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Boaters beware: Water patrol may be watching

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Ramsey County Water Patrol has an eye on misbehaving boaters. Actually anyone piloting a watercraft within view of a pole-mounted camera in front of Chateauguet is under surveillance. And that goes for people pooping on the beach.

A mobile camera normally deployed for large events was hauled over to the condominiums a few weeks ago to act as a deterrent to boaters breaking the law, according to Commander Eric Bradt, head of the county water patrol unit. One condo resident speaking at the July White Bear Lake Conservation District meeting, also attended by Bradt, said she watched someone wade ashore and defecate.

The camera is in plain sight off the Lake Avenue trail, Bradt said. Two cameras high in the air record activity in the vicinity. “It’s only for us to view,” he pointed out. “We can watch it live on our phones or computers and move the cameras remotely for different angles.”

A registration number can be read as far as new buoys by Memorial Beach, a popular area for boats to anchor.

Asked if citations have increased since the cameras appeared, Bradt said, “no. But I can tell you it has been a deterrent. Some press has curbed bad behavior. We haven’t had the same amount of calls as prior to that. There are probably a number of reasons; stepped up enforcement, public meetings and SEE SURVEILLANCE, PAGE 9A

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A Ramsey County trailer with a pole-mounted camera sits on Chateauguet property off the Lake Avenue trail near West Park.

Vadnais Sports Complex nets new dome

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Stepping out in the neighborhood Ruby and Rich Moskup dance to live music during the Night to Unite neighborhood gathering outside St. Stephen Lutheran Tuesday, Aug. 6 in White Bear Lake. The event, featuring food, music, games and an inflatable bounce house, was among several community gatherings held throughout the area.

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VADNAIS HEIGHTS — The long-closed sports dome will rise again. But it won't be supported by air.

A new turf facility supported by roof trusses, making it resistant to collapse, was approved by Ramsey County Commissioners as part of its 2019 budget. Estimated cost is $6 million.

The project will include demolition of the existing dome and construction of a structure that holds one full-sized soccer field. The new facility will be connected to the existing sports center and have a 52-space parking lot.

Commissioners approved both the project and an agreement with M.A. Mortenson Company July 23 to design and build Phase 1 of the turf facility.

The old dome, residents will recall, collapsed during a snowstorm April 2018. It's been closed ever since.

Commissioners have held several workshops during the interim to discuss the future of the county-owned site. A request for proposals to build a new facility went out March

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The project will be completed in a phased approach with most of the construction completed no later than Sept.

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The $6 million budgeted for the project includes $100,000 for a naming rights consultant; $146,000 to demolish the old dome; $258,000 for Phase 1 design/build and an estimated $5.5 million for Phase II design/build.

Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt, White Bear Lake's representative and dome advocate, said community support was paramount in getting the project approved. “What a great asset this will be to residents of Ramsey County,” she said. “I want to thank the community for its support and input. We worked hard to make this happen.”

Financing will come from $1.6 million in insurance proceeds from the 2018 collapse; $623,000 from the year-end Vadnais Sports Center Fund balance; proceeds from a potential naming rights agreement, amount unknown; and the SEE NEW DOME, PAGE 9A

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Trail work underway for perimeter path around lake Activity is afoot to advance segments of the Lake Links trail in Mahtomedi.

Land is being cleared to prepare the ground for new trail segments on easements provided to Lake Links by Thane and Blanche Hawkins. One segment will bring walkers and bikers from Echo Road in Dellwood to Dwinnell Road at the Mahtomedi/Dellwood line. Cross Dwinnell, and another beautiful wooded parcel provided by the Hawkins is also being prepped for the trail. Currently this latter segment in Mahtomedi will bring trail users back to Briarwood Road. It is unclear at this time if Lake Links will receive future easements to advance the trail in the old streetcar right-of-way.

Work is also underway to create a new trail segment across from the Mahtomedi District Education Center between Neptune and Maple. A formal crosswalk currently exists across Mahtomedi Road (Hwy. 244) connecting Neptune with the Streetcar Trail in front of the District Center. The Lake Links Trail will cross at Neptune, where there is better visibility than at Maple, and provide a safe, separated trail to access the quiet streets leading toward the lake and over to Birchwood.

Regarding a trail along South Shore Boulevard, Ramsey County’s request for proposals to hire a consultant to guide the discussion and create the alignment should be filled by Aug. 15. Once this is filled it is realistic, though the county has not set any dates, to expect a public open house showing possible alignments and corridor treatments in the fall of 2019. Expectations are that the South Shore segment construction will begin in the spring of 2020, which is the scheduled time frame for Birchwood Road between Mahtomedi and Birchwood.

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This soon-to-be section of Lake Links connects Briarwood to Quail via a covered bridge over Depot Creek. The bridge is expected to go up this fall.

Community foundation seeks grant proposals The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation announces its 2019 round of grantmaking.

Through Sept. 30, the Foundation will accept online applications from the community for programs and projects that respond to community needs and align with the foundation’s mission to inspire philanthropy and to enrich the lives of people in the communities that share the shores of White Bear Lake (Birchwood Village, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township and Willernie).

Funding decisions will be made by Oct. 31.

The foundation wants to hear from community groups what they see as needs or opportunities and how they propose addressing them. At least $35,000 will be available from the Community Partners Fund. In general, grant awards will range from $1,000 to $5,000. New this year are opportunities for grants from several fields of interest: “Conserving

our Natural Environment” and “Strengthening Families.”

Informational meetings for those interested in learning more about the grants program will be held at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Mahtomedi District Education Center, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at White Bear Country Inn and 7:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at Mahtomedi District Education Center. Information is also available on the foundation’s website: https://greaterwblfoundation. org/ourgrants-2/.

Thanks to the generosity of individuals in the greater White Bear Lake area who have contributed to the Community Partners Fund, over the past two years the foundation has awarded $73,350 in grants to local organizations. Projects funded represent a wide variety of fields of interest, supporting programs for children and youth, serving the senior population, preserving the environment, carrying

Senator honored with advocacy award ST. PAUL — Sen. Roger C. Chamberlain was presented with a Legislative Advocacy Award for being a champion of early childhood education for children who are deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing.

Chamberlain helped the Commission of Deaf, Deaf-Blind & Hard of Hearing Minnesotans pursue a change to state law so Metro Deaf School, a special education charter school, could be reimbursed for providing preschool services to deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing children aged birth to 3. The school can be reimbursed for children 4 and older, but the way the current statute is written, they are unable to receive

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Calvary Church construction accommodates growing ministries

reimbursement for younger children.

The senator served as both the chief author and legislative champion.

Ultimately, the bill did not pass into law, but legislators and school districts are now aware that this is an issue. The legislation will be pursued again in the future.

The commission is a governor-appointed advocacy group for the 20% of the population who are deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing. The award was a way to show their gratitude for the senator's advocacy work and valuable partnership.

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Calvary Church in Vadnais Heights is receiving upgrades this summer.

The work is led by Sheehy Construction Company. Work began in April and should be completed by early August, according to church chair Chuck Hannema.

Classroom and activity spaces for children are the centerpiece of the operation. “We have outgrown the capacity of the current building to support our ministries, particularly for birth through elementary age,” Hannema said.

Calvary Church holds services at the White Bear campus in Vadnais Heights and at a Roseville location, the latter of which recently upgraded its room signage and added a family restroom. As posted on the Calvary website, the White Bear location has sheetrock drying, new Dutch doors and exterior brickwork is ongoing. Updates in large common areas include new carpet and paint.

The cost of the addition is approximately $2 million, according to Hannema.

CHURCH BRIEF Blessing of animals open to community A Blessing of the Animals will be held as a community event 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 at Parkview United Church of Christ, 3737 Bellaire Ave., White Bear Lake. The theme this year is “Who saved who?” with speakers about service and rescue experiences, as well as an open mic for others to share comments.

Bring a picture for blessing if your pet is not comfortable in groups. Rain date: Sept. 8 at the church.

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Toys to cars

HAD NEVER heard of Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum in Fountain City, Wis. On Sunday, July 28, our daughter Stephanie and son-inlaw, Chuck, took us to this museum on Eagle Bluff in Fountain City. This is the 26th season this museum has been open for the public by Elmer and Bernadette Duellman.

It all started 50–plus years ago with the Duellman’s junkyard, which occupies over 100 acres and at last count had 10,000 cars in it. They used extra cash earned to start a museum. They have now sold the junkyard.

This expanding museum is what captures your attention.

Three buildings are filled with over 100 antique, classic, and race cars, some with very low mileage. There are over 600 pedal cars and more than 100 About the pedal tractors. We even saw several “doodle bugs,” and I had Town one as a teenager.

There are two other buildings Gene Johnson jammed full of antique toys.

They include tractors, trains, antique doll collections - more things than you could ever imagine could be collected by one family.

There are also displays in the home and in an antique kitchen. They have concessions and some souvenirs to sell.

The museum schedules are limited. In August, it will be open on the 17th, 18th and 31st. In September, it will be open the 1st and 2nd. There are some other dates in September and October as well. The museum is open from 9:00 to 5:00 and there is an admission charge.

If you look carefully, you’ll see a Corvette with only 5-1/2 miles on it. There is also a 1929 Model A Phaeton.

Give yourself time. It’s fascinating and it will bring back memories. Regrettably, Elmer Duellman passed away the day after we visited the museum. Hopefully his family continues to operate it.

THE LIFE OF Mrs. Ray (Mary) LaValle was celebrated Aug. 8 at Cerenity Care Center where she has lived since 1993.

I have life-long memories of Ray and Mary LaValle because they gave me my first job at their truck farming vegetable garden on Otter Lake Road in White Bear Township, just a short distance from where I grew up.

One summer day I was fascinated by the large backhoe used for ditching the peat land on the LaValle farm. That’s where I ran into Ray and he suggested to this nine year old that I come and work for them cleaning onions and bunching radishes. I was delighted to have a job and earn some money and for the next three summers of my life I worked there. A lot of neighborhood kids came by bicycle to weed vegetables and pack radishes as they came off the custom-made washing device that Ray invented and built.

We were paid on Friday afternoons. Mary kept records and she along with Ray would provide cash to each of us based on the hours worked.

I think I started at 50 cents a day and that was great to have spending money.

Ray died in 1991. He taught us work skills on the farm, as well as life skills and how to get along with each other.

They were married 65 years. When Mary died on July 28 at the age of 110 years, she was the third oldest Minnesotan and the 52nd oldest person in the United States.

She will be remembered as sweet and kind as she approached life and was known for her cooking, baking and craft work.

The experiences of my youth will long be remembered thanks to Ray and Mary LaValle.

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fter completing a year as the president of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, I find First Amendment freedoms remain under fire from numerous directions in Minnesota and elsewhere.

My year as president started with a bang last August when MNSPJ and the Committee to Defend the First Amendment found ourselves holding a press conference to challenge a city of Minneapolis investigation against those leaked and Movers & who published an embarrassing Shakers report on the use of a deadly drug.

Joe Spear Our groups petitioned the city of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frye to end an ill-advised investigation into the leaking of a report on the dangerous drug ketamine that was being given to people without their knowledge in police actions and emergencies.

A great story by Andy Mannix of the Star Tribune uncovered the mess.

The result of our petition was the investigation into the leaker was quietly dropped.

In November, MNSPJ challenged the public officials blocking reporters from their Twitter accounts. We filed a request with the Minnesota Data Practices Office asking if this blocking violates the Data Practices Act or other First Amendment rights.

From our reading it did.

The Data Practices office agreed to “negotiate” or “communicate” our concerns to the chief violator in this case, Minneapolis city councilor Alondra Cano.

In March, we issued a statement calling on all public officials to cease and desist from blocking reporters on social media. Our case was made stronger when a federal appeals court case in June ruled President Donald Trump violated First Amendment freedoms by blocking people from what he said was a personal Twitter account.

The city of Minneapolis in response to our petition approved a new policy for employees and councilmembers in using social media that direct them to city-maintained accounts for city business and prohibits them from blocking people. But Cano told the Star Tribune she was not planning to unblock reporters from her “personal” Twitter account saying the new city policy did not apply.

In October, MNSPJ challenged the secrecy policy of St. Louis County as it denied the Star Tribune access to requested emails for commissioner and congressional candidate Pete Stauber. St. Louis County continued its denials in spite a ruling from the Data Practices office that said the emails were public. A judge finally overturned the county after a DFL lawsuit.

In March, MNSPJ joined with other media partners in challenging proposed severe restrictions by a judge on viewing of the public records in open court of the murder trial of Mohamed Noor, the

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Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing a woman attempting to report a crime. The judge eventually ruled in favor of disclosure noting she had to follow the law like everyone else, even though she didn’t like it.

At the end of the trial, the judge proposed restricting trial information further, but again, relented when challenged by media organizations.

MNSPJ was part of another media coalition that fought for the release of the Jacob Wetterling investigative file, which was finally released last September. Attorneys for the Wetterlings attempted to call into question Minnesota law that has long required investigative files be public once a case is closed.

In less than one year there were half a dozen significant threats to First Amendment freedoms in Minnesota and dozens more that didn’t rise to the level of a legal response.

From my 30 years as a journalist, I know there are hundreds of challenges newspapers large and small make every year for public records from public bodies who don’t think the public has a right to know.

There will likely be no shortage of threats to First Amendment freedoms going forward. We can only hope there will be no shortage of journalists challenging those threats.

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OBITUARY NOTICES

Barbara Mary (Sheild) Guenthner

Barbara Guenthner passed away peacefully at age 94 on August 1, 2019 at St. Andrews Village, Mahtomedi. Barb was born on December 13, 1924 in Salem, South Dakota, to Rexford M. and Mary C. Sheild. She met her future husband Dick in high school after watching him play basketball for rival Bridgewater in a game at Salem.

She attended the University of South Dakota, where she majored in English, graduated with honors, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

Barb and Dick were married in Salem on June 21, 1946 and moved to Rochester, New York, where Dick worked for Eastman Kodak. In 1947 they moved to the East Side of St. Paul, where Dick began a 40-year career as a research chemist at 3M. They raised their four children, Tom, Betsy, Ken and Mary at their homes in St. Paul and Birchwood, where they moved in 1962. Barb and her family were active members and volunteers at Arlington Heights Lutheran Church in St. Paul and First Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake. She taught English in the St. Paul school system and later taught as a substitute teacher in White Bear.

Barb was preceded in death by her parents Rex and Mary, sister Betty, brother Bob, and husband Dick.

She is survived by her brother, Rev. John Sheild, son Tom (Maxine), daughter Betsy (Gary) Nabel, son Ken (Kathy), and daughter Mary (Rob) Osterlund. Barb and Dick had nine grandchildren, Willy (Jess) and Frank (Marissa) Guenthner, Chris (Mary), Elisa, and Katherine Nabel, George and Guy Guenthner, and Jonathan and Laura Osterlund. Barb was blessed with two great-grandchildren, Willy and Jess’s Rex and Louise, and had a special, mother-daughter relationship with dear family friend Anna VanWely Rafter of Bristol, England. She left many close friends and neighbors for whom she was a second mother or grandma.

Barb and Dick were among the Founders of and longtime volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House at the University of Minnesota. Their commitment to the humanitarian mission of First Lutheran Church led to their participation in two mission trips to Kenya following Dick’s retirement. She was a talented seamstress, quilter and knitter and she outfitted all of her extended family with many beautiful sweaters, socks, scarves and mittens. She knitted every day and was working on a prayer shawl up until her final days.

Barb was an intelligent, sweet woman and she lived a life of gracious, unconditional love. She was a loyal, supportive friend and a beloved daughter, sister, mother, mother-in-law, aunt and grandmother. Her heart had room for every person she met and she lived her life surrounded by those who loved her. Her family is grateful for and wishes to thank the many aides and staff members who provided the wonderful care she received at St. Andrews Village.

Services will be held at Community of Grace Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake on October 14, at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m. and a reception at the church to follow. Barb will be interred next Spring alongside Dick at the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bridgewater, South Dakota. Memorials to the Ronald McDonald House Charities – Upper Midwest.

Homer F. Bruggeman

Passed away July 23, 2019 Homer was born June 15, 1930 in St. Paul. He grew up in White Bear Lake on Eagle Street and loved the smalltown community he called home for 86 years. He developed his hardworking spirit as a young boy working on Benson’s Farm, raising pigeons at home and delivering ice to families on Manitou Island. Homer attended Beach Elementary School and eventually graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1949.

He spent his winter days ice boating and playing hockey at the hippodrome and his summers on Bald Eagle Lake. It was rumored he and his best friend George Batroot got in trouble for spearing northerns on the east inlet of the lake. He loved playing hockey and football. He captained both and played on the first White Bear Lake hockey team to go to State. After graduating from High School, he joined the Marines and served on the aircraft carrier USS Sicily during the Korean War. After returning from Korea, he married his high school sweetheart Gretchen Johnson, and they had four children: Jim, Lori, Becky and Paul.

Homer attended Hamline University where he started the hockey program and graduated with a degree in Education. He taught Business and History in North St. Paul for several years. In the summers, he worked for a roofing contractor and developed an interest in home building. In 1959 he built his first two homes on Taylor Avenue and started “Homes by Homer”, which eventually became Bruggeman Homes. He was a visionary and loved the journey of building beautiful neighborhoods. He built over 30 communities primarily in the northeast quadrant of the Twin Cities and was awarded Builder of the Year. He was honored to serve as the President of the White Bear Chamber and was involved in other civic activities. He was also a member of Eagle Brook Church for 20-plus years.

He always had an optimistic “can do” attitude.

He lived on Bald Eagle Lake for 50 years in the home he built only a few miles from where he grew up.

Homer’s greatest devotion and joy in life was his family. His unconditional love, dedication and generosity will never be forgotten.

While saying goodbye to our dad, husband, and grandfather is difficult, we could not be more grateful for the many and full years together.

Funeral service is Friday, August 16 at 11 a.m. at Eagle Brook Church – White Bear Lake campus, 2401 East Buffalo St., with visitation one hour prior. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Eagle Brook Church, Healing Haiti or the Pillars of Oakdale.

Special thanks to Dr. Theresa M. Wollan and the staff at The Pillars / HealthEast Hospice for their loving care.

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Rev. Donald Sevetson

The Rev. Donald J. Sevetson, who served for 16 years as Conference Minister of the United Church of Christ's Central Pacific Conference and pastored churches in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Hawaii, died in hospice care Wednesday, July 31, in Portland, Ore. He was 85.

Remembered as an advocate of the UCC's work for the public good and an expert in its history and polity, Rev. Sevetson also loved research and writing. In retirement, he authored books and articles on the Rev. George H. Atkinson, a Congregational missionary who started Oregon’s system of public schools.

A native of Hinsdale, IL, and a graduate of Macalester College and Chicago Theological Seminary, he served at First Congregational Church, Minneapolis; Parkview UCC, White Bear Lake; and as Associate Conference Minister of the Minnesota Conference, UCC, before moving to Oregon with his family in 1980. As the UCC's conference minister for Oregon and southern Idaho, he played a critical role in the growth and development of dozens of congregations and in the establishment of the denomination's insurance program, an achievement from which he took special pride. After stepping down in 1996, he took interim positions with UCC conferences in Connecticut and Hawaii and pursued his historical research.

A fan of the Trail Blazers, golf, and the works of James Thurber, he is survived by Mary Louise, his wife of 62 years; his son Philip (Deborah Lambert-Sevetson), his daughter Andrea (T.C. Evans); his daughter Erika (Tony Kugler); his grandchildren Jessica, Ian, and Clara; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and siblings-in-law.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at First Congregational UCC, 1126 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Donations in honor of his life may be made to Macalester College, the ACLU, or the music program at First Congregational Church, Portland, Ore.

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Time to make long-term decisions about Highway 61 Having read Sara Moore’s article in the July 31 issue (“2 new traffic lights proposed for bus line”), I have some observations to share. My hope in starting this discussion is that many of you will chime in, especially our legislative leaders and those who are making decisions or who previously made decisions that changed U.S. Highway 61 through White Bear Lake’s core downtown.

What I feel our community should be openly talking about: • Why did the 2007 death of Brittany Nelson on Highway 61 result in a large fence, rather than safety changes to the highway? Why was a crossing signal after her death installed at Seventh instead of Eighth Street where the fence ends? Why does a future bus station tucked behind a successful local business now make a signal at Eighth viable?

• Why was the much-needed pedestrian crossing signal at Whitaker not

installed during the 2013-2014 beautification of U.S. Highway 61, but which seems to be no issue to accommodate Rush Line’s future?

• Why is there such a willingness from the (Rush Line) Policy Advisory Committee to suggest moving the highway for mass transit to accommodate pedestrians, yet local decision-makers opted for broad, expensive, planted medians with fixed structures over having a continuous and safe place for people to walk and bike the length of the corridor?

• Should this road be re-classified and can its original intent for the area be changed or shared with another road? More importantly, what do WE as citizens, business owners, parents, retirees, kids, or dogs, want from this stretch of land?

If these proposed signals happen, we will have a traffic light at every cross street from Hwy. 96 to the north to White Bear Avenue to the south. This signals the overwhelming need we have to stop traffic and get across the highway.

It’s time we stopped reacting and duct-taping solutions to this vital corridor. Let’s be in control of our town’s legacy and personality. Let’s make a statement and reshape this corridor to finally play a positive, guiding role in White Bear Lake’s long-term personal safety, livability and economic development.

Michael Brooks White Bear Lake

Country already under threat Mike Gibbons’ letter (July 31) in response to Dr. Reitman's sincere question (July 17) of what he might do if we have a situation similar to Hitler's Germany where people were rounded up simply because of their ethnicity or other classifications was hard to comprehend.

In it, Mr. Gibbons repeated the current right-wing talking points designed to make liberals seem scary and out of touch by obediently using the latest label, "socialist," and spreading the troubling belief that main street media news is

false. It is curious to me that Mr. Gibbons is not concerned with how our country is already under threat. Does he not know that every expert has confirmed that the 2016 election was influenced by a hostile, foreign power, Russia, a country that is currently aiming to do it again?

Does it not concern him that the Trump campaign welcomed this help and shared polling data (including data from Minnesota) with Russia? Does it not concern him that no one in the Trump campaign reported contacts by Russia to the FBI? Does it not concern him that there are 10 instances of Trump's obstruction of justice, a situation that will lead to his indictment when he leaves the presidency? Does it not concern him that Mitch McConnell has blocked every bill to help prevent foreign interference in our elections?

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Woman pleads guilty to negligent firearm storage

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — A Maplewood woman pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor negligent storage of a firearm in Ramsey County District Court on Aug. 5.

Lisa Marie Stowe, 42, was charged last spring after unsecured, loaded guns were found in her Vadnais Heights home the same week her son was suspended from the Academy for Sciences and Agriculture (AFSA) for an alleged school shooting threat. A deputy visited the student's home in Vadnais Heights March 1, 2018 and Stowe said there were no weapons in the home, ac-

cording to court documents. However, a search warrant was obtained March 2 and a deputy found the student home alone with unsecured, loaded weapons.

Stowe's husband Christopher was also arrested and charged with gross misdemeanor negligent storage of a firearm and two weapons-related felonies, as the guns were his. The felony charges were dropped after further investigation. The short-barreled shotgun was determined not to be one.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) determined that the other gun in question was semi-automatic, not fully automatic. The gross misdemeanor charge was dropped by the county

attorney's office because the state does not have jurisdiction to prosecute a misdemeanor without accompanying felony-level charges, according to court documents. (City attorneys charge misdemeanors and county attorneys charge felonies).

The Vadnais Heights city attorney's office charged Stowe with gross misdemeanor negligent storage of a firearm in April.

A court hearing is scheduled Sept. 16.

Lisa Stowe pleaded not guilty July 17 and a jury trial was scheduled. A plea agreement was reached and she pleaded guilty before the trial began.

Her plea agreement includes a two-year stay of adjudication, which means the

offense would not stay on her record if she completes terms of the agreement.

Terms include no similar offenses and forfeiting five guns and 50 rounds of ammunition, according to court documents. Christopher would also have to agree to the forfeiture. She will be sentenced Sept. 30.

The Stowe family had a four-generation collection of guns because they have fought for the country in multiple wars, said grandfather Mark Stowe in an interview last spring. Lisa and Christopher have taken advanced gun training, have conceal-and-carry permits and are members of the National Rifle Association.

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

Vadnais Heights • An adult male was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault in the 1000 block of Pondview Court July 28.

• Domestic assault was reported in the 1000 block of County Road D July 31. The suspect was gone on arrival, but investigators submitted a report to the county attorney for charging.

• Deputies responded to a motor vehicle theft at the Fairfield Inn and Suites July 30. The car disappeared overnight. It was recovered by the St. Paul Police Department Aug. 3.

• Theft of a vehicle was reported in the 1000 block of

County Road D East July 29. The vehicle was later located in the area where it was reported stolen.

• Theft of rear license plate was reported in the 3500 block of Highway 61 July 31.

• Theft of goods was reported in the 3200 block of Highway 61 July 31. Suspects were gone on arrival.

Two fountain sodas and candy were taken by two female and one male suspect.

• Deputies responded to AT&T on County Road E on a theft of an iPhone XS Max Aug. 1. It was stolen July 30.

• Deputies took a theft report from the 900 block of County Road E East Aug. 2. A male and female were in the store pretending to shop. They took five pairs of shoes and fled the store and got into a vehicle driven by another male. Deputies searched the area

for the suspects but didn't find them.

• Abuse of a vulnerable adult is under investigation in the 3400 block of Valento Circle. A vulnerable adult was apparently hit in the head overnight July 29 and their caretaker has been verbally and physically aggressive.

White Bear Township • Deputies took a report of suspicious pornography in the 2500 block of Fourth Street July 29. Harassment via a fake Facebook page was investigated, but deputies were unable to determine identity of the suspect.

• Deputies were dispatched to 1000 block of Meadowlands Drive July 30 for a theft. An adult male was later located and arrested for misdemeanor theft.

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

Grant • A suspicious person reported in a park in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. at 11:52 p.m. July 26 turned out to be a juvenile watching the lightning.

The youth was verbally warned about being in the park after hours.

• An unidentified motorist was arrested July 31 on 60th Street N. and Manning Avenue N. for felony DWI after being pulled over for felony driving after revocation, ignition interlock violation and gross misdemeanor license restriction violation.

• A couple in the 7000 block of Keats Avenue N. on July 31 reported a scam in progress. When Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies

arrived on the scene, the complainant was in the process of dealing with a male claiming to be from Apple Support who promised to “unhack” the complainant’s computer if he read the numbers of $200 in Google play cards he had bought from CVS to the male on the phone.

Mahtomedi • A bicycle was reported stolen July 27 from the 100 block of Glenmar Avenue. When a youth was later seen riding the bike, the bike owners were summoned to identify it. The youth said he found the bike in a park and took it. The bike’s owners said they didn’t want the youth charged.

• Two youths face burglary charges after the owner of the Jessie Tomme Salon on Stillwater Road responded to her business alarm at 4:37 p.m. July 28 and found the salon’s back door kicked in. After a short investigation,

deputies were able to identify the suspects.

• A woman walking along the paths in Wedgewood Park on Mahtomedi Avenue at 4:30 a.m. July 29 reported that a man on the path had reached out and touched both of her arms. The complainant said she ran away but was not chased.

• A child’s black bike was reported found July 29 near the fire station on Hallam Avenue N. near Huron Street.

• A Mahtomedi resident reported receiving a scam phone call July 30 from a party claiming to be from Xcel Energy and threatening to cut off her service immediately if she did not pay money. The complainant recognized the scam and hung up.

Pine Springs • A Minneapolis man, 54, was cited July 24 on westbound Highway 36 and I-694 for speeding 81 mph in a 55 mph zone by deputies on stationary patrol. The driver admitted to speeding but said he’d only “put the hammer down” for a few seconds.

• An unidentified youth was cited July 31 on eastbound Highway 36 for speeding 72 mph in a 55 mph zone by deputies on stationary patrol

Willernie • A resident in the 400 block of Stillwater Road on July 24 reported the theft of a $130 freestyle Mongoose bike from the back of her garage after she may have forgotten to close the door before she left.

• Motor vehicle tampering was reported July 29 in the 400 block of Stillwater Road.

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents:

• Theft of two garage door openers was reported in the 3800 block of Howard Avenue Aug. 3.

• A 41-year-old White Bear Lake man was arrested for fifth-degree assault in the 3500 block of Century Avenue Aug. 1.

• A driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near Fourth Street and Karen Place Aug. 4.

• An officer took a theft from vehicle report in the 3500 block of Century Avenue Aug. 1. Approximately $375 worth of items were stolen along with $200 worth of estimated damage. No suspects have yet been charged in this investigation.

• Theft was reported in the 3200 block of McKnight Road Aug. 1.

• Officers assisted another agency with arresting a 24-year-old White Bear Lake woman in the 1800 block of Birch Street Aug. 1 on charges of felony criminal damage to property.

• Theft by swindle was reported in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road Aug. 1.

• A Spring Lake Park man was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near White Bear Avenue Aug. 3. Alcohol level was 0.11.

• A 2007 maroon Ford Focus was reported stolen in the 3700 block of Midland Avenue Aug. 3.

• A 28-year-old St. Paul driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near Highway 61 Aug. 4. Alcohol level was 0.15.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 3700 block of Kenny Lane Aug. 4.

• A 49-year-old driver was arrested for third-degree DWI test refusal near Fourth Avenue and Highway 96 Aug. 4.

• A driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near County Road E and White Bear Avenue Aug. 5.

• Theft of about $400 worth of items from a vehicle was reported in the 2100 block of Eighth Street Aug. 5.

• A 23-year-old driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near I-694 and White Bear Avenue Aug. 6. Alcohol level was 0.09.

• Officers were dispatched to a business in the 4800 block of Highway 61 N. for a male attempting to use a stolen prescription to obtain a schedule II drug. A 32-year-old St. Paul man was arrested on felony drug charges.

• A 40-year-old driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI near I-694 and Highway 61 Aug. 7. Alcohol level was 0.11.

• A 22-year-old St. Paul driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in the 2100 block of Fourth Street Aug. 7.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 1600 block of Fourth Street Aug. 7.

• Theft was reported in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane Aug. 5.

• An unlocked vehicle in the 4900 block of Campbell Avenue was rifled through overnight Aug. 7. Nothing was stolen.

• Officers located a stolen vehicle from Minneapolis in the 3100 block of Century Avenue Aug. 6. The driver was arrested and the passenger was arrested on a warrant.

• About $2,000 worth of coins, hack-sacks and CDs were reported stolen from a vehicle overnight in the 1800 block of Park Street Aug. 7.

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Loon Chronicles IV: Sharing the lake The lake was teeming with activity this week. The picture perfect weather and more civilized temperatures certainly helped. The Loon parties, which usually have up to eight Loons in each group, continue to be all the rage at sunrise. We spotted a pair of old warrior Loons that like to spend their time on the north side of Manitou Island. They are not the partying type and keep to themselves. This may change in the next few weeks. The War Zone is slowly coming back to life and the water lilies are finally starting to open. On three of our trips out in the boat, we were delighted to find a Great Blue Heron fishing in the War Zone; no Green Herons, however.

The Gulls are everywhere, diving for fish when the Osprey are not looking. We also spotted a pair of Canada geese taking a break from their noisy flock. White Bear Lake is quite the avian haven.

THE HERONS, OSPREY AND EAGLES CONTINUE TO FISH IN EARNEST, WHILE THE LOONS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME PARTYING. CHALLENGING EACH OTHER, PREENING AND NICE GIG.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS his architectural office in White Bear Lake 39 years ago, some of his first projects included energy audits. Rust holds both a bachelor of architecture and a bachelor of environmental design from the University of Minnesota. The Brickhouse restaurant next door to Rust also installed rooftop solar. Exterior work is wrapping up at the new eatery on Washington Square. Interior work is on track for an October completion date. The contractor is Rust Construction Services.

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The massive counterculture event Woodstock took place 50 years ago on the weekend of Aug. 16-18, 1969. White Bear Lake Records is celebrating with a “Seven Days of Peace and Music” sale. Used vinyl records from Woodstock artists are 10% off through Sunday. All weekend, the store turntable will be spinning music from Woodstock artists, with a special listening party of the five LPs recorded live at the Festival on Saturday starting at noon. Shop a special Woodstock section with vinyl, books, magazines, CDs, VHS tapes and more. Store owners Chris Valenty, Tom Novak and Drew Miller invite you to rediscover lesser-known artists, as well as to celebrate the greats. For info, contact Chris Valenty at chris@wblrecords. com or 612-378-1103. The store is located at 4775 Banning Ave. in downtown White Bear Lake.

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American Legion Post 168 doing better, thank you

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

The menu is different — pork chops instead of chicken — but intentions remain the same.

American Legion Post 168's annual corn feed Aug. 17 has two goals: to raise money and draw attention to the club.

Not everyone knows the almost 100-year-old Legion even exists near the corner of Third Street and Banning Avenue in downtown White Bear Lake.

Members old and new are working to change that.

This Saturday, their annual fundraiser gets underway at noon. Everyone is welcome. For $10, it's all-you-can-eat sweet corn, a pork chop, coleslaw and brownie. Pork replaced chicken after Legion volunteers selling chops on a stick at Marketfest saw how popular they were.

Homemade booya, a bean bag tournament, possibly a dance and a history day will follow this fall as the Legion prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in October. The post was chartered

by Congress Oct. 8, 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization dedicated to “mutual helpfulness.”

A little background here might be helpful. The American Legion consists of two organizations. Members must be veterans but anyone, military or not, can patronize the club.

“They just have to be a guest of the commander,” explains John Strohkirch, first vice president of the Sons of the American Legion. “And to be a guest, you simply have to sign the guestbook.”

The Sons of the American Legion, affectionately called SAL, is the second organization. Members are males who have a family member who has served in the military. Strohkirch's father, for example, served in World War II and his brother served in Vietnam. There is also a women's auxiliary independent of the Legion for the distaff side.

Months ago, members worried the White Bear post was in trouble. Numbers were dwindling as people aged and “things looked dire,” according to Pam Farrell, an auxiliary volunteer.

A change in leadership was initiated; volunteers assumed club positions that were previously paid. The financial situation is improving.

“We're trying to make a go of it with this fundraiser,” said Farrell who oversees event marketing for the Legion.

Finance Manager Greg Boehm agreed, the outlook was dim a few months ago. He worried the post would go the way of others in St. Paul, which has one functioning Legion left. When word got out that things were not good, people started showing up — members, their children and their friends.

“We have taken measures to turn things around and they've been fairly successful,” said Boehm, a Vietnam vet.

“We are optimistic, and we are planning ahead to be a permanent fixture.”

Added Strohkirch, “We're just managing a different way. We have many more volunteers and that's helping a lot.”

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A poster dated 1920 hangs on the wall.

John Strohkirch, Diane Strohkirch and Greg Boehm spend a lot of time volunteering at the White Bear American Legion. They hope the Aug. 17 pork chop and sweet corn feed will entice the community to come in and get acquainted with the longtime club. Their building, 2210 Third St., is more than 100 years old.

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Brandon Miller is the full-time bartender.

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Both men feel interest in keeping the Legion going is resurging among the younger crowd. “It's part of the new idea here to make the place more fun. Pam is an example. She and her husband are younger members who have been volunteering,” Strohkirch said.

“It's been all of a sudden and very nice,” observed John's wife Diane, Auxiliary treasurer. “New members like the place. They have fun. They don't want anything to happen to it.”

Why the increasing interest? “I think there is more respect and concern for veterans now who are serving in this day and age,” John replied. “Remember what it was like during Vietnam? You didn't dare wear your uniform. Now people respect veterans and want to do

This charter shows the American Legion Post 168 formed Oct. 8, 1919.

something for them.”

It's not just veterans who benefit from Legion generosity. Proceeds from Legion events benefit both veteran and community causes. The Legion supports the food shelf, Relay for Life, Boy Scouts, and the Lions toy drive.

“We take veterans fishing and hunting and support the Veteran's Rest Camp near Scandia. We also contribute to the VA hospital and Yellow Ribbon Network,” Boehm pointed out. “I've come to realize how much people remember the Legion's support and realize there is value here.”

The interior of the club is like a walk

back in time. Patriotic memorabilia hang on the walls in the form of old posters and framed flags. Vintage rifles are displayed behind glass doors. Artificial red, white and blue flowers grace the tables and small flags are everywhere.

A sign displays regular events like Texas Hold'em Wednesdays and Sunday; bar bingo 1 p.m. Saturdays and karaoke at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The Legion is open seven days a week, noon to 1 a.m. every day except Sunday, when closing is 8 p.m. Big Wood beer is on tap.

Again, everyone is welcome. Just remember to sign the guest book.

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strategy? Who is benefiting from getting people who also love this country to believe that liberals are enemies and actual, legitimate news is "fake?" Follow the money, and you will find it is wealthy, powerful persons who are financially benefiting, not Mr. Gibbons.

Although I doubt it's possible, I'd ask Mr. Gibbons to try to open his mind to the possibility that the "other outlets that tell the other side of the story" are, in fact, propaganda to keep the rich and powerful in charge of this country, not him, others like him, or any of us. We should fear an oligarchy.

Louise DiCesare Mahtomedi

Enforce stipulation agreement as written Thank you for publishing the article detailing Water Gremlin’s daily exceedances of DCE above 70 µg/m³ (“Neighbors still keeping watch over Water Gremlin,”

Aug. 7). This limit was set in the stipulation agreement signed March 1 between Water Gremlin and MPCA in section tt.

The Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group’s point of view continues to be that daily limits of DCE emissions by Water Gremlin are important. Prior to Water Gremlin’s current use of DCE, our community has been exposed to 17-plus years of excessive TCE emissions (a carcinogenic volatile organic compound). The full impact of excessive TCE emissions is not known since many conditions such as cancer, auto-immune deficiencies and neurological disorders don’t show up for years.

When Water Gremlin operations were restarted on March 1, 2019, with the new chemical DCE, they weren’t starting with a clean slate. They restarted as a company in violation of the law and, as a company that in 2018 alone exposed our community to 120 tons of TCE. They were permitted to release 10 tons/year. That is 12 times their allowed limit. TCE is a chemical the State of Minnesota came close to banning outright in May of

2019 because of its toxicity and will continue to work on moving forward.

Water Gremlin didn’t have the right to expose our community to excessive amounts of the carcinogenic TCE chemical. This prior exposure amplifies why we are very concerned about daily limits for DCE. DCE is a product that is very similar to TCE and a product that is not well studied.

These daily exceedances are particularly important to us because many of us in the community continue to question whether DCE is a safe alternative to TCE. DCE has very limited testing. The 90 ton per year limit was set based on limited data. The chemicals used by this company and others should be studied before they are able to be used — particularly in an area that is more residential than industrial.

We request the stipulation agreement be enforced as it is written.

Kelly Tapkan Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group White Bear Township

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SURVEILLANCE: Cameras assist water patrol FROM PAGE 1A

conversation at docks and marinas about things going on.”

And the “green boat” that was singled out by island resident Denny Trooien as a reason for ramped up complaint calls? “I’ve seen it a few times but it’s not the same behavior as we saw before we stepped up enforcement,” Bradt replied. He also hasn’t seen the mob of jet skis that were observed by Trooien June 26 misbehaving on the lake.

As promised at the conservation meeting, Bradt reviewed an incident report taken by White Bear Lake PD between Trooien and boaters at the VFW docks. Trooien described to district board members how he scuffled with a man who tried to grab his phone after Trooien started taking video of the green boat and its occupants.

“I did review the (disorderly conduct) report taken,” Bradt shared. “I didn’t pursue it any further with the city attorney after I read the report. It sounded like the gentleman (Trooien) went down on the dock and may have caused some of the confrontation himself.”

The commander feels people are being more respectful on the lake after those initial complaints. The music is not as loud and areas are not as congested. “I say that cautiously because any given weekend this group or others could reappear,” Bradt said. “I’m not saying the problem is gone but it should get better as summer winds down.”

He added that the complaints aren’t always accurate.

That’s where the cameras and a pair of binoculars come in handy. “Some people call more often than others,” Bradt noted. “We want to validate the complaint.” That’s not to say someone shouldn’t call 911. “Please call if there’s a problem, but know we will determine what is reality and what is not.”

Conservation District Vice Chair Mark Ganz hopes to sit down next year with both Ramsey County and Washington County law enforcement when they sign the water patrol contracts to see if more hours are needed.

The district funds the county patrol boats.

White Bear Lake is still a safe lake, assured Bradt.

“Our boater assists far outweigh the number of citations. Most of what we do is education on the lake because people don’t know the law. We stop them, educate them and write written warnings to show we’ve made contact. There is no fine involved. Just a handful of people have caused the problem.”

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This January photo shows visible tears in the dome’s fabric wall. It has stood unused and vacant since an April 2018 snowstorm collapsed the structure.

NEW DOME: Comes with $6 million price tag FROM PAGE 1A

balance a reallocation from delayed parks and recreation capital improvement projects.

Reinhardt referred to the reallocation as a funding option that can be used for future projects.

It means previously approved Parks and Recreation capital improvement projects will be delayed, such as an arena regulatory compliance project slated at $2.1 million; a green ice initiative at $308,000 and a Highland arena parking lot at $664,000.

Improvements to the Vadnais Sports Center parking lot are also on hold, adding another $580,000 to the dome project.

The amount generated from a naming rights agreement is unknown at this point. Solicitation for

a sponsor was posted on the county's website and a prospect list is being compiled by a consultant.

The online pitch for naming rights reads thus, “Ramsey County is seeking a long-term, community-minded title sponsor for its popular Vadnais Sports Complex. Located at the high-visibility intersection of Highway 61 and County Road E in Vadnais Heights, the complex features year-round programming on two indoor NHL regulation hockey rinks with seating for nearly 2,000 fans. A connected indoor turf facility of approximately 80,000 square feet is planned to open late in 2020. The center draws an estimated 1.5 million users and visitors per year.”

The county estimates the new indoor turf facility will attract more than 100,000 visitors and participants.

Biosurveillance: Citizen science uses wasps to track destructive beetles

BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

NISSWA — An overgrown baseball field in northern Minnesota is a peaceful place on a Sunday afternoon, but it’s also a line of defense.

Several volunteers armed with nets walk carefully around small, anthill-like burrows, waiting for their targets.

With a flick of the wrist, a shiny, elegant black wasp falls into the net.

With luck, it also drops something else—a shiny beetle. That’s exactly what the Wasp Watchers are looking for.

This is biosurveillance—using one organism to track another. In this case, a native wasp called the smoky winged beetle bandit is helping volunteers locate and document the spread of the highly destructive emerald ash borer beetle.

Since 2014, Jennifer Schultz has run the Wasp Watchers program through the University of Minnesota Extension. She travels to locations all around the state in search of areas where these solitary ground wasps make their burrows. The compacted, sandy soil found on overgrown ball fields is perfect terrain for these nonaggressive, harmless wasps.

The wasps feed exclusively on the buprestid family of beetles. Most of these beetles are native to Minnesota—except for the emerald ash borer, which attacks live, healthy ash trees.

“So because emerald ash borer is in the same family as all these other beetles that they natively hunt, if emerald ash borer happened to be

here, they would hunt that as well,” Schultz explained.

The wasps hunt in the treetops, where they locate their prey, paralyze it with venom and carry it back to their underground burrows. Upon capture, a wasp will drop the beetle into the bottom of the net and fly freely away to hunt again. Schultz and the other volunteers then collect the beetles, which they send to a taxonomist for identification before the samples are added to the University of Minnesota collection. When emerald ash borer is present, Wasp Watchers report it to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Last summer, Wasp Watchers identified emerald ash borer in 10 new locations, where it had never been found before. At one site, volunteers collected emerald ash borer beetles, then went to look at the surrounding trees. There were not any visible signs of emerald ash borer damage— or at least not yet.

“The wasps are actually fi nding them before the symptoms are appearing on the trees,” Schultz said.

“Which is great. With invasive species, the earlier you fi nd it, the more choices you have for management.”

In addition to its function as an early warning system, Schultz sees the Wasp Watchers program as a good way to get people of all ages involved in citizen science in their community.

“There’s so many great challenges we have ahead of us, with climate change and invasive species, and we don’t all just have to sit idly by and do nothing,” she said. “We can get in-

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Jennifer Schultz and her son Callum, 11, work on a Wasp Watcher survey together.

volved; make a difference. Especially in Minnesota; I feel like people are really great stewards and really want to be involved and want to educate themselves and take action.”

She especially likes to work with youth groups and families, since it’s a good way to introduce the idea of conservation and invasive species to young people. Schultz’s 11-year-old son Callum tagged along on the trip to Nisswa, where he caught the most beetles of the day.

“When you go catch the wasps and then you get a beetle, you just feel like you’re helping to fi nd invasive species, and it just feels like you’re helping the environment,” Callum said.

Earlier this summer, Schultz hosted a few trainings around the Twin Cities metro, visiting parks such as

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Wasp Watcher volunteers catch smokywinged beetle bandits in large nets, where they drop their prey before flying away.

Tolzmann Park in Wyoming, Lino Lakes Elementary School and Marine Elementary School.

The visit to Nisswa didn’t turn up any emerald ash borer, but Schultz wasn’t surprised.

“We haven’t found it up in this area yet and hopefully we won’t, but just surveying for it gives us that much more information,” Schultz said. “It’s just another opportunity to be on the lookout for it.”

Schultz’s wasp trainings are mostly over for this summer, but she encourages those interested in the Wasp Watchers program to contact her. She can be reached at the 612-301-8310 or schultzj@umn.edu. Learn more about the Wasp Watchers program online at waspwatchers.umn.edu.

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Church theater group presents first full-length play Local community theater group Fools for Christ is presenting its fi rst full-length play, “Around the World in 80 Days,” from Aug. 23 to 25 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake.

The high-speed comedy is loosely based on the book by Jules Verne, and less loosely based on the Academy Award-winning fi lm adaptation from 1956 (remade in 2004) starring David Niven and Cantinfl as (Mario Moreno). This will be the fi rst fulllength nonmusical production for the Fools.

“We wanted to give opportunities to our members to participate in a full-length production more than once every two years. This play offered the scalability to meet the size of our space at St. Stephen, and the membership of our group,” said director and cast member Ben Millard. “The playwright made the cast as small as possible while still being able to tell the story. The fun and humor of the show is partly derived from witty dialogue and from

IF YOU GO: “Around the World in 80 Days” Shows: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Tickets: www.foolsdrama.com/tickets. Cost is $15 for adults and $12 for children under 12. All child tickets are buy two get one free.

Location: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1965 County Road E East, White Bear Lake.

the lightning-fast changes between characters by the cast.” Millard will be covering 16 cast roles during the play.

As the description illustrates, the play starts fast and accelerates all the way to the end: “Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick!

Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat the clock! Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown's adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time.”

Fools for Christ has operated since 1993 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, and launched in 2018 as a community nonprofit. According to Millard, the decision to become a community group was borne out of a desire to serve a larger audience.

“Our group was made up of church members who provided skits, dinner theaters and Living Nativity portrayals at St. Stephen for many

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The cast of “Around the World In 80 Days” (from left): Kris Vollmer, Scott Zieman, Tom Pearcy, Sarah Johnson and stage manager Kennedy Elholm.

years,” he noted. “When we had the idea about seven years ago to put on a full-length musical, we needed more members to help and partnered with other churches in White Bear.”

The group’s members hope to keep fulfi lling their mission of being “Ordinary people spreading an extraordinary message.”

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CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

All Are Invited!

3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Mon.-Fri. 8 am • Wed. 6:30 pm First Sat. 8 am, Sat. 4 pm Sun. 8:45am & 10:30am, 7:30pm • Reconciliation: Sat. 6pm

Traditional Worship Join us at Redeemer!

Traditional Worship at 9 am Contemporary at 9 & 10:30 am

First Christian Church of St. Paul (disciples of Christ) Mahtomedi, Minnesota

September - May

SUNDAY WORSHIP

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Meal 5-6 pm Programming 6-7 pm Menu online-All ages welcome

Traditional - 8:30 am Education/Coffee - 9:30 am Contemporary - 10:30 am

Summer

AT REDEEMER Worship- 9:30 am Coffee-10:30 am

Worship on the Farm Bruentrup Family Farm 2170 E. County Road D Maplewood, MN Meal 5:30 pm Worship 6:30 pm

3770 Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake 651-429-5411 rlcwbl.org

650 Wildwood Road Mahtomedi, MN 55115 www.fccstpaul.com 651-779-3330

NURSERY AT ALL SERVICES ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 900 STILLWATER ROAD, MAHTOMEDI WWW.SAINTANDREWS.ORG 651-426-3261

Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin

SUMMER WORSHIP TIME 10-11am May 26-Sept. 8 Nursery available infants-3 years

Community bread oven | Nourishing the hungers of life 1851 Birch Street, White Bear Lake | 651-429-9026 | wblumc.org

Sunday School and Fellowship at 9:00 am Family Worship Service at 10:30 am Capt’s Michael & Erin Metzler, Pastors 2080 Woodlynn Ave. , Maplewood • 651-779-9177

Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 8:45 & 10:15 a.m.

Great Hall St. Andrew’s Lutheran Chruch

South Shore Blvd. at Bellaire Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS

9:00 am Worship

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Contemporary Worship

South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church

Worship time: Sundays 10am

10:00 am Coffee Fellowship Older children participate in Children’s Church during worship You Find us on Facebook 5th and Bloom Ave, White Bear • 651-429-3381 • www.fpcwbl.org

Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Sanctuary

Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8 and 9:45 a.m.

Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org

Lakeside Services at 9:45 a.m. August 11th & 25th Bring a lawn chair or a blanket - Join us!

Masses: Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM 651-429-7771 www.stmarys-wbl.org Church 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

Rev. Victoria Safford

Rev. Sara Goodman

LEAD MINISTER

ASSISTANT MINISTER

Sunday Services & Religious Ed: 9 & 11am

(651) 426-2369 / wbuuc.org

OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL

www.stjudeofthelake.org

Monday & Wed-Fri: Mass at 9 a.m.

Tuesday: Mass at 6 p.m. a.m.

Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m.

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

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

700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245

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UPCOMING EVENTS Event details are subject to change. Please contact the event organizer to verify information prior to attending.

SURPLUS FOOD PROGRAM

painters, gaga ball, music and more.

Contact: 651-429-9026 or wblumc.org

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

When: 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 21 When: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Where: Hanifl Fields Aug. 17 and the 3rd Athletic Park, 7032 137th Saturday of the month St. N., Hugo Where: Vadnais Heights Details: Learn more Commons, 655 E. County about Children’s Rd. F Performing Arts. 6-7 Details: Distribution of p.m. Registration and food for Vadnais Heights root beer floats; 7-8 p.m. residents or families in family informational need who are considered meeting. lower income. Must Contact: childrens bring proof of residency. performingartsmn.org Contact: 651-746-4158 or cityvadnaisheights.com

YOGADEVOTION AT THE FILLEBROWN HOUSE

WHITE BEAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1959 When: 6 p.m. Thursday, REUNION Aug. 22 When: 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Where: Gulden’s Restaurant, Maplewood Details: 60th reunion with buffet dinner for $24. Casual get-together on Sunday, Aug. 18 at noon at Big Wood Brewery.

Contact: 651-429-9402

Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Yoga for everybody. No reservations required; bring a blanket or mat.

Donations appreciated.

No rain date.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

BIG WOOD BREWERY RUN FOR BEER

When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: White Bear Lake United Methodist Church, 1851 Birch St. Details: Special blessing for cats, dogs, goldfish, hamsters, or other pets.

May use a carrier or bring a photo of a pet.

Contact: 651-429-9026 or wblumc.org

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

Saturday, Aug. 24 Where: Big Wood Brewery, 2222 4th St.,White Bear Lake Details: 5K-ish course starts and ends at the brewery. Live music, food, local vendors. $30-$40; registration required.

Contact: Bigwoodbrew ery.com/event/run-forbeer-2019

FAMILY PIZZA NIGHT When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 21 Where: White Bear Lake United Methodist Church, 1851 Birch St. Details: Free familyfriendly community event with freshbaked pizza from the Community Brick Oven, food and beverages, bounce house, face-

NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN & PLANT TOUR When: 1-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 8000 County Rd. E East Details: Tour local raingardens, native plants, and other

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RSVP. Contact: 651-204-6070 or vlawmo.org/events

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL-A LOOK BACK When: 6-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Hear stories of the close-knit community, reminisce about the school that operated from 1914-2004, and get a copy of the centennial history book (while supplies last).

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

TEDTALK TUESDAY When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, Room 107, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: View video and discuss Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story.” Free and all ages; coffee provided.

Contact: 651-303-3089

Theater ‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’ When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Friday, Aug. 16; 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Show by Children’s Performing Arts is geared to a younger audience.

Sensory-friendly performance at 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 9.

Contact: 651-3368613 or childrens performingartsmn.org

‘AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS’ When: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24; 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1965 County Rd. E East, White Bear Lake Details: First full-length, non-musical play performed by Fools for Christ, based on the book by Jules Verne.

Adults $15; Children 12 and under $12; all children tickets are buy 2, get 1 free.

Contact: foolsdrama.com

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Vadnais Heights Heritage Days When: Aug. 17-18 Where: Community Park, 641 E. County Road F. in Vadnais Heights Details: Past events have included a medallion hunt, movie in the park, photo contest, senior picnic, Lions pig roast, kiddie parade, children’s games and inflatables, bingo, car show, food and merchandise

Where: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter, 8390 Lofton Ave. N. Stillwater Details: Enjoy music at the Gasthaus.

Contact: 651-4397128 or gasthaus bavarianhunter.com

BIRCHWOOD MUSIC IN THE PARK When: 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: Birch Beach Details: Last concert performance of the season featuring Sherry Minnick and Phil Nusbaum. Bring a lawn chair. Concert held at Birchwood City Hall in case of weather.

Contact: cityofbirchwood.com

POPS ON THE PORCH When: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Annual free concert by the Moonlight Serenaders on the lawn of the historic Fillebrown House. Bring a picnic supper and lawn chair.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

10TH ANNUAL SUMMERFEST

When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Where: Frassati Ball 4690 Bald Eagle MUSIC IN THE MEADOW Field, Ave., White Bear Lake When: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Details: Community August 18 & 25

vendors, fi reworks, live bands, Grande Parade, Booya, bean bag tournaments, softball tournaments, a water ball tournament between local fi re departments, and more.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

outdoor concert featuring The Elements at 6 p.m. followed by The Good The Bad and The Funky playing under a big top tent. Grilled food, snacks, soft drinks, beer and wine. Tickets $15; kids 14 and under are free.

Contact: stmarys-wbl.org

MUSIC IN THE TREES When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: Belwin Conservancy Education Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton Details: Musicians will perform from tree hunting stands within Belwin’s four-acre, red pine grove at this free two-day festival.

Contact: 651-436-5189 or belwin.org

BUNNY CLOGS When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Performance

by Adam Levy and his daughters where Prince grooves, Beatles chord changes, and hip hop collaged music meets Shel Silverstein clever world play. Message of healthy eating, respecting & loving our fellow humans and learning about and taking care of the earth’s creatures.

Tickets $5-$20.

Contact: lakeshoreplayers.org

SUMMER CONCERTS ON THE TERRACE When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Where: Stillwater Public Library, 224 Third St. N. Details: Annie Mack delivers her meaningful, relatable and inspirational songs with power, soul and conviction in a free concert.

Contact: 651-275-4338 or stillwaterlibrary.org

BACK PORCH JAMS When: 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug 30 Where: Arcola Mills, 12905 Arcola Trail N., Stillwater Details: Acoustic music

by Nici Peper. Tickets recommended; $20.

Fundraiser for the Arcola Mills Historic Foundation. Gates open at 5 p.m.

Contact: arcolamills.org

MUSIC AT FRANCONIA When: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 Where: 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia Details: Family-friendly summer music series in outdoor amphitheater.

Food vendors or picnic.

Contact: 651-257-6668 or franconia.org

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BLUEGRASS AND LEMONADE IN THE SHADE

Contact: mywahooadventures.com

When: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail, Scandia Details: Listen to area musicians play bluegrass and enjoy free lemonade.

Guided tours at 1p.m. and 2:30 p.m. for $7.

Contact: 651-433-5053 or gammel gardenmuseum. org

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Midwest Ski Otters shows When: 6 p.m. Sundays beginning second Sunday in June throughout the summer Where: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bear-based team of 120 amateur

Ongoing ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP When: 1-2:30 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month Where: Church of St. Pius X, room 42, 3878 Highland Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Open-door anxiety and panic support group to help participants develop coping skills and share experiences.

Contact: 612-245-5720 or namimn.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, June 28- Oct. Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic produce, natural meats and cheeses, honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and flowers.

Contact: 651-747-3650 or whitebearlake.org

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FARMERS MARKET When: 2-6 p.m.

Wednesdays, June - Oct. Where: Helene Houle Medical Center parking lot, 1155 E. County Road E Details: 30 selling spaces with produce grown within 50 miles of St. Paul.

Contact: 651-485-9532 or cityvadnaisheights.com

MAHTOMEDI FARMERS MARKET When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sundays, through

September 22 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Temporarily relocated due to construction at Veteran’s Park.

DROP-IN DISCOVERY STATIONS

skiers from metro area. A special Heritage Days Show is 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 in addition to the Sunday, Aug. 18 show. The season fi nale is Sunday, Aug. 25.

Contact: skiotter.com

inflatables, kids activities, balloon artist, Big Prize Bingo, live music, family picnic, Quad Chamber business expo.

Contact: blueherondays.org

NORTH HUDSON PEPPER FEST

When: Aug. 16-18 Where: Pepper Fest Park, When: 10 a.m.-noon 400 7th St. N, North Saturdays, June-Sept.

Where: Tamarack Nature Hudson, WI Details: In honor of the Center, 5287 Otter community’s Italian Lake Road, White Bear heritage, festivities Township include Italian food, Details: Free drop-in carnival, parade, program with nature live bands, bingo and discussions, touchable artifacts and interactions contests.

Contact: 715-386-0797 or with animals. All ages. pepperfest.org Contact: 651-407-5350 or parks.co.ramsey.mn.us/ tamarack SPELMANSSTAMMA &

SWEDISH PIG ROAST

MEET THE GARDENER When: 10:15-11 a.m.

Mondays, through Aug. 26 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Meet Tamarack gardeners and help plant, tend and taste the harvest.

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

NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY BLUE HERON DAYS When: Aug. 16-18 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr. and throughout Lino Lakes Details: Movie in the park kickoff, parade,

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail, Scandia Details: Swedish Immigrant Fiddle Fest where fiddler’s gather to play tunes and teach each other new music. Tours of historic buildings, pig roast ($20), games, and parade of musicians.

Contact: gammelgarden museum.org

CAMPFIRE TALKS When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Join a naturalist at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Campground for a roaring campfi re, interactive activities, and presentation on wildcats

enjoyable for the whole family. Free.

Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

GARDEN TOUR AND CORN FEED When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18 Where: Waldoch farm, 8174 Lake Dr., Lino Lakes Details: Visit Mary and Kathy’s personal gardens by hay ride, visit with artists and crafters, enjoy sweet corn, Joyer Barnyard, kettle corn, lemonade and deals.

Contact: waldochfarm. com

SUMMER TUESDAYS When: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Where: Lowell Park, Downtown Stillwater Details: Free family event includes market vendors, food, music, stage performances until 8:30 p.m.; family movie at dusk.

Contact: summertuesdays.com

CONSIGNMENT AUCTION When: 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 Where: Blacksmith Lounge, 17205 Forest Blvd. N., Hugo Details: Bid on collectibles, antiques, lawn & garden and household items.

Consignments taken the morning of the auction 7-9:30 a.m.

Details: 507-256-4459 or mangesauction@yahoo. com

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When: 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Ave. N. Details: WCCO’s Mike Lynch leads program using giant telescopes aimed at Jupiter, Saturn as well as the star clusters, galaxies, and other great celestial treasures. Free with vehicle permit.

Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington.mn.us

ART TROLLEY ADVENTURE TOURS When: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30 Where: Stillwater Trolley, 400 Nelson St. S. Details: Jump aboard the trolley for behind the scenes tours, meet artists, hands on demonstration. Aug. event travels to Marine and Scandia. Picnic lunch & wine included. $79.

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

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

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

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

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LOOKING BACK Week of August 11-17, 2019 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

1919 The clerk of the Independent School Dist. 5 has been authorized to call for bids for Lighting Fixtures for the new high school building. Brascolites or similar lights being specified. Bids will be received on or before Aug. 18, 1919, at the Washington school at 3:00 p.m.

1944 An Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of an additional Air Medal was awarded on July 21, 1944, to Second Lieutenant Roger J. Benson, AAF, of White Bear Lake, as pilot from December 15, 1943, to April 20, 1944. The award, announced

by Headquarters, US Army Forces in the South Pacific was for flights with the 13th AAF. The Cluster is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained transport missions over areas where anti-aircraft fire is effective, where enemy patrols are habitually encountered or where enemy opposition is actually encountered.

1969 The White Bear Lake City Council Tuesday approved the request of William Brakefield to extend the time limit in which he is to cease business to Sept. 1, instead of their original order of August 15. Brakefield, who operates Brake’s Marina on White Bear

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Roger Benson was a second lieutenant with the Army Air Force in the South Pacific during WWII.

Lake with offices and repair shops on Whitaker Street, had applied for the extension in order to allow time to clear the premises of stock and other persons’ property which is there for repair.

The special use permit under which Brakefield was conducting his business was declared “null and void” August 6 by the White Bear Lake Planning Commission because conditions listed in the special use permit had not been met.

1994 Cub Foods and White Bear Township officials have resolved a year-long dispute with nearby residents who said the grocery store’s building and parking lot lights glare too brightly into their homes. Earlier this month, Cub officials agreed to allow two neighbors of the Meadowlands subdivision directly behind the store to construct and install their own adapters over several lights on the building’s north end and in the parking lot.

Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events White Bear Area Historic House Tour 2019 Sunday, September 29 Noon-6 p.m.

Tour 10 fantastic sites on and around White Bear Lake including quaint cottages, beautiful lake homes and historic community buildings. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to tour these wonderful locations! Tickets and information are available at whitebearhistory. org or 651-407-5327.

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

County breaks ground on new Wildwood Library

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Washington County commissioners and Mahtomedi officials celebrate the groundbreaking for Wildwood Library Aug. 7. Taking part in the ceremony are District 2 Commissioner Stan Karwoski, Mahtomedi City Councilman Jeff Ledermann, District 3 Commissioner Gary Kriesel, Mahtomedi Mayor Judson Marshall, District 1 Commissioner Fran Miron and District 4 Commissioner Wayne Johnson.

Celebrations Congratulations Dan and Claire Ferrazzo

MAHTOMEDI — Washington County commissioners and library staff, along with county and community partners, gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at Wildwood Library Aug. 7.

The ceremony included remarks from Commissioner Stan Karwoski and Commissioner Fran Miron, Mayor Judson Marshall and Library Director Keith Ryskoski.

Commissioners Karwoski and Miron both represent portions of Mahtomedi as well as the adjacent communities of Willernie, Pine Springs, Grant and Dellwood.

The city of Mahtomedi is a partner on the project, which includes a stormwater drainage route from a pond on the Wildwood Library lot to a main storm sewer along County State Aid Highway 12. This will improve stormwater drainage in the area.

Construction of the planned 12,800-square-foot building is expected to begin Aug. 19.

The new library will include a children's room and teen space, a patio, a large meeting room, three small study rooms and space for outdoor programs. It will have improvements to accessibility in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, greater energy efficiency, expanded library program spaces and an upgraded layout aimed to improve staff efficiency.

Washington County has installed a camera at the Wildwood Library site to show construction progress. The camera will be in place until the library is complete in summer 2020. Residents who would like construction updates may sign up for periodic email updates at WashCoLib.link/WildwoodUpdates. Residents may also view project updates on the library’s website at WashCoLib.org/Future.

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Making Meaningful Change

Dan Ferrazzo and Claire Campbell were married June 1st at Maddens Resort in Brainerd, MN. The Bride is a graduate of the University of North Dakota and is employed as an RN at Abbott Northwestern. The Groom is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and is employed as a Realtor with RE/Max Results The Pro Team.

Parents of the Bride are Renee and the late Doug Campbell.

Parents of the Groom are Joe & Cathy Ferrazzo.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15th • 7 pm

Roseville Public Library, 2180 Hamline Ave. N, Roseville This talk is a gift from the Christian Science Churches in New Brighton, White Bear Lake & St. Paul

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1. Dan and Theresa Sterder’s young son wore a police jacket and hat at the Night to Unite event in his White Bear Lake neighborhood. — Submitted

Mahtomedi Adventure Club underway by emptying their water tank onto the kids. Firefighters also did a good deed by fetching balls off the roof of the school building. — Sammy Kostuch

2. Two boys and their dogs were spotted fishing off the Birchwood shore on White Bear Lake. The dogs were not camera shy. — Ellen Maas

5. Mahtomedi Community Education hosted a Safer Daughters Class for middle school girls and a parent on Aug. 7. NOT ME Training instructors shared valuable information to educate girls on staying aware and safe. — Jana Swanson

3. Kade Cadwell hoists the tackle wheel the distance while running the obstacle course on the last day of Mr. T’s Football Camp Aug. 9. Offered through Mahtomedi Community Education, over 50 athletes, ages pre-kindergarten to grade 4, got a taste of everything football including camp competitions and awards. — Cathy Wyland 4. Oliver Determan slips and slides past water bucket dumper Levi Zizzo on a water day at OH Anderson July 31. In addition to the slip and slide, the water works included blow ups, water balloons and sprinklers. Mahtomedi Fire Department got the wet event at

6. Members of the White Bear wrestling team participated in the Aug. 3 Rotary Strive race by Boatworks Commons. Proceeds are used for student scholarships. — Dale Grambush 7. Vadnais Heights Lion Kathy Schug receives the Melvin Jones Fellow award at the club’s annual picnic Aug. 8. — Sara Marie Moore 8. A sandhill crane was spotted on Greenhaven Drive in White Bear Township last week. — Rhonda Turcotte

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At right: White Bear Lake Police officers Kacie Allen and Matt Butchko pose outside their vehicle during a visit to the Night to Unite gathering at St. Stephen Lutheran Church Tuesday, Aug. 6.

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Local Special Olympians bike with pro’s in X Fest exhibition

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Three local Special Olympics athletes participated in the Special Olympics Unified BMX Race at X Fest at U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Camilo Mejia and Jenny Anderson of Mahtomedi, and Tim Sorenson of White Bear Lake were among 10 Special Olympians paired with professional BMX bikers in an exhibition staged by X Games Minneapolis 2019.

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The event was the kickoff to the X Games.

“We had a wonderful experience,” said Patricia Schaber, Special Olympics volunteer, representing Mejia.

“He had a VIP pass to all the events, got to eat in the athlete lounge and ride a limo to and from the hotel. He was on cloud nine.”

Meija has competed in many Special Olympics events over two decades, including alpine skiing in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria, and once earned a Boy Scout merit badge by biking 53 miles in a day.

Anderson, a Mahtomedi High School student, was interviewed on ESPN and the CW television networks about participating in the X Games. When asked how it feels on the bike track, she responded, “It feels good. I like to bike. Biking is my favorite.”

Kristeen Anderson, Jenny’s mother, noted, “The reason Jenny rides a bike is because of Shelley,” referencing Jenny’s teacher at Mahtomedi Public Schools, Shelley Mitchell. Mitchell is the District-wide Developmental Adapted Physical Education (DAPE) specialist.

2019 was a debut year for the Special Olympics Unified BMX Race. Special Olympics Unified Sports includes

people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.

Sorenson has participated in Special Olympics bowling, track and field, basketball, bocce, poly-hockey, softball, golf, and Unified soccer. He takes his bike to work and has ridden up to 50 miles at one time.

The Special Olympians received a free BMX bike and helmet, along with one week of free camp at Woodward, a premier BMX bike camp in Pennsylvania, Schaber said.

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Taste of Tennessee: Young angler fishes national bass tournament A member of the White Bear Lake high school fishing club traveled to Huntington, Tennessee, last week to cast for big bass. “Walking across the stage, being able to weigh in fish in front of crowds and cameras and getting interviewed is something I'll cherish forever,” said Tyler Thilmany, who competed in the Jr. National Bassmasters Tournament.

Thilmany qualified in 2018 after fi nishing top five in the Jr. Bass State Tournament on Lake Waconia.

Thilmany and his partner Jayden Snow, with Rogers High School fishing team, competed against a tough field of 62 of the best teams across the country and Canada. The boys caught fish during two days of practice, but size was key for a title. On day one, they weighed in only two legal fish. With redemption on their mind, day two was different. Thilmany and his teammate landed 25 bass and a full stringer of five legal fish. They placed 30th overall.

Asking what this meant to him, Thilmany replied: “This Tournament taught me to be mentally strong even when things are not going your way. I can’t express how honored I was to represent White Bear Lake and the State of Minnesota.”

Reservoir fishing is much different than what he's used to, Thilmany added. The experience introduced him to new friends and “awesome competitors.”

Thilmany fished in his fi rst tournament last year as an eighth grader at the state junior bass tournament. Competitors fished as individuals in this tournament. He weighed in fish totaling 12.85 pounds, which put him in the top five, earning his way to nationals in 2019. The national tournament took place on 1,000-acre Recreational Lake in Carroll County, Tennessee, Aug. 2 – Aug. 9, which included two days of pre-fishing, one

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day of welcoming anglers/families and two days of tournament fishing. Four anglers represented Minnesota.

Next up for the high school freshman is the state high school tournament Aug. 24-25 on Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria. Tyler will be fishing with his brother, Austin Thilmany, a senior on the fishing team.

The fishing team is coached by Jacob Montgomery, Jen Thilmany and Derek Legrand. Follow the White Bear Lake fishing team on Facebook to get info on sign up for the upcoming year. The team is also looking for local sponsors to help out.

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At right, Tyler gets his line ready before going out on the lake.

Create a reliable putting stroke

f you ask most golfers what shot frustrates them the most, putting comes up most often.

I think this is because most players expect to make anything 10 ft. and closer. Tour pros make 88% of putts within 10 ft., but only 40% at 10 ft.

When you put expectations in Tee your brain, you put undue pressure on yourself to make the putt.

Time Pressure creates tension, which manifests itself in a tighter grip Betsy Larey and the inability to let the club work through the natural arc during the stroke. The other issue with tension and the putting stroke is it’s difficult to fi nd a smooth tempo, which you really need to become a good putter.

The easiest way to explain what all good putters have in common is to look at the address position, the stroke itself and the correct tempo you need to make the stroke consistent.

First of all, the putter face stays square to the “putter path” instead of the “target line”. There is a mistaken belief in golf that the putter moves straight back and straight through during the stroke. The perfect putting path travels back and through on a natural arc.

In order for this to happen, your hands need to work as a single unit during the stroke. For this reason, I recommend a different grip with the putter. The grip in the full swing is designed to achieve the rotation of the clubface through impact while the putting grip is designed to “quiet” the hands during the stroke. The two most common grips are the reverse overlap and left-hand low.

The other common characteristics of good putters are the head stays very steady and the hands are quiet during the stroke (the swing is a pendulum stroke made with the shoulders), while the rest of the body stays still. In addition, grip pressure should be on the lighter side and the stroke should be approximately the same length back and through, with the exception of longer putts.

When you set up to the ball, your alignment should look like this. Hips should be over your heels with your weight on your heels. This helps keep your lower body still. Eyes should be over or slightly inside the ball. Here’s a good one

you’ve never heard. Make sure your eyes are level. If you are a left eye dominant right handed player, there’s a good chance your head could be tilted slightly right. (Your dominant eye will always try and fi nd the ball). If you’re that player, your miss will generally be to the right.

Your forearms should be parallel. If your right arm is higher than your left, it’s easy to block the shot and leave it right. The easiest way I know to get them parallel is to get your grip and rotate your elbows inward towards your body.

Start by standing straight up, holding the putter parallel to the ground in front of you. Get your grip, then rotate your elbows inward and pull them in towards your ribs. This anchors your arms to your body. From there, bend at the hips and let the sole of the club rest flat on the ground.

The shaft and your forearms should be perfectly parallel. I guarantee you will be using your shoulders to make the stroke from that position.

If the sole of your club is not flat on the ground, chances are pretty good it’s too long for you.

The biggest mistake I see players make is blocking putts. You’ve got to let the putter head work through the arc. With your elbows attached to your sides, it’s easy. Let your right elbow slide along your rib cage on your backswing and your left elbow along your rib cage on your forward swing. No blocking. The key is setting up correctly.

When you talk about learning to feel the stroke, you need to understand what tempo is all about.

Most putting clinics that I have attended as a teaching professional have all presented a method, or system of putting. The one exception was one by Geoff Magnums’ “The Putting Zone”. He talked about using a combination of words to say while putting. I admit I was very skeptical at fi rst, but after trying this I became a believer that this was a great way to learn how to “feel” the putting stroke.

Each word is said on the backswing, the next word(s) on the follow through. On an average putt with a level lie, the words are “one potato, one potato”. On an uphill putt its “one potato, smooth” (your forward swing will be longer). On a downhill putt it’s “even, even” (your putt will be slower, which will put less spin on the ball at impact). Finally, with a very long putt it’s “one potato, don’t do that” (which creates a much longer follow through). The other tip that helps on

downhill putts is to have a very light grip. I call it dead hands. It puts a lot less spin on the ball which means the ball rolls slower.

If you’re looking for a more consistent putting game, give these a try. As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Betsy Larey is an LPGA Teaching Professional who has been working with adults and juniors for over 20 years. She has taught at the PGA Tour Golf Academy in St. Augustine FL, has been the Head Women’s Coach at Carleton College and Flagler College, and White Bear Lake High School. She is available for lessons at Keller Golf Course in St Paul and Shadow Ridge in Lino Lakes. You can reach her directly at betsylareygolf@gmail.com or call 651-470-2297.

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Zephyr boys 2-2 at Sweet 16 tourney The Mahtomedi boys basketball team won two of four games in the Pacesetter Sweet 16 Tournament Aug. 3-4.

This is an annual August tournament in which highly-ranked teams from each of the four classes are invited. The champion was Cretin-Derham Hall with a 78-76 finals win over Park Center.

The Zephyrs lost to Caledonia 67-20, beat New Ulm Cathedral 77-59, beat Henning 78-68, and lost to Bemidji 79-48, officially playing ninth.

Players were Cole Chapman, Brody Fox, Austin Schulte, Luke Ricker, Ben Hogan, Nick Schetinski, Ethan Russell, Aaron Moriarity, Cal Greene, Ryan Maule, John Schaefer and Will Underwood. Coaching were Samuel and Trey Newman, sons of Zephyr coach Keith Newman.

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White Bear Lake offensive linemen, under line coach Nick Devet, run through some drills at the team’s midnight practice Monday morning.

This year's White Bear Lake Area High School 2019 graduate and current diving record holder, Hannah Wickstrom, was awarded the 2018-2019 All American Academic award last month through the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. She will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for neuroscience this fall but will no longer dive.

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RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET & LEVY, AND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (WMD) CHARGES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Rice Creek Watershed District Board of Managers has scheduled a public hearing to present and receive comPHQWV RQ WKH 'LVWULFW¡V SURSRVHG EXGJHW DQG OHY\ ZKLFK LQFOXGH :DWHU Management District (WMD) local charges for the Bald Eagle Lake WMD, the Anoka County Ditch (ACD) 31 WMD, the ACD 46 WMD, and the ACD 53-62 WMD on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Shoreview City Hall Council Chambers, 4600 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, Minnesota. The proposed 2020 budget is $8,186,939. The proposed total levy for the District is $5,181,376. The Bald Eagle Lake WMD will collect charges (revenue) of $58,050. The ACD 31 WMD will collect charges of $32,555.90. The ACD 46 WMD will collect charges of $43,883.15. The ACD 53-62 WMD will collect charges of $33,906.67. All WMD charges are being collected as previously RUGHUHG IRU SURMHFWV FRPSOHWHG ZLWKLQ WKH UHVSHFWLYH :0' 5&:' Pheasant Ridge Drive, Suite 611, Blaine, MN 55449. 763-398-3070.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed BIDS for construction of Emergency Lift Station Bypass (City Project No. 2019-3) will be received by City of Birchwood Village DW WKH RIÃ&#x20AC;FH RI City Hall, 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood, MN until 11.00 AM, September DQG WKHQ DW VDLG RIÃ&#x20AC;FH SXEOLFO\ RSHQHG DQG UHDG DORXG 7KH IROORZLQJ are approximate major work items: 1. 247 lineal feet of 8-inch SDR 35 PVC sanitary sewer approximately 7 to 13 feet deep 2. 124 lineal feet of 8-inch SDR 26 PVC sanitary sewer 13 to 20 feet deep 3. County road reconstruction 4. Demolition of the existing lift station 'LJLWDO FRSLHV RI WKH &2175$&7 '2&80(176 PD\ EH REWDLQHG for a non-refundable fee of $15 at http://www.questcdn.com. Enter BidDoc #6473602. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with digital project information. Bidders can view the contract documents at the website free of charge.

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PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 7KH &LW\ RI :KLWH %HDU /DNH 3ODQQLQJ &RPPLVVLRQ ZLOO KROG D SXEOLF KHDUing in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, Minnesota on Monday, August 26, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following requests: A. Case No. 19-7-V: A request by Mark Christenson for a three foot variance from the four foot height limit for an existing stone wall abutting a public right-of-way, per Code Section 1302.030 Subd.6.h.4, in order to allow the wall to remain along 10th Street at the property located at 4955 Lake Avenue.

B. Case No. 19-2-P & 19-3-Z: A City-initiated request for a preliminary plat to rearrange four lots located at 3996, 3998, 4000 Hoffman Road and 4001 Highway 61 into two parcels, per Code Section 1402.020, and a rezoning of the northern parcel from B-3: Auto-oriented Business to I-1: Limited Industry and the southern parcel from B-3: Auto-oriented Business to P: Public, per Code Section 1301.040, in order to allow the north half to be combined with Saputo and the south half to be joined to the White Bear Lake Public Works facility.

C. Case No. 19-4-CUP & 75-13-Sa: A request by Brian McGoldrick for D FRQGLWLRQDO XVH SHUPLW IRU DQ HYHQW FHQWHU LQ WKH /DNH 9LOODJH 0L[HG 8VH District, per Code Section 1303.227 Subd.4, at the property located at 4431 Lake Avenue South; a conditional use permit for joint parking, per Code Section 1302.050, Subd.10.a; and a conditional use permit amendment for a 50slip expansion of the Docks of White Bear Lake Marina per Code Section 1303.227, Subd.4.f at the property located at 4424 Lake Avenue South.

D. Case No. 19-4-Z: A City-initiated text amendment to Zoning Code Section 1303.227, Subd.4.f.2, to delete the slip density limit of not more than one slip for every four feet of shoreline.

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CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider an application submitted by the City of Vadnais Heights, for an Amendment to the City Code concerning Chapter 32, Subdivisions.

Anyone wishing to be heard in regards to this matter will be given an opSRUWXQLW\ DW WKLV WLPH 7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ PDWHULDOV DUH DYDLODEOH IRU SXEOLF UHYLHZ at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning/Community Development Director, at 651204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com. )25 7+( 3/$11,1* &200,66,21 2) 7+( &,7< 2) 9$'1$,6 +(,*+76 Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: August 8, 2019 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 14, 2019.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m DW &LW\ +DOO (DVW &RXQW\ 5RDG ( WR FRQVLGHU ,QWHULP 8VH 3HUmit and Site Plan applications, submitted by Jacon LLC, to allow a temporary PRELOH WUDLOHU IRU RIÃ&#x20AC;FH VSDFH 7KH SURSHUW\ LGHQWLÃ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ QXPEHU RI SDUFHO LQYROYHG LV 7KLV SDUFHO LV ORFDWHG DW /DERUH 5RDG Anyone wishing to be heard in regards to this matter will be given an opSRUWXQLW\ DW WKLV WLPH 7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ PDWHULDOV DUH DYDLODEOH IRU SXEOLF UHYLHZ at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning/Community Development Director, at 651204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com. )25 7+( 3/$11,1* &200,66,21 2) 7+( &,7< 2) 9$'1$,6 +(,*+76 Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: August 8, 2019 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on August 14, 2019.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. DW &LW\ +DOO (DVW &RXQW\ 5RDG ( WR FRQVLGHU ,QWHULP 8VH 3HUPLW DQG 6LWH 3ODQ DSSOLFDWLRQV VXEPLWWHG E\ 7KH /XWKHU &RPSDQ\ ///3 IRU approval of using a parking lot as a principle use.

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CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider a Building ReloFDWLRQ $SSOLFDWLRQ VXEPLWWHG E\ *HUDOG 8UEDQ WR UHORFDWH D GHWDFKHG JDUDJH at 4107 Centerville Road to 3781 Labore Road.

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CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider a Conditional 8VH 3HUPLW DSSOLFDWLRQ VXEPLWWHG E\ .DUO 3HWHUVRQ WR FRQVWUXFW D VT IW accessory structure.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-19-572 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INTESTATE) Estate of James Barry Berg Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of Co-PerVRQDO 5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV KDV EHHQ Ã&#x20AC;OHG ZLWK WKH 5HJLVWUDU 1R :LOO KDV EHHQ SUHVHQWHG IRU SUREDWH 7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ KDV EHHQ JUDQWHG Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Douglas J. Berg, whose address is 16 Melbourne Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, 0LQQHVRWD DQG .DUHQ / 6WHYHQV ZKRVH DGGUHVV LV )DLUÃ&#x20AC;HOG Drive, Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of WKH &R 3HUVRQDO 5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV 8QOHVV REMHFWLRQV DUH Ã&#x20AC;OHG ZLWK WKH &RXUW (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the Co-Personal Representatives have full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute real estate.

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Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: July 26, 2019 Joel Olson, Registrar 0LFKDHO 8SWRQ &RXUW $GPLQLVWUDWRU Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: Jorgen M. Lervick, DeWitt LLP $7 7 7RZHU 901 Marquette Avenue , Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attorney License No: 0400159 7HOHSKRQH )D[

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WHITE BEAR MINI STORAGE NOTICE OF AUCTION 7KLV LV QRWLFH RI LQWHQW WR VHOO SURSHUW\ ORFDWHG LQ XQLW $ DW :KLWH %HDU Mini Storage. If Joshua Lehman does not pay the balance in full by August 21, DW $0 &67 DQ DXFWLRQ ZLOO EH KHOG DW ZZZ VWRUDJHDXFWLRQV QHW RQ August 21, 2019 at 10:00AM. Published two times in the White Bear Press on August 7 and 14, 2019.

WHITE BEAR LAKE HRA CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF TAX INCREMENT DISTRICTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 7,) 'LVWULFW 1DPH &XUUHQW QHW WD[ FDSDFLW\ 2ULJLQDO QHW WD[ FDSDFLW\ &DSWXUHG QHW WD[ FDSDFLW\ 3ULQFLSDO DQG LQWHUHVW SD\PHQWV GXH GXULQJ FXUUHQW \HDU 7D[ LQFUHPHQW UHFHLYHG 7D[ LQFUHPHQW H[SHQGHG 0RQWK DQG \HDU RI ILUVW WD[ LQFUHPHQW UHFHLSW 'DWH RI UHTXLUHG GHFHUWLILFDWLRQ ,QFUHDVHG SURSHUW\ WD[ LPSRVHG RQ RWKHU SURSHUWLHV DV D UHVXOW RI ILVFDO GLVSDULWLHV FRQWULEXWLRQ

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Additional information regarding each district may be obtained from: Kerri Kindsvater, Finance Director 4701 Highway 61 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (651) 429-8517 kkindsvater@whitebearlake.org Published one time in the White Bear Press on August 14, 2019.

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“THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN” (PG) [THEMATIC MATERIAL] — A touching, heartbreaking, familyoriented, star-dotted (Kathy Baker, Gary Cole, Martin Donovan and Al Sapienza), 109-minute film based on Garth Stein’s bestselling 2008 novel in which an adorable, smart, philosophical golden retriever (voiceover by Kevin Costner) narrates the film as he gains knowledge and dreams of being reincarnated as a human, builds a close-knit friendship with his successful Seattle race car driver owner (Milo Ventimiglia) who works at a BMW car dealership, and initially reluctantly looks after his owner’s ESL teacher wife (Amanda Seyfried) and their daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong/Lily Dodsworth-Evans).

“BRIAN BANKS” (PG-13) [THEMATIC CONTENT AND RELATED IMAGES AND LANGUAGE] — Terrific acting dominates this riveting, entertaining, inspirational, gut-wrenching, 99-minute 2018 film that chronicles the valiant, heartbreaking struggles of tenacious, 27-year-old African-American Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), who was once a high school football star with dreams of an NFL career and living with his supportive mother (Sherri Shepherd) in Long Beach, California, as he tries to convince skeptical, overworked California Innocence Project lawyer Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and law students (Tiffany Dupont, et al.) to get his case overturned after he was unjustly accused of assaulting a classmate (Xosha Roguemore) in 2002 when he was 16 years old, resulting in traumatic prison time and having to register as a sex offender the rest of his life.

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“SWORD OF TRUST” (R) [LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT] — When a granddaughter (Jillian Bell) inherits an antique sword from her grandfather that allegedly proves that the Confederacy won the Civil War and she and her partner (Michaela Watkins) try to convince a gruff Alabama pawnshop owner (Marc Maron) to buy it as his dimwitted, flat-Earther employee (Jon Huss) observes the transaction banter in this wacky, low-key, intermittently funny, lowbudget, improvisational, 88-minute comedy, things get dicey after a mysterious middleman (Toby Huss) enters the picture offering the parties $40,000 and then drives them to the Tennessee countryside to meet a Civil War collector (Dan Bakkedahl) while inept conspiracy theorists (Whitmer Thomas and Timothy Paul) try to get their hands on the saber.

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As I’ve mentioned in the past few columns, rainfall has been AUGUST 14-20, 2019 on the short end lately so this Saturday’s rain event was High 80° “somewhat” welcomed and needed. I say somewhat only Low 61° because it fell on a Saturday. We Minnesotans don’t like to waste summertime Saturdays, even if it means a needed %Sun 70% rainfall. Temperatures and dew points have been very PCP 0.91” comfortable lately as we enjoyed cooler and drier air from Canada. We’ve been sitting on the northern tip of a high pressure ridge so any thunderstorm activity will be hit or miss.

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School board, city councils launch annual meetings; bond first topic

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

Area city councils have begun annual meetings with the school board again after a 30-year hiatus.

The first meeting on July 31 was organized by White Bear Lake City Administrator Ellen Hiniker and Vadnais Heights City Administrator Kevin Watson. Staff and local politicians from both cities, as well as Hugo and North Oaks, attended. School board members and staff were also present.

The first topic discussed was the school's $326 million bond referendum, which will be on the fall ballot.

Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak presented on what the bond would be used for — safety and security improvements, flexible learning spaces and building updates, including a new elementary school in Hugo and expansion of the high school at North Campus to create a one-campus high school.

The average building in the district is 50 years old.

The newest — Oneka Elementary — is 15 years old and the oldest — the District Center — is 101 years old, Kazmierczak said.

The bond plans include reshaping the District Center into an expansion for Central Middle School. District Center would be relocated to Sunrise Park Middle School; the senior center and early childhood center would also be located at Sunrise. Normandy Park would be vacated. South Campus would become a middle school.

Oneka Elementary in Hugo would become a K-5 school and Hugo Elementary would become an early childhood center. The district has a growing preschool population and a waiting list, Kazmierczak said. Although free preschool was part of the district's recent strategic planning, the early childhood expansions are needed just for the current fee-based program. Additional funding would be needed for a free preschool program; the district is not currently pursuing funding for that. It would be easier to implement such a program in the future with two early childhood sites, he noted.

The biggest line item on the bond is the expansion of North Campus at about $179 million. Kazmierczak said the 90-member committee that came up with the plan looked at six different options before deciding that expanding North Campus to make one high school was the best option. The committee discussed a new high school in Hugo as well but wanted to put the high school together.

“We are all Bears,” Kazmierczak noted. There are only four or five schools in the United States that have a split-campus high school configuration like White Bear Lake, where freshman and sophomores attend school miles away from juniors and seniors.

The combined high school would be in the top 10 largest in the state, Kazmierczak said. The district is within the top 25 in the state; the population of the district is 60,000 to 70,000. The bond would be the biggest to pass in state history. “This is also the first time any district has tried to tackle the issues we are trying to tackle.”

Local politicians voice support for bond City council members asked questions and discussed the bond.

“Will it take care of the district's needs for the length of the bond?” asked Hugo City Councilwoman Becky Petryk.

“I think so,” said Kazmierczak, noting he wouldn't see why there would be another bond during that time.

“It sets us up well for the next 10 years.”

“How does the levy factor into overall tax impact?” asked White Bear City Councilman Kevin Edberg.

“We don't anticipate going to voters to increase that,” Kazmierczak said. The levy was renewed in 2017 for 10 years. It would likely go for renewal in eight years.

There is a technology levy that would be up for renewal in 2022.

White Bear City Councilman Dan Jones thought a new high school should have been built a long time ago.

“It's time,” he said.

“Those of us that don't have children in school anymore have an obligation to pay it forward,” added Mayor Jo Emerson.

“We want to pay it forward to the next generation,” noted school board member Marge Newmaster. “This is a good time right now to do this; interest rates are good.”

Kazmierczak said construction costs continue to rise. The new elementary school in Hugo is projected to cost $43 million. The same size and quality of school in Hugo 15 years ago costs $25 million. “It will never cost less than what it will cost right now,” he noted.

Vadnais Heights City Councilman Bob Morse expressed concerns about the tax impact on seniors on fixed incomes. The impact is expected to be $23/month for a median-valued, $275,000 home. “I'm afraid it will impact seniors negatively,” he said. “Median home val-

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Members of district cities met with school board members and staff at the Vadnais Heights Commons July 31.

ues are increasing, I want to have a balance.”

“We haven't paid it in 30 years,” Jones said.

Kazmierczak said that the district's “mortgage” would be spread out over a larger tax base as growth occurs. About 1,500 new homes are expected in the district. “Our mortgage payment, so to speak, is going to be spread over a larger tax base,” he said. The tax impact of the bond is expected to stay consistent until 2044, not rise or fall, according to district documents.

Hugo Mayor Tom Weidt said he would like to see the new schools to attract more growth and value in the city. “The community revolves around schools,” he said. “Everything's value goes up.”

If the bond doesn't pass this fall, the district will likely have overcrowded schools and larger class sizes, Kazmierczak said. According to a district study, enrollment could hit almost 11,000 students in 10 years if 75 percent of the agricultural land available in the district is developed. Current enrollment capacity is 8,700. “It takes five years to put in place (the updated, larger schools),” Kazmierczak said. “We need to be ahead of the curve.”

Attendees discussed having annual or biannual meetings to discuss topics in common in the district or region. Mayor Emerson suggested talking about the Rush Line at a future meeting.

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STUDENT NEWS The following local students were named to the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list or received academic honors at a college or university for the 2019 Spring semester: Baylor University: Caroline Grove of Grant.

College of Saint Benedict: Nicole Newman of White Bear Lake.

Drake University: Shannon Herzog of White Bear Lake; Christina Teufert of Mahtomedi.

Florida Institute of Technology: Elizabeth Kurkowski and Emily Perron, both of White Bear Lake; Kyle Bissonnette of Mahtomedi.

Luther College: Kennedy Bergren of Mahtomedi; Harrison Hoffman and Ben Nottleson, both of White Bear Lake.

Miami University: Cole Schroeder of Vadnais Heights.

St. Ambrose University: Cooper Tate of Vadnais Heights.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Mario Sanchez of Mahtomedi; Eleanor Wnker of White Bear Lake.

Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering, magna cum laude; Tou Yang of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, entrepreneurship.

Washington University: Kian Dahlberg of Vadnais Heights.

Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University: Karly Lunda of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Arts; Gina Wilson of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Arts; Heidi Ledermann of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Arts.

Wheaton College: Laney Wolder of Vadnais Heights; Timothy Lindquist of Mahtomedi.

The following local students graduated from a college or university in the Spring of 2019: Central Lakes College: Kelechi Tonye of Vadnais Heights; Rekha Yadav of White Bear Lake.

College of St. Scholastica: Henry Wohlwend of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Arts, marketing; Alek Stone of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Arts, marketing; Jennifer Yang of Vadnais Heights, Master of Science, project management.

St. Cloud State University: Justin Hauswirth, Nicole Larson, Tessa Takash, Jack Wald and Samantha Waldvogel, all of White Bear Lake; Whoshey Lo of Vadnais Heights.

Drake University: Benjamin Williamson of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, health sciences: health services management; Shannon Herzog of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Arts, chemistry and Bachelor of Science, biochemistry/molecular biology.

Saint Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University: Michael McGill of Mahtomedi and John Engh of White Bear Lake.

Goshen College: Emily Hayne of Mahtomedi, masters in environmental education.

St. Olaf College: Mae Moris of White Bear Lake; Mike Lasiner and Rebecka Miller of Vadnais Heights.

Lawrence University: Bricker Ostler of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Arts, mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa.

University of Kansas: Anna McCormick, Ryan Welsh and Aidan Pearson, all of Mahtomedi.

North Carolina State University: Alexandra Farraher of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, civil engineering.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: Julia Farraher of White Bear Lake.

University of North Dakota: Nicholas Sandvik of Vadnais Heights and Parker Nordstrom of White Bear Lake.

University of St. Thomas: Sydney Morris of White Bear Lake.

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North Dakota State College of Science: Emma Hamlin of White Bear Lake, AAS, occupational therapy assistant.

St. Cloud State University: Adonijah Nyamasege of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, biochemistry and molecular biology; Franchesca Rybak of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, community psychology; Justin Hauswirth of White Bear Lake,

University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Aria Afdjeie of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, neuroscience; Terrence Ellis of Vadnais Heights, Master of Science, clinical exercise physiology; Alexander Huttner of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, business administration; Alexander Yorkovich of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, computer science and information systems; Jose Bermeo of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, computer science and information systems, data science; Andrea Ek-Pangerl of White Bear Lake, Master of Science, education, secondary education; Ryan Kelley of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, health and human performance; Luke Laszewski of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, marketing communications; Stephanie Schneider of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, environmental science; Steven Tauer of White Bear Lake, Master of Business Administration; Mackenzie Crumb of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Science, animal science.

University of Wisconsin-Stevenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point: Caitlin Broberg of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, health science-pre-athletic training, summa cum laude.

Western Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University: Sarah Keenan of Mahtomedi, Master of Science, integrated health care management; Lisa Walmar of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Science, nursing.

Luigi Viggiano, a recent Mahtomedi High School graduate, was one of 25 Scouts selected to receive a $1,000 Eagle Scout Scholarship.

Dave Anderson of White Bear Lake completed a certificate in teaching at the College of St. Scholastica.

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Summer internship expands to include automotive industry A GenZ Connections class of 11 White Bear Lake Area Schools (WBLAS)’ Career Pathways students – four automotive and seven manufacturing – celebrated the completion of the six-week internship program on July 22 at Buerkle Automotive Group. The number of industry partners this summer grew to 12 – four automotive and eight manufacturing fi rms.

To meet the need for a skilled workforce in a variety of fields, WBLAS’ Career Pathways program includes manufacturing, healthcare, IT and trades. The automotive pathway was recently added. “Students enrolled in Career Pathway classes learn industry-specific skills and, in some courses, may earn free college credit and industry-recognized credentials,” said Jenny Moore, career navigator.

“The Career Pathways program helps students – and their parents – make informed decisions about post-secondary education and career choices, choices that assist with their future investment. … Students have a wide variety of opportunities within the construction, manufacturing, and automotive industries such as class instruction, industry-recognized credentials, paid internships, job shadowing, job site tours and additional on-and off-campus opportunities. All of these examples continue to support the need for a skilled workforce.”

Growing a skilled workforce for the Northeast Metro area has been a team-effort since 2017. That year Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC), White Bear Lake Area Schools (WBLAS), Ramsey County, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, local industry partners and White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation partnered to create the GenZ Connections paid-internship program – to fine-tune the career goals of high school students and to grow a strong and sustainable workforce. That fi rst summer class consisted of four students and four manufacturing fi rms.

“We’re proud to be a part of this program that enriches the career paths of students in the White Bear Lake Area School District,” said Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Liz Moscatelli.

The GenZ 2019 graduating class of interns (high school juniors and seniors) included automotive pathway students Angelo Gambino, Sam Sperry, Dean Isakson and Dante Mahmood; and manufacturing pathway students Harris Brekke, Kevin Lundgren, Jackie Vallejo, Andre Keller, Gavin Tschida, Kajuan Ramsey and Esteban Garrido Perez.

This year’s Northeast Metro manufacturing and automotive industry partners included: Buerkle Automotive Group, Cummins, Fairway Collision Center,

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GenZ Connections summer interns at a closing ceremony July 22 at Buerkle Automotive Group. Back row, from left: Sam Sperry, Kajuan Ramsey, Dante Mahmood, Kevin Lundgren. Front, from left: Angelo Gambino, Jackie Vallejo, Andre Keller, Harris Brekke. Not present: Dean Isakson, Gavin Tschida, Esteban Garrido Perez.

At left, Automotive Pathways student Dean Isakson at industry partner Buerkle Automotive Group.

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Students were closely supervised and mentored in a wide variety of automotive and manufacturing tasks when they were interning with industry partners.

Additionally, all students met with Career Pathways instructors for employability skills training, and manufacturing students completed an OSHA 10 training course.

“Our GenZ interns learned how dental crowns are made through a customized manufacturing process,” said Randi James, office manager for Renstrom Dental Studio. “Each crown is unique to each individual, and they were able to see how we manufactured with a combination of technology, science, and artistry.”

Students had a chance to learn what it would be like to be a dental technician. “It’s difficult to fi nd technicians entering our industry, and the GenZ program allows us to get in front of students entering the workforce and possibly spark some interest in a future career path,” James said.

“GenZ is important to Mold Craft and the community because it helps students and parents make a positive connection between a viable career and

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“Buerkle Automotive’s participation in GenZ Connections provided a unique opportunity for us to collaborate with leaders from the local high school, members of the VHEDC Workforce Committee, industry partners within our own automotive industry, as well as industry partners from the local manufacturing community of businesses,” said Linda McDonough-Rees, human resources manager for Buerkle Automotive Group.

“Like many industries, the automotive industry is undergoing a large demand for new workers,” she added. “The automotive service technician career specifically is projected to need over 13,300 new technicians to meet the market demand between 2016 – 2026.”

Fairway Collision Center also offered automotive experience. “Each student that visited our facility was able to really see the entire repair process from beginning to end,” said Pam Caruth, co-owner and office manager. “They were able to spend some time with our body technicians along with the painters and detailers.”

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Mahtomedi High School Language Arts teacher John Taylor taught English in Cambodia over the summer for the 3seams artisan charity project.

Teaching in Cambodia over the summer John Taylor, Mahtomedi High School Language Arts teacher, and his family spent their summer break helping with a charity called 3seams in Cambodia. The charity supports women who have been victims of human trafficking or poverty and provides job training to help them become artisans of jewelry, headbands and wraps. All profits earned go to the women so they can sustain their families. The whole Taylor family is involved in helping over summer break. John’s wife Mandy is doing job training, John is teaching basic English classes and his children have been helping, too. For more information about the 3seams organization and to shop its artisan collection from creators in Cambodia and Nepal, visit: 3seams.com.

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ical model waiting until the child exhibits signs of stress by acting out, the Miss Kendra Program follows a preventative public health framework that is based on reaching all students with brief but frequent contact and early intervention. For more information on Miss Kendra Programs visit www.traumainformedschools.org.

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MacPhail Center for Music is now open for fall enrollment for all ages (six weeks to 100 years) at its White Bear Lake location. The center also has online classes. It offers instruction in 35 instruments plus voice by more than 200 teachers. For more information on its fall offerings, visit macphail.org or call 612-321-0100.

STEM academy students do hands-on projects Project Scientist in partnership with Trane, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, hosted a group of more than 40 Twin Cities girls ages 4-12 for an exciting, interactive “expedition” into the world of STEM Aug. 1. Held at the White Bear Lake Trane Commercial HVAC office, the expedition allowed girls to experience virtual reality, learn about renewable energy while making their own windmills and tour Trane’s state-of-the art HVAC controls plant and test lab.

“If we’re going to achieve gender parity and diversity in STEM careers, we have to teach girls from all backgrounds that they can grow up to be anything they want, and it’s important to start young,” said Project Scientist Founder and CEO Sandy Marshall. Although women fill nearly half of all jobs in the U.S., they hold less than 25 percent of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Research focused on cancer Editor’s note: The Press conducts email interviews from time to time with White Bear grads doing interesting things in places near and far.

Name: Nicholas Warren, Ph.D. Age: 28 Hometown: Vadnais Heights Education: • White Bear Lake Area High School Class of 2009 • University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Class of 2013 (B.S. in biochemistry/molecular biology) • Dartmouth College Class of 2019 (Ph.D. in cancer biology and pharmacology) Current location: New Hampshire Quick bio: Dr. Nicholas Warren grew up in Vadnais Heights with his mother Michele, father Michael and sister Amy. While at UW-Eau Claire, he started a research career in material science and biophysical chemistry and also researched diabetes at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Warren recently graduated with a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College, where he was selected to speak on behalf of the graduating class. His dissertation focused on developing new cancer treatments. He has also been active in science advocacy and hopes to pursue a career in health care policy.

Q: How might fellow WBLAHS grads remember you?

I was a bit geeky and involved in a lot of extracurricular programs: Math Team, National Honor Society, Rotary Campus Ambassadors, trap shooting team and JV tennis. People may remember me most from helping start up the recycling program at the school, or perhaps my Spanish class nickname, “Felipe.”

Q: Is this what you wanted to do growing up? Did you want to be a cancer scientist?

I wanted to research cancer, because it has significantly impacted my family. During my sophomore year in high school, my grandmother Audrey suffered from a mysterious and painful illness with few answers and no effective treatments. She ended up in the intensive care unit of a local hospital because she was having difficulty breathing. Five days before she passed, we found out that the fluid in her lungs contained cancer cells, which had spread from her pancreas. I decided then that I wanted to research cancer so that other families might be spared the pain that ours endured.

During my Ph.D. studies, my uncle Bill (former assistant principal of Stillwater High School) was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He courageously fought the disease for two years, and even tried cutting-edge therapies. Eventually, cancer won that battle as well.

I think it is a sign of a healthy and complex society that it was possible for me to help develop more treatment options for a disease that has had such a profound impact on my family.

Q: What were your favorite subjects in school? Did your White Bear education set you upon this career path?

White Bear Lake definitely set me up for success as a scientist. I had many wonderful teachers in every subject and can’t possibly mention all of them. My seventh grade math teacher and middle school math team coach, Mr. Ostlund, had a particularly profound influence on my education. His class was my first introduction to graphing calculators, which helped me write math programs to help do my homework and math competitions more quickly. Being on the math team also helped me see that there is often more than one way to arrive at a right answer. This way of thinking has been very helpful as a scientist.

I also received a great foundation in human anatomy, chemistry and biochemistry from Mr. Christensen.

His classes were notoriously challenging, but I think that was what made it so intellectually stimulating for me and helped me excel in college. His teaching style in biochemistry also helped develop critical thinking skills useful for my career. He often gave us a starting molecule and a final molecule, and our assignment was to figure out how to get from start to finish. This helped me figure out what happened during experiments if I found something unexpected.

Q: What are your plans now that you’ve received your Ph.D.?

I am interested in a career in health care/science policy and currently in the job market. This is a hot field right now because there is a huge push to modernize health care to create more personalized treatment options, and both major political parties see health care policy as a core issue. During my Ph.D. studies, I led a graduate student organization that examined the influence science and policy have on each other. Science is ultimately the best system humans have devised to understand the reality of our world. The best medical advice is based on tested facts and solid evidence, and I

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Above, Dr. Nicholas Warren looking at cancer cells through a microscope.

At right, Dr. Warren speaking on behalf of the graduating Ph.D. class at the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Investiture ceremony at Dartmouth College.

believe our policies should as well. I think there is a lot of room to help improve the quality of life for average Americans by switching from academic research to policy.

Q: What has been most rewarding about your career path to date and what has been most challenging?

Discovering new and impactful things for cancer research was a huge reward itself. There is sense of euphoria when you make a major breakthrough, but the flip side can also be difficult to deal with when progress lacks. The majority of academic research is a marathon of learning new techniques and troubleshooting problems. Breakthroughs happen in short bursts, but this is due to the nature of trying to answer questions nobody else has ever asked before. During a Ph.D., you become an expert on an extremely specific topic and contribute new knowledge to our society. I thought it was also very rewarding sharing my discoveries at conferences and by publishing scientific papers.

Q: Do you hope to find a cure for cancer?

I don’t think there will ever be a single cure for cancer. “Cancer” is really thousands of different diseases that must be treated differently. By its very nature, cancer finds ways to resist new treatments. However, there has been a lot of progress lately in cancer treatment with the new class of immunotherapy drugs that have been curing some patients. Most notably, former President Jimmy Carter was cured of advanced melanoma with a new immunotherapy. However, only a minority of patients see any benefit from immunotherapy, and it costs over $100,000 for a full course of treatment. My dissertation investigated how another new class of drugs that prevent repair of damaged DNA, kill cancer cells in petri dishes; I think DNA repair inhibitors have a lot of potential as well, but we will have to see how the clinical trials turn out.

Q: Why were you selected to speak to your graduating class?

I was honored to be selected by the administrators of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

I think they appreciated my dedication to the graduate community through service on the Graduate Student Council and leading a graduate student organization.

These experiences also helped me develop public speaking and leadership skills. My speech focused on how scientists make society healthier and more complex. I was inspired by the book “The Evolving Self” by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Q: What do you like to do when you’re not working?

I like to be in nature. Growing up in a fishing family and participating in the Boy Scouts of America gave me a huge appreciation for the outdoors. In New Hampshire, I have spent as much time as possible in the forests and mountains, whether it was skiing, camping, hiking, or floating down a mountain stream in an inner tube.

Q: You do advocacy work — testified to Congress?

Certainly! I think more people should try to get involved in some form of civic engagement. Voting is the best way to make your voice heard in terms of changing power structures, but our representatives always want more input on the specifics. It can be as simple as giving them a quick call or email that you support/op-

pose a specific policy or statement they made.

My advocacy focused on promoting the benefits of investing in science: it boosts our economy by inventing new technologies and improves quality of life by creating solutions to society’s greatest problems. I had a lot of help and training from Dartmouth, the National Science Policy Network, and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Between 2003 and 2015, federal science funding remained stagnant but, due to inflation, lost over 20% of its buying power. Universities across the country, including Dartmouth, were laying off scientists who couldn’t find federal research grants to keep their laboratories open. My program lost a significant number of professors when I was halfway through and could no longer offer my favorite class to younger graduate students.

President Trump has been proposing significant cuts to science funding, but Congress has fortunately had bipartisan support for increasing science funding in the last two budgets.

Q: Do your parents still live in Vadnais Heights?

How often do you get back?

Yes, my parents still live in Vadnais Heights. During grad school I tried to make it back once or twice a year, the demands of research and the remote location in rural New Hampshire made it difficult to get away. My wife and I even braved the 24-hour winter drive a few times to make it home for Christmas. My family also visited us out in New Hampshire a few times; it was great to share this gorgeous area with them.

Q: Do you miss anything about White Bear Lake or Minnesota?

The fishing for sure. You really can’t beat the Boundary Waters in terms of fishing. Especially with family.

While the health care policy jobs are far more abundant in Washington, D.C., at least there are a few nearby major airports so traveling home will be easier.

Q: Do you have advice for area students considering a career in biomedical research?

It is a challenging but rewarding career path. I would recommend interested high school students look at universities with a focus on undergraduate education and especially undergraduate research. I thought UWEau Claire was great for this. High-quality research experience during or right after undergraduate studies is arguably the most important aspect of applying to graduate programs. Research experience before graduate school also helps with figuring out if it is worth committing to a challenging 5-7 years of your young adult life.

Also, most biomedical research jobs in Minnesota tend to be focused on medical devices, while the pharmaceutical industry is concentrated on the coasts. If students are interested in staying closer to home, an engineering or material science degree may help.

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WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP TOWN BOARD NOTES WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The town board took the following action at its Aug. 5 meeting: â&#x20AC;˘ Again denied a lot split for 1382 Top Lane. Property owner Patrick O'Brien repeated his request for a variance on lot size and width so he could neatly split his property into two.

The board had reviewed the request at a July meeting that O'Brien did not attend due to a miscommunication about the meeting date. His house sits on a large, 18,000-square-foot lot but the second parcel would only measure 9,700 square feet. The township has a minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet.

O'Brien told the board other lots in his neighborhood were less than 0.23 acres, which he believed were below his square footage proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I'm looking for fair and equal opportunity to do this,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Board Chair Ed Prudhon pointed out the smaller lots are â&#x20AC;&#x153;really old.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to eliminate smaller lots,â&#x20AC;? Prudhon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can't keep dropping our standard; it will come back to bite us.â&#x20AC;?

In findings of fact regarding the denial, the board noted that the hardship claimed by the applicant is one he created. It did not preexist the applicant's purchase of the property and is not unique to the property.

Prudhon added that in the past variances represented hardships but now pertain to reasonable use of property. He encouraged O'Brien to search for a way

to reconfigure the lot to reach 10,000 square feet. The board also waived the six-month waiting period to reapply to allow the property owner opportunity to resubmit an application. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a variance request from Matt and Ann Menier at 5216 Park Ave. to allow construction of a two-car garage. A shed and single-car garage will be demolished. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This request is not out of the norm,â&#x20AC;? Prudhon noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The township would rather see things stored inside a garage than outside.â&#x20AC;? No one spoke during a public hearing. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized advertisement for bids and preparation of plans to clear out a seepage pond. The 5-foot-deep pond at well No. 5 requires maintenance every few years, mostly to remove iron deposits. Cost is not to exceed $2,150. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized watermain replacement study for east Bald Eagle Boulevard and Hugo Road. Water main breaks are a concern in the area, according to Public Works Director Dale Reed. He wants to look at options for dealing with breaks in the future. Amount is not to exceed $2,750. â&#x20AC;˘ Discussed the garage under construction at 5508 W. Bald Eagle Blvd., which is connected to the island.

Neighbors are evidently concerned the new garage is higher than allowed. It is not.

Town Attorney Chad Lemmons informed the board

the garage is considered a principal structure, rather than an accessory structure, which allows 25 feet.

The board had approved a 15-foot height on the garage months ago. It was raised to ease grade issues from the road, which is legal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first time I've seen this in the township.

It's a unique property. The applicant is still within setbacks allowed,â&#x20AC;? Lemmons said. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized a grant application to the Metropolitan Council for funds to participate in a new water rebate program. The Met Council is offering grants up to $50,000 to municipal water suppliers to help increase water efficiency. A total of $750,000 is available through June 2022.

A previous, similar grant program yielded an estimated annual savings of 52 million gallons of water from 19 participating municipalities.

Township residents use 76 gallons per person per day.

It's estimated the water savings from the program would total 6.6 million gallons, most of that from lowflow toilets.

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MAHTOMEDI CITY COUNCIL NOTES Meeting cancelled There was no Mahtomedi City Council meeting Aug. 6 due to lack of a quorum.

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