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Civil War coming to life in special Memorial Day ceremony

Memorial Day remembered in letters

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Americans will be celebrating Memorial Day on Monday, May 29. It is one of history’s most solemn days honoring the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. Navy serviceman Greg Tardiff wrote his wife Suzanne every day for nine months while he was on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga during the Vietnam War. Before he passed away their daughter’s Megan and Ashley compiled the letters into a book called, “Letters from the Saratoga.”

A military love story remembered in letters

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Imagine looking through your parent’s attic and finding a stack of love letters your dad wrote to your mom when he was serving in the U.S. Navy.

That’s what Greg and Suzanne’s Tardiff’s daughter Megan discovered, and she decided to put all of the letters into a book called, “Letters from the Saratoga.”

Greg wrote the letters to Suzanne when he was a parachute rigger on the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier.

“The letters are from the nine months he was on the ship,”

Suzanne said. “I just liked the fact that there was so much to learn about the war in the letters.

The thing that really got me was that he was on this huge aircraft carrier for nine months and yet he found something to write every day.”

One of Suzanne’s favorite excerpts from the book: “That’s all the new news I have. The ship’s schedule is still the same. The war is still the same.

Everything is still the same. Sure will be glad when things start being different. I love you, Greg.”

Greg grew up in White Bear Lake and Suzanne lived in Highland Park when they first met in the winter of 1970.

Two brass bugles painstakingly handcrafted with machinist precision will sound Taps at the culmination of this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at Union Cemetery.

What makes the event special is not just the one-of-a-kind instruments’ debut, but the fact the bugles will be part of the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Their maker, Bill Milashius, has enlisted two former Army musicians to play what’s referred to as “echo Taps” for the commemoration, meaning one bugle will answer the other.

Taps is a 24-note bugle call sounded to signal “lights out” at the end of a military day, honor the fallen at funerals and close patriotic memorial ceremonies.

Milashius, a machinist by trade with a passion for crafting entire brass instruments, as well as components, is current commander of the White Bear Lake American Legion Post 168. A veteran of the Army National Guard, he got the idea to build the bugles a few years back with the intention of donating one to the Legion and one to VFW Post 1782.

“I’m not someone who just decided to build some horns. I have a strong background in this,” said Milashius, who holds a music degree major and manufacturing minor from St. Cloud State. He also credits mentors who have helped him in his quest to create instruments suitable for the most discerning

“A friend of mine from work had convinced me to attend a blind date of sorts — it was really a skating/broomball party with lots of people attending, and Greg was to be one of them,” Suzanne said. “At the time, my friend’s husband was driving a school bus for work and I needed a ride. So, I was picked up for our first date on a school bus standing on a snowy corner with a broom in my hand.

When Greg walked in, he had his arm around another girl and I said to my friend, ‘What kind of a date is this? He has a girlfriend!’

It was his sister.”

Suzanne said the night turned

Bill Milashius and Eric Peterson display the handcrafted copper and brass bugles that are near completion. Final fitting, finishing and play tests will be completed prior to the Memorial Day ceremony.

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Spotlight on Mental Health Awareness Month Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness.

During May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949.

Mental Health Awareness Month provides a perfect opportunity for the NAMI Alliance to shine a spotlight on spreading helpful mental health resources and information on local programs or initiatives and content to specific populations (for example, caregivers, youth and young adults, underrepresented communities). It is also a chance to encourage people to take action.

NAMI is launching the “More Than Enough” social media awareness campaign, uplifting and empowering the mental health community to feel that they are “more than enough.” It affirms the idea that people are inherently worthy of life, love and healing — no matter what they look like, no matter where they are in their journeys, no matter what they are or aren’t able to do.

Throughout the month, NAMI will introduce several calls to action related to how people can feel empowered, combat stigma and get involved — ultimately sharing the message that all people, no matter where they are on their mental health journey, are deserving of support, resources, fulfillment and a community that cares.

Get involved

• NAMIWalks: Many virtual and in-person NAMIWalks will be taking place throughout the country during the month of May to help bring awareness and spread the message of Mental Health for All! • Hold a virtual film watch party in your community: Host a TV show or film watch party about mental health and/or discussion group afterward.

• Host a book club: Coordinate a book selection about mental health with friends (such as “You Are Not Alone” by Ken Duckworth; “Turtles All the Way Down” by Jon Green; “On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety” by Andrea Petersen; “Crazy Is My Superpower” by AJ Mendez Brooks; “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel” by Gail Honeyman; “The Lonely Century” by Noreena Hertz). Then host — virtually or in person — a conversation to talk about it. Consider inviting the author or a subject matter expert to moderate or ask for facilitation questions to help guide the discussion.

• Host a NAMI DIY Fundraiser: Plan an event like bowling or a bake sale, concert or gala; celebrate a milestone; remember a loved one’s legacy; undertake a physical challenge; or create something that’s perfect for your unique skills or interests to raise funds.

Be sure to visit nami.org/MentalHealthMonth for further details on activities and events.

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• 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience a serious mental illness each year, and less than two-thirds receive treatment.

• 1 in 6 U.S. youth experience a mental health condition each year, and only half of them receive treatment.

• 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24.

• 11 years is the average delay between onset of mental illness symptoms and treatment.

• 1 in 10 young people under age 18 experienced a mental health condition following a COVID-19 diagnosis.

• 77% of Americans say they are not content with the state of mental health treatment in this country.

• 65% of Americans are concerned about the stigma around mental illness.

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out “quite wel l.” The couple had a couple more dates afterward while Greg was still home in Minnesota.

“Greg even took me to his family Christmas dinner at his grandfather’s house, where I met his family,” Suzanne said. “We were able to spend New Year’s Eve together before he left to fly back to NAS (Naval Station) Corpus Christi.”

They continued a long distance relationship by talking on the telephone three times a week for six months while he was on base.

“He was planning to come home in July for a wedding, so he invited me to fly down to the base he was stationed at to spend time together before driving back to Minnesota together,” Suzanne said. “We had a good time there at South Padre Island as well as

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED horseback riding on the King Ranch, where he kept a horse. A week after the (Top left) Suzanne and Greg Tardiff on their wedding day. (Top right) Cover of the book “Letters from Saratoga.” (Bottom) Greg Tardiff and one of his letters he wrote to his wife wedding, he left home for Texas.”

Suzanne while stationed on the USS Sartoga aircraft carrier.

Greg was then transferred to the Naval Station in Mayport, Florida, and figure that out by proxy.” ed. By Monday he was gone.”

Greg returned home for Christmas the USS Saratoga.

Rather than be stuck in Florida by and the couple got married on “He was very lonely there, and herself for eight months, Suzanne Wednesday, Dec. 29. After the wedding, called her father and asked him to during one of our late night chats, he the couple moved to an apartment in asked me if I would consider moving come get her and help her move back to Mayport, Florida. to Florida,” Suzanne said. “Confused Minnesota.

They were aware that the ship was by the question, I replied, ‘What are “He came down with my little brother being deployed to the Mediterranean you asking me?’ Greg responded that and sister and we went to Disney World in July and he would have to go at that he was asking me to marry him. I using the tickets Greg and I bought for time. They were looking forward to said yes, and the next three months I ourselves before packing up and going spending six months together, but the rushed to set up a wedding mostly by north,” Suzanne said.

Navy had other plans. myself.”

Greg ended his service on Dec. 20, “We lived there for three months, and 1972. They moved back to Minnesota Before Thanksgiving, Greg called her on the first of April Greg was notified and lamented that he was lonely and and got an apartment in St. Paul. They of an emergency call back to the ship would be bored because he had four bought their first house in St. Paul, and it was to depart immediately, days off for the holiday. their second house in White Bear Lake although at the time we did not know “I offered to buy him a ticket to fly and then their third home in Hugo, home,” Suzanne said. “He accepted and where the ship was going,” Suzanne where they lived for 18 years. said. “The next day, the headline on the Greg met my entire family for the first The couple raised three children — front page of the local newspaper read, daughters Megan and Ashley and son time. Additionally, we were able to get ‘Saratoga Called To Vietnam!’ and that Chris. They have four grandchildren. a marriage license and get him fitted is how I found out where he was headfor his tuxedo instead of me having to Greg worked at the post office in

White Bear Lake and continued his service in the Navy Reserves for 20 years.

“Greg was a person that was he always wanted to move,” she laughed.

“We had a really nice place in Hugo, and then we bought 80 acres with a beautiful house and outbuildings in Boynton, Oklahoma. It was in the middle of nowhere and we didn’t know a soul. Greg had his horses and he was crazy about horses.”

While in Oklahoma, the family would celebrate Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving in one weekend and called it “Chrisgiving.”

“We moved back to Minnesota because Greg told our children that when they got married and had a family, we would move back because they were not real happy about us moving,” Suzanne said. “We moved to White Bear Township in 2016.”

Two years later Greg started having symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. “I ended up having to put him in a home because he was just combative, and I just couldn’t handle it,” Suzanne said.

In December 2021 Greg passed away five days before the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. “We had a big party planned, and it was three days before Christmas.”

Greg got to read some of the letters before he died and even though he had Alzheimer’s, Suzanne said she believed he understood.

“When my daughter found the letters in the attic, I had never looked at them since he sent them to me all those years ago,” Suzanne said. “She brought them to the room where Greg was dying and we read them out loud. A lot of other people were there and everybody was so amazed.”

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chool is almost out, which means more kids will be riding bikes, rollerblading, skateboarding, and scootering to friends’ houses, local parks, and the local ice cream shop. It’s a good sign because when they are playing outside it means they’re not holed up in their bedrooms playing video games. One of my favorite sights this time of year is seeing kids ride by on bikes carrying fishing poles. However, it’s a reminder that we need to put our phones down and start paying attention to what is going on around us. As you make your way home after a long day or you’re running late, remember to be aware that neighborhood kids are out Publisher’s again.

Kids being out of school can View also mean more shenanigans in local Carter Johnson happening neighborhoods.

As annoying as it is to get up to answer your door only to find no one there, or wake up to neighbor kids having a bonfire or playing loud music, try to remember that most of us were once kids who were trying to find relatively harmless fun. How we as adults react is important. In the last few years I have seen instances of people taking photos of kids doing annoying but relatively harmless acts and posting it on social media.

Many of the comments such posts generate are inappropriate – when you consider it’s adults talking about kids - and some are downright concerning and even threatening. It’s one thing if a crime is committed and caught on your Ring doorbell, but ding-dong ditchers?

Deal with it offline. If someone steals a package off your front porch or takes a baseball bat to your mailbox, by all means call the police. If neighbor kids are playing loudly in the street, simply put in a set of ear plugs and consider a good time to bring it up.

Let’s be honest, the majority of us and the children we have raised have taken part in activities like ding-dong ditching, playing loud music, setting off fireworks, or being out late in the evening. Posting photos on social media or calling the police for situations like this is not necessarily the right thing to do. Instead, be neighborly in your approach and mention it to kids when you see them out, or if you really have to, consider a call or text to their parents.

When I was in high school, my parents were often out of town and I always had friends over.

I know my neighbors didn’t appreciate my friends with loud car stereos, or when we had a short lived band practicing in the garage, or the starting of a dirt bike motor after a rebuild, or the clinking of cans in the trash and car doors slamming late at night, because they talked to me about it. I appreciated that versus them calling the police or even my parents, and we made an effort to be more respectful. Kids do dumb things and we were all kids. Remember most of them are decent. Further, I believe kids are more likely to be respectful when they are treated with respect by adults, and adults actually act like role models. When you as an adult make a comment on social media about how awful today’s kids are, or worse, make a comment like “They’ll see what they have coming if they ring my doorbell,” think about how you would react if someone said those things about your child or grandchild. Because chances are, your child or grandchild has pulled some shenanigans, too. Instead, build social capital with the neighborhood kids to make a difference.

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Talking tick season with U of M

s the weather finally warms up, Minnesotans are eager to get out and enjoy our state’s beautiful outdoors.

But unfortunately, we’re not the only ones who venture out when the temperature rises; summer means tick season in Minnesota.

Many ticks can carry bacteria, viruses and parasites that can harm humans, including those that cause Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.

Jon Oliver with the University of Movers & Minnesota School Public Health Shakers of answers questions about the outlook Jon Oliver for this year’s tick season in Minnesota, types of ticks and where they are most prevalent, and what people should do to avoid ticks and if they find one on themselves.

Q: Will there be a lot of ticks this year?

A: It is always a good bet that there

will be plenty of deer ticks in Minnesota in the spring and summer. Last year, despite drier than normal summer weather, the state saw fairly typical numbers of immature ticks.

This year, those ticks will have grown to be adults or nymphs.

Based on last year’s number, I expect we will have a fairly

average year for deer ticks and that means there will be plenty of them around.

for longer. They are mostly active in May through July in Minnesota.

Q: What types of ticks are most common in Minnesota?

A: Deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis)

Q: What can people do to avoid getting ticks on themselves and what should someone do if they find one?

A: Tick-borne diseases are more

and American dog ticks (“wood ticks”; Dermacentor variabilis) are common in Minnesota and both commonly bite people and pets. Although both species can potentially transmit diseases, deer ticks are more concerning because they are often infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

Q: Where are ticks most prevalent?

A: Deer ticks require a refuge

with a high humidity level, such as the forest leaf layer, so they are most often found in forested areas. Deer ticks are spreading and becoming more common. They are now found in every forested county in the state. Even in prairie areas, deer carry deer ticks to patches of forested habitat, so people should be vigilant for ticks after visiting any forested area in Minnesota. Adult deer ticks are active in the spring (April through June) and the fall (September through November) when temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow. Immature nymphs are considered more of a disease risk because they are smaller and harder to notice, so they often remain attached and feed

easily prevented than cured.

Insect repellents that contain DEET or other EPA-approved repellent chemicals are also effective at repelling ticks.

If you spend a lot of time in tick habitats, it may be worth treating a suit of clothes with permethrin, a repellent/ insecticide that works on ticks.

The bacteria that cause Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases usually take hours to enter your body after a tick attaches to feed. Daily tick checks will greatly reduce your chance of getting Lyme disease even if you are bitten.

If you find a tick biting you: 1. Use tweezers to grab the tick by its mouthparts where they enter your skin.

2. Pull the tick straight off. Avoid crushing its body.

3. After a tick bite, be mindful of your body’s health. If you develop a rash or flu-like symptoms, visit your doctor about the tick bite.

Jon Oliver is an assistant professor in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

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Random thoughts

If Biden is reelected, we will be one heartbeat away from Kamala Harris being sworn in as president. Or if he is elected, will he just step down and make her the first Black woman president?

The Second Amendment allowing us to keep and bear arms also gives us the right to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government.

Over 80,000 children have come across the southern border unaccompanied. They have been absorbed into the population. The U.S. government cannot account for them. They are being trafficked by cartels out of Mexico, and essentially used for slave labor or sold for sex.

Drugs are pouring in over our southern border and killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens.

Tens of thousands of people (known as gotaways) have come across our southern border; many of them are heinous criminals.

People from than 160 countries have illegally come into our country. Recently, many from China have arrived. Can we trust that they are not spies?

China has bought a great deal of land. What is their intention? They are negotiating for hundreds of thousands of acres to build a battery plant in Michigan.

China is building a naval base in UAE. How strong are the ties between China and UAE, China and Iran, China and Russia?

Do Tina Smith, Amy Klobuchar and Betty McCollum have any backbone? Why do they blindly follow the follow the liberals like the children followed the Pied Piper? What about the homeless, possibility of world war, illegal immigrants. Where does it end?

What is the relationship between China and Argentina?

How many people have suffered severe anxiety, depression or committed suicide due to gender dysphoria or abortion?

Why do the Democrats insist we follow the science, but they will not?

If all combat vehicles are EVs, what happens when the battery needs recharging? Call time out and ask the enemy where the nearest charging station is?

Noise disturbance

When will the noise end? We waited six months to open up our porch and sit outside, whether drinking coffee or reading or just listening to the birds. The first day, the dirt trucks from the school construction started — so many we can’t keep count. It’s endless. Every day. Then school buses, garbage trucks, cement trucks, big equipment trucks/trailers, cars and the motorcycles that have to let us know how loud their pipes can be. We live half a block off of Highway 61 and can hear cars racing north at least once a day — truly racing.

Obviously, the construction has to take place, but can we have some encouragement that the major truck traffic will be ending soon? And doesn’t White Bear Lake have a noise ordinance? Do we not enforce that, or speeding for that matter? We are looking forward to summer along with everyone else and hope we can have a conversation without pausing for a truck to go by.

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Mr. Brunzell is right to be concerned about the measure of violence occurring in America, as well as throughout the world. We seem to be, individually and collectively, at war.

However, harsh rhetoric, tribalistic invective and scapegoating are not an answer. Neither is lawfare.

And legislative intervention is at best of very limited efficacy (witness the strict gun laws and elevated violence in Chicago, for instance).

The prior question is: how do we establish and Lynne Blomquist maintain a culture predicated on the rule of law?

White Bear Lake The rule of law has to do not merely with the political or legal realm, but rather with all relations, Response to guest column be they family, neighborhood, education, religion, state, market or media. Biblically, the rule of law is In lauding the McKinsey Report, Dr. built upon the Mercy and Truth of the Living God. Kazmierczak’s essay on embracing change was an I’m reasonably sure Mr. Brunzell is aware of these interesting read. To whom was he preaching? The ideas and has practiced them in many situations. business world? He cited employers “controlling” Would that he, and we the People, would work to employees’ work: “individuals and companies build a critical mass in this direction. should embrace new tools and utilize data to drive James Nash optimal results.” Organizations? He cited finding White Bear Lake the need to find “new and improved ways to collaborate.”

Dr. Kazmierczak did touch on the school district “Dedicated To Those We Serve” under his charge, students and teachers taking charge of creating engaging learning experiences, envisioning the future.

Out here in the real world, two things come to my mind about this essay: 1. No matter how much collaboration exists Since Family Serving Yours You Since 19421942 Our Our Family Serving between employees and employers, between students and teachers, there must be an end goal and a captain of the collaboration or, poor distractible humans that we are, the effort will disassemble itself into other directions.

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Cindy Paslawski White Bear Lake

I’m writing this letter in response to Jimmy Brunzell’s editorial regarding gun violence in the May 17 issue of the Press. First, loss of life, whether by a gun or other means, is not acceptable, including abortion. Murder is murder. However, a country whereby the individual citizen can’t defend themselves would lead to a loss of life and liberty from those who govern. China and its human rights abuses is a good example. In the United States, we don’t have a gun problem, we have a mental health problem that is not being addressed. In 2021, the last year for which the CDC has compiled records on gun deaths, there were over 26,000 gun deaths by suicide compared to 103 by mass shootings. That Patrick Kenny alone is 26,103 too many. Most of the mass shooting White Bear Lake perpetrators advertised their intentions to someone

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or posted on social media prior to the event, but because our society has become so politically correct, nothing was done to intervene. Mr. Brunzell attacks the “pro-life” evangelical right, but I’d bet that none of the mass shooters were worshipping in church the Sunday before their shooting spree.

Organization, the GWBLACF and Birch Lake Elementary School.

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Washington County Library’s summer programs for kids, teens and adults begin Wednesday, June 1, and continue through Saturday, August 19.

Through the Summer Adventure program, kids ages 0-11 can read, learn, listen and explore with an alien friend, Zorb.

The program can be tailored to each children’s interests and learning needs.

Teens ages 12-18 can Level Up! their summer with a video gamethemed program that promotes literacy of all kinds, including reading, crafting, cooking and gaming. With the 10,000 Experiences at Your Library program, adults can checkout librarian-recommended reads, explore the community and win prizes for participating in activities.

Library staff are also planning expanded programs and entertainers inside and outside the library. All programs are free and open to the public, although some require registration. For a complete schedule of summer events, go to washcolib.org.

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Memorial Day began as Decoration Day more than a century before becoming a federally recognized holiday in 1971. Over time, Decoration Day grew from being a day to honor Civil War dead to one of remembrance for those killed in all U.S. conflicts.

Since the days of the Civil War, Americans have gathered together on Memorial Day to remember and pay tribute to all who have fought and selflessly surrendered the precious gift of life so that others could live free.

From the American Revolution to the Global War on Terrorism, more than one million American veterans have made the supreme sacrifice. They died so that we could continue to cherish the things they loved — God, country and family.

This Memorial Day, pause to reflect on the absolute selflessness of the 1.3 million members of our nation’s military who paid the ultimate price needed to ensure that our way of life endures.

And let us not forget the families whose pain will never go away but may lessen with our thanks and prayers.

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Police chief announces retirement

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Julie Swanson

White Bear Lake Police Department’s longstanding Chief of Police, Julie Swanson, has announced her retirement effective Aug. 25.

Chief Swanson has served the WBLPD for 23 years, including as chief since 2014. Her prior roles include serving as a DARE Instructor, field training officer, school resource officer, sergeant and captain.

“The White Bear Lake Community has encapsulated

every aspect of my life,” said Swanson of her hometown.

“We all agree that this is a community like no other, and I have had the fortune to serve it in a capacity that I never envisioned I would as a 12-yearold moving to the area.”

City Manager Lindy Crawford will lead the process to hire a new police chief in the coming weeks. It is anticipated the role will be filled this fall.

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Attempted motor vehicle theft was reported May 10 in the 1800 block of Birch Street.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 1500 block of Park Street.

• Officers aided store management in trespassing a woman from a business in the 900 block of Wildwood Road May 10.

• Officer responded to a breach of trust incident May 11 in the 1900 block of County Road F where a person’s car had been “loaned out” by a former roommate. The vehicle was returned and there were no charges due to lack of evidence • Criminal damage to property was reported in the 4100 block of Otter Lake Road May 11.

• A narcotics transaction was reported in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue May 11.

• Officers responded to a prowler who was looking into windows of a home in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road May 11.

• Officers responded to a report of juveniles playing a Nerf gun game in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Lake Avenue May 11.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 1800 block of Kathy Lane May 11.

• Fraud was reported in the 4900 block of Long Avenue May 12.

• A male threw an egg at a business’ front entry in the 3500 block of Commerce Blvd. May 12 then proceeded to make obscene gestures and verbally abused staff before taking off in a vehicle that seemingly did not belong to him. The plate didn’t match the vehicle and the suspect description didn’t match the vehicle’s owner.

• Officers helped extinguish a fire and advised residents of code following a report of a fire in the 2300 block of Randy Avenue May 12.

• Officers documented harassment between neighbors in the 3800 block of Oak Terrace May 12.

• Officers investigated a report of shots fired in the 4800 block of Sharon Lane May 12.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 4600 block of Centerville Road May 13.

• Officers responded to a domestic incident in the 3100 block of Karth Road May 14.

• Officers assisted staff with a disorderly conduct incident at a business in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue May 14.

• Officers mediated a dispute and assisted in an arson investigation in the 2600 block of Aspen Court May 14.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 3300 block of Willow Avenue May 14.

• Officers responded to a code enforcement call in the 4800 block of Lake Avenue May 14.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 3500 block of Century Avenue May 14.

• Construction equipment was reported stolen from a site at the corner of County Road E and Hoffman Road May 15, with estimated loss of $21,000.

• Copper wire was stolen in the 1700 block of Commerce Court May 15.

• Fraud was reported in the 2200 block of Fifth Street May 15.

• A road rage incident ended in a physical altercation in the 4400 block of Lake Avenue S. May 15.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 3700 block of Bellaire Avenue May 15.

MAY 24, 2023

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

Dellwood

• A motorist was cited April 23 in the 120 block of Dellwood Avenue for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph zone, after deputies on patrol observed the oncoming vehicle pass another vehicle and clocked the vehicle’s speed on radar. The driver admitted to speeding and received the citation without incident.

• Dellwood Avenue residents reported a suspicious silver Silverado pulling into their driveway April 27 and a couple getting out to knock on their door. The residents were at home at the time and watched the scene play out in real time, but didn’t answer the door to find out any more information.

Grant

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop April 23 in the 9000 block of Justen Trail N. for stop sign violation.

• An unidentified person was arrested April 25 in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. for violating a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO). As it happens, the suspect also had a warrant out on him for a previous HRO violation.

• A passerby reported panels missing from a fence belonging to a business in the 7000 block of Jamaca Avenue N. on April 25. The reporter was concerned about a possible break-in at the business, and deputies promised extra patrols would be conducted.

• A Toro zero-turn lawn mower was reported stolen April 26 from the end of a driveway in the 8000 block of Manning Avenue N., after the owner had put the mower up for sale.

• Suspicious people in the 7000 block of Jocelyn Lane reported April 26 turned out to be fishers on site by permission of the owner and not inside the house at all.

• A resident in the 9000 block of 60th Street N. reported a white

van driving up her driveway April 26, and a male getting out to look at her horses..

Mahtomedi

• The Marathon gas station in the 1000 block of Wildwood Road reported signs of juvenile males attempting to break into the premises at 10:08 p.m. April 18.

The juveniles were not located.

• On April 19, an employee of the gas station on Wildwood Road reported that he thought he recognized a vandalism suspect from a previous incident.

Deputies stopped by and identified the male.

• An adult female was arrested on warrant April 19 in the 3000 block of Century Avenue and transported to jail without incident.

• A handgun and other items were reported stolen from a vehicle parked April 19 in the Century College lot in the 3000 block of Century Avenue.

• A Cedarleaf Point resident on April 20 reported receiving a fraudulent phone call, but didn’t divulge any private information. Deputies further advised the complainant on ways to avoid scams and how to monitor her credit.

• A motorist was arrested for DWI at 12:40 p.m. April 22 in the area of Mahtomedi Avenue and Locust Street, after being pulled over for suspiciously intoxicated driving.

Pine Springs

Deputies conducted three traffic stops on Highway 36 between 7:15 and 7:58 p.m. April 28 and issued three citations for speeding.

Willernie

A suspicious electric toy car reported April 26 in the roadway around Paddington Road and Wildwood Road turned out to have been stolen. The complainant who found the apparently abandoned car wasn’t aware of any toy car theft in the area and moved it to her yard for safekeeping. When deputies heard about a toy car stolen from McGregor Avenue N., they retrieved it and returned it to its owner.

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

Vadnais Heights

• A North St. Paul woman, 32, was arrested on a warrant April 20, after Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in a parking lot in the 3400 block of Rice Street, where the registered owner was known to have a warrant for her arrest.

• The theft of a license plate from a vehicle parked at Jimmy’s Conference Center in the 3500 block of Labore Road April 20 turned out to be false, after deputies discovered the complainant gave a false name and video surveillance footage showed no theft had occurred.

• The catalytic converter of a Chevrolet Silverado was reported stolen April 21 while the vehicle was parked in an apartment lot in the 1100 block of County Road D. • A St. Paul man, 31, was arrested for felony theft April 21 at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E, after he was stopped by loss prevention personnel for scanning only the food items in his cart at the self-checkout and walking out of the store with more than $1,400 in merchandise that he didn’t pay for. The suspect told deputies he stole the items on purpose because he “only had $100 and wanted extra stuff.”

• The city reported criminal damage to property

April 21 after witnesses observed a tan Ford F-150 veer into the ditch in the 2600 block of Mallard Ponds Blvd., take out a “Watch for Children” sign and damage a sewage pipe. The vehicle was not on scene when deputies arrived. Witnesses stated that a silver van turned up and towed the hit-andrun vehicle out of the ditch.

• A Maplewood man, 35, and a Maplewood woman, 37, were cited for theft April 22 after they stole a wallet from a customer who had left it on the counter at Buerkle Honda in the 3300 block of Highway 61. CCTV footage captured a male picking up the victim’s wallet and putting it in his pocket before leaving the property. The subject was seen driving a silver Honda Odyssey with a damaged rear bumper, and an alert was issued.

At 3:05 a.m. April 23, deputies spotted the suspect vehicle at a Kwik Trip store and spoke to the suspects. On being shown a photo of the theft in which he was featured, the suspect admitted to taking the wallet and agreed to return the victim’s credit cards that had been taken to the suspect’s hotel room. The female accomplice returned the $50 bill that had been in the victim’s wallet.

• A license plate reported found at the side of the road in the 800 block of County Road E on April 23 was discovered to have been stolen out of Eagan.

• A Minneapolis woman, 31, was arrested on a warrant April 24 at a hotel in the 1100 block of County Road E after deputies responded to the scene of disorderly conduct. As deputies sorted out

a nonpaying guest who snuck into a room, they discovered that the person had a warrant for her arrest on a first-degree burglary charge.

• Halverson Concrete Concepts Inc. of Hudson, Wisconsin, reported one of their work trailers loaded with concrete construction forms stolen from the 4100 block of Isaac Court over the weekend of April 21-24. On April 25, Coon Rapids police found the license plate of the stolen trailer in the bed of a stolen pickup truck.

• Two juvenile males were arrested April 25 for motor vehicle theft after a vehicle with the keys inside was stolen April 23 from an attached garage in the 800 block of Bella Drive. The vehicle was located after it became involved in an aggravated assault in Forest Lake. Deputies, along with the Forest Lake Police Department, the Eden Prairie Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol, pursued the vehicle for one minute and covered one mile. The chase was terminated with the assistance of the State Patrol air support overhead. The suspects surrendered without resistance.

• A Vadnais Heights man reported the driver’s side window of his vehicle broken in sometime over the weekend of April 23-26 while it was parked in a lot in the 1000 block of County Road D. Nothing of value was taken.

• A Vadnais Heights man, 31 was formally banned from a business in the 800 block of County Road D following a disorderly conduct complaint April 26.

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Memorial Day Events

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday May 31, Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2; 2 & & p.m. Saturday, June 3 Where: Century College, West Campus Theatre, 3401 E. Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake Details: White Bear Lake Area High School presents comedy whodunit inspired by the classic Hasbro game. See ticket information online.

Contact: bit.ly/wblboxoffice

Monday, May 29

HUGO: American Legion Post 620 will begin the Memorial Day cemetery tour with an honor guard at 6:45 a.m. at the Legion followed by Walker Cemetery in Hugo at 7:30 a.m.; Gethsemane Methodist (Rice Lake) Cemetery in Lino Lakes at 9 a.m.; Incarnation Lutheran Cemetery in Lino Lakes at 9:25 a.m.; St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Lino Lakes at 10 a.m.; Twitchell Cemetery in Lino Lakes at 10:30 a.m.; St. Genevieve Catholic Cemetery in Centerville at 11:25 a.m.; and St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Hugo at 11:55 a.m. The public is invited to attend any or all of the ceremonies. The Hugo American Legion is located at 5383 140th Street N.

Avenue and ends at Veteran’s Memorial Park with a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. A pancake breakfast follows at the fire station, 800 Stillwater Road.

STILLWATER: Ceremony honoring St. Croix Valley area casualties of war will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Stillwater Veterans Memorial, 138 Pine Street W. The event will include music by the Croix Chordsmen and Stillwater Area High School band. A flag raising and flyover by the T-6 Thunder Flight Team (WWII aircraft) is planned at noon.

Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. For more information, visit stillwaterveteransmemorial.org.

will hold a ceremony at 5 p.m. followed by a family picnic with burgers and hot dogs grilled by the Sons of the American Legion and Legion Riders.

Community members are invited. The Lino Lakes American Legion is located at 7731 Lake Drive.

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EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,

May 25

Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Visit with Minneapolis artist Genie Hien Tran about her exhibit “Second Sources” and see her work on display through June 16. Free; RSVP requested.

Contact: whitebeararts.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE: Parade starts at

9:30 a.m. at City Hall and travels along W. Birch Lake Avenue and 2nd Avenue to Union Cemetery. Youth groups and veterans are invited to attend and march. A program will be held at Union Cemetery at 10 a.m., then the parade resumes along Lake Avenue and Banning Street ending at American Legion Post 168. The public MAHTOMEDI: The annual Memorial Day is invited for lunch and snacks at the parade through downtown Mahtomedi Legion, located at 2210 Third Street. At and Willernie will begin at 9 a.m. Route 2 p.m., a Lost at Sea service will be held at Veteran’s Park next to VFW Post along Stillwater Road begins at East 1782, 4496 Lake Avenue.

LINO LAKES: American Legion Post 566

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“19TH ANNUAL 10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL” When: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,

Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays, June 1-11 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: See 10 never-before-seen plays from around the world performed by Lakeshore Players actors.

Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers.org

NORTH STAR STUDEBAKER 48TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, May

29

Where: Blacksmith Lounge, 17205 Forest Blvd. N., Hugo Details: Memorial Day car show.

Registration day of show; free for spectators. No swap meet or vendors.

Contact: northstarstudebakers. com

BIRCHWOOD MUSIC IN THE PARK When: 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4 Where: Tighe-Schmitz Park,

Birchwood Details: All are welcome to bring a lawn chair or blanket, picnic and beverage and listen to Artrio.

Contact: cityofbirchwood.com

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

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

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stjohnwilderness.org

Welcome!

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

Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Livestream Sunday - 9:00 & 11:00 AM 772611

Sunday 9:30 AM worship in person/online Adult Bible Study 8:30 AM Christ the Servant Lutheran Church 3676 Centerville Rd Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 www.cslcvh.org | 651-429-6595

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

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office@ctkwbl.org | 651-429-4828

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

CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

SUMMER WORSHIP

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10:15Livestreaming am in-person Worship on and Live-streaming on YouTube: FPCWBL YouTube: FPCWBL

redeeminglovechurch.com

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

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In-Person worship

Traditional:

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

Sunday Services | In-Person & Online | 10am: https://wbuuc.org/sunday-worship office@wbuuc.org | www.wbuuc.org |   

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 764532

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St.Jude OF THE LAKE

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

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.

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

Sunday, 9:00 am.

CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL Sunday, 11:00 am.

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

10am Sundays In-Person & Online 1851 Birch St WBL 55110 | wblumc.org

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rlcstpaul

2480 South Shore Blvd.

651-429-4293 LCMS

THANK WhiteYOU! Bear Lake, MN

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

All are welcome!

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

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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.

Please change our weekly directory ad to this version the weekTrinity of May 24 This should remain Church South Shore Lutheran through September 17

May 28—Sept. 17

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Sunday Join us onWorship Sunday:

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

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

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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

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CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ORDINANCE 2023-04-04 JUNE 13, 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will hold a public hearing, second reading, and final vote of Ordinance 2023-04-04, to enact a new chapter of the code of ordinances to administer and regulate the public rightsof-way in the public interest, to provide for the issuance and regulation of right-of-way permits and to repeal sections 208 titled “communications” and 309 titled “public right-of-way” of the city code at 6:45 pm on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at the Birchwood Village Hall, 207 Birchwood Ave, Birchwood, Minnesota. A copy of the proposed language is available at City Hall.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 24, 2023.

CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE

ORDINANCE 2023-04-01 Please be advised that the City of Birchwood Village has duly-passed the following ORDINANCE: Ordinance 2023-04-01, amending ordinance 304 adopted March 8, 2022, and titled “Variances” of the City’s code. A copy of the text of the ordinance may be found below: The City Council of the City of Birchwood Village hereby ordains that Section 304.035 of Ordinance No. 304 adopted on March 8, 2022 and titled “Variances” is amended to read as follows: 304.035 Revocation and Termination of Variances. A violation of any condition set forth or required in granting a variance shall be a violation of the Code and automatically terminates the variance. Unless the City Council prescribes another expiration, a variance shall become void two years after it was granted, unless the use for which it is was granted has been established.

The City Council may, for good cause, extend the expiration of a variance not more than once by one year, but only if an application for an extension is made in writing to the City Administrator before expiration.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 24, 2023.

CITY OF GRANT WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

HONEYE AVENUE, 115TH STREET, AND HILLCREST COURT STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bids for the construction of the Honeye Avenue, 115th Street, and Hillcrest Court Street Improvements Project will be received online through QuestCDN vBid™ until Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. local time. Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving bids, representatives of the City of Grant will publicly view Bids at an online Bid opening meeting. Those interested in viewing the online Bid opening are welcome to join the meeting by logging on to https://zoom.us/join or calling 1.312.626.6799 and entering Meeting ID 998 2359 4205 and Passcode 503260. The as-read online Bid results will be available at www.questcdn.com following the Bid opening.

The Project includes the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction complete in-place, of the following approximate quantities: 15,026 SY Full Depth Reclamation 500 CY Excavation – Subgrade 500 CY Shoulder Base Aggregate 2,800 TON Type SP 12.5 Wearing Course Mix (2,B) The provisions of MINN. STAT. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids of the City of Grant shall comply with the provisions of the statute.

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at www. questcdn.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the website for a nonrefundable fee of $55 by inputting Quest project #8520397 on the website’s Project Search page.

The website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the website www.questcdn.com. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from other sources.

Bids will only be accepted via the electronic bidding service through QuestCDN. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and to waive any Bids received without explanation. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days.

For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

DATED: May 2, 2023, BY THE ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/s Kim Points, Administrator/Clerk, City of Grant, MN Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 17 and 24, 2023.

WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 624

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NUTRITION SERVICES MILK PRODUCTS BID The White Bear Lake Area School District is requesting sealed bids for milk products for the 2023-2024 school year. Sealed bids are due to the District Center (4855 Bloom Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110) no later than 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 6th, 2023.

Bidding documents and specifications will be available on May 17th, 2023 at the District Center or by contacting Bridget Lehn at 651-407-7524 or bridget.lehn@isd624.org.

Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 17 and 24, 2023.

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Ensemble Handmade Crafts 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1831 Spruce Ct. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Jennifer E. Lunde

Attention: Business owners

1831 Spruce Ct. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: May 5, 2023 Signed: Jennifer E. Lunde Published two times in the White Bear Press on May 17 and 24, 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#: 1001625-00052195451 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.

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: 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,

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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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NOTICE OF HEARING REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL THREE DOG LICENSE IN THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Town Board of Supervisors of the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, will meet at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, in said Town on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the request for a Special Three Dog License at the following described property, to-wit: The West 66 feet of the East 489 4/10 feet of Lot 1, Auditor’s Subdivision, Subject to Hammond Road.

(1620 Hammond Road) and to hear and pass upon objections and recommendations, if any, and to conduct any and all business incident thereto.

Given under my hand this 1st day of May, 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PATRICK CHRISTOPHERSON, Clerk-Treasurer Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 24, 2023.

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12 OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 4, 1960, AS AMENDED, BEING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING RATES AND WATER SERVICE AND PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION OF WATER CHARGES IN THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 24 – SPRINKLING of Ordinance No. 12 is amended to read as follows: SECTION 24. SPRINKLING. 24-1. RESTRICTED HOURS. The use of the Town Water Supply System for lawn sprinkling and irrigation, shall be limited to the following hours and days for the entire year: 24-1.1. Even numbered houses may use their Water System for the above stated uses only on even numbered days from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

24-1.2. Odd numbered houses may use their Water System for the above stated uses only on add numbered days from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

24-1.3. The Town Board may, by resolution, revise the hours of sprinkling.

24-1.4. The Town Clerk may temporarily revise the hours for sprinkling when water system storage levels fall below the standards provided in the Town Community Water Supply Plan for an unreasonable period of time. The temporary revision of hours for sprinkling shall remain in effect until the next meeting of the Town Board. At its next meeting, the Town Board, by resolution, may adopt the revised hours or otherwise change the hours for sprinkling. If no action is taken by the Town Board, the hours for sprinkling shall return to the times provided in Sections 24-1.1 and 24-1.2, or Section 24-1.3.

24-2. SPRINKLING VIOLATIONS. 24-2.1. Any person found to have violated the restricted sprinkling hours set out in Section 24-1 shall receive one written warning.

24-2.2. Any person found to have violated the restricted sprinkling hours set out in Section 24-1 two times within the same calendar year, shall receive a written sprinkling violation and will be charged a $100.00 Administrative Fee for the second and any following violations. The $100.00 fee will be added to their quarterly utility bill. This fee shall be in addition to any other penalties imposed by this Ordinance.

24-1.3. In the event the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources notifies the Town of a critical water event which limits the use of water in the Township any person found to have violated the restricted sprinkling hours set out in Section 24-1 shall receive a written sprinkling violation and will be charged a $500.00 Administrative Fee. The $500.00 fee will be added to their quarterly utility bill. This fee shall be in effect until such time as the critical water event is lifted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other provision of this Ordinance be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part thereof, other than the part held to be invalid.

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Passed by the Town Board of the Town of White Bear this 15th day of May, 2023.

APPROVED: ED M. PRUDHON, Chair ATTEST: PATRICK CHRISTOPHERSON, Clerk-Treasurer Board of Supervisors: ED M. PRUDHON, Chair, STEVEN A. RUZEK, Supervisor, SCOTT E. MCCUNE, Supervisor Published one time in the White Bear Press on May 24, 2023.

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Phase 3 of CSAH 12 improvements down the road

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Residents have endured two major road construction projects within the past five years along Mahtomedi’s main thoroughfare, County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 12. The road will undergo another major project in 2024.

Phase three of CSAH 12 improvements is expected to be completed by the end of next summer, with road closures likely.

Washington County Project Manager Eden Rogers attended the May 16 Mahtomedi City Council meeting to present a review of the combined phases of CSAH 12 improvements, along with updates on phase three.

CSAH 12 will undergo a pavement reconstruction and rehabilitation from just west of East Avenue/Hallam Avenue in Mahtomedi to Kimbro Avenue in Grant.

The impact of construction will be significant, as 10,000 cars per day travel that road, which supports local schools, a city fire station and a major church.

Rogers said that the long-range plan for CSAH 12 includes safety improvements for all users; efficient corridor mobility; a comprehensive transportation network; drainage improvements; financial responsibility; accommodation of city utilities; and a controlled construction schedule.

Specifically, some of the upgrades to the phase three portion of CSAH 12 include pavement reconstruction; a new signal at East Avenue/Hallam Avenue; improvements to the existing signal at Hilton Trail for smoother traffic

flow; pedestrian safety improvements; resurfacing of the existing trail on the north side of CSAH 12 all the way to Kimbro Avenue; drainage improvements; an extended sidewalk on Hallam Avenue; and a turn lane on Hallam Avenue.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in getting to phase three, and the county felt strongly about returning to community outreach, Rogers said. Community engagements have included online and in-person events, such as City Council workshops, focus group meetings with St. Andrew’s Church and the Mahtomedi School District, and public open houses.

Discussion addressed pedestrian safety, construction impacts, school and church circulation, growth and traffic speeds.

Expect another opportunity for public input and an open house to be scheduled for this summer. The city councils of Mahtomedi and Grant will pass resolutions of support for the project.

Meetings will be held to talk about final design, cost estimating, scheduling, staging and bid concurrence. Right-ofway acquisition will also be on the to-do list for this summer.

In January 2024, the contract will go out for bids; construction is scheduled to be completed by fall 2024.

“We understand how hard Mahtomedi has been hit with these past construction detours,” Rogers said.

“We don’t know if the road can be open during construction, but we do expect a lot less impact than before. We will work hard with our design team to keep the

impact as minimal as possible.” Keeping the road open can lead to a longer construction period, she warned.

In return, Council Member Luke Schlegel reminded Rogers that the city’s fire department is accessible by CSAH 12. “It’s critical that the road be kept open,” he said.

County Commissioner Fran Miron apologized for the difficulties road construction brings, saying that road construction doesn’t come without pain — with closures of businesses and services. “We’ve (Washington County) spent a lot of time here (in Mahtomedi), and you’ve been welcoming,” he said.

Questions about the project can be directed to Rogers at eden.rogers@ co.washington.mn.us or the county engineer at www.co.washington. mn.us/472/Public-Works.

Other action from the May 16 meeting: The city has a plan to stay on schedule with its budget obligations, now that council has approved its 2024 budget calendar. This summer, department heads will prepare their budgets and background material to be submitted to the city administrator and finance director by July 17. At the Sept. 19 regular meeting, council will approve the preliminary general fund budget and proposed levy for certification to Washington County, along with dates of the budget hearings. The truth in taxation public hearing will take place on Dec. 5. In late December, the final budget will be adopted and the final levy will be submitted to Washington County.

Will the Zephyr logo reappear on the repainted water tower by the high school? In 2021, the city had each of its water towers inspected. The reports showed that the water tower adjacent to the high school needs a total coating replacement inside and out. The proposed reconditioning is to be completed in spring 2024. WSB has prepared a proposal to prepare plans and specifications for the replacement of the water coating system, along with an inspection to protect this significant investment. The cost of the proposal is $101,215. Staff recommended that the city use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies to fund all or a portion of this work. “If I have my way, the Zephyr will be repainted back up there,” Public Works Director Bob Goebel said.

The home on 928 Griffin Avenue will become two, following council approval of a request from the applicant, Prelude Holdings, on behalf of the property owner for a minor subdivision to divide the parcel. The new parcel will exist between 928 Griffin and 850 Griffin. A new single-family home will be built on Parcel A, and the existing home will be located on Parcel B. The driveway and detached garage for the existing home will be demolished and replaced on Parcel B. Council adjourned to closed session, pursuant to attorney-client privilege regarding the contested case concerning the city’s water appropriation permit.

The council next meets at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 6, at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road.

A walking bus helps students explore safe routes to school

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The special school bus spotted behind the Mahtomedi Fire Station and later seen moving down Warner Avenue sported multiple stop signs to allow schoolchildren to safely cross the street. It also had a driver with a public address system and horn to keep order. Bus aides mingled with the students. The bus was long and mostly yellow, and well appointed with an emergency exit door on the back end. Of course, there were one or two stragglers who had to run and catch the bus before it left the stop. And, naturally, loud talking was involved.

The special school bus was the Walking School Bus, which was equipped with just about everything you’d find on an actual school bus, except for seats and wheels. Instead, the walking school bus that picked up 40 O. H. Anderson Elementary School students at various street corners May 3 had 80 human legs and resembled a giant yellow laughing centipede.

As part of the larger movement to promote safe walking, biking and rolling around the community, parent volunteers of the Mahtomedi School District partnered with the Mahtomedi Safe Routes to School initiative (SRTS) to lead students in a fun and safe way to get to school by means other than a motorized vehicle.

O. H. Anderson Elementary Principal Susie Prather and Paraprofessional Dezzie Washington organized the Walking School Bus event, said ISD #832 Communications Director Alice Seuffert.

Superintendent Barb Duffrin, Community Education Director Kate Andersen and more than a dozen parents and teachers turned out to help.

Andersen, along with SRTS Committee Lead Erin Roche and a slate of volunteers, have been working hard to introduce more sidewalks, safety signage and crosswalks throughout the community — especially in school zones. The city of Mahtomedi has included many of the SRTS recommendations in its capital improvement planning. Important safety features will soon be installed in and near school zones.

While waiting for these physical structures to be in place, students still need a safe way to get to school.

“Since I began work in Mahtomedi Schools during the spring of 2020, I was invited many times to continue ongoing work with SRTS,” Andersen said. In late 2021, when the SRTS Lead Committee was finally able to meet again after the pandemic hiatus, they realized their plan was outdated after all that time off. Once back at work, the initiative acquired many new leaders throughout the district

and adults, as well as educating children on what to watch for while walking on roads to school and being aware of vehicles passing by,” Andersen said.

“The Walking School Bus helped our students learn pedestrian safety with adult guidance, learn more about their neighborhoods, socialize with friends, gain a sense of independence and arrive at school alert and ready to learn!” Seuffert said.

A table filled with healthy snacks was waiting for them as they neared school.

As conventional school buses descended on the school from every direction, the parade of students and parent volunteers, led by Prather with her bullhorn in her role as Walking School Bus driver, filed safely onto school grounds. The living, walking school bus also included an inflatable school bus, a cardboard school bus, parent and teacher volunteers wielding stop signs and a fluffy canine escort.

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and applied for some SRTS grants through the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

“Mahtomedi SRTS was awarded a planning grant, which allowed us an opportunity to work with Alta Consulting on evaluating obstacles and opportunities to create safer routes to school, along with programs to educate our students on safe walking, biking and rolling through town,” Andersen said.

One of the tangible activities SRTS could work on was a Walking School Bus day, Andersen said. O. H. Anderson Elementary and its Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) created an event where students could walk to school together with adult supervision, starting at the Lincoln Apartments on Hallam Avenue and passing through neighborhoods closest to the school.

As the Walking School Bus went through their neighborhoods, students could “jump on” the bus and walk safely to school together.

“This is a great start to creating more walking groups with students

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NYFS refreshes its mission, updates trauma spaces

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

When you walk into the Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) building in Shoreview, you see a sign that reads, “Transforming lives by ensuring access to care that nurtures healing, cultivates community, and inspires hope.”

That is the new mission statement of NYFS. “We’ve refreshed our organizational mission, vision and values over the last maybe six months or so,” said Angela Lewis-Dmello, president and CEO. “We have a new logo and we’re very proud of all of our new branding stuff.”

According to Lewis-Dmello, the vision at NYFS is a world where thriving individuals and families are the building blocks of safe, unified communities established through a network of empowered and collaborative partnerships.

The values at NYFS are as follows: • Equity, inclusion and belonging • Authenticity • Community driven • Transformative relationships • Innovation • Well-being • Integrity “Our new values drive everything we do at NYFS,” Lewis-Dmello said. “Our goal is to ensure that the values are lived every day by our budget, by our decision making, by our staff and the way that we provide services.”

The community-based, traumainformed, mental health and human services nonprofit organization has been serving the communities of suburban Ramsey County since 1976.

NYFS also has an outpatient clinic in White Bear Lake.

Lewis-Dmello said NYFS has been designing trauma-informed spaces so people with trauma will have as few triggers as possible when they walk through the door.

“We’ve painted everything in traumainformed colors and making sure that the colors are warm, that they’re light and that it feels not ‘clinical,’” she said.

“We’re also working on revising our artwork throughout our spaces.”

NYFS did a survey assessment with

community connections program as an outgrowth of the youth diversion services.

“It was started through youth focus groups that we were serving, and we asked them what they really want,” Lewis-Dmello said. “And they said, ‘We would like to be able to go to the library and feel like that’s a place where we belong. We’d like to think about what kinds of jobs we might want and plan for what the budget would look like if we had that job and had to pay our bills.’”

In the community advocacy program, an advocate works with five police departments — White Bear Lake, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville and St. Anthony — to create public safety.

“The goal is for us to provide services that are outside of the scope of law enforcement, and that can be crisis intervention, mental health intervention, case management, housing or whatever folks need in order to reduce the number of contacts individuals have with law enforcement, when what they really need is something else,” Lewis-Dmello said.

According to Mental Health Director Sarah Lockhart, NYFS does art and play therapy because there are a lot of youth who do not have words for their experiences based on their diagnosis.

“Maybe they don’t feel ready to verbally process or maybe it’s not at their stage of social emotional development to be able to process verbally their experiences of trauma,” Lockhart said.

NYFS serves four school districts — Mounds View, White Bear Lake, Roseville and St. Anthony-New Brighton.

“We take an embedded model when CONTRIBUTED it comes to our school-based therapy program,” Lockhart said. “We don’t A weaving in the new art therapy room used think of it as an outpatient clinic that’s by middle and high school age youth in the just sitting in the school. We really NETS day treatment program. believe that the schools and the school Youth diversion is a program districts are also our partners and our for youth who are charged with a clients, and we try to make sure that misdemeanor and status offenses such there’s time built into their schedules as theft and alcohol or drug use. They for consultations with principals to can use this program as an alternative provide training to the staff on mental to the traditional juvenile justice system health and to take walk-ins if needed so to rebuild their lives and get back on that we can get the appropriate services track. and referrals for a child.”

Lewis-Dmello described the NYFS offers services for all economic its clients to determine experiences of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

“What we found was that 75% of our clients reported domestic violence or sexual violence in their lifetime, and that doesn’t include physical abuse, neglect or substance use in the home and all of the other things that affect child development,” Lewis-Dmello said.

“We work a lot with those individuals and their families because we really see family intervention as one of the most effective ways to help people heal with mental health concerns, especially when they’re embedded in the family system.”

Services at NYFS include clinicbased and telehealth counseling for all ages, school-based services, day treatment services for middle and high school youth, diversion programming for youth, community connections programming for isolated youth and community advocate services.

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10 common warning signs of a mental health condition: 1. Feeling sad or withdrawn for more than two weeks.

2. Severe mood swings.

3. Intense worries or fears that get in the way of daily activities.

4. Sudden overwhelming fear for no reason.

5. Seriously trying to harm or kill oneself or making plans to do so.

6. Not eating, throwing up or using laxatives to lose weight.

7. Significant weight loss or weight gain.

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situations and is supported by 17 local municipalities, including Shoreview, Hugo, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, North Oaks, Mounds View, Birchwood Heights, Mahtomedi and Vadnais Heights.

“One of the really cool things about having these relationships with municipalities is it allows us to be very community driven,” Lewis-Dmello said.

Support from NYFS’s municipal partners and donations from community stakeholders allow NYFS to remove financial barriers and provide services to many who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford this help.

“Those who need our services can come to us even if they can’t afford our services,” said Amelia Maijala, development and communications manager. We don’t want your anxiety over how you’re going to pay for the next visit to treat your anxiety to be part of the problem.”

To learn more about NYFS, go to www.nyfs.org Shoreview Press Editor Noelle Olson can be reached at shoreviewnews@ presspubs.com or 651-407-1229.

Longtime Township deputy clerk to retire Christopherson said one of the concerns they discussed was the amount of training required for township staff. Since the township needs to pass the The White Bear Township Board of Supervisors plan soon, Christopherson asked if they could respond pulled several items from the consent agenda during its with a few caveats. last meeting. One of the items was to accept the letter of The county wants the different departments to retirement from longtime Deputy Clerk Patti Walstad, familiarize themselves with what their roles would be whose last day will be June 30. but, in the end, they can’t dictate to town staff what “I didn’t feel comfortable doing this under the to do,” Lemmons said. He said he thinks they should consent agenda because I felt like we needed to give a respond by saying they need to have an understanding personal thank you to Patti,” said Chair Ed Prudhon. of what’s expected and to work out a broad, flexible “She’s been a steward of consistency as our plan. organization and community has grown,” he said.

Several board members expressed concerns.

The board approved the notice of retirement. Later Prudhon suggested Christopherson check with some in the meeting, the board approved the hiring of Reilly neighboring communities to see what they think of the Ramirez to fill the position of deputy clerk. Ramierez plan. Christopherson said he would do that, speak with will start May 30.

Ramsey County and continue to work through the plan The board then discussed the Ramsey County until the board is comfortable with it.

Emergency Operations Plan. Town Administrator The board moved to discuss two items that were Patrick Christopherson said that staff has reviewed pulled from the consent agenda, each of which dealt what’s been proposed by Ramsey County and that there with ordinances. One was to move the public hearing is a lot of responsibility put on township staff where for an amendment to ordinance No. 35 from June there wasn’t before. He deferred to Township Attorney 19 to to June 21 due to the Juneteenth holiday. The Chad Lemmons. other dealt with ordinance No. 12 (water). Supervisor “It’s 300 pages of vagueness, to be honest with you Scott McCune, who sits on the utility commission, and, to be fair, how do you detail an emergency? It’s said commission members recently had a robust pretty hard to do,” said Lemmons. conversation about the ordinance.

He said the county expects each municipality to take “One of the topics we have every single year that I’ve care of events that occur within its borders. However, been with this group is, come August, the water gets in the event of a countywide emergency, all direction really low and there’s a concern that the DNR will say will come from the county. ‘freeze everything,’” McCune said.

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Now the utility commission is trying to get ahead of the issue. Members suggest that instead of issuing a written warning and a $40 fee to anyone who violates the sprinkling hours twice, they impose a $100 fee. In the event the DNR notifies the township of a critical water event that limits water usage, any person in violation of the sprinkler ban would receive a written notice and be charged a $500 fee on their water bill.

“This will shake residents up, because not only have we had that $40 fee, but my understanding is … it’s been sparse,” McCune said. “I want this to get out.”

Christopherson confirmed the township currently has an ordinance that says residents can water within a consistent timeframe.

“The only way we know if someone is violating it is by public works being out in the field or neighbors reporting it as a concern,” Christopherson said.

Ruzek said he believes changing the ordinance is a move in the right direction, as a $40 fee won’t get people’s attention — and the issue has been substantial. The board approved the adoption of the ordinance amendment.

In other business the board: • Approved the fourth amendment to the Hoffman Road parking lot lease agreement. Lemmon said that the last time the board met, there was a question about debris on the property, which is being addressed.

• Approved a request for a 24.7-foot variance to allow construction of a garage at 5347 Hugo Court.

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of professional musicians. He named the late Bob Tessier for one, and is quick to praise veteran craftsman Eric Peterson as an invaluable associate with the bugle project.

Bugles played an important role in the Civil War. The musical sound of fife, drum and bugle was not only necessary for the telling of time and duties in camp, but helped give instructions to troops to advance or retreat, among other actions. At the Battle of Gettysburg, for example, Gen. George Pickett and his men made their now infamous charge to the sounds of “Bonnie Blue Flag.”

Mention of Gettysburg brings up another historical piece to this year’s ceremony. Leading the charge to bring Civil War reenactors from the 1st Minnesota infantry to White Bear Lake May 29 is (Ret.) Army Reserve Colonel Gary Carlberg.

The Minnesota volunteers are famous for the sacrifices they made in the 1863 battle for the Pennsylvania borough. As a reenactor, Carlberg portrays the Union general who rallied the fresh troops at Gettysburg.

The commander, Major General Winfield Hancock, is said to have ridden up to the 1st Minnesota, the only organized Union troops at hand on July 2, pointed at the advancing Confederates and ordered them to “Take those colors!” In other words, capture their flag.

Their courageous charge against overwhelming odds halted the enemies’ advance and bought desperately needed time for the center of the Union line to reform.

Accounts vary, but it’s thought the 262 1st Minnesota volunteers were outnumbered 3 or 4 to 1 as they fought at close range over 300 yards of open ground near Cemetery Ridge. They lost 215 men, or 82% of the regiment in one day in the bloody battle. Hancock would later say that “No soldiers on any field, in this or any other country, ever displayed grander heroism.”

The remainder of the regiment also helped repulse Pickett’s charge to take Cemetery Hill on July 3, which history says marked the end of the battle and was a turning point in the war.

Well versed on history of the war between north and south, Carlberg serves as commander of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. “We do research to find all Union soldiers buried in each county of Minnesota, and try to identify who is the last one,” he explained. He is also vice commander of the White Bear Legion.

His interest in the Civil War was piqued as a youngster when an uncle showed him a button from his great-grandfather’s uniform. Another

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Civil War reenactor (Ret.) Col. Gary Carlberg as Major General Winfield Hancock.

role Carlberg plays as a reenactor is Gen. George Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac, who defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg.

The retired colonel plans to play Hancock at the Union Cemetery event. He will also lead the parade and emcee the ceremony. Three politicians are slated to speak about the 50th anniversary of Vietnam, Private Erhardt (see side story) and the Battle of Gettysburg, Carlberg said.

Following the speeches, he will order members to “take those colors (take the flag).” They will fix bayonets to 1861 Springfield muskets, load blanks and fire “three volleys of musketry.”

“For those who haven’t seen soldiers in Civil War uniform loading, fixing and firing, it will be quite the event,” Carlberg promised.

The VFW Honor Guard will shoot its volleys with “echo” Taps concluding the ceremony.

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The annual parade to Union Cemetery starts near City Hall at 9:30 a.m. The cemetery ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

Union Cemetery holds a member of the 1st Minnesota who fought at Gettysburg.

Morritz (nicknamed Morris) Earhardt (some spellings note Ehrhardt or Erhardt) was a German immigrant born March 7, 1844. His family settled in Stillwater in 1852 after coming to America in spring 1846.

When the Civil War began, Earhardt enlisted at a rally in his new hometown. He was mustered into Company B, 1st Minnesota Infantry on April 29, 1861, at Ft. Snelling. He lied about his age, claiming to be 18 when he was really 17. His father, a veteran of the Mexican War, also served in Company C of the 8th Minnesota infantry.

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by Wayne Jorgenson says he was wounded in the left ankle at Gettysburg during the regiment’s fateful charge July 2, 1863.

His wound never healed and, eventually, infection led to his death years later. He was discharged May 24, 1864, when his commitment was up and he returned to Stillwater.

In 1867, Earhardt moved to White Bear, married Anna Milner Dec. 24, 1878, and had a son, Lincoln Morris Erhardt, around 1880.

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Morritz Earhardt, an infantryman with the 1st Minnesota, is one of 17 Civil War veterans buried at Union Cemetery. He died at age 64 from wounds suffered years earlier in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

commissioner. He was a member of the Village Council and Justice of the Peace and served on the board of education.

The Gettysburg gunshot wound would plague him all his life. In 1907, his left leg was amputated below the knee. A cancerous infection in the stump was considered the cause of his death Dec. 17, 1908, at the age of 64. Jorgensen wrote: “The bullet that took him down at Gettysburg finally took his life 45 years later.”

According to the area historical society, St. Mary’s parish purchased land for its cemetery from the Earhardts around 1893.

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Greg N. Dupre March 4, 1951 — February 2, 2023 of White Bear Lake, MN A Tribute to Mr. D: Greg Dupre, will take place on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 East County Road F, Vadnais Heights. Visitation will begin at 5pm with a Memorial Service at 6pm.

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Harry “Larry” Lorain Fisk, Jr. March 16, 1936 – March 10, 2023.

Harry “Larry” Lorain Fisk Jr, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023, at the age of 86, in Maplewood, Minnesota. Larry was born on March 16, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harry “Pete” Lorain Fisk Sr. and Golden “Scottie” Ruth McPherson and the oldest of four sons in the family.

Larry grew up in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, where he attended High School and his friends gave him the nickname “Luda” (as in Lutefisk). He was a gifted athlete and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. As shooting guard and co-captain for SCF High School basketball team he played an important role in leading the team to the State Tournament in 1954. That same year, Larry also achieved a remarkable feat by pitching a no-hit, no run game in the high school baseball tournament.

In addition to his involvement in high school sports, Larry enjoyed playing baseball for the Cushing Tigers, skiing at Trollhaugen, and playing golf and hockey.

After graduating from high school, Larry married the love of his life, Lois Minnie Wiesender, on September 11, 1954 at the famous Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They were later blessed with four children.

Larry was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin River Falls where he studied Psychology and Mathematics. He attended from 1969 to 1972 and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. Larry worked at Andersen Corporation before becoming a Chemical Dependency Technician and later a Human Resource Manager at Tenere Inc. Larry took up running and ran Grandma’s Marathon at the age of 46 in 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother Dick Fisk and sister-in-law Karen Fisk. He is survived by his wife, Lois, his children Terry Fisk and wife Jeannine (Eau Claire, WI), Cindy Newlin and husband Tim (Taylors Falls, MN), Randy Fisk and wife Laurie (Shoreview, MN), Rick Fisk (Maplewood, MN), brothers Jon Fisk (Mahtomedi, MN) and Eddie Fisk and wife Sandie (Venice, FL), as well as thirteen grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.

Larry enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was an avid traveler and sports fan who loved cheering on his favorite teams (Minnesota Golden Gophers) and the Chicago Cubs with his brother Jon. Larry was known for his athleticism, sense of humor and kind heart. He will be deeply missed by his family and all who knew him.

Larry’s cremains will be buried in the St. Croix Falls, WI Cemetery, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

James Allen Thompson Age 91, Passed away April 27.

Survived by his wife Rosanne of 63 years; son Tim (Beth), daughter Kim (Scott) Newell; brothers Ralph (Genny), Mike (Louise), nieces, nephews, many relatives, and friends. Jim was proud of his service in the U.S. Navy, Jim was a carpenter. They have lived in White Bear Lake the past 59 years.

Memorial Service 11 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023 at HONSA FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake, with a visitation one hour before the service. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements, Honsa Family Funeral Home, 651-429-6172

David L. Potter Age 86 of White Bear Township. Dave passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 3, 2023.

Survived by wife of 65 years, Joyce; children, Steven (Jinxiu Li) Potter, Keith Potter and friend, Dr. Barb Gibson, Lynne (William) Swanson, Curtis Potter and friend, Jeanine Chagnon, Nancy (Scott) Stankiewicz, Cheryl (Jason Vavra) Baden and David (Kathleen) Potter; grandchildren, Lise, Danielle, Henry, Reid, Scottie, Hailey, Harry, Adam, Hobie, Lucy and Grayson; great-granddaughter, Claire; siblings, Rita Zarich, Phil Potter, Christine Potter and Anthony “Tony” (Jackie) Potter.

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What matters most in the golf swing is the impact zone. Start with a 7or 8 iron and tee the ball up. Put an alignment stick outside of your right and left foot so they match your stance line. The goal of this drill is to make contact with the ball in the center of the of the club.

Tee Time face You’ll start with a half swing. On the Betsy Larey take away make a slight pivot back.

Make sure the clubhead is slightly outside of the alignment stick, with the clubhead partially closed. This is definitely different than what most of you are doing. Once the club is parallel with the ground, start your forward pivot first then your downswing. Finish with the club parallel off your left foot.

Doing these two moves will start your swing from the inside which is exactly what you want. When you use your torso to swing, the clubface will automatically square up at impact.

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The important piece is starting your forward pivot first. You’ll need to establish a good tempo, and have a dedicated pause at the top of our backswing. If done correctly, the ball flight should be a slight draw. Once you get that shot pattern, extend your swing to a ¾ swing. You certainly could work through other clubs in your bag (not the driver at first) but I wouldn’t go any farther than a ¾ backswing. This is a great first day practice session at the range.

The hardest thing for most players is taking a new move to the course.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — Due to “egregious actions” allegedly by its former gambling manager, White Bear Lake Hockey it had no choice Association said but to sue her.

“Her unlawful and tortious actions intentionally and willfully harmed have not only and thereby its the association, 800 youth who participate nonprofit programmin g, but will continuein its irreparably harm to the association, filed April 3 in Ramsey County ” read a lawsuit District Court, days after Christine six It wasn’t until afterOlson abruptly quit.

Olson’s resignation board of directors that the learned she had her resignation been planning and gambling revenue “the demise of the nonprofit’s complaint. That’s for months,” according to the when the board Olson, 54, had formed discovered Gambling Consultantsher own company, Minnesota LLC, six months company, which has the same address earlier. The Hugo residence, is named co-defendan as Olson’s Shortly before t. her resignation, conduct by Olson questionable relating to a new came to light, followed bingo hall by false claims compensation and disregard of board about her causing the relationship directives, to deteriorate, alleged the

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Project Manager STAFF WRITER Smith said the Stephen said. Phase I, which transit route ST. PAUL — The will remain the route that includes is the same south Corridor the Bruce Management Committee of Maryland Avenue Vento is still on the table, but but will got a firsthand look use White Bear Avenue to the “shelved for now,” he told the new route for theat a possible Maplewood Transit committee.

Station Electric buses Purple Line. going north. The “We need to bring phase II use White Bear would will accommod roadway to the same level ate as the Bruce the rapid transitAvenue in lanes within the dedicated Vento Trail alignment project, bypassing the Bruce public right of existing understand tradeoffs to way between Trail. The alternativeVento Avenue, avoiding to Beam the two,” Smith running continued. was first presented buses “There’s alongside a lot we

by Ramsey County to Maplewood trail that uses the popular about the White don’t know the rail City Council and its corridor. alignment, but Bear Avenue special task we are excited force in late March Calling the alternative to learn more.” but the map wasn’t yet Phase II of the As the draft route available (see route shows, “New twist to Purple modification study, Vadnais Heights and Line,” Met Century March 29, 2023).

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Longtime Shoreview resident Rene McCoy lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on Dec. 1, 2020, but her legacy lives on with the first Monarch Fund 5K run/ walk on Sunday, April 23, at Snail Lake Regional Park.

“My wife Rene was an active runner, and ran every day,” said Brian McCoy, Rene’s husband of 39 years. “She loved running at Snail Lake Park.

Sometimes she would run in the morning and then she’d walk with somebody in the afternoon or bike ride with somebody in the evening. It was a social connection for her.”

Craig McCoy, Brian’s brother, is managing the event.

“Participants for the kids’ run will get a T-shirt, and they will need to sign up on the website,” Craig said. “For people who don’t want to do the full 5K, which is 3.1 miles, we have another event called a bench walk. It only goes about a mile and ends up where there’s a memorial bench for Rene in the park.”

Brian and Rene’s next door neighbor, Mary Marvin, came up with the idea of a bench at Snail Lake Park in honor of Rene.

“Mary and Rene were best friends, and Mary wasn’t a runner, she was a walker,” Brian said.

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Street in St. Paul Feb. 25. community personalThe well-loved businessman and catering business, Chef ity operated his restaurant and He was born in St. Hot Hands, in downtown Centerville. from White Bear Paul, raised in Hugo and graduated face at community Schools in 2006. He was a familiar and was often willevents such as Good Neighbor Days, to the community. ing to go the extra mile to give back something positive to “It felt important to try to make Michelle Koch, explained heartbreak,” this come out of director. “Larry chamber marketing and social media and I think many was a special person to a lot of people, people feel that same desire.” spirit by helping The Chamber wants to honor Jiles’ High School or White aspiring youth from Centennial a scholarship to help Bear Lake Area High School with scholarship is meant them pursue their dreams. The who are interested in for students of color or students culinary arts. year, and for many The hope is to give out $1,000 this fund the scholarship years to come. “We are hoping to this year while it is top for years to come from a big push it goes.” of mind,” Koch said. “We’ll see how Jiles Scholarship The chamber has established the To donate, drop off Fund at F&M Bank in Lino Lakes. at 7641 Lake Drive, or send checks to F&M Bank, located Lino Lakes, MN 55014.

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“It’s not our plan to have all of Lake Elmo be developed at these high densities; we still really value the rural areas,” Handt said.

Handt noted a shift in the types of new housing in Lake Elmo.

Although most of the earlier developments were for singlefamily units (which also is what 82% of the city’s housing stock was as of 2017), newer developments have tended toward townhomes and apartments.

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Nowhere has that growth been more pronounced than in Lake Elmo, which from 2010 to 2020 grew in population from 8,069 people to 11,335.

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The city went from 41 permits for new housing units in 2014 to 142 permits in 2015 and 336 permits in 2016.

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Tuohy, owner of Pizza Man & Corner Malt Shop in White Bear Lake, has been on dialysis for nearly three years, something he says he can’t do forever. (See “Area business owner patiently waiting for kidney, June 8, 2021.)

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allegedly WHITE BEAR LAKE — Due to gambling “egregious actions” by its former Association said manager, White Bear Lake Hockey it had no choice but to sue her. have not only “Her unlawful and tortious actions association, the intentionally and willfully harmed participate in its and thereby its 800 youth who continue to nonprofit programming, but will read a lawsuit irreparably harm the association,” District Court, six filed April 3 in Ramsey County quit. days after Christine Olson abruptly that the It wasn’t until after Olson’s resignationplanning had been board of directors learned she of the nonprofit’s her resignation and “the demise according to the gambling revenue for months,” discovered complaint. That’s when the board company, Minnesota Olson, 54, had formed her own months earlier. The Gambling Consultants LLC, six address as Olson’s company, which has the same Hugo residence, is named co-defendant. questionable resignation, Shortly before her new bingo hall conduct by Olson relating to a claims about her came to light, followed by false board directives, compensation and disregard of alleged the causing the relationship to deteriorate,

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ST. PAUL — The Corridor use White Bear Avenue to the “We need to bring phase II Management Committee got Maplewood Transit Station to the same level as the Bruce a firsthand look at a possible going north. The roadway Vento Trail alignment to new route for the Purple Line. will accommodate dedicated understand tradeoffs between Electric buses would lanes within the existing the two,” Smith continued. use White Bear Avenue in public right of way to Beam “There’s a lot we don’t know the rapid transit project, running avoiding Avenue, about the White Bear Avenue bypassing the Bruce Vento buses alongside the popular alignment, but we are excited Trail. The alternative was trail that uses the rail to learn more.” first presented by Ramsey corridor.

As the draft route shows, County to Maplewood City Calling the alternative Vadnais Heights and Century Council and its special task Phase II of the route College to the north are part force in late March but the modification study, Met of the study. “We still have map wasn’t yet available (see Council and county staff have “New twist to Purple Line,” begun the process to evaluate SEE PURPLE LINE, PAGE 2 March 29, 2023). the new alignment, Smith Ramsey County’s Deputy

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Dr. Alison Gillespie recently provided a building assets reducing risks (BARR) update to the White Bear Lake Area Schools School Board.

Gillespie said BARR has been implemented in three of the elementary schools, both middle schools and the high school. It is the most researched intervention that helps with students and culture and climate in school. Gillespie said they’ve received several grants to keep the program going.

“It has 14 student impacts, from increasing math achievement, more credits earned, higher GPA (and) reducing chronic absenteeism,” Gillespie said.

She said that White Bear Lake Area Schools is the second district in the country to implement BARR districtwide, and it’s something everyone should be proud of.

Gillespie said that she and some other staff members recently attended the national conference, thanks to grant funding, and that the district was featured in a video.

Following the video, it was asked what data is looked at and how it’s known whether the program is successful.

“All of those outcomes we’re looking at. Student attendance, student grades, behavior data … along with qualitative data in terms of how students are engaging in class and how teachers are feeling about success in classrooms,” Gillespie said.

Several board members asked other questions about the program, and staff members who have implemented it in their classrooms were present to answer.

Board Member Kathleen Daniels said she thought it was nice to have an intervention that students don’t need to qualify for.

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“As a former special ed teacher, there were kids who we knew needed help but somehow didn’t qualify for special education or a 504 plan or anything else … this is more than an intervention, but a future shift from what I’m listening to. It’s so exciting to hear and it’s great that it’s making a difference for students,” Daniels said.

In his report to the board, Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak said that the district recently received its 2022 four-year graduation rate data from the Minnesota Department of Education and that the district’s rate tops the state’s graduation rate by almost 5.5%. In White Bear Lake Area Schools, 89.1% of 2022 district seniors received their diploma within four years.

The 2022 graduation rate at South Campus is 95.7%, and the Area Learning Center recorded the second-highest graduation rate — 63.9% — among ALCs in the surrounding area.

Kazmierczak said that the district has been awarded a grant of $122,000 through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of traffic safety for the installation of stop arm cameras on all 36 school district buses.

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Safety estimates that statewide, drivers disregard stop arms more than 100,000 times in a given school year,” Kazmierczak said.

In other news: • A student recognition video was shown that honored students who represented the district in state and national competitions in archery, boys basketball and History Day. • A recognition took place for student liaisons to the board, Lauren Collier and Ariana Van Cook.

• There was first reading of six different policies.

The board will consider a second reading at a later date.

• The board approved a low bid of $418,000 for the Bald Eagle Avenue road improvements.

• The board approved the Teachers on Call agreement, which has a goal of retaining substitute teachers.

• The board approved approved six new or updated school board policies.

• Board Chair Jessica Ellison noted that the consent agenda approved a number of generous donations for teacher appreciation week. She expressed gratitude for the generosity of the community.

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by Chloe Barber, including a no-hitter, and now head into Section 4AAAA with a 16-4 record and 12 straight wins.

The Bears, defending section champions, are seeded No. 2 behind Stillwater. They opened Tuesday against Roseville.

The tourney continues Wednesday and resumes next Monday.

“Our section is always tough and anyone can surprise you,” coach Jill Leverty said. “We need to be prepared and ready to grind it out against some good teams such as Stillwater, North St Paul, and Tartan.”

In the power-packed Suburban East, No. 3 ranked Stillwater was champion (16-2), followed

by No. 4 Forest Lake (15-3), No. 6 White Bear Lake (14-4) and No. 7 Park (14-4).

Barber threw her 14th career no-hitter, against Woodbury, a 2-0 win, with 13 strikeouts and two walks, out-dueling Norah Levenhagen (sixhitter, no walks). Emma Larson pitched a 9-4 win over Irondale (five hits, one walk, one earned run, four strikeouts). In nonconference games, Barber blanked Hopkins 5-0 (onehitter, 11 strikeouts) and Blaine 3-0 (14 strikeouts, four hits).

For the week, Chloe Barber was 7-for-12 with a three-run homer against Irondale and two-run double against Blaine, Heidi Barber 6-for-10 with four doubles, and Annika Olsen 4-for-14 with three runs and three RBI’s. Clare Griebel hit a solo homer against Blaine.

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Zephyrs win 4 straight, finish 3rd in MEC

Bears enter sectional on 12game win streak

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Mahtomedi won its final three conference games and tied for third place in the Metro East, then outslugged Centennial 9-7. The Zephyrs (14-5) have one game left before sectionals May 30. St. Thomas was MEC champion at 13-3, followed by Hastings 12-4, Mahtomedi 11-5, and Two Rivers 11-5.

Mahtomedi fell to Hastings 9-5, Miles Morris taking the loss. Josh Donna notched a homer, double, single and three RBI’s. The Zephyrs topped North St. Paul 8-4 with Tommy Muetzel (4-0) pitching the distance. Donna had a double, single and walk.

Mahtomedi swept South St. Paul. Max Strecker, in his first varsity start, picked a 3-2 win and hit a double. Will Harris had two hits. The Zephyrs won the nightcap 6-1 with Seth Nelson on the mound. Strecker and Nick Rollinger each had two singles. Carter Schmitz and Donna hit doubles.

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Centennial 9-7 after taking a 7-0 lead. Donna hit a basesloaded homer and Nelson hit a two-run shot. Ethan Felling stroked a two-run single and threw five innings for the win, allowing three runs.

BEARS SPORTS BRIEFS Bailey netted four goals and Preston West three. In the three games, Bailey had eight goals, seven assists and 13 ground balls; Mueller seven goals and five assists; West eight goals and five assists; Finn Karni four goals and 16 ground balls; Bryce Johnson four goals; Evan Vickstrom four goals; Ben Lockwood three goals and three assists; Griffin Ziccardi 11 ground balls; and Dylan Christopherson 11 ground balls.

White Bear Lake’s dual meet season ended with a 7-0 win over North St. Paul and a 6-1 to Mounds View in Section 4AA. The Bears finished 7-8.

Mounds View won six matches in straight sets. Colton Knutson averted the shutout with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 win at 4-singles. Winning against North were Will Fleming, Andrew Kolenich, Derrick Thomas and Knutson in singles, and Brock Moor/Travis Domschot, Grady Gallatin/Mason Voeller and Everett Moravec/Will Distad in doubles.

with an 11-9 record after beating Forest Lake twice and losing two other conference games. This is the program’s first season with doubledigit wins since 2010. The Bears were 10-8 in the Suburban East for sixth place of 10 teams. Cretin-Derham Hall was first at 14-4. Sectionals start Monday, May 29. The Bears beat Forest Lake 12-1 with Kaden Johnson knocking in five runs and Eli Reeves four, each going 3-for-4. Johnson had two doubles. Isaiah Weber pitched all five innings. Jack Setterlund got on base four times and scored twice.

Rapping two hits each were Blake Eckerle (three runs), Kevin Zollinger (RBI, two runs) and Tyler Allshouse.

The Bears nipped the Rangers 2-1.

Roman Lachenmeyer threw five innings (one run, three hits) for the win and Noah Jacka two scoreless for the save. Getting RBI’s were Eli Reeves (fielder’s choice) and Owen Farrington (sacrifice fly). The Bears fell to CDH 12-2 and Roseville Area 7-2. Taking the losses were Jacka and Welch, respectively.

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White Bear Lake finished conference play in third place after defeating East Ridge 14-5 at home, while also losing non-conference road games to Duluth 13-12 and Eagan 14-11. The Bears (7-4) closed the regular season against Wayzata.

In the Suburban East, the top four were Stillwater 9-0, Woodbury 8-1, the Bears 7-2 and Cretin-Derham Hall 6-3. In the win over East Ridge, Mario

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White Bear Lake lost its conference finale to East Ridge 7-6 and finished tied for third place. Beverly Peterson

Annika Olsen, leading off and playing shortstop for the No. 6 ranked White Bear Lake softball team, has a .406 batting average with 26 hits (one homer, four doubles) and leads the Bears with 18 runs.

On last year’s conference champion, state tournament team, Olson batted .338 with 19 runs and 13 RBI’s. “Annika has been a strong leadoff hitter for us this year,” said coach Jill Leverty, noting her .479 on-base-percentage. “On defense, she was moved to a new position, shortstop, where we rely on her quickness and strong arm.” She was the volleyball team’s setter for two years, notching 1,129 career assists, earning one all-conference award and one honorable mention.

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White Bear Lake finished third of 10 teams in the Suburban East Conference after eight conference meets. Bears junior Kristina Pratt placed sixth in the individual standings and Ivory Drusch placed 15th, each earning all-conference honors. Sydney Pfeil placed 21st, Bailey Eddicus 26th, Elaine Eddicus 27th and Maddy Vang 30th, all getting honorable mention. East Ridge was champion, followed by Forest Lake, the Bears, Mounds View, Woodbury.

Stillwater, Park, Cretin-Derham Hall, Roseville and Irondale.

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and Jaeda Jensen had two goals each and Kylee Lehman and Georgia Kodytek one each. Park shares the Suburban East title with Stillwater, each 8-1. The Bears, Cretin-Derham Hall and East Ridge were all 6-3. The Bears (8-3) have two non-conference games left.

Mahtomedi placed first of 11 teams in the Terry Nutter Invitational, highlighted by Owen Carlson’s 6-10 high jump and three relay wins.

Mahtomedi had 128.5 points, edging Duluth East 124 and St. Francis 116.

Carlson, who already led the state with 6-8, raised that by two inches, placing first by a full foot. Maxwell Holley won the triple jump with 37-5.

First-place relays were the 4x100 with Corey Bohmert, William Newman, Alec Mahoney and Holley in 45.32; the 4x400 with Andrew Breien, Hayden Schaefer, Evan Carion, and Michael Barry in 3:32.97; and the 4x800 with William Lieberman, Ryan Pavlick, Wyatt Siess and John Gibbens in 8:30.

Also in the top five were Schaefer, second 400 (51.59); Gibbens, second,

800 (2:05.86); Michael Barry, third, 400 (52.28); Cody Dvorak, third, discus (137-0); Newman, third, long jump (1911); Jack Owen, fourth, triple jump (359 12); and Emmett Poppelman, fourth, shot put (46-10).

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Mahtomedi lost their last two conference matches last week, to HillMurray 13-14 and Simley 9-14, then defeated Hermantown/Proctor 20-5.

Hill-Murray finished 5-0 in conference and Mahtomedi 3-2. In the three games, McKenna Cunnington had 15 goals, Eva Cegielski nine, and Annie Turner five. Addie Demars faced 61 shots and stopped 27. The Zephyrs will host White Bear Lake on Thursday evening to close the regular season.

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The Zephyrs edged Centennial 4-3 in the Section 4AA semifinals, with Sam Rathmanner, Brandon Pham, Jack Allaben and Dylan Pham winning the singles matches in straight sets while Centennial swept the doubles.

The Zephyrs beat Irondale 6-1 in the quarterfinals with wins by Rathmanner, Pham and Allaben in singles, and Dylan Pham/Zach Burge, Aidan Wald/ Luke Roettger, and Reese Nelson/ Eli Hendrickson in doubles. Topseeded Mahtomedi (16-5) faced No. 2 Mounds View (13-7) for the Section 4AA championship this week (see presspubs. com for the outcome). The winner advances to the state team tournament starting June 6. Section individuals will be held Wednesday and Friday.

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Mahtomedi placed fourth of nine teams, winning three events, in the Terry Nutter Invitational at St. Francis, won by Duluth East. Long jump was the Zephyrs best event as Kaili Malvey won (16-7 1/2 while Erin Steinman placed second (15-5 1/4) and Anna Moseley fourth (14-7 3/4). Mahtomedi won the 4x200 relay with Moseley, Madison

Moeller, Malvey and Allison Rippentrop in 1:51.77, and the 4x400 with Amber Schaefer, Breanna Elbers, Ella Prose, and Olivia Thiele in 4:22.89. Placing second were Malvey in 100 hurdles (17.08), Rippentrop in the 400 (1:02.24), Steinman in pole vault (8-0) and the 4x800 relay with Elbers, Sarah Brings, Gabby Fox and Thiele (10:29.93). Schaefer was fourth in the 400 (1:04).

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The Zephyrs placed second in the Hudson Invitational with 304, led by Jacob Wilson with 74. Then they won a pair of nine-hole conference triangulars, over Simley and North St. Paul at Oneka Ridge, led by Riley McGrane with a oneunder-par 35, and over Hill-Murray and South St. Paul at Keller, led by Wilson with a one-under 34. The concluding Metro East tournament will be held Wednesday in Hastings.

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Dylan Pham (front), Zach Burge and the Zephyrs played in the section finals against Mounds View.

Mahtomedi placed fifth among 20 teams in the Andover Invitational at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. Wayzata won with 304. The Zephyrs totaled 345, led by freshman Lexie McGrane with 77 for 11th place. Eighth grader Reagan Juhl shot 88 (33rd place), freshman Lily Carlson 90, and eighth grader Mya Wilson 90. In the Metro East Conference, the Zephyrs went 4-2 in dual meets. They are second in points in a close conference race. Two Rivers has 30 points, and Simley and Mahtomedi 27 each.

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