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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL: Principal emphasizes empathy PAGE 8A
White Bear American Legion celebrates centennial year BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
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Historic bell dedicated at new location Above: LIn Lindbeck speaks at the dedication of the historic Washington School bell at its new location in front of the district center during the White Bear Lake All School Reunion. He attended Washington School from kindergarten through the 6th grade and graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1958. At left: White Bear High School Class of 1941 graduate Dick Arcand poses for a photo at the district center. Probably the oldest graduate to attend the reunion, the 97-year-old had just come from Gloria’s Shortest Marathon with daughter Mary. She lives next door to Dick, a WWII veteran who still resides in his own home. Find more photos on page 10A.
“White Bear has enough young men who are eligible to membership in the Legion to have a strong chapter if they all take an interest.” Those words in the September 1919 White Bear Press announced the beginnings of American Legion Post 168, chartered a month later by Congress Oct. 8, 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization dedicated to “mutual helpfulness.” That first meeting Sept. 8 was held in the city council chambers and called to order by Harrison Fuller, city editor of the St. Paul Dispatch. Those attending formed a committee chaired by Leslie Palmer to get the ball rolling for a charter. It was also decided to call it White Bear Post. In November, 32 World War I servicemen became charter members. J.W. Mattimore was elected first commander. The veterans had familiar surnames like Long, Rief, Michaud, Webber, Labore, Auger, Garceau, Clark and LaRue. They wrote the constitution and bylaws. A history of the Legion's origins was written by Edna Adam in 1980 for the White Bear Press and it is her three-page typed summary that provided much of the information here. SEE CENTENNIAL, PAGE 11A
Visiting cranes adopt White Bear couple BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
Like the swallows of Capistrano, a pair of sandhill cranes have returned to the same White Bear backyard every August for the last 10 years. The cranes, affectionately nicknamed Guido and Gloria, visit Paul Moe and Debbie Dorner August through November. The couple live in the Bay Lane townhomes off White Bear Parkway. The male always arrives first, usually in March or April, and taps on the sliding glass door looking for handouts of shelled corn. The imposing Guido is about 4 1/2 feet tall, larger than the female. “He doesn't like to be ignored,” Moe said. “If I leave the room, he squawks, like he's saying,
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'Where do you think you're going?'” Moe has been documenting dates of the cranes' arrival and departure for the last nine years. Habitually, the male crane disappears shortly after his arrival, then shows up again in early August with his mate and colt, the word for a sandhill chick. All three arrive once the colt can fly, noted Moe, who has done his research on sandhills. He doesn't know where they nest but Moe knows the birds prefer wetland areas safe from predators. “They do not like cats or dogs,” he said. “If a dog gets close, they can disappear in the blink of an eye.” Every day, the crane family comes to the couple's backyard and taps on the window. SEE SANDHILL, PAGE 11A
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Debbie Dorner feeds one of the crane parents on a rainy day Oct. 3.
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