS TRACK

White Bear Lake placed seventh of nine teams in the Wayzata Invitational. Katelyn Porter ran third in the 800 (2:15.61), Lys-aurele D’almeida fourth in 100 dash (12.58), and Alyssa Hamlin sixth in the 200 (26.93). The Bears were third in the 4x100 relay (50.39) with Elaina Hosfeld, Hamlin, Kamaria Newton and D’almeida. The Bears took fourth in two other relays.

BOYS LACROSSE

White Bear Lake entered last week with a 4-0 record but got

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Bennett Gilson White Bear Lake Track Bennett Gilson’s springy legs and his finely-honed techniques in all the jumps make him the leading scorer for the White Bear Lake track team. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior is currently tied for the state lead in the triple jump with 45-5 3/4 in a home meet this year. His best long jump this year is 21-7, and best high jump is 6-2 from last year. Coach Tom Paulson cites Gilson as a “very motivated” and coachable athlete who is a keen student of the fundamentals.

His personal bests after his junior year were 43-6 1/2 and 20-10.

One highlight last year was winning the long and triple jumps and placing second in the high jump at the true-team section. Gilson will continue his track career at University of Sioux Falls.

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nipped by Woodbury 7-6 in overtime and by Stillwater 10-9. Against Woodbury, Devin Mueller netted three goals and Mario Bailey had two goals and five ground balls. Harrison Adams, goalie, stopped seven of 14 shots. Woodbury rallied from a 6-2 deficit. Against Stillwater, Bailey had three goals and two assists, Mueller two goals, and Bryce Johnson, Preston West, Evan Vickstrom and Ben Lockwood one each. Adams stopped 10 of 20 shots. Brock Lynksey powered the Ponies with six goals. In the SEC, Stilllwater is 6-0, Woodbury 5-0, the Bears 4-2 and East Ridge 4-2.

TENNIS

White Bear Lake (4-5) lost to perennial conference champion Mounds View 7-0 then tripped Woodbury 6-1. Will Fleming outlasted Eli Faulkner 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 at 1-singles.

Also winning were Derrick Thomas 6-0, 6-2; Colton Knutson 5-7, 6-0, 6-2; Brock Moor/Travis Domschot 6-3, 6-2; Grady Gallatin/Mason Voeller 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; and Everett Moravec/Will Distad 7-6, 6-1. Andrew Kolenich at 2-singles lost 6-3, 6-2.

GIRLS LACROSSE

White Bear Lake, one of five teams in a close Suburban Conference race, defeated Woodbury 13-10 and lost to Stillwater 12-4. Stillwater, East Ridge and Park are all 5-1, and the Bears and Cretin-Derham Hall each 4-2.

Against Woodbury, Jaeda Jensen notched four goals; Georgia Kodytek, Beverly Peterson and Olivia Simpkins two each; and Grace Castro, Zoe Timmons and Julia Hendrickson one each. Bear goalie Mesa McElmury saved six of 16 shots. Stillwater outshot the Bears 23-7 and was led by Ellie Fischer and Mady Richert with three goals each.

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Will Fleming is the Bears’ No. 1 singles player.

ZEPHYR SPORTS BRIEFS TENNIS

Mahtomedi lost to top-ranked, unbeaten Edina 6-1 on the Hornets’ courts, while defeating Hill-Murray 5-2 and St. Paul Harding 4-3. The No. 10 ranked Zephyrs are 10-4 with all losses to highly-ranked teams, and 5-0 in the Metro East. Jack Allaben won against Edina, 7-5, 6-4 at 3-singles and holds a 15-0 record at 2-3 singles and 1-doubles. Edina’s topranked Matthew Fullerton beat Sam Rathmanner 6-2, 6-4 at 1-singles. The Hornets also beat Brandon Pham and Dylan Pham in singles, and swept the doubles, each 6-0, 6-0. Against HillMurray, the Zephyrs swept singles with Rathmanner, Allaben, Dylan Pham and Aidan Wald, while Brandon Pham/Zach Burge won 1-doubles. H-M won close matches at 2 and 3 doubles.

Against Harding, Brandon Pham lost to Ashton Adsorb 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 while Allaben, Dylan Pham, and Wald cruised at 2-3-4, winning 36 of 37 games. Rathmanner teamed with Luke Roettger to win 1-doubles.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Mahtomedi cruised to Metro East wins over St. Paul/Two Rivers 19-5 and Hastings 16-3. In the two games, McKenna Cunnington tallied nine goals, Evi Cegielski eight, Reese Saenger four, Rachel Fussy three,

Julia Fussy three, Brooklyn Kragness two, Annie Tanner two, and Mary McCormick, Aspen Tilges, and Maggie Duea one each. The Zephyrs are 6-2 overall and 2-0 in conference.

BASEBALL

Mahtomedi lost a pair of Metro East games while also winning three games. Tommy Muetzel threw a fiveinning shutout with five strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Tartan. Seth Nelson hit a two-run homer and was 2-for-3 with three RBI’s. Ethan Felling was 3-for-3 with a solo homer, double and three RBI’s. Jack Erickson was 2-for-3 (three RBI’s) and Sam Garry 3-for-4.

The Zephyrs beat Simley 14-6, then lost to Two Rivers 5-2 and St. Thomas Academy 4-1. The Zephyrs beat Rocori (6-3) at home 7-1, with Muetzel picking up another win, going 6 2/3 innings, striking out four. Jacob Johnson and Nelson knocked in two runs each.

Mahtomedi is 6-3 in conference and 8-3 overall.

BOYS LACROSSE

Mahtomedi has a 3-2 record after two lopsided wins in conference play last week. The Zephyrs won 12-1 over St. Paul/Two Rivers (4-4) on Tuesday at home and 12-2 over Hastings (3-4) there Friday evening.

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Get to know the Mayor of Gem Lake Q: Where did you grow up?

A: Dellwood.

Q: What was your professional occupation?

A: I was the CEO of a technology company until it

was sold to a Wall Street firm. Prior to that I ran a large non profit organization for 14 years, and prior to that I was a reporter for Sun Newspapers and Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine. I also briefly worked as a reporter for the White Bear Press about three billion years ago.

Q: How long have you lived in the community?

A: I have lived in Gem Lake for 25 years.

Q: What do you like best about living here?

A: Gem Lake is a green oasis

Q: How has your profession helped you as mayor?

A: The CEO position taught me long-range planning

within the metro area. I love the trees, the natural

CONTRIBUTED setting in general and especially the wild life. On a Gretchen Artigtypical day the turkeys and Swomley deer stop traffic.

Q: What changes have you wanted to see in your community ever since you’ve lived here?

A: Maybe fewer turkeys. Also finding that balance between a beautiful pastoral environment and the need for some thoughtful development.

Q: What things would you like to preserve in your community?

A: The beautiful natural setting.

Q: Why did you decide to stand for election?

A: I fell in love with Gem Lake and wanted to dive

in and help guide my city into the future. I was elected to the city council in 2006 and also spent 10 years as the vice mayor. When our former mayor died in 2020, I stepped in as acting mayor to serve the remainder of his term until the elections that November. I was then elected to a four-year term.

Q: What do you think the voters who elected you were looking for in you?

A: Someone who will listen to their concerns, and is open to a decision-making style that involves

skills, how to hire and then rely on the right people and how to juggle a hundred projects at a time. The non-profit experience helped me to more effectively build consensus on issues, work within a shoe-string budget and foster volunteerism. Being a reporter helped me see both sides of an issue, and also to write and summarize things quickly.

Q: Describe your duties?

A: We have a staff of only one—a great city clerk.

She and I do most of the work involved in running the city, from publishing the newsletter, running meetings, following up with citizens, seeking ordinance change and improvement, managing development requests, etc. Due to our small size, I am perhaps more involved in the day-to-day work than cities where there is a larger staff. We contract with White Bear Township for our financial and public works services. The City of White Bear Lake provides us with police and fire services.

Q: What new things have you learned so far in your position that you didn’t know before?

A: Everything. Even a little city like Gem Lake

is obligated to fulfill the many unfunded mandates that larger cities are required to do, such as water plans, comprehensive plans, etc.

That means I have to become knowledgeable in literally everything, such as storm water management, open meeting laws, grant writing,

Bids below estimates for street projects WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP — Bids were competitive on the low side for two road projects scheduled this summer.

Town Engineer Larry Poppler reported a low bid of $742,000 for the Hammond Road/Township Parkway project, well below the engineer’s estimate of $944,500. The Town Board approved award of the project to T.A. Schifsky & Sons Inc., a contractor the township has used a number of times.

A second street project was awarded to low bidder Bituminous Roadways Inc. for the Gilfillan area project.

That project was bid at $1.4 million.

The engineer’s estimate was $1.526 million. North Birch Lake Boulevard will be part of the project, but the township is still working out funding with the city of White Bear Lake, which shares frontage. The bid for that segment is $95,000, a cost the township hopes to split 50-50 with the city.

The lowest two bids were within $3,000 of each other for both projects, Poppler said. Supervisor Scott McCune noted, “it’s nice to see bids

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below the engineer’s estimate and that bids were relatively robust.”

Both projects are mill and overlay and will have engineer inspection fees of $62,000 and $128,000 tacked on, respectively. Funding will come from street, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water funds plus assessments.

In other business at the Town Board’s May 1 meeting, supervisors: • Set the park dedication fee at $3,500 for David Melby’s minor subdivision. He plans to split his lot at 5380 Otter Lake Road.

• Approved 2023 Bellaire Beach lifeguard contract with YMCA for $32,400. A lifeguard will be on duty weekends only May 27 until June 13; seven days per week from June 12 through Aug. 21 and again weekends only through Labor Day, Sept. 4. Official beach hours are noon to 7 p.m. starting Memorial Day weekend.

• Scheduled a public hearing June 5 to consider a special three-dog license at 1620 Hammond Road.

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Q: Your favorite hobbies?

A: Traveling, hiking, family genealogy.

Q: Retired/not retired?

A: I am not sure I will ever fully retire….There are too many things to explore and learn about.

Q: What are you really good at that people may not know about you?

A: I was trained in classical ballet for 10 years.

I have also been a certified yoga and pilates instructor for almost 20 years.

Q: Married? Kids? Grandkids? Do they live in the community?

A: Yes and yes. My late husband died of cancer

in 2008. I would currently call myself almost remarried. I have two grown step children and two grandchildren who all live outside of the state.

Q: What are some of the top ten things on your bucket list?

A: We are on a mission to visit all national parks

and monuments. Brad and I have already gotten to about 10% of them. Also, I would like to become proficient at sign language, something I began to learn from a deaf friend in college.

Q: What fun thing do you like to do that you can divulge, that no one would ever guess of you?

A: I developed a love of bingo in my 60’s. Go figure.

Q: What would you like the public at large to know about you or your community?

A: Its a great place to live with many wonderful

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Gem Lake Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley has been in office since 2020. She shares a few personal tidbits and thoughts so that the community can get to know her better.