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Volunteers with handsaws maintain Boundary Waters trails over the decades BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
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Watching over the pumpkin patch Carved pumpkin visages created by Scott Kruse, at right, are illuminated by the late morning sun during the Punkinmania celebration at Veterans Memorial Park in Mahtomedi Saturday, Oct. 13. Visitors could choose from hundreds of locally grown pumpkins in a variety of shapes and sizes that Wildwood Lions Club volunteers had picked and transported specifically for the event.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) is celebrating 40 years since the BWCA Wilderness Act, and 40-year Vadnais Heights resident Martin Kubik wants to thank all the volunteers who have maintained the wilderness trails using handsaws over the last several decades. Kubik said he fell in love with the Boundary Waters in 1971 when he came to Minnesota from the Czech Republic— then part of Czechoslovakia—for college. He remembers well the drive north in a friend's ’62 Chevy. “Ever since, I got hooked,” he said. He became a guide on the Gunflint Trail in the ’70s and worked as a seasonal firefighter. When he saw that trails in BWCAW needed help, he founded several organizations to help the U.S. Forest Service with maintenance. In 1990, he founded the 3M Outdoor Club and convinced 115 people to join him in clearing trails near the Boundary Waters, mostly coworkers from 3M. He organized volunteers to cut trees to keep the trails clear from Ely to the Gunflint Trail. He founded the Kekekabic Trail Club, which cleared 3,000 tree falls from the Kekekabic Trail. In 2002, he founded the Boundary SEE BOUNDARY WATERS, PAGE 9A
1 area school — chosen randomly — receives state safety grant BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
MAHTOMEDI — O.H. Anderson Elementary was the only school in the White Bear Lake area to receive funds from the Legislature's school safety grants passed during the 2018 session. Mahtomedi Public Schools will receive $41,000 for safety and security improvements at the school. The district applied for a total of $173,000 in school safety projects, according to Bill Menozzi, director of business services, and Julie Osterbauer, supervisor
of buildings and grounds, who submitted the grant applications to the state. The Legislature approved $25 million in school safety grants but a total of $255.5 million in requests were made, according to the Minnesota Department of Education. High-priority projects were given preference and then chosen at random until the $25 million had been assigned. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Minnesota School Safety Center helped to determine high-priority projects. SEE SAFETY GRANTS, PAGE 9A
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SCHOOL BRIEFS Winter clothes drive underway The White Bear Lake Area Education Foundation's annual winter clothes drive for the “Closet” runs through Oct. 31. New or gently used hats, coats, boots, snow pants, gloves, mittens and scarves are needed. Adult sizes are acceptable as well. Items can be dropped off at the White Bear Country Inn or, to schedule a dropoff at the district, call 651-407-7696.
Safety information night The White Bear Lake Police Department will host a safety information night for all White Bear Lake Area Schools parents from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at South Campus, 3551 McKnight Road. A free dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and breakout sessions begin at 6 p.m. Topics include mental health, human trafficking, internet safety, drug trends and teen driving. There is free child care for children age 3 and older. For more information, or to register for child care at the event, contact Sgt. John Vette at Jvette@whitebearlake.org or 651-429-8511.
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Students partner with Kenyan school Career pathways expo White Bear Lake Area School is accepting submissions for the 2018 Career Pathways Expo to be held 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at South Campus. The expo invites employers, organizations, post-secondary institutions, and student school groups in the manufacturing, construction, health care and information technology sectors to participate. Hands-on experiences and demonstrations are encouraged. Last year, about 200 families came to the expo. The first deadline to register is Oct. 31; the final deadline to register is Nov. 11. For more information, contact Jenny Moore at jennifer. moore@isd624.org.
Frassati Catholic Academy had visitors from Kitui, Kenya, recently. The school has a partnership with the Kitui Diocese through Center for Mission. The visitors were Lilian Muinde, who is part of the Kitui delegation, and Father Julius, who visited the all-school Mass and classrooms. Students read letters that Fr. Julius brought from students at St. Gabriel’s Academy Primary School.
Final levy meeting Mahtomedi Public Schools’ final levy informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in the high school media center (room 1050).
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here’s a whole slew of offices to vote for this fall. Voting is a civic duty but it’s also a chore for those of us who are truly independents. You don’t just show up to the voting booth and tick blue or red. You don’t check a name you don’t even recognize just because they are part of a certain political party. It takes time and effort to discover the main issues a candidate seeks to promote and weigh the options. There are a variety of good ideas promoted by people from different parties. Whether you are a political independent or you’re considering becoming one, there is a fairly fast and easy way to make your Story choices. The Minnesota Secretary of State offers an online samChaser ple ballot that is specific to your Sara Marie Moore neighborhood. Using this tool, you can easily learn about candidates and organize your votes. Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State website at sos.state.mn.us. Under the elections and voting tab, click “What’s on my ballot?” Follow the instructions to enter your address. You will see a list of candidates for various offices — governor, senators, representatives, secretary, auditor, attorney general, county sheriff, county attorney, county commissioner, justices, judges, city council, school board — oh my! Print off your list or bookmark it for reference. Candidates report their promotional website to the Secretary of State. Each candidate’s name that has a website is highlighted in blue with a link. Click the links and compare candidates running for the same office. Candidates often have a tab on their website that explains how they stand on several issues. Decide two or three top things are most important to you this year and highlight the candidate that will stand for them. Don’t bother to vote for someone who didn’t make the effort to create a website or report it to the Secretary of State. You can also do a quick online search to research candidates more thoroughly. Local candidates for city council and school board often do not have websites. Use your ballot list when you reference Press Publications’ Voter Guide for local candidates, in today’s issue. You can reference your list if you read an article, watch a debate or a candidate knocks on your door. Perhaps you will change your mind. You can take your list with you when you vote or reference it if you vote by mail. You can vote early by mail or in-person at your county election office Sept. 21 through Nov. 5. Some cities also offer early in-person voting. Find out more on the Secretary of State website under the “Other ways to vote tab.” It shouldn’t take much more than a couple hours to be an independent speed voter. Only about 61 percent of eligible voters voted in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. In 2012, the number was similar — 62 percent. I would venture to guess about 40 percent of people don’t vote because the political process can seem overwhelming and manipulated by political parties. Voting is a privilege. For those who don’t usually vote, I recommend becoming an independent speed voter. Don’t avoid the voting booth just because politics isn’t your cup of tea. It isn’t mine either. For those who are just tired of political divisiveness, I also recommend becoming an independent. We should not let political parties think for us. When you step beyond being partisan, you take more ownership of your vote, think critically and learn to respect individuals. Try it this year. Sara Marie Moore is editor of the Shoreview Press and Vadnais Heights Press. She can be reached at 651-407-1235 or shoreviewnews@presspubs.com. Distributed weekly in: • White Bear Lake • White Bear Township • Mahtomedi • Birchwood • Dellwood • Willernie • Gem Lake • Pine Springs • Portions of Grant MNA 2014 AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER
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t can be hard trying to tell your doctor why you feel so sick or injured. We’ve all had those trying times as a patient whether it be the clinic or the ER, trying to express to the doctor how we feel. When it comes to the illness or injury, it’s hard to discern what the physician needs to know and what they do not. It’s easy to leave out critical details. That’s why we’ve Movers & come up with helpful tips that Shakers can make all the difference when Carolyn McClain trying to accurately communi’ feeling to your cate h how you’re doctor so you can get the right treatment fast. We all know the ABCs. Here’s how some of those letters are more important than others when it comes to describing your symptoms to your doctor. We’d like you to skip through the first part of the song and navigate your way to O. ….O, P, Q, R, S and T. These 6 letters can be very helpful in defining your signs and symptoms to your health care provider. • O: Onset — what were you doing when your pain or symptom started? • P: Provocation — what provokes it or makes it better or worse?
“We all know the ABCs. Here’s how some of those letters are more important than others when it comes to describing your symptoms to your doctor.”
viders, it is important we know as much of this information ahead of time. Understanding cultural differences among patients is also critical. As an example when a provider asks, “Do you have a headache?” Some patients in certain cultures may answer the question “yes” if they have ever • Q: Quality of pain — how do had a headache. That’s why it’s you describe the pain? important to be very direct with • R: Radiation — does the pain some of the initial questions “Do move anywhere or have other you have a headache now?” associated areas of pain? I also believe family members • S: Severity –how severe to you of patients can be a very helpful classify your pain. resource when it comes to cover• T: Timing — When did it ing events related to the pain or start, how long has the condition symptom, past history and other been going on, has it happened relevant notes. Often patients before and how has it changed? are stressed, anxious and in pain These 6 letters can help walk us and making recalling details difthrough what doctors will need ficult. Having family in the room to know when understanding can be very help and take some symptoms. Remembering these of the stress off of the patient six letters and jotting down your themselves. thoughts can be very helpful to If you’re interested in talking your provider as they are assesswith one of the physicians at The ing you. Urgency Room about more ways It is also important to recognize to prepare yourself when visiting that providers are not always the doctor please contact us right speaking the same language as away. We would love to share adtheir patients. I recall asking a ditional experiences our doctors patient if he’d ever had any probhave encountered and other tips lems with his heart or other vesfor patients to make sure they sels? The patient replied, “Nope, feel prepared when visiting the my vessels are perfect.” It was doctor. later discovered during his exam, that he had a previous coronary Dr. Carolyn McClain is medical artery bypass. When I questioned director of The Urgency Room. him about it he said, “Like, I said, www.urgencyroom.com my vessels are perfect.” As pro-
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P attention Pay tt ti tto ttrail, il bus projects To maintain #WBLcharm: Pay attention to the proposed Bruce Vento Regional Trail route and downtown bus transit stations. Between the proposed bus transit stations and the proposed continuation of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail (BVRT) through White Bear Lake, there is a lot of change afoot that residents should pay attention to, especially if they want their voices heard. We and some of our neighbors attended the Oct. 4 meeting to get public input on the Bruce Vento Trail through White Bear Lake sponsored by Ramsey County. It quickly became clear to us that the best route for the BVRT is along Highway 61, but there are some formidable obstacles — particularly the lack of interest demonstrated by BNSF Railway, the owner of the railway track through the city of White Bear Lake. Bikers prefer this route, because they dislike the inefficiency of the other proposed longer routes (along Lake Avenue or Bald Eagle Avenue). One biker said, “We want to get to town to be in town — even if you create these more circuitous routes, I wouldn’t use them.” It’s obvious that what is most efficient for bikers won’t be most efficient for Ramsey County BVT planners. But since bikers prefer this route, and the commercial areas of White Bear Lake would benefit, especially Cup and Cone, Caribou and Brueggers, Subway and others along the Highway 61 railway between Buerkle Road in White Bear Lake and County Road J in Hugo. Adding bikers to Lake Avenue would be dangerous. It is already full of dog walkers, runners, pedestrians, and parents with strollers. Bald Eagle Avenue would be a better alternative, but bikers don’t want to go out of their way. So the best alternative is to figure out how to route bikers directly through the downtown area of White Bear Lake along Highway 61. There will be another meeting for public input from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the White Bear Lake Public Safety Building, and Ramsey County has more information and invites comments on its website: https://www.ramseycounty.us/ residents/parks-recreation/parks-trails/ parks-planning-projects/bruce-vento-regional-trail Hopefully, representatives from BNSF Railway will engage in this discussion. It was disappointing that they didn’t send anyone to the Oct. 4 meeting. Hopefully, one will be present at the Oct. 25 gathering. Lynn Ingrid Nelson and Mike Keeler White Bear Lake
Volunteers tackling invasive plant problem In the Oct. 3 edition of the White Bear Press, there was an article on the discovery of non-native phragmites on White Bear Lake. In August 26, 2013 I reported the presence of this same invasive reed on Otter Lake. I had a very difficult time finding anyone on the state or county level who would give any credence to my report. One “expert” went so far as to say that this was not a problem in Minnesota. As of this date five years later, nothing has been done about it except what I and some fellow volunteers have done each year. While we are not authorized to use herbicide on the lakefront, a group of us go out each year in the late fall or early winter, remove the seed tassels, and destroy them. In this way we hope to keep the phragmites from spreading. So far we have been successful in that it has not moved beyond its current location. In a few weeks we will go out for the fifth time and remove all the tassels. I am encouraged by the promised action on White Bear Lake, and am hoping that next spring the invasive Phragmites australis finally will be eradicated from Otter Lake. Dr. Harlan M. Baxter White Bear Township
Our community O it d deserves b better tt As with all election years, we are once again bombarded with political ads and mailers. This year, however, feels different. There have been a slew of negative and sometimes downright nasty ads and mailers targeting Democratic state House candidate Ami Wazlawik. Such ads accusing Ami of instigating mob violence, being a socialist and supporting eco-terrorists are not only completely false but are ridiculous. Is anyone in White Bear or our neighboring communities seriously worried about eco-terrorists? Doing a little research, it is easy to pinpoint where these ads are coming from. Nearly $100,000 has been pumped into our district from outside dark money political PACs. That is why we are now being carpet-bombed with this rubbish. It is okay to have differing political beliefs and healthy for a community to engage in conversations over our ideals, values and the ways we think our towns, states and nation should be run. Unfortunately, that is not what this race has become. This race is now being tainted with the same hate-filled lies and fear-mongering that has infested our nation’s capital. I don’t know to what degree Patti Anderson, Ami’s GOP opponent, is behind these tactics, but I would encourage her to tell her benefactors that these kinds of sleazy political tactics are not welcome here. How about we have an actual race in which the candidates discuss real issues that the people of our community actually care about and leave the swamp in Washington? Our community deserves better than this. Joel Juen White Bear Lake
Nasty negative ads don’t belong in our local race I was disturbed to see a series of negative campaign ads on TV for a local WBL area race. It prompted me to write this letter. The ads, complete with grainy B&W images, eerie music and a creepy voiceover are attacking Ami Wazlawik, a candidate running to be our state representative. Dirty negative campaign ads may work in Washington, but they don’t belong in White Bear Lake. We should demand better. Our country is divided enough as it is. We should be looking for candidates who project a positive image. If you’re a candidate running for office, tell me what you are going to do for us, not what horrible things your opponent is going to do. Personally, a negative campaign ad tells me more about the person who ran the ad, than the ones they are attacking. Scare tactics and misleading exaggerated talking points always come across as lies — not leadership! And who can afford to make negative TV ads for a local race anyway? It seems out of proportion. I see ads like those, and I wonder what mysterious PAC or special-interest group actually funded it. I like Ami Wazlawik. She comes across as smart, honest, energetic and sincere. I may not agree with everything she says, but I suspect her heart is in the right place. And that is the kind of person I want in the state Legislature — working for me. I’d hire her over the other one. I’m going to vote for Ami. P.S.: I do not personally know either of the two candidates. Ami simply came to my door and asked for my vote. I got a robocall from the other one. Craig Sommerville White Bear Lake
Press voter guide out too late I couldn’t agree more with last week’s Press editorial titled: “Have You Noticed.” However, given our new no reason not to vote early/absentee laws, I’m concerned an estimated one-quarter to one-third of voters were not afforded an opportunity to learn about local mayoral or City Council candidates prior to voting. Early voting started before information was provided to voters by the Press. Perhaps in the future, getting a Press
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Attention district 832 residents We are writing in support of the upcoming levy for the Mahtomedi Public Schools. My husband and I grew up in Mahtomedi, and have raised three children in the school district. We are proud of our community. Mahtomedi is a very special place, largely due to strong, longstanding community support. As parents, we have seen firsthand the impact of this community’s support for our schools and our kids. As a substitute teacher, however, I know the ongoing struggle our schools face to provide high-quality education on insufficient school funding. This levy will help bridge the state funding gap, allowing teachers and staff to continue to provide the kind of education that we in Mahtomedi are so very proud of. By supporting your local public schools, you are supporting the community and the bright futures of the kids who will one day lead this country. Vote yes on Nov. 6. Angela and Chris Sellwood Mahtomedi
Support Mahtomedi Public Schools My family has lived in Mahtomedi for over 25 years. Our youngest daughter graduated from Mahtomedi Schools. And now we have a grandson in high school. We are proud Zephyr grandparents. We are supporting the levy request because we want to help keep our community strong and see the schools continue to thrive. We are a family that has spent much of our professional lives in public education. My husband was the president of the St. Bernard’s School Board for 12 years. I was lucky to work for the Mahtomedi School District as a receptionist at O.H. Anderson and the District Office for 17 years. Public education is a value that is central to our family. While we are retired, we have and always will continue to vote yes for the kids. Having worked for the Mahtomedi School District for 17 years, I can vouch for the passion and energy that my colleagues, both in and out of the classroom, poured into their work on a daily basis. We live among educators that are second to none, and our test scores back that up, putting us among the top schools in the state. Excellence doesn’t just happen—it is something we need to continue to invest in. Even if you don’t have kids in the schools, there are other reasons to vote yes. Families throughout the Twin Cities want to move to our school district to raise their children and be a part of our community. Despite the nominal increase in property taxes, this demand drives up property values for all the homeowners in our community, keeps our community thriving and brings additional state aid to our schools. I will continue to support our schools and I hope you join me in putting our kids first. Deb Hogan Mahtomedi
Vote for Wazlawik I am voting for Ami Wazlawik for state Representative in District 38B and encourage you to do the same. I support Ami because she is a longtime resident of White Bear Lake and the Township, graduated from White Bear Area High School (Go Bears!), and currently works for the White Bear Lake Area School District. She knows the White Bear Lake area and will represent us well in St. Paul. I support Ami because she believes all Minnesotans should have access to high-quality, affordable health care. Ami supports a MinnesotaCare buy-in option. As a small business owner, I get my health insurance on the individual market. Affordable health care options
t t tto me. The Th costt off my are iimportant insurance, as well as my co-pays and deductibles, have increased significantly in the last few years. Having the option to buy into MinnesotaCare and have the negotiating power of the state of Minnesota on my side will help ensure that my health care, and yours, is more affordable. I support Ami because her plan will save us money and give us access to better health care options. Sheila Kelly White Bear Lake
Thank you for Loon Chronicles As the season draws to a close, I would like to thank to Ellen Maas and the White Bear Press for another year of the “Loon Chronicles.” Every week, I look forward to the update on the loons and other wildlife activity on White Bear Lake and appreciate all your time and effort to get such amazing pictures. Have you considered selling prints of them? Jodene Malmsten White Bear Lake
Don’t be swayed by special-interest groups MinnPost recently published an article titled, “If early spending is any indication, the battle for the Minnesota House will be fought in the ’burbs.” This article noted that “More than $86,000 has been spent on mailers and cable buys attacking [Ami] Wazlawik by the Minnesota Jobs Coalition and the Coalition of Minnesota Businesses, per CFB records.” Special interests have taken a special interest in our community. They are spending significant amounts of money from far outside our district to influence our local election. Many of my neighbors have indicated that they received the same scare-mongering mailers that I did, and some caught Sunday morning commercials similarly meant to spread fear and sow discord. No one should be swayed by these deceptions. A vote for Ami Wazlawik is a vote for one of the brightest, rising leaders in our community. It is also a vote against the special-interest money that continues to infect our political discourse and spread lies about our neighbors who wish to represent us at the Minnesota Capitol and beyond. Please join me in sending a message to special interests, and vote for Ami Wazlawik on Nov. 6. Stephen Kelly White Bear Lake Chair, 38Blue PAC
Anderson will bring tax reform Tax reform is a top priority for Minnesotans this election year. When looking at our local candidates for state Representative in District 38B, we have a clear choice. We need someone who will work hard for our seniors by eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits. Minnesota is 1 of 13 states that tax Social Security benefits. Our representative needs to prioritize making Minnesota friendlier for our seniors. The best candidate would also look to lower income tax rates on all Minnesotans and lower estate taxes. It is important for our state representative to support conformity to the new federal tax code and simplify tax returns for regular Minnesotans. Families work hard for their money; our representative should work to help them keep more of it in their pocket. I know of only one candidate who will support us on taxes. This is why I choose to vote Patti Anderson for state representative. Patti is an excellent leader who has a successful track record as a business owner and in public service. I trust Patti to be a watchdog at the Legislature. With her experience, we know Patti will ensure our state is accountable for the use of our tax dollars. For these reasons, we need Patti in the Legislature. Patti will work to lower taxes, simplify tax returns and efficiently spend our money. Patti can get this done. Kyle Berndt White Bear Lake SEE LETTERS, PAGE 6A
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Grant letter distortions Part of the Huber team, Denny Kaup, is distorting the truth and engaging in mudslinging. First of all, I engage all members of the staff in a congenial manner, from the administrator to the building inspector. Ask any of them, and I certainly have never suggested that any one of them be terminated. What amazes me is how can these wildly unsubstantiated claims can even be printed. This is the third letter with false claims directed at me. I worked with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to shut down an illicit wastewater discharge from over 300 hydro-vac trucks when the council majority did nothing. At three consecutive meetings three months in a row, I proposed an amendment to ordinance 32.145 that prohibits wastewater discharges within 3,000 feet of a well, and they would not consider it. Subsequently, when I informed the council of the administrative order (fine) to pay $3,450 by the landowner, I was called a liar by Denny at a council meeting. At the next meeting, I included a copy of the administrative order and asked for an apology; he refused. I was not ticketed for entering a fire scene. I pulled over on the side of the county road and told the deputy to let my friend, the 80-year-old fire victim, to call me if he needed a place to stay. I have worked hard to bring things that affect Grant citizens, such as protecting their wells, effecting responsible road repair and modifying the comprehensive plan to keep water and sewer out. More information is available at grantreporter.com. The council majority has initiated several lawsuits against citizens and a council member. That’s the pot calling the kettle black, and as a result has wasted thousands of dollars on litigation. I am working to keep Grant rural, and have been a resident with a farm for 25 years. Loren Sederstrom Grant
End the City Council circus I currently serve on the Grant Planning Commission, which is a volunteer position. Two of the other members serving on this commission are John Rog and Jeff Giefer, chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Both of these gentlemen are
candidates for City Council positions and I highly recommend them and urge you to support them because they both are committed to the future of Grant and will work smoothly with the other three City Council members to conduct city business. (Wouldn’t that be nice!) Please vote for Jeff Giefer and John Rog so the lawsuits and the City Council meeting circus can end. Lake Elmo cleared out their deadwood; so can Grant. Giefer and Rog for Grant! Robert Tufty Grant
Supports Vadnais apartment development I have found reason to pause regarding my pride as a citizen in our beautiful Vadnais Heights. After witnessing the discussions surrounding the apartment development on County Road F, I have been waiting for the other side of the story to be told. Who is representing the people who are not living there yet? Why aren’t the details of our affordable housing crisis being discussed? Where is the workforce we need to function in this city going to live? Are there aspects of the opposition’s sentiments that are not being brought to light? I hope we can agree that there is more at work than meets the eye. “Not in my backyard” is not acceptable as a sole reason. Erin Florin Vadnais Heights
We deserve Karwoski We have the opportunity to re-elect an interested, experienced and enthusiastic District 2 Washington County Commissioner, Stan Karwoski. Stan has served the public in Oakdale, in community organizations, county committees and as county commissioner. We deserve such a candidate. Please join me in voting for Stan Karwoski for Dist. 2 Washington County Commissioner on Nov. 6. Mary Hauser, former Washington County Commissioner Birchwood Village
Re-elect Karwoski commissioner Join me in voting to re-elect Stan Karwoski for District 2 Washington County
Commissioner on Nov. 6. It is refreshing to vote for the integrity and demonstrated experience our county deserves. As an outdoor enthusiast and infrastructure designer for over 40 years, I have witnessed firsthand Stan’s passion for the citizens in our county and his commitment to balance the issues surrounding parks/ open space and the built environment. Stan brings real-world experience of serving the public in community organizations, county committees and as county commissioner. Please join me in voting for the integrity, experience and commitment we deserve and vote for Stan Karwoski for Washington County Commissioner on Nov. 6. Michael Kraemer Birchwood Village
Chamber endorses levy On Sept. 20 the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the Mahtomedi levy referendum that will appear on the ballot for the November 2018 election. The endorsement was based on the following reasons: First, our communities need quality public schools in order to prepare our students to fulfill current and future workforce needs. Second, the quality of life in a community is primarily based on the quality of public education. Third, Mahtomedi and the surrounding area needs an influx of younger families and quality schools are a driving force in making that happen. Finally, state aid to our public schools has declined as a percentage of a school district’s operating budget over the past decade. Subsequently, local levies are essential in augmenting a school district’s budgetary needs. Tom Snell White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce
Stop bus station fiasco To Commissioner Reinhardt — I need to let you know how opposed I am to your plan to alter the flavor and feel of downtown White Bear Lake by suggesting the construction of a transit hub in the downtown area and transit stops at Boatworks Commons and at Cedar Street. I really don’t know what brain trust decided this is all a fabulous idea. Most of us have real lives and figure that our elected representatives are
actually working for us by improving our community — not spoiling it. My guess is that if you put your ill-conceived idea to a vote by White Bear Lake residents, it would be soundly defeated. Please stop this fiasco now. I suppose your cronies at the Metropolitan Council are giddy about your efforts to expand their reach into our lives. Go and put your transit hub over by Walmart at County Road E and I-35E where the traffic is instead of creating disruption for downtown White Bear Lake. I think that White Bear Lake’s residents who might enjoy dinner at The Manitou Grill or the Washington Square Bar & Grill or be celebrating downtown White Bear Lake on a Marketfest evening would be less than pleased to see buses rolling into and out of town every 10 minutes. So much for the small town. Greg Lees White Bear Lake
Heartfelt letter, bizarre letter On Sept. 5, the White Bear Press published a letter to the editor written by my husband Lt. Colonel (ret) John Decker. It was a heartfelt letter sharing how our family has been embraced by the Mahtomedi community and our appreciation for the outstanding education District 832 provides our children. In the Oct. 10 edition of the White Bear Press, District 832 school board candidate Gary Baumann responded to my husband’s letter. His letter was so bizarre that I feel the need to reply. Baumann states that he disagrees with my husband’s view on “(the levy) paying for outside-the-district children.” There was zero mention of open enrollment in my husband’s letter. While I know my husband agrees that Mahtomedi School District has “great teachers, programs, great environment for children to learn,” Baumann’s quote is incorrect. It would have been easy to just roll my eyes and ignore Baumann’s ridiculous response but because he is running for school board, I think his letter is important. Baumann chose to make an argument when there wasn’t one to be made. His SEE LETTERS, PAGE 7A
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letter is irresponsible and causes me to have serious reservations as to whether he would be able to accurately review, analyze and communicate important information. If he is willing to fabricate content to make his point in a letter to the editor, can he be trusted to be part of critical decisions our school board has to tackle? If he is willing to incorrectly quote community members, do you really want to trust him with your concerns and experiences? I don’t. My husband’s letter was a simple, family-oriented request for our community to vote yes on Nov. 6. I am disappointed in Baumann’s decision to misconstrue his words. Respectfully, Susan Decker Mahtomedi
Support incumbents for Mahtomedi school board As residents of the Mahtomedi Public School District vote for school board members on Nov. 6, it’s important to take time to consider the credentials and priorities of the candidates. Incumbents Mike Chevalier, Kevin Donovan and Julie McGraw are experienced board members dedicated to providing the best education possible for all students. These board members are committed to aligning resources with goals, collaborating with the community, ensuring buildings are safe and welcoming, and advocating for the district with state legislators. They understand school finance and its complex system of local, state and federal dollars and are members of a board with a long history of fiscal responsibility. In fact, our school district does more with fewer resources than the vast majority of metro school districts; a full 83.5 percent of its budget goes directly to student instruction. More than 60 percent of our residents do not have children in the schools, driving the need for open enrollment to sustain enrollment at 3,200-3,300 students. It is open enrollment that makes available our breadth of academic and extracurricular activities as open enrollment students bring with them their state per-pupil funding as well as other funding sources. Without open enrollment, our district would look very different. We simply could not fund many of the offerings that students and parents currently value. We encourage those who have questions about conflicting information presented by school board
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candidates to reach out to district administrators for information. It is critical that we elect board members who are dedicated to providing the best education possible to our students as well as disseminating accurate information to community members. Recent research from the National School Boards Association confirms that school boards have a significant impact on student achievement in their districts. Indeed, a high-functioning school board makes for a high-achieving school district. Please join us in voting for Chevalier, Donovan and McGraw. Carrie Smith Ardito Mahtomedi Missy McGlinch Ward Grant
Additional theft safety tips The article “Thefts from motor vehicles up this summer” (Press, Oct. 10) issued timely reminders for car owners. In addition, the following tips may be of help (gathered from safety flyers written for consumers): 1) If possible, always park your car in your garage, and keep the door closed. This keeps would-be thieves from knowing when you are home or not, and from casing or entering your car. 2) If your garage has a side service door, reinforce it with steel bars to keep it from being kicked in. 3) If you are building a home, consider omitting the side service door from your design plans. You can always enter the big door for access. 4) If your garage door has glass panes built into it, consider covering the glass from the inside with curtains or cardboard. 5) If you must park your car in your driveway, remove your remote garage door opener and take it with you as you enter your house. Keep CDs in a zippered case which can be easily removed at night or during the day when the car is not being driven. 6) When parking your car in a public parking lot or park area, preparing to leave it, don’t be seen by a thief (with or without binoculars) stowing your belongings at that site. Hide valuables before you arrive at your parking space. 7) Invest in a car alarm, or have one installed aftermarket. A flashing red light seen on your dashboard control panel from outside your locked car can be a discouragement to a would-be thief. 8) When having your car serviced for repairs, or when leaving your car with a valet or parking lot attendant, hand over only your car key and not your entire ring of keys. (Some newer cars have a “valet key” which allows the attendant to drive your car to you, but not to open the trunk of your car.) 9) If you see someone from a distance casing or breaking into your car, hit the red emergency button on your key to sound the alarm on your car before any damage is done. (Remember that when you want to silence the alarm, you must enter your car, insert
your key into the ignition, and start the car.) As a longtime Vadnais Heights resident who moved here in 1985 when the population was still 5,000, I’m convinced that people here are trusting and never suspect anyone will take advantage of them. Attention to safety and neighborhood visitors can help us keep our neighborhoods secure. Sandra A. Waterman Vadnais Heights
School finance facts aren’t subjective The letter to the editor written by Gary Baumann on Oct. 10 contained misleading and inaccurate information about the Mahtomedi School District operating levy request and our open enrollment practices. While I agree we can all have opinions, school finance facts are not subject to opinion. As the director of business of services, I have a fiduciary duty to provide facts, not opinions, about the operating levy and district financial information. I will correct the record and misconceptions portrayed about open enrollment. When a student open-enrolls, in accordance with state law, the state aid follows the student. State aid accounts for 73 percent of the revenue we receive in our general fund. Open enrolled students bring state per-pupil funding as well as other funding sources, including categorical aid, and federal funding. By accepting open-enrolled students, we are able to run our classes and buildings efficiently, offer academic and extracurricular programming we would otherwise not be able to offer, and avoid deeper budget reductions. Effectively managing open enrollment with resident grade progression ratios provides a good deal for both our students and community. The inadequacy of state funding is one of the reasons why our district is asking voters in our community to consider our operating levy request. The state is not meeting its obligation to fund Minnesota schools and the basic formula would be over $618 per pupil higher today if it had simply kept up with inflation. This lack of funding significantly impacts the budgeting decisions in our school district and school districts across the state. It is difficult to respond to Baumann’s blanket statements about administrator pay increases when those statements simply aren’t true. Claiming administrator pay is among the highest in the state and administrator pay has increased $800,000 since 2016 is patently false. I encourage our community members to seek out factual information about the levy request and discourage subjective and inaccurate statements about school finance. Bill Menozzi Director of Business Services Mahtomedi Public Schools
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Aster Meadows apartments: Residents petition, question zoning BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
VADNAIS HEIGHTS — About 240 people have signed a petition against a proposed apartment complex near County Road F and Centerville Road. The petition was organized by a group of 25 community members that have been researching the proposed Aster Meadows apartments since a five-story building was proposed this summer. Due to the outcry, Tyr Development plans to bring new plans for a pair of three-story apartment buildings back to the city’s Planning Commission this fall. Neighbors have already decided it's townhomes or single-family homes they want, something that fits into the character of the neighborhood, said Thomas Truhler and Roger Sherping, two members of the grassroots group. “All we are asking for is something in harmony with the community,” said Sherping, a neighbor two blocks away from the proposed apartments. Maybe senior housing would fit into the community if not too large, he added. About 280 people signed an earlier petition against the five-story building. Those who’ve signed are not just neighbors nearby, Truhler said, showing off a
“All we are asking for is something in harmony with the community,” Roger Sherping Vadnais Heights resident map with several dozen Vadnais Heights streets highlighted to show locations of the new petition signers. The five-story building had 156 units; the new proposal has 140 units, according to city documents. Truhler and Sherping question the density being proposed in the area. Each moved into nearby townhomes within the last 18 months and were “crushed” by the idea of an apartment building in the owner-occupied area where they thought they had moved. The proposed apartments already affected a nearby neighbor trying to sell their home. A Pine Meadow neighborhood resident had a purchase agreement signed with a buyer, but they wanted to get out after hearing about the apartments. “This is a slippery slope for the neighborhood,” Truhler noted. The group also questions whether the current proposal is in line with why the
land was rezoned for higher density in 2011. The petition asks to rezone the family farmland being sold by the Urban family to R-2, which allows for residential duplexes and townhomes. It is currently zoned R-3, which allows for residential high-density housing if a special use permit is approved. It was changed from R-2 to R-3 in 2011 after comprehensive planning reviews, according to city documents. Gerry Urban, one of the siblings that own his parents' farmland estate, was working as city administrator at the time of the rezoning. He wrote a letter and spoke to the City Council as a citizen about the property. He expressed his family's interest in having higher-density housing in the area, specifically senior housing. The city's 2000 comprehensive plan designated the 6 buildable acres along Centerville Road as a potential senior housing site. The land was previously zoned for commercial in the '90s and changed to R-2 in the 2000s. The City Council unanimously approved the zoning from R-2 to R-3 in 2011. Four City Council members were there that day, according to city documents. One said he would like to see more senior
housing in Vadnais Heights. One said he supported senior housing but not apartments. One said he would “hate” to see apartments going in there but felt comfortable approving the rezoning since a special use permit is required for apartments. One noted the city would have controls in place in the future due to the special use permit required. None of the four members are still on the council. Planning commissioners in 2011 did not approve of the rezoning, according to city documents. Three opposed, two approved and one abstained from voting. Two who opposed are still on the commission today — Linda Bigelbach and Ed Caillier. Bigelbach said in 2011 the site would be good for senior housing but said a high-rise apartment building should not be allowed. She said she thinks the city needs additional zoning districts to separate between those types of uses. Bigelbach and Caillier were two of three who opposed the five-story apartment building when it came before the commission in June. Five members approved it. The new proposal is expected to come before commissioners at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at City Hall.
BOUNDARY WATERS: Trail advocates celebrate with laser-engraved titanium camping bowls FROM PAGE 1A
Waters Advisory Committee to better advocate for wilderness trails. Today, those volunteers are focusing on the Powwow Trail, which went through the Pagami Creek Fire in 2011. The area was almost entirely consumed by fire. Thousands of burned trees have fallen in the years following. The committee maintains the Powwow Trail under a volunteer service agreement with the U.S. Forest Service. Volunteers still use handsaws to maintain the wilderness environment and “preserve the trail for future generations,” Kubik said. To thank volunteers, Kubik worked with Randy Bierwerth of Machining Specialists located in White Bear Township to make 100 custom laser-engraved titanium camping bowls for volunteers. Each bowl took about an hour to make, Kubik said. The logo was used with permission of the U.S. Forest Service, and designed by Duluth artist Rick Kollath, illustrator of many wilderness flora books. Kubik has been recognized several times over the decades for his volunteer leadership in maintaining the wilderness trails. He was recognized by the U.S. Forest Service for public service in 1996. He was given the 1993 3M Chairman's Environmental Leadership Award for
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SAFETY GRANTS: No money for White Bear Lake Area Schools, eastern Mounds View Public Schools FROM PAGE 1A
High-priority projects were defined as improvements to exterior entry security and communication systems. Half of the funds were designated for schools outside the 11-county metropolitan area. O.H. Anderson was one of 123 school buildings across the state to receive grants. About 1,000 schools made requests. The district requested $33,000 for securing entrances and $8,000 for communications, according to state documents. The main improvements will be secured main entry doors that require a buzzed entry and interior/exterior door alarms, Menozzi said. “The door to get from the main vestibule into the central office would require a buzzed entry,” he explained. All doors will also get alarms that can only be disarmed by a staff badge. This would prevent children from opening a door to an intruder and prevent anyone from propping doors open. Mahtomedi Public Schools applied for
grants for all of its other schools but did not receive them. All of the school buildings have buzzed entries from the office, but the district applied for more secure buzzed entries directly from the main entry vestibule for each school. The high school already has interior/exterior door alarms, but not the middle school or Wildwood Elementary. These projects were also high priority, according to the grant application, but apparently were not chosen in the random selection. White Bear Lake Area Schools applied for grants for all of its schools, a total of about $924,000, but did not receive any. All of the projects the district submitted were considered high priority on the grant application, said Kevin Klecker, safety and emergency coordinator. The district requested funds for a universal visitor management system, reinforced entryways with laminate safety film, a visual notification system, a video system for before- and after-school care, ad-
ditional card readers and an emergency notification app. The district also applied for lockdown buttons at a few schools that do not have them and a secured buzzed entry at Sunrise Park Middle School. Klecker said the state didn't notify him why none of the high-priority projects were chosen, but he thought perhaps the state chose to prioritize schools that do not have secured buzzed entries. He saw several schools without secured buzzed entries in a prior district he worked at on the list of awardees. But White Bear Lake Area Schools already has most entries secured with buzzers. “Almost every one of our buildings went through that in the last three years,” he noted. “The main doors feed into the office, and you are buzzed in and out.” The exception is Sunrise Park Middle School. “Hopefully, there is more funding in the future,” Klecker said. “We could definitely use it in this country's climate.” Mounds View Public Schools received one grant for Irondale High School; all
of its other requests were not granted. A $156.5 million bond referendum approved by voters last year includes many security upgrades at local schools. Chippewa Middle School and Island Lake Elementary will be getting updated secured front entries with those funds. Stillwater Public Schools, Forest Lake Public Schools and Centennial Public Schools did not receive any of its school safety grant requests. “Students and teachers clearly need more support to ensure our kids are safe,” said Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. “When we have more than 1,000 schools asking for over $250 million in funding to secure their buildings, we must respond with urgency.” The Legislature passed the grants in the wake of school shootings across the country last spring semester. In the three weeks following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in February, there were at least 21 threats against Minnesota schools.
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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff’s office reported the following incidents:
Vadnais Heights • An 18-year-old local woman lost her keys and wallet inside Walmart the evening of Oct. 3. Two unsuccessful attempts at transactions inside the store were quickly made. • A complainant reported that a set of golf clubs, tools, a sound bar and a laptop computer were taken from his storage locker at a facility in the 3200 block of Highway 36 on Oct. 4. The loss totaled $810. Adding insult to injury, the 30-year-old victim from Landfall mentioned that he is currently being evicted from the facility. • A vehicle was stopped on Vadnais Center Drive in the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 5 for displaying different plates on the front and rear — both stolen. Social Security cards, drivers licenses, credit cards and forged checks belonging to several businesses and individuals were found inside. Both occupants from St. Paul were charged with possession of stolen property and drug paraphernalia. If that wasn’t enough, the male was
wanted on a warrant for his arrest. Both were booked into jail. • A 36-year-old White Bear Lake woman checked herself out at Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E on Oct. 5 but skipped scanning some of the items in her cart. She was cited for theft of $174 and released. • A 28-year-old woman from Luck, Wisconsin — or today, call it Bad Luck, Wisconsin — reported the theft of her wallet and checkbook from her vehicle parked at Target the afternoon of Oct 6. No suspects. • Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle that hit a stop sign in the wee hours of Oct. 6 and was still swerving all over the road on Rice Street at Highway 96. The 2014 Jeep Cherokee was identified and pulled over. After failing blood-alcohol tests, the female driver, age 54 from Woodbury, was arrested for felony third-degree DWI and booked into jail. • A local man reported that someone accessed his computer Oct. 7 and demanded payment of $200 or they would shut down his system. Banking information and the $200 was provided. A day later, the victim received
a call demanding that the victim purchase $1,000 in Google gift cards and provide the card numbers. An investigation is underway. • A local woman reported Oct. 8 that her credit card had been used in California, Washington, North Carolina and Poland. The loss to date amounts to $2,290. • A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody in the pre-dawn hours of October 8 in the 1100 block of County Road D for punching and biting her mother. The local teen was transported to the county Juvenile Detention Center. • Yikes! It’s too early for this — a snowboard was found the evening of Oct. 8 in the intersection of Highway 61 and Willow Lake Boulevard and placed into Property.
White Bear Township • An Otter View Trail resident reported that he may have been the victim of fraud the evening of Oct. 5. Someone called, stating they were a “Social Security” agent, demanding that the man purchase several hundred dollars in Google gift cards or he
would be arrested by U.S. Marshals. The complainant purchased the cards and gave the scammer the card codes. The loss was $800. • A cat that had no collar or tags and was having a bad day was caught in a live trap the afternoon of Oct. 5 in the 5800 block of Red Pine Boulevard. The stray was transported to St. Paul Animal Control to await its fate. • Loud music wore thin on neighbors in the 2500 block of Border Pine Court late on Oct. 5 but deputies were unable to locate the source of the thumpa-thumpa sounds before peace and quiet returned to the neighborhood. • Deputies were called to the source of a fill-and-flee at a station in the 5900 block of Highway 61 the morning of Oct. 8. No further information was available. • A 46-year-old female resident in the 2500 block of Martin Way reported criminal damage to property in the wee hours of Oct. 8. Unknown suspects broke the window of a family vehicle, then keyed the side of the car before fleeing in a light-colored sedan, she said. No suspects.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:
Birchwood • A White Bear Lake woman, 39, was cited Oct. 3 in the 500 block of Hall Avenue for driving after revocation following a traffic stop for inoperable running lights. She was issued a verbal warning about the lights.
Grant • Outbuildings in the 10000 block of 69th Street N. were forced open overnight Sept. 30-Oct. 1, and $10,000 in items taken. The complainant suspects a person who had been previously staying at his residence but has no current address. • A resident at Cedar Ridge in the 11000 block of Julianne Avenue N. on Oct. 1 reported another male resident for “getting in his face” to make verbal threats. The suspect would neither confirm nor deny the assault allegations, and there were no witnesses or marks on the complainant to verify the complaint. Washington County Sheriff's deputies advised the two males to stay in their own areas for the rest of the evening. • A mom picking up her students from the middle school in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. at 2:58 p.m. Oct. 2 reported someone stole items from her vehicle while she was in the school building retrieving her child. • A Waconia man, 29, was cited Oct. 4 in the 8000 block of Highway 36 for seat belt violation and failure to provide proof of insurance after deputies on patrol noticed through the windshield the lack of a shoulder strap. • A Stillwater woman, 53, was cited Oct. 7 on 75th Street N. and Jocelyn Road N. for speeding 68 mph in a 55 mph zone after she had passed deputies in their unmarked squad car. Deputies described the motorist as being polite, though she still received a ticket. • A Stillwater Township man, 48, was cited Oct. 7 on
Highway 36 and Manning Avenue N. for driving on the shoulder and issued a verbal warning for failure to provide proof of insurance. Deputies on routine patrol had observed him merge into traffic while driving on the shoulder for a quarter mile without signaling. • A Lake Elmo woman, 37, was cited Oct. 7 on Highway 36 and Manning Avenue N. for making an illegal turn after being observed by deputies pulling a U-turn in the vicinity of two clearly posted signs forbidding the action. The motorist told deputies she was unaware of the signs and that making a U-turn was frowned upon. • A Stillwater man, 21, was cited Oct. 7 on southbound Manning Avenue N. at Highway 36 for semaphore violation after eastbound deputies observed him drive through the red light. “My bad,” the motorist admitted to deputies.
Mahtomedi • A Mahtomedi man, 30, was cited Oct. 2 on Wildwood Road and Lincolntown Avenue for driving after revocation after deputies observed him hit a large boulder and followed him to a park. As deputies came up to the driver, who was fixing his front bumper, he told them that he had been “having power steering issues and couldn't make the corner.” He also admitted that he didn't have a driver's license. Once the reason for the lack of license became known, his passenger was invited to take over at the wheel. She refused to show her driver's license, so no one resumed driving the crumpled vehicle. • A resident in the 100 block of Glenmar Avenue reported unknown persons punctured one of the tires on his vehicle overnight Oct. 2-3 and caused $200 in damage. The complainant had no idea who could have gone out of their way to cause the damage. • A resident in the 200 block of Wedgewood Drive reported a wallet and briefcase stolen from his vehicle overnight Oct. 2-3. Inside the stolen items were a driver's license, personal identification, a passport, bank cards and a laptop computer. The undamaged
WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • A suspect was located and cited for misdemeanor theft in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue Oct. 5. • Two counterfeit $20 bills were reported in the 1400 block of Highway 96 Oct. 5. • A back car window was reported shattered while someone was sitting in it in the 3500 block of Century Avenue Oct. 6. It is unclear who was responsible for the damage. • A White Bear Lake resident, 26, was arrested for fi fth-degree domestic assault in the 1600 block of Ninth Street Oct. 6.
• A burglary that occurred while the resident was out of town was reported in the 3600 block of Highland Avenue Oct. 7. • A counterfeit $20 bill was reported in the 1400 block of Highway 96 Oct. 7. • A St. Paul resident, 53, was cited for stealing six containers of laundry detergent in the 1000 block of Highway 96 Oct. 7. • A 37-year-old driver was arrested for second-degree DWI near White Bear Avenue and Richard Avenue Oct. 7. • A 32-year-old driver was arrested for third-degree DWI near White Bear Avenue and Elm Street Oct. 8.
• A 31-year-old driver was arrested for second-degree DWI near County Road E and English Street Oct. 8. • A 33-year-old driver was arrested for third-degree DWI test refusal in the 1600 block of Buerkle Road Oct. 9. • Theft of items worth $600 was reported in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road Oct. 10. • A bookstore in the 3400 block of Century Avenue received a counterfeit check in a fraud attempt Oct. 11. • Theft of items worth $450 was reported in the 4900 block of Highway 61 Oct. 11.
vehicle indicated that it had probably been left unlocked. • A suspicious vehicle parked in the Century College east parking lot in the 3000 block of Century Avenue at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 3 turned out to be a homeless couple looking for a place to sleep that night. Deputies advised them to seek another location. • An association resident in the 600 block of Woodland Drive reported damage to a mailbox overnight Oct. 3-4. • Juveniles throwing eggs at passing vehicles were reported at 8:20 p.m. Oct. 5 near the intersection of Hickory Street and Hallam Avenue N. • A Mahtomedi man, 26, was banned from the Bloody Mary bar on Mahtomedi Avenue at 1:24 a.m. Oct. 7 after he used vulgar and aggressive language to the bartender and patrons. • A Mahtomedi woman, 60, was cited Oct. 7 in the 100 block of Locust Street for speeding at a rate faster than the posted 30 mph limit after deputies on patrol observed her roar through the City Hall parking lot to avoid the stop sign on Warner Avenue and Stillwater Road. The motorist told deputies she was “in a hurry.” • A Mahtomedi woman, 25, was arrested Oct. 7 in the 800 block of Woodland Court on a theft warrant after deputies were called to the scene of a disturbance involving an argument over child care methods between two homeless women staying at the property of a friend.
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-18-830 Estate of Susanna Wade, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated May 6, 2009 has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Erica M. Ellis, whose address is 503 Poplar Lane, Emporia, VA 23847, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has 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. Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated September 28, 2018 Laura J. Stevens, Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Self-Represented Litigant: Erica M. Ellis 503 Poplar Lane Emporia, VA 23847 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
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Cell phone audio confirms man fatally shot by deputy took gun, refused to show hands BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
VADNAIS HEIGHTS — The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office determined use of force was still justified in a fatal officer-involved shooting in the city in 2017 after cell phone audio was overlooked in the initial review of the case. The attorney's office reopened the case in September after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) realized the mistake. The BCA was made aware of the cell phone recording taken by the man who died, Darren Jahnke, earlier that month. The evidence had not been properly noted in the case file given to the Ramsey County Attorney for review. The attorney's office had determined use of force was justified earlier this year. After reviewing the cell phone audio, the attorney's office stated it “... corroborates the deputies’ statements provided during the initial BCA investigation, and re-affirms that the use of lethal force by Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputy Andre Rongitsch was legally justified
under Minnesota law.” The audio caught on his cell phone captured the moment when deadly force was used. It was found after his sister requested to access her brother's belongings, according to a memo. Jahnke, 47, was shot during a struggle with Ramsey County Sheriff's Office deputies in an RV near Highway 61 and I-694 in April 2017. Two deputies were on routine patrol near when they located the suspicious RV and a car near 3250 Fanum Road at about 9:30 p.m. Two other deputies also arrived at the scene before a struggle with Jahnke ensued. Before Jahnke was shot, two deputies had used stun guns during the struggle with Jahnke, according to the BCA. When Jahnke disarmed one of the deputies, Deputy Andre Rongitsch fired. Jahnke was treated and transported to a hospital but died from his injuries. The audio recording provides further details that reveal Jahnke's aggression, according to a memo from the attorney's office. Previous statements made by deputies on site about a bucket full of poop that Jahnke threatened deputies
Driver pleads guilty to speed causing deaths of Mounds View students
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
MAHTOMEDI — A man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last month. Joshua Allan Buck, 25, was a Mahtomedi fire department captain at the time of the assault last winter. He has since moved to St. Paul. Buck was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in January. He pleaded not guilty in August. On Sept. 20, he pleaded guilty. He will be sentenced Nov. 29. The crime has a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Buck assaulted the 15-year-old girl in his home, according to court documents. Two other girls, 12 and 13, were also in his home at the time. Buck had a relationship with the 13-year-old girl's mother and had been taking the girl and her two friends on outings since November. The day of the alleged assault,
with, the use of stun guns three times in an attempt to subdue Jahnke, and that he grabbed one of the deputies’ guns are all confirmed by the audio recording. In the audio recording, Daly screams, “He's got my gun!” Daly can be heard yelling multiple times “Show us your hands!” Deputy Rongitsch can be heard yelling “Show us your hands!” and “Stop resisting!” Daly yells “He's got my gun!” at least five times and Rongitsch says “Drop the gun!” Jahnke's voice can be heard yelling “No!” Daly yelled “Shoot him!” Rongitsch yelled “Where is it?!” Daly yelled “Shoot him now!” Rongitsch begins to yell “Put the gun down!” Jahnke is heard beginning to appear to say, “Don't shoot me.” Rongitsch begins to yell, “Put the gun down!” before a shot is heard in the audio recording. The time from when Daly first said Jahnke had her gun and when Rongitsch fired was 40 seconds. According to the audio, Jahnke also refused to identify himself to officers when they were investigating the suspicious RV that allegedly was not owned by Jahnke.
Buck said he needed to stop by his Mahto- Joshua Allan Buck medi apartment to do laundry, reported the victim. The girls decided they would stay at his apartment overnight; they played PlayStation. Their parents believed they were at each other's houses. Buck allowed the minor girls to drink alcohol and the 13-year-old passed out in the bathroom. The 12-year-old and the 15-yearold victim laid down in Buck's bed and he got into bed with them. The 12-year-old fell asleep. Buck then sexually assaulted the 15-year-old while covering her mouth. The 15-year-old kicked awake the 12-year-old, who turned on the lights and yelled at Buck. The girls demanded he take them home. When arrested, Buck admitted to touching the victim inappropriately and said that he knew what he did was wrong.
BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
ARDEN HILLS — A driver pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court earlier this month for causing the deaths of two Mounds View High School students in December 2016. Rachel Diane Kayl, 33, of Maple Grove, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm in Ramsey County District Court Sept. 27. Her driving, estimated by Minnesota State Patrol to be about 30 mph over the speed limit, caused the deaths of juniors Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson, both 16. The driver, Sammy Redden, also a Mounds View student, was severely injured. The girls were on their way to school on a dark Thursday morning, 7 a.m. Dec. 1. Crash data retrieval software showed Kayl's vehicle was traveling 81-82 mph in a 50 mph zone between five seconds and one second preceding the crash, according to court documents. The students were turning left onto Old Highway 10 from Highway 96. Kayl crashed into the passenger side where both Giere and Carlson were sitting. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Daniel Dixon analyzed the crash and determined weather conditions, mechanical defects or driver impairment
did not contribute to the crash. The Rachel impact speed of Kayl's Trailblazer Diane Kayl was between 77 and 85 mph and Redden's Equinox was going about 20 mph. Dixon calculated that if the Trailblazer had been going the speed limit the Equinox would have had time to clear the intersection, according to court documents. Kayl’s excessive speed was the primary factor in the crash, he noted. Driving 27 to 35 mph over the speed limit caused Kayl to forfeit her right of way, according to Minnesota state statute, state prosecution argued. As part of Kayl's plea agreement, two manslaughter charges will be dismissed, according to court documents. Manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide are the same level of offense, according to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office. Both offenses are considered equally serious. She was charged with both due to case law and Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, noted Ramsey County Attorney John Choi. Kayl's sentencing will be held Dec. 19. However, according to her plea agreement, she is expected to be put on probation for 10 years and would not go to prison if she follows the terms of her probation. Kayl has four prior speeding citations between 2005 and 2013.
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UPCOMING EVENTS HOME SELLING SEMINAR
BECOMING A DEMENTIA FRIEND
When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 Where: Country Inn and Suites, 3505 Vadnais Center Drive, Vadnais Heights Details: Ideal Credit union hosts a Home Education Seminar series to help participants make the most of buying or selling a home. Reservations required. Contact: idealcu.com
When: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 E. County Road E Details: Learn the 5 key messages about dementia, what it is like to live with the disease, and how to support persons living with Dementia. Contact: lakearea seniors.org
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HARVEST PARTY 2018 When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 Where: Great Hope Community Church, 2263 3rd St., White Bear Lake Details: Free family event with games, prizes, apple cider, hot chocolate, bonfires and more. Contact: greathope. church/events
SPAGHETTI DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER
BRUCE VENTO COMMUNITY REGIONAL TRAIL HALLOWEEN PARTY COMMUNITY When: 6-8 p.m. ENGAGEMENT MEETING Wednesday, Oct. 31
When: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 Where: White Bear Lake American Legion, 2210 3rd. St. Details: Eight Year old Ray Strobel hosts an annual fundraiser with a goal of raising $4,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities Upper Midwest. Open to the public. Contact: facebook.com/ events/2101133036623947
When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 Where: White Bear Lake Public Safety Building, 4701 Highway 61 Details: Learn about Ramsey County Parks & Recreation study to find an alternative trail alignment out of the rail right-of-way, Highway 96 to County Road J. Contact: co.ramsey. mn.us
Willy Wonka WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct 27; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28
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group Fools for Christ perform a musical version of Roald Dahl’s classic. Tickets $16/adults; $12/ children 12 and under (child tickets buy 2, get one free.)
WHERE: White Bear Armory, 2228 Where: Vadnais 4th St. Heights Commons, 655 CONTACT: foolsdrama.com/tickets East County Road F DETAILS: Community Theatre Details: Free community event with treats, children’s entertainment, When: 7 p.m. Saturday, balloon animals, refreshContact:612-722-2301 or urdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 26-Nov. 11 ments. Circus Manduhai Oct. 20 nlca.com Where: North Heights Where: Hanifl Pershow 7-7:45 p.m. Church, 1700 Hwy 96 W., forming Arts Center, 4941 Contact: 651-204-6000; Arden Hills Long Ave., White Bear cityvadnaisheights.com Details: Performance Lake VETERAN’S AID AND by one of the top four Details: Lakeshore BENEFITS AND FLAG Salvation Army bands in ‘ELEPHANT & PIGGIE: Players Theatre’s updatCEREMONY WE ARE IN A PLAY!’ the world. ed take on “The Servant RUN FOR THE APPLES LEAGUE OF WOMEN When: 10 a.m.-noon When: 7 p.m. ThursContact: 651-226-4289 of Two Masters” tells the 5 MILE RUN/WALK AND VOTERS MEETING Friday, Nov. 2 day, Oct. 18; 1 & 4 p.m. tale of Francis Henshall KIDS 1/3 MILE FUN RUN When: 7-8:30 p.m. UNITED STATES Saturday, Oct. 20 Where: Vadnais as he juggles multiple MARINE BAND When: 9 a.m. Saturday, Thursday, Oct. 25 Where: Hanifl PerHeights City Hall, 800 E. bosses in 1960s England. When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 forming Arts Center, 4941 Tickets $20; preview Where: Vadnais County Road E Oct. 21 Where: Pine Tree Long Avenue, White Bear tickets $15. Heights City Hall, 800 E. Details: Learn about Where: St Andrew’s Apple Orchard, 450 Apple County Road E Lake programs and services Contact: 651-429-5674 Lutheran Church, 900 Orchard Road, White Details: Musical based or lakeshoreplayers.com Details: Candidate available to all veterans Stillwater Blvd., MahtoBear Lake on the book series by forum for mayor and city and their families, as ‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ medi Details: Event in its Mo Willems. Adults $20; council. Citizens encour- well as specific benefits CALENDAR GUIDELINES Details: Unique blend 23rd year, includes run/ Children $10. aged to submit questions to seniors. VFW color Anyone in the commuof traditional concert walk through the orContact: lakeshore in advance to lwvwbl@ guard flag ceremony folnity may send us news of band and contemporary chard followed by apple players.org lwvmn.org. lows presentation. Free. an upcoming local event. wind ensemble music treats for all participants. Contact: lakearea SCARE IN WHITE BEAR seniors.org MYSTERY PLAY AND Please include date, which has thrilled audiContact: 651-653-7401 When: 6:30 p.m. Fritime, location, cost, brief ences at the White House THRILLER WORKSHOP or frontrunnerusa.com KOWALSKI’S STRIVE When: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. details, and contact inday, Oct. 26 and across the United SCHOLARSHIP RACE LADIES OF THE LAKE Thursday, Oct. 18 and Where: West Park, formation for each event States. Free admission, QUILTING SHOW When: Noon Sunday, Friday, Oct. 19 White Bear Lake submission. Submissions but tickets required. When: Noon-4 pm, Oct. Nov. 4 Where: First Presbyte- are subject to editing. Details: HallowContact: wildwood 20 & 21; and Oct. 27 & 28 rian Church, 4821 Bloom Submission deadline is Where: The Boatworks artistseries.com een-themed 5K and Fun Where: Pine Tree Commons, 4495 Lake Ave Avenue, White Bear Lake Wednesday prior to the Run along scenic Lake TRICKS AND TREATS Apple Orchard, 450 Apple Ave. Coat drive and post- S., White Bear Lake Details: Students following weeks’ publiWITH THE MIGHTY Orchard Road, Dellwood race costume awards at can explore a variety of Details:, 5K and 10 cation. Call 651-407-1226 ORGAN Details: Beautiful mile course around performing arts skills in with questions. Manitou Grill. When: 6 p.m. Sunday, quilts on display. this workshop hosted by Contact: trifitnesswbl. White Bear Lake Online: presspubs. Oct. 28 Contact: 651-429-7202; Steppingstone Theatre through Birchwood, com/calendar com pinetreeappleorchard.com Where: St. Andrew’s over MEA break. 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CanDetails: Learn about costumes for kids parade group. $25 on or before dy, popcorn, games, prizes, Oct 28; $35 Race Day. all that White Bear through the sanctuary. Makerspace (A DIY space moonwalk, box maze. Contact: 651-762-9141 or Contact: whitebear Costumes encouraged. open to the community) www.saintandrews.org rotary.org Week of October 7 – 13, 2018 Contact: 651-653-4950; will offer to the commuMAHTOREADI NATIONAL majesticpines.com/kwof nity once it opens the Editor’s note: Visit www.presspubs.com to read LUTHERAN CHOIR When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. doors. the full versions of these most-visited stories TAMARACK When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Nov. 5 Contact: 651-245-6400 Nov. 4 Where: Chautauqua or whitebearmakerspace TRICK OR TREAT 1. The Down Under comes down. Quad Community When: Register for Where: St. Andrew’s Fine Arts Center, Mahto@gmail.com Press > News times at 3, 3:20, 3:40 or 4 Lutheran Church, 900 medi High School, 8000 2. Spa shut down, owner arrested for sex trafficking. 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LOOKING BACK Week of October 14 – October 20, 2018 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. 1918 The second meeting of the White Bear Woman’s Club was held Monday, evening, October 7 at the home of Mrs. A. Y. Clarke. The evening started with a cafeteria supper at 6:30 p.m, the supper provided to be a delightful introduction to the evenings program. Miss Fillebrown opened the program with a piano selection, giving a foretaste of the pleasure which the members of the club and the special music section will enjoy this coming winter 1943 Gordon B. Schurmeier, of the Housing Department of the Twin City Forge and Foundry Co., Stillwater, Minnesota, has made definite arrangements for solving the vexed problem of transportation for our White Bear workers who are in the employ of his company in Stillwater. Beginning next Monday morning at 6:30, the Twin City Motor Bus Co., will run their buses at 6:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m., to Stillwater. The returning bus will leave Stillwater at 8:15 a.m., 4:15 p.m., and 12:15 a.m. The fair will be 25 cents each way….
1968 Reynolds Metals Company, White Bear Lake, Additional production (starting rate ($3.136 and maintenance $4.173) employees wanted for future openings. Applicants must be willing to work a rotating schedule averaging 42 hours a week… 1993 Elizabeth Anne Bajczyk proudly announces the birth of her sister, Madeline Rae, born on September 15, at 7:00 p.m., Madeline weighed nine pounds, six ounces and was 22 inches long. Parents are Michael and Susan Bajczyk of Milwaukee, Wis. Proud grandparents are Ray and Joan Tessier of Gem Lake and Mel and Kathy Bajczyk of Milwaukee…. Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events The Great War Tuesday, Nov. 15 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Washington County Library, Wildwood Branch, 763 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi Join us at this program to learn how the impact of the First World War was felt across by those who fought and those who supported them from the home front. Free event but donations are welcome. Presented by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society in partnership with the Wildwood Branch-Washington County Library.
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Nothing seems to rattle the White Bear Lake football team and their quarterback Cooper Anderson this year. Not even falling behind 21-0, not even giving up three disastrous interceptions. That was the case Friday night as the Bears lost to Cretin-Derham Hall 36-28 but not before battling back to knot the score at 28-28, then falling behind again but reaching the two-yard line on their final drive. “We’ve been down in games before. We feel we are talented enough to play with anyone,” Anderson said. “We just stuck with it.” This was their third game that went down to the final seconds. The Bears won the other two, beating Centennial 28-27 after trailing 20-6, and Roseville Area 24-20 after trailing three times. Down down by eight at University of St. Thomas’s field, the Bears marched to a first-and-goal at the Raider seven after Zach Griebel’s winding 13-yard run with a minute left. From there, Anderson passed to Russell Schoeller in the end zone but the receiver, with a safety blanketing him, could not hang on. Anderson hit Eamon Kerrigan-Krodel for an apparent TD but it was nullified for holding. Going right back to work, Anderson hit Dominic Smith, for a 19-yard gain to the two on third down. On fourth down, after a double handoff, Smith had the ball and rolled to the right, while Anderson became the receiver and got wide open in the end zone. It looked like a sure thing, but as Smith
launched the pass, CDH linebacker Ted Muetzel leapt to knock the pass down. “Cretin has a lot of really good athletes who made some great plays,” Anderson said. Those plays included three interceptions and long runbacks that set up touchdowns against Anderson, who had only two interceptions in the first six games. Quinton Fitzgerald’s pickoff and 55yard return set up Tony Underwood’s two-yard touchdown for a quick 13-0 lead. Abe Schwinn’s pilfer and 54-yard return led to Danny Callahan’s 24-yard TD pass to Chris Walsh that made it 21-0. And Tre Holloman’s interception and 20-yard return with the score tied led to Underwood’s 12-yard run for the decisive points. “I try to keep interceptions to a minimum, and I’ll work on getting better at that,” said Anderson, who was impressive otherwise. He completed 16 of 27 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns: a 21-yarder to Eamon Kerrigan-Kroder in the second quarter and a 20-yarder to Schoeller in the fourth quarter, followed by a two-point pass to Kerrigan-Krodel to tie the score. Smith caught 10 passes for 103 yards. The Bears also rushed for 210 yards. Andrew Kleist had career highs of 21 carries for 110 yards. Brice Peters carried 12 times for 63 yards with an 18-yard touchdown, and Griebel 14 for 47 with a two-yard touchdown. “The kids were upset, but in a good way,” coach Ryan Bartlett said. “Except for the turnovers, they felt they probably outplayed them. They said they wanted
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 42B (ELECT ONE) JAMIE BECKER BECKER-FINN FINN – DFL Education: JD, Summa Cum Laude, William Mitchell College of Law; BA, Psychology, University of Minnesota Occupation: Attorney, currently employed as Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Civic/volunteer experience: State Representative, District 42B; Former Roseville Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Volunteer, Bountiful Backpacks hunger relief li f project; j t Volunteer, Adopt-a-Park ; Previously served in AmeriCorps, Youth Center Volunteer Coordinator Years of residency: 13 (lifelong Minnesotan) Email: Jamie@Becker-Finn.org Q: List your top two or three priorities for the state and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, there are several bills that did not pass last session that would have immediate impacts on Minnesotans: Prevention of elder abuse, addressing the shortfall in disability services funding, and tax conformity. Most legislators will vote in favor of these things if we move the bills forward individually without attaching controversial provisions. Second, we need to work towards an actual mental healthcare system. Right now, there is no true system and it’s hurting individuals and our communities as a whole. I will advocate for a mental health committee to give topics like mental health, addiction and suicide prevention the attention they deserve. I will work to bring mental health services into our schools, better provide resources for veterans, and enforce true parity in mental health insurance coverage. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the state faces and how would you address them? A: First, making sure our economy is working for everyone — that workers have access to jobs with living wages and meaningful benefits, and that employers have the workforce they need to succeed. We can address these challenges by building partnerships with schools (both high school and higher education/vocational training), employers and every level of government, and investing in programs that work. Second, the old way of doing things — worrying about who takes credit for what, hiding bad policy in enormous omnibus bills — needs to end. One way to address this is by leading by example, being honest with voters about where you stand on the issues and pushing leadership in both parties to focus on where we agree instead of where we disagree. Q: Describe how you would promote school safety in the Legislature. A: I will continue to work with schools, parents, students and law enforcement to keep students safe. This will require a multi-pronged approach. I will work on preventing gun violence by keeping guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous to themselves or others, improving access to mental health resources for students, and helping schools make improvements to facilities and policies. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I work hard, I do my homework, and I truly care about the people in our community. I take my role seriously and am not afraid to take on tough issues. As an attorney, I understand how the law works and how to advocate for what matters. As a parent and longtime resident, I know the concerns and priorities of our community. I believe good representation requires regular communication with residents and am committed to remaining accessible and open with constituents.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 42B YELE-MIS YELE MIS YANG – R Education: Associate Degree in Legal Administration Assistant, Minneapolis Business College Occupation: Youth Pastor, Immanuel Assembly of God Civic/volunteer experience: Youth pastor, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, Merge Twin Cities Years of residency: 4 Phone: 612-564-5144 Email: Yang4MNHouse@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the state and describe how you would achieve them. A: My top priorities would be government spending appropriation and education improvement and funding. In recent years, Minnesota has been receiving surpluses in tax collection. Instead of improving roads and bridges, provide tax cuts for small businesses, or invest into student intervention programs, government is spending in building new government buildings, purchase equipment for government, but later increase taxes for Minnesotans for lack of funding. For education, we need to look for unconventional options to improve student performances and reevaluate unattractive programs. Student performances are not improving, and the current methods are outdated. Current students are in a different learning environment compared to previous generations. One unconventional method would be investing into Genesis Works or Upper Bound student programs, expanding them. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the state faces and how would you address them? A: One of most the significant challenges is finding qualified labor force. Currently, our state is not up-to-date with the skilled labor force to fill in the retiring jobs. One definite way to address this problem is to connect local schools with chambers of commerce. Chambers of commerce are the forefront of future opportunities and employers. Schools could work with chambers to provide paid internships, school accreditation for working and/or community services, and early hands-on-experience trainings. By encouraging and opening the doors early for students to explore, we can increase the labor force, which will increase revenue for the state and expansion of businesses. Q: Describe how you would promote school safety in the Legislature. A: We need to make sure that local law enforcement agencies are improving relationships with schools as well as having resource officers in schools. We need to improve security protocols, funding for local schools’ preference of a more secured facility, such as security-controlled doors, and deal with the issue of mental health in the community. Lastly, we want to make sure that individuals with felony criminal convictions or questionable mental health reporting do not have access to guns. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am the best candidate because I have spent my life working with my community, especially with young men and women as well as the elderly senior citizens. I have heavily focused on bettering students and communities, making sure they are working for a better future. We need to empower students and communities with options for improvement rather than wait for government assistance. I have spent years building students and communities, living amongst them so I know what is needed and what needs to be changed. I can inspire and empower young people and communities.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 43A (ELECT ONE) ROBERT J. J “BOB” CARDINAL – R Education: Century College ( Lakewood College ) -- A.A. degree 1972; University of St. Thomas -- B. A. degree 1977. Occupation: Commercial Business Broker ( Calhoun Companies ). Civic/volunteer experience: Mayor of Maplewood, 1999-2005 & Maplewood City Council, 2012-2015; Maplewood Planning Commission, 1985-1991; 5 1991 Ramsey R County Board of Appeal and Equalization; Ramsey County Citizens Advisory Council; Saint Paul City Business Review Council. Years of residency: Resident of Maplewood since 1999 Contact info: H: 651-398-1457 B: 952-564-3806 M: 651-3981457 or bobcardinal@comcast.net; bob@calhouncompanies.com
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Q: List your top two or three priorities for the state and describe how you would achieve them. A: Education, including early childhood & K-12 and Higher Education, also Health Care, are the two issues I think should demand the attention from a new member to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Our leaders must first learn to identify the true problems facing the state. Pursuing Tru th. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the state faces and how would you address them? A: Schools are changing because of open enrollment; public schools, charter schools and private schools, all face new challenges that create a need for more resources to educate students. This means tax dollars that follow the student except to private schools. By the year 2020, for the first time in Minnesota history, there will be more 65+ years old residents than school age stu-
improvements to keep students secure. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: The League of Minnesota Cities as repeatedly given me an Legislator of Distinction Award for my work in helping to address City issues. ! have had success working across party lines to address the issues of frivolous ADA lawsuits that plagued our small businesses, saved the rail line to Hugo that not only saved 500 hundred jobs, but allowed a business to do a major expansion that will add many more high paying jobs to our area, provided resources to build the Lakes Links Trails and move legislation that allows for better planning for protecting the waters of our State in a way that will more efficiently use government dollars to protect and enhance our most precious resource. I am committed to working in a civil and respectful way to move things forward that will help our State and local Communities.
dents. Over 1 in 5 Minnesotans have a mental illness. Many youth and adults with mental illnesses are ending up in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Far too many people with mental illnesses are not receiving the treatment they need. Q: Describe how you would promote school safety in the Legislature. A: School safety needs to include mental health resources for background checks that would be required for the purchase of certain rifles with those already existing for handgun purchases. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: Pursuing truth. Minnesota reading scores stay flat, while math proficiency declines by Erin Golden Star Tribune August 31, 2018. Latest test scores from Minnesota schools show no improvement in math and reading and little movement in the state’s achievement gap for students of color. The state budget has gone from $30 Billion to $46 Billion in the two terms Governor Dayton has been governor. Incumbent supports adoption of a government-run, single payer health care system. I will never support taking away health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. We need to put patients in charge of their own care.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (ELECT ONE) STAN KARWOSKI Address (city): Oakdale Family: Wife – Linda married 39 years, 4 adult children, 3 son in-laws, 2 grandchildren with 3rd on way Occupation: Retired Graco, 38 years, Engineering, multiple patents Political/civic experience: Washington County Commissioner 2016 to Present, Currentt Vi VicetC Chair; Transportation Advisory Board; Workforce Development Board; Gold Line BRT Partners, Chair; Commissioner - 17 Assigned Boards/Commissions ; Mayor Oakdale 2015 – 2016; Oakdale City Council Member 2001 – 2014; Woodbury & OACC Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce, Member; ISD 622 Education Foundation Board, Member, past President; Oakdale Planning and Park Commission - 1994 to 1999; Student Robotics Mentor and Reading Tutor; Oakdale Tree Board Founding Member; St. Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation Member and past Festival Cabinet Member; County & Oakdale Yellow Ribbon Network; County Park and Open Space Commission, past member & Chair Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Business Management Endorsements: St. Paul Chamber of Commerce PAC SPAAR Saint Paul Area Association of Realtors PAC Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation PAC AFSCME Council 5 PAC OACC Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce PAC Campaign Information: Facebook: Stan Karwoski Washington County Commissioner Web Site: www.stankarwoski.com Email: StanKarwoski@gmail.com Phone: 651-249-7684
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 43A PETER FISCHER – DFL Education: AA Degree from Lakewood Community College, now Century College, BA in Business Administration from St Thomas University Occupation: Director of Finance and Operations, Avenues for Homeless Youth Civic/volunteer experience: 20 years Maplewood Parks Commission - 12 years as chair, 4 years Maplewood Human Relations Commission, received i d severall Legislator of Distinction awards from League of Minnesota Cities, 7 years Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor and Assistant Scout Master, 11 years choir member and cantor at Sacred Heart Church and member of White Bear Lake Chamber of Commerce. Years of residency: 52 Contact info: 651-307-1625 or Peter-Kristi-Fischer@comcast.net Q: List your top two or three priorities for the state and describe how you would achieve them. A: Advocating for using our State water resources in a sustainable way and protecting our water quality. As a member of the Legislative Water Commission I will continue to work, in a bipartisan way, to encourage water reuse, create opportunities for communities to work together to find ways to use surface water and ground water to meet their needs and to protect our waters from further contaminants. The other issue is working to protect our seniors and most vulnerable people from abuse. There are over 24,000 cases of elder abuse reported every year. This past year Governor Dayton formed a task force that came up with a number of recommendations to help address this problem. I support the recommendations of the task force and would work to move them in to law. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the state faces and how would you address them? A: Affordable health care for everyone. I support opening up Minnesota Care as an option for people in the individual market and for small businesses. Rates are cheaper and deductibles are lower. Another significant challenge is making sure that we work to make Higher Education affordable. I support providing state dollars to freeze the cost of tuition for the next two years. Q: Describe how you would promote school safety in the Legislature. A: Providing resources for support staff and counselors to support students who are dealing with emotional and traumas. Work to make sure that all gun sales are subject to background checks. Provide resources to schools that will allow them to make facility
Q: What do you think the county does well now? What does it need to do better? A: Overall County residents give high marks to county services provided. Highest ratings are for County services related to parks and trails, libraries, and public safety. Our County is aggressive in its efforts to ensure a high quality of life for all residents, including protecting our natural areas within the county. The Sheriff’s Office does an excellent job patrolling in the more rural areas, but also partnering with our city police departments to keep everyone safe. The county has also increased its efforts, working with our cities, to attract new businesses and support existing business expansion, to encourage more job creation in the county and allow county residents more opportunities to work closer to home. Like any organization, the county can certainly improve and in fact is very intentional in our efforts to improve customer service and service delivery. We need to continue working to combat drunk driving and distracted driving, one of the most often raised concerns of county residents. We can also work to improve access to public transportation and ensure safe drinking water for all residents. Q: If elected, what specific contribution do you see yourself most capable of making on the board? A: Following through on completion of a new modern Wildwood Library planned for construction in 2019. Invested a lot of work gathering input from Mahtomedi, Willernie, and Pine Spring residents who will be the primary users of this library. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues that impact residents in your district, what would they be? A: Attaining Quality Jobs and Companies – Talented workers live in our County but work elsewhere. I will work to attract top companies and jobs. Business growth will diversify our tax base and keep residential property taxes low. Improved Roads and Transportation – I’m committed to
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OCTOBER 17, 2018 significant road improvements. 2019 will produce results. New Main Street through downtown Mahtomedi and Willernie. New Hadley/36 interchange. And extra lanes added to 694/494/94 Interchange. Long range I will work for a new modern interchange. Gold Line BRT Bus Rapid Transit is under development. Gold Line provides transportation choice while attracting businesses and jobs. Environment and Water Resources – I represent citizens as a good steward of our land and water. I will work for great parks, protected open spaces, and restoring and stabilizing water levels on White Bear Lake and also assuring clean water for future generations. Q: What differentiates you from your opponent(s) (i.e. why are you the best candidate for the job)? A: I’m currently the County Commissioner for District 2 and I believe I’m performing at a high level. I also was a Mayor and this gives me an advantage working effectively with our eight City Mayors in District 2 to produce results.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 JULIE OHS Address (city): Woodbury Family: Husband-Michael, 2 adult daughters and 3 grandchildren Occupation: Manager of Food Sample Team (This is a contracted position that ends 9/28/18) Political/Civic Experience: I am currently completing my 3rd term on the Woodbury City Council. I am also currently serving on the Woodbury HRA as well as the Woodbury HRA. I have also served on the Woodbury Economic Development Commission and Business Development Committee. I have been serving on the SWCTC telecommunications board for the past 12 years. I am a founding member and current Chair of the Woodbury Yellow Ribbon Network and hold a board seat on the Washington County Yellow Ribbon Network. I volunteer at my church, at Feed My Starving Children, Woodbury Days, and Habitat for Humanity. Education: BA in Psychology and an MA in Management both from the University of Minnesota. Endorsements: I have declined partisan endorsements as this is a non-partisan office. Campaign Information: www.julieohs4washingtoncountycommissioner.com Q: What do you think the county does well now? What does it need to do better? A: The county does an amazing job with the budget considering all the state and federal unfunded mandates. I would put more pressure on the state and federal government to receive more funding so the county isn’t having to take away money from parks, libraries and other amenities that make Washington County such a great place to live. They county also does very well with public safety programs. They are innovative and come up with some great programs. The suicide squad is just one example. I would support more jail diversion efforts for people suffering from mental illness. This would provide the medical treatment they need, while reducing taxpayer costs. This would also improve workplace safety for corrections staff. If elected, what specific contribution do you see yourself most capable of making on the board? I am capable of actively supporting and promoting regional transportation planning for the East Metro. I would do everything possible to secure federal dollars for the GOLD Line. I would also support a strategic vision for the future improvements to the I-94/494/694 system interchange. Q: If elected, and you had to focus on just three issues that impact residents in your district, what would they be? A: I would focus on water, transit and fiscally responsible budgeting. For water we need to work hard to ensure we have a safe and quality supply of water for the future. In regard to transit station planning and funding for the Gold Line are crucial. Transportation is lacking in the county and needs improvement to bring good paying jobs to the area, to allow people to move around our cities. Fiscally responsible budgeting is essential in order to keep the taxes as low as possible while still providing quality core services. Q: What differentiates you from your opponent(s) (i.e. why are you the best candidate for the job)? A: I AM NOT a politician and I don’t always say the right thing.... but I am ok with that because I do always say the truth. I consider myself a public servant. In my Master’s program my favorite course was called “The Paradox of Leadership—Balancing Individual Rights and the Common Good”. It serves as a compass
www.presspubs.com for me as I think about issues and make decisions. I differentiate myself from the incumbent in that I show up and I am prepared. The incumbent missed a crucial meeting in Washington DC with the FTA to discuss federal dollars for the Gold Line. He instead attended the Masters Golf Tournament. This concerns me. If elected I promise I will show up, I will be prepared, I will represent equally, I will listen more than speak and finally I will always be civil in my interactions.
WASHINGTON COUNTY ATTORNEY (UNOPPOSED) PETE ORPUT Family: Wife Tami, 6 adult kids. Occupation: County Attorney Political/civic experience: 30+ years as a prosecutor; 8 years as the elected county attorney Education: B.S. University of Minnesota; JD degree from Mitchell/Hamline law school Campaign Statement: I am seeking another term as county attorney since there is much left undone that needs follow through. Juvenile sex trafficking is far more prevalent that we had expected causing my office to set up and direct the east metro human trafficking task force. This task force needs to be continuously supported and I am one, among others, to keep it going. We are also facing an epidemic of drug cases involving heroin, prescription pills and methamphetamine which have caused devastation to families in our communities. A number of steps have been taken to provide effective treatment for drug addicts and effective enforcement of laws to protect our safety. I need to continue to work with partners to assure treatment for addicts and jail for drug sellers. I also want to continue expanding my office’s Veterans Court initiative which has proven to be successful in getting combat veterans the help they need when coming into our judicial system. Child and school safety issues still need addressing as well as finding ways to reduce domestic violence.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF (ELECT ONE) PAUL HOPPE Education: Master Degree in Police Administration (University of St Thomas), Graduate of the FBI National Academy (Quantico, V.A.) Occupation: Public Safety Director / Police Chief Civic/volunteer experience: Board Member for the Lakes Center for Youth and Family Services, Volunteer Football and track coach for 15 years Years of residency: born and raised in Washington County, t lilived d iin th the county most of my adult life. Contact info: 651-280-7795 or paul@hoppeforsheriff.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the sheriff’s office and describe how you would achieve them. A: Improving school safety is a top priority. I will be implementing new strategies that help students submit suspicious activity through an app that gets critical information to a risk assessment team early. With the right information law enforcement and schools can take early measures to protect our kids and schools. The opioid epidemic is affecting families in every neighborhood. I will take an aggressive stance against those shipping and selling these deadly drugs in our neighborhoods. I will also explore proactive measures to develop a drug addiction scholarship program to help those with narcotics addictions get the necessary help. Cyber-crimes are the fastest growing criminal activity that is present in almost every crime today. I will collaborate with departments across the county to build a robust digital crime lab to go after these criminals who hide behind their computer screens by collecting the digital fingerprints left behind. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: The Sheriff’s Office has been experiencing a significant increase in experienced deputies leaving the department. Over the past couple of years our profession has seen a decline in new recruits wanting to serve, making employee recruitment and retention even more essential. I will change the culture of the organization to focus on retaining our current employees and the years of experience they bring to serving our communities. I will also look at recruiting initiatives and hiring practices to ensure we get the most qualified and committed employees for our communities. The Sheriff’s office recently launched a $2 million software upgrade that isn’t working as designed, and as a result officers from every department are frustrated with the inabilities of the system which are
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affecting public safety services. I will assemble a team to evaluate the system failures and take the necessary steps to ensure our technology is working as designed. Q: Describe the role you believe law enforcement plays within a community. A: Law Enforcement is the guardians of our communities, engaged with and focused on the needs of the community. We are an essential part of the quality of life in a community that enforces a set of standards defined by the communities we serve. We operate as guardians where our authority is granted to us by the people, rather than the warriorship mentality that imposes its authority over a community. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: As a Police Chief for the past 10 years, I have demonstrated the necessary leaderships skills that will be required to progress Washington County Sheriff’s Office. A visionary and innovative leader that is willing to challenge the cultural and institutional norms in search for better ways to serve our communities.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN STARRY Education: Bachelor’s Degree from the University of St. Mary’s-Police Science/Criminal Justice, FBI National Academy Graduate-University of Virginia Occupation: Sheriff of Washington County Civic/volunteer experience: United Way of Washington County East Board of Directors; Coaching for Stillwater Fastpitch, St Croix Cougars; North Central High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Board off Di Directors; t Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC) Board; Minnesota Sheriff’s Association 4th District Vice President; National Sheriff’s Association member; International Chiefs of Police Association member; FBI Law Enforcement Executive Develop Association member; MN DWI Task Force member; East Metro Crime Prevention Coalition member; Washington County Drug Task Force Oversight Board; Washington County Sex Trafficking Task Force Oversight Board; Community Corrections Advisory Board member; Five Million Meals Feed My Starving Children Years of residency: 16 years Contact info: 651-272-9565 or dan@starryforsheriff.com Website: Starryforsheriff.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the sheriff’s office and describe how you would achieve them. A: As your current Sheriff, my top priorities include school safety, sex trafficking and distracted driving. I entered this profession to help people and to keep people safe. I am partnering with County Attorney Pete Orput to ensure we prosecute criminals who victimize and threaten the safety of our youth. Additionally, I have and will continue to dedicate Sheriff’s Office’s resources to ensure our roads are safe by cracking down on distracted driving. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: The mental health crisis facing our community is the most significant challenge that we face in law enforcement. I am proud to say that I am already working on new initiatives with my partners in Community Services. We will soon have crisis response workers providing 24/7 coverage with Washington County Law Enforcement. We must also take care of the first responders in our community. If we can keep our police, fire and EMS healthy, we can better serve our community. Q: Describe the role you believe law enforcement plays within a community. A: As your Sheriff, I have defined the role of the law enforcement in the community as “community partner”. To be able to protect and serve our citizens we must first be trusted by the community and viewed as their partner in making Washington County a great place to live, work and play. To accomplish this, I have created our Community Engagement Unit. This year we will visit over 100 events throughout the entire county. I am excited about the partnerships we have developed, as the great men and women of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office spend time getting to know our citizens and building trust with those we serve. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am the best candidate for this job based on my experience and proven leadership at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. I currently lead an outstanding agency of 256 employees and over 100 volunteers. I have spent my entire career with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and have experience in every division. In my 25 years, I am fortunate to have served as patrol officer, K9 handler, detective, drug task force investigator, DARE Officer and SWAT Commander. I have also held every rank within the Sheriff’s Office. Experience in this field matters and I am the only candidate with the breadth of experience necessary to lead a large metropolitan agency. My commitment and service to this agency and to the citizens of Washington County has been proven and can be trusted.
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RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY (ELECT ONE) LUKE KYPER BELLVILLE Education: BA with a focus on Political Philosophy from the University of Minnesota; JD in Law from University of North Dakota. Occupation: Attorney Civic/volunteer experience: VITA Years of residency: A total of 44 years in Minnesota, and six years in Ramsey County. Phone: 612-414-2581 Email: Luke@greatermnlaw.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the attorney’s office and describe how you would achieve them. A: I would say reducing the number of illegal weapon discharges in the county should be addressed by encouraging the public to be extra vigilant about reporting such occurrences immediately so that proactive efforts may be made in response. After this, I would say the county should be vigilant in protecting the rights of the growing elderly and retired population by addressing any threats to senior welfare and safety. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: While poverty levels have dropped in many areas around the Twin Cities, they have grown worse during recent times in the city of Saint Paul. This is connected with the recession that began several years ago. As poverty rates increase, society often suffers higher levels of friction and crime. This said, I believe a big challenge for the Ramsey County attorney’s office will be assisting Saint Paul in not only alleviating crime, but working with the community to encourage mechanisms that can bring prosperity back to at least what it was before the housing crash. This could be done by enforcing the rights of tenants, supporting the mandates of Minnesota employment and union laws, and generally protecting the rights of the poor so that they may regain their stability and independence. Such an undertaking, as might be permitted by the Ramsey County Charter, would assist the area as a whole considering all the cities of Ramsey County would benefit, lest urban blight and tribulation spread. Q: Describe how you believe the criminal justice system can benefit society. A: Briefly, there are four related aspects of the criminal justice system that might be said to benefit society that I will mention, though there are more than can be listed herein. The first is the realization that, at its core, criminal justice is the enforcement mechanism of laws made by the government that are meant to represent the collective will of the people. The next thing to consider is that there are no secondary motivations for the existence of this system, such as the suppression of some members of society. The third aspect to consider is that society’s laws, and the philosophy of natural law, do not always co-exist. The weak must be protected from the strong. The fourth to contemplate is that faith in the government and free market exchange may be encouraged by the understanding that when a bargain is not honored and fraud is found, the innocent parties shall have their rights protected. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: Because I will be a staunch advocate for the interests of the common voter.
RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY JOHN CHOI Education: B.A. — Marquette University; JD — Hamline University School of Law Occupation: Ramsey County Attorney Civic/volunteer experience: Minnesota Women’s Foundation Trustee; Youth Hockey Coach; Have served on multiple non-profit and advisory boards promoting youth success and improving system response. Years of residency: Minnesota resident since the age off 3 Phone: 651-600-1830 Email: johnchoicampaign@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the attorney’s office and how you would achieve them. A: I am committed to continuous improvement and working to improve the system’s response to the challenges we face in our community, including combatting gender-based violence; building trust by increasing transparency; and improving outcomes for youth by partnering with schools and nonprofits.
Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: As County Attorney, I understand how critically important public safety is to people in Ramsey County. That means having a sense of safety in our community and ensuring justice for those who become victims of crime. I also believe people are interested in finding ways to make the justice system more effective, rather than simply doing our part on the criminal justice assembly line. Disparities are inherent in our public systems and I think a variety of incidents that have occurred over the past several years have shined a light on these inequities. There is a growing interest among people who live and work in our community for public officials to bring increased transparency to the work we do and focus on continuous improvement to mitigate the impacts of implicit bias and ensure the justice system is fair and equitable for all. Q: Describe how you believe the criminal justice system can benefit society. A: Transforming our systems, laws, and policies requires a multi-pronged approach to ensure our efforts are sustainable and do not result in unintended consequences. To ensure a proper balance, we have launched innovative partnerships with police, justice partners, and community leaders on a variety of fronts, including drug sentencing reform, a community task force on safe schools, sexual assault review and combatting sex trafficking. I will continue my track record of leadership and reform in the criminal justice system with innovative efforts like these. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am a minister of justice. My job is not solely to seek convictions, but to do justice. I am focused on bringing people together to solve problems and to partner with the community on the problems that come to my attention as County Attorney. It is also my job to ensure I protect the integrity of the process recognizing that sometimes that I should not defend myself because I may do it at the expense of the accused or the legitimacy of the overall process. After almost eight years on the job, I believe that my overall vision and values are well known and have been tested in numerous ways. I will continue to be the lead based upon who I am, but recognize that my life continues to evolve as I learn and gain wisdom.
RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF (ELECT ONE) BOB FLETCHER Education: Hamline University B.A. Political Science and Government Occupation: Mayor, City of Vadnais Heights; Director, Law Enforcement Audit & Data Services LLC; Former Ramsey County Sheriff for 16 years Civic/volunteer experience: Councilmember, City of Vadnais Heights; Ramsey County Sheriff 1995 – 2011; Shoreview Area Youth Baseball Coach; h V Vadnais d i Heights Youth Baseball Coach; Mounds View Area Youth Football Coach; Johnson Area Youth Hockey Coach; Sheriff Department Reading Program Mentor; Boy Scouts of America Northern Star President’s Council; Original “Nightmoves” Basketball Coach Years of residency: 63 Phone: 651-248-2400 Email: fletcherreiter@aol.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the sheriff’s office and describe how you would achieve them. A: My top priorities include keeping our community safe through professional law enforcement, providing juvenile crime prevention activities coupled with intervention programs that help keep kids in school and away from destructive activities, and focusing enforcement efforts on career criminals that cause the greatest harm to our community. This includes proactive monitoring of sexual offenders. To learn more, see our seven point “Public Safety Agenda” at www. FletcherForSheriff.com. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: First, the growing number of individuals with chemical addition and mental health needs coming into the criminal justice system requires significant detention reform. Second, the opioid epidemic took the lives of 150,000 people in America during the last three years. As the father of one of those I am committed to combating this problem with a variety of new initiatives. Third, the widening gap of distrust between police and communities of color requires transparency in police operations, new training and mandatory use of body cameras. Expanding the pool of persons eligible to become police officers will also help in this effort. Q: Describe the role you believe law enforcement plays within a community. A: Government must ensure a safe, secure and stable environment for citizens to prosper and grow. Law enforcement agencies are the primary ambassadors of our government’s security and justice efforts and must provide a transparent system of enforcement. We earn
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OCTOBER 17, 2018 the public’s trust through relationship building, transparency and accountability in police operations and actions. New technologies such as police body cameras allow agencies to demonstrate that transparency. Two years have past since the death of Philando Castile. The failure of the the sheriff’s administration to implement a body camera system since then cannot be excused. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: As a lifelong Ramsey County resident I understand the issues that matter in our community and am committed to including all parties in the decision-making process. My experience leading in government as the Vadnais Heights mayor, Ramsey County sheriff and as a Saint Paul police commander has prepared me to advance public safety initiatives and community partnerships. My close working relationship with the correctional officers and deputies ensures a healthy work environment that benefits the community, inmates and staff. My past initiatives as your sheriff included proactive programs for youth literacy and athletics, safe schools, drug prevention and community engagement. During those 16 years, serious crime dropped by 20 percent.
RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF JACK SERIER Education: B.A. Hamline University, M.A. University of Saint Thomas, and Ed.D University of Saint Thomas Occupation: Ramsey County Sheriff Civic/volunteer experience: I have served as a longtime coach of kid’s athletics, volunteered in youth programming in my faith community, was a previous member of Lions International, and served for many years as the Scoutmaster for a Boy Scout troop. I have served d on other th boards in the past, but currently serve on the President’s Cabinet of our local Scout council and as a member at large for Northeast Youth and Family Services. Years of residency: Two years at home in St. Paul. Phone: 651-248-2424 Email: ethospartnerships@msn.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the sheriff’s office and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, maintain excellent standards in employment through our character based model of recruitment, hiring, training and promotion. At Ramsey County, we hire for character and train for skill. Second, continue to improve mental health services in our detention center and across our criminal justice system by working with our County Board and criminal justice partners in my role as chair of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Third, continue to manage the implementation of our new generation of squad cams, body cams and stationary cameras throughout the entire sheriff’s office. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the office faces and how would you address them? A: One of the biggest issues we are facing is the rising addiction problem we see with opioids, synthetics and other narcotics. We are working in partnership with nonprofits and local law enforcement on prosecuting traffickers and increasing our focus on pathways to treatment for people within the criminal justice system and out in the community. We are working to provide hope to families and those suffering with addiction. These issues affect many people across our community and lead to a tragic loss of productivity of good people in the workplace and in many different aspects of community life. Q: Describe the role you believe law enforcement plays within a community. A: Service to others. We do this best when we listen with empathy and act with compassion. Our job is to respond to the needs of those in our community with a heart of service. We are at our best when we work within our resources to help those who need our assistance in solving problems and participate in creating a safe community that helps people and businesses thrive. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: As Ramsey County Sheriff, I have worked as a change agent to make our organization more diverse, responsive to our community and socially progressive on community health and wellness issues. In 28 years, I have worked at all organizational levels in policing and at the sheriff’s office I have made sure we are a trusted partner with the community. My ability to personally work with residents and with local government in a highly cooperative and collaborative manner has greatly affected the effectiveness and trust our sheriff’s office has in our community and the region beyond.
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BIRCHWOOD MAYOR MARY WINGFIELD Family: 2 cats, 1 dog Occupation: Retired Political/civic experience: 14 years elected office holder Education: BS (IT) Univ. of Minn (1982)., JED Wm Mitchell College of Law (1986) Contact info: 651-653-1022 730 Birchwood Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Campaign statement: My priorities are to maintain infrastructure. It is a lot cheaper than letting things fall apart and rebuilding later. (e.g. roads, utilities, city hall); to spend tax dollars wisely: Engage volunteerism, and research the best solution for the long-term. My goal: Promote Community: We do better when we work together (both locally and regionally).
BIRCHWOOD CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) JONATHAN E FLECK Education: BS degree from Bethel University Family: Married 35 years with 5 children Occupation: Entrepreneur Civic/volunteer experience: Sat on the council years ago Contact info: 651-270-9148 Campaign statement: The two top priority issues in government as I view it in Birchwood are fiscal responsibility and leadership transparency. Beyond that, I will work to promote a peaceful coexistence within Birchwood so that each resident can enjoy the community and its resources. I will support efforts to slow motor traffic and create safe places for transit by foot and bicycle. I have lived in Birchwood my entire life and enjoy the people and its unique non-commercial community atmosphere and the plethora of natural resources that abound.
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DELLWOOD MAYOR (UNOPPOSED) MIKE MCGILL Family: Wife Bridget; two grown children, Megan & John Education: BS in finance; Juris Doctor law school Occupation: Businessman/attorney Political/civic experience: 18-plus years city treasurer; 1 year city council Contact info: 651-338-3339 Campaign Statement: I believe the City of Dellwood should have a government that is unobtrusive and fiscally responsible. The citizens deserve a government that provides necessary city services; yet is always mindful of budgetary constraints. Dellwood’s mayor and city council should strive to protect the citizens’ rights to legitimate use of their property, as long as the intended usage does not interfere with the rights of their neighbors or have a detrimental impact on the city as a whole. Past mayors and council members have always tried to provide the best services possible in a cost-effective manner. If I am elected mayor, I will strive to continue this tradition.
DELLWOOD CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) BRADY W W. RAMSAY Family: Heather, Jack (8) & Henry (6) Occupation: Certified Public Accountant Education: Mahtomedi High School, Class of 1999; Bachelor of Accounting, University of Minnesota, Duluth Political/civic experience: White Bear Lake Conservation District Board, representing the City of Dellwood Treasurer for the City of Dellwood Civic experience: Member of the Rotary Club of White Bear Lake, Past President, among other past Club positions; Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation, founding board member and current Treasurer; White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, current Board Member and Treasurer; Bear Boating of White Bear Lake, current Board Member and Treasurer White Bear Lake Chapter of Let’s Go Fishing With Seniors, former Board Member and former Treasurer; White Bear Lake YMCA Community Board Member Campaign Statement: For the last 10 + years I have spent much time serving my community in various volunteer capacities. I have a very deep love and devotion of our community and while I have been fortunate enough to serve in those volunteer roles throughout the greater White Bear Lake area, I felt a responsibility to serve a more direct roll to the city we call home, the City of Dellwood. I hope to bring a new perspective and fresh ideas to our beautiful city.
DELLWOOD CITY COUNCIL GREGORY BOOSALIS Family: Son: Alexander Boosalis - Captain Army Rangers, Daughter: Emily Boosalis- Marketing, Fusion Hill Occupation: Corporate Counsel- Securonet LLC (Current), FBI- Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Division Legal Counsel (Retired) Political/civic experience: Formerly Attorney for the Military Family Support League, Former Board Member for St. George Church, Current attorney for Philanthropic Organization-Critical Relief Fund for Children Education: LLM, International Law-George Washington Law School, District of Columbia, Juris Doctor, Mitchell Hamline Law School, St. Paul, MN., University of MN. Political Science, Minneapolis MN. Campaign Statement: Dellwood is a great place to live and raise a family. While I have lived in St. Paul, Delafield Wisconsin, and Washington DC, most of my life has been spent in Dellwood. My goal for Dellwood is to maintain the very high standard of living that Dellwood has so long enjoyed, while simultaneously maintaining a lean fiscal budget through responsible stewardship. In general, I do not believe in overly intrusive government and private property rights should be paramount, however reasonable rules need to be maintained as well as consistently and fairly applied.
DELLWOOD CITY COUNCIL ELSBETH HOWE Family: Husband Jason Ross, children Anna, John and Sam Ross Occupation: Director of Advancement Services, Hennepin Technical College Political/civic experience: Board Member, Will of Women nonprofit organization Education: B.A. Drake University, J.D. University of Iowa College of Law Campaign Statement: I am eager to seek election to the Dellwood City Council. My initial priority is to learn more about the city, city ordinances, the permit process, Council Members, and city staff. My goals include ensuring that the city continues to fulfill its duties under the law and lawfully exercises its powers. An additional objective I have is to continue the City’s practice of working closely with regional environmental agencies to ensure ecological compliance. I will fully participate in all meetings in order to gain knowledge about important past, current and future matters facing the City of Dellwood.
GEM LAKE CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) LAUREL HYNES’ AMLEE Occupation: Property Manager/Floral Shop Staff No photo Civic/volunteer experience: I have always been provided involved in Politics in Minnesota, from working on campaigns, supporting candidates, distribution of brochures ect.. Years of residency: I have lived in Gem Lake for 8 years. Contact info: 651-347-8357 or rebelneil12@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city of Gem Lake and describe how you would achieve them. A: I would like for the infrastructure in Gem Lake to be more up to date to support the current proposed changes. County Road E, Scheuneman Rd and Hoffman Rd W. all need to have some sort of plan in place to support the traffic changes coming with the new HyVee store. Wether that be a stop light, which seems impossible with a stop light 1 block west on Hwy 61 or adding another lane to County Rd E. I would like to work with the planning commission to find a solution that would be beneficial to our community. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how do you address them? A: As a person who is not only a resident but also works in Gem Lake, I would like to communicate with the Residents and Business owners to get to know what their concerns for the community are and work with them to find solutions. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Tax levy increases in my opinion are necessary for Growth within the community. Gem lake can attract more home owners with a good school system and stable infrastructure. Q: What do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I believe I am a great candidate for The Gem Lake City Council because I am a resident who also works in Gem Lake and has the best interests of the whole community at heart, not just my little neighborhood.
GEM LAKE CITY COUNCIL LEONARD/LEN CACIOPPO Education: Some college/significant trade education & experience (computer technology and large-scale computer networking). Occupation: Vice President of Operations at VirtualPBX.com, Inc., 2011 - present Civic/volunteer experience: Former member of
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GEM LAKE CITY COUNCIL GRETCHEN ARTIG ARTIG-SWOMLEY SWOMLEY Education: BA in Journalism and English from Hamline University, and a Mahtomedi High School Graduate. I am also a CAE (Certified Association Executive) and hold many certifications as a fitness instructor. Occupation: Former CEO of a technology company, former executive Vice President of an international trade association, former reporter. C Currently tl semi-retired. Civic/volunteer experience: 12 years on the Gem Lake City Council, 12 years as the editor/publisher of the Gem Lake City Newsletter, Community Affairs Officer for the Ramsey County Sheriff ’s Department, CERT volunteer. Years of residency: over 20 years in Gem Lake Contact info: 651-260-9742 or gretchenas@comcast.net Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city of Gem Lake and describe how you would achieve them. A: The lowest possible taxes/leanest possible budget, sensible development that maintains or uniqueness as a tiny city, while allowing for growth and prosperity. We achieve these goals by building a practical comprehensive plan, getting our priorities straight and listening to our residents. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how do you address them? A: Maintaining our semi-rural charm is an increasing challenge, as is maintaining our status as a very small city, surrounded by much larger municipalities. We face these challenges by forming partnerships with our neighbors, such as White Bear for police and fire services and with White Bear Township for some of our key administrative services. We share a municipal building with the township, allowing us to keep our costs low. We also embrace change through careful and well thought out zoning and comprehensive planning, as to how we want our city to look in 10-20 years. We utilize a lot of volunteer time from residents and we try to listen to each other. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Possibly, but this is a very open ended question. I would need to know more about issues, costs, priorities and potential benefits. Q: What do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am an experienced leader and a good listener.
GRANT CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) JEFF GIEFER Education: Minnesota State, Mankato - BS Computer Science Occupation: IT Analyst, General Mills Civic/volunteer experience: Member of Grant Planning Commission since January 2016 – currently Co-Chair; Member of General Mills Veteran’s network – volunteer for veteran’s it U for f the th related events such as Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Tee-it-Up Troops, campus visits (mock interviews, helping with student resumes); Habitat for Humanity ; Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank ; Eagle Brook Church volunteer; MN DNR Firearm Safety Instructor
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Years of residency: 8 Contact info: 612-382-9034; jeff@giefer4grant.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A. Keep taxes low, by sticking with what has been working for Grant: a. Using local road contractors and following the current 10 year road plan which is keeping our costs low b. Contracting out our Fire and Police Service per our Comprehensive Plan c. No full time employees – continue keeping a good staff that works smoothly together and serves the residents well 2. Preserve the rural heritage of Grant a. Keep the current Comprehensive Plan with 10 acre density / 5 acre minimum lot size b. Keep public sewer and water out of Grant, except what is needed for the schools c. Develop within our current ordinances d. Keep managing outside pressures to block dense development Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: The most significant challenge is keeping the rural heritage of Grant, which is one of the unique gems in the entire country. My wife and I moved to Grant to live in the country. She grew up in this area, graduated from Mahtomedi High School, and has deep roots in the community. We both love our life in Grant. If we are not careful in the managing and planning of Grant - keeping taxes low and limiting development with well-planned guidelines; we risk losing the reasons why we enjoy living here. This is why I joined the City of Grant Planning Commission in 2016. By being a member of the City Council, I will continue my work to protect the future of Grant. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Grant’s current low tax levy of 4 percent provides enough funding to maintain Grant and enough reserves to keep Grant financially secure. I would only support a tax levy increase if it was necessary to cover rising contractor costs; keeping the city financially sound. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I want to keep Grant the same, and do not believe we need any major changes. I will work with the other council members to protect the scenic country of Grant, by keeping the Comprehensive Plan the same and following our current ordinances. I also will work with the other council members to keep public sewer and water out of Grant, other than what is needed for the schools. I will help keep Grant the community we love.
GRANT CITY COUNCIL LARRY LANOUX Education: Kellogg High School, St Paul Technical Vocational Institute Occupation: Self Employed Electrical Contractor; owner of Lanoux Stables Years of residency: 36 years Civic/volunteer experience: Co-founder of Grant Restoration Project and Co founder of Grant Heritage Days Parade; Founded youth scholarship hi program for citizen participation. Spoke at League of Minnesota Cities press conference to successfully lobby for state aid for our local roads; organized and implemented cities tornado warning system. Contact info: 651-485-7574 or lxlanoux@icloud.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: As a minority member of the city council it is very apparent that the council majority not only does not want to hear opposing views, but implemented a Policy and Procedures manual to limit participation. I have requested and been denied access to our city hall for: 1) Citizens to organize a steering committee to review and offer input to draft rewriting of Comprehensive Plan for the future. 2) Citizens to organize a committee to review a fair and sustainable road policy to address failing roads. 3) Citizens to address flooding with watershed managers. 4) The right to address Health Safety and Welfare, including citizen input to address the 3M Grant dumpsite located within three-tenths of a mile of Wildwood Elementary School. Hydrovac Dumping contaminating our water supply and hazardous roads in Grant. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Currently the city council majority along with its hand picked members of the planning commission are in Washington County District Court addressing open meeting violations, abuse of consent agenda policy, denied use of town hall, and being considered for civil rights violations. With ever increasing road maintenance costs and failing roads it’s time to revisit a road committee to address the issues. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: If the city used bonding authority to repair our roads there would not be a need for a tax increase as the ever increasing road maintenance cost would be reduced. No longer wasting resources to patch and repair roads. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: As a council member in the minority, I have stood up and lobbied for legislation to restore Green Acres in Grant. Introduced legislation prohibiting schools from being built on toxic dump sites. Worked with city attorney to issue a cease and desist order to stop illegal Hydrovac dumping to protect our water supply. Worked with County Commissioner Fran Miron to raise flooding roads in Grant. Used my municipal contracting experience to install pumps to protect homes from flooding. If re-elected I will continue to stand up the citizen rights that the council majority abuse. I believe that citizens should have the right to assemble and speak in our town hall without fear of the council majority threatening legal action if you disagree with their policy.
JOHN A. A ROG Education: BS Industrial Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo; BA Economics State University of New York at Buffalo Occupation: Engineering Consulting (Process Improvement using Lean and Six Sigma) Years of residency: 11 Years Contact info: 612-867-1218 or jrog@pc.cityofgrant.us Civic/volunteer experience: I’ve been a Grant residentt ffor over 11 years and married for 11 years with four children. I have served Grant residents as a Planning Commissioner and now Chairman of the Planning Commission. I’ve work as an Engineering Consultant specializing in problem solving using Lean and Six Sigma to reduce process waste. I’ve also worked in various companies directly as Director of Lean Manufacturing, Director of Six Sigma, and Director of Supplier Cost Reduction. My wife and I moved to Grant for the country lifestyle, large homesteads and quiet nights, and small government. Please visit my website: www.Rog4Grant.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. 1. Keep Grant Country - I support the current 10 acre average and 5 acre minimum currently in effect for Grant. I want to keep Grant our home in the country that allows us to enjoy this lifestyle. I have voted to keep commercial solar plants out of Grant, and voted to fairly apply our current ordinances while Chairman of the Planning Commission. If elected to the City Council, I will continue on this path to Keep Grant Country. 2. Keep Taxes Low and Government Small - In my business experience in Lean and Six Sigma, I work to eliminate waste. By doing so in our City, I would work to improve our budget by looking line by line for waste and reduce our taxes. By keeping taxes low and government small, we will strive to improve our services to our citizens by maintaining our roads, keeping our staff efficient, and keeping the services that make our city strong. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: I believe one of the ways we can reduce our budget and taxes to our citizens is to look at how the gasoline tax is used in the state. Currently only cities of 5000 or more will receive funding from the state gas tax fund. This is an unfair distribution of the millions we pay and receive virtually nothing back. As part of the City Council, I will look for a more equitable solution for road funding. We also have a census coming up in 2 years, and we must all count every person in Grant! Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I would not support tax levy increases, as I would ‘reduce waste first’ as I have mentioned. That said, if there comes a time where the citizens demand more services and associated tax increases, I would work to understand what services they want and get those services as efficiently as possible. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: My business experience working with all levels of people collaboratively. I’ve seen too much in Grant government that a difference of opinions leads to poor interpersonal skills. I see a difference of opinions as a starting point to constructive conversations that focus on the issues, not the people. If elected to the Grant City Council, I promise to be a respectful voice even if our opinions differ. It’s time for a change.
GRANT CITY COUNCIL LOREN SEDERSTROM Education: Master’s Degree - U of M Occupation: Educator, Stable Owner Civic/volunteer experience: City Council, Cable Commission, Planning Commission, charter member of Grant Heritage Days tractor parade, hosted the “All Around Grant” show for six years Years of residency: 25 Years Contact info: 651-653-4442 or GatewayStables@gmail.com @ il Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. 1. Keep Met Council and sewer and water out of Grant. 2. Keep Grant rural. 3. Responsible road repair Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Funding and maintaining our infrastructure Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I would support a small levy increase for responsible road repair. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I have served in multiple capacities, have lived here for 25 years and I know the community as I have been on the planning commission, city council, Grant representative on the cable commission and charter member of Heritage Days tractor parade.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD (ELECT THREE) GARY BAUMANN Education: Tech 916 air and water analysis classes; Metro State Community College business No photo classes; University of Minnesota business classes; provided William Mitchel Law School contract negotiating classes Occupation: Retired; former manager at FMC Corporation; apple orchard owner; U.S. Army veteran, 20-year-old Tank Commander I Civic / Volunteer experience: Elected Washington County Con-
OCTOBER 17, 2018 servation supervisor; Elected president Public Employees Council; Elected auditor-contract negotiator Q: List your top two or three priorities for the district and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, no teacher layoffs, which is where students learn in the classroom. Second, schools should be fully funded from the state. Conversations should be taking place with your representative at the Capitol before you vote and see where they stand. There are a lot of smart people working for the state, ask them to run some ideas and numbers, such as a three percent sales tax on clothing to fund schools. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: When the levy fails, someone has to be honest with the new superintendent and supportive because everything about this levy was put into motion before her hiring. She is going to be having some tough decisions coming up. Remember the superintendent runs the school. Board members have a code of ethics they should follow. Q: Would you support property tax increases to fund the district, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: As we read it, the referendum guarantees a minimum increase in per-pupil taxation over the next ten years with no “historical” likelihood of reducing it. While legislature granted power allows other increases without taxpayer approval, and the district can still present more referendums for more increases. Per-pupil suggests the more outside of the district students the school brings in, the more we can be taxed. This answer is credited to someone else but it is my word in thought: A lot of people are asking this same questions? Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: Reading the motto of the Mahtomedi School District, I was inspired why the board was not engaged and challenged with a view that was different than the other people on and running of the school board. Sometimes a different view and fresh ideas is good and I feel I can present that different view and bring some new ideas to the board.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD MIKE CHEVALIER Education: BA, Communication Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Occupation: Sales representative Civic / Volunteer experience: 7th year as member of the Mahtomedi Environmental Commission. In my 4th year of my first term as director on the Mahtomedi School Board. Do or did you have children who attended districtt schools? h l ?I have two children in the district: Molly, a freshman at the high school and Sean, a sixth grader at the middle school. Neither I nor my wife attended the district schools, although my wife Lisa, is a special education paraprofessional at O.H. Anderson Elementary for the last four or five years. Shout out to everyone at O.H. Q: List your top two or three priorities for the district and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, ensuring we have the right amount of students in our district to offer the maximum programming possible to all students. Second, maintaining a balanced and sustainable budget. Third, keeping and recruiting the highest caliber of educators. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: Getting all state legislators on board to ensure they prioritize and fully fund all school districts, easing the taxes of residential property owners, especially in smaller communities like Mahtomedi, who have very little commercial / industrial business that other, larger communities have. For example, White Bear and Stillwater residents’ education related taxes are lower because of the plethora of commercial and industrial businesses that contribute. Q: Would you support property tax increases to fund the district, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Yes, as mentioned in the previous answer. Again, if our state legislature had prioritized funding to keep pace with inflation, we would not be coming back to our district residents asking to approve the revoke and replace levy on this year’s ballot to make up the state’s shortfall. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: My experience on this board affords me the ability to really support the work of this district’s educators. My children are growing up in this district offering me the insight of their experience. I have the highest appreciation and sincerest respect for these teachers. Theirs is the noblest of professions, bar none. They create the future.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD KEVIN P P. DONOVAN Education: BA, Biology Macalester, St Paul Public Schools Occupation: Development Director - Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF) Civic/volunteer experience: Mahtomedi school board member (2005-2018); Minnesota School Boards Association - Past President; White Bear Area Chamber - Past Chair and current Government Affairs CCo-chair; h i CCentury t College Foundation - Past President; White Bear Food Shelf - Past Chair; White Bear Center of the Arts - Past Vice Chair Do or did you have children who attended district schools? Sean (2007) and Bridget (2010) Phone: 651-470-1716 Email: kevpatdon@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the district and describe how you would achieve them. A: General Education funding has been and, if trends continue, will
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continue to be a real and urgent need. 73 percent of our district funding comes directly from the state. This funding stream has, over the last 20 years, not kept up with the consumer price index. I will continue to work with elected state officials to work for fair and equitable funding for our students. We, as a board and the leadership team, should work on a strategic plan to help our district have a community/customer focused direction that is clear and actionable. As a district we need to provide an excellent and equitable education to all of our students. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: Funding is the most pressing issue we face. We have a structural imbalance between the rate of overall inflation and state funding. If state aid had kept up with the actual costs of educating students we would be receiving $618 more per students than we currently receive. Special education funding both at the state and federal level are much lower that has been promised. We need to continue tell and show our legislators how this deficit impacts all of our students. Q: Would you support property tax increases to fund the district, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: We are obligated as public schools, by the Minnesota State Constitution, to educate our students so they can be informed and effective citizens. Mahtomedi schools spends 83.5 percent of district resources directly in the classroom. At a certain point we can not cut without causing negative program impacts. The Mahtomedi School Board has had a long history of being fiscally prudent with the people’s money. It is my wish to have the excellent schools our communities desire, but keeping any increases a low as sustainable. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I have served on the Mahtomedi School Board for 13 years. I have also served as the Minnesota School Boards Association as president. One of the roles of school board director is to advocate for public education. I have done a great deal of advocacy for students at the state and federal level. Having leadership positions in many organizations in our communities has enabled me to be a better school board member and to have a large picture understanding of our schools.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD JULIE MCGRAW Education: BS Horticulture, University of MN, Twin Cities Occupation: Mother and community volunteer Civic/volunteer experience: Mahtomedi invest in Success Levy co-chair 2013, Mahtomedi Our Kids, Our Community neighborhood Champion coordinator (GOTV) 2014, BOSA alternative superintendent licensure panel member, OHA Nature Trail member (10 10 years), ) Gi Girl’s l’ slow pitch softball coach (6 years), OHA garden coordinator, MAEF gala and grants committee member, Lego Robotics team coach, Art adventure and 2018 Superbowl volunteer. Do or did you have children who attended district schools? Yes, Hannah (2017 grad) and Isabelle, sophomore at Mahtomedi Phone: 651-248-2253 Email: jmcgraw1966@msn.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the district and describe how you would achieve them. A: My top priorities for the district are to continue with our excellent programs while always looking for opportunities to improve how we reach all students and our community. We need to keep our schools safe, yet welcoming for all. We need to maintain class sizes and programs that help develop responsible citizens of character who are ready for their future careers. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow board members and administrators to set strategic priorities and identify our next educational initiatives. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the district faces and how would you address them? A: The biggest challenge facing our schools is funding. The state simply hasn’t come close to providing our schools with the funding we need to meet our students’ needs. We are challenged to continue to provide a high-quality education for our students while also meeting the growing number of unfunded mandates from the state that we are required to address with the funds we are allocated. Our district works hard to operate in a fiscally responsible manner, focusing the majority of our funds in classrooms. I continue to work with state legislators on funding issues. I support open enrollment to maintain our district size. We are seeking voter support to revoke and replace our operating levy this fall and encourage community support for this measure. Q: Would you support property tax increases to fund the district, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: Yes, I support modest and fair increases to taxes when necessary to support our excellent programs. Our district is fiscally very lean, accomplishing much with less money than many districts receive. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I believe I am the best candidate for this position because I am honest and care deeply about our students and our community. I have lived in Mahtomedi for 19 years and have been on the Mahtomedi School Board for 4.5 years. I have participated in hundreds of hours of professional development through the Minnesota School Board Association and several other organizations. As a board member I am dedicated to data informed decision-making that is best for all students and all members of our community. I feel fortunate to live in a community that is so supportive of our schools and I know that our best days are ahead of us.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS MAYOR (ELECT ONE) Vadnais Heights mayor candidate David DeJarlais did not respond.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS MAYOR HEIDI GUNDERSON Education: Associates Degree-RN 1995 University of St Catherine Occupation: President/Co-Owner, Woodys Rebar Co, INC. Vadnais Heights Civic/volunteer experience: School Volunteer: Board Member, Northeast Youth and Family Services (current), PTO Board Member (2011), Art Volunteer (2010-2015), Carnival Committee Member (2010 (2010-2015) 2015) Matoska International Elementary. Public Service Fellowships: Minnesota Excellence in Public Service Fellow 2014, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Minnesota Alumni 2015-16. Professional Boards/Affiliations: Board Member, Association of General Contractors (current), AGC Labor Cabinet Member (current), Chair, MN Chamber of Commerce Labor Management Policy Committee (former). Chair, Minnesota Steel Erectors Association Negotiation Committee (current). Trustee, Twin City Ironworkers Pension, Health and Welfare, Annuity Fund (current). Board Member, Minnesota Employers Workers Compensation Alliance (former). Board Member and Past President, Association of Women Contractors (former). Elected Position: Council member, City of Vadnais Heights (2016-present) Years of residency: 32 Phone: 651-308-5828 Email: gunderson4vadnais@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, continuing to provide an excellent level of service to the community while respecting the taxpayers pocketbook. I would implement a more thorough budgeting process taking into account future needs of the city and a long-term fiscal plan. Second, working with council, staff, community and businesses to develop a strategic plan. Engage stakeholders to develop a vision for our future with measurable goals and processes to achieve them. We need to increase dialogue with residents and businesses. I believe that the city needs to increase its marketing and social media presence to expand our communication process. Third, investing in our infrastructure. This should be included as part of the overall strategic plan. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: First, diminishing reserves. When unforeseen issues arise, we need to utilize our reserves to cover costs. I believe we need to have a strategy to replenish the reserve account and make that a priority in the budgeting process. Second, community demographics. Serving our growing senior population and engaging them in our community. Younger families have needs/wants as well. We must balance the needs of changing demographics and be sure we are providing options and services for all residents. Third, increase our marketing efforts to encourage new economic development while enhancing our communication with our current business community to ensure we are meeting their needs Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: It’s important that our essential city services are funded. Therefore, I would support levy increases to fund necessary public safety needs or infrastructure improvements. I believe that a long-term budgetary process to adequately address our capital and facilities needs should be a part of the overall levy discussion. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: My husband and I grew up in Vadnais Heights and we chose to raise our family here. I have deep roots here and love my community. As a business owner, I understand the budgeting process and responsible financial management. Through my experience serving on multiple boards and committees, I know how to work collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal. As a council member I’ve had the opportunity to engage with citizens, staff, community partners, government partners and local businesses on issues as varied as keeping backyard chickens to the municipal consent process for the Rice Street bridge project. I’ve made it my mission to listen to all voices and learn as much as possible about issues in order to make informed and fair decisions for our city as a whole.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) MARK BATTISTA Education: University of Minnesota Occupation: Engineer Years of residency: 5 Phone: 651-407-3762 Email: battista4vh@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three prioities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: The priorities I plan to work on are improving the quality of life in the community by increasing transportation options, hosting more educational events and keeping taxes to a minimum. I will work with bus companies to increase the number of local bus circulators in the city and promote ride sharing. Increasing the number of bike and walking trails will also be a priority. More transportation options will make aging in place easier for seniors. It will also help businesses attract workers and bring more customers to their door. I will work to keep spending to a minimum and encourage the redevelopment of blighted properties, which would bring in more tax revenue to keep existing tax rates low. I will also work with the school district to host more continuing education classes in Vadnais Heights and work with local businesses to offer more community training opportunities This will improve the quality of life for residents and improve worker skills
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for business. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Code deviations for new construction and how they affect the vision for Vadnais Heights is currently a significant challenge. Deviations from the city code need to be limited to truly special cases, otherwise the code and zoning should be updated so that it applies in all cases. I will also work to better prepare the city for environmental changes such as the water shortages affecting White Bear Lake. The environment will be kept in mind when considering zoning laws or deviations. I will also make sure alternative energy options are considered for city buildings, such as solar shingles when they need to be re-roofed. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so how much and under what circumstances? A: At this time, a tax levy increase would only considered to cover an unforeseen event not covered by insurance or a contingency plan. We need a better long term planning for maintaining facilities and capital equipment. After long-term budgeting and contingency plans are in place then taxes may be adjusted. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am raising a family in the city and believe the city needs ethical leadership. My willingness to listen, make sure a problem is understood, determine the root of a problem and either solve it or come to a compromise solution make me the best candidate for the job. In addition, I will work so the city is in a better position not just two years from now, but also in 30 years.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL FERYLE BORGESON Education: BS Minot State University ND Mathematics and Elementary Education; MS in Math Education St. Cloud University Occupation: Retired math teacher after 33 years, final 17 at Johnson High School Civic/volunteer experience: Served 30 years as a trustee for billion-dollar pension fund, elected 10 times; also served as president and vide president id t off the 12,000-member fund; Elected and served 15 years on the Teacher’s Advisory Board; Recipient of St. Paul’s Mary McGough Distinguished Service Award; Served on Lyngblomsten’s Corporation Board and current committees; Served on Homeowners Boards; Past worker 15 years on Habitat for Humanity homes Years of residency: 24 Phone: 651-426-4256 Q: List your top two or three prioities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, make sure our city is a safe, attractive, clean and frineldy place to live and work. Second, our city has a large number of retirees that need access to all types of activities and our families need good schools and programs. Third, we need a smooth development of our business area. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: That all residents are treated fairly and equally in the development of our city. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so how much and under what circumstances? A: I would be very reluctant to raise taxes since many residents are retired on fixed incomes and many families have not had increases in years. I would want voters to decide. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I have a lot of experience with 100 million dollar budgets, traveled to many U.S. Cities, also I worked for the second largest construction company in the U.S., PKS, in the ‘60s. I feel lucky to be living in Vadnais Heights.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL ERIK GOEBEL Education: Ph.D. Synthetic Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. M.S. Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. B.S. Chemistry University of Wisconsin – Madison. Occupation: Scientist/Entrepreneur Civic/volunteer experience: Vice President Carriage House Association Years of residency: 7 Phone: 262-902-3614 Email: erikgoebel4vadnaisheights@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: My priorities include developing our City Center district and repairing our infrastructure. I would like to see a walkable City Center, where residents have easy access to shops, trails restaurants and healthcare. High density housing fits well in City Center where it may not make sense elsewhere. With the future bus rapid transit line coming up Highway 61 and the extension of the Bruce Vento trail, residents will have more options for transportation and will be less car dependent. With a higher density of residents, we will be in a better position to attract more and better businesses. The new residents and additional businesses will expand our tax base and grow the city. My vision is to make this area a focal point of the city. We also need to meet current infrastructure needs. I want to see an increased focus on maintenance activities because our annual budget is not keeping up with our street maintenance needs. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Vadnais Heights is almost completely built out. Much of the developable land will require soil remediation in order to allow
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new construction. There are grants available from various levels of government for the right project. We can reduce the cost of new construction and promote walkability by relaxing mandatory parking minimums which have shown to be detrimental in many cases. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I feel this question puts the cart before the horse. The city requires a certain level of funding that needs to be met. That being said, we should only take what the city requires. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I have a vision for the future of Vadnais Heights and I care about our residents. As a PhD scientist, I’ve been trained to solve tough problems and ask questions that get to the core of an issue. As an entrepreneur, I’ve learned to use resources efficiently. With these combined talents I believe I can listen to the needs of the residents while establishing a future that ensures the continued growth and prosperity of our city.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL ROBERT (BOB) MORSE Education: BS Degree in AgEd & Master of Education from University of MN Occupation: VP Sr Community Business Banker, and have been in this industry for over 25 years. Civic/volunteer experience: WBLA Chamber, VHEDC Board, NE Residence Board/ Past Treasurer, North Star Council Business Chair (Scouting), WBLA Educational Foundation Board, WBL R Rotary/ t / Past President, District 624 Strategic Planning Team, District 624 Action Committee, Taste of WBL Restaurant Committee/Past Chair, Capital Campaigns for the Arts and Lakeshore, Ramsey County Youth Committee/Past Chair, Ramsey County WIB/ Past Chair, Senior Forum, YMCA Y Partners, Workforce Issue, VH Rep -Rush Line Advisory Board, Manitou Days Parade and Bear’ly Open Golf on Ice Committees, Hugo Business Association Member, Leadership Tomorrow Committee of WBLA Community Foundation and others. Years of residency: My wife Diane and I have been married for 24 years and have two college age children, Luke and Maddie. We moved from Roseville to Vadnais in 2000 when our children were five and two, beginning their school journeys at Vadnais Elementary to graduation at South Campus from White Bear Lake Area Schools. They are both proud Bears, through and through! Phone: 651-208-8417 Email: BMorsecouncil2018@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: First, infrastructure. Recently the city passed a franchise fee for every resident and business within Vadnais Heights. I will monitor and keep the city budget in check so that these fees do not increase, and are properly used to maintain our streets as well as an implemented plan for street maintenance to keep on top of repairs. Second, increase business opportunities. Our town is in a very enviable position in that we are between two major thoroughfares. We have a good start as a destination but recent studies have found that we must continue to increase our residents and our many existing area businesses with the things that make our city great. I know a lot of local and external people that I can leverage to benefit the residents of Vadnais Heights. Third, keep our taxes in check. I will be sure to keep our city government working for us, to steward funds provided through our taxes wisely and to make common sense decisions for the greater good of the residents of Vadnais Heights. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? The biggest challenge is development (new apartment issue) and re-development (i.e. Garceau site). This issue has surpassed the franchise fee implementation. There are many pros and cons to the development for apartment buildings and re-development of various sites, but there is a process to go through the planning commission and identify issues, and then recommended to the council. At the end of the day, decisions arrived at need to make sense for the greater good of the residents of Vadnais Heights and meet the laws that are in force. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstance? A: I want to be the common sense voice for the residents of Vadnais. Records show that levies have increased every year at varied rates, but Vadnais remains one of the lowest taxed cities in Ramsey County without state grants. One of my priorities is to keep our taxes in check and to meet city needs through verification that funds are properly stewarded in our budgeting process. Trust but verify. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: There are three reasons. I know how to read a balance sheet and how a budget works. The city has not had a banker on the council for a long while, and it’s time. I can leverage my network to benefit the residents of Vadnais Heights. I will represent the residents of Vadnais Heights with integrity, thoughtfully seeking the greater good for our community. My reputation demands it.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL TERRY NYBLOM Education: Graduated White Bear School District 624 Occupation: Retired auto technician, current small business owner/operator Civic/volunteer experience: Current 20-year member Vadnais Heights Lions Club. Prior member of Vadnais Citizens for Responsible Government, Center for Parental Responsibilities, RKIDS DS off Minnesota Mi t and President of Machinists Automotive Lodge 737. Year of residency: Lifelong, 54-year Vadnais Heights resident Phone: 651-490-9692
www.presspubs.com Email: TNyblom@aol.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: Our city is approaching full development. We must make sure that we finish development in a manner to benefit the community and which will provide a strong tax base for the future. Our city has aging buildings and maintenance needs. I’m advocating for a change in city code to create a lock box to save money so it can only be used for future building maintenance. The leaders of three city departments have or will be retiring this year. Hiring the best qualified and honest replacements to carry out direction of the council is paramount. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Keeping taxes affordable – I have and will continue to carefully evaluate city spending and prioritize needs versus wants, making staff justify the spending and ensuring we are getting the best value for our tax dollars. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstance? A: Our city is not considering any improvements at this time. I don’t support reducing city services. I do support partnering with other communities and sharing costs for city services. Our emergency services provided by the sheriff department, fire department and our employees make up 73 percent of our $6.2 million dollar city budget. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: In the last six years serving on our current City Council my principles have not changed. I will continue to make decisions which ensure that Vadnais Heights is a great place to live, work and raise our families. I have, and will continue to say what I mean and mean what I say when it comes to making decisions which directly affect our city. However, life is a compromise and finding solutions to differing opinions is always a challenge.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL GREG URBAN Education: White Bear Lake Occupation: Business owner Civic/volunteer experience: Nine years on Vadnais Heights planning commission including multiple terms as chairman. Two years on Vadnais Heights City Council. Years of residency: Lifelong resident Phone: 651-248-9830 Email: Greg.Urban@cityvadnaisheights.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them. A: I believe a top priority going forward will be maintaining the aging public infrastructure including roads, buildings, parks and trails. We have made great progress in the past year to secure a permanent funding source for the city roads, which prior to this did not have it’s own finding source. We also partnered with Ramsey County to secure funding for the completion of a trail around the south end of Lake Vadnais which will finish the loop around the lake. Additionally, we are currently working on determining the feasibility of a trail along Kohler Road to provide a safe route to Vadnais Elementary. Another priority will be to keep low taxes while providing quality city services. To provide this we will need to continue to look for ways to expand our tax base so the residents do not have to fund the ever increasing costs the city faces. In doing so we will create jobs and make Vadnais Heights a place to live, work and play. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: The tax levy will increase yearly to maintain the existing city services. The city provides quality services and must strive to maintain and expand these quality services. The only way to offset these increases in costs from being assessed to the residents is to increase the tax base. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I have the most experience in city government of all of the candidates. With 11 years of experience between the planning commission and City Council I am very familiar with the operations within the city. I also have great experience in private business which has been incredibly valuable in making good decisions for the city. I feel I have gotten a number of good things done during this term and another term would allow me to complete the many items that are in the works.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL PATRICIA YOUKER Education: Associate Degree - management/ marketing, multiple extension courses to compliment my field of business. Occupation: Owner-operator of Twisted Root Photography/TWS results Real Estate Photography – Principle photographer Civic/volunteer experience: Between school, business and family I volunteer whenever I can, mostly tl iin my neighborhood. As time goes on, I plan to expand my volunteer time. Currently I am part of a community group that is challenging the current zoning codes for density housing. I am a volunteer judge for the 2018 election cycle — early voting and day of voting. Years of residency: 4 going on 5 Phone: 612-790-7577 Email: PLYouker@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the city and describe how you would achieve them.
OCTOBER 17, 2018 A: Work to establish further community involvement in processes and development of our city. By use of multi-media channels to raise awareness and assist in keeping our residents aware of issues that will impact their daily lives. Continue to build upon the many wonderful aspects of Vadnais Heights, develop greater understanding between the city and the residents through increased communication and community outreach. Seek new opportunities to grow our community at a reasonable rate so as to maintain the small neighborhood atmosphere that is the heart of our city. By partnering with the planning commission, asking for and applying input from residents. Vadnais Heights has a very desirable lifestyle tucked into an area that time seems to have suspended. No other metro communities come close to our unique city make up. It is important to maintain that sense of community, through thoughtful planning and decision making that includes all members of our community. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the city faces and how would you address them? A: Finding balance for quality of life as it presents with further influx of business and population. Determining what resources are needed for increased population which will require additional schools to provide reasonable class sizes, funding for first responders, infrastructure, nature preservation, etc. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: If elected, I am committed to reviewing the last 10 years of financial records for the city of Vadnais Heights along with reviewing the tax levy increases imposed, and why. Review where we have made mistakes, where we have done well, or where we as a city were confronted with issues beyond our control, and how each of them affected our tax levy. You have my word should there be a tax levy increase, there will have to be a very good reason and the residents of Vadnais Heights will know every detail as to why I would support any such increase. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am not sure that I am the best candidate, however what I am certain of is, should I be elected, this community will see my work ethic, hard work and dedication to every issue that is brought before our council. I will review and research the wishes of our business community and our neighbors, comparing how those wishes align with the newly established Vadnais Heights city code. By educating myself on every issue I will weigh the pros and cons and listen to all viewpoints, so I can bring reason and common-sense debate to the council meetings.
WILLERNIE MAYOR (UNOPPOSED) Willernie Mayor Barbara Parent, Parent unopposed, unopposed did not respond. respond
WILLERNIE CITY COUNCIL (ELECT TWO) TAMMY SODERLUND Family: 2 Adult sons, daughter-in-law and grandson Occupation: Real estate agent Political/civic experience: Education: Bachelors of Science Degree Campaign Statement: “S ll T I would like to see the community of Willernie have a “Small Town of America” feel to it. I would like to see it cleaned up in aspects that it be fiscally sound and beaming with a pride for how it is run. We are hoping to add new system with current system so all members of the community know and understand their responsibilities without question.
WILLERNIE CITY COUNCIL Willernie City Council member Mark Warren did not respond respond.
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP TOWN BOARD (UNOPPOSED SEAT A) STEVE RUZEK Family: Mary and I raised Katie and Matt in the Township. Katie and Corey have three children and live in Kansas. Matt and Kim have two children and live in the Township. Occupation: Retired as Regional Manager/Director after 30 years in Insurance/Financial field; some consulting in my spare time. Political/civic experience: Township Supervisor. FFormer member and now liaison to Park Board. Liaison to Planning Commission. Former Assistant Scout Master and founding member, Troop 494. Former elected board member, Pokegama Lake Association. Education: Business Degree, St. Cloud State University. Various insurance certifications. Campaign Statement: We should continue upgrading infrastructure, finding efficiencies/ savings wherever possible. Public safety, roads, parks and trails are crucial components of local government as are safe, efficient water/sewer and other provided services. Our roads are aging, and we need to develop a comprehensive pavement management plan including funding mechanisms. We should continue working to provide fast, accurate communication. Our website and other forums should be improved to increase public involvement in government, so important and necessary as we face the advantages/challenges of being a valued part of a busy metro area, while working to retain our small-town character.
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residents and the Township’s overall quality of life. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: While nobody likes to see any type of tax increase, it’s important to remember the Township has established a very strong quality of life over the years. The Board has a history of prudently managing expenditures and increasing levies only as needed to maintain this community. I would continue that tradition by challenging any projected increases in a thoughtful and objective manner, keeping in mind short-term cost-cutting does not always lead to long-term savings. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I bring a strategic viewpoint to any conversation, and truly listen to understand before making any decision. This results in my asking many questions to fully appreciate others’ points of view, and my preference is to build consensus through open and meaningful discussions rather than to convince others on the validity of my opinion. I have been able to leverage my background in financial operations to provide thoughtful and meaningful perspectives in advisory and community organizations over the years, and would carry that experience into the Supervisor role.
SCOTT MCCUNE Education: Bachelor of Science in Finance from California State University at Long Beach Occupation: Manager Reporting at Optum Financial Services, a division of UnitedHealth Group Civic/volunteer experience: member of Township Utility Commission, member of Economic Development Advisory Board, Vice-Chair on Board of Directors for White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf Years of residency: 19 Contact info: 651-470-8660 or Scott_McCune@icloud.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the township and describe how you would achieve them. A: First is continued fiscal stewardship through responsible levies and expenditures, and I bring a background of operational discipline managing within department budgets. Second is to maintain quality of life improvements through capital improvement projects, and I bring a strategic perspective focusing on long-term benefits. Third is promoting resident and local business participation in Township government. Finally is to protect Township interest in the continuing lake level lawsuit. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the township faces and how would you address them? A: While not an exciting topic, the Township must continue to address its aging infrastructure, particularly wastewater handling and storm water runoff. Many underground pipes were put in place more than 50 years ago and have begun to show their age through leaks or breaks, especially those made of clay. In addition, it is no longer acceptable to simply channel unfiltered street runoff directly into lakes or ponds due to the impact on water quality. As a member of the Utility Commission I helped guide the Township’s efforts to more proactively inspect and maintain existing infrastructure, and to prioritize their work to repair or replace as necessary. These improvements will yield lasting benefits to
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP TOWN BOARD RONALD DENN Education: University of Minnesota Duluth Occupation: IT Project Manager Civic/volunteer experience: Over eight years on the White Bear Township Planning Commission and current chair. Commissioner to the Ramsey Washington Cable Commission and volunteer leadership roles in the Scouting program Years of residency: 22-year resident of White Bear Township hi Contact info: 612-859-4979 or rjd4wbtsupervisor@gmail.com Q: List your top two or three priorities for the township and describe how you would achieve them.
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A: I believe that we need to maintain the uniqueness of our community. We are very fortunate to have the Township we have in the ever-sprawling metro area. I will focus efforts to maintain the unique qualities of the Township while working to improve the residential experience for all of us who reside in the Town. We have an obligation and duty to maintain and protect our natural resources. I will work to ensure we have intelligent and realistic water management programs in place and that we look at other ways to expend our stewardship of natural resources including the potential of solar gardens as a way to lead the metro area with respect to renewable resources. Q: What are the most significant challenges you believe the township faces and how would you address them? A: Meeting the needs of a changing community as the population ages and how the Town best meets the needs of its residents in the future is a priority. As the resident population changes it is important that the Township is meeting the needs of the residents as this occurs. We will need to plan for that future and provide the services that are important to the community. Water conservation and the quality of our residential drinking water is very import issue at this time. I want to help develop sensible and effective water management plans and protect the source of our water in the township for the future. Q: Would you support tax levy increases, and if so, how much and under what circumstances? A: I am not a fan of increased tax levies but understand they are sometimes necessary for the good of the community. I believe that the best way you grow your community resources is to grow the community and its value. I prefer this to reaching into the pockets of the residents. Q: Why do you believe you are the best candidate for the job? A: I am the best candidate to serve as board supervisor because I want to be the voice of the residents. I want to listen to what is important to you and work to achieve those goals. There are times when it is difficult to address all concerns but I am talented at finding ways to develop collaborative solutions that are in the best interest of all involved. If you decide to elect me I will be committed to protecting the unique community we share. I will protect the resources we have been entrusted with and I will listen to you.
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WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP MAHTOMEDI Precinct 1 District Education Center 1520 Mahtomedi Ave.
Precinct 1 Precinct 2 St. Andrew’s Church 900 Stillwater Road
Otter Lake Elementary 1401 County Road H2
Precinct 2 Eagle Brook Church 2401 Buffalo St.
White Bear Lake City Hall [4] 4701 Highway 61
Precinct 3 S. Shore Trinity Lutheran Church 2480 S. Shore Blvd.
Precinct 4 Heritage Hall 4200 Otter Lake Road
Ward 2 Ramsey County Library [5] 2150 2nd Street
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DNR Analysis: Current Groundwater Use Is Sustainable But Does Affect White Bear Lake WHY WE’RE PUBLISHING THIS Water levels in White Bear Lake have been the subject of public debate for over a century, with people thinking they are sometimes too high and sometimes too low. Most recently, a 2012 lawsuit by the White Bear Lake Restoration Association and White Bear Lake Homeowners Association charged that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was allowing communities and businesses in the area to use too much groundwater, leading to unacceptably low lake levels that harmed White Bear Lake and violated Minnesota’s water sustainability standard. In August 2017, the Ramsey County District Court ruled in favor of the associations and ordered DNR to make several modifications to existing permits and conduct additional analysis to determine whether further changes are needed. This publication presents the results of that analysis in a public newspaper, as required by the court. Figure 1 shows the long-term water level record for White Bear Lake. The fact that water levels on White Bear have fluctuated considerably over time is well-established, as is the fact that the lake is connected to its underlying aquifers. What has been less clear is the relative impact of groundwater use on lake levels, compared with precipitation and evaporation. Building on previous work by the US Geological Survey and a nationally recognized groundwater modeling firm, DNR has developed a new groundwater flow model, completed in August 2018, that allows us to distinguish weather effects from groundwater use and helps us understand the impact of individual permits. To develop the model, DNR consulted other agencies and experts, and used the best available data on water use, precipitation, and evaporation.
KEY FINDINGS Using a state-of-the-science groundwater flow model and the best available data, DNR’s major
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findings from its analysis of permits that include wells within 5-miles of White Bear Lake (Figure 2) are: 1. Groundwater use has been declining (Figure 3) 2. Current groundwater use complies with Minnesota’s sustainability standard (see inset at top of next page) 3. Current groundwater use has contributed to water levels falling below the recently established protective elevation for White Bear Lake (established in 2016 to protect recreational uses) 4. Temporary irrigation bans within nearby cities would not have a significant effect on water levels in White Bear Lake
What we analyzed The Ramsey County District Court ordered DNR to review all existing groundwater appropriation permits within five miles of White Bear Lake, both individually and cumulatively, to ensure they meet the state sustainability standard (see inset at top of next page). The court also ordered DNR to assess the sustainability of an unprecedented scenario in which all of the permitees within 5-miles of White Bear Lake pump at their maximum permitted rates. Groundwater is used to supply drinking water—as well as water for businesses, irrigation, and other uses—in the five-mile area. To conduct this analysis, DNR established a 5-mile radius around White Bear Lake and identified 44 groundwater permits within that area (Figure 2). It is important to note that communities often have multiple wells under a single groundwater appropriation permit. For purposes of this analysis, if a community had wells both within and outside the 5-mile radius, DNR considered all of their wells and their total water use in this analysis. Approximately 500,000 people are served by community water supplies subject to the court’s order. See Figure 2 for a depiction of the communities affected and approximate location of all permits that were analyzed. Further details regarding how we conducted our analysis are provided in the Analysis section.
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Figure 2. This map shows the approximate location of the permits that were included for this analysis, along with the 5-mile radius around White Bear Lake. The yellow areas indicate the communities that are served by water supplies with at least one well within the five-mile radius and that are thus subject to the court’s order. Unshaded areas either do not have public water supply wells or the wells are located entirely outside of the 5-mile radius.
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Where to go for more information This publication summarizes DNR’s analysis and findings at a high level. Additional information on our groundwater flow model and our full technical analysis are available at:
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Minnesota Statute 103G.287, Subd. 5. Sustainability standard. The commissioner [of the DNR] may issue water-use permits for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.
ANALYSIS SUPPORTING OUR FINDINGS
• Groundwater use does not degrade water quality in White Bear Lake
To comply with the court order, DNR analyzed three groundwater use scenarios, using the groundwater flow model to predict aquifer and lake levels resulting from changes in groundwater use when other factors (precipitation and evaporation) are held constant. To make our modeling as real world as possible, we applied each scenario to actual conditions beginning in 1988, allowing us to capture both wet and dry periods and compare model results with actual observed lake levels over the same period. However, because of lag times between changes in groundwater use and impacts to White Bear Lake, the model requires a “warm-up� period. For the timeframe we modeled, the long-term impacts of the three scenarios we modeled are most clearly evident from 2002 forward.
Note that Minnesota’s sustainability standard does not address recreational use. However, DNR has established a protective elevation based on recreational use considerations, which is discussed separately in this publication.
The three scenarios modeled are: • No Groundwater Use - no permitted groundwater use in the area starting in 1988. This scenario provides a reference for comparison.
Groundwater Use does not Harm the White Bear Lake Ecosystem Under all of the scenarios considered, the groundwater use does not harm the White Bear Lake ecosystem. Each scenario results in different water levels that fluctuate to varying degrees, which creates changes in the types and abundance of aquatic vegetation, a key measure of ecosystem health. However, those changes do not cross thresholds that would result in a degraded biological community.
Groundwater use does not jeopardize groundwater supplies or impact private domestic wells According to the model, water levels in each of the groundwater use scenarios would be more than adequate to reliably pump groundwater over many years, known as safe yield. This means that groundwater supplies for future generations would not be jeopardized. Given these modeled aquifer levels and past experience, we also don’t anticipate problems with domestic wells under any of the scenarios.
Groundwater use does not degrade water quality Based on past water levels and measurements of water clarity and phosphorous, there are no discernable impacts on water quality from the groundwater use simulated in these scenarios.
Individual Permits
• Existing Groundwater Use - all reported use within five miles of White Bear Lake during the last ten years, projected back to 1988. The total amount of groundwater used over the past ten years is less than the amount used in the 1980s and 1990s. This decrease is reflected in the projected water levels (Figure 4 next page), and better allows us to assess the sustainability of current use. • Maximum Groundwater Use - this scenario considered all permits as using the absolute maximum allowable groundwater from 1988 forward. This has never actually happened and is not expected to occur, but is something the court directed DNR to evaluate. The analysis evaluated all of the permits both individually and collectively under these three scenarios. Figure 4 illustrates the results of lake level modeling under these scenarios.
According to the model, in the “No Groundwater Use� scenario, water levels in the lake would have been higher than the observed water levels over the past 15 years (Figure 4). Sustained high water levels in the lake would have reduced the overall amount of near shore area that supports emergent plants (e.g. bulrush) compared to other scenarios, with minimal change in the amount of submerged vegetation. In the “Existing Groundwater Use� scenario, water levels would have been up to about one foot or more higher on average than observed water levels (Figure 4). Water levels would still have declined during periods of less than normal rainfall. Periodic lower water levels do, however, benefit the lake ecosystem because of increased emergent plant growth near the shoreline. Periodic exposure during low water is needed to germinate some types of plant seeds. These plants help reduce shoreline erosion and provide important fish and wildlife habitat, especially when water levels rise, as they have in recent years.
Because the existing groundwater use permits do not cumulatively violate the state’s sustainability standard, it follows that none of them individually violate the standard. However, groundwater use does demonstrably affect lake levels, and DNR’s groundwater flow model allows us to better understand the relative impact of individual permits on lake levels. Key factors determining an individual permit’s impact on White Bear Lake include distance of the well(s) from the lake and the volume of water used. Of the 44 permits analyzed, permits held by these ten entities contribute most substantially to the water level impacts. • White Bear Lake • White Bear Township • Mahtomedi • Vadnais Heights • Oakdale • North St. Paul • Saputo Dairy Foods • Hugo • Stillwater
Sustainability Criteria DNR’s analysis indicates that groundwater use in the area meets the state sustainability standard (see inset at the top of this page). Specifically this means: • Groundwater use does not harm the White Bear Lake ecosystem • Groundwater use does not jeopardize groundwater supplies for future generations or adversely impact private domestic wells
In the “Maximum Groundwater Use� scenario, water levels in the lake would have been lower than the observed water levels (Figure 4). Lower water levels would increase emergent vegetation in the near shore area, while decreasing the aerial extent of submerged aquatic vegetation. However, the decrease in submerged vegetation would be less than the amount allowed under Minnesota law.
• Lino Lakes Again, it is important to underscore that none of these permits is violating the state’s sustainability standard. However, to the extent that adjustments may be warranted to support recreational uses (see Protective Elevation discussion), these permits would have the greatest impact.
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attempted to model the Ramsey County District Court’s ban on residential irrigation when water levels drop below 923.5 feet. To do this we used the “Existing Groundwater Use� scenario and subtracted the estimated volume of water attributable to residential irrigation when the ban would have been in effect between 2002 and 2016. Under this approach, the residential irrigation ban was modeled beginning in 2007, when the existing groundwater use scenario dropped below 923.5 feet, and continued through 2016 as lake levels had not yet reached the court’s established level of 924.0 feet for lifting the ban. The model indicates that the irrigation ban would have increased lake levels by about 4.5 inches after ten years. A ban of shorter duration would have less of an impact on lake levels.
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GROUNDWATER USE AND THE WHITE BEAR LAKE PROTECTIVE ELEVATION In 2016, DNR established a protective elevation of 922.0 feet for White Bear Lake. State law provides for setting protective elevations for lakes that are subject to direct surface water appropriations, with the goal of limiting (not eliminating) adverse impacts to the lake from the appropriation. The protective elevation established for White Bear Lake was the first time DNR developed a protective elevation to help manage groundwater, rather than surface water, appropriations.
order to reduce the likelihood that the lake will fall below the protective elevation for an extended period of time. This does not mean that DNR will shut-off drinking water in order to protect recreational uses of the lake. But it does mean that we will implement reasonable, science-based permit adjustments to support the protective elevation.
In setting the protective elevation for White Bear Lake, DNR considered multiple factors, including the lake’s historic range, aquatic vegetation, fisheries, water quality, recreational uses, and the area and slope of the lakebed.
Our analysis indicates that water levels under the “Existing Groundwater Use� scenario would have fallen below the lake’s protective elevation in 6 of the last 15 years (Figure 4). Observed lake levels fell below the protective elevation in 10 of the last 15 years. The difference between the two scenarios, relative to the protective elevation, is because current groundwater use is lower than historic use and the model applies that change starting in 1988.
We determined that there were no permanent adverse impacts to the lake ecosystem or water quality associated with temporary declines to the lower end of White Bear Lake’s historic range. Indeed, there are demonstrable ecosystem benefits to variable lake levels, and declines to the lower end of the range provide an important ecological reset for aquatic vegetation, which in turn supports fish and other organisms.
The “Maximum Groundwater Use� scenario would result in falling below the protective elevation both more frequently and by a wider margin than the observed lake levels over this same time period. However, as stated previously, pumping at the maximum rate by all permitted users is an unprecedented and unrealistic scenario. The insights gained from this scenario are not particularly useful in managing groundwater appropriation permits.
However, our review of all available information also demonstrated that there were adverse impacts to recreational uses associated with lower lake levels. These adverse impacts included things like dock extensions, the closure of Ramsey County Beach, increased requests to control eurasian milfoil, reduced access at public ramps and private marinas, and limitations on shore fishing.
Importantly, the groundwater flow model provides a new tool in applying the protective elevation. It allows us to calculate the amount of water that can be pumped without causing lake levels to fall below the protective elevation under normal weather conditions. (The protective elevation is not intended to ensure that the lake will not fall below 922.0 under prolonged drought.) It also allows us to identify which permits are having the greatest impacts on lake levels and focus our efforts to implement the protective elevation on those permits.
In seeking to balance the ecosystem benefits and negative recreational impacts of lake levels at the lower end of White Bear Lake’s historic range, DNR established the 922.0 feet protective elevation. The protective elevation is not a fixed level that is maintained, or a minimum level that is guaranteed. Rather, it is a level at or before which DNR will work with permit holders to modify their water use in
TEMPORARY IRRIGATION BAN WOULD RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE TO WATER LEVELS DNR also simulated how a temporary irrigation ban would affect lake levels. Specifically, we
The two main reasons for this modest change in lake level have to do with the amount of water pumped and the distance of that pumping from the lake. The communities with wells closest to White Bear Lake use a relatively small amount of water for irrigation, and the communities with higher summer water use are located many miles away from the lake. The model clearly shows it takes many years for pumping effects to fully reach the lake. The model does demonstrate that permanent and long-term water conservation does benefit lake levels. Temporary restrictions can be extremely important for suppliers to manage peak demand and community water supplies. However, the court’s temporary residential irrigation bans would not result in substantial changes to water levels on White Bear Lake.
WHAT’S NEXT DNR is appealing the Ramsey County District Court’s ruling, based on the court’s assessment of the science, interpretation of state law, and application of that law to the specific facts of the White Bear Lake case. That matter is pending before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. A ruling in our appeal is not expected until the first half of 2019. Despite the pending appeal, DNR has continued to work hard to improve our collective understanding of the very complex relationship between groundwater use and water levels on White Bear Lake. Our new groundwater flow model represents a significant advancement of the science and is one of the most sophisticated models available anywhere in the United States for conducting this kind of analysis. Using this new tool, we are committed to working with local communities, businesses and residents to make carefully targeted, well-informed modifications to water use in the area. DNR’s work has been, and must continue to be, informed by the best available science. That science does change and evolve. Based on our analysis, DNR has concluded that existing groundwater use meets Minnesota’s sustainability standards, but also contributes to the frequency and degree to which White Bear Lake may fall below the protective elevation that supports recreational uses of the lake. We have initiated discussions with the affected community water suppliers regarding these findings and will be working with them to explore conservation options and alternative water sources that can help ensure White Bear Lake remains a prized recreational asset for area residents and all Minnesotans.
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LAKEWOOD WORSHIP CENTER L Sunday School and Fellowship at 9:00 am Family Worship Service at 10:30 am Lts. Michael & Erin Metzler, Pastors 2080 Woodlynn Ave. , Maplewood • 651-779-9177
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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Casting Out Doubt 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1773 Garden Lane St. Paul MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Timothy Hutchinson 1773 Garden Lane St. Paul MN 55110 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: July 22, 2018 Signed: Timothy Hutchinson Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 10 and 17, 2018.
OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Wuuvo 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2214 Marshall Ave. Apt. C St. Paul, MN 55104 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Parrot Creative LLC 2214 Marshall Ave. Apt. C St. Paul, MN 55104 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: September 12, 2018 Signed: Chris Eickemeyer, Founder Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
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CITY OF DELLWOOD GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given, That a General Election will be held in the City of Dellwood on Tuesday, the sixth (6) day of November 2018, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, for the purpose of electing candidates for the following offices: Mayor – two year term Two Council Members – four year terms Special Council Seat to expire January 2021 POLLING PLACE: Mahtomedi District Education Center 1520 Mahtomedi Avenue Mahtomedi, MN Joanne Frane, City Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 10 and 17 2018.
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CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST NOTICE is hereby given that the public accuracy test of the DS200 tabulating equipment for the tabulation of votes in the City of Birchwood Village for the November 6, 2018 General Election will be held at Birchwood City Hall, 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood, MN 55110 on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested may attend the demonstration. Tobin Lay, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
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CITY OF GRANT GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 City Election on November 6, 2018: Two Council Members – four year terms Location for Voting Oak Hill Church 9050 60th Street N Stillwater, MN 55082 Hours for Voting 7:00 am to 8:00 pm Kim Points, City Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 10 and 17, 2018.
CITY OF MAHTOMEDI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN & PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR 2019-2023 Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Mahtomedi will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, to review the proposed Capital Improvement Plan and Parks Capital Improvement Plan for 2019-2023. Both plans are available for viewing on the City’s website at www.ci.mahtomedi.mn.us. Anyone having an interest in this matter is invited to attend this meeting. Scott Neilson, CITY ADMINISTRATOR Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
CITY OF PINE SPRINGS NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION City Election on November 6, 2018 Mayor-two year term Two Council Members – four-year terms Location for Voting- O.H. Anderson School 666 Warner Ave. S. Mahtomedi, MN 55115 Hours for Voting7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Victoria R. Keating, City Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Election of City Offices for the City of Birchwood Village will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Birchwood City Hall located at 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood, MN. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., at which time the voters will elect: Mayor – two year term Two Council Members – four year terms One Council Member (special election) – two year term Tobin Lay, Administrator-Clerk
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CITY OF GEM LAKE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE GEM LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION The Gem Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, to present proposed changes to Ordinance #9, Section 7 to add regulations regarding a meadery. The Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. at 4200 Otter Lake Rd, Gem Lake. 10/16/2018 Robert L Uzpen, Mayor Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
CITY OF GEM LAKE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FOR THE GEM LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION The Gem Lake Planning Commission meeting is rescheduled from Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to Wednesday, November 7, 2018. The meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., 4200 Otter Lake Road, Gem Lake. 10/16/2018 Robert L Uzpen, Mayor Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
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CITY OF DELLWOOD ORDINANCE NO. 2018-03 REGARDING GARAGE SIZES & ACCESSORY BUILDINGS Section 1. The Dellwood City Code is hereby amended to include the following ordinance summarized below: The City of Dellwood amended Section 152.6.D of the Zoning Ordinance to allow 1,500 square foot garages in the R-2 and F-E Districts, limit detached garage height to 20 feet, allow second garages on lots greater than 2 acres with a CUP, and to increase the size of permitted accessory buildings to 200 square feet. Section 2. The full ordinance will be in effect on the date of this summary publication. Section 3. The full ordinance is available for review during regular office hours in the office of the City Clerk. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELLWOOD THIS 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018. Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
CITY OF DELLWOOD ORDINANCE NUMBER 2018-04 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PROPERTY OWNERS TO DISPLAY ADDRESS NUMBERS ON HOMES OR BUILDINGS. Be it Ordained by the Council of the City of Dellwood: Section 1. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to protect the health and safety of the public by requiring Street and/or Road addresses to be prominently
NOTICE OF ELECTION - 2018 STATE GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a state general election will be conducted in the City of Gem Lake on November 6, 2018. The hours of voting in all polling places will be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The following offices will be on the ballot. U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2025 U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2021 U.S. Representative – District 4 State Representative District 42B Governor and Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Attorney General County Sheriff County Attorney Council Member – 2 seats Chief Justice – Supreme Court Associate Justice – Supreme Court – Seats 1, 2, 5 Judge – Court of Appeals – Seats 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14 Judge – Second District Court – Seats 2, 4, 5, 11, 14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 29 You may view your sample ballot at http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ Voting will take place at the following polling places. Gem Lake GL-1 Heritage Hall 4200 Otter Lake Rd 55110 A public test of the voting system to be used at the state general election will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday October 25, 2018 at the Ramsey County Elections office, located at 90 W Plato Blvd. For more information, contact Ramsey County Elections at elections@ co.ramsey.mn.us or go to rcelections.org. Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
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RAMSEY COUNTY ELECTIONS CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF ELECTION - 2018 STATE GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a state general election will be conducted in the City of Vadnais Heights on November 6, 2018. The hours of voting in all polling places will be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The following offices will be on the ballot. U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2025 U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2021 U.S. Representative – District 4 State Representative District 42B Governor and Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Attorney General County Sheriff County Attorney Mayor Council Member – 2 seats Chief Justice – Supreme Court Associate Justice – Supreme Court – Seats 1, 2, 5 Judge – Court of Appeals – Seats 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14 Judge – Second District Court – Seats 2, 4, 5, 11, 14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 29 You may view your sample ballot at http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ Voting will take place at the following polling places. Vadnais Heights VH-1 Vadnais Heights Commons 655 County Rd F E 55127 VH-2 Vadnais Heights Commons 655 County Rd F E 55127 VH-3 Vadnais Heights Commons 655 County Rd F E 55127 VH-4 Vadnais Heights South Fire Station 3595 Arcade St N 55127 A public test of the voting system to be used at the state general election will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday October 25, 2018 at the Ramsey County Elections office, located at 90 W Plato Blvd. For more information, contact Ramsey County Elections at elections@ co.ramsey.mn.us or go to rcelections.org. Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
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to a sewer main or in a block through which the system extends, shall be provided with a connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system for the disposal of all human wastes. c. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or property owner of record to properly maintain the sewer service from the sewer main to the house or building. Frozen, damaged, obliterated, clogged, or otherwise defective service lines and appurtenances thereto shall be restored to a proper functional condition within a reasonable time set by the City. Failure to repair or restore the service connection shall be cause for the City to perform the work and charge the cost to the property served. Section 2. Effective date. This ordinance becomes effective from and after its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of Willernie, Minnesota this 19th day of September, 2018. Barbara Parent, Mayor; Attest: Victoria R. Keating
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CITY OF WILLERNIE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given that the City of Willernie will conduct a public demonstration of the DS200 tabulating equipment on October 25th, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. at the Willernie City Hall, 111 Wildwood Road, Willernie, MN. Anyone interested may attend the demonstration. Vickie Keating, Clerk-Treasurer Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on October 17, 2018.
CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of White Bear Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, Minnesota on Monday, October 29, 2018 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following request: A. Case No. 18-7-CUP & 18-17-V: A request by Brian Bonin for a Conditional Use Permit for a home accessory apartment, per Code Section 1302.125 and two variances, including a 24.9 foot variance from the 40 foot rear yard setback, and a 9.3 foot variance from the 35 foot setback from a side abutting a public right-of-way, both per Code Section 1303.040 Subd.5.c, in order to demolish the existing home and construct a new single-family residence with a mother-in-law unit above the attached garage at 4871 Lake Avenue. Unless continued by the Planning Commission, this case will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Comments may be presented at the public hearing or filed with the City Clerk until 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing. Each response will be considered before the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council. If there are questions concerning these applications, please call the City’s Planning and Zoning Office at (651) 429-8561. Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE RESOLUTION NO. 12278 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND SUMMARY APPROVAL OF MINIMUM PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS ORDINANCE 18-10-2032, WHICH REPEALS AND REPLACES CHAPTER 502 MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS; AND DELETION OF CHAPTER 804 MINIMUM FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR HARD WIRED SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLATION FOR PUBLISHED NOTICE. WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, adopt a title and summary of a proposed ordinance to be published in lieu of lengthy entire ordinances, and WHEREAS, in addition to adopting a title and ordinance summary, the Council shall direct the City Clerk to: 1. Have available for inspection during regular office hours a copy of the entire ordinance. 2. Post a copy of the entire ordinance at the White Bear Lake Branch of the Ramsey County Public Library. 3. Receive an affidavit of publication of the title and summary from the official newspaper. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby adopts the aforementioned title and summary for approved Ordinance, MINIMUM PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE 18-10-2032. The ordinance establishes minimum property standards, including smoke detector requirements, and extends standards to cover commercial properties in addition to residential properties within the City of White Bear Lake. FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to provide the inspection and publication requirements as listed above. The foregoing resolution offered by Councilmember Jones and supported by Councilmember Edberg carried unanimously on October 10, 2018 Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
RAMSEY COUNTY ELECTIONS WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF ELECTION - 2018 STATE GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a state general election will be conducted in White Bear Township on November 6, 2018. The hours of voting in all polling places will be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The following offices will be on the ballot. U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2025 U.S. Senator – term ending 1-3-2021 U.S. Representative – District 4 State Representative District 38B Governor and Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Attorney General County Sheriff County Attorney Town Supervisor – Seats A, B Chief Justice – Supreme Court Associate Justice – Supreme Court – Seats 1, 2, 5 Judge – Court of Appeals – Seats 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14 Judge – Second District Court – Seats 2, 4, 5, 11, 14, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 29 You may view your sample ballot at http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ Voting will take place at the following polling places. White Bear Township WBT-1 Otter Lake Elementary School 1401 County Rd H2 E 55110 WBT-2 Eagle Brook Church 2401 Buffalo St 55110 WBT-3 South Shore Trinity Church 2480 South Shore Blvd 55110 WBT-4 Heritage Hall 4200 Otter Lake Rd 55110 A public test of the voting system to be used at the state general election will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday October 25, 2018 at the Ramsey County Elections office, located at 90 W Plato Blvd. For more information, contact Ramsey County Elections at elections@ co.ramsey.mn.us or go to rcelections.org. Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
CITY OF WILLERNIE RESOLUTION NO. 2018-10 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE WILLERNIE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 1200 — SEWER REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1200, ARTICLE 1209, TO ADD SECTION 1209.020(C) The City Council of Willernie, Minnesota ordains: Section 1. Section 1209.020 of the Willernie City Code shall be amended to read as follows. 1209.020 Connections with Sewer Required a. Any buildings used for human habitation and located on property adjacent to a sewer main, or in a block through which the system extends, shall be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system. b. All buildings hereafter constructed within the City of Willernie on property adjacent
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minutes from the August 9, 2018, regular school board meeting. Carried 6-0. B) Donovan moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the minutes from the August 23, 2018, study session. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. B) Levy Update-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, updated the school board members on the early voting options via absentee ballot by mail or in person starting September 21. Anyone can vote early. Menozzi demonstrated how to access the Secretary of State website to register to vote, request a ballot by mail, find the list of early voting locations and the polling locations open on election day. More information/resources can be found on the Mahtomedi School District website under 2018 Levy Information, including a list of the upcoming District’s Levy Community Meetings. The next meeting is September 25 at 6:30 p.m. at O.H. Anderson Elementary. C) 2018 Pay 2019 Preliminary Budget Preview-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, reviewed with school board members the preliminary 2018 pay 2019 levy comparison (with an increase of 1%), the levy timeline, budget process and next week’s school district audit. The preliminary 2018 pay 2019 levy will be brought for board approval at the September 27 Study Session/Special Meeting and the 2017-2018 audit at the November 15 School Board Meeting. ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval of the 2018-2019 Superintendent and School Board Goals-Superintendent Barbara Duffrin recommended approval of the 2018-2019 Superintendent and School Board Goals. The Superintendent Goals are to strengthen relationships throughout the district, both internally and externally; initiate a strategic planning process; and to provide the community with clear information regarding budget development and the operating levy. The School Board Goals are to foster a positive and productive partnership with the new superintendent; continue to nurture collaborative partnerships between local leaders and organizations; and to guide budget development in partnership with district administration. Payne moved, Stout seconded, approval of the 2018-2019 Superintendent and School Board Goals. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT-Donovan moved, McGraw seconded, adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us. Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 A Study Session/Special Meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held Thursday, September 27, 2018, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order at 7:00, p.m. by Chair Judy Schwartz. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout and Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, exofficio. Absent: Mike Chevalier. Also present: Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services and Lynne Viker, Assistant Superintendent of Learning. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-McGraw moved to amend the agenda by removing Item 5.B. Approval of the MSBA Legislative Resolutions, Donovan seconded. Carried 5-0. Payne moved, Stout seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 5-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) Changing the Day of the Week School Board Meetings or Study Sessions are Held On-Superintendent Barbara Duffrin and school board members discussed changing the day of the week school board meetings and study sessions will be held on as many school district in the metro area hold their meetings on Monday or Tuesday evenings. The Mahtomedi School District has traditionally held their meetings on Thursday evenings, which can conflict with parent-teacher conferences, high school sports and MSBA events. Several board members had conflicts on either Monday or Tuesday nights, so the consensus was to keep the board meetings on Thursday nights. Board members decided to switch the study session to the second Thursday and the regular school board meeting to the fourth Thursday of the month to better meet Washington County and MN Department of Education (MDE) deadline requirements starting in January 2019. ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval of the Preliminary 2018 Payable 2019 Levy-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, recommended the adoption of the preliminary levy for 2019-2020. The truth-in taxation hearing and final school board adoption of the levy will occur at the December 13 regular school board meeting. Donovan moved, McGraw seconded, approval to adopt the preliminary levy for 2019-2020. Carried 5-0. ADJOURNMENT-Donovan moved, McGraw seconded, adjournment. Carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us Published one time in the White Bear Press on October 17, 2018.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 832, Mahtomedi, State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 2018, for the purpose of electing three school board members for four-year terms. The ballot shall provide as follows:
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CITY OF WILLERNIE NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION City Election on November 6, 2018 Mayor-two year term Two Council Members – four-year terms Location for Voting- Willernie City Hall 111 Wildwood Road Willernie Hours for Voting7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Victoria R. Keating, City Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held September 13, 2018, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDERMeeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Judy Schwartz. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovn; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, ex-officio and Luke Wisniewski, school board student representative. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA- Payne moved, Donovan seconded, approval of agenda. Carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA-School Board Chair Judy Schwartz noted the $14,077.40 in donations and expressed the school district’s formal thank you. Stout moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 6-0. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE–School Board Student Representative Luke Wisniewski reported on happenings at Mahtomedi High School. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- A) Donovan moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of the
The precincts and polling places for the school district election are those precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district which have been established by the cities located in whole or in part within the school district. Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated for the precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will open at 7 o’clock a.m. and will close at 8 o’clock p.m. on the date of said election. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Dated: August 9, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD Julie McGraw, School District Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITATION OPPORTUNITIES Ramsey County releases solicitation opportunities on Onvia DemandStar its official web site as an alternative method of public notice pursuant to Section 331A.03 of the Minnesota Statutes. Individuals may go to the Onvia DemandStar section of the Ramsey County Purchasing Webpage www. co.ramsey.mn.us/ba/procure.htm to access registration information. SOLICITATION: RFP-COMGR2489/AM OPENING DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE COUNTY MANAGER DEPARTMENT, SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS TO: MODERNIZE RAMSEY COUNTY’S PERSONNEL RULES, JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION PLANS. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: 15 W KELLOGG BLVD, ROOM 220, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102. NOVEMBER 1, 2018. 2:00 PM CST. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on October 17, 2018.
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 832 (Mahtomedi), Minnesota, on November 6, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to vote on the following question: School District Question Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization; Approving New Authorization The board of Independent School District No. 832 (Mahtomedi), Minnesota has proposed to revoke the School District’s existing voter approved referendum revenue authorization of $743.74 per pupil and to increase its general education revenue by the following amounts for taxes payable in the years specified: • $1,020 per pupil for taxes payable in 2019 through 2022 • $1,295 per pupil for taxes payable in 2023 through 2024 • $1,570 per pupil for taxes payable in 2025 through 2028 The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten (10) years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the revocation of the existing voter approved referendum authorization and the increase in the general education revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 832 (Mahtomedi), Minnesota be approved? PASSAGE OF THIS REFERENDUM WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. For the ballot question, the property tax portion of the revenue authorized will require an estimated referendum tax rate of 0.16806% for taxes payable in 2019 of the referendum market value of all classes of taxable property in the School District, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section 126C.01, Subdivision 3, which excludes certain agricultural property, seasonal property and post-secondary student housing. The projected annual dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of property within the School District are as shown in the table below. For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for the proposed referendum will be based on the value of the house, garage and one acre of land. There will be no referendum taxes paid on the value of agricultural land and buildings. For seasonal recreational residential property (e.g., cabins), there will be no taxes paid for the proposed referendum. The figures in the table below are based on taxes for the voter approved referendum levy only, and do not include taxes for other purposes:
The precincts and polling places for the special election will be the precincts and polling places used for the state general election. All qualified electors residing in said School District may cast their ballots at the polling places for the precincts in which they reside during the polling hours specified above. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in the special election. Unregistered individuals may register to vote at the polling places on election day. Dated: May 24, 2018. BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD Julie McGraw, School Board Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on October 17 and 24, 2018.
NORTHEAST METRO 916 WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA BOARD NOTES AUGUST 1, 2018 The regular meeting of the School Board of Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District was held on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at Bellaire School and the following business was transacted. Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Ptacek at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call of Attendance Members present: Timm-12, Palmer-13, Delvo-14 (arrived at 6:27 p.m.), Kelly-15, Oksnevad-282, Sager-621 (arrived at 6:13 p.m.), Livingston-622 (left at 8:25 p.m.), Chapman-624, Olson-831, J. Schwartz-832, K. Schwartz-833, and Ptacek-834. Members absent: Forsberg-16 and Azer-623. Also present: Connie S. Hayes, superintendent. Approval of Agenda Adopted the agenda as amended, limited discussion to the approved agenda, and accepted the list of items proposed for consent adoption. Board Calendar Dates • Wednesday, August 15, 2018 – Quora Education Center Open House, 70 West County Road B2, Little Canada, from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • Thursday, August 30, 2018 – District-Wide Welcome Back Event at HealthEast Sports Center, 4125 Radio Drive, Woodbury, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. • Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – Regular School Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Quora Education Center. Questions and/or Comments from Citizens Present on Non-Agenda Items None. Appointments to Board Committees for 2018-19 Chair Ptacek will recommend board member appointments in September to executive committee, personnel committee, Metro Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU), Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), and the 916 Education Foundation. Members should let him know their interests by August 30. Presentation: Moving Forward Dan Naidicz, executive director of programs, and Val Rae Boe, assistant director of special education, gave the school board an overview of a new approach Northeast Metro 916 is taking to improve and expand service delivery of level IV special education programs. Members Sager and Delvo arrived during the presentation (6:13 p.m. and 6:27 p.m. respectively). Superintendent’s Report Superintendent Hayes shared information on: (a) Early childhood program; (b) Superintendent evaluation; (c) Board norms and self-evaluation; (d) Psychiatric residential treatment facility; (e) Planning for significant retirement in the finance office; (f) Parking delay at Quora; (g) Orientation meeting with new superintendents; and (h) Q-Comp 2017-18 results. Approval of the Consent Agenda Member Oksnevad requested that Agenda Item 8.07 (Joint Powers Agreement with Minnesota State and Century College) be pulled from the consent agenda. Approved the consent items, except for Agenda Item 8.07, accepted as part of the approval of the agenda, consistent with the recommended actions presented by the administration. Approval of Minutes Payment of Bills and Acknowledgment of Wire Transfer Report Personnel (Resignation, Employment, Adjust Hours/FTE, Leave of Absence, Transfer, Change in Employment Status, Salary Adjustment, Reassignment)
www.presspubs.com Donations Establishment of Board Professional Memberships for 2018-19 Waiver of Pledge of Allegiance Requirement Approval of Aris Clinic Agreement to Provide Educational Services Approval of Avanti Center for Girls Agreement to Provide Educational Services Approval of Changes to Credit Cards Joint Powers Agreement with Minnesota State and Century College Authorized the administration to execute a joint powers agreement with Minnesota State on behalf of Century College related to the concurrent enrollment courses at the Northeast Metro 916 Career & Technical Center for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Superintendent of Schools’ Evaluation Accepted the 2017-18 performance evaluation for the Superintendent of Schools. Approval of School Board Policy Adopted the following new School Board policy: 807 Health & Safety (revised) Approval of Contract with New Director of Finance Approved a contract with Jon VanOeveren, director of finance, at an annual salary of $150,531, prorated for an effective start date of August 8, 2018. The employment contract also includes a performance incentive of up to $10,000. Designation of Identified Official with Authority for the MDE State Educational Record Review and Submission (SERVS) Financial System Authorized Jon VanOeveren to act as the Identified Official with Authority for Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District 916 effective August 16, 2018. Approval of Building Construction Joint Powers Agreement between City of North St. Paul and Career & Technical Center Approved the Building Construction Joint Powers Agreement with the City of North St. Paul for the construction of a single dwelling home at 2046 1st Street North in North St. Paul by the Career & Technical Center Construction Occupations program during the 2018-19 school year. Revision of Long-Term Facility Maintenance (LTFM) Board Resolution Approved revising the Long-Term Facility Maintenance resolution adopted in May 2018 amount down to $105,895 to match the proposed levy submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education. Collaborative Student Transportation (CST) Transportation Contract Approved the contract with Collaborative Student Transportation (CST) for a fee of 7.5% of total cost of the contracted services for the period July 1, 2018 through July 1, 2020 with the option to renew. Designation of Contract Signers Authorized the Director of Finance and Director of Human Resources to execute contracts on behalf of the District as designees of the Superintendent until January 9, 2019. Retirements (10+ Years) Accepted the resignation of Brian Ogdahl, Education Assistant II, upon the occasion of his retirement, effective June 6, 2018. Brian will have provided the school district with 19 years of service. Approval of Administrative Organizational Chart Approved the Northeast Metro 916 organizational chart and related positions for 2018-19 as presented. Board Forum Member Timm submitted a written report from Centennial. Chair Ptacek noted that the SEE legislative event is coming up. Member Timm noted that the Centennial School Board did vote 6-0 to place an operating levy question on the November ballot. There is a capital question, but the operating levy has to pass in order for the capital question to pass. Recess Chair Ptacek called a recess until 8:25 p.m. prior to going into closed session. Closed Session In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 3D.03, entered into closed session for the purpose of discussing negotiations strategy at 8:25 p.m. Reconvened the regular meeting at 9:10 p.m. Meeting Adjourned There being no further business, adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on October 17, 2018.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 18, 2015 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $275,000.00 MORTGAGORS: Thor J. Heinen MORTGAGEE: Pioneer Bank DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: July I, 2015 at Ramsey County, Minnesota. DOCUMENT NUMBER: A04563115* *Corrected by Corrective Mortgage, dated June 18, 2015, filed August 4, 2015 as Document No. A04568620. Corrective Mortgage was recorded to correct the legal description on original Mortgage recorded as Document No. A04563115. ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: None TRANSACTION AGENT: None TRANSACTION AGENT MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: None PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2340 and 2356 Charles Avenue, St Paul, MN 55114. TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 29.29.23.43.0060 and 29.29.23.43.0061 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The Northerly 80.12 feet of the Easterly 22.52 feet of Lot 49 and the Northerly 30 feet of Lot 50, all in Hewitt’s Outlots First Division, Ramsey County, Minnesota. AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $ 238,323.25 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the abovedescribed property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Unit, 25 West 4th Street, Suite. 150, St. Paul, MN 55102 To pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements including attorneys’ fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their representatives or assigns. If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2019. Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.D32, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 09/04/2018 Stacey R. Edwards Jones JONES LAW OFFICE 212 Madison Avenue, Suite I 0, Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 385-4488 Published six times in the White Bear Press on September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2018.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
OCTOBER 17, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/24/2012 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $176,900.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Thomas M. Vadnais and Cathy J. Vadnais, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 09/10/2012 as Document# 4355949 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Assignment dated: 06/20/2018 Assignment recorded: 07/05/2018 Assignment recording information: Document No. A04716627 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, MN.. TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 23.30.22.22.0124 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 30 Ramaley’s Park, White Bear Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County. Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1855 Hinkley St, Saint Paul, MN 55110 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Flagstar Bank, FSB RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE IS: $168,798.01 AS OF 10/12/2018. THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 11/30/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 05/30/2019, or the next business day if 05/30/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: N THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: October 7, 2018 - October 13, 2018 Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on October 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7 and 14, 2018.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/26/2016 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $206,196.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jason M. Bauer, an unmarried man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgages Unlimited Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 08/30/2016 as Doc No. T02566923 in the Office of the County Registrar of Titles, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Aurora Financial Group, Inc. c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporation Assignment dated: 06/06/2017 Assignment recorded: 06/26/2017 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02590192 All in the records of the County Registrar of Titles in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota. TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 303022220051 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 4, Vadnais Highlands, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Torrens Certificate No.613593 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 105 Suzanne Ave., Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Mortgages Unlimited Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Freedom Mortgage Corporation THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF 10/31/2018, is $231,790.36. THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 11/28/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 05/28/2019, or the next business day if 05/28/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 10/05/2018 - 10/21/2018 AURORA FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published six times in the White Bear Press on October 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7 and 14, 2018.
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MADSEN FIXTURE & MILLWORK, INC. 921 15TH STREET SW POST OFFICE BOX 12 FOREST LAKE, MN 55025 (651)982-6220 PHONE • (651)982-6211 FAX E-MAIL: info@madsenfixture.com • www.madsenfixture.com
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ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY I - CRIMINA CRIMINAL Administers and enforces the laws of the State of Minnesota and its political subdivisions. The attorney in this position may be assigned to prosecute all levels of crime committed in Chisago County, including misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor and felony matters, as well as traffic and other petty misdemeanor offenses. The attorney will possess a working knowledge of the law and will exercise independent judgment to reach just and equitable outcomes, while upholding the laws and Constitutions of the State of Minnesota and United States of America. The attorney will be expected to manage a full case load by reviewing reports for charging; drafting criminal complaints and other legal documents; performing legal research; and appearing on behalf of the State at preliminary hearings, jury and/or court trials and other contested hearings. Graduation from an accredited law school with a JD degree and admission to the Bar of the State of MN. 1-3 years experience as a practicing attorney, preferably as a prosecutor or in other areas related to criminal law or the public sector. (Other related experience may be considered in lieu of length of time as practicing attorney if directly related to criminal prosecution or the criminal justice system in Minnesota.) $67,309 TO $91,104 DOQ. Apply at www.chisagocounty.us. Deadline 10/26/2018. Resume required.
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MADSEN FIXTURE & MILLWORK, INC. LOCATED IN FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA, IS A STORE FIXTURE MANUFACTURER. WITH OUR CURRENT, UPCOMING WORK LOAD AND CUSTOMER BASE WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS DEDICATED AND LOOKING FOR LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT. THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE IN WORKING OVERTIME WHICH IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF INDUSTRY. WE OFFER A BENEFIT PACKAGE. OUR WAGES ARE VERY COMPETITIVE AND BASED ON EXPERIENCE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM, THAT VALUES YOU AS AN EMPLOYEE, AT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, AND PRODUCING AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, PLEASE COME IN FOR AN APPLICATION, PRINT OR EMAIL AN APPLICATION FROM OUR WEBSITE, OR FAX YOUR RESUME TO US. MADSEN IS ALWAYS TAKING APPLICATIONS SO COME IN AND FILL ONE OUT. MADSEN FIXTURE & MILLWORK, INC. 921 15TH STREET SW, POST OFFICE BOX 12 FOREST LAKE, MN 55025 (651)982-6220 PHONE • (651)982-6211 FAX E-MAIL: info@madsenfixture.com www.madsenfixture.com
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om Schneider, owner of Schneider Custom Woodworks, has lived in the area for 30 years. He started his company in the spring of 1996. S.C.W. does residential and commercial cabinetry, custom kitchens, home theaters, custom built ins, hutches, bath vanities, basement/commercial bars, tables, booths, cashier counters, and cabinets. They install millwork such as base and case trim, banisters, handrails and steps. They will work with you on finishing their products and will refinish old existing cabinetry and furniture. Tom and his employees are know for prompt service and can answer any questions you may have. They are one of the few that offer computer cabinet visions so you can view your dream layout. You can see their quality work all around town, homes, restaurants, bars, and even game cabinets for Kids Quest around the country. They take pride in their work and references are available. SchneiderCustomWoodwork.com You will find Tom weekly under Cabinetry.
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November trudges on...I mean October. Usually events reserved for November we experienced this past week, most notably our first 1 inch snowfall. I, as many of you were, was shocked when it started snowing this past Sunday morning. All told I had 1.1” of snow. Lucky for us, roads were just wet and by early afternoon the snow was gone. The daytime high of 34º this past Sunday is the normal for the last few days of November! I should also mention we got to see a few hours of sun on Friday and Saturday, not nearly enough to qualify as mostly sunny days. With perfect timing, the sun did come out in force to open this past work week. I recorded our first freeze Friday morning when the temperature fell to 30º, but not a killing freeze for most plants.
WEEKLY AVERAGES OCT 17-23, 2018 High 56° Low 37º %Sun 55% PCP 0.54”
Wedding Announcement
Thank You! Merrick, Inc., thanks the following sponsors and supporters for their help in making our inaugural EMPOWER! Lunch an outstanding success! Funds raised at the event will be used to provide support services for adults with disabilities in our local communities.
Presenting Sponsors Tom & Mary Jo Holly,
NorthView Dental Wells Fargo
Empower Sponsors H.B. Fuller Lake Area Bank Twin Cities Sound
Dream Sponsors Comcast Business Solutions Advocate Sponsors Patti Cullen & Friends Boeser Sheet Metal, Inc. Ferlic Filters, Co. LLC Cathy and Wayne Hamilton, Bill and Monica Mahre
in honor of Mike Holly
Gary and Kim Delaney of Vadnais Heights are pleased to announce the marriage of their son, Garrick, to Olivia Taddei, daughter of Vince and Karen of White Bear Lake
Responsive Sponsors Dede and Len Gavic,
The wedding took place on Saturday, September 1st at The Loft at Studio J in Stillwater.
Goal Sponsors Mary and John Wayne Barker John Bell Alerus Financial Cashe’ Software Stephanie Mann,
Garrick is a 2008 graduate of White Bear Lake High School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota. He is currently employed at US Bank in Minneapolis. Olivia is a 2010 graduate of Hill-Murray High School and a 2013 graduate of the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently employed at Express Scripts. The couple resides in St. Paul.
in honor of Katie Gavic
Jim Gerlich,
in honor of Elena Carr-Gerlich
in honor of Mike Mann
in honor of Brian Jensen
Karen and Cadex Herrera Ideal Credit Union Community Foundation Bob Lockwood,
Sharkbait Productions Steve Kjelland Photographers Vadnais Heights Lions Club
Patron Sponsors Dala Ad Agency IPS Cranes
Table Hosts Jamey Austad John Wayne Barker Maguire Agency Joe Murphy, Independent Ling Becker Jim & Karen Clapper Agent of Ohio National Patti Cullen Financial Services Christine & Luis Ramirez, Sr., Bob & Mary Ann DeYoung Char and Paul Donahue in honor of Luis Ramirez Jr. Becky Gilles in honor of Stacia Lockwood and Druanne Lockwood
Mike Greenbaum Cathy & Wayne Hamilton Dede Hauck Linda Healy Karen Herrera Erik Levy Bob Lockwood Kristin Mahre Praba Manivasagar Stephanie Mann Milton Massaquoi Geoff Milsow Bob Morse Joe Murphy Terry Nelson Jeff Norsted Rita Pechmann Dan Schneeman Liz Tauer
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BRIDGET FARLEYHONKANEN 651-983-6071
$155,000
ESCAPE TO LAKE! Lofty lakeside view of White Bear Lake from this 5BR, 3 bath home. 100 ft of lakeshore, Mahtomedi schools. Bring your decorating ideas. Park-size yard.
TOM HAYCRAFT 651-653-2534
$685,000
METICULOUS IS THIS.. ...home’s middle name!! 4BRs same level complimented by 3 baths, open foyer, SS & mainflr laundry. Overlook pond setting in SDN831.
JANE MORRIS 651-785-4507
$365,000
Kirby Ehrreich 651280-8916
Tom Haycraft 651653-2534
Greg Juetten 651356-9139
Kim Koniar 651895-5857
Cindy Lange 651329-4372
Joshua Leonhardt 651769-5329
Lori Matthews 651706-3315
Ken Pilkenton 651653-2535
Sherry Birchem 651470-4824
Cathy Storey 612270-3427
Marty Weber 651653-2524
Amy Rostad 612670-4003
$257,500
TOM CARR 651-303-8001
$474,900
LD
GREAT WBL OPPORTUNITY! Great 1st time Buyer Opportunity or perfect for empty nesters! Property is zoned residential but also has a commercial zoning designation.
JIM WALKER 651 303-7143
$192,500
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOLS JOHN & RYAN Spacious 2 story in Echo Lake located on a quiet cul-de-sac. New Granite kitchen counters and SS appliances. 4 BR in upper level. Walkout LL.
SO
Spacious 2 bed, 1 bath, 2 car garage, townhouse, new carpet and hardwood floors, white kitchen and trim throughout.
JOSHUA LEONHARDT 651-769-5329
MANN 612-751-1072
$469,999
LD
COMFY 3BR W/PORCH Affordable start near parks, hospital and schools offers laundry on the main along with an eat-in kitchen and fenced yard.
JANE MORRIS 651-785-4507
$169,000
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