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Local teen stars in ‘Nutcracker’ BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
VADNAIS HEIGHTS — Grace Watkins, 13, dances about 20 to 30 hours a week. For years, she has performed in Ballet Minnesota's “The Classic Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. “I have performed in this ‘Nutcracker’ for many years – since I was 7,” Grace said. She has played several parts in the show, including a SEE NUTCRACKER, PAGE 8A
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Tree of Light and Remembrance Nicki Stiepan reads from a list of names to a crowd gathered at Triangle Park in Mahtomedi during the Tree of Light and Remembrance ceremony Friday evening Dec. 2. She was among several local residents who read names to remember and honor loved ones during the 16th year of the annual tradition, which is also a fundraising event for the Mahtomedi Area Food Shelf.
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Up-and-coming musician ‘Grew Up Home’ BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Jake Nelson's release of his first single, “Grew Up Home,” along with a music video shot around town has cast the 2007 White Bear Lake Area High School alum in the local spotlight. The music video already had about 27,000 views as of press time, several thousand more than the population of White Bear Lake. Nelson released the single and music video on Black Friday, he said. “Grew Up Home” will be part of the
singer and songwriter's first studio album, scheduled to be released next spring. The video, filmed by a friend, Rolland JN Nisben of Odd Fish Films, includes iconic shots around White Bear Lake, including Cup and Cone and the Manitou Island bridge. “There was a definite risk in crossing the bridge,” Nelson said, noting he didn't get caught but has been shooed off the private bridge in the past. The shot was taken from a camera attached on Nelson's old Cadillac, he said. Now living in St. Paul, Nelson has positive memories
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of growing up in the city. “I was born and raised in White Bear Lake,” he said. “White Bear is such a great town. The people are so friendly. It has got like a family feel to it, even though it has grown during the years. It is a family-oriented town and it is a beautiful place. I think everyone who grows up in White Bear Lake knows what I am talking about.” Nelson makes frequent visits to White Bear to visit his mom, and plays at Tally's Dockside in the summers. “I am in White Bear at least a couple times a week,”
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Makenna Cook, 14, of Dellwood and a freshman at Mahtomedi High School, recently self-published a novel, “Beyond the Walls of Wonderland.” It is available on amazon.com. The book is about Alice and her sisters on a dangerous journey in Wonderland. Makenna played Alice in the Circus Juventas production of “Wonderland” in St. Paul this summer, which inspired her to write the book. “When I accepted the role of Alice, there were two other girls who had accepted the roles of Alice's older sister and younger sister,” Makenna explained. “Immediately, we became a family both inside and outside circus and formed a bond like none other. One day, I found myself in the library with nothing but an empty notebook and a pencil ... The only thing on my mind was the fact that I would get to see my friends that night, so I just started writing about them, about what it would be like if we lived in Wonderland and if we were actually sisters.”
The Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC) is launching a Northeast Metro Young Professionals (NMYP) group beginning in 2017. The group will focus on developing leadership skills and civic involvement. Program activities will include speakers, tours, community service activities and social events. The group is for workers age 21 to 35 from all industries, who work or live in the northeast metro. NMYP will meet once a month during the work day beginning in February. A culminating service project will be held next December. “We are thrilled to bring a cohort of young developing leaders together in the community to enhance their leadership skills while exposing them to more of the community in which they work and may live,” said Ling Becker, executive director of VHEDC. “We look forward to having an exciting fi rst year with a talented group of young business leaders.” The program fee is $300 for the year and commitment from the applicant’s employer is required. Applications will be accepted on the VHEDC website through Friday, Jan. 13. For more information, visit vhedc.com.
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ongratulations to our newly elected officials. These people have stepped up and should be commended for putting themselves out for public office. Most folks have a common goal to keep a community great and very few are in it because they have a vendetta or to prove a point. With that being said, they are taking a risk. They have to make decisions that affect everyone, and in the process open themselves up to criticism and sometimes controversy. I encourage residents to get out and support your elected officials by trying to follow what is happening at city council work or planning commisPublisher’s sessions sion meetings. In the coming years our communities will face View low-income and senior housCarter Johnson ing shortages, transportation challenges, and building and ordinance issues. Take time to attend a meeting to better understand what’s going on and help guide the future of our community. Send them letters of encouragement. Our elected officials are there to represent you, and city councils and boards should be a reflection of the diverse communities they serve. Diversity includes experience, education, business expertise, age, gender, and cultural and ethnic representation. Get involved by volunteering on committees or with events and begin to learn the systems, and encourage friends and neighbors to get involved, too. It might even inspire you to serve in an elected capacity in the future. Christmas Lights When we lived in western Wisconsin, the local paper started a Christmas light decoration competition. Being competitive, I challenged the neighbor and we went all out. We lived on the main street just a few blocks north of downtown, so we thought we would at least get the traffic to make it worthwhile. We shared in the rental of a cherry picker to string lights in the tops of the trees and line the roofs of our houses. In some ways, it was a Clark Griswold moment. Although we were not the winning house, we felt we did our part to bring a festive look to Main Street. Our family enjoys driving through neighborhoods in White Bear, Mahtomedi, Stillwater, North Oaks, and Shoreview to look at decorations. People are finding new ways to get creative. Plan an hour or so, load the family in the car with hot chocolate and drive through the neighborhoods in your area. As the season progresses, I hope people will keep their lights on through January as a sign of celebration. If you know of holiday light displays that should be publicly recognized, please tell us. Drone shows With drones being the hottest toy for the holidays last year, they are beginning to take the place of gunpowder. At theme parks like Disney, drones are set up with multi-colored LED lights and flown in patterns in place of a fi reworks show. The drones fly to pre-determined positions with the help of programming and GPS. The choreographed show boasts patterns, images and even nearly perfect patterns of our constellations. What is unique is how nimble and precise a drone can fly. They can illuminate the sky for minutes versus seconds, and they can turn lights on and off and move throughout the landscape. Not long ago, Disney was debuting fireworks launched with air pressure rather than gunpowder, which was reusable and allowed them to launch under different conditions. It might be years before we see drone shows in our own communities, but the technology is here. Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications. Distributed weekly in: • White Bear Lake • White Bear Township • Mahtomedi • Birchwood • Dellwood • Willernie • Gem Lake • Pine Springs • Portions of Grant MNA 2014 AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER
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You don’t like the flu shot? Let’s talk
ost people who have experienced the flu DO NOT skip their flu shot. Need more convincing? Have a seat; these facts might take your breath (and fear of needles) away. Like a cold front moving into Minnesota, the flu is on its way. It’s currently in South America and heading through Mexico and up to the with its Movers & states untimely arrival about the time Shakers we’re all unwrapCarolyn McClain ping Christmas gifts. Those of you who have not gotten your flu shot can bet on several things if you catch the flu: Fever It gets high, even 104/105 degrees. This is your body’s response to the flu virus as it works hard to produces antibodies to fight it. Muscle Aches Your entire body will feel achy and beyond miserable. The aches are a result of the fever. Essentially the heat in your body makes the small fibers in your muscles twitch (like when you work out). This twitching eventually makes you sore and achy. Cough Some, not all, flu patients get a dry cough.
Headache As if the fever and aches aren’t enough, a splitting headache is a typical flu symptom. LASTS 5-7 DAYS! Just when you think you can’t stand it anymore, you’ve got several days left of what is described as the worst feeling in the world. You can’t work. You’ll struggle to sleep. You will be on the couch, counting every minute of this torture. Still not convinced? Maybe you’ve heard you can get the flu even if you’ve had the flu shot. That’s correct, but here’s the KEY difference: If you’ve gotten a flu shot, the duration of the flu is much shorter and less intense. I have two children. One got the flu shot, the other (because of availability) did not. Both girls got the flu. One of them was sick for five days. The other, who received the shot, was better after only ONE DAY of being sick. Why? When you have a flu shot, your body produces antibodies to fight the flu. In 40-60% of cases (when the patient had the flu shot) the antibodies are enough to completely protect you from the flu virus if exposed. In the remaining cases, the antibodies aren’t enough, but the key is that they’ve already been produced. So, your body has a head start on the flu fight. If you don’t have a flu shot, it’s as though you’re stuck at the starting line of the race while everyone else is already on their way to the fi nish line. Without the flu shot you have no antibodies
and it will take your body 5-7 days to produce enough to beat the virus. Trust me, in this race, you don’t want to fi nish last. Still not convinced? In that case, keep the following information handy: On the onset of flu symptoms, you need to see the doctor as soon as possible. If we see you early, we can administer medication that may help reduce the length of the flu. We can’t give you a pill to stop the flu. You’ll still endure three to four days of agony, in the best case scenario. But, the medication (Tamiflu®) can reduce the longevity of the flu. The flu is a serious virus. It is known to cause serious implications especially for young children, the elderly and patients with conditions like asthma. Even healthy patients can fall victim to the flu. Last year we had a 41-year-old otherwise health woman come in with flu symptoms. She had been sick only a day and a half with no secondary infections. She was having trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital. While there her lungs quickly fi lled with fluid and she didn’t make it. The flu is a serious and potentially deadly virus. I don’t want you to end up The Urgency Room miserable because you didn’t do the one thing that can protect you: get a flu shot. Dr. Carolyn McClain is Medical Director of The Urgency Room.
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baffling aspect of our everchanging transportation system is the limited amount of formal education its users receive. Once someone gets their driver’s license there is no mandatory on-going education requirement for the majority of drivers who use our roads, yet we routinely encounter new users and have to quickly interpret new paint patterns and signs while driving. I’m surprised law enforcement hasn’t picked up on this. Education is the soft side of enforcement and their participation in on-going educational classes would give them another community touch point with people of every age, color and nationality across the country. Keeping up on rights and responsibilities, whether you are a motorized or non-motorized driver, that is, whether you drive a car or drive a bicycle or even a horse-drawn cart on Minnesota roads, is key to ensure we know how to interact with each other in those situations where we might rely on what we think is the law. Below are two local examples where
rights and responsibilities were assumed. One involves a guy in a truck and the other a police officer. Both involve Sunday mornings and a certified bicycle safety instructor, me. Clear sunny Sunday in late September. I am riding my bicycle south on U.S. Highway 61 in the right lane. My lights are on and I am wearing bright Movers & clothing. At Shady Lane a person driving Shakers a pick-up truck rushes behind me. He gets Michael Brooks up within a foot or two of my back wheel and then quickly passes (buzzes) me on the left. Neither of these two behaviors is news to anyone who rides a bike on our area roads. What does stand out is how close he passes me. If I had extended my left arm when he was next to me, half of it would have been inside his car. How he did not knock my mirror off I still don’t know. He yells something out his passenger window, cuts in front of
me and speeds down the road. Message sent. Get outta that seat Rosa Parks. Bikes do not belong on Minnesota roads. On the very next Sunday, at virtually the same place and time, a local police car rushes up on my left, though at a much safer distance. Passenger window down, the officer calmly tells me I cannot ride my bicycle on the highway because it is not legal. We pull over and talk. We exchange information. The officer believes there’s a statute that clearly says bicycles are not allowed on State Highways like U.S. Highway 61. We connect later and he corrects himself. I asked him if he could remember where he learned or read that bicycles could not be ridden on State Highways like U.S. Highway 61, but he could not pinpoint where, or why he thought that was the law. Each situation involves two different people using the same road. One is trained to enforce traffic laws. The other created his own law while disregarding another driver’s safety. Giving you the license plate number of his truck or the officer’s name will not
change how each reacted to my bicycle’s presence on U.S. Highway 61. They were both misinformed. The U.S. Highway 61 corridor through town was designed by engineers for cars to travel quickly and safely through White Bear Lake. But, believe it or not, U.S. Highway 61 is on all of MnDOT’s state and regional maps as a designated bicycle route and has been for decades. While we work to fit two quarts into our one-quart transportation infrastructure, let’s invest and make sure everyone understands how to use the transportation system we have. Broadening the minds of all users gets us a better ROI on our transportation dollar because we plant the seeds of tolerance that welcomes all levels of ability, age and speed to use Minnesota roads. The graphic below shows why bicyclists should control, not share, a 12-foot lane. Michael Brooks, NE Communities Bike Walk, nebikewalk.org
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Thank you from hockey team The White Bear Lake High School boys hockey team would like to send out a big thank you to the local businesses and individuals that support our program. Your contributions for our program ads, sponsored jerseys and fundraisers have assisted with the costs of equipment and travel for the team. Thanks Again! Denise Larson White Bear Lake
Opposes Secretary of Education appointment Donald Trump has nominated billionaire mega-donor Betsy Davos, whose family is a large donor to the Republican Party and the Trump campaign, as Secretary of Education. As a teacher, I find it laughable that someone who has never taught a single day in her life would be nominated to be in charge of education and my boss. Here are other reasons, besides lack of any actual education experience, why she shouldn’t be in charge of our nation’s schools. (1) She is a proponent of school choice and privatization, neither of which are scientifically proven to improve students’ learning. (2) She is in favor of funneling money away from public schools and toward private schools. This is because she consistently has worked to blur the lines between the separation of church and state in public education. (3) She has fought against the regulation of charter schools. Charter schools haven’t been proven to have any consistent advantages over traditional public schools. In fact, charter schools have served to increase segregation in the school system. (4) Her experience in Detroit Public Schools shows that her ideas cause chaos. Her push for more unregulated charter schools in Detroit has been heralded even by charter school advocates themselves as disastrous. I am a teacher and work every single day to continue the quality education of students in the White Bear Lake public school system. Based on my experience as well as the aforementioned reasons, I urge you to oppose Betsy Davos’ appointment as Secretary of Education. Karin Hogen White Bear Lake
Reserved parking policies I would like to clear up some information with regard to the business policies and practices of Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits. Because our business is convenience based and situated on a very busy parking lot, we secured parking rights to the spaces directly in front of our building. We often talk about our excellent customer service, unparalleled selection, and outstanding prices, but it all amounts to little if our customers can’t get in and out of our store quickly and efficiently. These spaces are exclusively reserved for our active customers with clearly displayed signs. In the event that a vehicle’s owner is found to have disregarded the parking lot designations, an attempt to contact all businesses in the complex is made in an effort to correct the situation before further measures are needed. If that vehicle is parked in one of our dedicated spaces and the owner has not communicated a desire to use our space beyond their activity in our store, we have no way of determining their intent, we only know that our property is being used and that our next customer will not have that access. My business partner, Ryan Widuch, and I grew up in White Bear Lake and were thrilled to be able to bring our brand of full service liquor store back home to the place and people we know best. We are a destination for fans of craft beer due to our selection and expertise, but at our core, we are a neighborhood store, providing great value to our community first. We believe we have had a positive impact in our short time in business. In addition to providing our services, we have sponsored and donated towards many local causes to support the well-being, youth sports and environment of our customers. These holiday seasons are our busiest times as customers make preparations for their family gatherings. We will continue to strive to ensure our customers are provided with the best shopping experience. Tom Boland Co-owner and General Manager Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits
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Remains likely those of missing Vadnais woman BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported it found human remains on Dec. 2 in a rural location in North Dakota, pertaining to the case of missing Vadnais Heights woman Michele Newell. “The identified location was provided to law enforcement by Timothy Barr,” reads a statement from Timothy Briggeman, of the Cass County Sheriff's Office. Deputies, along with the North Dakota Bureau
of Criminal Investigation, found what it “believes to be human remains.” The remains have been sent to a medical examiner's office for identification. “At this time, it is not certain that the human remains located are those of Ms. Newell,” Briggeman stated. Barr, who is a suspect in her death, has now been charged in Cass County District Court with manslaughter and negligence duty in an accident involving death or injury. He is currently in
custody awaiting an extradition hearing pertaining to the charges from Cass County. The Minnesota court will have to formally transfer Barr to North Dakota. “That is just sort of the process of going from one court to another,” said Randy Gustafson with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. Barr had previously been charged in Minnesota, but the charges were dropped in October due to jurisdictional issues because a body had not been found.
Newell was last seen and heard from on Aug. 29. According to the complaint fi led in Minnesota, Newell had allegedly been accidentally run over by a car and killed by Barr, and he had apparently dumped her body in a farm building. Barr was arrested Sept. 20. He did plead guilty in Minnesota in October to fleeing police in a vehicle, related to the missing woman incident. Barr has 10 prior felony convictions, many of which are drug-related.
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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:
VADNAIS HEIGHTS • A prowler smashed the rear window of a vehicle parked in the 600 block of Monn Avenue on Thanksgiving, making off with baby clothing and a diaper bag. No suspects. • An intoxicated man was escorted out of Jimmy’s Food & Drink in the 1100 block of County Road E the night of Nov. 25, but was soon back at the bar. This time, 911 was called and the 33-year-old local was given a lift to Ramsey County Detox. • Tis the season. Stick-in-the-ground-style decorative StarShower lights, value unknown, were reported stolen the night of Nov. 26 from the front of a residence in the 3000 block of Brunet Court. • It was nippy the morning of Nov. 28, and the county snowplow driver ran into a convenience store in the 3200 block of Hwy. 61 just for a minute to get a hot cup of coffee. That’s when
the thief grabbed his Samsung Galaxy Edge phone valued at $750 from his unlocked plow. No suspects. • A couple in a vehicle were arrested the evening of Nov. 29 outside a bar in the 1100 block of County Road E for possession of marijuana. The 22-year-old male and 19-year-old female were cited and released. • A deputy was writing a citation at a Rice Street traffic stop in the wee hours of Nov. 29 when he noticed a pair of drug pipes in the vehicle. That led to a pair of suspects, a 25-year-old male and a 26-year old female, both with an order for protection against the other, to also be charged with possession of meth found during a search of the vehicle prior to impounding. The couple was booked at the Ramsey County Jail on the felony drug possession charge. • A 37-year-old man was arrested the morning of Nov. 29 after he was found to be switching tags on merchandise at WalMart. • A woman checking her debit account on line Nov. 29 found charges she had not made, mostly at Walmart and Amazon, totaling in excess of $1,000. The 52-year-old still had possession of
her debit card and an investigation is underway.
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP • It almost looked like Monopoly money, the counterfeit bill was so poor. An employee of a Hwy. 61 gas station asked a deputy who had stopped in to take a look at the $100 bill taken in earlier in the dim light of Nov. 23, from a customer who purchased $26 worth of gas and received $74 in change. Examined in better light, the funny money was missing essential ingredients such as stripes, a watermark and a serial number. No suspects. • Rabblerousers at a duplex in the 1700 block of Hwy. 61 got lucky the afternoon of Nov. 28. When deputies arrived in response to a disorderly conduct call, the suspects were gone. • Debit card fraud was reported by three local residents on Nov. 29 who believed their accounts had been hacked. The thefts are under investigation.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:
DELLWOOD • A motorist reportedly drove through a school bus stop arm in the 57 block of Apple Orchard Road at 3:02 p.m. Nov. 18. The license plate did not match the vehicle registration. • Earrings were reported stolen Nov. 26 from a vehicle parked in the 100 block of Dellwood Avenue.
GRANT • Three juveniles were cited Nov. 21 for using e-cigarettes at Mahtomedi High School after they were observed on video.
• A Stillwater woman, 75, was cited Nov. 26 on 60th Street N. and Lake Elmo Avenue N. for tabs that expired in June. • A Stillwater man, 45, was issued a written warning Nov. 26 on Manning Avenue N. and 75th Street N. for failing to signal a turn.
MAHTOMEDI • An employee of the Fed Ex depot on Long Lake Road E. reported a wallet being stolen from a vehicle Nov. 21. All credit cards have been canceled. • A resident in the 400 block of Hardwood Lane reported fraudulent use of a credit card to withdraw $500 from an ATM Nov. 21. • A resident in the 600 block of Florence Avenue reported an unknown person opening a credit
card account in his name Nov. 22 and making $10,000 in purchases that were shipped to an address in Florida. • A Mahtomedi man, 48, was cited Nov. 23 on Forest Avenue for expired registration. • A resident in the 900 block of Ledgestone Drive reported threatening phone and text messages Nov. 23. • A resident in the 400 block of Elsie Inn on Nov. 23 reported a skimmed credit card on which purchases were made to a movie theater. The card has been canceled. • A Stacy man, 32, was cited Nov. 25 in the 800 block of Stillwater Road for driving after suspension. • A Mahtomedi woman, 55, was issued a verbal warning Nov. 26 on Long Lake Road and Century Avenue N. for driving after cancel-
lation. The motorist was advised to reinstate her driving status to avoid future problems. • A resident in the 900 block of Cedarleaf Court reported threats against his life Nov. 26. Washington County Sheriff's deputies advised the complainant to call them if the parties continue to phone or come to his house.
WILLERNIE • A fi ght between two arguing brothers, 27 and 24, that involved pushing and shoving, was reported at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 26 in the parking lot of a downtown restaurant. • An Arden Hills woman, 40, was cited Nov. 27 on Stillwater Road and Darby Lane for tabs that expired in January.
WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • Trespassing was reported in the 4300 block of Lake Ave. S at 11:05 p.m. Nov. 23. • A 43-year-old male was arrested for third-degree DWI in the 1800 block of County Road F at 12:35 a.m. Nov. 24. His blood alcohol level was 0.17. • A domestic assault was reported in the 3800 block of McKnight Road at 7:38 p.m. Nov. 24. The female allegedly injured a male by striking him with a key, but has declined to comment. The case is being reviewed by the city attorney. • Harassing texts about harming the complain-
ants dog were reported in the 1700 block of Ninth Street at 8:15 p.m. Nov 25. The harassing person was advised to stop or face possible prosecution. • A 20-year-old male was arrested for fleeing a peace officer in the 2300 block of Gaston Ave. at 11:02 p.m. Nov. 25. • Theft was reported in the 3100 block of Century Ave. at 9:11 a.m. Nov. 26. • A 58-year-old male from White Bear Lake was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in the area of Highway 61 and County Road E at 4:18 p.m. Nov. 26. His blood alcohol level as 0.11. • A 66-year-old male was arrested for interfering with a 911 call regarding a domestic dispute in
the 4000 block of Cranbrook Drive at 11:33 p.m. Nov. 26. • Vandalism of Christmas lights being cut was reported in the 3600 block of Willow Lane at 2:59 p.m. Nov. 29. • A fi st fi ght was reported in a parking lot in the 5000 block of Lake Ave. at 4:35 p.m. Nov. 29. A victim was located but the plate of the suspect vehicle has found no matches in the area. • Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 1800 block of Birch Street at 3:24 p.m. Nov. 30. • A White Bear Lake man was arrested for second-degree DWI test refusal in the 1600 block of Fourth Street at 10:21 p.m. Dec. 1.
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BREAKTHROUGH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY OFFERS ADVANCED PAIN RELIEF Unless you or someone you know has struggled with severe injury, chronic pain, or degenerative disease, it’s difficult to understand the impact it can have on life. But if you struggle with chronic pain, you know its debilitating effects. You’ve likely given up hobbies, family activities, and travel in your efforts to control pain and maintain functionality. Unfortunately, until now, the only treatment options for these types of conditions have been surgery or addictive pain killers, which often have unwelcome side effects. But recent advances in medical technology may offer advanced, effective relief. K-Laser, a state-of-the-art, Class IV laser therapy, has been found to penetrate tissue and initiate healing on a cellular level, even allowing some patients to return to normal, everyday activities with little to no pain.
IMAGINE A DAY WITH NO PAIN Dr. Dustin Carlson D.C., of White Bear Lake, has offered K-Laser treatments in his practice since 2016 and confirms these findings. “I’m thrilled with the outcome of K-Laser therapy. I’m now able to provide holistic, natural treatment for conditions that previously required invasive treatment or heavy medications with no promise of real relief.” His patients are happy as well. Here are a few of the responses he has heard: “I can hardly express the relief I have received from one treatment.” ~retired ER nurse, 25 years of chronic lower back pain “This was dramatic pain relief! I began gardening again and using my treadmill for exercise.” ~67-year-old with debilitating knee pain “I can’t believe the difference it is making. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” ~arthritic hip patient
THE SECRET IS LIGHT ENERGY K-Laser, also known as High Power Laser Therapy, targets damaged tissue with specific wavelengths of light that have
been found to interact with tissue and accelerate the healing process. Much like photosynthesis in plants, light energy passes through the skin, into the cell membrane, initiating a process called photobiostimulation. This process enhances the body’s natural regenerative functions, as well as stimulating the release of endorphins and collagen. It may eventually even normalize damaged or injured tissue. The result? Accelerated wound healing, as well as reduced pain, stiffness, swelling, and spasms. As the injured area returns to normal, function is restored, so patients may take their life back and resume their favorite hobbies and activities. CONDITIONS TREATED WITH K-LASER High power laser therapy can stimulate all cell types, including soft tissue, ligaments, cartilage, and nerves. Some conditions that have been shown to respond well to K-Laser include: • Peripheral Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia • Back and Neck Pain • Sciatic Pain • Arthritis pain, Degenerative Discs/Joints • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Knee Problems • Tendinitis, Trigger Fingers • Bunion Pains, Plantar Fasciitis • Sprains and/or Strains • Bruises, Contusions, Burns • Headaches, TMJ, Sinus Trouble • Athletic Injuries • Work-Related and Auto Injuries
RESULTS MAY EVEN BE SEEN AFTER 1 TREATMENT Many patients report pain relief in as little as one treatment, and most are able to resume normal daily activities with no pain and restricted movement after their therapy is completed. Treatments are administered by a technician, using a hand-held device the size of a flashlight. The laser is placed directly over the injured area for anywhere from 30 seconds to 9 minutes, depending on the size of the area being treated and the treatment plan.
Steve Donohue, Asst. Athletic Trainer of the N.Y. Yankees, reports, “We use the K-Laser both on acute and chronic conditions, such as bruises, contusions and tendinitis. We ice and then use the laser, and players seem to respond quicker. It’s a hot item in the training room. The guys line up for it!”
For too long, medicine has focused on symptom relief rather than true healing. K-Laser offers an alternative, and it’s a welcome change for athletes as well as patients interested in natural remedies.
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More than 1200 studies conducted over 40 years worldwide have shown the powerful therapeutic benefits of high power laser therapy. Findings include: • Acute Pain: diminished more than 70%, chronic pain more than 60% • Chronic Low Back Pain: treatment effective in 71% of cases; pain eliminated completely in 45% • Wounds: 55% greater healing on day 8, as compared to the placebo group • Knee Injury: improved knee flexion and pressure sensitivity after every treatment
NOW AVAILABLE IN WHITE BEAR LAKE! Are you a candidate for K-Laser therapy? For a limited time, Dr. Dustin Carlson D.C. is offering a complementary visit valued at $75. “If you suffer from chronic pain, laser therapy may give you your life back. You owe it to yourself to try the advanced treatment options that are now available. I truly believe K-Laser can make a difference. My hope is that everyone who needs it will at least give it a try,” said Dr. Dustin Carlson D.C.
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‘Amazing Grace’ for 3 Mounds View High School girls BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
ARDEN HILLS — “Stronger than the power of the grave, constant through the trial and the change, one thing remains, one thing remains: Your love never fails…” sang Mounds View High School students at a vigil Dec. 1 for two students killed in a car crash that morning, and one who remained in the hospital. The vigil, organized by students, included the song, “One Thing Remains,” by Bethel Music, “Amazing Grace,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and “When You’re Gone,” by Avril Lavigne, among others. Principal Jeff Ridlehoover spoke briefly to the community gathering of about 200 people gathered to pay tribute to the lives of Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson, both juniors, and give hope for the recovery of Sammy Redden. “Sometimes tragedy and sadness prompt love and togetherness,” he said. Students were encouraged to wear blue at school the next day, a favorite color of the girls, a student representative said. Students were also encouraged to write messages on paper stretched on the walls to the two girls who died. “Once a Mustang, always a Mustang,” said the student representative. Students also wrote messages to the fellow student, also a junior, who remains hospitalized. “Sammy, your whole school is here for you, keep
fighting,” wrote one student in pink marker. “Bridget, you were such a beautiful soul and you will truly be missed,” wrote another student. “Stephanie, your soul of sunshine will be treasured and missed forever,” said another message. Students brought flowers and pictures to the vigil. A giant pink teddy bear stood inside the entrance to the high school and candles lined the outside entrance. A memorial of flowers and candles has been set up at the intersection of Highway 96 and Old Highway 10, where the accident occurred. The girls were turning left onto Old Highway 10 about 7 a.m. when a vehicle heading eastbound on Highway 96 crashed into them, reported Sgt. John Eastham of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office. Both vehicles were small SUVs, he said. Two of the girls were pronounced dead at the scene. The other student was transported to the hospital and was reported in stable condition on Friday by Ridlehoover. “Her family is thankful for the outpouring of support coming from the Mounds View community,” he stated in an email to families. The driver of the other vehicle was released from the scene, Eastham said. State Patrol is investigating details of the cause of the crash, he added. A memorial for Bridget and Stephanie was held at the site of the crash Monday, Dec. 5. Law enforcement blocked off the intersection so students could safely grieve. “Bridget Giere will be remembered as a very posi-
tive student and a good friend to many,” Ridlehoover said. “Her humor, kindness and smile will not be forgotten.” “Stephanie Carlson will be remembered as a funny, smart and loving girl,” he added. “Friends say she spread happiness effortlessly with an unforgettable laugh and a radiant heart.” Bridget was on the tennis team and worked at the State Fair's Patio Grill and Target. She enjoyed photo shoots with friends and shopping with her sister. She attended Island Lake Elementary and Chippewa Middle School. Stephanie just started at Mounds View this fall; she previously attended St. Agnes High School in St. Paul. She attended Chippewa Middle School. She had planned to join the Mounds View track team this spring. She worked at Golden Living Center in Roseville. Counselors remain available to students at the school. “As you can imagine, there is a great sense of sadness and loss, yet we’re also feeling hopeful for Sammy’s condition,” Ridlehoover said. “It’s difficult to see so many heartbroken people, yet it’s inspiring to witness all the acts of compassion we’re showing each other. This truly is a special school community.” Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or shoreviewnews@presspubs.com.
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soldier and a doll. This year, she was chosen by the director to play the starring role of Clara. “I was just super, super excited,” said Grace, recalling when she was chosen for the part. Grace has been dancing since she was a toddler. “I just have so much passion for it, and I just love it,” she said. Grace is a home-schooled eighth-grader. Being home schooled gives her the flexibility to invest significant time in dancing, she noted. Grace remembers first seeing Ballet Minnesota's performance of “The Nutcracker” when she was 4. “After seeing it, I would lie in bed at night and make up stories about myself being Clara,” she said. “Now, the fulfillment of those dreams inspires me as I learn and rehearse the Clara role.” During the performance, Grace will wear the original nightgown and party dress worn by Minnesota Ballet's first Clara in 1987, which has been worn during every year's performance since then, accord-
ing to Ballet Minnesota. Three of Grace's four siblings are also in the performance, she said. Victor, 5, plays a boy; Eve, 7, plays an angel; and Micah, 14, plays an adult and is also an understudy for the “Nutcracker” role. Christen, 11, used to dance but now fences instead. The cast is made up of more than 130 dancers, including nationally known professionals, company members and students from Ballet Minnesota's official school, Classical Ballet Academy, according to Ballet Minnesota. Well-known dancers will perform lead signature roles. Violeta Angelova will dance the role of Sugar Plum Fairy. Angelova is currently a soloist with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and founder of the dance company, Artilius Creations. Ballet master Matthew Prescott will return to dance the role of Cavalier. A past company member of the Joffrey Ballet, Prescott has also lent his choreography talents to the national tour of Broadway’s “Billy Elliott” and, more recently, the Broadway musical
workshop for “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” “The Classical Nutcracker,” a timeless holiday story, begins on a snowy Christmas Eve in the midst of Clara's family holiday party. A mysterious latecomer, Clara’s Godfather Drosselmeyer, makes life-size toys dance to life. He gives a special gift to Clara — a Nutcracker doll. As Clara goes to sleep that night, she dreams of toy soldiers, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Kingdom of Sweets. This year's performances will be presented at The O’Shaughnessy, on the campus of St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Ave., Saint Paul from Dec. 16 to 18. Shows will be held 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and 2 p.m. Dec. 18. Ticket prices range from $18 to $44 with discounts for seniors, students and groups. To purchase tickets, visit http://oshag.stkate.edu/event/nutcracker or call The O’Shaughnessy box office at 651-690-6700. Ballet Minnesota and the Classical Ballet Academy are run by Andrew and Cheryl Rist. For more information, visit www.balletminnesota.org.
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he said. “It is that place called home, it is just a beautiful place to be.” Nelson sang in the White Bear Lake High School choir, but said he didn't take music seriously until after college. He studied criminal justice and works in that field. He sings, plays guitar, dabbles in percussion and describes himself as a “self-taught musician.” Nelson played at the State Fair this summer with 106.1 BOB FM, which plays his music. Last summer, he was contacted by “The Voice” for a private audition. They told him to come back the next year and audition again, but he decided to pursue his music through a different path. He is glad he didn't go back, he noted; otherwise, “The Voice” could “own” him right now. Nelson also plays in a band – Roadhouse Six. The band opened at Country Fest in Wisconsin and Winstock Country Music Festival in Winsted, Minnesota this summer. Nelson cites his grandfather, who was always playing Frank Sinatra, as one of his biggest musical inspirations. He is also inspired by musicians Dustin Lynch and Billy Currington, and still enjoys Frank Sinatra. “It is an extremely strange mix, but that is what drives me,” Nelson remarked. The single “Grew Up Home” can be purchased on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. To watch the video, visit Jake Nelson Music on Facebook. For more information, visit jakenelsonmusic.com.
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30 truckloads of zebra mussels removed from local waters
A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics. TWO PARK BOARD MEMBERS WANTED – Are you interested in having a voice in guiding the development of Township parks, or planning Township Day, then we have an opportunity for you. The Park Board is seeking two applicants. The Board meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., at the Township Offices. Visit the Township’s website or call the Township offices for an application. VADNAIS LAKE AREA WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION TECHNICAL COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE WANTED – VLAWMO’s mission is to protect and enhance the water resources within the watershed. Activities they work on include water quality monitoring, education and outreach projects, wetland protection, and water quality enhancement projects. The Technical Commissioners meet monthly on the second Friday of the month at 7:30 a.m. at VLAWMO’s offices in Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 County Road E. The Technical Commissioners approve a regular report for the Board of Directors, they serve as the Technical liaison to the Board, they approve monthly expenditures that fall within the accepted annual budget, and they also submit a recommended budget to the Board of Directors each spring. WONDERING ABOUT ROAD CONDITIONS – Before you head out visit www.511.mn.org or call 511 to get the latest updated road conditions in Minnesota.
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Workers from the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization and St. Paul Regional Water Services vacuum zebra mussels out of a channel between Pleasant Lake and Sucker Lake in Vadnais Heights. BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
The mussels will be composted with food waste. This is the second time the area has been cleared of mussels. It was last cleared in 2014; Voss said the two organizations plan to clear the area every two years. The project cost about $23,000. Zebra mussels, native to the Black Sea, were likely transferred to the Great Lakes by freighters in the’80s. They have spread across the area over time, said Jim Bode, production manager at St. Paul Regional Water Services. The mussels were fi rst found in the northeast metro of the Twin Cities in 2006. With few natural predators, they have been competing with native animals and are a nuisance and hazard because they clog pipes, Bode reported. The congregation of mussels near Sucker Lake by Highway 96 is due to mussel growth in pipes from Pleasant Lake in North Oaks, Bode added. Mussels build up in the channel area from further upstream when they are cleaned out of the pipes or travel downstream. In the summer, St. Paul Regional
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HOLIDAY HOME SAFETY TIPS: • Merry & Bright – Carefully inspect holiday light strings each year & recycle any with frayed cords, cracked lamp holders or loose connections. • Lights Out – Always turn off holiday lights when you leave the house unattended or when going to bed. • Fresh is Best – Try to purchase a freshly cut tree, as they are more resistant to ignition. Keep your Christmas tree watered & away from open candles. • Timing is Everything – Use an outdoor timer certified by CSA International to switch lights on & off. Lights should be turned on after 7 p.m. to avoid the electricity rush hour. • One & Done – Never connect more than one extension cord together; instead use a single cord that is long enough to reach the outlet without stretching, but not so long that it can get easily tangled. • The Great Outdoors – When hanging outdoor lights, keep electrical connections off the ground & away from metal rain gutters. Use insulated tape or plastic clips instead of metal nails or tacks to hold them in place. • Insulate water pipes in unheated areas with insulation tubes made of polyethylene or fiberglass. • Drip your faucets – dripping faucets during sub zero temperatures can actually save you money on water by acting as inexpensive insurance. By keeping the water moving it greatly reduces the likelihood of freezing. • Know where your property shut-off valve is. The faster you can turn off the water in the event of a catastrophic leak, the less goes to waste.
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nel area where the mussels were cleaned out last month between Pleasant and Sucker lakes. Screens don't necessarily keep zebra mussels at bay, due to the mussels’ reproductive habits. “I don't know of anything that can block them, because they spread on such microscopic spores,” Voss said. The mussels reproduce by sending “veligers,” free-living larvae, into the water, which plant themselves on surfaces and grow there. These small larvae can travel downstream or be attached to a boat without being noticed, Voss said. This is the reason why boaters need to make sure their boats and recreation equipment are dry before traveling between lakes, he added. Fishing bait water should also not be transferred, Bode said. Bode isn't sure how zebra mussels fi rst got into Pleasant Lake, which has access only for residents and maintenance, and Sucker and Vadnais lakes, which don't have boat access. “It may have been through multiple avenues,” he said, although he doesn't think they came from the Mississippi River. Canoes, sailboats, fi shing bait water or even commercial divers could have inadvertently brought them to the area. The water quality of Vadnais Lake, and thus the water supply of the city of St. Paul, has not suffered from the mussels, Bode said. “We are not really seeing any negatives except it is a lot of labor,” he noted. VLAWMO also plans to renovate the Highway 96 channel area in the spring for park visitors. The popular fi shing area will be outfitted with native plants and new structures. The area is used by school groups to study water insects and other animals. “It is a great learning space,” Voss said. A video of the zebra mussel removal, titled “Zebra Mussel Removal” and posted by VLAWMO, can be found on YouTube. For more information on preventing zebra mussels from spreading, visit cleandraindry. org.
At right, Thirty truckloads – 275 cubic yards – of mussels from a channel near Sucker Lake were piled 5 feet, 6 inches high. The mussels will be composted with food waste.
Sara Marie Moore can be reached at 651-407-1235 or vadnaisheightsnews@presspubs.com.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS — Approximately 275 cubic yards — or about 1,000 bathtubs — of nuisance zebra mussels were removed in a channel between Pleasant Lake and Sucker Lake earlier this month. The mussels had built up so extensively in the channel close to Highway 96 and Rice Street in Vadnais-Sucker Lake Regional Park that they were causing a drainage issue. It was important for the mussels to be removed, reported Nick Voss, education and outreach coordinator at the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO). In the area watershed, Sucker Lake is just north of Vadnais Lake, a water supply source for St. Paul. The organization assisted St. Paul Regional Water Services with the project. A machine with a giant hose was used to vacuum the mussels out of the water. The pile collected over three days was 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
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Above, Zebra mussels compared to a quarter.
Water Services cleaned a screen at the outlet of Pleasant Lake every week. The screen is meant to keep fi sh in the lake. Screens and pipes are a popular place for mussels to congregate, Bode said. He hasn't seen accumulation between Sucker Lake and Vadnais Lake, perhaps because Sucker Lake does not discharge the same way Pleasant Lake does. But on the screen and in the pipeline from Vadnais Lake downstream to the water services plant, there is accumulation. “They defi nitely grow on those pipes and we go in every winter and clean those out,” he said. The screen at the outlet of Vadnais Lake gets cleaned every two weeks in the summer. “We have had growth get so bad in pipeline screen chambers, the guys will have to flush open the screens and let the water kind of blow out the zebra mussels just to be able to get things functioning again,” Bode noted. There are no screens in the chan-
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Biology teacher fulfills Dalai Lama’s request for science education BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
MAHTOMEDI — High school biology teacher Jim Lane traveled to Bir, India, at the foothills of the Himalayas to teach Tibetan Buddhist monks about life science this fall. The teaching was prompted by the request of the Dalai Lama for Geshi-level monks to be trained in western science. They will go back and pass on what they learned at their own monasteries. The training included a “crash course” in astronomy, physics, neuroscience and biology, Lane said. He was part of the biology teaching. Lane got connected with the program, Science for Monks, because he is a senior fellow at the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. A call-out for biology teachers to fulfill the Dalai Lama's request was made, and Lane responded. He and another teacher from Vermont taught 32 monks and five nuns at the Palpung Sherabung Monastery for a week. “I had them answer the question, ‘What is life?’” Lane said. “For a classroom full of monks, that is a big question. That is a big question for anyone,” he added, in the middle of his Mahtomedi High School classroom full of plants, skulls and even a live snake.
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Mahtomedi High School life science teacher Jim Lane teaches Tibetan Buddhist monks about the life of plants in Bir, India this fall.
Lane had the monks come up with a list of 25 characteristics of life, which the monks then debated and refined, he said.
“It essentially was the same list we would have given them,” he noted. Lane explained that the monks learned the scientific process of observation by discussing the question among themselves. The monks and Lane discovered there are some similarities between western science and Buddhist philosophy, namely that “all life is interdependent,” Lane said. “One organism cannot exist in a vacuum.” One big difference noted was that Tibetan Buddhists view life as “having a consciousness,” he said. “From that perspective, things like plants are not alive.” But Lane explained to the monks that plants have senses. “I think they saw plants in a different light,” Lane concluded. Lane said he and the monks also exchanged ideas on teaching methods. He learned from them more about the role of debate in inquiry-based teaching. Tibetan Buddhist monks are free to debate the core truths of their philosophy and there was debate and discussion during his teaching, he said. Lane also learned more about focusing on how students are thinking rather than on absorbing content. He said Western schools “assess learning and content versus thinking and cognition” and he would like to get his students to “shift
from learning to thinking.” He has already started using debate more in his own classroom back in Mahtomedi. It gets the students to have to explain why they believe something is correct, he said. Lane ate a vegetarian diet and drank salty butter tea while he lived with the monks. Turmeric cauliflower was his favorite dish. “We got to know the monks outside of the classroom,” he said. They ranged in age from 20s to 60s. Each had made the choice to enter monastic life, a decision approved by their parents and their entire community. Some people in the west might be surprised to know the monks had iPads, iPhone 7s and were texting and taking selfies, Lane added. He didn't do any sightseeing, per se. The trip was funded by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. Lane also teaches engineering and environmental science at Mahtomedi High School. This is his fifth year teaching in the Mahtomedi district and the ninth year of his teaching career.
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Weight loss was game changer for Life Time member BY JULIE KINK CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Like many middle-aged adults, Brian Johnson had slowly gained weight over the years. Daily tasks like walking up stairs, getting into the car, even rolling over in bed had become difficult. He wanted to get healthy, but the 50-year-old really didn’t hold out much hope for significant weight loss. Then came the prospect of winning $10,000 in a national weight loss/transformation competition. And some encouragement — a lot of encouragement — from his wife, Kim. Though he didn’t win the $10,000, the Centerville man ended up losing over 17 percent of his weight — 43 pounds — and brought his blood pressure under control. He says he’s a new man. Johnson beat out more than 26,000 others nationwide to claim a top spot in the Life Time Fitness 60-Day Challenge. A science teacher at Centennial High School, founder of the school’s trap team and retired varsity football coach, he said the demands of career, family, church and civic commitments had eclipsed his resolve to maintain good nutrition and exercise. “I had ignored my health for many years, and my once-athletic body had become out of shape and overweight,” Johnson said. “My blood pressure was high, even with the assistance of medication. I blamed it on getting older, but nothing could have been further from the truth.” On Aug. 22, Johnson’s wife Kim brought home a flier for the Life Time Fitness 60-Day Challenge and asked if he would take the challenge with her. It took some convincing, but Brian reluctantly agreed to sign up. He said it was one of the best things he’d ever done. A Life Time trainer got Brian started on a low-carb
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Brian Johnson before and after the 60-day Life Time Challenge.
eating plan, changing the proportion of what he was eating, but not the amount. “I couldn’t believe that I could eat a LOT of food and still be losing weight,” he remarked. “This plan, along with regular low-intensity cardio and weightlifting, really worked for me,” he said. Johnson made regular one-hour visits to Life Time part of his schedule and stuck to the low-carb plan, and the pounds began to fall off. He ate a couple of eggs for breakfast, mostly salads with a variety of raw vegetables and some chicken for lunch, and either a salad or meat and vegetable for dinner. His low-intensity cardio training consisted mainly of riding an exercise bike and weightlifting. Johnson had total knee replacement last December, so he isn’t up to impact exercise yet. He found the Life Time staff and environment very encouraging. “I now have so much energy and just plain feel better every day,” he explained. “I have more energy
at work and more patience at home. … People have even remarked that I look 20 years younger. I lost 43 pounds during the 60-day Challenge and it has completely changed my life! Instead of sitting on the couch, I am hiking, biking, or canoeing in my free time.” Kim did well, too. She entered the female transformation category, which is based on change in total body fat, reducing her body fat by a considerable amount. Brian said she was a terrific motivator and inspiration. “It was great to have a constant partner in meal preparation and in visits to the club for exercise,” he said. The couple have been members at Life Time Fitness since 1995. “The competition aspect of this challenge was very motivating. Once I had registered, I would check the leaderboard each week to see where I was, compared to everyone else,” Brian said. “When I found myself near the top, I really got motivated to see how high I could climb in the rankings. This was huge!” He also tracked everything he ate — protein, fat, and carbohydrates — on a website. Life Time launched the 60-Day Challenge to help people get back on track and stay in shape all year long through professional support and guidance, said Riley McLaughlin, public relations coordinator for Life Time. At the end of each 60-day cycle, two female and two male winners in both weight loss and transformation categories receive $10,000 cash, as well as additional prizes. A newer version of Life Time’s 90-Day Challenge, the 60-Day Challenge, is available to participants 18 and older for a $40 challenge fee. Since 2010, more than 287,500 participants have joined the challenge nationwide. Finalists in the Winter 60-Day Challenge will be announced in January. Information is available at www. LifeTime60Day.com.
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Sunday Service at 10am 2600 Cnty Rd E White Bear Lake Near Festival Foods CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X 3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Mon.-Fri. 8 am • Wed. 6:30 pm Fri. 6:45 am • First Sat. 8 am, Sat. 5 pm Sun. 8 & 10am, 7:30pm • Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Monday: Communion Service at 9 a.m. Tuesday-Friday: Mass at 9 a.m. Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m. Sunday: Mass at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. 700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245
Masses: Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM 651-429-7771 www.stmarys-wbl.org Church 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake
South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church South Shore Blvd. at Bellaire Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin
Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday 8 and 10:45 a.m. Christian Education Hour 9:30 – for all ages – Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
When and Where: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Century College, 3401 Century Ave.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the White Bear Lake Fire Dept., 905 E. County Rd. E; noon-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12 at Xperience Fitness, 905 E. County Rd. E., Vadnais Heights Details: All blood types and platelets needed. Call or go online to register. Contact: 800 RED CROSS or redcrossblood. org
WHITE BEAR MYSTERY BOOK CLUB
When: 6-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: The theme this month is “English Writers.” Each person comes to the meeting after having read a book on the theme and introduces it to the group. Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
Details: Socializing, drinks and small bites, presentation of First Annual patron Award, and update on the campaign and year in review. Sparkly attire encouraged. RSVP by Dec. 5. Contact: 651-429-2316 or bill@lakeshore players.org
AUTHOR VISIT
When: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Sq., White Bear Lake Details: Local author Todd Mueller with sign copies of his new book, ‘Town Ball Parks of Minnesota’. Contact: 651-426-0918
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When: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: This month’s selection is ‘Humans of New York: Stories’ by Brandon Stanton. Read the book and join the discussion. Free and open to the public. Contact: 651-426-2042
RUSH LINE CORRIDOR OPEN HOUSE
When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 Where: White Bear Lake Area Schools District Center, 4855 Bloom Ave, White Bear Lake Details: Residents, businesses and general public are invited to hear details about the proposed Rush Line Corridor, followed by a Q&A session. Contact: 651-266-2772
When: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Where: Maplewood Mall Details: Opportunity to have pets photos taken with Santa. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Contact: 651-770-3863 When: 5-8 p.m. or maplewoodmall.com Thursday, Dec. 15 Where: Coventry of Mahtomedi, 720 BUILD A BURGER Mahtomedi Ave. FOR TROOPS Details: Dinner and CHILDREN’S STORY When: 5-8 p.m. tours, traditional TIME AT THE Monday, Dec. 12 holiday singers at 6:430 FILLEBROWN HOUSE Where: White Bear p.m. RSVP by Dec. 12 Lake VFW 1782, 4496 When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: 651-528-8442 Lake Ave. S. Thursday, Dec. 8 Details: Fundraiser Where: 4735 Lake Ave, for Suburban Ramsey White Bear Lake OPEN CHESS County Beyond the Details: Children When: 1-3 p.m. Yellow Ribbon. $5 and their families are Saturday, Dec. 17 burgers. Open to the invited to experience Where: White Bear old fashioned Christmas public. Lake Library, 2150 2nd Contact: 651-426-4944 traditions at the St. Fillebrown House and Details: Beginning enjoy cider and cookies. and intermediate chess COMMUNITY LUNCH Pajamas welcome. FREE players can learn to play When: Noon-1 p.m. event but donations or improve their game. Wednesday, Dec. 14 are appreciated. First-come, first-served. Where: Mahtomedi Reservations Required Contact: 651-724-6007 District Education Contact: 651-407-5327 Center, 1520 Mahtomedi or office@whitebear Ave. MAKE YOUR OWN history.org Details: Celebrate the GINGERBREAD HOUSE holidays with the Silver When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Harmony Singers. Local Friday, Dec. 23 LAKESHORE PLAYERS and area residents of HOLIDAY PARTY Where: White Bear all ages welcome. RSVP Lake Library, 2150 2nd When: 6-8 p.m. prior to noon on Monday, St. Thursday, Dec. 8 Dec. 12. $6. Details: Children 5-12 Where: Boatworks Contact: 651-407-2018 can drop in to make an Commons, 4495 Lake edible masterpiece. Ave. S., White Bear Lake Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
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Winterfest - White Bear Lake WHEN: Saturdays, Dec. 10 & 17 WHERE: Abbott Paint and Carpet,
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Where: St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Great Hall, 900 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi When: 7 p.m. Details: Tonia Hughes Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sara Renner deliver Where: Bethel University, Benson Great a Christ-fi lled Christmas to remember. Tickets Hall $22 through Dec. 11; $25 Details: SNLVB’s week of show. annual holiday concert Contact: 651features a mix of 762-9141 or seasonal symphonic christmaswithtoniasara. band music and eventbrite.com choral selections from Henry Sibley High School’s Carillon Treble THE COPPER STREET Choir and the Chamber BRASS QUINTET Choir. Tickets $10 if When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, purchased from a band Dec. 20 member or $13 online or Where: Chautauqua at Shoreview City Hall, Fine Arts Center, 8000 Bethel Box Office or at 75th St. N., Mahtomedi the door. Details: “Christmas on Contact: 651-470-5625, Copper Street” celebrates snlvb.com or tickets. the stories, songs and bethel.edu sounds of the season including traditional carols and songs and music CENTURY JAZZ ENSEMBLE CHRISTMAS from favorite childhood movies. Adults $25; SeCONCERT niors $20; Students $15. When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Contact: wildwood Dec. 11 artistseries.com Where: Century College Theatre, West Campus, 3300 Century SIMPLE GIFTS Ave. N., White Bear Lake CONCERTS Details: Big band When: 7:30 p.m. Christmas music played Wednesday, Dec. 21, by an adult 17 piece Thursday, Dec. 22 and big band with Debbie Friday, Dec. 23 CHRISTMAS O’Keefe, vocalist. Free. Where: Marine Town AROUND THE WORLD: Contact: 651-747-4033 Hall, 121 Judd St., CHRISTMAS AT THE COURTHOUSE Marine on St. Croix Details: Holiday-themed When: 8 p.m. Friday, AUGUSTANA COLLEGE CHRISTMAS VESPERS Dec. 9; 4 and 8 p.m. concert with traditional Saturday, Dec. 10; and 3 hymns and carols interWhen: 7 p.m. Friday, p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 preted in modern arrangeDec. 16 Where: Washington ments, featuring Billy Where: St. Andrews County Historic McLaughlin on acoustic Lutheran Church, Courthouse, 101 Pine St. 900 Stillwater Rd., guitar, vocals, bagpipes, W., Stillwater Celtic whistles, violin, Mahtomedi piano and percussion. Details: Holiday Details: Varied styles performance features and types of holiday Contact: simplegifts music performed by choirs and orchestra. music.net Valley Chamber Chorale. Contact: 605-274-5320 Tickets $40/adults; $35/ or www.augietickets.com students/seniors. Contact: 651-430-0124 CHRISTMAS WITH or valleychamber TONIA AND SARA chorale.org When: 6 p.m. Sunday, ‘THE HAPPY ELF’ Dec. 18 When: Through
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Dec.18. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays Dec. 8 and 15; 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 9 and 16; 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist Harry Connick Jr. brings us the tale of Eubie the Elf in this holiday musical. Tickets $20-$25. Contact: 651-429-5674 or www.lakeshore players.com
‘THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS’
When: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 & 17; 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: One-woman play about hapless holidays and luckless romances. Suggested for mature audiences. Tickets $15-18. Contact: 651429-5674 or www. lakeshoreplayers.com
‘A VERY HILL-MURRAY CHRISTMAS CABARET’
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, Saturday, Dec. 10 and Friday, Dec. 16; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: HillMurray Theatre, 2625 Larpenteur Ave., Maplewood Details: Performance features the talents of Hill-Murray Students through song, dance, comedy, and more. Free senior citizen admission for Dec. 8 show. Tickets $10/adults; $5/students. Contact: 651-748-2417 or hill-murray.org/ theatre
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When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, Thursday, Dec. 15 & Saturday, Dec. 17; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 & 18 Where: Hill-Murray Theatre, 2625 Larpenteur Ave., Maplewood Details: John Cariani’s quirky romantic comedy, explores love and loss in a remote, mythical town. Tickets $10/adults; $5/students. Contact: 651-748-2417 or hill-murray.org/ theatre
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HOLIDAY CRAFT, GIFT AND SHOPPING SHOW
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Where: Oak Glen Golf & Event Center, 1599 McKusick Rd. N., Stillwater Details: More than 40 crafters and vendors, free coffee and a cash bar. Free admission. Contact: 715-557-1785; info@rsgdevelopment. com
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When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Where: Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Clean comedy show with co-headliners Miss Shannan and Kevin Cahak, hosted by Casey Nelson. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 day of show. Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com
ULTIMATE GIRLS NIGHT OUT
When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Where: Downtown Afton Details: Afton shops and business owners offer discounts on products and services; drawings, raffles and complimentary wine tasting. Contact: exploreafton. com
KIDS SECRET HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE
When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: Shoreview When: Breakfast at 6 & 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11 Community Center, 4580 N. Victoria St. Where: 20880 Olinda Details: Kids ages Trail, Scandia 3-12 can shop for gifs for Details: Morning family and friends with worship and traditional help from volunteers. Swedish breakfast and Items range $.50-$15. No program; marks the registration necessary. beginning of Swedish Contact: 651-490-4750 Christmas season. or shoreviewcommunity Contact: 651-433-5053 center.com or www.gammelgarden museum.org
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When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St., Stillwater Details: Family friendly event features one-of-akind vendors, photos with Santa, treats for children and adults and live music. Tickets $12/adults; $10/ children, 5 and under free. Contact: jxvenue.com
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When: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 Where: Stillwater Medical Group Specialty Clinic, 1500 Curve Crest Blvd. Details: Diabetes and nutrition educators discuss steps to take to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes. $20; advance registration required. Contact: 651-430-8715 or lakeviewhealth.org
WARDEN’S HOUSE MUSEUM HOLIDAY EVENT
When: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: Warden’s House Museum, 602 Main St. N., Stillwater Details: Meet with local authors while sampling sweets and treats. Contact: 651-439-5956 or www.wchsmn.org
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When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: Lift Bridge Brewing Company, 1900 Tower Dr., Stillwater Details: Kids can take photos with Santa while parents enjoy beverages, $5/ photo. Contact: liftbridge brewery.com
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WINTER RECREATION SAMPLER
When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Families and individuals of all ages can sample winter activities such as kick sledding, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. $7/adult, $5/ child; registration required. Contact: 651-429-8007 or anokacountyparks. com
Ongoing HOMETOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS
When: Every weekend in December Where: Throughout downtown Stillwater Details: Month-long celebration with events and shopping specials at various businesses throughout Stillwater. Strolling carolers; Saturday festivities include Victorian carolers, Victorian Wagonette rides, and Biercycle caroling tours; strolling Santa both Sat. and Sun. See website for opportunities to have breakfast or lunch with Santa a various local restaurants. Contact: www.main streetstillwateriba.com
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Keep children safe as water turns to ice BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
Several small ponds have begun to freeze in the White Bear Lake area over the last weeks. Lisa Dugan, DNR boat and water safety outreach coordinator, spoke with the Press last week about how to keep children safe around the ice. “They seem to be drawn towards the ice; they want to run out and play on it,” she said. “With the kids especially, we ask that when your child is near ice, you should always be near your child.” Talking to children about the reality of ice is also important, she noted. “If they are going out, always caution and have a talk with them before they go out and caution them to stay off streams, and lakes and ponds,” she said. When they do go on the ice to fish or for recreation, Dugan said the DNR recommends children — and adults — wear life jackets. “A fall through the ice into extremely cold water is never planned,” Dugan noted. “It’s important for both kids and adults to wear a life jacket or float coat while walking on the ice.” Although ice is “never 100 percent safe,” Dugan noted, 4 inches of clear new ice is the minimum recommendation for walking. Ice thickness can be tested by breaking the ice with a pick, auger or drill, and measuring it with a tape measure. It should be checked every 150 feet. “While it’s great for kids to get outdoors and play over the holiday season, there are precautions that should be taken around any body of water,” Dugan added. For larger bodies of water, such as White Bear Lake, local bait shops often have information on ice conditions. Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle in White Bear Lake, which will open at first ice, is a local resource. Although they don't officially check the ice, all four of its employees are often on the ice, said sales associate Emery Whalen.
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Ice should be at least 4 inches thick for walking activities, 5 inches for snowmobiles and ATVs, 8 to 12 inches for cars and small trucks, and 12 to 15 inches for medium-sized trucks. White ice is also only half as strong as new clear ice; guidelines should be doubled for white ice.
“All four of us are out ice fishing quite a bit,” he said, and the bait shop will take calls regarding ice conditions. Blue Ribbon can be reached at 651-202-3632 and is located at 5051 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake. For more information, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us.
KID-SPECIFIC ICE SAFETY TIPS • When your child is near the ice ice, you should be near your child child. • Caution children to stay off ponds, streams and other bodies of water. • A thin coating of ice on a pond or lake does not mean it is safe. • Check ice thickness at regular intervals — conditions can change quickly. • Always wear a life jacket on the ice (except when in a vehicle). • Avoid channels and rivers. • Before heading out, inquire about conditions and known hazards at a local bait shop or resort. Lisa Dugan, DNR
LOOKING BACK Week of December 4 – December 10, 2016 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. 1916 For the winter months I will close our lunch room. We will however, give special attention in providing clubs and social gatherings. Mrs. F. W. Schaefer. White Bear High School has returned to athletics and has already displayed the usual brilliancy and speed of her athletes by winning the Thanksgiving hockey game, played against the village team by a score of 4-2. This was the first game of the season and we hope that the High School boys will be just as successful throughout the season. 1941 The surgical dressing unit of the Red Cross which meets Wednesday afternoons at Fulton Memorial hall, will not meet next week, December 10, but everyone is urged to attend the class on December 17. 1966 A radar speed timer which was recently purchased in the city of White Bear Lake will be put to use with the hope that it will help to reduce speeding. Police Chief Armstrong, in commenting on the use of the radar speed timer said, “Illegal speed, although probably not the major cause of accidents, almost invariably increases the severity of the accident. Officers have been trained in its use and it soon will be in full operation.” 1991 “Practice makes perfect” seems to be the motto of the White Bear Lake Public Works Department whose street
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Cast of “Oh, Doctor” at Fulton Memorial Hall, ca. 1930
crews successfully conquered yet another 18 inches of snow Friday and Saturday….The city of White Bear Lake may be looking to the school district or to White Bear Township for help in finding new athletic fields to replace those lost as the result of an agreement approved November 26 by the city council. The pact, which was given preliminary approval by the White Bear Lake City Council, enables Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the city largest employers, to purchase a portion of Weyerhaeuser Park for a possible expansion of the plant. 2006 Dellwood resident Gayle Johnson
McCann, president of Johnson McCann Benefits, received the Agent of the Year award from Blue Cross Blue Shield at annual business meeting in October. She was recognized for clients services and 20 years…The Mahtomedi City council appointed Fire Chief Todd Rogers to another three year term and appointed Jacob Tschida and Bob Byerly to three-year terms as captains in the department. Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events White Bear: What a Winter Wonderland! Monday, Jan. 23 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Ramsey County Library, White Bear
Lake Branch – 2150 Second St., White Bear Lake Travel with us through time as we explore the ways White Bear has celebrated winter from ice palaces to fishing contests to hot air balloons. FREE event but donations are welcome. This project was funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s art and cultural heritage. Presented by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society in partnership with the Ramsey County Library-White Bear Lake.
Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327.
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Bon Voyage loon chick In this final montage of the Loon Chronicles, Birchwood photographer Ellen Maas provided a few interesting facts as a pertinent end to the summer series: • The chick may make her flight alone or with a loose group of other juveniles. • The longest documented 24-hour flight for a juvenile is 670 miles. • The flight migration from breeding to wintering grounds ranges from 1,170 to 1,570 miles. During migration, the average wing flap count is 255 per minute. • The chick will head to the Gulf of Mexico, not far from the BP oil spill area. She will not return to her natal lake for another two to three years. The chick may stay in the Gulf or spend the next two summers near Maine and Nova Scotia. • She will keep her gray color for the next three years and in July of her third year, molt and take on the spectacular black and white breeding plumage, including the red eyes. Maas is optimistic about the chick’s prospects for a successful migration and ultimate return to White Bear Lake. “She was well fed and tended to by attentive parents and even more attentive grandparents,” she said. “She is a social and clever chick and adapted quickly to fit in with the larger group of chicks that dropped in and stayed on White Bear Lake. She is still with the older chick who has been keeping an eye on her since September. I suspect they will travel together and watch out for each other on their big journey.” The dedicated photographer and her husband Len Pratt are looking forward to launching a nesting platform next spring and promised to keep everyone in the loop. “Hopefully,” Maas added, “we will have another magical and entertaining hatch.”
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Holiday season get-togethers Above: Lucy Shanahan and Lyla Heivenreich pose with Santa and Mrs. Claus (Bill Foussard and Trisha Cintella) and Santa’s helpers (Hayley Hill and Billie Morris) during a breakfast with Santa event at Rudy’s Redeye Grill and Restaurant in White Bear Lake Saturday, Dec. 3. At left: Miles Lindgren appears to be relaying some important information to Santa Claus near the fireplace in the Vadnais Heights Commons. Above: Josie Adsitt shows off her Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer inspired face paint during the PJs with Santa event at the Vadnais Heights Commons Friday, Dec. 2.
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Bear girls start 2-0 Alexa Molin of White Bear Lake drove for a layup here against Lakeville North in a 63-46 loss to the No. 5 ranked Panthers on Thursday. The Bears (2-2) have also lost to No. 2 ranked Eastview 62-31 while beating Minneapolis Southwest 59-12 and Champlin Park 64-52. Against Lakeville South, Jordan Ferrand had 13 points and Adri Perron 12. The win over Champlin Park was led by Perron with 17, Ferrand 15 and Elia Janicke 13.
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Zephyr wrestlers start the season strong The Zephyr Wrestling Team opened the season with two dual meet victories last Thursday and followed that performance with a third place finish in the Maple Grove Invitational. The Zephyrs defeated Minnehaha Academy / DeLasalle 72 -6. In the dual, Hunter Wilsey (106), Zach Kelsey (138), Collin Grandstrand (145), Mitch Bradley (160), Ben Nelson (182), and TJ Tumbleson (195) all recorded wins by falls. In the second dual of the evening, the Zephyrs defeated Trinity School at River Ridge 61-12. Hunter Wilsey (106), started the dual with a pin. Jake Fitzpatrick (113) earned a technical fall, followed by his brother Bryce Fitzpatrick’s (120) 7-3 decision. Reid Lawrence (126), Coyan Scott (152) and Ben Nelson (182) earned pins. Zach Kelsey (138) and Mitch Bradley (160) earned major decisions. In the highlight match of the night Evan Lawrence (170)
defeated 7th ranked Colin Maines 8-4. On Saturday, the Zephyrs finished 3rd in the Maple Grove Invitational. All of the Zephyr wrestlers placed in the tourney. The Zephyrs were led by top three finishers Hunter Wilsey (106), 3rd, Zach Kelsey (138), 3rd, Even Lawrence (170), 2nd. Other individual results included: Jake Fitzpatrick (113), 5th, Bryce Fitzpatrick (120), 5th, Reid Lawrence (126), 6th, Collin Grandstrand (145), 6th, Coyan Scott (152) 5th, Mitch Bradely (160), 5th, Ben Nelson (182), 5th, Alec Zell (195), 6th, TJ Tumbleson (220), 4th and Tommy Firminger (285), 4th. In addition, Coyan Scott earned the most pins in the least amount of time trophy be securing four pins in 6:32. Next up for the Zephyrs, the Woodbury Duals on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Submitted
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Former Bear helps Beavers Bemidji State University defeated Washburn University 36-23 Saturday to capture the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, MO. White Bear Lake graduate (2011) Josh Tismer (42), a senior on the Bemidji team, had five tackles and an interception for the Beavers.
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Three First Lego League teams from Mahtomedi went to a competition Dec. 3 at Capitol Hill Magnet school in St. Paul. The teams were the Epic Bricks (Axel Begley, Jake Hohn, Peter Olsen and Erik Payne), the Electronic Bionics (Sam Lengyel, Rahul Nath, Ryan Malvey, Kyle Larson, John Skrip, Harlan Molitor and McKinley Commander) and the Technozephs (Conner Femke, Sam Kalkman, Bennett Anderson, Razzy Gantries, Grant Cegielski, and Zack Larson). The Electronic Bionics and Technozephs will be advancing the to next competition.
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wrapped items at their home opener. They delivered the donations to the White Bear Lake Emergency food shelf for weigh-in on Nov. 29. In addition, the team packed the items on Thursday evening for distribution throughout the school district. Over 400 K-12 children a week are utilizing this discreet program through district. Each Friday students are given an opportunity to pick up a Week-
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Max Jennrich, White Bear Lake hockey forward, has delivered six of the Bears’ 14 goals to help them start the season 3-0. He tallied the lone goal, on a breakaway, in a 1-0 win over No. 10 ranked Duluth East, and had five goals in a 10-1 rout of Forest Lake. After scoring three goals as a sophomore, he’s become a goto player as a junior. Minnesota’s #1 Volume Toyota Dealer! Per Toyota Motor Sale USA 2015
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Soaring talent Parker Fox leading senior-laden Mahtomedi cagers BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Parker Fox’s sophomore season ended in the first game with a leg injury while trying to dunk the ball, but he’s been thriving and dunking ever since for the Mahtomedi basketball team. The 6-foot-7 1/2 senior forward knocked down 32 points to lead the Zephyrs in a 68-45 win over Chisago Lakes to open the season Friday. He averaged 22 points and seven rebounds as a junior, his rookie varsity season. “Parker has been a solid player since he was young, but he became a great player during his junior season,” said coach Keith Newman, who first coached Fox when he was in third grade. Fox, ranked as the 19th-best senior prospect in the state by one scouting agency, has signed with Northern State. With that detail out of the way, Fox and nine senior teammates have embarked on their last year together, seeking that ultimate goal, the state tournament. “He has a great group of seniors around him and most have played together since fourth grade,” said Newman, naming Lincoln Rock, Kaleb Siekmeier, Will Tuttle, Trey Newman, Anthony Praml, and Andy Voyen. “They have had many successful traveling seasons.” Three more seniors, Robert Montero, Evan Reyes and Shayne Frost, will be in the mix as well, the coach said. The Zephyrs were 19-9 last year but got upset by Hill-Murray on a buzzer-beater in the first round of playoffs. “We think we’ve got a chance. We are very excited,” said Fox. “Sure, everybody wants to go to state. We’ve been talking as a team about trusting the process. You have to climb a mountain one step at a time. Last year, we looked ahead of our first (playoff) opponent.”
In the win over Chisago Lakes, Fox shot 13-for-21, including three dunks, and 6-for-8 from the line. “Parker is great in transition and finishes layups and dunks well,” said Newman, adding that Fox usually makes a couple dunks per game and shot 41 percent on three-pointers (21-for-51) last year. Fox was a 6-foot-2 point guard on the junior varsity when his sophomore season ended in the first game against White Bear Lake. He went up for a dunk and came down awkwardly, tearing a hamstring. While sitting out that season he was in the middle of a growth spurt and played his junior season at 6-foot-6 as a forward. “I kept growing, and transitioned into the three or four positions, but I still have my guard skills,” said Fox. “Our team likes to rebound and find the outlet passes and run. That’s how I like to play basketball.” Fox’s individual goal, now that he’s got his college team, is to reach 1,000 points, which few players can achieve in just two seasons but he’s just short of 600 now. His 22 ppg and a 39-point game against Hastings last year are school records. One more record he covets is the track team’s high-jump mark of 6-foot-8; he’s gone as high as 6-foot-6. Fox’s father is an elementary principal and his mother teaches special education, so studying hard is a given, and he has a 3.4 grade-point-average. He’s active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and enjoys officiating youth in-house league games with his teammates. Northern State was his choice because it “felt like home” and because they love college hoops in that area, leading Division II in attendance the last nine years. Coach Paul Sather said that he sees huge potential in Fox, calling him an “elite level athlete” who plays well above the rim, handles the ball well, stretches the floor as a shooter and loves to run.
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Parker Fox, going up for a dunk here in a summer tournament, was a 22-pog scorer as a junior.
WHITE BEAR SPORTS BRIEFS Bear girls hockey climbs to 5-2 Sydney Shearen drilled six goals in two games as Bears girls hockey (5-2) defeated Park of Cottage Grove 5-0 and Cretin-Derham Hall 3-2. Shearen had four against Park and two against CDH with Claudia Verkerke getting the other in each game. Morgan Newpower and Ashley Healy each supplied two assists against Park. Goalie Cali Frank made 29 saves against Park (her fourth shutout) and 36 against the Raiders. The Bears have also blanked Eastview 2-0, Grand Rapids/Greenway 4-0, and Hibbing/ Chisholm 3-0 while losing to Anoka 4-3 and No. 6 Elk River 5-3.
Bear wrestlers start 1-2 White Bear Lake wrestlers opened with a win and two losses at the Elk River dual meet tournament Friday. The Bears beat the Elks 58-15, lost to Buffalo 43-26 and lost to Cambridge-Isanti 40-25. Winning all three matches were Jorrel Turner at 120, Isaiah Baker at 126, Matt Muedeking at 145 and Larry Parzyck at 220. Charlie Yang (120) and Sam Adair (120) got their first varsity wins via pin against Elk River. Bruce Strand
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Jingle all the way Finishing the Jingle Bear 2016 run Dec. 3 were Karen Anderson of Birchwood and Lisa Ender of Mahtomedi.
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Violet M. Larson
Jeffrey Chandler
Age 93 Of White Bear Lake Went home to the Lord unexpectedly on December 2, 2016. Preceded in death by husband Elbert; son Michael and daughter Carol Bunce. Survived by children Jeanette Stevens (Jerome), Warren (Royce), Ronald (Lori) and David (Mary); 15 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; siblings Irene Monaghan, Vera Dickman, Bob, Gerald & Phillip Greenwaldt; many nieces, nephews and friends. Service Friday, December 9 at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden St., White Bear Lake. Interment Union Cemetery, White Bear Lake. Visitation Thursday, December 8 from 4-7 p.m. at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake and one hour before the service at church on Friday.
Age 58 Passed away on October 8, 2016. Jeff was born and raised in Mahtomedi, on the shores of White Bear Lake, and graduated from Mahtomedi High School. He is preceded in death by his mother Janet (Chandler) Defiel, his father Lambert A. Defiel and his brother Lambert (Chip) Defiel. He is survived by his sister Cynthia (Ron) Domin, his brother William (Jodi) Defiel, his loving sister-in-law Janice Defiel and many nephews and a niece. Visitation and Memorial Service will be held at St. John in the Wilderness on Tuesday, December 13 at 6 p.m. with visitation starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by a gathering in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Serenity Village, Alcoholics Anonymous or the charity of your choice.
Gerald A. “Jerry” Johnson Gerald A. "Jerry" Johnson, 82, of White Bear Lake, died Nov. 30 after suffering a massive stroke. Mass of Christian Burial was Dec. 5 at St. Pius X in White Bear Lake. Private family interment Lakeview Cemetery.
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DELLWOOD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION NOTICE OF AERATION SYSTEM ON PINE TREE LAKE Three (3) aeration systems creating open water and thin ice will be in operation on Pine Tree Lake and an adjacent pond in Washington County, Grant Township and Dellwood, Minnesota. Weather conditions may cause areas of thin ice to fluctuate greatly. Stay clear of marked areas. Dellwood Wildlife Foundation Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 7 and 21, 2016.
CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ASSESSMENT OF DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS DECEMBER 13, 2016 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council will be holding a public hearing at 7:00pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Birchwood Village Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood Village, Minnesota. The purpose of the public hearing is to assess delinquent utility bills to the property owner’s real estate taxes to be paid in 2017. The property owners have been sent notices and will be given until December 23, 2016 to pay their delinquent bills. If the bills remain unpaid, the City Council may order the delinquent charges be placed on the property owners’ taxes to be paid in 2017. A complete copy of the proposed ordinance is available for review at the city clerk’s office in city hall and will be posted on the city webpage under Agenda Packets for December 13, 2016 Council meeting. www.cityofbirchwood.com Tobin Lay, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE DECEMBER 13, 2016 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council will be holding a public hearing at 7:00pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Birchwood Village Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood Village, Minnesota to consider striking and amending the construction and building requirements of Fences in City Code 302.045 and 302.070. A copy of the proposed language is available at City Hall. Tobin Lay, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF 2017 BUDGET DECEMBER 13, 2016 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council will be holding a public hearing at 7:00pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Birchwood Village Hall. 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood Village, Minnesota to hear public comment relating to the adoption of the 2017 budget. A copy of the proposed budget is available at City Hall. Tobin Lay, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
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, December 19, 2016 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following requests: A Case No. 16-12-CUP: A request by Holiday Station Stores for a Conditional Use Permit to convert a portion of the existing monument sign to dynamic display, per Code Section 1202.140, Subd.2 for the property located at 1800 County Road E. B. Case Nos. 16-13-CUP and 16-22-V: A request by White Bear Animal Hospital for a Conditional Use Permit Amendment for an expansion to a preexisting animal clinic, per Code Section 1303.120, Subd.4.f and four variances: a 10’ variance from the 20’ side yard setback abutting a residential district per 1303.120, Subd.5.c.2; a 5 stall parking variance per Code Section 1302.050, Subd.8.n; a 5’ variance from the 5’ hard surface setback from the building and from the north property line, both per Section 1302.050, Sub.4.h.17 - all in order to build a 1,710 square foot, two-story addition 10 feet from the east side property line for the property located at 1909 E. County Road E. C. Case No. 16-14-CUP: A request by Division 25, LLC (owner) on behalf of Hy-Vee for Development Stage Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval per Code Section 1301.070 for Tower Crossing – Phase II to permit a 65,000 square foot Hy-Vee Grocery Store and Preliminary Plat to expand the PUD to include an additional lot located at 4600 Centerville Road (White Oak Retail property). Unless continued by the Planning Commission, these cases will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, January 10, 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 these applications, please call the City’s Planning and Zoning Office at (651) 429-8561. Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
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WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF HEARING REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL THREE DOG LICENSE IN THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Town Board of Supervisors of the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, will meet at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, in said Town on Monday, December 19, 2016, at 7:10 p.m. to consider the request for a Special Three Dog License at the following described property, to-wit: Lot 17, Block 1, White Bear Beach, Ramsey County, Minnesota (5342 Grand Avenue) and to hear and pass upon objections and recommendations, if any, and to conduct any and all business incident hereto. Given under my hand this 21st day of November, 2016. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLIAM F. SHORT, Clerk-Treasurer Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: CrossFit White Bear 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1873 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Jaco Enterprise, LLC 1873 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: October 12, 2016 Signed: Jacob Wandersee, owner Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 7 and 14, 2016.
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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Smyth & Smyth Window Cleaning 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 4089 Whiton Ave Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Daniel Warren Smith Jr 4089 Whiton Ave Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 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: November 30, 2016 Signed: Daniel Smith Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on December 7 and 14, 2016.
CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Schwab & Associates Guide Service 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 3923 Elmwood St. Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. David James Schwab 3923 Elmwood St. Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 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: November 18, 2016 Signed: Cheyenne Moseley Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 30 and December 7, 2016.
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CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: House to Home Carpentry 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 5528 Fisher Ct. White Bear Township, MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Nathan A. Erickson 5528 Fisher Ct. White Bear Township, MN 55110 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: October 11, 2016 Signed: Nathan A. Erickson Published two times in the White Bear Press on November 30 and December 7, 2016.
OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Bear Fitness 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1873 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business. Jaco Enterprise, LLC 1873 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: October 12, 2016 Signed: Jacob Wandersee, owner Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 7 and 14, 2016.
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MINUTES OCTOBER 24, 2016 A work study session of the White Bear Lake Area School Board was held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Community Room 112 at the District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN. PROCEDURAL ITEMS: Call to order - Newberg called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call - Present: Chapman, Fahey, Kimball, Mullin, Newberg, Wilson Absent: Newmaster. Ex-officio: Lovett. Student Representative: Martins (5:52 p.m.), Sherrick (6:25 p.m.) Cabinet: Garrison, Goers, Kazmierczak, Maurer, Paul, Vette DISCUSSION ITEMS: Director of Communications & Community Relations Marisa Vette explained that the recording of the September 26, 2016 work study meeting was not on the district website because of technical difficulties. Video of the regular board meeting and recording of the work study meeting are now available on the district website.1) Update on School Board/ Superintendent Goals and Strategic Plan Priorities for 2016-17 - Superintendent Michael Lovett presented the updated document highlighting two items. By the end of October, 2016, the administration plans to inform the YMCA that we will not be able to extend the lease of four classrooms at Birch Lake Elementary because these classrooms will be needed in 2017-18 for our own preschool programming. The first board listening session will be related to the superintendent search. 2) Review of Health Insurance Proposed Rate Increase - Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Wayne Kazmierczak and Pierre Guilfoile, National Insurance Services Inc., provided an update regarding the proposed increase to the District’s health insurance rates. The district insurance committee has voted to include Grand Rounds, a program to assist employees in navigating medical events. 3) Proposed Changes in Secondary Courses for 2017-18 - Assistant Superintendent Sara Paul, Secondary Teaching and Learning Coordinator Jill Pearson, Principals Tim Wald, Christina Pierre, and Tim Schochenmaier presented the rationale for proposed changes to academic programming for 2017-2018 including new courses, changes to existing courses, expansion of concurrent enrollment opportunities, and elimination of courses. The document is available in the work study packet on the district website. 4) Plans for Evaluation of International Baccalaureate Programs, Consistent with Strategic Plan Action Step I.4 - Assistant Superintendent Sara Paul, Secondary Teaching and Learning Coordinator Jill Pearson, Assessment Coordinator Brian Morris, Principals Christine Pierre and Tim Schochenmaier presented four options on conducting an evaluation of the IB programs. The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) will be contacted for more information on their proposal. 5) Update on Options for Ice Arena Rentals - Superintendent Michael Lovett and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Wayne Kazmierczak presented an update on options being considered for ice arena rental. The goal is to provide a long term commitment for a quality facility at a reasonable price. 6) School Board Chair Janet Newberg led the discussion on the superintendent selection process. A subcommittee consisting of Vice-chair Kimball and board members Chapman and Fahey will outline a selection process, collect input from stakeholders, and present a recommendation for the selection process at the November work study session. ADJOURNMENT - Chair Newberg adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Submitted by: Ellen Fahey, Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
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MINUTES NOVEMBER 14, 2016 Abbreviated Minutes-complete information available from the Superintendent’s Office or on-line at www.isd624.org. A meeting of the White Bear Lake Area School Board was held on Monday, November 14, 2016 in Community Room 112 at District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Newberg. Roll call: Present: Present: Wilson, Chapman, Fahey, Kimball, Newberg, Newmaster; absent Mullin. Ex-Officio:Lovett. Pledge of Allegiance. Wilson moved, Newmaster seconded to approve the agenda as presented. Voice vote: all ayes. Motion carried. Kimball moved, Chapman seconded to approve the consent agenda consisting of: approval of minutes for regular meeting of October 10 and work-study session of October 24, 2016, Treasurer’s report, payment of invoices, acceptance of gifts, field trips, personnel items as recommended. Roll call vote: all ayes, nays – none. Motion carried. PUBLIC FORUM – none. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. A Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Update Director Ms. Suoja presented students Patrick Timmons, Bre Churchill, Camry Peirce and Ryan Krall sang songs from the fall musical “Mary Poppins”. 2) Superintendent’s Report :The Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams and the Middle and High School Cheer Teams were recognized before the meeting. Assemblies and ceremonies were held to honor Veterans Day. Hmong veterans were honored as part of the ceremony at Vadnais Heights Elementary. Parent conferences will be held on November 21 and 22. Rotary exchange visitors from Russia visited the district to learn about our special education, environmental and service programs. Emergency School Closing Notifications will be sent to parents by phone message and email, posted on the district homepage, Facebook, and Twitter. Link to a video with this information is on the district website. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1)Presentation on 2015-16 Audit Report: Mr. Jim Eichten from the auditing firm of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich and Co., P.A. (MMKR) presented the fiscal year 2016 audio report. The report and presentation is available on the district website. 2)First Reading of School Board Policies: a)Policy 206, Public Participation in Board Meetings b)Policy 525, Violence Prevention c) Policy 701, Establish and Adoption of Budget d) Policy 701.1, Modification of School District Budget e) Policy 702, Accounting f) Policy 805, Waste Reduction & Recycling. The policies listed above had a first reading and will be placed on the Board agenda for December for action. OPERATIONAL ITEMS: 1) Chapman moved and Wilson seconded to accept the audit report for fiscal year 2016 as presented by Mr. Jim Eichten from MMKR, the District’s independent auditor. Roll call voted: all ayes; nays, none. Motion carried. 2) Wilson moved and Kimball seconded to approve the District’s health insurance premium rates effective January 1, 2017 as presented. Roll call voted: All ayes; nays, none. Motion carried. 3) Fahey moved and Newmaster seconded to approve the course proposals, modifications and deletions as presented. Voice vote: all ayes; nays, none. Motion carried. 4) Wilson moved and Chapman seconded to accept the Ryan Art Grants totaling $3,898 from the White Bear Lake Education Foundation. Roll call voted: all ayes; nays, none. Motion carried. 5) Wilson moved and Newmaster seconded to approve the policies listed below as recommended by the Policy Committee and Cabinet. b) Policy 101, Legal Status of the School District c)Policy 406, Public and Private Personnel Data d) Policy 508, Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs; e)Policy 522, Student Sex Nondiscrimination; f)Policy 721, Uniform Grant guidance Policy Regarding Federal Revenue Sourcesg) Policy 807, Health and Safety.Roll call voted: all ayes; nays none. Motion carried. BOARD FORUM - Newmaster reported on the National Adoption Day celebration Nov. 19th at the District auditorium. Korean Holiday market 2-5 pm and performance of Korean music and dance at 3 pm. Fahey reported Willow Lane Elementary has a GoFundMe page NewPlayground4WillowKids with a link on their PTO website. Willow is developing a community garden and partnering with the Jeffers Foundation on environmental education. Kimball reported the WBLAEF Gala was a success and thanked two retiring teachers for their service.ADJOURNMENT - Wilson moved and Newberg seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 p.m. Voice vote: all ayes. Motion carried. Submitted by: Ellen Fahey, Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2016 A special meeting of the White Bear Lake Area School Board was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 201 at the District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN. PROCEDURAL ITEMS: Call to order - Newberg called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call - Present: Chapman, Fahey, Kimball, Mullin (left at 8:00pm), Newberg, Newmaster, Wilson DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1)Sandy Gundlach from the Minnesota School Boards Association conducted a workshop for board members on “Finding the Right Superintendent”. The workshop topics included: whether to use a consultant, how to work with a consultant, setting a timeline, developing qualifications, involving stakeholders and the media, dealing with internal candidates, legal pitfalls, conducting a site visit, and interview dos and don’ts. ADJOURNMENT: Wilson moved and Newberg seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. Submitted by: Ellen Fahey, Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 624 WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 MINUTES NOVEMBER 28, 2016 A work study session of the White Bear Lake Area School Board was held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Community Room 112 at the District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN. PROCEDURAL ITEMS Call to order - Newberg called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call - Present : Chapman, Fahey, Kimball, Mullin, Newberg, Newmaster, Wilson Ex-officio: Lovett. Student Representative: Bryana Sherrick Cabinet: Daniels, Garrison, Goers, Kazmierczak, Maurer, Paul, Vette DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1) Update on School Board/Superintendent Goals and Strategic Plan Priorities for 2016-17 a) Goal 4C - Review of Mental Health/ Chemical Health Recommendations and Timelines, including Review of 2016 MN Student Survey Data - Director of Student Support Services Kathleen Daniels and Social Worker Avis Fink presented the final report of recommendations which included five focus areas: 1. Increase staff professional development opportunities for ALL staff; 2. Increase opportunities for parents and community members to learn about mental and chemical health issues, signs, and prevention; 3. Increase staff awareness of community resources; 4. Expand opportunities for staff to build relationships with students during the school day; 5. Increase support district wide around mental health. Committee members Principal Gretchen Harriman, Counselor Janeen Kuemmel, Psychologist Erika Kelly-Kennedy, and Mary Sue Hansen & Peggy HuotHansen from the Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative were present to answer questions. The presentation is available on the district website.b) Goal 1 Strategy IV - Review of Technology Restructuring, including Digital Learning Specialists and Tier I and II Support - Director of Technology and Innovation, Mark Garrison, Technology Support Staff Steve Asper, Penny Dally, Peggy Nadeau, and Digital Learning Specialist Luanne Oklobzija reported on the new technical, instructional and systems support model. The presentation is available on the district website. c) Goal 4E - Update on Senior Transportation - Adult Programs Coordinator Tara Jebens-Singh and Lions Club members Doug Shepard and Bob Lundberg presented a draft of the Senior Transportation (Lionmobile) Transition Plan. 2) Discussion on Laws and Policy Affecting Licensing, Compensation, and Benefits of Preschool Teachers. - Director of Human Resources Linda Goers and Attorney Michael Waldspurger presented information on the laws and policy affecting licensing, compensation, and benefits of our preschool teachers.3) Update on Superintendent and Recruitment Process - Chair of the Superintendent Selection Process and Procedures Committee George Kimball presented the recommendations by the subcommittee. Wilson moved and Newberg seconded to adjourn for a 10 minute recess at 7:59 p.m. Newberg called the meeting back to order at 8:11 p.m. 4) Overview of Opportunity to Participate in State Q Comp Program and Timeline - Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Sara Paul, President of WBLTA Dr. Michael McKenzie, Assessment Coordinator Brian Morris, and Peer Reviewer Heather Schmidt presented on work that has been done to explore Q-Comp funding, explain the rationale, and present a proposed timeline. The presentation is available on the district website. 5) Goal 2 - Overview of Timeline for Potential 2017 Renewal Referendum - Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Wayne Kazmierczak presented an overview of background information and a preliminary timeline for November 2017 renewal referendum. The presentation is available on the district website. 6) Discussion on Opportunity to Partner with Other School Districts on Equity Policy - Superintendent Michael Lovett reported on our possible participation in a collaborative of approximately 30 school districts. The purpose is to ensure the constitution-
DECEMBER 7, 2016 ally guaranteed right to an adequate education of all students by creating a comprehensive collective action plan to address integration, access, opportunity, and educational achievement. 7) Discussion on Primary Election Change - Director of Community Services and Recreation Tim Maurer and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Wayne Kazmierczak presented a letter from Ramsey County Elections Manager Joseph Mansky recommending that the school board consider eliminating the primary. ADJOURNMENT - Chair Newberg adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m. Submitted by: Ellen Fahey, Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 7, 2016.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/02/2013 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $163,975.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Lia Lee, a Married Woman as her sole and separate property MORTGAGEE: Cobalt Mortgage, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 08/29/2013 as Doc#: 4421293 in the Office of the County Recorder, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Assignment dated: 10/27/2015 Assignment recorded: 11/13/2015 Assignment recording information: A04583188 All in the records of the County MN. Recorder in and for Ramsey County, TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 22.29.22.22.0077 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 1 and the South Half of Lot 2, Block 4, Sylvan Heights Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1565 Clarence St., St. Paul, MN 55106 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Cobalt Mortgage, Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE $194,758.06 AS OF 11/10/2016. 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: 12/22/2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 06/22/2017, or the next business day if 06/22/2017 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. Dated: 11/02/2016 Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee Klatt, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, 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 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and December 7, 2016.
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Masquers winter show captures the chaos of romance BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
FOREST LAKE — Anyone who's ever lamented their luck in love or found themselves frustrated with a significant other may see something familiar in Masquers Theatre's latest production, titled “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.” The show is a series of quirky scenes interspersed with musical numbers bemoaning the woes, struggles, confusion and (occasionally) the happier moments of dating and marriage. There are six actors who play various roles in the production, from nervous fi rst-daters to judgmental parents to unhappy bachelors. The musical debuted Off Broadway in 1996 and is the second-longest running off-Broadway musical to date, stretching for a span of 12 years. Four Forest Lake High School theater alumni will reunite after six years for this production: artistic director Vanessa Brooke Agnes, technical director Tricia Hofeld and actors Ian Lexvold and Jake Stendahl, who are two of the six cast members playing multiple parts each. Many of the cast and crew have been involved in previous Masquers Theatre productions. Masquers Theatre Company has been operating in the Forest Lake area for 40 years, and its mission is to present quality drama and related arts that enrich the community. Director Agnes said that the winter shows allow Masquers to be a little more “edgy” in theme, as opposed to the summer shows, which are usually beloved crowd-pleasers, such as last summer's “Willy Wonka.” Agnes, a Forest Lake native, has been involved in theater since elementary school, she said. She even participated in the Masquers children's program when she was young, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a degree in communication and theater. She currently works at Lakeshore Players in White Bear Lake as a production assistant, where she handles graphic design, social media and marketing. This show marks her directorial debut outside of her experience at school. "What makes this show so special and funny is that it's relatable,” Agnes said. “We can think back to every moment we experience on the journey of a relationship, from being
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A strangely aggressive group moderator, played by Joe Finn-Bolling, frightens singles into dating each other.
utterly single and wondering, 'Why are all of the good ones taken?' to fi nally meeting someone and wondering, 'Will they like me?' to experiencing true vulnerability, elation, and heartbreak." Agnes has been involved with theater in some way or another for the last several years — this past year she played the sea witch Ursula in a production of “The Little Mermaid” at Rosetown Playhouse in Roseville. “Whether it's performing or directing or behind the scenes, theater is something I'll always come back to,” she said. She's excited to kick-start her real world directorial experience with this production, thanks to the talent and enthusiasm of the cast and the relatable appeal of the show. "From the belly laughs to the futile fights and everything in between, this show captures so many of those intimate and ridiculous moments that will not only make you laugh,
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Jake Stendahl becomes more invested than he expected when his date, played by Stephanie Johnson, drags him to the movies to see a “chick flick.”
but will also really cut to the core and touch your heart,” she said. The show runs through Dec. 18, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Forest Lake American Legion (355 Broadway Ave. W., Forest Lake). Tickets are $16 for adults, and $14 for students and seniors. This show is written for a
mature audience and contains some material unsuitable for children. To purchase tickets or learn more, visit the Masquers website www.masquerstheatre.org/on-stage. Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or at lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
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Characters played by Katlyn Moser and Ian Lexvold wonder if they’re doing the right thing when they decide to get married.
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Fitzgerald's shadow looms large in White Bear Lake BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Though it's been nearly a century since F. Scott Fitzgerald spent the summers of his youth on the shores of White Bear Lake, his brief presence made a lasting impression on the community. The White Bear Center for the Arts hosted the third class in its series “How to Write Like F. Scott Fitzgerald” last week. Taught by local historian and writer Mary Jane LaVigne, the class focuses on the life, history and fiction of the famous writer, focusing particularly on his connection to White Bear Lake, where he vacationed as an adolescent and briefly resided as an adult. Selected for discussion was Fitzgerald's 1928 short story “The Captured Shadow,” written while Fitzgerald was living in Paris, but set in his boyhood neighborhood in St. Paul. The semi-autobiographical story features Basil Duke Lee, a character Fitzgerald has depicted in a number of stories that closely follow his own experiences while growing up. When Fitzgerald was a student, he wrote a play called “The Captured Shadow,” in which he starred as The Shadow, which was performed at Mrs. Backus' School for Girls in St. Paul, according to “The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald.” The short story of the same name tells a fictionalized account of bringing that production to life, with the help of neighborhood friends — and even a few enemies. “Basil Duke Lee is struggling with what many teenagers struggle with: his place in the world,” LaVigne said. “How does his own personal vision interact with the people he knows? How can he be sure of himself and not conceited?” While some of Fitzgerald's other plays connect more directly to the White Bear Lake community, LaVigne said she chose this story because the White Bear Yacht Club served as one of the venues where some of Fitzgerald's first productions were performed. “‘The Captured Shadow’ doesn't really have any direct White Bear connection in the story itself, but the reason I chose it and wanted to highlight the White Bear connection was that ‘The Captured Shadow’ is actually a play that Fitzgerald wrote and put on with his friends,” LaVigne said. “And one of the places they performed plays was at the White Bear Yacht Club.” While there is no direct evidence that this particular play was ever performed at the Yacht Club, other plays he wrote around the same time, such as “The Coward,” were well documented by local papers. Later, Fitzgerald resided briefly at the club, writing the short story “Winter Dreams” while he lived there in 1922, before leaving the community for good. “He did not return physically to White Bear Lake, but he returned over and over again in his stories,” LaVigne said.
“The Captured Shadow” is based on the tale of a “gentleman burglar,” called The Shadow, who sneaks into homes and robs people just for fun. “This is a theme that is echoed in a lot of Fitzgerald's work: the idea of privilege excusing crime,” LaVigne said. “One of the things that makes Fitzgerald so popular, and has such a long interest to people is how fresh his material remains. There are these themes we continue to examine, like how does money and privilege affect how you are treated? How does that excuse him because he's a gentleman?”
“If there’s one book that’s read in Japan, if there’s one piece of American literature read in France, it’s more likely to be ‘The Great Gatsby’ than anything else. And F. Scott Fitzgerald is part and parcel not only of St. Paul, but more specifically White Bear Lake.” Mary Jane LaVigne Birchwood Historian The story has an unusual element in that Basil's mother plays a significant role. “Mother characters came in for some pretty rough treatment in the Fitzgerald stories,” LaVigne said. “His mom, Mary McQuillan, was kind of somebody who embarrassed him sometimes. She was known to wear funny hats (and as a mother that has been known to wear funny hats I understand the embarrassment that can transfer on to children) and she was known to have poetic and literary tastes and all sorts of things of great annoyance that I understand can really burden the younger generation. But this is a relatively sympathetic portrait of his mother in this, and I think that that's kind of an interesting thing.” Another important theme is the idea of collaboration and ego — Fitzgerald had to cope early on with all of the frustrating random factors introduced simply by the number of people it took to produce his plays. For an artist, especially one with egotistical tendencies like Fitzgerald, this was a big challenge. A lot of the action in “The Captured Shadow,” LaVigne pointed out, revolves around the negotiation of getting people to be in the play and keeping them there. “You can write a novel by yourself, but you can't put on a play by yourself,” LaVigne said. “And I think that that's something artists in a lot of different mediums struggle with.” As with other Fitzgerald stories, some of the char-
acters most likely had their basis in real friends and acquaintances that Fitzgerald had at the time. Basil Duke Lee's nemesis Hubert Blair, who appears in a number of Basil stories, resembles Reuben Warner, a real-life rival of Fitzgerald mentioned in his journals. This story pivots on a dark moment: when Basil is threatened with losing his leading lady, he finds himself in a moment where he has to make a choice. After brief consideration, he chooses to sabotage the health of the actress's little brother in order to force her to stay in town for the performance, illuminating the lengths to which he will go to realize his passion project. “I think one of the reasons he's such an effective writer is because he's always aware of that shadow,” LaVigne said. “There's that shadow side of the artist, there's that shadow side to him, that's willing to do something a little bit wrong in order to make his artistic vision come to light.” At the ending, after the characters pull off the play and receive congratulations from the audience, Basil Duke Lee is still not happy. “He's kind of left feeling empty, realizing what he has done, and how he has betrayed this little boy, to get this play put on. It's an interesting twist for Fitzgerald,” LaVigne said. LaVigne also shared a short history of the White Bear Yacht Club, which served as a venue for some of Fitzgerald's earliest works, even before he resided there. The tradition of performances at the Yacht Club began with Forest Daniels, a young man attending Yale who had a play performed at the club years before Fitzgerald's works ever debuted there. LaVigne showed an old black and white videotape, which was copied from an 8mm film that was reportedly found in the walls of the Yacht Club during its last renovation. The video shows scenes around the club from the Fourth of July in 1933, and ends with some later video of the club while it burned down in a 1938 fire. The idyllic images — families with nannies taking their children for a stroll near the lake, older patrons practicing their swing on the green and fireworks shimmering in the night sky — reflect the world that Fitzgerald knew during his time in White Bear Lake, and the world he returns to in his fiction. “Here is a man who's at the top of the list of influential American authors,” LaVigne said. “If there's one book that's read in Japan, if there's one piece of American literature read in France, it's more likely to be ‘The Great Gatsby’ than anything else. And F. Scott Fitzgerald is part and parcel not only of St. Paul, but more specifically White Bear Lake.” Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
Hugo art studio deals in gourds and gears BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
HUGO — When she's not constructing intricate miniature fairy-house scenes inside hollowed gourds from her garden, Lynn LaCasse can often be found covering her antique finds in Unicorn SPiT. (Which makes a lot more sense if you know that Unicorn SPiT is a sparkly type of gel stain). LaCasse's studio “Under A Tin Roof” is tucked on the corner of Highway 61 and County Road 4, near the Hugo roundabout. For most of the year, it's closed to visitors, but every once in awhile, LaCasse opens up the studio to visitors to take a peek into the magical world inside. The Holiday Highway 61 Junk Jaunt, which took place this year Nov. 11-13, was one such occasion. “Under A Tin Roof” technically wasn't on the list of businesses along the jaunt, which stretches from White Bear Lake to Forest Lake, but LaCasse hopes that the studio will be included in the future. LaCasse designed the studio herself, and her husband helped to create the space, installing the tin roof over the top, which inspired the studio's name. The cozy interior is filled with hundreds of items: some are whimsical miniatures created by LaCasse, and others are home décor items crafted from repurposed antiques, created by her friend and fellow crafter Karen Jackson. LaCasse and Jackson met through a complicated web of family members and
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Karen Jackson, left, and Lynn LaCasse display their unique creations at Under A Tin Roof Studio in Hugo.
friends, and bonded over their mutual love of crafting unique pieces of artwork. Jackson lives in Oakdale and works for 3M, and in her spare time shares a garage workshop with her husband, where she repurposes unusual or even mundane items from garage and antique sales. “I've always been a crafter. I've always made things, my whole life,” Jackson said. LaCasse ran the studio as an occasional shop for three years, offering the work of a number of local artists, but decided that it wasn't a sustainable business. The only items on display now are LaCasse's
gourd and miniature creations, and Jackson's upcycled treasures. Occasionally the pair visit craft shows, more often to buy rather than to sell. Both agreed that things have changed over the years, particularly as the craft scene has evolved toward online business. “But I know that there's people who still like to touch it and feel it. You don't want to lose these places,” LaCasse said. Although most of Jackson's work is made from old household and farm items, she has also worked in gourd art, though in a different style than LaCasse's miniatures. “We used to call ourselves gourd-eo-
logists,” LaCasse said. “We study the gourd.” The gourds used in the artwork are grown in LaCasse's garden each year, which includes distinct varieties such as enormous snake gourds (one of these, several feet long, was used to create a tiny replica of Rapunzel's tower). The gourds are set out to dry for almost a year before LaCasse can use them for her artwork. An old parked bus sits on the property; inside, the seats and storage compartments are filled with drying gourds of every shape and size, along with an assortment of miscellaneous driftwood LaCasse has collected during her visits to Lake Superior. Jackson also draws on a variety of resources to create her upcycled home décor. She has transformed an old car air filter into a clock, a car door handle into a towel holder, parts of doors and walls and old pallet wood into inspirational painted signs, and door knobs into photo holders. Vintage thermoses have become sparkling Christmas decorations. Old stirrups, jars, buttons, clipboards and rulers have found their way into many of her designs. The pair said that they hope to have another sale in the spring, after they've had some time to restock with new artwork. Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
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Local mom celebrates babies with Down syndrome BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
SHOREVIEW — Carissa Carroll and her husband Chris received unexpected news when their second son Jack was born three years ago – he had Down syndrome. For Carissa, her reaction to that diagnosis has changed from apprehensive to celebratory. She founded a nonprofit two years ago, Jack's Basket, to help other new parents celebrate their babies who have Down syndrome. This year she was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans by JCI Minnesota. “We wouldn't change Jack if we could,” Carroll said. “He has been such a blessing to us.” That is exactly the message Carroll hopes to communicate to other new parents with Jack's Basket. The basket contains typical baby gifts — a blanket, hat, booties, rattles and burp cloths — as well as books and resources about Down syndrome. Also included is a letter from the Carrolls to the parents, congratulating them on the birth of their child. Carroll said she has heard stories of parents who did not receive congratulations when they had a child with Down syndrome. In the Carrolls' own experience, the nurse who first told her husband about the diagnosis was less than congratulatory when she handed Jack to him. But Carroll aims to change that. “The diagnosis was shocking and we were kind of filled with a variety of emotions,” Carroll remembered. “When we had Jack we were not given any information about what Down syndrome even was. That is why Jack's Basket was created.” Through the baskets, Carroll hopes to encourage parents to love their children just the way they are. “It's shocking, but this is your child,” she said. “The best resources to me were connecting with other parents who were raising children with Down syndrome and watching them loving their lives raising children with Down syndrome — loving their child just the way they were perfectly created.” Now the Carrolls are spreading their own message to other new parents. “We have celebrated over 250 babies in two years,” she said. “We celebrate babies born in the Twin Cities and around the world.” Carroll and other volunteers deliver the free baskets to hospitals and homes across the metro in person. There are also volunteers who deliver baskets in Rochester and Duluth. Baskets are mailed across the country and around the world. Requests can be made by medical providers, nurses, social workers or friends and family on Jack's Basket's website. Carroll also trains medical workers on how to break the news of a diagnosis to parents. She has spoken at hospitals
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Carissa and Chris Carroll are advocates for celebrating children with Down syndrome. They have three children, Luke, 5, Jack, 3 and Taylor, 18 months.
and conferences. “I encourage using positive language,” she said. “Our lives have been changed for the better by an unexpected diagnosis.” Carroll also spoke at a 2015 March for Life event in Washington, D.C. and was the keynote speaker at a Right to Life event in Ohio this year. She advocates every life is a gift. The Carrolls acknowledge their faith in God has played a part in their joyful acceptance of Jack. “We really feel that Jack was fearfully and wonderfully made and Jack is such a gift,” Carroll said. “All of this is a reflection of God's amazing plan for our family.” Carroll emphasized that Jack's Basket is for people of all faiths, and she has basket deliverers from several different cultures. “We are celebrating babies with Down syndrome,” Carroll summed up. According to the National Down Syndrome Society, the condition affects one in about every 700 babies born in the U.S., or about 6,000 babies per year. The condition occurs when a baby has an extra chromosome 21. Those with the extra chromosome develop differently than those without it. The Carrolls have two other children — a 5-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter. Carroll was honored by JCI Minnesota Dec. 3 in Bloomington, along with the rest of this year's Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans. Carroll was nom-
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inated by the Lake Elmo JCI chapter, who called to notify her it would like to do so. The awards recognize young adults age 18 to 40 who have made a positive change in the state. Jack's Basket is looking to expand to a warehouse space to house all the donations it receives and provide a place for volunteers to assemble baskets. It hopes
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Muslim speaker demystifies the role of women in Islam BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
STILLWATER — In light of the racial, religious and political tension that has taken the country by storm in the last few months, many Stillwater locals were ready to come together at the Stillwater Public Library last month to learn about one of the most touchy national topics — Islam, and the role women play within its religious doctrine. The presentation, titled “Getting to Know the Role of Muslim Women Better,” was hosted by the St. Croix chapter of the American Association of University Women or AAUW (whose mission is to create equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research) in partnership with the Stillwater Public Library. The event attracted a sizable audience, whose members were eager to learn about Islam and asked many questions throughout the evening presentation. The guest speaker was Hanadi Chehabbedine from the Islamic Resource Group in Minneapolis. Originally from Lebanon, Chehabbedine is now an American citizen and resident of Eden Prairie, where she has been involved in local activism, reaching out to educate others about Islam. The number one thing to understand, Chehabbedine said, is that religion and culture are two very different things. Not every culture that identifies as Islamic follows the Qur'an or the Hadith (the sayings of the Prophet) in quite the same way. As a Lebanese Muslim, Chehabbedine grew up with many more rights than her sisters in Saudi Arabia, where even non-Muslim women are forced to wear a veil or scarf, or Afghanistan, where many female children are denied education. During her presentation at the Stillwater library, she dispelled many of the myths that Americans have about Islam,
and especially the myth that Islamic women live in oppression. She shared passages from the Qur'an that highlight the role of women. Many people don't realize, she said, that Muslim women keep their maiden names when they are married, and that education is a basic right for all children, male and female. Islam recognizes the right of women to own property (in fact, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad was a businesswoman, and he was one of her employees). But Muslim women don't have to work if they don't want to — they are automatically assured financial security throughout their life. “I'm 40 years old, and I never paid a bill,” Chehabbedine said. “How does that work? Basically, the inheritance law that governs the system of Islam allows financial security throughout the life of a woman, specifically by giving the man double the amount of money by inheritance.” Male children inherit twice as much money from their parents, but all expenses for females are covered by the closest males in their lives. However, any money that she makes on her own belongs completely to her, and she is able to spend it as she wishes. “If a woman wants to be responsible for her own expenses she can; it's not like she can't,” Chehabbedine said. “But if she doesn't want to, she really doesn't have to.” Marriages are based on mutual love and understanding. Many Americans believe that Islam promotes polygamy, which is allowed by Islam, but Chehabbedine said that Islam's teachings on marriage serve to limit a man to four wives, rather than the limitless amount he could theoretically have outside of sharia. (The oft-repeated phrase “sharia law,” Chehabbedine explained, is redundant, as “sharia” is a rough Arabic translation for “law.”) Monogamy is the norm; Chehabbedine
couldn't think of anyone she knew of who was in a polygamous marriage, though she explained it sometimes happens when a couple is unable to conceive a child. The wife always has input in this decision. However, polyandry — a woman being married to multiple men — is prohibited, mostly because of lineage and inheritance rights. The western world sometimes hears of forced marriages in Islam, but Chehabbedine said that consent is a requirement of marriage in Islam, and forced marriage is not an Islamic practice, but a cultural one. Islam is especially reverent of mothers — in one story about the Prophet, a follower asks who among the people is most worthy of his companionship. When the Prophet says, “Your mother,” the man asks who is next. The Prophet repeats that his mother is most worthy two more times before finally saying “Your father.” Islam reveres many female figures, including Mary, mother of Jesus; Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh who rescued baby Moses; Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet; and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet. One of the foremost topics of the presentation was the headwear worn by many Muslim women: the headscarf or hijab. This symbolic garment is not required for Muslim women, but many choose to wear it as a sign of their modesty and faith. “It's a choice, and it's not something that can be forced,” Chehabbedine said. “The main concept behind it is kind of moving away from the sexuality of a woman, and bringing about her femininity so that when she is talking, you're actually listening. Basically, eliminating the bodily distraction.” Susan Fletcher of the St. Croix AAUX was pleasantly surprised to have so many engaged audience members in attendance. “I think people were looking for that
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Hanadi Chehabbedine, a public speaker with the Islamic Resource Group, shares her insight on the role of women in Islam.
kind of thing — being supportive of people who may face problems in the negativity we've been experiencing lately,” she said. Chehabbedine reflected briefly on her experience presenting in Stillwater. It was her first time visiting the community, and she said she was also pleasantly surprised. “It was one of the most pleasant presentations I did,” she said. “I have never been there, so I really didn't know what to expect. It was good to see people come together and express how much in solidarity they are with the Muslim community.” For more educational resources about Islam, visit the Islamic Resource Group website at www.irgmn.org. This event was only one in a series sponsored by the AAUW in partnership with the library. For more information about upcoming programs hosted by the St. Croix chapter of the American Association of University Women, visit www.stcroixvalley-mn. aauw.net. Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Vadnais sponsors toy and food drive The city of Vadnais Heights and the Vadnais Heights Lions Club Foundation will hold a holiday toy and food drive, which will benefit lower-income residents in need. Distribution will be 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Vadnais Heights Commons, 55 East County Road F. Qualified residents may register the day of the distribution. For more information regarding income guidelines, contact Paul Schirer at 612-245-9259. The community is invited to drop off donations of nonperishable food, toys, or age-appropriate items for older children at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through Wednesday, Dec. 14. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make checks payable to the Vadnais Heights Lions Club Foundation and drop off or mail to Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 East County Road E.
Sheriff hosts citizen academy The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a citizen academy in January. The three-week, six-session course will take participants on a behindthe-scenes journey of the work and activities of the sheriff’s office. Topics include patrol procedures, K-9, criminal investigations, crime scene processing, narcotics, crime prevention and the communication center (911 system). The academy will also include the topics of court orders, civil process, criminal history and warrants. In addition to classroom training, participants will receive tours of the patrol station, the adult detention center (jail) and other facilities. The course will begin Tuesday, Jan. 10 and continue through Thursday, Jan. 26. Sessions will run each Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
There is no fee. At the conclusion of the academy, graduates will receive a certificate of completion. Participants will also be offered volunteer opportunities to continue their partnership with law enforcement. Applicants must be 18 years of age, pass a criminal history background check and be available to attend all of the sessions. Academy size is limited. To request an application, contact CrimePrevention@co.ramsey. mn.us or 651-266-7315. Applications must be received by Dec. 13.
Vadnais Heights Food Shelf date announced The Vadnais Heights Food Shelf will distribute food 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F. Distribution of food is allowed to any Vadnais Heights resident or family in need that is 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. The city of White Bear Lake is in the process of updating its local surface water management plan, which will guide the management of water resources in the city for the next 10 years. As part of this process, the city is requesting input from individuals in the community about their water resources priorities and concerns, using a 12-question online survey. The feedback will be used to help set goals and prioritize water resource restoration activities and projects. Residents, business owners, nonprofits, schools, churches,
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Nominees sought for service to youth awards Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) and the Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary Club invite the public to nominate individuals or groups for the service to youth awards. This annual award honors people who provide outstanding services or activities for the benefit of youth in NYFS’ primary service area. Nominees must have recently provided a volunteer service or activity for youth that is above and beyond the individual's employment responsibilities, or provided exceptional service to youth within the scope of their job duties. Recipients will be chosen from five award categories: law enforcement, educator, community volunteer, elected official and youth (age 12-21). The nomination deadline is Dec. 9. Nomination forms can be downloaded at www.nyfs.org. For more information, please contact Sandra Bahr at 651-3793422 or email Sandra@nyfs.org.
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Applications for the 2017 Miss Teen Ramsey County are being accepted from single females age 13 to 18. The chosen contestant will represent Ramsey County at the Miss Teen Minnesota pageant April 29 in St. Paul. Contestants will compete in a personal interview, fitness and fashion wear and evening gown presentation. The winner will receive a prize package and college scholarships totaling $30,000 and will represent Minnesota at the 2017 Miss Teen International pageant in Charleston, West Virginia in July. To apply, contact 952-432-6758 or pagunltd@frontiernet.net.
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“MOANA” (PG) [PERIL, SOME SCARY IMAGES, AND BRIEF THEMATIC ELEMENTS.] — When the life of her people is threatened in this colorful, delightful, well-written, family-oriented, entertaining, star-studded (voiceovers by Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger and Jemaine Clement), 3-D, 103-minute animated musical highlighted by terrific songs, a plucky Hawaiian princess (voiceover by Auli’i Cravalho) ignores her chieftain father (voiceover by Temuera Morrison) to brave the ocean beyond the reef with her not-too-bright pet chicken in tow to find the Maui hookwielding, shape-shifting demigod (voiceover by Dwayne Johnson) in order to regenerate the Earth.
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Feeling a little down? Since November 18 we’ve only experienced 2 days of sunshine! We had some brief sun this past Saturday, but by then it was too little too late. This period is the cloudiest period of the year and as we near the first day of winter, our days are even shorter. We woke to a beautiful morning this past Sunday as 3” of snow fell. With open lakes and ponds, it looked quite nice. This cold will persist through the weekend. Don’t worry, it’s not here to stay.
“MAN DOWN” (R) [SOME DISTURBING VIOLENCE, AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT.] — Flashbacks dominate this unexpected, slow-starting, heartbreaking, well-acted, gut-wrenching, 92-minute film in which a traumatized Marine corporal (Shia LeBeouf), who has a wife (Kate Mara) and young son (Charlie Shotwell), tells the story of the tragic ambush in Afghanistan where his best friend (Jai Courtney) is gravely injured to a Marine sergeant (Gary Oldman) and then brings the battlefield home to North Carolina.
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 2016 by Wendy Schadewald
WEEKLY AVERAGES DEC. 7 - DEC. 13, 2016 High 28° Low 13° %Sun 42% PCP 0.25”
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“DARK PASSAGE” (NR) [DVD ONLY] — After a charismatic convict (Humphrey Bogart) receives a life sentence for allegedly murdering his wife and then escapes from San Quentin in this dark, well-acted, tension-filled, black-and-white, 1947, film-noir classic thriller based on David Goodis’ novel, bodies begin to pile up as he heads to San Francisco with the help of a beautiful, empathetic landscape artist (Lauren Bacall) to begin tracking down the real murderer and then surprisingly gets facial reconstruction when an astute taxi driver (Tom D’Andrea) introduces him to a “backalley” plastic surgeon (Houseley Stevenson) while being tailed by a two-bit hustler and a tenacious detective (Douglas Kennedy).
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Meet Stillwater prison’s new warden BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
BAYPORT — Warden Eddie Miles, a month into his new job at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater, walks the halls of the close (mid level) security prison, greeting guards and shaking hands with prison employees he meets along the way. Miles steps into a long line of Stillwater wardens, stretching back to 1853, when Stillwater opened its fi rst territorial prison, north of the current prison. The newer facility, now located in Bayport, was constructed in 1914, and appears much like the classic brick prisons featured in Hollywood fi lms. The facility houses approximately 1,600 offenders, making it the state’s largest close security institution for adult male felons, according to the Department of Corrections. This is not Miles’ fi rst experience at the historic Stillwater Prison — he is a veteran employee of the Minnesota correctional system, with a varied career at several state prisons. He has worked as a correctional officer, special investigator and assistant commissioner, in addition to serving as warden at the Lino Lakes, St. Cloud and Faribault facilities. Originally from Miami, Miles came to the University of Minnesota on a football scholarship. He said he entered the university with the idea that he eventually wanted to become a prison warden. Once, he attended a sociology night class where an employee at the Lino Lakes prison substituted for the usual professor. She asked all the students what they wanted to become, and when he responded that he wanted to be a prison warden, she said, “I know someone you would like to meet.” She introduced Miles to the Lino Lakes warden at the time, and in college he began working at the Lino Lakes correctional facility as an unofficial intern, helping out with activities throughout his academic career. When he graduated, he began working full time as an officer at Lino Lakes. He said he was fi rst struck with
the idea of becoming a warden when he visited a prison on a high school field trip, and some kind of situation broke out while they were there. “I remember them walking us around this facility and they had to rush us into this room, and they closed the door and all these guys came out and dealt with the situation,” Miles said. “I remember everyone else was scared, and I was not. I remember seeing the warden, a big old guy with a hat, and I was just impressed by him. Everybody listened to the warden. It’s like the mayor of the town, almost.” Miles said it started out as sort of a running joke that he wanted to be a prison warden, but stuck with it long enough that eventually, that’s exactly what he did. “Once I actually met some people at the facility, you see that it’s a nice place and prisons aren’t what some people think it is. (Prisons are) just nowhere near as dangerous as they are on TV; prison employees are not as criminal as they are on TV. One of the reasons I like to do interviews or go out into the community to speak is to dispel the myth about us as prison employees. We’re just normal people like everyone else. For whatever reason, people seem to think that someone else is coming into the room when they fi nd out that I’m just a next door neighbor like they are. This is a really good profession to work in. It is a really good career — there are many opportunities for people who want to do different things. Most of us who come don’t leave. If we can keep you for a few years in the beginning, we’ve probably captured you for a lifetime. A lot of us come in and want to be something else, and stay forever.” Minnesota prisons tend to have a reputation as being safer facilities to work in, Miles said. “We’re smaller and we’re significantly safer, in my opinion,” Miles said. “A lot of us will tell you, a lot of us won’t work in other states, due to the fact that it’s just not as safe, although we do have our issues in Minnesota.” But for the most part, Miles said it’s nowhere near the issues experi-
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Warden Eddie Miles.
enced in bigger states. The smaller size of the prison helps, but most important are the detailed policies and procedures in effect in Minnesota prisons. “We have some good systems in place. We’re not a good correctional facility by accident — there are a lot of things that we do very well. We have a policy for everything,” he said. One of the biggest challenges, he said, is the repetitive lifestyle of both employees and inmates, which can breed complacency. “Most of our duties are repetitive, everyday jobs,” he said. “You constantly are fi ghting complacency from your staff as well as your offenders, and it’s something that you constantly have to work against. My number one job is fi ghting complacency every day. I’m sort of a robot
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Stillwater Correctional Facility – Stillwater.
to this stuff — I have the personality to be consistent every day, so my staff has to get used to that. But I think that’s what’s needed — someone to be paying attention every day, making sure the i’s and t’s are dotted and crossed.” Miles said that for about the fi rst nine months, his focus will be on “basics and budgets” while he adjusts to the new environment, as well as making sure daily operations at the prison run smoothly. “My primary function is to create an environment that’s safe for the staff to work as well as for the offenders to be able to work on whatever they need to do to go out and be successful. Create an environment of accountability — for all of us: offenders as well as the staff. I believe the majority of us want it to be a safe community — you know there’s a few knuckleheads here and there — but the majority of us want to have a safe community, and my philosophy is to communicate that transparently through as many people as possible. “I believe we can be a very positive facility that does some really wonderful things. We provide services for offenders to really change their lives if they choose to, but we have to create an environment to where they feel comfortable enough to do that, even in prisons. It’s a big task, but I think we can do it. We have some really good staff here who do a really good job of taking care of one another. So we’re just going to build off of that.” Being warden is a 24-hour job, Miles said. He carries his cell phone with him everywhere he goes, and he said sometimes he does get calls late in the night. Despite this, he has led an active family life, raising five kids, who think his job is “cool.” In the past, he has been a coach for their basketball and football teams, and continues to be actively involved in their athletic pursuits. “Twenty-five years later, if I had to do it all over again, I’d do it the same,” Miles said. “I’m excited to be back in Washington County. The people were very nice last time I was here. I’m excited to continue having Stillwater be a good neighbor in the community.” Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@ presspubs.com.
DECEMBER 7, 2016
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Castle puts the crown on winter in Stillwater
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Kids enjoy one of the tandem slides constructed in an ice castle. BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
STILLWATER — A lighted ice castle on the banks of the St. Croix at the end of December will put the frosting on the winter cake. A Minnesota ice castle has traditionally been constructed in Eden Prairie each year, but Utah-based Ice Castles LLC decided this year to make a move to Stillwater for the long term. Construction began on the lights and water line system mid-November, and the castle is slated for a Dec. 26 opening. Amanda Roseth, the site manager for the Stillwater ice castle, used to work at the Mall of America. Roseth grew up in Mahtomedi and now lives in Woodbury, and was familiar with the Stillwater area when she recommended the site to Ryan Davis of Ice Castles. “I bring my family here all the time to experience Stillwater, and when Ryan and I were talking I just knew that Stillwater was the perfect location for Ice Castles,” Roseth said. “It's everything that we are looking for in a location.” The castle has a unique construction method and design, using running water and icicles as construction materials, rather than the blocks of ice seen in many traditional castles. “It's more organic; it's not the pristine, clean deal like you'll have at the winter palace. It's much more like a frozen waterfall or a glacier,” Davis said. The method was invented by Ice Castles founder Brent Christensen.
While trying to create an ice structure in his neighborhood for kids, he realized the creation was more structurally sound when it was fortified with icicles and then sprayed with water. On a given day, Davis said the business will grow between 5,000-15,000 icicles. All are pulled off by hand, carried and placed by hand to build up the castle bit by bit. “It's like one solid rock, so it's totally flexible and it's super strong,” Davis said. The walls of ice are approximately 15 feet thick, and a number of features including tunnels, passages and slides can be constructed inside. Color-changing lights will be frozen beneath the layers of ice to create a magical ambiance, and music will play throughout the castle. Davis said families and dates make up most of the visitor demographics, and there is also a large interest in photography, particularly for wedding groups. In fact, Davis said people sometimes get
married inside, and has personally signed as a witness to more than one wedding. However, the castle will not be available to reserve, since the castle is not geared as a wedding venue. The company has constructed castles across the U.S., and some of the sites have attracted a few notable names — Lindsey Stirling, the pop violinist, filmed her music video “Crystallize” at a castle in Colorado, and vocalist Alex Boye filmed a cover of “Let It Go” from “Frozen” in one of the locations. The company anticipates an economic boost for local businesses, especially restaurants, as many guests come in the evening and will be looking to eat either before or after visiting the castle. The Stillwater castle will be among the smallest that Ice Castles has ever created, due to the limited space in Lowell Park. As a result, the castle will be constructed with more interactive elements such as tunnels and slides, rather than
making a taller structure. The castle would have been built on the north end of Lowell Park, but Hockey Day Minnesota will be using that space for its own events this year. However, Ice Castles intends to return to Stillwater next year, where it will be able to use the space on the north end of the park and construct an even bigger palace. The castle will host a few small special interest events — potentially fireworks, tea with ice princesses, Valentine's Day photography sessions, ice sculptors and perhaps even school field trips. Ice Castles has worked closely with the city of Stillwater to bring the castle to life. “The city has completed our agreement, which was approved last month with Ice Castles in terms of understanding about how things will go,” said Stillwater City Administrator Tom McCarty. “We're working hand in hand with Ryan Davis and his folks for logistics. Ryan and crew have been working with local business with promotional efforts; all in all seems like it's moving forward … As a staff, we stand willing to work with them and help move things along. As far as we are concerned, it looks like everything is processing
according to plan, timing and agreement.” The target opening for the Stillwater ice castle is Dec. 26, to last through the spring as long as the weather stays cold enough or until early March. The entrance fee is $6.95-$8.95 for children, and $9.95-$12.95 for adults, depending on day and time. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time online, as part of a new streamlined reservation system. When guests purchase admission, they effectively reserve
a time slot for them to visit the castle to make sure it does not become overcrowded, and that people have a shorter wait time because they know exactly when they are supposed to come. To learn more about the ice castle and see the contest-winning photos of ice castles taken around the country, visit www. icecastles.com. Jackie Bussjaeger can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@ presspubs.com.
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• Barriers to self-care • Warning signs and symptoms of stress and effects on our overall health
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SCHOOL BRIEF Century College named as military friendly school Century College was named to Victory Media's 2017 Military Friendly Schools List, a comprehensive resource for veterans. Institutions earning the designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a survey. More than 1,700 schools participated in the 2017 survey and 1,273 were awarded with the designation. "At Century, we serve one of the largest military populations in the Minnesota State System,” said Shannon Kasperson, Century's veteran services coordinator. “Because of this, we've increased our services by offering our new TRIO - Student Support Services program for veterans which has allowed us to hire more staff to assist with not just benefits, but academic support to lead to increased retention.” For more information, visit century.edu and militaryfriendly.com.
December 10, 2016 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sex trafficking grant awarded to county attorney’s office rescue of victims of these offenses. The grant will also enable the Washington County Attorney’s Office to add support and technical assistance positions to further enhance and expand its role spearheading the sex trafficking effort in Minnesota. Orput said, “This grant award will act to help protect our children in Washington County, as well as providing assistance to other jurisdictions. Our office will continue its work in combating sex trafficking. We are pleased that our efforts in that respect have been recognized by the Department of Public Safety.”
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput announced that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has awarded his office a one-year grant to further expand its emphasis on combating the sex trafficking of juveniles. The grant of $184,000 will be for the calendar year 2017 and will include sufficient funds to hire a program coordinator who will be in charge of training for law enforcement, prosecutors and social workers involved in the enforcement of sex trafficking laws, as well as the
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Grab your kids and your camera and head over to Lake Area Bank! www.lakeareabank.com
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FREE photos with Santa! price of admission is an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots
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Friday, December 16 3:30-5:30 p.m. Lake Area Bank in WBL 1400 East Highway 96
Santa Claus is Coming to Lake Area Bank.
Santa will also be in Hugo on 12/9! Visit our website for more info.
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Enjoy savory hors d'oeuvres, delectable holiday treats, beautiful holiday décor, live music, photo booth and a visit from Santa! Please RSVP to Mary at 651-756-1859
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