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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Last week for election letters PAGE 5A
Treatment hits the spot when it comes to invasive water weed BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER
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Late season ladybug sighting Tom Melhorn gives his daughter Blakelee, 2, a ride on his shoulders along a torch lined route down Lake Avenue during the recent Scare in White Bear event. Find a comprehensive list of upcoming Halloween events on page 3A.
‘From lives of hopelessness to hope’ BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER
A Birchwood missionary couple with a special connection to Kenya is raising money for the faith-based Brydges Centre, a children’s home outside Nairobi that provides love, care and education for street children who otherwise face bleak and frightening futures. The center, named after Bob and Nancy Brydges, runs primarily on donations from individual and organizational contributors. Both are retired
from careers: Nancy as a substitute teacher in the White Bear school district and Bob as an IT executive for Burlington Northern Railway. They keep busy fundraising and volunteering in several ministries. Bob also served as executive pastor at Rockpoint Church in Lake Elmo. After taking a hiatus due to the pandemic, the husband-andwife team plan a fall FunDrive at Top Golf in Brooklyn Center Nov. 6. You don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy the festivities. “The goal is to raise $40,000,” Nancy said. “This will help the Centre finish 2022 and be in a
good position to start 2023. Prices have skyrocketed in Kenya for basic needs of the children. We are in dire need of funds to pay school fees.” Their mission is to help children become productive Kenyan citizens with a strong, Christian faith to guide them through life. The home is purposefully not called an orphanage because children are members of a family. When they walk through the center’s gate, children find a family within, ready to provide the love, care, nourishment, SEE BRYDGES CENTRE, PAGE 9A
Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatment History in White Bear Lake
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WHITE BEAR LAKE — Lake level is down, but so is Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM). In his annual report to the White Bear Lake Conservation District, “Lake Detective” Steve McComas said treatment of the invasive weed was “pretty good” this season. About 32 acres of the lake was treated mid-July after McComas, owner of Blue Water Science nicknamed the lake detective, identified EWM hot spots in June. A follow-up is conducted in August every year to assess treatment effectiveness. The 10 areas hit with herbicide to control the weed (as shown on the accompanying map) showed a significant reduction in density, assessed the aquatic expert, who noted they don’t try to treat all EWM around the lake. Most of the milfoil was observed 5 to 7 feet below the surface, present but not growing, and below prop depth. This year, too, native milfoil was more abundant than nonnative species. Asked why the lake seemed extra weedy this summer, McComas blamed better light penetration due to dropping water level and zebra mussels. The lower lake level is drought-related and not unique to White Bear, he added. Other lakes in the area are also down. The lake has been treated for EWM since 1988. The number of acres treated was low at first, then exploded in 2010 with a record high of 174 acres. That coincided with dropping lake levels as an abundance of nitrogen stimulated milfoil growth. Once the nutrient was depleted, EWM levels diminished. “We don’t see it
SEE INVASIVE SPECIES, PAGE 9A
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