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POACHING: Township residents suspect illegal activity PAGE 3A

Pumping’s impact on lake level easier to decode with new tool

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

MAPLEWOOD — The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a new tool in its toolbox to manage groundwater.

At a meeting with stakeholders earlier this month, the agency unveiled a water modeling tool that will help it better understand how pumping affects aquifers and lake levels within the North and East Metro Groundwater Management Area (GWMA), which includes White Bear Lake.

The “transient model” was developed by a Maryland-based firm with expertise in groundwater modeling, S.S. Papadopulos and Associates Inc. A Nov. 3 GWMA report from the DNR indicated the new model builds off efforts of the Metropolitan Council and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) over the last few years to predict how changes in rainfall or pumping will affect the area long term.

DNR Section Manager Jason Moeckel said the firm used the USGS steadystate model to build the transient model, which he says provides a more precise analytical tool to manage groundwater use in the north and east metro.

Officially referred to as the “Transient Northeast Metro Lakes Groundwater-flow” model, it simulates groundwater and surface water conditions throughout the area under varying conditions, including rainfall, evaporation and groundwater pumping. The model can simulate actual historical conditions or project potential future conditions.

The historical model, for example, can be used to simulate groundwater and lake levels in the past that might have resulted if pumping, rainfall or evaporation had been different.

Papadopulos hydrogeologist Matthew Tonkin was an expert witness for the DNR during the lake level trial last March in district court. He testified that climate fluctuation is the dominant factor in both reduction in lake levels and subsequent increases in recent years. He also told the court steady-state modeling used by USGS would overpredict the effects of pumping.

The DNR indicated in its overview report that the new model will help SEE MODEL, PAGE 8A

New School Board members elected, levy renewal passes

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Two incumbents and two new faces took four School Board seats in the election Nov. 7.

Incumbent Don Mullin led the votes with 4,177, or 21.4 percent, according to the Secretary of State.

Incumbent Kim Chapman received 3,744 votes, or 19.3 percent.

Jessica Ellison took the third spot with 3,803, or 19.5 percent. Deborah Beloyed got the fi nal chair

with 2,994, or 15.4 percent.

There were two other candidates. Angela Thompson received 2,466 votes, or 12.6 percent. Jill Engwer received 2,152 or 11 percent. There were 144 write-ins.

In her campaign, Ellison, of Birchwood, said her top priorities are ensuring each student feels safe, welcome, challenged and heard; honoring teachers and staff; and said considering each issue with the question, Jessica Ellison

Deborah Beloyed

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White Bear Lake Veterans Memorial dedicated Rick Gwynn, a past VFW post commander and leader of the Veterans Memorial fundraising effort, offers thanks to the volunteers and organizations that helped make the memorial and surrounding personalized paver stones possible during a dedication ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11 at Veterans Memorial Park (adjacent Keep-Zimmer VFW Post 1782) in White Bear Lake. The event also included comments from state and local representatives, including White Bear Lake Mayor Jo Emerson, center, and music by the Highland Cathedral – American Heritage Pipes & Drums group.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Holiday food packs for sale Fare For All, a nonprofit program created to make food more affordable and accessible for families, is selling holiday packs 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at Community of Grace Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden St., White Bear Lake. The $30 pack includes a turkey, a pork tenderloin, a turkey tenderloin, a sage pork sausage, chicken drumsticks, two bags of green beans and an apple pie. The program is open to everyone, regardless of income.

Cash and credit cards are accepted. For details on the program, go to fareforall.org or call 763-4503880.

Lt. governor will host town hall meeting Lt. Governor Tina Smith and Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper will host a town hall meeting in White Bear Lake on the MinnesotaCare Buy-In proposal.

According to the governor's office, the program would allow Minnesotans who purchase their health coverage on the individual market to buy into MinnesotaCare, a program that offers high-quality insurance at affordable prices. The meeting will be held 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at City Hall, 4701 Hwy. 61 N. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Fast before feast race helps food shelves The annual Fast Before the Feast 5K and 10K on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23 will once again benefit the White Bear Lake and Hugo food shelves. The family friendly race attracts hundreds of participants to White Bear Lake and is important to helping the food shelves meet the demand during the holidays. A portion of the proceeds from this event go to the two food shelves, as do all of the food and cash donations given by generous participants. Tri Fitness

started this race in 2007 in downtown White Bear Lake with only 35 participants and a donation of 156 pounds of food and $175. Today the race has grown to an anticipated 1,300. Efforts from the race this year will focus on cash donations, according to Judi Fluger, race director for Tri Fitness. One dollar stretches to an $8 value for food shelves by purchasing from wholesalers.

For more information on how to help or to participate in the race on Thanksgiving Day, go to https://trifitnesswbl.wixsite.com/ trifitnesswbl/fastbeforethefeast or call 651-426-1919. Donations to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf can be made at https://whitebearfoodshelf.giv.sh/86ec and the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf at https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/ donations/donate/.

Caregiver support group White Bear Heights Senior Living is hosting a caregiver support group the second Tuesday of every month, 3 to 4 p.m., at the senior living complex, 4650 Centerville Road, White Bear Lake.

The support group is for those living with or caring for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia and in need of emotional, educational and social support. There will also be learning opportunities for developing methods and skills to solve problems that arise when caring for someone with dementia.

Refreshments will be served.

Collection sites open for global Christmas project This week, Nov. 13 – 20, is Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, when local residents collect shoebox gifts such as toys, school supplies and hygiene items. In White Bear Lake, South Shore Trinity, at 2480 South Shore Blvd., will serve as a drop-off location for shoebox gift

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Halloween coloring contest!

donations. The Samaritan’s Purse project will deliver these gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine. The Twin Cities Area Team volunteers have a goal of collecting more than 100,000 gifts during the week.

For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child or to view gift suggestions, call 612-359-7025 or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ. Participants can donate $9 per shoebox gift online through “Follow Your Box” and receive a tracking label to discover its destination.

Those who prefer the convenience of online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child’s specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 146 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.

Vadnais Heights Food Shelf date announced The Vadnais Heights Food Shelf will distribute food 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F. Distribution of food is allowed to any Vadnais Heights resident or family in need who are considered lower income. Residents must have proof of residency. If you are not registered and are considered low income, you may register the day of the food distribution. Food is distributed on the third Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Paul Schirer at 612-245-9259.

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Resident on hunt for poachers

BY MAGGIE STANWOOD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP — There’s possible poaching going on in White Bear Township.

The White Bear Town Board heard from resident Nancy Hauer during its regular meeting on Nov. 6 in regard to possible poaching going on in the undeveloped woodlands near her home. Hauer said she and other residents have noticed signs of poaching, including animals missing feet and periodic gunshots.

The gunshots have been going on for 10 to 15 years but have become more frequent in the last two years, Hauer said. She also said she’d seen a gray fox without a foot and a deer without a hoof, suggesting steel traps, and noted a freshly dead doe that had disappeared the next day.

Shooting a firearm in township limits is not allowed and there is no hunting or trapping per town ordinance.

Board members suggested those in the neighborhood, or anyone who hears gunshots, call the police every time so police are able to recognize a pattern in particular areas. The township plans to send out a mailing to neighborhood residents that hunting or trapping is not allowed.

In other action at the Nov. 6 meeting, the board: • Approved the consent agenda, which included certifying delinquent utility charges to the county auditor and affi rming the township’s commitment to being a pollinator-friendly environment; set a meeting for the Lake Links Trail extension for 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 7; set an assessment hearing for 1719 Whitaker St. on Nov. 20 at 7:10 p.m. and more.

• The board is also considering an ordinance for small cell wireless, which would deal with right of way.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

System S t iinvites it voter t ffraud d Voted in Ramsey County, White Bear Lake for the first time in about 40 years. Previously Washington County and cannot recall ever missing. Registered shortly after moving in June, 2017. Received my voter registration card from Elections Bureau saying where to vote. Brought registration card and gave my name and presented my new enhanced drivers license to let the individual know I was who the card said I was. She scoffed at my presenting my ID. How did she magically know who I was? Don’t tell me voter fraud does not exist. The system almost invites it. I will continue to present my ID whenever I vote as I believe every voter should have to do. Incidentally when I received my voter registration card, I also received one for my wife. No registration info was submitted about her as she passed away in November of 2016. When I called the Bureau about it, I was told that “that cannot happen.” I still have her registration card. Some system.

Larry Flaherty White Bear Lake

Church members continue meal ministry There we were, a dozen of us in an old church basement kitchen in East St. Paul, wearing disposable food-service gloves and circled up for the pre-meal prayer. This group of 12, which included members of Community of Grace Church, was no doubt as common as Jesus’ first group of 12,

and d like lik them, th ttrying i tto be b off service i to the King of Love. I was a stranger to most all of them, and they to me.

What we had in common was a love for the Lord and for people. The event was the weekly Monday supper free to any neighborhood folks who wanted to come.

And come they did. Some were regulars, who’ve been there often since this meal ministry began 10 or so years ago. Some were first-timers who had gotten the word on the street.

The 80 or so folks who came to eat were of at least four different races, and spanned in age from 6 months to senior citizens. They were the urban poor; some straggling in and looking out-of-sorts, and many were freshfaced kids eager for a real just-cooked meal. Most returned for seconds. They were polite, and ranged from silent to bubbly.

Our leaders were nothing short of inspiring. They carried no sense of dour duty, as smiles and warmth and faith in Jesus were all plentiful.

Several of the 12 prayed for the Lord’s presence and blessing on our time together. Pastor Terrell then left the kitchen and went out and prayed with and for all the guests who had come, telling of his 40 years in a gang before Christ caught him and put him on an eternal mission. Though he’s lost half his size as he battles cancer, his voice was strong and his message was hope.

Though the meal was tacos and pears and cookies, what was really served was dignity and a foretaste of the feast to come. When the gloves came off, all had been a bit closer to

heaven. J Jesus and are h d His Hi followers f ll still in business, all around the world.

Chris Brekke Roseville Member, Community of Grace Church, White Bear Lake

Pen lacks compassion in sheriff reports For some time now, the sheriff’s and police report sections of “Cops & Courts” has been covered by one who appears to enjoy mocking people who are experiencing some of life’s more difficult moments. Those of us who read that section to stay apprised of crime trends in our neighborhoods do not need editorial comments aimed at shaming those who are involved in criminal activity or experiencing hardship. Examples from last week include, in reference to a family dispute: “Family members mixing it up were ordered back into their corners...,” “... opinions from the older son’s gal-pal...” and “...skipping the part where you pay for them,” in reference to an alleged shoplifting. When we make fun of our fellow humans on what might be their worst day, and shame them in the press, are we any better than whatever behavior or crime they are accused of? No more than the facts are needed in this section of the newspaper. Perhaps the Press editor can refer to larger communities for more objective and respectful handling of these news “briefs” regarding suspected criminal activity. Just because we are a “small town,” does not mean

our newspaper h has permission i i ffrom the community to treat folks who are struggling with a pen that lacks compassion. There is but a thin line that separates any of us from the ones who struggle.

Susan Williams White Bear Township

Looking forward to council challenges Thank you to Mahtomedi’s voters for their faith in electing me to a seat on the City Council. Thanks as well to those who supported me with letters, yard sign locations used and offered, and encouragement.

This was a slate of well-qualified candidates, all with a deep commitment to this city. I look forward to serving with Jeff. I hope that Colin will continue with valuable contributions to the Finance Commission, and that Tony will bring his considerable knowledge and experience to our efforts to improve the city’s parks and pathways.

Finally, I would like to express my thanks to retiring council members Lael Ramaley and Joel Schilling for their service. Mrs. Ramaley’s decades of service to both city government and the school system are a model for those who wish to see our community continue to improve.

I will do my best to serve the city well and effectively and, again, thank you.

Steve Wolgamot Mahtomedi

OBITUARY NOTICE

Jeanne Marie Anderson

Arthur Christopher Fruncillo

Dale Reuben Anderson

Age 57 of White Bear Lake, formerly of Blaine.

Jeanne passed away on November 11, 2017 after living with parotid gland cancer for the last two years.

She was a dedicated first grade teacher at Lakeaires Elementary School for over 30 years. Jeanne was a lifetime learner and reader who loved the fine arts, nature, and her tortoise, Clarence. She is preceded in death by her father, Leo Anderson. She will be dearly missed by her mother, Susan Anderson; her siblings, Tom Anderson (Rhonda), Joe Anderson, and Sharon Anderson Earl (Bob Earl); her dear friends, Debra Gilroy, Carolyn Berry, Robert Lilligren, and Mary Linn; and other family and friends. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial for Jeanne at 12 p.m. (noon) on Friday, November 17, 2017 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 4741 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake, with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. Private family interment.

Mueller Memorial is serving the family, to leave a message of condolence, visit www.MuellerMemorial. com or call 651-429-4944 for more information.

October 14, 1944 November 5, 2017 Art died gracefully and unafraid, surrounded by his loving family at home on November 5, 2017. He is survived by his wife Susie, children Gina, Angie and Michael (Rebecca), grandchildren Hannah, Emily, Jake, Arthur, Francesca, Raena, and Harm, his brother John (Cornelia), along with countless friends throughout his life and many friends in the recovery community. His passion, brilliant humor, wisdom, guidance, joy, and love leave a huge empty place in our lives, which we intend to fill with love, great memories, music, and gratitude to have had him for 73 years. Please join us at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave. in White Bear Lake for time with family between 3 and 6 p.m., Sunday, November 12. We will celebrate Art’s life at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, we will accept donations toward a memorial bench along one of his favorite bike trails.

Age 82, of Mahtomedi 3M Retiree Passed away peacefully on November 7, 2017.

Preceded in death by wife, Donna. He will be sadly missed by children, Kurt, Kevin, Brenda Kroschel, Adele Stelter and Kay Spychalla; 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and sister, Joan Freeman.

Memorial service Monday, November 27, 2017, 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are preferred to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Music Department.

Arrangements with Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Services, 651-439-5511.

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NAME IN THE NEWS NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) presented Mahtomedi resident Dan Parnell with a Leadership Award at its annual conference, held Nov. 4 in St. Paul. The award recognizes an individual who has given generously of their time, spirit, resources and skills for NAMI in a leadership capacity. NAMI Minnesota is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families through its programs of education, support and advocacy.

Parnell leads the NAMI Washington County affi liate and is currently working to establish a county parent resource group.

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Children’s Grief Awareness Day Open House Wednesday November 15, 2017 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM The Johnson Peterson Funeral Home 2130 2nd St. White Bear Lake, MN

“Join us to give Hope” * Meet Hope the Bear. Hope Loves to give hugs! ( Have your picture taken with Hope) * Hearts of Hope Family Camp - Staff to share about camp and video. * Literature about Children’s Grief Connection and Grief resources. * Books on Grief and Loss available for purchase. * Activities for Children * Refreshments Questions please call 612-750-7272

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ongratulations to our newly elected officials and school board members. As new members of our elected boards get up to speed with their duties, I challenge the community to be cheerleaders for them.

These board seats can be thankless positions.

Board members will be part of countless events, meetings and long hours. Keep in mind when you reach out to elected officials that they are people who have put themselves to work for the benefit of our community.

Spend time to get to know them and engage in dialogue. All of us need to be eyes and ears our community. We need Publisher’s in to be respectful and civil to these officials, even when we View disagree with their positions.

Carter Johnson Take a chance at being an encourager and maybe even get involved with a sub-committee or a board. Your involvement will help you better understand the process of how our local governments operate.

The path forward on White Bear Lake

Loss of a leader Last week, our community lost a great leader and friend. Ron Phillippo had a 42-year career with the Boys Scouts of America, most notably in our area as the long-time Scout Executive of the Indianhead Council in St. Paul, now the Northern Star Council. Ron passed away on Nov. 5 after a long fight with cancer.

Many of our readers who are involved with Scouting knew of Ron, and I want to use this opportunity to share a little of what I knew about him. When I graduated from college in 1998, I expressed an interest in joining the family business, and my dad told me I needed to get some experience before I could apply.

Following an internship and fi rst full-time job in banking, a friend encouraged me to apply for a job as a District Executive at the Indianhead Council, BSA. I would be serving Centerville, Hugo, Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake, Forest Lake, Lino Lakes and surrounding areas. I interviewed with Ron and was up-front in letting him know that I would likely only stay a couple of years, and he gave me the job anyway.

Working for the BSA was a great experience, especially being able to work for Ron. He was a “get it done, anything is possible” type of leader. He was an outstanding communicator and visionary, and my few years there were crucial in understating the importance of community and volunteer-run organizations.

I appreciate to this day the friendships built through the Scouting organization; and perhaps most significantly, it was how I met my wife. Amy had worked for the Scouts in the Chicago area and came to the St. Paul office largely because of a job offer in the form of a personal letter from Ron. If Ron hadn’t reached out and taken the chance on both of us, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

I kept in touch with Ron over the last 15 years since he retired. Amy and I visited him about a month ago. He asked about our kids, about the newspaper business and we cried on the trip home. I hope he knew how far-reaching his impact was on people… his family; the people he worked with and mentored through Scouting; those who benefited from the Scouting programs he developed; camps he built; vision he created and through his service to Lakeview Hospital and other local organizations. Ron was a tireless community servant, a great friend, and an example of the difference you can make in the world.

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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he Minnesota Department of Natural Resources gave our community an update on what a recent court ruling means for White Bear Lake and the lake levels. One of the key fi ndings is that pumping ground water is impacting White Bear Lake’s water levels. Unfortunately, there are no easy solutions for restoring the lake and providing stable and solid policy for our Legislator businesses and communities to Lingo grow. As we work to develop a plan Peter going forward, I will keep an open Fischer mind — however I do have a set of criteria which I will use to evaluate all proposals to restore White Bear Lake.

First, our communities should be working together to fi nd a solution. The worst way forward is by trying to pick sides and creating an “us versus them” situation.

Both fully developed communities like White Bear Lake and the surrounding areas need to be well-served by any strategy. Our existing communities need to continue to prosper, and emerging

area. By providing ways for water to be reused and looking for ways “I will host a town hall for surplus surface water to be dilistening session after the rected towards lakes, like White Bear Lake, we can help replenish holidays on January 6, at the underlying aquifer.

Last spring, I worked with both Mahtomedi City Hall with republicans and democrats on a proposal that allows local comSen. Chuck Wiger. We will munities to store storm water so preview the major issues for it can be reused to irrigate their lawns. Clearing away the red-tape the legislative session as well that prevents local communities from common-sense problem as listen to your concerns.” solving like this is an important way to attack the problem. It also encourages local communities to be more creative and fi nd solucommunities must be allowed to tions that work for them. continue growing.

Like I said before, there are no Second, any long-term plans easy solutions to restoring White should better use a water supply Bear Lake’s water levels. If you that utilizes surface water as its have any ideas that you think we main source, like the water supare missing, please share them. ply used by Minneapolis and St. I will host a town hall listening Paul. This is an important way session after the holidays on to keep more water in the White January 6, at Mahtomedi City Bear Lake ecosystem and help Hall with Sen. Chuck Wiger. We water levels rebound. But, any will preview the major issues for proposal to use a more abundant the legislative session as well as water supply for our community must be reasonable and price wa- listen to your concerns. I hope to see you there. If you can’t make it, ter in an equitable way for everyplease feel free to call me at 651one.

Third, we must fi nd better ways 296-5363 with any concerns. I am to conserve, reuse and keep more here to listen to you. water in our local environment.

Rep. Peter Fischer represents It is important that we support efDistrict 43A in the Minnesota forts, especially by local commuHouse of Representatives. nities, to keep storm water in the

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City councilman pleads guilty to disorderly conduct, additional charges dropped

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — City Councilman Terry Nyblom pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in court Nov. 9; three other charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement.

The misdemeanor is related to a domestic incident that occurred April 30. Nyblom, 53, was arrested and charged in Ramsey County District Court for allegedly interfering with a 911 call, domestic assault, fi fth-degree assault and disorderly conduct. All the charges were dropped except for the disorderly conduct charge.

Nyblom has maintained his innocence despite what the woman said. “I did not restrict her 911 call, I did not assault her, I did not threaten to hurt her nor did I ever make reference that the sheriff won't do anything to me because I'm a City Council member,” Nyblom stated.

Nyblom Law enforcement found Nyblom apparently drunk that day, with bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol, according to court documents. The alleged victim said he had been drinking alcohol. At the time, Nyblom admitted to drinking a six pack but

denied physical confrontation with the woman.

Requests for additional comments from Nyblom were not returned as of press time.

Nyblom lost his spot as deputy mayor on the council due to the allegations in May. Mayor Bob Fletcher said he recommended the change and all other council members supported it. Nyblom was absent the day Craig Johnson was made deputy mayor in his place the week of the incident.

Nyblom was also convicted of disorderly conduct in 2002, according to court records. He has been a City Councilman since 2013.

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department reported the following incidents:

Vadnais Heights • A woman in the Walmart checkout lane the afternoon of Nov. 1 felt something brush her leg. She turned and saw a male behind her, hunched over, holding a cell phone camera. The 27-year-old reported it, the male was identified and the matter is under investigation regarding a possible “invasion of privacy” crime.

• A 90-year-old female shopper at Walmart who left her cart unattended “for a minute” in the fruit section the afternoon of Nov. 5 reported the loss of her purse containing five credit cards, her driver's license and $4 in cash. No suspects.

• A deputy spotted a vehicle weaving over a County Road E centerline, the fog line, the centerline and so on in the wee hours of Nov. 5. After the vehicle was stopped, the 32-year-old male driver out of White Bear Township showed additional signs of impairment and was eventually booked into jail on a charge of fourth-degree DWI.

White Bear Township • An off-duty White Bear Lake South school resource officer confronted a juvenile male for stealing condoms the night of Oct. 26 at Cub Foods on Meadowlands Drive.

The merchandise, valued at $15.96, was recovered and the youth, age and hometown not released due to the Minnesota Data Practices Act, was turned over to store asset

protection employees.

• An attendee at the Bellaire Educational Center on County Road F, in trouble for repeatedly refusing to follow directions, grabbed a computer monitor the morning of Nov. 1, left the school and for a while, refused to give it up. The youth, age, gender and hometown not released, was eventually arrested and transported to the county juvenile detention center on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing the legal process.

• Responding to a report of a lunch hour fi ght Nov. 2 in the Bellaire cafeteria, a deputy refereed a scuffle over a cookie. The matter was turned over to school officials.

• Back to Bellaire, a juvenile male who said “he was not having a good day” broke a window at the school the morning of Nov. 2 and

was charged with criminal damage to property. “The court will decide who pays for the window,” according to authorities.

• It was all in a night’s work regarding a report of a possible burglary and “a bunch of juveniles” running around in the 4300 block of Bambi Lane at 3 a.m. Nov. 6 wearing “masks and black clothing and possibly up to no good.” Deputies quickly collared five juveniles and two adult males who recently turned 18. Several trees in the neighborhood were found to be TP’d, but no serious crime was in evidence. Deputies required the teens to clean up the area and the juveniles’ parents were called and instructed to come and pick up their children.

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • A White Bear Township woman, 21, was arrested and cited for misdemeanor theft in the 4800 block of Highway 61 Nov. 3.

• A victim reported a Glock handgun and video game stolen from a vehicle in the 2500 block of Oak Drive Nov. 3. Officers tracked footprints in the snow and a K-9 followed the trail but no suspects were found.

• A purse was reported stolen from a parked car while the owner was at an estate sale in the 3700 block of McKnight Road Nov. 4. An unknown

suspect used a card to purchase items.

• A White Bear Lake man, 55, was cited for theft of services after not paying for a taxi ride in the 1900 block of Eugene Street Nov. 4.

• A Vadnais Heights woman, 52, was arrested for DWI near Century Avenue and County Road D Nov. 5.

• Burglary was reported in the 4100 block of Hoffman Road Nov. 7.

• A vehicle was reported broken into in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road Nov. 7.

• A white male in his mid-20s or early 30s with long hair and a beard reportedly ran out of a store in the 1000 block of Highway 96 with

several unpaid items in his hand. The man got away but one box of Astroglide was found along the side of the building.

• Theft of items worth $800 was reported in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane Nov. 8.

• Theft of a car battery worth $165 was reported in the 2000 block of County Road E Nov. 8.

• Two people reportedly stole an unknown amount of liquor and left in a white minivan in the 4400 block of Highway 61 Nov. 8.

• Juveniles were reported throwing rocks at parked cars in the 2600 block of County Road E Nov. 8. The juveniles fled the scene prior to squad arrival. No damage was found.

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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 raccoon reported as possibly rabid Nov. 4 in the 400 block of Lake Avenue was instead severely injured with a broken back. An officer dispatched the animal in a safe location.

Grant • Law enforcement responded to a father living in the 10000 block of Inwood Avenue N. Oct. 31 who reported his 21-year-old son was being verbally abusive. His dad wanted law enforcement to explain to his adult son his legal rights in regards to living in his parent's home. The son has Lymes disease and has difficulty following rules.

• A woman in the 10000 block of 83rd Street found mail in her secured mailbox Nov. 7 that didn't belong to her. The mail had been opened and stuffed in her slot. She asked the post office to come and remove the mail. The woman said she saw a red mini cooper near her mailbox shortly before the discovery but was unable to see its occupants.

Mahtomedi • An unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway was rummaged through Oct. 31 in the 300 block of Park Avenue. The only thing stolen was a pack of cigarettes. Surveillance video is being reviewed.

• Theft was reported from a garage Oct. 31 in the 400 block of Mahtomedi Avenue. The homeowner had left the service door unlocked.

• Property damage was reported Nov. 1 when mailboxes in the 100 block of Wedgewood Drive were damaged. A vehicle likely sustained damage as well since a car mirror was found on the scene.

• Fraud was reported Nov. 1 at the Freedom Station on Stillwater Road when the owner of a prepaid card said $702 was spent on the card without authorization. Employees didn't recall any purchases of that amount. The complainant was advised to call back.

• A woman in the 300 block of Maple Street reported Nov. 3 that her 37-year-old nephew, who takes prescription meds, was acting combative and strange. There was no indication of health or welfare concerns and the man was allowed to stay.

• A domestic incident was reported Nov. 5 in the 800 block of Stillwater Road after an ex-boyfriend, 34, no known address, pushed his way into an apartment and started to strangle a woman, 33, from Mahtomedi. The man left

when he heard the police were called. The woman had red marks around her neck. An alert was issued for his apprehension.

• Money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a detached garage Nov. 5 in the 70 block of Fir Street. The garage door was closed but the service door was unlocked.

• A juvenile male was reported missing Nov. 7 after having a fi ght with his parents in the 200 block of 72nd Street. The boy left on his bike after becoming upset over an argument regarding a phone. The son returned when the officer was at the home and spoke to the 16 year old about worrying his parents.

• An intoxicated and uncooperative woman from St. Paul, 58, was cuffed and arrested after taking a swing at two officers called to a home in the 800 block of Stillwater Road Nov. 7. The woman's daughter called police after arguing with her mother.

Willernie • Vandalism was reported Oct. 31 when a small glass window on a service bay was broken in the 300 block of Stillwater Road.

• A West St. Paul woman, 24, was cited for no proof of insurance and driving with a suspended license when two cars collided at the corner of Stillwater Road and Warner Avenue.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS County receives special emergency certification Ramsey County has received certification from the national Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). Ramsey County is the first Minnesota county to have achieved this certification. To achieve accreditation many agencies and individuals within the program took steps to document compliance with 64 industry-recognized standards and a peer-review on-site assessment by a team of EMAP trained assessors. Accreditation recognizes the ability of programs to bring together personnel, resources, and communications from a variety of agencies and organizations in preparation for and in response to a disaster of any type.

“We’re very proud that Ramsey County is the first of Minnesota’s 87 counties to receive EMAP accreditation,” said Judson Freed, Ramsey County director of emergency management and homeland security. “This achievement reinforces the excellent level of perfor-

mance, coordination, transparency and proactive thinking among the many public safety agencies and partners throughout Ramsey County.”

Sheriff's Office recognizes deputies, community members Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Deputy Paul Meskan was awarded a Class A Medal of Valor Nov. 2 for assisting with rescue efforts at the Minnehaha Academy explosion while he was off duty earlier this year.

Also recognized with a Lifesaving Award was Deputy Dave Rossman, who responded to the scene of a heart attack in Shoreview Sept. 11 and used an AED. Two Lake Johanna firefighters, Dan Sheets and Mitchell Brown, and a resident, Sophia Jones, were also recognized for their help at the incident with a Sheriff's Award of Excellence.

While walking her dog Jones saw a 40-year-old man who was jogging fall to the ground and hit his head. She called 911 and stayed with him until help arrived. Sheets and Brown began CPR.

Rossman arrived and used an AED; Allina Medical arrived and the fourth AED shot restarted his heart.

Wally Johnson of Arden Hills also received a Sheriff's Award of Excellence for performing the Heimlich maneuver on a neighbor Sept. 1. A 9-year-old boy was choking on a sandwich when his mom called 911 and then rushed outside to find help. Johnson, who lived across

the street, volunteered to help. A deputy arrived after Johnson had already cleared the boy's throat.

The Sheriff's Award of Excellence is awarded to community members or public safety personnel outside its department for going above and beyond to help the community.

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MODEL: Indicates that judge’s restrictions on residential water use will not affect lake level FROM PAGE 1A

determine what effects “no pumping” or “reduced pumping” would have on lake levels. It can evaluate changes in water supply, changes in rainfall, effect of augmentation or any combinations thereof.

“We will be able to quantify the individual and cumulative effect that pumping wells have on lake levels,” Moeckel noted. “Some permits have a larger effect on lake level than others. The model helps illustrate that we don’t want to treat all permit holders the same way to be cost-effective in managing water. It’s not one size fits all, which goes back to a main issue of the judge’s order.”

The DNR spokesperson said combining model results with information about the ecological and recreational impacts of changes in lake levels will allow the DNR, for the first time, to determine “with reasonable certainty” whether changes to established groundwater appropriations are warranted.

The tool will help the agency work more effectively with local communities, businesses and residents to make carefully targeted, well-informed modifications to water use, if needed, to ensure groundwater sustainability, Moeckel maintained.

So far, DNR test results with the new model have revealed a number of important things about groundwater pumping and lake levels in White Bear Lake: • Pumping from some wells has a larger effect than pumping from others.

• The three main factors in well effects are distance from the lake, pumping volume and which aquifers are pumped.

• All of the wells that have the greatest effect on White Bear Lake were installed in the 1960s to mid-1980s, before the effects of pumping were well understood or subject to current statutory provisions.

• Overall water use in the area has been trending lower for the past decade or so, and recent water use from the wells with the greatest effect is similar to volumes used in the 1970s.

• The aggregate effect of all permitted pumping within about 5 miles of White Bear Lake can be around a half foot in

some years.

• During extended periods of lower-than-normal precipitation and when the lake is below its outlet, (e.g. 2003 to 2013), the model indicates that all permitted pumping within 5 miles of the lake can have a cumulative effect, over many years, of as much as 4 to 5 feet of lake level.

• The effects of pumping on White Bear Lake are more pronounced during years of lower net precipitation and when the lake is below its outlet.

• There are impacts to recreation during low water levels, but the DNR has not found any evidence of ecological harm on White Bear Lake due to low water levels, nor is there evidence that current groundwater use is creating an unsustainable drawdown on aquifer levels.

• The model demonstrates that the Aug. 30, 2017 Ramsey County District Court order’s restrictions on residential water use will be largely ineffective in changing water levels in White Bear Lake. Specifically, initial results show the court’s residential irrigation ban will only increase water levels by about 1 inch a year. These calculations were based on the Met Council’s estimates of the volume of water used for residential irrigation.

The advisory team attending the Nov. 3 meeting at the Maplewood Community Center were told that next steps by the DNR include working with communities to make “science-based plans to ensure a sustainable water future.”

Groundwater resources in the area may become oversubscribed, stated the DNR report. The new model will be an important tool in these efforts.

“We will use it to evaluate options and inform appropriate courses of action,” Moeckel said. “For the first time, we will be able to predict with reasonable certainty the effect of any groundwater appropriation changes to lake levels and the underlying aquifers. This knowledge is essential as we work collaboratively to ensure communities have sufficient water to meet their needs while also protecting our surface and groundwater resources.”

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The new water model covered all of Ramsey and Washington counties.

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Transient groundwater pumping shows a downward trend in the management area from 1988 to 2016.

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The city of White Bear Lake keeps a list of top water users served by its municipal wells. The top 21 users are listed.

ELECTIONS: 10-year levy renewal will supply 15 percent of district’s budget FROM PAGE 1A

“How does this support each student and teacher?” Ellison is a teacher educator at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Beloyed, of Hugo, said her top priorities are evaluating the district’s current facilities model, continuing implementation and assessment of the equity plan, and increasing mental health services. Beloyed works at Hugo Elementary as a lunchroom supervisor.

Mullin is currently vice chair. Chapman has been on the board about eight years.

Current board chair Janet Newberg and member George Kimball will retire at the end of the

year. New members and re-elected incumbents will be sworn in January.

There are a total of seven members on the board.

Levy renewal passes The district’s 10-year levy renewal was passed by voters. Eighty percent, or 5,547 voters, supported it. Twenty percent, or 1,392, voted no.

The levy renewal is $1,500 per pupil and Kim Chapman

would be about $14.3 million in 2019. The levy supplies about 15 percent of the district’s budget.

The levy is annually adjusted by an infl ation factor as provided by the Minnesota Department of Education. The 2017 existing levy is $13.7 million and will be $14.1 million in 2018.

A $250,000 home would be expected to pay $437 in 2019.

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Rotarians treated to candor from Stanley Cup winner

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

At 34, retired Minnesota Wild player Ryan Carter said his body was done playing hockey, even if his mind wasn't.

The former Bear accepted an invitation from family friend and Rotarian Jeff Otto to speak to the White Bear Lake Rotary Club Nov. 8. He talked about the agonizing ordeal of contract negotiations and how coaches expect players to fi ght, but never actually ask. The former hockey pro said he doesn't personally like fi ghting but it earns respect from the coaches and makes the game safer. "It's odd but I believe it's true. It takes the dirty hits out of the game," he said.

Carter spent 12 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was 22 and a sophomore at Minnesota State Mankato when he got the call from the Anaheim Ducks that launched his career. Today the White Bear native is back home in Gem Lake with his wife and three "awesome" daughters, taking college classes and being a full-time dad.

His name is on the hallowed Stanley Cup, the Super Bowl of hockey, won by the Ducks in 2007.

He spent three seasons with the team and then "bounced around a little. But it was good,” Carter said. “I got to play a lot of games, and meet good people. I had a lot of good times. I'm happy to have done it but happy to be here right now, too.”

In 2012, Carter played for the New Jersey Devils and made the Stanley Cup fi nals once again. He was 27 and considers the series his best playoff. The NHL forward became a free agent in his late 20s after he turned down an offer from the Devils and ended up signing with the Wild.

"It worked out well," Carter said. "Playing for my hometown team was like a dream come true."

When the hockey veteran asked the Rotarians if anyone had questions, hands shot up.

Did he play at the Hippodrome? "Yes. I played when there was chicken wire and no Zamboni.

They flooded it and we shoveled it."

Does the NHL influence how long players stay in juniors and college? "Yes, they have a lot of influence.”

"The hockey landscape has changed," added Carter. "Fifteen years ago, agents would wait until kids were in high school or college. Agents usually recruit players. But the game has changed now. They can't wait that long. Competitive agents start earlier and earlier and try to make the fi rst contact as early as possible. They start out advising families on a player's future, where they should go. I was a freshman in college when an agent called me. Now they're talking to peewees."

Will Zach Parise be back to his former glory? "I was at my best at 27, 28, 29. At 30, I started thinking 'man, this is getting hard.' At 31, I thought 'this is a lot harder than it was at 30.' As you get injured, it starts to mount up. If your back goes, you start to compensate. Your balance is off. I

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Retired Minnesota Wild hockey player Ryan Carter, middle, spoke at the White Bear Lake Rotary Club breakfast Nov. 8. With Carter is Rotary President Craig Drake, left, and family friend and Rotarian Jeff Otto.

think Zach will have to adapt, but he will come back and play. The clock catches up with all of us."

When asked what the Wild need to bring home the Stanley Cup, Carter was candid. "It's not who to add to the roster but how to strengthen the mentality to win. The Wild has all the skills and assets it needs to win, it just doesn't have the right mentality. I think it's because millenials don't understand what it's like to lose. The way they think, everybody wins, there isn't a winning and losing player. They don't understand how to be challenged and rise up to it. If you tell them they aren't good enough, they believe it. If it's not easy for them, they're not going to win.

They have to fi nd some resolve. More mature

teams will start to win because playoff hockey is really tough. You have to have the resolve; the mentality."

His favorite coach? Pete DeBoer, former New Jersey Devils coach now with the San Jose Sharks. "He taught me the value of 'team.' We went to fi nals because of him."

The retired hockey veteran said he'll work again at some point but he's trying to fi gure out what that will be. He's interning at a radio station in addition to fi nishing his college degree.

"I am in limbo. I call it a sabbatical,” he told the group. “I'm trying to learn different careers and how they might fit my personality."

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Ryan Carter brought along his replica of the Stanley Cup, earned in 2007 as a member of the Anaheim Ducks and his eastern and western finals trophies. He also shared his NHL championship ring, studded with 16 diamonds to represent the number of wins in the quest for the cup.

Keeping an eagle eye out A pair of eagles hung out on a White Bear Lake dock on South Shore Boulevard in early November. They were frequent visitors to the dock this summer, according to homeowner Peter Sailsbury. He credits his wife for the photo.

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UPCOMING EVENTS FARE FOR ALL

When: 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 Where: Community of Grace Church, 4000 Linden St. Details: Holiday packs for sale, which include an 8-10 lb. turkey, pork tenderloin, turkey tenderloin, sage pork sausage, chicken drumsticks, green beans and apple pie for $30. No income requirements and open to all.

Contact: fareforall.org

OPEN CHESS

When: 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Beginner and intermediate players of all ages. First-come, first-served.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

MEDICARE PART D OPEN ENROLLMENT AND EXTRA HELP

When: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Seniors can get questions answered about Medicare plans and programs for people with lower incomes.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or wascolib.org

HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE

When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: Briarcliff Manor, 115 East Ave., Mahtomedi Details: Various crafters.

Contact: 651-249-0188

CREATIVE PASTELS

When: 2-3 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 20 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Children 6-12 can create fall-themed artwork banners. Firstcome, first-served.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

CHRISTMAS DECORATING PARTY

When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 25 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Help decorate for the upcoming holiday festivities. Refreshments, door prizes and holiday music. RSVP. Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

When: Saturday, Nov. 25 Where: Downtown White Bear Lake Details: National initiative to “Shop Local” retailers in downtown White Bear Lake and other communities.

Contact: www.down townwhitebearlake.com

ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB

When: 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 26 Where: Triangle Park, Mahtomedi Ave. & Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Hike old streetcar tracks to Katherine Abbott. Hike is approx.. 5 miles and lasts 1½-2 hours. Treats to follow at 4 Seasons.

Contact: 651-335-8079 or stpaulhike.org

HOW CAN I BE BETTER AT USING THE INTERNET FOR MY GENEALOGY

When: 6-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Join Certified Genealogist Tom Rice to learn more about internet sites and how to do effective searches. Free, but donations welcome.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

TRAVEL SHOW

When: 2-3 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 28 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 E. County Rd. E Details: Free seminar through the Communi-

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Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights. com

LET’S MAKE STUFF @ THE WILDWOOD LIBRARY

When: 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Class for adults to get creative and make different projects.

Materials provided. Registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or wascolib.org

TREE OF LIGHT & REMEMBRANCE

When: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 Where: Triangle Park, Mahtomedi Details: Decorate a tree with lights representing a loved one, available for purchase for $10 through the St. Jude’s website. Proceeds benefit Mahtomedi Area Food Shelf.

Contact: 651-395-5352 or stjudeofthelake.org

ANNUAL PJs WITH SANTA

When: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 East County Road F. Details: Santa, face painting, games, puppet show at 6:15 and 7:15 p.m., cookies. For kids and parents. Wear PJs. $10/resident family.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or www.cityvadnais heights.com

FILLEBROWN HOUSE HOLIDAY TOURS

When: 2 & 3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: See the Fillebrown House decked out in holiday splendor. Only day of the season for public tours. $5 advance tickets required; free for members but reservations required.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

WINTERFEST

When: Saturdays, Dec. 2, 9 & 16 Where: Abbott Paint and Carpet, 2223 4th St., White Bear Lake Details: Horse-drawn carriage rides 11 a.m.2:45 p.m.; Photos with Santa 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Medicine Chest.

Events free with donation to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf.

Contact: www. downtownwhitebear lake.com/events

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10K, 5K and fun run. Bring food donations for White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf and Hugo Good Neighbor’s Food Shelf.

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Saturday, Dec. 2 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Rd., White Bear Township Details: Free, family-friendly drop-in style programs feature a range of nature topics, including up-close visits with live animals. No registration required.

Contact: 651-407-5350 or parks.co.ramsey. mn.us/tamarack

AMERICAN LEGION PICTURES WITH SANTA

When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 3 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Free family event hosted by Kramer Berg American Legion Post 507.

Contact: 651-407-2018

Music ACOUSTIC LISTENING ROOM

When: 6-10 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 16 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St. N., Stillwater Details: Musical guest Neci Peper.

Contact: one23events. com

KAT PERKINS CONCERT When: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 Where: Mounds View High School, 1900 Lake Valentine Rd., Arden Hills Details: Nationally recognized singer and songwriter performs encore with middle school choir students.

First performance of the “Music at Mounds View’ series. Tickets online or at the door.

Contact: moundview schools.org/musicat moundsview

‘A CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT WITH MACK WILBERG’

When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Details: Concert features famed conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and six community choruses performing Christmas seasonal songs together, including Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists, Two Rivers Chorale, Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale, Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale, Minnesota Mormon Chorale and the Northern Light’s Chorale. Tickets online or at the door.

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TWO RIVERS CHORALE

When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 Where: Community of Grace Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden St., White Bear Lake Details: Free choral concert celebrating group’s 20th anniversary features festive music and Christmas pieces, followed by complimentary dessert reception.

Contact: 651-493-7935 or tworiverschorale.org

SIMPLE GIFTS HOLIDAY ‘CHRISTMASTIDE’ TOUR

When: 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 24 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St. N., Stillwater Details: Billy McLaughlin and his group of musicians perform traditional hymns and carols with modern flair, featuring violin, Celtic whistle and bagpipes, piano, acoustic guitar, percussion and threepart female vocals.

Matinee and evening

shows. Tickets $25/ adults advance or $30 at the door; $15/students 18 and under or $20 at the door. Celtic whistle and bagpipes, piano, acoustic guitar and per Contact: simplegifts music.net

CROIX CHORDSMEN/ SWEET ADELINES CONCERT

When: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 Where: Trinity Lutheran Church, 115 4th St., Stillwater Details: Barbershop chorus’ annual Christmas Show Contact: 651-439-4527 or www.stcroixvalley chapter.com

Theater ELF JR. - THE MUSICAL

When: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 17-Dec. 10 (No show Friday Nov. 24) Where: Ashland Productions, 2100 White Bear Ave., Maplewood Details: Story of an orphan raised as an elf performed by local students. Tickets $13-21.

Contact: ashland productions.org

Arts WBCA MEMBER’S EXHIBITION

When: Nov 20-Dec. 15 Opening reception 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Non-juried exhibition by local artists.

Contact: whitebear arts.org

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When: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: Pine Point Park, 11900 Norell Ave. N., Stillwater Details: Learn to identify birds that call the area home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with a guide.

Free with parks permit.

Open to all ages; minor must be with an adult.

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When: Weekends, Nov. 18-30 Where: Throughout downtown Stillwater Details: Month-long WHEN: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 benefits North Oaks Guild 1 of Children’s Hospital Association. celebration with events and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Lunch available at North Oaks Golf and shopping specials Club, RSVP to 651-484-8585; $25/ at various businesses DETAILS: Tour beautifully person. throughout Stillwater. decorated homes in North Oaks Strolling carolers, Vicand shop the holiday boutique torian Wagonette rides, for gift items. Tickets online $35; CONTACT: northoakshometour.org and Biercycle caroling tours; strolling Santa both Sat. and Sun. See website for opportunities to have breakfast or Friday, Nov. 17; 10:15 NEIGHBORHOODS lunch with Santa a varia.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, NEARBY ous local restaurants.

Nov. 18 Contact: www.main Where: Stillwater Pubstreetstillwateriba.com lic Library, 224 Third FAMILY STORYTIME JOB FAIR St. N. When: 10:30-11 a.m.

When: 1-3 p.m.

Details: Used books Fridays Wednesday, Nov. 15 CHRISTMAS AT for sale. Bag sale on THE COURTHOUSE Where: White Bear Where: Hardwood Saturday.

Lake Library, 2150 2nd Creek Library, 19955 When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Contact:651-275-4338 St. Forest Rd. N., Forest Saturday, Nov. 18 & 11 or stillwaterlibrary.org Details: Stories, Lake a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. songs and fingerplays to Details: WorkForce 19; Preview Gala 6:30-9 enhance early literacy Center job fair focusp.m. Fri, Nov. 17 HARD WATER skills for children ages ing on transportation, Where: Washington ICE FISHING EXPO 2-5. construction, and manCounty Historic CourtWhen: Nov. 17-19 Contact: 651-486-2200 ufacturing industries. house, 101 W. Pine St., Where: Sport Expo or rclreads.org Jobseekers should attend Center, 1700 105th Ave. Stillwater dressed for an interview NE, Blaine Details: Historic and bring resumes. site decorated for the Details: InstructionMOMMY AND ME Registration online at holidays. Live music, al seminars, product When: 9:30-11 a.m. http://bit.ly/2z5LUX8. open tea room, vendors, demonstrations, kids Thursdays Contact: 651-275-8685 and photos with Santa. fishing pond, celebrity Where: Majestic Pines Friday gala includes anglers.

Community Church, 930 hors d’oeuvres and event Contact: www.nsc Mahtomedi Ave., Mahto- ST PAUL PRAYER preview; tickets $25. sports.org medi BREAKFAST Contact: 651-275-7075 Details: Stories, songs, When: 7-8:30 a.m. or www.co.washington. crafts, playtime, dance, Thursday, Nov. 16 SENIOR DANCE exercise and outings Where: InterContinenWhen: 1-4 p.m. Friday, mn.us form moms and their tal Saint Paul Riverfront Nov. 17 preschoolers.

Hotel, 11 East Kellogg Where: Forest Lake GUIDED MORNING Contact: 651-653-4950 Blvd., St. Paul American Legion, 355 W. BIRD HIKE or majesticpines.com/ Details: 33rd annual Broadway When: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. mommynme event features speaker Details: Enjoy mature Saturday, Nov. 18 David Horsager, CEO of music and dancing with Where: Pine Point the Trust Edge LeaderJerry Peltier’s Sweet Park, 11900 Norell Ave. WHITE BEAR LAKE ship Institute.

Memories dance band.

N., Stillwater WOMEN OF TODAY Contact: saintpaul Held the 3rd Friday of Details: Learn to When: 7 p.m. the prayer.org every month. $6/person identify birds that call 2nd Thursday of every includes lunch. Cash bar. the area home and month Public welcome. contribute to citizen Where: Normandy LUTFISK AND Contact: 651-464-2600 science data collection Park Education Center, MEATBALL DINNER by completing bird count 2482 County Rd. F East, When: Thursday Nov. surveys with a guide.

White Bear Lake 16, multiple serving DIVE-IN MOVIE Free with parks permit.

Details: National times When: 7 p.m. Friday, Open to all ages; minor member organization Where: Gammel Nov. 17 must be with an adult. promotes community garden Museum, 20880 Where: Shoreview Contact: 651-430-8370 service, personal enOlinda Trail N., Scandia Community Center, 4580 or co.washington.mn.us/ richment and fellowship Details: Traditional Victoria St. N. opportunities without Swedish Meal served at Details: Float on water parks religious or political Elim Lutheran Church, noodles, relax on giant affi liation. Members are sale at the Gammelgarsea creatures or lounge CHRISTMAS TOUR from White Bear Lake, den Butik. poolside and watch a OF HOMES AND Vadnais Heights, ShorContact: 651-433-5053 family-friendly movie CRAFT SALE eview, Hugo and Mapleor www.gammelgarden (call for title). Free glow When: Craft sale 10 wood. museum.org stick with food shelf a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Contact: wblwomen donation. Free for memNov. 18 and Noon-4 p.m. oftoday.org bers, or purchase a daily Sunday, Nov. 19 STILLWATER LIBRARY pass.

Where: Hudson House FALL BOOK SALE Contact: 651-490-4750 Grand Hotel, 1616 Crest When: 10:15 a.m.-7:30 or shoreviewcommunity View Drive, Hudson, WI p.m. Thursday, Nov. center.org Details: Tour four 16; 10:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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Contact: 715-386-8411 or hudsonwi.org

CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE WEEKEND

When: Noon-5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov. 19 Where: 5 wineries throughout the St. Croix Valley, including Northern Vineyards and St. Croix Vineyards in Stillwater Details: Enjoy sampling local cheeses and wonderful chocolates at participating wineries.

Contact: scvwines. com/events or northern vineyards.com/events

SHOREVIEW INDOOR FARMERS MARKET

When: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4600 N. Victoria St. Details: Winter produce, canned goods, baked goods, chocolate, nuts, honey, gifts, and more.

Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

SLEEPY DOWNTOWN DOORBUSTERS: PLAID FRIDAY

When: Friday, Nov. 24 Where: Participating shops in Stillwater Details: Civilized way to do Black Friday, with stores opening at 9 a.m. and featuring specials, cider and treats. Santa rides through downtown on a fi re truck, and Victorian Carolers 5-8 p.m.

Contact: www.main streetstillwateriba.com

NUTCRACKER SUITE BALLET

When: Friday, Nov. 24-Sunday, Nov. 26 Where: Stillwater Area High School Auditorium, 5701 Stillwater Blvd. N. Details: Family-friendly version of the classic Christmas ballet featuring students and professional dancers from St. Croix Ballet.

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STILLWATER TWINKLE PARTY

When: 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 Where: Lowell Park, Stillwater Details: Tree lighting ceremony, music by the Teddy Bear Band, and fi reworks.

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CHRISTKINDLESMARKET

When: Noon-4 p.m.

Saturday. Dec. 2 Where: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter, 8390 Lofton Ave., Stillwater Details: German Outdoor Christmas Market with homemade crafts, imports, food and Gluwein and a bonfi re.

Contact: 651-439-7128 or www.gasthaus bavarianhunter.com

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Publication of events is subject to editorial discretion. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing.

Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission.

Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication. Call 651-4071226 with questions.

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LOOKING BACK Week of November 12 – November 18, 2017 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Area Historical Society.

1917 The Woman’s Club held its regular meeting Tuesday, November 13, at the library and enjoyed a very interesting program on Minnesota’s Culture.

A request of glasses of jelly for the Crippled Children’s Home at Phalen for Thanksgiving was made….An indoor picnic party was given at the home of Bonnie Birches last Friday evening in honor of Miss Nellie Freeman who will soon leave White Bear for a new field of labor….

1942 Miss Betty Curlin, of San Francisco, became the bride of Sergeant William J. LeVasseur October 31, in California.

The marriage took place in the Camp Haan chapel, with the Chaplain officiating. William is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Prosper J. LeVasseur, Bald Eagle Avenue….

1967 November 21 is the polling date set for an issue of $5,780,000 in school bonds by the Independent School District 624 of the White Bear Lake area….Watch for

the Grand Opening…White Bear Cleaners and Launderers – the only complete laundry and dry cleaning plant in the White Bear Lake area – free pickup and delivery with a minimum order of $5.00 1992 Wal-Mart, the country’s largest discount retailer, is beginning its long anticipated expansion into the White Bear Lake area….

2007 Whoever makes name tags for White Bear Lake’s City Council Chambers has some work to do before January. In last week’s election, incumbent Councilmember Tony Feffer and Darryl LeMire were ousted by political newcomers Dan Jones and Renee Tessier, while another fresh face, Bryan Belisle, won the seat being vacated by retiring Councilman Chuck DeVore….

Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events Holiday Tours at the Fillebrown House Saturday, December 2nd at 1 pm, 2 pm or 3 pm. Tours last approx. 1 hour Experience the magic of the Fillebrown House decked out in all its holiday splendor. Knowledgeable guides will amuse you with stories of the Fillebrown family and the lakeside

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Bill LeVasseur at Mail Call, Camp Haan, California, 1942.

cottage they called home while holiday treats tantalize your taste buds. Open for public tours one day only during the holiday season! Don’t miss it!

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bearhistory/item/fillebrown-holiday-house-tours or call 651-407-5327 ***WBLAHS members FREE but reservations are required: 651-407-5327 or office@whitebearhistory.org

Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327.

Giving Gardens growing its mission to produce Giving Gardens more than doubled in grower participation the last weekend in October by delivering 55 garden beds to neighbors in the White Bear Lake area.

Braving the snow, wind, ice and rain, volunteers proved their dedication by hauling lumber to install the garden beds, and shoveling the dirt to fill them.

Getting by with a little help from friends, both old and new, volunteers from the White Bear Lake High School National Honor Society and Ambassadors Club, Matoska International School, and countless other individuals pitched in to support this effort.

“The weather is clearly against us,” bemused Chris Harms, founder and executive director of Giving Gardens, reflecting on the spring delivery event in the pouring rain. “It adds to our gritty reputation.”

Harms, who founded the locally based nonprofit in January 2017, admits that even he did not expect the overwhelming response shown by the community.

Giving Gardens had 95 garden beds reserved for delivery this fall, with 40 garden beds being rolled over to a spring 2018 delivery list. “We had to cut our fall delivery event practically in half to accommodate our budget,” Harms said.

Giving Gardens supplies 4-by-8-foot raised bed gardens (complete with dirt, seed and started plants) at no cost to community members who adopt the garden bed to grow vegetables for a majority benefit (51 percent or more) to local food shelves, senior programs, and other community service organizations that provide healthy food options to those who lack access.

Giving Gardens is currently seeking community members to adopt a garden bed for spring 2018,

and encourages those interested to get in touch by visiting www.givinggardensmn.org or emailing givinggardensmn@gmail.com. There are currently 40 garden beds reserved on a delivery list for spring 2018, and Harms expects that 100 raised bed gardens will be available, raising Giving Gardens' total garden bed participation to over 200 in the community.

The Giving Gardeners who adopted raised bed gardens this spring contributed over 1,000 pounds of fresh produce to local food shelves and the White Bear Senior program this year, functioning on the 50 initial garden beds that started the organization.

While growth has been invigorating, Harms is cinching the saddle down heading into the most important fundraising period on the calendar year.

“We have received some amazing support towards our end-of-year goal of raising $20,000 for the 'startup' budget, but we have a ways to go,” he noted.

“Local businesses, churches, and individual contributors have responded in contributing roughly $9,000 thus far, but Giving Gardens needs the support of the community to continue its march toward reducing food insecurity in the White Bear Lake area.”

Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation to the nonprofit can visit www.givinggardensmn.org or mail a check to P.O. Box 10626, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Make checks payable to the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation, with Giving Gardens in the memo line.

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Volunteering to place garden beds at Matoska International School, from left: Michelle Bruhn, Chris Harms, Denny Shevik, Katie and Mike Roeloffs. Not pictured, Monica Shevik.

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1. VFW Post 1782 Color Guard members Larry Desrosier, Jerry Briggs and Leo Cooke presented the colors in the Normandy Park Gym with seniors, staff and preschool students, who gave a thank you card to the veterans in attendance. — Submitted 2. Dignitaries attending the VFW memorial dedication on Veterans Day Nov. 11 included, from left, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Rep. Peter Fischer, Sen. Chuck Wiger, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, White Bear Lake Mayor Jo Emerson and Rep. Bob Dettmer. Members of the VFW Auxiliary stand behind them. — Paul Dols 3. Author and 2017 Minnesota Book Award winner Peter Geye signs Mahtomedi reader Jane Babler’s copy of his book “Wintering” at the 15th annual MahtoREADi Nov. 6. The Minnesota

quilt behind Geye meshes nicely with his book and was created by White Bear’s Darlene Sigstad. — Cathy Wyland 4. Shoppers browsed Christmas ornaments at Goodthings during the Holiday Open House Nov. 9 in downtown White Bear Lake. — Carter Johnson 5. Linda Klemmer, a White Bear Lake resident for 39 years, took a photo of her husband’s paver next to his framed photo in uniform at the VFW dedication Nov. 11. He was Air Force veteran Roger Klemmer who died in 1995. Her daughter bought the paver in his memory. — Debra Neutkens

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A family gathering of yogis At left: At the conclusion of the exercises, the yogis use the Namaste gesture, an acknowledgment of the divine spark (or soul) within each of us and also a way of expressing gratitude and respect between the students and the teacher.

Participants in the event raised $769 for H20 for LIfe, which will use the funds to help provide water to a school for orphans in Nyaka, Uganda.

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Mahtomedi’s season ends with 59-34 loss to Owatonna juggernaut

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

When Mahtomedi’s football season started, there were far more question marks than exclamation points, but the Zephyrs turned it into an exciting campaign.

That season ended with a wild 59-34 loss to Owatonna’s offensive juggernaut in the first round of the state Class A tournament on Saturday evening in Lakeville.

“It was fun. We did a lot better than expected,” said Brandon Anderson, misty eyed, about the season. “They (Owatonna) were pretty good. That 22 was really good.”

The senior halfback referred to Owatonna’s Jason Williamson, who ran for seven touchdowns in a truly awesome performance.

Anderson, also wearing No. 22, was pretty good himself, and so were the Zephyrs. They posted a 9-2 record and the section championship, on the heels of last year’s 10-1 season that was led by a bevy of talented seniors who left big holes to fill.

“We had to replace a lot of guys at the beginning of the season,” coach Dave Muetzel said. “These kids did a great job. They kept getting better, kept working, and didn’t listen to what was being said, that they weren’t supposed to be here.”

The Zephyrs could only tip their hat to Owatonna (10-1) and one of the most explosive runners their program ever faced. Not to mention a slippery, big-armed quarterback.

“They have a lot of weapons,” Muetzel said. “The running back is very good, the quarterback, the receivers, up front — right down the line they were the better team, and they did not make mistakes.”

Williamson ran wild for 267 yards in 34 carries, seven of which concluded in the end zone, from eight, 34, 42, two, 19, six and 40 yards out. With his second seven-TD game of the season, the shifty, powerful junior raised his total to 37 for the season, 32 of them rushing.

Huskies quarterback Abraham Havelka hit on 15 of 26 passes for 193 yards and scored the only TD that Williamson didn’t get, on a sneak.

Mahtomedi, meanwhile, rolled up 34 points, enough to win at least 90 percent of the time.

“Offensively, we did some good things that kept us in it, a little bit,” Muetzel said.

Anderson carried 16 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns, from nine and 14 yards, plus a two-point conversion, finishing a banner senior season with 1,590 yards and 21 TDs. “Brandon had a very good year,” Muetzel said. “He

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Andrew Praml runs toward the end zone for Mahtomedi’s first touchdown on a 39-yard pass play in the first quarter of the Zephyr’s 59 – 34 state quarterfinal loss to Owatonna Saturday, Nov. 11.

just kept going. He took some shots and bounced back.

But it was the guys up front (blocking), too, and Ollie (fullback Adam Olson) in front of him.”

Brodi Larson completed 13 of 27 passes for a season-high 273 yards and two touchdowns, while getting intercepted twice.

Tim Lindquist, mastering the over-the-shoulder catch while tightly covered, gained 145 yards in five receptions, including a 13-yard TD and a 50-yard gainer that set up Olson’s one-yard touchdown.

Andrew Praml caught a 39-yard pass for the Zephyrs first touchdown, getting wide open when Owatonna bit on the run. Catching two balls each were Dean Trowbridge (51 yards), Praml (49), Tyler Tangwall (25) and Anderson (13).

But every time Mahtomedi scored, Owatonna answered with at least one touchdown of their own. The Huskies punted only once, on their first possession.

After that, they couldn’t be stopped.

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Zephyr running back Brandon Anderson looks for some running room against the Owatonna defense in the state quarterfinal game Saturday, Nov. 11. He carried 16 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns.

Bear girls rally to tie Elks 2-2 in exciting puck opener

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Jordan Gast scored twice in the last seven minutes to give White Bear Lake a 2-2 tie with No. 8 ranked Elk River in the girls hockey opener on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Gast, a junior forward who had one goal and nine assists last year, got the Bears on the board with 7:04 left, and struck again with just 19

seconds left, to erase the Elks’ 2-0 lead at Elk River.

“Jordan did a great job of crashing the net and battled to cash in on two rebounds, something we are challenging all of our players to do consistently,” coach Jerry Kwapick said.

Claudia Verkerke and Abigail Delarosa assisted on the fi rst goal, and Ashley Healy and Delarosa on the second one.

Elk River took a quick lead, getting two shots past Bear goalie Calla Frank in the fi rst two minutes.

Kelsey King’s goal was a deflection off a Bear player, and Maddy Christian’s trickled in when Frank was screened by several players.

The Elks outshot the Bears 43-28 but Frank stopped every one after that, notching 41 saves. “She quickly regained her composure,” Kwapick said, “and slammed the door

shut immediately thereafter, giving us a chance to win.”

Each team had two shots on goal in the overtime. The Bears were 0-for-3 in power plays in the game and the Elks 0-for-1.

The Bears will host Blake, the defending Class A champion, on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Blake moved up to Class AA this year and is ranked No. 2.

Four Zephyr athletes sign with college teams Four Mahtomedi senior athletes took part in a college signing day ceremony on Wednesday morning, Nov. 8.

Olivia Paradise signed with a Division I tennis team, Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Emma Grothuis signed with a Division I basketball team, Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.

Josh Campbell committed to a Division II lacrosse team, University of Alabama at Huntsville.

John Sass will continue his trackand-field career with Colorado School of Mines.

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Mahtomedi athletes signing with college teams on Wednesday were (from left) John Sass, Emma Grothuis, Olivia Paradise and Josh Campbell.

Mahtomedi girl skaters open winter sports season

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

The Mahtomedi girls hockey team, hoping to build on a late-season surge last year, started its 2017-18 season last Thursday, hosting Red Wing.

That was Mahtomedi’s winter sports opener as girls hockey always starts the earliest. The team fell to the Wingers 5-2.

Top veterans are senior forward Anna Broten (11 goals, five assists), junior forward Kyle Krawczyk (5-9), junior defender Jordyn McAlpine (5-7), sophomore forward Emma Dornsief (4-4), sophomore forward Megan Johnson (4-4), and senior goalie Johanna Ficcanti (2.02 goals-against, .906 save percentage).

The Zephyrs were 11-14-3 last year. They won twice in the section playoffs to reach the finals,

where they lost to St. Paul United, the eventual state runner-up.

“Our team goals are to build on the post-season success from last season and take the next step,” stated coach Bill Mauricio.

While still working on who’ll play what lines, he assessed, “I will say that our top six forwards will be very competitive and balanced.”

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Bears place 3rd in section swim, have one state qualifier

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

White Bear Lake swimmer Melina Hughes qualified for state in two events while the Bears placed third in the Section 4AA meet that concluded Saturday.

Hughes, a sophomore, placed second in both the 50 freestyle (24.42) and butterfly (57.56) in the sections at Stillwater. The top two advance.

Stillwater won with 616 points, followed by Mounds View 439, White Bear Lake 291, Roseville 261, Tartan 196, St. Anthony Village 146, North St. Paul 83 and St. Paul Harding 49.

Grace Johnson just missed in the 50 free, placing third (24.77). She was also seventh in the 100 free (55.55).

The Bears placed third in the medley relay with Hughes, Bailey Letourneau, Johnson and Madison Beck (1:53.82); third in the 200 free-

style relay with Hughes, Sydney MacDonald, Natalie Weier and Johnson (1:41.26); and fourth in the 400 free relay with MacDonald, Weier, Letourneau and Beck (3:57.44).

Also placing in the top eight were Letourneau, sixth in the individual medley (2:17.94); Beck, seventh in the 500 freestyle (5:39.28) and eighth in the 200 freestyle (2:05.62); MacDonald, seventh in the 200 freestyle (2:03.09); and Weier, eighth in the 500 (5:51.64).

In diving, Hannah Wickstrom placed eighth (289.55), Gianna McLeod ninth (267.25) and Kayla Mulder 11th (206.80).

This ends the season for the Bears, who were 2-4-2 in dual meets, except for Hughes’ appearance in the state meet Nov. 16-18 at the University of Minnesota.

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Marathoner hits personal best White Bear Lake Area High School graduate, Joe Viavattine, class of 2013, was the top Minnesota finisher at the New York City Marathon Nov. 5. He ran a personal best time of 2:36:37; fast enough to place 89th overall, 74th among men, 30th among USA men, third in his age group, and first among Minnesotans. Viavattine is a former cross country and track runner for the Bears with coach Dan Kovacich. More than 50,000 people completed the marathon. Viavattine is a regular competitor in marathons. He has ran Boston twice, Grandma's three times, Dick Beardsley once and the Twin Cities Marathon twice, according to his mother Mary Viavattine, of Vadnais Heights. He also recently received his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

Bear mountain bikers end season with solid results Mount Kato in Mankato was the site of the 2017 Minnesota State High School Mountain Bike Championships Oct. 28 and 29 with the most challenging course of the season.

Each four-mile lap included 400 vertical feet of climbing, twisting, technical descents and narrow trails cut into the steep hillsides of the ski area.

The White Bear Lake Mountain Bike Team posted its best results in the team’s six-year history, fi nishing the season

in 8th place overall out of 45 teams.

Junior Ian Hase fi nished eighth and sophomore Jackson Chase-Jacobus 12th, out of 148 riders in the two lap Boys JV2 division. Sophomore Tehya Daniels continued her run of podium fi nishes to take fi fth place out of 39 racers in Girls JV2, and eighth grader Patrick Levins fi nished in ninth place out of 134 riders in the one lap 8th grade boys race.

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races included junior Isaiah Wilson with a 28th place out of 79 riders in Boys JV3 (12 miles), and senior Matt Weinberger who moved up 20 places to fi nish 33rd out of 52 riders in the hyper competitive 16 mile Boys Varsity race. Every White Bear Lake rider rode well and fi nished their respective races.

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Claudia Verkerke, White Bear Lake senior, signed a national letter of intent with Bemidji State for hockey on Wednesday morning, accompanied by parents Jeff (left) and Lisa (right), and coach Jerry Kwapick. Verkerke, a forward who had 12 goals and 11 assists as a junior, is the team’s lone senior signing with a college team. Four juniors have also verbally committed.

Brandon Anderson scored 21 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,590 yards, in leading the Mahtomedi football team to a 9-2 record and the section championship. In the seasonending loss to Owatonna on Saturday, he had 117 yards and two TDs rushing.

The 5-foot-10, 160-pound halfback generated back-to-back games for 280 yards vs. North St. Paul and 211 vs.

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Bear signs with strong SDSU hoops team White Bear Lake senior Jordan Ferrand signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for South Dakota State on Wednesday morning, accompanied by her parents Jennifer and Dustin.

SDSU is one of the top mid-major Division I teams in the nation, going 74-25 the last three seasons. Ferrand, a 6-foot-3 center, averaged 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds as a junior. A two-time all-conference player, she enters her senior year with over 600 points and 400 rebounds.

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White Bear woman first to finish Ironman on fat tire bike Vicki Ostendorf has completed four Ironman competitions, but never on a fat tire bike. It made her 112 miles at the Ironman Florida in Panama City a lot tougher.

Ostendorf owns Tri Fitness with life partner Judi Fluger and is lead personal trainer at the facility, which specializes in triathlon training. She rode a fat tire bike for the first time last January by taking it out on a frozen White Bear Lake. Fat tire bikes were developed to ride on snow, ice and sand. The next thing she knew she was registering to finish her next ironman on one.

“Without a doubt,” said the tri athlete, “this was significantly harder. My time was at least two hours slower than it would have been.”

Ostendorf, 53, headed to Ironman Florida Nov. 2 with a team of racers she coaches, including Dave Cosak, the owner of Saks Bar and Grill, who pushed her to finish the race by doing it with her.

Using a fat tire bike on an ironman course has only been done a handful of times, by men, due to the substantial increase in difficulty. She didn't even own a fat tire bike until after signing up for the race.

Triathletes often obsess over their bikes, the weight of the frame and the tires and the aerodynamics.

“A tri bike normally weighs about 15 pounds,” Ostendorf said. “A fat tire bike is 15 to 18 pounds heavier.

Then there is rolling resistance because of the big knobby tires and the fact they are 4.5 inches wide vs. 23 mm. You expend a lot more energy and our sweat rate was higher so we had to focus on hydrating well and watching our sodium intake. In terms of aerodynamics, on a fat bike, the rider is like a sail. So, I wore tighter clothes so my sail wasn't so big.”

She said Cosak “wrangled” her into doing the competition on a fat tire bike. “He was relentless in talking me into it. He wanted to do it and I was the only one not smart enough to say no.”

Would Ostendorf do the swim-bike-run again on a fat tire bike? “Absolutely not,” she replied.

But the pair did draw attention as they rode the course. “We got a lot of 'awesome' comments,” Ostendorf said. “People were stunned to see us on these bikes; some were impressed. People down south aren't aware these bikes exist. We got a lot of stares. People were wondering what we were doing but very encouraging, as they sped by us.”

Ostendorf took long weekend training rides along the St. Croix River to prepare for the Nov. 4 race and wants people to know if they want to train on a fat tire bike, she knows how to do it.

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Author recalls sailing records set by world-class mariner from White Bear Lake

BY MARLIN BREE SPECIAL TO THE PRESS

“When it comes to small boats,” Gerry Spiess explained to me, “all the rules go out the window.”

The former White Bear Lake mariner had set two world records by sailing his 10-foot homemade plywood sloop, Yankee Girl, across both the Atlantic in 1979 and the Pacific Oceans in 1981.

His amazing sailing records are cited in the November/December issue e-pages of Small Craft Advisor, a national boating magazine.

On the long reaches across the Pacific, Spiess took only 34 days to sail 2,539 miles from Long Beach, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. He averaged 74.5 miles per day, an extraordinary run for a heavily laden boat with only a 9-foot waterline. Much larger sailboats do well to average a little over 100 miles per day.

He was bettering his North Atlantic record run when he sailed out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, heading eastward.

That sail to England took him an elapsed time of 53 days, 5 hours, nonstop to Falmouth, a distance of 3,780 statute miles.

Spiess averaged 60 miles a day, an average speed of 2.5 miles per hour overall including storms, high waves and doldrums, as well as some good sailing. His best day’s run was 84 nautical miles.

Out of Honolulu and in the South Pacific’s trade winds, Yankee Girl began hitting 100 miles a day under her twin 29-square-foot jibs. His best day's run: a whopping 138.09 miles.

He was in awe of his little boat’s abilities: “I was asleep a third of the time.”

Marlin Bree (www.marlinbree.com) is a longtime White Bear Lake sailor who wrote “Alone Against the Atlantic” with Gerry Spiess. Yankee Girl’s adventures on the South Pacific are in “Broken Seas: True tales of extraordinary seafaring adventures.”

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“This is the moment when Gerry looks up and says, ‘Is that you, Marlin?’ He had just set a record crossing from Long Beach, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, in his 10-foot boat that was built and tested in White Bear Lake.”

SCHOOL BRIEFS High school writing contest announced All high school students in grades 9 to 12 in the northeast metro area are invited to participate in two annual contests sponsored by White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA). Complete information on the WriteNow! High School Writing Contest and the High School Visual Arts Contest and Exhibition are on the WBCA website at www.whitebeararts.org. Contest deadlines are later this winter, with awards receptions in the spring. Writing deadline is Feb. 21 and visual arts deadline is March 2.

Angel Fund accepting holiday donations The White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation (WBLAEF) is collecting donated winter wear and financial contributions from area businesses and individuals. The Holiday Angels program boosts support from the community to increase the stock in The Closet, a need-based resource in the district for families in need. Through Jan. 31, the White Bear Lake City Hall will be a designated drop-off site for new or gently used winter items for students. Drop off winter wear of all sizes during normal business hours. In addition, anyone can make a tax-deductible financial donation to the Angel Fund at www. wblaef.org. There, you can designate your donation in honor of a “Holiday Angel” in your life, who will receive a handwritten card indicating your donation in their honor.

Private school holds open house Liberty Classical Academy will hold an open house 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 16, 3878 Highland Ave., White Bear Lake. A tour of the school will be given. For more information, contact 651-762-3652.

College student featured in Microsoft blog White Bear Lake Area High School alum and current Century College student Justin Smith was featured in the Inclusion in Action series by Microsoft highlighting how accessible technology brings about transformative change for people with Justin Smith disabilities.

Justin, who has cerebral palsy, uses accessibility capabilities in Microsoft Office 365 and a communication device to do his schoolwork. He uses an adaptive keyboard, joystick mouse, word prediction software and captioning to use his computer.

Prison Book Project, Gender Justice and Black Liberation Project. The Women’s Prison Book Project has provided women and transgender persons in prison with free reading materials since 1994. Gender Justice is a nonprofit legal and policy advocacy organization devoted to addressing discrimination based on sex gender or sexual orientation. The Black Liberation Project is a grassroots collective of black youth in the Twin Cities working toward racial justice.

Goats visit elementary school Six goats ate buckthorn at Vadnais Heights Elementary for about four

days this fall. The goats focused on beating buckthorn, an invasive plant, in the school's outdoor classroom.

Goats reduce the production of seeds by consuming seeding stems. Invasive plants like buckthorn cannot sprout, as the immature seeds consumed do not survive passage through the goat’s digestive tract.

The goats were contained in a fence by their company Goat Dispatch, which specializes in land management. The goat service will be paid for through money collected from students turning in Box Tops for Education, organized by the school's parent teacher organization.

School counselor honored Mahtomedi school counselor Dr. Mary Schnell was recognized as a model school psychology intern field supervisor by the National Association of School Psychologists and its Graduation Education Committee.

College announces gender, social change awards Century College and the Century College Gender Studies Program awarded three recipients with its 2017 Gender and Social Change Award, formerly known as Women of Distinction Nov. 9. Award recipients have worked to empower or increase opportunities for diverse, underrepresented groups.

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Street improvements will put major dent in some pocketbooks

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

MAHTOMEDI — The year 2018 will be “enormous” for city projects.

City Engineer John Sachi provided the heads-up to City Council Nov. 6 in remarks regarding a revised capital improvement plan (CIP), 2018 to 2022, that's estimated to cost $17.6 million.

“Goals and objectives are similar to those in the past,” Sachi said, noting that the CIP is updated every year. He outlined major projects over the next five years, along with costs, as follows:

of the roughest roads in the city), Dwinnell Avenue, Hazel Avenue, Laurel Road, Linden Street, Moccasin Street, Morgan Street and Quail.

The project will involve roadway reclamation, gravel paving and storm sewer improvements.

• Projected costs: $7.6 million.

Proposed in 2019 • First phase of CSAH 12 improvements, Ideal Avenue to Hilton Trail.

• An Echo Lake improvement project was pushed off to 2020.

• Projected costs: $1.85 million.

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• Phase three of the four-phase historic district street reconstruction project.

“The project is huge and affects many residents,” noted the WSB engineer.

“It requires unique design considerations along the narrow and challenging streets.”

• The Streetcar Trail will be improved along Forest Avenue. That wasn't on the docket but a DNR grant for $150,000 moved the timeline to 2018.

Alignment will be fi nalized and right of way and easements determined for acquisition. The trail will be constructed in 2019.

• Improvements to streets in the Briarwood Avenue neighborhood are planned, as are utilities along Quality Street and Ideal Avenue.

Roadways included: Briarwood (one

• Final year of historic district redevelopment, phase four.

• Improvements to White Bear Lake outlet.

• Storm sewer pond maintenance.

• Projected costs: $6.2 million.

Proposed in 2021 • Next phase of Stillwater Road improvements, Hilton to Mahtomedi Avenue.

• Projected cost $850,000.

Proposed in 2022 • Street improvements, to be determined.

• Total estimated cost $2 million.

“The numbers are impressive,” Sachi noted. “It shows the City Council is strong about maintaining our infrastructure.”

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Amy L. Borgeson 406 Wacouta St. #604 St. Paul, MN 55101 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: October 24, 2017 Signed: Amy L. Borgeson, owner Published two times in the White Bear Press on November 8 and 15, 2017.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 2017 A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held Thursday, October 12, 2017, 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 School Board Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; Superintendent Mark Larson, ex officio; and Emma Shores, school board student representative. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA-School Board Chair Lucy Payne noted the $1,166.42 in donations and expressed the school board/ district’s formal thank you. Donovan moved, Schwartz seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 6-0. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION- A) Student/Staff/Community Recognition- The following students and staff were recognized by the school board and administration: Teacher of the Year: Kathryn Mackin. Capitol Division’s High School Principal of the Year by the MN Association of Secondary School Principals: Kathe Nickelby. 2018 National Merit Program Semifinalists: Alec Jann and Andrew Krier. Not Present: Annika Sougstad. 2018 National Merit Program Commended Scholars: Payton Baker, Benjamin Dohmeier, Noah Eberhard and Haley Oswald. Not Present: Julia Farraher and Aidan Flick. B) Mahtomedi High School – Innovation- Principal Kathe Nickleby referenced the innovative programs of Lunch & Learn and the Capstone Program at Mahtomedi High School and then introduced Science Teacher Jim Lane. Lane presented on the four levels of inquiry: confirmation, structured inquiry, guided inquiry and open inquiry with the shift from teacher to student centered learning. Students learn to ask better questions through the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Leaning (POGIL), Project/Problem/Place Base Learning (PBL) and the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). Lane stated to create future innovators you need to nurture a questioning attitude, independent thought and learning.

Science and cross curriculum Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are helping to inspire more innovative teaching from Kindergarten through Grade 12. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE- School Board Student Representative Emma Shores reported on the events at Mahtomedi High School. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the minutes from the August 10, 2017, special meeting. Carried 6-0.

Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the minutes from the September 14, 2017, school board meeting. Carried 6-0. Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the minutes from the September 28, 2017, study session. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. B) Quarterly Financial Update-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, gave an update on the first quarter of the 2017-2018 fiscal year which included a budget summary comparison of the current year with the previous two years. Each quarter the administration will provide a budget update for the school board in order analyze the current budget, anticipate any budget variances or necessary adjustments and to provide financial clarity. C) Mahtomedi Compensation Plan-Sara Dusek, Achievement and Integration and Quality Compensation (Q-Comp) Coordinator, reported to the school board members on the goal creation process, state goal requirements

The CIP will be officially adopted in December.

Sachi also discussed two feasibility reports that are part of the CIP: one for the Quail Street utility extension, and one for Briarwood Avenue area improvements.

The Quail Street sewer and water extensions will be funded through special assessments and include a stretch from Briarwood to a point 330 feet west of Quail and Quail Street to a point 950 feet north of Briarwood.

A petition presented in June from five residents at 1610 Briarwood Ave., 1651 Briarwood Ave., 231 Quail St., 222 Quail St. and 251 Quail St. requested sanitary sewer. More residents will be served beyond those who petitioned. A water main connection is part of the feasibility study.

Estimated costs are $498,000 for sewer and $193,000 for water. Eleven lots will be served by the improvements at a cost per unit of $27,700, assessed to the property owner. One property owner will be assessed for four potential lots.

Councilman Dick Brainerd asked Sachi what happens if a property owner doesn't want the improvement. “It doesn't matter,” the engineer replied. “It is in the council's hands to proceed.”

City Attorney Jay Karlovich said property owners can appeal the assessment if the property value doesn't go up by the amount assessed. Also, a petitioned project is approved by three-fifths vote instead of four-fifths.

Councilwoman Lael Ramaley asked

and the goals the school sites submitted to Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) for Q-Comp, all with a focus on closing the achievement gap. ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval of the Resolution for the Renewal of the Designation of the Identified Official with Authority for the MDE External User Access Recertification System-Schwartz moved, Donovan seconded, approval of the Resolution for the Renewal of the Designation of Superintendent Mark Larson as the Identified Official with Authority for the MDE External User Access Recertification System. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT-Donovan moved, Stout seconded, adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:07 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 November 15, 2017.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES OCTOBER 26, 2017 A Study Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held Thursday, October 26, 2017, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center -Community Room. CALL TO ORDERMeeting called to order at 7:02 p.m.by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout and Superintendent Mark Larson, ex officio. Also present: Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services; Beth Sneden, Professional Development and Special Education Supervisor and Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Payne moved to amend the agenda by adding item 4. F. MSBA Nondiscrimination Policy Resolution. McGraw seconded. Carried 6-0. Donovan moved, Schwartz seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/ INFORMATION ITEMS- A) Sleep and School Start Time Presentation-Superintendent Mark Larson and school board members discussed the following regarding school start times: wellness goals, MN Sleep Society Study, school start time scenarios, student transportation/busing, before and after school activities, sports, before and after school daycare and the themes of the community’s questions, concerns and emails. The administration and school board members have held presentations/listening sessions for staff at each of the buildings and for the community at the October 5 PTO meeting, October 23 Chautaugua Fine Arts Center and the next listening session will be on November 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the District Education Center. Dr. Larson also met with the Mahtomedi High School Student Leadership Council (SLC). All of the sleep study and school start time information/links are on the district website. School board members requested additional information on the Region 4AA Section school start times/proposed changes, community sports associations’ impact, the capacity/cost of the Mahtomedi Adventure Club (MAC) afterschool care program and any other available research on earlier start times for elementary students. Also discussed was a possible transportation audit or parent/student survey. B) Fund Balance Policy – Philosophy-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, presented on the district’s Fund Balance Policy which included: analysis of the current policy, history of the unassigned general fund balance, comparison to other districts, the importance of a healthy fund balance and future forecasting. Mahtomedi’s current policy requires a minimum unassigned general fund balance of 8% of the total general fund expenditures. The 2016-2017 audit report will be presented December 9 and the Truth and Taxation presentation will be December 14 at the regular school board meetings. C) Early Childhood, Finance and Facilities Structures-Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability, and Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, discussed with school board members a crossroad initiative which included: creating a designated early childhood space at the District Education Center by moving the district office to the high school media center, thus creating space at Wildwood Elementary for additional K-2 sections; creating a new makerspace at the high school for innovative/creative inquiry based learning, technology and a social area. Menozzi and Viker explained the need to identify under/ over utilized areas in each of the buildings and create additional classroom sections at the preschool and elementary levels for sustain enrollment to the middle and high schools to create budget stability. D) Future Calendar Items-Superintendent Mark Larson reviewed upcoming meetings with school board members: an additional December 7 School Board Study Session, changing the January 4 Personnel Committee Meeting to an Enrollment Committee Meeting and adding a two hour equity session with a facilitator to the July 12 School Board Retreat. E) Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF) and N.E. Metro 916 Foundation Fall Fund Drives-The school board members and Superintendent Larson agree to 100% participation in donating to the MAEF and N.E. Metro 916 Foundation Fall Fund Drives. F) Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) Nondiscrimination Policy Resolution-Schwartz move to rescind the MSBA Nondiscrimination Policy Resolution, Donovan seconded. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT-McGraw moved, Stout seconded, adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned

about the need for dewatering permits for the utility projects.

Sachi explained that groundwater often seeps into a trench when digging a sewer or water main. Contractors dewater by pumping out the water, which then flows to a wetland or storm sewer.

The District Court ruling Aug. 30 on the lake level lawsuit prohibits the DNR from issuing dewatering permits within five miles of White Bear Lake.

“There is a threshold,” Sachi noted.

“We can still dewater if it's under 10,000 gallons a day. After that, we have to stop.

We will be writing into specifications the special conditions for the contractor so they're aware. The nice thing about Quail is we don't think it will be a problem. Briarwood will be more difficult and we may have to look at trenchless technology. We've had a lot of internal discussion about that order. It's crippling construction projects.”

The street improvement project is estimated to cost $948,000. The city would pay $522,000; storm water utility funds would provide $65,000; assessed property owners would contribute $285,000, with the city of Dellwood paying $76,000. Single-family homes will be assessed $2,700 per unit.

The feasibility report was accepted and a public hearing on the improvements was scheduled for Dec. 5.

Construction would commence summer 2018 for the projects.

at 9:00 p.m. Submitted by Julie McGraw, Clerk.

A full version of the minutes are available atwww.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on November 15, 2017.

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: 06/25/2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $131,770.80 MORTGAGOR(S): Mark J. Neudecker, single MORTGAGEE: Beneficial Loan & Thrift Co. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 07/23/2003 as Doc # 3649617 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 02/12/2016 Assignment recorded: 03/09/2016 Assignment recording information: Doc No A04598219 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 27.29.22.44.0049 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 4, BLOCK 3, KUHL’S 2ND ADDITION TO ST. PAUL Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1764 Bush Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55106 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Beneficial Loan & Thrift Co. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE $126,503.23 AS OF 11/30/2017.

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, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 01/10/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey 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 July 10, 2018, or the next business day if July 10, 2018 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: 11/06/2017-11/10/2017 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, 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 November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6 and 13, 2017.

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CITY OF MAHTOMEDI WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT HEARING BRIARWOOD AREA IMPROVEMENTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Mahtomedi will hold a public hearing and meet in the City Council Chambers at 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 to consider the making of the following improvements in the 2018 Public Improvement Program. The scope of the improvements will be discussed and decided at the public hearing.

PROJECT 2016-02 BRIARWOOD AVENUE, DWINNELL AVENUE, HAZEL AVENUE, LAUREL ROAD, LINDEN STREET, MOCCASIN STREET, MORGAN STREET, AND QUAIL STREET. This project includes roadway reclamation, gravel roadway paving and miscellaneous storm sewer and improvements to the following streets: • Briarwood Avenue from Quail Street to Dwinnell Avenue • Dwinnell Avenue from Briarwood Avenue to Quail Street • Hazel Avenue • Laurel Road from Quail Street to its second intersection with Quail Street • Linden Street from Moccasin Street to Hazel Avenue • Moccasin Street from Dwinnell Avenue to Hazel Avenue • Morgan Street • Quail Street from Briarwood Avenue to Dwinnell Avenue ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT 2016-02 - $948,130. The estimated cost includes construction and overhead costs for the project. The overhead costs include funds for administration, legal, fiscal, engineering design, geotechnical exploration, preparation of plans and specifications, easement acquisition, field surveying, and inspection. The overhead costs are estimated at 28% of the construction cost. Given the scope of the project, a 10% contingency has been included. The estimated unit prices for construction costs are based on actual bid tabulations from recent local projects of similar scope. The project cost estimates reflect the estimated construction cost, which includes contractor costs for labor, equipment and materials. Estimated costs include all utility improvement costs associated with street reconstruction.

The area proposed to be specially assessed is generally described as properties abutting or with direct access to streets within the project area. The properties proposed to be specially assessed are more particularly described in the project feasibility study by address and/or by using Washington County property tax parcel identification information.

The project is proposed to be specially assessed against tax parcels abutting or with direct access to said improvements. The area, described above, will be subject to special assessment of the project costs pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. The City’s Consulting Engineer will be present to describe the physical and financial impact of the proposed project as described in the project feasibility study and proposed plans and specifications.

Persons desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at said time and place of the public hearing. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing.

The City’s assessment policy is on file with the City Clerk. The City’s assessment policy is immediately available for public inspection by contacting the City Clerk Mary Solie at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota 55115, or by telephone at 651-426-3344.

The City’s project feasibility study will be on file with the City Clerk on or before the date of the hearing and said feasibility study will be available for public inspection by contacting the City Clerk Mary Solie at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, Minnesota 55115, or by telephone at 651-426-3344.

The feasibility study includes the estimated cost of the improvement as recommended, a reasonable estimate of the total amount to be assessed, and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for affected parcels. Any updates on estimated assessment amounts will be available at the hearing together with the assessment methodology. A reasonable estimate of the total amount to be assessed and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for all affected parcels will be available at the hearing.

Mary Solie, City Clerk Published two times in the White Bear Press on Nov. 15 and 22, 2017.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Vadnais Heights City Council is considering a franchise fee on utility bills to assist in the annual repair and replacement of our city streets. The city will be discussing the matter at two upcoming City Council meetings on November 15, 2017 and December 6, 2017. There will be Public Hearings and the City Council is eager to hear your feedback. The city has set up a webpage explaining our challenges with street repair. Visit our website and search “Franchise Fee” for more information and the proposed rates. City Council is considering rate options at these meetings.

If you have questions, please contact City Administrator Kevin Watson at 651.204.6010 or at kevin.watson@cityvadnaisheights.com.

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: November 2, 2017 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15, 2017.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights City Council will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider a resolution transmitting the City of Vadnais Heights’ support for the layout for SP 6285-158,062649-040 (Rice Street (CSAH 49) Interchange at I-694 Project).

Anyone wishing to be heard in regards to this matter will be given an opportunity at this time. Information regarding the Layout is available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Kevin Watson, City Administrator, at 651-204-6010 or kevin.watson@cityvadnaisheights.com.

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: November 2, 2017 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15, 2017.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights City Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider an application submitted by the City of Vadnais Heights, for an Amendment to the Zoning Code to Chapter 6 (Zoning Administration) concerning zoning application procedures.

Anyone wishing to be heard in regard to this matter will be given an opportunity at this time. The application materials are available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning/Community Development Director, at 651204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com.

FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: November 9, 2017 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15, 2017.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING TRUTH IN TAXATION AND ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of White Bear Lake will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the

www.presspubs.com Council Chambers to consider: 1) Truth in Taxation – Proposed 2017 Tax Levy, Collectable in 2018 2) Adoption of a proposed Body Worn Camera Policy Additionally, the draft policy for Body Worn Cameras is available in City Hall and posted on the City’s website at www.whitebearlake.org for public comment and input. Public comments and input may be emailed to contact@ whitebearlake.org or mailed to 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

All persons who desire to be heard on these matters will be given the opportunity at this meeting.

Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on November 15, 2017.

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, November 27, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following requests: A. Case No. 17-5-CUP: A request by Division 25, LLC on behalf of Lund’s and Byerly’s for Development Stage Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval per Code Section 1301.070 for Tower Crossing – Phase II to permit a 47,000 square foot grocery store for the property located at 4630 Centerville Road.

B. Case No. 17-2-PUD, 17-4-CUP and 17-23-V: A request by Violet Montessori for a Conditional Use Permit for a day care facility, per Code Section 1302.140; a 30-foot variance from the 30-foot front yard setback requirement along Murray Avenue, per the same Code Section, to allow the fence and play area in a front yard; and “General Concept” & “Development Plan” stage approval of a Planned Unit Development for signage per Code Section 1301.070 to allow projecting signs; all in order to allow the establishment and operation of a 30 student Montessori for the property located at 2025 4th Street.

Unless continued by the Planning Commission, these cases will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.

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 this application, 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 November 15, 2017.

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-COR24037R-KR OPENING DATE: 11/30/17 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, SEEKS A QUALIFIED VENDOR TO PROVIDE IGNITION INTERLOCK SERVICES TO CLIENTS OF RAMSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. SOLICITATION: RFB-MEDEX-2828-KBB OPENING DATE: 12/14/17 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER TISSUE PROCUREMENT ROOM FOR PURPOSES OF PROCURING HUMAN CADAVERIC TISSUE. SOLICITATION: RFP-PRR2203-KB OPENING DATE: 01/04/2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAX, RECORDS & ELECTION SERVICES AND COUNTY ASSESSOR DEPARTMENTS, SEEKS A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS (“CONTRACTOR” OR “PROPOSER”) WITH EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING PROPERTY TAX SOFTWARE (THE “SYSTEM”), TO ASSIST BOTH DEPARTMENTS WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TAX PARCEL BASE AND ASSESSMENT, CALCULATION, BILLING, COLLECTION AND SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES AND PROVISION OF REQUISITE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS. The System is to include software and HARDWARE AS APPROPRIATE, AND THE COUNTY REQUIRES RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES, SUPPORT SERVICE, TRAINING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”). THE SYSTEM MUST BE INTEROPERATBLE, FLEXIBLE, REPSONSIVE AND ADAPTABLE TO MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COUNTY. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: PLATO BUILDING, 90 W PLATO BLVD., ST. PAUL, MN 55107. DECEMBER 13, 2017. 1:00 PM CST. SOLICITATION: RFI-COMGR2291-MM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS END-USER BUYERS, DEVELOPERS OR DEVELOPMENT TEAMS WITH THE ABILITY, CREDENTIALS, FINANCIAL MEANS AND EXPERIENCE TO PURCHASE AND DEVELOP A 4.77 ACRE SITE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SAINT PAUL, KNOWN AS RAMSEY COUNTY RIVERFRONT PROPERTY. SOLICITATION: RFP-COR24492-KR OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 07, 2017 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, SEEKS MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS TO FACILITATE WEEKEND PROGRAMS, GIRL & BOY PROGRAMS, AND TO SERVE AS MENTORS. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: RAMSEY COUNTY METRO SQUARE BUILDING, 121 SEVENTH PLACE EAST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55101, IN ROOM 2 IN THE LOWER LEVEL. NOVEMBER 27, 2017. 2:00 P.M. CST. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15, 2017.

WEST OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF INTENT RUNNING OF AN AERATION SYSTEM ON BALD EAGLE LAKE The West Oaks Homeowners Association hereby gives notice of its intention to install and operate an aeration system in public waters located at their dock site situated on the northwest side of Bald Eagle Lake starting on or about November 21, 2017 until Ice Out. Published two times in the White Bear Press on November 15 and 22, 2017.

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: 06/02/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $36,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): David R. Hofgren, a single man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans of Minnesota, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 06/14/2006 as Document No. 1967086 in the Office of the County Register of Deeds, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Old Republic Insurance Company Assignment dated: 07/26/2017 Assignment recorded: 07/31/2017 Assignment recording information: Document No. T02593161 Assignee: West Coast Capital Group, Inc.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 Assignment dated: 07/26/2017 Assignment recorded: 07/31/2017 Assignment recording information: Document No. T02593162 All in the records of the County Register of Deeds in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 08.30.23.14.0028 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 14, BLOCK 12, PINEWOOD TERRACE NO. 4, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. Torrens Certificate No.559583 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5299 Raymond Avenue, Mounds View, MN 55112 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Countrywide Home Loans of Minnesota, Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: FCI Lender Services, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $57,729.26 AS OF 10/31/2017.

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: 11/29/2017 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 May 29, 2018, or the next business day if May 29, 2018 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: 10/09/2017 - 10/13/2017 West Coast Capital 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 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8 and 15, 2017.

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: 11/02/2001 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $153,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Kimberly A. Volkert, an unmarried woman, Bradley C. Kopisca, an unmarried man MORTGAGEE: Key Mortgage Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 02/11/2002 as Document No. 1861764 in the Office of the County Recorder, Dakota County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: National City Mortgage Co. dba Accubanc Mortgage Assignment dated: 11/02/2001 Assignment recorded: 02/11/2002 Assignment recording information: Document No. 1861765 Assignee: PNC Bank, National Association Assignment dated: 03/21/2016 Assignment recorded: 03/28/2016 Assignment recording information: Document No. 3120285 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Dakota County, MN. TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 02-82203-01-150 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 15, BLOCK 1, VISTA VIEW 4TH ADDITION, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. ABSTRACT PROPERTY Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1540 Circle Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Key Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: PNC Mortgage, a division of PNC Bank, NA THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $119,964.03 AS OF 11/30/2017.

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 Dakota County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 12/14/2017 at 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 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 June 14, 2018, or the next business day if June 14, 2018 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: 10/30/2017-11/03/2017 PNC Bank, National Association, 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 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and December 6, 2017.

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Action team works to curb appetite for energy MAHTOMEDI — Noting it wants to be a regional leader in efforts to both reduce energy consumption and produce renewable energy, the city has developed an Energy Action Plan.

Over the past nine months, Mahtomedi’s Energy Action Team, working with Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy, developed the plan to cut energy use and generate renewable energy. The plan was adopted by the City Council last month.

As part of its Energy Action Plan, Mahtomedi has set a bold goal of achieving a 30 percent reduction in energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. This Energy Action Plan represents an important first step that will ultimately lead to an estimated 71 percent reduction in the community’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving the goals in this plan will also help residents and businesses in the community reduce energy use, saving money on utility bills.

“The Energy Action Plan will help Mahtomedi

achieve its energy savings goals and at the same time residents will realize cost savings as a result of implementing the plan,” said City Administrator Scott Neilson.

Mahtomedi residents, schools, congregations, and businesses will work collaboratively with the city to serve as a regional leader in shrinking the community’s carbon footprint. Accomplishing the goals outlined in the Energy Action Plan will require the proactive engagement of all community members in taking energy action and motivating others to do the same.

The plan was developed by a team of community stakeholders convened by the city to participate in the planning process. This Energy Action Team included staff, local business representatives, representatives from educational institutions, and community volunteers. The team met in two in-person workshops, and one web-based workshop led by Partners in Energy facilitators to review energy use data, determine

MAHTOMEDI CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Mahtomedi City Council conducted the following business at its Nov. 6 meeting: • Approved hiring of Public Works Director Bob Goebel. Goebel has worked for the city for 22 years, serving as lead maintenance operator since 2001. He also grew up in Mahtomedi. His starting salary is $89,627.

• Presented a certificate of achievement in excellence of financial reporting to Finance Director Scott Schaefer. This is the city's 26 consecutive year in receiving the award from the Government Finance Officers Association.

• Directed staff to perform a traffic study on Dwinnell Avenue in anticipation of the future Lake Links trail. The current plan is for bicyclists and vehicles to share the marked road on Briarwood from Quail to Dwinnell. Those roads will be improved in 2018, which may impact traffic volume.

• Directed staff to invite the Washington County sheriff to a future council meeting to talk about the increase in crime in the area.

priorities and develop actionable strategies to achieve energy goals.

The Energy Action Plan outlines three main focus areas where the community will target its efforts: residents, particularly single-family homeowners; institutions and businesses, including city buildings, as well as schools and congregations; and promoting renewable energy adoption. The plan includes specific short- and long-term strategies for engaging each sector. A complete version of the plan can be found at www.ci.mahtomedi.mn.us.

To help launch its efforts, the city requests that residents complete a survey to provide input on the best ways to reach residents with energy-related information. Find the survey at the following link: https:// tinyurl.com/Mahtomedi-energy-survey.

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2017 ELECTION RESULTS • Heard a plea from Rice Creek Watershed District Manager John Waller to work with other cities to establish a coalition on stormwater plans.

There are 11 cities from Washington County in the district who contribute $842,000. Of that, $177,000 is contributed

by Mahtomedi. “How much is spent back in your city?” Waller asked. “You have stormwater and flooding issues. It's the reason I'm here. In order for money to return to cities, we have to use a local water management plan as a tool. White Bear Lake is not considered a resource of concern, despite all the interest the last few years. Yet $1 million has been spent on Bald Eagle Lake. If the money isn't spent locally, it's opened up to all cities in the watershed district. See about getting some of that $800,000 coming back. Otherwise it will go downstream.”

Debra Neutkens

Municipal races in Mahtomedi and White Bear Lake yielded the following results: Candidates Steve Wolgamot and Jeff Ledermann will fill the two open Mahtomedi City Council seats. Councilman Joel Schilling and longtime Councilwoman Lael Ramaley did not file for re-election. Of the four candidates, Wolgamot received 585 votes, or 31 percent; Ledermann received 543 votes, or 29 percent; Colin Johnson received 449 votes, or 24 percent, and Tony Yarusso received 312 votes, or 16 percent.

There were eight write-ins.

In White Bear Lake, incumbent Mayor Jo Emerson will serve another term. She received 79 percent of the votes, or 2,222. Her opponent, Jeff Brown, received 17 percent, or 483 votes. There were 96 write-ins.

Two City Council members, Doug Biehn, Ward 2, and Kevin Edberg, Ward 4, ran unopposed.

Results for the mayoral race didn't appear until Wednesday morning.

When asked if there was a glitch, Joe Mansky, Ramsey County elections manager, said they didn't find out about the problem until Wednesday morning. “On our end, we got a positive response that data we had transferred to the state's website was received,” he said. “It wasn't until we checked it visually that we found out that wasn't the case. We're not sure why, but we think it was a problem with one of the memory devices we were using. We'll continue to look into it. We ended up manually entering data off our reports for White Bear's mayoral race.”

Debra Neutkens

BUSINESS BRIEFS Healing from inside out Opening its doors this month in downtown White Bear Lake is Soul Chiro, a clinic that takes a holistic approach to health care. It focuses on healing from the inside out, helping patients achieve greater communication within the brain and body. By enhancing the body’s awareness, chiropractor Shannon McCarthy helps patients reduce tension, adapt to stress, and experience an overall increase in well-being and discover more peace and ease in their body. The new clinic is located at 4760 Banning Ave., Suite 218. Call 651-762-2985 or visit www. mysoulchiro.com.

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Young professionals group launches second class The Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC) is launching the second year of the Northeast Metro Young Professionals (NMYP). The group focuses on developing leadership skills and civic involvement. Program activities will include speakers, tours, community service activities and social events. NMYP meets once a month during the workday beginning in February; meetings run through the end of 2018. The group is for workers from all industries age 21 to 35 who work or live in the northeast metro.

The program fee is $400 for the year and commitment from the applicant’s employer is required. Applications will be accepted on the VHEDC website through Jan. 19. For more information, visit vhedc.com.

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Full moon brings out busy beavers A White Bear Township homeowner on the north end of Bald Eagle Lake said November’s full moon brought out an efficient nighttime crew. “Beavers removed 10 growing trees from our shoreline over a period of a few days,” said Tom Vanderpool. “Very tidy. First they fell them, then remove the small branches and then the trunk. Nothing is left but gnawed wood chips the size of your thumb.”

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Emma is in 7th grade at Central Middle School in WBL. She is making great strides in developing her math skills. Math concepts at her grade level are beginning to make more sense to her due to her constant exposure to Mathnasium materials. Her number sense, problem solving and reasoning skills are developing “exponentially.” Above all, Emma is feeling more confident in attacking non-routine problems at her grade level and that is why she is the September Student of the Month.

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“THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER” (R) [DISTURBING VIOLENT AND SEXUAL CONTENT, SOME GRAPHIC NUDITY, AND LANGUAGE.] — After a charismatic cardiothoracic surgeon (Colin Farrell), who has a drinking problem befriends the disturbed teenage son (Barry Keoghan) whose father died on his operating table, and then learns that the vengeful teenager has mysterious, sinister powers that threaten the lives of his beautiful ophthalmologist wife (Nicole Kidman) and two children (Raffey Cassidy and Sunny Suljic) in Cincinnati in this slow-building, dark, somber, original, chilling, well-acted, tragic, starstudded (Alicia Silverstone and Bill Camp), 121-minute psychological thriller, he desperately searches for a way to save his family.

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“SUBURBICON” (R) [VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE, AND SOME SEXUALITY.] — After two thugs (Glenn Fleshler and Alex Hassell) terrorize a controlling businessman (Matt Damon), his disabled wife (Julianne Moore) and her twin sister, and his son (Noah Jupe) and an African-American family (Karimah Westbrook, Leith M. Burke and Tony Espinosa) moves in next door during the 1950s in this dark, wacky, well-acted, violent, stardotted (Oscar Isaac, James Handy, Steve Monroe and Hope Banks), 104-minute Coen brother comedic thriller directed by George Clooney and reminiscent of film noir cinema of the era, the idyllic suburban community is forever changed.

“WALKING OUT” (PG-13) [BLOODY INJURY IMAGES, SOME THEMATIC ELEMENTS, AND BRIEF STRONG LANGUAGE,] — When a father (Matt Bomer), who reminisces about hunting with his own father (Bill Pullman), takes his estranged, 14-year-old son (Josh Wiggins) hunting for moose and elk in the snowcapped mountains of Montana in this intense, down-to-earth, heartbreaking, 96-minute thriller based on David Quammen’s short story and highlighted by stunning scenery and photography, they must work together to survive after they both become injured in the woods.

WENDY SCHADEWALD The preceding films were reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who has been a Twin Cities film critic since 1986. To see more of her film reviews, log on to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com

©1986 through 2017 by Wendy Schadewald

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“THOR: RAGNAROK” (PG-13) [INTENSE SEQUENCE OF SCI-FI VIOLENCE AND ACTION, AND BRIEF SUGGESTIVE MATERIAL.] — When the evil firstborn (Cate Blanchett) of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) returns from exile to Asgard to rule over its people and the universe in this humor-filled, entertaining, action-packed, fast-paced, violent, 3D, starstudded (Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Keith Urban, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Clancy Brown, Matt Damon, Ken Watanabe, Rachel House and Stan Lee), 130-minute film dominate by terrific special effects, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Loki (Thomas Hiddleston), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and a hard-drinking Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) escape from a planet where prisoners compete in mortal, gladiatorial-style combat in an arena and return to Asgard to take down Odin’s powerful daughter and to save its people.

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Gen Zs come together to serve communities near and far

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM AND SARA MARIE MOORE QUAD EDITOR AND VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

ST. PAUL — Local students earned their ticket to an inspirational entertainment event at the Xcel Energy Center during the school day Nov. 8 by performing local and global service projects through WE, a worldwide community of youth involved in volunteerism.

“I am so proud of all of you,” Minnesota Commissioner of Education Brenda Cassellius said to a crowd of 18,000 youth from across the state.

Students completed a variety of service projects to get to WE Day to sway with the entertainers and scream at the speakers' inspiration.

Mahtomedi Middle School students collected funds to buy toys for local families in need during the holidays, said eighth-grader Addie Showers. Students went shopping to fulfi ll anonymous wish lists, she noted. They also collected school supplies for students in Haiti.

Students said they were inspired by the speakers at the event. Nkobwa Ngunu said she was inspired by anti-bullying activist Lizzie Velasquez, who spoke on how she overcame cyberbullying when someone posted a video of her online as the world's ugliest woman. Velasquez was born with a rare condition that prevents her from gaining weight. Tolu Akintola

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Oneka Elementary fifth-graders Vaughn Larson, Sophie Pratt and Aida Thiam attended WE Day with teacher Maggie Clark.

said she was inspired by a video showing how young entrepreneurs and inventors can be. She said she wants to write a book.

Jackie Ong said she was inspired by people from all races, religions and beliefs coming together to inspire the next generation. Thirty eighth graders from Mahtomedi Middle School attended the event.

Speakers included former Canadian First Lady Margaret Trudeau, author Jacqueline Saunders, anti-bullying activist Lizzie Velasquez, Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez, journalist Ann Curry, actress Rasheda Ali, University of Minnesota track athletes Brad Neumann and Justin Rabon, who shared about when they came out as gay, and dancer Adrianne Haslet, who survived the 2013 Boston bombing and continues to dance and run with a prosthetic leg. Students were entertained by Grace VanderWaal, Jessie Reyez and the Kenyan Boys Choir.

Students from White Bear Lake Area Schools also attended the event.

Thirty three fi fth-grade students from Oneka Elementary School in Hugo earned their way from various service projects led by the Student Council and Bears Official Service Superheroes (BOSS) programs last year.

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Thirty Mahtomedi Middle School eighth-graders earned their way to WE Day, an inspirational entertainment event at the Xcel Energy Center Nov. 8, by completing local and global service projects.

“It really exposes them to a diverse array of service opportunities from the young to the old, to a population that our students might otherwise not engage with,” said fi fth-grade teacher Maggie Clark.

In order to attend WE Day, students had to write an essay about the service they have done and wanted to do in the future, and why WE Day was important for them to attend. Teachers selected the essays they felt were best.

Sophie Pratt, Aida Thiam and Vaughn Larson all agreed the day was fi lled with fun and felt the day inspired them to help create change in the world, to help others and to stay positive.

WE Day is hosted by WE Charity, which began as Free the Children by Canadian brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger.

Minnesota was the fi rst state to host a WE Day event.

The school event began in Toronto 10 years ago as an award for students who participated in the WE Schools volunteer program.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH AIDE

FULL-TIME 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR $20.79 per hour

Chisago County Public Health Division is seeking to fill a Full-Time Community Health Outreach Aide. This position provides support within the Public Health Division. Child & Teen Check-up Outreach Program, Follow Along Program, Public Health Preparedness and provides collaborative efforts for public health clinics. Performs administrative office duties and support to public health promotion activities.

Closing date is: November 20, 2017.

Apply at: www.chisagocounty.us. Please include a resume. Qualifications include: graduation from HS or equivalent, plus 2-3 years of solid office clerical experience and training or education in a health care setting is preferred. Computer literacy is a must.

This position will report to our North Branch location.

You will receive, screen and dispatch emergency & non-emergency 911 calls for Police/Fire/EMS within Chisago County. You must be able to multi-task, work under stressful conditions, be highly detail orientated and have good map reading skills. You may have to rotate shifts. This is a highly confidential position. Mandatory written testing by invitation, will be scheduled. Qualified candidates will be screened and invited to the testing on either December 14th or 15th. Deadline to apply is 11/29/2017.

Apply at www.chisagocounty.us. Must be able to pass a rigorous background check and psychological screen.

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WHITE BEAR/VADNAIS HEIGHTS PRESS

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White Bear Lake, 4801 Hwy 61 N, Ste 100, (651) 426-1671 | Forest Lake Office, 56 E Broadway, Ste 104, (651) 464-5555

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Buyer demand is still strong. Call me!

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ONE LEVEL TOWNHOME Private end unit townhome features an open floor plan, 2 bedrooms, and a sun room. Zero steps. Very accessible.

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NEW PRICE CLEARWATER.. SANDY ESPE Creek, Spacious 2 St Walk-Out Greatrm W/Fp, Kit/DR W/ Hardwood Fl, MBR Suite + 3BR’s, 3BA’s, Sun rm, Mn Fl Laundry, Private Back Yard, 3 Car Gar.

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MAHTOMEDI 5 BEDROOMS Spectacular home located on a quiet cul-de-sac lot. Landscaped, private lot offering great value. Close to schools. Flexible Closing Date.

BALD EAGLE LAKE Gorgeous Wooded Setting, Wonderful Potential To Remodel Or Build Your Dream Home, Approved For A 2 Lot Split. 185 Ft Of Shoreline.

COMING SOON! Stunning one level 5 BR home on quiet .48 acre cul-de-sac in Shoreview!

Hardwood, Cambria, screen porch, oversize 3-stall garage, open floor plan.

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Fabulous upgrades! Convenient WOLKERSTORFER location - perfect condition - 651-653-2482 Don’t wait!

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JIM WALKER 651 303-7143

Wooded and Lakefront Lots Available in Mahtomedi. Home/Land packages from $900K. Build with DeWitt Homes.

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Build Your Dream Home On A Beautiful Wooded Lot In Birchwood, Perfect For A Walk-Out!

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YOUR HOME HERE! Looking to buy or sell? Team Walker would be eager to help!

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