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It’s been an exciting year of community celebrations in White Bear Township, and the Hockey Day Minnesota host is once again gearing up for it’s signature event, Township Day. Now in it’s 15th year, the annual community festival will take place this Saturday, Sept. 16 from 2 to 8 p.m. at Polar Lakes Park.

Township Day offers something for festivalgoers of all ages. Family-friendly activities include live music, food trucks, craft and vendor market, car show and Bingo. Children will enjoy the Kids Activity Zone, with bounce houses, pony rides, face painting and a change to see large vehicles such as an ambulance, snow plow and fire trucks up close in the touch-a-truck area.

Township Day Director Beth Anderson said one of the new features this year is a musical performance geared to kids in addition to the usual evening show. Ukelele performers The Rosie Posies will lead a Music-A-Long at 3:30 p.m. Drop Tailgate, a band performing country, rock and pop music, will take the stage from 5 to 8 p.m.

Food and drinks are available from the VFW Beer Gardens and from the 15 food trucks on site that will offer a variety of options.

Anderson says more than 100 cars of all makes and models will be part of the Viking Automotive Car Show, which has been part of Township Day for six years. Anyone can vote for their favorites from 2 to 5 p.m., with winners announced at 6 p.m.

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Township Day will celebrate 15 years of fun Audience members at a previous Township Day celebration enjoy some early evening sun and live music in the grassy amphitheater at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Township. This year the 15th Annual White Bear Township Day Celebration, featuring a variety of family-friendly activities, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

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Man embarks on a 500-mile walk to combat hunger Sorley said. “Some of the lakes I walk around are Nokomis and Lake Harriet. When I have less Imagine what life would be like if time I go walking along the trail you had to tell your family, “I don’t that’s right along the edge of White know where we’re going to get our Bear Lake.”

He said with every step he thinks next meal.” and prays for those he knows Craig Sorley, of White Bear in Kenya who are hungry. His Lake, is the founder and Kenya desire for the people of Kenya is Director for Creation Stewards International (CSI). He’s worked in not only to grow enough food to provide for their families but for Kenya, Africa for over 20 years to more trainers who can empower solve problems of hunger caused people to learn how to farm more by soil erosion, deforestation and sustainably. other forms of land degradation.

According to Sorely, CSI’s He is on a journey to walk 500 holistic strategy of ministry acts miles around the Twin Cities as a living parable, disciplining chain of lakes this summer and people to grow in Christ while fall to raise money to help the becoming good stewards of his people of Kenya beat hunger. creation. Its programs restore “We’re hoping to raise $500,000 so that we can increase our training programs with farmers,” SEE 500 MILES, PAGE 2

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Sorley and his Kenyan colleagues have had some success in solving this problem. He said training local people how to restore their CONTRIBUTED soil, their farms, and their forests, Craig Sorley of White Bear Lake is walking 500 miles around the Twin reverses land Cities to raise funds to expand the degradation. work his team is doing in Kenya to help Many farmers combat hunger. have been able to double and sometimes triple their crop yields.

“When people are chronically hungry, they are always doing things to cut down the forest,” Sorley said. “We had a horrible drought last year in Kenya, one of the worst droughts we’ve had. Farmers don’t get a bailout check from the government when their crops fail. They go and cut down trees to sell firewood or charcoal to the city, so there’s massive deforestation.”

Sorley said a combination of deforestation and overgrazing creates a dry landscape which leads to fewer crops.

“If you don’t solve the food problem, you’ll never solve any other environmental problems,” Sorley said. “We’ve been working with farmers and a big huge problem in Africa is a lot of relief food.

Depending on where you go in Kenya, people are completely dependent on food handouts. They don’t have the motivation to solve their agricultural problems. So we’re coming alongside them and we’re saying let’s teach you how to restore your soil and to restore your forests.”

He noted farmers who have used this approach have learned how to restore their soil, how to replant trees on their farms and how to stop soil erosion. “All of a sudden they start producing more food and they get excited,” Sorley said.

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), there will be 310 million people by 2030 in Africa who suffer from moderate to severe food problems. “It’s almost equivalent to all the people in the United States,” Sorley said.

Sorley and his wife Tracy lived in Africa for 22 years. They have two sons, Nathan and Aaron, who are in college. They moved to White Bear Lake two years ago because of health issues and plan on going back to Kenya in November.

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Routines return

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chools and colleges return to the fall routine. For some students, it’s the beginning of a school or education experience. For others, it’s moving on to middle school and high school, as well as colleges and universities. For others, it may be vocational schools, home schooling or internships.

This brings about challenges for our state leaders, our local superintendents and our teachers, because after COVID many student evaluation scores dropped.

Parents are concerned when subjects like reading, math and science have lower standards.

Attendance is a key factor which shows students may be in class only 90% of the time.

State education departments have recently released their assessments and parents and school boards need to take About the special notice. Everything worth doing is worth evaluating.

Town Winning in athletics is Gene Johnson important, but winning in the classroom is even more important.

As a parent, stay in touch with your children’s teachers. Don’t overlook conferences and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Teachers are willing to take time and make suggestions on how to overcome serious deficits. They want students to succeed. Just remember their time is valuable and they can’t always help with issues that are better addressed at home.

It’s the beginning of a new school year. Let’s make the best of it. We spend a lot of tax money for it. I believe everyone involved takes it seriously.

Eliminating senior poverty

AARP Foundation’s Chief Development Officer, David Whitehead, is encouraging financial support for a future without senior poverty.

In a recent piece of information crossing my desk, the numbers are staggering nationwide.

1. More than 38 million older adults do not have adequate financial resources.

2. 9.5 million older adults struggle to put food on the table.

3. More than 19 million people 50 and older live in unaffordable, unsafe, or inadequate housing.

Danger of cell phones

If you have a teen with a cell phone, as a parent you need to be concerned about what they are following. You need to have good rapport with your children so you can discuss issues like social media and how harmful it can be. 95% of all teens are reported to be online in areas of social media.

Also harmful is too much time on cell phones. You lose the opportunity for building relationships with other teens and oftentimes you don’t know how to look another person in the eye and have meaningful conversations.

Being a parent is not easy. It’s especially challenging these days with dangerous material online that can suck you and your kids right in.

Let them run

A friend of mine, Barbara Baade, was a very successful business lady in the Milwaukee area.

She died last year. When I was with her, I could always pick up management tips. Following are some that might be helpful to our readers who are involved in business or leadership.

1. When it comes to projects, just do it.

2. Focus daily on two items that must get done.

3. If a problem is brought to you, a manager should have three solutions to present. Give your opinion as a leader, but let them run.

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As educators, this is our calling. open doors of Movers & We opportunity to the future.

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crystallized into our Foundation of Success – the qualities we seek for every graduate. Our work encompasses guiding each student toward personal aspirations and desired career pathways, fostering exploration of interests, passion discovery, and character development from preK-12+. These foundations span fundamental areas of learning: academic knowledge and skills, career pathways, global and cultural perspectives, life skills, and personal wellbeing. As we think about their future, adaptability, analytical thinking, creativity, curiosity, and resourcefulness shine as essential traits.

As superintendent in White Bear Lake Area Schools, I have the honor of walking into classrooms and seeing the dedication, commitment, and creativity of our outstanding educators. They inspire and challenge students, nurturing curiosity and helping students gain confidence. Our employees understand the impactful role they have in our students’ lives, that we’re all educators regardless of our job in the school.

The community’s support of the 2019 bond referendum resulted in visible changes to our schools, and we are transforming learning.

Our flexible learning spaces and learning studios ignite opportunities for communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.

Students can move from small group to large group to individual learning activities without losing valuable instructional time. Our technology-rich environment allows students to spend less time collecting information and more time discussing, analyzing and synthesizing information to form new ideas and conclusions.

As we prepare to welcome our students back to the school year, here are a few ideas to ponder: Kindergarten children entering school this year are likely to live to be 100 years old. What changes will they see in their lifetimes?

Our high school seniors may not retire until 2075; how many careers will they experience? How often will they need to learn new skills? We have the opportunity to inspire their futures for a mere 13 years. Empowering them to take ownership of learning and their future is a gift that they can carry with them through their lifetimes.

It’s a gift every generation has given those who follow, and an American tradition that benefits everyone in our community.

Thank you for your continued support of our children and our schools. We have a lot to look forward to this school year; we’re excited to begin!

Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak, Superintendent, White Bear Lake Area Schools

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We are living in an era of economic giants.

Between 1997 and 2012, three-quarters of industries grew more consolidated; since 2005, the entire economy has grown 50% more concentrated; and the current rate of consolidation would leave us with just one company by 2070. While plenty of attention has been paid to the tech firms that have amassed the power of nation-states, corporate consolidation is pervasive, impacting everything from agriculture and health care to cheerleading and baseball cards.

If monopolies are illegal, which they are, then you might ask yourself why they seem to be everywhere? One key culprit is federal merger guidelines, a tool used by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine what kinds of mergers to challenge. The Biden Administration has proposed revamping these guidelines, presenting a unique opportunity to reign in the monopoly power that is driving down wages, bankrupting family farmers, harming entrepreneurs and increasing the cost of everything, from health care to groceries.

The merger guidelines serve as a guidebook for the FTC and DOJ in interpreting the antitrust laws. Prior to the 1980s, these guidelines worked, preventing industries from consolidating while keeping inequality in check, protecting main street businesses and helping innovation flourish.

This changed in 1982 when the Reagan Administration overhauled the guidelines to focus on economic efficiency and consumer impacts

instead of limiting consolidation and protecting competition. Without Congress ever passing a law, antitrust enforcement was gutted.

The new guidelines released last month by the FTC and DOJ would roll back this pro-monopoly policy and help reinstate aggressive antitrust enforcement, restoring the rule of law and helping bring our economy back under democratic control.

Concentrated corporate power is not inevitable, it is a policy choice.

In order to ensure we crack down on corporate giants, the agencies need to hear from the people on the front lines of our monopoly crisis — the workers, farmers, small businesses and families being crushed by corporate power. You have until Sept. 18 to share your merger story with policymakers and can do so by visiting bit.ly/MergerStories.

Justin Stofferahn White Bear Township

People talk about POW and MIA, and there are flags that we display with those acronyms on them. What do they really mean?

A POW is a prisoner of war, someone captured during a time in combat. Some of them eventually escape or are released.

My uncle Walter was a prisoner of war in 1943 for two years, two months, nine days, one hour and 45 minutes, according to the story told by him and transcribed by my sister. He eventually escaped and came home. The ones who escaped have their own trials they bring with them. The ones we think about are the ones who never came home. Families are left wondering what happened to

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Green Team work underway

There are so many comments I could make responding to Mr. Johnson’s recent letter to the editor on “Growing Government”. I will focus my comments in this letter on an area I’m involved in, the Vadnais Heights Green Team.

Mr. Johnson states, “The volunteers never materialized for the Green Step City program the council voted on.” He’s referring to the Gold Leaf program the council voted to participate in. The two initiatives under this pilot were to establish a Green

POW/MIA Recognition Day SPECIAL TO THE PRESS

BY DEB COURTS-BROWN ON BEHALF OF VFW POST 1782 AND AUXILIARY

Team and host a community event for restoration or cleanup. I’m excited to report that both initiatives are well underway! I’m a volunteer on the city’s new Green Team and we do have a group of engaged, enthusiastic residents who meet monthly. The community event, coordinated through the Green Team, will happen this October with the emphasis on fall cleanup and keeping our waters healthy by keeping our storm sewers clean.

Mr. Johnson also references the Green Step Cities program and what he refers to as costly and a difficult process to manage. The Green Team is tracking the city’s sustainability initiatives at no cost to the city. It’s great what engaged citizens can accomplish when we work in concert with our city staff and leaders.

them and where they are.

MIA is the acronym for Missing in Action. These are military personnel whose endings are unknown. They were on active duty but never came home.

Again, families are left to wonder what happened to them and where they might be. There is no closure and no last goodbye, just the feeling of loss left by their absence.

The POW/MIA flag was created in 1972 and recognized

by Congress in 1990. There are specific rules of etiquette when flying this flag along with a U.S. Flag, which should be honored if you fly them.

POW/MIA Recognition Day, always the third Friday in September, has been designated as a day to remember those for whom the acronyms stand,

and the families whose lives have been affected by their designation.

At VFW Post 1782 by the lake, there is a special table set aside as a POW/MIA table. There is an interesting description of the items and their significance displayed on the table. It is reserved in honor of those who cannot be with us, but we wait for them. Let us not forget!

On Thursday, Sept. 21, all are invited to join the POW/MIA march in North St. Paul. Meet at the North St. Paul VFW Post 1350 by 6:15 p.m. and the march will start at 6:30 p.m., going from there to Veterans Park several blocks away.

Please keep these acronyms in mind on Sept. 15 and remember the families to whom they mean so much more.

events/exhibit-your-work-2023members-exhibition.

By increasing access to critical resources such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips, and by promoting a culture free from stigma and judgment related to substance use, it is hoped that the initiative will save lives in Washington County. The initiative is also aims to normalize naloxone as a public health resource, helping to reduce stigma related to substance use.

For more information visit co.washington.mn.us/NAP.

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The ninth annual NorthStar Watermedia National Juried Exhibition will be held Sept. 15 to Oct. 29 at The Phipps Center for the Arts, located at 109 Locust Street in Hudson, Wisconsin. Eighty selected paintings by regional and national watermedia artists, including artists from the White Bear area, will be on display. Stop by to view paintings from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday. For more information, visit www.northstarwatermedia. com/exhibitions.

Heads up on hydrant flushing

Hydrant flushing in Mahtomedi is tentatively scheduled to begin in late September/early October.

During flushing, the water quality is good but it can be cloudy or discolored. If you notice that your water is discolored, the city recommends running the water at an outside faucet or from a faucet in the lowest level of your home until it runs clear. Discolored water can stain laundry, so refrain from washing clothes until your water clears.

Nonprofit ‘The Nest’ offers classes

The Nest, a new retreat center in Shoreview, will allow individuals to focus on County offers naloxone Calling local artists self-discovery and becoming their best self. There will be Submissions are being accepted kits, fentanyl test strips a heavy emphasis on helping for the White Bear Center for the Washington County has three Arts 2023 Members’ Exhibition naloxone access points (NAPs) that individuals find the best versions of themselves to live and lead through Oct. 20. The exhibition provide free life-saving naloxone well. The Nest is a nonprofit is a non-juried, annual show for kits and fentanyl test strips. organization run by Julie WBCA members of all artistic Locations include the county Overbye Ledy, Kari Nokken and abilities to showcase their work. service center in Forest Lake, Lisa Welter.

All 2D and 3D media are accepted, at 19955 Forest Road N., and the Classes at The Nest are offered and every submission is included Government Center in Stillwater, in the fall, winter and spring. A in the show. at 14949 N. 62nd Street. wide range of classes is available Members of the community may The exhibition runs from Nov. for individuals to take, depending pick up naloxone kits and fentanyl 13 through Jan. 17. The public is on their interests and needs. invited to view the exhibition at a test strips anonymously and for The retreat center is located community reception and holiday free — no insurance or personal at 4570 Churchill Street in the party from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 7. info is required. The program is intended for individual access; kits Shoreview Professional Building.

For information about Register for classes at www. are not provided to organizations, how to submit artwork, visit thenestretreatcenter.org/team-1. as the supply is limited. whitebeararts.org/inspire_

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WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Police Department reports the following selected incidents: • A trailer and skid loader were stolen overnight Aug. 30 in the 3500 block of Hoffman Road, Gem Lake.

• A mountain bike was stolen in the 2100 block of Orchard lane Aug. 30.

• Graffiti on a tractor trailer was reported in the 1600 block of Ninth Street Aug. 30.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 2300 block of Sixth Street Aug. 31.

• A Cass lake man was arrested for 2 felony level warrants after being stopped for a traffic violation in the 1800 block of County Road F Aug. 31.

• Officers arrested someone in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road for a warrant Aug. 31.

• Theft was reported near the intersection of Highway 96 and White Bear Parkway Aug. 31.

• Officers responded to a complaint of a disorderly customer who was harrassing staff by telephone at the Holiday Station on Centerville Road Sept. 1.

• A Stewart Avenue resident reported a unknown caller Sept. 1 who requested she go to her bank, withdraw $18,000 and send it to the suspect.

• Fraud was reported in the 4600 block of Highway 61 Sept. 1.

• Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road Sept. 1.

• Officers responded toa report of disorderly conduct in the 2700 block of County Road E Sept.1.

• Officers mediated a dispute Sept. 1 in the 1600 block of Highway 96.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 2100 block of Fourth Street Sept. 2.

• Officers responded to a verbal argument in the 4700 block of Centerville Road Sept. 3.

• Packages were stolen in the 3700 block of Highland Avenue Sept. 3.

• A stolen credit card was used at a business in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue Sept. 3.

• While assisting the Maplewood Police Department with a burglary in the 3000 block of White Bear Avenue Sept. 4, officers located an unoccupied stolen vehicle in the parking lot.

• Officers mediated a dispute int eh 3500 block of Century Avenue Sept. 4.

• A St. Paul man was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance after being found sleeping behind the wheel of a vehicle in the 3100 block of Century Avenue Sept.

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• Officers responded to a domestic inceident in the 2000 block of Dotte Drive Sept. 5.

• Officers responded to a physical altercation between a mother and daughter in the 3400 block of Century Avenue N. Sept. 5.

• Theft was reported in the 1500 block of Park Street Sept. 5.

• Officers responded to a report of a disorderly man who refused to leave a business in the 4800 block of Highway 61, who then fled and was struck by a vehicle near Highway 61 and Eighth Street Sept. 5.

• A theft of a catalytic converter was reported Aug. 21 in the block of Linden Avenue.

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

Dellwood

• A Dellwood Curve resident reported criminal damage to his vehicle Aug. 1. Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies advised him about his options, which included using his work insurance.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited Aug. 7 on Dellwood Avenue and Echo Street for driving after revocation and failure to provide proof of insurance.

Grant

• Houle’s Feed Store in the 10000 block of 60th Street N. reported theft by an employee Aug. 1 and requested deputies to stand by on the premises when the employee was notified of termination.

Although the employee was supposed to return the items, not all items were returned. Deputies cited the employee for theft.

• A unidentified motorist was arrested for DWI at 12:59 a.m. Aug. 7 in the 8000 block of 75th Street N., following a traffic stop for failure to maintain the lane.

• Employees of a business in the 11000 block of 80th Street N. reported that they had found a passport belonging to an Oakdale resident Aug. 8. Deputies planned to return the passport in person.

• Suspicious activity, possibly related to a motor vehicle theft in the area was reported at midnight Aug. 9 in the 9000 block of 60th Street N. • A report of a large pile of rocks on the roadway Aug. 9 in the 8000 block of 60th Street N. turned out to be only a small pile of rocks.

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

Vadnais Heights

• A White Bear Lake man on Aug. 8 reported the lock to his storage unit in the 3200 block of Highway 61 removed and replaced during the past two weeks. The property inside the unit was tampered with, and Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies are waiting for the list of missing and damaged items.

• Management of iStorage in the 3200 block of Highway 61 reported a glass door shattered and three windows broken on Aug. 8.

• The SuperAmerica store in the 1000 block of County Road E reported being swindled out of $51 Aug. 8 after a person asked to return four bottles of motor oil without a receipt. The suspect was not made to produce the receipt and received the “refund” anyway. Store management later learned that the suspect had taken the bottles off the shelf just moments before the refund transaction and had never bought them.

• A catalytic converter was reported stolen overnight Aug. 8-9 from a Toyota RAV4 parked in the 1000 block of County Road D. The vehicle happened to be parked on the street that night due to repairs being made to the apartment parking lot the vehicle normally uses.

• Deputies took custody of a purse left behind by a shoplifting suspect at a big-box store in the 900 block of County Road E on Aug. 9. The items inside the purse were placed into property for safekeeping,

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and a small bag containing drug paraphernalia was placed into property destined for destruction.

• Deputies engaged in a short pursuit at 5:07 a.m. Aug. 10 near Koehler Road and McMenemy Street after a black scooter fled from an investigative stop for no lights and no license plate. The pursuit was terminated after one mile by supervisory discretion.

• A West Des Moines, Iowa, woman reported the front license plate of her vehicle stolen overnight Aug. 10-11 while it was parked in a hotel lot in the 3500 block of Vadnais Center Drive. The vehicle’s identification information has been entered into the National Crime Information Center database.

• A package was reported stolen Aug. 11 in the 1100 block of County Road D. Surveillance video of the theft was able to identify the suspect, and the case was forwarded to the county attorney for consideration of charges.

• Residents in the 1100 block of County Road D reported forced entry to their detached garage Aug. 11 and items stolen. Surveillance video footage of the incident shows the incident and the suspects. The case is under investigation.

• The RCSO took a fake robbery report Aug. 11 of a business in the 1500 block of Buerkle Road.

• A Centerville woman reported the catalytic converter stolen from her Hyundai Tucson Aug. 12 while it was parked in an employee lot of a business in the 900 block of County Road E. • A Vadnais Heights man, 36, was arrested on an active narcotics warrant Aug. 12 in the 1000 block

Mahtomedi

• An elevator on Wildwood Road was reported stuck between floors Aug. 1.

An elevator mechanic and medics were summoned to the scene.

• A mom on Griffin Court reported her daughter’s friends for being at her home Aug. 1 when she didn’t want them to be.

When deputies arrived, the girls agreed to leave.

• A northbound motorist on Mahtomedi Avenue at Crocus Street was issued a written warning Aug. 3 for speeding 41 mph in 30 mph zone by southbound deputies on patrol, who clocked the vehicle on radar. Deputies described the driver’s attitude as good.

• An unidentified male was issued a trespassing citation Aug. 8 from a property on Wildwood Road.

• A cell phone was reported lost at Katherine Abbott Park in the 1000 block of Lincolntown Avenue on Aug. 9.

• A resident in the 1000 block of Hallam Avenue N. on Aug. 9 reported receiving a suspicious voicemail from a person claiming to be a Sgt. Mike Pence of the WCSO. • A motorist on Long Lake Road at Century Avenue at 12:48 a.m. Aug. 10 was cited for failure to provide proof of insurance following a traffic stop for expired vehicle registration. “To be honest with you, I do not have insurance,” the driver told deputies.

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop for speeding at 1:16 a.m. Aug. 10 on Long Lake Road at Century Avenue. They conducted another traffic stop at 1:41 p.m. Aug. 10 on East Avenue at Stillwater Road and cited the driver for driving after revocation.

Pine Springs

• A group of juveniles on skateboards was reported July 30 in the middle of the road at 60th Street N. and Hilton Trail N. Deputies advised the juveniles to skate somewhere safer.

POLITICAL BRIEFS of County Road E after deputies responded to a report of disorderly conduct. While they were taking the subject into custody, deputies found additional narcotics on his person.

The case is under investigation.

White Bear Township

• A box containing a large female sex doll was reported found 8:42 a.m. Aug. 6 in the Bellaire Beach parking lot in the 2400 block of South Shore Blvd. After no owner information was found, deputies took custody of the item to be logged into property for safekeeping.

• Three hours later, at 11:42 a.m.

Aug. 6, a purse was reported found on Bellaire Beach and turned over to deputies. A phone number of a potential owner was found, and deputies left a message. In the meantime, the purse was placed into property for safekeeping as a possible accessory for the blow-up doll during its detention.

• A sandhill crane in mid-flight was reported struck by a vehicle Aug. 8 on County Road J and Holly Drive.

The status of the bird is unknown, as it was gone when deputies arrived on scene.

• A vehicle was reported stuck in a ditch at Four Seasons Park on Park Avenue and Eagle Street Aug. 11.

Citizen video showed the vehicle drive into the ditch, turn around, drive into the ditch again and strike a sign.

• A resident in the 5200 block of Portland Woods reported being defrauded out of $2,000 Aug. 11 by sending that amount in gift cards to a scammer.

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Meet Ward 3 candidates at forum

The League of Women Voters of White Bear Lake Area invite the public to submit questions in advance of the Sept.

28 candidate forum planned for the Ward 3 White Bear Lake City Council candidates.

Participants should submit questions for the Ward 3 candidates before Monday, Sept. 25, using the form available at lwvwbla.org/candidate-forums. A map of Ward 3 can be found on the city website at whitebearlake.org/mayorandcitycouncil/ page/elections-voting.

The candidate forum will be available for public viewing on the LWV’s YouTube channel on Oct. 2. Search YouTube for “LWV White Bear Lake Area.” A link is also found on the Candidate Forums page of the website at www.lwv-wbla. org. Candidate forums are not being held for uncontested races.

Lt. Governor, Senator visit high school

CONTRIBUTED

Senator Heather Gustafson and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan welcomed students and staff on the first day back to school at White Bear Lake Area High School. They toured renovations and construction at the school and highlighted the Legislature’s recent investments to provide universal school meals, a boost in school funding, and new mental health resources in schools. Pictured L-R are: Prinicipal Carrie Barth, Sen. Gustafson, Lt. Gov. Flanagan, and Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak.

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PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS Burglary victim has undercover view of the activity

Inside the unit, Deputies found a frozen meal and two alcohol containers that the burglars had left on the kitchen floor. A magazine for the .22 caliber stolen rifle was found on the floor inside the entry door to the unit. In addition, deputies found a Sarsilmaz 9mm handgun sitting on top of a soft rifle case on the floor of the complainant’s bedroom, along with an unopened beer bottle. The complainant said the gun had been stored in the hard case that deputies found outside on the ground by the rifle.

The complainant told deputies he was sleeping in his bedroom with the lights off when he woke to go to the bathroom and saw the defendant in his bedroom. The shadowy figure was walking around using a flashlight from a cell phone. He did not confront the burglar or move, lying still until the defendant left his room. From his vantage point, he watched the entire burglary, as the defendant went through his wallet and closet, where his rifle was taken from under a pile of clothes. Then he watched as the burglar messed with his keys.

The complainant told deputies he and his roommate, who was asleep elsewhere in the apartment, both thought the patio door was locked when they went to bed, but acknowledged the door didn’t always latch properly.

In the squad car on his way to jail, the defendant spontaneously said that he was with his friend who lived in a second-floor unit at that address. The defendant said he had been drinking with friends and the next thing he knew, he was in the back of a squad car. He claimed not to know what was going on or why he was going to jail.

A White Bear Lake man, 21, faces up to 20 years imprisonment and/or maximum $35,000 fine for first-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling.

At 1:36 a.m. Sept. 2, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the scene of a burglary in progress in the 1000 block of County Road D. The complainant reported that an unknown person with a beard and scruffy brown hair had just broken into his apartment and had fled out the third-floor balcony. The intruder took the complainant’s .22 caliber gun, its case and items from the refrigerator.

The intruder had also gone through the complainant’s wallet.

On arrival, deputies encountered two males, one of whom was bearded with scruffy hair full of leaves and grass, who was identified as the defendant. The other male lived on the second floor of the building. The males told deputies that one of them had just thrown a broom off the balcony, and they had both climbed down to get it.

There was no mention of any broom seen in the area. However, strewn on the ground under the complainant’s balcony was a .22 caliber long rifle hanging out of a half-opened hard gun case containing several magazines and a box of ammunition. An empty hard plastic handgun case belonging to the victim was also found on the ground near the rifle.

During the conversation about the mystery broom, the burglary victim emerged from his apartment and fingered the defendant as the male he’d seen in his bedroom.

Nabbed for current and previous DWI A Vadnais Heights woman, 67, has been charged with two gross misdemeanors related to DWI, after she was arrested at 9:57 p.m. Aug. 27 near the 1100 block of County Road D. The charge of seconddegree DWI carries a prison sentence of up to one year and maximum fine of $3,000.

Her sentence could be doubled if she’s also convicted of a second charge — seconddegree being over the limit within two hours after arrest.

Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies on routine patrol near the east parking lot of 1175 County Road D conducted a random license plate check of a vehicle driving by. The plate number came back with a notification that its registered owner, the defendant, had an active fourth-degree DWI warrant out of Ramsey County.

When deputies conducted the traffic stop and spoke to the driver, they could smell the odor of a consumed alcoholic beverage inside the vehicle. The driver told them she had consumed two beers prior to driving. Deputies then administered standardized field sobriety testing, during which the subject showed signs of impairment. On the preliminary breath test, the driver registered a 0.13 blood alcohol content.

Based on her active warrant and field test results, the driver was arrested and brought to the law enforcement center.

There, she consulted her attorney and later submitted to the Datamaster breath test. Less than two hours after her arrest, the defendant’s blood alcohol content had increased to 0.16.

The defendant has a prior alcohol-related driver’s license revocation from 2020.

Alex Legeros has been named executive director at Franconia Sculpture Park.

“The experiences and experimentation happening at Franconia are exciting,” says Legeros.

CONTRIBUTED “Over Alex Legeros more than 25 years, Franconia has developed a notable role in our local and national arts ecosystem. I can’t wait to be part of this web of talented, visionary and remarkable people.”

Legeros was once an Artist in Residence at Franconia.

Until this new role, he had been serving as development and communications director at White Bear Center for the Arts.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota recently recognized 85 honorees with the 2023 Spirit Award, including Tina Voss of White Bear Lake. Voss, a program coordinator for companion services, was nominated by a supervisor for demonstrating “outstanding commitment and dedication to the vision and mission of the organization.”

White Bear Lake Area

Church Directory Find the church that fits your needs.

Christ the King Lutheran Church

St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church

1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

2175 1st Street, WBL 55110 | 651.429.5351

(Just off Hwy 96 & Otter Lake Road)

Sundays

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

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

Welcome!

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

Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Livestream Sunday - 9:00 & 11:00 AM Church: 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School: 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

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

SUMMER WORSHIP

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

All are welcome!

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

Sunday, 9:00 am.

CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL Sunday, 11:00 am.

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

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

St.Jude

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White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church 751042

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

THANK YOU!

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

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

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

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‘Do-over Day’ at Mahtomedi council meeting

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Two actions to correct important documents topped the list of agenda items at the September meeting of the Mahtomedi City Council.

Council’s first of two paperwork adjustments was to clarify the boundary line in the documents it sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings for review and approval of a property detachment and annexation on McGill’s Corner on Wildwood Road.

In McGill’s Corner — on the southeast corner of the intersection of Wildwood Road and Century Avenue — are two parcels located in Mahtomedi (Freedom gas station and the property next door to the east).

However, the next two parcels on the south side of Wildwood Road to the east (that run north to south) are located in White Bear Lake. These two parcels are designated as the annexation property.

The cities of White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi agreed that it made more sense that the entire south side of Wildwood Road (CSAH 12) at that location should be in Mahtomedi.

White Bear Lake has a number of consecutive parcels on the north side

of Wildwood Road.

Earlier this year, the two city councils adopted a joint resolution approving the concurrent detachment and annexation of the property on Wildwood Road. The joint resolution was sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings for review and approval. However, a discrepancy between the legal description and the depiction of the proposed annexation property was discovered. The issue involved the exact location of the boundary between cities and in the area around the annexation property.

The document was sent back to the two cities to clarify.

The White Bear Lake City Council unanimously approved the clarification document and Mahtomedi approved the joint resolution clarifying the legal description of real property to be detached from White Bear Lake and annexed into Mahtomedi pursuant to city of White Bear Lake resolution No. 13176 and city of Mahtomedi resolution No. 2023-15 and pursuant to Minnesota Statute 414.061.

A copy of the revised resolution clarifying the exact description will be sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings to complete the detachment

and annexation process.

The second do-over of the meeting occurred as council performed a complicated Robert’s Rules of Order parliamentary procedure re-do, following a request for council to make a motion to reconsider previously approved ordinances and summary publication resolutions.

In short, at its Aug. 15 meeting, council had accidentally approved an ordinance that it didn’t mean to approve, as it was contained within a packet of seven other ordinances council did want to approve.

After approving the ordinances, the necessary next step for council was to then pass resolutions approving the publication of a summary ordinance for all those seven ordinances. In order for those seven ordinances to take effect, they needed to be published in the city’s official newspaper, the White Bear Press.

The summary ordinance gives legal permission to publish a shorter version of the ordinances. Otherwise, the Aug. 23 issue of the White Bear Press might have taken on the characteristics of a telephone book from the pre-cell phone era.

Rather than approve seven out of eight proposed ordinance

amendments to Section 11.01 one at a time at the Aug. meeting, council approved them all in one motion, intending to leave out one of the proposed amendments for further review by the Environmental Commission (ordinance No. 2023-05, regarding wind turbine performance standards). It seemed as though council did just that, but apparently the wind turbine amendment was left in.

The same thing apparently happened with the approval of the summary publication ordinance.

City Attorney Bridget Nason alerted council that the way to right the wrong was to perform a complete doover.

It took six motions and six votes, but council rescinded all of the ordinances it had passed at the Aug. meeting, took out the ordinance it didn’t want passed, and passed all the other ordinances again.

Ordinance No. 2023-05, which council thought it pulled, has now been repulled and will be reviewed as intended. Ordinance No. 2032-09 and resolution No. 2023-38, relating to wind turbines, has also now been unpublished in the summary publication ordinance.

MAHTOMEDI CITY COUNCIL NOTES Cities are allowed by law to accept donations of real and personal property from the public. As a statutory city, council formally accepted a donation of $25 from a resident to be used by the Mahtomedi Fire Department for miscellaneous purchases.

The Lake Links Association donated $2,500 to the city for a bike repair station along the Lake Links Trail, and council formally accepted it. Lake Links representative Ian Harding advised council that the organization is seeking council’s help in spending even more money in the city. Thanks to grant monies and funding received from the Legislature, the Lake Links Association has some $20,000 to donate to the city to be used along the trail.

Council gave its fire department the go-ahead to hire two paid on-call firefighter/EMT’s. Chief Terry Fischer recommended the hiring of Alexander Wilcox and Michael Lundgren to fill those positions, contingent on the successful completion of the required psychological and physical assessments and background checks.

Mahtomedi residents may remember when their recycling wasn’t picked up on several occasions during the past year. Council has done something about it: after awarding the residential recycling collection services contract to a new provider, Walters Recycling and Refuse will take over on Jan. 1, 2024. Prior to the expiration of the current five-year residential recycling services contract with Waste

Management on Dec. 31, the city issued a request for proposal (RFP) for those same services moving forward. On the RFP due date, the city received three proposals. The RFP Review Committee recommended Walters Recycling and Refuse be awarded the contract, based on history of strong customer service and other sound practices. Its proposed curbside collection price per certified dwelling unit is $5.58 each month beginning on Jan. 1. Council Member Luke Schlegel said he liked the company’s local ownership.

Summer road construction is over, and now it’s time to pay for it. Council passed a resolution declaring costs to be assessed and ordering preparation of proposed assessments for the 2023 street improvement project. The assessment amount will be $104,780, or 21.25% of the total construction costs of $493,200. The remaining 79.75% of the total amount, or $388,420, will be financed through the general tax levy, utility funds and available city reserves, as determined by council.

Ten parcels on Juniper Street will be assessed $9,979 each, and one parcel on Juniper Street will be assessed $4,990.

In order to assess property owners benefitting from road improvements, the city must hold a public hearing to take commentary and answer questions. The assessment hearing for the 2023 street improvement project is scheduled to take place during the Oct. 3 regular City Council meeting that starts at 7 p.m. at City Hall after council passed a resolution to that

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effect. The project, now complete, included roadway rehabilitation and miscellaneous storm sewer and utility improvements on Juniper Street from the east end of the cul-de-sac to East Avenue.

Council renewed the five-year subscription agreement with Health EMS (Sansio) for an emergency medical services charting system for the fire department. The department has been using the Sansio EMS system since 2006, when only 350 calls for service were charted, with no price increase. However, due to the increased call volume (now the city receives some 700 calls for service), the contractor has increased its fees. The total new subscription fee for the next five years will now be $17,316.

Real Estate Equities (Vista Point Apartments) at 830 Wildwood Road requested a 90% reduction in the landscaping surety, pursuant to the development contract, reducing the amount to $16,200. City staff reviewed the request and recommended approval.

Council adjourned to closed session regarding the Gates v. City of Mahtomedi quiet title action.

The council next meets at 7 p.m.

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

• Forty-seven acres of White Bear Lake was treated for water milfoil this year. Yellow iris was found in the lake again after it was last treated for it in 2020.

• The City Council is working with the Rice Creek Watershed District to clean Halls Marsh.

• The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has proposed a contract increase of $15,000.

The WCSO has hired a new deputy, who will be deployed in Birchwood in the afternoons for additional law enforcement coverage in the area. The City Council is expected to discuss additional law enforcement coverage at its September meeting.

• The Birchwood Village community garage sale will run from Friday, Sept. 29, through Saturday, Sept.

30. Email the Community Club if you are interested in participating.

The Birchwood Village City Council regularly meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at Birchwood Village City Hall, 207 Birchwood Ave.

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ZEPHYR SPORTS BRIEFS SWIMMING

Mahtomedi out-stroked Hill-Murray 95-71 and North St. Paul 95-56 in their first two dual meets.

Winners against Hill-Murray were Abigail Wright, individual medley and 100 freestyle; Talia Collins, 200 freestyle; Delaney Dummermuth, 50 freestyle; Alixandra Fox, diving; Emmerson Buckley, backstroke; and Audrey Carlson (breaststroke), and all three relays: the medley (Buckley, Carlson, Wright, Sidney Leciejewski); the 200 free (Adalyn Miller, Maddie Ruppel, Isabelle Befidi, Wright); and the 400 free (Collins, Riley Parizek, Ruppel, Buckley). Winners against North were Buckley, 200 and 500 free; Ruppel, IM; Wright, 50 free and breaststroke; Fox, diving; Abigail Wiebe, butterfly; Dumermuth, 100 free; and Leciejewski, backstroke.

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The Mahtomedi boys placed 15th of 20 teams, and the girls 14th of 15, in the Rosemount Invitational to open the season. William Lieberman placed 16th in 10:41.69 to lead the Zephyr boys. Next were Matthew Studenski in 67th and Evan Carion 97th among 151

runners. Gabby Fox placed 49th in 13:31 to lead the Zephyr girls. Next were Syvie Lavigne in 72nd and Ruby Grinstead 88th among 125 runners. Team champions were the Mounds View boys and St. Paul Highland Park girls.

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Mahtomedi has a 1-4 record after losing twice last week. White Bear Lake defeated the Zephyrs 25-16, 25-19, 25-19. In the conference opener, Hill-Murray tripped the Zephyrs 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-12.

Mahtomedi improved to 5-2 by beating Orono 4-0, South St. Paul 4-2 (conference opener) and Mounds View 1-0. Scoring against Orono (0-3-2) were Kaitlyn Moltzan (assisted by Olivia Thiele), Allie Rippentrop (Presley Albers), Thiele (Faith Peper) and Aynslea Ulschmid. Scoring against SSP (3-2-1) were Moltzan (Ceci Emery), Rippentrop (Albers), Thiele (Lauren Coy) and Rippentrop again (Harlow Berger) as time expired. Brooke Viner had both Packer goals.

Aynslea Ulschmid delivered the lone goal against Mounds View (3-3), assisted by Allie McCleery. In goal were Jacque Worden against Orono (seven saves), Berger against SSP (two saves) and Stella Grabow against Mounds View (five saves).

Mahtomedi won its conference opener against South St. Paul 5-0 after losing to Orono (4-0-1) 4-1.

The Zephyrs are 3-3 overall.

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Mahtomedi lost three matches last week, to Eden Prairie 6-1, Hill-Murray 4-3 and Elk River 6-1. The Zephyrs (3-5) were 0-4 in singles all three matches.

Kate Hoffman/Katherine Smith at 1-doubles got the lone point against Eden Prairie 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. The Zephyrs swept doubles against H-M with Hoffman/ Smith, Olivia Bengtson/Greta Munson and Molly Moffit/tHanna Meslow. The point against the Elks came from Moffitt/Langer at 3-doubles 6-1, 3-6, 10-8.

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Merrick Inc., a nonprofit located in Vadnais Heights, is expanding its program later this fall.

“Beginning in November, our new expanded program will be having a therapy dog,” said John Wayne Barker, executive director.

“That’s unique in the state of Minnesota, and something we’re excited about bringing to the program.”

Merrick has been providing day services to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Ramsey County since 1964. It offers a mix of life enrichment, work and selfadvocacy options to its clients.

According to Barker, Merrick is the largest day program in Ramsey County. It has a 59-year history of leadership in personcentered planning, self-advocacy, meaningful work options, community inclusion, operational excellence and continuous innovation.

The life enrichment site opened in November 2022. Barker said clients from North St. Paul and the Labore Road site moved into the 17,000-square-foot space on Willow Lake Boulevard. The current enrollment is 100 clients.

The nonprofit’s goal is to support 40 additional clients by April 1, 2024.

The new expansion will include specialized studios, pottery and painting, crafts, music, sewing/ science and a sensory room.

“As a nonprofit, we offer two buckets of service and one is life enrichment, which is anything but work,” Barker said.

“The whole idea is these life enrichment activities will either improve, maintain or slow the decline of mental, physical and emotional health, and that’s our expanded program that will soon be serving 140 people.”

He noted the expansion will better serve Merrick’s clients.

“We have over 100 people on our wait list, and I said to management, ‘You need to figure out how to serve those people and do it soon,’” Barker said.

“We came across that space and we’re fortunate enough to take over the lease from a previous tenant; we put in about $300,000 of renovations to make it as safe, functional and pleasant as our Labore Road site.”

According to Barker, Merrick’s charitable gambling is the largest in the state with 25 sites. “It will probably exceed $70 million in sales this year, and that sounds

like a lot until you understand the state of Minnesota takes three cents for every one penny we earn, so it’s pretty regressive taxing on charitable gambling … which is unfortunate,” he said.

Barker noted Merrick’s mission is to empower adults with disabilities through vocational and social opportunities and to guide them toward realizing their goals and dreams.

“Except for a cognitive disability, people with disabilities are more like us than not like us,” Barker said. “The only difference is their cognitive disability impacts their skills of independent living or activities of daily living, and that’s where nonprofits and human service agencies like Merrick come into play as we fill that gap. We help support them in those areas so that they can have a meaningful life.”

Merrick’s work services program is located at 3210 Labore Road in Vadnais Heights. The life enrichment program is located at 1239 Willow Lake Road Blvd., Suite 101 in Vadnais Heights.

For more information, go to merrickinc.org.

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The first-ever Township Day was held in 2008, marking the Township’s 150-year anniversary. Volunteers celebrated with a cake decorated with a depiction of the historic town hall, which would be unveiled at Polar Lakes Park in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 2019 Township Day event.

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ORDINANCE SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 2023-75 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-76 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-77 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-78 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO EXTEND ELECTRIC FRANCHISE, ELECTRIC SERVICE FRANCHISE FEE, ESTABLISHING A GAS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE AND A GAS SERVICE FRANCHISE FEE On September 5, 2023, the City of Grant adopted four ordinances approving electric franchise ordinance, franchise fee; and establishing a gas franchise ordinance and gas franchise fee.

A printed copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk or by standard or electronic mail.

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garding the purpose or use of the funds, those concerns need to be addressed to the Birch Lake Improvement Board Chairperson Steve Laliberte by e-mail at steve.laliberte@iproduction.com.

The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 26, 2023, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 4701 Highway 61 and shall continue until all interested parties have been heard. Questions regarding the hearing of the proposed levy may be directed to Kerri Kindsvater, Finance Director, 4701 Highway 61 N., 651-429-8517. Written comments received prior to the hearing shall be read at the hearing. For further information on the public hearing process, please visit the City’s website at www. whitebearlake.org/Engineering.

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concert and fireworks, it is advised to bring REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: AUDIT SERVICES chairs and blankets. Bug spray shouldn’t be The Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) is needed this time of year. requesting proposals from qualified firms of certified public accounts for audit CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE Anderson anticipates 5,000 to 7,000 people of its financial statements for fiscal years ending December 31, 2023 and NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2024. VLAWMO will select a firm based on experience, capacity, billing rate, Notice is hereby given that pursuant to MN Statute Chapter 103B, the Birch to attend throughout the day and expects the familiarity with VLAWMO financial systems, responsiveness and the other Lake Improvement District requests the White Bear Lake City Council to conforecast to cooperate. “It’s supposed to be a evaluation criteria listed in the RFP. A full copy of the RFP is available on the duct a public hearing for a proposal to assess a service charge for 2024 operbeautiful day,” she said.

VLAWMO website: vlawmo.org ations to owners of property abutting Birch Lake within the City of White Bear Please submit proposals electronically via PDF by 4:00 PM on Wednesday Lake. The service charge will fund certain improvements or actions intended Township Day admission is free, and so is September 27, 2023 to phil.belfiori@vlawmo.org. Questions should be adto improve the quality of Birch Lake. The total proposed service charge for parking. Attendees can park at the Polar Lakes dressed to Phil Belfiori, Administrator, by email. Both questions and proposcalendar year 2024 for all properties within the district is $21,422. Said total, lot or at one of two neighboring businesses who als: phil.belfiori@vlawmo.org. 651-204-6073. if approved, will be divided equally among the total number of assessable Published two times in the White Bear Press on September, 6 and 13, parcels, which results in a $363.08 service charge per parcel. will provide free parking for the day. Donations 2023.

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Passed away on August 15, 2023 at age 78, less than a month after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his family: his wife of 55 years, Margaret A. (Margee) Fabyanske, and his adult children Tyson, Jordan, Tanya, Logan, and Allison.

He is also survived by his sister Gail Westby and 10 grandchildren, who were all able to visit in his last days. Marv graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School (now Roseville Area High School) in 1963, where he met Margee, the love of his life, in ninth grade. Together they sang in the varsity high school choir, inspiring a lifelong love of music under the legendary direction of Donald Brost. Marv received his Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1967, and he married Margee that fall. While working at Honeywell, he decided to attend law school at William Mitchell (now Mitchell-Hamline) School of Law to pursue a career in patent law. A job offer from a large law firm growing its practice in construction law changed his career trajectory.

In 1981, he co-founded the law firm now called Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, PA. It is still widely respected as one of the finest construction law firms in the country. In later years, Marv enjoyed serving on arbitration panels and spending more time “making sawdust” in his workshop. He found his bliss fine tuning improvements to a rustic cabin property on Lake Superior, where he and Margee have hosted countless friends and provided their grandchildren a memorable retreat. Ever productive, Marv’s craftsmanship as a woodworker adorns the home of every family member and many friends, as well as Falcon Heights Church, where he and Margee have belonged since 1972. A funeral service was held on Friday, September 8, 2023. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sugarloaf: the North Shore Stewardship Association, sugarloafnorthshore.org, a 501c3 charity with a nature center, trails, and educational programs at Sugarloaf Cove near the family’s cabins.

Passed away unexpectedly on September 3rd, 2023. Chuck was a long time resident of Vadnais Heights but, as a native of Nashwauk, Minnesota - always an Iron Ranger at heart. Chuck was very proud of his Slovenian (and Finnish) heritage. He served on the Board of Directors of the Twin Cities Slovenians and enjoyed the camaraderie of his fellow Slovenians.

He had a passion for Slovenian genealogy, resulting in many trips to Slovenia to research his family and meet relatives while absorbing the Slovenian culture.

Chuck was a graduate of Hibbing Junior College, the Appleton Institute of Paper Chemistry and the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the U of M marching and pep bands. After graduation, he joined the 3M company, where his career spanned 35 years and included developing Post-It note products and other paper applications.

Chuck was active in the White Bear Lake and Vadnais Heights community - spending 17 years as leader of Boy Scout Troop 212 and serving as a youth hockey and baseball coach. He was famous for his many collections: coins, stamps, railroad lanterns, bugles, antique farm tools, Boy Scout artifacts... and jokes, which he faithfully emailed to his long list of friends every day. A man devoted to his family, Chuck was also a good friend to many.

His hearty laugh and many phone calls to friends and family brightened so many days.

Chuck is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Martin Podominick and Ellen (Gyllander) Podominick; his sister, Junell Podominick; and his grandson, Beckett Podominick. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lowry) Podominick; sons, Matthew (Tania) Podominick and Kevin (Camila) Podominick; granddaughter, Tanielli Podominick; and brothers-in-law; S. Scott Lowry and James R. Lowry.

If desired, memorials may be sent to Twin Cities Slovenians, Boy Scouts of America, or donor’s choice.

We invite friends and family to share our Celebration of Life at 11 a.m., on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at BRADSHAW (4600 Greenhaven Dr.).

Visitation one hour prior. Reception to follow service.

Age 63, of Vadnais Heights, passed away September 2, 2023.

Preceded in death by father Charles Schmidt, mother, Rosemary Schmidt, mother-in-law, Agnes Klauder, sistersin-law Kate Schmidt and Karol Winslow.

Steve was a largely selftaught Software Engineer who happily retired in 2019. He spent long hours writing programs at home organizing his many photographs and musical interests. He had volunteered to run a trolley in Minnetonka, had a love of trains (especially steam), useless music trivia and keeping his wife, Kim, happy. When Steve and Kim met 22 years ago, they started travelling vast parts of the world expanding Steve’s collection of photographs. He was a thoughtful, loving husband of 17 years.

He is survived by his wife, Kim Klauder, sister Jane Burke (David), brother David Schmidt, mother-in-law, Robbie Klauder, father-in-law John R. Klauder, sisters-in-law Kate Klauder (Bill) and Jenni Klauder (Dustin), brother-in-law, Jake Klauder (Chris), and cherished nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

Nathan “Nate” Lousimet

Age 43, passed away unexpectedly, peacefully at his home. Preceded in death by mom, Peggy Jackson. Survived by his loving wife Sarah; sons Owen (14) and Eli (12) and many other family members and friends. Services took place on September 9th. Arrangements by Honsa Family Funeral Home.

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At right: The Saturday morning farmers market in Mahtomedi is a popular destination for local residents to socialize and also pick up a variety of locally sourced food items.

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BEARS SPORTS BRIEFS White Bear Lake nabbed its first two wins, over Andover 2-0 and Irondale 11-0 , then took on Edina (7-0) and lost 2-1. “They are a really good team and have a number of players going to Division I, so it was good to see us hang in there,” said John Dierkhising, co-coach. The Bears are 2-2-2 against a rugged schedule. Edina led 2-0 (including a penalty kick) before a 29-minute delay due to lightning. Jenna Maloy scored off a chip over the top from Becca Smith, but the Bears couldn’t get the equalizer. The Hornet goalie made one key save with her face. Autumn Maki notched seven saves for the Bears. Scoring late against Andover were Maloy in the 70th minute and Smith in the 78th.

Maki made nine saves including some tough ones.

Defenders Paige Swanson, Marin Peterson, Kate Bullis played all 80 minutes on a hot night and held up well. Four starters were missing with injuries.

Against Irondale, Maloy, Smith, Abby O’Brien, and Cami Bachmeier had two goals each, and Eilyse Oelker, Navaya McCorkle and Teagan Coopet one each. Chloe Tocko was in goal.

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White Bear Lake is off to a 4-1 start after two wins. The Bears tripped Mahtomedi 2516, 25-19, 25-19 at home. Kylie Gustafson made nine kills, Lauren Westerhaus six and Ella Stadtherr four while Ally Munyer provided 24 set assists and Kailey Gieske BRUCE STRAND seven digs. The Lauren Westerhaus (8) and Brady Bears outlasted Keeling (2) of the Bears blocked St. Paul Central against Mahtomedi’s Haley in a five-gamer Hohenstein.

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White Bear Lake placed fourth of 20 teams, led by Luke Williams in third place, in the season-opening Rosemount Invitational. Top five were Mounds View with 84 points, Rosemount 107, Eden Prairie 109, the Bears 127 and Two Rivers 160. Williams hit the chute In 9:53.55, behind Robert Mechura of Roseville (9:41) and Cade Sank of Osseo (9:49). Bear junior Isaac Kolstad placed ninth (10:19) sophomore Max Popp 20th (10:43), senior Riley Murphy in 31st (10:51) and senior Rodrigo Rubio 69th (11:30) among 151 runners.

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White Bear Lake placed ninth of 15 teams in the season-opening Rosemount Invitational.

Rosalie Sommers placed 23rd in 12:53 to lead the Bears. Also in their top five were Clara Kolstad in 26th, Annika Schroeder 30th, Logan Bailey 50th and Irene Bakke 102nd among 125 runners.

St. Paul Highland Park was team champion, and Burnsville’s Carley LaMotte was first in 11:44.

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EST. 1906

Public Works Maintenance Worker The City of Hugo is seeking an individual to perform a variety of skilled, semi-skilled and manual work in the routine maintenance of municipal streets and storm sewers, water and wastewater collection systems and City buildings, parks, and other grounds. This position operates a variety of light and heavy equipment. Minimum Requirements: HS graduate or equivalent, valid MN Class B commercial driver’s license or ability to obtain within six months and Class D water and Class SD collections systems licenses or ability to obtain within two years. Preferred Qualifications: Vocational training in water/wastewater technology. Experience operating heavy equipment including snow removal equipment and motor graders. The 2023 salary range is $27.25 to $35.51 per hour. A complete job description and City application is available on the City’s web site at www.ci.hugo.mn.us/jobs_volunteer and at Hugo City Hall, 14669 Fitzgerald Av. N., Hugo, MN 55038, or by calling 651-762-6315. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but it is encouraged that they be completed and returned to the City of Hugo by 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2023. Applications can be dropped off at City Hall or emailed to mlindau@ci.hugo.mn.us.

EST. 1906

PUBLIC WORKS JOB OPPORTUNITY Utilities Lead Worker Serves as the lead worker responsible for organizing and leading a crew of workers in utility (storm/sanitary/water) maintenance activities including prioritizing daily work tasks and long-range goals of the City’s utility infrastructure. Leads crews in the troubleshooting and performing of the more complex maintenance repairs to the City’s utility infrastructure. This position also performs general Public Works duties as needed. Operates a variety of heavy equipment to maintain City infrastructure and other general maintenance and repair work. Serves on the City’s “on-call” rotation, and responds to emergency situations for all aspects of public works. Preferred qualifications: High school degree or equivalent. Training in related fields and at least three years of experience with a municipal public works department. Demonstrated leadership skills and proficiency in the utilities maintenance field. Demonstrated mechanical aptitude. Class A commercial driver’s license with Tank Vehicle (N) endorsement or the ability to obtain one within 6 months. Must possess at least a Class C water operator’s license and Class S-C Collection system license and must obtain both Class B water and Class S-B sewer licenses within 12 months. Ability to attend employer-required training and obtain additional water and wastewater licenses and education as directed. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The first review of application will take place on Friday, October 13, 2023. A complete job description and application can be found at ci.hugo.mn.us/jobs_ volunteer or by contacting the Hugo Public Works Department at 651-762-6301.

Applications can be submitted to Hugo City Hall, 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., Hugo, MN, 55038, or emailed to mlindau@ci.hugo.mn.us

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Opening the showroom is also an opportunity to expand Leona Rose’s design services and staff.

“Bringing on a younger staff with new ideas opens us up to different opportunities,” says McGauley.

One such opportunity is an upcoming trip to Paris to design an apartment as a rental in preparation for the 2024 Olympics. And as the holiday season rolls around, the store will be transformed with holiday décor and custom holiday decorating offerings.

Leona Rose is located at 4701 Banning Avenue, White Bear Lake. Stop by during the grand opening event from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 28, or check out the website at leona-rose.com.

Coast turn-of-the-century pub with a hometown aura,” says Quinlan.

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30. Quinny’s Sports Pub and Pub Q is located at 314 Century Avenue. For more information, contact 651770-2443.

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VADNAIS HEIGHTS FOOD PROGRAM When: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655

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

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25TH ANNUAL NORTHWOODS HUMANE SOCIETY’S WALK WITH THE ANIMALS When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Where: Lent Town Hall, 33155

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11TH ANNUAL GLORIA’S SHORTEST MARATHON When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Where: Corner of Bald Eagle Ave. & 3rd St., White Bear Lake Details: Fundraiser for the White Bear Area Food Shelf begins with a

Hemingway Ave., Stacy Details: A 1.5 mile walk, silent auction, bake sale, raffle, dog and cat nail trimming and microchipping for purchase, food for sale, shopping, and other activities for pets and humans.

Contact: northwoodshs.org/ fundraising-events/25th-annual-walkwith-the-animals

White Castle card feed followed by a one-block run/walk/roll. Register by Sept. 7; see information online.

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and election laws. Free to the public, FREE PRODUCE MARKET RSVP encouraged.

When: 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: St. Andrews, 900 Stillwater Rd., Contact: bit.ly/LWVWBL2023

Mahtomedi Details: All are welcome to pick up free produce. Bring your own bag.

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‘INSPIRED BY NATURE’ COMMUNITY RECEPTION When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts,

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS-WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Mahtomedi District Education

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9TH ANNUAL NORTHSTAR WATERMEDIA NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION When: Sept. 15 to Oct. 29 Where: The Phipps Center for the Arts,

109 Locust St., Hudson, WI Details: 80 selected paintings by regional and national watermedia artists. Mon-Sat 9:30am-9:30pm ; Sun noon-5pm Websites: www.northstarwatermedia. com/exhibitions

‘THE THREE MUSKETEERS’ When: Sept. 15-Oct. 1 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts

ONE LAST TRI When: 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: White Bear Lake County park,

AUTHOR VISIT ST. MARY OF THE LAKE FALL FESTIVAL When: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Where: St. Mary of the Lake Parish

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JOHN MCCUTCHEON CONCERT When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: Fine Arts Center (Mahtomedi

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WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts

Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Groundbreaking play is a testament to how the country’s founding document shapes our lives today. Content advisory applies.

Minnesota ACLU chapter will deliver pre-show talk before show. See ticket information online.

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White Bear Lake Details: Annual community festival includes live music by the Emerson Avnue Band, food trucks, beverages, marketplace with handmade items, Bingo, raffles, and kids games. All are welcome.

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5050 Lake Ave. Details: 4 race options include shortened swim, longer bike through horse country, and run along the lake.

Barbecue follows race. Details and registration information online.

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Center, 4941 Long Ave. Details: Lakeshore Players’ presents the story of adventure, unexpected heroes, and everlasting friendship.

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WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP DAY When: 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Where: Polar Lakes Park, 1280

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Ethan,15, is polite, kindhearted, and gets along with peers and adults easily. When first meeting Ethan, he can be reserved. Once he gets to know someone, he loves to make them laugh by telling jokes or playing pranks. Ethan has an awesome sense of humor. He is the first to stand up to a bully and ensure that others are always treated fairly and equally. Ethan has a love for gospel music and watching Monster High, Winx, and Disney movies. He really enjoys going to school; especially his jewelry making class. Ethan also enjoys swimming and going shopping.

Ethan participates in softball, soccer, and floor hockey.

Ethan enjoys all animals, but he is not a fan of spiders or snakes.

Ethan needs a family who can provide a lifelong commitment to him.

Following adoption, Ethan will need to maintain contact with his siblings.

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Zephyrs win at St. Paul Central

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Alec Mahoney, rushed for 60 yards against Brainerd and 113 against St. Paul Central.

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Bouncing back from a humbling opening week, the Mahtomedi Zephyrs rambled past St. Paul Central 48-10, with seniors Alec Mahoney and Charlie Brandt each providing three touchdowns.

Mahoney gave the Zephyrs a quick 14-0 lead with a 61-yard punt return and 20-yard run. He carried 12 times for 113 yards and added a twoyard TD. Brandt completed all five of his passes for 88 yards. Gunnar Sather took one of them 52 yards for a TD. Brandt scored from one and five yards on runs.

Mahtomedi’s final TD came from Jake Reubish on a 13-yard run. Charlie Thein was 4-for-5 on conversions and Harlow Berger 2-for-2. Central (11) had a 38-yard field goal by Simon Amnuel and a one-yard TD by Allan Lankford.

Mahoney and Alex Haase intercepted passes.

Sam Churchill recovered a fumble. Dylan Bauman had a quarterback sack. The Zephyrs had kick returns of 33 yards by Sather, 29 by Haase and 25 by Max Strecker. Will Newman caught three passes for 27 yards.

Brainerd 34, Zephyrs 6

Mahtomedi lost its opener to Brainerd 34-6 Warrior quarterback Eli Hoelz hit eight off 11 passes for 154 yards with TD’s to Jake Merseth and Ty Nelson, set up a TD with a 56-yard run, and scored on a 17-yard run. Brandt got Mahtomedi on the board with a 25-yard run. He carried 10 times for 73 yards and passed 6-for-18 for 34 yards (two interceptions). Mahoney had 60 yards in eight rushes.

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Bear gridders stymied by Mounds View

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With their defense rugged but their offense sputtering, White Bear Lake lost to Mounds View 16-6 at home, falling to 0-2.

The Bears took a 6-0 lead when linebacker Levi Harving picked up a fumble and raced 54 yards down the sideline in the first quarter. The pointafter kick was blocked. With a huge 5-1 edge in turnovers, the Bears held the lead until midway through the fourth quarter, despite Mounds View limiting them to 73 yards from scrimmage (41 rushing, 32 passing).

The Mustangs (2-0) got a safety when Joey Muhlstein blocked a punt into the end zone late in the third period. The visitors took a 9-6 lead with 7:30 left. Quarterback Jake Sampson eluded a pass rush and lofted a pass to Logan Johnson at the goal line. In mid-air, Johnson wrestled the ball away from Bear defender Vinny Villella and fell just inside the goal line.

“It’s always a hard fought game against Mounds View,” said Bears defensive coordinator Dustin Holman. “I was hoping our cornerback was gonna get that ball out, since he got his hand on it, but that kid made a fantastic catch, after the QB broke some tackles and made some of our guys miss.”

The Mustangs then forced a Bear punt, Tyler Nystrom returned it 30 yards, and Jack Bongard plowed four yards for a clinching touchdown. Ben Hoiland kicked his second point-after.

The Bears allowed just 176 yards (126 rushing, 50 passing) while Malik Doumbia, Dominic Anderson and Devin Mueller intercepted passes and Harving

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Austin Gibson of the Bears sacked Mustang quarterback Jake Sampson.

and Mueller recovered fumbles. Austin Gibson made two quarterback sacks and a third tackle for loss. Aiden Akins made two tackles for loss.

However, the Bears suffered 12 penalties for 90 yards. The Mustangs had just one flag for five yards.

Alex Daroff completed three of nine passes for 32 yards with no interceptions. Kesean Lipscomb gained 33 yards on 12 rushes. The longest gain was an 18-yard pass to Mueller.

Bear swimmers end long drought with 2 wins

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After going nearly five seasons without a win, the White Bear Lake girls swim team has nabbed two already this season: their dual opener against Park-Cottage Grove 95-86 and a five-team meet they co-hosted with the North St. Paul Polars.

“They are a very close knit team when it comes to cheering each other on, I’m very proud of the effort they put forth,” said coach Tia Quirk. “Many of the swimmers were in off-events, so they worked extra hard to score points.”

In the “Polar Bear Invitational,” as it was dubbed, the Bears had 588 points. Park had 460, Tartan 453, South St. Paul 165 and North 104.

Lucy Borofka won 200 freestyle (2:09.04) and butterfly (1:06.61, with sister Audrey second. Also winning were Charlotte McIntyre, individual medley (2:27.55) and backstroke (1:06.52); Lily Jenkins, 100 free (1:00.23); the medley relay (2:01.71) with L. Borofka, Ella Maas, McIntyre and Jenkins; the 200 free relay (1:50.16) with L. Borofka, Jenkins, Maas and A. Borofka; and the 400 free relay (4:10.75) with A. Borofka, Brigid McVeigh, Sophie Collins and McIntyre. Anna Zarambo took third in diving (248.40).

Winners against Park were eighth-grader

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Lucy Borofka

Lucy Borofka, an all-conference swimmer the past two years, led the White Bear Lake Bears to the first two team wins she’s experienced in her career, a dual against Park and a five-team invitational they co-hosted. The versatile senior co-captain won the 100 freestyle and backstroke against Park, and the butterfly and 200 free in the invitational, while contributing to a pair of relay wins in each meet. Coach Tia Quirk praised Borofka’s “ability to swim anything I place her in” along with being “a tremendous leader” who helps new girls with their stroke techniques.

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McIntyre in individual medley and butterfly, L. Bororka in 100 freestyle and backstroke, and A. Borofka in 500 freestyle and all three relays.

Three inducted in Zephyr Hall of Fame champion with 15 feet, 3 inches, still the school record, and part of the gold medal 4x100 relay, then was pole vault runnerup in 1995. He collected eight conference The Mahtomedi Zephyrs Hall of Fame inducted three new members at halftime titles and was twice a four-event state qualifier while also playing football. of the football team’s opener. Two were stars on the 1994 state Class A champion He went on to the University of Kansas track team, the other a future all-Big Ten as a pole vaulter (personal best of 17-0) and decathlete. He is a high school PE lineman. teacher and track coach in Missouri.

Travis Kluegel (1994 graduate) was Tommy Olson (2011 graduate) was a 1994 state champ in 300 intermediate four-year starter on the Zephyr offensive hurdles (40.09 seconds) and was part of line, his accolades including AP all-state the 4x100 champion team. As a junior first team twice, Minnesota Preps player he made all-state in the sprint medley. of the year, and two prep All-America All-conference four times in track and lists. He also played baseball. With the three times in soccer, Kluegel went on Gophers, Olson played in 44 games, 26 as to Cornell University in the Ivy League, a starter, the last 17 at center on teams where he was co-captain and got the Big Red’s top sprinter award in 1998. Kluegel that excelled in rushing. He was team captain and All-Big Ten first team in is an executive with Benesch, a civil 2014. Currently, Olson is a KFAN Radio engineering firm in Chicago. personality on the PowerTrip program.

Walter “Chip” Malmstrom (1995 graduate) was 1994 state pole vault

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