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Thank a Veteran Nov. 11
VIETNAM: Veteran continues search for missing PAGE 10A
Dellwood: The first 100 years BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
Dellwood was already “on the map” in 1917, the year the village officially incorporated. The announcement took three weeks to hit the White Bear Press, meaning it wasn't particularly big news. The area had been platted by the railroad 35 years prior and was already known as Dellwood, explained Sara Markoe Hanson, executive director of the White Bear Area Historical Society. But
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Mahtomedi girls win state championship Mahtomedi girls soccer team members celebrate with their Class A championship trophy after defeating Orono 2-1 Thursday, Nov. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Find the story and more photos on page 2B.
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The 1883 train station east of the yacht club’s golf house was small compared to the one in White Bear Lake, but was a significant stop for St. Paulites who owned cottages in Dellwood. It was torn down in the ‘30s. SEE DELLWOOD, PAGE 8A
Fundraising mission in full swing for veteran’s flagpole BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
A year from now on Nov. 11, if all goes as planned, a historic landmark in White Bear Lake will be dedicated for the second time. The Soldier's Memorial Flagpole near Third Street and Hwy. 61 is in a sorry state after serving as a tribute to the troops since 1940. Few people even know it's there, yet the monument features the tallest flagpole in the city. Restoring it will cost about $62,000. Ten months ago, the White Bear Lake Lions Club
decided to make restoration of the landmark its mission. The club is spearheading a fundraising drive to rebuild the prominent stone base of the memorial and its 80-foot flagpole. Back in 1939, the monument cost $350 to build. Lion Lynn Farley, who is heading the fundraising effort, said the project is something the club hopes both citizens and businesses will support, much like they did 78 years ago. To date, $25,600 has been raised for the restoration, FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
SEE FLAGPOLE, PAGE 9A
“IF WE PLEASE YOU, TELL OTHERS. IF NOT, TELL US.”
This watercolor rendering depicts the future memorial flagpole.
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